TABLE III
NUMBER OF PARCELS RECEIVED AND DESPATCHED AT HONG KONG FROM 1-5-1946 TO 31-3-47,
COUNTRY
Received
for
Delivery
( 20 )
Locally
posted
In
Transit
Total
Despatched
Total
in
Hong Kong
Australia-Ordinary
3,836
1,596
5,432
13,554
18,986
Australia--Insured
59
375
433
16,635
17,068
China
15,000
7,811
22,811
10,938
33,749
China-Ordinary
4,318
3,260
7,578
1,499
9,077
India-Insured
58
58
187
245
Malaya-Ordinary
18,926
2,062
20,988
10,274
31,262
Insured
42
42
1
43
**
United Kingdom--Ordinary
15,243
2.657
17,900
10,028
27,928
United Kingdom-Insured
242
4
246
540
786
United Kingdom-C.O.D.
85
85
U.S.A. & Honolulu
6,039
6,039
23,467
Miscellaneous-Ordinary
3,152
Miscellaneous-Insured
21
220
14
3,372
2,333
29,506
5,705
35
690
725
Parcels posted in Hongkong for
Local Delivery
H.M. Forces parcels for Local
Delivery
42
42
557
557
Total
66,935
17,999
84,934
90,830
175,764