1
374
37.
1,797
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH APRIL, 1898.
Excess of arrivals over departures (Foreign Trade),
Arrivals.
Junks, Local Trade,..... 3,203
Launches,
....2,349,583
2,352,786
Excess of arrivals over departures (Local Trade),
Departures.
1,793
2,321,003
2,322,796
.29,990
.31,787
Difference-Excess of arrivals,
PROPORTION OF CARGO TO REGISTER TONNAGE FOR 5 YEARS, 1893-1897.
British.
Foreign.
OCEAN-GOING VESSELS.
Imports. Exports.
Transit.
Coal.
Total.
36.9
87.4
37.3 35.1
Year.
Ships. Tonnage. Ships. Tonnage. British. Foreign. British, Foreign. British, Foreign. British. Foreign. British. Foreign.
1893,
3,400 4,517,089 2,602 2,803,664 |
1894, Plague, 3,293|4,503,069| 2,4302,690,786
18.8 22.6 19.0
16.9 5.2 5.3
79.9
82.8
20.1 22.1 20.8
19.9
4.3
5.1 82.5 82.2
1895,
3,639 | 5,273,547 | 2,463 2,935,949
34.5
32.0
18.8 19.0
21.9
13.9
4.2
4.9
79.4)
71.8
1896,
3,666 5,396,330 2,8983,575,102
29.7
28.8
16.0 18.0 23.3
16.3
4.3
4.5
78.3 67.6
1897,
3,688 4,884,045 3,1613,855,833 28.1
31.7
21.8 24.6 22.8
19.1
4.9 4.8
77.7 80.2
Mean,... 3,537 4,914,816 2,711 8,172,267
33.1
33.0
19.1 21.3
21.6 17.6
4.9 4.6
78.5 76.8
RIVER STEAMERS.
Year.
Ships.
Tonnage.
Imports.
Exports.
Coal.
Total.
1893,........
2,756
3,215,106
4.41
3.99
.63
9.03
1894, Plague,.
2,729
3,275,327
3.68
2.86
.61
7.15
1895,...
2,987
3,316,090
4.04
3.37
.66
8.07
1896,..
2,785
3,361,964
4.59
3.18
.63
8.40
1897.......
3,095
3,384,721
4.33
2.67
.70
7.70
Mean....
2,870
8,310,642
4.21
3.21
65
8.07
JUNKS IN FOREIGN TRADE.
Year.
No.
Tommage.
Imports.
Exports.
Total.
1893,
47,197
3,488,007
10.9
24.2
35.1
1894, Plague,..
45,861
3,482,124
12.8
23.5
36.3
1895,
53,027
3,683,700
12.6
27.5
40.1
1896,
59,576
3,767,403
13.3
27.0
40.3
1897,
57,808
3,441,295
15.5
19.6
35.1
Mean,..
52,693
3,572,506
13.0
24.4
37.4
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