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No.9%

HONGKONG.

RETURNS OF ARRIVALS FOR THE YEAR 1891.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor, on the 22nd February, 1892.

No. 15.

HARBOUR DEPARTMENT, HONGKONG, 7th January, 1892.

SIR,I have the honour herewith to forward in advance of the Annual Report certain returns of arrivals for the year ended 31st December last.

The increase of arrivals, ocean-going vessels, in 1891 over 1890 was 164 ships aggregating 212,054 tons composed as follows:-

British steamers increased in number 37, with a total of 75,324 tons.

British sailing ships decreased in number 16, with a total of 10,831 tons. Aggregate British increase 64,493 tons.

Foreign steam-ships increased 126 in number, with a total of 130,971 tons. Foreign sailing ships increased 17 in number, with a total of 16,590 tons.

Aggregate Foreign increase 147,561 tons.

Table I. shows all arrivals including river steamers for the year under their respective flags. Table II. the same for the quarter ending 31st ultimo.

Table III. quarterly comparison of the year 1890-1891.

The arrivals of 1890 exceeded 1889 by 128 vessels aggregating 163,077 tons.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

Wм. C. H. HASTINGS,

Acting Harbour Master, &c.

Honourable W. M. GOODMAN,

Acting Colonial Secretary,

&o.,

&0.

&c.

I.

ARRIVALS, 1891.

Steamers.

Sailing Vessels.

River Steamers.

Total.

Steamers and Sailing Vessels, 1890.

Flag.

No. Tonnage.

No.

Tonnage. No. Tonnage.

No.

Tonnage.

No. Tonnage.

Exclusive of River Steamers.

British,

1,497 1,963,096

51

American,

10

27,020

44

Austrian,

15

25,079

Chinese,

195

218,167

141

146,380

37,689 1,308 | 1,592,438 2,856 | 3,593,223|1,527 48,020

54 75,040 49 15

25,079 364,547

1,936,292

69,225

12

24,063

336

160

190,477

Danish,

72

28,759 1

785

73

29,544 71

27,167

Dutch,

25 31,429

25

31,429

7

8,457

French, German, Italian,

95

*****

141,288 719 712,827 21

95

141,288

85

145,137

11

Japanese,

Norwegian,

Peruvian,

Russian,..

Siamese,

Spanish,

TOTAL,

16,489 82 50,564 46 56,503

1

13,899 794

770

720,726 787

675,196

12

17,283

12

17,988

32

50,564

39

59,817

7

6,413

53

62,916

9

9,835

27

3,819

17,116

2

3,819

642 8,726

2

1,286

53

28

17,169

22

13,447

2,776 | 3,292,156 | 126

107,653 1,449 1,788,8184,3515,138,627 |2,738

3,187,755

Exclusive of River Steamers the arrivals of 1891 exceed those of 1890 by 161 vessels aggregating 212,054 tons.