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Instituted during the year was 2,654; of con- victions, 2,435; and the amount of penalties recovered was $12,943.50.
DISIKFECTING STATION.
The disinfecting station buildings and staff have been under the control of Inspector Reidie throughout the year and the work bas been car- ried out in a most satisfactory manner. Perch- loride of mercury sprays have been in use now for a number of years for the disinfection of buildings and in the hands of trained men they have been found to give every satisfaction.
The number of articles which have passed through the steam disinfecting apparatus dur- ing the year was 221,388: The apparatus was in use on 315 days of the year, and for sixteen hours a day during the prevalence of the epidemic of bubonic plague.
STAFF.
Dr Wilfrid W. Pearse, the newly-appointed Assistant Medical Officer of Health, arrived from England early in August. During the year Chief Inspector Dandy unfortunat ly broke down in health and had to retire from the ser- vice; Inspector MacEwen joined the Depart ment and two of the five new Senior Inspect ors-Messrs. Grice and Carter-arrived from England. Inspector L. E. Brett was granted a year's leave in England and luspector Knight was absent on leave for three months, while In- spectors Hoggarth and Mills left the Depart ment. A number of temporary Inspectors were engaged by the Government during the epidemic of bubonic plague. The whole staff has worked exceptionally well during the year and much good work has been done.
IMPORTATION OF LIVE STOCK.
The Acting C lonial Veterinary Surgeon in his report stated that occasional cases of foot- and-mouth disease have been brought into the Clony to the depots during the year from the neighbouring mainland where the disease appears to be more or less endemic, but, by prompt isolation, a liberal me of disinfectants and frequent cleansing of the watering tanks, it has been possible to prevent any spread of the disease.. The quality of the animals brought into the Colony for slaughter has been much above the average during the past year, and this is probably due in part to the greater demand occasioned by the fact that Hongkong now supplies the Manila market.
ANIMAL DEPO18.
The total number of cattle admitted into the depots at Kenedy Town during the year was 23,555, as compared with 20.801 during the previous year, while at the Hung Hom Depot the admissions were 5,688, as compared with 3,348 during 1900, Five hundred and seventy- pine cattle were rejected as unfit for slaughter- ing purposes at Kennedy Town and 380 wore rejected at Hung Hom. The number of sheep
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
the electric light pendants, and may now be regarded as satisfactory so long as the place is kept regularly painted and lime-washed, as this latter is a most important factor in the lighting of such a building. A start has been made in the matter of the erection of a Dew Western Market on the Reclamation in front of the Harbour Office. There is still but one Inspector of Markets for the whole Colony. and his duty also comprises the supervision of the Cattle Depots and Slaughter House in Kow loon. Dr. Clark thinks the time has come for the Board to strongly urge the appointment of a special Inspector for Kowloon, so that the pre- sent Inspector of Markets can devote the whole of his time to the markets in the City and in the villages of Shankiwan and Aberdeen and to the cattle sbeds and dairies on the Hongkong | side of the water.
STAFF.
Inspector Watson remains in charge of the animal depots and Slaughter Houses at Ken- nedy Town, and Inspector Cotton carried out the duties of Inspector of Markets during the year, was appointed to the Depots and Slaughter Houses from January 1st, 1902, when the new scheme for the management of the latter by the Board came into force. Inspector MacEwen was appointed Inspector of Markets from the saeme dale. Mr. Johannsen has continued to preform the duties of Overseer of the Central Market and has occasionally assisted at the Depôts at Kennedy Town when one or other of the Inspectors his been on the sick list.
SANITARY SURVEYOR'S REPORT.
In statoort, Mr. J. J. Bryan, Sanitary Fur- veyor, durid that plans have been deposited and passed during the year for the drainage of 1,951 houses. The plans of 741 houses were carried forward in 1900, making a total of 1,792 in hand during the year. The drainago of 715 houses has been completed, and the plan for 56 have been cancelled, leaving
1,021. In addition to the above, notices
for repairs or additions to the drainage arrangements of 147 houses were carried for. ward from 1900, and new notices were received for 363, making a total of 510 for the year. Of these, 308 have been completed, leaving 202 to
be carried forward to 1902.
The drains and sanitary fittings of 54 buildings have been tested and reported on; of this number, 9 required reconstructing and 45 amending. In addition to the above, 21,432 houses have been inspected, with the result that in 2017 instances. minor drainage defects have been discovered The drains of 1,181 private houses have been cleansed by the drainage
overseer.
Certificates have been granted during the year for 796 new houses and two additions, cer- tifying that they have been built in accordance
THE HARBOUR MASTER'S REFORT.
The report of the Harbour Master, the Hon. R. Murray Rumsey, for the year 1901 is published in the Gazette. We make the follow- ing extracts :---
SHIPPING.
The total tonnage entering and clearing dur- ing the year 1901 amounted to 19,325,384 tons. being an increase, compared with 1900, of 880,248 tons, and the same in excess of any previous year. Of this increase, 165,128 tons are due to the fact that steam launches trading to po te ontside the Colony have been included this year, whereas in former years they have been returned separately. There were 45,349 arrivals of 9,681,203 tons, and 45,171 departures, of 9,614,181 tons. Of British ocean-going tonnage, 2,917,780 tons entered, and 2,897,200 tens cleared. Of British river steamers, 1,697,242 tons entered, and 1,701,417 tous clear- ed, making a grand total of British tonnage of 9,213,639 tons ontering and clearing. foreign ocean-going tonnage, 2,637,552 tons entered and 2,609 902 tons cleared
Of
of foreign river steamers, 48,545 tons entered and 49,503 tous cleared, making a grand total of foreign tonnage of 5,345,430 tons entering and clearing. Of steam launches trading to ports outside the Colony, 82,564 tons entered and 82,564 tons cleared. Of junks in foreign trade, 1,631,272 tons entered and 1,634,896 tops cleared. Of junks in local trade, 666,248 tons entered and 668,699 tons oleared.
Thus British ocean-going tonnage represen- led 30.1 per cent., British river tonnage 17.2, foreign ocean-going tonnage 27.5, foreign river tonnage 0.5, steam launches tonnage 0.9, junks (foreign trade) tonnage 16.9, junks (local trade) tonnage per cent.
6.9
5,349 steamers, 60 sailing vessels, 1542 steam launches and 17.736 junks in foreign trade entered during the year, giving a daily average. constructed vessels, the daily aver ge entry For European of 67.6 as against 63.6 in 1900. would be 19.3 against 14 99 in 1900.
For vessels under the British flag there appears a startling decrease of 796 ships, bat, taking from this the decrease of 781 river steamers and 29 sailing vessels as described below, the result is a net increase of 14 ocean steamers. In ton- nage British shipping shows an increase of 58,441 teus; but if the decrease in river steamer and sailing ship tonnage of 113,193 tons and 69,876 tons respectively be taken into the cal- enlation, this increase will amount to 211,599 tons in ocean-going steam tonnage. The de- crease above referred to in river sto mers may be explained as follows:-Four British river steamers (2 West River, 2 Canton) which ran
in 1900, have not done so in 1901. Daring the
and goats admitted to the Kennedy Town with the entire provisions of the Public Health former year they entered and cleared 949 times
1 epots during the year was 28,818, while 180,377 swine were admitted, as compared with 153,765 during the provions year. The accommodation for cattle isstill very inadequate. SLAUGHTER-HOUSES.
The total number of animals laughtered at Kennedy Town, Hunghom, Shaukiwan and Aberdeen during the year was as follows :-- Cattle 24,938; sheep and goals, 18,544; total. 172,205.
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DAIRIES AND CATTLE SHEDS.
Ordinance of 1901. This is the largest Lumber of new buildings certified in any one year since the records have been kept, viz., 1889.
The plague cemetery at Konnedy Town is nearly fall, there being room for about 50 more made, owing to the nature of the ground, a As an extension could not be very well
for future burials, and the work of laying out valley at Cheung Sha Wan 1as been selected this cemetery is now being proceeded with.
bodies.
The number of prosecutions, instituted during
with a collective tonnage of 136,692 tons. Against this must be put 109 river steamers of 22,792 tous, which ran in 1901 and not in 1900. This leaves 59 river steamers of 709 tos to be accounted for and, this is fact that thy larger explained by the river steamers have run fewer trips, and the. smaller ones more trips. may here be men- tioned that three coasting steamers were employ. od during part of the year as transports: (tran- sports are not included in this table)
If we
Early in March an outbreak of rinderpest the past year was 47; of convictions, 42; and compare their figures for 1901 with those of 1900,
occurred in one of the sheds belonging to the Dairy Farm at Pokfulam. The shed contained thirty-three head of cattle and twenty-eight of them contracted the disease, of which fifteen died.
In November a small ou break of foot-and- mouth disease occurred in the Wongneicheong Dairy Farm; there were twenty-three cows and three calves on the farm, and twelve cows and one calf contracted the disease; the calf died from the disease and one cow died of injuries coutracted by breaking loose when convalescent. With the exception of these small outbreaks, nothing of importance occurred in any of the dairy farms of the Colony during the year. The farms and cattle sheds have been regularly inspected by the Inspector of Markets and have been found to be kept in a clean and airy condi, tion and in accordance with the bye-laws.
MARKETS.
The lighting of the Central Market was oon- siderably improved by an increase in the height of the windows and by the re-arrangement of
penalties amounted to $250. This is an im- provement on last year, when there were 175 summonses with penalties amounting to $1,635.
A report was received at Manila on the 17th inst. that the British steamer Kaifong had arriv- ed at Cebu from Hongkong direct, and upon taking off the hatohes to discharge cargo, over one hundred Chinese stowaways were found con- cealed amongst the cargo. The Chinese were placed under guard at once and were to be re- turned to China upon the same ship. This
novel sobome of the wily Celestial to reach Manila by a roundabout way will (says the Manila Timer) cause the Custom officials at out ports to keep a more vigilant look-out than be fore. It might be a pertinent question to ask why the officers or compradores or engineers upon the ship were unaware of so large a num- ber of Chinese, and how the latter stowed themselves away without discovery before leaving the northern port.
71,173 tons.
it is found that, in consequence of their being so employed. they entered and cleared 73 times less in the latter year with a tounage diminish d by Certain other steamers not coast- ers, have also been tak n off the run, as tran- sports, and it is but a natural presumption that had they not been so, their visits would have assisted to swell the figures of British shipping. This will help to account for the small net an nual increase in British ocean-going steamers,
For vesels under foreign flags, there is shown an increase in both number and tonnage, vis., 643 ships of 478,533 tons. This is to be explained
as follows:-
1. Foreign river steamers have increased by 405 ships of 81,476 tous, owing to three vessels having started running this year, vis. Į French, 1 Portuguese, and 1 Chinese.
2. Several small ocean-going vessels of Ger- man and French nationality (including some junks under French colours which were for short time treated as French ships) have come on the run during the year.