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Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841–1941
COLONIAL REPORTS—ANNUAL.
SAILING VESSELS.
Sailing Vessels.
Flag No. of times entered. Total tonnage. 1905. 1906. 1905. 1906. British 16 16 32,258 15,371 German 4 6 8,183 8,333 Norwegian 1 1 1,880 1,199 United States 1 1 1,199 *** No Flag *** *** 472 *** Total 22 22 14 43,833 26,056The following table, in which the figures represent tonnage, shows the principal articles of import in the year 1906 in vessels of European construction, compared with similar returns for 1905:
Articles. 1905. 1906. Increase. Decrease. Beans *** Goal *** *** Cotton yarn and cotton 2,113 3,360 1,247 *** Flour 1,088,987 971,365 *** 112,622 Hemp 32,949 41,871 8,922 *** Kerosine (bulk) 54,508 79,635 25,127 *** (case) 26,784 23,356 *** 3,428 Liquid fuel *** 43,411 43,932 521 Lead 74,506 28,937 *** 45,569 Opium 850 *** *** *** Rattan *** 5,850 5,000 800 Rice 800 *** *** *** 酆雪啡 2,983 3,286 303 *** Sandalwood 3,430 12,531 9,101 *** Sulphur *** 566,171 624,369 58,198 Sugar 3,386 2,561 *** 825 Tea 100 100 *** *** Timber General 444 311,787 900 482,178 170,391 900 66,324 52,242 *** 14,082 Total 1,594,862 1,653,604 58,742 *** Transit 3,869,751 4,029,177 337,652 3,415,418 2,878,360 *** *** *** 178,226 537,058 Grand Total 7,285,169 6,907,537 337,652 715,284 Nett 377,632During the year 1906, 15,519 vessels of European construction of 19,793,354 tons (net register), reported having carried 9,759,648 tons of cargo, as follows:-