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Imports to the amount of Hk. Tls. 9,033,425 were re-exported to foreign countries; namely, to Japan (including Formosa), Tls. 964,771, to America Tls. 4,444,741, to Russian Manchuria Tls. 1,136,234, to Hongkong Tls. 866,696, to Corea Tls. 938,383, to other countries Tls. 682,600.

The following were the values of imports from foreign countries in 1896, exclusive of re-exports to foreign countries:-

Cotton Goods

.Hk. Tls. 79,243,431

Matches

Hk. Tls. 2,099,610

Opium.....

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28,651,592 Machinery

"

2,064,441

Rice....

15,021,979 Bêche de Mer and Seaweed

"

1,641,263

Metals...

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9,759,134 Ginseng

"

1,619,527

Kerosine Oil

"

9,083,321 Aniline Dyes

1,546,100

Sugar

11

7,001,631 Flour

"

1,505,653

Woollen Goods..

5,363,143 Sundries

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31,321,119

Coal...

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3,539,804

Fish & Fishery Products

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3,128,246

Total... .202,589,994

The foreign goods re-exported to foreign countries, exclusive of those to Corea, consisted of Cotton Goods Tls. 1,994,640, Formosan Tea Tls. 4,901,392, Coal Tls. 335,749, Metals Tls. 186,097, Opium Tls. 229,651, Sundries Tls. 1,385,896.

The Exports to foreign countries, exclusive of re-export of foreign goods consisted in 1896 of

Silk

Tea

Silk Piece Goods

Cotton, Raw

.Hk. Tls. 31,671,540 Paper

...Hk. Tls. 1,858,000

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30,156,886 Firecrackers & Fireworks.. 10,417,795 China and Earthenware...

5,017,899 Sugar

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1,827,580

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1,628,340

1,477,728

Strawbraid.......

Beans and Beancake

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3,907,242 Wool.....

1,448,471

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3,880,947 Tobacco

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1,445,084

Fur Skins and Rugs......

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Mats and Mattings

2,644,989 Provisions and Vegetables 2,533,881 Sundries

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1,314,977

39

25,837,194

Clothing, Boots & Shoes

2,088,482

39

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1,924,386

Total.........131,081,421

Hides and Horns

Goods to the value of Tls. 25,541,623 were conveyed to, and to the value of Tls. 7,562,863 were brought from, the interior under transit passes.

The gross Coast trade in vessels of foreign build amounted to Tls. 231,270,967 outward, and Tls. 262,201,163 inward, the net native imports (that is goods not re-exported) at the Treaty Ports being TIs. 86,488,288, and the exports to Treaty Ports Tls. 62,074,964.

The total carrying trade foreign and coastwise was divided amongst the different flags as under (the Russian including tea carried overland via Kiakhta):—

Percentages Tonnage Duties

Entries and Clearances

Tonnage

Values

British.......

19,711

21,847,082

Tls. 463,828,496

65*23

59.63

German

2,090

1,945,019

"

43,612,012

6.81

7.94

Swedish and Norwegian

1,126

870,173

26,003,821

2'60

3:17

"

Japanese

546

565,992

*

14,667,137

1'69

1-79

French..

427

434,415

13,752,485

1:30

2.31

"

Danish..

333

171,826

2,140,602

*51

•31

American

143

165,578

""

3,523,934

*49

*86

Russian

66

113,656

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4,502,073

*34

1:49

Austrian

24

59,372

"

2,302,230

18

'64

Dutch

38

53,238

"

515,027

*16

*09

Other Countries

22

13,214

"

231,396

'04

•19

Chinese

15,969

7,251,292

"

270,131,182

21.65

21.58

40,495 33,490,857

Tls. 845,210,395

100'00

100'00

The vessels entered and cleared in 1896 were made up of 31,452 Steamers of 32,358,375 tons, and 9,043 Sailing Vessels of 1,132,482 tons.

The Imperial Maritime Customs revenue for the same year amounted to Haikwan Taels 22,579,366, and was derived from

Foreign Native

Total

Imports Exports Coast T'de Opium Duty. Duty. Duty. Duty. 5,313,181 6,372,828

Opium Tnage Transit Lekin:

Dues. Dues.

575,676 1,223,095

3,252,820

557,803

886,492 1,909,727

398,016 762,499

666,939

53,223

6,199,673 8,282,555 973,692 1,975,594 3,919,769 611,026 617,067

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