CO129-156 - Sir MacDonnell - 1872 [1-3] — Page 84

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supplies, brought forward at Government Sales in Calcutta,

For instance,

vary every year.

quantity of last year

consisted of 52,000 Chests;

whilst that for the current

year

is

of 42,900.

Advertised to consist bheats.

the said period

exportations

of live

During years

the ese

from

this

place, in foreign

bottoms, comprise as follows: To Shanghai which is a

treaty

port, 81,549 bheats, or 85,110 piculs of Opium; to the other treaty-ports

on

the coast

of China, and Formosa, 24,500

chests

or 28,200

piculs; to Canton

1,500 Chests

or 1,780 piculs; to Macao 20,000 chests, or 24,396

piculs; to Manila and Saigon, 100 Chests or 120 piculs; and

10,000 Chests

to California and Australia, or 12,000 piculs, boiled and prepared

after being

here under license from the Colonial Government. Thus the total exportations

aggregate 138,779 chests, or 152,730 piculs of Opium

Deducting

the aforesaid

total of exportations from the

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33 supplies, brought forward at Government Sales in Calcutta, For instance, vary every year. quantity of last year consisted of 52,000 Chests; whilst that for the current year is of 42,900. Advertised to consist bheats. the said period exportations of live During years the ese from this place, in foreign bottoms, comprise as follows: To Shanghai which is a treaty port, 81,549 bheats, or 85,110 piculs of Opium; to the other treaty-ports on the coast of China, and Formosa, 24,500 chests or 28,200 piculs; to Canton 1,500 Chests or 1,780 piculs; to Macao 20,000 chests, or 24,396 piculs; to Manila and Saigon, 100 Chests or 120 piculs; and 10,000 Chests to California and Australia, or 12,000 piculs, boiled and prepared after being here under license from the Colonial Government. Thus the total exportations aggregate 138,779 chests, or 152,730 piculs of Opium Deducting the aforesaid total of exportations from the
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6 33 supplies, brought forward at Government Sales in Calautta, For instance, vary every year. quantity of last year che consisted of 52,000 Chests; whilst that for the current year is of 42,900. A dvertised to consist bheats. the said period exportations 4 of live During years the ese from this place, in foreign bottoms, comprise as follows: To Shanghai which is a treaty port, 81, 549 bheats, or 85, 110 piculs of Opium; to the other breaky-ports ow the coast of China, and Formova, 24,500 bhests or 28,200 1.500 Chests or prauls; to Canton 1780 piauls to Maxas 20, boo bhests, or 24,396 pisuls; to Manila and Saigon, boo Chests or 120 pieuls; and 10,000 Chests to California and Australia, or 12,000 peauls, boiled and prepared after being here under lisense from the Colonial Government. Thus the total exportations aggregate 138,779 bheate, 152, 730 piouls of Opin Dedueting بک Or the aforesaid total of exportations from the
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supplies, brought forward at Government Sales in Calautta,

For instance,

vary every year.

quantity of last year

che

consisted of 52,000 Chests;

whilst that for the current

year

is

of 42,900.

A

dvertised to consist bheats.

the said period

exportations

4

of live

During years

the ese

from

this

place, in foreign

bottoms, comprise as follows: To Shanghai which is a

treaty

port, 81, 549 bheats, or 85, 110 piculs of Opium; to the other breaky-ports

ow

the coast

of China, and Formova, 24,500

bhests

or 28,200

1.500 Chests

or

prauls; to Canton

1780 piauls to Maxas 20, boo bhests, or 24,396

pisuls; to Manila and Saigon, boo Chests or 120 pieuls; and

10,000 Chests

to California and Australia, or 12,000 peauls, boiled and prepared

after being

here under lisense from the Colonial Government. Thus the total exportations

aggregate 138,779 bheate, 152, 730 piouls of Opin

Dedueting

بک

Or

the aforesaid

total of exportations from the

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