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at Yokosuka, the others at La Seyne) are of an older class of protected cruisers. They displace 4,277 tons, are 295 feet in length, and measure 50 feet 6 inches in beam. Each carries one gun of 12^ inches, and has a considerable quick-firing armament. The AMtsushima, built in Japan, is a like vessel, but of greater speed (19 knots). The Yoshino, built at Elswick, is analogous to the Argentine 9 de Julio, but is larger and provided with a double bottom. Her length is 360 feet, her beam 46 feet 6 inches, and she has a displacement of about 4,200 tons.

Production and Industry.

The land is cultivated chiefly by peasant proprietors, tenancy being rare. The land is thus officially divided for 1894 in acres : — Public land, used for Government purposes 9,675; forests, 2,885,776; open field, 1,412,179; mis- cellaneous (1893-94), 17,420; total, 4,325,050 acres. Private land: under cultivation, 1,235,917 ; homesteads, 93,365 ; forests, 1,789,438 ; open field, 262,774; miscellaneous, 6,718; total, 3,388,212 acres. The public lands include only those surveyed, and the private only those taxed.

The following are some agricultural statistics for five years : —

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1892

1893

1894

1895

1896

Rice (acres).

6,750,904

6,752,755

6,692,971

7,015,712

6,830,075

,, (bushels)

189,203,356

205,359,621

207,776,255

198,127,873

179,655,848

Wheat (acres)

1,043,718

1,064,192

1,081,914

1,093,008

1,082,425

,, (bushels).

17,577,262

15,256,168

19,689,080

19,719,457

17,632,137

Barley (acres)

1,590,559

1,601,155

1,588,011

1,600,808

1,594,189

,, (bushels).

40,273,730

33,793,999

42,325,636

42,367,136

38,955,217

Rye (acres).

1,565,378

1,592,811

1,621,282

l,64fi,256

1,648,113

,, (bushels

31,870,166

30,060,404

36,300,159

34,818,262

29,396,488

Tea (in kwan ^).

7,211,865

7,640,368

7,883,232

8,698,781

8,500,745

Sugar (in kwan »)

10,721,172

12,635,293

—

14,402,588

11,822,307

Silk : cocoons (in koku2)

1,480,705

1,686,894

1,800,596

2,258,173

1,836,672

,, raw (in kwan 1).

1,618,632

1,774,821

—

1,887,584

2,299,6S8

1 kwan = 8-28 pounds avoir.

1 koku = 4-96 bushels.

In 1895 the number of cattle was 1,136,278 ; of horses in 1895, 1,530,603. The mineral and metal products in two years were : —

Official Mines

1 Private Mines

Official Mines

Private Mines

—

1894-95

1894

1895-96

1895

Gold, mommei.

90,298

121,280

90,909

150,047

Silver ,,.

2,666,919

16,693,617

2,264,178

17,000,900

Copper, kwan 2

73,869

5.234,971

86,566

5,011,519

Iron ,,.

322,068

4,860,395

816,442

6,562,864 '

Lead

13,321

376,622

5,926

518,207 ;

Coal, tons

22,289

4,238,929

— 1

Antimony, kw n 2.

—

418,968

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— 1

Sulphur

"~

5,001,147

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 * ~ i

120 raonime = 1 lb. avoirdupois.

2 1 kwan = 8-28 lbs.

Silk, cotton, and other textiles were manufactured to the value of 17,825,645 yen in 1886 ; in 1892, 48,940,536 yen ; in ]894, 58,623,792 you ;