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aggravated by communistic upheavals, continued to be waged in the province of Sze- chwan; and, in Kiangsi, General Chiang Kai Shek was fully occupied for most of the time with endeavours to suppress Communism. In certain respects, however, internal conditions showed improvement, so that harvests, which were again excellent, could be reaped and marketed with a greater degree of security (if with little profit) in many parts of the country; and, owing to the successful anti-"Red" campaign of 1932, trading was again possible in large areas of Horan and Hupeh that had been for so long a period closed to almost all movement of goods. In spite of every obstacle, Govern- ment measures for the pacification and rehabilitation of the country were conducted during the year with an impressive scale and, by virtue of the strategic advantages gained and the consolidation of positions held, should produce notable results in 1934; while never before has so much time and thought been expended, by the National Economic Council and other Government organs, on considerations affecting the industrial welfare of the nation and the strengthening of its economic structure against present difficulties and future emergencies.

The Maritime Customs revenue collection for the year, including surtaxes, amounted to 339.5 million Chinese standard dollars. This sum exceeds the figure for the previous year by 27.5 million dollars, and approaches very closely to the record collection of 1931 if the revenue levied at Manchurian ports during that year be dis- counted for purposes of comparison.

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