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CHINA.

The duties received in 1864, 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:

Duties collected in the ports open to foreign flags, in 1865 and 1864.

PORT'S.

1865. 1864.

COAST IMPORT EXPORT OPIUM TONNAGE Trade

DUTY. DUTY. DUTY. DUES. DUTIES. TOTAL. TOTAL.

Taels. Taels. Taels. Taels. Taels. T'aels. Taels.

Shanghai,

563,175 521,050

783,457 120,019

94,1712,083,874|2,042,331

Canton,

230,532 576,469

22.223

14,666] 843,892 727,890

Swatow,

167,295' 112,274

23,876

42,617 346,064 355,183

Amoy,

244,999 167,318

31,762

27,897 471,978 474.909

Foochow,

218,187|1,361,102

20,433

Formosa,

42.152 42.791

Ningpo,

78,084 252,848

15,634

Hankow,

697 842,181

4,262

38,309 1,638,032 1,601,259 2,762 6,563 94,270 47,851 37.159 383,725 395,323 96,295 943,436 1,289,619

Kiukiang,

67 564,192

2,651

47,457 614,369 629,187

Chinkiang,

6.029

3,400

10,908 20,337 30.049

Chefoo,

40,648

95,113

76.164

10,849

20,738 243,514 228,921

Tientsin,..

70,118

54,639 166,316

4,039

62.909 358,023 210,850

Newchwang,

8,152 102,913 43,446 5,178 7,374 167,064 104,729)

Haikwan Taels,. 1,664,112 4,698,923 1,069,383 269,095 507,068 8,208,5828,138,102 Add Transit Dues at Shanghai,

82,966 39,042

Do. Do.

Foochow, Chinkiang,

4,167

558

Total 1865,..

8,297,275

In 1864,

1,463,578 4,450,202 913,564 293,1801,017,575

8,177,144

The following table gives the value in taels-equal to 6s. 8d.-of the imports at each of the thirteen treaty ports in the year 1864-distinguishing between foreign goods and native produce, and imports from Great Britain and British colonies, and from other Chinese ports:

IMPORTS IN 1864.

Shanghai-Foreign goods

"

Native produce Canton-Foreign goods

Native produce

Swatow-Foreign goods

Native produce

Native produce

Native produce

Formosa-Native goods

Foreign goods

Ningpo-Foreign goods

Native goods

From Gt. Britain, British possessions & colonies

Tls. 30,667,447

"

M

""

From other Chinese Ports.

Tls. 316,440

Total value of Imports.

""

"

30,602,294 1,863,798

Tls. 64,832,271

5,307,901 2,901,425

""

7,264,445

"

16,483

3.448,421

6,399,786

Amoy-Foreign goods...

""

2,827,810

Foochow Foreign goods

""

3,379,718

16,259

""

7,064,739

2)

4,379,988

""

**

"

"

"2

297,066 2,922, 108

"

2,727,503 150,456 132,116 2,219,889

7,134,133

>>

579,638

Hankow-Native goods

"

93

"

...

71.964

Kiukiang-Foreign goods

""

JJ

29

"

23

444

"

3,923,722 4,912,677 5,834,382 1,772,302 1,360,350 3,667,867 1,005,486

,, 10,264,616

,, 10,862,216

>>

3,132,652

"

4,673,353

"

"

...

"

601,678

**

"J

31

"3

576,320

""

532,775 1,550,673 3,752,601 3,404,383

""

3,024,974

7,779,197

709,738

709,738

Tls. 76,748,025 £25,582,675

Foreign goods

Native goods...

Chinkiang-Native goods

Foreign goods

Chefoo-Foreign goods

Native goods.

Tientsin-Native goods

Foreign goods

Newchwang-Foreign and Native

"

goods

Total

Tls. 51,126,615 £17,042,205

Tls. 133,721,758 £44,573,919

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