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The following were the values of the principal classes of Foreign Goods imported during that year :-
Cotton Goods. Tls. 51,789,430 | Matches
... Tls. 34,237,922 Gunny&Straw Bgs. ...15,635,725 Soap...
759,283 | Umbrellas Tls. 522.45 685,539 Lamps & Lampware 383,440 986,090 Sandalwood...
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9,620,221
844,067 Needles
378,752 377,76
Cotton Yarn
Opium
Metals
Sugar
...
Glass and G'ware 9,830,141 Clocks & Watches
Tobacco, Cigars, &c. 3,859,302 | Seaweed ...
...
Kerosene Oil
Coal
Dyes and Colours
Woollen Goods
Machinery
Timber
Piece Goods
Paper
Wine, Beer, Spirits Railway Plant
4,512,240 Flour
654,088 Haberdashery, &c. 315,914 823.232 Telegraph Material 283,186 4,751,192 Soda
421,178 7,487,031 Enamelled Ironware 620,234 Preserved fruits, &c. 133,271 4,933,523 Candles
488,197 Pearls
223,334 451,428 Pepper
367,277
3,022,428 Birds' Nests
1,713,448 Household Stores... 387,489 2,817,924 Cement
Electric Materials&c.473,374 575,786 | Condensed Milk... 183,568
Braid
327,576 Cotton-Raw
1,852,822 Leather & L. Goods 253,957 1,463,524 Beche de Mer
831,485 | Hardware
1,700,026 | Silk & Ribbons...
667,961
541,702 | Sundries... 332,183
...
851,049 20,096,388
Total Hk. Tls. 194,468,147
Of the total an amount to the value of Haikwan Tls. 148,139,165 was re-exported, namely, to Foreign Countries and Hongkong Hk. Tls. 10,314,115, and to Chinese Ports (chiefly to Northern and Yangtsze Ports) Hk. Tls. 137,825,050, leaving for local con- sumption a stock to the value of Hk. Tls. 46,328,982.
Imports to the value of Tls. 1,627,395 were sent to the Interior under Transit Passes.
Native Produce to the value of Hk. Tls. 124,525,907 was imported from Chinese Ports, almost all of which was re-exported, namely, to Chinese Ports Tls. 25,573,978 and to Foreign Countries and Hongkong Tls. 81,960,218, the net native imports amounting to Hk. Tls. 16,991,711.
The total values of Exports and Re-exports of Native Produce to Foreign Countries, Hongkong and Chinese ports in 1907 were :-
Silk
Tea ...
...Tls. 42,398,130 | Oils (Vegetable)
18,614,447 Opium
Cotton, Raw 17,002,785 | Flour
*
Silk Manufactures11,900,272 Hemp Cloth (Nankeens) 2,689,860, Bristles Beans & Beancake 4,575,230 Tobacco Fursand Fur Rugs 7,938,013 Medicines
Seeds & Seed Cake 5,281,356 Books (Printed)
Cotton Gds. & Yarn 5,114,991
Sugar
6,217,333 Grass Cloth
Hides...
Wool
3,999,149 Fans...
Straw Braid
5,980,049 Nutgalls
Rice...
Rice (Tribute)
2,262,638 Wheat...
Rice (Duty Free)
186,042 Tallow
Paper
Tls. 2,541,997 Fungus
!
3,926,982 | Eggs(Fresh& Salt'd)651,663 2,244,550 Eggs (Albumen
2,033,401
and Yolk)
2,104,025 Musk
2,352,666 Feathers...
1,714,506 Bran
1,578,512 Sundries... 1,473,490 Chinaware... 1,297,509 | Hair...
661,841
786,421
679,194
285,828
13,717,215
**
316,270
447,855
143,537
224,580
884,385 | Lily flowers 736,964 | Wax ...
497,835
459,451
597,117
1,816,335
Total Hk. Tls. 181,271,742
Tls. 462,279
1,240,971 Pottery & E'ware.......
...
928,418 Jute
302,650 Lard
The goods for export brought down under Transit Passes amounted to Tls. 5,973,049. This was an increase of Tls. 1,412,278 as compared with that of 1906.
The total carrying trade, entrances and clearances for the year 1907 was divided amongst the different flags as under:-
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