Moreover there are also the taxes, ground rents and price of land in the Concessions and ceded ter Yitories which altogether make a considerable sum. For instance, the Chinese in the 'Concessions and ceded territories of Honkone, Formosa, Shanghai, Tientsin, Dalny and Hankow pay in taxes each year to the forcixners mot less than $20,000,000. Formerly the taxes paid' yearly by Formosa to Japan were only $20,000,000, but now they have increased to "100,000,000. Hongkong formerly paid to Britain only a few million dollars yearly, but they have increased to 230,000, 000. [editorial Note: The venues have not yet attained any-thingy like this gute.) In future there is bound to be a proportionately large increase, With reference to ground-rents, some are collected. by foreigners and same by Chinese, but in what proportion we do not know, as there his been no careful. in vestigation, But that the foreign= fers get most of it goes without says ting." The amount. of ground-rents.
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