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The total number of tons carried was therefore 54 % of the Registered tanuage and was apportioned follows:--

37.

38.

Imports-

British ships, Foreign

"2

Exports--

British ships, Foreign

Transit-

32

British ships, Foreign

Bunker Coal-

British ships,

Foreign

"7

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

Trade of the Port of Hongkong for year ending 31st December, 1896.

TONS.

Passen-

Re-

British,

Foreign,

No. of Dis- Ships. charged.

3,669 1,604,383

Shipped.

In Banker

Coal Transit.

Shipped.

gers. Carried.

Total.

gistered Tonnage.

2,8981,033,139

864,733 1,259,933) 230,1853,959,234 5,396,330| 293,441

654,972 585,467) 161,791|2,435,369 8,575,102|| 137,971

River

Steamers

2,785 154,367) 107,087

21,420 282,874| 3,361,964 * 897,843

(British), .

Total,

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Junks in

Foreign Trade,.....

Total,

9,352|2,791,889 1,626,792|1,845,400 413,396|6,677,477|12,333,396|1,329,255

| 59,576† 501,614 |†1,020,684|

|1,522,298 3,767,403) 204,106

68,9283,295,503 2,647,476|1,845,400| 413,396|8,199,775|16,100,799|1,533,361

Junks in

Local Trade,..

|11,635 § 131,933)||| ||| 14,397|

146,330 415,154 10,008

Grand Total, | 80,463|5,425,436| 2,661,873|1,845,400 413,396|8,346,105|16,515,953|1,543,369

* Inclusive of Passengers carried by Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steam-boat

.Company.

† Includes 3,920 tons Tea and 1,290 tons Vegetable Oil.

Includes 20,767 tons Kerosine Oil and 479,783 tons Rice.

Includes 126,140 tons Earth and Stones.

Includes 122 tons Earth and Stones.

IMPORTS.

Steamers,

European Constructed Vessels.

River Steamers, ......1,393

.3,185 measuring 4,382,397 tons.

"1

1,681,572

Sailing vessels,

100

""

105,370

Total,...

4,678

??

6,169,339

"

1,758,750 1,033,139

-2,791,889

971,820

654,972

-1,626,792

1,259,933

585,467

-1,845,400

251,605 161,791

413,396

6,677,477