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Ningpo is built on a plain, which stretches away to a considerable distance on either side. It is a walled city, the walls enclosing a space of some five miles in cir- cumference. The walls are built of brick, and are about twenty-five feet high. They are fifteen feet wide at the summit, and twenty-two at the base. Access is obtained to the town by six gates. A large moat commences at the north gate and runs along the foot of the wall for about three miles on the landward side, until it stops at what is called the Bridge Gate. The main street 1uns from east to west. Oue of the peculiarities of the place is a number of walls built across various portions of the city, for the purpose of preventing the spread of fires. Several of the streets are spanned by arches erected in memory of distinguished natives. Ningpo has been celebrated as possessing the fourth library of Chinese works, in point of numbers, which existed in the empire. It was owned by a family who resided near the south gate. The site occupied by the foreiga residences is on the north Lauk of the river. The population of Ningpo is estimated at 260,000.
The trade at Ningpo has never been large. This is owing to a considerable extent, doubtless, to the proximity of Shanghai. The net quantity of Opium imported. in 1879 was 7,667 piculs, as against 7,252 piculs in 1878. Of Tea, there were 131,486 piculs exported in 1879, and 107,723 in 1878; Cotton, 12,407 piculs in 1879, and 21,031 piculs in 1878. The quantity of Raw Silk exported in 1879 amounted to 344 bales, as compared with 413 bales for the previous twelve mouths. The total value of the trade of the port was Tls. 12,936,369 in 1879; and Tls. 12,650,602 in 1878.
Consulates.
大英國領事衙門
Da-ing-loh Ling-2-ngô-meng.
GREAT BRITAIN.
Consul-Will. M. Cooper
Assistant-
Post Office Agent—
Constable-Walter L. Tomlinson
大美領事衙門
Da-me Ling-s-ngô-meng. UNITED STATES.
Consul-Edwd. C. Lord
大德領事衙門
D. tá Trưng-2-ngô-meng.
GERMANY.
Vice-consul-H. B. Meyer
DENMARK.
Vice-Consul-W. M. Cooper
AUSTRO-HUNGARY.
Consul-W. M. Cooper
DIRECTORY.
大瑞威瑙威領事衙門
Da sae-the-nau-way Ling-z-ngô-meng. SWEDEN AND NORWAY.
Vice-consul—H. B. Meyer
- 荷蘭領事衙門
Da-who lan Ling-2-ngộ-mạng. NETHERLANDS.
Acting Consul H. B. Meyer
Imperial Maritime Customs,
淅海關
Tsih Hae-kwaen.
Commissioner R. B. Moorhead
Assistants-P. Piry, F. J. Smith, C. W
Tudor-Davies
Tide-surveyor and Harbour Master-A
Kleine
Assistant Examiner―T. J. Lant
Tide-waiters-J. M. Elshout, W. H. WIL
liams, R. von der Leithen, W. B. Wa't
G. Dissmeyer, P. Mondini
CHINHAI STATION.
Assist. Tide-surveyor-W. Brennan