have already noted that the revenue collected by the Imperial Maritime Customs at Shanghai in the last quarter of 1897 was some Tls. 300,000 less than in the same quarter of 1896, but to this statement it should be added that it was more than Tls. 200,000 larger than in the same quarter of 1895. The comparative figures for the two last years are 1897. 1896. Bk. Ts. Hk. Tis. Import Duty 890,344 1,110,570 Export Duty 439,585 Coast Trade Duty " 70,408 Opium Duty 109,349 Tonnage Dues. 95,519 Transit Dues 14,487 Opium Likin 290,616
Total 831,678 It will be seen that there was a falling-off under every head except Coast Trade Duty. But this must not be interpreted as meaning that the trade. of Shanghai is showing symptoms of weakness, for we imagine that when the annual returns are paptisheds the Shanghai figures will as reassuring as we could desire. We propose to gather from the tables
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