18. The figures of livestock imported by rail for the same period are as follows:
Buffaloes
Cows ...
1,358 head 3,768
Goats...
Pigs
**
1,930 826,147
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19. A total of 3,620 cold storage wagons was sent over the British Section by the Chinese Section, containing the following goods.
No. of wagons
48
Description of goods
Chestnuts
1,232
Eggs
281
Fish
827
Fresh fruits
406
Meat
56
Potatoes
68
Poultry
86
Shrimps
85
Sundries
4
531
Vegetables
:
3,620
Weight in metric tons
1,009
20,215
6,107
事
14,498
8,473
1,257
1,351
1,903
444
1,360
7,978
64,151
20. During the year under review, only 150 metric tons of foodstuff compared with 2,535 metric tons and only 727 metric tons of personal effects compared with 4,367 metric tons in the preceding year were sent to China by rail showing a large decrease of 2,385 metric tons and 3,640 metric tons respectively. Other notable commodities to China by rail during the year under review were 26 metric tons of newspapers and 340 sewing machines.
21. Some 6,436 metric tons of mail and mail packets were conveyed by rail to China for the Post Office. This amount was distributed very evenly over the whole period of last year.
22. Details relating to goods traffic appear in Appendix V.
23. Operation. Train punctuality for the year under review was satisfactory. There was a considerable improvement over that of the: preceding year as a result of the cancellation of the speed restrictions: imposed at No. 1 Cutting, Hung Hom.
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