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necessarily restricted business. The estimated value of imports from Foreign Coun- tries in 1885 was Tls. 12,646,286 more than in the previous year. The import of foreign opium continued to shew a falling off, owing to increased production of and demand for native opium, the quality of which is now much superior to what it formerly was. There was a decrease in the export of Black tea of 16,600 piculs com- pared with 1884, and of 115,000 piculs in four years; in green tea an increase of 12,000 piculs, but a decrease of 120,000 piculs for the four years. The export of Silk amounted to 40,000 piculs and 30,000 piculs waste, against 50,000 piculs and 34,000 piculs waste the previous year. The iniport trade in Foreign Goods for 1885 may be
summarised as follows:-
From Great Britain
From India
From Hongkong
From Japan
A
From United States
...
Tls. 23,519,010 | From Straits and Australia. Tls. 1,113,917
16,147,265 From Chinese Ports
7,889,644 From Siam
...
***
...
388,344
229,085
111,644
From Continent of Europe...
4,729,531 From other Countries...
3,301,086
2,374,773
Hk. Tls. 59,804,299
Of this amount to the value of Haikwan Tls. 44,033,257 was re-exported, namely to the Yangtsze ports Hk. Tls. 21,616,108, to the Northern ports Hk. Tls. 15,098,507, to Ningpo and Southern ports Hk. Tls. 6,292,327, to Japan Hk. Tls. 523,256, to Hongkong Hk. Tls. 266,385, and to other Foreign Countries Hk. Tls. 236,674, leaving a balance for local consumption and stock of Hk. Tls. 15,771,042. The following were the values of the principal classes of goods imported :- Cotton Goods. Tls. 23,614,061 | Sandalwood
++
...
Opium Metals...
Woollen Goods.
Kerosine Oil
Coal...
Seaweed
Timber
15,628,531 Dyes and Colours.
4,106,825 | Ginseng 3,928,799 Pepper 1,601,154 Chinaware... 1,427,732 Matches...
***
...
704,127 Bichede Mer 648,612 Birds' Nests...
...
***
196,455
189,490
181,871
157,764
...
152,402
3,499,855
.Tls. 585,462 | Soap and Perfumery. 211,893
565 217 Shark's Fins ... 494,528 Needles 428,619 Isinglass 381,556 Cardamoms 368,183 Mushrooms 366,776 | Sundries 364,387
Hk. Tls. 59,804,299
Imports to the value of Tls. 1,965,522 were sent to the interior under Transit Passes; Metals, Kerosine, Coal and Sugar being the principal articles thus conveyed. The imports in foreign bottoms of native produce not re-exported amounted to Hk. Tls. 7,611,501.
The total values of Exports and Re-exports of Native Produce to Foreign Countries, Hongkong, and Chinese ports in 1885 were:---
Silk
Tea... Sugar Rice... Raw Cotton
H
Rice (Tribute)
Straw Braid
Paper
Tobacco
...
...
...
Hemp
...
China and Earthenware... Wax
...
Dried Lily Flowers
Rhubarb
...
Tls. 17,911,745
Tls. 732,792
10,980,010
553,507
3,880,959
507,751
...
3,623,083
362,017
3,635,421
357,752
2,268,506
Copper Cash
354,349
..
1,871,908
Wool
339,926
1,503,105
Vermicelli...
333,152
**
1,498,971
Fruit
312,959
Nankeens...
...
***
1,276,679
Sundries
6,325,227
Medicines
1,113,031
Hiles
+
844,403
Hk. Tls. 60,587,283
Great Britain
Of this amount there was sent to
Continent of Europe
...
Tls. 10,461,896
Northern Ports...
Tls. 12,036,257
7,246,045
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Southern Ports...
9,878,266
United States
5,199,847
Yangtsze Ports
***
8,378,520
Hongkong, Straits, & India
2,650,782
Hongkong for Chinese Ports 2,639,237
Japan
1,075,766
Other Foreign Countries
1,020.667
To Foreign Countries, Hk. Tls. 27,655,003
To Chinese Ports, Hk. Tls, 32,932,280
The goods for Export brought down under Transit Passes amounted to only Tls. 645,623, almost all of which was Waste Silk and Cocoons.