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No. 43.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Report of the Harbor Master, with Returns annexed for the Year 1870, is published

for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th March, 1871.

SIR,

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, HONGKONG, 17th February, 1871.

I have the honor to forward the following Annual Returns from this Department for the Year

ending the 31st of December, 1870, viz.:---

Who He XXL not hunted 1. Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels entered.

II. Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels cleared.

III. Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels of each Nation entered.

IV. Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels of each Nation cleared.

V. Total Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels entered at each Port. VI. Total Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels cleared at each Port.

VII. Return of Junks entered from Macao.

VIII. Return of Junks cleared from Macao.

IX. Return of Junks entered at each Port from China and Formosa.

X. Return of Junks cleared at each Port from China and Formosa.

XI. Gross Total Number of Junks entered at each Port.

XII. Gross Total Number of Junks cleared at each Port.

XIII. Return of Junks (Local Trade) entered.

XIV. Return of Junks (Local Trade) cleared.

XV. Summary of Arrivals and Departures of all Vessels, and of all Chinese Passengers.

XVI. Return of Vessels registered.

XVII. Return of Vessels struck off the Register. /

XVIII Return of Emigrant Ships cleared by the Emigration Officer.

XIX. Return of Vessels bringing Chinese Passengers to Hongkong from Places out of China.

XX. Amount of Fees received under Ordinance No. 10 of 1860.

XXI. Return of Marine Cases. tried.

XXII. Comparative Statement of the Trade of the Colony from 1859 to 1870, inclusive.

SHIPPING.

2. In my last Report I was enabled to show an improved state of the Trade of the Colony as compared with the preceding year.

3. It is satisfactory to find that the year under review exhibits a still further improvement, although the fortnightly French Mail has ceased running; and the Pacific Mail Steam-ship Company have not as yet increased the number of their vessels, but there seems every prospect that such will shortly be the case.

4. The gross increase of Ships and Tonnage on the year 1869 is 2,433 Vessels, with a carrying capacity of 311,028 Tons. Of this increase, there are 20,543 tons from Great Britain; 48,349 tons from India; 28,436 tons from Siam; 86,615 tons from Japan; 32,166 tons from Macao; and 109,594 tons from the Ports in China and Formosa; whilst from other places, there is a decrease.

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