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“..........................................................................................................................8 Railway ..................................................................................................................................................................9 Tables"........................................................................................................................................................................9--13 Currency. Exchange value of Haikuan tael— s. d. 1910 ........................... 2 8t56 1911 ........................... 2 8T0r 1912 ........................... 3 OS- Weights and Measures, Weight— 12 liang (ounce) ... = i chin (catty) = 1J lbs. 100 chin (catty) ... 1 tan (picul) 133J lbs. Long measure— 10 ts'un (inch) ... 1 ch'ih (foot) 14-1 inches 10 ch'ih (foot) ... 1 chang ... 1 If feet Land measure— 10 fen ... 1 mou (acre) 26-73 square poles 100 mou (acre) 1 ch'ing ... 16 acres (533) A 2...”
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“...following table:— Year. Amount. Value of Hfe. Tael. 1910 ...... 1911 ...... 1912 ...... H"k. taels. 651,266 595,914 704,736 £ 87,683 80,231 107,545 s. d. 2 8ft 2 8ft 3 Of The increase in the revenue of 1912 over that of 1911 is more than accounted for by the dues obtained from the large increase in the importation of opium. The total net value of the trade of the port has decreased by 1,800,000 taels odd, as is shown in the following comparative table, though by the high, rate of exchange prevailing in 1912, this decrease is converted into an apparent increase of 269,425^.:— Year. Net Foreign Imports. Net Native Imports. Hk. taels. £ Hk. taels. £ 1908 ...... 9,887,640 1,318,352 6,961,319 928,176 1909 ...... 9,900,270 1,289,098 10,333,515 1,345,450 1910 ...... 8,048,814 1,083,655 7,415,345 998,368 1911 ...... 8,175,488 1,100,710 8,478,538 1,141,511 1912 ...... 8,672,023 1,323,387 7,200,696 1,098,856 Year. Exports (Local Origin). Total. Value of Hk. TaeL Hk. taels. £ Hk. taels...”
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“...expressed at the com- mencement of the year that in spite of the circumstances an improvement in local trade might take place. The most optimistic, however, soon began to realise that their hopes were vain, and bad as was the effect of the outbreak of pneumonic plague and of the dis- turbances caused by the revolution on the trade of 1911, the business of the port has suffered in an even greater degree from the conditions obtaining during the past year. The most direct cause of the decrease in the value of trade has been the presence in Chefoo and the district of large bodies of ill-disciplined revolutionary troops, whose pay has only been forth- coming as they from time to time reached the verge of mutiny. During the spring and early summer a series of youthful and enthusiastic, but entirely inexperienced, civil administrators only increased, by their ill-advised actions, the feeling of unrest in the district. Throughout the year the townspeople have been in constant dread of incendiarism and...”
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“...CHEFOO. 7 Japaaese manufacturers are still proving keen competitors. Brilliantly coloured posters advertising these companies' goods, British and Japanese, are to be seen not only at the treaty ports but in the many villages in the interior. The question as to whether they are in harmony with the beauties of a Chinese mud-built village may be open to discussion, but there can be no doubt as to their value from a commercial point of view. Km •osene oil.—The gross import of American oil has increased by 805,399 gallons. As regards Sumatra oil, the chief distributing centre for this part of the country is Tsingtau, where increasing quantities are imported annually, but the local import of this product is very erratic. Flour.—Last year's large import of 119,922 cwts. was further in- creased by nearly 80,000 cwts., and this caused no diminution in the import of native flour, which amounted to 123,783 cwts. Owing to fluctuations in exchange, however, the trade in the foreign article has not...”
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“...by vessels plying under these rules. The Chefoo breakwater.—The general scheme for raising funds for this very necessary work, described in the report for 1911, has received the approval, in principle, of the Chinese Government, but the progress of negotiations concerning the details of management is slow, and the Chefoo mercantile community, foreign and native, are not unnaturally becoming somewhat anxious as to the result. It is recognised on all sides that a breakwater would be of immense value to the port, and all concerned are entirely willing to submit to the proposed scheme of taxation....”
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“...unless Chefoo is placed in railway communication with the interior and improvements are effected in the harbour, not only will the trade of the port not expand, but it will decrease to quite insignificant proportions. My acknowledgments are due to the Commissioner of Customs for his courtesy in granting me access to the customs returns before their publication, and to those gentlemen who have so kindly furnished me with much of the information on which this report is based. Table 1 (A).—Total Value of Foreign Goods Imported into Chefoo direct from Foreign Countries during the Years 1910-12. Country. 1910. 1911. 1912, £ £ £ United Kingdom ......... 23,633 16,751 27,996 Hong-Kong ... 182,992 179,474 247,482 Other British possessions...... 89 660 1,137 Total, British possessions ... 206,714 196,885 276,615 Japan and Formosa... i 347,280 312,550 252,085 United States and Hawaii...... i 85,579 131,270 105,737 Korea... ... ...... : 43,229 16,650 22,984 Russia (Paoifio ports) ...... 7,469 5,640...”
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“...10 CHEFOO. Total Value of Foreign Goods Imported into Chefoo direct from Foreign Countries during the Years 1910-12—-continued. (B).—Retohn of Principal Foreign Articles of Import into Chefoo during the Years 1910-12. Articles. 1910. 1911. 1912. Opium— Indian...... . Lbs. 17,689 26,266 63,797 Russian, Manchurian • 99 800 259 28 Cotton goods—■ Shirtings, grey, plain— British Pieces 27,291 32,795 7,350 American ... >» 7,335 6,413 20,078 Japanese ... > 373 195 1,817 Sheetings— British 18,937 8,028 6,111 Indian > 1,170 120 ... American ... 9 9 205,361 132,299 164,290 Japanese ... »» 71,451 81,121 72,744 Shirtings, white, plain > 72,305 67,867 74,588 Drills- British » 2,045 1,650 525 American ... * 25,590 22,617 15,593 Dutch 9 * 490 ... 360 Japanese ... 9 28,304 16,074 12,673 Jeans— British 9 > 59,786 77,946 50,773 American ... 99 2,182 1,108 430 Dutch 9 t . 1,747 1,280 ... T-cloths- British 9 J 37,710 49,796 17,523 Indian ...... 9 9 50 500 American ... t /...”
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“...12 CHEFOO. Table 2 (A).—Total Value of all Exports from Chefoo direct to Foreign Countries during the Years 1910-12. Country. 1910. 1911. 1912. £ £ £ United Kingdom 2,877 3,004 3,321 Hong-Kong ...... 323,846 381,649 442,164 Other British possessions 33 ... Total, British possessions ... 326,723 384,686 445,485 Korea......... ... 354,548 152,996 332,270 Russia (Pacific ports) 98,115 87,397 68,140 Japan and Formosa... ... 50,447 74,557 21,453 Germany ...... ... 994 2,495 976 United States and Hawaii ... 491 42 France 75 131 *33 Other foreign countries 1,169 366 2,893 Grand total ... ...... 832,562 702,670 871,250 (B).—Return of Principal Articles of Export from Chefoo during the Years 1910-12. Articles. 1910. 1911. 1912. Almonds ...... ... Cwts. 2,939 8,122 5,542 Bean cake ... ,, 558,123 633,319 442,783 Beans... ... ,, 27,569 17,433 4,320 Caps, felt Pieces 22,684 17,335 9,257 Cattle......... ... Head 2,467 4,064 362 Clothing, cotton ...Cwts. 5,900 7,669 5,637 Dates...”