THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH MARCH, 1876.
Sale of Postage Stamps.
153
1875.
1874.
INCREASE.
Denomination. Number.
Amount.
Number.
Amount.
Number.
Amount.
Number.
DECREASE.
Amount.
$ c.
$ c.
$ c.
$ e.
2 cents.
240,808
4,816.16
235,602
4,712.04
5,206
104.12
4
121,308
4,854.72
110,964
4,438.56
10,404
416.16
6
"J
121,279
7,276.74
110,586
6,035.16
10,693
641.58
8
**
183,977
14,718.16
167,555
13,404.40
16,422
1,313.76
12
"
41,845
5,021.40
39,378
4,725.12
2,469
296.28
18
""
14,069
2,532.42
10,834
1,950.12
3,235
582.30
24
75.800
"
18,200.40
73,531
17,647.44
2,329
558.96
30
"}
166,183
49,854.00
149,050
44,715.00
17,133
5,139.90
48
22.196
10,054.08
24,470
11,748.48
96
19,484
""
18,704.64
24,137
23,171.52
2,280 4,653
2 dollars.
1,094.40 4,460.88
2,296
4,592.00
901
1.802.00
1,395
2,700.00
3
1,289
3,867.00
571
1,713.00
718
2,154,00
10
263
27
2,030,00
106
1,060.00
157
1,570.00
Total,......
$147,728.62
$137,722.84
$15,567.06
$5,561.28
Total Sale, Hongkong,
$78,236.78
Shanghai,
45.674.94
$74,419.68 46,417.26
Increase. $3,817.10
Decrease.
Yokohama,
༞
16,227.54
16,326.28
$742.32 98.74
15
Other Ports of China and Japan,
7,589.36
559.62
7,029.74
Total,......
..$147,728.62
$137,722.84
$10,846.84
$841.06
Deduct Decrease,.
.$
841.06
Total Increase, 1875,
..$10,005.78
MONEY ORDER BUSINESS.
Orders drawn upon the United Kingdom.
1875.
1874.
INCREASE.
DECREASE.
At
No. of Orders drawn.
Colonial Commis- sion.
Amount.
No. of Orders
Colonial Commis- sion.
Colonial Commis- sion.
Colonial
Amount.
Number. Amount.
Number.
Commis- sion.
Amount.
drawn.
£ s. d.
$ c.
Hongkong,
1,626
7.457. 6. 8
208.50
Shanghai,
769
3,754, 8. 1
179.52
Yokohama,
577
2,574, 2, 9
Total,..
2,972
18,785.17. 6
99.08
547.19
1,799 924 806
£ s. d. 8,665. 3. 3
$ c. 315.70
£ s. d.
$ c.
£ s. d.
$ c.
173
1,207.16. 7
47.11
4,478.18. 2
173.04
6.48
155
724.10. 1
2,668. 5.11
126.63
229
94. 3. 2
27.55
3,520
15,812. 7. 4
615.37
6.48
557
2,026. 9.10
74.66
Deduct Increase,
6.48
Total Decrease, 1875,..
557
2,026. 9.10
68.18
Orders drawn in the United Kingdom.
1875.
1874.
INCREASE.
DECREASE.
Upon
No. of Orders
Colonial Commis- sion.
Amount.
No. of Orders
Colonial Commis- sion.
Amount.
No. of Orders
Colonial Commis- sion.
Amount.
No. of Orders
Colonial Commiss sion.
Amount.
drawn.
drawn.
drawn.
drawn.
£ 8. d.
C.
Hongkong,
73
258. 0. 8
13.50
96
£ s. d. 440.17, 8
Shanghai...
26
95. 0.11
4.96
24
110.12. 2
Yokohama,
24
103, 2. 8
5.35
20
80. 3. 4
e. 19.95 0.34 3.60
£ s. d.
S. c.
23
£ 8. ú. 182.17. 0 15.11. 3
$ c.
6.45
0.38
4
Total,
123
456. 4. 3
23.81
140
631.13. 2
28.80
6
22.19. 4
22.10. 4
1.75
1.75
23
198. 8. 3
6.83
Deduct Increase, ....
6
22.19. 4
1.75
Total Decrease, 1875,......
17
175. 8.11
4.08
Local Money Orders.
DRAWN IN.
1875.
1874.
INCREASE.
DECREASE.
No. of Orders.
Amount.
Commis- No. of sion. Orders.
Amount.
Commis- sion.
No. of Orders.
Amount.
Commis- sion.
No. of Orders.
Amount.
Commis- sion.
Hongkong on Shanghai, Hongkong on Yokohama, Shanghai on Hongkong, Yokohama on Hongkong,
Total,.
27 17
$ ť. $ c. 456.21
4.82 301.92 3.15
120 2,741.61 24.30 104 2,380.12 21.30
208 5,885.70 58.57
$ 0. $ . 33 585.33 5.70 20 382.11 4.05 158 3.321.16 30.30 101 2,611.07 21.10
$ c.
8 C. 8 c 129.12
0.88
80.19 0.90
38
3
0.20
570.05 6.00 224.05
312 6,809.07 61.15
3
0.20
47
1,013.91 7.78
Deduct Increase,.
3
0.20
Total Decrease, 1875,.
44 1,013.91 7.58