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Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941

COLONIAL REPORTS-ANNUAL.

1891 and 1896 as indicative of the general progress of the Colony during the period of my administration here.

REVENUE.

1891 $2,025,302.51 1896 $2,609,878.94 Increase $584,576.43

POPULATION.

1891 224,814 1896 245,000 Increase 20,186

SHIPPING TONNAGE.

1891 14,005,698 1896 16,515,953 Increase 2,510,255

TOTAL VALUE OF TRANSIT TRADE.

1891 126,346,736 Haikwan Taels 1896 155,280,524 Increase 28,933,788

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The history of every period and of every country contains its darker as well as its brighter records, and the history of this Colony during the past five years furnishes no exception to the rule. There are the dark pages which record the general financial depression which greeted me on my arrival, the melancholy experience of the Plague Epidemic in 1894, followed by the unfortunate outbreak of war between China and Japan, and the re-visitation of the Plague in 1896, but although these may be unpleasant reminiscences, they are experiences which have taught this Community a greater reliance on its own resources, and the test of adversity has been productive of good results in more directions than one.

The establishment of two large kerosene oil depôts, a feather-dressing factory, soap works, rattan works, match factories, coal bricquette works, and the extensions of the large sugar refineries, rope works, docks, besides other enterprises of less importance, all furnish a satisfactory illustration of the increasing public confidence.

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170 14 Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941 COLONIAL REPORTS-ANNUAL. 1891 and 1896 as indicative of the general progress of the Colony during the period of my administration here. REVENUE. 1891 $2,025,302.51 1896 $2,609,878.94 Increase $584,576.43 POPULATION. 1891 224,814 1896 245,000 Increase 20,186 SHIPPING TONNAGE. 1891 14,005,698 1896 16,515,953 Increase 2,510,255 TOTAL VALUE OF TRANSIT TRADE. 1891 126,346,736 Haikwan Taels 1896 155,280,524 Increase 28,933,788 33 The history of every period and of every country contains its darker as well as its brighter records, and the history of this Colony during the past five years furnishes no exception to the rule. There are the dark pages which record the general financial depression which greeted me on my arrival, the melancholy experience of the Plague Epidemic in 1894, followed by the unfortunate outbreak of war between China and Japan, and the re-visitation of the Plague in 1896, but although these may be unpleasant reminiscences, they are experiences which have taught this Community a greater reliance on its own resources, and the test of adversity has been productive of good results in more directions than one. The establishment of two large kerosene oil depôts, a feather-dressing factory, soap works, rattan works, match factories, coal bricquette works, and the extensions of the large sugar refineries, rope works, docks, besides other enterprises of less importance, all furnish a satisfactory illustration of the increasing public confidence.
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170 14 Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941 COLONIAL REPORTS-ANNUAL. 1891 and 1896 as indicative of the general progress of the Colony during the period of my administration here. REVENUE. 1891 $2,025,302.51 1896 $2,609,878,94 Increase $584,576,43 POPULATION. 1891 224,814 1896 245,000 Increase 20,186 SHIPPING TONNAGE, 1891 1896 Increase 14,005,698 16,515,953 2,510,255 TOTAL VALUE OF TRANSIT TRADE. 1891 1896 Increase 126,346,736 Haikwan Taels 155,280,524 28,933,788 "" 33 The history of every period and of every country contains its darker as well as its brighter records, and the history of this Colony during the past five years furnishes no exception to the rule. There are the dark pages which record the general financial depression which greeted me on my arrival, the melancholy experience of the Plague Epidemic in 1894, followed by the unfortunate outbreak of war between China and Japan, and the re-visitation of the Plague in 1896, but although these may be unpleasant reminiscences, they are experiences which have taught this Community a greater reliance on its own resources, and the test of adversity has been productive of good results in more directions than one. The establishment of two large kerosene oil depôts, a feather- dressing factory, soap works, rattan works, match factories, coal bricquette works, and the extensions of the large sugar refineries, rope works, docks, besides other enterprises of less importance, all furnish a satisfactory illustration of the increasing public
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170

14

Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941

COLONIAL REPORTS-ANNUAL.

1891 and 1896 as indicative of the general progress of the Colony during the period of my administration here.

REVENUE.

1891

$2,025,302.51

1896

$2,609,878,94

Increase

$584,576,43

POPULATION.

1891

224,814

1896

245,000

Increase

20,186

SHIPPING TONNAGE,

1891

1896

Increase

14,005,698

16,515,953

2,510,255

TOTAL VALUE OF TRANSIT TRADE.

1891

1896

Increase

126,346,736 Haikwan Taels

155,280,524

28,933,788

""

33

The history of every period and of every country contains its darker as well as its brighter records, and the history of this Colony during the past five years furnishes no exception to the rule. There are the dark pages which record the general financial depression which greeted me on my arrival, the melancholy experience of the Plague Epidemic in 1894, followed by the unfortunate outbreak of war between China and Japan, and the re-visitation of the Plague in 1896, but although these may be unpleasant reminiscences, they are experiences which have taught this Community a greater reliance on its own resources, and the test of adversity has been productive of good results in more directions than one.

The establishment of two large kerosene oil depôts, a feather- dressing factory, soap works, rattan works, match factories, coal bricquette works, and the extensions of the large sugar refineries, rope works, docks, besides other enterprises of less importance, all furnish a satisfactory illustration of the increasing public

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