Directory_and_Chronicle_1940 — Page 843

Directories & Chronicles 香港指南 All

PAKHOI

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as compared with 4,398 head in 1937. The export of firewood more than doubled in quantity, while the export of groundnut oil increased from 810 to 2,305 quintals. Wood oil exports also increased from 1,067 to 6,342 quintals, shipments from the interior being facilitated by the new road system. During the early months of the year Shanghai brands of cigarettes were difficult to obtain, their place being taken by French varieties. Later, however, the Shanghai brands became procurable from Hongkong factories and quickly regained their market. Exports of fishery products to Hongkong increased despite the many obstacles encountered by the fishing-junks in the course of hostilities. The planting of extra land, under Government encourage- ment and favourable climatic conditions, conduced to an extra production of rice, no foreign rice or paddy being imported at Pakhoi during the year. Prior to the fall of Canton considerable quantities of gypsum were exported to Canton for use in the cement works there; no other minerals were exported during the year, and the two mines of the Yu Sheng Manganese Ore Mining Company remained closed.

Total tonnage entered and cleared during the year amounted to 513,901 tons as compared with 373,071 tons in 1937. Steam shipping was at times irregular, but during most of the year exports were facilitated by coasters with cargoes of Hongay coal calling for deck cargo. During the first months the steamers of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire enjoyed a virtual monopoly of Pakhoi's sea trade, but during the second half of the year Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s Shanghai-Haiphong ships called at Pakhoi on their way north. Few steamers other than British called at the port. No airplanes touched at Pakhoi throughout the year.

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