INTRODUCTORY.
During the year there was again a considerable increase in postal traffic and I should like to place on record my appreciation of the loyal co-operation and commendable efforts of the staff in dealing with this further increase. The position can best be understood by a study of the figures given below:
Year
1929
1939
1947/1948
1948/1949
1949/1950
1950/1951
Revenue from sale
of
Postage Stamps.
$
816,455
3,032,801
6,900,003
9,198,845
12,066,219
14,335,139
The increase in postal traffic would have been even greater had there not been a sudden drop in inward parcels from the U.S.A., due to the embargo, and a fall in outward parcels to Taiwan (Formosa), due to import restrictions imposed by the Customs Authorities in that country.
ACCOMMODATION,
2. Minor structural alterations to the General Post Office were commenced in January, 1951, and, when completed, will alleviate the congestion which has hitherto been one of the main problems in dealing with the ever-increasing volume of mails. It is already apparent that further alterations to the General Post Office and to the Kowloon Post Office will be necessary, and there is an increasingly urgent need for more Branch Post Offices.
3.
RE-ORGANIZATION.
During the latter part of the year, detailed re-organization plans were prepared and introduced as far as possible. It is anticipated that effect will have been given to almost all these schemes by the end of
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