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CHINA
The Exports to foreign countries, exclusive of re-export of foreign goods, were:—
Silk, Raw, Ref.and Coc'ns. Hk. Tls. 94,418,680 Medicines
the
Minerals, and Metals Oil, Vegetable.....
Hk. Tls. 3,258,071
...
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45,670,00 Paper
""
3,037,942
42,452,288 Ground Nuts
""
2,353,163
21
Cotton, Raw and Waste
"2
38,107,666 Fire-crackers & F'works
2,197,142
Beancake ................
Skins, Hides, Undressed
29,882,829 Grasscloth
"
1,915,812
24,166,714 Lard...
"1
1,844,043
Beans
""
20,023,628 Seedcake.........
9
1,823,041
Tea
14,066,872 Salt
1,813,145
Silk Piece Goods
""
"Wool......
"}
12,761,809 Eggs, Fresh and Pres'vd. 12,238,731 Mats and Matting...
""
1,745,988
Eggs, Albumen and Yolk
""
1,583,296
""
9,307,227
Clothing, Shoes, etc.....
""
1,551,048
Flour
8,558,192
Vermicilli and Macaroni
""
1,522,564
•Coal
•
""
8,146,896
Chinaware
1,482,619
Seed, Rape, etc.
Wheat and other Cereals Bristles....
Fibres, Ramie, Hemp. &c. Nankeens and CottonGds. Strawbraid ....
7,471,221
Skins, Dressed
""
1,340,237
7,041,244
Leather
"1
1,340,069
6,682,464
Firewood
1,150,842
""
5,966,242 Fish and Fishery Products
1,122,918
19
>>
5,385,439 Nutgalls
19
1,030,146
,,
4,167,659 Vegetables
...
968,333
Meats, Fresh and Pres'vd.
99
4,161,374 Fruit, Fresh and Dried...
885,407
Tallow
99
4,080,664 Garlic
""
726,508
Tobacco
....
""
Animals, Living
......
99
4,070,882 Pottery and E'thenware 3,967,088 Peas
""
678,790
654,253
99
"Timber and Wood....
3,291,532 Sundries
,,
33,770,307
Total
"9
485,883,031
Goods to the value of Tls. 73,296,830 were conveyed to, and to the value of Tls. 43,511,180 were brought from, the interior under transit passes.
The total carrying trade, foreign and coastwise, in 1918 was divided amongst the different flags as under:
Entries and
Clearances
Tonnage
Values
Percentages Tonnage Trade.
Japanese
24,961
British.....
31,034
""
25,283,373 Tls. 903,039,793 29,911,369
31.51
38'16
Chinese
130,802
21,782,704
""
736,230,995 558,038,307
37.27
31.11
27.14
23.58
American
3,119
1,214.921
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64,105,712
1.51
2.71
Russian
1,949
795,529
""
32,516,080
0'99
1:37
French...
365
230,223
30,505,163
0.29
1.29
Dutch
416
575,757
99
19,201,204
0.72
0.81
Norwegian
191
257,669
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13,311,388
0:32
0:56
Other Countries
730
196,161
99
9,704,490
0'25
0'41
193,567
80,247,706
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2,366,653,132
100.00
100.00
The vessels entered and cleared in 1918 were made up of 98,420 steamers of 74,201,372 tons, and 95,147 sailing vessels of 6,046,334 tons; the latter including 4,798,181 Chinese junk tonnage.
The Maritime Customs revenue for the same year amounted to Haikwan Taels 35,345,045, and was derived from :-
Import
Duty.
Export Duty.
Coast T'de.
T'nage.
Duty.
Dues.
Transit
Dues.
Foreign. ......................... Tls. 13,677,566 Native
11,881,685
1,439,789
766,460
1,311,090
1,424,892
4,106,439
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808,723
97,162
831,238
Totals............„, 15,102,458
15,988,124
2,248,512
863,623
2,142,328
The Native Customs Revenue at nineteen coast and river ports for 1918 amounted to Hk. Taels 3,9. 4,035.
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