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Trade of the Port of Hongkong for the Year ending 31st December, 1894:—

British,..

Foreign,

River Steamers (British),......

Total,.

Junks in Foreign Trade,

Total,.

Junks in Local Trade,

Grand Total,..

TONS.

No. of ships.

Dis- charged.

Shipped. In Transit.

Bunker Coal Shipped.

Total.

Registered Tonnage.

PASSENGERS

CARRIED.

3,293 1,679,945 * 909,356

2,430

945,665 † 595,454

939,569 530,275

........

2,729

120,675 93,778

194,313 3,723,183 | 4,503,069 138.938 2,210,332 | 2,690,786

20,201 234,657 3,275,327 | 1,041,958

248,880

93,868

1,384,706

220,948

* 7,495 tons Kerosine, 2,900 tons Rice.

8,452 2,746,285 | 1,598,588 | 1,469,844 45,861 437,307818,911

54,313 3,183,592 | 2,417,499 | 1,469,844

8,478 90,964 9,597

62,791 | 3,274,556 | 2,427,096 | 1,409,814

353,455 6,168,172 10,469,182 1,256,218 3,482,124

353,455 7,424,390 13,951,306 1,605,654 100,561 297,364 10,893

353,455 7,524,951 14,248,670 1,616,547

† 9,248 tons Kerosine, 1,800 tons Rice, 135 tons Gunpowder, 1,000 Rifles, 1,000 Bayonets, and 2,000,000 Cartridges.

19,941 tons Kerosine.

14. Following up the attempt which was made in my last report to gauge the trade of the Colony by means of Import and Export Returns, I am enabled by means of somewhat elaborate statistics, compiled by the Assistant Harbour Master, to give more complete returns for 1894. As before stated these do not profess absolute correctness, and they are obtained through the courtesy of the agents and

masters.

In Returns Nos. I and II, and V and VI will be found, in addition to the customary information as to registered tonnage, &c., the amount of cargo reported as "shipped," "discharged," and "in transit" to and from each country with which trade relations exist, and I hope that the information will be valued in proportion to the amount of time and trouble expended in its compilation.

During the year, 8,452 European constructed vessels aggregating 10,469,182 tons, carried 1,384,706 passengers, and 6,168,172 tons, the latter made up as follows:-

Import cargo, Export

Transit

Bunker coal shipped,

Total,..

59

..2,746,285 tons.

.1,598,588 .1,469,844

353,455

6,168,172

"

Steamers,.

Sailing vessels,.

IMPORTS (EXCLUDING RIVER TRADE).

.2,767 measuring 3,491,518 tons.

93

104,486

19

Total,......2,860

3,596,004

95

imported 2,625,610 tons made up as follows:-

Beans,

3,995

Bones,

2,040

Coals,

562,909

Copra,

10

Flour,

60,250

Kerosine,...........

100,367

Oil,

3,804

Opium,

2.825

Rattan,

625

Rice, Saltpetre,

619,075

•

50

Sandalwood,

1,625

Sapanwood,

1,300

Sugar,

170,499

Tea,

350

Timber, Vermecilli,

16,040

170

1,545,934

General,

.1,079,676

2,625,610

Transit,

.1,469,844

Total,

....................... 4,095,454

Compared with last year this gives 132 ships less, measuring 61,073 tons carrying 42,280 tons more,