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XXIV.—IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE.

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IMPORTS.

MALWA

PATNA.

BENARES.

PERSIAN.

TURKISH.

TOTAL.

chests.

chests.

chests.

chests.

chests.

chests.

1895, 1896,

10,4941

15,892

6,191

3,717

15

36,609

7,576

17,883

5,008

3,687

54

34,208

Increase, Decrease,..

1,991

39

2,030

2,9181

1,483

30

4,4311/

EXPORTS.

MALWA

PATNA.

BENARES.

PERSIAN.

TURKISIL.

TOTAL.

chests.

chests.

chests.

chests.

chests.

chests.

1895, 1896,

10,348

15,608

6,658

3,607

20

36,241

7,475

16,387

5,378

4,091

54

33,385

Increase, Decrease,..

779

484

34

1,297

2,8721

1,280

4,152

Through Cargo reported in Manifests but not landed, 1996.........

1895,.....

16,190 chests. 14,838

""

Decrease,..

1,352 chests.

NUMBERS OF PERMITS, &c., ISSUED.

1895.

1896.

Increase.

Decrease.

Landing Permits,

389

352

37

Removal Permits,..

9,545

8,650

895

Export Permits,

6,931

6,509

422

Permits to Chinese Customs' Station, Samsuipo, Memo. of Exports to the Commissioner of Chinese

Customs, Kowloon,

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169

131

38

546

558

12

SUMMARY OF EXPORTS, 1896.

Malwa Patna Benares Persian Turkish Chests. Chests. Chests. Chests. Chests.

Total Chests.

Total

in picule.

By Steamers to Amoy,

Bombay,

38=0

80

194

1,242 2,139

3,655

11

11

British Columbia,.

334

334

3,995.675 11. 400.8

British North Borneo,

Bushire,

2 40 0

2.05 -

3

3

Canton,

791

3,122

533

3

4,449

Chefoo,

7

10

17

Foochow,

1,538

1,025

105

538

3,206

3.075 5,180.075

19.

3,445.95

Formosa,

34

991

1,025

1,056.575

Haiphong,

110

110

132.

Hankow,

60

55

115

126.

Hoihow,

8

290

298

356.

London,

97

32

Macao,.

4,409

1

22

223

129

131.425

4,433

5,315.025

Pakhoi,

53

544

Philippine Islands,

265

129

107 394

128.4

472.8

San Francisco,

5

5

6.

Shanghai,

3,372

5,069

2,797

20

11,258

12,831.7

Swatow,

1,406

1,416

332

104

3,258

3,610.7

Straits Settlements,

30

187

217

227.675

Timor,....

1

1.

By Junks to various adjacent Ports in China,

2001

150

1

6

357

387.85

Total,..

7,475

16,387

5,378

4,091

54

33,3851 37,840.775

The information in Column 7 above is on the following assumption:

Patua and Benares, per chest,..

Malwa and Turkisk, per chest,

1.20 pieuls.

1.

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Persian, per chest,

1.025

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