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XXIV.-IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE.

IMPORTS.

MALWA.

PATNA

BENARES.

chests.

chests.

chests.

PERSIAN. chests.

TURKISHL chests.

CHINESE. TOTAL.

chests.

chests.

1896,.

7,576

17,883

5,008

3,687

51

34,208

1897.....

6,167

18,517

7,555

5,134

327

87,708

Increase,.. Decrease,

634

2,547

1,447

327

4,955

1,409

46

1,455

EXPORTS.

MALWA.

PATNA.

BENARES.

PERSIAN.

chests.

chests.

chests.

chests.

TURKISH. chests.

CHINESE.

chests.

TOTAL.

chests.

1896,

7,475

16,387

5,878

4,091

54

33,385

1897,...

5,964

17,509

7,216

4,790

2

327

35,808

Increase,. Decrease,

1,122

1,838

699

827

3,986

1,5111⁄2

52

1,5631

Through Cargo reported in Manifests but not landed, 1997,

J 1896,

14,838 chests.

13,739

11

Decrease,.....

1,099

17

NUMBERS OF PERMITS, &c., ISSUED.

1896.

1897.

Landing Permits,

352

398

Increase. 46

Decrease.

Removal Permits,..

8,650

8,252

Export Permits,

6,509

6,466

898 13

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

Customs, Kowloon,

131

135

558

564

6

Meino. of Exports to the Superintendent of Raw

Opium Department, Macao,

180

180

SUMMARY OF EXPORTS, 1897.

Malwa Patna Benares Persian Turkish Chinese Chests, Chests. Chests. Chests. Chests. Chests.

Total

Chests.

Total in piculs.

By Steamers to Amoy,

58

35 1,530

1,8571

3,481

3,840.4375

British Columbia,

410

410

492.

British North Borneo,

6

10

21

37

40.725

Bunder Abbas,

1

1.025

Canton,

7411

3,273

594

4,610 | 5,383.95

Chefoo,

14

Foochow,

Formosa, Haiphong, Hankow, Hoihow,

1,159

,228

171

491

25 3,049

28.2

3,341,075

6

302

2,0341

327

2,675

2,787.9625

140

:

140

168.

53

45

2

100

109.4

432

441

529.2

London,

32

32

32.8

Macao,...

4,425

2

4,427

5,312.

Pakhoi,

75

32

107

128.4

Panama,

Philippine Islands,.

101

Shanghai,

2,421

360 5,437

187

1

9

517

10.275

620.4

3,697

22

Straits Settlements,

114

Swatow,

1,278

1,604

557

204

Timor,

1

By Junks to various adjacent Ports in China,|

236

165

11,577 115 3,643 1 410

13,404.35 117.85 4,080.3

1. 443.4

Total,.

5,964

17,509 7,216 4,790

2

327

35,808 10,872.75

The information in Column 8 is on the following assumption

Patna and Benares, per chest,

+

Malwa, Turkish and Chinese, per chest, Persian, per chest,

1.20 piculs.

..1. ....1.025