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      "Feb. 4"
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     [
      "Yu Shui (Spring Showers)",
      "Feb. 19"
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      "Ching Che (Excited Insects)",
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      "Chun Fen (Spring Equinox)",
      "Mar. 21"
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      "Ku Yu (Corn Rain)",
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      "May 22"
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      "June 6"
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      "June 22"
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      "Han Lu (Cold Dew)",
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     "Feb.",
     "Mar.",
     "Apr.",
     "May",
     "June",
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  "title": "[Area of China by Provinces and Special Areas]",
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      "Kiangsu",
      "108,926"
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     [
      "Chekiang",
      "102,237"
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     [
      "Anhwei",
      "140,687"
     ],
     [
      "Kiangsi",
      "172,494"
     ],
     [
      "Hupeh",
      "186,363"
     ],
     [
      "Hunan",
      "205,590"
     ],
     [
      "Szechwan",
      "375,540"
     ],
     [
      "Sikang",
      "427,068"
     ],
     [
      "Shantung",
      "146,197"
     ],
     [
      "Shansi",
      "156,420"
     ],
     [
      "Honan",
      "167,172"
     ],
     [
      "Hopei",
      "140,258"
     ],
     [
      "Shensi",
      "188,861"
     ],
     [
      "Fukien",
      "118,738"
     ],
     [
      "Kwangtung",
      "221,307"
     ],
     [
      "Kwangsi",
      "221,321"
     ],
     [
      "Yunnan",
      "420,465"
     ],
     [
      "Kweichow",
      "176,480"
     ],
     [
      "Kansu",
      "391,506"
     ],
     [
      "Chinghai",
      "697,194"
     ],
     [
      "Ningsia",
      "274,910"
     ],
     [
      "Sinkiang",
      "1,828,440"
     ],
     [
      "Suiyuan",
      "347,529"
     ],
     [
      "Chahar",
      "278,957"
     ],
     [
      "Jehol",
      "192,430"
     ],
     [
      "Liaoning",
      "321,823"
     ],
     [
      "Kirin",
      "283,380"
     ],
     [
      "Heilungkiang",
      "449,623"
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     [
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     ],
     [
      "Nanking",
      "466"
     ],
     [
      "Shanghai",
      "893"
     ],
     [
      "Peiping",
      "707"
     ],
     [
      "Tsingtao",
      "749"
     ],
     [
      "Siking (Sian)",
      "15"
     ],
     [
      "Tientsin",
      "55"
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     [
      "Chungking",
      "300"
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     [
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      ""
     ],
     [
      "Weihaiwei",
      "663"
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     [
      "Special Territories",
      ""
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     [
      "Mongolia",
      "1,621,201"
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     [
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      "1,215,788"
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      "11,582,753"
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      "Kiangsu",
      "8,066",
      "68,380",
      "717,786",
      "36,469,321"
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      "Chekiang",
      "3,132",
      "42,971",
      "448,670",
      "21,776,054"
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     [
      "Anhwei",
      "2,410",
      "26,078",
      "285,652",
      "22,704,538"
     ],
     [
      "Kiangsi",
      "2,381",
      "23,853",
      "226,564",
      "13,794,159"
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     [
      "Hupeh",
      "2,381",
      "38,386",
      "369,604",
      "24,658,988"
     ],
     [
      "Hunan",
      "1,605",
      "19,783",
      "251,322",
      "28,092,454"
     ],
     [
      "Szechwan",
      "4,511",
      "71,952",
      "740,378",
      "45,845,804"
     ],
     [
      "Sikang",
      "301",
      "2,666",
      "24,889",
      "1,755,542"
     ],
     [
      "Shantung",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "38,099,741"
     ],
     [
      "Shansi",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "11,601,026"
     ],
     [
      "Honan",
      "5,602",
      "43,403",
      "447,342",
      "31,805,621"
     ],
     [
      "Hopei",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "28,644,437"
     ],
     [
      "Shensi",
      "1,029",
      "7,317",
      "145,703",
      "9,388,797"
     ],
     [
      "Fukien",
      "1,449",
      "15,751",
      "170,488",
      "11,990,441"
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     [
      "Kwangtung",
      "4,980",
      "59,673",
      "589,711",
      "32,338,795"
     ],
     [
      "Kwangsi",
      "2,324",
      "23,969",
      "238,795",
      "14,861,470"
     ],
     [
      "Yunnan",
      "3,043",
      "18,126",
      "181,819",
      "10,853,359"
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     [
      "Kweichow",
      "2,120",
      "15,412",
      "156,449",
      "10,557,397"
     ],
     [
      "Kansu",
      "829",
      "7,648",
      "79,995",
      "6,255,517"
     ],
     [
      "Chinghai",
      "235",
      "937",
      "10,018",
      "1,512,823"
     ],
     [
      "Ningsia",
      "131",
      "642",
      "8,471",
      "724,278"
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      "Sinkiang",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "4,360,020"
     ],
     [
      "Suiyuan",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "2,083,693"
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     [
      "Chahar",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "2,035,957"
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     [
      "Jehol",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "2,184,723"
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     [
      "Liaoning",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "15,253,694"
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      "",
      "",
      "",
      "7,354,459"
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      "",
      "",
      "3,749,367"
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      "Nanking",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "1,019,188"
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      "",
      "",
      "",
      "3,726,757"
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      "",
      "",
      "",
      "1,550,561"
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      "",
      "",
      "590,374"
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      "Tientsin",
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      "",
      "",
      "1,217,646"
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      "",
      "",
      "[?]"
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      "Chungking",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "916,160"
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     [
      "Weihaiwei",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "222,247"
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     [
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      "",
      "",
      "",
      "2,077,669"
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     [
      "Tibet",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "3,722,011"
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     [
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      "",
      "",
      "",
      "8,546,374"
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      "487,394",
      "5,098,567",
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      "62",
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      "..."
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      "Chuan Hsu",
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     [
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     [
      "Yao",
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     [
      "Yuan Shih-kai",
      "June, 1913-June, 1916"
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     [
      "Li Yuan-hung",
      "June, 1916-July, 1917"
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     [
      "Feng Kuo-chang",
      "July, 1917-October, 1918"
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     [
      "Hsu Shih-chang",
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      "Li Yuan-hung",
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      "Tuan Chi-jui (Provisional Chief Executive)",
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      "Chiang Kai-shek",
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      "Lin Sen",
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     [
      "Chiang Kai-shek",
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      "1932"
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      "550",
      "1932"
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      "1932"
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      "1930"
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      "1940"
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      "102",
      "1937"
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      "98",
      "1929"
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      "52",
      "1920"
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      "49",
      "1929"
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      "1928"
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      "11",
      "1928"
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      "9",
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  "title": "Formosa's Communication Facilities in 1942",
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      "17,334,000 ,,"
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      "Junks—Export",
      "334,000 ,,"
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      "Import",
      "329,000 ,,"
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  "title": "Formosa's Trade Capacity",
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      "1937",
      "440,174,000",
      "322,123,000",
      "762,299,000 yen"
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      "1938",
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      "366,659,000",
      "823,113,000 ,,"
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      "1939",
      "592,938,000",
      "408,650,000",
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  "title": "Table Showing the Number of People Who Have Passed Public Examinations",
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      "Examination of Candidates for Elective Posts",
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      "70,302"
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      "137,269"
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  "title": "Simplified Table Showing the Work of the Control Yuan",
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      "71",
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      "48",
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      "64",
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      "54",
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      "50",
      "92",
      "65",
      "118",
      "129",
      "131",
      "59",
      "941"
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      "56",
      "111",
      "82",
      "121",
      "118",
      "139",
      "79",
      "902"
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      "45",
      "69",
      "75",
      "106",
      "81",
      "87",
      "111",
      "1,178"
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      "83",
      "149",
      "180",
      "279",
      "206",
      "251",
      "150",
      "4,190"
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      "53",
      "78",
      "166",
      "273",
      "162",
      "170",
      "91",
      "5,265"
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      "29",
      "17",
      "32",
      "11",
      "12",
      "10",
      "957"
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      "647",
      "629",
      "993",
      "751",
      "844",
      "500",
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      "76",
      "56",
      "241",
      "3,120",
      "39,952",
      "423,842",
      "1,382",
      "7,506",
      "64",
      "35",
      "8",
      "19",
      "379",
      "982",
      "686",
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      "62",
      "38",
      "38",
      "150",
      "2,203",
      "23,790",
      "264,551",
      "1,553",
      "9,376",
      "46",
      "38",
      "227",
      "9",
      "1,402",
      "2,269",
      "542",
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      "84",
      "69",
      "69",
      "265",
      "1,884",
      "19,325",
      "209,401",
      "1,441",
      "6,500",
      "79",
      "...",
      "...",
      "73",
      "811",
      "...",
      "10,149",
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      "72",
      "54",
      "54",
      "75",
      "1,758",
      "31,855",
      "353,488",
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      "11,530",
      "25",
      "...",
      "426",
      "13",
      "455",
      "1,876",
      "...",
      "2,052,122"
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      "77",
      "76",
      "75",
      "...",
      "1,616",
      "20,425",
      "301,179",
      "1,729",
      "24,153",
      "76",
      "11",
      "16",
      "6",
      "122",
      "1,737",
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      "4,448,799"
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      "144",
      "137",
      "137",
      "124",
      "4,462",
      "74,947",
      "673,274",
      "4,401",
      "35,094",
      "81",
      "12",
      "...",
      "...",
      "90",
      "561",
      "21,527",
      "212,446"
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      "49",
      "14",
      "14",
      "12",
      "202",
      "1,987",
      "16,295",
      "182",
      "1,374",
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      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "6",
      "86",
      "1,086",
      "624,108"
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      "111",
      "69",
      "69",
      "...",
      "918",
      "15,621",
      "200,548",
      "1,603",
      "13,117",
      "17",
      "1",
      "5",
      "2",
      "608",
      "2,809",
      "3,167",
      "238,792"
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      "94",
      "61",
      "61",
      "9",
      "974",
      "7,182",
      "144,671",
      "915",
      "11,470",
      "63",
      "...",
      "2",
      "1",
      "432",
      "1,017",
      "181",
      "30,990"
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      "66",
      "66",
      "35",
      "769",
      "7,191",
      "75,402",
      "627",
      "5,318",
      "35",
      "...",
      "...",
      "10",
      "168",
      "871",
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      "100,000"
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      "11",
      "11",
      "53",
      "264",
      "854",
      "10,018",
      "131",
      "775",
      "4",
      "177",
      "15",
      "...",
      "3",
      "...",
      "5,503",
      "1,437,534"
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      "64",
      "64",
      "147",
      "1,380",
      "14,332",
      "161,712",
      "1,289",
      "4,124",
      "66",
      "43",
      "687",
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      "354",
      "3,090",
      "6,255",
      "627,752"
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      "99",
      "99",
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      "31,197",
      "333,422",
      "2,604",
      "10,721",
      "63",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "16,330",
      "992,410"
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      "66",
      "66",
      "53",
      "2,343",
      "23,992",
      "238,323",
      "2,271",
      "23,992",
      "18",
      "18",
      "789",
      "2",
      "16",
      "31",
      "...",
      "64,694"
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      "129",
      "112",
      "112",
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      "1,552",
      "14,367",
      "146,467",
      "1,411",
      "6,544",
      "112",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "532",
      "1,386",
      "8,736",
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      "78",
      "78",
      "76",
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      "6,216",
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      "22",
      "42",
      "13",
      "390",
      "145",
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      "..."
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      "13",
      "13",
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      "11,370",
      "73",
      "358",
      "1",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "..."
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      "1,352",
      "1,103",
      "1,082",
      "1,237",
      "29,497",
      "342,301",
      "3,711,948",
      "24,430",
      "178,168",
      "828",
      "357",
      "2,217",
      "161",
      "5,768",
      "16,860",
      "89,684",
      "15,182,509"
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   "Source: The Ministry of Interior."
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  "title": "Table Showing Hsien Administration in War Areas",
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     "C*",
     "D*",
     "E*"
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      "Kiangsu",
      "62",
      "...",
      "...",
      "30",
      "25",
      "7"
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     [
      "Chekiang***",
      "77",
      "40",
      "1",
      "33",
      "...",
      "3"
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     [
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      "62",
      "21",
      "13",
      "26",
      "2",
      "..."
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      "84",
      "70",
      "...",
      "11",
      "2",
      "1"
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      "29",
      "7",
      "30",
      "4",
      "2"
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     [
      "Hunan***",
      "78",
      "75",
      "...",
      "3",
      "...",
      "..."
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     [
      "Shantung***",
      "108",
      "...",
      "...",
      "83",
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      "11"
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      "105",
      "6",
      "3",
      "74",
      "15",
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      "111",
      "66",
      "2",
      "36",
      "3",
      "4"
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      "66",
      "64",
      "...",
      "...",
      "1",
      "1"
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      "103",
      "61",
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      "16",
      "16",
      "3"
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      "21",
      "6",
      "...",
      "4",
      "...",
      "11"
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      "438",
      "33",
      "346",
      "82",
      "50"
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      "46.15",
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   "*B—The magistrate remains to exercise his duties while the hsien is partially occupied by the enemy.",
   "*C—Hsien occupied by the enemy but the magistrate continues to exercise his duties in the rural area.",
   "*D—The magistrate continues to attend to his duties in a neighboring hsien.",
   "*E—Hsien under enemy control.",
   "**The number of hsien includes municipalities and administrative bureaus.",
   "***Figures of January, 1944.",
   "Hopei Province is not included because the figures are not available.",
   "Source: The Executive Yuan."
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  "title": "Table Showing the Number of Hsien Representative Councils",
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     "Hsien Where Pao General Councils Had Been Organized"
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      "138",
      "138",
      "138"
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      "112",
      "...",
      "130"
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      "Kweichow",
      "39",
      "...",
      "79"
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      "26",
      "...",
      "26"
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      "Hupeh",
      "54",
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      "4"
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      "68",
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      "66"
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      "100",
      "100",
      "100"
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     [
      "Kiangsi",
      "69",
      "...",
      "80"
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      "Fukien",
      "64",
      "64",
      "64"
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      "Anhwei",
      "44",
      "...",
      "38"
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     [
      "Sikang",
      "14",
      "...",
      "4"
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     [
      "Shensi",
      "24",
      "...",
      "74"
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     [
      "Kansu",
      "67",
      "...",
      "24"
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     [
      "Honan",
      "69",
      "...",
      "69"
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     [
      "Chinghai",
      "...",
      "...",
      "11"
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      "Chekiang",
      "18",
      "56",
      "56"
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     [
      "Ningsia",
      "...",
      "...",
      "9"
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      "Total",
      "906",
      "371",
      "972"
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   "Notes: (1) Municipalities are included in the table.",
   "(2) The organization of the representative bodies has been completed in Szechwan, Kwangsi, and Fukien provinces. Formal hsien councils are to be organized in Kwangsi and Fukien before the end of 1944.",
   "Source: The Executive Yuan."
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   "98"
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  "chapter": "Foreign Affairs",
  "table_no": null,
  "title": "U. S. Loans to China Since War Began",
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      "Sino-American Tung Oil Loan",
      "US $25,000,000"
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      "1940",
      "Sino-American Tin Loan",
      "20,000,000"
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      "1940",
      "Sino-American Tungsten Loan",
      "25,000,000"
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     [
      "1941",
      "Sino-American Metal Loan",
      "50,000,000"
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      "1942",
      "U.S. Government Credit",
      "500,000,000"
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      "Total",
      "",
      "US $620,000,000"
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   }
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  "context": "Lists the U.S. loans and credit extended to China from 1939 to 1942, with a total, showing the financial support given since the war began.",
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   "Rows: 6"
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    "label": "scan leaf 121",
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  "chapter": "Foreign Affairs",
  "table_no": null,
  "title": "British Loans to China Since War Began",
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      "1939",
      "First Sino-British Export Credit Loan",
      "£ 188,000"
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      "1939",
      "Second Sino-British Export Credit Loan",
      "2,859,000"
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      "1941",
      "Third Sino-British Export Credit Loan",
      "5,000,000"
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      "1944",
      "Fourth Sino-British Export Credit Loan",
      "50,000,000"
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      "Total",
      "",
      "£58,047,000"
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  "context": "The table lists the British export credit loans extended to China since the war began, by year, with a total, under the financial and economic section.",
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    "label": "scan leaf 127",
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  "table_no": null,
  "title": "Soviet Loans to China Since War Began",
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      "1938",
      "First Sino-Soviet Credit Loan",
      "US$ 50,000,000"
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      "Second Sino-Soviet Credit Loan",
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      "1939",
      "Third Sino-Soviet Credit Loan",
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  "title": "Dates and Areas for the Enforcement of Government Monopoly on Salt, Tobacco, Sugar and Matches (1942—1943)",
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     "Area"
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      "February 15, 1942; August 16, 1942; September 1, 1942; July 1, 1943",
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      "July 1, 1942; December 10, 1942; January 1, 1943",
      "Szechwan, Sikang, W. Hupeh; Honan; Fukien, Kiangsi, Kwangtung, Kwangsi, Kiangsu, Chekiang, S. Anhwei, Shensi, Kweichow, Yunnan, Kansu, Ningsia, Chinghai"
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  "title": "Estimates, Collections, and Expenditures of Revenues for Government Monopoly on Tobacco, Sugar and Matches (1942—1944)",
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      "",
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      "Estimated Amounts",
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      "$100,551,688",
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      "$317,375,329"
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      "Expenditure",
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      "$11,291,015",
      "$4,635,591",
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      "",
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      "$400,000,000",
      "$111,000,000",
      "$1,311,000,000"
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      "Collected Amounts",
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      "",
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      "$1,035,000,000",
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  "title": "Salt Revenue from 1933 to 1944 (January-March)",
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      "1934",
      "177,461,000"
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      "185,416,000"
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      "1936",
      "217,811,000"
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      "1937",
      "217,705,000"
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      "1938",
      "138,597,000"
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      "113,276,000"
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      "1941",
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      "1944 (Jan.-Mar.)",
      "404,961,000"
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  "title": "Amount of Land Tax in Kind and Compulsory Grain Purchases and Borrowings from July, 1943 to August, 1944",
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      "7,830,000"
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      "1,110,000",
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      "...",
      "...",
      "430,000"
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      "Unhusked Rice",
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      "500,000"
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      "Unhusked Rice",
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      "7,000,000",
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      "127,170"
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      "Unhusked Rice",
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      "900,000",
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      "1,758,000"
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      "〃",
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      "〃",
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      "250,000",
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      "600,000"
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      "14,339,500",
      "15,220,000",
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      "...",
      "...",
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      "1,948,141",
      "...",
      "1,309,035",
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      "117%"
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      "...",
      "1,417,114",
      "2,975,944",
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      "5,097,366",
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      "8,494,257",
      "108%"
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      "...",
      "1,184,634",
      "2,984,179",
      "108%"
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     [
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      "886,535",
      "...",
      "773,887",
      "1,660,422",
      "104%"
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     [
      "Ningsia",
      "443,247",
      "...",
      "...",
      "443,247",
      "103%"
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     [
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      "3,813,489",
      "3,813,490",
      "...",
      "7,626,979",
      "102%"
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     [
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      "250,000",
      "150,000",
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      "100%"
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     [
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      "1,523,413",
      "1,499,100",
      "...",
      "3,022,513",
      "100%"
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     [
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      "9,082,539",
      "...",
      "6,792,830",
      "15,875,369",
      "99%"
     ],
     [
      "Kwangtung",
      "1,271,456",
      "...",
      "899,297",
      "2,170,753",
      "99%"
     ],
     [
      "Chinghai",
      "62,357",
      "61,078",
      "...",
      "123,435",
      "97%"
     ],
     [
      "Hupeh",
      "1,036,714",
      "658,883",
      "...",
      "1,695,597",
      "96%"
     ],
     [
      "Chekiang",
      "1,711,522",
      "771,920",
      "...",
      "2,483,442",
      "95%"
     ],
     [
      "Yunnan",
      "1,078,324",
      "...",
      "1,184,678",
      "2,263,002",
      "89%"
     ],
     [
      "Kweichow",
      "1,246,614",
      "1,152,808",
      "...",
      "2,399,422",
      "83%"
     ],
     [
      "Sikang",
      "248,766",
      "...",
      "200,755",
      "449,521",
      "81%"
     ],
     [
      "Shensi",
      "2,349,971",
      "...",
      "1,185,551",
      "3,535,522",
      "81%"
     ],
     [
      "Shansi",
      "164,554",
      "192,639",
      "...",
      "357,193",
      "60%"
     ],
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      "Total",
      "34,963,258",
      "13,497,284",
      "15,097,781",
      "63,558,323",
      "101%"
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      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
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      "92,441,029.58"
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      "184,539,664.46"
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      "1,232,563,646.57",
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      "1,000,000,000.00",
      "2,500,000,000.00",
      "7,490,000,000.00"
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      "$ 338,639,273**",
      "$ 1,167,808,601"
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      "$ 68,272,474",
      "$ 458,817,863",
      "$ 266,833,252",
      "$ 793,923,589"
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      "$ 113,447,104",
      "$ 679,869,183",
      "$ 394,438,085",
      "$ 1,187,754,372"
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      "",
      "...",
      "...",
      "$ 7,476,941",
      "$ 3,349,947",
      "$ 10,826,888"
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      "",
      "",
      "$ 397,352,135",
      "$ 1,844,387,955",
      "$ 1,058,958,200",
      "$ 3,300,698,290"
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    ]
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   "* For ritual purposes.",
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  "title": "Annual Receipts of Chinese Maritime Customs Revenue and Wartime Consumption Tax 1942—1944",
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      "$ 297,832,133.68"
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      "3,146,803.61",
      "1,039,784.42",
      "2,102,450.02"
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      "Interport Tax",
      "56,057,067.48",
      "2,669,681.88",
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      "Tonnage Dues",
      "20,674.70",
      "17,961.54",
      "11,564.91"
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     [
      "Revenue Surtax",
      "4,588,794.20",
      "15,818,430.59",
      "15,001,272.75"
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     [
      "Flood Relief Surtax",
      "4,592,152.53",
      "15,818,538.40",
      "15,001,272.75"
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      "$156,463,971.64",
      "$ 350,902,397.08",
      "$ 329,948,694.11"
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      "Wartime Consumption Tax",
      "$343,105,017.63",
      "$ 726,590,068.96",
      "$ 867,579,275.33"
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      "Grand Total",
      "$499,568,989.27",
      "$1,077,492,466.04",
      "$1,197,527,969.44"
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  "title": "Tariff Rates on Domestic Goods Subject to Wartime Consumption Tax",
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      "10%"
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      "Animal Fats",
      "5%"
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      "10%"
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      "Vegetable Dyestuffs",
      "10%"
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     [
      "Resin",
      "10%"
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     [
      "Dried Tiger-lilies and Dried Bamboo Shoots",
      "5%"
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      "Mushrooms, Tree Fungus (black)",
      "10%"
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      "20%"
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      "15%"
     ],
     [
      "Preserved Fruits",
      "15%"
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     [
      "Gourmet Powder",
      "5%"
     ],
     [
      "Metal Articles (except machinery and parts)",
      "5%"
     ],
     [
      "Glassware",
      "10%"
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     [
      "Alkali",
      "5%"
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      "Soap :",
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     [
      "A. Toilet Soap",
      "10%"
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     [
      "B. Laundry Soap",
      "5%"
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      "Fans, Umbrellas and Mats",
      "5%"
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      "Incense :",
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      "A. Stick Incense",
      "25%"
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      "B. Powder Incense",
      "10%"
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      "Lacquerware",
      "10%"
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     [
      "Curios made of stone, bone, horn, bakelite, celluloid and elephant's tusks",
      "15%"
     ],
     [
      "Wool Piece-goods",
      "10%"
     ],
     [
      "Lace, Trimming, Embroidery Goods, etc.",
      "10%"
     ],
     [
      "Tooth Paste and Powder",
      "10%"
     ],
     [
      "Perfume, Rouge, Face Powder and Cream, Hair Oil and other Cosmetics",
      "20%"
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  "title": "Revenue from Local Autonomy Taxes Collected in Various Provinces (1941—1943)",
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     "1942",
     "1943"
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      "$ 19,809,765",
      "[?]"
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      "Butchery Tax",
      "76,486,465",
      "268,792,876",
      "660,026,046"
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     [
      "Business Licence Tax",
      "9,911,186",
      "14,580,111",
      "30,058,777"
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     [
      "Special Operations License Tax",
      "1,041,243",
      "5,964,202",
      "15,727,632"
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      "Feast and Amusement Tax",
      "5,998,867",
      "24,784,152",
      "42,585,999"
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      "",
      "29,603,308*"
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      "Total",
      "$124,430,159.",
      "$333,931,106",
      "$816,277,602"
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   "*Note.—Revenue from autonomy taxes of Yunnan province for 1943, aggregating $29,603,308, is not included in the columns of taxes, but has been added to the total of the same year."
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  "title": "Budgetary Estimate of National Revenue Allocated to Hsien and Municipalities (1942—1944)",
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     "1944"
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      "$165,441,476",
      "$538,788,000",
      "$1,057,015,000"
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      "Land Value Tax",
      "......",
      "37,500,000",
      "34,980,000"
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      "Land Increment Tax",
      "......",
      "7,500,000",
      "6,975,000"
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      "Business Tax",
      "110,783,200",
      "245,640,000",
      "525,341,436"
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      "Stamp Tax",
      "10,649,600",
      "28,215,000",
      "204,673,500"
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      "Inheritance Tax",
      "4,700,000",
      "11,750,000",
      "11,750,000"
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     [
      "Income Tax on Property Lease",
      "......",
      "......",
      "27,000,000"
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      "Income Tax on Selling of Property",
      "......",
      "......",
      "27,000,000"
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      "Total",
      "......",
      "......",
      "$1,894,734,936"
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  "title": "Amount of Local Public Property and Funds Reclaimed (June, 1944)",
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      "182 rooms",
      "19,922",
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      "6"
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      "Fukien",
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      "36,369",
      "305 rooms",
      "4,400",
      "1,033,622",
      "16"
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      "Kiangsi",
      "27,398,588",
      "3,711,140",
      "138 rooms 18,940 buildings",
      "115,018",
      "843,768",
      "12"
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      "4,371",
      "113 rooms",
      "1,200",
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      "7"
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      "10,931",
      "794 rooms",
      "10,239",
      "......",
      "69"
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      "31,705",
      "427 rooms",
      "42,815",
      "686,587",
      "4"
     ],
     [
      "Kansu",
      "......",
      "321,350",
      "5,804 rooms 5 buildings",
      "......",
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      "69"
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      "80",
      "33 rooms",
      "......",
      "......",
      "1"
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      "Kwangsi",
      "......",
      "15,587",
      "183 rooms",
      "3,918",
      "676,729",
      "6"
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      "28,000,000",
      "563",
      "1,098 rooms",
      "......",
      "20,323",
      "1"
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      "4,469,406",
      "6,217",
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      "79",
      "2,000",
      "79"
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      "21,994,977",
      "1,295,949",
      "89,281 rooms",
      "......",
      "......",
      "33"
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      "5,454,119",
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      "197,591",
      "$22,354,017",
      "263"
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      "119,760,000",
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      "26th Year Kwangsi Currency Re-adjustment Loan",
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      "17,000,000",
      "Dec., 1937",
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      "27th Year National Defense Loan",
      "NC$",
      "500,000,000",
      "May, 1938",
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      "21,000,000",
      "132,750,000",
      "April, 1969",
      "To provide finances for war supplies."
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      "100,000,000",
      "May, 1938",
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      "4,200,000",
      "22,192,500",
      "April, 1954",
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      "US$",
      "10,000,000",
      "May, 1938",
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      "420,000",
      "2,219,250",
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      "50,000,000",
      "May, 1938",
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      "April, 1954",
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      "July, 1938",
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      "June, 1962",
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      "600,000,000",
      "June, 1939",
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      "10,800,000",
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      "28th Year Reconstruction Loan",
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      "600,000,000",
      "April, 1939",
      "6%",
      "10,800,000",
      "152,424,000",
      "July, 1966",
      "To finance reconstruction projects."
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      "NC$",
      "1,200,000,000",
      "Mar., 1940",
      "6%",
      "6,000,000",
      "233,856,000",
      "Aug., 1967",
      "To provide further finances for war supplies."
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      "10,000,000",
      "May, 1940",
      "5%",
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      "May, 1940",
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      "3,115,000",
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      "1,200,000,000",
      "Feb., 1941",
      "6%",
      "1,600,000",
      "168,000,000",
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      "1,200,000,000",
      "Mar., 1941",
      "6%",
      "1,600,000",
      "168,000,000",
      "Oct., 1968",
      "To finance reconstruction projects for the year 1941."
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      "100,000,000",
      "May, 1942",
      "4%",
      "...",
      "6,000,000",
      "Oct., 1953",
      "To balance the national budget, to stabilize the price level, to strengthen the monetary system, and to absorb idle capital."
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      "31st Year Allied Victory Loan*",
      "NC$",
      "1,000,000,000",
      "July, 1942",
      "6%",
      "...",
      "90,000,000",
      "Dec., 1954",
      "To balance the national budget, to stabilize the price level, to strengthen the monetary system, and to absorb idle capital."
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     [
      "32nd Year Allied Victory Loan*",
      "NC$",
      "3,000,000,000",
      "June, 1943",
      "6%",
      "...",
      "90,000,000",
      "Nov., 1964",
      "To balance the national budget, to stabilize the price level, to strengthen the monetary system, and to absorb idle capital."
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      "3 2nd Year Provincial Loans Re-adjustment Loan*",
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      "175,000,000",
      "July, 1943",
      "6%",
      "...",
      "...",
      "Dec., 1981",
      "To convert provincial loans of various kinds"
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      "",
      "63,560,000",
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      "US$",
      "20,000,000",
      "",
      "",
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   "Note : The year of the loans or bonds referred to in this list is in terms of the year of Republic of China.",
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      "Sino-American Wood-Oil Loan",
      "Feb. 8, 1939",
      "US$ 25,000,000",
      "4%",
      "US$ 22,000,000.00",
      "US$ 23,466,573.78",
      "Dec., 1943",
      "To purchase war supplies"
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     [
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      "April 20, 1940",
      "US$ 20,000,000",
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      "US$ 16,000,000.00",
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      "April 19, 1947",
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      "US$ 25,000,000.00",
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      "To purchase war supplies"
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     [
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      "Feb. 4, 1941",
      "US$ 50,000,000",
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      "US$ 34,876,827.33",
      "US$ 21,177,196.18",
      "Feb. 3, 1948",
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     [
      "U. S. Government Credit of 1942",
      "Feb. 1, 1942",
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      "March 1, 1938",
      "US$ 50,000,000",
      "3%",
      "US$ 50,000,000.00",
      "US$ 50,753,570.00",
      "Oct. 31, 1945",
      "To purchase war supplies."
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      "Second Sino-Soviet Barter Credit Loan",
      "July 1, 1938",
      "US$ 50,000,000",
      "3%",
      "US$ 50,000,000.00",
      "US$ 26,745,647.58",
      "Oct. 31, 1945",
      "To purchase war supplies."
     ],
     [
      "Third Sino-Soviet Barter Credit Loan",
      "June 10, 1939",
      "US$ 150,000,000",
      "3%",
      "US$ 73,175,810.36",
      "[?]",
      "Oct. 31, 1952",
      "To purchase war supplies."
     ],
     [
      "First Sino-British Export Credit Loan",
      "March 15, 1939",
      "£ 188,000",
      "5%",
      "£ 188,000.00",
      "£ 188,000.00",
      "Dec., 1943",
      "To purchase motor vehicles for increasing traffic on the Burma Road."
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     [
      "Second Sino-British Export Credit Loan",
      "Aug. 18, 1939",
      "£ 2,859,000",
      "5%",
      "£ 2,859,000.00",
      "£ 498,829.00",
      "Oct. 1, 1953",
      "To purchase war supplies."
     ],
     [
      "Third Sino-British Export Credit Loan",
      "June 5, 1941",
      "£ 5,000,000",
      "3.5%",
      "£ 1,882,738.00",
      "£ 61,440.00",
      "April 30, 1961",
      "To purchase war supplies."
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      "British Financial Aid Loan",
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      "£ 50,000,000",
      "...",
      "......",
      "......",
      "......",
      "To purchase war supplies. and to be used as security for domestic loans."
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      "......",
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      "...",
      "US$ 571,052,637.69 / £ 4,929,738.00",
      "US$ 135,282,822.11 / £ 748,269.00",
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   "Note.—Advance liquidation of the Sino-American Wood-Oil Loan was effected in March, 1942. Both the First Sino-British Export Credit Loan and the First Sino-Soviet Barter Credit Loan were duly amortized in full."
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  "title": "Railways in Operation in January, 1944",
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      "Canton-Hankow",
      "Kukong (Kwangtung) to Siangtan (Hunan)",
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     [
      "Hunan-Kwangsi",
      "Hengyang (Hunan) to Laiping (Kwangsi) and branches",
      "626 ,,"
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     [
      "Kweichow-Kwangsi",
      "Liuchow (Kwangsi) to Tuyun (Kweichow)",
      "467 ,,"
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     [
      "Lunghai",
      "Loyang (Honan) to Paoki (Shensi) and branches",
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      "Szechwan-Yunnan",
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      "162 ,,"
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     [
      "Yunnan-Burma",
      "Kunming to Anning (Yunnan)",
      "34 ,,"
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     [
      "Yunnan-Indo-China",
      "Kunming to Pishihchai (Yunnan)",
      "287 ,,"
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     [
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      "",
      "15 ,,"
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      "178 ,,"
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      "",
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  "title": "Highways Completed During the War",
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      "1937 (July to December)",
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      "973 km."
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      "1939",
      "2,583 km."
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      "1940",
      "949 km."
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      "1941",
      "2,616 km."
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      "1942",
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  "title": "Highways Improved During the War",
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      "1938",
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      "1939",
      "9,802 km."
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      "1940",
      "9,313 km."
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      "1941",
      "11,883 km."
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      "1942",
      "15,347 km."
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      "1943",
      "16,666 km."
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      "69,385 km."
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  "table_no": "4",
  "title": "Freight Transportation Statistics on Principal Highways, January to December, 1943",
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     "Yunnan-Burma Highway — Tons",
     "Yunnan-Burma Highway — Ton-Kilometers",
     "Szechwan-Yunnan Eastern Highway — Tons",
     "Szechwan-Yunnan Eastern Highway — Ton-Kilometers",
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     "Southwestern Highway — Ton-Kilometers",
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      "January",
      "5,601",
      "1,699,247",
      "2,537",
      "1,872,161",
      "76",
      "15,696",
      "12,775",
      "4,092,441",
      "1,803",
      "3,108,298",
      "22,792",
      "10,787,843"
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      "1,670",
      "508,610",
      "2,738",
      "2,020,684",
      "323",
      "10,744",
      "11,691",
      "4,766,043",
      "4,602",
      "2,214,974",
      "21,024",
      "9,521,055"
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      "1,221",
      "414,803",
      "2,763",
      "1,881,338",
      "87",
      "17,999",
      "25,512",
      "5,374,310",
      "5,937",
      "3,033,438",
      "35,520",
      "10,721,888"
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      "432",
      "174,090",
      "2,433",
      "764,939",
      "336",
      "96,674",
      "16,742",
      "6,802,794",
      "3,990",
      "5,021,310",
      "23,933",
      "12,859,807"
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      "May",
      "520",
      "944,209",
      "2,701",
      "21,815,174",
      "516",
      "174,490",
      "15,753",
      "6,340,276",
      "6,984",
      "4,391,480",
      "26,474",
      "33,665,629"
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      "1,072",
      "293,937",
      "2,584",
      "1,759,543",
      "165",
      "72,150",
      "14,083",
      "5,767,494",
      "5,352",
      "3,008,718",
      "23,256",
      "10,901,842"
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      "657",
      "193,841",
      "2,422",
      "1,468,941",
      "166",
      "62,982",
      "14,036",
      "6,001,004",
      "11,963",
      "3,746,308",
      "29,244",
      "11,473,076"
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      "6,510",
      "390,050",
      "1,867",
      "1,181,686",
      "284",
      "68,130",
      "16,349",
      "6,590,146",
      "4,734",
      "4,105,364",
      "29,744",
      "12,335,376"
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      "4,555",
      "414,532",
      "1,372",
      "813,568",
      "408",
      "107,351",
      "19,050",
      "7,393,868",
      "3,542",
      "3,011,300",
      "28,927",
      "11,740,619"
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      "1,737",
      "308,784",
      "1,183",
      "718,155",
      "957",
      "51,882",
      "16,747",
      "7,306,716",
      "6,686",
      "4,103,731",
      "27,310",
      "12,489,268"
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      "1,567",
      "554,401",
      "943",
      "593,367",
      "150",
      "46,600",
      "16,809",
      "6,786,853",
      "4,800",
      "2,730,117",
      "24,269",
      "10,711,338"
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      "1,152",
      "363,633",
      "1,176",
      "852,020",
      "317",
      "124,346",
      "18,154",
      "6,821,039",
      "5,567",
      "3,417,773",
      "26,366",
      "11,578,811"
     ],
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      "Total",
      "26,694",
      "6,260,137",
      "24,719",
      "35,741,576",
      "3,785",
      "849,044",
      "197,701",
      "74,042,984",
      "65,960",
      "41,892,811",
      "318,859",
      "158,786,552"
     ]
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   "Source: Highway Administration, Ministry of Communications"
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  "title": "Table 6.—Average Daily Transport Capacity on Principal Highways. January to April, 1944",
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      "61",
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      "44.1",
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      "Szechwan-Hupeh",
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      "Huachialing-Shuangshihpu",
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      "Paochi-Shuangshihpu",
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      "Lanchow-Sinsinchia",
      "21",
      "23",
      "30.4",
      "26",
      "25.1"
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      "",
      "Sian-Lanchow",
      "19.6",
      "21",
      "17.8",
      "17.6",
      "19"
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      "Ningsia-Pingliang",
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      "..."
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      "Neikiang-Loshan",
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      "5.8",
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      "Loshan-Sichang",
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      "Sichang-Hsiangyun",
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      "Chungking",
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     [
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      "13,701",
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      "76,007"
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      "1,179,295",
      "16,546",
      "8,868,908",
      "102,093",
      "117,375"
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      "16,432",
      "11,340,724",
      "82,756",
      "496,499"
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      "2,127,377",
      "21,292",
      "15,308,269",
      "90,271",
      "3,559,691"
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      "3,115,302",
      "26,867",
      "23,514,705",
      "55,017",
      "4,298,309"
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      "9,417,226",
      "33,224",
      "29,815,889",
      "61,182",
      "1,9611,124"
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      "707",
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      "636",
      "628",
      "603"
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      "371",
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      "725",
      "311"
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      "3",
      "735",
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      "1,334"
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      "794",
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      "884",
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      "633",
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      "379",
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      "740",
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      "399",
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      "650",
      "28",
      "1,235",
      "634",
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      "498",
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      "965",
      "484",
      "1,301"
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      "543",
      "3",
      "1,064",
      "549",
      "739"
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      "6,315",
      "551",
      "12,433",
      "9,656",
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  "table_no": "14",
  "title": "Performance Record of the Central Air Transport Corporation",
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      "64,978",
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      "19,556",
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      "77",
      "1,304",
      "4,713",
      "231"
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      "257",
      "99",
      "115"
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      "443",
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      "...",
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      "1,643",
      "2,165",
      "..."
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      "...",
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      "777-28",
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      "31,945",
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      "17,060"
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   "Remarks: The Tihwa station of the Chungking-Tihwa line was closed in June, 1944.",
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      "663"
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      ".....",
      ".....",
      ".....",
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      "54,795",
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      "66,080",
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      "167,856",
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      "7,641",
      "3,868,169",
      "34,316",
      "17,080,428",
      "30,898",
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      "9,088,787",
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      "416",
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      ".....",
      ".....",
      ".....",
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      "129,622"
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      "325",
      "155,304",
      "1,267",
      "264,539",
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      ".....",
      ".....",
      ".....",
      "1,592",
      "[?]"
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      ".....",
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      "39,885",
      ".....",
      ".....",
      ".....",
      ".....",
      "192",
      "39,885"
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      ".....",
      "3,939",
      "792,996",
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      ".....",
      ".....",
      ".....",
      "3,939",
      "792,996"
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      ".....",
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      ".....",
      ".....",
      ".....",
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      "1,755,985"
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      "6,648,872",
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      "34,628,252",
      "114,809",
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      "36,188,933",
      "439,840",
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  "title": "Table 17.—Classification and Quantity of Freight Carried by National Stage Transportation Administration, September, 1940 to December, 1943",
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     "1941 — Percentage",
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      "1,247",
      "6.93",
      "20,997",
      "16.35",
      "14,485",
      "12.61",
      "10,266",
      "5.75",
      "46,995",
      "10.68"
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      "6,545",
      "36.35",
      "50,995",
      "39.71",
      "39,956",
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      "33.64"
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      "9,810",
      "54.49",
      "52,199",
      "40.65",
      "56,798",
      "49.48",
      "79,136",
      "44.31",
      "197,943",
      "45.00"
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      "355",
      "1.97",
      "1,143",
      "0.89",
      "682",
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      "1,337",
      "0.74",
      "3,517",
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      "......",
      "......",
      "2,814",
      "2.19",
      "2,776",
      "2.42",
      "34,018",
      "19.05",
      "39,608",
      "9.01"
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      "47",
      "0.26",
      "270",
      "0.21",
      "112",
      "0.10",
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      "3,806",
      "0.87"
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      "4.09",
      "......",
      "29.20",
      "......",
      "26.10",
      "......",
      "40.61",
      "......",
      "100.00",
      "......"
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      "18,004",
      "100.00",
      "128,418",
      "100.00",
      "114,809",
      "100.00",
      "178,609",
      "100.00",
      "439,840",
      "100.00"
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  "title": "Freight Transportation Statistics of Provincial Stage Lines, September, 1940 to December, 1943",
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      "......",
      "......",
      "......",
      "......",
      "......",
      "......",
      "158,660",
      "37,569,263",
      "158,660",
      "37,569,263"
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      "Anhwei",
      "......",
      "......",
      "......",
      "......",
      "95,571",
      "11,839,136",
      "247,593",
      "16,345,712",
      "343,164",
      "28,184,848"
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     [
      "Kiangsi",
      "......",
      "......",
      "31,046",
      "4,640,178",
      "238,625",
      "34,768,600",
      "262,827",
      "56,202,554",
      "532,498",
      "95,611,332"
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     [
      "Hunan",
      "......",
      "......",
      "1,968",
      "401,513",
      "243,651",
      "13,568,049",
      "......",
      "......",
      "245,619",
      "13,969,562"
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     [
      "Szechwan",
      "1,255",
      "850,199",
      "15,276",
      "2,992,779",
      "15,611",
      "2,895,665",
      "99,586",
      "807,873",
      "131,728",
      "7,546,436"
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      "Honan",
      "......",
      "......",
      "1,256",
      "146,501",
      "25,849",
      "3,083,381",
      "185,810",
      "14,660,959",
      "212,915",
      "17,890,841"
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     [
      "Shensi",
      "......",
      "......",
      "109,611",
      "7,767,127",
      "186,775",
      "21,056,599",
      "235,530",
      "11,830,400",
      "531,916",
      "40,654,126"
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      "Kansu",
      "......",
      "......",
      "24,373",
      "6,256,613",
      "54,002",
      "13,551,919",
      "149,634",
      "14,723,486",
      "228,009",
      "34,532,018"
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     [
      "Fukien",
      "......",
      "......",
      "82,179",
      "3,156,354",
      "216,733",
      "15,886,810",
      "214,196",
      "25,786,402",
      "513,108",
      "44,829,566"
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     [
      "Kwangtung",
      "......",
      "......",
      "......",
      "......",
      "......",
      "......",
      "123,651",
      "14,360,415",
      "123,651",
      "14,360,415"
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     [
      "Kwangsi",
      "......",
      "......",
      "159,368",
      "36,851,594",
      "163,306",
      "24,420,161",
      "107,445",
      "12,682,817",
      "430,119",
      "73,954,572"
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      "Yunnan",
      "......",
      "......",
      "......",
      "......",
      "......",
      "......",
      "1,771",
      "240,940",
      "1,771",
      "240,940"
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      "1,255",
      "850,199",
      "425,077",
      "62,212,659",
      "1,240,123",
      "141,070,320",
      "1,786,703",
      "205,210,821",
      "3,453,158",
      "409,343,919"
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   "Source : National Stage Transportation Administration."
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  "table_no": "19",
  "title": "Telegraph and Telephone Offices, June 1944",
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      "...",
      "...",
      "4",
      "2",
      "10",
      "20",
      "11",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "48"
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      "Chekiang",
      "1",
      "...",
      "1",
      "3",
      "5",
      "4",
      "7",
      "31",
      "114",
      "...",
      "...",
      "136"
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      "Fukien",
      "1",
      "...",
      "5",
      "4",
      "12",
      "14",
      "32",
      "10",
      "3",
      "...",
      "...",
      "81"
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      "1",
      "...",
      "3",
      "2",
      "9",
      "5",
      "33",
      "20",
      "1",
      "...",
      "...",
      "74"
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      "Hunan",
      "1",
      "...",
      "6",
      "3",
      "20",
      "16",
      "32",
      "21",
      "3",
      "...",
      "...",
      "102"
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      "1",
      "...",
      "3",
      "2",
      "4",
      "5",
      "22",
      "19",
      "3",
      "...",
      "...",
      "59"
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      "Kansu, Ningsia and Chinghai",
      "1",
      "...",
      "3",
      "2",
      "9",
      "12",
      "39",
      "...",
      "12",
      "...",
      "...",
      "78"
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      "Kiangsi",
      "1",
      "...",
      "4",
      "5",
      "22",
      "15",
      "13",
      "31",
      "3",
      "...",
      "...",
      "94"
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      "1",
      "...",
      "3",
      "3",
      "9",
      "10",
      "47",
      "7",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "80"
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      "1",
      "...",
      "6",
      "13",
      "29",
      "7",
      "16",
      "28",
      "10",
      "...",
      "...",
      "110"
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      "...",
      "...",
      "1",
      "9",
      "7",
      "25",
      "14",
      "3",
      "...",
      "...",
      "60"
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      "1",
      "...",
      "1",
      "5",
      "13",
      "17",
      "38",
      "17",
      "9",
      "...",
      "...",
      "101"
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      "1",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "23",
      "...",
      "...",
      "20",
      "44"
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      "1",
      "...",
      "5",
      "15",
      "40",
      "19",
      "43",
      "15",
      "15",
      "...",
      "...",
      "153"
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      "1",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "8",
      "7",
      "50",
      "3",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "69"
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      "...",
      "2",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "29",
      "5",
      "2",
      "...",
      "38"
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      "15",
      "2",
      "40",
      "62",
      "191",
      "148",
      "417",
      "279",
      "181",
      "2",
      "20",
      "1,357"
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  "title": "Broadcasting Stations Under the Central Broadcasting Administration, Up to August, 1944",
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      "690",
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      "",
      "366",
      "820",
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      "6,122",
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      "560",
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      "650",
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  "title": "Distribution of Post Offices and Other Establishments Up to March 31, 1944",
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      "3",
      "23",
      "66",
      "...",
      "2",
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      "...",
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      "700",
      "421",
      "71",
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      "4",
      "49",
      "85",
      "4",
      "11",
      "...",
      "...",
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      "922",
      "1,362",
      "266",
      "3,955"
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      "Fukien",
      "1",
      "3",
      "27",
      "100",
      "4",
      "19",
      "...",
      "...",
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      "519",
      "1,872",
      "186",
      "3,385"
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      "2",
      "44",
      "93",
      "2",
      "14",
      "...",
      "...",
      "865",
      "573",
      "3,256",
      "71",
      "4,921"
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      "1",
      "...",
      "22",
      "76",
      "...",
      "16",
      "...",
      "...",
      "653",
      "306",
      "4,201",
      "112",
      "5,387"
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      "5",
      "75",
      "60",
      "6",
      "21",
      "...",
      "...",
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      "1,876",
      "1,585",
      "177",
      "5,003"
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      "4",
      "31",
      "69",
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      "10",
      "2",
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      "348",
      "532",
      "63",
      "1,828"
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      "4",
      "14",
      "72",
      "...",
      "7",
      "...",
      "...",
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      "282",
      "132",
      "82",
      "930"
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      "1",
      "43",
      "80",
      "3",
      "4",
      "...",
      "...",
      "604",
      "415",
      "231",
      "97",
      "1,479"
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      "3",
      "39",
      "100",
      "...",
      "19",
      "...",
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      "826",
      "788",
      "835",
      "447",
      "3,095"
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      "Kwangsi",
      "1",
      "3",
      "19",
      "81",
      "9",
      "11",
      "...",
      "...",
      "426",
      "334",
      "72",
      "32",
      "988"
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     [
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      "1",
      "2",
      "66",
      "117",
      "3",
      "16",
      "...",
      "...",
      "1,957",
      "1,393",
      "190",
      "296",
      "4,041"
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     [
      "Kweichow",
      "1",
      "1",
      "24",
      "68",
      "1",
      "6",
      "...",
      "...",
      "327",
      "311",
      "70",
      "31",
      "840"
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     [
      "Peiping**",
      "1",
      "2",
      "38",
      "50",
      "...",
      "23",
      "...",
      "...",
      "550",
      "1,538",
      "11,891",
      "206",
      "14,299"
     ],
     [
      "Shanghai**",
      "1",
      "1",
      "16",
      "32",
      "...",
      "25",
      "...",
      "2",
      "92",
      "288",
      "628",
      "151",
      "1,236"
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     [
      "Shansi**—***",
      "...",
      "...",
      "18",
      "14",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "86",
      "17",
      "110",
      "30",
      "275"
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     [
      "Shantung**",
      "1",
      "2",
      "35",
      "117",
      "...",
      "18",
      "...",
      "...",
      "839",
      "849",
      "7,693",
      "177",
      "9,731"
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     [
      "Shensi",
      "1",
      "1",
      "40",
      "95",
      "...",
      "8",
      "...",
      "1",
      "653",
      "279",
      "15",
      "23",
      "1,116"
     ],
     [
      "Sinkiang",
      "1",
      "...",
      "14",
      "17",
      "...",
      "2",
      "...",
      "...",
      "75",
      "8",
      "122",
      "26",
      "265"
     ],
     [
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      "1",
      "3",
      "71",
      "103",
      "8",
      "26",
      "...",
      "3",
      "1,174",
      "673",
      "380",
      "98",
      "2,540"
     ],
     [
      "Szechwan, W.",
      "1",
      "3",
      "52",
      "87",
      "...",
      "16",
      "...",
      "...",
      "1,021",
      "963",
      "80",
      "108",
      "2,331"
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     [
      "Yunnan",
      "1",
      "...",
      "50",
      "32",
      "13",
      "10",
      "...",
      "...",
      "441",
      "132",
      "389",
      "12",
      "1,080"
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     [
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      "21",
      "47",
      "810",
      "1,614",
      "54",
      "284",
      "2",
      "7",
      "15,597",
      "13,514",
      "36,067",
      "2,762",
      "70,779"
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   "* Figures for enemy-occupied areas in the district are based on statistics for June, 1943.",
   "** According to statistics for June, 1943.",
   "*** Shansi District Head Office temporarily managed by a neighboring district head office.",
   "Source: Directorate-General of Posts"
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  "title": "Total Length of Mail Routes in Free China at the End of 1942, 1943, and February, 1944",
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      "359,512",
      "23,663",
      "3,132",
      "26,738",
      "8,600",
      "421,645"
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     [
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      "361,301",
      "21,997",
      "3,177",
      "26,723",
      "7,600",
      "420,798"
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     [
      "(February)",
      "Km.",
      "Km.",
      "Km.",
      "Km.",
      "Km.",
      "Km."
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  "title": "Number and Distribution of Postal Employees up to March 31, 1944",
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      "82",
      "348"
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      "1",
      "4",
      "133",
      "650",
      "206",
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      "...",
      "994"
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      "Anhwei",
      "1",
      "2",
      "23",
      "143",
      "154",
      "202",
      "398",
      "923"
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     [
      "Chekiang",
      "...",
      "4",
      "47",
      "248",
      "324",
      "467",
      "583",
      "1,673"
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     [
      "Fukien",
      "1",
      "1",
      "27",
      "236",
      "321",
      "332",
      "595",
      "1,513"
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     [
      "Honan",
      "...",
      "2",
      "42",
      "277",
      "335",
      "503",
      "738",
      "1,897"
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      "1",
      "2",
      "51",
      "283",
      "328",
      "497",
      "478",
      "1,640"
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     [
      "Hunan",
      "1",
      "1",
      "49",
      "447",
      "584",
      "630",
      "1,309",
      "3,021"
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      "Hupeh",
      "1",
      "3",
      "54",
      "245",
      "263",
      "395",
      "663",
      "1,624"
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      "Kansu",
      "1",
      "...",
      "22",
      "118",
      "187",
      "179",
      "611",
      "1,118"
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      "Kiangsi",
      "1",
      "...",
      "33",
      "248",
      "200",
      "318",
      "779",
      "1,579"
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     [
      "Kiangsu",
      "...",
      "4",
      "50",
      "233",
      "463",
      "649",
      "562",
      "1,961"
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     [
      "Kwangsi",
      "1",
      "1",
      "42",
      "330",
      "263",
      "266",
      "731",
      "1,634"
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     [
      "Kwangtung",
      "...",
      "3",
      "76",
      "407",
      "393",
      "468",
      "1,034",
      "2,381"
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     [
      "Kweichow",
      "1",
      "3",
      "47",
      "312",
      "252",
      "221",
      "871",
      "1,707"
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     [
      "Peiping",
      "1",
      "1",
      "62",
      "261",
      "561",
      "713",
      "521",
      "2,120"
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     [
      "Shanghai",
      "4",
      "7",
      "221",
      "597",
      "513",
      "1,006",
      "907",
      "3,255"
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      "Shansi",
      "...",
      "...",
      "8",
      "28",
      "57",
      "47",
      "81",
      "221"
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     [
      "Shantung",
      "1",
      "3",
      "34",
      "241",
      "377",
      "637",
      "533",
      "1,826"
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     [
      "Shensi",
      "...",
      "2",
      "19",
      "240",
      "510",
      "320",
      "1,032",
      "2,123"
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     [
      "Sinkiang",
      "...",
      "1",
      "7",
      "67",
      "30",
      "51",
      "418",
      "574"
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      "Szechwan, Eastern",
      "1",
      "2",
      "62",
      "546",
      "839",
      "740",
      "1,414",
      "3,604"
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      "Szechwan, Western",
      "1",
      "4",
      "89",
      "586",
      "515",
      "422",
      "1,010",
      "2,627"
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      "Yunnan",
      "1",
      "3",
      "34",
      "288",
      "177",
      "295",
      "680",
      "1,478"
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      "31",
      "70",
      "1,341",
      "7,142",
      "7,868",
      "9,359",
      "16,003",
      "41,841"
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  "title": "Table 24.—Tariff List No. 78",
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      "",
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      "",
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      "",
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      "",
      ""
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      "3.00",
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      "",
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      "",
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      "Poste Restante",
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      "",
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      "Withdrawal or Change of Address",
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      "Change of C. O. D. Charges",
      "",
      "",
      "$5.40 per article."
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     [
      "Reading of Duplicate Copy of “Legal Attest” Letters",
      "",
      "",
      "$20.00 each reading per article."
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  "title": "B.—Mail Matter for Abroad",
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      "1",
      "...",
      "4",
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      "27",
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      "32",
      "12"
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      "1",
      "5",
      "6",
      "9",
      "7"
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      "1",
      "...",
      "5",
      "...",
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      "21",
      "2"
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      "1",
      "...",
      "5",
      "1",
      "15",
      "10",
      "21",
      "11"
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      "1",
      "...",
      "6",
      "...",
      "12",
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      "19",
      "..."
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      "1",
      "...",
      "8",
      "...",
      "50",
      "...",
      "59",
      "..."
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      "1",
      "...",
      "2",
      "...",
      "5",
      "...",
      "8",
      "..."
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      "1",
      "...",
      "...",
      "8",
      "...",
      "12",
      "1",
      "20"
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     [
      "Shantung",
      "1",
      "...",
      "...",
      "7",
      "2",
      "27",
      "3",
      "34"
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     [
      "Shansi",
      "1",
      "...",
      "...",
      "5",
      "...",
      "7",
      "1",
      "12"
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      "1",
      "...",
      "4",
      "2",
      "7",
      "6",
      "12",
      "8"
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      "Shensi",
      "1",
      "...",
      "4",
      "...",
      "16",
      "...",
      "21",
      "..."
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      "1",
      "...",
      "5",
      "...",
      "14",
      "...",
      "20",
      "..."
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      "1",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "5",
      "...",
      "6",
      "..."
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      "...",
      "5",
      "...",
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      "1",
      "14",
      "1"
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      "17",
      "74",
      "18"
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      "...",
      "8",
      "...",
      "18",
      "...",
      "27",
      "..."
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      "1",
      "...",
      "5",
      "...",
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      "13",
      "1"
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      "1",
      "...",
      "5",
      "...",
      "16",
      "...",
      "22",
      "..."
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      "1",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "2",
      "1",
      "2"
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      "1",
      "...",
      "...",
      "1",
      "...",
      "3",
      "1",
      "4"
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      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "4",
      "...",
      "5",
      "..."
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      "1",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "4",
      "...",
      "5",
      "..."
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      "24",
      "...",
      "76",
      "31",
      "299",
      "121",
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      "152"
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   "2. The Sources of all tables in this chapter are: The Ministry of Justice."
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  "title": "Civil and Criminal Cases Handled by Courts of Different Grades in the Various Provinces (July, 1942—June, 1944)",
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      "122",
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      "47",
      "29"
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      "5,342",
      "4,276",
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      "11,029",
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      "3,484",
      "3,310",
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      "1,991"
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      "131",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "54",
      "...",
      "...",
      "..."
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      "11,204",
      "9,473",
      "7,590",
      "7,115",
      "11,717",
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      "6,579",
      "6,065"
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      "26,795",
      "18,916",
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      "6,058",
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      "3,479"
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      "24,529",
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      "8,538",
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      "2,448"
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      "709",
      "138",
      "167",
      "410",
      "352",
      "67",
      "53"
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      "257",
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      "70",
      "...",
      "37",
      "...",
      "35",
      "..."
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      "10,240",
      "8,236",
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      "2,188"
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      "4,574",
      "2,541",
      "944",
      "755",
      "745",
      "473",
      "221",
      "173"
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      "84,838",
      "67,555",
      "28,404",
      "29,987",
      "40,085",
      "33,924",
      "10,878",
      "10,285"
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      "...",
      "...",
      "104",
      "52",
      "...",
      "...",
      "60",
      "51"
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      "4,659",
      "4,030",
      "3,430",
      "2,956",
      "2,219",
      "1,365",
      "728",
      "740"
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      "228,539",
      "186,096",
      "92,348",
      "86,323",
      "133,478",
      "120,757",
      "48,432",
      "42,504"
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   "Note: Reports have not been received from the provinces not listed."
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      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
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      "19",
      "457",
      "322",
      "779"
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      "457",
      "322",
      "779",
      "2,458",
      "1,860",
      "4,318",
      "1,733",
      "1,955",
      "4,688",
      "1,182",
      "227",
      "1,409"
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      "1,182",
      "227",
      "1,409",
      "5,445",
      "2,590",
      "8,035",
      "4,845",
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      "6,965",
      "1,782",
      "697",
      "2,479"
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      "1930",
      "1,782",
      "697",
      "2,479",
      "5,122",
      "3,251",
      "8,373",
      "5,383",
      "2,829",
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      "1,521",
      "1,119",
      "2,640"
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      "1931",
      "1,521",
      "1,119",
      "2,640",
      "5,386",
      "2,896",
      "8,282",
      "4,637",
      "2,660",
      "7,297",
      "2,270",
      "1,355",
      "3,625"
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      "2,270",
      "1,355",
      "3,625",
      "7,219",
      "4,777",
      "11,996",
      "6,480",
      "3,623",
      "10,103",
      "3,009",
      "2,509",
      "5,518"
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      "3,009",
      "2,509",
      "5,518",
      "8,559",
      "5,789",
      "14,348",
      "8,823",
      "5,852",
      "14,675",
      "2,745",
      "2,446",
      "5,191"
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      "2,745",
      "2,446",
      "5,191",
      "9,655",
      "5,919",
      "15,574",
      "9,930",
      "6,345",
      "16,275",
      "2,470",
      "2,020",
      "4,490"
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      "1935",
      "2,470",
      "2,020",
      "4,490",
      "10,475",
      "10,155",
      "20,630",
      "11,438",
      "7,166",
      "18,604",
      "1,507",
      "5,009",
      "6,516"
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      "1936",
      "1,507",
      "5,009",
      "6,516",
      "12,525",
      "11,488",
      "24,013",
      "11,251",
      "9,624",
      "20,875",
      "2,781",
      "6,873",
      "9,654"
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      "1937",
      "2,781",
      "6,873",
      "9,654",
      "10,890",
      "10,415",
      "21,305",
      "8,605",
      "9,973",
      "18,578",
      "5,066",
      "7,315",
      "12,381"
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      "1938",
      "5,066",
      "7,315",
      "12,381",
      "6,063",
      "5,891",
      "11,954",
      "8,335",
      "7,357",
      "15,692",
      "2,794",
      "5,849",
      "8,643"
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      "2,794",
      "5,849",
      "8,643",
      "4,011",
      "4,754",
      "8,765",
      "4,896",
      "6,666",
      "11,562",
      "1,909",
      "3,937",
      "5,846"
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      "1,909",
      "3,937",
      "5,846",
      "4,322",
      "4,531",
      "8,853",
      "4,113",
      "5,938",
      "10,051",
      "2,118",
      "2,530",
      "4,648"
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      "2,118",
      "2,530",
      "4,648",
      "6,924",
      "4,866",
      "11,790",
      "4,454",
      "5,774",
      "10,228",
      "4,588",
      "1,622",
      "6,210"
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      "4,588",
      "1,622",
      "6,210",
      "8,529",
      "4,485",
      "13,014",
      "6,572",
      "4,560",
      "11,132",
      "6,545",
      "1,547",
      "8,092"
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      "6,545",
      "1,547",
      "8,092",
      "7,863",
      "4,455",
      "12,318",
      "8,622",
      "5,000",
      "13,622",
      "5,786",
      "1,002",
      "6,788"
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      "88,455",
      "204,366",
      "110,125",
      "87,453",
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      "5,786",
      "1,002",
      "6,788"
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      "...",
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      "...",
      "1",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "1",
      "..."
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      "...",
      "1",
      "2",
      "...",
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      "1",
      "4"
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      "...",
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      "...",
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      "...",
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      "...",
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      "...",
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      "..."
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      "...",
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      "1",
      "...",
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      "1"
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      "...",
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      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
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      "...",
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      "...",
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      "1",
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      "11",
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      "6",
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      "83",
      "992",
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      "87",
      "8",
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      "83",
      "33",
      "314",
      "433"
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      "22",
      "124",
      "294",
      "447"
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      "110",
      "251",
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      "484",
      "44",
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      "6",
      "299",
      "105",
      "419"
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      "47",
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      "8"
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      "27"
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      "1,233",
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      "Nov. 22, 1929",
      "May 5, 1930",
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      "July 1, 1931",
      ""
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      "Aug. 5, 1932",
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      "May 26, 1930",
      "Dec. 1, 1930",
      "Revised Jan. 22, 1932, Oct. 15, 1937, and July 22 1938 ; Article 116 revised June 8, 1942"
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      "May 14, 1928",
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      "Sept. 1, 1914",
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      "Business Registration Law",
      "National Gov't.",
      "June 28, 1937",
      "June 28, 1937",
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      "Revised Law of Trade Marks",
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      "Nov. 23, 1935",
      "Jan. 1, 1931",
      "The present 37th article was added Oct. 19, 1940"
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      "March 28, 1931",
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      "Savings Bank Law",
      "ditto",
      "July 4, 1933",
      "July 4, 1933",
      ""
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     [
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      "ditto",
      "April 27, 1935",
      "April 27, 1935",
      ""
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      "Law of Insurance Business",
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      ""
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     [
      "Law of Simplified Life Insurance",
      "ditto",
      "May 10, 1935",
      "Dec. 1, 1935",
      "Its 16th and 22nd articles were revised Oct. 19, 1935"
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     [
      "Rules of Simplified Life Insurance",
      "Executive Yuan",
      "Aug. 10, 1935",
      "Dec. 1, 1935",
      ""
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     [
      "Ship Registration Law",
      "National Gov't.",
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      "July 1, 1931",
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     [
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      "ditto",
      "Feb. 1, 1935",
      "July 1, 1935",
      "Its 463rd article was revised June 26, 1942"
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      "ditto",
      "May 10, 1935",
      "July 1, 1935",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Regulations Supplementary to the Code of Civil Procedure in Wartime",
      "ditto",
      "July 1, 1941",
      "July 1, 1941",
      ""
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     [
      "Bankruptcy Law",
      "ditto",
      "July 17, 1935",
      "Oct. 1, 1935",
      "Its 27th article was revised May 1, 1937"
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      "ditto",
      "Jan. 7, 1937",
      "July 1, 1937",
      ""
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     [
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      "Jan. 19, 1940",
      ""
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     [
      "Custody Regulations",
      "ditto",
      "Aug. 12, 1940",
      "Aug. 12, 1940",
      ""
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     [
      "Regulations Governing Delivery of Litigation Documents by the Post Office",
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      "June 1, 1936",
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      "Aug. 18, 1939",
      ""
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      "Supplementary Regulations Governing Litigation Before Hsien Judicial Sections",
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      "June 27, 1936",
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      "April 8, 1941",
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      "Provisional Regulations Governing Fee in Non-Litigation Cases",
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      "May 3, 1930",
      "May 3, 1930",
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     [
      "Supplementary Regulations Governing Handling of Civil and Criminal Cases in the Model Court",
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      "April 28, 1942",
      "May 1, 1942",
      ""
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     [
      "Law Regulating Fee in Notary Public Service",
      "National Gov't.",
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      "Jan. 1, 1944",
      ""
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     [
      "Regulations Governing the Organization of Mediation Committees in Towns and Villages",
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      "Oct. 9, 1943",
      ""
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      "Rules for the Rental of Houses in Wartime",
      "National Gov't.",
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      "Dec. 13, 1943",
      "Its 4th article was revised April 17, 1944"
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      "Regulations for Land Readjustment in Wartime",
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      "Dec. 17, 1943",
      "Dec. 17, 1943",
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     [
      "Revised Regulations for Public Office Oath-taking",
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      "Dec. 30, 1943",
      "Dec. 30, 1943",
      ""
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     [
      "Rules for Advanced Study by Public Employees",
      "Examination Yuan",
      "Dec. 30, 1943",
      "Dec. 30, 1943",
      ""
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     [
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      "Nov. 25, 1943",
      "Nov. 25, 1943",
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      "Nov. 20, 1943",
      "Nov. 20, 1943",
      ""
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     [
      "Pension Law for Public Employees",
      "ditto",
      "Nov. 6, 1943",
      "Nov. 6, 1943",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Retirement Law for Public Employees",
      "National Gov't.",
      "Nov. 6, 1943",
      "Nov. 6, 1943",
      ""
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      "Rules for the Disposal of Seized Narcotics and for the Granting of Rewards for Seizure",
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      "Oct. 16, 1943",
      "Nov. 16, 1943",
      ""
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     [
      "Notary Public Law",
      "National Gov't.",
      "March 31, 1943",
      "Jan. 1, 1944",
      ""
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     [
      "Law of Midwives",
      "ditto",
      "Sept. 30, 1943",
      "Sept. 30, 1943",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Law of Pharmacists",
      "ditto",
      "Sept. 30, 1943",
      "Sept. 30, 1943",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Social Relief Law",
      "ditto",
      "Sept. 29, 1943",
      "Sept. 29, 1943",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Law of Doctors",
      "ditto",
      "Sept. 22, 1943",
      "Sept. 22, 1943",
      ""
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     [
      "Pension Law for Air Force Personnel",
      "ditto",
      "Aug. 31, 1943",
      "",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Butchery Tax Law",
      "ditto",
      "Sept. 16, 1943",
      "Sept. 16, 1943",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Patent Law",
      "ditto",
      "May 29, 1944",
      "",
      "Articles 89 to 94 provide punishment"
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     [
      "Law for the Examination of Professional, Vocational, and Technical Personnel",
      "ditto",
      "Sept. 24, 1942",
      "Sept. 24, 1942",
      "Its 2nd article was revised on May 3, 1944"
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     [
      "People's School Law",
      "ditto",
      "March 15, 1943",
      "March 15, 1943",
      "Superseding Primary School Law, which was abolished on the same date"
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     [
      "Revised Regulations Governing Unified Inspection of Water and Land Traffic",
      "National Military Council and Executive Yuan",
      "Sept. 6, 1943",
      "Sept. 6, 1943",
      ""
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     [
      "Provisional Regulations for Investigation of State-Owned Property",
      "Executive Yuan",
      "Aug. 2, 1943",
      "Aug. 2, 1943",
      ""
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     [
      "Regulations of Police Medals",
      "National Gov't.",
      "July 2, 1943",
      "July 2, 1943",
      ""
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      "National Gov't.",
      "Jan. 1, 1935",
      "July 1, 1935",
      ""
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     [
      "Penal Code Governing the Army, Navy and Air Force (Revised)",
      "ditto",
      "July 4, 1937",
      "July 4, 1937",
      ""
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     [
      "Wartime Military Law of the Republic of China",
      "ditto",
      "April 4, 1942",
      "April 4, 1942",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Military Secrets Protection Law",
      "ditto",
      "Dec. 17, 1932",
      "April 1, 1933",
      ""
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     [
      "Law of Fortress and Fortified Areas (Revised)",
      "ditto",
      "Sept. 27, 1937",
      "Sept. 27, 1937",
      ""
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     [
      "Emergency Law Governing Punishment for Crimes Endangering the Chinese Republic",
      "ditto",
      "Sept. 4, 1937",
      "Sept. 4, 1937",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Regulations Governing Punishment of Traitors (Revised)",
      "ditto",
      "Aug. 15, 1938",
      "Aug. 15, 1938",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Regulations Governing the Self-Surrender of Traitors",
      "Executive Yuan",
      "March 9, 1938",
      "March 9, 1938",
      ""
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      "Regulations Governing the Disposal of Traitors' Property (Revised)",
      "National Gov't.",
      "Nov. 22, 1939",
      "Nov. 22, 1939",
      ""
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     [
      "Regulation Governing the Punishment of Corrupt Officials (Revised)",
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      "June 30, 1943",
      "June 30, 1943",
      ""
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     [
      "Wartime Regulations Governing the Protection of National Telegraph and Telephone Wires from Theft",
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      "Oct. 18, 1939",
      "Oct. 18, 1939",
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      "Provisional Regulations Governing the Punishment of Violators of Anti-Opium and Anti-Drug Laws",
      "National Gov't.",
      "Feb. 19, 1941",
      "Feb. 19, 1941",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Rules for the Eradication of Opium and Drug Evils in Reoccupied Areas",
      "Registered with Supreme National Defense Council",
      "Aug. 15, 1941",
      "Aug. 15, 1941",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Penal Regulations for Obstructors of the Enforcement of the Conscription Law",
      "National Gov't.",
      "June 29, 1940",
      "June 29, 1940",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Conscription Law (Revised)",
      "ditto",
      "March 15, 1943",
      "March 15, 1943",
      "Its 15th article was revised May 27, 1943"
     ],
     [
      "National General Mobilization Act",
      "ditto",
      "March 29, 1942",
      "May 5, 1942",
      "Article 31 provides punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Outlines for the Enforcement of National General Mobilization Act",
      "ditto",
      "June 22, 1942",
      "June 22, 1942",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Provisional Penal Regulations for Obstructors of National General Mobilization",
      "ditto",
      "June 29, 1942",
      "Aug. 1, 1942",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Provisional Penal Regulations for Violators of Wartime Food Control Regulations",
      "ditto",
      "May 12, 1941",
      "May 12, 1942",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Provisional Penal Regulations for Evaders of Customs Duties",
      "ditto",
      "July 4, 1936",
      "July 4, 1936",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Regulations Governing Acceptance of Cases of Litigation Involving Farms, Mines, Factories and Business Concerns",
      "ditto",
      "Oct. 6, 1938",
      "Oct. 6, 1938",
      "Articles 29—33 provide punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Rules Prohibiting the Hoarding of Daily Necessities",
      "Registered with Supreme National Defense Council",
      "Dec. 5, 1939",
      "Dec. 5, 1939",
      "Article 9 provides punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Rules Prohibiting the Hoarding of Important Daily Necessities in Wartime",
      "National Gov't.",
      "Feb. 3, 1941",
      "Feb. 3, 1941",
      "Articles 18, 22, 34 provide punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Rules Governing Price Fixing and Outlawing Speculation and Manipulation",
      "Registered with Supreme National Defense Council",
      "Feb. 20, 1939",
      "Feb. 20, 1939",
      "Article 13 provides punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Provisional Regulations Banning Adulteration in Cotton (Revised)",
      "National Gov't.",
      "March 23, 1936",
      "May 23, 1936",
      "Articles 10 and 11 provide punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Law of Military Requisition",
      "ditto",
      "July 12, 1937",
      "July 12, 1937",
      "Articles 24 provides punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Law of National Labor Service",
      "ditto",
      "July 2, 1937",
      "July 2, 1937",
      "Article 9 and 10 provide punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Air Defense Law",
      "ditto",
      "Aug. 19, 1937",
      "Aug. 19, 1937",
      "Articles 231—233 provide punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Company Law",
      "ditto",
      "Dec. 26, 1929",
      "July 1, 1931",
      "Article 136 provides punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Law of Negotiable Instruments",
      "ditto",
      "Oct. 30, 1929",
      "Oct. 30, 1929",
      "Section 21 of Article 44, Section 21 of Article 56 and of Article 121, and Section 4 of Article 128 provide punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Maritime Law",
      "ditto",
      "Dec. 30, 1929",
      "Jan. 1, 1931",
      "Articles 152—159 provide punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Law of Bankruptcy",
      "ditto",
      "July 17, 1935",
      "Oct. 1, 1935",
      "Articles 46—48 provide punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Banking Law",
      "ditto",
      "March 28, 1931",
      "Not enforced",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Hsien Bank Law",
      "National Gov't.",
      "Jan. 20, 1940",
      "Jan. 20, 1940",
      "Articles 23—24 provide punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Savings Bank Law",
      "ditto",
      "July 4, 1934",
      "July 4, 1934",
      "Article 16 provides punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Law of Stock Exchange (Revised)",
      "ditto",
      "April 27, 1935",
      "April 27, 1935",
      "Articles 46—55 provide punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Law of Insurance Business",
      "ditto",
      "July 5, 1935",
      "Not enforced",
      "Articles 74—79 provide punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Factory Law",
      "ditto",
      "Dec. 30, 1932",
      "Dec. 30, 1932",
      "Articles 68—74 provide punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Law Governing Commercial Guilds",
      "ditto",
      "Jan. 13, 1938",
      "Nov. 1, 1938",
      "Article 55 provides punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Law Governing Exporters' Guilds",
      "ditto",
      "Jan. 13, 1938",
      "Nov. 1, 1938",
      "Article 59 provides punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Law Governing Industrial Guilds",
      "ditto",
      "Jan. 13, 1938",
      "Nov. 1, 1938",
      "Article 55 provides punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Law Governing Labor Unions",
      "ditto",
      "July 20 1933",
      "July 20, 1933",
      "Article 47 provides punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Law of Collective Labor Agreement",
      "ditto",
      "Oct. 26, 1930",
      "Nov. 1, 1932",
      "Article 19 provides punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Law Governing Arbitration of Labor Capital Disputes (Revised)",
      "ditto",
      "Sept. 27, 1932",
      "Sept. 27, 1932",
      "Article 38 and others following it provide punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Law of Fishery",
      "ditto",
      "Aug. 5, 1932",
      "Aug. 5, 1932",
      "Article 40 and others following it provide punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Law Governing Fishermen's Associations",
      "ditto",
      "Aug. 5, 1932",
      "Aug. 5, 1932",
      "Article 26 provides punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Shipping Law",
      "ditto",
      "Dec. 4, 1930",
      "July 1, 1931",
      "Articles 32—41 provide punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Hunting Law",
      "ditto",
      "Dec. 28, 1932",
      "April 1, 1937",
      "Article 17 provides punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Law of Forestry",
      "ditto",
      "Sept. 15, 1932",
      "March 12, 1935",
      "Article 10 and others following it provide punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Mining Law (Revised)",
      "ditto",
      "May 26, 1930",
      "Dec. 1, 1930",
      "Article 108 provides punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Law of Weights and Measures",
      "ditto",
      "Feb. 28, 1929",
      "Jan. 1, 1930",
      "Article 19 provides punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Provisional Regulations Governing Salt Monopoly",
      "ditto",
      "May 26, 1942",
      "Aug. 10, 1942",
      "Article 32 and others following it provide punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Law of Business Tax (Revised)",
      "ditto",
      "July 2, 1942",
      "July 2, 1942",
      "Article 18 provides punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Income Tax Law",
      "ditto",
      "Feb. 17, 1943",
      "Feb. 17, 1943",
      "Chapter 5 provides punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Law of Wartime Excessive Profit Tax",
      "ditto",
      "Feb. 17, 1943",
      "Feb. 17, 1943",
      "Article 11 provides punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Postal Law",
      "ditto",
      "July 5, 1935",
      "Nov. 1, 1935",
      "Article 36 and others following it provide punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Law of Census (Revised)",
      "ditto",
      "Dec. 12, 1931",
      "July 1, 1934",
      "Article 130 provides punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Law of Publications",
      "ditto",
      "Dec. 16, 1930",
      "Dec. 16, 1930",
      "Articles 27—30 provide punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Law of Copyright (Revised)",
      "ditto",
      "April 27, 1944",
      "April 27, 1944",
      "Articles 30—36 provide punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Code of Criminal Procedure",
      "ditto",
      "Jan. 1, 1935",
      "Jan. 1, 1935",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Wartime Supplementary Regulations to the Code of Criminal Procedure",
      "ditto",
      "July 1, 1941",
      "July 1, 1941",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Supplementary Regulations Governing the Handling of Cases by the Hsien Judicial Section",
      "ditto",
      "June 27, 1936",
      "June 27, 1936",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Provisional Regulations Governing Retrial of Criminal Cases by the Hsien Judicial Section",
      "ditto",
      "June 27, 1936",
      "June 27, 1936",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Rules of the Holding of Circuit Courts in Wartime",
      "Judicial Yuan",
      "Dec. 15, 1938",
      "Dec. 15, 1938",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Provisional Regulations Governing Trial of Civil and Criminal Cases by Circuit Courts in War Areas",
      "ditto",
      "Aug. 8, 1939",
      "Aug. 8, 1939",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Service Regulations of Prosecutors in War Areas",
      "Ministry of Justice",
      "Jan. 25, 1940",
      "Feb. 2, 1940",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Rules of Court Police Duties",
      "National Gov't.",
      "Aug. 5, 1936",
      "Aug. 5, 1936",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Criminal Procedure for Army, Navy and Air Force Cases",
      "ditto",
      "March 24, 1930",
      "March 24, 1930",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Regulations Relating to Summary Procedure for Army, Navy and Air Force Cases (Revised)",
      "ditto",
      "March 8, 1943",
      "March 8, 1943",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Provisional Regulations Governing the Handling of Cases of Military Penal Code by High Military Organs in Various Provinces",
      "National Military Council",
      "May 13, 1938",
      "May 13, 1938",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Provisional Regulations Governing the Handling of Cases of Military Penal Code by Special Administrative Inspectors and Hsien Magistrates in Various Provinces",
      "ditto",
      "May 15, 1938",
      "May 15, 1938",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Martial Law",
      "National Gov't.",
      "Nov. 29, 1934",
      "Nov. 19, 1934",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Wartime Emergency Law for Maintenance of Peace and Order",
      "ditto",
      "July 24, 1940",
      "July 24, 1940",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Regulations Governing Things Captured on the Seas",
      "ditto",
      "Dec. 15, 1932",
      "Dec. 15, 1932",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Rules Governing the Treatment of War Prisoners",
      "National Military Council",
      "Oct. 15, 1937",
      "Oct. 15, 1937",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Regulations Governing Prevention of Recurring Crimes",
      "Ministry of Justice",
      "July 5, 1932",
      "July 5, 1932",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Provisional Regulations Governing Land Reclamation by Convicts",
      "National Gov't.",
      "July 10, 1934",
      "July 10, 1934",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Regulations Governing Transfer of Convicts for Military Service in Wartime",
      "ditto",
      "Sept. 9, 1939",
      "Sept. 9, 1939",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Law for the Protection of the Marriages of Officers and Men at the Front",
      "ditto",
      "Aug. 11, 1943",
      "Aug. 11, 1943",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Regulations Governing Criminal Jurisdiction over Members of the American Armed Forces in China",
      "ditto",
      "Oct. 1, 1943",
      "Oct. 1, 1943",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Regulations Governing Punishment of Robbers and Bandits",
      "ditto",
      "April 8, 1944",
      "April 8, 1944",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Regulations Governing Punishment of Offenders against the National Currency",
      "ditto",
      "Oct. 18, 1943",
      "Oct. 18, 1943",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Rules for Commutation of Sentences",
      "ditto",
      "Feb. 17, 1944",
      "Feb. 17, 1944",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Regulations Governing the Disposal of Enemy Property",
      "ditto",
      "Dec. 7, 1943",
      "Dec. 7, 1943",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Regulations Governing the Disposal of Enemy Nationals",
      "ditto",
      "Dec. 7, 1943",
      "Dec. 7, 1943",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Regulations Governing the Organization of the Commission for the Investigation of Enemy Crimes",
      "ditto",
      "Dec. 3, 1943",
      "Dec. 3, 1943",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Rules for the Sending of Convicts under Escort",
      "Executive Yuan",
      "Sept. 30, 1943",
      "Sept. 30, 1943",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Regulations Governing Punishment of Police Offenses",
      "National Gov't.",
      "Sept. 3, 1943",
      "Oct. 1, 1943",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Regulations Governing the Censorship of Wartime Publications and the Suppression of Information Therein",
      "National Gov't.",
      "June 20, 1944",
      "June 20, 1944",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Law of Voluntary National Labor Service",
      "ditto",
      "Dec. 4, 1943",
      "Dec. 4, 1943",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Habeas Corpus Act",
      "ditto",
      "July 15, 1944",
      "Aug. 1, 1944",
      "Article 7 provides punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Regulations Governing Special Criminal Procedure",
      "ditto",
      "July 12, 1944",
      "Nov. 12, 1944",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Organizational Law of Civic Bodies in the Emergency Period",
      "ditto",
      "Feb. 10, 1942",
      "Feb. 20, 1942",
      "Article 18 provides punishment"
     ],
     [
      "Provisional Regulations Governing the Deferment of Military Service for Technical Personnel of National Defence and Supplies, Industry and Mining, and Communications (Revised)",
      "Executive Yuan",
      "March 6, 1943",
      "March 6, 1943",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Regulations Governing the Enlistment of Student Volunteers in Military Service",
      "Ministry of War",
      "June 15, 1944",
      "June 15, 1944",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Regulations Governing Benefits to the Families of the Officers and Men at the Front",
      "National Gov't.",
      "Dec. 20, 1941",
      "Dec. 20 1941",
      "Its 28th article was revised April 27, 1943"
     ]
    ]
   }
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      "235"
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      "15"
     ],
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      "1,159"
     ],
     [
      "Fukien",
      "397"
     ],
     [
      "Honan",
      "303"
     ],
     [
      "Hopei",
      "929"
     ],
     [
      "Hunan",
      "310"
     ],
     [
      "Hupeh",
      "295"
     ],
     [
      "Jehol",
      "5"
     ],
     [
      "Kansu",
      "18"
     ],
     [
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      "356"
     ],
     [
      "Kiangsu",
      "2,929"
     ],
     [
      "Kwangsi",
      "178"
     ],
     [
      "Kwangtung",
      "756"
     ],
     [
      "Kweichow",
      "92"
     ],
     [
      "Shansi",
      "78"
     ],
     [
      "Shantung",
      "490"
     ],
     [
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      "77"
     ],
     [
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      "7"
     ],
     [
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      "16"
     ],
     [
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      "567"
     ],
     [
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      "33"
     ],
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      "9,245"
     ]
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      "Convicts' Colony",
      "Pingwu",
      "Established Oct., 1941"
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      "A",
      "1st Prison",
      "Chengtu",
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     ],
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      "B",
      "2nd Prison",
      "Chungking",
      "Established Jan., 1940."
     ],
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      "B",
      "3rd Prison",
      "Nanchung",
      "Established Oct., 1942"
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      "A",
      "1st Prison",
      "Kweiyang",
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      "B",
      "1st Prison",
      "Kunming",
      ""
     ],
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      "A",
      "1st Prison",
      "Kweilin",
      ""
     ],
     [
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      "B",
      "2nd Prison",
      "Nanning",
      ""
     ],
     [
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      "B",
      "3rd Prison",
      "Wuchow",
      ""
     ],
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      "A",
      "1st Prison",
      "Sian",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "",
      "A",
      "2nd Prison",
      "Nancheng",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "",
      "B",
      "3rd Prison",
      "Yulin",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "",
      "B",
      "4th Prison",
      "Ankang",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "",
      "B",
      "5th Prison",
      "Fengsiang",
      ""
     ],
     [
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      "B",
      "6th Prison",
      "Chienhsien",
      ""
     ],
     [
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      "B",
      "1st Prison",
      "Lanchow",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "",
      "B",
      "2nd Prison",
      "Wuwei",
      ""
     ],
     [
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      "B",
      "3rd Prison",
      "Pingliang",
      ""
     ],
     [
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      "B",
      "1st Prison",
      "Ningsia",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Chinghai",
      "B",
      "1st Prison",
      "Sining",
      ""
     ],
     [
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      "B",
      "1st Prison",
      "Kangting",
      "Established Jan., 1940"
     ],
     [
      "Sinkiang",
      "B",
      "1st Prison",
      "Tihwa",
      ""
     ],
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      "A",
      "2nd National Prison",
      "Shanghai",
      "Under direct control of the Ministry of Justice (suspended)"
     ],
     [
      "",
      "A",
      "1st Prison",
      "Nanking",
      "Suspended"
     ],
     [
      "",
      "A",
      "2nd Prison",
      "Shanghai",
      "Suspended"
     ],
     [
      "",
      "A",
      "3rd Prison",
      "Soochow",
      "Suspended"
     ],
     [
      "",
      "",
      "Branch of 3rd Prison",
      "Soochow",
      "Suspended"
     ],
     [
      "",
      "B",
      "4th Prison",
      "Nantung",
      "Suspended"
     ],
     [
      "",
      "B",
      "5th Prison",
      "Wusih",
      "Suspended"
     ],
     [
      "",
      "B",
      "6th Prison",
      "Chinkiang",
      "Suspended"
     ],
     [
      "",
      "B",
      "7th Prison",
      "Tunghai",
      "Suspended"
     ],
     [
      "",
      "A",
      "Shanghai 2nd Special District Prison",
      "Shanghai (French Concession)",
      "Suspended"
     ],
     [
      "",
      "",
      "Branch of the 2nd Prison",
      "Shanghai (International Settlement)",
      "Suspended"
     ],
     [
      "",
      "",
      "Branch of the 1st Prison",
      "Kiangpu",
      "Suspended"
     ],
     [
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      "A",
      "1st Prison",
      "Hangchow",
      "Suspended"
     ],
     [
      "",
      "A",
      "2nd Prison",
      "Ningpo",
      "Suspended"
     ],
     [
      "",
      "B",
      "3rd Prison",
      "Kashing",
      "Suspended"
     ],
     [
      "",
      "B",
      "4th Prison",
      "Lungchuan",
      "Originally at Wenchow"
     ],
     [
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      "B",
      "5th Prison",
      "Kinhwa",
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  "context": "The table lists the modern prisons in various provinces as of July 1944, with their class, location and establishment remarks.",
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      "178",
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      "General Yu Han-mou"
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  "context": "The table shows how the 1,650,387 persons trained during the war were distributed among different lines of work, with each line's share of the total.",
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      "Ch$ Endowment",
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      "Ch$13,457,044.79"
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      "US$ Endowment",
      "US$ 3,929,526.89",
      "US$ 3,549,136.02"
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      "109"
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      "13"
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  "context": "Shows how many institutions the Foundation had subsidized up to 1942, with each annual subsidy counted as one unit, as part of its educational work.",
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      "150,000.00"
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      "240,000.00"
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      "40,000.00"
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      "224",
      "204",
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      "1",
      "1",
      "1",
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      "23",
      "104",
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      "31",
      "33",
      "58",
      "18",
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      "Kwangsi",
      "135",
      "55",
      "105",
      "43",
      "338"
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      "Kwangtung",
      "7",
      "13",
      "29",
      "11",
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      "Fukien",
      "11",
      "14",
      "17",
      "10",
      "52"
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      "240",
      "213",
      "276",
      "96",
      "825"
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      "20",
      "30",
      "49",
      "139"
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      "Chekiang",
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      "19",
      "36",
      "33",
      "101"
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      "1",
      "12"
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      "6",
      "10"
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      "73",
      "108",
      "45",
      "41",
      "267"
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      "47",
      "58",
      "26",
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      "3",
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      "......",
      "......",
      "3"
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      "Suiyuan",
      "1",
      "5",
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      "......",
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      "9",
      "7",
      "2",
      "26"
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      "20",
      "5",
      "6",
      "34"
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      "Hopei",
      "......",
      "1",
      "1",
      "......",
      "2"
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      "11",
      "6",
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      "19"
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      "441",
      "239",
      "391",
      "157",
      "1,228"
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      "1,376",
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      "42",
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      "12",
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      "14"
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      "319",
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      "96,237",
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      "..",
      "..",
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      "158,266",
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      "10",
      "13",
      "368,000",
      "136,000",
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      "4",
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      "4",
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      "4",
      "7",
      "165,563",
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      "1",
      "1",
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      "24",
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      "5",
      "10",
      "334,951",
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      "483,456"
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      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
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      "2",
      "4",
      "6",
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      "68,220",
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      "7",
      "61,636",
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      "114,035"
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      "..",
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      "3",
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      "29",
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      "......",
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      "......",
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      "470",
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      "1,161"
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      "410",
      "610"
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      "32"
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      "1",
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      "......"
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      "39",
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      "76",
      "70"
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      "188",
      "286",
      "307"
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      "94"
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      "......",
      "143",
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      "79"
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      "6",
      "......",
      "......"
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      "104",
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      "107"
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      "3,640",
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      "282"
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      "103",
      "......",
      "......"
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      "......",
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      "614"
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      "10",
      "10"
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      "500",
      "600"
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      "3,109"
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      "360",
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      "......",
      "......"
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      "......",
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      "53"
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      "26,434",
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      "53,093"
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      "930",
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      "3,706"
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      "......",
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      "235,306"
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      "348"
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      "47,077"
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      "717"
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      "1,762",
      "6,704",
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      "1,585",
      "1,730",
      "3,400"
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      "3,506",
      "1,910",
      "1,969"
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      "1,427",
      "867",
      "1,346"
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      "......",
      "828",
      "722",
      "591"
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     [
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      "166",
      "951",
      "3,902",
      "5,802"
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     [
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      "400",
      "1,010",
      "2,105"
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      "8,533",
      "8,565",
      "8,486"
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      "3,552",
      "3,039",
      "2,137"
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      "38,981",
      "61,794",
      "53,737",
      "43,141"
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      "48,539",
      "33,091",
      "43,941"
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      "5,888",
      "16,288",
      "19,261"
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      "4,398",
      "10,445",
      "16,980",
      "10,816"
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     [
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      "884",
      "1,711",
      "7,930",
      "1,361"
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      "240",
      "198"
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      "668",
      "7,015",
      "9,103",
      "9,304"
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      "",
      "59",
      "317"
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     [
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      "",
      "",
      "",
      "57"
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     [
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      "8,243",
      "15,396",
      "18,845",
      "19,267"
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      "48,916",
      "88,994",
      "102,536",
      "104,522"
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      "44,420"
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      "442,443",
      "286,265",
      "443,183"
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      "31,579",
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      "8,985"
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      "100,985",
      "77,025",
      "126,857"
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      "861,795",
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      "39,104",
      "22,272"
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      "16,311",
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      "49,500",
      "16,327",
      "19,500"
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      "......",
      "4,785",
      "20,000"
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      "57,500",
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      "57,162",
      "93,597",
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      "43,600",
      "66,300",
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      "......",
      "8,240",
      "105,255",
      "164,892"
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      "......",
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      "4,500"
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  "title": "Financial Assistance to Industrial and Mining Enterprises",
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      "690,000",
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      "......"
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      "650,000",
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      "23,958,694",
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  "title": "Small Industrial Loans Extended by the Ministry of Economic Affairs",
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      "190,900",
      "31",
      "576,000",
      "26",
      "564,000",
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      "715,000"
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      "289"
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      "122"
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      "7.10"
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      "15.40"
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  "table_no": "32",
  "title": "Table 32—The Development C.I.C.",
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      "1939",
      "1,284",
      "15,625",
      "416,108",
      "236,122",
      "2,607,302",
      "2,666,493"
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      "1,738",
      "25,682",
      "1,219,347",
      "843,245",
      "6,088,830",
      "10,456,248"
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      "1,626",
      "22,545",
      "2,562,503",
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      "13,973,370",
      "20,638,104"
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      "1,400",
      "18,681",
      "6,616,502",
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      "21,522,766",
      "35,072,269"
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      "1,302",
      "17,886",
      "11,267,252",
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      "30,958,188",
      "51,099,114"
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      "1,274",
      "17,281",
      "......",
      "......",
      "71,165,681",
      "68,600,215"
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   "Source: The Chinese Industrial Cooperatives"
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  "table_no": "33",
  "title": "Table 33—Classification of C.I.C. by Regions",
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      "457",
      "7,096",
      "16,577,932"
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      "Southeast",
      "478",
      "6,529",
      "22,732,784"
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      "Total",
      "1,274",
      "17,281",
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  "table_no": 34,
  "title": "Classification of C.I.C. by Industries",
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      "Machine and Metal Works",
      "57",
      "708",
      "$ 5,331,311"
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      "17",
      "404",
      "384,510"
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      "Textile",
      "598",
      "9,398",
      "30,648,649"
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      "Tailoring",
      "99",
      "915",
      "4,012,034"
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      "Chemical",
      "256",
      "3,272",
      "12,655,168"
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      "Food",
      "42",
      "500",
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      "Stationery",
      "36",
      "429",
      "1,564,339"
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      "Carpentry and Masonry",
      "76",
      "681",
      "2,676,519"
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     [
      "Transportation",
      "5",
      "46",
      "594,494"
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      "Miscellaneous",
      "88",
      "928",
      "8,722,080"
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      "Total",
      "1,274",
      "17,281",
      "$68,600,210"
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  "title": "Registered Labor Unions (June 1944)",
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      "147",
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      "124"
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      "219",
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      "224",
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      "351"
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      "863",
      "157,210",
      "48",
      "348,388",
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      "911",
      "505,598",
      "879"
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      "11",
      "510",
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      "152",
      "44,642",
      "6",
      "2,733",
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      "158",
      "47,375",
      "70"
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      "42",
      "17,420",
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      "......",
      "......",
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      "17,420",
      "48"
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      "Kansu",
      "129",
      "14,598",
      "......",
      "......",
      "......",
      "129",
      "14,598",
      "188"
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      "Chinghai",
      "5",
      "1,730",
      "......",
      "......",
      "......",
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      "1,730",
      "......"
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      "Fukien",
      "213",
      "34,412",
      "22",
      "6,994",
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      "235",
      "41,406",
      "126"
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      "92",
      "22,590",
      "20",
      "8,288",
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      "112",
      "30,876",
      "87"
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      "Kwangsi",
      "87",
      "20,758",
      "13",
      "11,225",
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      "38",
      "4,669",
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      "......",
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      "16"
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      "156",
      "21,484",
      "1",
      "257",
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      "157",
      "21,741",
      "105"
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      "Suiyuan",
      "6",
      "401",
      "......",
      "......",
      "......",
      "6",
      "401",
      "......"
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      "12",
      "1,443",
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      "......",
      "......",
      "12",
      "1,443",
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      "55",
      "68,685",
      "2",
      "4,583",
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      "57",
      "73,268",
      "94"
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      "24,068",
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      "2,977",
      "601,463",
      "161",
      "452,098",
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      "3,138",
      "1,053,561",
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  "title": "Ordinary Labor Unions (June 1944)",
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      "153",
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      "29,568",
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      "124",
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      "351",
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      "186",
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      "700",
      "7",
      "4,936",
      "470",
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      "489",
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      "512",
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      "58",
      "879",
      "15",
      "10,885",
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      "351",
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      "7",
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      "6",
      "70",
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      "1,213",
      "146",
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      "152",
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      "3",
      "48",
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      "6,711",
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      "188",
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      "1,002",
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      "22",
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      "129",
      "14,598",
      "188"
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      "1",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
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      "1,730",
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      "1,730",
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      "14",
      "126",
      "2",
      "524",
      "197",
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      "34,412",
      "213",
      "34,412",
      "126"
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      "7",
      "87",
      "1",
      "293",
      "84",
      "22,297",
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      "22,590",
      "92",
      "22,590",
      "87"
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      "9",
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      "2",
      "389",
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      "125",
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      "87",
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      "2",
      "16",
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      "36",
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      "9",
      "105",
      "1",
      "42",
      "137",
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      "21,484",
      "156",
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      "347",
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      "401",
      "6",
      "401",
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      "735",
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      "708",
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      "1",
      "94",
      "10",
      "11,194",
      "44",
      "57,491",
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      "...",
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      "68,685",
      "55",
      "68,685",
      "94"
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      "204",
      "3,048",
      "54",
      "41,411",
      "2,661",
      "549,243",
      "58",
      "10,809",
      "2,773",
      "601,463",
      "2,977",
      "601,463",
      "3,048"
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      "...",
      "1",
      "3,273",
      "30",
      "30,677",
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      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "31",
      "33,950"
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      "...",
      "...",
      "2",
      "4,514",
      "21",
      "243,348",
      "22",
      "81,178",
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      "19,348",
      "...",
      "...",
      "48",
      "348,388"
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      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "5",
      "1,891",
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      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "1",
      "842",
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      "2,733"
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      "1,090",
      "...",
      "...",
      "20",
      "5,797",
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      "107",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
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      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "20",
      "8,288",
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      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "20",
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      "...",
      "...",
      "4",
      "6,852",
      "8",
      "3,623",
      "...",
      "...",
      "1",
      "750",
      "...",
      "...",
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      "11,225"
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      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
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      "257",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "1",
      "257"
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      "...",
      "2",
      "4,583",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "2",
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      "12,744",
      "2",
      "1,536",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "1",
      "9,788",
      "...",
      "...",
      "6",
      "24,068"
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      "5",
      "14,332",
      "13",
      "26,382",
      "113",
      "298,601",
      "24",
      "82,055",
      "5",
      "29,886",
      "1",
      "842",
      "161",
      "452,098"
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  "title": "Index Numbers of Wages of Industrial Workers in Chungking (April 1944)",
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      "57.8"
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      "409",
      "13,896",
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      "Loshan",
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      "31,401",
      "71.3"
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      "Wanhsien",
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      "22,848",
      "41.6"
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   "Source: The Ministry of Social Affairs"
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      "59911",
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      "33393",
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      "74749",
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      "2857",
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      "36937"
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      "May",
      "45917",
      "89298",
      "53551",
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      "88040",
      "26543",
      "2697",
      "67144",
      "61767"
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      "80712",
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      "24122",
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      "84017",
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      "73354",
      "55133",
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      "52744"
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      "May",
      "73296",
      "88461",
      "63527",
      "11121",
      "63055",
      "66862"
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      "18",
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      "7",
      "5",
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      "",
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      "",
      "1",
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      "",
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      "",
      "",
      "",
      "121"
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      "20",
      "4",
      "29",
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      "6",
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      "",
      "6",
      "12",
      "1",
      "9",
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      "",
      "",
      "2",
      "",
      "6",
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      "",
      "",
      "",
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      "1",
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      "",
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      "",
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      "",
      "",
      "",
      "",
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      "",
      "",
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      "6"
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      "3",
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      "",
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      "",
      "",
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      "",
      "",
      "",
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      "3"
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      "",
      "",
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      "12"
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      "",
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      "",
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      "1",
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      "",
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      "",
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      "2"
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      "",
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      "1",
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      "1",
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      "",
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      "1"
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      "35",
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      "",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "38"
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      "8",
      "2",
      "",
      "13",
      "3",
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      "",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "31"
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      "",
      "",
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      "2",
      "7",
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      "",
      "",
      "",
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      "",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "",
      "32"
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      "",
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      "215",
      "351",
      "221",
      "129",
      "103",
      "85",
      "26",
      "19",
      "13",
      "10",
      "26",
      "5",
      "8",
      "3",
      "2",
      "2",
      "3",
      "2,416"
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      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
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      "1",
      "1",
      "...",
      "6",
      "...",
      "...",
      "8"
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      "1",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "1"
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      "...",
      "11",
      "1",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "12"
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      "Kweichow",
      "...",
      "...",
      "1",
      "3",
      "...",
      "1",
      "5"
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     [
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      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "1",
      "...",
      "1"
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      "6",
      "12",
      "2",
      "9",
      "1",
      "1",
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      "20,493,342",
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      "1,207,181",
      "1,136,405",
      "1,359,582",
      "1,774,468",
      "1,749,802*"
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      "Pig Iron",
      "154,283",
      "173,274",
      "155,640",
      "...",
      "..."
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      "25,000",
      "25,000",
      "50,000",
      "...",
      "..."
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      "Mineral oil (barrels)",
      "2,251",
      "3,187",
      "2,613",
      "3,000",
      "2,000"
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     [
      "Manganese ore (Mn 45% +)",
      "21,501",
      "9,500",
      "1,929",
      "...",
      "..."
     ],
     [
      "Tungsten ore (WO3 60% +)",
      "2,210",
      "5,698",
      "6,305",
      "7,000",
      "7,000"
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     [
      "Molybdenum ore (Mo 45% +)",
      "0.7",
      "1.4",
      "1.5",
      "...",
      "..."
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     [
      "Gold (ounces)",
      "99,450",
      "94,608",
      "86,926",
      "...",
      "..."
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     [
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      "150,945",
      "200,585",
      "121,504",
      "...",
      "..."
     ],
     [
      "Copper ore",
      "440",
      "483",
      "471",
      "...",
      "..."
     ],
     [
      "Zinc ore (Zn 36-42% +)",
      "10,584",
      "10,565",
      "13,299",
      "10,000",
      "10,000"
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     [
      "Zinc metal",
      "57",
      "147",
      "136",
      "...",
      "..."
     ],
     [
      "Tin",
      "7,253",
      "8,358",
      "8,004",
      "9,000",
      "11,000"
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      "0.5",
      "0.4",
      "0.54",
      "...",
      "..."
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      "",
      "",
      "",
      ""
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      "Regulus",
      "11,410",
      "11,112",
      "13,615",
      "14,000",
      "13,000"
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     [
      "Crude",
      "1,287",
      "1,727",
      "1,807",
      "...",
      "..."
     ],
     [
      "Oxide",
      "1,408",
      "1,327",
      "914",
      "...",
      "..."
     ],
     [
      "Bismuth ore (Bi 40% +)",
      "20",
      "45",
      "73",
      "...",
      "..."
     ],
     [
      "Arsenic ore (As 20-60% +)",
      "1,427",
      "1,159",
      "1,206",
      "1,000",
      "1,000"
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     [
      "Pyrite",
      "45,000",
      "43,000",
      "40,000",
      "...",
      "..."
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     [
      "Kaolin fireclay",
      "791,000",
      "796,650",
      "805,000",
      "1,000,000",
      "1,000,000"
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      "Limestone",
      "4,220,000",
      "4,220,000",
      "4,220,000",
      "5,000,000",
      "5,000,000"
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      "Rock salt",
      "2,520,000",
      "2,450,000",
      "2,500,000",
      "...",
      "..."
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      "Gypsum",
      "64,508",
      "64,020",
      "67,720",
      "...",
      "..."
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     [
      "Alum",
      "11,070",
      "14,870",
      "15,550",
      "15,000",
      "16,000"
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     [
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      "5,000",
      "4,950",
      "5,000",
      "5,000",
      "5,000"
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     [
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      "16,253",
      "16,314",
      "16,445",
      "...",
      "..."
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     [
      "Sulphur",
      "3,918",
      "3,781",
      "3,464",
      "...",
      "..."
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     [
      "Asbestos",
      "250",
      "236",
      "220",
      "...",
      "..."
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     [
      "Fluorspar",
      "3,510",
      "4,800",
      "5,050",
      "7,000",
      "8,000"
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      "Talc",
      "1,680",
      "3,000",
      "3,000",
      "...",
      "..."
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     [
      "Feldspar",
      "25,077",
      "21,589",
      "22,780",
      "...",
      "..."
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      "Barite",
      "505",
      "3,092",
      "9,500",
      "...",
      "..."
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      "100,000",
      "100,000",
      "100,000",
      "...",
      "..."
     ]
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   "*Anhwei and Hupeh production plus those produced from native mines.",
   "Source : National Geological Survey of China"
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      "12,055",
      "10,796**"
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      "Gold",
      "130,428 (ounces)",
      "105,343",
      "88,000",
      "87,177"
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      "1,492 (tons)",
      "817",
      "724",
      "783*"
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      "Lead (Refined)",
      "1,337 (tons)",
      "1,541",
      "1,315",
      "1,179*"
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      "Zinc (Refined)",
      "122 (tons)",
      "230",
      "343",
      "559*"
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      "9,393",
      "5,729",
      "7,205"
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      "91 (tons)",
      "121",
      "163",
      "146**"
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      "Antimony (Pure)",
      "8,469 (tons)",
      "7,989",
      "3,510",
      "525*"
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      "Salt",
      "24,227,000 (piculs)",
      "20,512,000",
      "20,029,000",
      "25,449,000"
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      "7,586 (metric tons)",
      "6,969",
      "6,701",
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   "**Including that produced in the first three months of 1944"
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     "Total"
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      "Anhwei",
      "60",
      "300",
      "...",
      "...",
      "360"
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      "Chahar",
      "17",
      "487",
      "...",
      "...",
      "504"
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      "Chekiang",
      "22",
      "78",
      "...",
      "...",
      "100"
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      "Chinghai",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "500",
      "500"
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      "Fukien",
      "291",
      "105",
      "...",
      "...",
      "396"
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      "6",
      "619",
      "392",
      "...",
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      "3,309",
      "...",
      "...",
      "7,764"
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      "Hopei",
      "981",
      "2,088",
      "2",
      "...",
      "3,071"
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      "Hunan",
      "1,043",
      "721",
      "...",
      "...",
      "1,764"
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      "Hupeh",
      "160",
      "280",
      "...",
      "...",
      "440"
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      "Jehol",
      "2",
      "573",
      "39",
      "...",
      "614"
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      "Kansu",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "1,500",
      "1,500"
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     [
      "Kiangsi",
      "216",
      "776",
      "...",
      "...",
      "992"
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      "Kiangsu",
      "25",
      "192",
      "...",
      "...",
      "217"
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      "Kirin",
      "2",
      "986",
      "155",
      "...",
      "1,143"
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      "Kwangsi",
      "114",
      "80",
      "...",
      "106",
      "300"
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      "Kwangtung",
      "50",
      "371",
      "...",
      "...",
      "421"
     ],
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      "Kweichow",
      "748",
      "622",
      "...",
      "...",
      "1,370"
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     [
      "Liaoning",
      "187",
      "1,649",
      "...",
      "...",
      "1,836"
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      "Ningsia",
      "166",
      "322",
      "...",
      "...",
      "488"
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     [
      "Shansi",
      "36,471",
      "87,985",
      "2,671",
      "...",
      "127,127"
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      "Shantung",
      "26",
      "1,613",
      "...",
      "...",
      "1,639"
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      "Shensi",
      "750",
      "71,200",
      "...",
      "...",
      "71,950"
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      "Sikang",
      "3",
      "501",
      "27",
      "...",
      "315"
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      "Sinkiang",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "6,000",
      "6,000"
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      "Suiyuan",
      "58",
      "396",
      "22",
      "...",
      "476"
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      "Szechwan",
      "225",
      "5,761",
      "...",
      "...",
      "5,986"
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      "Yunnan",
      "11",
      "946",
      "1,384",
      "...",
      "2,341"
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      "46,089",
      "181,960",
      "4,692",
      "8,106",
      "240,847"
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   "Source: National Geological Survey of China"
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      "103,467",
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      "61,550",
      "88,018",
      "64,943*",
      "37,793"
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      "...",
      "3,500",
      "4,250",
      "4,600*",
      "2,450"
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      "1,231,548",
      "1,333,628",
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      "707,099"
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      "97,778",
      "174,479",
      "143,217",
      "136,852*",
      "73,202"
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      "6,000",
      "4,000",
      "4,500*",
      "2,500"
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      "283,280",
      "370,500",
      "403,409",
      "405,881*",
      "204,381"
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      "22,000",
      "27,090",
      "55,236",
      "91,608*",
      "27,083"
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      "39,000",
      "43,600",
      "46,800",
      "40,450*",
      "21,650"
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      "8,362",
      "32,140",
      "39,441",
      "46,007*",
      "24,482"
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      "Honan",
      "468,987",
      "536,800",
      "500,350",
      "526,183*",
      "274,383"
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      "4,807,114",
      "5,304,969",
      "5,652,382",
      "5,995,153*",
      "3,071,784"
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   "*Estimated",
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      "876",
      "7,408",
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      "286",
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      "4,131"
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      "Kerosene",
      "100",
      "332",
      "1,616",
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      "150,000",
      "1,150,000"
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      "......",
      "60,000,000"
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     [
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      "......",
      "120,000,000"
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     [
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      "......",
      "65,000,000",
      "65,000,000"
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     [
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      "......",
      "130,900,000",
      "130,900,000"
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     [
      "Kwangsi",
      "......",
      "800,000",
      "800,000"
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     [
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      "5,000,000",
      "......",
      "5,000,000"
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      "206,000,000",
      "314,750,000",
      "520,750,000"
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     [
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     [
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      "153*"
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      "1,213*"
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      "Hunan",
      "21,400"
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      "Kwangtung",
      "148,855"
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      "Kwangsi",
      "25,369"
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      "663,375"
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      "1,872,000"
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      "12,414"
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      "1942",
      "12,055"
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      "10,796*"
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  "title": "Estimated Manganese Ore Reserves in China",
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      "13%"
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      "23,300,000",
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      "7,907",
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      "..."
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      "31,140",
      "34,386",
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      "30,000"
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      "2,500",
      "2,500",
      "2,500",
      "2,500"
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      "Chinghai",
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      "3,755",
      "...",
      "..."
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      "Shensi",
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      "5,100",
      "5,100",
      "5,100"
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      "Szechwan",
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      "38,000",
      "38,000",
      "38,000"
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      "Kweichow",
      "10,000",
      "10,000",
      "10,000",
      "10,000"
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      "Hupeh",
      "750",
      "750",
      "750",
      "750"
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      "130,428",
      "105,343",
      "88,000",
      "87,177"
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  "title": "Table 16—Estimated Copper Reserve in Free China (Metre Tons)",
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      "638",
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      "336",
      "396*",
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      "817",
      "724",
      "783*",
      "(263",
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     "1943 — July-Dec."
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      "179",
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      "277",
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      "900*)"
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      "1,541",
      "1,315",
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     "1941",
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     "1943",
     "1943 — Jan.-June",
     "1943 — July-Dec."
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      "...",
      "...",
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      "162*",
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      "87*)"
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      "207",
      "162",
      "236*",
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      "100*)"
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      "122",
      "230",
      "343",
      "559*",
      "(252",
      "307*)"
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      "9,393",
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  "title": "Production of Mercury in Free China",
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  "title": "Production of Pure Antimony in Free China",
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      "8,469"
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      "1941",
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      "1942",
      "3,510"
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      "1943",
      "525*"
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  "table_no": "24",
  "title": "Salt Production in Free China",
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      "1939",
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      "1940",
      "24,227,000"
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      "1941",
      "20,512,000"
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     [
      "1942",
      "20,029,000"
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      "1944",
      "5,880,000**"
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      "116,294,000"
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   "** From January to March",
   "Source: Ministry of Finance"
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  "table_no": "25",
  "title": "Saltpeter Production in China",
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      "Honan",
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      "Hunan",
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      "Hopei",
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      "500"
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      "Kwangtung",
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      "350"
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      "200"
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      "100"
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      "100"
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      "500"
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      "6,420"
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  "table_no": "26",
  "title": "Sulphur Production in Free China",
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     "1940",
     "1941",
     "1942"
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      "2,093"
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      "Szechwan",
      "3,858",
      "3,858",
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      "3,858"
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      "300",
      "300",
      "300",
      "300"
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      "Sikang",
      "250",
      "250",
      "250",
      "250"
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      "Kweichow",
      "200",
      "200",
      "200",
      "200"
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      "Total",
      "6,413",
      "7,586",
      "6,969",
      "6,701"
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   "Source: National Geological Survey in China."
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  "table_no": null,
  "title": "Outstanding Amount of Farm Loans and Investments Extended by the Farmers' Bank of China—May, 1944",
  "caption_extra": "(Unit: $ 1,000)",
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     "Province",
     "Agricultural Production Loans",
     "Irrigation Loans",
     "Agricultural Extension Loans",
     "Agricultural Marketing Loans",
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     "Border Region Loans",
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      "Szechwan",
      "200,052",
      "294,796",
      "30,488",
      "114,565",
      "12,776",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "30,688",
      "5,654",
      "689,019"
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      "Sikang",
      "12,749",
      "13,295",
      "380",
      "139",
      "88",
      "..",
      "..",
      "1,500",
      "561",
      "1,500",
      "30,212"
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      "Hupeh",
      "16,582",
      "19,057",
      "3,345",
      "114",
      "879",
      "..",
      "6,833",
      "..",
      "527",
      "..",
      "47,337"
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      "63,240",
      "3,171",
      "730",
      "330",
      "1,796",
      "1,114",
      "3,179",
      "..",
      "2,057",
      "2,790",
      "78,407"
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      "Kwangsi",
      "42,871",
      "88,229",
      "2,730",
      "6,942",
      "1,448",
      "11,450",
      "..",
      "..",
      "3,505",
      "9,661",
      "166,836"
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      "Kwangtung",
      "24,553",
      "29,813",
      "2,524",
      "237",
      "4,228",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "5,123",
      "66,478"
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      "Kweichow",
      "12,655",
      "18,465",
      "855",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "4,218",
      "..",
      "36,193"
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      "Yunnan",
      "20,178",
      "56,754",
      "28,907",
      "..",
      "1,803",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "27",
      "624",
      "108,293"
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     [
      "Chekiang",
      "22,048",
      "3,365",
      "1,418",
      "3,851",
      "289",
      "36,192",
      "..",
      "..",
      "2,975",
      "663",
      "70,801"
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     [
      "Anhwei",
      "14,669",
      "1,047",
      "8",
      "350",
      "628",
      "..",
      "19,735",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "36,437"
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      "Fukien",
      "23,473",
      "8,956",
      "559",
      "376",
      "1,113",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "479",
      "9,000",
      "43,956"
     ],
     [
      "Kiangsu",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "100",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "100"
     ],
     [
      "Kiangsi",
      "61,221",
      "12,025",
      "3,530",
      "3,014",
      "8,333",
      "8,412",
      "2,314",
      "..",
      "2,768",
      "629",
      "102,246"
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      "Honan",
      "17,826",
      "37,883",
      "3,358",
      "1,378",
      "1,209",
      "..",
      "3,433",
      "..",
      "..",
      "2,700",
      "67,787"
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     [
      "Shensi",
      "254,698",
      "136,015",
      "7,032",
      "580",
      "2,053",
      "..",
      "..",
      "3,037",
      "1,731",
      "..",
      "405,146"
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     [
      "Shansi",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "10,000",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "10,000"
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      "Kansu",
      "48,029",
      "127,344",
      "493",
      "3,387",
      "13,680",
      "..",
      "..",
      "3,292",
      "1,366",
      "144",
      "197,735"
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     [
      "Suiyuan",
      "..",
      "3,000",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "1,321",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "4,321"
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     [
      "Ningsia",
      "8,167",
      "2,418",
      "200",
      "..",
      "100",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "10,885"
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     [
      "Chinghai",
      "20,000",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "20,000"
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     [
      "Occupied Districts",
      "1,412",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "..",
      "7",
      "..",
      "1,419"
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      "Total",
      "864,423",
      "855,633",
      "86,557",
      "135,263",
      "50,423",
      "57,168",
      "46,915",
      "7,829",
      "50,909",
      "38,488",
      "2,193,608"
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  "table_no": null,
  "title": "Capitalizations of Government, Local and Private Banks",
  "caption_extra": "(June, 1943—June, 1944)",
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     "Head Offices — June 1944",
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     "Branch and Sub-branch Offices — June 1944",
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      "4",
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      "792",
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      "19",
      "19",
      "998",
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      "97",
      "217",
      "21",
      "54",
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      "123,762,190",
      "29,404,020",
      "96,988,359"
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      "66",
      "82",
      "481",
      "636",
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      "498,800,000"
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      "87",
      "195",
      "36",
      "101",
      "131,800,000",
      "241,340,000",
      "111,071,000",
      "210,961,000"
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      "Total",
      "273",
      "517",
      "2,227",
      "2,608",
      "956,319,400",
      "1,394,602,190",
      "844,769‘055",
      "1,225,543,394"
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   "Note: Banks in occupied areas which have no branch or sub-branch offices in Free China are not included."
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  "table_no": null,
  "title": "Savings Statistics of Central Trust, Bank of China, Bank of Communications, Farmers' Bank of China and Postal Remittances and Savings Bank",
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      "400,431",
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      "748,438",
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      "396,629",
      "611,397",
      "22,000",
      "1,346",
      "519,936",
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      "1,553,350"
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      "469,415",
      "576,951",
      "22,000",
      "574",
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      "682",
      "464,319",
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      "779,744",
      "26,000",
      "188",
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      "672,696",
      "33,000",
      "...",
      "174,935",
      "...",
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      "3,402,515"
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      "4,843,328",
      "3,041,219",
      "424,327",
      "2,108",
      "2,070,260",
      "3,979",
      "1,409,659",
      "11,794,880"
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      "3. On hull policies",
      "60%"
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      "4. On other kinds of property insurance policies",
      "50%"
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      "The Great Eastern Insurance Co., Ltd.",
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     [
      "The Great Southern Insurance Co., Ltd.",
      "1,000,000.00"
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     [
      "Life Insurance Department, Central Trust of China",
      "10,000,000.00"
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     [
      "Property Insurance Department, Central Trust of China",
      "5,000,000.00"
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     [
      "The China Insurance Co., Ltd.",
      "2,500,000.00"
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     [
      "The China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.",
      "2,500,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "The China Tien Yi Insurance Co., Ltd.",
      "500,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "The China Ping An Insurance Co., Ltd.",
      "1,000,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "The Chinese Marine Casualty Insurance Co., Ltd.",
      "2,500,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "The China Agricultural Insurance Co., Ltd.",
      "10,000,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "The Chung Shing Insurance Co., Ltd.",
      "1,500,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "The Tai Ping Life Insurance Co., Ltd.",
      "1,500,000.00"
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     [
      "The Tai Ping Insurance Co., Ltd.",
      "3,000,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "The Tai An Foong Insurance Companies",
      "2,000,000.00"
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     [
      "The China Pacific Insurance Co., Ltd.",
      "10,000,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "The Ming Sung Insurance Co., Ltd.",
      "5,000,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "The Ming An Insurance Co., Ltd.",
      "5,000,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "The Young Ta Insurance Co., Ltd.",
      "2,500,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "The Yung Shing Insurance Co., Ltd.",
      "2,500,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "The China Union Insurance Co., Ltd.",
      "5,000,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "The An Ping Insurance Co., Ltd.",
      "750,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "The Chang Hwa Insurance Co., Ltd.",
      "5,000,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "The Heng Cheong Insurance Co., Ltd.",
      "5,000,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "The Yah Shing Insurance Co., Ltd.",
      "3,000,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "The Yu Kou Insurance Co., Ltd.",
      "3,600,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "The Hwa An Insurance Co., Ltd.",
      "600,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "The Hwa Fu Insurance Co., Ltd.",
      "5,000,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "The Security Assurance Co., Ltd.",
      "5,000,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "The Hsin Foong Insurance Co., Ltd.",
      "1,000,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "The Shing Hwa Insurance Co., Ltd.",
      "1,000,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "The China Assurance Corporation, Ltd.",
      "500,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "The Foong Shing Insurance Co., Ltd.",
      "200,000.00"
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      "104,752",
      "154,008",
      "96,912",
      "25,732",
      "381,404"
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      "1936",
      "96,030",
      "155,931",
      "90,876",
      "30,006",
      "372,843"
     ],
     [
      "1937",
      "115,658",
      "153,998",
      "86,955",
      "49,961",
      "406,572"
     ],
     [
      "1938",
      "108,902",
      "231,146",
      "18,754",
      "57,444",
      "416,246"
     ],
     [
      "1939",
      "51,645",
      "139,125",
      "2,089",
      "32,719",
      "225,578"
     ],
     [
      "1940",
      "94,614",
      "221,792",
      "10,937",
      "17,582",
      "344,925"
     ],
     [
      "1941 (Jan.-Oct.)",
      "35,856",
      "20,938",
      "10,236",
      "14,326",
      "81,356"
     ],
     [
      "1942",
      "684",
      "56",
      "1",
      "48",
      "789"
     ],
     [
      "1943 (Jan.-May)",
      "2",
      "2",
      "3",
      "...",
      "7"
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   "Source: \"Monthly Returns of the Foreign Trade of China\" published by the Chinese Maritime Customs"
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      "738,865",
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      "1936",
      "867,380",
      "73,378,654",
      "10.40"
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      "1937",
      "1,029,780",
      "89,845,563",
      "10.72"
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      "1938",
      "695,777",
      "39,237,038",
      "5.14"
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     [
      "1939",
      "335,016",
      "33,614,794",
      "3.37"
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     [
      "1940",
      "232,472",
      "56,357,844",
      "2.86"
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     [
      "1941 (Jan.-Oct.)",
      "205,778",
      "93,870,717",
      "[?]"
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     [
      "1942 (Jan.-Nov.)",
      "8,437",
      "11,370,740",
      "[?]"
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     [
      "1943 (Jan.-May)",
      "95",
      "49,572",
      "[?]"
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  "title": "Net Imports From Foreign Countriess, 1941—1943",
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     "1943"
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      "Cotton Piecegoods, Grey",
      "10,784,023",
      "14,751,402",
      "33,775,080"
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     [
      "Cotton Piecegoods, White or Dyed",
      "170,540,734",
      "151,845,667",
      "340,347,280"
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     [
      "Cotton Piecegoods, Printed",
      "19,601,798",
      "10,798,629",
      "36,404,920"
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     [
      "Cotton Piecegoods, Miscellaneous",
      "26,179,747",
      "36,885,928",
      "65,490,320"
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     [
      "Cotton, Raw; Cotton Yarn, and Cotton Thread",
      "324,025,349",
      "176,555,590",
      "244,367,480"
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     [
      "Cotton Manufactures, Sundry",
      "12,193,451",
      "50,611,904",
      "126,711,960"
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     [
      "Flax, Ramie, Hemp, Jute, and Manufactures Thereof",
      "12,027,088",
      "530,330",
      "843,120"
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     [
      "Wool and Manufactures Thereof",
      "19,067,943",
      "20,548,647",
      "67,857,180"
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     [
      "Silk (including Artificial Silk) and Manufactures Thereof",
      "33,535,464",
      "909 319",
      "16,768,660"
     ],
     [
      "Metals and Ores",
      "47,134,741",
      "39,751,072",
      "106,048,500"
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     [
      "Machinery and Tools",
      "53,958,908",
      "17,314,345",
      "73,804,640"
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     [
      "Vehicles and Vessels",
      "53,563,056",
      "10,866,469",
      "38,280,040"
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     [
      "Miscellaneous Metal Manufactures",
      "37,402,070",
      "45,479,263",
      "125,839,700"
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     [
      "Fishery and Sea Products",
      "19,300,360",
      "5,132,092",
      "20,274,960"
     ],
     [
      "Animal Products, Canned Goods, and Groceries",
      "30,869,594",
      "29,090,850",
      "9,606,640"
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      "Cereals and Flour",
      "557,243,217",
      "1,312,652",
      "2,737,760"
     ],
     [
      "Fruits, Seeds and Vegetables",
      "20,796,239",
      "543,718",
      "9,454,120"
     ],
     [
      "Medicinal Substances and Spices",
      "22,273,280",
      "37,228,954",
      "69,485,780"
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     [
      "Sugar",
      "80,789,454",
      "98,766",
      "1,494,580"
     ],
     [
      "Wines, Beer, Spirits, Table Waters, etc.",
      "6,984,489",
      "67,164",
      "79,520"
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     [
      "Tobacco",
      "29,010,380",
      "3,166,691",
      "1,976,020"
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     [
      "Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals",
      "81,140,329",
      "164,366,281",
      "255,080,080"
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     [
      "Dyes, Pigments, Paints and Varnishes",
      "51,724,347",
      "293,714,423",
      "812,577,360"
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     [
      "Candles, Soap, Oils, Fats, Waxes, Gums and Resins",
      "150,421,815",
      "41,101,607",
      "90,555,080"
     ],
     [
      "Books, Maps, Paper and Wood Pulp",
      "88,449,116",
      "193,872,515",
      "442,061,700"
     ],
     [
      "Hides, Leather and Other Animal Substances",
      "17,112,227",
      "6,850,389",
      "8,871,740"
     ],
     [
      "Timber",
      "35,466,949",
      "475,425",
      "512,840"
     ],
     [
      "Wood, Bamboos, Rattans, Coir, Straw and Manufactures Thereof",
      "13,621,730",
      "2,416,701",
      "5,425,440"
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     [
      "Coal, Fuel, Pitch and Tar",
      "27,176,870",
      "100,921",
      "193,300"
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     [
      "Chinaware, Enamelledware, Glass, etc.",
      "11,255,070",
      "6,334,606",
      "47,747,620"
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     [
      "Stone, Earth and Manufactures Thereof",
      "6,198,946",
      "2,386,887",
      "5,502,820"
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      "Sundry",
      "93,907,213",
      "79,230,150",
      "324,147,860"
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      "2,163,755,997",
      "1,444,339,357",
      "3,384,324,100"
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      "256,326,516",
      "6,279,244",
      "35,491,912"
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      "Hides, Leather and Skins (Furs)",
      "76,899,714",
      "272,894",
      "905,778"
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     [
      "Fishery and Sea Products",
      "6,466,849",
      "106,584",
      "33,995"
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      "22,589,548",
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      "......"
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      "Cereals and Cereal Products",
      "59,409,140",
      "1,008,924",
      "9,620"
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      "Dyestuffs, Vegetable",
      "6,430,693",
      "10,648,923",
      "480,690"
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     [
      "Fruits, Fresh, Dried and Preserved",
      "20,806,124",
      "4,101,896",
      "1,051,310"
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     [
      "Medicinal Substances and Spices (not including Chemicals)",
      "61,921,602",
      "23,371,374",
      "23,515,739"
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      "Oils, Tallow and Wax",
      "125,276,935",
      "15,072,425",
      "2,716,103"
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      "Seeds",
      "60,584,005",
      "557,097",
      "304,749"
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      "Spirituous Beverages",
      "14,798,327",
      "1,032",
      "416"
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      "245,072",
      "23,174,563",
      "......"
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      "Tea",
      "40,761,317",
      "667,959",
      "4,596"
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     [
      "Tobacco",
      "25,446,141",
      "11,064,876",
      "3,091,685"
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     [
      "Vegetables",
      "28,812,452",
      "5,930,860",
      "1,083,853"
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     [
      "Other Vegetable Products",
      "32,681,266",
      "667,192",
      "2,349,568"
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     [
      "Bamboo",
      "4,223,213",
      "2,098,655",
      "807,260"
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     [
      "Fuel",
      "103,731,222",
      "7,180,013",
      "5,289,910"
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      "72,109",
      "16,271",
      "......"
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      "Timber, Wood and Manufactures Thereof",
      "16,191,374",
      "5,925,723",
      "2,270,919"
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      "Paper",
      "38,882,701",
      "1,711,400",
      "3,133,742"
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     [
      "Textile Fibers",
      "334,274,721",
      "24,688,318",
      "73,048,284"
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     [
      "Yarn, Thread and Plaited and Knitted Goods",
      "260,881,848",
      "254,327",
      "16,500"
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      "Piece goods",
      "255,314,326",
      "137,486",
      "......"
     ],
     [
      "Other Textile Products",
      "138,620,148",
      "85,619",
      "7,882"
     ],
     [
      "Ores, Metals and Metallic Products",
      "325,454,129",
      "19,673,893",
      "......"
     ],
     [
      "Glass and Glassware",
      "28,286,436",
      "3,814",
      "28,000"
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     [
      "Stone, Earth, Sand and Manufactures Thereof (including Chinaware and Enamelled ware)",
      "26,690,800",
      "15,800,838",
      "5,151,582"
     ],
     [
      "Chemicals and Chemical Products",
      "56,657,024",
      "100,213",
      "9,002"
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     [
      "Printed Matter",
      "6,507,267",
      "39,190",
      "2,400"
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     [
      "Sundry",
      "142,199,951",
      "10,963,281",
      "3,653,793"
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     [
      "Total",
      "2,577,442,970",
      "191,604,884",
      "164,459,288"
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  "title": "Table 1—Acreage of Cultivated and Cultivable Land and Number of Farm Households in China",
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      "68",
      "69"
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      "54",
      "71",
      "34"
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      "46"
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      "793",
      "74",
      "27"
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      "30,870",
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      "12,683",
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      "1,897",
      "1,385",
      "73",
      "22"
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      "257,060",
      "55,812",
      "21.7",
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      "3.82",
      "2,263",
      "1,874",
      "83",
      "30"
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      "206,891",
      "95,323",
      "46.1",
      "6,496",
      "3.14",
      "5,474",
      "4,224",
      "77",
      "23"
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      "219,457",
      "101,986",
      "46.5",
      "13,694",
      "6.24",
      "6,740",
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      "88",
      "17"
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      "163,216",
      "84,482",
      "51.8",
      "3,982",
      "2.44",
      "7,151",
      "5,057",
      "71",
      "17"
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      "217,073",
      "49,316",
      "22.7",
      "9,074",
      "4.18",
      "3,789",
      "2,682",
      "71",
      "18"
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      "276,877",
      "104,123",
      "37.6",
      "8,362",
      "3.02",
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      "5,062",
      "84",
      "21"
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      "288,906",
      "56,227",
      "19.5",
      "20,166",
      "6.98",
      "5,913",
      "3,960",
      "67",
      "14"
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      "591,264",
      "88,724",
      "15.0",
      "22,586",
      "3.82",
      "7,264",
      "4,975",
      "68",
      "18"
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      "592,464",
      "24,998",
      "4.2",
      "59,246",
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      "1,384",
      "71",
      "18"
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      "260,780",
      "21,197",
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      "1,769",
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      "67",
      "18"
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      "325,577",
      "42,036",
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      "37,279",
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      "5,538",
      "3,900",
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      "11"
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      "271,736",
      "38,366",
      "14.1",
      "13,859",
      "5.10",
      "4,942",
      "3,292",
      "67",
      "12"
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      "144,635",
      "37,978",
      "26.3",
      "2,763",
      "1.91",
      "4,658",
      "3,165",
      "68",
      "12"
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      "188,771",
      "21,464",
      "11.4",
      "18,330",
      "9.71",
      "2,288",
      "1,626",
      "71",
      "13"
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      "339,742",
      "39,124",
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      "3,479",
      "62",
      "11"
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      "278,913",
      "29,893",
      "10.7",
      "8,591",
      "3.08",
      "2,638",
      "2,260",
      "86",
      "13"
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      "7,473,693",
      "985,938",
      "13.2",
      "663,241",
      "8.87",
      "78,078",
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      "101",
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      "911,918",
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      "70"
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      "46"
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      "63",
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      "3,687",
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      "226",
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      "233",
      "155",
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      "351",
      "158",
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      "222",
      "723"
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      "147",
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      "304"
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      "103",
      "220",
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      "144",
      "110"
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      "558",
      "59",
      "137"
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      "41,361",
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      "78",
      "254",
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      "720",
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      "2,168",
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      "179"
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      "295",
      "274",
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      "1,144",
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      "692",
      "1,449",
      "331",
      "373"
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      "202,689",
      "13,204",
      "15,675",
      "14,520",
      "6,964",
      "35,901",
      "22,611",
      "29,800",
      "20,296",
      "10,256",
      "9,803",
      "5,892"
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      "92,484",
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      "30,873",
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      "330",
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      "217",
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      "403"
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      "2,646",
      "623",
      "429",
      "139",
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      "2,468",
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      "103",
      "616",
      "108",
      "1,173"
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      "105,124",
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      "601",
      "193",
      "32",
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      "910",
      "116",
      "779"
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      "74,389",
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      "156",
      "584",
      "26",
      "223",
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      "4,912",
      "118",
      "259",
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      "183"
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      "24",
      "215"
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      "99",
      "316",
      "47",
      "511",
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      "374"
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      "286",
      "73",
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      "2,308",
      "200",
      "339"
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      "36,940",
      "24,044",
      "14,754",
      "9,589",
      "58,496",
      "29,406",
      "242,606",
      "4,534",
      "20,147",
      "4,840",
      "7,564"
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      "185"
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      "310",
      "404"
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      "12,081",
      "15,183",
      "14,887",
      "7,267",
      "36,955",
      "22,080",
      "30,906",
      "21,565",
      "10,382",
      "10,030",
      "5,930"
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      "212",
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      "233"
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      "372",
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      "425"
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      "28,055",
      "17,915",
      "11,288",
      "64,899",
      "33,334",
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      "937",
      "129",
      "87",
      "39",
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      "79",
      "8,491",
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      "364"
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      "449",
      "614",
      "331",
      "136",
      "62",
      "562",
      "244",
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      "54"
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      "419",
      "525",
      "126",
      "11",
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      "112",
      "38",
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      "118"
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      "958",
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      "39",
      "8",
      "3",
      "444",
      "9",
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      "475"
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      "647",
      "1,479",
      "20",
      "6",
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      "181",
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      "739"
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      "191",
      "571",
      "4",
      "2",
      "4",
      "188",
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      "321"
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      "309",
      "7",
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      "190",
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      "314"
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      "238",
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      "108",
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      "115",
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      "3,160",
      "13,266",
      "5,102",
      "404"
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      "692",
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      "6,715",
      "4,056",
      "35,826",
      "116,936",
      "33,437",
      "4,284"
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      "72"
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      "12",
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      "322",
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      "357"
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      "573",
      "1,378",
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      "169",
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      "888"
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      "214",
      "635",
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      "3",
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      "209",
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      "221"
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      "203",
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      "305"
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      "1",
      "252",
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      "1,204",
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      "116",
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      "4",
      "106",
      "7",
      "2,866",
      "12,674",
      "4,129",
      "368"
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      "7,655",
      "12,074",
      "1,275",
      "710",
      "1,923",
      "6,590",
      "4,027",
      "32,971",
      "115,834",
      "32,886",
      "3,887"
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      "105"
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      "196"
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      "20"
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      "199"
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      "104"
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      "19,271"
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      "1,725,776",
      "212,765"
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      "287,393"
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      "Anhsien",
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      "21,362,000",
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      "3,104,768",
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      "54,500",
      "166,255"
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      "21,379"
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      "12,803"
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      "1,054"
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      "54,721"
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      "32",
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      "38",
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      "36",
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      "35",
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      "37",
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      "25"
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      "27",
      "27",
      "27",
      "27",
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      "..."
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      "155,048",
      "24.40",
      "...",
      "..."
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      "4.50",
      "...",
      "..."
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     [
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      "441,335",
      "69.60",
      "682,805",
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     [
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      "634,501",
      "100.00",
      "682,805",
      "100.00"
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      "161,248",
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      "..."
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      "3,272",
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      "4.50"
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      "1,035",
      "0.20",
      "...",
      "..."
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      "634,501",
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      "682,805",
      "100.00"
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  "title": "Table 46—Distribution of Agricultural Loans and Investments by Provinces in 1943",
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      "397,532",
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      "Sikang",
      "13,876",
      "0.96",
      "22,006",
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      "Hupeh",
      "27,026",
      "1.86",
      "39,354",
      "2.58"
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      "Hunan",
      "109,048",
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      "84,058",
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      "117,855",
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      "139,653",
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      "21,252",
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      "26,401",
      "1.73"
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      "Yunnan",
      "62,778",
      "4.32",
      "86,937",
      "5.69"
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      "Chekiang",
      "61,634",
      "4.25",
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      "3.88"
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      "18,944",
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      "24,378",
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      "Kiangsu",
      "55",
      "...",
      "100",
      "0.01"
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      "Fukien",
      "35,834",
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      "33,845",
      "2.21"
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      "Kiangsi",
      "107,288",
      "7.39",
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      "5.26"
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      "60,475",
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      "66,580",
      "4.36"
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      "206,778",
      "14.25",
      "170,916",
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      "5,000",
      "0.34",
      "5,000",
      "0.33"
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      "9.65",
      "137,808",
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      "8,991",
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      "1,716",
      "0.11"
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      "0.20",
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      "0.18"
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      "20,000",
      "1.38",
      "20,000",
      "1.31"
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      "...",
      "...",
      "1,419",
      "0.09"
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      "1,451,530",
      "100.00",
      "1,527,474",
      "100.00"
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      "429,735",
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      "Agri. extension",
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      "130,259",
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      "13,662",
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      "96.57",
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      "2.93",
      "33,296",
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      "49,748",
      "3.43",
      "86,231",
      "5.65"
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      "1,527,474",
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  "title": "Distribution of Agricultural Loans and Investments by Provinces",
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      "Hupeh",
      "10,884",
      "47,337"
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      "Hunan",
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      "108,293"
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      "64,877",
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      "323,359",
      "405,146"
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      "10,000"
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      "102,113",
      "197,735"
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      "10,575",
      "4,321"
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      "3,605",
      "10,885"
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      "...",
      "20,000"
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      "...",
      "1,419"
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      "1,207,517",
      "2,193,608"
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      "16,983",
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      "2.5",
      "0.4",
      "0.1",
      "...",
      "17.3"
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      "64,565",
      "3,112,629",
      "7,994,055",
      "85.9",
      "0.4",
      "11.0",
      "...",
      "2.3",
      "0.4",
      "...",
      "...",
      "..."
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      "91,426",
      "4,366,758",
      "12,611,944",
      "88.3",
      "0.4",
      "8.5",
      "...",
      "1.8",
      "0.5",
      "0.4",
      "0.1",
      "..."
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      "133,542",
      "7,237,317",
      "25,523,370",
      "87.0",
      "0.4",
      "8.7",
      "...",
      "2.0",
      "1.4",
      "0.3",
      "0.1",
      "0.1"
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      "155,647",
      "9,373,676",
      "48,302,078",
      "84.9",
      "0.6",
      "10.6",
      "...",
      "1.8",
      "1.7",
      "0.3",
      "0.1",
      "..."
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      "160,393",
      "10,141,682",
      "93,291,530",
      "82.4",
      "0.6",
      "7.0",
      "5.5",
      "1.8",
      "2.3",
      "0.3",
      "0.1",
      "..."
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      "1943",
      "166,826",
      "13,803,183",
      "326,485,036",
      "48.1",
      "8.1",
      "14.2",
      "4.6",
      "10.3",
      "10.1",
      "2.6",
      "2.0",
      "..."
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      "173,328",
      "15,191,823",
      "501,517,132",
      "44.2",
      "8.3",
      "15.5",
      "5.4",
      "10.4",
      "11.8",
      "2.7",
      "1.7",
      "..."
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   "Note :—(1) Figures in this table include all kinds of cooperative organizations.",
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  "title": "Number of Various Kinds of Cooperative Organizations",
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  "table_no": "52",
  "title": "Geographical Distribution of Cooperative Societies",
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     "Province",
     "Number of Societies",
     "Number of Members",
     "Capital ($)"
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     [
      "Chekiang",
      "4,057",
      "772,983",
      "14,411,801"
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     [
      "Anhwei",
      "9,837",
      "800,151",
      "12,624,214"
     ],
     [
      "Kiangsi",
      "10,572",
      "2,118,339",
      "54,251,007"
     ],
     [
      "Hupeh",
      "11,769",
      "954,135",
      "24,441,524"
     ],
     [
      "Hunan",
      "17,222",
      "1,093,269",
      "10,350,793"
     ],
     [
      "Szechwan",
      "24,390",
      "1,890,373",
      "56,748,505"
     ],
     [
      "Sikang",
      "1,299",
      "90,551",
      "1,234,464"
     ],
     [
      "Honan",
      "13,732",
      "1,319,476",
      "46,915,202"
     ],
     [
      "Shensi",
      "10,258",
      "1,111,184",
      "59,354,456"
     ],
     [
      "Kansu",
      "6,297",
      "474,061",
      "11,542,914"
     ],
     [
      "Fukien",
      "8,818",
      "592,077",
      "17,426,757"
     ],
     [
      "Kwangtung",
      "9,465",
      "722,365",
      "28,065,975"
     ],
     [
      "Kwangsi",
      "13,447",
      "1,100,013",
      "46,852,604"
     ],
     [
      "Yunnan",
      "7,805",
      "331,764",
      "29,315,673"
     ],
     [
      "Kweichow",
      "11,177",
      "949,137",
      "20,111,952"
     ],
     [
      "Ningsia",
      "702",
      "73,409",
      "2,682,189"
     ],
     [
      "Suiyuan",
      "307",
      "15,829",
      "908,970"
     ],
     [
      "Chungking (Municipality)",
      "642",
      "295,273",
      "15,714,230"
     ],
     [
      "Total",
      "161,796",
      "14,704,389",
      "452,953,230"
     ]
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   "Source: The Central Cooperative Administration."
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  "table_no": "53",
  "title": "Table 53—Outstanding Cooperative Loans",
  "caption_extra": "(June, 1944; Unit: Dollars)",
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     "Credit",
     "Supply",
     "Agricultural Production",
     "Industrial Production",
     "Marketing",
     "Consumers",
     "Public Utilities",
     "Ordinary",
     "Other",
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      "Chekiang",
      "2,610,285",
      "364,313",
      "10,751,667",
      "1,545,973",
      "1,082,412",
      "878,038",
      "9,258",
      "24,990",
      "397,121",
      "17,664,057"
     ],
     [
      "Anhwei",
      "...",
      "189,996",
      "9,423,486",
      "...",
      "349,000",
      "121,286",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "10,083,768"
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     [
      "Kiangsi",
      "613,133",
      "2,038,025",
      "817,779",
      "2,091,432",
      "5,307,177",
      "7,861,576",
      "2,003",
      "26,962",
      "1,536,689",
      "20,294,776"
     ],
     [
      "Hupeh",
      "7,379,207",
      "506,987",
      "13,875,788",
      "...",
      "801,514",
      "272,574",
      "...",
      "...",
      "1,747,398",
      "24,583,468"
     ],
     [
      "Hunan",
      "44,363,661",
      "110,000",
      "58,195,770",
      "2,428,905",
      "95,800",
      "2,974,775",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "108,168,911"
     ],
     [
      "Szechwan",
      "69,552,834",
      "88,900",
      "64,746,496",
      "...",
      "2,282,145",
      "...",
      "57,100",
      "39,368,232",
      "...",
      "176,095,707"
     ],
     [
      "Sikang",
      "13,267,463",
      "...",
      "...",
      "25,865",
      "...",
      "...",
      "67,500",
      "...",
      "8,700",
      "13,369,528"
     ],
     [
      "Honan",
      "1,319,494",
      "...",
      "25,476,027",
      "684,073",
      "...",
      "41,560",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "27,521,154"
     ],
     [
      "Shensi",
      "...",
      "1,137,560",
      "205,213,699",
      "...",
      "13,042,343",
      "187,897",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "219,581,499"
     ],
     [
      "Kansu",
      "21,779,367",
      "...",
      "23,505,199",
      "6,066,560",
      "1,356,393",
      "15,000",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "52,722,519"
     ],
     [
      "Fukien",
      "150,026",
      "...",
      "1,955,781",
      "314,950",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "2,420,757"
     ],
     [
      "Kwangtung",
      "...",
      "...",
      "3,484,626",
      "...",
      "315,000",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "2,381,495",
      "6,181,121"
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     [
      "Kwangsi",
      "46,269,987",
      "18,200",
      "19,567,683",
      "400,370",
      "4,286,770",
      "222,803",
      "...",
      "...",
      "3,259,456",
      "74,025,269"
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     [
      "Yunnan",
      "36,584,015",
      "8,309,303",
      "26,631,153",
      "5,847,332",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "4,270,058",
      "81,641,861"
     ],
     [
      "Kweichow",
      "26,631,614",
      "47,131",
      "3,419,047",
      "546,129",
      "147,701",
      "40,000",
      "127,000",
      "...",
      "1,811",
      "30,960,433"
     ],
     [
      "Ningsia",
      "...",
      "...",
      "1,719,193",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "1,719,193"
     ],
     [
      "Suiyuan",
      "...",
      "...",
      "2,920,000",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "...",
      "2,920,000"
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     [
      "Chungking (Municipality)",
      "1,430,000",
      "...",
      "...",
      "2,113,200",
      "...",
      "1,205,493",
      "...",
      "1,525,540",
      "...",
      "6,274,233"
     ],
     [
      "Total",
      "271,951,086",
      "12,810,415",
      "471,703,394",
      "22,064,789",
      "29,066,255",
      "13,821,002",
      "262,861",
      "40,945,724",
      "13,602,728",
      "876,228,254"
     ]
    ]
   }
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  "footnotes": [
   "Source: The Central Cooperative Administration"
  ],
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  "table_no": "54",
  "title": "Table 54—Farm Price Quotations of 20 Important Commodities in 16 Provinces in December, 1943",
  "caption_extra": "(Unit: Dollars)",
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     "Rice (per picul)",
     "Barley (per picul)",
     "Soy Bean (per picul)",
     "Cotton (per picul)",
     "Tobacco (per picul)",
     "Hog (per head)",
     "Sheep (per head)",
     "Chicken (per head)",
     "Eggs (per 100 pieces)",
     "Pork (per catty)",
     "Water Buffalo (per head)",
     "Blue Shirting (per foot)",
     "Salt (per catty)",
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      "937.30",
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      "705.20",
      "692.60",
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      "[?]",
      "2,250.00",
      "418.80",
      "63.30",
      "185.00",
      "20.00",
      "",
      "21.00",
      "7.53",
      "37.50",
      "",
      "110.00",
      "17.63",
      "130.00",
      "[?]"
     ],
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      "Chinghai",
      "619.90",
      "",
      "506.50",
      "600.00",
      "",
      "1,588.00",
      "1,362.50",
      "316.70",
      "46.30",
      "99.80",
      "19.25",
      "",
      "15.00",
      "8.50",
      "61.30",
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      "195.00",
      "19.38",
      "195.00",
      "[?]"
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      "729.70",
      "",
      "427.20",
      "400.70",
      "",
      "2,101.40",
      "2,066.70",
      "413.00",
      "50.80",
      "155.00",
      "27.33",
      "",
      "17.40",
      "12.25",
      "43.33",
      "",
      "67.50",
      "40.20",
      "67.50",
      "[?]"
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      "Shensi",
      "1,173.40",
      "444.00",
      "597.30",
      "711.30",
      "",
      "1,727.70",
      "3,333.30",
      "662.50",
      "84.70",
      "234.40",
      "45.70",
      "8,000.00",
      "24.40",
      "28.10",
      "63.80",
      "",
      "258.60",
      "",
      "258.60",
      "[?]"
     ],
     [
      "Honan",
      "910.70",
      "475.30",
      "587.40",
      "685.30",
      "",
      "2,765.40",
      "2,880.00",
      "770.00",
      "82.00",
      "230.00",
      "20.99",
      "3,900.00",
      "25.75",
      "39.33",
      "56.00",
      "",
      "150.00",
      "",
      "150.00",
      "[?]"
     ],
     [
      "Hupeh",
      "829.70",
      "759.60",
      "612.40",
      "646.50",
      "",
      "3,406.20",
      "2,700.00",
      "566.70",
      "84.00",
      "208.00",
      "31.30",
      "7,783.30",
      "14.70",
      "31.90",
      "62.50",
      "",
      "150.00",
      "",
      "150.00",
      "[?]"
     ],
     [
      "Szechwan",
      "1,290.00",
      "544.00",
      "1,001.60",
      "1,701.90",
      "",
      "7,197.00",
      "3,370.70",
      "544.00",
      "114.70",
      "395.30",
      "35.59",
      "6,767.00",
      "20.69",
      "29.09",
      "51.07",
      "",
      "218.50",
      "",
      "218.50",
      "[?]"
     ],
     [
      "Sikang",
      "1,043.40",
      "896.10",
      "866.00",
      "1,595.00",
      "",
      "3,636.00",
      "2,900.00",
      "400.00",
      "156.00",
      "416.00",
      "34.40",
      "6,812.50",
      "57.30",
      "41.00",
      "70.70",
      "",
      "183.00",
      "",
      "183.00",
      "[?]"
     ],
     [
      "Yunnan",
      "1,134.40",
      "367.80",
      "978.20",
      "2,229.10",
      "",
      "1,661.40",
      "5,225.00",
      "800.00",
      "171.30",
      "471.30",
      "50.70",
      "3,762.50",
      "60.90",
      "36.30",
      "81.30",
      "",
      "206.30",
      "",
      "206.30",
      "[?]"
     ],
     [
      "Kweichow",
      "837.60",
      "409.00",
      "414.50",
      "2,733.90",
      "",
      "3,220.00",
      "2,787.50",
      "590.00",
      "65.00",
      "211.30",
      "22.94",
      "4,970.00",
      "25.38",
      "34.90",
      "42.50",
      "",
      "53.80",
      "",
      "53.80",
      "[?]"
     ],
     [
      "Hunan",
      "733.80",
      "486.70",
      "486.70",
      "1,962.50",
      "",
      "4,700.00",
      "4,000.00",
      "560.00",
      "125.00",
      "278.00",
      "44.60",
      "4,400.00",
      "22.42",
      "36.20",
      "40.90",
      "",
      "93.20",
      "",
      "93.20",
      "[?]"
     ],
     [
      "Kiangsi",
      "540.00",
      "390.00",
      "440.00",
      "1,260.00",
      "",
      "4,750.00",
      "3,225.00",
      "700.00",
      "113.00",
      "182.50",
      "31.50",
      "4,625.00",
      "21.45",
      "34.50",
      "43.80",
      "",
      "76.90",
      "",
      "76.90",
      "[?]"
     ],
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      "Chekiang",
      "895.00",
      "431.50",
      "930.00",
      "1,242.50",
      "",
      "3,575.00",
      "4,550.00",
      "550.00",
      "98.00",
      "300.00",
      "51.60",
      "5,085.70",
      "30.75",
      "13.14",
      "67.50",
      "",
      "82.50",
      "",
      "82.50",
      "[?]"
     ],
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      "Fukien",
      "947.20",
      "443.70",
      "",
      "1,350.00",
      "",
      "3,987.00",
      "3,317.10",
      "1,200.00",
      "128.60",
      "264.30",
      "35.71",
      "4,875.00",
      "39.87",
      "15.93",
      "50.00",
      "",
      "104.30",
      "",
      "104.30",
      "[?]"
     ],
     [
      "Kwangtung",
      "1,382.50",
      "655.80",
      "",
      "1,649.90",
      "",
      "4,500.00",
      "4,500.00",
      "",
      "146.30",
      "350.00",
      "53.00",
      "5,422.20",
      "60.10",
      "14.10",
      "46.30",
      "",
      "110.00",
      "",
      "110.00",
      "[?]"
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     [
      "Kwangsi",
      "1,195.50",
      "559.30",
      "",
      "1,132.40",
      "",
      "3,352.30",
      "3,200.00",
      "524.00",
      "93.90",
      "286.40",
      "35.44",
      "",
      "41.79",
      "19.20",
      "60.57",
      "",
      "102.78",
      "",
      "102.78",
      "[?]"
     ]
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  "context": "Table 54 gives December 1943 farm price quotations for twenty commodities sold and bought by farmers in sixteen Free China provinces, showing regional price levels that the text discusses for the wartime period.",
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  "table_no": "55",
  "title": "Index Numbers of Farm Prices Received by Farmers in 16 Provinces",
  "caption_extra": "(1937=100; Weighted Geometric Average)",
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      "119",
      "108",
      "97",
      "104",
      "108",
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      "112",
      "124",
      "105",
      "102",
      "98",
      "116",
      "105",
      "117",
      "117"
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      "1939",
      "126",
      "133",
      "137",
      "158",
      "140",
      "167",
      "118",
      "220",
      "303",
      "168",
      "147",
      "128",
      "158",
      "168",
      "143",
      "154"
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      "1940",
      "228",
      "208",
      "249",
      "308",
      "268",
      "288",
      "480",
      "601",
      "906",
      "404",
      "285",
      "341",
      "415",
      "506",
      "447",
      "319"
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      "781",
      "586",
      "748",
      "967",
      "756",
      "898",
      "1,656",
      "1,340",
      "1,500",
      "1,036",
      "832",
      "940",
      "1,080",
      "1,210",
      "1,136",
      "782"
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      "1942",
      "1,452",
      "1,679",
      "2,022",
      "2,615",
      "3,636",
      "3,284",
      "3,995",
      "3,839",
      "5,368",
      "2,765",
      "2,926",
      "1,995",
      "3,285",
      "2,594",
      "2,755",
      "3,268"
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      "1943",
      "5,318",
      "6,207",
      "7,762",
      "9,439",
      "19,552",
      "11,565",
      "10,995",
      "12,650",
      "20,348",
      "7,420",
      "9,215",
      "10,342",
      "11,890",
      "10,710",
      "13,810",
      "10,653"
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   "Source: The National Agricultural Research Bureau."
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      "411",
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      "8.3",
      "263",
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      "348",
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      "China News Photo Service",
      "Ma Po-chao"
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  "context": "Names the five news agency offices in Chungking, the wartime capital, and their directors, as listed in the 1944 survey of the Press Department.",
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      "21"
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      "55",
      "27"
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      "8"
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      "5"
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      "49",
      "1"
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      "35",
      "2"
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      "4"
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      "26",
      "6"
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      "2"
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      "1"
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      "9",
      "2"
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      "1"
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      "1"
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      "0"
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      "1"
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      "0"
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      "2",
      "84",
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      "17",
      "26"
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      "62",
      "0",
      "84",
      "103"
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      "56",
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      "29",
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      "21",
      "307",
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      "July 19, 1940"
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      "Unknown"
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      "Unknown"
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      "188",
      "451",
      "171",
      "275",
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      "343",
      "802",
      "241",
      "113",
      "139",
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      "422",
      "473",
      "221",
      "302",
      "90",
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      "8",
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      "131",
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      ""
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      "176,844.00*",
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      ""
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      "75,000.00",
      ""
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      ""
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      ""
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      ""
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      "137,000.00*",
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      ""
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      "1,500.00",
      "2,411,334.50"
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      "(2) Education",
      "",
      ""
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      "Chiu Ching College of Commerce",
      "6,833.34",
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      "300,000.00",
      ""
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      "China Foundation",
      "34,166.66",
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      "Readers Service",
      "10,000.00",
      "1,074,100.00"
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      "",
      "3,485,434.50"
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      "442,500.00*",
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      "42,769.82",
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      "106,580.76",
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      "Changsha International Relief Committee for Constructive Relief in North Hunan through Hsiu Yeh Agricultural College",
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      ""
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      "50,000.00",
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      "1,385,364.84"
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      "Chinese Association of Labor—Welfare of Laborers",
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      ""
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      "63,745.54",
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      "562,500.00"
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      "",
      "6,692,500.00"
     ],
     [
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      "",
      "5,268,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "Friends' Ambulance Unit",
      "",
      "8,780,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "Medical Aid to Students",
      "",
      "1,195,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "Sha-tze Hospital, Shapingpa",
      "",
      "1,495,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "Training Course in Fighting Malaria",
      "",
      "1,000,000.00"
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     [
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      "200,000.00",
      ""
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     [
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      ""
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      ""
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      ""
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      ""
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     [
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      ""
     ],
     [
      "Microfilm Service",
      "17,000.00",
      ""
     ],
     [
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      "15,000.00",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Travel Frank Oldt",
      "2,500.00",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "Chungking Office of the American Bureau for Med. Aid to China",
      "7,500.00",
      ""
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     [
      "Remittance of Funds",
      "1,500.00",
      ""
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     [
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      "2,000.00",
      ""
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      "",
      ""
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      "",
      "24,949,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "Emergency Evacuation Expenses",
      "",
      "250,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "Private Middle Schools",
      "",
      "[?]"
     ],
     [
      "National Student Relief Committee—General",
      "",
      "10,202,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "Emergency Evacuation Expenses",
      "",
      "1,500,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "Christian Colleges not connected with the Associated Boards of Christian Colleges—Boone Library College",
      "",
      "150,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "Committee on Aid to University Faculty",
      "",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "(a) Private Universities not connected with the ABCCC",
      "",
      "900,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "(b) Chinese Red Cross for Medical Aid to Faculties in National Universities",
      "",
      "750,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "Total",
      "",
      "NC$ 43,091,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "(3) Child Welfare",
      "",
      ""
     ],
     [
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      "",
      "20,033,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "(a) Through China Aid Council",
      "",
      "NC$ 18,183,000"
     ],
     [
      "(b) Through American Advisory Committee",
      "",
      "1,850,000"
     ],
     [
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      "135,000.00",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "3. American Advisory Committee for Designated Orphanages",
      "",
      "4,275,000.00"
     ],
     [
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      "",
      "1,760,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "(a) Kwnagtung Orphanages",
      "",
      "NC$ 600,000"
     ],
     [
      "(b) Kwangsi Orphanages",
      "",
      "400,000"
     ],
     [
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      "",
      "700,000"
     ],
     [
      "(d) Herman Liu Memorial Orphanage",
      "",
      "60,000"
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     [
      "5. Yu Tsai School",
      "",
      "395,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "6. Chengtu Personnel Training Program",
      "",
      "743,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "7. National Conference of Child Welfare Workers",
      "",
      "1,000,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "8. Contingent",
      "",
      "732,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "9. China Defence League",
      "50,000.00",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "10. Return of Personnel to China",
      "15,000.00",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "11. Emergency Evacuation Expenses",
      "",
      "5,350,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "Total",
      "US$ 200,000.00",
      "NC$34,288,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "(4) Disaster Relief",
      "",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "American Advisory Committee General Budget",
      "",
      "21,117,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "Emergency Evacuation Expenses",
      "",
      "900,000.00"
     ],
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      "Total",
      "",
      "NC$ 22,017,000.00"
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      "(5) Social Rehabilitation",
      "",
      ""
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     [
      "1. For Peasants:",
      "",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "(a) Honan Constructive Relief",
      "",
      "NC$ 4,000,000"
     ],
     [
      "(b) Kwangtung Resettlement",
      "",
      "3,000,000"
     ],
     [
      "(c) Kiangsi Resettlement",
      "",
      "2,700,000"
     ],
     [
      "(d) Hunan Constructive Relief",
      "",
      "1,000,000"
     ],
     [
      "(e) Border Service of the Church of Christ in China",
      "",
      "400,000"
     ],
     [
      "(f) National Movement of Mass Education",
      "",
      "750,000"
     ],
     [
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      "",
      "700,000"
     ],
     [
      "Carried over",
      "",
      "NC$ 12,550,000.00"
     ],
     [
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      "",
      "12,550,000.00"
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      "",
      ""
     ],
     [
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      "",
      "NC$ 2,250,000"
     ],
     [
      "(b) Friends of the Wounded for Rehabilitation of Crippled Soldiers",
      "",
      "750,000"
     ],
     [
      "(c) Ching Hsien Crippled Soldiers project",
      "",
      "1,000,000"
     ],
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      "Subtotal, 2. For Soldiers",
      "",
      "4,000,000.00"
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     [
      "3. Sundry:",
      "",
      ""
     ],
     [
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      "",
      "NC$ 787,000"
     ],
     [
      "(b) Social Rehabilitation Survey",
      "",
      "200,000"
     ],
     [
      "(c) Vocational Education",
      "",
      "200,000"
     ],
     [
      "Subtotal, 3. Sundry",
      "",
      "1,187,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "4. Committee for Promotion of the Welfare of the Blind",
      "66,267.00",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "5. Ad-Interim Committee of the Mission to Lepers",
      "",
      "-1,683,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "6. Cost of Living Survey",
      "",
      "152,000.00"
     ],
     [
      "Total",
      "US$ 66,267.00",
      "NC$19,572,000.00"
     ],
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      "(6) Economic Reconstruction",
      "",
      ""
     ],
     [
      "To the Association for the Advancement of the Chinese Industrial Cooperatives",
      "",
      "3,958,250.00"
     ],
     [
      "Earmarked for Projects of Chinese Industrial Cooperatives (INDUSCO)",
      "",
      "16,635,750.00"
     ],
     [
      "Total",
      "",
      "NC$20,594,000.00"
     ],
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      "Total",
      "US$ 628,017.00",
      "NC$ 14,315,500.00"
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      "25,000"
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      "5,000"
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      "5,000"
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      "5,000"
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      "5,000"
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      "5,000"
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      "5,000"
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      "Relief for Faculty and Students of Christian Schools",
      "7,000"
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      "1,500"
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      "5,000"
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  "context": "The list shows how the first instalment of the United Aid to China Fund was divided among relief organizations, in line with their needs and the original donors' wishes.",
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      "18,000"
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      "63,000"
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      "Christian Middle Schools",
      "53,000"
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      "40,000"
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      "500"
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      "Boone Library School",
      "500"
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      "800"
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      "Honan Famine Sufferers",
      "40,000"
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      "Kwangtung Famine Sufferers",
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      "54,000"
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      "National Health Administration",
      "25,000"
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      "24,000"
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      "34,000"
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      "2,500"
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     [
      "The National Association for the Welfare of the Blind",
      "21,000"
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     [
      "Refugee Doctors of Medical Relief Corp.",
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      "1,000"
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      "7,400"
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      "33,000"
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     [
      "N.C.C. Joint Wartime Service Committee",
      "8,000"
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      "N.C.C. 60 Nursing Schools in Free China",
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      "N.C.C. for Maintenance of a Center for Giving Practical Training to Medical Students of Hongkong University",
      "1,000"
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      "N.C.C. South Kwangsi Relief Works",
      "8,000"
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      "2,000"
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      "4,000"
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      "Kwangtung War Area Relief",
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      "5"
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      "1",
      "2"
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      "6",
      "14"
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      "2"
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      "172",
      "420"
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      "4"
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      "9",
      "3",
      "12"
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     [
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      "1",
      "1",
      "2"
     ],
     [
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      "121",
      "58",
      "179"
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     [
      "Spanish",
      "2",
      "...",
      "2"
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      "9",
      "4",
      "13"
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     [
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      "3",
      "...",
      "3"
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     [
      "Thai",
      "3",
      "2",
      "5"
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     [
      "Turkish",
      "2",
      "...",
      "2"
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     [
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      "17",
      "7",
      "24"
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     [
      "Stateless",
      "[?]",
      "...",
      "1"
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     [
      "Total",
      "1,114",
      "372",
      "1,486"
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   "Source: Chungking Police Bureau"
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  "table_no": "3",
  "title": "Chungking Municipal Budget for 1944",
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     [
      "Allocations from the National Treasury",
      "$ 99,350,000",
      "30.65"
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     [
      "Revenue Receipts",
      "167,860,000",
      "51.79"
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     [
      "National Tax Receipts Allocated by the National Government",
      "38,495,000",
      "11.88"
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      "6,661,000",
      "2.06"
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     [
      "Service Charges",
      "3,911,200",
      "1.21"
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      "Returns from Property and Rights",
      "1,140,000",
      "0.35"
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      "Profits from Public Enterprises",
      "381,560",
      "0.13"
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      "Subsidies",
      "867,400",
      "0.26"
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      "1.93"
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      "40,213,896",
      "12.41"
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      "12,839,995",
      "3.96"
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      "Social Welfare and Relief",
      "7,772,496",
      "2.40"
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      "Police and Pao-Chia Expenses",
      "34,141,302",
      "10.54"
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      "Financial",
      "5,871,845",
      "1.81"
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     [
      "Reserve Funds",
      "9,275,052",
      "2.86"
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     [
      "Food for Public Functionaries",
      "90,750,360",
      "28.00"
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     [
      "Living Allowances for Public Functionaries",
      "86,497,020",
      "26.69"
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      "1,100,000",
      "0.34"
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      "New Enterprises",
      "7,355,692",
      "2.27"
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     [
      "Subsidies",
      "3,438,334",
      "1.06"
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      "Grants-in-Aid",
      "300,000",
      "0.09"
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      "Grand Total",
      "$324,078,160",
      "100.00"
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   "Source: Chungking Municipal Government"
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  "table_no": 5,
  "title": "Table 5—Chungking Municipal Budgets, 1940-1944",
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      "1940",
      "$ 8,826,041.28"
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      "1941",
      "26,082,688.00"
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      "1942",
      "93,563,302.00"
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      "1943",
      "217,976,507.00"
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      "1944",
      "324,078,160.00"
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   "Source: Chungking Municipal Government"
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  "table_no": 6,
  "title": "Table 6—Monthly Revenue Receipts, 1943",
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      "January",
      "$ 4,152,112.11"
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      "February",
      "3,111,427.50"
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      "March",
      "3,265,083.64"
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     [
      "April",
      "3,875,073.98"
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     [
      "May",
      "5,120,649.87"
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     [
      "June",
      "6,351,848.08"
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     [
      "July",
      "6,842,279.84"
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     [
      "August",
      "7,431,908.75"
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     [
      "September",
      "8,701,488.74"
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     [
      "October",
      "9,133,355.11"
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     [
      "November",
      "16,793,125.65"
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     [
      "December",
      "19,963,861.63"
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      "Annual Total",
      "$ 94,742,264.90"
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   "Source: Chungking Finance Bureau"
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  "table_no": "8",
  "title": "Table 8—Statistics of Fires in Chungking, 1943",
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      "Number of Fires",
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      "Number of Households Affected",
      "659"
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      "Casualties",
      "31"
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      "Number of Houses Burned",
      "860"
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      "Number of Houses Destroyed",
      "153"
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      "Estimated Total Value of Houses",
      "$565,769,100"
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      "Estimated Total Value of Property Losses",
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   "Source: Chungking Police Bureau"
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  "table_no": "7",
  "title": "Table 7—Criminal Offense Cases and Persons Indicted, 1943",
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      "2,957",
      "5,426"
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      "Gambling",
      "299",
      "1,626"
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      "Robbery and Theft",
      "3,116",
      "4,350"
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      "Pocket-Picking",
      "250",
      "295"
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      "Kidnapping",
      "60",
      "85"
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      "Smuggling",
      "38",
      "58"
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      "Murder",
      "28",
      "67"
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     [
      "Miscellaneous",
      "403",
      "505"
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   "Source: Chungking Police Bureau"
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  "chapter": "Chungking—war Capital",
  "table_no": "9",
  "title": "Table 9—Statistics of Confirmed Epidemic Cases, 1941 to 1943",
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      "Dysentery",
      "1,481",
      "981",
      "2,185"
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      "Typhoid or Para-Typhoid",
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      "38",
      "258"
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      "5",
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      "68"
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      "Smallpox",
      "91",
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      "Cholera",
      "7",
      "7",
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      "Diphtheria",
      "14",
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      "22"
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      "Cerobrospinal Meningitis",
      "3",
      "4",
      "13"
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      "Scarlet Fever",
      "3",
      "2",
      "1"
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      "Total",
      "1,696",
      "1,032",
      "2,567"
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  "table_no": "10",
  "title": "Table 10—Number of Preventive Inoculations and Vaccinations Given by Public Health Bureau",
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      "1942",
      "334,556",
      "35,014"
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      "1943",
      "125,440",
      "121,164"
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  "table_no": 11,
  "title": "Environmental Sanitation Statistics, 1941 to 1943",
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      "973,726",
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      "108,867",
      "1,423",
      "152,722"
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      "1943",
      "808,573",
      "133,514",
      "651",
      "..."
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   "*A load consists of two bucketsful",
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  "title": "Number of Outpatients Treated by the Chungking Municipal Hospital, 1941 to 1943",
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      "General Medicine",
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      "Surgery",
      "23,849",
      "30,269",
      "25,638"
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      "6,191",
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      "1,798"
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      "9,337"
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      "Tuberculosis",
      "1,288",
      "1,659",
      "3,570"
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      "Skin Venereal Diseases",
      "...",
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      "6,267"
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      "...",
      "...",
      "..."
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      "Genito-Urinary",
      "3,902",
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      "..."
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      "Dentistry",
      "...",
      "...",
      "..."
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      "Total",
      "54,275",
      "58,789",
      "61,823"
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  "table_no": "13",
  "title": "Table 13—Chungking Power Company Output",
  "caption_extra": "January to July, 1944",
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     "Power Output in Kilowatt-Hours"
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      "January",
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      "February",
      "4,986,357"
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      "March",
      "5,715,693"
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      "April",
      "5,166,557"
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      "May",
      "5,258,590"
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     [
      "June",
      "5,245,406"
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     [
      "July",
      "4,971,922"
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   "Source: Chungking Power Company"
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  "table_no": "14",
  "title": "Table 14—Number, Distribution and Capacity of Public and Private Dugouts in Chungking",
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      "2nd",
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      "4th",
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      "7,466"
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      "5th",
      "18",
      "5,925",
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      "6th",
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      "7th",
      "19",
      "4,851",
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      "40,544"
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      "6,367",
      "138",
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      "9th",
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      "8,065",
      "39",
      "8,794"
     ],
     [
      "10th",
      "18",
      "6,232",
      "29",
      "21,263"
     ],
     [
      "11th",
      "30",
      "10,171",
      "136",
      "36,846"
     ],
     [
      "12th",
      "15",
      "5,503",
      "87",
      "22,776"
     ],
     [
      "13th",
      "1",
      "166",
      "82",
      "19,173"
     ],
     [
      "14th",
      "26",
      "7,108",
      "99",
      "14,137"
     ],
     [
      "15th",
      "3",
      "3,826",
      "74",
      "17,907"
     ],
     [
      "16th",
      "4",
      "928",
      "27",
      "4,875"
     ],
     [
      "*17th or Special",
      "12",
      "21,104",
      "58",
      "7,686"
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      "Total",
      "284",
      "112,613",
      "1,259",
      "313,754"
     ]
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   "Source: Chungking Air Defense Headquarters"
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