Hongkong
THE
Government
NEW SERIES.
GAZETTE.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 18TH APRIL, 1857.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
VOL. II No. 94.
誓
The Contract for publishing this Gazette, entered into on the 24th September, 1853, was terminated on the 30th ultimo ; and notice is hereby given, that a NEW SERIES of this Gazette will be published hereafter, to commence from the 7th instant, under a New Contract, and that
“THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE" will, as before, be the only Official Organ for Proclamations, Notifications, and Public PAPERS, of this Government.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 2d July, 1855.
By Order,
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
No. 58.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Eight Returns connected with the Shipping and Trade at the Port of Victoria, Hongkong, during the Year 1856, are published for general information.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 11th April, 1857.
W. T. BRIDGES, Acting Colonial Secretary.
No. 1.-Return of Ships arrived at HONGKONG, during the Year 1856.
FROM GREAT BRITIAN. FROM BRITISH Colonies.
FROM THE UNITED STATES.
FROM FOREIGN STATES.
TOTAL.
No.
20.
Topal,
No.
No.
Tood
No.
Toos.
With General Cargoes, Coala, &C.,
64
40,436
64
40,436
From Sydney, Port Philip, Hobart Town, Adelaide, New Zealand, and Labuan, with Sundries and in Ballast.
**
From India, with Cotton, Opium, &c., From New York, Boston, Baltimore, and California,
with General Cargoes, and Chinese Passengers, From South America, Sandwich Islands, Manila,“
Macassar, Lombock, Siam, Sitka, Japan, Batavia, Netherlands, Formosa, and Copenhagen, with Oil, Rep. Treasure, Rattans, &c., &c.,
From the East Coast of China, with Sundries and in
Ballast,
***
From Canton River, Cumsingmoon, &c., in Ballast,
91
34,274
91
34,274
144
80,715
144
80,715
108
60,206
108
60,206
#
162
72,469 162
72,469
496 231,090 496
231,090
| 1,026
Harbour Master's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 31st January, 1857.
292,1171,026 292,117
Total,............ ... 2,091 811,307
E. R. MICHELL, Acting Harbour Master.
No. 2.-RETURN of VESSELS, TONNAGE and FLAG, anchored at the PORT OF HONGKONG, during the Year 1856.
British,
French, Arterisan, ...
Detch....
Bretten,
Prestian
Spanish
Hamburg,
Portuguese,
Prayin
***
Digish.
...
***
...
New Grenadian,
Borno Ayres,
Breznen,
Chinese
Swedish,
-
Mclenburg,
Oldenburg,...
Norwegian,
Kinks,
FLAG.
***
***
400
+
***
100
...
Semer from Canton River,
Steamers from India,
***
J
...
***
*་་
***
+3
***
...
Total............
Harbour Master's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 91st January, 1857.
NUMBER OF Vessels,
TONNAGE
724
320,586
15
8,020
256.
164,367
86
42,004
19
6,855
4
1,360
43
12,719
115
30,324
15
4,233
31
11,938
14
6,995
58
15,668
3
*1,407
224
847
473
814
840
2,060
13
3
630
48
2,091
3,503
1,048
450
127,580
46,992
811,307
E. R. MICHELL, Acting Harbour Master.