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“...annual exchange of
which in sterling has been as follows :—
Per Haikuan Tael.
In— s. d.
1908 ............... 2 8
1909 ............... 2 7J
1910 ............... 2 8/5-
Note.—The catty of the customs tables = 1J lbs. (avoir.).
Imports and exports.—The quantity and value of the principal
articles imported and exported will be found in tables appended
to this report.
If railway plant and materials and munitions of war and explosives
for railway use are excluded from the total imports, as being of a
special nature and really independent of the trade of the port, it will
be found that about 70 per cent, of the imports consists of cotton
Italians, cotton yarn, native nankeen cloth, clothing, kerosene, paper
and tobacco, the value of all of which usually exceeds 10,000L annually.
Of these again the most important are cotton yarn—of which the bulk
comes from India, although the import from Tonkin is rapidly increas-
ing,—kerosene—mostly American,—and tobacco.
About 90 per cent, of the exports...”
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“...Share taken by each Nationality in the Carrying Trade of the Port.
1908. 1909. 1910.
Chinese. French. Chinese. French. Chinese.
Junks at Hokow and Manhao. Pack Animals. Trucks on Railway. Junks at Hokow and Manhao. Pack Animals. Trucks on Railway. Junks at Hokow and Manhao. Pack Animals.
Entrances and clearances Total tonnage ... 10,205 24,274 212,712 1,286 9,002 2,528 3,265 69,974 4,609 32,263 2,395 2,771 66,343 >
Value of imports ...... ,, exports £ 647,626 698,389 £ 518,661 350,590 £ 353,280 202,371 £ 678,483 849,012 £ 5,104 10,986
Total value...... 1,346,015 869,251 555,651 1,527,495 16,090...”
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“...the method of conveyance of goods. Sections of
the railway were successively opened to traffic on the following
dates :—
From Laokai to La-Ha-Ti (one-third of the way to Amichow) on
June 15, 1908; to Tche-Tsouen (two-thirds of the way, and not far
from Mengtsz) on April 15, 1909; to Amichow on May 1, 1909; to
Posi on July 16, 1909; to Iliang Hsien (where the line assumes a
westerly direction) on January 10,1910; and to Yiinnanfu on April 1,
1910.
Transit trade.—The following table shows the value of goods sent
inland under transit pass during the last three years :—
Destination of Goods. 1908. 1909. 1910.
£ £ £
Yunnan 283,508 248,995 366,798
Kueichow ... 68,074 52,084 79,000
Ssuch'uan 26,469 34,836 38,786
Total ......... 378,051 335,915 484,584
No goods were brought under transit pass from the interior for
export.
Movement of Treasure.
From and To— 1908. 1909. 1910.
Imports. Imports. Exports. Imports. Exports.
Hong-Kong— Gold (bars, dust) Silver (bars, coin) Copper (coin) .......”
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“... 1908. 1909. 1910.
Imports Exports ...... £ 18,523 5,715 £ 21,244 5,548 £ 21,620 5,277
Total......... 24,238 26,792 26,897
The most important article of import, the value of which is about
three-quarters of the whole, is raw cotton, and this is followed at a
considerable distance by various horns and by elephants' teeth and
tusks. Kerosene, matches and tobacco either do not appear as im-
ports at all or the amounts are so small that they do not appear
worthy of mention.
The only export of any importance is Pu-erh tea, and of this the
amount is only about a quarter of that exported through Mengtsz.
It is worthy of note that there are no resident foreign merchants
in Ssumao, and all the trade is in the hands of the Chinese.
Tables of the principal articles imported and exported are appended
to this report.
Value of trade with foreign countries.—This is shown for the year 1910
in the following table :—
From and To— Imports. Exports. Total.
£ £ £
British India............ 12,897...”
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“...transit
through Tonkin.—There are some very interesting statements in the
statistics regarding the movement at the port of Haiphong of goods
in transit to or from Yunnan, the increase in which from 1909 to 1910
allows us to measure the rapid development of that region.
Taken altogether the results obtained in the course of the last two
years present in favour of 1910 a progression shown by an increase
in tonnage of 4,416 tons and in value of 512,651L But it must first
be noted that the transit of specie alone between Hong-Kong and
Yunnan represents an increase in value of 248,401Z., and having
regard to the special character of this article it is mentioned separately.
This distinction allows us to establish the importance of the transit
trade registered at Haiphong as follows :—
1909. 1910.
Goods ......... Specie ......... Tons. 11,689 51 £ 1,222,174 150,365 Tons. 15,950 206 £ 1,486,424 398,765
The increase in favour of 1910 is thus
Tons. £
Goods .................. 4,261 264,250
Specie...”
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