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HONGKONG.

GOVERNORS.

Revenue.

Expenditure.

1843. Sir Henry Pottinger, Bart., G.C.B. 1841. Sir John F. Davis, Bart., K.C.B. 1848. Sir George Bonham, Bart., K.C.B.

1854

27,045

31,635

1855

47,973

40,813

1850

35,500

42,426

1852. Major-General Jervois (acting).

1857

58,8-12

65,497

1853. Sir George Bonham, Bart., K.C.B.

1858

62,476

62,979

1854. Sir John Bowring, Knt.

1859

65,225

66,109

1854. Lieut.-Colonel Caine (Lieut.-Governor).

1860

94,182

72,390

1859. Sir Hercules (. R. Robinson, Knt.

1861

127,241

109,632

1862. William T. Mercer (acting).

1862

131,512

122.423

1864. Sir Hercules Robinson, Knt.

1863

120,078

122,201

1865. W. T. Mercer (acting).

1864

132,885

159,022

1888. Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, C.B.

1865

175,717

195,376

1570. Major-General Whitfeild (Lieut.-Governor.)

1868

100,226

196,009

Revenue. Expenditure.

1867

179,043

152,780

1846

£27,016

£60,351

1847

31,078

50,959

Population.

1848

25,091

62,658

European and American.

Chinese, &c.

Total.

1882

1,804

121,007

1849

23.617

38,986

123,511

1863

1,614

123,206

1850

23,528

34,314

121,850

1804

1,903

119,535

1851

23,721

34,115

121,498

1885

2,034

123.470

1852

21,331

34,765

125,501

1868

2,113

115,120

1853

£21,700

£36,418

117,233

Trade and Commerce.

The commercial intercourse of Hongkong-virtually a part of the commerce of China-is chiefly with Great Britain, the United States, and Germany, Great Britain absorbing about one-half of the total imports and exports. There are no official re- turns of the value of the imports and exports of the colony, from and to all countries, but only mercantile estimates, according to which the former average four, and the latter two millions sterling.

The imports from Hongkong into the United Kingdom have been registered only since the year 1861, being formerly included with those of China. The value of these imports amounted to £137,864 in 1861; to £154,721 in 1862; to £1,288,907 in 1863; and to £2,881,929 in 1864. In 1865, the imports suddenly fell to £773,068; in 1866 to £282,288; in 1867 to £183,373; and in 1868 to £235,804.

The subjoined table gives the value of the exports of British and Irish produce and manufactures from 1848 to 1868, exhibiting separately the exports to China and to Hongkong, and jointly to both, so as to show the share of Hongkong in the com merce of the Chinese empire:

British Produce | British Produce into Hongkong.

Imports of

Imports of

Years.

into China.

Total into China and Hongkong.

1848

£795,465

£650,494

£1,445,959

1849

895,140

651,969

1,537,109

1850

975,954

598,191

1,574,145

1851

1,528,869

632,399

2,161,268

1852

1,918,244

585,355

2,503,599

1853

1,373,689

375,908

1,749,597

1854

532,639

468,077

1,000,716

1855

888,679

389,265

1,277,944

1856

1,415,478

800,645

2,216,123

1857

1,728,885

721,097

2,449,982

1858

1,730,778

1,145,669

2,876,447

1859

2,525,997

1,931,576

4,457,573

1860

2,872,045

2,445,991

5,318,036

1861

3,114,691

1,733,963

4,848,657

1862

2,024,118

1,113,224

3,137,342

1863

2,416,705

1,473,222

3,889,927

1864

3,093,865

1,618,867

4,711,478

1865

3,603,595

1,548,698

5,152,293

1866

5,090,074

2,387,017

7,477,091

1867

4.996,469

2,471,809

7,468,278

1868

6,312,866

2,186,100

8,498,966

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