Nil.
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RETURN OF THE MANUFACTURES, MINES, AND FISHERIES,-Continued.
MANUFACTURES.
Number, Name, Situation,
and Description of Manufactures, Mills, Works, &c., &c.
SAW FACTORY.
Number of
SHIPS.
MINES AND QUARRIES.
Number, Name,
Quantity
Stent- Launches aud
Tons
Burthen.
Registered according
Name of
built in the
to Law.
Colony.
Situation, and Description of the Mines and Quarries.
produced
the
and
Mineral
Value
Substances.
in
Dollars.
other Vessels
Victoria,
1
SOAP.
Victorin,
4
Villages,
Soy..
Victorin,
..12
Kanlung,
Villages,
GA OD
8
3
SPECTACLES.
Victoria,
3
SUGAR REFINERIES.
Victoria,
2
Quarry Bay,.
1
TANNERIES.
Victoria,
Nil
TIN WARE.
Victoria,
.14
Kaulung,
1
Villages,
1
TOBACCO.
Victoria,
.25
Kanlung,
2
Villages,
1
TOOTH POWDER.
Villages,
UMBRELLAS.
Victoria,
.......37
VERMILION Works,
Victoria,
.10
FISHERIES.
Number of Ships and Boats employed.
GENERAL REMARKS.
Description of Fish,
und
Value in
Ships.
Quantity of each.
Dolars.
Bonts.
The number of Fishing and other Boats frequenting the Harbour and Bays of Hong- koug in 1896 may be esti mated at 4,000.
No means of ascertaining.
No menus of ascertaining.
The number of Rowing Boats, &c., licensed in 1896, under Ordinance No. 26 of 1891, Section 39, to ply for hire within the waters of the Colony, was 2,295.
The number of Cargo Boats, Lighters, and other bonts licensed for 1896, under Ordinance No. 26 of 1891, Sec. 39, was 1,817.
The number of Steam-Launchos licensed for 1896, under Ordinance No. 26 of 1891, Sec. 7, wns 64.