of 45,419 tons, and a grand total of 790,190 tons, and an increase over the previous yea of 82,504 tons. Of this coal, 590,211 tons were discharged in the harbour and 199,979 tons in the canal. Cement. We had 120,358 barrels, showing a decrease of 14,073 barrels from the previous year. The manufacturing of cement in this province and Ontario accounts for the decrease in imports. Scrap Iron.--We had discharged in the harbour 19,812 tons, showing an increase over the previous year of 3,659 tons. HARBOUR IMPROVEMENTS. The wharfs and roads were kept in good repair during the season. The filling in and levelling up between Hochelaga and the St. Lawrence sugar refinery has been pushed forward, so that your commissioners can extend their tracks in the early spring for the accommodation of the Grand Trunk and Canadian Pacific Railways, which will be of great advantage to the trade in general. Yours respectfully, THOMAS HOWARD, Harbour Master. WEATHER REPORT. January. 1st.-East wind; temp. 16 above zero; no snow; dark morning. 2nd.-East wind; temp. 27 above; rain this morning: rain all day. 3rd.-Snow this morning and sleighing; temp. 30; east wind. 4th.-Fine morning; west wind; temp. 17 above. 5th. North-west wind; temp. 5 above. 6th.-East wind; temp. 8 above; fine morning. 7th.-West wind; temp. 16 above; snow last night; good sleighing. 8th. -West wind; temp. 19 above. 9th.- Fine day; west wind; temp. 19 above. 10th.-West wind; temp. 20 above. 11th.-East wind; temp. 12 above. 12th.-South-west wind; temp. 35; rain. 13th. -East wind; temp. 29; sleighing bad; snowing. 14th.-Snow last night; east wind; temp. 27. 15th.--North-west wind; temp. 17 above. 16th.- East wind; temp. 5 above; fine and clear. 17th.-South-west wind; temp. 19 above. 18th.---Temp. 25; south-west wind; channel all clear of ice; snowing. 19th.-East wind; snow last night; 14 above. 20th.--North-west wind; at 8 a.m., 9 below zero: fine clear day. ing. 21st.-South-west wind; temp. 10 above; snow 22nd. Fine morning; south west wind; temp. 10 above. Water over the wharfs. Four men crossed this morning to the island. 23rd.-Temp. 31; east wind; snow storm this morning. January-Continued. 30th.-East wind; temp. 17 above. No road on ice yet from the city. 31st. East wind; temp. 18; fine day. February. 1st.-North-west wind; temp. 23 abɔve. 2nd.-South-east wind; temp. 23 above; fine day. First road made on ice from Hochelaga to Longueuil this winter. 3rd.-East wind; temp. 23 above; snowing this morning. 4th.-East wind; temp. 23 above. 5th. West wind; temp. 10 above; fine day. 6th.-North-west wind; temp. 2 above. Crossing from St. Lambert's to city. 7th. East wind; temp. 13 above; 4 p.my, snow 13th.-East wind; 8 a. m., 4 below zero; snowing. 14th.-East wind: 4 above zero; snow sterin. 15th. Fine morning; temp. 17 above; snow storm last night. 16th.-West wind; temp. zero. 17th.--North-west wind; temp. 6 above. 22nd.--East wind; temp. 34. 23rd.-Temp. 34; east wind; fine sunshine. 24th.-East wind; temp 38; clear morning. 25th. South-west wind; temp. 30. Road to Laprairie bad and closed up. ing. 26th.-North-west wind; temp. 35. Bad sleigh 27th. --North west wind; temp. at 8 am., 5 below zero. 28th. West wind; temp. zero; fine day. 29th.-East wind; temp. 10 above. Water, 24 ft. 6 ins.; is very low for season. March. 1st.-Cold north-east wind; temp. 6 above. 2nd.-East wind; temp. 7 above; clear day. 3rd. East wind; temp. 9 above; fine weather. 4th.-West wind; temp. 10 above, 5th. -West wind; temp. 15 above. 10th. West wind; temp. 40. Bad roads. Snow storm continued all day and night; most severe of the winter. 12th.-North-west wind; temp. 10 above. Good sleighing. 13th.--North-west wind; temp. 5 below zero. 14th.-North-west wind; temp. zero; fine. 15th. North-west wind; temp, 2 above. 16th.-North-west wind; temp. 3 above. 17th. -West wind; temp. zero. 18th.-East wind; temp. 22 above. sleighing. Good 19th.-North-west wind; temp. 30 above; snow storm. 20th. West wind; temp. zero; fine day. 21st. West wind; temp. 10; fine weather, 22nd. West wind, temp. 22 above. Good sleighing; crossing to Longueuil, no crossing opposite the city. 23rd.--South-west wind; 1 p.m., rain storm; temp. 35; very mild. bad. 24th. West wind; temp. 30; fine morning. 25th.-North-west wind; temp. 33. Sleighing 26th.-North-west wind; temp. 33; fine day. 27th. Temp. 35; west wind. 28th.--North-east wind; temp. 36; fine. 29th.--North-west wind; temp. 32; bad roads. 30th.-East wind; temp. 31. Crossing at head of St. Helen's Island, from St. Lamberts. 31st.--East wind; temp. 30; fine morning. April. 1st.-East wind; temp. 47; fine, clear day. Street cars running on Notre-Dame street. 2nd. West wind; temp. 43; fine day. 3rd. West wind; temp. 50. 4th.--East wind; temp. 40; fine day. 5th.-East wind; temp. 38. Quantity of ice came down last night; water, 36 feet. 6th. West wind; temp. 50. No change in the appearance of the ice. 7th.-West wind; temp. 40. same as yesterday. Ice and water 8th.-East wind. No change in ice; water same as yesterday. 9th.-East wind; dark day; temp. 44. 10th.-East wind; temp. 30; no change. 11th.-West wind; temp. 28. 12th.--Channel clear; west wind. Str. "Hoche laga" arrived from winter quarters; first arrival. 13th. Fin day; west win. 14th. North-east wind; temp. 40. 15th. Fine; west wind; temp. 42. 16th.- Dark morning; west wind; temp. 43. 17th. West wind; temp. 43; fine. 18th.-East wind; temp. 44. 19th. Temp. 47; west wind. 20th. West wind; temp. 55. at Cap Rouge. Ice still jammed 21st.--East wind; temp. 50. Ice gone at Cap Rouge; river open between Montreal and Quebec. 22nd. South-west wind; temp. 55; rain last night. 23rd. --West wind; temp. 45; rain last night. S.S. Fremona arrived 11 a.m. from sea. ་་ 2nd.-North-west wind; temp. 45. 4th.--West wind; great change; temp. 70. Str. "Filgate" first boat down the rapids. 5th. North-west wind; temp. 45. 6th.-East wind; temp. 40; fine. Sheds of the Hamburg-American Packet Company burned on Island wharf. 7th.-Cold east wind; temp. 40. 9th.-East wind; tem. 45; fine day. 10th.-East wind; temp. 45; sunshine. 12th.-East wind; temp. 45; rain last night. 11th.-East wind; temp. 45 at 9 a.m.; rain. 13th.-North wind; temp. 50; fine day. 16th.- Rain last night; temp. 55; south-west wind. 57. 17th. West wind; temp. 60; fine clear day. 18th.-East wind; temp. 65; fine weather. 19th. ---West wind; temp. 65. 20th.-West wind; temp. 55. 22nd.-Temp. 47; east wind. 23rd.-Temp. 44; east wind. 24th.-North-west wind; temp. 50; clear day. 25th.-West wind; temp. 58; fine morning. 26th. West wind; temp. 65; fine day. 27th.- North-west wind; rain all night; temp. 10th.- East wind; temp. 60; fine day. 12th. West wind; temp. 80. 13th. -South-west wind; temp. 75; at 2 p.m., temp. 85. 14th. West wind; temp. at 7 a.m., 77; at noon 85; rain storm. 15th.--Temp. at 7 a.m., 64; north-west wind. 16th. West wind; temp. 60 at 4 p.m.; thunder and rain. 17th.-East wind; rain this morning; temp. 60. 18th.--North-west wind; temp. 65. 19th.- Rain all last night and to-day; temp. 65. June-Continued. 20th.--Rain continues; east wind; 2 p.m., clearing up. 21st. West wind; temp. 70; fine morning. 24th.-Temp. 70; south-east wind; 9 p.m., thunder storm. 25th.-North-west wind; 9 a.m., great rain storm temp. 70. 26th-West wind; temp. 70; noon, rain storm; 5 p.m., rain storm. 27th.--South wind; temp. 70; rain. 29th. West wind; temp. 70; clear day. July. 1st. West wind; temp. 65. H.M.S. 2nd.-Temp., 7 a.m., 65; west wind. 3rd.- Rain all forenoon; temp. 60. "Pylades" arrived at 6 p.m. and berthed at Longue Wharf. 4th.-Temp. 57; west wind: fine day. 9th.-Dark morning; rain; temp. 65; west wind. 19th. South-east wind; temp. 70. 20th.--Temp. 70; east wind. August-Continued. 21st. West wind; temp. 70. 22nd. North-east wind; temp. 65. 23rd.-Temp. 63; east wind. 24th.-Temp. 65; south-west wind. 25th.-South-west wind; temp. 65; rain this morning. At 5 p.m. French war ships "Arethuse" and Hussard "arrived in a great rain storm and berthed at Victoria pier. 26th.-South-east wind; teinp. 65. 28th.-Temp. 70; south-east wind. 30th. West wind; temp. 65; fine weather. September. 1st.- Fine but cold; temp. 60. 6th. West wind; temp. 65; rain this morning. 8th.-West wind; temp. 55; H.M.S. "Magic. ienne" arrived at 9 a.m.; berthed at Victoria pier. 9th.--West wind; temp. 36. 10th.- North-west wind; temp. 55. 14th. Rain last night and this morning; southwest wind, temp. 70. H.M.S. Tartar" arrived at 10 a.m. and berthed at Victoria pier. 15th.-West wind; temp. 65; blowing hard. 16th. West wind. H.M.S. "Magicienne "left port at 8 a.m. 17th.-Temp. 66; west wind. 18th.-Rain storm; temp. 60; west wind. 20th.--North-east wind; temp. 55; frost last night. 14th.-West wind; temp. 60; fine morning. 15th.-North-west wind; temp. 60. 16th.- -West wind; temp. 55. 17th.-Temp. 50; north wind. October-Continued. 18th.-South-east wind; emp. 50. 19th.-North-west wind; emp. 50; rain. 20th.-Temp. 50; north-west wind. 21st.--Temp. 45; north-west wind. 22nd.-Temp. 40; west wind. 23rd.--Temp. 45; west wind. 24th.-Temp. 45; north-west wind. 25th.--Temp. 46; north-west wind. 26th.--South-west wind; temp. 55. 27th.-Temp. 45; west wind. 28th.--Temp. 45; north-west wind. 29th.-Temp. 50; south-west wind. 30th.-Temp. 50; north-west wind. 31st.-North-west wind; temp. 45. fine clear morning. 12th. South west wind; temp. 35; snow storm. SS." Parisian" detained. 13th. South west wind; temp. 30. 19th.-South-west wind; temp. 45. 24th.--West wind; temp. 25. Buoys and beacons removed to-day by order of Harbour Commissioners. 25th. North wind; temp. 30. 26th.-North-west wind; temp. 30. 27th. West wind; temp. 30. SS. "Thames left port this morning for St. Johus. Nfld., being the last sea going vessel of the season. 28th.-South-east wind; temp. 32; dark day. 29th.-East wind; temp. 25. 30th.-East wind: temp. 30; dark weather. 5th.-North-west wind; temp. 25; fine day. 6th.-North-west wind; temp. 22; no snow. 7th. West wind; temp. 30; no ice on river yet; fine morning. a.m. Sth. -South-west wind; temp. 35; rain this 9th.--North-west; temp. 37; fine day. 10th.-North-west wind; temp. 38; dark day. 11th.-Temp. 30; fine weather; west wind. 12th. West wind; temp. 30; snowing. 13th.-Temp 30: west wind; fine weather. 14th.-East wind; temp. 30; snow storm this morning. 15th. Rain this morning; temp. 35; west wind. 16th.-North-west wind; temp. 35. 17th. West wind: temp. 22; fine weather. 18th. West wind; temp. 15 above. 19th.-Snow this morning; temp. 25; east wind. 20th.-North-west wind; temp. at 8 a.m., 8 above. 21st. West wind; temp. 20 above; fine weather. 22nd. North-west wind; temp. 1 above zero. 23.-North-west wind; temp. at 8 a.in., 5 below zero. Navigation closed; steamers "Longueuil " and Hochelaga" left this morning for winter quarters. 24th.-North-west wind; temp. 5 below zero; clear weather. 25th.-North-west wind; temp. at 8 a.m., 5 below zero. 26th.-- North-west wind; temp. at 8 a.m.. 15 below zero; coldest yet. Water level with docks; river full of ice; water 28 feet inches. 27th.-North-west wind; temp. 8 a.m., 8 below zero; ice looks to be stationary opposite the city. 28th. North-west wind; temp. at 8 a.m., 6 above; clear inorning: no change in the appearance of the river. 29th.- North-west wind: 8 a.m., temp. 9 above; fine clear weather. 30th.--Temp. 10 above; sleighing bad; water in harbour, 33 feet; north-west wind. 31.-North-west wind; temp. 15 above. Crossing on ice to-day with loaded sleighs from Longueuil to Hochelaga. This is a month earlier than last winter, when first crossing was on 2nd Febru Water falling to-day; 32 feet 5 inches: 10 p. m., temp. 22; fine weather. ary. THOMAS HOWARD, Harbour Master. PORT OF MONTREAL. STATEMENT showing Nationality and Tonnage of Sea-going Vessels that arrived in Port during the season of 1892, that were navigated by 23,018 seamen. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT showing the Number and Tonnage of Inland Vessels that arrived in port the past ten years, with the greatest number in port at one time. |