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on the 22nd, and will endeavour to

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III. HAIRAN ISLAND.

11. Establishment of Janmanese Consulate.. It is

reported that a Japanese Consulate has been established

in Hainan- Mr. Tadashi Hasatani, formerly in the

Japanese Embassy in Berlin, is said to have been appointed

to the post.

12. Beonomie Development.

Mesere. Vehikawa, of the

Formosa Development Company, and Doi of Fukudai Koshi

were reported on February 18th to have arrived in Hainan

on a visit of inspection, and to be the first unofficial

travellers admitted, but no plans have yet been divulged.

Hoihow is reported already to have electric light, but

The shoals extend so far that harbour

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terworks.

development is reported to be almost hopeless.

13 Imported Labour It appears to be thought that,

if labour is needed in Hainan for reclamation work, the

inchuans afford the most promising material. The Nanyo

Khatsu Kaisha has apparently found († in the Mandated

Isles) that Inchuans cost the company Y80 for opening

up one cho (11,861 square yards) of cane field.

14.

Misharies. The Taihoku Provincial Government

and the Formosa Development Company have each recently

been studying independently the opening up of new

fishing grounds. They have now joined hands, and are

to send the Government vessel, "Shichisei Mara", on a

cruise of investigation of the fisheries off Hainan

Island and French Indo-China- They will call at the

ports in Japanese occupation, and present their catch té

the Army.