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THE PORT OF HONGKONG. pean construction dating 1917

Harbour Master's Report for

Last Year.

From the report of the Barbour Master of Hongkong for we take the following:--

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 26,

1917.

FOOD PRICES.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

Can No Longer be Fixed.

8 revised

we 717 of which 281 ware British 436 were foreign, In 1815 the corresponding figures were 724, 1310 British and 414 foreign. These 717 ships measured 1605,248 tone. They entered 3,761 times and gave a collective The Gazette contains: tonage of 6,855,164 tone. The list of the marimam prices for 19167 fewer ships entered 63 fewer which articles of food may be timer, and gave a collective ton-old by retail, but at the end nage reduced by 326,535 tone, an thereof it is notified that, in view Shipplog. The total of the shipping enter-average of 5,183 2 tone per entry of the prohibition of the export ing and clearing st ports in the The 281 British ships carried of oertsin foodstaff from the Colony during the year 1916 2519 British officers and 58 United Kingdom, the prices of amounted to 642,794 vessels of foreign officers, the latter consist those articles can no longer be 36,381,457 tons, which, compared ing of 18 Norwegian, 13 Ameri- fixed. If, however, any consumer with the figures for 1815, showe Cano, 11 Dapes, 5 Swedes, 4 considers that he has been over- an increase of 111,192 val. Japruese, 2 Dutch, and 2 Belgian. ebarged he may mske represent- with an increase of 2.496.538 Thus, the proportion of foreign ations to that effect to the Secret- tone. Of the above, 48,350 ofore in British ships was 2.21 ary of the Food Committee, Sanit- vessela of 22,308,311 tons were per cent. comprising 7 nationality Board Officer, for investiga

tion. ties, an increase of 1.31 per cent. engaged in foreign trade, a co with a decrease in number of pared with 50,148 veraele of 22 officers and of ships. The 436 515,023 tons in 1915. The more foreign alips carried 3.252 ments of fishing junke are not officers, of whom 69 were British making fast to ships whilst under included in the above figures.

Thar, 2.12 per cent of the officers through the Yaumati typhoon way without permission, Passing » Of vesselsof Europeso con-truc-

steamers, 1 Berring in foreign ships were of shelter at an excessive speed, tion, 3,780 ocean sailing ship, 4,869 river steamer ineresge in number of officers and Bica, dredging without permit, Britieb nationality, with BD

boarding shipe without permis and 3,206 steam Isanches entered

and carrying passengers in excess, during the year, giving a daily "average entry of 319 shipe, as,

were the principal offences. compared with 318 in 1915, and. 32.4 in 1914.

The

sverage toonsge

of

individual ocean vessels entering the port has decreased from 2 519 0 tons to 22389 tons. That c British abipe has decreased

of ships.

Revenue and Expenditure. The grozs revenue collected by the Harbour Department during the year was $649 732.24 as against $551 237.90 collected in the previous year, showing an crease of $98,494.34 or 151

Cent.

Sunday Cargo Working. There were -Bot permits issued during the year ender Ordinance iin 1915. Of these 259 were pot 1 of 1891, as compared with 678 per used as the ships did not arrive ap to time, and in some cases it

The principal increases are

from 2,625 tout 2,559.7 tons, ander best licences $3811.84: we found annecessary to work while that of foreign shipa bas

venne collected under thie bead sleo decreased from 2,4412 tojuak lid. aces $2637.34; Enargo on the Sandsy. The Re- gemen and discharge of seamen amounted to $116,000 as against

to 2,032.2 Love. During the past $1 122.20; exmain of mas $85,250 in 1915. The increase is 20 years, the average loanagers, etc. $1.160; Fees for ae due to the eburtage of tonnage of coaan-going vessels bas in- creased from 1,319 tous to 1,820 this is due to the taking over byet their ships sway from port as. of Government bauys $44,089.2, and the series of ship owners to вода.

the Government.of all the hither- The

tonnage of average

soon as possible. to privately owned baoys); individual river slemere enters Medederamination of emigrants ing during the year bas decreased

$26 655 50;ticial signacare from 480.9 tons to 453.0 tone.33.914 (nue to large number of That of British river a esmere has

prings is and to native caft to decreased from 51930

henstate for working wargo st

Buoys.

In April the Government finally took over all the Merchant basya ia the harbour. These baoss have teen. classed as A, B, and C

511.2 tone, and that of fresht under the war time raff buoys and relsid to exit trade

river steamers be decrease from 414.4 tons to 364 tone,

There is a decree in British

ocean-going shipping of

257

conditions of the Park, Seven regulation); and Sunday Corgo have been placed in the Coal working primit $30,750,

auchorage at Wanchai, and twelve The price.porcresse are the rice anchorage at West ander Light Dare Special Assers Point, for the convenience of these.

ships, or 7:4 per cent.. and a den $5.562 71 (due to lack of trader. In all there are no forty-

crease of 489,834 tour, or 71 per cent. This is due to several of the cosating steamere having been chartered by the Government, and the withdrawal of P. & 0, latez- mediate Steamers.

at the scheme is generally much considerably improves the facili ppreciated by the ebipping, and stres and conveniences of the Port.

muage); Marine Court foes $5 152.24; gunpowder storage scheme it now in full working five (45) bacye. The buoy

$3,092.55;und survey of steam-

order and the revenue for the Bip- $782 29.

Tue Expenditare of the Har-year amounted to $51,916.00 from this source. I think I may add bou Desactment, fir 196 was British river steamers have

$185,295.31's win! $160. incressed by 371 ship as: 104.

405 04-3pente 1in 1915, 198 tone, o: 52 per cest. ca

decs of $1 16973 such nombers and 25 in there to swings in suiries 03 a which is due to the fact that cout of the office being short Ateamers were added to the Westes August of the Ateistaut Harbour Master, a jank mapector, and the reduction in the light- base staff by 2 light house keepers retiring on pension, and the substitution of anwatebed Aga lights at Cape Colisson and

River trade.

Foreign ocean-going veseel- have increased by 124 ships or 3.3 per cent, but have decreased by 183.873 tons or 24 per cent. This is explained by the increase in Japanese and Chinese ships of Emiller tonnage.

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Foreign river steamers show on increase of 388 ships and 111.050 tons, or 17.3 per cent, in numbera and 17 per cent. in tonnage.sums of $1,325.39 and $1,480.89 favourable terms. This is due to several elesmere were expended on installation of which were previously on the unwatched Aga lights at Cape Canton-West River trade having Collinson, and Ma Wan light- been placed on the Hongkong huumes respectively. A forther West River trade carrying rice sum of $23,250 was expeaded on from July to December.

repairing and overhauling the

of all the hitherto privately own issue Fire Insurance Policies ed buoys and mooring, and the

covering approved risks on

In steamships not exceeding 60 team tender Stanley, and a sum

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decrease of 372 ebips and 16,160

tone, or 5,7 per cent, in numbers motor lacnch "H.D. 5".

Steam-launches.

Oa the 31st December, 1916, there were 356 steam-sanches

and 70 per cent, in tonnage is shown. The decrease is most noticeable in launches trading to Maoso, and may be put down tonelading motor boate) employed one of the launches being replaced in the Harbour. Of these, 191

by a vessel of over OÜ tons.

were licensed for the conveyance of passengers, etc., 121 were pri-

4

Junks in foreign trade show a large decrease of 2,050 janks or vately owned, 22 were the pro- 8.2 per cent, but an increase perty of the Colonial Government of 217.916 tons or 77 per cent. and 22 belonged to the, Impérial

eomprising The decrease appears daring the Government, months of July, August and Sep-Military and 18 Naval, tember, in which months there Emigration and Immigration.

One hundred and wereuleen Was coneiderable unrest in the Canton delta,

thousand six handred and fifty- In local trade, increases three (117,653) emigrants left STG shows in both Steam Hoogkong for various places faunches sad janks. Steam during the year 1916, (68,275 in launches show an increase of 1915). Of these, 86,739 were 112,050 ships and 2,609,970 carried in British ships and tone, or 20 per cent, in num-30,914 in foreign ships. Seventy- bersand 20'6 per

cent. in two thousand four headred and tonnage which is explained by fivé (72,405) returning enigrants to have been an increase in number of launches were reported plying in the harbour and more brought to Hongkong from the tripe having been made. Janks several places to which they-had show an increase of 940 vessels emigrated either from this Colony and 93,280 tons or 2.8 per cent.or from Coast Ports, as against in gumbers and 6 4 per cent. in 109,753 in 1915. Of these, 45,623 tonnage. This can only be ascrib-arrived to British ships and ed to the better control of native 26,782 in foreign ships, crait, they having to report them. selves at this office in order so

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