822
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 18, 1906.
Table II.
STATISTICS OF INTERNATIONAL LOCAL AND AGENCIES REGISTERED CORRESPONDENCE AND PARCELS FOR 1905.
International and Local.
Comparison with 1904.
Total
Total
Description of Correspondence.
1905.
1901.
Despatched. Reccived.
Increase. Decrease.
Insured Letters,
Registered Articles...
214
Insured Parcels við Gibraltar,
Insured Parcels riâ Brindisi, Insured Parcels riú Marseilles, Ordinary Parcels via Gibraltar, Ordinary Parcels viâ Brindisi,
240,223 2.440 131
367 319,253
581
559,476
555 534,455
26
25,021
1,748 150
4,183 281
4,531
348
359
78
269
269
144
125
15,333 441
11,233
26,766
23,319
3,447
293
734
695
39
Ordinary Parcels viâ Marseilles,
916
916
670
246
America, Manila and Honolulu Parcels,
1,417
1,682
3,099
1.700
1,399
German Parcels by German Packets,
378
1,547
1,925
1,684
241
French Parcels received by French Packets,
618
618
481
137
Miscellaneous Parcels,
22,697
17,432
40,129
30,465
9,661
283,474
355,503 | 638,977 | 599,058
40,345
426
Parcels received for China Fleet,
4,366
4,366
Parcels, Shanghai-Agencies,..
2.257
515
2,772
Parcels, Shanghai-London,
6,193
17,808
24,001
Registered Articles, Shanghai-Agencies,.
36,288
36,096
72,384
Agencies Registered Articles,
308
182
790
45,045
59,267 104,313
Grand Total of Hongkong and Agencies for 1935-743,290.
Table III.
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.
Receipts.
1904.
1905.
Increase. Decrease. Expenditure.
1904.
1905.
Incrense.Decrease.
$
$
$
$
$
Sale of Stamps, i 263,880 45 267,242.02
Hongkong.... i
3.361.56
Transit Payment
to the United Kingdom,
56,649.82 21,822.86
34.826.96
Do., at the
103,626.14 104,246,92 620.78
Agencies,
... I
Unpaid Postage,
6.633.07 6.487.32
145.75
Boxholders' Fees, 5,880,38 6,143.40
263.02
Commission on!
14,246.27 14.759.36
513.09
Money Orders, ·
Profit on Ex- change on Money Order Transactions,
Interest on Money Order Fund,
13.544.96
15,325.12 1,780,16
338.37
159.45
121.08
Transit Payment to Other Conn- tries.
Gratuities to Shipmasters for the Conveyance
of Mails......
Contribution to- wards P. & 19, Subsidy....
Commission on
35,262.69
60,549.79
25,287.10
4.112.53 4,387.82 275.29
65,474.59, 326,287.81 · 260,813.22
1
1945.05 2,127.22 182.17
of !
13,363.00 13.363.00
Money Orders, i
Purchase
Void Money
Orders and Postal Notes,
309.27
174.60
Total Receipts, Deficit, 1905,.
Totals,... 40-458.92 585.149.25
408,458.92 | 414,838.19 || 6.659.69 170.611.06
134.67
Steam Launch, i
Working Expenses, 153,311.88 156,910.75 3,598.87
280.42 Total Expenditure, 316,756.56 | 585,449.25 303,519.65 34,826.96
Profit, 1904,
91,702.36
Totals, $ 408,458.92 585,449.25