Shipping., TABLE X.—Showing the Number and Description of Ships and Vessels in Victorian Waters on the Night of the 3rd of April 1881, the Locality of such Ships and Vessels, the Materials of which they were constructed, their Nationality, and the Population resident therein.
| Locality. |
Population. |
Total Number of Vessels. |
Description of Vessels. |
| Total Including Chinese. |
Chinese (all males). |
Victorian Government. |
Foreign War. |
Merchant. |
Materials of which constructed. |
Nationality. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
War and Surveying. |
Steam Dredges. |
Lightships. |
Steamers. |
Ships and Barques. |
Brigs, Brigantines, and Schooners. |
Ketches, Cutters, and Yachts. |
Hulks. |
Lighters. |
Iron. |
Wood. |
Not Stated. |
Victoria. |
South Australia. |
Tasmania. |
New Zealand. |
Great Britain. |
France. |
Germany. |
Russia. |
Italy. |
United States. |
Not Stated. |
| Yarra and Saltwater Rivers |
340 |
315 |
25 |
5 |
70 |
|
4 |
|
|
19 |
6 |
20 |
4 |
|
17 |
13 |
18 |
39 |
55 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Hobson's Bay |
902 |
872 |
30 |
2 |
64 |
3 |
|
|
2 |
8 |
19 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
18 |
15 |
44 |
5 |
44 |
|
1 |
1 |
14 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
| Port Phillip Bay |
235 |
215 |
20 |
1 |
14 |
|
|
4 |
|
1 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
|
|
1 |
10 |
3 |
10 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
| Corio Bay |
105 |
102 |
3 |
|
15 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
10 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
| Western Port Bay |
15 |
15 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Shallow Cove |
2 |
2 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gippsland Lakes |
13 |
12 |
1 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
2 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tarwin River |
4 |
4 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mitchell River |
31 |
31 |
|
|
10 |
|
1 |
|
|
4 |
|
2 |
|
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Goulburn River |
8 |
8 |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Murray River |
29 |
27 |
2 |
|
7 |
|
2 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
6 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Warrnambool Harbor |
78 |
63 |
15 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
| Belfast Harbor |
40 |
35 |
5 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Portland Bay |
44 |
29 |
15 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
1,846 |
1,730 |
116 |
8 |
199 |
3 |
9 |
5 |
2 |
45 |
34 |
43 |
15 |
3 |
40 |
34 |
86 |
79 |
153 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
24 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |