year brought forward for purposes of comparison. more Vessels' movements are recorded, and 403 per cent more Tons are registered now than in t Vessels and 5,864,514 Tons as against 2,179 Vessels and 1,164,640 Tons in 1859, or 2,771 per & Department when it is seen that the Total of Arrivals and Departures, combined, in 1870, is 62,5:
7. Some idea can be formed of the necessity for having increased the number of Employés in
the several years I have been connected with Hongkong.
6. To this Report I have appended a Comparative Statement of the Trade of the Colony duri
and this large diminution is but the effect of a few months' hostilities. the North-German Flag, in consequence of the War, have 87 vessels with 26,148 tons less than in 184 and Tonnage of Vessels under the French and American Flags have also increased, whilst those und increase in those under the British Flag, consisting of 133 Vessels and 161,520 Tons. The Numb 5. Of the ships of different Nations arriving at this Port, it will be seen that there is a mark
JUNK TRADE.
and their neighborhood, is now seldom, if ever, heard of. whether Native or Foreign, is in a highly healthy condition, and Piracy, once so rife in these wate pated baneful effects have not been realised, but that on the contrary, the general trade of the Color 9. The former opponents of this measure, it is to be hoped, will now rest satisfied that its anti
"Harbor and Coasts' Ordinance, 1866" was introduced. But certain it is, that Trade in native bottoms has increased, and now stands at its highest since i mercial prosperity of the Colony, I am unable to say, beyond, that the latter would seem probak are less zealous in the performance of their duties, or that brighter days have dawned on the Ca the Customs Stations in the vicinity of the Colony. Whether it is that the Officers in charge of the 8. In my last Report on this subject, I attributed the then falling off of this Trade to the effect
EMIGRATION.
boys and 80 girls.
10. Under this heading, there is a sensible decrease, amounting to 3,460 men, 1,549 women, §
Labuan, during the year. sessions, but to these the restrictions and difficulties are so great, that only 70 Chinese left,
12. Emigration under Contract is at present prohibited at Hongkong, except to British P
is having its effect, whether for good or evil remains to be seen.
11. The opposition evinced in the United States of America to the introduction of Chinese lab
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
Harbor Master, Se. H. G. THOMSETT, R.N.,
The Honorable J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
Colonial Sceretury,
St.,
&c.,
fe.
1.---NUMBER, Toxxath, and Crews of Vessels ESTERED at Ports in the Colony of Hongkong from each Country, in the Year 1970.
IL G. THOMSETT, RN, Harbor Muster, fc.
KIH TISU.
FOREIGN.
TOTAL.
COUNTRIES WHENCE ARRIVED.
Wrri CangOES,
IN BALLAST.
TORAL.
WITH CARGOES.
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL
WITH CARGOES.
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL.
Vespards.
Tons.
Crews. Vexacle.
Tous. Crews, Voswer. Tons. Crews. Vassele,
Great Britain,
Continent of Europe,
United States,
...
Australia and New Zealand,
India and Singapore.........
Sirin.
Philipine Islands,...
Japan.
South America, ..........
Sandwich Islands,..
Amoor River,..
West Indies,
South Pacific,
Macao,
97!
84,458) 2,818),
+
384 59
101
84,842 2,87
2.1
1
422
101
1}
422
16;
20
2 1,811 401
1.814
4001
19,7901
7,796 77,089 2,241)
Tuns. Crews Vessels
513]
297
Tons. Crews Vessels.
24
201
Tons. Crews Vessels.
199,790;
7.796
Tons. Crows. Versals.
Tons. Crews Vessels.
Tons.
Crews.
018
94T
121
104,248, 3315)
洞头
391
125 104,082 3,884
21;
8,218
8131
21
8.218
318
86
77,089, 9,20]
40
78.903 2,29
40;
78,000 2,200
48
20,743
7761
48
20.7431
7760
29
18,601
452
$3.50*
34044 1,228
108: 108,639 8,045)
108 108.689) 8,015)
61,769 4.414
371
61,760 4,4HI
10
170,408 12,459
69
84,522 1,206)
69
84,572) 1,200}
44,276 8.207
3021
102]
44,276 8,297
17H
78,798, 4.497)
4!
1,662
65)
816)
01
1,878)
130
76
28,500 2,202
787
20,287 2,297
50,062 2,287
Java and other Islands in Indian Archipelago...
9j
3,395
173
9
8.396)
178
2
1759
231
2
I
8,970 196
49
49,161 || 2,911J
85
45,057 1,528;
134
94,818 4,184
36
24,001 1,880]
46,758 1,087
137
71.002) 8,747]
85!
78,464 4,791
1861
827 151
12
9,378
2471
131
0,680j 3t
};
8.7
153
140
1,053'
92.415 8,190)
9.358.
12 287
77 84,314 1,228
160||| 170,408 12,459 171
78,708 4.197
31,115) 2,427 3,878 196
271 165,880 7,981
13 9,080
Stiz
1
586
201
#j
5351
20
585; 201
655
201
2
580
28
530
2x
2
580
28
21
580
20
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8
2.817
4!
2,817
*.
2,817 891
2,817
4
21
556
261
26
2
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2461
310;
58,496 11.108
815
50,480] 11,288|| 1,254 178,062 81,724)
336
Coast of China and Formosa,
632 876,864, 29,765)
TOTAL...
1,824 789,576) 56,926||
181
86,202 4,816 1,590) 208,31456,540 1.564 236,658) 42,917) 811,
984 90. 718 414,127 31,646 17,09% 1,191,027 284.209 6,600 278,202 65,664 24,288|1,464,229; 299,90|18,280|3,507,891 264,054 6,776 810,995 67,556 25,006;1,878,350 $31,609
87,703) 1,891 85,104 3,638 1,505 824,680 60,624, 19,243;1,648,102|291,440| 7,145| 363,654 72,008 26,880|2,011,756) 854,04|20,5652,987,678)
556 $1,286) 4.906 1,003) 207,794) 47,828
20
388,426
7,826) 448,759 76,246 27,891 2,886,436) 414,672
[-NUMBFB, Tonnage, and Cauws of Vessels CLEARED at Ports in the Colony of Hongkong for each Country, in the Year 1870.
II. 6. TROMSETT, R.S.,
Harbor Muster, ße.
BRITISH.
FOREIGN.
TOTAL.
WITH CARGOES.
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL
WITH CARGOFS.
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL.
21
Vesses. Tous.
20,758)
Crews. Vessels.
709
Tous. Crews. Fussch
Tons. Crews, Yeasels.
Tons. Crews Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. !
21;
20,758
700
21
Wirи CARGOES. Tons. Crews. Vessels, Tons. Crews Vessels, 20,789 709;
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL
Tons.
rows. Vesapla. Tous. 'rews.
21
26,758
708
918;
44
3
918
4-41
7.793
225
3,446
12
4,289,
256
91
12
5,485
191
[2]
190
5,485
82
94.414 7,261|
6.129
195
24,80|| 1,271
98 100,548 7,4+0)
71
84,801, 1,270[{
2:
078
651
36,711,112]
67 37,288 1,144
&
2,544
161
1,130
78)
18:
4,374
23
109
76,587 4,082
100:
76,087 4,082
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66,820
1,984
3,189
34
70,0121 2,060
42
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458
20
1
211
44,186, 8,251}
5.357
105
33
47,47% 8,800
9,071!
23,445 1,857,
1.
445
11
82,527) 1.920f
29,99%
2.417
41,098 2,797
109
68,438 2,809
50,220 2,88*
2.802
60,226 2,85
98
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918 4+
3
918
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74,621 2,20 5,988!
4.629
212
107 188,649| 10,505]
22.
9.071 877
9:
24,023 1.889]
(72)
1421
119
11
107
9,466) 300 67,328 5,191
161
79.2511 2,81
5.938
212
126 148.915 19,895
60,703) 2,064;
8,847
101
170
76,395 408
90,726 3463
1601
201 7.836
132
202; 126,807] 6,920)
202
120.807) 6,020
26
SOA 29
3
251
10
231
10
1,038
1,642
1,03
of.
روزن
789 28
803; 29
1,642 50
411
1,031
JU
251;
01
1,282
881
19
381
19
31
2,226
551
2.226 55|
2,607
7-8
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2,607
T-L
3
718 30j
7.16
50
31
718
{ג}
1860
19
698
191
21
609,
20
1821
13
3
1,041
I 1,068) 201
1,088
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339
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898
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41
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609
26
21
1,180
1,789
1,068
1
3,068
23
727:
281
727
811
58,818) 11,208)
7!
626] 384,218 29,948|| 171
3,508 153 B18 84,901 8,022|
62,326 11,858) 1,473) 190,872 84,767||
123
83,072 1,858 1,586 229,144 30,625] 1,784 255,190 45,970 707| 469,114, 85,470|18,104/1,189,980 240,808 3,802||| 279,531 57,808 28,9065 1,469,461| 298,165| 18,730|1,574,143; 270246|| 5,973|| 304,432; 61,886|24,703|1,998,575) #91,484 240,489 220,082|| 6,463| 536,287| 69,911|27,4162,796,576j 200,193
1,187 658,028 53,866 384 170,912 6,411 1,521 824.570 60,277 19,82011,586,811, 256.116
6,069| 885,255| 62,900|| 25,889 1,972, 800 840,016) 21,007|2,240,4
1801 86,580) 2,013 1,914) 291.770) 47.980
COUNTRIES TO WHICH DEPARTED.
Great Britain,
Continent of Europe,
l'nited States, ......................
Australia and New Zealand,
India and Singapore,.
Siam,
Phillipine Islands......
Java and other Islands in Indian Archipelago....
Japan,
South America,...
Amoor River,.........................
Sandwich Islands...........
Cape of Good Hope,
South Pacific,
North Pacific,
British North America,
Macus,....
Coast of China and Formosa,
Total.
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