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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30тH APRIL, 1898.
Class II. Vessels that trade to and from the less distant countries, such as-
Australia and New Zealand.
India and Straits Settlements.
Japan.
Java and Indian Archipelago.
North and South Pacific.
Russia in Asia.
Class III. Vessels that trade on the Coast of China and to and from adjacent countries,
such as-
North Borneo.
Coast of China.
Cochin-China.
Formosa.
Philippine Islands.
Hainan and Gulf of Tonquin.
Siam.
Class IV. River Steamers between Hongkong and Canton and Macao.
Class V. Junks in Foreign Trade.
16. Using this classification we find that the total import trade of 1897 was represented by 33,963 vessels aggregating 7,782,379 tons carrying 5,130,772 tons of cargo, of which 3,278,310 tons were discharged in Hongkong.
COUNTRY.
CLASS I.
Canada,
Continent of Europe,
Great Britain,
Mauritius,
Sandwich Islands,
South America,..
United States,
CLASS II.
CARGO.
SHIPS.
TONS.
Discharged,
IN TRANSIT.
14
120
151
40,910 291,515 351,178
13,869 115,302 179,087
278,546 129,609
10,173
2 ཿ
2,117
7,310 630
500
1,785
120
259,880
160,368
70,690
418
957,058
476,566
779,345
Australia and New Zealand,
India and Straits Settlements,
65
80,145
55,040
13,744
193
312,270
235,294
129,639
Japan,
Java and Indian Archipelago,..
North and South Pacific,.
405
740,938
638,959
305,130
85
109,318
167,195
15,292
3
725
738
Russia in Asia,
2
3,646
500
1,715
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1,247,042
1,097,726
465,520
CLASS III.
North Borneo,
Coast of China,..
Cochin-China,
Formosa,
Philippine Islands,
Hainan and Gulf of Tonquin,
Siam,
Macao,
17
1,421
18,766 1,438,690
20,350
122,922
538,165
145
156,322
224,987
22,598
101
71,534
25,453
113
106,431
136,153
2,260
318
221,084
275,301
41,114
144
147,199
218,000
3,460
5,437
2,266
2,165,463
1,023,166
607,597
CLASS IV.
River Steamers, Canton and Macao,
1,547
1,694,077
145,603
CLASS V.
Junks in Foreign Trade,
28,989
1,718,739
TOTAL,...
33,963
7,782,879
535,249
3,278,310
1,852,462
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