RETURN to an Order of the Honourable The House of Commons, A RETURN "of the Declared Annual Value of BRITISH PRODUCE and MANUFACTURES Exported to China and Hong Kong, from 1834, the Year when the Distinction was first made in the Customs House Records, between the Exports to China and to India, to 1863, both inclusive." Note.-There is no separate Record of the Exports to Hong Kong prior to 1843. Office of the Inspector General of Imports and Exports, Custom House, London, 5th May 1864. John A. Messenger. CHINA AND HONG KONG. RETURN of the Declared Annual Value of (Mr. Cobden.) Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed, 9 May 1864. 281. RETURN to an Order of the Honourable The House of Commons, A COPY " of Admiral Kuper's Official REPORT of the Performance of the Admiralty, 4 April 1864.J C. H. PENNELL, Chief Clerk. REPORTS ON ARMSTRONG GUNS. (No. 364.) The Secretary "Euryalus," at Yokohama, Sir, I HAVE the honour to forward herewith, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, Reports called for by me from the " "Euryalus," "Coquette," "Perseus," " Argus," and "Racehorse," containing all particulars respecting the Armstrong guns used in the recent action at Kagosima, the number of rounds fired, a statement of accidents, &c. &c., with the opinion of the several officers in command of those vessels as to the general efficiency of the guns, which may be interesting. I have, &c. (signed) Augustus Kuper, 5 Enclosures, of the Admiralty, London. * This column gives the whole number of rounds that have been fired since the guns have been on board, not including blank. REMARKS, Fired at Kagosima. 13 10 35 10 9 6 7 9 12 13 9 |