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Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
COLONIAL REPORTS-ANNUAL.
The following Table shows the Junk Trade of the Colony for the years 1918 and 1919:-
Imported 558,509 tons as under :—
Tons. Cattle, 1,608 head 189 Swine, 8,460 head 498 General 545,641 Earth and Stones 12,181 Total 558,509Exported 794,566 tons as under :-
Tons. Rice and Padi 68,710 Kerosine, 2,385,000 cases 44 Coal 192,869 General 390,765 142,262 Total 794,566OPIUM.
The imports and exports of certificated opium during the year are as follows:-
Malwa. Patna. Benares. Total. Chests. Chests. Chests. Chests. Import Export 10 10Ten chests of certificated opium were exported to Kwong Chow Wan.
Three hundred and seventy-one (371) chests of Persian opium were imported during the year, and 8 chests were exported to London, 13 chests to Singapore, and 350 chests to Formosa.
Eight hundred and sixty-nine (869) chests of uncertificated Indian opium were imported: 374 chests for the Macao Opium Farmer, and the remaining 495 chests for the Government Opium Monopoly. The Table below shows the total imports and exports since 1911 -
1919. 1918. 1917. 1916. 1915. 1914. 1913. 1912. 1911. Chests. Chests. Chests. Chests. Chests. Chests. Chests. Chests. Chests. Stock in hand on 1st January. 253 799 977 1,303 2,256 4,580 5,560 7,587 7,123 Imported during the year. 1,290 1,259 1,657 1,706 1,873 3,059 Total 1,543 2,058 2,634 3,009 4,129 Boiled by Opium Farmer. 7,640 36 Boiled by Government. 377 539 352 365 340 413 Spurious Opium destroyed. 1 13 17 19 2 Missing or stolen 9 Exported during the year. 837 Total 1,214 1,265 1,469 1,667 2,469 4,911 9,419 13,264 20,061 1,805 1,835 2,032 2,826 5,383 10,088 14,388 20,822 Stock remaining on 31st December 329 253 799 977 1,303 2,256 4,580 5,560 7,587