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CUSTOMSGAZETTE
Source
Shanghai Library
Period
1869-1913
Content
Est. 36,700
EUROPEANCOLONIALISM INTHEEARLY
20THCENTURY:COLONIALISMAND
NATIONALISM INTHEDUTCHEAST
INDIES,1910-1930
Source
National Archives (U.S.)
Period
1910-1930
Content
15,213 images
TheCustomsGazettewas a quarterly published by order of the Inspector General of Customs of
China inShanghai, from1869to1913.TheGazettepublishesquarterlyreportsontradepreparedand
submitted by the custom houses based across the country such asNewchuang, Tientsin, Chefoo,
Hankow, Chinkiang,Ningpo, Foochow, Amoy, Swatow, Tamsui, Takow, Kiukiang, andCanton. Each
report covers figures of vehicles, imports, exports, re-exports, internal transit, passenger traffic,
revenue, etc. Therearealso sections in theGazetteonquarterly reportsonduesandduties, précis
of fines and confiscations, notifications,movement in the service, andappendixes.
TheDutchEast Indiesexperienced the replacementofcompany rulebyDutchgovernment ruleand
thecomplete transformationof Java intoacolonial societyand the successful extensionof colonial
ruletoSumatraandtheeasternarchipelagoduringtheearly20thcentury.Thiscollectioncomprises
correspondence, studies and reports, cables, maps, and other kinds of documents related toU.S.
consular activities. U.S. Consulates were listening posts reporting on the activities of the Dutch
colonial government and theactivitiesof thenativepeoples.
