Hongkong
THE
Government
NEW SERIES.
GAZETTE.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 18TH APRIL, 1857.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
VOL. II No. 94.
The Contract for publishing this Gazette, entered into on the 24th September, 1853, was terminated on the 30th ultimo; and notice is hereby given, that a NEW SERIES of this Gazette will be published hereafter, to commence from the 7th instant, under a New Contract, and that
“THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE" will, as before, be the only Official Organ for Proclamations, Notifications, and PUBLIC PAPERS, of this Government.
By Order,
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 2d July, 1855.
No. 58.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Eight Returns connected with the Shipping and Trade at the Port of Victoria, Hongkong, during the Year 1856, are published for general information.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 11th April, 1857.
W. T. BRIDGES, Acting Colonial Secretary.
No. 1.-RETURN of SHIPS arrived at HONGKONG, during the Year 1856.
FROM GREAT BRITIAN. FROM BRITISH COLOMIBA.|
FROM THE UNITED STATES.
FROM FORSION STATED.
TOTAL.
No.
Tens,
No.
Tona.
No.
No.
Toos
No.
Tous.
With General Cargnes, Coals. &c.,
64
40,436
64
40,436
From Sydney, Port Philip, Hobart Town, Adelaide, New Zealand, and Labuan, with Sundries and in Ballast,
91
34,274
91
34,274
...
••
From India, with Cotton, Opium, &c., From New York, Boston, Baltimore, and California, with General Cargoes, and Chinese Passengers, From South America, Sandwich Islands, Manila, Macassar, Lombock, Siam, Sitka, Japan, Batavia, Netherlands, Formosa, and Copenhagen, with Oil, Rope Treasure, Rattans, &c., &c.,
From the East Coast of China, with Sundries and in
Ballast
...
From Canton River, Cumsingmoon, &c., in Ballast,
144
80,715
144
80,715
108
60,206
108
60,206
162
73,469 162
72,469
.496
231,090 496
231,090
1,026
292,1171,026
292,117
Total,..
2,091 811,307
Harbour Master's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 31st January, 1857.
E. R. MICHELL, Acting Harbour Master,
No. 2.-RETURN of VESSELS, TONNAGE and FLAG, anchored at the PORT OF HONGKONG, during the Year 1856,
British,
French, Arterizati, *** Dutch.... Breien, Pressian,
...
Spanish
Hamburg,
Portuguese,
Peruvian,
Sumese,
Dirish
...
...
***
•AN
***
New Grenadian,
Buenos Ayres,
Bremen,
Chinese Swedish,
...
•
lenburg,
Oldenburg,...
117lan.
Norwegian,
Kanska,
FLAG.
***
...
...
...
...
•
...
歌曲
D.
**
...
...
..
...
***
mera from Canton River,
Steamers from India,
***
***
Total,.......
Harbour Master's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 31st January, 1857.
:
:
NUMBER OF VESSELS,
TONEAGE.
724
-
320,586
15
8,020
256***
164,367
86
42,004
19
6,855
4
1,360
43
12,719
115
30,324
15
4,233
31
11,938
14
6,995
58
15,668
3
1,407
2
224
847
473
2
814
2
840
4
2,060
13
3,503
3
1,048
1
450
630
127.580
48
46,992
2,091
811,307
E. R. MICHELL, Acting Harbour Master.
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