Canton river. The number plying to each particular port is regulated by the traffic and transit of passengers, which seems to have neither materially increased or fallen off during a period of upwards of two years past, in which I have received lists of these boats furnished periodically by the native police officers, and continues the same.
The second class, which I have named "Casual visitors," consists chiefly of junks on their way to Canton or the western coast; a few large Singapore traders with cargo for Amoy or further in the Yellow Sea, which on occasion of rough weather outside or through want of water or provisions, or at times while waiting for a favorable wind, come to anchor in this harbour. There are also Portuguese lorcha boats, and occasionally freighted from Macao to Canton by Europeans, besides a few Chinese junks bringing flints, saltpêtre, camphor, alum, coarse cloth for the consumption of the poorer classes, crockery, fire-wood, oil, charcoal, and sundries, from various districts on the coast, and they purchase opium in return.
Large boats putting in with sugar from the district of Toong koon and Tin-pak, and other ports on the western coast, have lately increased in number. The sugar trade promises to become one of much importance to the Colony; some of these boats, I understand, are regularly employed since the establishment of the trade, in the transport of sugar, and might perhaps be more properly included in the class "Regular traders." The only other description of vessels in this class which may be deemed worthy of mention, is the fishing craft which swarm on our coast, making the villages of Stanley and Aberdeen, the latter particularly, their winter quarters. I have frequently seen several hundreds of large junks, and in one or two instances probably from twelve to fifteen hundred fishing boats of all sizes congregated there.
During the winter months, the population...
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Canton river. The
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number plying to each,
Er particular
port is regulated by the traffee and transit: of passengers, which seems to have neither ma
f
materially
increased or fallen off during a period of upwards of two years past, in which I have received lists
of these boats furnished periodically by the native
punce officers,
continues the
the
Aanie.
The second
number of fast boats still
"Casual, bisitors, consists Junks
on their
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class, which. I have mamed_
chiefly of Fuh keën
Fruh hian trading
to Canton or the western coast;
a few large Singapore traders with car
ori
cargo for Amoy
-Fin- teen in the Yellow Sea, which on occasion of
rough,
we a
ther outside or
through want of water
or provisions,
es, or at times while waiting for a favorable wind, come to anchor in this harbour
fast boats
There.
are also Portuguese. Corchas and, secasionally freighted from Macás 'n banton by Europeans, besides a few Chinese
bhinete junks hinging
for them
flints, saltpêtre, camphor, alum, coarse clothe consumption of the poorer, classes, crockery, fire-wood,
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various districts on
oil, charcoal, and sundries, from
they purchase opium
the coast, and
Large beats putting seaty
with
in return.
to one hundred cars, ladon
sugar from the district of Toong koon and Tin-pak, and other ports
on the western coast, have
lately increased. in number The sugar
trade promises
to become one of much importia
- of much importance to the Colony;
regularly
some of these boats I understand are imployed since the establishment of the trade, in the transport of sugar, and might perhaps be more property included in the class Regular Radi The only other description of vessels in this class which may
Fishing craft
our villa
be deemed,
- worthy of mention, is the
which swarme on
villages of Stanley
this coust, making
and Aberdeen, the latter
particularly, their winter quarters I have pequently
seen several hundreds of large junks,
in one or
two instances probably from twelve to fifteen hundred fishing boats of all sizes
congregated there.
During the winter months, the population_
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