1898 — Page 278

Nil.

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RETURN OF THE MANUFACTURES, MINES, AND FISHERIES,—Continued.

MANUFACTURES.

Number, Name, Situation,

and Description of Manufactures, Mills,

Works, &c., &c.

Number of Steam-. Launches and

other Vessels

SHIPS.

MINES AND QUARRIES.

Number, Name,

Quantity

Tons

Burthen,

Registered according

Name of

Situation,

produced

the

and

and Description of

Mineral

Value

to Law.

built in the

Colony.

the Mines nud

Quarries.

Substances.

in

Dollars.

SAW FACTORY,

Victorin,

J

SNUFF FACTORY.

Kennedy Town,

1

SOAP.

Victoria,

+

Villages,

1

Sor.

Victoria,

.12

+

SPECTACLES.

Victorin,

Sugar REFINERIES.

1

Victoria,

2

Quarry Bay,

1

TIN BEATING.

Victorin,

TIN FOUNDRIES.

Victorin,

3

TINNED PROVISIONS.

Victoria,

3

TIN WARE.

Victoria,

19

TOBACCO.

Victoria,

UMBRELLAS.

Victoria,

....36

VERMILION Works.

Victoria,

G

FISHERIES.

Number of Ships and Boats employed.

GENERAL REMARKS,

Description of Fish,

and

Value in

Ships.

Bonts.

Quantity of encii.

Dollars.

The number of Fishing and other Boats frequenting the Harbour and Bays of Hong- kong in 1898 may be esti- mated at 5,300.

No means of ascertaining.

No means of ascertaining.

The number of Rowing Boats, &c., licensed in 1898, under Ordinance No. 26 of 1891, Section 39, to ply for hire within the waters of the Colony, was 2,379.

The number of Cargo Bonts, Lighters, and other boats license for 1898, under Onlinance No. 26 of 1891, Section 39, was 1,974.

The number of Stonm-Launchos licensed for 1898, under Ordinance No. 26 of 1891, Ser. 7, was 79.