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JAPAN

487

Of Silk

Of Cotton

...

The following table shows the total values of goods exported and imported in 1919:—

EXPORTS

Yen

Tissues, Yarns and Materials thereof:-

IMPORTS

Yen

Tissues, Yarns and Materials thereof :--

..826,943,126

Of Cotton...

...681,032,928

416,285,667

Of Wool......

75,108,535

47,867,574

Of Flax, Hemp, etc.

18,994,539

Of Silk

18,769,276

15,164,832

251,038,082

All Other

Clothing and Accessories....... 101,947,777 Drugs, Chemicals, Medicines.

Pigments and Coating. 62,425,562 Ores and Metals

59,079,521 Grains, Flours, Starches and Sds. 52,754,469 Minerals and M'factures. thereof 46,705,308 Metal Manufactures

43,291,101 Earthenware, Porcelain, Glass

and Glass Manufactures 42,310,509 Machinery

37,169,955 Paper and M'factures. thereof... 36,513,156 Beverages and Comestibles...... 36,255,646 Oils, Fats, Waxes and M'factures

thereof

35,453,766

Sugar, Confect's. and Sw'tmeats. 24,094,756

Tea..

18,402,054

Marine Products..

16,191,407

Skins, Hairs, Horns, Tusks and

Manufactures thereof.........

6,920,367

Tobacco.....

750,112

Miscellaneous

....167,510,784

Total.........2,098,872,617

All Other

Ores and Metals:-

Iron

Metal Manufactures.

43,795,714 All Other Metals.

71,695,118 Grains, Flours, Starches and Sds.270,452,027 Drugs, Chemicals and Med. ...122,637,461 Machines and Machinrey .120,206,095 Sugar, Confect's. and Sw'tmeats. 58,655,462 Oils and Waxes

Beverages, Comestibles and

Tobacco

49,487,179

39,042,423

Minerals and M'factures. thereof 38,339,018 Animal Prod. (skins, bones, &c.) 36,056,949 Paper and Stationery.

32,087,816 Dyes, Pigments and Paints...... 24,145,377 Earthenware, Porcelain, Glass

...

and Glass Manufactures 4,364,226 Clothing and Accessories Miscellaneous

Total.

2,443,860 199,942,962

.2,173,459,880

The total Shipping from and to foreign countries for the year 1919 is given as 22,823,476 tons and is divided among the different nationalities as under :—

Japanese

British

American

Russian

French

Chinese

Norwegian

Danish

Swedish Others

........

Strs.

Tonnage Sailing Tonnage Total

Tonnage

10,643

16,781,321

515

72,537

11,158

16,853,858

838

3,566,280

1

3,599

839

3,569,879

356

1,206,506

4

3,945

360

1,210,451

238

293,411

4

222

242

293,633

27

175,412

27

175,412

139

168,973

139

168,973

39

71,785

39

71,785

15

59,079

15

59,079

18

50,325

18

50,325

122

370,081

122

370,081

524

80,303 12,959 22,823,476

Totals...... 12,435 22,743,173

The Customs Revenue for the year 1920-21 was estimated at Y66,326,726.

The

Extension of the Japanese railway systems has proceeded uninterruptedly since the first line was laid in 1872. The mileage open to traffic in Japan proper (ex- cluding Chosen, Formosa and Saghalien), according to the latest returns, is 5,999 miles of State railway and 1,834 miles of private railway. Government in 1906 decided on the State ownership of all railways which are used for general traffic, the object being to improve the facilities for direct traffic over long distances, to accelerate transportation, and to cheapen the cost. The Government proposed to purchase the lines belonging to thirty-two private companies within a period extending from 1906 to 1911, but the House of Peers, when the Bills came before them, reduced the number of companies to be bought out to seventeen, and extended the period of purchase to 1915. The aggregate length of the lines it was decided to purchase was 2,812 miles. It was soon found advisable for various reasons to carry