of the Polary has however greatly.
mcreased is clear from
the
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317
Harbor Master at the beginning of the
evenef
over)
Year
1868 of 45 British Ships measuring 61,614 Tour, and of 132 Foreign Vifich
(sechroive of Chinese) measuring 15:230 Tons.
marias e)
This lange
of Shipping is apparently arving to extended traffic betivem the Colony, Australia, the United States, the Philippine Islands and
Japan, -
as
trade to and from British
India is much the
some) Co
m the
- preceding year
in Port throughout the
ww
cent
Of the daily average of 107 welch
years
18 per
vepels propelled by steam
and although recent events
may
falsify
the anticipations aformed by the
that the tamage of 1870 would.
exceed that
of any
other
year since
the existence of the Colony, still the arecefful opening of the Suez Canal, the doubling of the number of steamers of the Mesageries Imperiales and.) Pacific attail Company, and. The formation of Two additional local Stiom Companies, leave little doubt
of the undiminished importance of the Colony in connection with the Grade of China and Japan.
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Grants of Land. 10.
year
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The
ز
granits of land during
the
have been trifling; viz: 6 labs at
yearly Rental of £280, Tarn tot of b
a er bo
and
one
at Kowloon at