540
TAINAN, TAKOW AND ANPING
of steamers round the coast of Formosa throughout the year. The residents in the southern ports are reported to be agitating for the establishment of direct Mail lines to Japan, on the plea that it is a hindrance to their trade to have to ship by rail to Keelung. As regards the fruit trade it certainly must be, as the bulk of it is a southern industry, and it seems not unlikely that when the second period of con- struction in that harbour is completed the desired change may occur. In bananas, especially, a very large trade is done.
The Government Railway now runs day and night trains between Keelung and Takow, the length of which line is approximately 246 miles. There is a branch line from Taihoku to Tamsui, as well as many private light railways running inland from the main line, tapping the country districts. The chief of these was the Arisan Railway, which has now been acquired by the Government. This line taps the valuable timber forests on Mount Arisan, and is notable for its gradients and the number of tunnels along the route. Many of the private lines are owned by sugar companies who, in addition to transporting their materials, also carry passengers and goods.
Customs returns for 1920-21:-
Anping.. Takow
Imports and Exports Combined
...
J
With Foreign Countries
Y. 2,384,240 32,192,730
...
...
With Japan Y. 9,016,782 159,379,537
The import trade is mainly in the hands of Japanese firms, the only item still in the hands of foreigners being kerosene. The Government has given every encourage. ment to the sugar industry, and many large modern mills have been erected during the past few years. Of the six staple industries of Formosa, namely, Tea, Opium, Camphor, Salt, Sugar and Rice, three-Opium, Camphor and Salt-have been monopo lised by the Formosan Government, which now derives three-fourths of its ordinary revenue from these sources. Formerly, the trade in Opium and Camphor in this district was in the hands of the foreign merchants at Anping and Takow, and amounted before the Japanese occupation to nearly £250,000 per annum. Since the creation of the monopolies the merchants have thus been deprived of a large propor- tion of their income. They feel the hardship, particularly in the case of the camphor trade, which was originated and developed in this district entirely by their capital and enterprise, for the loss of which they have received no equivalent.
ANDO & Co., T.,
DIRECTORY
Merchants-Takao
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U. H. Andoh, manager
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T. Ando, miscellanious
T. Awoki, outward
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Agency
Tokyo Marine Insurance Co.
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Hoz (Taihoku), Daitotei
SAMUEL SAMUEL & Co., LTD.—Takao; Tel.
Ad: Samuels, Takao
Z. Tobisawa, in charge
YAMASHITA S.S. Co.-Takow