796 The Hon. Win. St. John F. Brod-70,864 rick, Parliamentary Under-Secretary to The transit pass business continues to show a decline, the numbers of passes issued being 1,638 and surrendered 149, against' 3,641 and 143, respectively, in 1896. The treasure table shows a total import of gold to the value of Tls 2,104,416, and of silver to the value of Tls. 9,156,782, against an export of the same metals to the value of Tls. 2,290,788 and Ts. 6,001,957, respectively. The Bonded Warehouse record shows that more use was made of this facility in 1897 than in 1896, but Kerosene oil is still the commodity most largely represented in the table.
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