20.-IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
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There being no Custom House, it is not possible to furnish an account of all Imports and Exports but a record of Raw Opium imported and exported during 1888 has been kept, and is as follows:-
..71,512 chests.
.71,139 27
Imported, Exported,
27
The fraction is explained by the fact that one broached chest was landed here containing 27 instead of 40 balls, and was exported in the same condition.
21.-SHIPPING.
Arrivals exclusive of Junks.
The total arrivals, exclusive of Junks, during the year 1888, amounted to 3,821 vessels and 4,536,442 tons, being 71,472 tons under the arrivals in 1887.
Junks.
23,958 Junks measuring 1,863,968 tons arrived in the Colony in 1888, as against 23,521 Junks and 1,793.923 tons in 1887, showing an increase of 437 Junks and 70,045 tons.
The total arrivals for the last 5 years were :—
EXCLUSIVE OF JUNKS.
GRAND TOTAL. Years. Number of Vessels. Tons. Number of Vessels. Tons. Number of Vessels.
1884,...... 3,290 3,479,637 23,473 1,687,594 26,763 5,167,231
JUNKS.
Tons.
1885,.
3,428
3,866,709
23,674
1,797,222
27,102
5,663,931
1886,
4,251
4,571,296
1887
4,078
1888,...... 3,821
22,971 4,607,914 23,521 1,793,923 4,536,442 23,958 1,863,968
1,752,868 27,222
6,324,164
27,599
6,401,837
27,779
6,400,410
Immigration and Emigration.
The following will show the number of Chinese who arrived in, and the number who departed from the Colony during the last 5 years :-
Years. 1884,
1885,
1886.
1887,
1888,
Arrived.
73,767
80,773
88,704
92,375
98,800
22.-AGRICULTURE.
Departed.
51,247
57,517
64,522
82,897
96.195
The lands of the Colony being limited and not favourable for agricultural purposes, there is no inducement for this industry here. The produce is quite nominal, and is for local consumption only.
23. MANUFACTURES, &C. Manufactories.
No new Manufactories have been added to those already in existence.
Steam-Launches.
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The total number of Steam-Launches built in the Colony in 1888, was 24, with a total tonnage The total number of licensed Steam-
of 1,655, as against 31 with a total tonnage of 2,872 in 1887. Launches of all descriptions, in the Colony, in 1888, were:-
Licensed to carry passengers,
Private Launches,...
Colonial Government Launches,
War Department Launches,
41
42
8
6
97
24.
GRANTS OF LAND.
The sales of land on lease during the last 5 years were:-
Years.
Total No. of Sales.
Total No. of Acres sold.
A.
R.
P.
1884,
1885,
76 145
25.
3. 81
28. 0.
14 143
1886,
88
82. 2.
314
1887,
187
76. 0. 8
1888,
202
104. 0.
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