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RETURN OF THE MANUFACTURES, MINES, AND FISHERIES.

MANUFACTURES.

Number, Name, Situation,

and Description of Manufactures, Mills,

Works, &c., &c.

ROPE WALKS.

Hi Wán,

Shek-t'ong Tsui, ............................3

·

Shku-ki Wan, .............4

SHIPS.

MINES AND QUARRIES.

Number, Name,

Number

Name of

of Ships

Tong

built in the Burthen.

Registered according

Situation,

the

Quantity produced

and Description of

and

Mineral

to Law.

the Mines and

Colony.

Substances.

Quarries,

Value in Sterling.

None.

None.

QUARRIES, Sháu-ki Wán,........ Kowloon,............58 Shek-t'ong Tsui,... 1

Granite.

£13,897.0.0

Stanley,

..1

Ap-lí Chau,

.2

Aberdeen,

.1

Kowloon,..

..6

SOY MAKERS.

Chung váng.

.2

Hà Tán,

..1

Tai-ping Shán,..

....5

Sai Ying-pun,.

.8

Shek-t'ong Tsui,

.2

Sheúng Wún......

PRESERVED GINGER

MANUFACTURERS.

Sheung Wan,

Chung-wan,

Hả Wán,

T'ai-p'ing Shan,....

..3

.1

2

Shek-t'ong Tsúi, ..........1

VERMILION MAKERS.

.4

Sai Ying-p'un,............. .1 Shek-t'ong Tsui, Sheung Wan,...............

+

DRY DOCKS.

Aberdeen,

Kowloon,

.3

PATENT SLIPS.

Praya East,

..1

Praya West,

.1

Belcher's Bay,.

SUGAR REFINERIES.

East Point,

.1

Praya East,

DISTILLERY.

East Point,

...1

ICE WORKS.

East Point,

FISHERIES.

GENERAL REMARKS.

Number of Ships and Boats employed.

Description of Fish, and

Value in

Ships.

Boats.

Quantity of each.

Sterling.

Nil.

The number of Fishing and

other Boats frequenting the Harbour and Bays of Hong- kong in 1878 may be esti- mated at 3,000.

No means of ascertaining.

No means of ascertaining.

The number of Boats licensed in 1878, under Ordi. nance No. 8 of 1858, to ply for hire within the waters of the Colony, was 2,085.

The number of Cargo Boats licensed for 1878,

under Ordinance No. 15 of 1880, was 396.