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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEB. 2, 1906. 103

IMPORTS.

EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTED VESSELS.

1901.

1905.

Increase.

Decrease.

No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage.

No. Tounage.

No. Tonnage.

Steamers,

3,981

6,509,919 3,904 : 6,712,767

202,848 77

River Steamers,.......

Sailing Vessels,

3,454 3,085,040 4,229 3,106,725 775 21,685

26 32,791 22 43,833

:

11,042

:

:

Total,...... 7,461

9,627,750 8,155 | 9,863,325

775

235,575 81

事

Nett,

694

235,575

:

Imported tons,

4,150,639

3,869,751

As follows:-

Articles.

1904.

1905.

Increase.

Decrease.

Beans,

750

2,113

1,363

Bones,.

400

400

Coal,

1,152,454

1,083,987

68,467

Cotton Yarn and Cotton,

19,350

32,949

13,599

Flour,

115,921

54,508

61,413

Hemp,....

19.382

26,784

7,402

Kerosine (bulk),

56,965

43,411

13,554

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(case),

Lead, Opium,

Liquid Fuel,

Rattan,

Rice,

Sandalwood,..

100.692

74,506

26,186

3.563

800

2,763

2,955

2,983

28

9,727

850

8,877

5,080

3,430

1,650

823,339

566,171

257,168

Sulphur,

3,300 187

3,386

86

187

Sugar,.

205,696

Tea...

311,787 -900

106,091

900

Timber,,

66,200

66,324

124

General,

1,564,678

1,594,862

30,184

Total,

4,150,639

3,869,751

159,777

440,665

Transit,

3,151,926

3,415,418

263,492

Grand Total.

7,302,565

7,285,169

423,269

440,665

Nett..........

17,396