THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH APRIL, 1895.
EXPORTS (EXCLUDING RIVER TRADE).
Steamers,.. Sailing vessels,
2,769 measuring 3,494,360 tons.
94
104,491
55
Total,.....2,863
3,598,851
55
**
337
exported 1,504,810 tons of cargo amongst which were 16,743 tons of kerosine and 2,583 tons of opium. These 2,769 steamers shipped also 333,251 tons of bunker coal. Compared with last year, this gives 137 ships less, measuring 64,825 less carrying 19,655 tons more, and shipping 53,350 tons less of bunker coal.
Junks exported an excess of From this must be deducted Majesty's ships and foreign
European vessels imported 1,147,697 tons in excess of exports. 381,604 tons, thus the total excess of imports is reduced to 766,093 tons. 353,455 tons of bunker coal shipped-exclusive of that supplied to Her men-of-war--leaving a balance of 412,638 tons consumed, manufactured, and in stock in the Colony or unaccounted for.
15. 2,729 river steamers, measuring 3,275,327 tons, imported 120,675 tons of cargo, exported 93,778 tons, shipped 20,204 tons of bunker coal, and conveyed 1,041,958, passengers, i. e., imported less than last year 21,291 tons, exported 34,709 tons less, and carried fewer passengers by 135,673.
16. Junks in local trade discharged, in various parts of the Colony, 90,964 tons, of which 85,443 were earth and stones, clearing from Victoria with 9,597 tons of general cargo, of which 987 tons were earth and stones.
17.
PASSENGER TRAFFIC, 1894.
British vessels arriving carried
130,767
"
departing (excluding Chinese passenger ships) carried 96 Chinese passenger ships carried..
80,891
37,222
248,880
Foreign vessels arriving carried
51,544
AN
departing (excluding Chinese passenger ships) carried 34 Chinese passenger ships carried
30,523
11,801
93,868
River steamers arriving carried
departing
416,176
.......
525,782
941,958
Macao, launches arriving carried
departing
25
12,524
13,126
25,650
Launches other places arriving carried
198.229
departing
203,885
1
402,114
"
Junks in foreign trade arriving carried
departing
108,387
112,561
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220,948
Total arrivals,
23
departures,
917,627 966,768
1,884,395
emigrants,
49,023
1,933,418
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