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Table XVI,

RETURN of LICENSED STEAM-LAUNCHES Cleared in the COLONY of HONGKONG during the year ending 31st December, 1905.

PLACES.

Cargo Bunker Shipped Coal in tons, in tons.

TOWING.

NOT TOWING.

TOTAL.

Cargo

Vessels. Tonnage. Crews.

Passen-

gers.

Shipped Vessels. Tonnage, Crews.

in tous.

Bunker Cargo Passen- Shipped Coul

gers.

Vessels. Tonnage. Crews.

in tons. in tons.

Pusseu-

gers.

*

80,403 1,964,901 391,613

87,059 2,581,750 675,2923,865,309

25,895 167,462 4,546,651 1,266,905 3,865,309

80,403 1,964,901 591,613

87,059 2,581,750 675,2923,565,309|

25,895 167,462 4,546,651 1,266,9053,865,309

25,895

25,895

:

- 213--

16

Wuchow,

Macao......

11

3001

77

Other Places,

454 12,966 3,611,

9

217

209

162

492|

13,552 4,828 3,065 1,370 522 8,414 1,761| 5,096 310 1,617

820

315

20

217

663

792 239 13,552 4,328 21,380 5,372

820

315

3,065 1,370

5,096

522

310 1,617

Total,..

465 13,266, 3,688

435

22,458

6,251! 8,161 2,500 2,454

30/ 35,724 9,939 8,161| 2,500 2,454

Grand Total,.

80,868 (1,978,167|| 593,301|

***

87,494

2,004,208

501,208 681,513|3,873,470 873,470

2,500 28,349 168,862 4,582,375|1,276,844 4,582,375 1,276,9443,878,470

Within the Waters of the Colony,

Total,...

873,470, 2,500 28,349

* The figures under the heading "Steum-launches plying within the waters of the Colony" are incomplete: the "Star Ferry Company 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.

Qutside the Waters of the Colony :-

Samshui,

Kongmun,

Kamchuk,