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Imports to the amount of Hk. Tls. 12,629,049 were re-exported to foreign countries, namely, to Hongkong, Tls. 3,785,394; to Korea, Tls. 2,011,275; to Russian Pacific Ports, Tls. 2,205,584; to Japan, Tls. 1,507,546; to other countries, Tls. 3,119,250. The chief articles re-exported were cotton goods to the value of Tls. 3,092,472, and opium Tls. 1,933, 74.

The following were the values of imports from foreign countries in 1912—

Cotton Goods

.Hk. Tls. 147,181,346

Opium ....

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49,539,848

Household Stores Timber and Woods

Hk. Tls. 3,677,475

3,427,914

Kerosene Oil

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Sugar

25,038,609 Wines, Beer, Spirits... 24,177,960 Railway Plant

3,396,341

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3,395,222

Metals

Flour

Rice

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18,931,363 Tobacco

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3,091,736

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12,822,448

Medicines

3.009,539

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Fishand Fishery Prod❜ts. Cigarettes and Cigars...

Coal and Coke

Arms and Munitions Clothing and Shoes

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11,680,730 Bêche de Mer and Sweed. 10,594,054 Soap and Perfumery

9,245,447 Miscellaneous Piece Gds. 8,755,107 Dyes, Aniline.... 8,308,022 Hosiery and Hab'dashery 7,639,568 Vegetable Oil

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2,896,299

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2,648,410

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2,401,623

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2,226,683

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2,158,217

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1,985,356

Indigo

Matches

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Leather, and Manufrs. of

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Cotton, Raw

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Machinery and Fittings

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7,450,151 Electrical Materials.............. 6,995,414 Match-making Materials 6,843,547 Bran of all kinds 6,482,940 Fruit, dried and fresh 6,068,777 Glass and Glassware

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1,719,645

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1,561,837

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1,411,934

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1,335,050

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1,309,533

Paper and Stationery

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5,312,269 Ginseng

1,163,553

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Tea

Bags, all kinds

4,621,752 Lamps and Lampware..... 4,178,434 Ground Nuts

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1,117,087

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1,087,894

Woollen Goods

4,013,794 Sundries

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50,673,501

Woollenand C'tn. Mixtrs.

4,009,251

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Total ..

485,726,080

Beans and Beancake......

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Cotton, Raw

Silk Piece Goods

The Exports to foreign countries, exclusive of re-export of foreign goods, were :—

Silk. Raw,Ref.and Coc'ns. Hk. Tls. 76,544,640 Paper......

41,016,807 Fire-crackersand F'works. 33,777,517 Fibres, Ramie, Hemp,&c. 17,251,629 Fruit, Fresh and Dried 17,012,801

Medicines

IIk.Tls. 3,250,359

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3,195,690

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3,190,066

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3,143,911

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3,028,413

Minerals, mostly Tin

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Oil, Vegetable..

Tallow...

14,522,182 Skins, Dressed, Clothing 14,145,395

2,843,179

2,632,631

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Skins, Hides, Undressed

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Sesamum Seed

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12,353,190 Vermicilli and Macaroni 11,965,845 Timber and Wood

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2,571,413

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2,446,208

Strawbraid.

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7,643,559 Nankeens

2,328,099

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Seed, Rape, etc.

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7,403,157 Vegetables...

2.207,183

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Wool...

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6,802,882

Grasscloth

2,01 2,927

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Wheat and other Cereals

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Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Goats

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6,257.640 China, E'th'ware., Pottery 6,147,183 Hair, Animal and Human

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1,921,742

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1,879,535

Eggs, Albumen and Yolk

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4,354,524 Fish and Fishery Products

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1,617,683

Bristles and Horns

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3,936,809 Sugar

1,552,808

Mats and Matting..

3,770,375 Feathers

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1,274,596

Tobacco and Cigarettes Ground Nuts

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3,760,836 Cassia Lignea

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1,173,626

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Meats, Fresh and Pres'vd. Coal

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3,598,991 Clothing, Boots and Shoes 3,383,562 Bamboo and Bambooware

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1 113,369

1,019,758

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3,362,609 Sundries

23,783,106

Flour of Cereals.......

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3,261,968

Total

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370,520,403

Goods to the value of Tls. 62,537,444 were conveyed to, and to the value of Tls. 32,464,051 were brought from, the interior under transit passes.

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