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NINGPO.

are fifteen feet wide at the summit, and twenty-two at the base. Access is obtained to the town by six gates. A large moat commences at the north gate and runs along the foot of the wall for about three miles on the landward side, until it stops at what is called the Bridge Gate. The main street runs from east to west. One of the peculiarities of the place is a number of walls built across various portions of the city, for the purpose of preventing the spread of fires. Several of the streets are spanned by arches erected in memory of distinguished natives. Ningpo has been celebrated as possessing the fourth library of Chinese works, in point of numbers, which existed in the empire. It was owned by a family who resided near the south gate. The site occupied by the foreign residences is on the north bank of the river. The population of Ningpo is estimated at 240,000.

The trade at Ningpo has never been large. This is owing to a considerable extent, doubtless, to the proximity of Shanghai. The net quantity of Opium imported in 1885 was 7,866 piculs, as compared with 7,542 piculs in 1884. Of Tea, there were 168,462 piculs exported in 1885, and 156,742 in 1884; Cotton, 6,434 piculs in 1885, and 9,574 piculs in 1884. The total value of the trade of the port was Tls. 12,481,097 in 1885; and Tls. 11,422,389 in 1884.

DIRECTORY.

Consulates.

門衙事領國英大

Da Ing-Koh Ling-te-ngô-meng.

GREAT BRITAIN.

Consul-William M. Cooper

Assistant-William Holland

Post Office Agent--W. Holland

Constable-J. Deas

FRANCE.

Agent for Consul General-W. M. Cooper

HUNG* Da-me Ling-ze-ngô meng.

Consul-

UNITED STATES,

PJphía A Data Ling-ze-ngô meng.

GERMANY.

Acting Vice-Consul-

DENMARK.

Vice-Consul-W. M. Cooper

AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

Consul-W. M. Cooper

門衙事領威瑙威瑞大

Da-sae-whe nau-way Ling-ze-ngô-meng. SWEDEN AND NORWAY.

Acting Vice-Consul-M. S. Perry

門衙事領蘭荷大

Da-cho-lan Ling-ze-ngô-meng.

N&THERLANDS.

Acting Consul-Julius Hartmann

Imperial Maritime Customs.

Che Hae-kwan.

Commissioner-F. Kleinwachter

Assistants-F. J. Smith, R. S. Yorke, O.

Tiberii

Medical Officer-C. C. De Burgh Daly

Tidesurveyor and Harbour Master —A.

Kliene

Assistant Examiner T. Macphail

Examiner J. W. Burke

Tide-waiters-F. Haughton, W. E. South- cott, J. H. J. Susemihl, J. T. Truby, W. Boad, H. G. Holst

CHINHAI STATION.

Assist. Tidesurveyor-T. J. Ballard

LIGHT KEEPERS.

Tiger Island-Ku Ah-hsiao and two assis-

tants

Square Island-Chen Chang-yung and

three assistants

Tshung-bu-wong.

TAOTAI'S POLICE.

Controller and Magistrate-J. C. Watson

Sergeant-John Willis

Interpreter-Chu

Constables-10 Chinese