Taiwan Tainan Prov. Value in yen Average price per bird All fowl 9,043, 336 1,705, 197 1,571, 279 Chicken. 6,680, 402 1, 415, 194 1,295, 770 0.92 Duck Geese.. 1,931, 365 240, 787 184, 480 0.77 Turkey. 34, 457 27,878 6, 151 8 366 344, 243 4,708 2, 114 337, 421 12, 230 2 15. Japanese agricultural villages. Two adjacent Japanese agricultural villages are known to be in Tainan Province, Sakai-mura and Kasuga-mura. The former was settled between 1935 and 1937 with 90 households and 364 people, the latter in 1938 with 31 households and 98 people. They were established under the auspices of the Kanan Co-prosperity Society Foundation (Zaidan Honin Kyoei Kyokai) with the purpose of settling the Japanese graduates of the Tainan Province agricultural public schools in the island. Since it was necessary to control these Japanese agricultural villages, they were brought under the jurisdiction of the Government-General in 1936. III. INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND FINANCIAL FIRMS In recent years 1. Economic development in Taiwan. Taiwan has experienced a very large expansion of her industrial and commercial life, manufactured products now exceeding agricultural products in value. In 1937 there were 1,150 firms in the island with paid-in capital of ¥357,183,365. In 1940 there were 1,819 firms with paid-in capital of ¥549,856,787. Since that time there has been further extensive development. For example, on May 28, 1942, the Taiwan Tin Manufacturing Co. (Taiwan Seiseki Kogyo KK) was organized with a paid-in capital of ¥1,000,000. On May 3, 1942, the National Plan Fertilizer Co. (Kokusaku Hiryo Kaisha) was organized by the Japan Nitrogen Fertilizer Co. and the Taiwan Development Co., with a capital of ¥50,000,000. On September 23, 1942, the Taiwan Rubber Co. applied for permission to increase its capital by ¥1,000,000. In 1942 the aluminum facilities of the island were enlarged. Details on the Taiwan firms in 1940 and the changes in production from 1938 to 1940 are given in the following tables. Agriculture, forests, trade. Founded: 1940; Capital: ¥100,000. Washun Gomei Kaisha Hokko-gun, Hokkp-gai, Hokko. (Washun Co.). Satsuyokaku Gomei Kaisha (Satsuyokaku Co.). Shinko Takushoku Goshi Kaisha (Shinko Development Co.). Ryo Tai Kei Koa Co‒‒‒‒‒ Eiho Dozoku Kosan KK (Eiho Dozoku Co.). Real estate and agricultural products. Real estate, land cultivation, ferti- Founded: 1924; Capital: ¥172,000. Eika Sangyo KK (Eika In- Kobi-gun, Sera-gai. dustries Co.). Agricultural cultivation. Founded: 1939; Capital: ¥190,000. Gyokuzan Kogyo Gomei Kobi-gun, Sera-gai, Sera. Kaisha (Gyokuzan In- Agricultural management. dustrial Co.). Founded: 1939; Capital: ¥192,000. Kaikoku Bussan Gomei Kobi-gun, Sera-gai, Sera. Kaisha (Kaikoku Prod- Land cultivation.' ucts Co.). Founded: 1939; Capital: ¥180,000. Kogo Bussan Koso Gomei Kobi-gun, Sera-gai, Sera. Kaisha (Kogo Products Land and land cultivation. Co.). Founded: 1936; Capital: ¥1,000,000. Shogen Gomei Kaisha Kobi-gun, Sera-gai, Sera. (Shogen Co.). Toyoho Co.. Shinko Sangyo KK (Shinko Industrial Co.). Shinko Takushoku KK (Shinko Development Co.). Land improvement, agriculture. Real estate, agriculture. Cultivation of tropical vegetables. b. Automobiles and automobile transportation. It is understood that a number of the firms listed have warehousing facilities. Godo Jidosha KK (Con- Tainan-shi, Ta-machi, 42. solidated Automobile Founded: 1937; Capital: ¥200,000. Co.). Nangun Unso KK (Nan- Tainan-shi, Hokumon-cho, 2 chome, 1 gun Transportation banchi. Co.). Founded: 1939; Capital: ¥100,000. Tairiku Shoji (Tairiku Tainan-shi, Seimon-cho, 1 chome. Trading Co.). Automobiles, parts, repairing. Founded: 1939; Capital: ¥100,000. Tainan-shi, Meiji-cho, 3 chome. Founded: 1937; Capital: ¥480,000. Taiwan Nanbu Tsuun KK (Taiwan Nanbu Transportation Co.). Teikoku Shoji (Teikoku Trading Co.). Arisan Godo Unso KK Tainan-shi, Honmachi, 4 chrome. Founded: 1937; Capital: ¥100,000. Kagi-shi, Sakae-cho, 5 chome. ron Automobile Co.). Toroku Godo Unso KK Toroku-gun, Toroku-gai, Toroku. (Toroku Consolidated Founded: 1939; Capital: ¥100,000. Transp. Co.). Tokusho Shoko KK Toseki-gun, Bokusi-gai, Bokusi. (Tokusho Trading Co.). Transportation, commerce. Founded: 1936; Capital: ¥100,000. Toseki Jidosha KK (To- Toseki-gun, Bokusi-gai, Bokusi. seki Automobile Co.). Founded: 1932; Capital, ¥100,000. c. Beverages. In addition to the firms listed, the Monopoly Bureau has five liquor plants in Kagi City. Taiwan Seiyaku KK (Taiwan Drug Mfg. Co.). Tainan. Large manufacturer of medicinal [On 11 September 1942 it was stated that the August quota of soaps for Taiwan from Japan was: bathing soap, 172 tons; laundry soap, 78 tons; powdered or granulated soap, 21 tons.] f. Electric power. Taiwan Denryoku KK (Taiwan Electric Power Co.). Kagi Transformer Station, Kagi City. On 154 kilovolt Jitsugetsutan transmission line. 1 phase, 95.4/39.84, 19.92/11 kv, Y-Y-D connection, Yamakami Switching Station, Shinka-gun, Yamakamisho. Switching station on 154 kilovolt Jitsugetsutan trans- Kagi Steam Plant, Kagi City. (Shimpu-cho, 7 chome) Capacity in 1935, 3,000 kilowatts. Tainan Steam Plant, Tainan City. Probably owned by Taiwan Denryoku KK. [Many of the sugar mills are reported to have their own power plants, using coal and bagasse for fuel.] Founded: 1939; Capital: ¥190,000. Koa Shintaku KK (Koa Kagi-shi, Moto-cho, 6 chome, 69 banchi, Trust Co.). Founded: 1939; Capital: ¥180,000. Daisho Shintaku KK Kobi-gun, Sera-gai, Sera. (Daisho Trust Co.). Founded: 1939; Capital: ¥180,000. Founded: 1927; Capital: ¥150,000. Nantai Shigen Tosei KK Tainan-shi, Entei-cho. (Nantai Scrap, thermos bottles. Control Co.). Founded: 1939; Capital: ¥150.000. Kyoei Tekkosho KK Tainan-shi, Heishiryo. (Kyoei Iron Works Iron, machine tools. Co.). Giwa Tekkosho Iron Works). Taiwan Keitetsu (Taiwan Light Co.).. Founded: 1937; Capital: ¥100,000. (Giwa Tainan-shi, Meiji-cho, 2 chome, 78 banchi. Founded: 1939; Capital: ¥120,000. KK Tainan-shi, Meiji-cho, 3 chome, 36 Iron banchi. Founded: 1911; Capital: ¥200,000. Taiwan Sei Tessho KK Tainan-shi, Teishiryo. (Taiwan Iron Mfg. Founded: 1938; Capital: ¥200,000. Co.). Shinko Tetsu Koba KK Kagi-shi, Chikuishi. (Shinko Iron Mfg. Founded: 1938; Capital: ¥100,000. Co.). Taiwan Noki KK (Tai- Kagi-shi, Chikuishi. Cochin Kogyo Gomei Kaisha (Cochin Industrial Co.). Taisho Kogyo KK (Taisho Industries Co.). banchi. Land, negotiable securities. Real estate, negotiable securities. Founded: 1939; Capital: ¥199,000. Kao Sangyo KK (Koa Kobi-gun, Toko-sho. Real estate. chome, 5 Ko Shinko Goshi Kaisha (Ko Promotion Co.) Founded: 1940; Capital, ¥180,000. Shinei-gun, Koheki-sho. Agricultural tools, building materials. [The Nichiman Magnesium Co. planned in 1938 to locate near Ampin or Takao.] i. Petroleum, gas, mining, oil. On April 28, 1942, the government started the erection of natural gas supply depots at eight places in Taiwan, including Tainan-shi, Kagi-shi, and Shinei in Tainan Province. The total cost was budgeted at ¥5,000,000. The Gyunikuki oil field near Bansha in Shinei-gun is a Navy reservation reported to have produced 35,500 barrels a year. No information is available on the oil field near Chuho in Kagi-gun, but production is thought to be even smaller than that of the Gyunikuki field. The Taiwan Castor Industry Co. (Taiwan Kasutoru Shokusan KK) has a factory at Tainan-shi to extract oil from castor beans. The company is capitalized at ¥2,000,000. There are some thin veins of coal in Tainan Province, but the name of only one mining company is known, the Kanshirei Kogyo KK (Kanshirei Industries Co.), which was established in 1926 with a capital of ¥200,000. j. Real estate. (See also Agriculture.) Land development, bricks, coal. k. Salt. (See section "Monopolies" under "Government" for a statement on the salt monopoly.) Entei Seinen KK (Entei Tainan-shi, Entei-cho. Salt Co.) Minami-Nippon Founded: 1938; Capital: ¥172,000. Engyo Tainan-shi, Kiyomizu-cho, 1 chome, 43 (South Japan Salt In- banchi. dustries Co.) Founded: 1938; Capital: ¥10,000,000. Taiwan Seien KK (Tai- Tainan-shi, Ampin. wan Salt Co.) Founded: 1919; Capital: ¥2,500,000. Rokko Seien KK (Rokko Sobun-gun, Rokko-sho (?). Salt Co.) Founded: 1926; Capital: ¥500,000. The Taiwan Salt Co. began the construction of new salt works at Hokumon-gun, Shichito-sho in December, 1937, Extensive and completed the project in December, 1938. new developments have been reported at Toseki-gun, Hotei. 1. Sugar, alcohol, bagasse. Twenty-one sugar mills, many of which produce alcohol, four other alcohol plants and four bagasse plants have been reported for Tainan Province. Many of the sugar mills are stated to have their own power plants, using coal and bagasse as fuel. Bagasse is a pulp produced from the compressed sugar-cane stalks and is used mainly in paper manufacturing as a substitute for wood pulp, although small quantities are used in the manufacture of building materials. Industrial alcohol production in Taiwan totalled 75,000 barrels in 1940. The government planned to multiply this nine times within four years. A report of May 14, 1942, stated that the Japan Sugar Co. had decided to close its mills in the north central regions in 1943. It may be that this action was planned because of the availability of sugar from Java and the Philippines. It is possible that other companies have closed some of their mills. |
