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No.9%
HONGKONG.
RETURNS OF ARRIVALS FOR THE YEAR 1891.
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor, on the 22nd February, 1892.
No. 15.
HARBOUR DEPARTMENT, HONGKONG, 7th January, 1892.
SIR,I have the honour herewith to forward in advance of the Annual Report certain returns of arrivals for the year ended 31st December last.
The increase of arrivals, ocean-going vessels, in 1891 over 1890 was 164 ships aggregating 212,054 tons composed as follows:-
British steamers increased in number 37, with a total of 75,324 tons.
British sailing ships decreased in number 16, with a total of 10,831 tons. Aggregate British increase 64,493 tons.
Foreign steam-ships increased 126 in number, with a total of 130,971 tons. Foreign sailing ships increased 17 in number, with a total of 16,590 tons.
Aggregate Foreign increase 147,561 tons.
Table I. shows all arrivals including river steamers for the year under their respective flags. Table II. the same for the quarter ending 31st ultimo.
Table III. quarterly comparison of the year 1890-1891.
The arrivals of 1890 exceeded 1889 by 128 vessels aggregating 163,077 tons.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
Wм. C. H. HASTINGS,
Acting Harbour Master, &c.
Honourable W. M. GOODMAN,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
&o.,
&0.
&c.
I.
ARRIVALS, 1891.
Steamers.
Sailing Vessels.
River Steamers.
Total.
Steamers and Sailing Vessels, 1890.
Flag.
No. Tonnage.
No.
Tonnage. No. Tonnage.
No.
Tonnage.
No. Tonnage.
Exclusive of River Steamers.
British,
1,497 1,963,096
51
American,
10
27,020
44
Austrian,
15
25,079
Chinese,
195
218,167
141
146,380
37,689 1,308 | 1,592,438 2,856 | 3,593,223|1,527 48,020
54 75,040 49 15
25,079 364,547
1,936,292
69,225
12
24,063
336
160
190,477
Danish,
72
28,759 1
785
73
29,544 71
27,167
Dutch,
25 31,429
25
31,429
7
8,457
French, German, Italian,
95
*****
141,288 719 712,827 21
95
141,288
85
145,137
11
Japanese,
Norwegian,
Peruvian,
Russian,..
Siamese,
Spanish,
TOTAL,
16,489 82 50,564 46 56,503
1
13,899 794
770
720,726 787
675,196
12
17,283
12
17,988
32
50,564
39
59,817
7
6,413
53
62,916
9
9,835
27
3,819
17,116
2
3,819
642 8,726
2
1,286
53
28
17,169
22
13,447
2,776 | 3,292,156 | 126
107,653 1,449 1,788,8184,3515,138,627 |2,738
3,187,755
Exclusive of River Steamers the arrivals of 1891 exceed those of 1890 by 161 vessels aggregating 212,054 tons.