776 SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVTM GAZETTE OF 21ST JULY, 1888.
STEAMERS AND SAILING SHIPS,
STEAMERS.
SAILING SHIPS.
JUNKS.
TOTAL.
YEARS.
Vessels. Tons. Vessels. Tons.
Vessels. Tons.
Vessels. Tons. Vessels. Tons.
1861,
1,259 658,196
1,259
658,196
1862,
1,390 688,829
1,390
688,829
1863,
1,822
894,924
1,822
894,924
1864,
2,264
1,013,748
2,264
1,013,748
1865,
2,206 1,063,259
2,206 1,063,259
1866,
1,896
949,856
1,896
949,856
1867,
2,446 1,194,826
1868,
2,043
991,117
1869,
2,223 1.127,962
20,787 1,367,702 23,233 25,457 1,510,698 23,235 1,397,446
2,562,528
27,500
2,501,815
i
25,458
2,525,408
1870,
2,400 1,327,730
25,491
1,508,706 27,891
2,836,436
1871,
3,049 1,700,855
1872,
3,054 1,905,866
1873,
1,579 1,203,372
1874,
1875.
1876,
1877,
1878,
1879,
1880,
2,465
1881,
2,750
1882,
3,054
1883,
1,607 1,190,063 1,906 1,558,308 2,179 1,773,068 2,109 1,982,123 2,326 2,136,832 2,212 | 2,204,901 2,316,121 2,599,460 2,943,867 3,012 3,215,569
760
1884,
1885,
1886,
1887,
2,976 | 3,259,234 3,084 3,632,051 3,963 4,359,906 3,890 4,468,302
26,501 28,340 1,871,810 31,394 748 131,980 27,049 1,789,598 29,376 584 328,545 23,290 1,631,594 25,481 703 393,547 23,159 1,610,919 26,068 688 400,367 25,314 1,727,456 463,632 26,500 1,798,788 731 454,340 25,722 1,761,496 28,779 517 265,744 416 219,466 23,920 1,650,258 26,801 464 253,819 24,339 1,680,025 27,553 383 226,976 25,231 1,805,390 28,668 387
234,859 24,258 1,851,239 27,657 314 220,403 23,473 1,687,594 26,763 5,167,231 344 234,658 23,671 1,797,222 27,102 5,663,931 288 211,390 22,974 1,752,868 27,222 6,324,164 188 139,612 23,521 1,793,923 27,599 6,401,837
1,660,167 29,550
3,360,622
3,777,676
3,424,950
3,150,202
3,562,774
28,181
3,900,891
29,369
4,244,543
4,352,668
24,508 1,652,023 27,237
4,122,668
4,185,845
4,533,304
4,976;233
5,301,662
14. The Emigration laws of the Colony were not in a very satisfactory condition in 1861. Besides the Imperial Chinese Passenger's Act 1855. Ordinances 11 of 1857 and 6 of 1859 were in force and others were added, which for convenience were consolidated by Ordinance 5 of 1874, and since then additional Ordinances for the protection of Chinese Emigrants have been brought into force, but these call for no special remark.
15. I will now bring to the notice of the Government a statement of the Shipping, Emigration, &c.: in 1887 as compared with 1886.
SHIPPING.
16. The grand total of all vessels including Junks arriving here in 1887 is 27,559 vessels measuring 6,401,837 tons, or an increase of 377 vessels and 77,673 tons on the previous year, making a daily average arrival of 75.5 vessels measuring about 232 tons each; and of this very large trade 53.6 per cent is under the British flag.
17. The following paragraphs refer to the trade in vessels of foreign construction, the Junk trade being dealt with separately under its proper heading.
18. During the year under review 3.890 ships propelled by steam measuring 4,468,302 tons, and 188 sailing vessels measuring 139,612 tons arrived, being a decrease of 73 steam-ships, but an increase of 108,396 tons showing the additional capacity of steamers of the present day.
19. There is a decrease on the whole of 100 sailing ships measuring 71,778 tons, the decrease being principally in British bottoms. Sailing vessels under foreign flags are now 100 per cent in excess of the same class of vessels carrying the British flag.
Of the above mentioned 3,890 steam-ships entering the Port, 2,873 are British and the remaining 1,017 are foreign owned, or a difference of 182.5 per cent in favour of British ships.
20. The nationality of the various steam-vessels arriving at this Port come in the following order :-
Number. Tons.
Average tonnage of each vessel.
British,
2,873 3,388,123
1,179
German,
540
467,775
866
Chinese,
140
180,795
1,291
French,
100
160,765
1,607
Danish,
63
28,521
453
Dutch,.
44
58,941
1,339
Norwegian,.
37
44,610
1,206
Spanish,
29
16,178
558
United States,
20
47,626
2,381
Italian,
14
21,520
1,323
Austrian,
13
27,421
2,109
Russian,
11
19,726
1,793
Japanese. Belgian.
5,743
1,149
558
558