Junks arrived.
The total arrivals of Junks for the last 5 years were:-
Years.
1882,
1883,
1884,
1885,
1886,
Number of Vessels.
Tons.
23,231
1,805,390
24,258
1,851,239
23,473
1,687,594
23,674
1,797,222
22,971
1,752,868
Immigration and Emigration.
The following will show the number of Chinese who arrived in, and the number who departed from the Colony during the last 5 years :-
Years.
1882,
1883,
1884,
1885,
1886,
Arrived,
Departed.
61,905
78,864
74,722
57,438
73,767
51,247
80,773
57,517
88,704
64,522
22.—AGRICULTURE,
The lands of the Colony being limited and not favourable for agricultural-purposes, there is no inducement for this industry here. The produce is quite nominal.
23.—Manufactures, &c. Manufactories.
During the year the Glass Works and the Steam Laundry stopped working.
Steum-Launches.
The total number of Steain-Launches built in the Colony in 1886, was 26 with a total tonnage of 1,659 as against 87 with a total of 4,106 in 1885.
24. Grants of Land.
The sales of land on lease during the last 5 years werc :—
Years.
1882,
1883,
1884,
1885,
1886,
Total No. of Sales,
Total No. of Aores sold.
A.
R.
P.
34
41. 3. 51
30
60. 1.
261
76
25. 3. 81
145
28. 0. 144
88
82. 2. 31
25.-GAOLS AND PRISONERS.
On the 1st January, 1886, there were 573 prisoners in Victoria Gaol; 4,600 were admitted during the year, and 1.511 discharged; the total number of prisoners on the 31st of December, 1886 was 632, of whom 49 were Europeans.
The daily average of prisoners was 674, as against 530 in the previous year. The number of prisoners admitted into Gaol during the last five years was as follows:
YEARS.
Mon.
NO. OF PRISONERS.
TOTAL.
DAILY AVERAGE
NUMBER
Women.
Juveniles.
IN PRISON.
1882,
3,264
103
181
8,498
692.00
1888,
8,200
187
149
3,486
542.60
1884,
3,670
168
185
4,028
552.00
1995.
3,327
147
186
3,610
530.00
1996,
4,279
173
149
4,600
674.00
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