Nil.
(V4)
RETURN OF THE MANUFACTURES, MINES, AND FISHERIES,—Continued.
MANUFACTURES.
Number, Name, Situation,
and Description of Manufactures, Mills,
Works, &c., &c.
Number of Steam-. Launches and
other Vessels
SHIPS.
MINES AND QUARRIES.
Number, Name,
Quantity
Tons
Burthen,
Registered according
Name of
Situation,
produced
the
and
and Description of
Mineral
Value
to Law.
built in the
Colony.
the Mines nud
Quarries.
Substances.
in
Dollars.
SAW FACTORY,
Victorin,
J
SNUFF FACTORY.
Kennedy Town,
1
SOAP.
Victoria,
+
Villages,
1
Sor.
Victoria,
.12
+
SPECTACLES.
Victorin,
Sugar REFINERIES.
1
Victoria,
2
Quarry Bay,
1
TIN BEATING.
Victorin,
TIN FOUNDRIES.
Victorin,
3
TINNED PROVISIONS.
Victoria,
3
TIN WARE.
Victoria,
19
TOBACCO.
Victoria,
UMBRELLAS.
Victoria,
....36
VERMILION Works.
Victoria,
G
FISHERIES.
Number of Ships and Boats employed.
GENERAL REMARKS,
Description of Fish,
and
Value in
Ships.
Bonts.
Quantity of encii.
Dollars.
The number of Fishing and other Boats frequenting the Harbour and Bays of Hong- kong in 1898 may be esti- mated at 5,300.
No means of ascertaining.
No means of ascertaining.
The number of Rowing Boats, &c., licensed in 1898, under Ordinance No. 26 of 1891, Section 39, to ply for hire within the waters of the Colony, was 2,379.
The number of Cargo Bonts, Lighters, and other boats license for 1898, under Onlinance No. 26 of 1891, Section 39, was 1,974.
The number of Stonm-Launchos licensed for 1898, under Ordinance No. 26 of 1891, Ser. 7, was 79.