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22. The following table summarises the foregoing information with regard to the trade of the Ports of Hongkong for the Year 1906.
British Ocean-going, Foreign Ocean-going, British River Steamers, Foreign River Steamers,..
Total...
Steam-ships under 60
tons Foreign Trade, ... j
Junks Foreign Trule.
15,510 | 4,929,377 | 2.163,314 | 2,878,360
878 28,210
↓
8,253
28,153 +41,319 606,844
9,806
TONS.
Passengers.
No. of Ships.
Dis- charged.
0,464
222.256
1,071
62,684
In Transit.
3,697 | 1,893,234 | 1,092.842 1.668.276 4,287 1,851,053 847.4832 1,210,084
173,483 49,587
Shipped.
Bunker Coal shipped.
Registered Total.
Tonnage.
Emi- grants.
Arrived.
Departed.
248.581 4,402,933 7,189,471 169,889 100,701 63,830 B87.030 +.295,599
7,093,495
43,350 439,089
122,027
4,842,501 $67.917
102,738 1,192,843 88,522
100,811 12,895
1,195,616
84.991
688,767
9,759,648 | 19,793,384
1,553,092
1,482,119 76,725
1.922
33,39+
40,282
5,889
6,241
1.048.163 2,019.111
38,725
36,482
Total Foreign Trade.
41.550 | 4,493,715 2,778.411 2,878,360
690,689 |10,841,205 | 22,453,077 1,598,606
1,524,842 76,725
Steam-Launches Local
Trade.
Junks, Local Trade..........
Total Local Traile,
*383,500
*23,023
51.616 315,623 73,672
385,176 315.623 73,672
Grand Total..
429,726 4,809,388 2.852.113 2,878,360
*23,023 | *8,251,536 | *3,792,605 | *3,076,294
389,295 2,042,655 56,119 61,004
23.023 412,318 | 10,294,191 3.848,724 3,137,298
713,712 11,253,528
32.747.268 5,447,330
4.662,140 76,725
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* Not including Star" Ferry Company's Craft.
3. Revenue.
23. The total Revenue collected by the Harbour Department during the year was $274,008.78 as against $302,787.76 (including $2,220 collected under the Sugar Convention Ordinance) collected in the previous year, showing a decrease of $28,778.98:-
1. Light Dues,
2. Licences and Internal Revenue,
3. Fees of Court and Office.
4. Miscellaneous Receipts,...
$77,722.04 61,748.33
134,533.21
5.20
Total,
$274,008.78
For purposes of comparison, the amount of decrease, $28,778.98, may properly be reduced by $12,219.58, being amount of Storage fees paid in November 1905 by owners of War materials, which had been seized and ultimately restored by this Government, an item of Revenue not to be expected again leaving a net decrease of $16,559.40 to be accounted for. The principal falling off in Revenue comes under the heading: Junk Fees, $1,457; Engage- ment and Discharge of Seaman, $1,528; Storage of Gunpowder, yet another sum of $4,769; Sunday Cargo-working Permits, $12,007; and Survey of Steam-ships, $3,815. The prin- cipal increases are under Light Dues, $3,488; Fishing Stake and Net Licences, $1,115 and Medical Examination of Emigrants, $,3,582.
4.
Steam-Launches.
24. On the 31st December, there were 291 Steam-launches employed in the Harbour, of these, 133 were licensed for the conveyance of passengers, &c., 138 were privately owned, 15 were the property of the Government and 5 belonged to the Imperial Government in charge of Military Authorities.