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HUE.

MERCHANTS, &c.

VINH.

Rouzaud, merchant, and agent Messa- (PROVINCES DE NHEAN AND HATNIH.)

geries Maritimes

Gabarrou, merchant

Bigler,

Gassier, proprietor hot 1

do.

Lebrun, merchant

Escaude,

do.

Rideau,

do.

Claude,

do.

Ruchetty, mecanicien

THANH HOA.

Résident-R. Bonnal

Chancelier-E. Bonetain

Payeur Adjoint de Trésorerie-P. Retif Commis des Douanes-Boutounet, chef

de bureau

Préposés Auxiliaire-Bringuier

Commandant la 7e Région, lére. Brigade

-Col. P. Barberet

Résident C. Lernire

Chancelier-B. de Leschaun

Commis-Simoné, Dussau

Inspecteur de la Garde Civils--Jacquet Postes and Telegraphes-Bonnet

id.

Hatinh-Lecroux

Roze, agent Service subventionne des correspondences Fluviales du Tonkin

DONG-HOI.

Vice-Résident-C. Adamolle

Commis-P. Doucet

Commis des Postes and Telegraphes-J.

Dujautieur

A. Hermet, merchant

PHU-LANG-THUONG.

Payeur Adjoint de Trésorerie-C. E. N.

Boucher

Lieutenant-Colonel, Deuxième Brigade-

Tadieu

TOURANE

This port is situated about 40 miles south-east of Hué. Tourane has a fine harbour capable of giving shelter to any amount of shipping. The trade of the port is entirely in the hands of the Chinese. The exports consist mostly of sugar, silk, betelnuts, and oil; the imports of rice, piece goods, &c. The trade is chiefly with Hongkong. Rice is imported from Haiphong, Hai Duong, and Namdinh. Coal mines have been opened here, but the quality proved rather disappointing, though it is believed that deeper workings would yield better mineral.

QUINHON.

Quinhon was opened to foreign trade upon the conclusion of the treaty between France and Annam, signed in March, 1874. It is situated on the coast of Annam in about lat. 13 deg. 54 min. N., long. 109 deg. 02 min. E. The entrance to the port is obstructed by a bar, which may be crossed, however, by any vessel with a draught not exceeding 16 to 16 feet. The chief articles of export are salt, silk, crapes, beans, arachide oil and cakes, sugar, etc. The population of the province is one million. The country is well cultivated, and the commercial prospects of the port are im- proving every year. A considerable trade is carried on, chiefly with Hongkong, Haiphong, Saigon, Singapore, and Bangkok. The trade is at present chiefly in the hands of the Chinese, but there are a few European merchants established in Quinhon. A French Resident and a body of troops are stationed there.