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Fresh vegetables

Iron nails

Wood oil

Cardboards

8,165 metric tons

6,205 ??

??

2,862

2,776

>"

""

Pears (fresh)

2,719

"

**

Apples (fresh)

2,390

>>

Chinese medicine

2,032

Rape seeds

1,951

>

**

Caustic soda

1,773

""

>>

Iron wire

1,638

>>

Lychees (fresh)

1,607

**

"

Bamboo poles

1,362

>>

Umbrellas (oiled paper)

1,146

Garlic (dried)

1,118

13. The number of livestock arriving in like manner for the same period are shown below:

Pigs

Cows

Buffaloes

Goats

64,887 head

6,614

>>

6,249

**

2,624

**

14. Cold storage wagons from the Chinese Railways con- tinued to arrive. During the year, 33 wagons, conveying 52 tons of frozen fruits and vegetables, 179 tons of frozen meat: and 395 tons of frozen prawns, were received.

15. Goods handling receipts materially increased during the year. There was an increase of $174,117 or 62.76% over last year's figures due to the increased volume of traffic.

16. Operation. Train punctuality improved considerably after the two diesel electric locomotives supplied by the Clyde Engineering Co. Pty. Ltd., of Sydney, Australia, were put in service. These two locomotives arrived on August 5th, 1955, per s.s. "Eastern".

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