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GOOD S.

Aseum-

Taipo to Hongkong and back distance 13 miles.

Eight Junka carrying an average of 100 picule

Each voyage takes 9 days or 3 voyage a month.

The total amount of cargo carried is 4,500 picula

a month C .10 per picul or $1.70 per ton.

ing all this at the highest third class normal

classification and assuming it carried at a cent

per picul per mile, the normal rate would be 45

cents which we can easily double and assuming we

carried two-thirds of the traffic we get amount of tons 3,000 by 12

= 2,118 @ .90 = $1,907 17.. allowing a little for loading and unloading etc.,

we can place one-third of this to be due to

special rates and divide as follows $1,275 to

Chinese and $632 British credit.

Ton Miles,

$27,530.00.

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