For Public Wks. Extraordinary.
The overdrawn balance (presumably with the H.K. & S. Bank) is $251,900 odd.
2. Harbor Master's Report: Tonnage of Shipping (total) is a record over 6 million tons.
673,436,800 tons were handled, an increase over last year.
Municipal Vessels under the British Flag in River Trade show a large increase.
There are smaller increases in German, Japanese, and Norwegian boats.
British-built steamers of 78,203 tons show a decrease (as against 281).
The crews of British vessels remain mostly British, while foreign vessels have 26.6% "other Europeans" than British.
A large deal of rice and coal, and the introduction of trade in bulk oil from Sumatra, mark the year.
The Import Trade of the Colony increased from all parts of the world by 659,800 tons of cargo discharged.
The history of the trade shows interesting increases in export, import, and through trade, all over 1,600 chests.
3. The Sanitary Report complains of the lack of open space and public Conveniences (the latter point has been taken up by the local press).
The population is reported at 254,400, an increase of over 7,000 in the year.
The Kowloon district shows a population of 98,250.
Birth rate is 8 less than last year; death rate is 22.3 as against 18.85.
There were 1,175 deaths from bubonic fever - all but 8 being Chinese.
British troops died at a rate of 7 per 1,000.
Malarial diseases caused a total of 3 deaths in the rest of the white population, which is nearly double the British troops.
Dr. Clark also calls attention to the need for Chinese doctors trained in Western methods to teach their countrymen sanitation.
18.4% of deaths are infants under one year.
The Colonial Vet. report a serious outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth disease.
4/Water Account and 5/0 (Sewage) present no features of official interest.
6. Registrar-General's office: 225 girls were reported missing; 15 out of 68 missing were found.
67 warrants to search "susbrothels" resulted in the rescue of girls.
64 women emigrants were found where they were persuaded to go abroad under false pretences.
Several processions were held to avert the plague.
Nearly all the women and boys who emigrated went to the Straits.
7. Po Leung Kuk Society: 412 women & girls admitted to the home, or 27 more than in 1899.
8. Botanical Report: Nothing new to note.
9. Public Works: An excellent system of drainage is spoilt by Chinese misuse.
The Praya Reclamation Works get on well.
A new Port Office is urgently needed; so are roads.
The Dept is very short-handed.
10. Post Office: International correspondence of 734,460 cards; local correspondence shows a decrease of 26,930.
Sale of stamps shows an increase of $57,736.
Penny postage has increased the volume of correspondence very largely.
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for Public Wks. Extraordinary.
The overdrawn balance (fesumat with the H.K. AS. Bank) is $251,900. odd.
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2. Harbor Master's Report: Tommage of Shiffing (total) is a recad Gover & million tons.
au 673 (436, 800 add tous/ wore then last year - Municipall
Vessels under the British
Flag in
River Trade. There is a
lage micrease
and smaller increases in Genuati
in Japanese
Genna and Norvegian
boats. British-bill strelui of Fives steamers, show a decrease of 78(203 as agamist 281). The
Creus
19.3% British, crews
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of British vessels ramy of foreign vessels, 26.6?
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"other Enofeams" than Britishers". A laye deal, of rice and coal, and the introduction of trade in bulk oil from Sumatra, wark the year. The Imfort Trade of the Colony increased from all parts of the world by 659,800 tus of cargo discharged. There is
the history of juich interesting
trade
weaus
The opinion export, infort and through trade all show increases of over 1,600 chests
3. The Sanitary Refort complains of the lack of open space and public
Convenerices
the latter fount hasbeen taken of I the local press); and fonts the population at
254,400
of an
increase
of over 7,000
year!
in the you). over 7,000 in the one district shows a population of 982 Sb.
a ere,
and another 760. Birth rate (.) for thou, and. 8 less than last year; death rate 22.3 as agamist 18.85. There were 1,175 deaths from
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bubonic fever - all but && being Chinese
British troops died 7. Mei 1,000
Material disiades, asazanist a total of 3 in the rest of the white population which is reach double the British troops. Dr. Clark also calls attention to the need for Chinier doctors tramed in Westem methods to teach their countrymen sanitation. 18.4% of deaths
infantsunder
are year!
&cam amay.
am The Colonial Vet. report a serious outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth disinse.
4/Water Account) and 5/0 bewatay) present so features of oficial interest.
6. Registrar- General's office.
and girls reported
office. 225
were detamich; and 15 out of 68 missinguere found. 67/ warrants to search" stybrothels resulted in the rescue of guilt. 64 women emigrants
метеля
found
where bem persuaded, tozu abroad unde false pretences. Several processions
avert the
flague. Nearly
were
held bo
and
all the women an
boy who emigrate I went to the Straits. 7. Po Living Kick Society 412 women &
in
or 27 more than in 159).
to note.
girls admitted to the home,
8 Botanical Refort. Nothing
new
9. Public Works. An excellent system of drainage is spoilt by Chinese misuse. The Praya Reclamation Whs get on will. A new Portoffice is ingents weeded; so are wads. The Deft is very short-handed.
10. Part office. International caresting of 734,460 cars; local conesty,
Mors
a"
creens
a decrease of 26, 930. Sake of stain, micrease of $57,736. Penny postare fas entenced the volume of conesty very largely,
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