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Chinese medicine Apples

Iron nails

Caustic soda

Pears

Fresh fruits

Soda

Iron wire

Garlic (dried)

Tiles

Bran

Beer

Pressed wood

Tomatoes

Bean noodle (pressed)

Water melons

4,955 metric tons

4,946

>>

4,322

要

>>

4,020

3,991

3,829

>>

2,877

梦梦

2,152

事事

2,042

>>

1,539

梦带

>>

1,535

**

1,526

"

**

1,417

1,148

1,107

1,034

>>

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17. The number of livestock arriving in like manner for the same period is as follows:

Pigs

Goats

Cows

163,539 head

3,687

>>

69

Buffaloes

36

18. The Chinese section of the railway continues to send cold storage wagons to the British section. During the 12 months, 165 wagons conveying 999 tons of frozen poultry, 918 tons of frozen prawns and shrimps, 816 tons of fresh fruits and vegetables, 213 tons of frozen meat, 85 tons of frozen fish and 41 tons of eggs were received.

19.

In view of the increased volume of goods traffic, goods handling charges collected increased by 40.77% or $184,110 over last year. The total figure was $635,676.

20. Applications from three transportation firms for the conveyance of cattle in two tiers, similar to the method used for conveying pigs from the border to Yaumati Station, in wagons supplied by the Chinese section of the railway were rejected in view of the curvature, the gradient and the speed of goods trains over this line. The cattle in question were conveyed by road but the numbers were not large.

21. In order to continue assistance in the development of agriculture by the improvement of communication between the villages along the line, the railway provided free transport of cement contributed by the Kadoorie Agricultural Aid Associa- tion. A total of 19,120 bags amounting to $4,258.00 in freight

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