104
A daily memo. of exports to Chinese Ports was, during the year, supplied to the Commissioner of Imperial Maritimes Customs and a daily memo. of exports to Macao was supplied to the Superintendent of Raw Opium Department of Macao.
Surprise visits were paid to 94 godowns during the year.
The return shows that during the year the amount of Morphia and Compound of Opium reported was as follows:-
COMPOUND OF OPIUM.
1906.
1907.
Increase.
Decrease.
Imported,
Tuels. Taels. Tuels.
129,682.9.0 184,602.8.2| 54,919.9.2
4
Exported,
77,082.0.0 |113,450.5.0 36,368.5.0
Local Comsumption,
52,600.9.0 | 67,759.3.2 || 15,158.4.2
MORPHIA.
1906.
*
1907.
Increase.
Decrease.
Cases.
lbs.
Cases. lbs.
Cases. lbs.
Imported,
444
415 9,694.10
29
Cases.
Exported,
359
398 9,469.0 17
Return of Sugar imported into the Colony of Hongkong, by vessels of different nationalities during the year 1907.
American Steamers..
Austrian
*
British
1
Dutch
French
German
Japanese
Norwegian
"
Portuguese
Swedish By Junks.
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Total,
•
* 9 months only.
Tons. Curt. (r.
lbs.
2,177
9
415
7
161,788
2
43,601
12
1
3
2,860
19
2
26
55,721
11
1
6
2,907
5
1
16,278
5
11
18
9
5,897
15
1
13
867
00
292,527
1201
1