CO129-443 - Governor Sir May - 1917 [7-9] — Page 62

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South China receive their staple food supplies of rice and other grain from ́ism, Indo-China, Central and North China Rice, Pigs and Cattle come from Haiphong, Pakhoi and Hoihow; from orth 56

Ching come Cil and oil producing commodities, and Deancake in large quantities for fertilining the crops in South Chins; Mapa which brin, kice from Siam and Indo-Chine carry coolis paszen in great numbers from Amoy and Swatow to Singapore and Bangkok to meet the labour requirements of the Straits and Cian. Coolie labour is a pressing and constant need for the plantations and tin miner in the Streite Settlements producing essential require-> ments for Great Britain and her Allies, while in Sin the Chinese immigrants are an important element in the organisation producing the large exports of Rice to both Hon kong and Singapore. Importa require the exchange of exports, and export traffic is essential to maintain the balance of trade and to provide transport for transit trade and for the manufactured produce of the Colony.

6. The industries of the Colony are already mulforthe

for lack of material, and provision should be made for maintenance) of supplies for the Shipbuilding and Engineering ostabľistrzon tė and Repairing Decks. for the Sugar Refineries, Cement and 1opé orks, and Industries in general. longrong indusàries dapenų largely on materials from overses, drawing supplies from Great Britain, Canada and the United States as well as from nearer points in the Far East which provide such raw products ae Mar, Hemp, Timber in part, tone.

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Oversea service is also emential for the mainten ance of the import and export business with Great Prite in which occupies a leading place in the trade of the Colony, and eleg India, including Calcutta, Colombo, and Bombay with rich peopl trade is established.

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Hongkong, is a financial contre as

centre and British credit in Honkon; and the "Far

on the maintenance of the established British bradės

of Hongkong and the bar most generally.

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The Government Revenues and

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