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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MAY, 1893.
Table E.-Comparative Postal Statistics for each year from 1886 to 1892.
Description of Correspondence.
1886.
1887.
1888.
1889.
1890.
1891.
1892.
Difference between 1886 & 1892.
Ordinary Paid Letters,
Unpaid or Short-paid Articles,
1,095,000
46,000
Letters on Postal Business,.....
4,000
44,000 46,000
4,400
1,120,000 | 1,147,000 | 1,283,700 | 1,325,750 | 1,346,050 | 1,435,450 | +340,450
39,180 22,800 28,750 41,480
-
4,520
Post Cards,
9,900
Newspapers, Periodicals, Books, &C.,.............................................
716,100
Patterns,
Registered Articles,
Do., with Return Receipts,
Parcels,
8,350
12,500 14,375 13,700
760,500 798,575 920,000
8,000 9,500 9,775 23,700
58,900 62,500 69,125 96,400
4,500 5,500 6,325 2,200
8,506
17,030
5,405
8,100
24,300 23,350
7,750
6,500+ 2,500
34,050 +24,150
949,350 1,001,250 | 1,022,250 | +306,150
13,123
20,000 31,700
110,600 114,900
1,450 2,080
25,050 25,900
39,870 +31,870
134,350 + 75,450
3,880
620
26,624 +18,118
Total of all Descriptions,..
1,950,906 | 2,018,900 | 2,109,703 2,404,260 2,487,400 | 2,581,730 | 2,741,194 +790,288
General Post Office, Hongkong, April 7th, 1893.
Table F.-Revenue for the year 1892,
G. STAFFORD NORTHCOTE,
Acting Postmaster General.
Receipts.
1891.
1892.
Increase.
Decrease.
Expenditure.
1891.
1892.
Incrcase. Decrease.
Sale of Postage Stamps,
Unpaid Postage,.
Boxholders' Fees,
131,287.87
5,086.40
2,418,34
144,149.84 | 12,861.97
5,431.71 345.31
2,360.00
Share of
+
Share of United
Kingdom,
Countries,
23,200.07
27,999.85 4,799.78
other
(a) 28,749.24 | (6) 27,327.43
1,421.81
58.34
Commission on
737.79
972.30
234.51
Money Orders,
Commissions on
Money Orders,......)
Profit on Exchange on Money Order Transactions,
Total,..
3,177.36 3,841.06 663.70
Contributions to-
wards P. & 0. Sub-
37,770,50
42,326.07
4,555,57
sidy,......
Conveyance of Mails,.
6,909.34
7,836.21
926.87
800.06
1,016.42 1,116.36
Working Expenses,
42,798.07
47,786.44
4.988.37
Balance,
2,605,02
3,450.73 845.71
142,770,03
157,699.03 14,987.34
58.34
Total,...
142,770.03
157,699.03 16,350.81 1,421.81
Revenue 1891.
"
1892,
Increase,...
142,770.03 157,699.03
14,929.00
General Post Office, Hongkong, April 7th, 1893.
(a) $23,373.58 paid to France for the years 1889 and 1890. (b) $ 4,143.23 Germany
"
1891.
$3
G. STAFFORD NORTHCOTE, Acting Postmaster General.