COPY.
No.115.
Sir,
ENCLOSURE
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Harbour Department.
Hong-Kong, 9th. March, 1898.
I have the honour to forward as usual for
the information of the Right Honourable the Secretary of
State for the Colonies, Summaries of the number of Chinese
who left and arrived at this Port in the year 1897.
I must mention that the information concern-
ing those "arrived" is obtained from the Masters and Agents
of the various steaners, and that there is no means of check-
ing the number in this Office.
I have, &C. >
(Sd.) R. MURRAY RUMSEY,
Harbour Master,&c. }
The Honourable
J. H. Stewart Lockhart,
Colonial Secretary.
80.
}
&C.
&C.,