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Hongkong, 11th. July, 1917.
With reference to the Colonial Secretary's
letter to you of the 78th. ultimo we are now able to submit
statistics in connection with the Calcutta-Straite & Hongkong
Line.
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It is impossible for us to define what is
'essential cargo"; we have therefore made a regume of the actual
oarryings from Hongkong to the Straits and Calcutta and feca
Caloutta to the Straits, Hongkong and shanghai to the Facific
Ccast (Transhipment at Hongkong) and to Japan.
In the first group of figures under the heading
of Cargo carried from Hongkong, those puier to Indo-China
parryings only. The second group of figures are eelf explanatory,
with this exception that it has been found impossible to separate
cargo destined for Hongkong and shanghai; for the purpose of
oalculation, however, we think it will be quits in order for
you to look upon the 8721 tons of Gunnies and 1720 tons Tea
as forming the bulk of Shanghai cargo. There may also be a
small quantity of Sundries to Shanghai included in the 1776 tone
shown in the statement.
you will
amounting
Under the heading "to Pacifio Ocast."
find all cargo carried to this port for transhipment,
to 7,000 tons. It will also be noted that ec far as Imports
from Calcutta were concerned, the Indo-China steamers, (which
have been entirely suspended) carried acneiderably more then
half.
In order to obtain az outckly as possible scmé
indication as to the volume of the trade we have dealt with
the year 1916, but in this connection would point out ut tris