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TENGYUEH (MOMEIN)
days' march south of Tengyueh, will shortly, be in communication with Bhamo and other points in Burma, a prospect that is slowly bringing home to the inhabitants of Tengyueh the probability of the local centre of trade passing to that town or to Lungling, in its vicinity. The commissioner of customs writes in July 1932 that.
There is little hope for an expansion of trade in this province until the present old fashioned methods of transport are superseded.
Little practical progress during the past year in the matter of the improvement of communications between this province and Burma can be recorded. Though the question of the construction of a motor road has been very fully investigated, such a project is likely to be delayed indefinately owing to the large initial outlay required.
There is as yet no evidence of any commercial motor traffic on the short lengths of road constructed by certain of the Shan Sawbwas.
The removal of the expert duties on silk this spring (1932) should do something to revive the former importance of that industry..
The net value of the trade during 1931, as taken cognizance of by the Maritime Customs, was Hk. Tls. 2,962,629, as compared with Hk. Tls. 3,854,411, in 1930 Hk. Tls 4,090,803 in 1929, and Hk. Tis. 3,852,694 in 1928
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CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS
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Assistant-J. F. Maclennan
Chief Examiner-P. A. Davidson
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Consul-H. Prideaux-Brune
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Postmaster-Chu Chia-jui
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