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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 4, 1906.

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

(case),

100,692

74,506

26,186

Lead,

3,563

800

2,763

Opium,

2,955

2,983

28

Liquid Fuel,

9,727

850

8,877

Rattan,

5,080

3,430

1,650

Rice,

823,339

566,171

257,168

Sandalwood,.

Sulphur,.

3,300 187

3.386

86

187

Sugar,.

205,696

311.787

106,091

Tea,....

900

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

16. The number and tonnage of European constructed vessels exporting cargo as totalled and bunker coal compared with the previous year was as follows:-

1904.

1905.

Increase.

Decrease.

No.

Tonnage. No.

Tonnage. No. Tonuage.

No.

Tonnage.

Steamers,

24

3,983 6,483,835 3,893 | 6,694,479 River Steamers,........ 3,454 3,082,6914,234 3,106,894 Sailing Vessels,..

33,036 21 42,030

Total,

780

7,461 9,599,562 |8,148 | 9,843,403

780

210,644 24,203 8,994

243,841

90

3

93

Nett,....

687

243,841

Exported tons,

2,605,861

2,343,701

Strs.

Bunker Coal.

Strs.

Bunker

Coal,

Strs.

Bunker Coal.

Strs.

Bunker Coal.

Steamers,

River Steamers,..

3,983 3,454

Total,...... 7,437

615,208 3,893 49,210 4,234

664,418 8,127

591,534

90

23,674

57,585 780

8,325

649,069 780 8,325

90

23,674

Nett.......

690

15,349