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“...stock £1,143,933 at 3^- per cent, was raised in 1906 to cover a loan to the Viceroy of Wuchang of <£1,000,000. The Viceroy, in accordance with the terms of the loan, had up to the end of 1909 repaid £440,000, which was placed to the credit of a special account for construc- tion of the British section of the Kowdoon-Canton Railway. The contributions paid into the Joint Sinking Fund, with accrued interest from investments thereof, came to £86,980 2s. bd. on the 31st of December, .1909, but the value of the fund, accord- ing to market prices, was £86,577 76*. 9d. 11.TRADE AND SHIPPING, INDUSTRIES, FISHERIES, AGRICULTURE, AND LAND. (a.)Trade and Shipping. The total of the shipping entering and clearing at ports in the Colony during the year 1909 amounted to 527,280 vessels of 34,830,845 tons which, compared with that for 1908, shows a decrease in numbers of 4,832 vessels, with an increase in tonnage of 215,604 tons. Of this total, 43,794 vessels of 22,415,125 tons were engaged m foreign trade...”
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“...Set- tlements, &c., and to Rangoon. Business during the year showed no increase. (c.)Fisheries. A considerable proportion of the boat-population of Hong Kong supports itself by deep-sea fishing, in which pursuit a large number of junks are engaged. The villages of Aberdeen, Stanley, Shau- kiwan, and many others in the New Territories are largely depen- dent upon this industry for their prosperity. Fresh water fish is imported from Canton and the West River. There are oyster beds of considerable value in Deep Bay. (d.)Forestry, Agriculture, and Botany. The formation of pine tree plantations in the Harbour Belt between Lai-chi-kok and Lyemun has been continued to the extent of 300 acres, and failures in the older plantations in this area, in the catchment areas of Kowloon and Tytam Reservoirs, and in the felled areas of Mount Kellet and Aberdeen have been made good. A few seedlings of the Nanmu or coffin-wood tree have been planted on the north side of Mount Victoria, the south side of Mount...”
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“...Director of the Imperial Institute, London, for report as to whether any of them contained medicinal or toxic qualities, or had economic value. The lists were sent by the Imperial Institute to the Phar- macopoeia Committee of the General Medical Council, who reported that there were not sufficient indications of the extent or employ- ment of individual plants to justify the inclusion of any of them in the Colonial Addendum to the British Pharmacopoeia. Pro- fessor Dunstan added that none of the plants seemed likely to yield products of economic value which are not already known. Seeds of Aleurites Fordii, Aleurites cordata, Soja hispida, and Perilla ocymoides, barks of Aleurites Fordii, Aleurites cordata, and Aleurites triloba, as well as several kinds of vegetable oils were also sent to the Director of the Imperial Institute for a report as to their commercial value and suitability for the English market. Work on the flora of Hong Kong the New Territories and province has been carried on during...”
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“...Contribution. The Colony contributed $1,226,441 (being the statutory contri- bution of 20 per cent, of the Revenue) towards the cost of the maintenance of the Regular Forces in the Colony including Barrack Services and Defence Works. (b.)Volunteer Corps. The expenditure on the Volunteers, which is entirely borne by the Colony, was $38,393 compared with $45,554 in 1908. XII.GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. The assessment made for the year 1909-1910 (1st July to 30th June), shows a slight decrease in the rateable value of the whole Colony of 0*60 per cent. In Shaukiwan, the Hong Kong villages, Kowloon Point, Yaumati, Hunghom, and Kowloon villages there is an increase ranging from 0*44 per cent, to 10*53 per cent., but a decrease is shown in the City of Victoria of 2*00 per cent., in the Hill District of 0*31 per cent., and in Mongkoktsui of 9*73 per cent. There is a noticeable increase in New Kowloon of $41,543 or 66*66 per cent. The average rate of exchange (demand on London) which had been Is. 9*6727cZ. to...”
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“...26 COLONIAL REPORTSANNUAL. The position with regard to subsidiary coins remained unsatis- factory, and during 1909 the Government withdrew from circu- lation silver subsidiary coin amounting to the face value of $779,712 and copper to the face value of $40,646. These coins were shipped to England where they were melted down and sold as bullion for £57,757 Is. 4d. and £1,535 0s. Id. respectively. The loss to revenue by this transaction amounted to $76,863.17. The discount during the year on Hong Kong subsidiary coin varied between 4 per cent, and 7£ per cent., and on Chinese subsidiary coin 4-| per cent, and 8 per cent. Hong Kong copper cents were from 105 to 120 per $1, and Chinese copper cents from 112 to 123 per $1. Negotiations continued without success between this Government and the Chinese authorities with a view to decreasing the excess of Chinese subsidiary coin. In pursuance of the policy of His Majesty's Government, 26 opium divans were closed on the 1st March, 1909, and compensa-...”
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“...HONG KONG, 1909. 27 Licences are restricted to a few chemists and druggists of good repute, who have to pay a royalty to the monopolist referred to in (1) of ten dollars per tael of morphine and four dollars per tael of compound of opium other than morphine. The price is thereby enhanced. Under the conditions of these licences morphine and compounds of opium may not be sold to the general public in quantities less than of the value of 20 cents. The vendor must supply the purchaser at the time of sale with a counterfoil certifi- cate. The possession of morphine and compounds of opium without such certificate is illegal, and in quantities exceeding 12 official doses whether covered by certificates or not. Supervision of the trade in these drugs is ensured by the com- pulsory keeping of books by the licensees, which are open to inspection. Opium, morphine, and compounds of opium are declared to be poisons'under the Pharmacy Ordinance. Un'der the provisions of that Ordinance the seller must...”