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Shipping
The Returns show the arrival during 1862 of 1390 Vessels aggregating 688,829 Tons. This is an increase on the entries during 1861 of 131 Vessels.
For 1862. 1390. 688,829
For 1861. 1259 650,196
owing to the number of Transports &c. &c. &c. . In the absence of Custom House records, the Imports and Exports cannot be ascertained; but I think I am justified in taking the above facts to prove that there was an increase.
and 30,633 Tons, the increase being in the proportion of 447. For Foreign Vessels. The number of British and Foreign Vessels.
Vessels Tonnage 1859. 1070. 541,063 1850. 1009. 471,476 1859. 1158. 626,536 1861. 1259. 650,196 1862. 1390. 688,829I have omitted 1860 in which the number of Vessels was 1534 of 875,199 Tons as being an exceptional year.
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Emigration
There were 34 Emigrant Ships cleared from this port during 1862. Of this number 20 were American, 12 British, 1 French, 1 Danish, and ... Italian; and they carried 681 Males, 264 Females, and 49 children, distributed as under.
San Francisco. 7 266 men Australian Colonies. ... ... ... British West Indies 14 484 ... ... ... ... 9693 601 47%Page ...
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