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11. Eighteen thousand one hundred and sixty-three (18,163) permits for export and removal were issued from this Office during the Year being a decrease of 19 as compared with 1908 as follows:
NUMBER OF PERMITS &C. ISSUED.
1908. 1909. Increase. Decrease. Landing Permit, (Opium), 332 285 47 Removal 8,704 8,761 57 Export 8,827 8,829 2 Landing Permit, (Opium Skins), 140 133 7 Removal 19 3 16 Export 160 149 11 Memo of exports to the Commissioner of Chinese Customs, 727 681 46 Memo of exports to the Superintendent of Raw Opium Department, Macao, 289 279 10A daily memo of exports to Macao and Chinese Ports was supplied during the Year to the Commissioner of Imperial Maritime Customs and a daily memo of Exports to Macao was supplied to the Superintendent of Raw Opium Department of Macao.
One hundred and twelve (112) Surprise Visits were paid to Godowns during the Year.
Morphine, Compounds of Opium and Cocaine.
12. The amount of Morphine, Compounds of Opium and Cocaine imported and exported during the Year is as follows:--
COMPOUNDS OF OPIUM. 1908. 1909. Increase. Decrease. Imported, 10,673 lb. 13,216.12 lb. 2,543.12 Exported, 8,246 9,859 1,613 Difference, 2,427 3,357.12 930.12