Report on tour across West China. Dec 3, 1910 (7p). A sort of social and market survey. Enclosed are four reports on petroleum (2p), foreign goods 6p) (observations on the rural presence of advertising), cotton (4p), prices and currency (5p). Also includes:
- Observations on Education in West China (21p) with statistics of the number of students, officers and teachers
- Production of opium in West China (14p)
- Wheat and flour in West China (24p). Observations on dietary habits and foodstuffs.
- Transportation in West China (26p). Contains a sort of social survey of carrying coolies (including their food expenses and dietary habits) (p.12-14), observations on local traffic conditions, comparative tables of prices of native products in different localities (p.20), population data (p.21), notes on education (p.23 and subs.)
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