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The following Table shows the Junk Trade of the Colony for the years 1919 and 1920 :-

IMPORTS.

1919.

1920.

Omrit.

ye

Foreign Trade, Local Trade,

Junka, ***... 10,358 ------4,886

Tons. 1,248,389 206,326

Junks. 10,885 4,917

Tons, 1,320,745 223,101

Totsi,

15,089 1,454,715

15,802

1,543,846

Imported 559,888 tons as under :—

Cattle, 1,914 head,

Swine, 18,397 head,

General,

Earth and Stones,

Tons.

224

1,082

547,747

20,835

Total............. 569,888

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OPIOM.

Five hundred and twelve and a half (512) chests of Persian Opium and 112 cheats of Turkish opium were imported during the year; 2 chests of Persian Opium were exported to London, 510 chests to Formosa, and 100 cheats of Turkish opium to Formosa; 3 chests used for Medical purposes by A. S. Watson & Co., Ltul. of Hongkong.

Nine hundred and one (901) chests of uncertificated Indian Opium were imported; 576 chests for the Macao Opium Farmer, of which 226 chests exported by Tai Seng, the Old Farmer, and 350 chests by Lee Song, the Now Farmer, from July to December, 1920: F) chests for Kobe; and the remaining 225 chesta for the Govern- ment Opium Monopoly.

The table below shows the total imports and exports since 1912-

Stock in band an

1030. 1016. 191S. 1017, 1916. 1975, 1974, 1913. 1813. Chesta ¿Chests, Chests, Cheste Chests, Chosts., Chests. Chesto, Chestr.

7901

9774 1,9091| 2,2601| 1,5801) 3,600 | 7,587

1,525|| 1,90 1,259 1,657 1,708 1,873 3,059 9,1084:12,3614

1st January. ... 320 253 Imported during

the year,

Total.................] 1,854)| 1,549 | 2,0584|2,031|| 3,009)| 4,129|| 5,640 (14,068||19,9451 Boiled by Opin

Fatzer, cases Bolled by Govern-

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EXPORTS.

ment,

Spurions

225 377 599 352 365

36 667 1,113

340 413

+

Opium

destroyed,

33

17

19

1919.

1920.

Csal locally...HO

| *

Kiming or stolen.

2

A

Junks.

Omst.

“Twign-Trade, ........ 10,357 Local Trade, strana 4,823

Tons.

1,849,744 211,483

Junka.

10,981 .4,992

Tons.

1,297,138 229,134

Exported during

Ea year,...| 1,2974|

74

Total,

15,180

1,561,232

15,998

1,526,272

Stock awiting on $191 December.......

329

Exported 709,961 tons as under-

Kerosine, 1,129,477 cases,............

Rice and Paddy........................... Coal.......... General,

Tons,

40,604

59,769

286.799

372,599

Total 709,761

887 1.2851,400 3,687 2,469 4.901 9,419 |13,2047

Total...................... 1,595|| 1,214 (1,9054 1,835 2,093

820 253 7991 977) 1,303) 2,250|| 4.5801 6,580

Emigration and Immigration.

One hundred and five thousand two hundred and fifty-eight (105,258) emigrants left Hongkong for various places during the year 1920, (59,969 in 1919). Of these, 70,234 were carried in British ships, and 35,024 in Foreigo ships.

One hundred and twenty-two thousand four hundred and thirty- eight (122,438) returning emigrants were reported to have been brought to Hongkong from the several places to which they had

2,826 | 5,389||10,088 |14,88%||

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