In And About Amoy : Some Historical And Other Facts Connnected With One of the First Open Ports in China
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Fortunately the govern- ment was wise enough to institute measures, not merely to curtail the area of production, but to stamp it out entirely. That phase of the question however will be considered later.
* 133K pounds.
t Mex. equals 50 cents gold currency.
JNone of these figures must be taken as absolutely correct.
It is utterly impossible to obtain accurate statements in regard to these matters, but the author believes they are conservative and well within the mark. It should also be understo...od,. that all these figures refer to conditious prior to 1909.
OCCUPATIONS AND INDUSTRIES 145 The cultivation oj opium in the Amoy District.
The area devoted to the cultivation of opium in this district has been pretty well confined to the counties of Tong-an, An-khoe, Chin-kang, Lam-an, Hvyeian, Tio-thoa, Chang-pu, and Eng-chhun chin.
These districts are reported to have raised as much as 9310 piculs (over 600 tons) in one year. Add to this the amount that was imported from India and other provinces in China and the quantity would be easily doubled, valued at $18,000,000 Mex, and this is a very conservative estimate.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Fortunately the govern- ment was wise enough to institute measures, not merely to curtail the area of production, but to stamp it out entirely. That phase of the question however will be considered later.
* 133K pounds.
t Mex. equals 50 cents gold currency.
JNone of these figures must be taken as absolutely correct.
It is utterly impossible to obtain accurate statements in regard to these matters, but the author believes they are conservative and well within the mark. It should also be understo...od,. that all these figures refer to conditious prior to 1909.
OCCUPATIONS AND INDUSTRIES 145 The cultivation oj opium in the Amoy District.
The area devoted to the cultivation of opium in this district has been pretty well confined to the counties of Tong-an, An-khoe, Chin-kang, Lam-an, Hvyeian, Tio-thoa, Chang-pu, and Eng-chhun chin.
These districts are reported to have raised as much as 9310 piculs (over 600 tons) in one year. Add to this the amount that was imported from India and other provinces in China and the quantity would be easily doubled, valued at $18,000,000 Mex, and this is a very conservative estimate.
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