632716-1898-Report-of-the-Harbour-Master-for-1897 — Page 2

No. 102.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH APRIL, 1898.

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HARBOUR DEPARTMENT, HONGKONG, 26th February, 1898.

SIR,-I have the honour to forward the Annual Report for this Department for the year ending 31st December, 1897.

I. Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Cargoes of Vessels entered.

II. Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Cargoes of Vessels cleared.

III. Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Cargoes of Vessels entered at each Port.

IV. Number, Tonnage, Crews and Cargoes of Vessels cleared at each Port.

V. Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels of each Nation entered.

VI. Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels of each Nation cleared. VII. Junks entered from China

VIII. Junks cleared for China.

IX. Junks entered from Macao.

X. Junks cleared for Macao.

XI. Total Number of Junks entered at each Port.

XII. Total Number of Junks cleared at each Port.

XIII. Junks (Local Trade) entered.

XIV. Junks (Local Trade) cleared.

XV. Summary of Arrivals and Departures of all Vessels.

XVI. Vessels registered.

XVII. Vessels struck off the Register.

XVIII. Chinese Passenger Ships cleared by the Emigration Officer. (Summary.)

XIX. Vessels bringing Chinese Passengers to Hongkong from places out of China. (Summary.)

XX. Marine Magistrate's Court.

XXI. Diagram of Tonnage of Vessels entered.

XXII. Statement of Revenue Collected.

XXIII. Return of work performed by the Government Marine Surveyor.

XXIV. Return from Imports and Exports (Opium) Office.

SHIPPING.

2. The total tonnage entering and clearing amounted to 15,938,174 tons, being a decrease compared with 1896, of 577,779 tons.

There were 38,713 arrivals of 7,968,606 tons, and 38,580 departures of 7,969,568 tons.

Of British ocean-going tonnage 2,439,074 tons entered and 2,444,971 tons cleared.

Of River Steamers 1,694,077 tons entered and 1,690,644 tons cleared, making a grand total of

British tonnage of 4,133,151 entering and 4,135,615 clearing.

Of Foreign ocean-going tonnage 1,930,489 tons entered and 1,925,344 tons cleared.

Of Junks in Foreign trade 1,718,739 tons entered and 1,722,556 cleared.

Of Junks in Local trade 186,227 tons entered and 186,053 cleared.

British ocean-going tonnage therefore represented 30.7%.

River tonnage represented 21.2%.

Foreign ocean-going tonnage represented 24.2%. Junk tonnage (Foreign trade) represented 21.6%. Junk tonnage (Local trade) represented 2.3%.

3. 4,618 steamers, 356 sailing vessels and 28,989 junks in foreign trade entered during the year, giving a daily average of 93 vessels as against 94 in 1896. For European-constructed vessels the average daily entry would be 13.63 as against 12.81 in 1896, and of the steamers arriving, 68.25% were British.

4. A comparison between the years 1896-1897 is shown in the following Shipping Return:-

Comparative Shipping Return for the Years 1896 and 1897.

1896.

1897.

INCREASE.

DECREASE.

British,.

Ships. Tonnage. Ships. Tonnage. Ships. Tonnage Ships. Tounage

6.454 8.758.294 6.783 8,268.768 329

Foreign,

2,898 8,575.102 | 3,161 3,855,833 263 280,781 Junks in Foreign || 59,576||3,767.403|57,803 3,441,295

Trade,

489,528

1,773| 326,108

11,535

Total....... 68,928 16,100,799 67,747 15,565,894 592 280,731

Junks in Local

Trade,

1,773 815,636

415,154 | 9,546 872,280

1,989 42,874

Grand Total.... 80,463 16,515,953 77,293 15,938,174 592 280,731 | 3,762 858,510

NETT,...

3,170 577,779