+------+--------+---------------+-----------+----------+-----------------------+
| |Families| Operatives. | Quantity | Value. | |
| |engaged.+-------+-------+ produced. | | Remarks. |
| | | Male. |Female.| | | |
+------+--------+-------+-------+-----------+----------+-----------------------+
| | | | | Gross. | £ | This is an altogether |
| 1897 | 269 |21,447 |26,277 |24,038,960 | 654,849 | new industry. Japanese|
| 1901 | 261 | 5,656 |16,504 |32,901,319 | 926,689 | matches now hold the |
| 1906 | 250 | 5,468 |18,721 |54,802,293 |1,551,698 | leading place in all |
| | | | | | | Far-Eastern markets. |
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