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Net Imports from Foreign Countries. 1908... Hk. Tls, 394,505,478 1909...

418,158,467 1910...

462,964,894 1910 equals at

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CHINA

Net Exports to Foreign Countries. Hk. Tls. 276,660,403 338,992,814 380,833,328

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Total of Foreign trade.

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Net Imports of Native Goods

Hk. Tls. 671,165,881 Hk. Tls. 178,544,248

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757,150,881 843,798,222

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201,243,409 184,349,563

Ex. 1.49, Mex. $689,817,692 Mex. 8567,441,659 Mex. 81,257,259,351 Mex. $274,680,849 Ex. 2s. 8d., €62,331,471

£51,273,654

£113,605,125

£24,819,980 The following was the net value of commodities imported direct from and exported direct to Foreign Countries in 1910. These figures do not include the trade carried on with neighbouring countries in Chinese junks, which does not come within the control of the Foreign Customs :--

Hongkong

Japan (including Formosa)

Great Britain

Imports Exports

Hk. Tls. 171,465,974 108,722,925

Totals 280,188,899

76,755,559 61,605,864

138,361,423

70,949,137 18,703,350

89,652,187

Russia, Siberia and Russian Pacific Ports United States of America

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16,046,743 45,961,937

62,008,680

24,799,494 32,288,831

37,088,325

British India...

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43.958,226

4,534,619

48,492,845

France

2,760,932

38,829,532

41,590,464

Germany

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21,367,718

13,341,917

34,709,665

Belgium.

11.550,686

6,540,96

18,091,646

Straits Settlements.

8,308,521

5,618,309 13,926,830

Macao

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7,411,383

4,657,317

12,668,700

Italy

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507,627

10,826,568

11,334,195

Turkey, Persia, Egypt, Aden, etc.

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109,935

8,685,859

8,795,794

Netherlands

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1,198,271

7,183,700

8,391,971

French Indo-China....

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5,981,010

2,111,912

8,092,922

Dutch Indies...........

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5,756,050 1,432,563

7,188,613

Korea

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2,382,113 2,629,433

5,011.546

Canada, Australia, S. Africa..

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1,813,684 2,226,088

4,039,772

Austria and Hungary

1,775,739

1,647,236

3,422,975

Siam and Philippines

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1,101,782

2,054,727

3,156,509

Other European Countries

494,951

1,144,691

1,639,642

Central and South America

57,837

84,990

142,827

Hk. Tls. 476,553,402 380,833,328 857,386,730

Imports to the amount of Hk. Tls. 13,588,508 were re-exported to foreign countries, namely, to Hongkong, Tls. 4,155,589; to Korea, Tls. 3,190,896; to Russian Pacific Ports, Tls. 1,903,503; to Japan, Tls. 1,669,175; to other countries, Tls. 2,669,3-15. The chief articles re-exported were Cotton Goods to the value of Tls. 4,512,180, and opium Tls. 2,519,053.

The following were the values of imports from foreign countries in 1910:-

Cotton Goods

Hk. Tls. 135,194,814 Miscellaneous Piece Gds. Hk. Tls. 3,250,569

Opium

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57,929,903

Medicines

Rice and Rice Bran

32

3,152,336

71

33,479,265 Household Stores

Sugar

15

2,922,501

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22,407,876 Bêche de Mer & Seaweed

Kerosene Oil

夏季

2,839,868

21,765,526 Dyes, Aniline...

2,769,966

Metals

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19,178,320 Clothing and Shoes

Railway Plant

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2,618,618

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15,235,604 Bags, all kinds

2,442,699

Fish & Fishery Products

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9,090,156 Soup and Perfumery.

Coal and Coke

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2,199.777

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8,671,240 Woollen & C'ton Mixtures

Cigarettes and Cigars...

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2,137,602

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7,562,511 Tobacco

Machinery and Fittings

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2,058,442

6,891,685 Glass and Glassware

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1,946,589

Paper and Stationery Matches

27

5,520,563 Hosiery & Haberdashery

1,856,306

15

5,294,569 Cement

Cotton, Raw

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1,636,395

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5,192,229

Hardware

1,444,818

Timber and Woods

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5,172,824 Electrical Materials....

Indigo

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1,417,946

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4,872,435 Bilding. Matls. & Fitting

Leather, and manufrs. of

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1,262,885

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4,781,105 Needles

Woollen Goods

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1,085,855

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4,231,809 Ginseng

1,083,323

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Tea

3,969,995 Sundries

Flour

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65,131,660

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3,453,456

Wines, Beer, Spirits......

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3,309,262

Total

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476,553,402