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Hongkong boats, used in the harbour, for local purposes, are for strictly-
The first class, which I have denominated "Regular Traders", includes all passenger boats plying between this Colony and Chinese Ports, and trading junks owned or partly owned by residents in this Colony, whose arrival and departure can be calculated upon with a certainty similar to that of the coasting vessels of England. In the latter class the salt junks, engaged in importing salt, and others in exporting, or smuggling, may be considered.
Considering first in point of importance, the capital employed and the number of persons of wealth who are interested in the trade. The boats which supply the Colony with provisions may be next considered; they are more numerous than the salt junks, but usually small, and differently constructed: the largest number of these boats come from Heung-shan on the borders of Fuh-keen, supplying the markets with pigs, poultry, eggs.
Macao boats furnish vegetables, particularly potatoes and fruit of every description, which is offered for sale here, and on the opposite coast. Tuen-on sends fresh fish and all the coarser kinds of vegetables, such as Taro, Sweet potatoes, yams, etc. Boats bringing stone, bricks, tiles, timber, lime, and other materials for building purposes, at a former period were pretty numerous, but for some time back private individuals having completed their buildings, the demand has been comparatively small, and the boats employed in the trade have gradually decreased.
The passage boats, usually called "fast boats", are built and constructed to afford a good accommodation for passengers, and enable them at the same time to carry cargo and luggage; their sailing qualities are also considered, the Chinese invariably, when travelling, giving the preference to the fastest sailer. A certain number of these boats ply regularly between Victoria and the different small ports in the vicinity, to the eastward and westward, as also up and down the harbour.
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Hongkong bouts"," used in the harbour,
local purposes.
for strictly-
The fract stafs, which I have
denemnated. "Regular Finders, includes all
prajonge boats plying
between this Colony
and
owned or part :
Chines Puts, and trading funks owned or,
owned by residents in this Colony, whose arrival-
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be- calculated upon with a
and departure - certainty simitur_ to that of the
in-
of the coasting vessels
England. In the latter class the salt.
Junks, engaged,
salt, and
some_ in importing,
others in exporting
importing, ottiers in ex
smuggling
be considered.
considering
it into Chinese ports, may 1- first in point of importance,
the capital employed and. The number
of persons of wealth who
are interested in the
trade. The beats which supply the Colony, with
provisions may
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be next considered ; they
than the salt.
are more
t funkes, but usually
on
small, and differently constructed : the largest. number of these bouts come from Her-foong the borders of Fich-keen, supplying the
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-markets with pigs, poultry,
, and eggs.
Macao boats
furnish vegetables particularly potatoes and puit
of every description, which is offered for sale here, and the opposite coast.
it of
Tun-on sinds fresh
fish and all the coarser kinds of vegetables,
as
Taro, Sweet potatoes, yarns,
such
8e: Beats bringing
stone, bricks, lites, timber, lime, and other materials for
building purposes, at a former period were pretty
numerous,
but.
t for.
: some time back private individuals
having completed their buildings, the demand has
been comparatively small, and the boats
small, and the boats employed in - gradually decreased. The passage
the trade have
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boats usually called" fast boats are built construction as will afford a good-
to
such.
a
accommodation
for passengers, and enable them at the same time carry cargo and luggage ; their sailing qualities are also considered, the Chinese invariably, when travelling, giving
the preference to the fastest : sailer. A certain number of these boats fly regularly bationen
Victoria and the different small ports in
vicinity,
the
to the eastward and westward, as also ups
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