——-+————————+——————————-+——————-+———————————————————————————— |Quantity| | | |of Opium| Years |Monthly|Excess of expenditure over |consumed|habituated.| Wages.| income. |daily. | | | ——-+————————+——————————-+——————-+———————————————————————————— |Grains. | | s. d.| s. d. 1 | 36 | 7 | 11 6 | 5 8 excess 2 | 36 | 3 | 8 0 | 6 6 ” 3 | 24 | 5 | 8 0 | 1 8 ” 4 | 36 | 8 | 12 0 | 2 6 ” 5 | 42 | 20 | 16 0 | 0 10 ” 6 | 30 | 10 | 10 0 | 2 1 ” 7 | 24 | 7 | 8 0 | 1 8 ” 8 | 30 | 10 | 12 0 |Income and expenditure equal 9 | 24 | 5 | 8 0 | 1 8 excess 10 | 30 | 10 | 8 0 | 4 0 ” 11 | 30 | 8 | 12 0 |Income and expenditure equal 12 | 36 | 10 | 12 0 | 2 6 excess 13 | 30 | 15 | 12 0 |Income and expenditure equal 14 | 30 | 25 | 12 0 | ” ” 15 | 42 | 22 | 12 0 | 4 10 excess ——-+————————+——————————-+——————-+———————————————————————————— TABLE XVII. REPORTS OF OPIUM-SMOKING IN CHINA. In the Chung-wan (centre bazaar) there are about 5,800 inhabitants. The number that smoke opium merely because they like it are upwards of 2,600. The number that smoke opium are upwards of 300. In the Hah-wan (Canton bazaar) there are upwards of 1,200 inhabitants. The number that smoke opium merely because they like it are upwards of 600. The number that smoke opium are upwards of 100. The number that died for cause of smoking opium very few. (Signed) CHUNG-WAN & HAH-WAN TEAPOA’S REPORT. _Dated Yuet-man year, 11th month, 20th day_ (_December 29th, 1855_). The number of male residents at Sheong-wan are estimated as following:—— This year have ascertained the number of male residents are 13,000. There are 3,000 opium-smokers; 300 smoke 8 mace a-day; 700 smoke 5 mace each day; 1,000 smoke 3 mace each day; the rest smoke 1 mace, more or less. The number that smoke opium merely because they like it are upwards of 4,000. The number that got sick for cause of opium-smoking went home, and did not die here. (Signed) TEAPOA OF SHEONG-WAN TONG CHEW’S REPORT. _Dated December 29th, 1855._ * * * * * By order, have ascertained the number of inhabitants of Tai-ping-Shan. There are upwards of 5,300 men. The number that smoke opium because they like it are upwards of 1,200. The number that smoke opium are upwards of 600. The number that died for cause of opium-smoking very few. (Signed) TAI-PING-SHAN TEAPOA’S REPORT. _Dated Yuet-man year, 11th month, 20th day_ (_December 29th, 1855_). * * * * * By order, have ascertained that in Wan-tsai there are upwards of 1,600 inhabitants.