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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH JUNE, 1899.

Table D.-Parcels Received and Despatched during the Years 1897 and 1898.

Received from

1897.

1898. Increase. Decrease.

Despatched to

1897.

1898.

Increase. Decrease.

United Kingdom,

Germany,

13,073 633

15,912

2,839

703

70

United Kingdom............... Germany,

9,654

221

India,

1,020

842

178 India,

1,134

11,644 209 2,406

1,990

12

Other Countries,

660

913

253

Other Countries,.

444

560

Coast Ports,

8,808

9,432

524

Coast Ports,

9,819

11,340

1,272 116 1,521

Total,..... 24,194

27,802

3,686

178

Total,...... 21,272 26,159

4,899

12

Table E.-Revenue and Expenditure 1898.

Receipts.

1897.

1898.

Increase. Decrease.

$

$

Expenditure.

1897.

1898.

Increase. Decrease.

Sale of Stamps,

Unpaid Postage:

Boxholders' Fees,

Commission on Money

Orders,

Profit on Exchange on Money Order Trans- actions, ....

$ 246,888.02 308,245.98

$ 61,357,96

7,178.95 8,322.97 1,144.02

2,649.58 3,108.34 758.76

5,963.96 6,660.83 696.87

5,664.35 10,347.84 1,683.49

Interest on Money Order Fund,...

208.21

97.97

Void Money Orders and

Postal Notes,

03.42

96.06

32.61

110 24

to

Transit Payment

United Kingdom, ...)

Transit Payment to

Other Countries, ....)

Commission on Money

Orders.

Contribution towards

P. & O. Subsidy,

Gratuities to Ship- masters for Convey- ance of Mails,

47,016.75 64,609,11 17,592.36

38,302.94 46,970.72 8,667.78

778.29

768,21

10.07

61,125.48 63,362.38

2,236.90

6,673.44 7,020.05

346.61

Working Expenses,

Balance.

53,183,40 58,831.05 5,647.65

61,536.20 95,618.47 34,082.27

Total,.....$268,616.49 337,179.99 68,673.74

110.21

Total,......$263,616,49 | 337,179.99 68,573 57

10.07

Table F.-Purcels for United Kingdom posted in Hongkong during the Year 1898.

Date.

Number of Parcels.

Postage.

Insurance Fees.

January 13th,.

27th,.

"

289

243.05

$ 13.80

347

310.65

13.30

February 19th,

545

538.90

16.40

March

5th,

379

366.30

14.30

19th,

421

417.60

16.90

April

1st,

338

327.00

13.90

**

16th,.

414

399.50

16.80

29th,

410

367.60

21.10

May

14th......

373

329.20

17.60

29

28th,

473

469.90

33.90

Junc

10th,

419

430.65

30.20

24th,

439

433.50

32.90

21

July

9th,.

412

412.15

32.90

23rd,

485

490.30

30.70

August 6th,

376

367.40

42.70

October 1st...

21

20th,.

September 3rd,,

17th...

338

333.50

14.10

366

337.40

17.60

454

462.45

22.90

340

315.20

16.40

**

15th,.

28tli,

446

457.00

23.70

386

375.00

23.30

November 12th,-

December 10th,

1,279

1,129.80

89.80

26th,.

824

657.00

45.90

630

590.55

40.00

24th,.

461

407.50

23.90

"

Grand Total,................

11,644

10,969.10

665.00