STEAMERS AND
STEAMERS.
SAILING SHIPS.
JUNKS.
TOTAL.
SAILING SHIPS.
YEARS.
Vessels.
Tons. Vessels. Tons.
Vessels. Tons.
Vessels. Tons.
Vessels. Tons.
1861,
1,259
658,196
1,259
658,196
1862,
1,890
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
1,063,239
1866,
1,896 .949,856
1,896
949,856
1867,
2,446
1,194,826
20,787 1,367,702 23,233
2,562,528
1868,
2,043
991,117
25,457 1,510,698 27,500
2,501,815
1869,
2,223 1,127,962
1870,
2,400 | 1,327,730
1871,
3,049
1,700,855
23,235 1,397,446 25,458 25,491 1,508,706 27,891 26,501 1,660,167 29,550
2,525,108
2,836,436
3,360,622
1872,
3,054
1,905,866
28,340 1,871,810 31,394
3,777,676
1873,
1,579 | 1,203,372
743
431,980
27,019 1,789,598 29,376
3,424,950
1874,
1,607 1,190,063
584
328,545
23,290 1,631,594 25,481
3,150,202
1875,
1,906 1,558,308
703
393,547
23,459 1,610,919 26,068
3,562,771
1876,
2,179 | 1,773,068
688
400,367
1877,
2,109 1,982,123
760
1878,
2,326 2,136,832
731
25,314 1,727,456 28,181 3,900,891 463,632 26,500 1,798,788 29,369 4,244,543 454,340 25,722 1,761,496 28,779 4,352,668
1879,
2,212 | 2,204,901
517
265,744 24,508 1,652,023
27,237
4,122,668
1880,
2,465 2,316,121
416
219,466
23,920 1,650,258
26,801
4,185,845
1881,
2,750 | 2,599,460
464
253,819 24,339 1,680,025
27,553
4,533,304
1882,
3,054 | 2,943,867
383
226,976
25,231 1,805,390
28,668
4,976,233
1883,
3,012 | 3,215,569
387
1884,
2,976 3,259,234
314
1885,
3,084 3,632,051
344
1886,
3,968 | 4,359,906
288
234,859 220,403 23,473 1,687,594 26,763 234,658 23,674 211,390 22,974 1,752,868
24,258 1,851,239
27,657
5,301,662
5,167,231
1,797,222 27,102
5,663,931
27,222
6,324,164
3,890 | 4,468,302
1887,
188 i 139,612 23,521 1,793,923 27,599 6,401,837
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 au 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, German,
2,873
Chinese,
540 140 180,795
3,388,129 467,775
1,179
866
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
2,881
Italian,
14
21,520
1,823
Austrian,
13
27,421
2,109
Russian,
11
19,726
1,793
Japanese, Belgian,
5
5,743
1,149
558
558