1890 — Page 7

20.-Imports AND EXPORTS.

There being no Custom House, it is not possible to furnish an account of all Imports and Exports but a record of Raw Opium imported and exported during 1889 has been kept, and is as follows:-

Imported, Exported,

.....67,429 If chests.

.61,808

"

The fractions are explained by the fact that broached chests were landed here and were exported.

21.-SHIPPING.

Arrivals exclusive of Junks.

The total arrivals, exclusive of Junks, during the year 1889, amounted to 3,820 vessels and 1,518,614 tons, being 17,828 tons under the arrivals in 1888.

Junks.

→2.926 Junks measuring 1,716,922 tons arrived in the Colony in 1889, as against 23,958 Junks and 1.863,968 tons in 1888, showing a decrease of 1,032 Junks and 147,046 tons.

The total arrivals for the last 5

years were: EXCLUSIVE op Junks.

Years. Number of Vessels. Tons, Number of Fessels.

JUXES.

Tons.

1885, 3,428

3,866,709

1886,...... 4,251

4,571,296

1S87...... 4,078

4.607,914

23,674 1,797,222 22,971 23,521 1,793,923

GRAND TOTAL. Number of Vessels.

27,102 5,663,931

Tons.

1,752,868

27,222

6,324,164

27,599

6,401,837

1888....... 3,821

4,536,142

23,958 1,863,968

27,779

6,100,410

1889....... 3,820

4,518,614 22,926 1,716,922

26,746

6,235,536

Immigration and Emigration.

The following will show the number of Chinese who arrived in, and the number who departed from the Colony during the last 5 years:-

Years.

1885, ...

1886,

1887,

1888.

1889,

Arrived.

Departed.

80,773

57,517

88,704

6-1,522

92,375

82,897

98,800

96,195

99,315

47,849

22.-AGRICULTURE.

The lands of the Colony being limited and not favourable for agricultural purposes, there is no aducement for this industry here. The produce is quite nominal, and is for local consumption only.

23.-MANUFACTURES, &C. Manufactories.

No new Manufactories have been added to those already in existence.

Steam-Launches.

The total number of Steam-Launches built in the Colony in 1889, was 26, with a total tonnage 1.172.58, as against 24 with a total tonnage of 1,655 in 1888. The total number of licensed Meta-Launches of all descriptions, in the Colony, in 1889, were:-

Licensed to carry passengers,

Private Launches....................

Colonial Goverment Launches.

War Department Launches,.

50

41

10

6

107

24.-GRANTS of Land.

Tite sales of land on lease during the last 5 years were:-

Yours,

Total No. of Sales.

Total No. of Aeres sold.

1885,

145

1886,

88

1887,

187

1888,

202

1889,

65

A, I. P.

28. 0. 142

82. 2.

2. 313

76. 0. 8

104. 0. 41

88. 1. 151