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rich, having little profitable outlet for their surplus productions; their available funds are, therefore, soon absorbed, and the heavy land tax imposed upon the population is much felt, and more so, doubtless, since its collection in money instead of in kind, as formerly. Latterly there has been some slight improvement in the export trade of the port. The chief articles of import are cotton and woollen manufactures. The principal

The principal exports are coal, tea, camphor, rice, vegetable wax, tobacco, and dried fish. There are several very productive coal mines on the islands near Nagasaki, of which the Takasima mine, which is under European management, is the most important. It is believed that one vast coal-field exists under the sea running from the peninsula of Nomo towards Matsushima and Hirado, and when this field is entered by safe means, through the overlying islands, an enormous extent of coal will be available. The Miike coal mines come next to the Takasima in importance. The net output of the Takashima mines in 1881 was 226,107 tons, that of the Miike mine 171,416 tons.

The value of the foreign import trade of Nagasaki during the year 1881 was $1,001,822 as compared with $1,278,066 in 1880, and that of the foreign export trade, $2,381,605 as against $2,297,591 in 1880. Coal is the staple article of export. There is a small direct trade between Nagasaki and Korea, the value of the exports thither in 1881 amounting to $126,900 and that of the imports from Korea to $225,325.

The population of Nagasaki in 1876 was 47,412. The number of foreign residents, as given in the Consular report for 1881, was 832, of whom 599 were Chinese, 98 British, 41 American, and the rest of various nationalities. A small foreign weekly paper entitled the Rising Sun is published in the port.

DIRECTORY.

Consul-J. C. Hall

Assistant-H. A. C. Bonar

Constable-S. F. Lawrence

FRANCE.

Consulates.

GREAT BRITAIN.

DENMARK.

Consul-J. C. Smith

SWEDEN AND NORWAY.

H.B.M.'s Consul in charge of Swedish and

Norwegian interests-J. C. Hall

NETHERLANDS.

Consul-A. Reddelien

H.B.M.'s Consul in charge of French in-

terests-J. C, Hall

GERMANY.

Consul-H. Iwersen

AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

Acting Consul-J. C. Hall

ITALY.

Acting Consul-P. Ruuine

SPAIN.

BELGIUM.

H.B.M.'s Consul in charge of Spanish in- Acting Consul-H. Iwersen

terests J. C. Hall

UNITED STATES.

Consul-Gen. A. C. Jones

Hon. Vice-Consul-W. G. Furber

Marshal-Rodney H. Powers

RUSSIA.

Consul-P. Rumine

PORTUGAL.

Consul T. B. Glover

CHINA.

Consul-U Tsing (absent)

Acting Consul-Shên Toh

Japanese Interpreter-Choy Zun Tah

Government Departments.

IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT DOCKYARD. Watanabe, director

Midzutani, manager

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

D. G. H. Colton Salter

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