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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH FEBRUARY, 1892.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 92.
The following Returns of Arrivals for the year 1891, which were laid before the Legislative Council on the 25th instant, are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th February, 1892.
W. M. GOODMAN, Acting Colonial Secretary.
No. 15.
HARBOUR DEPARTMENT, HONGKONG, 7th January, 1892.
SIR,-I have the honour herewith to forward in advance of the Annual Report certain returns of arrivals for the year ended 31st December last.
The increase of arrivals, ocean-going vessels, in 1891 over 1890 was 164 ships aggregating 212,054 tons composed as follows:-
British steamers increased in number 37, with a total of 75,324 tons.
British sailing ships decreased in number 16, with a total of 10,831 tons. Aggregate British increase 64,493 tons.
Foreign steam-ships increased 126 in number, with a total of 130,971 tons. Foreign sailing ships increased 17 in number, with a total of 16,590 tons. Aggregate Foreign increase 147,561 tons.
Table I. shows all arrivals including river steamers for the year under their respective flags. Table II. the same for the quarter ending 31st ultimo.
Table III. quarterly comparison of the year 1890-1891.
The arrivals of 1890 exceeded 1889 by 128 vessels aggregating 163,077 tons.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
WM. C. H. Hastings,
Acting Harbour Master, &c.
Honourable W. M. GOODMAN,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
&c.,
&c.,
&c.
I.
ARRIVALS, 1891.
Steamers.
Sailing Vessels. River Steamers.
Total.
Steamers and Sailing Vessels, 1890.
Flag.
No.
Tonnage. No.
Tonnage.
No. Tonnage.
No.
Tonnage.
No.
Tonnage.
Exclusive of
River Steamers.
British,
1,497
American,
10
1,963,096 51 27,020 44
37,689 1,308 1,592,438 2,856 48,020
3,593,2231,527 1,936,292
54
75,040
49
69,225
Austrian,
15
25,079
15
...
25,079
12
24,063
Chinese,.
195
218,167
141
146,380
336
364,547
160
190,477
Danish,
72
28,759
785
73
29,544
71
...
27,167
Dutch,
25
31,429
25
31,429
7
8,457
***
French,
95
141,288
95
141,288
85
145,137
German,
749
712,827
Italian,
11
16,489
Japanese,
32
50,564
27
P
21
Norwegian,
46
56,503
7
13,899 794
6,413
770
726,726
787
675,196
12
17,283
12
17,988
32
50,564
39
59,817
53
62,916
9
9,835
2
Peruvian,
642
Russian,....
2
3,819
2
3,819
8,726
...
Siamese,
...
Spanish,
27
17,116
1
53
333
28
17,169
22
22
1,286
13,447
TOTAL,...
2,776 3,292,156 126 107,653 1,449 1,738,8184,351 | 5,138,627 2,738 3,187,755
Exclusive of River Steamers the arrivals of 1891 exceed those of 1890 by 164 vessels aggregating 212,054 tons.
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