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No. 19
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HONGKONG.
Harbour Master's Report for 1884.
Presented to the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.
No. 27.
HARBOUR DEPARTMENT, HONGKONG, 21st January, 1885.
SIR,-I have the honour to forward the Annual Returns of this Department for the year ending the 31st December, 1884.
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I. Number, Tonnage and Crews of Vessels entered.
II. Number, Tonnage and Crews of Vessels cleared.
III. Number, Tonnage and Crews of Vessels of each Nation entered.
IV. Number, Tonnage and Crews of Vessels of each Nation cleared.
V. Total Number, Tonnage and Crews of Vessels entered at each Port.
VI. Total Number, Tonnage and Crews of Vessels cleared at each Port. VII. Return of Junks entered from Macao.
VIII. Return of Junks cleared for Macao.
IX. Return of Junks entered at each Port from China and Formosa.
X. Return of Junks cleared at each Port for China and Formosa.
XI. Gross Total Number of Junks entered at each Port.
XII. Gross Total Number of Junks cleared at each Port.
XIII. Return of Junks (Local Trade) entered.
XIV. Return of Junks (Local Trade) cleared.
XV. Summary of Arrivals and Departures of all vessels, and of all Chinese Passengers. XVI. Return of Vessels registered.
XVII. Return of Vessels struck off the Register.
XVIII. Amount of Fees received under Section 3 of Ordinance No. 8 of 1879.
XIX. Return of Chinese Passenger Ships cleared by the Emigration Officer.
XX. Return of Vessels bringing Chinese Passengers to Hongkong from Places out of China, XXI. Return of Marine Cases tried.
XXII. Diagram of Tonnage of Vessels entered.
SHIPPING.
2. These tables shew a falling off in the whole trade of the Colony of 894 vessels and 134,436 tons. 3. The following table of arrivals will show at a glance where the falling off lies.
Year.
Junks.
Tons. Steamers. Tons.
Sailing Vessels.
Tons.
1883, 1884,
24,258 1,851,239 3,012 3,215,569 23,473 1,687,594 2,976 3,259,234
387 314
234,859
220,403
Increase,
43,665
Decrease,..
785 163,645
36
73
14,456
4. The European sailing trade shews a continued decrease; but the trade in steam-ships has increased by 43,665 tons, although the number of vessels is 36 less than in 1883. The most serious falling off is due to the trade in Junks. This trade in the years 1880 and 1881 was steady, it had a sudden increase in 1882 and a slight increase in 1883. The trade is now about what it was in 1880 and 1881.
5. The trade to Great Britain shews an increase both by British and Foreign ships. That with Japan shews an increase under the British flag, but a falling off in ships under Foreign flags. The most serious decrease is, as before stated, due to the depression of the Junk trade. For, although there is an increase of 52,589 tons to the Coast of China and Formosa in British bottoms, there is a falling off of 214.187 tons in vessels carrying Foreign flags. The depression in the Junk trade is probably due to the difficulties existing between France and China. There is also a decrease of trade in British and Foreign bottoms amounting to 45,940 tons with Cochin-China, but a slight increase in British vessels with the Ports in Hainan and Gulf of Tonquin.