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“...No. 5113 Annual Series, DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR REPORTS. TRADE OF WUCHOW AND NANNING. Edited at the Foreign Office and the Board of Trade. REFERENCE TO PREVIOUS REPORT, Annual Series No. 4963. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of His Majesty, JUNE, 1913. LONDON: PUBLISHED BY HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE. To be purchased, either directly or through any Bookseller, from WYMAN and SONS, Ltd., Fetteb Lane, E.O., and 32, Abingdon Street, S. YV., and 54, St. Maby Steeet, Cabdiff ; or H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE (Scottish Branch), 23, Fobth Stbebt, Edinburgh; or H. PONSONBY, Ltd., 116, Gbafton Steeet, Dublin; or from the Agencies in the British Colonies and Dependencies, the United States of America, the Continent of Europe and Abroad of T. FISHER UNWIN, London, W.C. REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1912 ON THE printed by HARRISON and SONS, 45-47, St. Martin's Lane, W.C., Printers in Ordinary to IIis Majesty. [Od. 6665—71.] 1913. Price
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“...River, known as the Yu Chiang, also rises in Yunnan, and is navigable during most of the year by motor launches as far as Poseh, a short distance from the border of that province. Above Nanning the Yu Chiang receives from the south the Tso Chiang, which rises in Tonking, and is navigable by motor launches during a part of the year as far as Lung- chow, near the frontier. Lungchow is a treaty port, but its trade has remained quite insignificant since its opening in 1887. It is about 50 miles distant from the head of the French railway from Hanoi. At Wuchow the West River receives on the north the Fu Ho or Kuei Chiang, which is navigable for junks to Kueilin and beyond. It is connected by a short canal with the Sian<_i' River, a tributary of the Yangtse. The main land route is that from Lungchow by Nanning, Liuchow, Kueilin to the north through Hunan province. The trade with Kueichow province passes through Liuchow a]id Chingyuan and also by Poseh ; that of Yunnan by Poseh....”
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“...rate of exchange which prevailed throughout the year, stimulated foreign imports so much that the best previous figures were surpassed by over 48 per cent, when the value is reckoned in silver. As all the trade of Nanning passes through Wuchow the figures for the two West Eiver ports have been combined in the statistics given in this report. The net trade of the two ports for 1911-12 were as follows:— By Mr. Acting Consul Oliver R. Coales. 1911. Port. Foreign Imports. Native Imports. Exports. Total. Wuchow Nanning £ 767,623 224,060 £ 154,602 62,030 £ 512,674 346,765 £ 1,434,899 632,855 Total ... 991,683 216,632 859,439 2,067,754 (573)...”
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“...over 1911 but larger than ever previously recorded; 90 per cent, of this trade is in exports, of which the export of rice accounts for two-thirds, and the junk trade is for this reason liable to large fluctuations according to the success or failure of the harvests. The following table is a statement of the total trade passing through Wuchow compiled from figures recorded by the Maritime Customs in 1912 :— Imports. Foreign goods — Wuchow Nanning Native goods— Wuchow Nanning Native customs Kwangtung transit trade Salt ......... Treasure— Wuchow Nanning Taels. 7,393,007 3,040,467 1,0g6,282 671,851 1,013,672 474,902 1,775,712 3,011,823 273,729 Total. 18,721,446...”
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“...Kwangtung transit pass trade comprises foreign goods, chiefly kerosene, which enter the province under transit pass from Canton and Samshui. The value of salt imported is uncertain but is taken at 3 taels a picul. The import in 1912 was 591,904 piculs or 704,648 cwts. Foreign imports.—The value of foreign imports was 1,592,191/. compared with 991,6831. in 1911, showing an increase of 600,508/. or about 60 per cent. Nanning took 463,988/., or more than double the import into that port in 1911. Cotton goods.—Cotton goods account for 798,226/. or about 50 per cent, of foreign imports, Nanning taking 266,147/. worth. Of these cotton yarn is by far the most important, the value of this commodity imported amounting to 519,292/., about two-thirds of the value of all cotton goods. The quantity taken in 1912 was 159,592 cwts., which, compared with 98,187 cwts. in 1911 and 135,054 cwts. in 1910, shows a very large increase; 12,707 cwts. were of Japanese manufacture. Although the import of this yarn is small...”
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“...—The output of the antimony refining works decreased during the year, the export for the year being only 60 per cent, of the previous year's. As long as there are no facilities for bringing the ore cheaply down from the mines at Ssuch'eng in the west of the province no great development in this industry can take place. Opium.—The trade in opium was restricted to the import of 5 cwts. of Indian opium in the first quarter of the year at Wuchow and the export of 224 cwts. of native opium from Nanning. The trade in native opium was made illegal at the beginning of the year and the strict enforcement of the penal laws against dealing in and smoking opium prevented any further importation of the Indian drug. Transit trcule.—The transit pass trade or trade under the system by which inland dues on imports or exports such as likin are paid in...”
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“...exports. Inward transit passes are issued at Wuchow, chiefly for goods to be sent to Kueichow province and at Manning for Yunnan. Although at the close of 1911 the overland trade had almost come to a standstill, the new Govern- ment was not long in restoring order along the principal trade routes, and merchants were enabled to send their goods up country without running great risks. The year's transit trade eventually proved to be an unusually heavy one. Besides the transit trade from Wuchow and Nanning large quantities of foreign produce, chiefly kerosene oil, are brought into the province under transit pass from Canton and Samshui, and are, therefore, not recorded in the published customs returns. Some of this trade enters the province by the land frontiers, but that portion which came up to Wuchow by junk amounted to 474,902/., equal to over one-fourth of the foreign imports which pay duty in the ordinary way at Wuchow and Manning. Shipping.—The number of British steamers running to Hong-...”
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“...difficult to find. There has even been talk of electric light, water and other public works being undertaken, but up to the present the schemes have not taken definite shape. The penury of the Govern- ment and the lack of mutual confidence among the merchants and gentry do not in fact afford much hope for the successful promotion of public works during the near future. My acknowledgments are due to the Commissioners of Customs at Wuchow and Nanning for early access to the returns of trade. Principal Articles of Foreign Produce Imported into Wuchow and Nanning during the Years 1911-12. Artioles. 1911. 1912. Cotton goods— £ £ Shirtings— Grey, plain Pieces 98,924 38,266 91,915 40,534 White, plain »» 123,057 66,273 124,611 77,395 Hong-Kong, dyed tt 26,556 11,441 57,806 27,699 T-cloths ...... „ 37,832 12,484 46,719 16,715 Lenos and balzarines* )l 8,195 2,698 4,668 1,680 Italians* ft 10,943 7,965 6,439 5,208 Lastings, plain fi 18,764 11,085 14,422 13,080 Flannel— British Japanese...”
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“...10 WUCHOW. Principal Articles of Native Produce Exported from Wuchow and Nanning during the Years 1911-12. Articles. 1911. 1912. Animals— £ £ Cattle........... Head 11,242 38,555 12,781 46,738 Pigs........... 88,180 44,813 100,248 58,915 Poultry ........ tt 1,561,361 43,660 1,650,560 54,148 Aniseed star Cwts. 18,356 32,894 15,215 42,943 Antimony, regulus and refined » 7,726 12,380 4,623 8,878 Beans >» 108,437 116,459 37,321 Firewood Tons 52,903 35,898 52,110 40,079 Groundnut cake Cwts. 70,006 95,230 34,180 Hemp ... ... ..... > 11,770 13,312 11,349 17,458 Leather... t) 16,691 45,438 14,940 59.482 Medicines 24,196 17,220 Moxa Cwts. 644 254 2,286 Nut-galls ........ f 9 5,563 9,866 7,282 12,247 Oils- Aniseed y* 3,168 73,332 3,160 101,431 Groundnut, ... >t 9,776 13.73S 10,317 16,391 Cassia... t> 825 13,992 973 18,712 Tea........... D 25,495 31,480 7,828 11,240 Wood........... 60,798 69,092 60,345 81,223 Paper 10,454 ... 16,187 32,787 Seeds, melon ... 11,988 10,846 13...”
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“...1,229 333,283 French ... ... 134 37,386 148 41,292 Chinese ... ... 1,120 i 196,440 1,215 249,481 Total ...! 2,406 556,604 2,624 624,888 i Sailing vessels—* j United. States 137 22,795 108 19,854 British ... ... 22 2,706 72 9,998 Chinese ... ...; 901 20,871 1,040 23,628 Total ..j 1,060 46.372 1,220 53,480 Grand total ... 3,466 602,976 3,844 678,368 Under Inland Steam Naviga- tion Rules— Chinese .........! 3,147 ; 64,94-2 4,549 89,494 Return of Shipping Entered and Cleared at the Port of Nanning during the Years 1911-12. Nationality. 1911. 1912. Steam and motor launches— British ... Chinese ... Vessels 314 148 Tonnage. 12,901 6,364 Vessels 409 198 ! Tonnage. 16,715 8,884 Total Sailing vessels—* Chinese ... 462 605 19,265 14,047 607 756 25,599 17,500 Grand total 1,067 33,312 1,363 43,099 Under Inland Steam Navigation Rules- British ... Chinese ... 92 26 3,479 452 75 J 2 3,438 156 Total ...... 118 3,931 i 87 3,594 * Lighters and chartered junks. Note.—The numbers and tonnage of...”