SHANGHAI.
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If we exclude Japan and the other Treaty ports we find that ninety-three per cent. of the Imports were from Great Britain and her Colonies. Imports to the value of Tls. 955,431 only were sent to the interior under Transit Passes.
The values of the Exports were-Silk, Haikwan Tls. 20,754,541; Tea, Haikwaŋ Tls. 8,922,123; Sundries, Haikwan Tls. 25,335,235; a total of Haikwan Tls. 55,011,899. Of this amount there was sent to
Great Britain
Continent of Europe
United States ...
Japan
Other Foreign Countries
•
++
Hongkong and Chinese Ports...
**
+
During the year there entered and cleared—
•
...
J
Tls. 12,285,0 2
8,3-2,607
4,694,524
1,232,876
1,708,947
26,707,923
Steamers
Sailing Vessels
3,021
1,227
4,248
Tonnage Tonnage
Of which 95 entrances and 224 clearances were in ballast. divided amongst the different flags as under :-
Hk. Tls. 55,011,899
2,559,455 402,127
2,961,582
The total tonnage was
British
Chinese
American...
Japanese
French
German
...
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***
*+
...
***
***
Ti
44.87 per cent.
37.60
4.53
...
4.5
JJ
3.93
"
2.64
2.28
JJ
Other Countries
Or, if we exclude the Chinese, seventy-two per cent. of the remainder was under the British flag. The total Customs Revenue for the year was Haikwan Tls. 3,500,611, consisting of
Import Duties
Exports Duties
Coast Trade Duties Tonnage Dues
Transit Dues
...
44
+
+
***
4
Tls. 2,384,638
771,123
1:8,625
134,651
31,574
Hk. Tls. 3,500,611
Of the Imports at all the Treaty ports from foreign countries sixty-seven per cent. passe through Shanghai, and of the Exports forty-two per cent.; more than half of of the whole trade thus belonging to "the commercial metropolis of China.”
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