Table No. XXVII., SHOWING the NUMBER and DESCRIPTION of SHIPS and VESSELS in QUEENSLAND WATER on the NIGHT of 1st of MAY, 1886, the LOCALITY of such SHIPS and VESELS, and the NUMBER of PERSONS on BOARD.

LOCALITY.		NUMBER OF PERSONS ON BOARD OF SHIPPING.									NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION OF VESSEL.									REMARKS.
CENSUS DISTRICT.	WHERE LYING.	Total Number of Persons.			Number of Officers and Crew.			Number of Passengers.			Sea-going Vessels.			River Vessels, &c.			Others.		Total Number of Vessels.
		Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Steamers.	Ships.	Schooners, &c.	Steamers.	Punts.	Cutters, &c.
Bowen	Port Denison	25	24	1	23	23		2	1	1				2			Dredge	1	3
Brisbane	Brisbane River	561	495	66	338	335	3	223	160	63	10	11	8	15	23	2			69	Including Government steamers "Gayundah," "Lucinda," "Otter," "Pippo," and "Governor Cairns."
Bundaberg	Burnett River	37	30	7	27	27		10	3	7		2	1		3		Dredge	1	7
Burke	Albert River	2	2		2	2										1			1
Cairns	Trinity Harbour	55	54	1	48	47	1	7	7		1		1						2
Cairns	Mourilyan Harbour	9	9		9	9						1							1
Cardwell	Rockingham Bay	6	6		5	5		1	1					1		2			3
Cook	Port Douglas	19	19		19	19							2	2		1	Dredge	1	6
Cook	Endeavour River	516	491	25	294	290	4	222	201	21	4	1	4			2			11
Cook	Daintree River	2	2		2	2										1			1
Cook	Stewart River	7	7		7	7							1			1			2
Cook	Forbes Island	6	6		6	6							1						1
Cook	Piper Island	3	3		3	3											Lightship	1	1
Cook	Clermont Island	5	4	1	4	4		1		1							Lightship	1	1
Cook	Channel Rock	4	4		4	4											Lightship	1	1
Cook	Barrier Reef	7	7		7	7							1			1			2
Gladstone	Gladstone	6	6		6	6								1		1			2
Logan	Southport	23	17	6	14	13	1	9	4	5				2		2			4
Logan	Pimpama Island	12	12		11	11		1	1					1		1			2
Mackay	Pioneer River	12	12		12	12					2		2						4
Maryborough	Mary River	209	183	26	143	141	2	66	42	24	3	1	7	3		1			15
Moreton East	Moreton Bay	1,299	966	333	506	500	6	793	466	327	7	4	1	12		20	Dredges 2 ; barges 2	4	48
Moreton East	Brisbane River	7	7		7	7									3				3
Rockhampton	Fitzroy River	80	75	5	66	65	1	14	10	4	2	1	1	3	1	2			10
Somerset	Torres Straits (Pearling, &c.)	356	355	1	339	338	1	17	17		1		10			36	Lightship	1	48
Tiaro	Tin Can Bay	8	8		8	8													3
Townsville	Cleveland Bay	150	147	3	83	83		67	64	3		5	1	1			Coal hulk	2	9
Townsville	Ross River	118	117	1	101	101		17	16	1	2		8	6		2			18
Westwood	Keppel Bay	10	10		9	9		1	1							3	Dredge	1	4
Wide Bay	Laguna Bay	6	6		6	6										2			2
		3,560	3,084	476	2,109	2,090	19	1,451	994	457	32	26	49	49	30	84		14	284