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opened in July, 1912, and the final section, between Kojiro and
Shimabara, will probably be completed by March, 1913.
No further particulars are officially forthcoming in regard to
railway construction in this Consular district, but it is stated in the
local Press that the section from Yoshimatsu to Kobayashi on the
Miyazaki branch line of the Imperial Railway will be opened in
September, 1912. Several large saw mills, including some under
foreign management, are in this district, and the railway will greatly
increase facilities for the transportation of lumber.
Exhibitions.—The proposal to hold an exhibition of local products
on a small scale at Nagasaki during 1912, mentioned in last year's
trade report, has been dropped.
Population.-^Official returns give the Japanese population of
Nagasaki City on December 31, 1911, as 179,257 persons, of whom
96,904 were males and 82,353 females, the number of householders
being 22,372. The following table shows the foreign population...”
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