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Nil.

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RETURN OF MANUFACTURES,-Continued.

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

SALT MAKING.

SUGAR CANE MILLS,

TOBACCO.

4

Ping Shan,........

.42

Tai Po,

1

Sha Tau Kok,

Ping Shan,........

...20

San Tin,........

6

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

1

1

Au Tau,

6

Au Tau,

5

TANNERY.

Kowloon City,

SOAP,

VERMILION WORKS.

Kowloon City,

1

Kowloon City,

1

TIN WARE.

Soy.

Cheung Chow,

2

WHITE LEAD,

Cheung Chow,

1

Au Tau,

1

Tsun Wau,

1

Kowloon City,

4

Tai 0,.........

1

Kowloon City,

FISHERIES.

Number of Ships aud Boats employed.

Description of Fish,

GENERAL REMARKS.

Value it

Quantity of each.

Sterling.

Ships.

Boats.

The number of Fishing and

other Boats frequenting the Harbour and Bays of Hong- kong in 1915 may be esti mated at 20,000.

No means of ascertaining.

No means of ascertaining.

The number of Rowing Boats, &c., licensed in 1915 to ply for hire within the waters of the Colony, was 11,702.

The number of Cargo Boats, Lighters, and Water

Boats licensed in 1915 was 1,610.

The number of Stein-Launches licensed in 1915

was 163.