THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST MARCH, 1874.
1873.
ORDERS DRAWN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM,
1872.
INCREASE.
DECREASE.
Upon
No. of Orders
Amount.
drawn.
Commission
which accrued to
the Colony.
No. of
Orders
drawn.
Amount.
Commission
which accrued to
the Colony.
Number.
Amount.
Commission
which accrued to
the Colony.
Number.
Amount.
123
Commission
which accrued to
the Colony.
£ 3. d.
C.
£
8. d.
$ c.
Hongkong, Shanghae,..
58
206. 4. 1
11.19
47
175. 5. 5
6.87
11
£ s. d. 30.18. 8
$ c.
4.32
£
s. d.
$ c.
16
53. 9. 9
2.70
11
29. 6. 7
5.80
5
24. 3. 2
3.10
Yokohama,
19
81. 9. 7
3.62
14
74.18.10
3.87
5
6.10. 9
0.25
Total,...
93
341. 3. 5
17.51
*72
279.10.10 16.54
21
€1.12. 7 4.32
3.35
***
19. The following figures show the result of the Local Money Order business in 1873 as com- pared with 1872.
1873.
1872.
INCREASE.
DECREASE.
No. of Orders.
Amount.
Commis- No. of
sion.
Amount.
Orders.
Commis- No. of sion. Orders.
Amount.
Commis- No. of sion. Orders.
Amount.
Commis-- sion.
Money Orders drawn in Hong-
17
$ C.
251.21
C.
2.70
40
$ c.
795.48
$ c.
C. $ c.
7.65
+23
$ c.
544.27
$ c.
4.95
kong on Shanghae,....
Money Orders drawn in Hong-
27
664.40
5.55
18
336.45 3.30
9
327.95
2.25
kong on Yokohama,
Money Orders drawn in Shang-
hae on Hongkong, Money Orders drawn in Yoko-
hama on Hongkong,
139
3,435.31 29.40
207
68
1,655.39 14.40
53
6,141.02 53.96
876.87 9.15
***
68 2,705.71
24.56
15
778.52 5.25
Total,.
251 6,006.31 52.05 318
8,149.82 74.06
24 1,106.47 7.50
91 3,249.98 29.51
20. The number of Letters and Papers sent from Hongkong to the United Kingdom, has been as follows, viz.:-
In 1873, In 1872,
Decrease,.
BY BRITISH PACKET.
BY FRENCH PACKET.
Letters.
138,307
154,476
Papers. 101,356 112,831
Letters.
Papers.
In 1873,
61,799
24,735
In 1872,
57,247
20,742
16,169
10,975
Increase,
4,552
3,993
21. The weight of Letters sent to the United Kingdom in 1873, has been as follows:-
In 1873,
In 1872,
BY BRITISH PACKET.
Tons.
2
cwt.
lbs. grs.
Oz.
0
25
14
In 1873,
13
In 1872,
3
3
6
15
Increase,
BY FRENCH PACKET.
Tons. cwt. qrs.
lbs.
Oz.
3
2
144
1
1
2
7
1
0 23
5
Decrease,
22. The weight of Letters received from the United Kingdom in 1873, has been as follows:-
In 1873,
In 1872,
Decrease,.
}
23.
BY BRITISH PACKET.
Tons. cwt.
qrs.
lbs.
02.
1
19
3
5
In 1873,
1
2
10
8
In 1872,
1
3
5
2
Increase,
The Total weight of Letters sent from Hongkong to the United Kingdom in 1873, was.
Do.
in 1872, was..
Decrease in 1873,
24.
Tons.
BY FRENCH PACKET.
cwt. 0. 18
grs.
lbs.
02.
0
20
15
8
3
0 12
0
Tons, cwt. grs. lbs. 02.
Tons. cwt.
qrs. lbs.
Oz.
co co
3 3 3 5
1
0 12
The Total weight of Letters re- ceived from the United King- dom in 1873, was..
3 12
Do. in 1872, was.
2 17 2 16
3 25 2 19 0
14.
0
2
2 11 10
Increase in 1873,
0 1
1
6 14
The number of Registered Letters received from London in 1873, was.
Do.
Increase in 1873,
do.
in 1872, was.
The number of Registered Letters sent to London from Hongkong and the Postal Agencies in China and
Japan in 1873, was..........
In 1872,
Increase in 1873,
2,205 1,899
306
4,416
4,092
324