Table B.-Return of Correspondence received from and despatched to the Peak District and Kowloon during the Year 1892.
209
1891.
1892.
Increase.
Decrease.
Received,
364
498
134
Peak District,
Despatched,
*4,876
5,390
514
Received,
159
1,282
1,123
Kowloon,
Despatched,
2,068
3,346
1,278
General Post Office, Hongkong, April 7th, 1893.
Table C.-Statistics of Parcels for the Year 1892.
:
G. STAFFORD NORTHCOTE, Acting Postmaster General.
Despatched.
Ordinary
Insured
Received.
Parcels.
Parcels.
Ordinary Parcels.
Insured
Parcels.
To United Kingdom,.
6,279
182
From United Kingdom,
9,970
320
29
India,
520
23
India,
392
86
,, Germany,
175
"J
Germany,
389
1
??
Australia,
162
"
Australia,
83
"Ceylon,.......
52
Ceylon,
47
""
Egypt,
20
»
Egypt,
242
27
Gibraltar and Malta,-
10
"
Gibraltar and Malta,.
22
"
Coast Ports,..
4,450
>>
Coast Ports,
3,200
Total,.......
11,668
205
Total,.......
14,345
406
General Post Office, Hongkong, April 7th, 1893.
Table D.-Approximate Statistics for the Year 1892.
G. STAFFORD NORTHCOTE,
Acting Postmaster General.
International.
Local.
Comparison with 1891.
Description of Correspondence.
Total.
Des- patched.
Received.
Des- patched.
Received.
Total in 1891.
Increase. Decrease.
Ordinary paid Letters,
636,300|635,900 76,200
87,050
Unpaid or Short-paid Articles,
8,950 31,300
350
880
Letters on Postal Business,
2,550 1,130
1,650
1,170
41,480
6,500
Post Cards,
13,900 14,000
3,900
2,250
Newspapers, Periodicals, Books, Cir-
287,050 653,750 48,200
33,250
1,435,450 | 1,346,050
89,400 28,750 12,730
7,750 34,050 23,350
1,022,250 1,001,250 21,000
1,250
10,700
culars, &c.,
Patterns,
10,300 29,300
Registered Articles,
40,550
83,350
200 4,450
70
Do.,
with Return Receipts,.
200
260
60
6,000 100
39,870 134,350
114,900 19,450
620
2,080
31,700 8,170
1,460
General Post Office, Hongkong, April 7th, 1893.
G. STAFFORD NORTHCOTE, Acting Postmaster General.