making a daily report of the Junks or Boats which arrive here, and their cargoes; and this, in consequence of the departure of Mr. Gutzlaff in September, has been entered each day in a journal sheet, which has furnished the data for such parts of this Memo as are not derived from Mr. Gutzlaff's notes.
The Chinese Secretary's Officer professes to have no means of ascertaining what number of Junks put into Stanley, Aberdeen, where there are always several lying, or any harbour of this Colony except Victoria; or of finding out what may be the value or amount of the native cargoes brought by junks to Victoria; or what portion of such cargoes may be sold; or what goods thence exported.
By native crafts is meant such boats as are commonly known by this designation, viz. those employed by passengers between Hongkong, Macao and Canton, but those which bring supplies to the Colonial markets.
Their number in January and February is stated to have been considerable. In March and April the excitement prevailing at Canton and in its vicinity regarding the question of our entry into the City, affected their trade, which however revived as soon as the agitation subsided, and continued brisk until the end of June, when, without any apparent reason, it declined once more.
In August it was again brisk, although Piracy was then at its height.
In the daily reports of the last four months of the year, these native crafts were divided by Mr. Gutzlaff into 4 Classes.
1. Fast boats.
2. Marine Junk.
3. Salt Boats.
4. Stone Boats.
This term does not appear to have been taken of the Fast boat trade.
There is no record of 1. Fast boats. 2. Marine Junks.
2.
making a daily report of the Dunks or Boats
which arrive here, and
cargoes,
; and this,
Lince
of the nature of their
the
def.arture of Mr. Gutzlaff in September, has been entered each day in a journal. theet, which has furnished. the data for such parts of this Memo : as are- not derived from Mr Gutzlaff's.
no means.
notes,
The Chinese Secretary's Officer prosesses of ascertaining what number of
Stanley, Aberdeen, where
Junks put into
__
there are always several lying, - or any
harbour
of this Colony except Victoria ; or of finding
out what
may
be the value
or amount of
the nation cargoes brought by junks to Victoria;
or
what portion of such cargoes may
sold;
- or what goods thence exported.
native refeels.
be there
in
to mean such boats
as are co
231 known
commonly those employed by
by this designation, viz. passengers between Hong.
Hongkong, Mache and Hongkong, Canton, but those which bring supplies to the Colonial markets
Kbruary
Their number in January
and
is stated to have been considerable.
In March and April the excitement prevailing at fanton and in its vicinity regarding the question of our entry into the City, affected their trade, which however
revived
as soon as
the
agitation subsided, and continued brisk until the end of June,
when, without.
t reason, it
any apparent
In August
declined once more.
again gort, although . Pracy
its height.
ush it was
was
then at
In the daily refects of the last
These
were divided. by Mr.
by
Mr. Gutzlaff.
ints 4 3. Salt.
Classes .
four months of the
no notice has
1. Fast boats.
2. Marine
e. Junks .
There is no record of
1. Fast boats. 2. Marine.
4. Stone Boats.
This term does not appear
& year, been taken of the Fast boat. Fade.
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