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between the 1st.

these that visited this Port

1st January,

and the 30th

but from the post

April:

" May to the 37th December,

1849, besides the craft exclusively engaged

02

in the Salt Trade

the carriage of stores,

596 Junks of

touched or discharged

and took in cargoes at Victoria

Tien tsin,

various sizes.

cargoes at Victoria

from

Shantung, Shang-hae, Fuh keen, Formosa,

Hae-nan,

Tonquin,

Siam, and the East

and West Coasts of the Province of Kwang tung ; by far the larger number coming from the Districts next Eastward of that opposite to which the Island of Hongkong

is situated.

The only arrivals worthy of note as the first of their kind are those of an

- junk from Formosa, in

April, and Tonquin vessels owned and

manned by

Chinese, in June.

" The details of the marine trade, as far as this office is informed, are as follow:

In

January and February

7232 tons. Mr.

Gutzlaff's notes state that the Marine

did good business.

In March and April few

came

here

to trade, but several passed towards Hae-nan for sugar, and one brought a cargo of rice from Formosa, the first imported thence

In

May some 90 Junks brought provisions and Sundries, rice and alum,

from Heaupting East, 2 from Shwang tung which brought rice for Hongkong, and sugar Wheat and oil-cake for the Northern Ports ; 30 from Fuck kien passed south for sugar

and oil.

In June 80 Janks from the East

bound to Canton, brought

stock, rice,

crockery, flour, oil cakes,

alkali and molasses. Some took

away opium

and manufactures . 11 Junks from Fuh kien brought rice and crockery, taking opium,

and saltpetre. 3 from

manufactures and

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between the 1st. these that visited this Port 1st January, and the 30th but from the post April: " May to the 37th December, 1849, besides the craft exclusively engaged 02 in the Salt Trade the carriage of stores, 596 Junks of touched or discharged and took in cargoes at Victoria Tien tsin, various sizes. cargoes at Victoria from Shantung, Shang-hae, Fuh keen, Formosa, Hae-nan, Tonquin, Siam, and the East and West Coasts of the Province of Kwang tung ; by far the larger number coming from the Districts next Eastward of that opposite to which the Island of Hongkong is situated. The only arrivals worthy of note as the first of their kind are those of an - junk from Formosa, in April, and Tonquin vessels owned and manned by Chinese, in June. " The details of the marine trade, as far as this office is informed, are as follow: In January and February 7232 tons. Mr. Gutzlaff's notes state that the Marine did good business. In March and April few came here to trade, but several passed towards Hae-nan for sugar, and one brought a cargo of rice from Formosa, the first imported thence In May some 90 Junks brought provisions and Sundries, rice and alum, from Heaupting East, 2 from Shwang tung which brought rice for Hongkong, and sugar Wheat and oil-cake for the Northern Ports ; 30 from Fuck kien passed south for sugar and oil. In June 80 Janks from the East bound to Canton, brought stock, rice, crockery, flour, oil cakes, alkali and molasses. Some took away opium and manufactures . 11 Junks from Fuh kien brought rice and crockery, taking opium, and saltpetre. 3 from manufactures and
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between the 1st.

these that visited this Port

1st January,

and the 30th

but from the post

April:

" May to the 37th December,

1849, besides the craft exclusively engaged

02

in the Salt. Trade

the carriage of sters,

596 Junks of

touched or discharged

and took in cargoes at Victoria

Tien tsin,

various sizes.

cargoes at Victoria

from

Shantung, Shang-hae, Fuh keen, Formosa,

Hae-nan,

Tonquin,

Siam, and the bast

and West Coasts of the Province of Kwang tung ; by for the larger number coming from the Districts next Eastward of that opposite to which the Island of Hongkong

is situated.

The only arrivals worthy of note as the first of their kind are those of an

- junk from Formosa, in –

April, and Tonquin vessels owned and

rice

کی

Chinese, in June.

به رامه

manned

کرو

by

" The details of the marine trade, as far as this office is informed; are as follow:

In

Sunuary and February

7232 Mr.

Gutzlaff's

funks did. good

notes state that the Marine

· good business.

In March and April few

camet

here

to trade, but several passed towards Hac-nan for sugar, and one brought a cargo of rice from Formosa, the first imported thence

In

May some 90 Sunks brought provisions and Sundries, rice and alund,

from Hewaupting bast, 2 from Shwang tung "Which brought nice for Hongkong, and sugar Wheat and oil-cake for the Northern Ports ; 30 from Fuck kien passed south for sugas

and oil.

boast,

live

In June 80 Janks from the bach

" them bound to fanton, brought

Lond

stock, rice,

crockery, flour, oil cakes,

cro

Lalk and melasses. Some took

away opium

and manufactures . 11 funks from itch - kien brought rice and crockery, taking opiume,

and saltpatre. 3 from

manufactures and

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