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GEOGRAPHICAL and STATISTICAL.
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There is no separate record of the exports to Hongkong prior to 1843. By the terms of the commercial treaty signed on August 29, 1842, between the plenipo- tentiaries of the Queen of Great Britain and the Emperor of China, five ports of the empire were opened to European trade. The five ports comprised those of Canton, Amoy, Foochow foo, Ningpo, and Shanghai. To these five ports were subsequently added six others--namely, Swatow, Tientsin, Chefoo, Hankow, Kiukiang, and Chinkiang.
The duties received in 1861, at all the open ports, amounted to Taels 7,845,364.9.7.2. During the year, 1865, they amounted to Taels 8,297,275.3.7.8., showing an increase in the revenue of Taels 451,910.4.0.6., as per following table:---
Shanghai, Canton,
Swatow,...
Amoy,
Foochow,
Duties collected in the ports open to foreign flags, in 1865, and 1864.
PORTS.
COAST
IMPORT EXPORT | OPIUM TONNAGE TRADE 1865. 1864. DUTY. DUTT. DUTY. DUES. DUTIES. TOTAL. TOTAL.
Taels. Tuels. Taels. Taels. 563,175 521,050| 783,457| 120,019|
Taels. Taels. Taels.
94,1712,083,874 2,042,330 14,666 843,892 727,889 42,617 346 064 355,183) 27,897 471,978 474,909 38,3091,638,032 1,601,259 6,563 94.270 47,851 37.159 383,725 395,323 4.262 96.295 943,436 1,289,619 2,651 47,457 614.369 629,186) 3,400 10,908 20,337 30,048 10,849 20,738 213,514 228,920
4,039 5,178
230,532 576 469|
22,223
167,295 112 274}
23,876
244,999 167 318|
31,762
218,187 1,361,102
20,433
Formosa,
42,152 42 791
2,762
Ningpo, ...
78,054 252,848
15,634
Hankow,
697 842,181|
Kiukiang,
67 564,192
Chinkiang,
6.029
Chefoo, ...
40,648
95,113
Tientsin,
...
Newchang,
76,164 70,118 54,639| 166,316 8,152 102,913 43,446
+4
Haikwau Taels,... 1,664,112 4,698,923 1,069,383 269,095 507.0688,208,5828,138,102 Add Transit Dues at Shanghai,
62,909 358,023 210,849 7,374 167,064 104,729)
82,966 39,042
Do. Do.
Foochow, Chinkiang,
4,167
Nil.
558
Nil.
Total 1865,.
8,297,275
In 1864,
1,463,5784,450,202 913,564 293,1801,017,575| 1,017,575
8,177,144
The chief articles exported from Shanghai are tea, silk, and cotton. Subjoined are the quantities of the different kinds of tea exported to various countries from China, for the years 1864, and 1865, after returns published by the Imperial Maritime Customs.
GREEN TEA,
Great Britain,
United States of America,
Hongkong and Coast Ports,
Australia.
H
Channel for orders,
Continent,
Montreal,
Java.
India,
+
Sundry Ports,
BLACK TEA.
1864.
1865.
1864.
1865.
Piculs. 781,033
752,168
87.295
89.318
74.729
65,768
63,320
110 799
44.902
59.487
8,813
"
12,383
...
:
:.
:
65.483
72,846
745
39
***
12,005
20,108
138
**
3,180
113
1,795
J2
1,922
932
14,961
329 15,026
4,498
3.713
:
29
"J
7,017
5.029
576
Total,......... Picula. 990,221
984.662
177,643
785
228,679
* From the duties collected in Hankow have to be deducted the amount paid by Drawback certicate in 1884, Taels 331,780.
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