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CHINA
The chief imports and exports for 2 years were as follows in HK. Taels : —
Imports
1918
HK Taels
Opium
520,090
Cotton goods .
151,880,423
Woollen goods
3.201,329
Metals
37,637,111
Rice .
22,776,933
Cigarettes
23,983,563
Coal .
12,593,479
Fish .
12,566,727
1919
HK. Taels
246,220
209,786,337
3,614,055
56,609,117
8,300,291
20,963,449
12,517,418
11,194,610
1918
Yellow beans Beancake . Raw Cotton Bean Oil
Silk, raw & manuf'd . Cow and buffalo hides Tin .... Tea ....
HK. Taels 14,539,023 29,882,829 37,887,337 24,981,249 108,180,591 13,470,376 11,009,067 14,066,872
1919
HK. Taels 28,775,023 44,173,118 30,253,447 21,060,878
138,101,953
10,361,381
8,428,133
22,398,436
Of the tea in 1919, 12,970,400 lbs. were exported to Hong Kong, 28,451,733 lbs. to the United Kingdom, 17,065,99b" lbs. to Russia Pacific Ports, and 11,155,266 lbs. to the United States. The total export of tea to foreign countries has been as follows :— 1895, 248,757,333; 1905, 182,573,064; 1915, 237,647,066 ; 1918, 53,895,600 lbs. ; 1919, 92,020,666 lbs.
In addition to her overseas trade China has an extensive coast and river trade, in which under "Inland "Waters Steam Navigation Regulations," steamers under foreign flag are allowed to participate. In 1919 1,613 vessels were registered, of which 339 were foreign, and 1,274 Chinese.
All treaties with China contain provision for most-favoured nation treatment. Dairen is the customs port for all the leased territory and has out-stations at Kinchow, Pulantien, Pitzewo, and Port Arthur.
In recent years the quantities and value of the imports of tea into the United Kingdom from China, including Hong Kong and Macao, were (ac- cording to the Board of Trade returns) : —
Year
Quantities
Tear
Quantities
Value
Value
1914
1915
lbs.
21,771,714 36,776,821 19,877,195
£
833,188 1,546,320
930,180
1917 1918 1919
lbs. 8,397,403 450,805 1,587,053 262,810
1916
26,755,017 1,939,474
Other important articles of import into, and of export from, Great Britain from and to China (according to the Board of Trade returns) in two years were : —
Imports
1918
1019
Exports
Cottons .
Iron, wrought, Ac. .
Woollens .
Machinery
1918
£
8,196,251
411,759
907,898
286,865
1919
Raw and waste silk .
Egg yolk .
Bristles
Wool and camels' hair
£ jc
1,588,141 1 1,712,170
1,922,475 6,181,793
501,084 798.225
302,455 1 796,189
£
13,106,805
1,431,243
1,585,389
592, 6W9
Total trade between United Kingdom and China for 5 years :
-
1916
1917 1918
1919
1920
Import* from China into U.K. Export* to China from U.K. .
£
8,835,102 10,707,487
8,497,3.'.6 ■ 9,672,880 10,624,359 11,856,296
£ £ 23,052,935 ,26,919,081 20,969,747 48,542,1C1
