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The total number of tons carried was, therefore, 56.5% of the total net register tonnage (or 70.2°, exclusive of River Steamers), and was apportioned as follows:-

Imports

British ships,

1,833.871

Foreign do.,

.2,129,592

-3,963,463

Exports-

British ships,

.1,197,077

Foreign do.,

1,023,790

-2,220,867

Transit-

British ships,

..1,259,439

Foreign do.,

.1,112,958

-2,372,397

Bunker Coal---

British ships,

Foreign do.,

254,770 386,970

641,740

Grand Total,..

....................9,198,467

Trade of the Port of Hongkong for the Year 1902.

'TONS.

Passengers.

No. of

Dis-

Ships.

charged.

Shipped.

In Transit.

Bunker Coal Shipped.

Total.

:

Registered Tonnage.

Emi- grants

Arrived.

Departed.

British Ocean-going,

Foreign Ocean-going,

British River Steamers,

Foreign River Steamers,..

3,543

$12

190,831

32,777

3,559 1,648,040 | 1,083,335 | 1,259,439

4,517 2,096,815 993,228 | 1,112,958

113,742

30,562

229,426 | 4,215,240 6,015,589 152,122

383,687 4,586,688 6,512,536 99,116

25,344 329,917 3,556,198 612,366

3,283 66,622 191,675 55,301

94,214 42,778

76.835 25.933

579.705

48,730

Total..........

12,461 | 3,963,463 | 2,220,867 | 2,372,397

641,740 9.198,467 16.275,998

919.405

799,514 71,711

Steam-launches trading to |{ ports outside the Colony,

3,640 19,596 30,386

12,534 62,516 195,214

57.242

57,006

Total,......

16.101 3,983,059 | 2,251,253 2,372,397

654,274 9,260,983 | 16,471,212

976,647 $56,520 71,711

Junks trading to ports out-

side the Colony,

36,245 566,472 894,891

1,461,363 3.238,239

55,083

52,553

Total Foreign Trade,

Steam launches

plying within waters of the Colony.*

52,364 4,549,531 3,146,144 2,372,397

242,872

654,274 10,722,346 | 19,709,451 1,031,730 909,073 71,711

23,378 23,378 7,238,212 3,400,572 3,100,622

Junks, Local Trade,.......... 50,743 300,964 51,702

Total Local Trade,

352.666 1,819,329

76,840

77,137

293,615| 300,964 51,702

23,378 376,044 9,057,341 3,177,712 3,477,759

Grand Total,.......

345,961 | 4,850,495 | 3,197,846 | 2,372,397

677,652 11,098,590 | 28,766,992

4,509,442 4,386,832 71.711

* The figures under the heading "Steam-launches plying within the waters of the Colony are incomplete. stating that since 1901, owing to the amount of work entailed, they have had to discontinue keeping a record of the passengers carried by their launches, and also number of trips.

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