5th April Tue revenue collected during the last quarter of 1904 by the Imperial Maritime Customs was over Ts. 1,360,000 larger than in the same quarter of 1908, and nearly Tls. 1,100,000 greater than in the sane quarter of 1902, a most satisfactory condition. There was no change in th.- number of ports, for while Eh ngsha appears in the list fur the first time, umchuk has disappeared. For new port, Changsha gives a very fur return, but part of it is at the "xpense of Yochou. Of the thirty ports, seventeen did better than in 1903, but thirteen showed a falling~" ff, these latt: r being Chefoo, Yochou, Kiukiang, Nanking, Chinkiang, Hangchow, Ningp", Wenchow, Sau. tuao, Foochow, Any, Swatow, a:.d Pakhoi. On the other hand Shang: hai alone shows a gain of nearly 'T's. Tis, 900,000, and the sixteen oth r ports more than made up for the deficiencies in the thirteen por's above enumerated, The following table gives the comparative figures for three years Report of Dues and Duties, October-Decem ber Queiter, 1904: Ohinese Ports, Port, 1904. 1903. 1902.
Hk, Tis. Hk, Tis. Hk. Vs.
Newchwang. 270,448 244,873 273,233 Chinwangtao 12,077 1%, 79 9,415 Tientsin. 756,845 651,200 779,971 Chefoo 173,311 £03,839 Kiaochou 324,18 94,235 Chungking... 172,647 113,897 Sohang 249,155 149,580 Shasi 7
Analysing the revenue under the usual heads, we get the following comparative table, the amounts being in Haikuan taels:—
1904. 1903. 1902. Tmport luty...3,333,684 2,555,682 2,829,004 duty...2,708,873 2,322,356 2,673,544 Const trade duty... 517,509 458,638 © 443,276 Opium duty... 824,094 637,567 499,608 Tonnage nes... 320,369 235,492 267,262 Transit dues... 457,806 480,675 396,190 Opium Tikin...1,101,889 1,209,527 1,068,920
Total...9,264,224 7,899,887 8,177,894
It_ will be seen that with the exception of transit dues and opium likin, there was a gain und r every head of revenue, the advance being very marked in imports and exports. The opium duty, it should be noted, includes Ils. 410,886 derived from native opium, against Tls. 183,995 from the same source in 1908, and Tis, 98,764 in 1902. he total Customs revenue for the past three years is as follows Hk, Tls. 1904 1903 1902
At Shanghai there was a total gain of nearly 900,000 taels, every head of] revenue showing an advance except opium duty and likin, Under tounage we uo'e that 1,162 ves: els of 1,561,074 tons were entered and 1,160 vessels of 1,592,138 tons cloured, during the quarter, against 1,184 of 1,563,290 tous entered, and 1,181 o! 1,562,758 tos chayed 1903. A very considerable t: affic is also carried on between Sh"nghai and Soochow and Hangchow, ard under inland waters steam navigation rules. I may be noted that the 801 vasals entered under these rules were al 2 12,7 '84 without exce;.tion in ballast, while of Soochow 22,828 "15,420 13,277 Shanghai...3,485,403 2,692,934 8,199,503 the 801 cleared 740 were in ballast, 148,831 158,504 131,793 The following ae the comparative 181,816 ¥(1,834 170,88 figures of opium import: d in piculs:—8079 10,578, 1904. 1903. 1902. 7,810 9,112 8,650 278,623 313,878 246,112 250,092 4,514 2,092 1,108 393,887 417,29 The increase in native opium, i 820,822 746,052 Kumehuk F215 16,482 will be seen, is very marked. Then Wachou... 13552. 37,529 was a very large advance in cotto: Kiungchow. 53,209 8,94 piece-goods, especially Amerien ani Pakhoi 33h English grey chiriin, s and grey sheetings, white shirtings, Americai Total...9,264,224 7,899,857 87 and English drills, and English jeans and T-cloths, and in facy guds.
"Yor wax Boo: 1 ram Live." Clarke's }@ comparative figures of cotter: World-famed Blood Mixture is warranted vere as under, in piculs to cleanse the blood. from all impurities from E°glish from 0 i lan ion 28 Scurvy, Eczema, Bad Legs, Skin and Bloud Gunterer carse arising. er Serotula, pypBKOMS~~- 3,214 Japanese. 108,26. 328,746 335,716 Pimples, and Sores of all kinds, its effects are marvellous. Thousands of In woollens there'¢8740 126,241 Tondatfud cures have been effected by it. cv, carlets, cloth, and Ior,*% increase Bold everywhere at 23. 9d, all decline in justings afl!S stripes, In met.ls thereSPauish decline except 10 old iron, lead og quicksilver. Foreign sundries were well up to the average, the most notable point being a very marked advance in Americin kerosene oil, the comparative figures of this staple being, in gallons:-—1904. '1903. 1902. American.19,392,440 3,729,730 2,938,550 Do. in bulk 1,410,228 nil. nil. Indian... 178,490 nil. nil. Russian... 1,399,250 2,625,330 nil. Do.in bulk 1,675,182 nil. nil. Sumatran. 310,825 703.650 254,050 Do. in bulk 3,448,184 3,878,516 1,611.750
In native sundries, there was a increase in raw cotton and native produce generally, including black and green tea and tobacco, the only marked decline being in rush and straw hats, yellow raw silk, ard black brick tea. There was a large export of Shanghai shirtings, sheet ings, and drills, with a slight decline in Shanghai yarn. Native sundries were exp red freely, though there was a sight decline in goatskins and rugs; there was a very marked increase in sheep's wool. Of transit passes, 3,462 were issued and 144 rendered, against 3,068 and 185 1008,-and- 2,706 an: 207, respectively, in 1902 The tressure ruble shows an import of gold to the value of Hk. Tls. 5,924,547, and of silver 10 the va'us of Ts. 10,037,539, the rt of the came metals being Ak. Tls. 667,786 and 7,918,911, respectively. More than half of the silver exported went to Chefoo and Tientsin, whence much of it doubtless found its way to Manchuria, A few fancy cotton and mixed goods, some copper-lises and ingots, and some wines and sundries, made up the contents of the bonded warehouses at the close of the year,
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