The total tonnage of the Chinese fleet does not exceed 40.000. This figure includes cruisers of the type of the Haichi, Haichow, and Haiyung as well as_ small wooden craft. The vessels are manned by_men from the coastal provinces—Fukien, Kuangtung, Chekiang, Shantung and Kiangsu, whose numbers total about 15,000—and are distributed along the coast and on the Yangtze River.
The total amount needed by the Navy each month is $700,000, $500,000 of which is for salaries, the remainder for coal and other expenses.
Payments were formerly made direct to the Navy by the Peking Government, but, owing to the impoverished condition of. the Treasury, payments have been lacking, as stated, for nearly 18 months.
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