Sketches from Formosa.

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raised in the Island itself from taxation and every other
such source of income ; although there is good reason to
hope that dependence on the Mother Country
will not
last very long, and that the Revenue of Formosa will
soon begin to exceed its Expenditure.
I may add that, excluding the Military, Police, and
official classes, the Japanese population of Formosa for
three years stood as follows : In 1897 there were 16,321
males and females in the Island ; in 1898 the number
rose to 25,585 ; and in 1899 to 33,120 ; 22,392 of these
being males, and 10,728 females. Of course, that region
which includes the capital city of Taihoku has the
largest number of Japanese residents, but the following
analysis of those in the Tainan Prefecture alone may
be interesting :
OCCUPATIONS. MALES. FEMALES. TOTAL.
Officials . . . . . . 2,462 591 3O53
Church teachers and schoolmasters 52 25 77
Farmers ...... 7 i 8
Merchants .. .. .. 1,039 iO75 2,114
Mechanics . . . . . . 319 102 421
Labourers . . . . . . 305 29 334
Miscellaneous .. .. .. 702 497 ii99
No occupation . . . . . . 3 97 100
Total 4,889 2,417 7,306
Before concluding my remarks,
it will not be considered
out of place to refer to another matter, because I think
every one will admit that successful colonizing is seen
at most advantage when the people themselves willingly
submit to the new authority, and when the change of
circumstances has brought about a distinct improvement
of the public morals. I quite admit that considerate
care is needed in the application of our tests here ; for
Japan faced a big complex question on coming to Formosa,
and things among the large Chinese and aboriginal