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SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1899.

EXPORTS.

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1897.

1898.

Increase.

Decrease.

No.

Tonnage.

No.

Tonnage. No. Tonnage.

No. Tonnage.

Steamers,

River Steamers,

Sailing Vessels,

3,067

4,263,453

1,548 1,690,644

355 106,862

3,319

1,970

230

4,728,952 252

1,765,555 422

118,524

465,499

74,911

11,662

125

Total,..

4,970 6,060,959

5,519 6,613,031

674

552,072

125

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Nett........

549

552,072

Exported tons,.••-**

2,103,215

2,241,194

Strs.

Bunker Coal.

Strs. Bunker Coal. Strs.

Bunker Coal.

Strs.

Bunker Coal.

Steamers, ..

3,067

422,257

River Steamers,..

1,548

3,319

23,742 1,970

467,729

25,922

252

45,472

422

2,180

Total,..

4,615

445,999

5,289 493,651

674

47,652

Nett,.....

674

47,652

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RIVER TRADE.

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1897,

1898,

Imports, Exports and Passengers.

Year.

Imports.

Exports.

Passengers.

146,603

164,769

90,544

131,127

988,046

1,144,639

JUNKS. Imports.

Foreign trade, 29,466 measuring 1,814,281 tons. Local trade,

4,810.

Total,......34,276

"

194,291

2,008,572

""

Imported 689,251 tons as under:

Tea,

Oil,

2,338 tons. *1,468

Rice,

4,595

""

Earth and Stones,

.134,658

77

General,

..546,192

>

Total,

Exports.

...689,251

*

Foreign trade, 29,470 measuring Local trade,

4,825

Total,.....34,295

1,812,473 tons.

192,002 ""

Exported 774,069 tons as under :-

Kerosine,

Rice and Paddy, General,

2,004,475

""

23,931 tons.

.284,747 .465,391

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Total,............774,069

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