HUE-TOURON-QUINHON.
637
CUSTOM 8.
Secretary-Lafond, chief of bureau
Assistant Secretary-Robin
Préposés-Ribière, (assistant examiner),
Crenan, Feugnet
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
Agent-Morin
PHU YEN (PORT, VUNG LAM.) BAIE DE XUAN DAI.
Résident Dr. G. Tirant, en mission dans les Provinces de Binh-dinh et de Phu-yên Chancelier-De Beuverand de la Loyère Commis de Douanes-Poulin
Do. des Postes et Telegraphes-Florentin THUAN KHANH (CHIEF PORT NHA TRANG.)
Resident of France-Brière Chancelier-Rousseau
Secretary of Customs-Meibielli Commandant of Military Post, Hone Cohe -Capt. Reveilhac
Missionary-Rev. P. Gaynaire, Ninh Hoa
—Rev. P. Anger, Nha Trang
id.
id. -Rev. P. Villamne, Phan Rang
-Rev. P. Lacassaque, do.
id.
Hone Cohe
PORTS.
Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa
Cua Bê
Cam Ranh
Phan Rang
Phan Ki
Phan Thut
Thuan Khanh
Binh Thuan
TOURANE.
Vice-Resident of France-J. A. Houdayer
p.i.
Commis-J. Duranton
CUSTOMS.
Secretary-de Montaignac de Chauvance,
chief of bureau
Assistant Secretaries-Honoré, Bucquet Préposés-Cloëcs, (assistant examiner),
Sourgens, Récaste
THANH HOA.
Résident-C. Hamelin
Chancelier Substitué-P. Letulle Payeur Adjoint de Trésorerie-P. Retif Chef de Bataillon, Première Brigade-
Helleboid
VINH.
Vice-Résident-C. Leproue Commis-J. B. Triau
Chef de Bataillon, Première Brigade-
Anglade
DONG-HOI
Vice-Résident-P. E. Ory
Commis Auxiliair,—P. Ďoucet
PHU-LANG-THUONG.
Payeur Adjoint de Trésorerie-C. E. N.
Boucher
Lieutenant-Colonel, Deuxième Brigade-
Tadieu
TOURANE.
This port is situated about 40 miles south-east of Hué. Tourane has a fine harbour capable of giving shelter to any amount of shipping. The trade of the port is entirely in the hands of the Chinese. The exports consist mostly of sugar, silk, betelnuts, and oil; the imports of rice, piece goods, &c. The trade is chiefly with Hongkong. Rice is imported from Haiphong, Hai Duong, and Namdinh. Tourane was not, strictly speaking, an open port, until the treaty of 1883 with France. Coal mines have been opened here, but the quality proved rather disappointing, though it is believed that deeper workings would yield better mineral.
QUINHON.
Quinhon was opened to foreign trade upon the conclusion of the treaty between France and Annam, signed in March, 1874. It is situated on the coast of Annam in about lat. 13 deg. 54 min. N., long. 109 deg. 02 min. E. The entrance to the port is obstructed by a bar, which may be crossed, however, by any vessel with a draught not exceeding 16 to 16 feet. The chief article of export is salt. The population and country being very poor, the commercial prospects of the port are not very brilliant. What little trade exists is chiefly with Hongkong and is at present all in the hands of the Chinese. There are no European merchants established in Quinhon.
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