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

MANUFACTURES.

Number, Name,

Situation,

and Description of Manufactures, Mills, Works, &c., &c., &c.

Number of

Stearn- Lanuches and other Vessels

SHIPS.

QUARRIES,

i

Registered

Tons

Burthen.

according to Law.

Name. Situation. and Description of the Quarries.

A rea

in

Crown Rent per

Acres.

annum.

built in the

Colony.

MAT MANUFACTURES,

Au Tan.

2

OARS.

Choung Chow,

1

Tai Po,

I

Tai 0,

2

OPIUM, PREPARED,

Kowloon City,

3

ROPE & SAIL WORKS.

Cheung Chow,

2

Tai 0....

3

Sai Kung,...........

Soy.

Cheung Chow,

2

Kowloon City,

4

TANNERY.

Kowloon City,.

TIK WARE.

Kowloon City,

1

TOBACCO.

An Tan,

5

VERMILION WORKS.

Kowloon City,

FISHERIES,

Number of Ships and Boats emoloyed.

Description of Fi-l..

Vulne in

4011

Quantity of each.

Dollars.

Shipe.

Boats.

Nil.

other Boats frequenting the The number of Fishing and Harbour and Bays of Hong- kong in 1904 may be esti- mated at 10,000.

No means of ascertaining.

No means of ascertaining.

GENERAL REMARKS.

The mumber of Rowing Boats, &c., ficcused in 12804, under Ordinance No. 10 of 1899, Section 10, to ply for hire within the waters of the Colony, was 2,9,79.

The number of Cargo Bouts, Lighters, and other houts licensed for 1901, under Ordinance No. 10 of 18989, Section 41, was 2,278.

The number of Steam-Launches herused for 19104 auder Orliner No. 10 af 1899, Soe, 47, was 106.