Peking, Jan. 5.
The Maritime Customs revenue for 1915 shows a decrease of Haikuan Tls. 2,165,000, the total collection being in round numbers Haikuan Tls. 36,749,000 which, at an average exchange of 2/7} equals £4,764,978 as compared with Haikuan Tls. 38,907,000 at an average exchange of 2/8} equals £5,309,184 in 1014.
The following collection ere from the principal ports:
Harbin, THaikuan Tls. 1,124,000 being an increase of Hk. Tls. 84.000.
Dairen, Haikuan Tls. 1,740,000 being increase of Hk. Ts. 154,000.
'TTientsin and Chinwangtao, Hai-Kuan Tls. 4,730,000 being 8 decrease of Hk. Tls. 291.000.
Hankow, Haikuan Tls. 3,867,000 being an inoresse of Hk. Tls. 177,000.
Shanghai, Haikuan Tls. 11,410,000 being a decrease of 651,000.
Swatow, Haikuan Tls. 1,296,000 being a decrease of Hk. Tls. 187.000.
Canton, Haikuan Tls. 2,398,000 being a decrease of Hk. Tls. 458,000.
All foreign obligations secured on the Customs have been fully met to December 31, 1915.—Reuter.
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