amount of duties collected by the Foreign wards a statement (not: published) of the Customs at Kiukiang during the quarter ended 3ist March, 1887. The following items are extracted from the covering memorial. The total collection of import and export duties for steamers and sailing essels amounted during the period under Foview to Ts, $4,910.5.9.3 and the remittances and disbursements represented a sum of Tls. 56,362.4.1.6. Since the Ist of February last the lekin and import duty on foreign opium have, under instructions, been collected in one payment by the foreign Customs, and the amounts realised from that date to the 3ist March were: Import duty, Tls. 11.976; Lekin, Tls. 34,496; or a total of Ts. 64,472, from which disbursements to the amount of Tls. 1,557.6.6.4 have to be deducted, leaving a balance of Tls. 44,914.3.3.6.
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