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PASSENGERS,—Continued.

1906.

1907. Increase. Decrease.

Junks, Foreign Trade, arrivals,...

38,725 55,199 16,474

Do.,

departures..

36,482

48,634

12,152

Total......

75,207 103,833

28,626

Nett,

28,626

Total Arrivals,

1,592,717 1,450,398

142,319

Departures,..

1,518,601 1,354,890

163,711

Emigrants,

5,111,318 2,805,288

76,725 105,967

Total, 3,188,043 | 2,911,255

306,030

29,242

29,242 306,030

Nett,..

276,788

Diff. of Arrivals and Dep.,

74,116

95,508

77

Emigrants,

76,725

105,967

Remainder+or-

2,609

10,459

Nett...

Junks, Local Trade,

56,119

64,071

7,952

Do.,

arrivals,... departures,...

61,004 62,103

1,099

Total,........ 117,123 126,174

9,051

Nett,

9,051

19. The following table summarises the foregoing information with regard to the trade of the Ports of Hongkong for the year 1907 :-

TONS.

Passengers.

No. of Ships.

Emi-

Dis- charged.

Shipped.

In Transit.

Banker Coal! shipped.

Total.

Registered Tonnage,

grants.

Arrived.

Departed,

British Ocean-going, Foreign Ocean-going, British River Steamers, Foreign River Steamers,.

Total.........

8,756 1.764,000 1,154.000 1,621 2,250,000 894,000 1,537,000 6,828 259,000 122,000 1,310 *93,000

1.839.000

250.000 5,007.000 7.216.169 422,000 | 5,123,000 7.720.875

$5,000

Steam-ships under 60

tons, ForeignTrade,

Junks, Foreign Trade..

29,564

16,515 | 4,366,000 | 2,355,000 || 3,390,000

1,581

2,000 3,000

473,000 691,000

42,000 $23.000 11,000

189,000

725,000 10,842,000 20,311,400

4.630,364 713,092

171,374 104.769 1,031.118

96,887 78,576 102,443 27,391

1,017,553

$7.938

89,873

1,395,199 1,306,256 | 105,967-

4,000

9.000

70,021

11,477

11.432

1,164,000 2,651.470

55.199

48,634

Total Foreign Trade,

47,660 4,841,000 3,049,000 3,396,000

729,000 12,015,000 23,032,891 1.461.875

1,366,322 105,967

Steam-Launches, Local

Trade,

Junks, Local Trade..........

Total Local Trade,

Grand Total..

* 419,202

1,000

40,772 192,000 206,000

459,971 192,000 207,000

30,000

507,634 5,033,000 3,256,000 3,396,000

759,000 12,444,000 36,028,310 6,057,869

31.000 11.214,532 4.581,923 3,871,318

398,000 1,778,887 64,071 02,303

30,000 429,000 12,995,419 4.595,994 3,933,421

5,299,743 | 105,967

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*Not including Star Ferry" Company's Craft.