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12.—New Territories.
(Tenth year of British Administration.)
26. The outstations attached to the Harbour Department, six in number, have continued to perform the work allotted to them, and, during the year, Licences, Port Clearances Permits, &c., have been issued by them as follows:-
1908 1907 Cheung Chau, opened 1899, 9,146 7,200 Tai O, opened 1899, 4,901 3,622 Tai Po, on Police launch, 1900, 6,271 6,365 Deep Bay, 1901, 4,882 5,255 Sai Kung, 1902, 4,628 2,413 Long Ket, 1905, 3,580 4,101 Total, 33,408 28,956The Revenue collected by this Department from the New Territories during 1908 was $22,008.05 as compared with $20,910.00 in 1907.
13. Commercial Intelligence, Board of Trade.
27. Fifty-three (53) letters were received during the year from firms principally in Great Britain, requesting information upon various points connected with their respective businesses, asking to be placed in communication with local firms, or submitting samples or price lists. The replies to the several queries have been as full as the information, &c., at my disposal permitted, and wherever necessary, the name of the firm concerned, and the particular branch of trade indicated, have been published, from time to time, in the Government Gazette.
It is greatly to be regretted that no replies to or queries upon these publications in the Government Gazette have ever been received by me from local firms or individuals. Most of my correspondents send catalogues and price lists, and, in many cases, samples, of their goods. These catalogues and price lists cannot, of course, be published, but are open to inspection at any time during office hours by interested persons.
It may be that the publication of the names of the firms in correspondence with me has been productive of direct communication between the local and home firms, but of this I have no knowledge.
HARBOUR OFFICE,
1st March, 1909.
BASIL TAYLOR, Commander, R.N., Harbour Master, &c.
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12.-New Territories.
(Tenth year of British Administration.)
26. The outstations attached to the Harbour Department, six in number, have continued to perform the work allotted to them, and, during the year, Licences, Port Clearances Permits, &c., have been issued by them as follows:-
1908.
1907.
Cheung Chau, opened 1899,
9,146 7,200
Tai 0,
19
1899,
4,901
3,622
Tai Po,
1900, on Police launch,
6,271
6,365
Deep Bay,
1901,
4,882
5,255
31
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Sai Kung,
1902,
4,628
2.413
17
Long Ket,
1905,
3,580 4,101
29
Total,
33,408
28,956
The Revenue collected by this Department from the New Territories during 1908 was $22,008.05 as compared with $20,910.00 in 1907.
13. Commercial Intelligence, Board of Trade.
27. Fifty-three (53) letters were received during the year from firms principally in Great Britain, requesting information upon various points connected with their respective businesses, asking to be placed in communication with local firms, or submitting samples or price lists. The replies to the several queries have been as full as the information, &c., at my disposal permitted, and wherever necessary, the name of the firm concerned, and the particular branch of trade indicated, have been published, from time to time, in the Government Gazette.
It is greatly to be regretted that no replies to or queries upon these publications in the Government Gazette have ever been received by me from local firms or individuals. Most of my correspondents send catalogues and price lists, and, in many cases, samples, of their goods. These catalogues and price lists cannot, of course, be published, but are open to inspection at any time during office hours by interested persons.
It may be that the publication of the names of the firms in correspondence with me. has been productive of direct communication between the local and home firms, but of this I have no knowledge.
HARBOUR OFFICE,
1st March, 1909.
BASIL TAYLOR, Commander, R.N., Harbour Master, &c.
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