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Four hundred and three (403) chests of Persian opium were imported during the year, and 366 chests were exported to Formosa. Eight hundred and fifty six (856) chests of uncertificated Indian opium were imported: 456 chests for the Government Monopoly, and the remaining 400 chests for the Macao Opium Farmer.
The table below shows the total imports and exports since 1910:-
1915. 1917. 1816. 1015. 1914. 1913. 1912. 1911. 1910, Chesca. Chests. Chests Chests. Chests, Chests, Chests. Chests. Chests.
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EXPORTA.
The corresponding figures relating to ships of European type
of construction, exporting cargo and shipping bunker coal are as follows:-
74
1917.
1918,
Increase.
u
Decrease.
1 4 Toonage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage.
Stock in hand on 1st January, Imported during
the year,
7991 977 1,809
1,259 1,657 1,706
2,2661 1,5801 5,580 7,587 7,123 4,509 1,873 3,059 9,1081 12,86121,286 31,748
Steamers, ...... 9,571 6,139,214 3,832 4,862,038
River Steamers, 4,163 2,415,846 3,057 2,028,085
DEL
239 1,277,176
496 387,761
Sailing Tools,
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3
7,306
9
7,396
Pr
Farmer,
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Total,....... 2,058 2,694 3,0094 4,1201 7.640 14,668119,948428,409 56,252
Boiled by Opiam
Boiled by Govern.
ment,
Spurions Opium
destroyed,..., Missing or stolen, Exported during
the year,
—
2,469 4,911 9,419 13,264 20,061 28,338
Tolal.... 7,724 $,555,060 | 6,992|| 6,997,315|
#
7,390 733 1,664,937
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36
667
1,113 761 782
539 352 365
340
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3
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17
19
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2
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14
+
2
9
Deduct Increase ---- ---
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Net Decrease, ...********
110
3 7.396
782 1,657,541
Exported 2,617,464 tons including River Trade as compared with 2,614,331 tous in 1917.
.........1,26641,469 1,867
Total........ 1,8061 1,886 2,082
Stock remaining on
31st December..... 268 | 790) | 977)
2,828 5,383 10,088 14,388120,822 29,129
1,508,2561 1,580|| 5,560 | 7,587
7,129
IMPORTS.
The number and tonnage of ships of European type construc- tion carrying cargo for import and transit compared with 1917 are as follows:
1917.
1918.
Increase.
Decrease.
No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage.
2
8,570 6,147,054 3,337 4,864,643 | Steamers. Rivor Steamers, 4,131 2,416,387 3,660 2,028,574 Sailing Vessels,
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239 1,282,411
:
471 387,718
9,205
6 13,486
+
10,261
Total... 7,709 8,566,648 7,003 | 6,906,783
Net Decrease,.......
I
1917.
118.
Intruse, Decrease.
Stra.
Bunker Coal.
Strs.
Bunker Coal.
Str.
Bunker Coal.
Stre
Bunker Coal
Steamers,
3,571
River Steamers, 4,153
407,395 $,332 357,109
70,582 | 8,657
53"
50,386
59,322
406 24,260
Total.... 7,72
JH3,977 6,989
40,431
735 74,546
Nel Decrease......
735 74,546
The River Trade, compared with 1917 is shown in the following Table:—
Year.
Imports.
Exports.
Passengers.
10,281 704 1,070,124
1017
391,555
392,472
1,715,317
1018
700 1,659,868
362,146
300,458
1,410,400
444
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