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5. A large number of seizures were again made during the year as will be seen from Table IV. The amount of Raw Opium again shows a decrease owing to steps taken to prevent re-exportation from the United Kingdom and the shortage of shipping.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF RAW OPIUM.
6. Tables V to VII show the details of the import and export of Raw Opium.
Thirty-seven chests of certificated Indian Opium were exported to Canton during the year and 4624 chests were exported to Shanghai. The whole of the Persian Opium exported was forwarded to Formosa.
Uncertificated Opium was imported for the Government Monopoly and the Macao Opium Farm.
SUGAR.
7. Tables VIII and IX show the details of the import of sugar during the year.
TOBACCO ORDINANCE.
8. The net revenue collected under the Tobacco Ordinance was $544,860.30. Details of this revenue are shown in Table X and the movements of all kinds of Tobacco are shown in Tables XI, XII, XIII, and XIV.
There were no changes in the Tobacco Duties during the year under review.
IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION ORDINANCE.
9. Table XV shows the number of permits and other documents dealt with under this Ordinance.
TRADE STATISTICS.
10. The Statistical Sub-department continued to expand, the staff being increased by two 3rd Grade and eight 5th Grade Clerks. A half-yearly return of total imports and exports was published in August and a similar return for the third quarter of the year in November. The fourth quarter will be included in the yearly return, which will give full details of origins and destinations as well as totals. From the 1st July, importers and exporters were required to give values in every case, the currencies of other countries being converted into local currency at the demand rate of the day. The values so obtained are converted monthly by the department into Sterling at the average demand rate for the month. The whole trade of the Colony can thus be expressed in terms immediately intelligible in Gold-standard Countries. From the 1st July, an attempt was also made to analyse transhipment cargo in the same detail as ordinary imports and exports. This was found to involve much extra labour to shipping companies with very indifferent...
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5. A large number of seizures were again made during the year as will be seen from Table IV. The amount of Raw Opium again. shows a decrease owing to steps taken to prevent re-exportation from the United Kingdom and the shortage of shipping.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF RAW OPIUM.
6. Tables V to VII show the details of the import and export of Raw Opium.
Thirty-seven chests of certificated Indian Opium were exported to Canton during the year and 4624 chests were exported to Shang- hai. The whole of the Persian Opium exported was forwarded to Formosa.
Uncertificated Opium was imported for the Government Mono- poly and the Macao Opium Farm.
SUGAR.
7. Tables VIII and IX show the details of the import of sugar during the year.
TOBACCO ORDINANCE.
8. The net revenue collected under the Tobacco Ordinance was $544,860.30. Details of this revenue are shown in Table X and the movements of all kinds of Tobacco are shown in Tahles XI, XII, XIII, and XIV.
There were no changes in the Tobacco Duties during the year under review.
IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION ORDINANCE.
9. Table XV shows the number of permits and other documents dealt with under this Ordinance.
TRADE STATISTICS.
10. The Statistical Sub-department continued to expand, the staff being increased by two 3rd Grade and eight 5th Grade Clerks. A half-yearly return of total imports and exports was published in August and a similar return for the third quarter of the year in November. The fourth quarter will be included in the yearly return, which will give full details of origins and destinations as well as totals. From the 1st July importers and exporters were required to give values in every case, the currencies of other countries being converted into local currency at the demand rate of the day. The values so obtained are converted monthly by the department into Sterling at the average demand rate for the month. The whole trade of the Colony can thus be expressd in terms im- mediately intelligible in Gold-standard Countries. From the 1st July an attempt was also made to analyse transhipment cargo in the same detail as ordinary imports and exports. This was found to involve much extra labour to shipping companies with very indiffer-
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