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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16тп JUNE, 1905.

IMPORTS.

EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTED VESSELS.

1903.

1901.

Increase.

Decrease.

No.

Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tommage. No. Tonnage.

Steamers,

4,888 | 7,009,181 |3,981 | 6,500,919

402

499,262

River Steamers,....

Sailing Vessels,

2,982 | 2,151,868 |2,154 | 3,985,040

36 55,004 26 32,791

£69

620,172

10

22,213

Total,...... 7,251 9,419,053 | 7,461 9,627,750

662

680,172

412

521,475

Nett,

4

210 108,697

Imported tons,

3,985.310

4,150,639

As follows:-

Articles.

1903.

1904.

Increase.

Decrease.

Beans,.

3,120

750

2,370

Bones,.

400

400

Coal,

1,186,686

1,152,454

34,232

Cotton Yarn and Cotton,

20,795

19,350

1,445

Flour,

120,430

115,921

4,509

Hemp...

24,149

19,382

4,767

Kerosine (bulk),

40,607

56,965

16,358

(case),

82,960

100,692

17,732

Lead,

550

3,503

3,013

Opium,

4,997

2,955

2,042

Rattan,

Sandalwood,

Liquid Fuel,

Rice,.

Sulphur,

1,000

9,727

8,727

4,020

5,080

1,060

597,730

823,339

225,609

Sugar,.

Tea..

Timber.. General,

4,713 961 229,946 1,746 64,400

3,300

1,413

187 205,096

774

24,250

1,746

1,594,600

66,200 1,564,678

1,800

29,922

Total,

3,983,410

4,150,639

274,699

107,470

Transit,

2,874,950

3,151,926

276,976

Grand Total,

6,858,360

7,302,565

551,675

107,470

Nett,.

414,205