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EXPORT OF LARD TO THE PHILIPPINES.
The factories erected at Ma Tau Kok and Kennedy Town by Chinese lard makers have continued to manufacture lard and dried meats. The dried meats consist of sausages of various kinds and dried bacon (臘腸臘肉).
The following are the figure for the Philippines :
Lard, Dried Meats,
1913. 840,917
1914. 1,050,959
1915. 1,040,055
1916. 792,772 75,592
59,181 69,741
57,690 lb.
In addition to the above amounts shipped by these factories to the Philippines, there is also a fairly big business done with Mexico and Peru. Tentative shipments were also made to the United Kingdom.
IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION OF FROZEN MEAT.
The Dairy Farm Company were the only importers of frozen meat. The amount imported was 76,386 lbs. of beef and 246,685 lbs. of mutton both from Australia.
The same company also exported locally slaughtered meat to the amount of 1,976,975 lb. of beef, 140,665 lb. of mutton, and 15,132 lb. of pork, all to Manila. These figures account to some extent for the increase in the numbers of animals slaughtered.
RABIES.
Dogs were unmuzzled throughout the year. One suspected case of Rabies occurred at Shatin. The man bitten was sent to Saigon for treatment and remained healthy. As the suspected dog was dumped at sea the existence of the disease could not be confirmed. Six dogs were detained under observation as suspects but none were found affected with the disease.