THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH JULY, 1879.
(B.)-SALE OF POSTAGE STAMPS.
433
1878.
1877.
INCREASE.
DECREASE.
DENOMINA-
TIONS.
Number.
Amount.
Number,
Amount. Number.
Amount. Number. Amount.
$ C.
$ C.
C.
$
C.
2 Cents.
323,191
6,463.82
292,566
5,851.32
30,625
612.50
4
218,030
8,721.20
218,603
8,744.12
573
22.92
19
6
24,579
1,474.74
26,928 1,615.68
2,349
""
8
86,478
6,918.24
116,211
9,296.88
29,733
140.94 2,378.64
12
219,177
26,301.24
161,826
19,419.12
57,351
6,882.12
16
87,171
13,947.36
71,847
11,495.52
15,324
2,451.84
""
18
7,896
1,421.28
12,987
2,337.66
5,091
916.38
""
24
47,539
11,409.36
45,165
10,839.60
2,874
569.76
28
13
3.64
35,390
9,909.20
35,377
9,905.56
""
30
7,406
2,221.80
3,573
1,071.90
3,833
1,149.90
""
48
17,271
8,290.08
15,791
7,579.68
1,480
710.40
77
96
"
9,332 8,958.72
9,594
9,210.24
262
2 Dollars.
1,373
2,746.00
1,418
2,836.00
45
251.52 90.00
3
10
569 1,707.00
560
1,680.00
9
27.00
وو
114
1,140.00
129
1,290.00
15
150.00
27
Total,
$101,724.48
$103,176.92
$12,403.52
$13,855.96
1878.
Total Sale, Hongkong,
Shanghai,
Yokohama,
.$ 61,282.84
1877.
$ 62,234.30
Increase.
Decrease.
$ 951.46
26,280.62
29,032.34
2,751.72
6,365.22
7,580.58
1,215.36
Other Ports of China and Japan,
7,795.80
4,329.70
$3,466.10
Total,.
Nett Decrease,
.$101,724.48
$103,176.92
$3,466.10
$4,918.54
$1,452.44
(C.)-MONEY ORDER BUSINESS.
No. of Orders.
Amount.
Colonial Com- mission.
s. d.
$
C.
Drawn by Hongkong on London,
"
by Shanghai
"
>>
by Yokohama
1,445
6,621. 3. 7
222.05
945
4,465. 3.11
420
1,755.12.
149.96 71.92
TOTAL, China and Japan on London, .
2,810
12,841.19. 6
443.93
£ s. d.
Drawn by London on Hongkong,
108
506. 2. 8
$ e. 25.16
"
by by
22
""
on Shanghai, on Yokohama,
47
154. 3. 9
5.81
47
239.11. 6
10.32
TOTAL, London on China and Japan,.
202
899.17.11
41.29
$
6.
C.
Drawn by Hongkong on Shanghai,
59
1,030.47
10.65
17
by
"
" by
on Yokohama,
29
527.67
4.95
"
on Singapore, *
16
166.44
2.40
"
by Shanghai on
*
3
56.50
0.45
""
13
by Yokohama on
*
73.69
0.90
""
TOTAL, Local Orders Outwards,
112
1,854.77
19.85
$3
C.
Drawn by Shanghai on Hongkong,
138
3,062.87
28.80
93
by Yokohama on
"}
by Singapore on
*
89 28
1,940.27
16.65
ད
59
by
??
on Shanghai,
*
456.64 24.21
""
by
22
on Yokohama, *
TOTAL, Local Orders Inwards,
258
5,483.99
45.45
*
Money Order system with the Straits commenced from 22nd July only.