TABLE II
STATEMENT SHOWING THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED (INCLUDING INSURED) ARTICLES DEALT WITH IN 1957/58 AS COMPARED
WITH 1956/57
Posted at Hong Kong for other countries
Posted and delivered at
Received from other countries
In transit
Total Number
Hong Kong
for Hong Kong
1956/57...
781,153
934,927
1,162,470
62,935
2,941,485
1957/58...
920,656
1,020,415
1,212,255
76,537
3,229,863
INCREASE
139,503
85,488
49,785
13,602
288,378
DECREASE
TABLE III
NUMBER OF PARCELS RECEIVED AND DESPATCHED
PARCELS POSTED
Ordinary, by surface routes...
Insured, by surface routes
Ordinary. by air
4
Insured, by air
Trade-charge (C.O.D.) surface
Trade-charge (C.O.D.) air
PARCELS RECEIVED
Ordinary, by surface routes ..
Insured, by surface routes
要
Ordinary, by air
Insured, by air
Trade-charge (C.O.D.) surface
Trade-charge (C.O.D.) air
***
Total
Total
>
:
:
448,923
6,940
87,738
73
1,084
6
544,764
235,637
6,234
L
34,854
654
1,620
91
279,090
The trade-charge (Cash-on-delivery) service extends only to Malaya and Great Britain.
The above figures do not include 23,098 parcels in transit.
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