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Blue Books 香港計冊 All AI Reviewed

The user wants me to proofread OCR output of historical records relating to Hong Kong. The text appears to be statistical tables showing junk traffic (entered and cleared) at various ports in Hong Kong for the year ending 31st December 1875.

I need to:

  1. Reconstruct sentences and paragraphs
  2. Fix OCR errors
  3. Reconstruct tables properly in Markdown
  4. Preserve original content and structure
  5. Output only Markdown

Let me analyze the text carefully.

First table: "XI-Gross Total Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Passengers of Junks ENTERED at each Port in the Colony of Hongkong, (exclusive of Local Trade), during the Year ending 31st December, 1875."

The OCR has many errors. Let me reconstruct the table structure.

Columns appear to be:

  • Port
  • CARGO: Vessels, Tons, Crews, Passengers
  • BALLAST: Vessels, Tons, Crews, Passengers
  • TOTAL: Vessels, Tons, Crews, Passengers

Ports: Aberdeen, Shau-ki Wan (OCR says "Shao-ki Wau"), Stanley, Victoria, Fan-ma Ti (maybe "Fan-ma Ti" or "Fan-ma T...")

The numbers are garbled. Let me try to parse row by row.

First row after headers: "481 25,290 6.047 192" - this seems to be Aberdeen CARGO? But 6.047 should be 6,047? And 192 passengers?

Then "Aberdeen, 346" - maybe 346 vessels in ballast?

"Shao-ki Wau, 722 31,219 7,453 13,888 4.285 238" - Shau-ki Wan cargo?

"96 627 856 39,178 10,332 288" - ballast?

"45.370 140 12,307 1,975 8.945 67" - ?

"26 Stanley,. 110 1,578 76,5-9 16,398 305 9.438 15,739 | 1,169.810 |215,942 | 134,812" - messy

"1,682 22 256 Viewria, 3,042 21,745 3,657 45" - Victoria?

"Fan-ma Ti.... 197 9,264 2,657 251,428 43,718 17,744 8 9:0 42,915" - Fan-ma Ti?

"Total,.... 17.269 1,247,880 | 234,074 | 135,276 6,190 4,340 363,039 | 62,970 17,940 11 19.681 1,117 1,421,288 | 259,660 | 152,556 23,459 | 1,610,919 297,044 | 153,216"

This is very messy. I need to reconstruct the table logically.

Similarly for table XII (CLEARED), XIII (Local Trade ENTERED), XIV (Local Trade CLEARED).

Given the complexity, I should reconstruct each table as best as possible, aligning columns logically.

Let me start with Table XI.

From the header: "XI-Gross Total Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Passengers of Junks ENTERED at each Port in the Colony of Hongkong, (exclusive of Local Trade), during the Year ending 31st December, 1875."

Columns: Port | CARGO (Vessels, Tons, Crews, Passengers) | BALLAST (Vessels, Tons, Crews, Passengers) | TOTAL (Vessels, Tons, Crews, Passengers)

Ports: Aberdeen, Shau-ki Wan, Stanley, Victoria, Fan-ma Ti (maybe "Fan-ma Ti" is "Fan Ma Ti" or "Fanmatie"? Could be "Fan Ma Ti" or "Fan-ma-ti". Might be "Fan Ma Ti" village.)

Let me try to parse the numbers by looking at totals.

At the end: "Total,.... 17.269 1,247,880 | 234,074 | 135,276 6,190 4,340 363,039 | 62,970 17,940 11 19.681 1,117 1,421,288 | 259,660 | 152,556 23,459 | 1,610,919 297,044 | 153,216"

This seems to be the total row. But it's garbled.

Maybe the total row should be:

Total: CARGO: 17,269 vessels, 1,247,880 tons, 234,074 crews, 135,276 passengers

BALLAST: 6,190 vessels, 4,340? no, 4,340 seems low for tons. Wait: "6,190 4,340 363,039 | 62,970 17,940" - maybe BALLAST: 6,190 vessels, 434,039 tons? But "4,340 363,039" could be 434,039? Or 4,340 and 363,039 separate?

Actually, looking at the pattern: "17.269 1,247,880 | 234,074 | 135,276" - that's 4 numbers: vessels, tons, crews, passengers for CARGO.

Then "6,190 4,340 363,039 | 62,970 17,940" - that's 5 numbers? Maybe 6,190 vessels, 434,039 tons? But "4,340 363,039" could be 434,039 if the comma is misplaced. Or 4,340 and 363,039 are two columns? But BALLAST should have 4 columns: Vessels, Tons, Crews, Passengers.

Then "11 19.681 1,117 1,421,288 | 259,660 | 152,556" - maybe TOTAL: 19,681 vessels? But "11 19.681" could be 19,681? And 1,117? That doesn't match.

Then "23,459 | 1,610,919 297,044 | 153,216" - another total?

This is confusing. Perhaps the OCR has merged multiple lines.

Let me look at the original structure. The text says:

"CARGO,

BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Tessals.

Tons. Crews.

Passen-

gers.

Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

Passen-

Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

Passen.

gers.

Krve.

481

25,290 6.047

192

Aberdeen,

346

Shao-ki Wau,

722

31,219

7,453

13,888

4.285

238

96

627

856

39,178 10,332

288

45.370

140

12,307

1,975

8.945

67

26

Stanley,.

110

1,578

76,5-9

16,398

305

9.438

15,739 | 1,169.810 |215,942 | 134,812

1,682

22

256

Viewria,

3,042

21,745

3,657

45

Fan-ma Ti....

197

9,264 2,657

251,428

43,718

17,744

8

9:0

42,915

Total,....

17.269 1,247,880 | 234,074 | 135,276

6,190

4,340

363,039 | 62,970 17,940

11

19.681 1,117

1,421,288 | 259,660 | 152,556

23,459 | 1,610,919 297,044 | 153,216"

The "Krve" might be "Crews" header? Actually headers: "Tessals." maybe "Vessels."? "Tons. Crews. Passen- gers." repeated for each section.

The layout might be:

Port | CARGO Vessels | CARGO Tons | CARGO Crews | CARGO Passengers | BALLAST Vessels | BALLAST Tons | BALLAST Crews | BALLAST Passengers | TOTAL Vessels | TOTAL Tons | TOTAL Crews | TOTAL Passengers

But the OCR reads line by line, not column by column.

Let me try to reconstruct row by row.

First data row: "481 25,290 6.047 192" - likely Aberdeen CARGO: 481 vessels, 25,290 tons, 6,047 crews, 192 passengers.

Then "Aberdeen, 346" - maybe Aberdeen BALLAST: 346 vessels? But then missing tons, crews, passengers.

Then "Shao-ki Wau, 722 31,219 7,453 13,888 4.285 238" - Shau-ki Wan CARGO: 722 vessels, 31,219 tons, 7,453 crews, 13,888 passengers? But 13,888 passengers seems high. Then "4.285 238" might be BALLAST: 4,285 tons? 238 vessels? Not sure.

Then "96 627 856 39,178 10,332 288" - maybe Shau-ki Wan BALLAST: 96 vessels, 627? 856? 39,178 tons, 10,332 crews, 288 passengers? But 627 and 856 are two numbers.

Then "45.370 140 12,307 1,975 8.945 67" - maybe Stanley CARGO: 45,370? No, 45.370 could be 45,370 tons? But vessels missing.

"26 Stanley,. 110 1,578 76,5-9 16,398 305 9.438 15,739 | 1,169.810 |215,942 | 134,812" - Stanley: 26? 110? 1,578? 76,5-9 (maybe 76,590?), 16,398, 305, 9,438, 15,739, 1,169,810, 215,942, 134,812 - too many numbers.

"1,682 22 256 Viewria, 3,042 21,745 3,657 45" - Victoria: 1,682? 22? 256? 3,042 vessels? 21,745 tons? 3,657 crews? 45 passengers?

"Fan-ma Ti.... 197 9,264 2,657 251,428 43,718 17,744 8 9:0 42,915" - Fan-ma Ti: 197 vessels, 9,264 tons, 2,657 crews, 251,428? too high.

This is too messy. Perhaps the OCR has completely jumbled the columns. I need to use the totals to infer.

Look at the final total lines: "Total,.... 17.269 1,247,880 | 234,074 | 135,276 6,190 4,340 363,039 | 62,970 17,940 11 19.681 1,117 1,421,288 | 259,660 | 152,556 23,459 | 1,610,919 297,044 | 153,216"

Maybe there are two total rows? Or the table has a summary.

Given the difficulty, I should reconstruct the tables as best as possible, noting that the OCR is poor. But the instruction says: "Correct unambiguous OCR spelling errors" and "Reconstruct tabular data". I must output Markdown tables.

Perhaps I can search for known historical data. But I don't have external access. I must work with given text.

Maybe the text is from "Hong Kong Blue Book" or similar. The tables are standard.

Let me try to parse Table XI by assuming each port has a row with 12 numbers (4 per section). But the OCR doesn't separate them.

Alternative approach: The OCR might have read the table row by row but with line breaks in wrong places. I can try to re-align by looking at the numbers that appear in the total.

Total CARGO: 17,269 vessels, 1,247,880 tons, 234,074 crews, 135,276 passengers.

Total BALLAST: 6,190 vessels, 434,039? tons? 62,970 crews? 17,940 passengers? But "4,340 363,039" could be 434,039 if the comma is after 4. Actually "4,340 363,039" might be two numbers: 4,340 and 363,039. But BALLAST should have 4 numbers. Maybe 6,190 vessels, 4,340? no.

Wait: "6,190 4,340 363,039 | 62,970 17,940" - that's five numbers. Could be: Vessels=6,190, Tons=434,039? But 4,340 and 363,039 separate. Or maybe the OCR split a number: 434,039 became "4,340 363,039"? Unlikely.

Let's look at Table XII (CLEARED) which might be clearer.

Table XII header: "XII-Gross Total Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Passengers of Junks CLEARED at each Port in the Colony of Hongkong, (exclusive of Local Trade), during the Year ending 31st December, 1875."

Data:

"CARGO.

BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Vessels

Tons. Crews.

L'assen-

gers.

Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

Passen- gers.

Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

Passen- gers.

Aberdeen,

114

5,125 1,210

125

713

33.109 9,027

109

827

38,234 10,243

234

jhao-ki Wio,

838

Stanley,

104

48,221 9,868

7,634

315

727

26,968 8,339

67

1,565

75,189 15,973

342

1,473

13

1.52

11,788

2,153

22

256

21,654 3,626

35

Victoria,

Ia-ma Th...

16,405 | 1,267,674 229,172 134,957

466 28,686 4,391

2,926

133,098

26,463

7,381

92

636

21,892

3,177

65

19,331 1,102

1,400,772 255,635 | 142.33%

50,578 7,568

157

Total,.

17,927 | 1,359,572 | 243,886|135,502

5,154

226,855

49,159

7,644

23,081 | 1,586,427 |293,045 | 143,146|"

This is also messy but maybe more structured.

Let me try to parse Table XII row by row.

Port: Aberdeen

CARGO: Vessels=114, Tons=5,125, Crews=1,210, Passengers=125? But "125" on next line.

BALLAST: Vessels=713, Tons=33,109, Crews=9,027, Passengers=109? "109" on next line.

TOTAL: Vessels=827, Tons=38,234, Crews=10,243, Passengers=234.

That seems plausible: 114+713=827, 5,125+33,109=38,234, 1,210+9,027=10,237? but total crews 10,243 (close, maybe rounding), passengers 125+109=234. Good.

Next: "jhao-ki Wio," -> Shau-ki Wan

"838" - maybe CARGO vessels? But then "Stanley," appears.

"Stanley,

104

48,221 9,868

7,634

315

727

26,968 8,339

67

1,565

75,189 15,973

342"

Let's parse Stanley:

CARGO: Vessels=104, Tons=48,221, Crews=9,868, Passengers=7,634? But 7,634 on next line.

BALLAST: Vessels=315, Tons=727? No, 727 is too small for tons. Maybe Vessels=315, Tons=26,968, Crews=8,339, Passengers=67.

TOTAL: Vessels=1,565? But 104+315=419, not 1,565. So maybe 1,565 is something else.

Wait, "1,565" might be TOTAL vessels for Shau-ki Wan? Let's see.

After Aberdeen, we have "jhao-ki Wio, 838" then "Stanley,". So maybe Shau-ki Wan row starts with 838 (CARGO vessels). Then Stanley row starts with 104.

But then numbers follow.

Let's list all numbers in order after Aberdeen:

838 (Shau-ki Wan CARGO vessels?)

Stanley,

104 (Stanley CARGO vessels?)

48,221 (Stanley CARGO tons?)

9,868 (Stanley CARGO crews?)

7,634 (Stanley CARGO passengers?)

315 (Stanley BALLAST vessels?)

727 (Stanley BALLAST tons? but 727 too small)

26,968 (Stanley BALLAST tons?)

8,339 (Stanley BALLAST crews?)

67 (Stanley BALLAST passengers?)

1,565 (Stanley TOTAL vessels? but 104+315=419)

75,189 (Stanley TOTAL tons? 48,221+26,968=75,189 yes!)

15,973 (Stanley TOTAL crews? 9,868+8,339=18,207 not 15,973)

342 (Stanley TOTAL passengers? 7,634+67=7,701 not 342)

So not matching.

Maybe the 7,634 is not passengers but something else. Or the columns are different.

Let's look at the total row at end: "Total,. 17,927 | 1,359,572 | 243,886|135,502 5,154 226,855 49,159 7,644 23,081 | 1,586,427 |293,045 | 143,146|"

This suggests:

Total CARGO: 17,927 vessels, 1,359,572 tons, 243,886 crews, 135,502 passengers.

Total BALLAST: 5,154 vessels, 226,855 tons, 49,159 crews, 7,644 passengers.

Total TOTAL: 23,081 vessels, 1,586,427 tons, 293,045 crews, 143,146 passengers.

Check: 17,927+5,154=23,081 good. 1,359,572+226,855=1,586,427 good. 243,886+49,159=293,045 good. 135,502+7,644=143,146 good.

So the total row is clear.

Now we need to distribute among ports: Aberdeen, Shau-ki Wan, Stanley, Victoria, Fan-ma Ti (maybe "Ia-ma Th..." is Fan-ma Ti?).

From Table XI, ports: Aberdeen, Shau-ki Wan, Stanley, Victoria, Fan-ma Ti.

In Table XII, we see Aberdeen, Shau-ki Wan (jhao-ki Wio), Stanley, Victoria, and "Ia-ma Th..." likely Fan-ma Ti.

Let's parse each port using the total as check.

Start with Aberdeen (from Table XII):

CARGO: 114 vessels, 5,125 tons, 1,210 crews, 125 passengers.

BALLAST: 713 vessels, 33,109 tons, 9,027 crews, 109 passengers.

TOTAL: 827 vessels, 38,234 tons, 10,243 crews, 234 passengers.

Now Shau-ki Wan: The text says "jhao-ki Wio, 838". Then next line "Stanley,". So maybe Shau-ki Wan CARGO vessels = 838? But then we need more numbers.

After "838" we have "Stanley," then "104". So maybe Shau-ki Wan has only one number? Unlikely.

Perhaps the OCR missed lines. Let's look at the raw text again:

"jhao-ki Wio,

838

Stanley,

104

48,221 9,868

7,634

315

727

26,968 8,339

67

1,565

75,189 15,973

342

1,473

13

1.52

11,788

2,153

22

256

21,654 3,626

35

Victoria,

Ia-ma Th...

16,405 | 1,267,674 229,172 134,957

466 28,686 4,391

2,926

133,098

26,463

7,381

92

636

21,892

3,177

65

19,331 1,102

1,400,772 255,635 | 142.33%

50,578 7,568

157"

This is a stream of numbers. We need to assign 12 numbers per port (4 per section). There are 5 ports, so 60 numbers plus totals.

But the numbers are not separated per port clearly.

Maybe the table in original has columns and OCR read it column by column? No, OCR usually reads left to right, top to bottom.

Given the difficulty, I might need to reconstruct the tables approximately, but the instruction says "Preserve original content — do not add or remove substantive words. Do not rephrase, rewrite, or change the author's style, tone, or word choice. Only correct what is clearly wrong."

But for tables, I must reconstruct them. Perhaps I can present the tables as they appear in the OCR but with corrected spelling and alignment, using Markdown tables with the data as parsed.

Given the time, I'll do my best to parse each table into a Markdown table with corrected headers and plausible numbers, noting uncertainties.

But the user expects a proofread text. I should output the entire text with corrected tables.

Let me attempt to parse Table XI similarly using the total row.

Table XI total row: "Total,.... 17.269 1,247,880 | 234,074 | 135,276 6,190 4,340 363,039 | 62,970 17,940 11 19.681 1,117 1,421,288 | 259,660 | 152,556 23,459 | 1,610,919 297,044 | 153,216"

This seems to have multiple total lines. Maybe there are two totals: one for "ENTERED" and one for something else? But the table is for ENTERED.

Wait, the text says "XI-Gross Total Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Passengers of Junks ENTERED at each Port..." then later "XII-Gross Total Number... CLEARED". So XI is ENTERED.

The total row for XI might be:

CARGO: 17,269 vessels, 1,247,880 tons, 234,074 crews, 135,276 passengers.

BALLAST: 6,190 vessels, 434,039? tons, 62,970 crews, 17,940 passengers.

TOTAL: 23,459 vessels, 1,610,919 tons, 297,044 crews, 153,216 passengers.

Check: 17,269+6,190=23,459 good. 1,247,880+434,039=1,681,919 not 1,610,919. So maybe BALLAST tons is 363,039? 1,247,880+363,039=1,610,919 yes! So BALLAST tons = 363,039. Then what is "4,340"? Maybe "4,340" is a misread of "363,039"? No.

The string: "6,190 4,340 363,039 | 62,970 17,940" - perhaps it's 6,190 vessels, 4,340? no. Could be 6,190 vessels, 434,039 tons? But 4,340 and 363,039 are separate. Maybe the OCR split "363,039" into "4,340 363,039"? That doesn't make sense.

Alternatively, the BALLAST columns might be: Vessels, Tons, Crews, Passengers. So 6,190 vessels, 4,340 tons? too small. 363,039 tons? then 62,970 crews, 17,940 passengers. But that's 5 numbers.

Maybe the "4,340" is actually "434,039" with a missing digit? "4,340" vs "434,039". If we assume BALLAST tons = 363,039 (from the addition), then the "4,340" might be a stray number.

Look at the next part: "11 19.681 1,117 1,421,288 | 259,660 | 152,556" - this might be another total for something else? Or maybe it's the total for "Local Trade"? But Table XIII is local trade entered.

Table XIII: "XIII.—Return of Junks (Local Trade) ENTERED at the Port of Victoria from the Out-stations of the Island and the Villages of British Kowloon during the Year ending 31st December, 1975." (Note: 1975 is likely a typo for 1875).

Its total: "Total,.... 3,508 116,189 39,802 11,983 1,040 14,060 4,239 7,006 4,548 130,255 44,041 18,959"

That seems consistent: CARGO: 3,508 vessels, 116,189 tons, 39,802 crews, 11,983 passengers. BALLAST: 1,040 vessels, 14,060 tons, 4,239 crews, 7,006 passengers? Wait 7,006 passengers for ballast? Then TOTAL: 4,548 vessels, 130,255 tons, 44,041 crews, 18,959 passengers. Check: 3,508+1,040=4,548; 116,189+14,060=130,249 (close to 130,255); 39,802+4,239=44,041; 11,983+7,006=18,989 (close to 18,959). Good.

Table XIV: Local Trade CLEARED: "Total,.... 1,996 45,916 2,541 19,645 | 12,188 80,137 24,180 6.860 4537 126,053 43,625 19.04%"

Parsing: CARGO: 1,996 vessels, 45,916 tons, 2,541? crews? 19,645 passengers? But 2,541 crews seems low. BALLAST: 12,188? vessels? 80,137 tons, 24,180 crews, 6,860 passengers. TOTAL: 4,537 vessels, 126,053 tons, 43,625 crews, 19,048 passengers? But 1,996+12,188=14,184 not 4,537. So maybe the numbers are misaligned.

Actually, Table XIV header: "CARGO. BALLAST. TOTAL. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Passen- Vessels. Tons. Crews. Passen- Vessels. Tons. Crews. Passen- gers. gers."

Row: "Victoria, 1,996 45,916 | 19,645 12,188 2,541 80,137 24,180 6,800 4,537 126,053 43,925 19,01%"

Then total row: "Total,.... 1,996 45,916 2,541 19,645 | 12,188 80,137 24,180 6.860 4537 126,053 43,625 19.04%"

It seems for Table XIV, the CARGO columns might be Vessels, Tons, Passengers, Crews? Not sure.

Given the complexity, I think the best approach is to present the text with corrected OCR errors (spelling, punctuation) and for tables, reconstruct them as Markdown tables with the data as it appears in the OCR, but aligned to the best of my ability, using the totals to verify.

However, the instruction says: "If data is clearly in table format, reconstruct the table using Markdown table syntax." So I must produce Markdown tables.

I will create four tables: Table XI, XII, XIII, XIV.

For each, I'll define columns: Port, Cargo Vessels, Cargo Tons, Cargo Crews, Cargo Passengers, Ballast Vessels, Ballast Tons, Ballast Crews, Ballast Passengers, Total Vessels, Total Tons, Total Crews, Total Passengers.

Then fill in from parsed data.

Let's parse Table XI systematically.

From the OCR text for Table XI:

"XI-Gross Totul Number, Tonunge, Crows, and Pusseugers of Junks ExterED at euch, Port in the Colony of Hongkong, (exclusive of Local Trude), during the Year ending 31st December, 1875,

CARGO,

BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Tessals.

Tons. Crews.

Passen-

gers.

Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

Passen-

Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

Passen.

gers.

Krve.

481

25,290 6.047

192

Aberdeen,

346

Shao-ki Wau,

722

31,219

7,453

13,888

4.285

238

96

627

856

39,178 10,332

288

45.370

140

12,307

1,975

8.945

67

26

Stanley,.

110

1,578

76,5-9

16,398

305

9.438

15,739 | 1,169.810 |215,942 | 134,812

1,682

22

256

Viewria,

3,042

21,745

3,657

45

Fan-ma Ti....

197

9,264 2,657

251,428

43,718

17,744

8

9:0

42,915

Total,....

17.269 1,247,880 | 234,074 | 135,276

6,190

4,340

363,039 | 62,970 17,940

11

19.681 1,117

1,421,288 | 259,660 | 152,556

23,459 | 1,610,919 297,044 | 153,216"

I notice "Krve" might be "Crews" header. "Tessals" -> "Vessels". "Tonunge" -> "Tonnage". "Crows" -> "Crews". "Pusseugers" -> "Passengers". "ExterED" -> "ENTERED". "euch" -> "each". "Totul" -> "Total". "Trude" -> "Trade".

The headers are repeated: CARGO, BALLAST, TOTAL. Then subheaders: Vessels, Tons, Crews, Passengers for each.

The data lines are interleaved.

Let me try to read it as a sequence of numbers per port.

Port Aberdeen:

First numbers: 481, 25,290, 6,047, 192 -> likely CARGO: 481 vessels, 25,290 tons, 6,047 crews, 192 passengers.

Then "Aberdeen, 346" -> maybe BALLAST vessels = 346? But then we need tons, crews, passengers for ballast.

Then "Shao-ki Wau, 722" -> next port.

But after "346" we have "Shao-ki Wau, 722 31,219 7,453 13,888 4.285 238". That's 6 numbers. Could be Shau-ki Wan CARGO: 722, 31,219, 7,453, 13,888? Then BALLAST: 4,285, 238? But 4,285 what? Tons? Vessels?

Then "96 627 856 39,178 10,332 288" - 6 numbers.

Then "45.370 140 12,307 1,975 8.945 67" - 6 numbers.

Then "26 Stanley,. 110 1,578 76,5-9 16,398 305 9.438 15,739 | 1,169.810 |215,942 | 134,812" - many numbers.

Then "1,682 22 256 Viewria, 3,042 21,745 3,657 45" -

Then "Fan-ma Ti.... 197 9,264 2,657 251,428 43,718 17,744 8 9:0 42,915"

Then totals.

This is too ambiguous. Perhaps the original table had multiple lines per port? Or the OCR read columns vertically.

Given the time constraints, I will produce a proofread version of the text with corrected spelling and formatting, and for tables, I will create Markdown tables with the data as they appear in the total rows, and for individual ports, I will include the numbers as they appear in the text, but aligned in a table with notes that data is from OCR.

But the instruction says "Preserve original content — do not add or remove substantive words." So I should not add notes. I must reconstruct the tables as they were.

Maybe I can assume the OCR captured the table rows in order, but with line breaks. Let's count the numbers for each port in Table XI.

There are 5 ports. Each port has 12 numbers (4 per section). Total 60 numbers. Plus totals.

Let's list all numbers in order as they appear in the OCR text for Table XI (excluding headers and port names):

  1. 481
  2. 25,290
  3. 6.047 (6,047)
  4. 192
  5. 346
  6. 722
  7. 31,219
  8. 7,453
  9. 13,888
  10. 4.285 (4,285)
  11. 238
  12. 96
  13. 627
  14. 856
  15. 39,178
  16. 10,332
  17. 288
  18. 45.370 (45,370)
  19. 140
  20. 12,307
  21. 1,975
  22. 8.945 (8,945)
  23. 67
  24. 26
  25. 110
  26. 1,578
  27. 76,5-9 (76,590? or 76,5-9)
  28. 16,398
  29. 305
  30. 9.438 (9,438)
  31. 15,739
  32. 1,169.810 (1,169,810)
  33. 215,942
  34. 134,812
  35. 1,682
  36. 22
  37. 256
  38. 3,042
  39. 21,745
  40. 3,657
  41. 45
  42. 197
  43. 9,264
  44. 2,657
  45. 251,428
  46. 43,718
  47. 17,744
  48. 8
  49. 9:0 (90? or 9:0)
  50. 42,915

That's 50 numbers. But we need 60 for 5 ports. The totals have more numbers.

The totals:

17.269 (17,269)

1,247,880

234,074

135,276

6,190

4,340

363,039

62,970

17,940

11

19.681 (19,681)

1,117

1,421,288

259,660

152,556

23,459

1,610,919

297,044

153,216

That's 19 numbers.

Total numbers = 69. Not matching.

Perhaps the table includes both "ENTERED" and "CLEARED" in Table XI? No, Table XII is CLEARED.

Maybe the OCR for Table XI includes the header for Table XII? No.

Given the difficulty, I will output the text with corrected spelling and punctuation, and for tables, I will present them as Markdown tables with the data as best reconstructed, using the total rows to define the summary, and for individual ports, I will list the numbers in the order they appear, but that might not be accurate.

Alternatively, I can output the tables as they are in the OCR but with corrected headers and fixed numbers (like 6.047 -> 6,047). But the alignment will be off.

The user might expect a clean reconstruction. Since this is a proofreading task, I should fix the obvious OCR errors and present the tables in a readable Markdown format, even if the data is not perfectly aligned.

I'll do the following:

  • Correct the title: "XI.—Gross Total Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Passengers of Junks ENTERED at each Port in the Colony of Hongkong, (exclusive of Local Trade), during the Year ending 31st December, 1875."
  • Create a Markdown table with columns: Port, Cargo Vessels, Cargo Tons, Cargo Crews, Cargo Passengers, Ballast Vessels, Ballast Tons, Ballast Crews, Ballast Passengers, Total Vessels, Total Tons, Total Crews, Total Passengers.
  • Fill in the rows for Aberdeen, Shau-ki Wan, Stanley, Victoria, Fan-ma Ti using the numbers that seem to belong to each, based on the text order and the totals.

Let's attempt to assign numbers to ports by using the port names as delimiters.

The text: "481 25,290 6.047 192 Aberdeen, 346 Shao-ki Wau, 722 31,219 7,453 13,888 4.285 238 96 627 856 39,178 10,332 288 45.370 140 12,307 1,975 8.945 67 26 Stanley,. 110 1,578 76,5-9 16,398 305 9.438 15,739 | 1,169.810 |215,942 | 134,812 1,682 22 256 Viewria, 3,042 21,745 3,657 45 Fan-ma Ti.... 197 9,264 2,657 251,428 43,718 17,744 8 9:0 42,915"

Port names appear: Aberdeen, Shao-ki Wau, Stanley, Viewria (Victoria), Fan-ma Ti.

So the numbers before "Aberdeen" belong to? Actually "481 25,290 6.047 192" then "Aberdeen, 346". So maybe the first four numbers are for a port? But the first port is Aberdeen. So perhaps the first four numbers are Aberdeen's CARGO, then "346" is Aberdeen's BALLAST vessels? Then "Shao-ki Wau" starts next port.

But then after "346" we have "Shao-ki Wau, 722 31,219 7,453 13,888 4.285 238". That's 6 numbers for Shau-ki Wan.

Then "96 627 856 39,178 10,332 288" - 6 numbers, maybe for Shau-ki Wan ballast and total? Or for next port? But next port is Stanley.

Then "45.370 140 12,307 1,975 8.945 67" - 6 numbers.

Then "26 Stanley,. 110 1,578 76,5-9 16,398 305 9.438 15,739 | 1,169.810 |215,942 | 134,812" - "26" might be Stanley's CARGO vessels? Then 110, 1,578, 76,5-9, 16,398, 305, 9,438, 15,739, 1,169,810, 215,942, 134,812 - many numbers.

Then "1,682 22 256 Viewria, 3,042 21,745 3,657 45" - Viewria (Victoria) numbers.

Then "Fan-ma Ti.... 197 9,264 2,657 251,428 43,718 17,744 8 9:0 42,915"

This suggests each port has a variable number of numbers. Not consistent.

Perhaps the table in the original has multiple lines per port (e.g., separate lines for CARGO, BALLAST, TOTAL). The OCR read them sequentially.

For Aberdeen:

Line 1: CARGO: 481 25,290 6,047 192

Line 2: BALLAST: 346 ... but only one number.

Then Shau-ki Wan:

CARGO: 722 31,219 7,453 13,888

BALLAST: 4,285 238 ... only two numbers.

Then maybe another line: 96 627 856 39,178 10,332 288 (could be TOTAL for Shau-ki Wan? 96 vessels? no)

This is too speculative.

Given the instructions, I think the best is to output the text with corrected OCR errors (spelling, punctuation) and for the tables, present them as they appear in the OCR but in a Markdown table format with the raw data rows as they are, but that would not be a proper reconstruction.

The instruction: "Reconstruct tabular data" implies I should make proper tables.

I will create tables for XI, XII, XIII, XIV with the data from the total rows and the port rows as parsed from the clearer Table XII and XIII, XIV. For Table XI, I'll use the total row and note the ports.

But the user provided the OCR text for all four tables. I must proofread the entire text.

Let me read the entire input as a document. It has four tables: XI, XII, XIII, XIV. Each with a title, column headers, data rows, total row, and signature.

I will proofread each table separately.

For each table, I will:

  • Correct the title spelling.
  • Correct column headers.
  • Reconstruct the table in Markdown with the data as it appears in the OCR, but aligned to columns based on the header structure.

Since the OCR text for each table includes the column headers in a broken way, I can define the columns from the headers.

For Table XI, the headers indicate: CARGO (Vessels, Tons, Crews, Passengers), BALLAST (Vessels, Tons, Crews, Passengers), TOTAL (Vessels, Tons, Crews, Passengers).

So 12 data columns plus Port.

I will create a Markdown table with 13 columns.

Then I will fill each row by taking the numbers in the order they appear after each port name, grouping them into 12 numbers per port. But the numbers are not grouped per port clearly.

Maybe the original table had the ports as rows, and the OCR read the entire table row by row, but the line breaks are lost. The text shows port names interspersed.

Let's assume the data is presented as:

Port, Cargo Vessels, Cargo Tons, Cargo Crews, Cargo Passengers, Ballast Vessels, Ballast Tons, Ballast Crews, Ballast Passengers, Total Vessels, Total Tons, Total Crews, Total Passengers.

And the OCR output lists them in that order for each port, but with line breaks.

From the text: "481 25,290 6.047 192 Aberdeen, 346 Shao-ki Wau, 722 31,219 7,453 13,888 4.285 238 96 627 856 39,178 10,332 288 45.370 140 12,307 1,975 8.945 67 26 Stanley,. 110 1,578 76,5-9 16,398 305 9.438 15,739 | 1,169.810 |215,942 | 134,812 1,682 22 256 Viewria, 3,042 21,745 3,657 45 Fan-ma Ti.... 197 9,264 2,657 251,428 43,718 17,744 8 9:0 42,915"

If we remove port names, the numbers are in sequence. There are 5 ports. 5*12=60 numbers. We have 50 numbers before totals. Not enough.

Maybe the "Total" row for each port is not given, only the grand total. The table might only show CARGO and BALLAST, and TOTAL is only at the bottom. But the header shows TOTAL columns.

In Table XII, the data for each port includes CARGO, BALLAST, TOTAL (as we saw for Aberdeen). So likely each port has 12 numbers.

In Table XII, the OCR for Aberdeen gave 12 numbers (4 per section). For Stanley, it gave many numbers but we can parse 12.

Let's parse Table XII properly, as it might be clearer.

Table XII OCR text:

"XII-Gross Total Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Passengers of Junks CLEARED at each Port in the Colony of Hongkong, (exclusive of Local Trade'), during the Year ending 31st December, 1875.

CARGO.

BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Vessels

Tons. Crews.

L'assen-

gers.

Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

Passen- gers.

Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

Passen- gers.

Aberdeen,

114

5,125 1,210

125

713

33.109 9,027

109

827

38,234 10,243

234

jhao-ki Wio,

838

Stanley,

104

48,221 9,868

7,634

315

727

26,968 8,339

67

1,565

75,189 15,973

342

1,473

13

1.52

11,788

2,153

22

256

21,654 3,626

35

Victoria,

Ia-ma Th...

16,405 | 1,267,674 229,172 134,957

466 28,686 4,391

2,926

133,098

26,463

7,381

92

636

21,892

3,177

65

19,331 1,102

1,400,772 255,635 | 142.33%

50,578 7,568

157

Total,.

17,927 | 1,359,572 | 243,886|135,502

5,154

226,855

49,159

7,644

23,081 | 1,586,427 |293,045 | 143,146|"

Let's parse sequentially with port names as delimiters.

Ports: Aberdeen, jhao-ki Wio (Shau-ki Wan), Stanley, Victoria, Ia-ma Th... (Fan-ma Ti).

For Aberdeen: after "Aberdeen," we have numbers: 114, 5,125, 1,210, 125, 713, 33.109, 9,027, 109, 827, 38,234, 10,243, 234. That's 12 numbers. Perfect.

So Aberdeen:

Cargo: 114, 5,125, 1,210, 125

Ballast: 713, 33,109, 9,027, 109

Total: 827, 38,234, 10,243, 234

Next port: "jhao-ki Wio," then "838". Then next port "Stanley,". So Shau-ki Wan has only one number before next port? That can't be. Unless the numbers for Shau-ki Wan follow after Stanley? But the text says "jhao-ki Wio, 838 Stanley,". So maybe "838" is the first number for Shau-ki Wan, and then the next numbers belong to Shau-ki Wan until the next port name? But the next port name is "Stanley," which appears immediately after "838". So perhaps Shau-ki Wan has only one number? Unlikely.

Maybe the OCR missed a line break. The original might have:

Shau-ki Wan

838 ... (12 numbers)

Stanley

104 ... (12 numbers)

But in the OCR, the numbers for Shau-ki Wan are not present; only "838" appears. Then "Stanley," appears. Then numbers for Stanley follow.

Let's look at the numbers after "Stanley,": 104, 48,221, 9,868, 7,634, 315, 727, 26,968, 8,339, 67, 1,565, 75,189, 15,973, 342. That's 13 numbers. But we need 12. Maybe the first 12 are for Stanley, and the 13th (342) is the start of next port? But next is "1,473" then "13" etc.

After Stanley numbers, we have "1,473 13 1.52 11,788 2,153 22 256 21,654 3,626 35 Victoria,". That's 10 numbers before Victoria.

Then Victoria: "Ia-ma Th... 16,405 | 1,267,674 229,172 134,957 466 28,686 4,391 2,926 133,098 26,463 7,381 92 636 21,892 3,177 65 19,331 1,102 1,400,772 255,635 | 142.33% 50,578 7,568 157"

Many numbers.

Then Total row.

This suggests that the OCR for Table XII is also jumbled, but Aberdeen is clear.

Given the difficulty, I will reconstruct the tables using the total rows and the clear port rows (like Aberdeen in both tables), and for other ports, I will include the data as it appears in the OCR but in a table format, perhaps with merged cells or notes? But the instruction says no commentary.

Maybe the expected output is to clean up the text and present the tables in Markdown with the data as it is, but with corrected numbers (e.g., 6.047 -> 6,047) and proper column alignment based on the header.

I think I will produce a Markdown document with the four tables, each with corrected headers and the data rows as they can be parsed, using the port names as row headers and the numbers in the order they appear, but since the numbers don't align, I might have to leave some cells empty or combine.

Given the time, I'll do the following:

  • For each table, write the corrected title.
  • Create a Markdown table with columns: Port, Cargo Vessels, Cargo Tons, Cargo Crews, Cargo Passengers, Ballast Vessels, Ballast Tons, Ballast Crews, Ballast Passengers, Total Vessels, Total Tons, Total Crews, Total Passengers.
  • For each port mentioned, fill in the numbers that appear near that port name in the OCR, in the order of the columns, but only as many as available. This will be imperfect but shows effort.

But the instruction: "Preserve original content — do not add or remove substantive words." So I must not invent data. I should only correct OCR errors.

Perhaps the best is to output the text as a corrected text, with the tables represented as they are in the OCR but with fixed spelling and punctuation, and using Markdown table syntax for the table structure, even if the data rows are not perfectly aligned. But the table syntax requires alignment.

I can use a Markdown table with the header row and then each data row as a row in the table, using the port name and the subsequent numbers as cells, but the number of cells per row may vary.

Given the complexity, I will assume that the OCR text for each table is essentially a linearized version of the table, and I can reconstruct by simulating the original layout.

Let me try to reconstruct Table XI by assuming the following structure based on the total row:

Total CARGO: 17,269 vessels, 1,247,880 tons, 234,074 crews, 135,276 passengers.

Total BALLAST: 6,190 vessels, 363,039 tons, 62,970 crews, 17,940 passengers.

Total TOTAL: 23,459 vessels, 1,610,919 tons, 297,044 crews, 153,216 passengers.

Now, the ports: Aberdeen, Shau-ki Wan, Stanley, Victoria, Fan-ma Ti.

From Table XII (CLEARED), we have data for these ports for cleared. For entered (Table XI), we might have similar magnitudes.

But I cannot assume.

Given the instructions, I will output the proofread text with corrected OCR errors, and for tables, I will present them in Markdown with the data as it appears in the OCR, but with corrected numbers (commas, decimals) and proper column headers. I'll do my best to align.

Let's start writing the output.

First, correct the title for Table XI:

"XI.—Gross Total Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Passengers of Junks ENTERED at each Port in the Colony of Hongkong, (exclusive of Local Trade), during the Year ending 31st December, 1875."

Then the table.

I'll create a Markdown table with the columns as per header.

I'll parse the data rows by splitting at port names.

For Table XI, the ports appear in order: Aberdeen, Shau-ki Wan, Stanley, Victoria, Fan-ma Ti.

I'll assign the numbers between port names to the preceding port.

Text segment: "481 25,290 6.047 192 Aberdeen, 346 Shao-ki Wau, 722 31,219 7,453 13,888 4.285 238 96 627 856 39,178 10,332 288 45.370 140 12,307 1,975 8.945 67 26 Stanley,. 110 1,578 76,5-9 16,398 305 9.438 15,739 | 1,169.810 |215,942 | 134,812 1,682 22 256 Viewria, 3,042 21,745 3,657 45 Fan-ma Ti.... 197 9,264 2,657 251,428 43,718 17,744 8 9:0 42,915"

Let's split by port names (case-insensitive): Aberdeen, Shao-ki Wau, Stanley, Viewria, Fan-ma Ti.

But "Viewria" is Victoria. "Shao-ki Wau" is Shau-ki Wan.

The numbers before first port name "Aberdeen": "481 25,290 6.047 192" -> 4 numbers. Could be Cargo for Aberdeen? But then "Aberdeen, 346" suggests 346 is next number for Aberdeen.

Maybe the port name is at the start of the row. So the row for Aberdeen starts with "Aberdeen," then numbers. But here numbers appear before "Aberdeen,". That suggests the first row might be for a different port? But the first port is Aberdeen.

Perhaps the very first numbers "481 25,290 6.047 192" are the column headers? No, headers are given.

Maybe the OCR read the table column by column? Unlikely.

Another idea: The table might have a row for "Cargo" totals before the ports? No.

Given the time, I will produce a cleaned-up version of the text with the tables represented as Markdown tables using the data from the total rows and the clear port rows from Table XII, and for Table XI, I'll use the numbers as they appear in the total row for the total, and for ports, I'll list the numbers in the order they appear after the port name, but only for the ports that have clear data.

But the user provided the OCR for all tables, so they expect all to be proofread.

I'll write a script in my mind to parse, but manually.

Let's do Table XII first since Aberdeen is clear.

Table XII: CLEARED.

Ports: Aberdeen, Shau-ki Wan, Stanley, Victoria, Fan-ma Ti.

From OCR:

Aberdeen: 114, 5,125, 1,210, 125, 713, 33,109, 9,027, 109, 827, 38,234, 10,243, 234.

Shau-ki Wan: only "838" before Stanley. But maybe the numbers for Shau-ki Wan are the ones after Stanley? No.

Look at the numbers after Stanley: "1,473 13 1.52 11,788 2,153 22 256 21,654 3,626 35" then Victoria.

Maybe those belong to Shau-ki Wan? But there are 10 numbers.

Then Victoria: "Ia-ma Th... 16,405 | 1,267,674 229,172 134,957 466 28,686 4,391 2,926 133,098 26,463 7,381 92 636 21,892 3,177 65 19,331 1,102 1,400,772 255,635 | 142.33% 50,578 7,568 157"

This is messy.

Given the difficulty, I will output the tables as they are in the OCR but with corrected spelling and formatting, using Markdown code blocks? But the instruction says "Do not wrap your response in code fences." and "Use Markdown table syntax".

I will create Markdown tables with the header row and then one row per port, filling in the numbers that are clearly associated.

For Table XI, I'll use the total row to create a total row, and for ports, I'll put the numbers that appear in the text in a single row per port, but since there are 12 columns, I'll distribute the numbers sequentially for each port from the global number list.

But that would be inventing.

Given the constraints, I think the best is to present the text as a corrected document, with the tables in Markdown, but with a note that the table data is as per OCR? But "Do not add any commentary, notes, or explanations."

I must output only the proofread text in Markdown.

I will do the following: For each table, I will write the title, then a Markdown table with the columns as per the header. Then I will include the data rows exactly as they appear in the OCR, but with each port as a row and the numbers as they appear in the text after the port name, separated by commas in the cells? No, each cell should be a single value.

I can make each port a row, and for the 12 data columns, I will put the numbers that are in the text for that port in order, but if there are fewer than 12, leave empty. But the OCR doesn't separate per port clearly.

Given the time, I will assume that the OCR text for each table is essentially the table in CSV-like format but with line breaks. I will manually reconstruct Table XI and XII based on the clear parts, and for XIII and XIV, they are clearer.

Table XIII (Local Trade ENTERED) is clear: only one port: Victoria. Data given in total row. The table shows:

CARGO: Vessels 3,508, Tons 116,189, Crews 39,802, Passengers 11,983

BALLAST: Vessels 1,040, Tons 14,066, Crews 4,239, Passengers 7,000 (or 7,006)

TOTAL: Vessels 4,548, Tons 130,255, Crews 44,041, Passengers 18,959 (or 18,969)

The text: "Victoria, 3,508 '116,189 39,802 11,983 1,040 14,066 4,239 7,000 4,548 130,255 | 44,041 18,969" and total row similar.

Table XIV (Local Trade CLEARED): only Victoria.

CARGO: Vessels 1,996, Tons 45,916, Crews 19,645, Passengers 12,188? But the text: "Victoria, 1,996 45,916 | 19,645 12,188 2,541 80,137 24,180 6,800 4,537 126,053 43,925 19,01%"

Total row: "1,996 45,916 2,541 19,645 | 12,188 80,137 24,180 6.860 4537 126,053 43,625 19.04%"

Seems columns might be: Cargo Vessels, Cargo Tons, Cargo Passengers, Cargo Crews? Not sure.

But the header: "CARGO. BALLAST. TOTAL. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Passen- Vessels. Tons. Crews. Passen- Vessels. Tons. Crews. Passen- gers. gers."

So standard: Cargo Vessels, Cargo Tons, Cargo Crews, Cargo Passengers, Ballast Vessels, Ballast Tons, Ballast Crews, Ballast Passengers, Total Vessels, Total Tons, Total Crews, Total Passengers.

For Table XIV, the row: "Victoria, 1,996 45,916 | 19,645 12,188 2,541 80,137 24,180 6,800 4,537 126,053 43,925 19,01%"

That's 11 numbers? 1,996; 45,916; 19,645; 12,188; 2,541; 80,137; 24,180; 6,800; 4,537; 126,053; 43,925; 19,01% (12 numbers if 19,01% is 19,018). But there is a pipe after 45,916? "45,916 | 19,645" maybe separator.

Let's list: 1,996 (Cargo Vessels), 45,916 (Cargo Tons), 19,645 (Cargo Crews), 12,188 (Cargo Passengers), 2,541 (Ballast Vessels), 80,137 (Ballast Tons), 24,180 (Ballast Crews), 6,800 (Ballast Passengers), 4,537 (Total Vessels), 126,053 (Total Tons), 43,925 (Total Crews), 19,018 (Total Passengers). That works! 12 numbers.

Check sums: Cargo Vessels 1,996 + Ballast Vessels 2,541 = 4,537 Total Vessels. Good.

Cargo Tons 45,916 + Ballast Tons 80,137 = 126,053 Total Tons. Good.

Cargo Crews 19,645 + Ballast Crews 24,180 = 43,825? But Total Crews 43,925. Off by 100. Close.

Cargo Passengers 12,188 + Ballast Passengers 6,800 = 18,988. Total Passengers 19,018. Off by 30. Acceptable.

So Table XIV is clear.

Table XIII: "Victoria, 3,508 '116,189 39,802 11,983 1,040 14,066 4,239 7,000 4,548 130,255 | 44,041 18,969"

Numbers: 3,508; 116,189; 39,802; 11,983; 1,040; 14,066; 4,239; 7,000; 4,548; 130,255; 44,041; 18,969. 12 numbers.

Sums: 3,508+1,040=4,548; 116,189+14,066=130,255; 39,802+4,239=44,041; 11,983+7,000=18,983 vs 18,969 (off by 14). Good.

So Tables XIII and XIV are clear.

Now Table XI and XII are the main ones with multiple ports.

For Table XII, we have Aberdeen clear. For the other ports, we can try to parse from the numbers.

Let's list all numbers in Table XII after Aberdeen, in order, with port names.

Text after Aberdeen: "jhao-ki Wio, 838 Stanley, 104 48,221 9,868 7,634 315 727 26,968 8,339 67 1,565 75,189 15,973 342 1,473 13 1.52 11,788 2,153 22 256 21,654 3,626 35 Victoria, Ia-ma Th... 16,405 | 1,267,674 229,172 134,957 466 28,686 4,391 2,926 133,098 26,463 7,381 92 636 21,892 3,177 65 19,331 1,102 1,400,772 255,635 | 142.33% 50,578 7,568 157 Total,. 17,927 | 1,359,572 | 243,886|135,502 5,154 226,855 49,159 7,644 23,081 | 1,586,427 |293,045 | 143,146|"

Port names: jhao-ki Wio (Shau-ki Wan), Stanley, Victoria, Ia-ma Th... (Fan-ma Ti), Total.

We have 4 ports + total. Each port 12 numbers = 48 numbers. Plus total 12 = 60 numbers.

Let's count numbers in the text (excluding port names and punctuation).

I'll write a quick mental parser.

After "jhao-ki Wio,": "838" -> 1 number.

Then "Stanley,": then numbers: 104, 48,221, 9,868, 7,634, 315, 727, 26,968, 8,339, 67, 1,565, 75,189, 15,973, 342 -> 13 numbers.

Then "1,473, 13, 1.52, 11,788, 2,153, 22, 256, 21,654, 3,626, 35" -> 10 numbers.

Then "Victoria, Ia-ma Th...": then numbers: 16,405, 1,267,674, 229,172, 134,957, 466, 28,686, 4,391, 2,926, 133,098, 26,463, 7,381, 92, 636, 21,892, 3,177, 65, 19,331, 1,102, 1,400,772, 255,635, 142.33%, 50,578, 7,568, 157 -> many.

Then Total: 17,927, 1,359,572, 243,886, 135,502, 5,154, 226,855, 49,159, 7,644, 23,081, 1,586,427,

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The user wants me to proofread OCR output of historical records relating to Hong Kong. The text appears to be statistical tables showing junk traffic (entered and cleared) at various ports in Hong Kong for the year ending 31st December 1875. I need to: Reconstruct sentences and paragraphs Fix OCR errors Reconstruct tables properly in Markdown Preserve original content and structure Output only Markdown Let me analyze the text carefully. First table: "XI-Gross Total Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Passengers of Junks ENTERED at each Port in the Colony of Hongkong, (exclusive of Local Trade), during the Year ending 31st December, 1875." The OCR has many errors. Let me reconstruct the table structure. Columns appear to be: Port CARGO: Vessels, Tons, Crews, Passengers BALLAST: Vessels, Tons, Crews, Passengers TOTAL: Vessels, Tons, Crews, Passengers Ports: Aberdeen, Shau-ki Wan (OCR says "Shao-ki Wau"), Stanley, Victoria, Fan-ma Ti (maybe "Fan-ma Ti" or "Fan-ma T...") The numbers are garbled. Let me try to parse row by row. First row after headers: "481 25,290 6.047 192" - this seems to be Aberdeen CARGO? But 6.047 should be 6,047? And 192 passengers? Then "Aberdeen, 346" - maybe 346 vessels in ballast? "Shao-ki Wau, 722 31,219 7,453 13,888 4.285 238" - Shau-ki Wan cargo? "96 627 856 39,178 10,332 288" - ballast? "45.370 140 12,307 1,975 8.945 67" - ? "26 Stanley,. 110 1,578 76,5-9 16,398 305 9.438 15,739 | 1,169.810 |215,942 | 134,812" - messy "1,682 22 256 Viewria, 3,042 21,745 3,657 45" - Victoria? "Fan-ma Ti.... 197 9,264 2,657 251,428 43,718 17,744 8 9:0 42,915" - Fan-ma Ti? "Total,.... 17.269 1,247,880 | 234,074 | 135,276 6,190 4,340 363,039 | 62,970 17,940 11 19.681 1,117 1,421,288 | 259,660 | 152,556 23,459 | 1,610,919 297,044 | 153,216" This is very messy. I need to reconstruct the table logically. Similarly for table XII (CLEARED), XIII (Local Trade ENTERED), XIV (Local Trade CLEARED). Given the complexity, I should reconstruct each table as best as possible, aligning columns logically. Let me start with Table XI. From the header: "XI-Gross Total Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Passengers of Junks ENTERED at each Port in the Colony of Hongkong, (exclusive of Local Trade), during the Year ending 31st December, 1875." Columns: Port | CARGO (Vessels, Tons, Crews, Passengers) | BALLAST (Vessels, Tons, Crews, Passengers) | TOTAL (Vessels, Tons, Crews, Passengers) Ports: Aberdeen, Shau-ki Wan, Stanley, Victoria, Fan-ma Ti (maybe "Fan-ma Ti" is "Fan Ma Ti" or "Fanmatie"? Could be "Fan Ma Ti" or "Fan-ma-ti". Might be "Fan Ma Ti" village.) Let me try to parse the numbers by looking at totals. At the end: "Total,.... 17.269 1,247,880 | 234,074 | 135,276 6,190 4,340 363,039 | 62,970 17,940 11 19.681 1,117 1,421,288 | 259,660 | 152,556 23,459 | 1,610,919 297,044 | 153,216" This seems to be the total row. But it's garbled. Maybe the total row should be: Total: CARGO: 17,269 vessels, 1,247,880 tons, 234,074 crews, 135,276 passengers BALLAST: 6,190 vessels, 4,340? no, 4,340 seems low for tons. Wait: "6,190 4,340 363,039 | 62,970 17,940" - maybe BALLAST: 6,190 vessels, 434,039 tons? But "4,340 363,039" could be 434,039? Or 4,340 and 363,039 separate? Actually, looking at the pattern: "17.269 1,247,880 | 234,074 | 135,276" - that's 4 numbers: vessels, tons, crews, passengers for CARGO. Then "6,190 4,340 363,039 | 62,970 17,940" - that's 5 numbers? Maybe 6,190 vessels, 434,039 tons? But "4,340 363,039" could be 434,039 if the comma is misplaced. Or 4,340 and 363,039 are two columns? But BALLAST should have 4 columns: Vessels, Tons, Crews, Passengers. Then "11 19.681 1,117 1,421,288 | 259,660 | 152,556" - maybe TOTAL: 19,681 vessels? But "11 19.681" could be 19,681? And 1,117? That doesn't match. Then "23,459 | 1,610,919 297,044 | 153,216" - another total? This is confusing. Perhaps the OCR has merged multiple lines. Let me look at the original structure. The text says: "CARGO, BALLAST. TOTAL. Tessals. Tons. Crews. Passen- gers. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Passen- Vessels. Tons. Crews. Passen. gers. Krve. 481 25,290 6.047 192 Aberdeen, 346 Shao-ki Wau, 722 31,219 7,453 13,888 4.285 238 96 627 856 39,178 10,332 288 45.370 140 12,307 1,975 8.945 67 26 Stanley,. 110 1,578 76,5-9 16,398 305 9.438 15,739 | 1,169.810 |215,942 | 134,812 1,682 22 256 Viewria, 3,042 21,745 3,657 45 Fan-ma Ti.... 197 9,264 2,657 251,428 43,718 17,744 8 9:0 42,915 Total,.... 17.269 1,247,880 | 234,074 | 135,276 6,190 4,340 363,039 | 62,970 17,940 11 19.681 1,117 1,421,288 | 259,660 | 152,556 23,459 | 1,610,919 297,044 | 153,216" The "Krve" might be "Crews" header? Actually headers: "Tessals." maybe "Vessels."? "Tons. Crews. Passen- gers." repeated for each section. The layout might be: Port | CARGO Vessels | CARGO Tons | CARGO Crews | CARGO Passengers | BALLAST Vessels | BALLAST Tons | BALLAST Crews | BALLAST Passengers | TOTAL Vessels | TOTAL Tons | TOTAL Crews | TOTAL Passengers But the OCR reads line by line, not column by column. Let me try to reconstruct row by row. First data row: "481 25,290 6.047 192" - likely Aberdeen CARGO: 481 vessels, 25,290 tons, 6,047 crews, 192 passengers. Then "Aberdeen, 346" - maybe Aberdeen BALLAST: 346 vessels? But then missing tons, crews, passengers. Then "Shao-ki Wau, 722 31,219 7,453 13,888 4.285 238" - Shau-ki Wan CARGO: 722 vessels, 31,219 tons, 7,453 crews, 13,888 passengers? But 13,888 passengers seems high. Then "4.285 238" might be BALLAST: 4,285 tons? 238 vessels? Not sure. Then "96 627 856 39,178 10,332 288" - maybe Shau-ki Wan BALLAST: 96 vessels, 627? 856? 39,178 tons, 10,332 crews, 288 passengers? But 627 and 856 are two numbers. Then "45.370 140 12,307 1,975 8.945 67" - maybe Stanley CARGO: 45,370? No, 45.370 could be 45,370 tons? But vessels missing. "26 Stanley,. 110 1,578 76,5-9 16,398 305 9.438 15,739 | 1,169.810 |215,942 | 134,812" - Stanley: 26? 110? 1,578? 76,5-9 (maybe 76,590?), 16,398, 305, 9,438, 15,739, 1,169,810, 215,942, 134,812 - too many numbers. "1,682 22 256 Viewria, 3,042 21,745 3,657 45" - Victoria: 1,682? 22? 256? 3,042 vessels? 21,745 tons? 3,657 crews? 45 passengers? "Fan-ma Ti.... 197 9,264 2,657 251,428 43,718 17,744 8 9:0 42,915" - Fan-ma Ti: 197 vessels, 9,264 tons, 2,657 crews, 251,428? too high. This is too messy. Perhaps the OCR has completely jumbled the columns. I need to use the totals to infer. Look at the final total lines: "Total,.... 17.269 1,247,880 | 234,074 | 135,276 6,190 4,340 363,039 | 62,970 17,940 11 19.681 1,117 1,421,288 | 259,660 | 152,556 23,459 | 1,610,919 297,044 | 153,216" Maybe there are two total rows? Or the table has a summary. Given the difficulty, I should reconstruct the tables as best as possible, noting that the OCR is poor. But the instruction says: "Correct unambiguous OCR spelling errors" and "Reconstruct tabular data". I must output Markdown tables. Perhaps I can search for known historical data. But I don't have external access. I must work with given text. Maybe the text is from "Hong Kong Blue Book" or similar. The tables are standard. Let me try to parse Table XI by assuming each port has a row with 12 numbers (4 per section). But the OCR doesn't separate them. Alternative approach: The OCR might have read the table row by row but with line breaks in wrong places. I can try to re-align by looking at the numbers that appear in the total. Total CARGO: 17,269 vessels, 1,247,880 tons, 234,074 crews, 135,276 passengers. Total BALLAST: 6,190 vessels, 434,039? tons? 62,970 crews? 17,940 passengers? But "4,340 363,039" could be 434,039 if the comma is after 4. Actually "4,340 363,039" might be two numbers: 4,340 and 363,039. But BALLAST should have 4 numbers. Maybe 6,190 vessels, 4,340? no. Wait: "6,190 4,340 363,039 | 62,970 17,940" - that's five numbers. Could be: Vessels=6,190, Tons=434,039? But 4,340 and 363,039 separate. Or maybe the OCR split a number: 434,039 became "4,340 363,039"? Unlikely. Let's look at Table XII (CLEARED) which might be clearer. Table XII header: "XII-Gross Total Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Passengers of Junks CLEARED at each Port in the Colony of Hongkong, (exclusive of Local Trade), during the Year ending 31st December, 1875." Data: "CARGO. BALLAST. TOTAL. Vessels Tons. Crews. L'assen- gers. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Passen- gers. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Passen- gers. Aberdeen, 114 5,125 1,210 125 713 33.109 9,027 109 827 38,234 10,243 234 jhao-ki Wio, 838 Stanley, 104 48,221 9,868 7,634 315 727 26,968 8,339 67 1,565 75,189 15,973 342 1,473 13 1.52 11,788 2,153 22 256 21,654 3,626 35 Victoria, Ia-ma Th... 16,405 | 1,267,674 229,172 134,957 466 28,686 4,391 2,926 133,098 26,463 7,381 92 636 21,892 3,177 65 19,331 1,102 1,400,772 255,635 | 142.33% 50,578 7,568 157 Total,. 17,927 | 1,359,572 | 243,886|135,502 5,154 226,855 49,159 7,644 23,081 | 1,586,427 |293,045 | 143,146|" This is also messy but maybe more structured. Let me try to parse Table XII row by row. Port: Aberdeen CARGO: Vessels=114, Tons=5,125, Crews=1,210, Passengers=125? But "125" on next line. BALLAST: Vessels=713, Tons=33,109, Crews=9,027, Passengers=109? "109" on next line. TOTAL: Vessels=827, Tons=38,234, Crews=10,243, Passengers=234. That seems plausible: 114+713=827, 5,125+33,109=38,234, 1,210+9,027=10,237? but total crews 10,243 (close, maybe rounding), passengers 125+109=234. Good. Next: "jhao-ki Wio," -> Shau-ki Wan "838" - maybe CARGO vessels? But then "Stanley," appears. "Stanley, 104 48,221 9,868 7,634 315 727 26,968 8,339 67 1,565 75,189 15,973 342" Let's parse Stanley: CARGO: Vessels=104, Tons=48,221, Crews=9,868, Passengers=7,634? But 7,634 on next line. BALLAST: Vessels=315, Tons=727? No, 727 is too small for tons. Maybe Vessels=315, Tons=26,968, Crews=8,339, Passengers=67. TOTAL: Vessels=1,565? But 104+315=419, not 1,565. So maybe 1,565 is something else. Wait, "1,565" might be TOTAL vessels for Shau-ki Wan? Let's see. After Aberdeen, we have "jhao-ki Wio, 838" then "Stanley,". So maybe Shau-ki Wan row starts with 838 (CARGO vessels). Then Stanley row starts with 104. But then numbers follow. Let's list all numbers in order after Aberdeen: 838 (Shau-ki Wan CARGO vessels?) Stanley, 104 (Stanley CARGO vessels?) 48,221 (Stanley CARGO tons?) 9,868 (Stanley CARGO crews?) 7,634 (Stanley CARGO passengers?) 315 (Stanley BALLAST vessels?) 727 (Stanley BALLAST tons? but 727 too small) 26,968 (Stanley BALLAST tons?) 8,339 (Stanley BALLAST crews?) 67 (Stanley BALLAST passengers?) 1,565 (Stanley TOTAL vessels? but 104+315=419) 75,189 (Stanley TOTAL tons? 48,221+26,968=75,189 yes!) 15,973 (Stanley TOTAL crews? 9,868+8,339=18,207 not 15,973) 342 (Stanley TOTAL passengers? 7,634+67=7,701 not 342) So not matching. Maybe the 7,634 is not passengers but something else. Or the columns are different. Let's look at the total row at end: "Total,. 17,927 | 1,359,572 | 243,886|135,502 5,154 226,855 49,159 7,644 23,081 | 1,586,427 |293,045 | 143,146|" This suggests: Total CARGO: 17,927 vessels, 1,359,572 tons, 243,886 crews, 135,502 passengers. Total BALLAST: 5,154 vessels, 226,855 tons, 49,159 crews, 7,644 passengers. Total TOTAL: 23,081 vessels, 1,586,427 tons, 293,045 crews, 143,146 passengers. Check: 17,927+5,154=23,081 good. 1,359,572+226,855=1,586,427 good. 243,886+49,159=293,045 good. 135,502+7,644=143,146 good. So the total row is clear. Now we need to distribute among ports: Aberdeen, Shau-ki Wan, Stanley, Victoria, Fan-ma Ti (maybe "Ia-ma Th..." is Fan-ma Ti?). From Table XI, ports: Aberdeen, Shau-ki Wan, Stanley, Victoria, Fan-ma Ti. In Table XII, we see Aberdeen, Shau-ki Wan (jhao-ki Wio), Stanley, Victoria, and "Ia-ma Th..." likely Fan-ma Ti. Let's parse each port using the total as check. Start with Aberdeen (from Table XII): CARGO: 114 vessels, 5,125 tons, 1,210 crews, 125 passengers. BALLAST: 713 vessels, 33,109 tons, 9,027 crews, 109 passengers. TOTAL: 827 vessels, 38,234 tons, 10,243 crews, 234 passengers. Now Shau-ki Wan: The text says "jhao-ki Wio, 838". Then next line "Stanley,". So maybe Shau-ki Wan CARGO vessels = 838? But then we need more numbers. After "838" we have "Stanley," then "104". So maybe Shau-ki Wan has only one number? Unlikely. Perhaps the OCR missed lines. Let's look at the raw text again: "jhao-ki Wio, 838 Stanley, 104 48,221 9,868 7,634 315 727 26,968 8,339 67 1,565 75,189 15,973 342 1,473 13 1.52 11,788 2,153 22 256 21,654 3,626 35 Victoria, Ia-ma Th... 16,405 | 1,267,674 229,172 134,957 466 28,686 4,391 2,926 133,098 26,463 7,381 92 636 21,892 3,177 65 19,331 1,102 1,400,772 255,635 | 142.33% 50,578 7,568 157" This is a stream of numbers. We need to assign 12 numbers per port (4 per section). There are 5 ports, so 60 numbers plus totals. But the numbers are not separated per port clearly. Maybe the table in original has columns and OCR read it column by column? No, OCR usually reads left to right, top to bottom. Given the difficulty, I might need to reconstruct the tables approximately, but the instruction says "Preserve original content — do not add or remove substantive words. Do not rephrase, rewrite, or change the author's style, tone, or word choice. Only correct what is clearly wrong." But for tables, I must reconstruct them. Perhaps I can present the tables as they appear in the OCR but with corrected spelling and alignment, using Markdown tables with the data as parsed. Given the time, I'll do my best to parse each table into a Markdown table with corrected headers and plausible numbers, noting uncertainties. But the user expects a proofread text. I should output the entire text with corrected tables. Let me attempt to parse Table XI similarly using the total row. Table XI total row: "Total,.... 17.269 1,247,880 | 234,074 | 135,276 6,190 4,340 363,039 | 62,970 17,940 11 19.681 1,117 1,421,288 | 259,660 | 152,556 23,459 | 1,610,919 297,044 | 153,216" This seems to have multiple total lines. Maybe there are two totals: one for "ENTERED" and one for something else? But the table is for ENTERED. Wait, the text says "XI-Gross Total Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Passengers of Junks ENTERED at each Port..." then later "XII-Gross Total Number... CLEARED". So XI is ENTERED. The total row for XI might be: CARGO: 17,269 vessels, 1,247,880 tons, 234,074 crews, 135,276 passengers. BALLAST: 6,190 vessels, 434,039? tons, 62,970 crews, 17,940 passengers. TOTAL: 23,459 vessels, 1,610,919 tons, 297,044 crews, 153,216 passengers. Check: 17,269+6,190=23,459 good. 1,247,880+434,039=1,681,919 not 1,610,919. So maybe BALLAST tons is 363,039? 1,247,880+363,039=1,610,919 yes! So BALLAST tons = 363,039. Then what is "4,340"? Maybe "4,340" is a misread of "363,039"? No. The string: "6,190 4,340 363,039 | 62,970 17,940" - perhaps it's 6,190 vessels, 4,340? no. Could be 6,190 vessels, 434,039 tons? But 4,340 and 363,039 are separate. Maybe the OCR split "363,039" into "4,340 363,039"? That doesn't make sense. Alternatively, the BALLAST columns might be: Vessels, Tons, Crews, Passengers. So 6,190 vessels, 4,340 tons? too small. 363,039 tons? then 62,970 crews, 17,940 passengers. But that's 5 numbers. Maybe the "4,340" is actually "434,039" with a missing digit? "4,340" vs "434,039". If we assume BALLAST tons = 363,039 (from the addition), then the "4,340" might be a stray number. Look at the next part: "11 19.681 1,117 1,421,288 | 259,660 | 152,556" - this might be another total for something else? Or maybe it's the total for "Local Trade"? But Table XIII is local trade entered. Table XIII: "XIII.—Return of Junks (Local Trade) ENTERED at the Port of Victoria from the Out-stations of the Island and the Villages of British Kowloon during the Year ending 31st December, 1975." (Note: 1975 is likely a typo for 1875). Its total: "Total,.... 3,508 116,189 39,802 11,983 1,040 14,060 4,239 7,006 4,548 130,255 44,041 18,959" That seems consistent: CARGO: 3,508 vessels, 116,189 tons, 39,802 crews, 11,983 passengers. BALLAST: 1,040 vessels, 14,060 tons, 4,239 crews, 7,006 passengers? Wait 7,006 passengers for ballast? Then TOTAL: 4,548 vessels, 130,255 tons, 44,041 crews, 18,959 passengers. Check: 3,508+1,040=4,548; 116,189+14,060=130,249 (close to 130,255); 39,802+4,239=44,041; 11,983+7,006=18,989 (close to 18,959). Good. Table XIV: Local Trade CLEARED: "Total,.... 1,996 45,916 2,541 19,645 | 12,188 80,137 24,180 6.860 4537 126,053 43,625 19.04%" Parsing: CARGO: 1,996 vessels, 45,916 tons, 2,541? crews? 19,645 passengers? But 2,541 crews seems low. BALLAST: 12,188? vessels? 80,137 tons, 24,180 crews, 6,860 passengers. TOTAL: 4,537 vessels, 126,053 tons, 43,625 crews, 19,048 passengers? But 1,996+12,188=14,184 not 4,537. So maybe the numbers are misaligned. Actually, Table XIV header: "CARGO. BALLAST. TOTAL. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Passen- Vessels. Tons. Crews. Passen- Vessels. Tons. Crews. Passen- gers. gers." Row: "Victoria, 1,996 45,916 | 19,645 12,188 2,541 80,137 24,180 6,800 4,537 126,053 43,925 19,01%" Then total row: "Total,.... 1,996 45,916 2,541 19,645 | 12,188 80,137 24,180 6.860 4537 126,053 43,625 19.04%" It seems for Table XIV, the CARGO columns might be Vessels, Tons, Passengers, Crews? Not sure. Given the complexity, I think the best approach is to present the text with corrected OCR errors (spelling, punctuation) and for tables, reconstruct them as Markdown tables with the data as it appears in the OCR, but aligned to the best of my ability, using the totals to verify. However, the instruction says: "If data is clearly in table format, reconstruct the table using Markdown table syntax." So I must produce Markdown tables. I will create four tables: Table XI, XII, XIII, XIV. For each, I'll define columns: Port, Cargo Vessels, Cargo Tons, Cargo Crews, Cargo Passengers, Ballast Vessels, Ballast Tons, Ballast Crews, Ballast Passengers, Total Vessels, Total Tons, Total Crews, Total Passengers. Then fill in from parsed data. Let's parse Table XI systematically. From the OCR text for Table XI: "XI-Gross Totul Number, Tonunge, Crows, and Pusseugers of Junks ExterED at euch, Port in the Colony of Hongkong, (exclusive of Local Trude), during the Year ending 31st December, 1875, CARGO, BALLAST. TOTAL. Tessals. Tons. Crews. Passen- gers. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Passen- Vessels. Tons. Crews. Passen. gers. Krve. 481 25,290 6.047 192 Aberdeen, 346 Shao-ki Wau, 722 31,219 7,453 13,888 4.285 238 96 627 856 39,178 10,332 288 45.370 140 12,307 1,975 8.945 67 26 Stanley,. 110 1,578 76,5-9 16,398 305 9.438 15,739 | 1,169.810 |215,942 | 134,812 1,682 22 256 Viewria, 3,042 21,745 3,657 45 Fan-ma Ti.... 197 9,264 2,657 251,428 43,718 17,744 8 9:0 42,915 Total,.... 17.269 1,247,880 | 234,074 | 135,276 6,190 4,340 363,039 | 62,970 17,940 11 19.681 1,117 1,421,288 | 259,660 | 152,556 23,459 | 1,610,919 297,044 | 153,216" I notice "Krve" might be "Crews" header. "Tessals" -> "Vessels". "Tonunge" -> "Tonnage". "Crows" -> "Crews". "Pusseugers" -> "Passengers". "ExterED" -> "ENTERED". "euch" -> "each". "Totul" -> "Total". "Trude" -> "Trade". The headers are repeated: CARGO, BALLAST, TOTAL. Then subheaders: Vessels, Tons, Crews, Passengers for each. The data lines are interleaved. Let me try to read it as a sequence of numbers per port. Port Aberdeen: First numbers: 481, 25,290, 6,047, 192 -> likely CARGO: 481 vessels, 25,290 tons, 6,047 crews, 192 passengers. Then "Aberdeen, 346" -> maybe BALLAST vessels = 346? But then we need tons, crews, passengers for ballast. Then "Shao-ki Wau, 722" -> next port. But after "346" we have "Shao-ki Wau, 722 31,219 7,453 13,888 4.285 238". That's 6 numbers. Could be Shau-ki Wan CARGO: 722, 31,219, 7,453, 13,888? Then BALLAST: 4,285, 238? But 4,285 what? Tons? Vessels? Then "96 627 856 39,178 10,332 288" - 6 numbers. Then "45.370 140 12,307 1,975 8.945 67" - 6 numbers. Then "26 Stanley,. 110 1,578 76,5-9 16,398 305 9.438 15,739 | 1,169.810 |215,942 | 134,812" - many numbers. Then "1,682 22 256 Viewria, 3,042 21,745 3,657 45" - Then "Fan-ma Ti.... 197 9,264 2,657 251,428 43,718 17,744 8 9:0 42,915" Then totals. This is too ambiguous. Perhaps the original table had multiple lines per port? Or the OCR read columns vertically. Given the time constraints, I will produce a proofread version of the text with corrected spelling and formatting, and for tables, I will create Markdown tables with the data as they appear in the total rows, and for individual ports, I will include the numbers as they appear in the text, but aligned in a table with notes that data is from OCR. But the instruction says "Preserve original content — do not add or remove substantive words." So I should not add notes. I must reconstruct the tables as they were. Maybe I can assume the OCR captured the table rows in order, but with line breaks. Let's count the numbers for each port in Table XI. There are 5 ports. Each port has 12 numbers (4 per section). Total 60 numbers. Plus totals. Let's list all numbers in order as they appear in the OCR text for Table XI (excluding headers and port names): 481 25,290 6.047 (6,047) 192 346 722 31,219 7,453 13,888 4.285 (4,285) 238 96 627 856 39,178 10,332 288 45.370 (45,370) 140 12,307 1,975 8.945 (8,945) 67 26 110 1,578 76,5-9 (76,590? or 76,5-9) 16,398 305 9.438 (9,438) 15,739 1,169.810 (1,169,810) 215,942 134,812 1,682 22 256 3,042 21,745 3,657 45 197 9,264 2,657 251,428 43,718 17,744 8 9:0 (90? or 9:0) 42,915 That's 50 numbers. But we need 60 for 5 ports. The totals have more numbers. The totals: 17.269 (17,269) 1,247,880 234,074 135,276 6,190 4,340 363,039 62,970 17,940 11 19.681 (19,681) 1,117 1,421,288 259,660 152,556 23,459 1,610,919 297,044 153,216 That's 19 numbers. Total numbers = 69. Not matching. Perhaps the table includes both "ENTERED" and "CLEARED" in Table XI? No, Table XII is CLEARED. Maybe the OCR for Table XI includes the header for Table XII? No. Given the difficulty, I will output the text with corrected spelling and punctuation, and for tables, I will present them as Markdown tables with the data as best reconstructed, using the total rows to define the summary, and for individual ports, I will list the numbers in the order they appear, but that might not be accurate. Alternatively, I can output the tables as they are in the OCR but with corrected headers and fixed numbers (like 6.047 -> 6,047). But the alignment will be off. The user might expect a clean reconstruction. Since this is a proofreading task, I should fix the obvious OCR errors and present the tables in a readable Markdown format, even if the data is not perfectly aligned. I'll do the following: Correct the title: "XI.—Gross Total Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Passengers of Junks ENTERED at each Port in the Colony of Hongkong, (exclusive of Local Trade), during the Year ending 31st December, 1875." Create a Markdown table with columns: Port, Cargo Vessels, Cargo Tons, Cargo Crews, Cargo Passengers, Ballast Vessels, Ballast Tons, Ballast Crews, Ballast Passengers, Total Vessels, Total Tons, Total Crews, Total Passengers. Fill in the rows for Aberdeen, Shau-ki Wan, Stanley, Victoria, Fan-ma Ti using the numbers that seem to belong to each, based on the text order and the totals. Let's attempt to assign numbers to ports by using the port names as delimiters. The text: "481 25,290 6.047 192 Aberdeen, 346 Shao-ki Wau, 722 31,219 7,453 13,888 4.285 238 96 627 856 39,178 10,332 288 45.370 140 12,307 1,975 8.945 67 26 Stanley,. 110 1,578 76,5-9 16,398 305 9.438 15,739 | 1,169.810 |215,942 | 134,812 1,682 22 256 Viewria, 3,042 21,745 3,657 45 Fan-ma Ti.... 197 9,264 2,657 251,428 43,718 17,744 8 9:0 42,915" Port names appear: Aberdeen, Shao-ki Wau, Stanley, Viewria (Victoria), Fan-ma Ti. So the numbers before "Aberdeen" belong to? Actually "481 25,290 6.047 192" then "Aberdeen, 346". So maybe the first four numbers are for a port? But the first port is Aberdeen. So perhaps the first four numbers are Aberdeen's CARGO, then "346" is Aberdeen's BALLAST vessels? Then "Shao-ki Wau" starts next port. But then after "346" we have "Shao-ki Wau, 722 31,219 7,453 13,888 4.285 238". That's 6 numbers for Shau-ki Wan. Then "96 627 856 39,178 10,332 288" - 6 numbers, maybe for Shau-ki Wan ballast and total? Or for next port? But next port is Stanley. Then "45.370 140 12,307 1,975 8.945 67" - 6 numbers. Then "26 Stanley,. 110 1,578 76,5-9 16,398 305 9.438 15,739 | 1,169.810 |215,942 | 134,812" - "26" might be Stanley's CARGO vessels? Then 110, 1,578, 76,5-9, 16,398, 305, 9,438, 15,739, 1,169,810, 215,942, 134,812 - many numbers. Then "1,682 22 256 Viewria, 3,042 21,745 3,657 45" - Viewria (Victoria) numbers. Then "Fan-ma Ti.... 197 9,264 2,657 251,428 43,718 17,744 8 9:0 42,915" This suggests each port has a variable number of numbers. Not consistent. Perhaps the table in the original has multiple lines per port (e.g., separate lines for CARGO, BALLAST, TOTAL). The OCR read them sequentially. For Aberdeen: Line 1: CARGO: 481 25,290 6,047 192 Line 2: BALLAST: 346 ... but only one number. Then Shau-ki Wan: CARGO: 722 31,219 7,453 13,888 BALLAST: 4,285 238 ... only two numbers. Then maybe another line: 96 627 856 39,178 10,332 288 (could be TOTAL for Shau-ki Wan? 96 vessels? no) This is too speculative. Given the instructions, I think the best is to output the text with corrected OCR errors (spelling, punctuation) and for the tables, present them as they appear in the OCR but in a Markdown table format with the raw data rows as they are, but that would not be a proper reconstruction. The instruction: "Reconstruct tabular data" implies I should make proper tables. I will create tables for XI, XII, XIII, XIV with the data from the total rows and the port rows as parsed from the clearer Table XII and XIII, XIV. For Table XI, I'll use the total row and note the ports. But the user provided the OCR text for all four tables. I must proofread the entire text. Let me read the entire input as a document. It has four tables: XI, XII, XIII, XIV. Each with a title, column headers, data rows, total row, and signature. I will proofread each table separately. For each table, I will: Correct the title spelling. Correct column headers. Reconstruct the table in Markdown with the data as it appears in the OCR, but aligned to columns based on the header structure. Since the OCR text for each table includes the column headers in a broken way, I can define the columns from the headers. For Table XI, the headers indicate: CARGO (Vessels, Tons, Crews, Passengers), BALLAST (Vessels, Tons, Crews, Passengers), TOTAL (Vessels, Tons, Crews, Passengers). So 12 data columns plus Port. I will create a Markdown table with 13 columns. Then I will fill each row by taking the numbers in the order they appear after each port name, grouping them into 12 numbers per port. But the numbers are not grouped per port clearly. Maybe the original table had the ports as rows, and the OCR read the entire table row by row, but the line breaks are lost. The text shows port names interspersed. Let's assume the data is presented as: Port, Cargo Vessels, Cargo Tons, Cargo Crews, Cargo Passengers, Ballast Vessels, Ballast Tons, Ballast Crews, Ballast Passengers, Total Vessels, Total Tons, Total Crews, Total Passengers. And the OCR output lists them in that order for each port, but with line breaks. From the text: "481 25,290 6.047 192 Aberdeen, 346 Shao-ki Wau, 722 31,219 7,453 13,888 4.285 238 96 627 856 39,178 10,332 288 45.370 140 12,307 1,975 8.945 67 26 Stanley,. 110 1,578 76,5-9 16,398 305 9.438 15,739 | 1,169.810 |215,942 | 134,812 1,682 22 256 Viewria, 3,042 21,745 3,657 45 Fan-ma Ti.... 197 9,264 2,657 251,428 43,718 17,744 8 9:0 42,915" If we remove port names, the numbers are in sequence. There are 5 ports. 5*12=60 numbers. We have 50 numbers before totals. Not enough. Maybe the "Total" row for each port is not given, only the grand total. The table might only show CARGO and BALLAST, and TOTAL is only at the bottom. But the header shows TOTAL columns. In Table XII, the data for each port includes CARGO, BALLAST, TOTAL (as we saw for Aberdeen). So likely each port has 12 numbers. In Table XII, the OCR for Aberdeen gave 12 numbers (4 per section). For Stanley, it gave many numbers but we can parse 12. Let's parse Table XII properly, as it might be clearer. Table XII OCR text: "XII-Gross Total Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Passengers of Junks CLEARED at each Port in the Colony of Hongkong, (exclusive of Local Trade'), during the Year ending 31st December, 1875. CARGO. BALLAST. TOTAL. Vessels Tons. Crews. L'assen- gers. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Passen- gers. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Passen- gers. Aberdeen, 114 5,125 1,210 125 713 33.109 9,027 109 827 38,234 10,243 234 jhao-ki Wio, 838 Stanley, 104 48,221 9,868 7,634 315 727 26,968 8,339 67 1,565 75,189 15,973 342 1,473 13 1.52 11,788 2,153 22 256 21,654 3,626 35 Victoria, Ia-ma Th... 16,405 | 1,267,674 229,172 134,957 466 28,686 4,391 2,926 133,098 26,463 7,381 92 636 21,892 3,177 65 19,331 1,102 1,400,772 255,635 | 142.33% 50,578 7,568 157 Total,. 17,927 | 1,359,572 | 243,886|135,502 5,154 226,855 49,159 7,644 23,081 | 1,586,427 |293,045 | 143,146|" Let's parse sequentially with port names as delimiters. Ports: Aberdeen, jhao-ki Wio (Shau-ki Wan), Stanley, Victoria, Ia-ma Th... (Fan-ma Ti). For Aberdeen: after "Aberdeen," we have numbers: 114, 5,125, 1,210, 125, 713, 33.109, 9,027, 109, 827, 38,234, 10,243, 234. That's 12 numbers. Perfect. So Aberdeen: Cargo: 114, 5,125, 1,210, 125 Ballast: 713, 33,109, 9,027, 109 Total: 827, 38,234, 10,243, 234 Next port: "jhao-ki Wio," then "838". Then next port "Stanley,". So Shau-ki Wan has only one number before next port? That can't be. Unless the numbers for Shau-ki Wan follow after Stanley? But the text says "jhao-ki Wio, 838 Stanley,". So maybe "838" is the first number for Shau-ki Wan, and then the next numbers belong to Shau-ki Wan until the next port name? But the next port name is "Stanley," which appears immediately after "838". So perhaps Shau-ki Wan has only one number? Unlikely. Maybe the OCR missed a line break. The original might have: Shau-ki Wan 838 ... (12 numbers) Stanley 104 ... (12 numbers) But in the OCR, the numbers for Shau-ki Wan are not present; only "838" appears. Then "Stanley," appears. Then numbers for Stanley follow. Let's look at the numbers after "Stanley,": 104, 48,221, 9,868, 7,634, 315, 727, 26,968, 8,339, 67, 1,565, 75,189, 15,973, 342. That's 13 numbers. But we need 12. Maybe the first 12 are for Stanley, and the 13th (342) is the start of next port? But next is "1,473" then "13" etc. After Stanley numbers, we have "1,473 13 1.52 11,788 2,153 22 256 21,654 3,626 35 Victoria,". That's 10 numbers before Victoria. Then Victoria: "Ia-ma Th... 16,405 | 1,267,674 229,172 134,957 466 28,686 4,391 2,926 133,098 26,463 7,381 92 636 21,892 3,177 65 19,331 1,102 1,400,772 255,635 | 142.33% 50,578 7,568 157" Many numbers. Then Total row. This suggests that the OCR for Table XII is also jumbled, but Aberdeen is clear. Given the difficulty, I will reconstruct the tables using the total rows and the clear port rows (like Aberdeen in both tables), and for other ports, I will include the data as it appears in the OCR but in a table format, perhaps with merged cells or notes? But the instruction says no commentary. Maybe the expected output is to clean up the text and present the tables in Markdown with the data as it is, but with corrected numbers (e.g., 6.047 -> 6,047) and proper column alignment based on the header. I think I will produce a Markdown document with the four tables, each with corrected headers and the data rows as they can be parsed, using the port names as row headers and the numbers in the order they appear, but since the numbers don't align, I might have to leave some cells empty or combine. Given the time, I'll do the following: For each table, write the corrected title. Create a Markdown table with columns: Port, Cargo Vessels, Cargo Tons, Cargo Crews, Cargo Passengers, Ballast Vessels, Ballast Tons, Ballast Crews, Ballast Passengers, Total Vessels, Total Tons, Total Crews, Total Passengers. For each port mentioned, fill in the numbers that appear near that port name in the OCR, in the order of the columns, but only as many as available. This will be imperfect but shows effort. But the instruction: "Preserve original content — do not add or remove substantive words." So I must not invent data. I should only correct OCR errors. Perhaps the best is to output the text as a corrected text, with the tables represented as they are in the OCR but with fixed spelling and punctuation, and using Markdown table syntax for the table structure, even if the data rows are not perfectly aligned. But the table syntax requires alignment. I can use a Markdown table with the header row and then each data row as a row in the table, using the port name and the subsequent numbers as cells, but the number of cells per row may vary. Given the complexity, I will assume that the OCR text for each table is essentially a linearized version of the table, and I can reconstruct by simulating the original layout. Let me try to reconstruct Table XI by assuming the following structure based on the total row: Total CARGO: 17,269 vessels, 1,247,880 tons, 234,074 crews, 135,276 passengers. Total BALLAST: 6,190 vessels, 363,039 tons, 62,970 crews, 17,940 passengers. Total TOTAL: 23,459 vessels, 1,610,919 tons, 297,044 crews, 153,216 passengers. Now, the ports: Aberdeen, Shau-ki Wan, Stanley, Victoria, Fan-ma Ti. From Table XII (CLEARED), we have data for these ports for cleared. For entered (Table XI), we might have similar magnitudes. But I cannot assume. Given the instructions, I will output the proofread text with corrected OCR errors, and for tables, I will present them in Markdown with the data as it appears in the OCR, but with corrected numbers (commas, decimals) and proper column headers. I'll do my best to align. Let's start writing the output. First, correct the title for Table XI: "XI.—Gross Total Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Passengers of Junks ENTERED at each Port in the Colony of Hongkong, (exclusive of Local Trade), during the Year ending 31st December, 1875." Then the table. I'll create a Markdown table with the columns as per header. I'll parse the data rows by splitting at port names. For Table XI, the ports appear in order: Aberdeen, Shau-ki Wan, Stanley, Victoria, Fan-ma Ti. I'll assign the numbers between port names to the preceding port. Text segment: "481 25,290 6.047 192 Aberdeen, 346 Shao-ki Wau, 722 31,219 7,453 13,888 4.285 238 96 627 856 39,178 10,332 288 45.370 140 12,307 1,975 8.945 67 26 Stanley,. 110 1,578 76,5-9 16,398 305 9.438 15,739 | 1,169.810 |215,942 | 134,812 1,682 22 256 Viewria, 3,042 21,745 3,657 45 Fan-ma Ti.... 197 9,264 2,657 251,428 43,718 17,744 8 9:0 42,915" Let's split by port names (case-insensitive): Aberdeen, Shao-ki Wau, Stanley, Viewria, Fan-ma Ti. But "Viewria" is Victoria. "Shao-ki Wau" is Shau-ki Wan. The numbers before first port name "Aberdeen": "481 25,290 6.047 192" -> 4 numbers. Could be Cargo for Aberdeen? But then "Aberdeen, 346" suggests 346 is next number for Aberdeen. Maybe the port name is at the start of the row. So the row for Aberdeen starts with "Aberdeen," then numbers. But here numbers appear before "Aberdeen,". That suggests the first row might be for a different port? But the first port is Aberdeen. Perhaps the very first numbers "481 25,290 6.047 192" are the column headers? No, headers are given. Maybe the OCR read the table column by column? Unlikely. Another idea: The table might have a row for "Cargo" totals before the ports? No. Given the time, I will produce a cleaned-up version of the text with the tables represented as Markdown tables using the data from the total rows and the clear port rows from Table XII, and for Table XI, I'll use the numbers as they appear in the total row for the total, and for ports, I'll list the numbers in the order they appear after the port name, but only for the ports that have clear data. But the user provided the OCR for all tables, so they expect all to be proofread. I'll write a script in my mind to parse, but manually. Let's do Table XII first since Aberdeen is clear. Table XII: CLEARED. Ports: Aberdeen, Shau-ki Wan, Stanley, Victoria, Fan-ma Ti. From OCR: Aberdeen: 114, 5,125, 1,210, 125, 713, 33,109, 9,027, 109, 827, 38,234, 10,243, 234. Shau-ki Wan: only "838" before Stanley. But maybe the numbers for Shau-ki Wan are the ones after Stanley? No. Look at the numbers after Stanley: "1,473 13 1.52 11,788 2,153 22 256 21,654 3,626 35" then Victoria. Maybe those belong to Shau-ki Wan? But there are 10 numbers. Then Victoria: "Ia-ma Th... 16,405 | 1,267,674 229,172 134,957 466 28,686 4,391 2,926 133,098 26,463 7,381 92 636 21,892 3,177 65 19,331 1,102 1,400,772 255,635 | 142.33% 50,578 7,568 157" This is messy. Given the difficulty, I will output the tables as they are in the OCR but with corrected spelling and formatting, using Markdown code blocks? But the instruction says "Do not wrap your response in code fences." and "Use Markdown table syntax". I will create Markdown tables with the header row and then one row per port, filling in the numbers that are clearly associated. For Table XI, I'll use the total row to create a total row, and for ports, I'll put the numbers that appear in the text in a single row per port, but since there are 12 columns, I'll distribute the numbers sequentially for each port from the global number list. But that would be inventing. Given the constraints, I think the best is to present the text as a corrected document, with the tables in Markdown, but with a note that the table data is as per OCR? But "Do not add any commentary, notes, or explanations." I must output only the proofread text in Markdown. I will do the following: For each table, I will write the title, then a Markdown table with the columns as per the header. Then I will include the data rows exactly as they appear in the OCR, but with each port as a row and the numbers as they appear in the text after the port name, separated by commas in the cells? No, each cell should be a single value. I can make each port a row, and for the 12 data columns, I will put the numbers that are in the text for that port in order, but if there are fewer than 12, leave empty. But the OCR doesn't separate per port clearly. Given the time, I will assume that the OCR text for each table is essentially the table in CSV-like format but with line breaks. I will manually reconstruct Table XI and XII based on the clear parts, and for XIII and XIV, they are clearer. Table XIII (Local Trade ENTERED) is clear: only one port: Victoria. Data given in total row. The table shows: CARGO: Vessels 3,508, Tons 116,189, Crews 39,802, Passengers 11,983 BALLAST: Vessels 1,040, Tons 14,066, Crews 4,239, Passengers 7,000 (or 7,006) TOTAL: Vessels 4,548, Tons 130,255, Crews 44,041, Passengers 18,959 (or 18,969) The text: "Victoria, 3,508 '116,189 39,802 11,983 1,040 14,066 4,239 7,000 4,548 130,255 | 44,041 18,969" and total row similar. Table XIV (Local Trade CLEARED): only Victoria. CARGO: Vessels 1,996, Tons 45,916, Crews 19,645, Passengers 12,188? But the text: "Victoria, 1,996 45,916 | 19,645 12,188 2,541 80,137 24,180 6,800 4,537 126,053 43,925 19,01%" Total row: "1,996 45,916 2,541 19,645 | 12,188 80,137 24,180 6.860 4537 126,053 43,625 19.04%" Seems columns might be: Cargo Vessels, Cargo Tons, Cargo Passengers, Cargo Crews? Not sure. But the header: "CARGO. BALLAST. TOTAL. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Passen- Vessels. Tons. Crews. Passen- Vessels. Tons. Crews. Passen- gers. gers." So standard: Cargo Vessels, Cargo Tons, Cargo Crews, Cargo Passengers, Ballast Vessels, Ballast Tons, Ballast Crews, Ballast Passengers, Total Vessels, Total Tons, Total Crews, Total Passengers. For Table XIV, the row: "Victoria, 1,996 45,916 | 19,645 12,188 2,541 80,137 24,180 6,800 4,537 126,053 43,925 19,01%" That's 11 numbers? 1,996; 45,916; 19,645; 12,188; 2,541; 80,137; 24,180; 6,800; 4,537; 126,053; 43,925; 19,01% (12 numbers if 19,01% is 19,018). But there is a pipe after 45,916? "45,916 | 19,645" maybe separator. Let's list: 1,996 (Cargo Vessels), 45,916 (Cargo Tons), 19,645 (Cargo Crews), 12,188 (Cargo Passengers), 2,541 (Ballast Vessels), 80,137 (Ballast Tons), 24,180 (Ballast Crews), 6,800 (Ballast Passengers), 4,537 (Total Vessels), 126,053 (Total Tons), 43,925 (Total Crews), 19,018 (Total Passengers). That works! 12 numbers. Check sums: Cargo Vessels 1,996 + Ballast Vessels 2,541 = 4,537 Total Vessels. Good. Cargo Tons 45,916 + Ballast Tons 80,137 = 126,053 Total Tons. Good. Cargo Crews 19,645 + Ballast Crews 24,180 = 43,825? But Total Crews 43,925. Off by 100. Close. Cargo Passengers 12,188 + Ballast Passengers 6,800 = 18,988. Total Passengers 19,018. Off by 30. Acceptable. So Table XIV is clear. Table XIII: "Victoria, 3,508 '116,189 39,802 11,983 1,040 14,066 4,239 7,000 4,548 130,255 | 44,041 18,969" Numbers: 3,508; 116,189; 39,802; 11,983; 1,040; 14,066; 4,239; 7,000; 4,548; 130,255; 44,041; 18,969. 12 numbers. Sums: 3,508+1,040=4,548; 116,189+14,066=130,255; 39,802+4,239=44,041; 11,983+7,000=18,983 vs 18,969 (off by 14). Good. So Tables XIII and XIV are clear. Now Table XI and XII are the main ones with multiple ports. For Table XII, we have Aberdeen clear. For the other ports, we can try to parse from the numbers. Let's list all numbers in Table XII after Aberdeen, in order, with port names. Text after Aberdeen: "jhao-ki Wio, 838 Stanley, 104 48,221 9,868 7,634 315 727 26,968 8,339 67 1,565 75,189 15,973 342 1,473 13 1.52 11,788 2,153 22 256 21,654 3,626 35 Victoria, Ia-ma Th... 16,405 | 1,267,674 229,172 134,957 466 28,686 4,391 2,926 133,098 26,463 7,381 92 636 21,892 3,177 65 19,331 1,102 1,400,772 255,635 | 142.33% 50,578 7,568 157 Total,. 17,927 | 1,359,572 | 243,886|135,502 5,154 226,855 49,159 7,644 23,081 | 1,586,427 |293,045 | 143,146|" Port names: jhao-ki Wio (Shau-ki Wan), Stanley, Victoria, Ia-ma Th... (Fan-ma Ti), Total. We have 4 ports + total. Each port 12 numbers = 48 numbers. Plus total 12 = 60 numbers. Let's count numbers in the text (excluding port names and punctuation). I'll write a quick mental parser. After "jhao-ki Wio,": "838" -> 1 number. Then "Stanley,": then numbers: 104, 48,221, 9,868, 7,634, 315, 727, 26,968, 8,339, 67, 1,565, 75,189, 15,973, 342 -> 13 numbers. Then "1,473, 13, 1.52, 11,788, 2,153, 22, 256, 21,654, 3,626, 35" -> 10 numbers. Then "Victoria, Ia-ma Th...": then numbers: 16,405, 1,267,674, 229,172, 134,957, 466, 28,686, 4,391, 2,926, 133,098, 26,463, 7,381, 92, 636, 21,892, 3,177, 65, 19,331, 1,102, 1,400,772, 255,635, 142.33%, 50,578, 7,568, 157 -> many. Then Total: 17,927, 1,359,572, 243,886, 135,502, 5,154, 226,855, 49,159, 7,644, 23,081, 1,586,427,
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XI-Gross Totul Number, Tonunge, Crows, and Pusseugers of Junks ExterED at euch, Port in the Colony of Hongkong, (exclusive of Local Trude), during the Year ending 31st December, 1875, CARGO, BALLAST. TOTAL. Tessals. Tons. Crews. Passen- gers. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Passen- Vessels. Tons. Crews. Passen. gers. Krve. 481 25,290 6.047 192 Aberdeen, 346 Shao-ki Wau, 722 31,219 7,453 13,888 4.285 238 96 627 856 39,178 10,332 288 45.370 140 12,307 1,975 8.945 67 26 Stanley,. 110 1,578 76,5-9 16,398 305 9.438 15,739 | 1,169.810 |215,942 | 134,812 1,682 22 256 Viewria, 3,042 21,745 3,657 45 Fan-ma Ti.... 197 9,264 2,657 251,428 43,718 17,744 8 9:0 42,915 Total,.... 17.269 1,247,880 | 234,074 | 135,276 6,190 4,340 363,039 | 62,970 17,940 11 19.681 1,117 1,421,288 | 259,660 | 152,556 23,459 | 1,610,919 297,044 | 153,216 H. G. THOMSETT, K.N., Harbour Master, ģe. 52,169 6,997 19 XIL-Gross Total Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Passengers of Junks CLEARED at each Port in the Colony of Hongkong, (exclusive of Local Trade'), during the Year ending 31st December, 1875. CARGO. BALLAST. TOTAL. Vessels Tons. Crews. L'assen- gers. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Passen- gers. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Passen- gers. Aberdeen, 114 5,125 1,210 125 713 33.109 9,027 109 827 38,234 10,243 234 jhao-ki Wio, 838 Stanley, 104 48,221 9,868 7,634 315 727 26,968 8,339 67 1,565 75,189 15,973 342 1,473 13 1.52 11,788 2,153 22 256 21,654 3,626 35 Victoria, Ia-ma Th... 16,405 | 1,267,674 229,172 134,957 466 28,686 4,391 2,926 133,098 26,463 7,381 92 636 21,892 3,177 65 19,331 1,102 1,400,772 255,635 | 142.33% 50,578 7,568 157 Total,. 17,927 | 1,359,572 | 243,886|135,502 5,154 226,855 49,159 7,644 23,081 | 1,586,427 |293,045 | 143,146| II. G. TROMSETT, R.N., Harbour Master, &'c. XIII.—Return of Junks (Local Trude) EXTERED at the Port of Victoria from the Out-stations of the Island and the Villages of British Kowloon during the Year ending 31st December, 1975. CARGO, BALLAST. TOTAL. Vessels. Tons. Crewe. Passen- gers. Vessels. Tous. Crews. l'assen- gers. Vessels. Tous. Crews. l'assu- gers. J Victoria, 3,508 '116,189 39,802 11,983 1,040 14,066 4,239 7,000 4,548 130,255 | 44,041 18,969 Tola!,.... 3,508 116,189 39,802 11,983 1,040 14,060 4,239 7,006 4,548 130,255 44,041 18,959 II. G. THOMSETT, 11.5., Harbour Muster, §*c. X1V.–Return of Junks ( Local Trade) CLEARED from the Port of Victoria for the Out-stations of the Island and the Villages in British Kowloon during the Year ending 31st December, 1875.. CARGO. BALLAST. TOTAL. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Passen- Vessels. gers. Tons. Стень Passen- kers. Tous. Vessels. Crews. l'assen- gers. Victoria, 1,996 45,916 | 19,645 12,188 2,541 80,137 24,180 6,800 4,537 126,053 43,925 19,01% + Tolal,.... 1,996 45,916 2,541 19,645 | 12,188 80,137 24,180 6.860 4537 126,053 43,625 19.04% II. G. THONSETT, RN,, Harbour Muster, $t.
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XI-Gross Totul Number, Tonunge, Crows, and Pusseugers of Junks ExterED at euch, Port in the Colony of Hongkong, (exclusive

of Local Trude), during the Year ending 31st December, 1875,

CARGO,

BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Tessals.

Tons. Crews.

Passen-

gers.

Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

Passen-

Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

Passen.

gers.

Krve.

481

25,290 6.047

192

Aberdeen,

346

Shao-ki Wau,

722

31,219

7,453

13,888

4.285

238

96

627

856

39,178 10,332

288

45.370

140

12,307

1,975

8.945

67

26

Stanley,.

110

1,578

76,5-9

16,398

305

9.438

15,739 | 1,169.810 |215,942 | 134,812

1,682

22

256

Viewria,

3,042

21,745

3,657

45

Fan-ma Ti....

197

9,264 2,657

251,428

43,718

17,744

8

9:0

42,915

Total,....

17.269 1,247,880 | 234,074 | 135,276

6,190

4,340

363,039 | 62,970 17,940

11

19.681 1,117

1,421,288 | 259,660 | 152,556

23,459 | 1,610,919 297,044 | 153,216

H. G. THOMSETT, K.N., Harbour Master, ģe.

52,169 6,997

19

XIL-Gross Total Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Passengers of Junks CLEARED at each Port in the Colony of Hongkong, (exclusive

of Local Trade'), during the Year ending 31st December, 1875.

CARGO.

BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Vessels

Tons. Crews.

L'assen-

gers.

Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

Passen- gers.

Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

Passen- gers.

Aberdeen,

114

5,125 1,210

125

713

33.109 9,027

109

827

38,234 10,243

234

jhao-ki Wio,

838

Stanley,

104

48,221 9,868

7,634

315

727

26,968 8,339

67

1,565

75,189 15,973

342

1,473

13

1.52

11,788

2,153

22

256

21,654 3,626

35

Victoria,

Ia-ma Th...

16,405 | 1,267,674 229,172 134,957

466 28,686 4,391

2,926

133,098

26,463

7,381

92

636

21,892

3,177

65

19,331 1,102

1,400,772 255,635 | 142.33%

50,578 7,568

157

Total,.

17,927 | 1,359,572 | 243,886|135,502

5,154

226,855

49,159

7,644

23,081 | 1,586,427 |293,045 | 143,146|

II. G. TROMSETT, R.N.,

Harbour Master, &'c.

XIII.—Return of Junks (Local Trude) EXTERED at the Port of Victoria from the Out-stations of the Island and the Villages of British

Kowloon during the Year ending 31st December, 1975.

CARGO,

BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Vessels.

Tons. Crewe.

Passen-

gers.

Vessels. Tous. Crews.

l'assen- gers.

Vessels.

Tous. Crews.

l'assu-

gers.

J

Victoria,

3,508

'116,189 39,802 11,983 1,040

14,066 4,239 7,000

4,548

130,255 | 44,041

18,969

Tola!,.... 3,508 116,189 39,802 11,983 1,040 14,060 4,239 7,006

4,548

130,255

44,041

18,959

II. G. THOMSETT, 11.5.,

Harbour Muster, §*c.

X1V.–Return of Junks ( Local Trade) CLEARED from the Port of Victoria for the Out-stations of the Island and the Villages in British

Kowloon during the Year ending 31st December, 1875..

CARGO.

BALLAST.

TOTAL.

Vessels.

Tons. Crews.

Passen- Vessels.

gers.

Tons.

Стень

Passen- kers.

Tous. Vessels.

Crews.

l'assen- gers.

Victoria,

1,996

45,916 | 19,645

12,188

2,541

80,137

24,180 6,800

4,537

126,053 43,925

19,01%

+

Tolal,.... 1,996

45,916

2,541 19,645 | 12,188

80,137

24,180

6.860

4537

126,053

43,625

19.04%

II. G. THONSETT, RN,,

Harbour Muster, $t.

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