JAPAN
475
The following table shows the total values of goods exported and imported in 1916:-
EXPORTS
Yen
Tissues, Yarns and Materials thereof:—
IMPORTS
Yen
Tissues, Yarns and Materials thereof :-
Of Silk
..333,249,094
Of Cotton
80,290,016
Of Cotton
All Other
99,762,853
Of Wool.....
Ores and Metals
120,432,448
All Other
Clothing and Accessories
65,885,588
Drugs, Chemicals, Medicines.
..331,370,517
5,180,849
2,926,253
Pigments and Coating ..... 62,403,910 Grains, Flours, Starches and Sds. 36,134,700 Machinery
34,943,457 Minerals and M'factures. thereof 24,376,428 Earthenware, Porcelain, Glass
and Glass Manufactures 22,501,402 Oils, Fats, Waxes and M'factures
thereof
21,657,677
Beverages and Comestibles
19,805,525
Sugar, Confect's. and Sw'tmeats. 17,430,709
Metal Manufactures..
16,599,666
Tea..
16,081,977
Marine Products.
14,933,521
Paper and M'factures. thereof... 14,350,804 Skins, Hairs, Horns, Tusks and
Manufactures thereof..
5,766,519 .....102,862,184
Total...1,127,468,118
Miscellaneous
Ores and Metals:-
Iron
Metal Manufactures. All Other Metals
...
91,410,129
10,664,819
59,417,436
Drugs, Chemicals and Med. 55,429,909 Machines and Machinery. .... 31,292,107 Grains, Flours, Starches and Sds. 19,579,952 Animal Prod. (skins, bones, &c ) 18,447,686 Oils and Waxes
Paper and Stationery
17,385,676 16,240,241
Sugar, Confect's. and Sw'tmeats. 13,133,051 Minerals and M'factures. thereof 10,386,076 Dyes, Pigments and Paints...... 8,481,826 Beverages and Comestibles Earthenware, Porcelain, Glass
and Glass Manufactures Miscellaneous
5,510,167
...
2,543,806 57,027,510
Total .......................756,427,910
The total Shipping from and to foreign countries for the year 1916 is given as 20,416,537 tons and is divided among the different nationalities as under :-
Tonnage
Japanese
British
Russian
American
French
Dutch
Norwegian
Danish
Swedish..
Chinese
Others
Totals
Strs. Tonnage Sailing Tonnage Total
7,360
13,709,836
390 47,717
7,750 13,757,553
1,124
4,417,631
1,124
4,417,631
618
887,712
6
699
624
888,411
133
316,355
3
1,542
136
371,897
67
322,116
1
2,251
68
324,367
72
254,407
72
254,407
75
205,049
75
205,049
39
118,305
39
118,305
33
98,383
33
98,383
36
23,806
36
23,806
5
9,918
1
810
10,728
9,562 20,363,518
401
53,019
9,963 20,416,537
The Customs Revenue for the year 1916 was Y35,393,641.
Extension of the Japanese railway systems has proceeded uninterruptedly since the first line was laid in 1872. The mileage open to traffic, according to the latest returns, is 5,756 miles of State railway, and 1,743 miles of private railway. (This does not include the South Manchurian Co.'s lines, which measure 697 miles.) The Government in 1906 decided on the State ownership of all railways which are used for general traffic, the object being to improve the facilities for direct traffic over long distances, to accelerate transportation, and to cheapen the cost. The Government proposed to purchase the lines belonging to thirty-two private companies within a period extending from 1906 to 1911, but the House of Peers, when the Bills came before theni, reduced the number of companies to be bought out to seventeen, and extended the period of purchase to 1915. The aggregate length of the lines it was decided to purchase was 2,812 miles, the cost of construction being about Yen 229,000,000. Public loan bonds to the value of Yen 476,318,000 were issued for the purchase of