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16.

17.

294

379

years

18.

Statistical Returns for the last Eleven-

which will shoo at a

glance the Steady

progress which the bolony has made during

that period

in each

of.

the

particulars to

which I have just refered: Shipping

The Harbour Master's Returns-

pages 279 to 293 of the accompanying

Nolume- show that exclusive of Men

of War, River Steamers

from

bantin and

7

(Macao, and Chinese Crait of all descriptions,

1259 Nessels, aggregating 658,196 tons-

belonging le 24 different nations ~

and

to

entered the harbour of Heonghong during

the

past

year. Of these, 1014 Vessels of Vessels. Sono.

590, 500 Pins entered with cargoes, and 245 Messels of 134, 696 Tons in ballast-

1014

$20,500

245-187,696 1259-658.1968

The return of tonnage of bessels

arriving last-

217,003 as com.

year

shews a decrease of

as compared with the previous

year, but an increase of 31,660 Tons on

Q

the

year 1869 which last offers the fairest

as the large number of Transports

Compmison

taken up for the expedition to the North in

1860 made that

year altogether

an

Exceptional case. American tonnage has,

it will be observed, decreased while British

has increased proportionately.

Shipping has

May

be in some measure due to the

ر

This

disturbed State of America, but doubtless the late Treaty is showing itself in the

extended Commerce of Great Britain in these seas.

Emigration

end

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