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No. of individual steamers

Tonnage

in

1881

1891

1901

Tonnage 1881 1891 1901 2,000 to 2,499 17 42 110 2,500 to 2,999 0 7 88 3,000 to 3,499 1 5 35 3,500 to 3,999 3,500 to 8,999 1 1 37 4,000 to 5,000 0 0 20 5,000 and above 0 0 4 TOTAL OVER 2,000 19 55 284 TOTAL individual steamers ... 503 832

These four steamers were German and are of over 3,000 tons was corrected to over 8,000 tons.

These four steamers were German and are of over 8,000 tons.

The average number of entries of ocean-going ships for the last 5 years is 3,483 and the approximate number of these in Port every day of the year was 57.

The necessity for providing special anchorages for the accommodation of Ships-of-War, coal ships and ships with gunpowder or dangerous goods, as well as for keeping three fairways clear for the passage of ships through the Harbour, curtails very much the available deep water space, and, in order to provide further berthing room without extending the anchorage to an inconvenient distance East and West, the question of deepening the comparatively shallow area lying between Yaumati and Stone Cutters' Island, and of removing the shoal patches off Quarry Bay and in some other parts of the Harbour, will have to be seriously considered, probably a system of more or less constant dredging provided for.

I attach a tracing of the water area within the Harbour Limits, distinguishing by Colour between the deep and the comparatively shallow water, and denoting by the same means the manner in which the area is subdivided owing to the necessity for special Anchorages and Fairways.

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No. of individual steamers

Tonnage

in

1881

1891

1901

Tonnage 1881 1891 1901 2,000 to 2,499 17 42 110 2,500 to 2,999 0 7 88 3,000 to 3,499 1 5 35 3,500 to 8,999 1 1 37 4,000 to 5,000 0 0 20 5,000 and above 0 0 4 TOTAL OVER 2,000 19 55 284 TOTAL individual steamers ... 503 832

These four steamers were German and are of over 8,000 tons.

The average number of entries of ocean-going ships for the last 5 years is 3,483 and the approximate number of these in Port every day of the year was 57.

The necessity for providing special anchorages for the accommodation of Ships-of-War, coal ships and ships with gunpowder or dangerous goods, as well as for keeping three fairways clear for the passage of ships through the Harbour, curtails very much the available deep water space, and, in order to provide further berthing room without extending the anchorage to an inconvenient distance East and West, the question of deepening the comparatively shallow area lying between Yaumati and Stone Cutters' Island, and of removing the shoal patches off Quarry Bay and in some other parts of the Harbour, will have to be seriously considered, probably a system of more or less constant dredging provided for.

I attach a tracing of the water area within the Harbour Limits, distinguishing by Colour between the deep and the comparatively shallow water, and denoting by the same means the manner in which the area is subdivided owing to the necessity for special Anchorages and Fairways.

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No. of individual steamers
Tonnage
in
1881
1891
1901

Tonnage 1881 1891 1901 2,000 to 2,499 17 42 110 2,500 to 2,999 0 7 88 3,000 to 3,499 1 5 35 3,500 to 8,999 1 1 37 4,000 to 5,000 0 0 20 5,000 and above 0 0 4 TOTAL OVER 2,000 19 55 284 TOTAL individual steamers ... 503 832

These four steamers were German and are of over 8,000 tons.

The average number of entries of ocean-going ships for the last 5 years is 3,483 and the approximate number of these in Port every day of the year was 57.

The necessity for providing special anchorages for the accommodation of Ships-of-War, coal ships and ships with gunpowder or dangerous goods, as well as for keeping three fairways clear for the passage of ships through the Harbour, curtails very much the available deep water space, and, in order to provide further berthing room without extending the anchorage to an inconvenient distance East and West, the question of deepening the comparatively shallow area lying between Yaumati and Stone Cutters' Island, and of removing the shoal patches off Quarry Bay and in some other parts of the Harbour, will have to be seriously considered, probably a system of more or less constant dredging provided for.

I attach a tracing of the water area within the Harbour Limits, distinguishing by Colour between the deep and the comparatively shallow water, and denoting by the same means the manner in which the area is subdivided owing to the necessity for special Anchorages and Fairways.

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No. of individual steamers Tonnage in 1881 1891 1901 Tonnage 1881 1891 1901 2,000 to 2,499 17 42 110 2,500 to 2,999 0 7 88 3,000 to 3,499 1 5 35 3,500 to 3,999 3,500 to 8,999 1 1 37 4,000 to 5,000 0 0 20 5,000 and above 0 0 4 TOTAL OVER 2,000 19 55 284 TOTAL individual steamers ... 503 832 These four steamers were German and are of over 3,000 tons was corrected to over 8,000 tons. These four steamers were German and are of over 8,000 tons. The average number of entries of ocean-going ships for the last 5 years is 3,483 and the approximate number of these in Port every day of the year was 57. The necessity for providing special anchorages for the accommodation of Ships-of-War, coal ships and ships with gunpowder or dangerous goods, as well as for keeping three fairways clear for the passage of ships through the Harbour, curtails very much the available deep water space, and, in order to provide further berthing room without extending the anchorage to an inconvenient distance East and West, the question of deepening the comparatively shallow area lying between Yaumati and Stone Cutters' Island, and of removing the shoal patches off Quarry Bay and in some other parts of the Harbour, will have to be seriously considered, probably a system of more or less constant dredging provided for. I attach a tracing of the water area within the Harbour Limits, distinguishing by Colour between the deep and the comparatively shallow water, and denoting by the same means the manner in which the area is subdivided owing to the necessity for special Anchorages and Fairways. The was rewritten to No. of individual steamers Tonnage in 1881 1891 1901 Tonnage 1881 1891 1901 2,000 to 2,499 17 42 110 2,500 to 2,999 0 7 88 3,000 to 3,499 1 5 35 3,500 to 8,999 1 1 37 4,000 to 5,000 0 0 20 5,000 and above 0 0 4 TOTAL OVER 2,000 19 55 284 TOTAL individual steamers ... 503 832 These four steamers were German and are of over 8,000 tons. The average number of entries of ocean-going ships for the last 5 years is 3,483 and the approximate number of these in Port every day of the year was 57. The necessity for providing special anchorages for the accommodation of Ships-of-War, coal ships and ships with gunpowder or dangerous goods, as well as for keeping three fairways clear for the passage of ships through the Harbour, curtails very much the available deep water space, and, in order to provide further berthing room without extending the anchorage to an inconvenient distance East and West, the question of deepening the comparatively shallow area lying between Yaumati and Stone Cutters' Island, and of removing the shoal patches off Quarry Bay and in some other parts of the Harbour, will have to be seriously considered, probably a system of more or less constant dredging provided for. I attach a tracing of the water area within the Harbour Limits, distinguishing by Colour between the deep and the comparatively shallow water, and denoting by the same means the manner in which the area is subdivided owing to the necessity for special Anchorages and Fairways. The is further rewritten to the following to fit the HTML format requirement. No. of individual steamersTonnagein188118911901 Tonnage 1881 1891 1901 2,000 to 2,499 17 42 110 2,500 to 2,999 0 7 88 3,000 to 3,499 1 5 35 3,500 to 8,999 1 1 37 4,000 to 5,000 0 0 20 5,000 and above 0 0 4 TOTAL OVER 2,000 19 55 284 TOTAL individual steamers ... 503 832 These four steamers were German and are of over 8,000 tons. The average number of entries of ocean-going ships for the last 5 years is 3,483 and the approximate number of these in Port every day of the year was 57. The necessity for providing special anchorages for the accommodation of Ships-of-War, coal ships and ships with gunpowder or dangerous goods, as well as for keeping three fairways clear for the passage of ships through the Harbour, curtails very much the available deep water space, and, in order to provide further berthing room without extending the anchorage to an inconvenient distance East and West, the question of deepening the comparatively shallow area lying between Yaumati and Stone Cutters' Island, and of removing the shoal patches off Quarry Bay and in some other parts of the Harbour, will have to be seriously considered, probably a system of more or less constant dredging provided for. I attach a tracing of the water area within the Harbour Limits, distinguishing by Colour between the deep and the comparatively shallow water, and denoting by the same means the manner in which the area is subdivided owing to the necessity for special Anchorages and Fairways. The
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No. of individual steaners Tonnage in 1881 1891 1901 2,000 to 2,499 17 42 110 431 2,500 to 2,999 0 7 88 3,000 to 8,499 1 5 35 3,500 to 8,999 1 1 37 4,000 to 5,000 0 0 20 X 5,000 and above 0 о 4 TOTAL OVER 2,000 TOTAL individual steamers * 19 55 284 503 832 These four steamers were German and are of over 8,000 tons. The average number of entries of ocean going ships for the last 5 years is 3,483 and the approximate number of these in Port every day of the year was 57. The necessity for providing special anchorages for the accom- modation of Ships-of-War, coal ships and ships with gunpowder or dangerous goods, as well as for keeping three fairways clear for the passage of ships through the Barbour, curtails very much the available deep water space, and, in order to provide further berthing room without extending the anchorage to an inconvenient distance East and West, the question of deepening the comparatively shallow area lying between Yaumati and Stone Cutters' Island, and of removing the shoal patches off Quarry Bay and in some other and parts of the Harbour, will have to be seriously considered, probably a system of more or less constant dredging provided for. I attach a tracing of the water area within the Harbour Limits, distinguishing by Colour between the deep and the compara- tively shallow water, and denoting by the same means the manner in which the area és subdivided owing to the necessity for special Anchorages and Fairways. The
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No. of individual steaners

Tonnage

in

1881

1891

1901

2,000

to

2,499

17

42

110 431

2,500 to 2,999

0

7

88

3,000 to 8,499

1

5

35

3,500 to 8,999

1

1

37

4,000 to 5,000

0

0

20

X

5,000 and above

0

о

4

TOTAL OVER 2,000

TOTAL individual

steamers

*

19

55

284

503

832

These four steamers were German and are

of over 8,000 tons.

The average number of entries of ocean going ships for the

last 5 years is 3,483 and the approximate number of these in Port

every day of the year was 57.

The necessity for providing special anchorages for the accom- modation of Ships-of-War, coal ships and ships with gunpowder or dangerous goods, as well as for keeping three fairways clear for the passage of ships through the Barbour, curtails very much the available deep water space, and, in order to provide further berthing room without extending the anchorage to an inconvenient distance East and West, the question of deepening the comparatively shallow area lying between Yaumati and Stone Cutters' Island, and of removing the shoal patches off Quarry Bay and in some other

and parts of the Harbour, will have to be seriously considered, probably a system of more or less constant dredging provided for.

I attach a tracing of the water area within the Harbour Limits, distinguishing by Colour between the deep and the compara- tively shallow water, and denoting by the same means the manner in which the area és subdivided owing to the necessity for special

Anchorages and Fairways.

The

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