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The River Trade compared with 1923 is shown in the following

Table:-

Year.

1923.

1924..

Imports Толя.

Exports. Tons.

Passengers.

369,685

493,711

589,849

663,802

1,923,909

2,536,768

The following Tables show the Junk Trade of the Colony for the year 1923 and 1924 :-

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Emigration and Immigration.

One hundred and Twenty-nine thousand, eight hundred and fifty-nine (129,859) emigrants left Hongkong for various places during the year 1923, (120,224 in 1923). Of these, 72,259 were carried in British ships, and 57,600 in foreign ships.

One hundred and thirty thousand, one hundred and ninety- four (130.194) returning emigrants were reported to have been brought to Hongkong from the several places to which they had emigrated either from this colony or from coast ports, as against 121,102 in 1923. Of these, 68,307 arrived in British ships, and 61,887 in foreign ships.

Statement of number of emigrants to Straite Settlements, 1913 to 1924, compared with total Chinese emigration.

IMPORTS.

1923.

1924.

No. of Emigrants

Junka.

Foreign Trade,......12,234 Local Tile,... 3,769

Tons.

1.297,253

Junks. Tonnage.

to

Straits Settlements.

Total No. of Emigranta.

173,365

18,661 6,206

1,644,206 368,494

1913

102,353

142,759

1914

44,974

76,296

1915

41,278

68,275

Total,.....15,993

1,470,618

19,967

2,012,700

1916

82,797

117,653

1917

63,292

96,298

1918

Corge.

Tons.

8,019

43,830

1919

11,638

59,969

89

Cattle, 764 leads,..........

1920

43,935

105,258

Swine, 11,912 hesis,,

7000

1921

87,324

156,011

Earth and Stones,

General........

12,178 .592,578

1922

50,350

98,393

1923

65,584

120,224

1024

75,682

129,859

603,540

EXPORTS,

1923.

1924.

(b.)-INDUSTRIES.

Engineering and Shipbuilding-The figures are as follows for

the years 1923 and 1924:-

Junke.

Foreign Trade.......12,319

Local Trade,.

3,855

Tons. 1,321,750 178,085

Juuks

Tonnage.

13,864

1,654,622

1923.

6,559

Total,16,204

1,499,835

20,423

315,079

1,969,701

IT.K. Whampoa Dock Co., Ld... 5 vessels of 9,577 gross tons and 7,680 I.B.P. Taikoo Dockyard & Eng. Co., Ld. 5

3,120 W. 8. Bailey & Co., Ld......... 7 "

700

4,711 880

M

"

J

Total

.17 vessels of 15,118 gross tons and 11,500 LF.P.

Curgo.

Kerosiue,

Rice and Paddy.

Coal,

General, ..............................

Tour.

47,596 .888,883 .......168,344 ...603,763

.1,208,586

1924.

W. A. Bailey & Co., Ld.

.26

Kwang Sung Lung Can th..... Ching Ngai

Total......

H.E. & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld...23 vessels of 4,845 grom tons and 6,315 LB.P. Taikoo Dockyard & Bag. Co., Ld. 12

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8,754

1,763

11

53

90

H

373

900

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+

7,000

IF

810

11

.81 vessels of 16,788 grow tons and 13,616 I,R.P.

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