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HONGKONG.

HARBOUR MASTER'S REPORT FOR 1895.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

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No. 12

96.

No. 110.

HARBOUR DEPARTMENT, HONGKONG, 26th February, 1896.

SIR,I have the honour to forward the Annual Returns for this Department for the year ending 31st December, 1895.

I. Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Cargoes of Vessels entered.

II. Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Cargoes of Vessels cleared.

III. Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Cargoes of Vessels entered at each Port.

IV. Number, Tonnage, Crews, and Cargoes of Vessels cleared at each Port.

V. Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels of each Nation entered. VI. Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels of each Nation cleared.

VII. Junks entered at each Port from China and Formosa.

VIII. Junks cleared at each Port for China and Formosa.

IX. Junks entered from Macao.

X. Junks cleared for Macao.

XI. Total Number of Junks entered at each Port.

XII. Total Number of Junks cleared at each Port.

XIII. Junks (Local Trade) entered. -

XIV. Junks (Local Trade) cleared.

XV. Summary of Arrivals and Departures of all Vessels.

XVI. Vessels registered.

XVII. Vessels struck off the Register.

XVIII. Chinese Passenger Ships cleared by the Emigration Officer.

XIX. Vessels bringing Chinese Passengers to Hongkong from places out of China.

XX. Marine Magistrate's Court.

XXI. Diagram of Tonnage of Vessels entered.

XXII. Statement of Revenue collected.

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

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

SHIPPING.

2. The total tonnage entering and clearing amounted to 15,632,113 tons, an increase of 1,383,443 tons over the previous year.

3. There were 36,908 arrivals with a tonnage of 7,827,398 tons, and 36,853 departures of 7,804,715 tons.

4. The increase in European constructed tonnage amounted to 1,056,404, of this a large proportion is to be found under the British flag, partly owing to a new river steamer, the Wing Tong, which during the year made 114 round trips and thus accounted for 21,888 tons, partly to the transfer to the British flag during the year of certain vessels usually flying the "Dragon flag;" but 638,631 tons of this increase, (or 8%), represented bonâ fide increased British tonnage.

5. An increase of 245,163 tons is found under foreign flags, chiefly German.

Here again the temporary transfer of the ships of the belligerents plays an important part, but here again 147,249 tons, (or 5%), are represented in the more direct manner.

6. The junk trade also shows a very satisfactory increase of 201,576 tous in the Foreign trade, and 125,463 tons in the local trade; about 86,000 tons of the former is owing to an additional departmental regulation, the remaining 115,000 tons, however, represents increased trade.