Considering that it is estimated from. 18 to 20 per cent. of native chops were shut down and that the Famine Relief Commission estimated that towards the end of 1993 the fi-gute of unemployed—for the three Wuhan Cities. was 500,000, or approximately one third of the population. Inbour has been remarkably quiet during the year under review. That unemployment was, and owing to) stagnation of trade unfortunately till fs, very great is undoubted, but luckily the reputed 100,000 destitute Hankow alone have not created any terious disturbance of note.
Those in employment have _benefited by the general maintenance of wage level, although cost of coolie rice was 82 per cent. cheaper and) tee of best qualities approximately 18 per cent. lose than in the previous year, With both Spring and Autumn. harvests being plentiful and markedly quiet conditions in the neighbouring countryside, the price of foodstuffs has declined very Considerably. Combined with these important points must be recorded the slight variation of the copper coh rate of exchange, which fluctuated within unusually. nar-yow limits and is @ contributing foch for towards general stability No Major Strikes the comparatively few cases where Labour Unions continue to, exist. their activities have been
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