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HONGKONG.

THE HARBOUR MASTER'S REPORT, FOR 1885.

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No. 30.

Presented to the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government,

on 14th May, 1886.

No. 11.

HARBOUR DEPARTMENT,

HONGKONG, 29th January, 1886.

SIR, I have the honour to forward the Annual Returns of this Department for the year ending the 31st December. 1885.

I. Number, Tonnage and Crews of Vessels entered.

II. Number, Tonnage and Crews of Vessels cleared.

III. Number, Tonnage and Crews of Vessels of each Nation entered. IV. Number, Tonnage and Crews of Vessels of each Nation cleared.

V. Total Number, Tonnage and Crews of Vessels entered at each Port. VI. Total Number, Tonnage and Crews of Vessels cleared at cach Port, VII. Return of Junks entered from Macao.

VIII. Return of Junks cleared for Macao.

IX. Return of Junks entered at each Port from China and Formosa.

X. Return of Junks cleared at each Port for China and Formosa.

XI. Gross Total Number of Junks entered at cach Port.

XII. Gross Total Number of Junks cleared at each Port.

XIII. Return of Junks (Local Trade) entered.

XIV. Return of Junks (Local Trade) cleared.

XV. Summary of Arrivals and Departures of all vessels, and of all Chinese Passengers. XVI. Return of Vessels registered.

XVII. Return of Vessels struck off the Register.

XVIII. Amount of Fees received under Section 3 of Ordinance No. 8 of 1879,

XIX. Return of Chinese Passenger Ships cleared by the Emigration Officer.

XX. Return of Vessels bringing Chinese Passengers to Hongkong from Places out of China. XXI. Return of Marine Cases tried.

XXII, Diagram of Tonnage of Vessels entered,

SHIPPING.

2. There has been an increase under this heading over the previous year amounting in the aggre- gate to 339 vessels, representing 496,700 tons; this is shown by the following Table :-

Years. Junks. Tous. Steamers. Tons.

Sailing Vessels.

Tons.

1884,

1885,

23,473 1,687,591 2,976 3,259,234 23,674 1,797,222 3,084 3,632,051

314

344

220,403 | 234,658

Increase,.

201

109,628

108 372,817

30

14,255

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