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The total number of tons carried was therefore 61% of the total registered tonnage, or 80% exclusive of River steamers, and was apportioned as follows:-

Imports,-

British Ships, Foreign do.,

.1,939,956

.1,448,533

3,388,489

Exports,-

British Ships,

.1,196,521

Foreign do.,

.1,044,673

2,241,194

Transit,-

British Ships,

.1,189,460

Foreign do.,

830,862

2,020,322

Bunker Coal,--

British Ships,

280,473

Foreign do.,

213,178

493,651

Total,.....8,143,656

Trade of the Port of Hongkong for the Year ending 31st December, 1898.

TONS.

No. of Ships.

Discharged.

Shipped.

In Transit.

Bunker Coal Shipped.

Total,

Registered Tonnage.

Passengers Carried.

130,176 Arr.

92,296 Dep.

British,

3,602 @1,779,675 1,071,162

1,189,460

255,017 4,295,314

5,177,529

$7,278 Em.

269,750

65,802 Arr.

49,511 Dep.

Foreign,

3,511 1,444,045 c1,038,905

830,862

212,712

3,526,521 4,541,160

13,154 Em.

128,467

River Steamers (British),

3,854

d160,281

125,359

25,456

311,096

3,528,119

578,891 Arr. 565,554 Dep.

1,144,445

121 Arr.

Do.

(Foreign),......

91

4,488

5,768

466

10,722

5,925

73 Dep.

194

Total....

11,058 €3,388,489 $2,241,194 2,020,322

493,651

8,143,656

13,252,733

774,990 Arr. 707,434 Dep. 60,432 Em,

1,542,856

Junks in Foreign Trade,

g58,936

h549,654 ¿765,280

1,314,934

93,626,754

120,795 Arr. 121,749 Dep.

245.511

995,785 Arr. $32,183 Dep.

Total,....

69,994 3,938,143 3,006,474 2,020,322

493,651

0,458,590

16,879,487 5

60,432 Em.

1,788,400

Junks in Local Trade,

9,635

$139,597

8,739

148,386

356,293

4,114 Arr. 3,577 Dep.

7,691

$99,899 Arr. $35,760 Dep.

Grand Total,................ 79,629

4,077,740 3,015,263

2,020,322

493,651

9,606,976

17,265,780

60,432 Em,

1,796,091

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6,600 of bulk

a 2,150 tons of liquid Fuel.

b 23,109 of case Kerosine.

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15,609 tons of Tea.

ƒ 66,326

© 43,217

of case Kerosine,

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#

6,930 of bulk

2,150

12,530 259,206

"

of liquid Fuel.

of case Kerosine,

of bulk

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Including Conservancy and Dust Boats 18,700, tons 409,840. Tea 2,338 tons.

Kerosine 23.931 tons and 11 cases.

Rice and Paddy 284,747 tons.

of Rice.

j Earth and Stones 134,658 tons,

d 5,609

of Tea,

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