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

MANUFACTURES.

Number, Name, Situation, and Description of Manufacturos, Mills,

Works, &c., &c.

SHIPS.

Number of Steam- Launches and

Tons

other Vossals

Burtle.

Registered according

to Lnw.

built in the

Colony,

MINES AND QUARRIES.

Number, Naime,

Situation,

and Description of the Mincs and

Quarries.

Name of

Quantity produced

the

and

Mineral

Value

Substances.

in

Dollars.

SAW FACTORY.

Victoria,

1

SNUFF FACTORY.-

Kennedy Town,

1

SOAP.

Victoria,

4

Villages,

1

Soy.

Victoriu,

....12

Kaulung,

6

SPECTACLES.

Victoria,

1

Sugar RefinERIES.

Victoria,

2

Quarry Bay,

1

TANNERIES.

Hunghom,

2

TIN BEATING.

Victorin,

TIN FOUNDRIES.

Victorin,

3

TINXED PROVISIONS.

Victorin,

3

TIX WARE.

Vietorin, ........................

..19

TOBACCO.

Victoria,

UMBRELLAS,

Victoria,

.36

VERMILION Works.

Victorin,

G

FISHERIES.

Number of Ships and Boats employel.

GENERAL REMARKS.

Description of Fish,

mad

Valne in

Ships.

Bonts.

Quantity of enel.

Dollars.

The number of Fishing and

other Boats frequenting the Harbour and Bays of Hong- kong in 1900 may be esti- mated at 7,000.

No means of ascertaining.

No menus of ascertaining.

The number of Rowing Boats, &e., licensed in Section 19X), umdor Ordinance No. 36 of 1899,

40, to ply for hiro within the waters of the Colony, was 2,903,

The number of Cargo Bouts, Lighters, and other boută liccused for 1900, under Orlinance No. 36 of 1899, Section 40, was 2,030.

The number of Stemu-Launches licensed for 1900. muler Ordinance No. 26 of 1891, Sec. 7, wax 92.