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No. 96.

THE HARBOUR MASTER'S REPORT FOR 1888.

Presented to the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

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No. 89.

HARBOUR Department, HONGKONG, 8th March, 1889.

SIR,-I have the honour to forward the following Annual Returns for this Department for the year ending 31st December, 1888.

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 each 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 each 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 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.

XXIII. Return of the work performed by the Government Marine Surveyors.

XXIV. Return from Imports and Exports (Opium) Office.

SHIPPING.

2. The total trade of Hongkong for the year 1888 is represented by 63,967 vessels measuring 12,996,396 tons. (This is an advance of 174 vessels and 357,702 tons on the average for the previous 3 years, and is 359 vessels more, but 28,939 tons less than in 1887.)

3. This vast amount of trade is apportioned as follows:-

British, Foreign,

Junks in Foreign Trade,

Junks in Local Trade,

Number. Tons.

Per Cent.

5,121 | 6,474,343 2,460 | 2,632,334 or 19. 47,567 3,703,707

or 29.

55,148 12,710,384 8,819 286,012

or 49.

or 2.

63,967 12,996,396

4. Compared with 1887. There has been a decrease of British tonnage amounting to 342.705 tons; and an increase of Foreign tonnage, exclusive of Junks, of 179,848 tons; also an increase of Junks, exclusive of local trade, of 143,781 tons, and a decrease in Junks employed in local trade of 9,863 tons.