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NINGPO.
yam a year, is run entirely by Chinese management, labour, and
engineering. It claims to have been a success, while the mills at
Shanghai, owned and superintended by foreigners, have proved a
failure. Reasons for the difference are to be found in the
proximity of the Ningpo mill to the cotton fields, in tire cheaper
rate for labour due to want of competition, and in the dispensing
with costly foreign assistance. On the other hand, it is doubtful
whether proper care is taken of the machinery, which is worked
night and day continuously, or sufficient sums written off for its
depreciation.
Ten. Tin fall in tea (now all Pingsuey) is, perhaps, more apparent
than real. In previous years a quantity of leaf was shipped from
these districts, which either failed to find a market or was, on its
arrival in America, the chief destination of Ningpo teas, condemned
by the Customs Inspector. Last year's shipments, though less in
quantity, were of higher grade and fetched fair prices.
other...”
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