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“...No. 4190 Annual Series.
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR REPORTS.
TREATY PORT OF NANNING.
Edited at tiie Foreign Office and the Board of Trade.
Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Ilis Majesty,
APRIL, 1909.
LONDON:
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BY HARRISON AND SONS, ST. MARTINS LANE,
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CHINA.
REPORT ON THE
printers in ordinary to his majesty.
[Od. 444614,]
1909.
Price One Penny....”
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“...CONTENTS.
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Establishment of customs-house ...................................... 3
Chief articles of import and export ................................. 3
Shipping............................................................. 6
General notes on Nanning
Waterways................
Banks and currency.......
Chief trade routes ......
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“...No. 4190.
Annual Series.
Report on the Treaty Port of Nanning by Mr. G. W. W. Pearson,
Acting British Consul at Pakhoi.
Establishment of customs-house.The commercial importance of
Nanning as a trade centre had become so evident^that on April 1,
1907, the Imperial Maritime Customs sent a staff to establish a
custom-house at the port. Native merchants were, however, slow
to avail themselves of the advantages which it ottered; the old
system of covering goods by inward and outward transit passes
taken out at Wuchow for places above Nanning being still followed
to a large extent. It follows that much of the cargo passing
through Nanning does not appear in the customs returns. The
total value of the exports and imports passing through the customs-
house during the last three quarters of 1907 was estimated at 6,000,000
or 7,000,000 taels (1,000,000Z.), but, as nearly all the exports are either
covered by these Wuchow transit passes, or else pass through the
native customs, this figure does not...”
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Chief Articles of Importcontinued.
Articles. ! ! 1907. June Quarter. 1908. March Quarter. 1908. June Quarter.
Cotton goodscontinued Dyed sheetings Plain 1 i Pieces ! 1,567 1,149
Hong-Kong ; 198 4,116 5,365
Turkey-red sheetings >> 191 510 1,689
Japanese cottons Cloth Yards ii GO O 3,324 1,440
Crape 3,240 1,780
Velvets and velveteens >> i 1,394 ! 6,296 9,637
Towels Dozen . 941 2,266
Cotton blankets ... Pieces 749
yarn, Indian... Cwts. , 900 7,478 11,560
,, thread Gross ... 1,620 1,490
Woollen goods Cashmere and merinos I Yards ! 635 1,590
Long ells Pieces 270 150
Spanish stripes Yards 654 1,686
Piece-goods, miscellaneous ... Cwts. j 118 j 30
Metals Iron and mild steel Bars j 262 1 1,245
Nail rod 200 412
Sundries Cigarettes £ 36 218 113
Nankeens Cwts. 38 532 632
Dyes, aniline £ 76 534 427
Matches, Japanese ... Gross ... 19,584 28,625
Mats, straw ... Pieces ... 26,840 54,490
Medicines £ 78 466 640
Oil, kerosene American ... Gallons 7,000
Sumatra...”
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“...at Pose.
There is a marked decrease in the native opium trade at Nanning
during 1907. Formerly about 3,000 chests of Yunnan and 5,000
chests of Kueichow opium was the average amount which came to
Nanning and was there bartered for foreign goods, mainly cotton yarn.
During 1907 there was a decrease of perhaps 30 per cent. The reasons
for this, as given by Mr. von Strauch, Commissioner of Customs, are,
firstly, increased taxation introduced three years ago in the two
Kuang provinces, which caused an alteration in the route, and secondly,
the prohibition of opium smoking which caused farmers to sow other
crops, such as cotton, on the land hitherto under opium cultivation.
With regard to the Pose opium collection, the average amount for
the last few years of Kueichow and Yunnan opium passing through
it by all routes was 5,000 piculs (5,952 cwts.). The annual revenue
collected by the farmer averaged 600,000 to 700,000 taels (100,000?.).
In 1906 the likin amounted to 150,000 Kuping taels (25,000...”
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chiefly by the change of route alluded to above, which has affected
Nanning trade to the extent of about 50,000 taels (8,000?.).
The local products of Nanning itself are fire-crackers, of which
300,000 taels (50,000?.) worth are produced annually, and leather.
The**former are all manufactured by sweated labour. Hides are
shipped to the extent of a value of 400,000 taels (65,000?.) per annum,
mainly to Hong-Kong. Half of this amount is cow leather; the
remainder cow and buffalo-hides.
Tobacco is grown in the Wu Yuan district, where also low grade
paper is produced. Deer-skins come from Ssu En Fu. Moxa, which is
ar greenish white powder, smelling strongly of camphor, comes chiefly
from Pose. It is Blumea balsamifera, used in medicine, and as an in-
gredient in camphor oil and in perfumery. It costs about 200 taels per
picul (26?. per cwt.). Aniseed star and oil come from Lung Chow,
Pose and Kuang Nan Fu, in Yunnan. The crop of 1907 was the best
for the past 10 years; 9,042 piculs...”
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“...NANNING.
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Chang Ming Chi, for six months in the year, a taotai, prefect, district
magistrate and a military provincial commander. Although certain
minor officials have raised objections to the operations of the Imperial
Maritime Customs, they have been firmly opposed by the taotai and
governor. Police with uniforms and batons are stationed throughout
the city and suburbs and a fire brigade exists with serviceable manual
engines.
An attempt has been made to boom Nanning as a port. A reserva-
tion has been set apart on the right bank of the Tso Chiang, partly
situated on the old site of the former city. It is fronted by a bunding
about 30 feet high and 1,300 feet long. The cost of this wall was
about 30,000 dol., that of the land forming the reservation 36,000 dol.
The wall was erected without reference to any foreign expert, with
the result that the ground behind it was not properly filled in or drained
and portions of the wall have from time to time collapsed. It has at
last become so...”
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capital would entail an immigration of many thousands into Nanning.
Kueilin would shrink to the unimportance of a mere market town.
A military training school is projected for Nanning on the following
lines :Accommodation is to be furnished for four divisions (8,000)
troops to be recruited from other provinces. During their three years
training they are to receive 5 taels per mensem; after three years
they are to return to their homes and to draw a retainer of 3 taels per
mensem. The initial expenses of this scheme are estimated at
1,000,000 dol. Land has already been acquired to the south-east of
the city for this purpose. The chief mover in the project is ex-Taotai
Chuang,
Timber for the barracks is already being brought to the spot in
junks and unloaded, while matsheds are erected on the bund and
labelled barracks, in preparation for the arrival of troops, probably
engineers from Kueilin, who are being transferred to Nanning.
Waterways.The Governor, Chang Ming Chi, is discussing...”
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3. Nanning to Lang Ching via Hsiao Tung to Chin Chou, thence
to Na Lai and Lienchow. This route is mountainous, difficult and
almost abandoned owing to the presence of banditti.
In conclusion, there is little doubt that Nanning will continue
to maintain the commercial prosperity which its natural position
assures it. The greater facilities for traffic offered by the constant
launch connection with Wuchow are being fully made use of. The
local merchants are rapidly losing their conservatism, and the present
progressive set of officials are anxious to further the commercial
interests of the city by radical improvements....”
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“...Trade, 1907 .....
. 3715 British North Borneo. Trade,
1905 ..................
. 4139 Pernambuco. Trade, 1907 ..
4154 Brazil (Supplementary).
Trade, 1907 .......
4132 Bulgaria. Trade, 1907
. 3976 Coquimbo. Trade, 1907
3978 Chile. Trade, 1907
4124 Kiungcliow. Trade. 1907
4125 Swatow Trade, 19m ...
4129 Chefoo. Trade, 1907 ...
4137 Changsha. Trade, 1907
4150 Wenchow. Trade, 1907
4152 China. Foreign trade, 1907
4159 Chinan Fu. Trade, 1907
4160 Foochow. Trade, 1907
4185 Antung. Trade, 1907 ...
4190 Nanning...............
.. 3721 Chinde. Trade, 1905 ...
.. 4187 Colombia. Finance ...
.. 4120 Corea. Trade, 1907 ..
.. 4090 Costa Rica. Trade, 1907
4169 Cuban Budget, 1908-09
4180 Cuba. Trade, 1907
.. 3967 Denmark. Finances, 1905-06
and 1906-07 ............
4089 Denmark. Trade, 1907
4107 Faroe Islands, &c. Trade,
1907 ............
.. 4173 Ecuador. Trade, 1907
.. 4088 Port Said, &c. Trade, 1907
4127 Alexandria. Trade, 1907
.. 4068 Calais. Trade and Agricul-
ture, 1907
4077 St. Pierre, &c. Trade, 1907...”
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