1888, 1887. auc' export duty; in the four river Chink ug, the decline has been universal orts, Hankow, Kiukiang, Wuhu and
except in export duty, while in Swatow and Kiungchow it is the import duty alone which shews an increase; and in the two northern: ports alone, Tientsin and Chefoo, the decline has been univer-
As will have been seen in the table, the deficit in the revenue has only been very marked in Wuhu, Chinkiang, and Foochow, the deficiency in the last-named port being more than the whole 102,842 Tis, 109,940 falling-off, after deducting the opium 175,627 likin; so that the hopes which the 630 government may have entertained—ed on the revenue collected at Foochow in the second quarter of the year 1—that the demand for China tea had not fallen off so very much after all, must now be rudely dissipated, It is 4 hardly necessary where the differences from last year are so small, to f° through all' the ports seriatim. The universal improvement in Ichang shews 700 how that port continues to advance in prosperity, and we may expect it, ere another year is past, if the Kuling is successful in her attempt at Chungking,,356 Tls. 6,443,763 to make still more marked progress.
These figures shew a falling-off from The advance of some twenty per cent. the same quarter last year of about 3 at Kiukiang is due entirely to the re-1 per cent, which is disappointing though covery in Tea, the export of Black Tea not serious: but if we exclude opium during the quarter having been; 1885, likin in both years, we find that the 42,000 piculs; 1886, 44,000; 1887, totals are for 1888, Tls. 4,633,980, and 25,000; and 1888, 42,000. In Wuhu for 1887, Tls. 4,945,179, showing a and Chinkiang the deficiency was falling-off for the quarter of Tls. 311,199, mainly due to the diminished opium or over 6 per cent. duty and likin. In the former port, the The heads under which the revenue two together fell from Tls. 132,500 in is summarised are: Import Duty, Coast 1887 to Tls. 92,000 in 1888; and at Trade Duty, Opium Duty, Transit Dues, Chinkiang from Ts. 168,000 in 1887 to and Opium Likin. There is also the head of Tonnage Dues, but the variations Tls. 106,500 in 1888. As Mr. Oxen-ham explained in his annual report in this are not sufficiently marked to to the Foreign Office, this does not render it necessary to take tinto sepa-indicate a decrease in the consump-rate account in this article. Analysing tion of opium in the districts forthe nineteen treaty-ports, we find that merly supplied from these two ports, two ports, Ichang and Takow, shew in-but only a transference of the trade, creases under every head; in one, Pak-consequent on the likin having been hoi, only the export duty shews a defi-made uniform at all the ports. The total ciency; in one, Amoy, only coast trade revenue of Shanghai for the quarter duty and transit dues are less; in one, shews a net gain of about Tls. 50,000 Shanghai, export duty and transit dues over last year's, which is thus arrived shew a deficiency; in twe, Foochow and at Canton, export duty, coast trade duty 1888, 1887. and transit dues have fallen off; in two Import Duty... Tls. 735,535 Tls. 707,757 Export 194,343 267,170 others, Ningpo and Tamsui, the defi-CoastTradeDuty 40,923 39,687 ciency is in import duty, coast trade duty and transit dues; in Wenchow, T 44,843 40,549 all heads except opium duty and opium likin have fallen off; in Newchwang, all have decreased, except import duty Opium Likin 15,276 19,940, Total,.w.. Tls, 1,541,126 Tls,1,490,062,
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