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No. 18

BY

No. 103.

HONGKONG.

HARBOUR MASTER'S REPORT FOR 1896.

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

HARBOUR DEPARTMENT, HONGKONG, 25th February, 1897.

SIR,-I have the honour to forward the Annual Report for this Department for the year ending 31st December, 1896.

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 from China and Formosa.

VIII, Junks cleared 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. (Summary.)

XIX. Vessels bringing Chinese Passengers to H'kong from places out of China. (Summary.)

XX. Marine Magistrate's Court.

XXI. Diagram of Tonnage of Vessels entered.

XXII. Statement of Revenue Collected.

XXIII. Return of 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 16,515,953 tons, being an increase over 1895 of 883,840 tons.

There were 40,244 arrivals of 8,250,853 tons and 40,219 departures of 8,259,100 tons.

Of British tonnage 4,382,546 tons entered and 4,375,748 tons cleared.

Of Foreign tonnage 1,786,795 tons entered and 1,788,309 tons cleared.

Of Junks in Foreign trade 1,881,746 tons entered and 1,885,657 tons cleared.

Of Junks in Local trade 205,768 tons entered and 209,386 tons cleared.

British tonnage therefore represented 534 %

Foreign tonnage represented 21 %

Junk tonnage (Foreign trade) represented 22 %. Junk tonnage (Local trade) represented 2%.