HONGKONG.
HARBOUR MASTER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1898.
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.
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No. 81.
HARBOUR DEPARTMENT, HONGKONG, 22nd February, 1899.
SIR, I have the honour to forward the Annual Report for this Department for the year ending 31st December, 1898.
I. Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Cargoes of Vessels entered.
II. Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Cargoes of Vessels cleared.
III. Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Cargoes of Vessels entered at each Port.
IV. Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Cargoes of Vessels cleared at each Port.
V. Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels of each Nation entered. VI. Number, Tonuage, and Crews of Vessels of each Nation cleared. VII. Junks entered from China and Macao.
VIII. Junks cleared for China and Macao.
IX. Total Number of Junks entered at each Port.
X. Total Number of Junks cleared at each Port..
XI. Junks (Local trade) entered.
XII. Junks (Local trade) cleared.
XIII. Summary of Arrivals and Departures of all Vessels.
XIV. Licensed Steam Launches entered and cleared.
XV. Vessels registered.
XVI. Vessels struck off the Register.
XVII. Chinese Passenger Ships cleared by the Emigration Officer (Summary).
XVIII. Vessels bringing Chinese Passengers to Hongkong from places out of China (Summary).
XIX. Marine Magistrate's Court.
XX. Diagram of Tonnage of Vessels entered.
XXI. Statement of Revenue Collected.
XXII. Return of work performed by the Government Marine Surveyor.
XXIII. Return from Imports and Exports (Opium) Office.
SHIPPING.
1. The total tonnage entering and clearing amounted to 17,265,780 tons, being an increase com- pared with 1897 of 1,327,606 tons, and over three-quarters of a million tons more than in any pre- vious year.
There were 39,815 arrivals of 8,648,274 tons, and 39,814 departures of 8,617,506 tons.
Of British ocean-going tonnage 2,597,342 tons entered, and 2,580,187 tons cleared.
Of River Steamers (British) 1,765,495 tons entered, and 1,762,624 tons cleared, making a grand
total of British tonnage of 8,705,648 tons entering and clearing.
Of Foreign ocean-going tonnage 2,273,871 tons entered, and 2,267,289 tons cleared.
Of Foreign River Steamers 2,994 tons entered, and 2,931 tons cleared, making a grand total of Foreign tonnage of 4,547,085 tons entering and clearing.