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under the light of the whole foreign trade, the exports become as much as 44 per cent, of the entire 

 export trade and imports 55 per cent, of the import trade. When compared with those fifteen years 

 ago, the agricultural produce has increased 3.3 times in export and 2.7 times in import. Below are 

 given the figures for the average annual exports and imports of the principal agricultural products 

 for the three years prior to 191 3 : — 



Exports 

 Articles 



Raw Silk 



Tea 



Sugar 



Straw Braids 

 Vegetables & Fruits 



Rice 



Fancy Matting . . . 



Imports. 



Value 

 166,963 

 12,639 

 10,384 



4,924 

 4.493 

 4,227 



3,851 



Note: — The unit is i, coo j/^n. 



Of the articles. mentioned above, the importation of cotton has remarkably increased in recent 



years. This shows the development of home industry ; and it is observed that the cotton yarn and 



cloth, which are manufactured from the imported raw cotton, are now exported to half the amount 



of raw cotton import. Bean-cakes are imported, as an imported article of manure. Owing to the 



