1841-1886
REPORTS EXHIBITING THE
No. 5.
RETURN of the Number and Description of Chinese Vessels anchored or plying in the Harbour and Bays of Hong Kong, on the 31st December 1852, specifying the Number of Persons on Board.
DESCRIPTION of BOATS
VICTORIA ABERDEEN STANLEY SAIWAN AND SHOWKEWAN TOTAL No. of Boats Male Female Children No. of Boats Male Female Children No. of Boats Male Female Children No. of Boats Male Female Children No. of Boats Male Female Children Junks 1 140 273 ... 1 140 273 ... Trading Boats 11 139 126 1,122 10 199 ... 1,148 13 2... ... ... 10 50 104 ... 44 ... ... ... Wood Boats Passage Boats 83 ... 568 211 27 17 ... ... 110 ... ... ... Salt Boats Stone Boats Lorchas 125 1 1 ... 125 1 1 ... Cargo Boats Hakow and Full-Away Boats 51 201 69 66 37 183 $12 26.3 242 119 16 ... ... 16 115 189 ... ... ... ... Cooking Boats Fishing Boats 40 269 285 ... 30 709 720 16 115 115 125 125 52 208 60 ... ... ... ... ... Water Boats 3 24 132 43 30 17 96 15 3 543 200 139 18 90 168 1,390 381 150 134 ... Sampans 408 640 304 390 722 380 362 504 371 233 179 319 125 78 33 18 40 ... ... ... Total $20 3,543 695 762 397 499 1,272 704 510 342 193 (2,012) 470 234 194 70 271Memo. There were no Wood Boats in the Harbour on the 31st December 1852.
Grand Total
11,929
(Signed)
C. MAY,
Officiating Registrar-General.