AnnualReport-1914

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Of these, 49,780 were carried in British ships, and 26,516 in Foreign ships.

Statement of Number of Emigrants to Straits Settlements 1909 to 1914 compared with Total Chinese Emigration 1909 to 1914.

No. of Emigrants to Straits Settlements. Total No. of Emigrants. 1909, 48,016 77,430 1910. 77,430 122,657 1911, 76,705 102,353 1912. 111,058 142,759 1913, 100,906 135,565 1914, 84,024 44,974 76,296

One hundred and sixty-eight thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven (168,827) returning emigrants are reported to have been brought to Hongkong from the several places to which they had emigrated either from this Colony or from Coast Ports, as against 166,921 in 1913. Of these 129,164 arrived in British ships, and 39,663 in Foreign ships.

The decrease is due firstly to the prohibition of deck passenger traffic by Singapore in August on account of plague and secondly is due to the war and the repatriation of coolies from Singapore no new coolies being permitted to land.

(b.)-INDUSTRIES.

(i.)-Under European Management.

Engineering and Shipbuilding.-This industry improved as regards tonnage during the year under review.

1914. Taikoo Dockyard and Eng. Co., Ld.,... 9 vessels of 7,166 gross tons and 4,970 I.H.P. Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld., 12 11 W. S. Bailey & Co.. 9 3,172 1,261 12 11 Macdonald & Co..... 42 70 19 Tung Hing Lung,...... 110 140 Kwong Sing Luong, 130 150 Kwong Hop Luong, . 116 Kwong Tuck Cheong, . 1 700 Ah King, 13 28 210 34 1,450 11 31 Kwong Hip Lung Co., Ld., 3 557 11 57 11 Kwong Lee,. 135 1,200 280 33 11 11 Total,.. 9 15 Taikoo Dockyard and Eng. Co., Ld.,... Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld., 59 vessels of 13,120 gross tons and 14,345 I.H.P. 1913. Taikoo Dockyard and Eng. Co., L.,... 11 vessels of 5,886 gross tons and 4,420 I.H.P. Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld., 3,304 306 W. S. Bailey & Co., 4,700 55 1 509 Kwong Fook Cheong, 220 385 11 Kwong Tuck Cheong, 6 1,493 11 Sam Kee, 3 Kwong Hip Lung Co., Ltd.,. 6 95 Kwong Sze Sang, 140 558 380 2,406 250 1,002 720 11 Total,.... 59 vessels of 12,287 gross tons and 14,392 I.H.P.