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In proof of the commercial relations between Fa-ku-men and Hsin-min-t'un (Hsin-min Fu) I am enabled to give the following figures relating to the traffic handled during the twelve months ended the 31st August, 1908, by the Imperial Railways of)( North China between Hsin-min Fu and Newchwang via Kou-pang-tzu and between Hsin-min Fu and stations south-west of Kou-pang-tzu as well as the share of that traffic between Hsin-min Fu and the Fa-ku-men district :--
1. Hsin-min Fu to Newchwang-
Millet (Kao-liang)
Other grain
Beans and bean-cake
Bean oil
Genral merchandize
:::::
Tons,
1,100
5,370
39,904
800
460
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From the above it will be seen that the traffic between the Fa-ku-men district and Tiehling for the twelve months ended the 31st August, 1908, amounted to 28,050 tons, against 55,830 tons between the Fu-ku-men district and Hsin-min-t'un (Hsin-min Fu) for the same period. In other words, the traffic of the Fu-ku-men district carried by the Imperial Railways of North China at Hsin-min-t'un is double its traffic with the South Manchurian Railway at T'iebling.
(Signed) ALEX. HOSIE,
Acting Commercial Attaché,
Peking, October 21, 1908.
2. Newchwang to Hsin-min Fn-
Kerosene oil
Sugar
Salt
Timber
General merchandize
Total
Total
:
47,134
810 84
11,206
2,067
1,681
15,208
3. Hsin-min Fu to stations south-west of Kou-pang-tzu--
Millet (Kao-liang)
Other grain
Beans and bean-cake
Bean oil
General merchandize
:::::
11,040
38,745
1,070
120
Total
11,397
62,372
Timber
4. Station south-west of Kou-pang-tzu to Hsin-min Fu--
Salt ..
16,310
Grain
General merchandize
48 240 22,428
Total
$9,026
The above figures show that the total quantity of goods carried by the Imperial Railways of North China during the twelve months ended the 31st August from Newchwang and places south-west of Kou-pang-tzu to Hsin-min Fu was 54,324 tons and from Hsin-min Fu to Newchwang and places south-west of Kou-pang-tzu junction 109,506 tons, a total to and from Hsin-min Fu of 163,830 tons.
The Chinese Customs authorities at Hsin-min Fu have supplied the following figures representing the Fa-ku-men district's share of the above rail-borne traffic
5. Hsin-min Fu to Fa-ka-men district--
General merchandize
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6. Fa-ku-men district to Hsin-miu Fu-
Beans
Bean-cake Grain
Total
Tons.
10,540
19,510
680
25,250
45,290
A grand total of 55,830 tons, or over 34 per cent. of the total traffic handled by the Imperial Railways of North China between Hsin-min Fu, Newchwang, and the country to the south-west of Kon-pang-tzu junction.
From the same source I have been supplied with the following figures representing the traffic between Fa-ku-men district and Tiehling for the twelve months ended the 31st August:-
7. Tiebling to Fa-ku-men district-
General merchandize
8. Fa-ku-men district to Tiebling-
Beans and bean-cake
Grain (all kinds)
Tons.
8,550
15,300
4,200
Total
19,500
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