Show Conini commerce erce japan the following is is the concluding portion of at ar able and interesting paper read by mr air laurence Oliph atit on oil japan in in the geographical section of the british association at aberdeen on the he of september from the little we know of the internal resources of japan it is a probable that we ve should find fina a more profitable source of trade in its mineral than its vegetable productions unless we have been totally misinformed these former are of vast extent and great value we lve know that the principle profits of the early portuguese settlers were de derived r va 11 from the export 0 of gold and silver so lucrative was it that remarks leni arka I 1 it is is believed that had the portuguese ayed the trade of japan but twenty years ears longer upon the same footing as they did lor for some time such riches v would have been transported out of this ophir to macao and there vi have been such it a plenty and flow of gold and sill silver er in that jouit boin as sacred writ mentions aias at jerusalem in in the times of solomon at a later period the dutch earned carried on ih i traffic to so great an ail extent exi I 1 that a native pol economist j writing in 1706 on the subject computes the annual exportation ot of gold at about co cobau bangs gs so that in ten tell years ears the empire was drained of cobaugh cobau gs or about two millions and a halt sterling the gold is found in various localities that procured from sado has the reputation of being the fina finest st stated a ted t that hat tb the e ore i will i 1 t y yield i eld f t to 0 2 oz oza 1 of fi fine tie me belal t a i p per e r i i mines in Gili galonga onga are stated elated i rich the copped ore raie raised edall aira n th ith gold the 0 it tj suma auma yields fro from a 4 oze to 6 ir lb ib these are the principle tr dust is found in ill some or of th tha lif copper is superabundant a from the lavish use made of ii mental eta 1 purposes for a ion i dutch received at Na nagasaki gasak tor lor their merchandise japa this however as well virell a as gol poll 1 has been stopped for i the government allows no 1 il J to be now dow than la is it cesary for home c sumati comparatively very dinall 11 r us now novy to del develop elop more full falar 1 most moat important elements in oft of this h Is vast empire by the treaty recent gold and silver coins rosy may from japan bu but t not as a ri exportation of copper collim coin copper in bars is prohibit i go government nm t engages to sell lo 10 I 1 time at public auction i quantity of copper coper that chat nw ma ed iron abounds abdun in vario japan the mines of which ari ail ly worked much more so eo at I 1 1 those of copper judging 0 ca casting tint of 0 their own const consaul 0 or ore must be of excellent quai A mens mena of aroi g it iron cast steel have be becu examined i tory results the wrought 1 ally hammered and ill I 1 smi arling varying from twelve to tw e each c this is probably to I 1 1 it to 0 a want of proper machine machined machi nei ter ier bars and its being in bett attl their purposes the ile steel G c swords a are composed which i ed at yeddo was of admira aamir and quality I 1 have alread already thel the local cal minei which exist ill iii kimsui one of them is distasi distajo e en miles from nagasaki ia i government monopoly ill II I 1 coal brought for sale since y of trade at nagasaki has 1 coal and consequently arif ere ty 1 it t Ss Is described des c bribed as smal slaty leaving considerable very light there can call be I 1 that hat good coat coal is 19 to be los foun t land when the mines begin tji tr ly worked vor ked by the treat co coals Is zinc lead and tin ap aci ported at a duty of oe five per cr ayn the ve vegetable eatable product production io w which are ast most probably de dey I 1 come articles artic lei of commerce 41 i 71 isinglass ma I 1 gr 1 1 in s daivs drs ear fractured articles article we may if quer ware are and borce porcelain ain b mos most impo impossible sible at this eairl our commercial relation ionato eto p P their character or extent it would be well to ren rem while we have achieved tt salt in n thus opening to thel the prosperous arid and happy coma have also incurred serious serio usi ill i towards them and are bound ad advantage of f their ignorance 1 pel peri ence in their dealings vt not Il iati lations ons ive e can only hope our civilization to them by i a high moral standard both mercial aier cial and political laterio are sufficiently enlightened t ti a policy influenced influence dby by highe highee eions than those involved in i lation of wealth unless we a policy yit it is not too 00 muc lucri that we shall lose ali alike k thet and respect and involve v e complications disastrous tad aci merce arid and discreditable to ii i i character of all the nati I 1 i i east the japanese are the TM me his ble to civilizing influences the words of an eminent chifen W scholar in saying ahk 4 they at aie e f far ar in advance 4 i leat neighbors the chinese tt attention is directed ta abata ii edge of other natica thu tj 4 f forts orts in this way will form V security their so soldiers ancl bodyguard body guard of the aig king UL of 5 consuls once examined spart par ti h acapulco their sailors i V ti 1 dutch G governor governor out of his chivi mosa and carried him krisl i rulers their princes once s bassy to the pope their et er 14 defied the vengeance of Wi i buting her ambassadors alies al edge age of these historical eve ean among theia ive may reas for a great preponderance of j 1 from an extension of an aal which has so let us indulge the land of the rising sun may M 11 1 be fitted for taking her p ac i tion but also ao among ong C Christi ris tili iol and with all the institutions 0 lan O and purity of the best of thoi tho |