HKG-CAR1844-1886

1841-1886

REPORTS EXHIBITING THE PAST AND PRESENT

TABLE showing the Number of Coasting and Salt Junks monthly visiting Hong Kong Harbour,

Zaapui

with the Quantity of Salt imported.

Marine Junks belonging to

1852!

Coast of Formosa. Chao-chan Fu. Coast of Chao-chan Fu. Namoa. Hiver-chan Fu. Ta-ping. Hn tung. Singapore. Marine Junks Monthly total of Salt Junks. Monthly total of Piculs of Salt imported. January 10. 1 20 46 26,000 February 23 45 26,000 March ** 3 1 99 36 19,900 April 26 2 2 ·51 40 22,500 May 2 14 27 6 11 76 20 June I 10 44 30 8 52 27 July 43 * August 18 Sup 6 20 50 27,700 25 46 26,200 September 1 Ex 21 44 24,630 64 October : 13. November 233. 10 67 I December 492 310 173,100 Total

COMPARISON with previous Three Years.

Junks and Cargoes. 1849. 1850. 1861. 1852. + Marine Junks, as per month 12 67 83 41 Salt Junks 334 456 543 310 Imported, piculs Salt (as reported). 335,350 345,050 280,300 173,100

(Signed)

M. E. MORRISON,

Assistant Chinese Secretary.

Enclosure No. 12.

RETURN of the Total Number of FELONY CASES coming under the cognizance of the Hong Kong Police, including those in which no Persons were apprehended.

Year. Total Number of Cases. Remarks. 1851 1-488 1852 523 Increase in 1852, 35 cases,

Police Department,} 24th January 1853.

(Signed)

C. MAY,

Superintendent of Police

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