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(b.)-ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
At the end of the year 1907, the assets of the Colony amounted to $2,650,733.99, or including arrears of revenue $2,739,712,32. The total liabilities were $1,205,995.13 so that the surplus of assets over liabilities amounted to $1,533,717.19.
(c.)-PUBLIC DEBT.
Inscribed Stock at 3% interest. £341,799. 15s. 1d. incurred for Praya Re- clamation; Central Market; Water, Drainage and Sewerage Works, &c., to be paid off on 15th April, 1943.
Inscribed Stock at 33% interest (Loan of £1,100,000 at 43% to Viceroy of Wuchang) £1,143,933. 1s. 4d. (Amount repaid by Viceroy placed to credit of Special Account £220,000, which has been advanced therefrom for Railway Construction.) Sinking fund commences in 1911.
The amount paid into the Joint Sinking Fund with accrued interest reached £61,813. 48. 4d.* on the 31st of December, 1907.
IL-TRADE AND SHIPPING, INDUSTRIES, FISHERIES,
AGRICULTURE AND LAND.
(a.) TRADE AND SHIPPING.
The total of the Shipping entering and clearing at Ports in the Colony during the year 1907 shows an increase of 77,908 vessels of 3,281,042 tons when compared with the corresponding figures for 1906, in which year there was a decrease of 1,137,23 tons due to loss of local vessels in the Typhoon. The greater part of this is due to internal traffic- "steamships not exceeding 60 tons plying within the waters of the Colony". If local trade be eliminated, it is found that the remaining figures show the respectable increase of 3,110 vessels of 579,814 tons.
This increase is distributed as follows:-
British Ocean-going vessels 59 ships of 26,698 tons.
Foreign Ocean-going vessels 334 ships of 627,380 tons.
British River steamers 364 ships with a decrease in tonnage of 212,137 tons.
Foreign River steamers 239 ships of 76,075 tons.
Steamships not exceeding 60 tons 705 ships of 29,739 tons.
Junks in foreign trade, 1,411 vessels of 32,059 tons.
The actual figures of arrivals and departures are as follows :-
Of British Ocean-going.
Of Foreign Ocean-going,
Of British River steamers,.
Of Foreign River steamers,
FOREIGN TRADE.
Of Steamships not exceeding 60 tons,
Of Junks in Foreign Trade,
1,876 arrivals 1.880 departures,,
2,306 arrivals
3,416 departures,,
of 3,605,941 tous.
3,610,228 3,861,570 2,315 departures 3,859,305 3,412 arrivals
2,316,889 2,313,475
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655 arrivals
77
655 departures",
371,996 371,996
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791 arrivals
17
790 departures
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14,782 arrivals
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14,782 departures 1,330,578
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Total Foreign Trade,
23,822 arrivals 23,838 departures,, 11,520,588
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*Note. This includes the sum of £14,352. Ss. Id. surplus of Interest paid by the Viceroy in the loan of :41,100,000.
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