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No. III-A RETURN of the Quanties and Value of MERCHANDIZE EXPORTED from the PORT OF AMOY, in 66 British Vessels of 24,554 Tons, to the Countries and Places undermentioned, during the Year ending 31st December, 1852.

No. IN TARIFF,

DENOMINATION OF ARTICLES.

QUANTITIES.

TO WHAT COUNTRIES AND PLACES EXPORTED.

ESTIMATED VALUE IN DOLLARS.

1

Alum,

5

7

Bamboo Ware,

Building Materials, viz,-

Tiles, Bricks, Granite Slabs,

...

100 Piculs 500

Straits

$150

دو

280

4,483

9

Camphor,

260 Piculs

2,800

14

Chinaware (coarse),

15,000

21,774

16

Copperware,

1 Pkge.

15

18

Crackers,

11 Pkgs.

40

24

Glassware,

10

Straits

325

21

Furniture,

22

340

19

30

Kittysols,

90,000 in No.

9,026

35

Mats,

2,700

270

33

39

Pictures,.

5 Pkgs.

30

41

Paper of all kinds,

2,000

16,086

7+

43

Preserves & Sweetmeats,

150

21

Hongkong & Straits

1,319

46

Silk,-

Raw,

24 Pkgs.

4,500

Thread,

18

*

Hongkong

320

Piece Goods,

4 Cases

970

48

Shoes, ...

51

Silver & Goldware,

52

Sugar Raw,

40 Pkgs.

""

80 1,300 Piculs

1,060

Straits

5,680

Hongkong & Shanghae

2.680

53

Sugar Candy,...

6,000

*

Hongkong, Shanghae, & Straits

34,760

55

Tea,

56

860 1,689 Pkgs.

""

Shanghae, Canton, & Straits

17,488

Shanghae & Straits

13,600

Tobacco,

Unenumerated Articles às, Iron pans, Vermicelli, Garlic, Caps, Salt, Wooden Ba- sins, Axes, Pickles, Fea- thers, Chopsticks, Mush. rooms, Joss-sticks, Gun- ny bags, &c.

Straits, Hongkong, & Shanghae

112,053

Total,

Exchange at 4/10 per Dollar,

$250,049

£60,428.10

J. BACKHOUSE, H. M. Vice-Consul in Charge.

No. IV. ABSTRACT STATEMENT of TONNAGE DUES, and IMPORT and EXPORT DUTIES, paid by British VESSELS in the PORT OF AMOY, from 1st January to 31st December, 1852.

IMPORT AND EXPORT

DUTIES.

TOTAL DUES AND DUTIES.

TONNAGE DUES.

NO. OF VESSELS.

TONNAGE.

Taels.

m. c. C.

88

34,213

4,863 600

Taels, m. c. C.

13,689 9 21

Taels. m. C. C.

18,553

5 21

At 72 p Cent.,

At the Exchange of 4/10 p Dollar,

$6,755

£1,632.9.2

British Consulate, Amoy, 31st December, 1852.

$25,768.78

£6,227.8.7

J. BACKHOUSE, H. M. Vice-Consul in Charge.

Printed and Published by ROBERT STRACHAN, at the Hongkong Register Office, Queen's Road, Victoria, Hongkong.

$19,013.78

£4,594.19.5