CO129-351 - Public Offices - 1908

The following is a Table of fees levied on shipping :-

Month. Number of Ships. Tonnage. Fees. April 86 124,401 £953 May 101 131,256 1,080 June 98 126,523 1,778 July 94 116,096 1,416 August 73 115,442 1,859 September 58 106,219 2,100 Total 510 749,937 9,185

During this period 7,334 tons of water were supplied to shipping at a rate of 21/7.

Repairs to Ships. Docked. Not Docked. Number. Company's ships.. 4 10 Other ships 13 24 Tons. 626 4,600 318 32,005 Total 17 5,235 34 32,418

Hotels.

Hotel receipts at Dairen during the months of September and October amounted to £1,645, the number of guests stopping at the hotel during this period being 125.

Land and Buildings in Local Settlements.

Land actually determined as being part of the Company's property :-

Locality. Area ("Tsubo.") Inside leased territory 6,580,252 Outside leased territory 42,807,068 Antung 1,522,350 Total 50,909,670

Houses and buildings actually determined as being part of the Company's property:-

Locality. Number. Area ("Tsubo.") Inside leased territory 1,206 52,082 Outside leased territory 3,481 156,522 Stations along Antung-Mukden line 294 5,783 Total 4,981 214,282 Land Let. Administrative Area, Number of Localities. Area. Rent. Direct 100 489,225 "Tsubo." £29 Tashichiso 21 2,456,949 899 Liaoyang 1 60,000 11 Mukden 14 1,521,579 172 Tickling 4 27 ... Kunshuling 27 731,080 847,429 Antung 51 519 106 Total 277 7,228,084 1,857 Miscellaneous- Number. Area ("Tsubo.") Direct 3 17,565 Tashichian 6 94,770 23 Liaoyang 4 30,000 100 Mukden ... 250 2 Tiehling Kunshuling Antung Total 13 142,585 131 Grand total 302 7,420,146 2,119 Buildings Let. Administrative Area. Number. Area ("Tsubo.") Rent. Direct 4 109 £34 Toshichino 270 5,187 192 Liaoyang 100 2,886 288 Mukden 19 140 8 Tichling 267 12 4 Kunshuling 200 71 11 Artung 391 2 8 Total 618 8,790

Workshops.--Details of Repairs executed.

Class. Dairen. Liaoyang, Kunshuling, Antung, Total. Locomotives 58 35 1 11 105 Passenger ears 161 10 57 228 Freight cars 1,543 123 28 503 2,580 Total 1,762 163 29 671 2,530 264

Besides this, various appliances for the Company's own use were repaired, and a certain number of outside orders executed.