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(B.) Drawn from bank for Customs maintenance-

I-From August 1990 to December 31, 1903 II. From January 1, 1904, to July 25, 1904;---

(a.) Office allowance

(b.) 7/10 tonnage dues

(C) Balance to be accounted for by Russo-Chinese Bank

Transferred to Russian Government account. April 1908, for Shanhaikuan-Newchwang-Hsinnin- tun Railway

Inland Steam Navigation collection :---- August 1900 to December 31, 1903

January 1904 to July 25, 1904

Balance in the Russo-Chinese Bank

Hk. Taels

m. c. c.

Hk. Taels П, c. c.

37,529

2 4

1,577 5 9

379,793 1 7 0

53,666 6 6 0 1,628 4 1 0

435,088 2 4 Q

[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]

CHINA RAILWAYS.

CONFIDENTIAL.

393

1 24463 [April 24.]

JUL 07

SECTION

2,445,815 4 0 0

[13149]

(No. 66.)

1,385,240 9 3 1

9

9

a a

39,106 8 1 8

1,424,347 7 ? 9 1,021,467 6 2

2,445,815 4 0 0

No. 1.

Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received April 24.)

(Telegraphic.) P.

CANTON-KOWLOON Railway loan.

Peking, April 23, 1907.

The Chinese Minister in London was instructed by telegram on the 18th instant,

so the Wai-wu Pu have informed me in writing, to sign and seal the bonds of the above loan.

I have repeated this telegram to his Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong.

(D.) Li-kin collection:--

From August 1900 to December 31, 1908 January 1, 1904, to July 25, 1904- Inward Outward

Transferred to Administration account as soon as

paid into bauk

Payments from August 1900 to December 31, 1903..

#1

11

January 1, 1904, to July 25, 1904 Allowance to Chinese clerks and shupan

Paid from Administration account..

Balance

Note, The sum of 4,961 Hk. taels issued in war time

allowance by the Russian Civil Administration to Customs Staff from March 1, 1904, to July 1904, is not included in the above figures, because there is no means of ascertaining from what funds it was paid.

NATIVE CUSTOMS.

(A.) L-Amount collected from August 1000 to Decem-

ber 31, 1203

··

II.--From January 1, 1904, to July 25, 1904 :-

Import duty

Export duty

Coast trade

Tonnage dues

Opium tax

Salt tax

Inward li-kin

Outward li-kin

Registration fee

581,442 0 4 6

41,067 7 4 5 28,291 1 6 1

:

24,017 0 1 42,457 0 1 1 18,661 ຄ 5 1

8,850 5

0 8 32,626 4 7 6,086 3 * 19,273 8 3 6 13.242 3 9 8 18,800 0 0

09,358 9 0 6

650,800 9 ¿ 2

11,100 0 {} 0

420 0 0 0

11,520 0 { 0

639,280 9 5

2

1,576,672 2 6 0

184,014 0 9 4

1,760,686 3 5 4

Unknown.

(B.) Drawn from bank for Native Customs maintenance.. (Accounts are in the possession of the Russian

Civil Administration.)

(C.) Estimated balance to be accounted for by the

Russo-Chinese Bank

Unknown.

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