During 1924. approximate exleulations based only on Maritime Customs stati-sries indicated that some 6,500,000 tons of cargo were actually imported. Of this, 2,500,000 fons were re-exported, together with another 1,000,000 tons of local products. In addition to these—there is a certain unknown Dut not small quantity which la ca route to other Chinese ports and does not appear in the Customs returns of Shanghai, There is also a very conside trade Passing through the Native Customs, The actual cargo moving across the edge of the wharve the year thus amounts to some 10,900,000 or more tons.
At present wharves are b steadily. Helt's Wharf has been greatly lengthened, new wharves h: been built by the N. Y. K., Mackenzie Ca, the Coal Merchants Ca, and others. Additional schemes are under consideration. While some increase capacity can undoubtedly be attained by reconditioning some of. the older wharves and there are still a few places where new wharves may be: built, the period is easily in sight in which the present accommodation within the har-hour limits will be quite inadequate and Shanghai must cither expand or allow much of its trade to go elsewhere.
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