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XXIII.—IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE.

IMPORTS.

MALWA

ΡΑΥΝΑ.

BENARES. PERSIAN.

TURKISH.

CHINESE.

TOTAL.

chests.

chests.

chests.

chests.

chests.

chests.

chests.

1897, 1898,.

6,167

18,517

7,550

5,134

8

327

37,708

7,483

19,631

7,319

4.891

31

31

39,392

Increase, 1,316 Decrease,...

1,114

23

2,4531

236

240

293

760

EXPORTS.

MALWA.

PATNA.

BENARES. PERSIAN.

TURKISH.

CHINESE.

TOTAL.

chests.

chests.

chests.

chests.

chests.

chests.

chests.

1897,. 1898,.

5,964

17,500

7,216

4,790

2

327

35,808

6,895

18,036

7,721

4,905

37

34

37,828

Increase, Decrease,

931

727

505

115

35

2,313

293

293

Through Cargo reported in Manifests but not landed, 1897,

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1898,

.13,7394 chests. 15,482

>>

Increase,......

1,743 27

NUMBERS OF PERMITS, &c., ISSUED.

1897.

1898.

Increase.

Landing Permits...

398

341

Removal Permits,

8,252

8,321

Export Permits,.

6,466

6,518

Permits to Chinese Customs' Station, Samsuipoo,

135

99

:28:

Decrease.

57

72

...

52

36

Memo. of Exports to the Commissioner of Chinese

Customs, Kowloon,

564

545

19

Memo. of Exports to the Superintendent of Raw

Opium Department, Macao,

180

299

119

:

By Steamers to Amoy,

Bagdad,

British Columbia,

British North Borneo,

SUMMARY OF EXPORTS, 1898.

Malwa Patna Benares Persian Turkish Chinese chests. chests. chests. chests. chests. chests.

61

1,588

1,103

3

457

17

27

Total chests.

Total in piculs.

2,752 3 457

3,097.175

3.075

548.4

.48.075

Bunder Abbas,

Bushire,

Canton,

Chefoo,

Foochow.....

Formosa,

8.2

3.075

696

3,388

833

4,917

5,701.2

5

3

8

8.6

1,181

1,082

350

550

3,189

3,469.3

2,771

10

34

2,807

2,876 275

Haiphong,.

Hunkow, Hoihow,

90

90

108.

36

34

6

75

83.

189

41

530

636.

London,.

9

3

12

12.225

Macao,.....

4,598

37

10

4,645

6,572.

Merida (Yucatan),

1

New York,

::

1.025

5

5

5.

Pakhoi,

15

91

106

127.2

1

Panama,

37

10

55

62.8

Philippine Islands,..

...

444

387

831

997.2

Shanghai,

3,205

5,611

3,400

21

Straits Settlements,

1

1

262

15

12,336 270

14,158.525

285.95

Swatow,.......

1,516

1,943

775

120

4,354

4,900.6

By Junks to various adjacent Ports in China,

196

137

3

5

3414

309.625

Total,.....

6,895 18,236

7,721

4,905

37

The information in Column 8 is on the following assumption :-

Patua and Benares, per chest,

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

37,8283 43,142.525

31 37,828

..1.20 piculs.

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...1.025 "