H. B. M.'s Consul Officiating.
HARRY S. PARKES,
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The Hongkong Government Gazette,
[MAY 16, 1857.
MAY 16, 1857.]
Office of the British Consulate for Canton, Hongkong, 18th April, 1857.
Tonnage of River Steamers for 1856, Estimated at
British,
Under American and Portuguese Flags,
50,000
Tuns.
40,000
British,......
228 111,350 182
86,037 214
92,896 221
72,345 218 88,870 171
93,095 173
74,911 1234
104,334 230
124,385 172
85,361
137
68,795 174
71,391 204
109,371
American, (U.S. A...)..........
57
23,273
83
38,650
19
29,649
09
27,621
67
30,943
75
36,904
306
98
40,667
82
22
49,283
86
38
60,010
71
47,827
65
65
45,690
98
31
65,073
76
50,017
All other Flags,.............................
21
7,470
37
12,10.5
26
26
7,626
31
9,429
23
6,954
&#
63 12,358
18,162
78
82 24,201
838
25,687
85
27,247 118 39,672 135
43,864 150 50,285
Totals..........
306 142,099 302
136.850
TOS
130,170 312
125,926
110,242 331 261
133,740 394 142,357 (322
160,433 320 177,818 398,210,082 328
154,157 395
180,328 430
209,673
Average of the above thirteen Years.
Tons,
British,
91,015
196
Vessels.
American.....
41,970
73
All other Flags,...........
21,928
68
Total 154,913
Nore.-Exclusive of River Steamers, Lorchas, and Small Craft.
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the first Year commencing after the opening of the Port-to the present date. No. IX. SYNOPTICAL TABLE shewing the NUMBER and TONNAGE of MERCHANT VESSELS that entered the PORT OF CANTON, from 1844-
No. TONNAGE. NO. TONNAGE. NO. TONNAGE NO. TONNAGE. NO. TONNAGE. NO. TONNAGE, NO. TONNAGE NO. TONNAGE. No. TONNAGE. NO. TONNAGE. NO. TONNAGE. NO. TONNAGE NO. TONNAGE.
1844.
1845.
1846.
1847.
1848.
1840.
1850.
1851.
1852.
1853.
1854.
1855.
1856.
No. X.-RETURN shewing the MOVEMENT of BRITISH SHIPPING in the Trade with the PORT OF CANTON during the last FIVE YEARS.
1-DIRECT TRADE in British Vessels, from and to GREAT BRITAIN and BRITISH COLONIES.
The Hongkong Government Gazette.
1852
1853
1854
1855
1856
20,004
30,655 26,825 14,675 15,765 14,312 21,091
19,563 13,101
27,219
14,729
9,748
13,906
999
5,931
6,345
8,628
8,502
1,738
4,911
4,211
21,970
211
39,747
779
857
449
161
319
408
86,729
73,932
48,398
50,961 87,996
2.-INDIRECT or CARRYING TRADE in British Vessels from and to FOREIGN COUNTRIES,
1852
1853
1854
1855
1856
COUNTRIES TO WHICH DEPARTED.
T
10,907 13,304 89,289
5,928
11,329
4,948
32,525
33,252
1,267
18,425
8,418
55,813
Great Britain,
India,
17,222
7,597
5,879
11,913
13,794
23,097
6,202
14,831
578
1,324
420
367
Singapore and Penang,
Hongkong,
Australia,
582
1,249
[3,190
438
1,494
1,865
Cape of Good Hope,
1,899
Trinadad,
208
319
66
Halifax, ...
TIF
277
118,821 77,537 63,797 50,967
89,127
Total Direct Trade,
COUNTRIES WHENợu ÀduIVED.
Great Britain,
India,
Hongkong,
Arracan,
TTT
Rangoon, &c., Australia,
Cape of Good Hope,
Vancouver's Island,
Singapore and Penang,
Total Direct Trade,
H.B.M.'s Consul Officiating.
COUNTRIES WHENCE ARRIVED.
1852
1853
1854
18.55
1852
1853
1854
1855
1856
1856
COUNTRIES TO WHICH DEPARTED.
Four Ports of China,
1,452
Macao,
2,589
594
1,875
15,030
1,983
15,494
Four Ports of China,
Macao,
16,840
1,247
7,712 16,579
15,866
20,259
Chinchew and Swatow,
2,112
Chinchew and Swatow,
1,193
272
551
Formosa,
Manila,
465
Cumsing moou, ...
650
754
260
956
Manila,
4,468
3,018
1,348
1,083
1,915
Siam,
1,136
Siam,
626
826
826
Macassar,
Java,
772
144
419
574
1,740
Guam,
522
876
Neth. India,
1,080
573
Lombock,
Eromanga.
Honolulu,
California,
Panama,...
236
California,
9,124
1,235
586
136
New York,
1,141
419
460
320
918
Hamburg,
954
1,388
707
597
409
279
1,463
1,266
739
242
+
Buenos Ayres, Valparaiso,
242
561
Callao,
New Zealand,
405
925
Isle of Pines,
362
799
560
363
Total Indirect Trade,
5,564
Add Direct Trade as above,
118,821
20,424 20,244
7,824 5,013 77,537 63,797 50,967 89,127
Total Indirect Trade,
+1
34,922 15,501
20,652
Add Direct Trade as above,
86,729
Total,
124,385
85,361 68,810 71,391 109,371
Total,
121,651
73,932
89,433
48,398
20,729
50,961
23,923
87,996
69,050 71,690
111,919
HARRY S. PARKES,
Office of the British Consulate for Cauton, Hongkong, 18th April, 1857.
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