3
263
The total number of tons carried was therefore 54 % of the Registered tanuage and was apportioned follows:--
37.
38.
Imports-
British ships, Foreign
"2
Exports--
British ships, Foreign
Transit-
32
British ships, Foreign
Bunker Coal-
British ships,
Foreign
"7
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
Trade of the Port of Hongkong for year ending 31st December, 1896.
TONS.
Passen-
Re-
British,
Foreign,
No. of Dis- Ships. charged.
3,669 1,604,383
Shipped.
In Banker
Coal Transit.
Shipped.
gers. Carried.
Total.
gistered Tonnage.
2,8981,033,139
864,733 1,259,933) 230,1853,959,234 5,396,330| 293,441
654,972 585,467) 161,791|2,435,369 8,575,102|| 137,971
River
Steamers
2,785 154,367) 107,087
21,420 282,874| 3,361,964 * 897,843
(British), .
Total,
>
Junks in
Foreign Trade,.....
Total,
9,352|2,791,889 1,626,792|1,845,400 413,396|6,677,477|12,333,396|1,329,255
| 59,576† 501,614 |†1,020,684|
|1,522,298 3,767,403) 204,106
68,9283,295,503 2,647,476|1,845,400| 413,396|8,199,775|16,100,799|1,533,361
Junks in
Local Trade,..
|11,635 § 131,933)||| ||| 14,397|
146,330 415,154 10,008
Grand Total, | 80,463|5,425,436| 2,661,873|1,845,400 413,396|8,346,105|16,515,953|1,543,369
* Inclusive of Passengers carried by Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steam-boat
.Company.
† Includes 3,920 tons Tea and 1,290 tons Vegetable Oil.
Includes 20,767 tons Kerosine Oil and 479,783 tons Rice.
Includes 126,140 tons Earth and Stones.
Includes 122 tons Earth and Stones.
IMPORTS.
Steamers,
European Constructed Vessels.
River Steamers, ......1,393
.3,185 measuring 4,382,397 tons.
"1
1,681,572
Sailing vessels,
100
""
105,370
Total,...
4,678
??
6,169,339
"
1,758,750 1,033,139
-2,791,889
971,820
654,972
-1,626,792
1,259,933
585,467
-1,845,400
251,605 161,791
413,396
6,677,477