320 TRADE WITH ASIA. CHAP. XXVI. 



convey silver to the eastward, she now receives it 

 from that part of the globe. Thus it is seen, 

 " that in the year 1829, there were received at 

 Petropaulousk from China two thousand four 

 hundred and sixty ounces of silver, and in 1830 

 three thousand five hundred and seventy-eight 

 ounces. At Semipalatinsk there were received 

 eighty-three thousand seven hundred ounces in 

 1829, and in 1830 eighty-nine thousand six 

 hundred and forty ounces." We see, also, that 

 " the Boukhares and the Taschkenes had brought 

 to Irbit, in the last year, ninety-four thousand 

 five hundred ounces 1 ." 



It is seen by the translations in the Appendix, 

 No. 15, that the importations and exportations 

 on the extreme eastern frontier of Russia nearly 

 balanced each other, so that there could be little 

 necessity for the transmission of the precious 

 metals, but that little has been in favour of 

 Russia. It is, however, different with that 

 branch of the trade which passes through Teflis, 

 where the imports of the last two years have ex- 

 ceeded the exports. This may have caused the 

 transmission of some gold or silver. The amount 

 of this appears to be but small, and if not quite 

 equalled by what must have flowed in a contrary 

 direction by way of Siberia, cannot be very far 

 short of it. 



1 See Appendix, No. 15. 



