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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH AUGUST, 1882.

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to be decreasing yet the prices have fallen very much; in 1875 they fell to less than one half what they had been for the previous 13 years, and they have not since recovered, but seem rather to be a little decreasing. In spite of these bad times the producers continue to make large annual new plantations, which would seem to indicate that there is still some profit to be made.

APPROXIMATE QUANTITIES and VALUE of CASSIA exported from Canton from 1862 to 1881.

Year.

Description.

Quantity.

Value.

Year.

Description.

Quantity.

Value.

*Piculs.

Dollars

*Piculs

H'kwan Tls.

1862

Cassia Lignea,

7,683

130,030

Cassia Lignea,

55,898

287,119

1863

8,374

139,175 1875

Buds,

1,919

y?

23,256

1864

27

35

13,851

228,874

Twigs,

4,436

3,271

1865

23,514

398,776

>

"

Lignea,

39,641

208,428

1866

"J

11

23,960

455,113 1876

Buds,

1,553

17,075

1867

"

>"

24,660

440,885

73

Twigs,

5,315

3,585

1868

39

J

36,055

721,098

"

Lignea,

53,877

318,335

1869

40,686

860,486 1877

Buds,

2,391

25,135

"

1870

"

+

34,426

710,528

>>

Twigs,

4,672

2,767

Cassia Lignea,

58,406

1,226,542

Lignea,

73,911

345,193

1871

Buds,

835

25,485 1878

Buds,

1,854

19,834

""

Twigs,

*1,976

17,790

""

Twigs,

5,713

2,929

""

Lignea,

70,571

917,423

Lignea,

92,964

549,086

1872

22

Buds,

1,468

29,364

Buds,

2,265

16,604

1879-

35

"}

Twigs,

3,425

20,550

ور

Twigs,

7,486

3,776

†S'hai Taels.

Broken,

6,536

多少

27

26,143

13

Lignea,.

38,053

226,814

51

Lignea,.

53,819

645,838

Broken,

1880

"

"

2,493

9,069

1873

Buds,

944

19,823

Buds,

1,481

9,955

33

35

Twigs,

3,845

23,073

"

Twigs,

5,316

2,725

"

Lignea,.

56,810

568,102

15

Lignea,.

54,526

295,019

1874

Buds, Twigs,

1,214

20,650

"

23

Broken,

3,129

8,969

2,723

16,342 1881

Buds,

1,725

77

13,880

وو

Twigs,

6,941

4,352

Bark of,

2,832

">

"

7,474

* 1 picul

-133 lbs.

† 1 Shanghai tael - $1.38.

† 1 Haikwan tael — $1.46.

There is a small export trade from Pakhoi, but it is so small that it need not be much considered; last year it amounted to only 1,798 piculs.

For the returns of the export and value from 1862 to 1869 I am indebted to "Tropical Agricul- ture," and for the remainder to Statistical Returns of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs.

Hongkong, 9th August, 1882.

CHARLES FORD, Superintendent,

Botanical and Afforestation Department.