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The following table shows the junk trade of the for the year 1930 and 1921 :-
IMPORTS.
1920.
1921.
Junks.
? Omit
Foreign Trade, Local Trade,
Total,
Tons.
1,320,745 10,885
223,104 4,917
15,802 1,549,846
Judke.
13,742 5,495
Tons.
1,755,153 244,730
19,237 1,999,883
Imported 706,671 tons as under
Cattle, 1,607 bend,
Swine, 20,259 head,
Earth and Stones, General,
Tons.
211
1,172
23,078
682,210
mi senter
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OPIUM.
Two hundred and twenty-three (223) cheats of Persian opium were imported during the year. 223 chests were exported to Formosa.
Four hundred and thirty-five (435) chests of uncertificated Indian Opium were imported; 325 chests for the Macao opium farmer, and the remaining 120 chests for the government opium monopoly.
The table below shows the total imports and exports since
1913--
refer to
Stock in hand on
Jat January. Imported during
the year,
[921, 1920, 1918. 1018, 1917 1916 1915, 1914, 1013. Cheats Cheats, Chests. Chests. Chests Chests Cheats, Chests. Chests.
329 329 258 7994 977) 1,308) 2,256|| 4,5801: 5,560 8.58 1,525), 1,290 1,259 1,657 1,700 1,873 3,039, 9,1081 1,854) 1,543 2,058 2,634 3,009) 4,1294 7.040 14,6684
Total,......
987
Tota!............. 706,671
Boiled by Opinm
Farmer,
EXPORTS.
1920.
1921.
? Omit
Foreign Trade, f.......
Local Trade,
To, ......
Junks.
10,981
4,992
15,973 1,526,272
Tons.
1,297,138 229,134
Junks.
13,783 3,655
9,488
Tons.
1,736,583 253,516
1,990,099
Exported 1,947,170 tons as under:-
Kergine, 2,073,953 cases,........................
Rige and Paddy...................................................
Coal... General,
Tons.
7,809
457,094
257,821
464,446,
Tota!............1,247,170
F
36 667
Boiled by Govern-
ment, ++ Spurious Opium
destroyed.
2001 225 877 539 352
368! 340 413
18
17
19
Used locally.... Missing or stolen,
Sold to Govern-
mezit,
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Exported during
the year,
Total.........
518 1,297 837 1,265) 1,469 1,667
760 1,625 1,214 1,805 1,835 2.052 2,826
2.469
4,911 9,419
5,3834*10,088
Stock remaining on]
31st December...
226 329 329| 253 79940771 1.3084 2,386); 1,580)
Emigration and Immigration.
One hundred and fifty-six thousand and eleven (156,011) emigrants left Hongkong for various places during the year 1921, (105,258 in 1920). Of these, 98,382 were carried in British ships, and 57,629 in foreign ships.
One hundred and fifty-nine thousand and sixty-four (159,064) returning emigrants were reported to have been brought to Hongkong from the several places to which they had emigrater? either from this colony or from coast ports, as against 122,438 in 1920. Of these, 107,301 arrived in British ships, and 51,763 in foreign ships.
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