Sessional_Paper_1898 — Page 624

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Table showing the amounts of Chinese Liquors distilled in, imported into, sold in, and exported from Hongkong during 1897, by Chinese holders of Distillery Licences, and other particulars.

[It should be remembered that these Statistics refer only to the business done by Chinese holders of Distillery Licences. There are also 289 holders of Chinese Spirit Licences who

sell, export, and import Chinese Liquors.]

catty.

c. =

Total of Chinese Liquor distilled and imported.

1,979,831 c.

20,300 e.

2,000,131 c.

1,979,831 c. CONSISTING OF :—

Lou Pun Chau.

Sheung Ching Chan.

Sam Ching Chan.

Fa Chan.

Amount of Chinese Liquor

distilled,

895,930 c.

63,568 c.

12,986 c.

+

1,007,347 c.

Amount of Chinese Liquor

imported,.

20,300 c. of Len Pun Chau.

2,011,885 r. CONSISTING OF :~

Other Liquor prepared

Leu Pun Chan.

Sheung Ching Chan.

Sam Ching Chinu.

Amount of Chinese Liquor sold for export and local consumption,

634,279 c.

47,894 r.

11,800 2.

457,668 c.

Fa Chau.

by means of Lei Pin Chau or Fa Chau.

860,244 c.

328,057 e. coNSISTING OF :—

Leu Pun Chau.

Amonut of Chinese Liquor known to have been ex- ported,

Sheung Sam

Ching Ching Chau. Chau.

Fa Chan.

!

Ching Mui Chan.

Shüt Li No Mei Chan Chan,

Mui Kwai Chau.

Ka Pi Chau.

Mau Kan Chau.

Muk Kwa Mun Chau.

Ning

Chang

Chan.

Received

Chau.

by places. Total.

201,760e. 10,096 c. 10,526 c. 1,000 c. 6,643 c.

371c.

88,935 c.

1,444 c.

562 c.

1,330 c.

90 c.

150c.

150c.

Australia received

8,454c.

180 c.

1,569 c.

13,747 c. 1,062 c.}

966 c.

150c. 26,128 c.

British North Borneo re-

ceived

China received

201,760c.

150 e. 8,146 c.

100c.

---

820c.

100 c. 4,400 c.

Sandwich Islands received...

382 c.

382 c.

Japan received

1,800 c,

150c,

Philippine Islands received .

202 c.

4,750c. 180c.

281 c.

Straits Settlements received

Peru received

United States of America

received

33,800 c. 787 c. 35,100 c.

150c.

180c.

202 c.

:

350 c.

216,126 c. 764c. 40,650 c. 1,832 c. 35,100c.

960 c.

960 c.

660 c.

114 c.

90c.

1,001 c.

162 c.

90 c.

Amount of Fu Chau used by distillers for making Vinegar.

201,260 c.

Amount of Chinese Liquor

sold locally.

2,147 c.

2,011,885 c.

323,057 c.

1,688,828 c.