Obligations fully Met Peking, Jan. 2.
The following statement has been communicated to Reuter's Agency by Sir Francis Aglen, the Inspector-General of Customs The Maritime Customs revenue for 1922 amounts to Hk. Tls. 55,600,000 fat the average exchange of 3/9, equal to £10,987,500), an increase on the previous record collection in 1921 of Hk. Tls, 4,100,- 000, although it will be noted that, as a result of the drop in exchange, the gold equivalent in 1922 is only £215,235 more than in 1921.
The following are round numbers of the collections in the principal ports Hk. is. Increase.
Harbin 1,070,000 622,000 Antung 1.307,000 242,000
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