227
The total number of tons carried was therefore 61% of the total registered tonnage, or 80% exclusive of River steamers, and was apportioned as follows:-
Imports,-
British Ships, Foreign do.,
.1,939,956
.1,448,533
3,388,489
Exports,-
British Ships,
.1,196,521
Foreign do.,
.1,044,673
2,241,194
Transit,-
British Ships,
.1,189,460
Foreign do.,
830,862
2,020,322
Bunker Coal,--
British Ships,
280,473
Foreign do.,
213,178
493,651
Total,.....8,143,656
Trade of the Port of Hongkong for the Year ending 31st December, 1898.
TONS.
No. of Ships.
Discharged.
Shipped.
In Transit.
Bunker Coal Shipped.
Total,
Registered Tonnage.
Passengers Carried.
130,176 Arr.
92,296 Dep.
British,
3,602 @1,779,675 1,071,162
1,189,460
255,017 4,295,314
5,177,529
$7,278 Em.
269,750
65,802 Arr.
49,511 Dep.
Foreign,
3,511 1,444,045 c1,038,905
830,862
212,712
3,526,521 4,541,160
13,154 Em.
128,467
River Steamers (British),
3,854
d160,281
125,359
25,456
311,096
3,528,119
578,891 Arr. 565,554 Dep.
1,144,445
121 Arr.
Do.
(Foreign),......
91
4,488
5,768
466
10,722
5,925
73 Dep.
194
Total....
11,058 €3,388,489 $2,241,194 2,020,322
493,651
8,143,656
13,252,733
774,990 Arr. 707,434 Dep. 60,432 Em,
1,542,856
Junks in Foreign Trade,
g58,936
h549,654 ¿765,280
1,314,934
93,626,754
120,795 Arr. 121,749 Dep.
245.511
995,785 Arr. $32,183 Dep.
Total,....
69,994 3,938,143 3,006,474 2,020,322
493,651
0,458,590
16,879,487 5
60,432 Em.
1,788,400
Junks in Local Trade,
9,635
$139,597
8,739
148,386
356,293
4,114 Arr. 3,577 Dep.
7,691
$99,899 Arr. $35,760 Dep.
Grand Total,................ 79,629
4,077,740 3,015,263
2,020,322
493,651
9,606,976
17,265,780
60,432 Em,
1,796,091
"
"J
6,600 of bulk
a 2,150 tons of liquid Fuel.
b 23,109 of case Kerosine.
+5
15,609 tons of Tea.
ƒ 66,326
© 43,217
of case Kerosine,
"}
#
6,930 of bulk
2,150
12,530 259,206
"
of liquid Fuel.
of case Kerosine,
of bulk
"}
"J
Including Conservancy and Dust Boats 18,700, tons 409,840. Tea 2,338 tons.
Kerosine 23.931 tons and 11 cases.
Rice and Paddy 284,747 tons.
of Rice.
j Earth and Stones 134,658 tons,
d 5,609
of Tea,
+