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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 4, 1906.

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12. The total reported Import trade of the Port for 1905 amounted to 25,764 vessels of 11,328,015 tons, carrying 7,830,424 tons of cargo of which 4,415,006 tons were discharged at Hongkong. This does not include the number, tommage, or cargo carried by vessels in Local Trade.

CARGO.

COUNTRY.

Ships.

Toss.

IMPORT. TRANSIT.

CLASS I

Canada,

27

Continent of Europe,

78,014 348,726

8,242 $5,539

307,995

Great Britain,

895,753

225.440

879.872

Mauritius,

North America,..

1,818

2,690

2,247

South Afrien,

21,029

South America,

11,164

United States of America,

120

48-1,467

260 177,914

164,051

188

1.513,218

199,995 1,851,918

CLASS II.

Australia and New Zealand,.

49

India and Straits Settlements,

277

98,135 641,991

53,524

46,368

138,968

411,693

Japan,

429

1,074,794 863,891

310,211

Java and Indian Archipelago,

140

234,611

303,848

115,017

North Pacific,

2

4.671

5,740

Russia-in-Asin,.

1

1,311

200

898

2,053,513

1,660,431

889,029

CLASS III.

North Borneo,

26

Coast of China,

89,083 1,458 | 2,017,179

#1,058

2,743

461,596 | 1,080,768

Cochin-China,

181

219,989

286,212

77,546

Formosa,

58

54,821

10,347

5,000

Philippine Islands,

230

307,506

100,235

17,822

Hainan and Gulf of Tonkin,

237

219,269

162,184

1,600

Siam,

255

274,561

391,423

88,316

Kwong-chow-want,

14,100

4,615

266

Tsingtán,

822

800

Weihaiwel,

4,562

280

280

Macao,

8,527

3,150

130

2,540 3,159,869 1,414,900

1,174,471

CLASS IV.

River Steamers,

4,229 3,106.725 294,425

CLASS V.

Steam-ships nuder 60 tons,

900 35,724

1,733

Junks,

CLASS VI.

TOTAL,

16,709 | 1,428,966

25,764 11,328,015 4,415,006 8,415,418

543,522