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RETURN OF MANUFACTURES,-Continued.

Number, Name, Situation, and Description of Manufactures, Mills, Works, &c., &c., &c,

New Territories.

Sor.

TIN WARE.

Au Tau,

1

ROPE & SAIL WORKS.

Cheung Chow,

1

Cheung Chow,

Kowloon City,

Cheung Chow,

3

TOBACCO.

Tai O................

2

SEGAR CANE Mills,

An Tau,

Kat 0,

1

Au Tau,

6

Cheung Chow,

I

Sheung Shui,........................

8

SALT MAKING.

VERMILLION WORKS.

San Tin,.........

5

Tai 0,.....

2

Ping Shan.......

Kowloon City,

.50

Sha Tau Kok,

1

WHITE LEAD,

TANNERY.

Ping Shan,

1

Kowloon City,

1

Sai Kung,

1

Kowloon City,

2

Tsun Wan,....................................

1

FISHERIES.

Number of Ships and Boats employed.

GENERAL REMARKS.

Description of Fish, and

Value in

Quantity of each.

Sterling,

Ships.

Boats.

other Boats frequenting the The number of Fishing and Harbour and Bays of Hong- kong in 1912 may be esti- mated at 19,000.

No means of ascertaining.

No means of ascertaining.

The number of Rowing Bonts, &c., licensed in 1912 to ply for hire within the waters of the Colony, was 2,741.

The number of Cargo Boats, Lighters, and other

boats licensed in 1912 was 3,219.

The number of Steam-Launches licensed in 1912

was 224,