4518-1906-Report-of-the-Harbour-Master-for-1905 — Page 10

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 4, 1906.

17. The river trade in Imports, Exports and Passengers compared with the previous year was as follows:-

1904,

1905,

Year.

Imports.

Exports.

Passengers.

294,216

209,534

2,231,586

294,425

212,649

2,673,202

18. The following shows the junk trade of the Colony for the year.

IMPORTS.

Foreign Trade,

Local Trade,

.............................16,709 junks measuring,

.1,428,966 tons.

.31,694

99

.1,191,717

*

Total,

..48,403

""

...2,620,683

Imported, 862,459 tons as nuder :-

Tea,

Fire Crackers,....

Oil, Vegetable,

Rice,......

Cattle, (7,278),

Swine, (20,299),....

Earth and Stones,

General,

Total,

1,609 tons.

3,143

"

548

"3

52

748

""

1,201

27

336,956

95

518,202

"

862,459

"

EXPORTS.

Foreign Trade,

Local Trade,

16,766 junks measuring,

1,446,474 tous.

31,573

}"

""

.....1,170,446

Total,

48,339

31

..2,616,920

Exported, 721,591 tons as under :-

Kerosine, (530,425 cases),

Rice and Paddy,

Earth and Stones,

General,

18,944 tous.

205,885

"

178,713 多多

318,049

Total,........

721,591

19

539

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