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No. 106.

HONGKONG.

REPORT OF THE HARBOUR MASTER FOR THE YEAR 1901.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.

HARBOUR DEPARTMENT, HONGKONG, 3rd March, 1902.

SIR,I have the honour to forward the Annual Report for this Department for the year ending 31st December, 1901.

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, Tounage, Crews, and Cargoes of Vessels cleared at each Port..

V. Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels of each Nation entered. VI. Nunber, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels of each Nation cleared. VII. Junks entered from China and Macan.

VIII. Junks cleared for China and Macao.

IX. Total number of Junks entered at each Port.

X. Total number of Junks cleared at each Port.

XI. Junks (Local Trade) entered.

XII. Junks (Local Trade) cleared,

XIII. Summary of Arrivals and Departures of all vessels.

XIV. Licensed Steam Launches entered.

XV., Licensed Steam Launches cleared.

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 Hongkong 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 Import and Export (Opium) Office.

SHIPPING.

1. The total tonnage entering and clearing during the year 1901 amounted to 19,325,384' tons, being an increase, compared with 1900. of 880,248 tons, and the same in excess of any previous year. Of this increase, 165.128 tons are due to the fact that steam launches trading to ports outside the Colony have been included this year, whereas in former years they have been returned separately.

There were 45,349 arrivals of 9,681,203 tons, and 45,171 departures of 9,614,181 tons. Of British Ocean-going tonnage, 2.917,780 tons entered, and 2,897,200 tons cleared.

Of British River Steamers, 1.697,242 tons entered, and 1,701,417 tons cleared, making a grand total of British tonnage of 9,213,639 tons entering and clearing.

Of Foreign Ocean-going tonnage, 2,637,552 tons entered and 2,609,902 tons cleared.

Of Foreign River Steamers, 48,545 tons entered and 49,503 tons cleared, making a grand total of Foreign tonnage of 5,345,430 tons entering and clearing.

Of Steam launches trading to ports outside the Colony, 82,564 tons entered and $2,564 tons cleared.

Of Junks in Foreign Trade, 1,631,272 tons entered and 1,634,896 tons cleared.

Of Junks in Local Trade, 666,248 tons entered and 668,699 tons cleared.

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