Diplomatic Department.
No. 3
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
His Excellency Her Majesty's Chief Superintendent of British Trade in China, is pleased to direct that the annexed Returns of the BRITISH TRADE at the PORT OF CANTON, during the Year ending 31st December, 1855, be published for general information.
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TARIPS.
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By Order,
Superintendency of Trade, Victoria, Hongkong, 4th February, 1856.
G. W. CAINE,
In the absence of the Off Secretary
to H. B. M's Plenipotentiary.
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No. 1.—A RETURN of the NUMBERS and TONNAGE of MERCHANT Vessels which Arrived at, and Departed from, the Port of CANTON, during the Year ending 31st December, 1855, distinguishing the Countries to which they belony,
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35
37
ARRIVED.
DEPARTED,
38
45
UNDER WHat Colours.
NO. OF SHIPS.
TONNAGE.
UNDER WHAT COLOURS.
No. of SairR.
TONNAGE.
46
47
British, American,
174
71,391
86
65,073
British, American,
174
71,690
88
65,008
1
210
Aastion,
Austrian,
1
210
7
Bremen,
1,818
Bremen,
7
1,818
2
598
Chilian,
Chilian,
2
1
Chinese,
Danish,
Dutch,...
438
Chinese,
29
6,858
Danish,
27
11,332
Dutch,
6
French,
2,337
French,
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598
1
438
27
6,120
29
.11,846
7
2,677
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19
Hamburgh,
4,958
New Grenada,
1
420
16
Peruvian,
7,092
Hamburgh,
New Grenada, Peruvian,
19
4,642
1
420
18
6,853
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Portuguese,
Prussian, Spanish,
708 Portuguese,
3
1,028
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275 Prussian,
1
275
20
5,782 | Spanish,
21
:
6,536
Britis
Swedish.
Sardinian,
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2
350 Swedish, 688
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350
Sardinian,
2
688
No. 4.-
395
180,328
402
181,197
NO, IN TARIFF.
RUTHERFORD ALCOCK,
Consul
British Consulate, Canton, 31st December, 1855,
No. 2. A STATEMENT shewing the MOVEMENT OF BRITISH SHIPPING with the PORT OF CANTON, during the Year 1855; distinguishing British and Country ships, and showing the Number and Tonnage of British Vessels at Whampoa on the 31st December, 1855,
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5
8
9
30
12-
13
ARRIVED.
DEPARTED.
14
16
PLACES AND PORTS.
BRITISH.
COUNTRY.
TOTAL.
BRITISH.
COUNTRY.
TOTAL.
BUMMART.
18
20
No.
Tonnage.
No.
Tonnage.
No. Tonnage. No.
Tonnage.
No.
Tonnage.
No.
Tonnaga,
22
24
25
London,
3 1,267
...
3
1,267 16
9,939
16
9,939
Entered.
3,162
7
Liverpool,
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338
259
2
Hamburgh,
Bombay,
8
Calcutta,
8
Madras,
Singapore,
7
2,052
5,369 2 2,273 10 7,642 5,767 12 5,016 20 10,783
2,246 12 5,298
:
3,367
6
2,527 9 4,752 13 2,242 5 227 1 2,564 12
3,162 British 80 Vessels 39,019 Tens
397
32,372 Country 96 7,279 2,242 Total 176
71,391 227 6,931
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27
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28
29
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30
21
Penang,
211
370 2
581
:.
367
367
...
Akrab, Sydney,
19
Cleared. British 80 Vessels 39,764 Toni Country 94
31,926, "
32 & 33
34
35
271 1
271
Melbourne,
553
267 2
810
Port Adelaide,
Port Philip.
Manila,
134 I
134
279
279
260
260
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211
211
Total 174
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71,690 »
36
39
2.
1,085
2
Rangoon,
· 438
438
Of which number entered in Ballast, 1,085 | British 14 Vessels 6,725 Tone
Country 25
7,244 "
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43
n
44
Macassar,
Hongkong, Macno,
28
Shanghai, Amoy, Foochow,
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3
574 12,329 37 3 1,272 3 1,019 8 1,314
574
Ningpo,
10. 6,575 5
10,768 65
711 6 1,983 1,535 13 2,554 11 2,104
3,418 3 395 2
395 3 3,088.15 8,663
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24
11,645 34 411 2 3,606
16 1,463 13 1,731 t
10,325 *58
1.082 3,710 3,220
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21.970 Total 39
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13,969 »
46
3 1,493
27 9,316
16
136
Cleared in Ballast. British 4,683
23 Vessels 14,095 Toni 1,867 Country 45
15,103 99
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Swatow, Chinchew,
Formosa,
iCamsingmoon, Buenos Ayres, Ean Francisco,
657 2 1,555
5
465
657 1,555 465
2
272
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2
272
Total 73
29,198 »
2
551 2
531
Remaining at Whampoa on the
31st December, 1855.
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279
...
2
Total,...
80 39,019
96
32,372 176
71,391
80 39,764 94
586 2
31,926 174
279 British 686 Country
4 Vessels 1,824 Tona
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50
63
55
56
61
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1,262
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71,690
Total
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3,086
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British Consulate, Canton, 31st December, 1855.
RUTHERFORD ALCOCK,
H.M.. Consul.
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