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GEOGRAPHICAL and STATISTICAL.

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There is no separate record of the exports to Hongkong prior to 1843. By the terms of the commercial treaty signed on August 29, 1842, between the plenipo- tentiaries of the Queen of Great Britain and the Emperor of China, five ports of the empire were opened to European trade. The five ports comprised those of Canton, Amoy, Foochow foo, Ningpo, and Shanghai. To these five ports were subsequently added six others--namely, Swatow, Tientsin, Chefoo, Hankow, Kiukiang, and Chinkiang.

The duties received in 1861, at all the open ports, amounted to Taels 7,845,364.9.7.2. During the year, 1865, they amounted to Taels 8,297,275.3.7.8., showing an increase in the revenue of Taels 451,910.4.0.6., as per following table:---

Shanghai, Canton,

Swatow,...

Amoy,

Foochow,

Duties collected in the ports open to foreign flags, in 1865, and 1864.

PORTS.

COAST

IMPORT EXPORT | OPIUM TONNAGE TRADE 1865. 1864. DUTY. DUTT. DUTY. DUES. DUTIES. TOTAL. TOTAL.

Taels. Tuels. Taels. Taels. 563,175 521,050| 783,457| 120,019|

Taels. Taels. Taels.

94,1712,083,874 2,042,330 14,666 843,892 727,889 42,617 346 064 355,183) 27,897 471,978 474,909 38,3091,638,032 1,601,259 6,563 94.270 47,851 37.159 383,725 395,323 4.262 96.295 943,436 1,289,619 2,651 47,457 614.369 629,186) 3,400 10,908 20,337 30,048 10,849 20,738 213,514 228,920

4,039 5,178

230,532 576 469|

22,223

167,295 112 274}

23,876

244,999 167 318|

31,762

218,187 1,361,102

20,433

Formosa,

42,152 42 791

2,762

Ningpo, ...

78,054 252,848

15,634

Hankow,

697 842,181|

Kiukiang,

67 564,192

Chinkiang,

6.029

Chefoo, ...

40,648

95,113

Tientsin,

...

Newchang,

76,164 70,118 54,639| 166,316 8,152 102,913 43,446

+4

Haikwau Taels,... 1,664,112 4,698,923 1,069,383 269,095 507.0688,208,5828,138,102 Add Transit Dues at Shanghai,

62,909 358,023 210,849 7,374 167,064 104,729)

82,966 39,042

Do. Do.

Foochow, Chinkiang,

4,167

Nil.

558

Nil.

Total 1865,.

8,297,275

In 1864,

1,463,5784,450,202 913,564 293,1801,017,575| 1,017,575

8,177,144

The chief articles exported from Shanghai are tea, silk, and cotton. Subjoined are the quantities of the different kinds of tea exported to various countries from China, for the years 1864, and 1865, after returns published by the Imperial Maritime Customs.

GREEN TEA,

Great Britain,

United States of America,

Hongkong and Coast Ports,

Australia.

H

Channel for orders,

Continent,

Montreal,

Java.

India,

+

Sundry Ports,

BLACK TEA.

1864.

1865.

1864.

1865.

Piculs. 781,033

752,168

87.295

89.318

74.729

65,768

63,320

110 799

44.902

59.487

8,813

"

12,383

...

:

:.

:

65.483

72,846

745

39

***

12,005

20,108

138

**

3,180

113

1,795

J2

1,922

932

14,961

329 15,026

4,498

3.713

:

29

"J

7,017

5.029

576

Total,......... Picula. 990,221

984.662

177,643

785

228,679

* From the duties collected in Hankow have to be deducted the amount paid by Drawback certicate in 1884, Taels 331,780.

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