Fresh vegetables
Iron nails
Wood oil
Cardboards
8,165 metric tons
6,205 ??
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2,862
2,776
>"
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Pears (fresh)
2,719
"
**
Apples (fresh)
2,390
>>
Chinese medicine
2,032
Rape seeds
1,951
>
**
Caustic soda
1,773
""
>>
Iron wire
1,638
>>
Lychees (fresh)
1,607
**
"
Bamboo poles
1,362
>>
Umbrellas (oiled paper)
1,146
Garlic (dried)
1,118
13. The number of livestock arriving in like manner for the same period are shown below:
Pigs
Cows
Buffaloes
Goats
64,887 head
6,614
>>
6,249
**
2,624
**
14. Cold storage wagons from the Chinese Railways con- tinued to arrive. During the year, 33 wagons, conveying 52 tons of frozen fruits and vegetables, 179 tons of frozen meat: and 395 tons of frozen prawns, were received.
15. Goods handling receipts materially increased during the year. There was an increase of $174,117 or 62.76% over last year's figures due to the increased volume of traffic.
16. Operation. Train punctuality improved considerably after the two diesel electric locomotives supplied by the Clyde Engineering Co. Pty. Ltd., of Sydney, Australia, were put in service. These two locomotives arrived on August 5th, 1955, per s.s. "Eastern".
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