YOKOHAMA—NIIGATA.
Whitfield & Co., engineers, &c., Yokohama Yokosuka Arsenal
Iron Works-69
George Whitfield
Jules P. Darbier
W. Mann
E. M. Martin
J. Booth
Whittall, E., merchant
E. Whittall
H. Englehardt
C. A. Wirgwan
Wilkin & Robison, merchants-3
Alfred John Wilkin
1
Richard Durant Robison (absent)
John Leckie
F. T. dos Remedios
Windsor House Hotel-18 & 19
L. Wolf, proprietor
John MacLean, clerk W. Mitch. 11, steward
Winstanley, J., 70
J. Parr, 15, l'orpedo Dept.
507
F.3
J. Collins, 9, Naval Training Service C. Collins, 10,
W. Woodmard, 8,
do. da.
D. Nicholas, 11,
do.
H. Lewis, 11, Construction Dept.
Yokohama Butchery-73
Langfeldt & Mayers, general store-
keepers
G. Nachtigal, manager
Yokohama Drayage Company-98
Julius Heim
Yokohama Ice Works
L. Stornebrink
Yokohama Sail and Rigging Co.-43
R. H. Abbott, manager Ziegler & Co., merchants--17
Chas. Ziegler
J. R. Merian
P. Stingelin A. Alioth
NIIGATA-HAKODATE.
and contains 9,816 houses. The population of the town is 38,465. The number of foreign residents in 1878 was 16, of whoa 7 were British, and there has been no increase once that date.
The value of the exports for 1873 was $524,167, compared with $24,000 in 1977. No returns are given for 1879, 18:0, 1881, and 1882 in the Consular reports. There were no imports in foreign bottoms. As stated above, the whole of the trade is carried on in nalive craft.
Consulates, GREAT BRITAIN.
DIRECTORY.
Vics Consul-H S. Wilkinson (absent)
GERMANY.
Consul-C. E. Adolph Leysner
Missions.
AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN MISSION'
Kanazawa.
Rev, T. C. Winn
Rev. . B. Porter Miss F. E. Porter
Miss M. E. Henry
AMERICAN BOARD MISSION.
Rov. R. H. Davis Rev. O E, Gulick
Miss J. A. Gulick
CATHOLIC MISSION.
Abbé L. Droüart de Lezey, mission.apost. Abbé Justin Balette, mission. apcst.
Merchants.
Hoeningl aus, H.
Koch & Co., H., merchants
Leysuer, C. E. A., merchant; agent for Berlin-Cologne Fire Insurance Joint Stock Co., Berlin, and sub-agent for Lloyd's
Visscher, A., merchant
NIIGATA.
Niigata is situated on the west coast of Japan, and in the southern part of the province of Echigo, at the mouth of the river Shinano-gawa. Though well located for trade it has yielded the most disappointing results of all the Treaty ports of Japan. Foreign goods find their way to Niigata in considerable quantities, but since the opening of the port no direct foreign trade has been developed there. Even the small coast trade carried on for a time in foreign bottoms has ceased, and is now conducted in native steamers and other craft. Trade might, however, bo attracted if the port could be rendered practicable for the admission of foreign
steamers.
The town, which is one of the cleanest and best laid-out in Japan, has been materially improved within the last few years by the widening of the canals and streets, the latter of which are now lighted with petroleum obtained in the district. New Law Courts, Post-office, and Schools have been built, and the town is connected by telegraph with Tokio and other cities of the Empire. A Government Hospital, attended by a European doctor, and a large English school under English and American masters, have been established here.
A steam rice mill has been started and somo
fresh industries have been commenced. Niigata is still famed for the number and beauty of its women, The town covers an area of rather more than one square mile,
HAKODATE.
This, the most northerly of the treaty ports of Japan, is situated in the south of Yesso on the Straits of Tsugar, which divide that island from Hondo. The port lies in latitude 41 deg. 47 min. 8 sec. N., and longitude 140 deg. 45 min. 34 sec. E., and the harbour is nearly land-locked. The surrounding country is hilly, volcanic, and striking, but the town itself formerly possessed few attractions, and consisted mainly of one long street of single-storied houses, the distinguishing feature of which was the roof, made of thin wood shingle kept on by quantities of flat stones. The greater part of the town was destroyed by a terrible fire in December, 1879. That disaster was, however, productive of great improvements, leading to the substitution of tiled for wooden roofs, and to the adoption of substantial walls of brick, stone, or other fire-proof materials in the buildings, while the streets have all been widened. The foreign concession has never been built upon, the few foreign residents in the port having taken up their quarters in Japanese buildings,