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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

SHIPS.

Registered according

QUARRIES.

Steam- Launches and

Toust

Name, Situation,

Area

Crown

other Vessels| Burthen.

and Description of

to Lnw,

the Quarries,

in Acres,

Rent per

Ammum,

built in the

C'olony.

TANNERY.

Kowloou City,.

ILLUS

TIN BEATING.

Cheung Chow,..

Tissed ProvISIONS,

Cheung Chow,

TIN WARE.

Kowloon City,

1

An Tru,

Tonaco 9,

5

VERMILLION Works.

Kowloon City,

WHITE LEAD.

Lorloun City,

1

1

FISHERIES.

I

Number of Ships mind Boats employed.

Description of Fish,

Value

in

Hiigar

Donts.

Quantity of each,

Dollars,

NiL

The number of Fishing and

other Bonts froquenting tha Harbour and Bays of Hong- kong in 198 may be esti- mated at 10,000.

No means of ascertaining.

No means of ascertaining.

GENERAL REMARKS.

1

The unmber of Rowing Bouts, &c., lirenscl in 1908, under Ordinance No. 10 of 1899, Section 10, to ply for hire within the waters of the Colony, was 2,805.

The number of Cargo Bonts, Lighters, mul other Tonts ficcused for 1908, under Ordinance No, 10 of 1899, Section 40, was 2,884.

The number of Steam-Launches livensed for 1908 ander Ordinance No. 10 of 1899, Sec, 37, was 140.

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