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of the Polary has however greatly.

mcreased is clear from

the

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317

Harbor Master at the beginning of the

evenef

over)

Year

1868 of 45 British Ships measuring 61,614 Tour, and of 132 Foreign Vifich

(sechroive of Chinese) measuring 15:230 Tons.

marias e)

This lange

of Shipping is apparently arving to extended traffic betivem the Colony, Australia, the United States, the Philippine Islands and

Japan, -

as

trade to and from British

India is much the

some) Co

m the

- preceding year

in Port throughout the

ww

cent

Of the daily average of 107 welch

years

18 per

vepels propelled by steam

and although recent events

may

falsify

the anticipations aformed by the

that the tamage of 1870 would.

exceed that

of any

other

year since

the existence of the Colony, still the arecefful opening of the Suez Canal, the doubling of the number of steamers of the Mesageries Imperiales and.) Pacific attail Company, and. The formation of Two additional local Stiom Companies, leave little doubt

of the undiminished importance of the Colony in connection with the Grade of China and Japan.

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Grants of Land. 10.

year

الله

The

ز

granits of land during

the

have been trifling; viz: 6 labs at

yearly Rental of £280, Tarn tot of b

a er bo

and

one

at Kowloon at