THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MAY, 1893.
Table B.-Return of Correspondence received from and despatched to the Peak District and Kowloon during the Year 1892.
421
1891.
1892.
Increase.
Decrease.
Received,
364
498
134
Peak District,
Despatched,
4,876
5,390
514
Received,
159
1,282
1,123
Kowloon,
Despatched,
2.068
3,346
1,278
General Post Office, Hongkong, April 7th, 1893.
Table C.-Statistics of Parcels for the Year 1892.
G. STAFFORD NORTHCOTE, Acting Postmaster General.
Despatched.
Ordinary Insured
Received.
Parcels.
Parcels.
Ordinary Parcels.
Insured
Parcels.
To United Kingdom,.
6,279
182
From United Kingdom,
9,970
320
India,
520
23
>>
India,
392
86
Germany,
175
"
Germany,
389
Australia,
162
"
Australia,
83
Ceylon,.....
52
""
Ceylon,
47
" Egypt,
20
22
Egypt,
242
Gibraltar and Malta,.
10
Gibraltar and Malta,.
22
"
Coast Ports,................
4,450
99
Coast Ports,
3,200
Total,.......
11,668
205
Total,.....
14,845
406
General Post Office, Hongkong, April 7th, 1893.
Table D.-Approximate Statistics for the Year 1892.
G. STAFFORD NORTHCOTE,
Acting Postmaster General.
International.
Local.
Comparison with 1891.
Description of Correspondence.
Total.
Des- patched.
Received.
Des- patched.
Received.
Total in 1891.
Increase.
Decrease.
Ordinary paid Letters,
Unpaid or Short-paid Articles,
Letters ou Postal Business,
Post Cards,.
636,300|635,900 76,200
87,050 | 1,435,450
1,346,050
89,100
8,950 31,300
350
880
41,480
28,750 12,730
2,550 1,130
1,650
1,170
6,500
7,750
1,250
13,900 14,000 3,900
2,250
34,050
23,350 10,700
Newspapers, Periodicals, Books, Cir-
culars, &c.,
287,050 |653,750
48,200
33,250
1,022,250 | 1,001,250
21,000
Patterns,
10,300 29,300
Registered Articles,
40,550
83,350
Do.,
with Return Receipts,.
200
260
200 4,450 60
70 6,000 100
39,870 134,350
31,700 8,170
620
114,900 19,450
2,080
1,460
General Post Office, Hongkong, April 7th, 1893.
G. STAFFORD Northcote, Acting Postmaster General.