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1892, 28,751,050 gallons in 1893, and 43,314,254 in 1894. The importation of Sugar, mostly from the Hongkong refineries, was 247,894 piculs in 1892, 1,137,353 piculs in 1893, and 1,284,414 piculs in 1894. The value of machinery imported in 1892 was Tls. 231,937, in 1893 Tls. 651,453, in 1894 Tls. 1,029,670, and the returns for 1895 and 1896 are expected to show a very large increase. Trade in 1894 and 1895 was seriously hampered from various exceptional causes referred to under the heading of China.

The following table shows the export of Tea and Silk for six years:-

Tea--Black

Brick

Green

Silk

Wild

1889.... -piculs 366,757

260,426

189,932

53,803

9,514

Waste 45,470

Cocoons

8,297

1890...

283,819

231,215

196,474

39,699

12,708

39,639 5,954

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1891.

283,178

269,689

205,914

€0,743 8,925

41,186

7,325

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1892..

269,730

281,739

187,995

€1,160

9,173

39,864

3,316

11

1893....

281,339

353,910

234,072

57,674

6,034

40,628

6,887

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1894......

304,207 338,028 230,215

60,057

9,909

48,191 6,703

"

The import trade in Foreign Goods for 1894 may be summarised as follows :—

From Great Britain

Hk. Tls. 29,138,061

From Straits and Australia, Tls. 2,019,876

From Hongkong...

21,837,233

From British America

1,073,120

From India

19,929,092

From other Countries

135,046

From United States

8,866,727

From Chinese Ports

240,058

From Japan

7,713,566 5,968,152

Hk. Tls. 96,920,931

From Continent of Europe

Of the total an amount to the value of Haikwan Tls. 66,435,217 was re-exported ;. namely to the Yangtsze ports Hk. Tls. 32,983,075, to the Northern ports Hk. Tls. 21.428,258, to Ningpo and Southern ports Hk. Tls. 8,203,088, to Japan Hk. Tls. 1,371,087, to Russian Manchuria Hk. Tls. 957,227, to Hongkong Hk. Tls. 816,695, to Corea Hk. Tls. 415,017, to Great Britain Hk. Tls. 106,522, and to other Foreign Countries Hk. Tls. 154,248, leaving a balance for local consumption and stock of Hk. Tls. 30,485,714.

The following were the values of the principal classes of foreign goods imported:-- Cotton Goods. Tls. 28,723,358 Pepper

Tĺs. 451,030 Medicines 1 Is. 203,490

Cotton Yarn

11,299,784

Birds' Nests

377,106

Cardamons

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Opium

18,798,441

Sandalwood

371,185

Gunny Bags

...

194,482 182,512

Sugar...

6,456,504

Ginseng

265,913

Rattans...

176,254

Metals

5,216,893

Wine, Beer, Spirits

361,585

Clocks and Watches 171,179-

Kerosine Oil

4,494,062

Glass and G'ware

358,293

Flour

169,393

Coal

2,740,878

Soap...

...

342,320

Mushrooms

168,438

Woollen Goods...

2,657,298

Needles

297,142

Isinglass

166,568

Machinery

1,029,670

Timber

960,628

Dyes, Aniline

933,013

Tobacco and Cigars 268,321 Leather and L. Gds. 207,037 Sharks' Fins ... 227,536

Candles

*

160,649.

Ribbons...

151,526

Cement

...

139,197

Seaweed

€37,973

Fans

...

219,424

Sundries

5,754,945

Beche de Mer

508,554

Matches

498,523

Paper Indigo...

213,740

206,087 Total Hk. Tls. 96,920,931

Imports to the value of Tls. 1,066,453 were sent to the interior under Transit Passes; Metals, Kerosine, and Coal being the principal articles thus conveyed.

Native Produce to the value of Hk. Tls. 53,339,549 was imported in foreign vessels ; namely, from Yangtsze Ports, Tls. 31,921,140, from Northern Ports Tls. 11,270,559, from Southern Ports Tis. 10.147,850, almost all of which was re-exported, the net native imports amounting to Hk. Tls. 6,269,184.

The total values of Exports and Re-exports of Native Produce to Foreign Countries, Hongkong, and Chinese ports in 1894 were:-

Tls. 23,570,728 | Medicines

Silk

Tls. 1,205,527 | Nutgalls

Tl. 350,788

Silk Manufactures 8,150,836 | Cloth & Nank'ns ... 1,177,333 | Ground Nuts... 341,439 Tea

13,137,825 | Tobacco

Cotton, Raw...

9,163,945 Wax...

Rice

...

"

(Free)

2,110,739 | Hides and Horns 4,820,520 Seeds

"

Straw Braid ...

2,479,676 | Hemp

Wool

(Tribute)... 1,757,833 | Sugar

2,319,457 Oils (Vegetable)

Beans & Beancakes 1,836,152 | Tallow

Furs and Fur Rugs 1,704,769 Chinaware...

Paper Wheat

...

1,162,062 | Books, Printed 1,056,933 | Musk... 1,026,015 Fungus... 1,003,304 Grass Cloth

925,505 Lily Flowers 912,444 | Rhubarb ... 869,507 | Varnish

736,089

532.790

...

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1,333,466 Bristles

506,423

1,224,048 | Vicelli & Macaroni

396,951

...

...

China Root Sundries

...

***

328,182 326,332 311,521

***

289,174

...

279,087 252,670

216,922

164,972 4,430,292

Total Hk. Tls. 92,432,256