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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23RD NOVEMBER, 1872.

At an estimate of 1,050 Taels per chest = 1,093 chests of 40 balls each, at $3.80 per ball, giving a gross receipt of

Add receipts from home consumption as per Monopolists'

statement,

FAN-A-WYE'S statement.-

Export to California, in 12 months,

$166,136

22,884

$189,020

.Taels 900,000

to Australia,....

500,000

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#7

*

to Peru, estimated at Taels 150,000, but not included

here as it is likely to be from Macao.

Taels 1,400,000

=53,333 balls at $3.80-$202,665.40

Received from small shops holding licences for local

consumption,........

25,000.00

Received by the 5 shops composing the guild for local

consumption,............

25,000.00

$252,665.40

SEE AHOY'S statement.-

That Nine times as much Opium in one year is prepared for exportation as home consumption, and by his own partner's statement, 15 chests a month is the quantity for home consumption, therefore the quantity for export would be 135 chests monthly, or 1,620 chests a year, equal to 64,800 balls, at $3.80 per ball, Total amount yielded by retail licences, according to

HE LEONG'S statement,

HO LEONG'S statement.-

Quantity boiled for export to all places, in one year, 36,000

balls, at $3.80 per ball,

Home consumption, retail licences,

Fee of 80 cents a ball on 7,200 balls,..

$246,240

22,884

$269,124

$136,800

$17,124.00 5,760.00

$22,884

$159,684

LEE ACHING's statement.----

Export in one year to San Francisco, produce of about Export in one year to Australia, produce of about.................... Export in one year to Peru, Honolulu, Tientsin, Japan, &c.,

produce of about..

each 40 balls=52,000 balls at $3.80,.

Local consumption, 400 chests=16,000 balls at

80 cents,..

Amount received for licences,

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700 chests

500

19

100

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1,300 chests

$197,600

*$12,800 17,124

$29,924

$227,524

Mr. S. D. SASSOON'S statement.-

Taking his smallest figures,..... Deduct for home consumption,,

Leaves for export, ...

.4,000 chests a year boiled in the Colony,

400

......................3,600 chests