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“...Pakhoi's trade with these provinces passes through
Nanning, to which emporium goods find their way by cart or
coolies across the tract of 100 miles of level country which lies
between this port and Nanning, or it is conveyed part way by boat
via Kinchow.
Now that the West River is opened, Wuchow becomes the
depot whence Eastern Kwangsi largely draws its supplies, whilst
Yunnan depends mainly on the lied River.
The southernmost portion of .Kwangsi (the department
of Yulin), and the Kaochow and Lienchow departments of the
Kwangtung province are the areas to which Pakhoi imports are
likely to be ultimately reduced, though they are at present by
no means confined to these limits.
That Pakhoi has managed to retain its present trade is due to
the comparatively light incidence of likiu taxation. I am informed
on excellent authority that goods proceeding hence to Yunnan by
way of Kinchow pay small city clues en route, but likin only once,
viz., at Nanning; there being no further likin charges till they...”
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“...PAKHOI.
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is chiefly of " Comet " brand. Transit passes are much availed of
for kerosiue oil, chiefly for Yulinchow and Liencliow, and in
lesser decree for Nanning.
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22 cwts. of Patna opium have been imported as against Opium.
112 cwts. in 1897; whilst Benares on the contrary lias risen
from 47 cwts. to 124 cwts. This variation has no special sig-
nificance, and can hardly be ascribed to any preference in the
popular taste; under any circumstances the costliness of the Indian
drug as compared with the native article will prevent its use
except, by the very few who can afford the luxury.
There is an increase in Indian raw cotton from 8,79:3 cwts. to Indian raw
9,830 cwts.; also a rise in the import of native cloth and nankeens cotton-
from 2,G40 cwts. to 2,871 cwts.
The miscellaneous imports include llama braid (2,653^.), Miscellaneous,
clocks (639/.), cotton and alpaca umbrellas (1,279/.), mirrors with
frames (658/.), blankets (1,066/.), lamps (675/.), aniline dye;-;
(2,235/.)...”
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“...the opening of Wuchow as a treaty port, statistics show
■Hi'cctecHi'v* t'iat imPor'; piece-goods into Pakhoi has fallen abont 40 per
cent., and the total import trade about 32 per cent, in the last two
years, and it has probably hardly yet touched bottom ; but further
loss is not likely to be considerable, unless a reduction of inland
dues were to occur through extension of treaty privileges to
Nanning.
Another British firm started an agency here in April last;
there are now four foreign linns represented here, two British,
one German, and one Portuguese.
The proposed railway from Pakhoi to Nanning has not yet
been commenced, and is apparently postponed sine die.
Coal mine at A coal mine is being worked under the auspices of the Viceroy
Shibtoupu. 0f f])e Kwang provinces at Shihtoupu, a place near the coast
about 30 miles due east of this. What has been obtained so far
is chiefly surface coal of poor quality, the shaft has now been sunk
to a depth of 160 feet where better coal has been obtained...”
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