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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

No. 7.

Νο. 17.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 16TH FEBRUARY, 1861.

GOVERNMENT. NOTIFICATION.

VOL. VII.

The following Returns showing the Shipping and Emigration at the Port of Victoria, Hongkong, during the year 1860, and such portion of its Trade as could, in the absence of a Custom House, be officially ascertained by the Harbour Master's Department, are published for general information.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 11th February, 1861.

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

No. 1.-NUMBER and TONNAGE OF VESSELS Entered at Ports in the Colony of Hongkong from each Country

in the year 1860.*

WITH CARGOES.

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL.

COUNTRIES WHENCE ARRIVED.

VESSELS.

Toxs.

VESSELS.

TONS.

VESSELS. Toys.

Great Britain,..

Continent of Europe,.

India,

Australia and New Zealand,,

United States of America,.

South America,..

Polynesia,..

Siam and Manila,..

120 29

81,852

120

81,852

260

13,068 179,155

29

13,068

45

25,243

51

41,594

3

2,593

OTO HAP

2,849

264

182,004

2,860

49

28,103

#

1,155

53

· 42,749

2,780

3

890

Java and other Islands in the Indian Archipelago,.

Coast of China, Formosa and Japan,

43

20,426

1

624

44

5,373 896 21,050

179

77,148

179

529

272,814

250

150,142

* 785

77,148 429,956

TOTAL,.

1,262

714,789

272

160,410

1,534 875,199

*This Return includes Transports.

A. L. INGLIS,

Harbour Master.

No. 2.-NUMBER ání TONNAGE OF VESSELS Cleared from Ports in the Colony of Hongkong to each Country

in the year 1860.

WITH CARGOES.

IN BALLAST.

TOTAL.

COUNTRIES TO WHICH DEPARTED.

VESSELS.

TONS.

VESSELS.

TONS.

VESSELS.

Toxs.

Great Britain,.

10

9,672

19

9,672

Continent of Europe,

1

1,856

4

1,356

India and Singapore,

86

47,478

36

22,507

122

70,040

Australia and New Zealand,

6,179

11

6,179

United States of America,.

30

22,907

30

22,007

South America,.

3,556

&

8,556

Polynesia,

1

268

266

Java and other Islands in the Oriental Archipelago,

19

7,699

30

16,870

24,569

West Indies,.

3,106

3,166

Van Couver's Island,

5,726

8

5,726

Cape of Good Hope,

350

1

850

Sima and Manila,

39

18,278

195

00,035

234

117,808

Coast of China, l'ormosa and Japan, .

611

271,075

252

143,676

803

415,801

TOTAL,.

841

808,298

513

282,148

1,854 680,446

A. L. INGLIS,

Harbour Master.