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“...Yau-ma-ti, $4,285 or 1'67%. Mong Kok Tsui, $20,020 or 14-94%. Decreases. Hung Horn and Hok Un, $6,385 or 2'11%. New Kowloon, $1,969 or .1/62%. Kowloon Villages, $2,545 or 2'59%. For the period 1903-1912 the assessment of the whole Colony has risen from $8,788,063 to $12,312,306 an increase in value of 40i0#. The circulation on the 31st December of notes of the three Banks having authorised issues was. as follows : Hongkong & Shanghai Bank >19,784,469 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, & China 5,329,419 Mercantile Bank of India - 496,323 $25,610,211...”
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“...is prohibited by Ordi- nance ^so. 11 of 1912, and there is now none such to be found. The rate of discount on Hongkong subsidiary coin varied during 1912 between the following limits : 60 cent pieces 1 percent, to 4 percent. 20 ,. 8 10 H 8f 5 par 5 Copper coin 8 ,, ,,12 The total issue of these coins, less those demonetized, amounts to some $37,432,370 nominal value, and they were up to the year 1905 readily absorbed at par, large quantities being taken by the neighbouring provinces of China. During 19.12 twenty and ten cent pieces of the face value of $40,000 and $1,000,000 respectively were shipped to England for purposes of demonetization. The discount which has prevailed since 1905 may be attributed to the immense quantity of similar coin which has latterly been minted at Canton. In 1905 the Hongkong Government ceased to issue any subsidiary coin and in 1906 it began a policy of demonetising all its subsidiary coin received as revenue. This policy has been continuous- ly followed...”
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“...re-exported as yarn. Flour.Here an increase of 16,620 tons, or 20 per cent, was reported. This is explained by the prices being moderate on account of the high rate of exchange. The wheat crop in North China, also, has been poor for the past two seasons, thereby creating a demand for foreign flour, while the Chinese are quickly learning new uses for this commodity, which in man}^ parts is taking the place of rice. Among these is a very fine description of vermicelli, now manufactured at Amoy and Chefoo. which is in great demand, and 20 per cent, of the flour imported at Amoy (through Hongkong) is used for this purpose ; considerable quantities are consumed at Amoy and Chefoo and large shipments are made to Hongkong, Canton, the Philippine Islands, Singapore, and other ports out of China. This increased use of flour is evident in the Colony, being noticeable even among the boat population of the Harbour, where it is a common thing to see cakes and "flapjacks" being cooked and eaten, instead...”
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“...shows an increase of 2,724 tons imported, or 15'4 per cent. This is due to the greater number of vessels now using this form of fuel instead of coal. Opium.The imports of raw opium show a decrease of 8,925 chests or 42 per cent, and the exports a decrease of G,79G| chests or 34 per cent. This decrease is the natural outcome of the Opium Agreement of May, 1911, but has been intensified by the uncertainties and variations of provincial policies in China with regard to opium generally and by the absolute exclusion of Persian opium from the China market. The figures for the last five years are shown in the following table : 1912. 1911. 1910. 1909. 1908. Chests. Chests. Chests. Chests. Chests. Stock in hand, 1st Jan.,... 7,587 7,123 4,509 5,808 4,707 Imported during the year, 12,361} 21,286 31,743 35,734 41,821 Total,...... 19,948} 28,409 36,252 41,542 46,528 Boiled by Opium Farmer, 1,113 761 782 1,044 864 Spurious Opium, destroyed, 2 ... 14 51 247 Exported during the year, 13,264} 20...”
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“...junks are usually built of native woodChina pine the import of which is not included in these figures. Emigration and Immigration. 122,657 emigrants left Hongkong for various places during the year 1912, (135,565 in 1911)'. Of these 88,749 were carried in British ships and 33,908 in foreign ships. These figures show a decrease of 12,908 (or 9"5 %) under 1911, due undoubtedly to the fact that most of the poorest classes instead of emigrating to foreign countries joined the Revolutionaries in China during the year. Statement of Number of Emigrants to Straits Settlements .1908 to 1912 com/pared with Total Chinese Emigration 1908 to 1912. No. of Emigrants to Straits Settlements. Total No. of Emigrants. 1908, ... 49,639 71,081 1909, ... 48,016 77,430 1910, ... 76,705 11.1,058 1911, ... ... 100,906 135,565 1912, ... 84,024 122,657 163,248 returning emigrants are reported to have been brought to Hongkong from the several places to which they had emigrated, either from this Colony or from...”
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“... Sugar Refineries.The year 1912 has on the whole been an unfavourable one for the local refined sugar industry. China has not yet recovered from the effects of the Revolution, and until con- fidence is fully restored merchants are apparently content to adopt a hand-to-mouth buying policy. Apart from this the European beet crop has been a record one, latest estimates promising an excess of about million tons over that of 1911; and, with beet and cane combined, a surplus in the world's production of about million tons over that of any previous season. The result has been a very considerable decline in the world's prices, with a consequent unset- tling reaction in Far Eastern markets. Cotton Spinning.Since the termination of the Revolution in China there has been considerable improvement in the Yarn trade, and the year closed with the industry in a healthy condition in China. The local mill has worked full time throughout the year and has benefited by the better conditions....”
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“...14 Leather and Hides.The leather manufactured at the local tan- neries is of such an inferior quality that it is gradually being driven out of the market by the competition of .imported products : it cannot compete with leather tanned in the Straits. The export of raw hides to Penang where they are tanned and re-exported to Hongkong in the form of very fair quality leather increased largely owing to the extraordinary demand throughout China for foreign style women's boots and shoes and for military equipment. * Ginger and Preserves.Very small profits were made by the ginger manufacturers during the year owing to the rise in the price of raw ginger by §2 a picul. Tavo shops failed and had to close during the year. Soy.This trade still remains dull ; exports to Singapore and the South have again fallen off. Paper.The trade has not been quite so good, a large stock remaining unsold at the end of the year. Vermilion.The output has remained about the same, but the demand has still further...”
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“...have been rebuilt with modern terraces and dwelling houses for the accommodation of the better class Chinese. The rate of interest charged on good mortgage securities is now usually $7 per cent, per annum whereas three years ago it was rarely less than $8 per cent. The granite quarries, of which there are a large number on the coasts both of the island and in New Kowloon, were wholly or par- tially closed down for a greater part of the year owing partly to the fact that the export of stone to China had practically stopped since the Revolution and also to contracts in Hongkong requiring a large amount of stone having been completed. Reductions of one-third of the annual rents were in many cases granted to the lessees and the leases of only two of the quarries which expired on 31st December were re-let. Sales of land in the New Territories continue even, consisting chiefly of small building sites for native occupation and patches of...”
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“...board and residence, with a deposit of $25 caution money. All fees are payable in terminal instalments. The University has shown abundant proof of vitality. At the end of the year the number of students was 72, 31 of whom were taking Engineering and 21 Medicine. There is a Provisional Arts Course which gives courses in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Chinese, English, History and Economics. While most of the students have studied in Hongkong schools a number come from Canton, the Coast Ports of China and the Straits Settlements. V.PUBLIC WORKS. Of the important works in progress, the Law Courts were completed and formally opened by H.E. the Governor on the 15th January. The building contains 3 courts, the Court Library, the...”
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“...923 and shows a saving on the Grant of $520,170 which was largely due to a profit on exchange. The Working Expenses compared with gross receipts show a marked decrease on the previous year, expenditure amounted to . $207,351 or $6,378 more than was estimated. The Revenue derived from Local Traffic was #116,824, Through and Joint Sectional $118,572 and Fanling Branch #6,252, the excess of income over expendit ure being #34,298. Railiocuj. Passengers booked by British Section to Stations in China, ............................................. 122,390 Passengers booked by Chinese Section to Stations on the British Section, ........................... 134,583 Passengers travelling on the British Section, Main Line,................................................... 300,337 Passengers travelling on the British Section (Fan- ling Branch), ...................................... 42,940...”
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“...- 26 unrest which ultimately led to the overthrow of the dynasty and the establishment of a Republican Government in China. Pending the erection of sufficient dwellings for the accommoda- tion of so large an increase in our normal population, the existing 'dwellings became greatly overcrowded, but any very strict enforce- ment of the overcrowding laws was deemed, impossible while the penalty which had to be paid for this abnormal state of affairs amounting practically to the conversion of Hongkong into a huge refugee campwas a severe outbreak of Plague, no less than 1,847 cases being recorded. These cases were generally distributed throughout the City, except in the European business quarter (where only a few cases occurred), and throughout Kowloon, and the most probable determining cause of the epidemic was a considerable augmentation of the rat population consequent on the general over- crowding of the native dwellings. The overcrowding naturally led to a marked increase in the amount...”
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“...territory adjoining the New Territories was in a disturbed condition during the greater part of the year owing to the Avithdrawal of the military posts along the frontier to meet exigencies elsewhere. As a result some-serious raids were made by armed bands of robbers into British territory. To guard against these incursions 354 officers and men of the 8th Rajputs and 153 officers aiid men of the 126th Baluchistan Infantry were, by the courtesy of His Excellency the General Officer Commanding, South China, drafted on the 26th of June to various places along the frontier. This force furnished patrols which moved about the country at various hours by night and by day. It was withdrawn on the 30tli of November for annual training in Camp in the New Territories. These patrols proved most efficient and the thanks of the Colonial Government were conveyed to the officers and men concerned and to the Military Authorities for the valuable assistance thus rendered. On the night of the 19th of August an...”
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“...Government. The policy of the Government in controlling the consumption of morphia and compounds of opium was continued by amending the regulations so as to prohibit their sale except on a medical prescription. This action has resulted in the stoppage of a trade in cough lozenges" and similar confections containing morphia which had a large sale among the Chinese owing to their use as a substitute for opium or as an alleged remedy against the opium habit. The importation of Persian Opium into China was prohibited as from the 1st January and during the year strict supervision was kept, there having been instituted four prosecutions for attempts to smuggle the article. Numerous prosecutions were also undertaken against illicit opium smoking divans although there is considerable difficulty in the way of finding them out. Although the transit trade in morphia and cocaine has been stopped there was still a certain amount of illegal business done and several seizures of these drugs were made...”
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“...A 2 Statement of Assets and Liabilities on the 31st December, 1912. LIABILITIES. Deposits not Available, ....................... House Service, ................................... Crown Agents' Advances, .................... Postal Agencies in China, .................... Overdraft, Bank, ................................ Crown Agents' Current Account, Total Liabilities, ........... Balance, ................ Total,............$ 223,777.48 3,805.52 1,913,452.80 140,803.79 633,282.61 960.32 2,915,582.52 2,805,129.79 5,720,712.31 ASSETS. Subsidiary Coins,..... Advances,.............. Imprest,................. Railway Construction, Unallocated Stores, .. Statement of Funded Public Debt or Loans borrowed for Fixed Periods outstanding on the 31st December, 1912, and of: the Accumulated Sinking Funds at the same date. Designation of Debt or Loan. Hongkong scribed : 34 o/0 in- [tock. OnlinancesNos. 1 & 2 of 1893 and No. 11 of 1905. JOINT SINKING FUND 1912. Amount of...”
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“...Licences, ---------- 17,982 (h.) Payment on account in respect of British Postal Agencies, --------- .15,484 These increases are due generally to the following causes: (a.) Death duties were paid on certain large estates, and trade was prosperous. (e.) A new assessment, made during the year, showed a con- siderable increase in rentals, which increase is attributed to the influx of Chinese into the Colony on account of the unrest in South China. (&) Arrears on account of 1911 were paid in 1912. (e.) The influx of Chinese owing to the unrest in South China led to a considerable increase in Police Court cases. (/.) Certain unclaimed monies lapsed from bankrupt estates to the Government and the balance of the Praya Reclamation Fund was transferred. (g.) An improved system of licensing was introduced, under which junk owners were required to pay the sum of $1 for perma- nent licence books. (h.) Arrears outstanding. When the estimates were framed the amount of these and the probable date of...”
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“...-- -- -- -- - 17,982 (h.) Pa3^ment on account in respect of British Postal Agencies, --------- .15,484 These increases are due generally to the following causes: (a.) Death duties were paid on certain large estates, and trade was prosperous. (c.) A new assessment, made during the year, showed a con- siderable increase in rentals, which increase is attributed to the influx of Chinese into the Colony on account of the unrest in South China. (d.) Arrears on account of 1911 were paid in 1912. (ie.) The influx of Chinese owing to the unrest in South China led to a considerable increase in Police Court cases. (/.) Certain unclaimed monies lapsed from bankrupt estates to the Government and the balance of the Praya Reclamation Fund was transferred. (g.) An improved system of licensing was introduced, under which junk owners were required to pay the sum of $1 for perma- nent licence books. Qi.) Arrears outstanding. When the estimates were framed the amount of these and the probable date...”
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“...-$180,481 Attributed to the unsettled state of the Kwong Tung Province. (6.) Liquor Duties, ---------- 19,425 An increase in the rates of duty did not bring in the revenue anticipated. (c.) Postage, ------------$ 18,956 Anticipations based on the facilities afforded by the through railway traffic to Canton were not realised. (d.) Imperial Contribution on account of loss of Opium Revenue, --------- 15,880 Due to rise in exchange. (e.) Stone Quarries, -- -- -- -- 8,095 The unrest in South China caused stagna- tion in the trade with the Kwong Tung Province. Expenditure. 4. The total expenditure amounted to $7,202,543, being $650,135 under the estimate, and $125,366 more than the expen- diture in 1911. Compared with the estimates there was decrease under every head with the exception of Miscellaneous Services, Military Expenditure, Public Works Recurrent, and Charitable Services. The excess, amounting to $12,054, under Miscellaneous Services was largely due to charges in connection with...”
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“...) Post Office Building, ----_-_-$ 28,236 Due to settlement of a claim made by the Contractor and to extension of the heat- ing apparatus. (d.) Waterworks : Maintenance of City and Hill District, ------------ 27,952 Explained above. (<3.) Railway : Locomotive Carriage and Wagon Expenses, ------------ 22,694 Due largely to an under estimate of the amount of coal required. (/.) Police : additional launch and motor boat, 19,354 These were considered necessary owing to the unrest in South China, which brought many criminals to the Colony. (g.) P.W.D. Miscellaneous Works, ----- 18,841 This expenditure is spread over a large number of small items. (7i.) Military Contribution, -------- 17,068 Explained above. (i.) Printing and Binding, -------- 13,349 Largely due to expenses in connection with a revised edition of the Ordinances. (j.) Compensation for damages by Disinfection, 11,994 Due to the removal of a large number of ceilings on account of the prevalence of plague. 6. The...”
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“...9. The following statement shows the Liabilities and Assets on the 31st December, 1912 :- Liabilities. c. Deposits not Available,.....................j 223,777.48 i House Service, ..............................j 3,805.52 Crown Agents' Advances,..................I Postal Agencies in China,.................. Overdraft, Bank, ............... ,, Crown Agents' Current Account, Total Liabilities, Balance,........ 1,913,452.80 140,303.79 633,282.61 960.32 2,915,582.52 2,805,129.79 Total, ...............$ 5,720,712.31 Assets. Subsidiary Coins, ..... Advances, .............. Imprest, ................. Railway Construction, Unallocated Stores, Total, 251,583.66 6,461.00 919.89 5,249,535.29 212,212.47 5,720,712.31...”
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“...bond it was found that the man in whose charge she had been placed had induced her to become his concubine. She was sent back to the Po Leung Kuk, and the offender's bond of $150 was forfeited. The number of persons reported by Hongkong residents to the Po Leung Kuk as missing during the year was 239 of whom 55 were found, as compared with 39 out of 244 in 1911. The number of boys reported missing was 90 as against 71 in 1911. The total number of persons reported missing, including reports from China and Macao, was 384 of whom 65 were found. The corresponding- figures for 1911 were 416 and 59 (for 1910, 395 and 75). Emigration. Emigration Ordinance, No. 1 of 1889, (as amended by subsequent Ordinances). (i.)Emigration of Women and Giiii.dr-ex. (Table IV.) The number of women and children passengers examined and allowed to proceed was 23,248 as against 24,-630 in 1911. There is a slight falling off in the numbers going to the Straits Settlements, 20,328 as compared with 22,168 in 1911 but...”