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persuaded there must be some error, as the continued building of Chinese Houses, crowded to excess and occupying greater raised units, afford substantial evidence of a great augmentation of the population and that augmentation during last year, and I feel justified in believing is not less than 10,000 Souls. I calculate the present Population of the Colony at 85,000. The fluctuating and ambulatory character of the population may excuse and account for inaccuracies in the Census.
8.
Nor are the Shipping returns unsatisfactory. They show in the last 5 years an average yearly increase of 487 vessels representing 251,350 Tons being 68 per cent. The increase in 1860 as compared with 1858 is 269,425 Tons, representing 60 per cent. The extension of our relations with all the countries of the furthest East, the circumstance that Hongkong is the place of arrival and departure of mail communications and the headquarters of all the great commercial establishments in China make it likely to preserve and perpetuate the rank it has now attained of being one of the most extensively visited seaports on the route to the East & the Cape of Good Hope. There are few Ports whose tonnage Returns equal or even approach those of Hongkong.
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persuaded there must be some enn, _ as the continued building of Chinese
Houses, crowded to excess and occurie. at greater raised unts, afford substantial critence of a great augmentation of the sorulation
and that augmentation
suring last year, and
I seel matified in believing is not bene than 10000 Souls. I calculate the
mecent Porulation of the Colony at 85,000. to tluctuates and ambulatory
character
may excuse and account
fa inaccuracies in the Census.
8.
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For are the Shipping returns intisfactory. Prey show in the
5 years an average yearly
average yeonly increase
of 487 vessels representing 251,350 Tom beins 68 per cent.
The increase
is
F
1850 as compared with 1858 i 269.425
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Tous, representing 60 per cent. The
extension
of our the countries of the furthest haust.
our relations with all
the circumstance that Hougton is
Aonghon
the place of arrival and departure
of mail communications and the head quarters of all the great commercial establishments in China me
likely to preserve and perpetuate the rank it
has
now stained o
of being
one of
of the work
extensively vicited Starbors to the rust & the Cape of Good Hope. There are sew Ports whose tonnage Returns equal
of
even
approach those of Stoughtong.
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