6230-1907-Shipping-and-Trade-Returns-of-Hongkong-for-the-year-1906 — Page 2

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 1, 1907.

IMPORTS.

EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTED VESSELS.

1905.

1906.

Increase.

Decrease,

No.

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

Steamers,

3,904 6,712,767 3,998 | 7,135,272 04 422,505

River Steamers,. 4,229

Sailing Vessels,..........

22

13,833 14

8,106,725 3,774 | 2,759,792

26,056

8

455 346,933

17,777

Total,...... 8,155 9,863,325 | 7,786 | 9,921,120

91

422,505 463 364,710

Nett,

57,795

369

Imported tons,

3.869,751

4,029,177

As follows:

Articles.

1905.

1906.

Increase.

Decrease.

Beans.

Coal,

2.113

3,360

1,247

1,083.987

971,365

112,622

Cotton Yarn and Cotton,

32.949

41,871

8,922

Flour,

54,508

79,635

25,127

Hemp,....

26,784

23,356

3,428

Kerosine (bulk),

43,411

43,932

521

(case),

74,506

28,937

45,569

Liquid Fuel,

850

5,850

5,000

Lead,

800

800

Opium,

2.983

3,286

303

Rattan,

3,430

12,531

9,101

Rice,.

Sandalwood,.

566,171 3,386

624,369

58,198

2,561

825

Sulphur,

100

100

Sugar,...

311,787

482,178

170,391

Tea,..

Timber,.

900 66,324

900

General,

1,594,862

52,242 1,653,604

14,082

58,742

Total,

3,869,751 4,029,177

337,652

178,226

Transit,

3,415,418 2,878,360

537,058

Grand Total,

7,285,169

6,907,537

337,652

715,284

Nett,.

377,632

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