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

MANUFACTURES.

Number, Nume, Situation,

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

Number of Steam- Launches and other Vessels built in the Colony.

SHIPS.

QUARRIES.

Tons Burthen.

Registered according to Law.

Name, Situation,

Áres

Crown

and Description of

the Quarries.

in Acres.

Runt per

Kanum,

TANNERY.

Kowloon City, ..

TINNED PROVISIONS,

Cheung Chow,

TIN WARE,

An Tan,.....................

1

Kowloon City,

I

Cheung Chow,..

TOBACCO,

1

Tai Po,

An Tru,

VERMILLION Works.

Kowloon City,

WHITE LEAD),

Kowloon City,

FISHERIES.

Number of Ships and Boats employed.

Description of Fish,

Value

and

in

Ships.

Boats.

Quantity of each.

Dollars.

Nil.

The number of Fishing and other Bonts frequouting the Harbour and Bays of Hong- kong in 1909 may be esti- muted at 10,000.

No menus of ascertaining.

_No means of ascertaining,

GENERAL REMARKS.

The ammber of Rowing Boats, &c., licensed in 1909, under Ordinance No. 10 of 1899, Seçtion 40, to ply for hire within the waters of tho Colony, was 8,133.

The number of Cargo Boats, Lighters, and other boats licensed for 1909, under Ordinance No. 10 of 1899, Section 40, was 3,187,,

The number of Steam-Launchos licensed for 1900 under Ordinance No. 10 of 1899, Section, 37, was 187.