474
JAPAN
The following table shows the total values of goods exported and imported in 1917:-
EXPORTS
Tissues, Yarns and Materials thereof:--
IMPORTS
Yeu
Tissues, Yarns and Materials thereof :-
. Yen
.450,379,358
Of Cotton
.248,533,467
Of Wool..
28,645,085
Of Flax, Hemp, etc.
.171,873,534
..117,744,871
Of Silk
Of Cotton
.....
All Other
Ores and Metals
Machinery
Grains, Flours, Starches and Sds. 79,716,299 Drugs, Chemicals, Medicines.
Pigments and Coating ...... 72,416,089 Clothing and Accessories.... 64,618,493 Minerals and M'factures. thereof 31,387,453 Metal Manufactures
29,381,289 Oils, Fats, Waxes and M'factures
thereof Earthenware, Porcelain, Glass
...
28,976,105
and Glass Manufactures 28,934,191 Sugar, Confect's. and Sw'tmeats. 27,612,599 Beverages and Comestibles...... 26,092,613 Paper and M'factures. thereof... 22,118,613 Tea
Marine Products.
All Other
Of Silk
Ores and Metals:-
Iron
Metal Manufactures. All Other Metals.
...335,055,550
59,434,653
20,132,450
...
6,273,633
4,645,260
209,699,567
18,124,093 54,721,591
Drugs, Chemicals and Med. €4,957,475 Machines and Machinery. .... 47,127,917 Grains, Flours, Starches and Sds. 27,617,150 Minerals and M'factures. thereof 21,989,789 Oils and Waxes
19,458,006
Animal Prod. (skins, bones, &c ) 16,545,678 Sugar, Confect's. and Sw`tmeats. 11,830,721 Dyes, Pigments and Paints...... 9,299,894 Paper and Stationery
Beverages and Comestibles..... Earthenware, Porcelain, Glass
and Glass Manufactures
21,756,246
14,189,195
Skins, Hairs, Horns, Tusks and
Manufactures thereof......
7,528,271
Tobacco....
1,801,576
Clothing and Accessories
Miscellaneous
.129,299,701
Miscellaneous
Total
......1,603,005,048
Total....
8,420,256 7,068,793
...
3,090,877
923,794
89,402,960
.1,035,811,107
The total Shipping from and to foreign countries for the year 1917 is given as 19,461,222 tons and is divided among the different nationalities as under
Strs. Tonnage Sailing Tonnage
Total Tonuage
Japanese
7,463
14,178,552
British
625
2,620,796
402
1 3,598
48,514 7,865
14,227,066
626
2,624,394
Russian
566
712,099
7
820
573
712,919
American
169
475,532
2
1,421
171
476,943
French
68
271,330
68
271,330
Norwegian
68
207,141
68
207,141
Danish
37
110,956
37
110,956
Swedish...
12
32,475
12
32,475
Chinese
52
24,771
52
24,771
Others
219
773,227
219
773,227
Totals ..
9,279 19,406,869
412 54,353
9,691 19,461,222
The
The Customs Revenue for the year 1917 was Y35,918,953. Extension of the Japanese railway systems has proceeded uninterruptedly since the first line was laid in 1872. The mileage open to traffic in Japan proper (ex- cluding Chosen, Formosa and Saghalien), according to the latest returns, is 5,856 miles of State railway, and 1,764 miles of private railway. 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 them, 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. It was soon found advisable for various reasons to carry through the whole transaction in one year, and the sum of Yen 483,563,325 was paid during the two years 1907-8 and 1908-9. The capital of the State Railway system has