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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH MARCH, 1871.
22. It will thus be observed that the excess of the Colony's Postal Revenue over its ordinary Expenditure for Post Office purposes during the past year amounted to $35,565.82.
23.
The Colony's share of the Postage on Mails received from the United Kingdom in 1870, was
Do.
do.
do.
in 1869, do.
Increase in 1870,
24.
£1,394.11.61 1,375.19.7
.£ 18.11.11
The number of Ship Mails sent ir 1870, was
.1,816
in 1869, was
.1,839
23
.1,191 The number of Ship Mails received in 1870, was...
do. Do.
in 1869, do. ...1,178
Increase in 1870,
13
Do.
do.
Decrease in 1870,
25.
Letters.
Letters.
Papers.
Papers.
The number of Letters and Papers received by United States' Packets in 1870, was
In 1869,
Increase in 1870, .
2,533
14,572 16,820 12,039 16,374
446
The number of Letters and Papers sent by United States' Packets in 1870, was
21,145
21,055
In 1869,
17,549
14,090
Increase in 1870,
3,596
6,965
26. The San Francisco route has not been much availed of for the transmission of Letters between the United Kingdom and Hongkong.
27. The number of Letters and Papers sent from Hongkong to the United Kingdom, has been as follows, viz. :——
BY BRITISH PACKET.
BY FRENCH PACKET.
Letters.
Papers.
Letters.
191,539
.188,201
Papers. 152,862 168,761
3,338 Decrease, 15,899
In 1870, In 1869,
Increase,
28. The weight of Letters sent to the United Kingdom in 1870, has been as follows:-
BY BRITISH PACKET.
In 1870,
28,007
9,194
In 1869,
16,210
3,672
Increase,
11,797
5,522
In 1870, In 1869,
BY FRENCH PACKET.
•
Tons. cwt.
grs.
lbs.
Tons. crot.
oz.
gre.
lbs.
02.
2
13
0
16
102
2
19
1
5
13
In 1870, In 1860,
0
10
24
0
5
1
26
go”}
61
0
6
17
21
Increase,
4
2
26
1
Decrease,
29. The weight of Letters received from the United Kingdom in 1870, has been as follows:-
PER BRITISH PACKET.
PER FRENCH PACKET.
Tons. crct.
grs. lbs.
02.
Tons. cwt.
lbs. qr's.
Oz.
In 1870,
2
2
2
10
In 1870,
0.
3
11
11
In 1869,
2
3
:
12
In 1869,
0
3
2
15
13
Decrease,.
0
8
1
2
Decrease,.
0
0
4
12
30.
Tons. cwt. qrs. lbs.
02.
5 was.. 2
0 13 111 2 13 1 19 912
0
8 1
5 14
Tons, cwt. grs. lbs.,
02.
The Total weight of Letters sent from Hongkong to the United Kingdom in 1870,.
Do.
was..
3
3
1
13
24
The Total weight of Letters re- ceived from the United King- dom in 1870,.
in 1869,.
3 4
3
4 3
Do.
in 1869,
27
0
1
1 19
03
Decrease,
Decrease,
31.
The Registered Letters received from London in 1870, numbered,
Do.
Excess in 1870,`
32.
do.
in 1869,
do.,
1,687
1,451
236
The Registered Letters sent to London from Hongkong in 1870, numbered,
1,517
Do.
Do.
do.. do.
Do.
.do.
Total number of Registered Letters sent in 1869,
Excess in 1870,.
from Shanghae,. from Yokohama,
718
459
from other Ports,
117
Total,.
2,811
2,340
471
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