Table F.-Approximate Statistics for the Year 1893.
331
International.
Local.
Comparison with 1892.
Description of Correspondence.
Total.
Des- patched.
Received.
Des- patched.
Received.
Total in 1892.
Increase. Decrease.
Ordinary Paid Letters,
Unpaid or Short-paid Articles,..
Letters on Postal Business,
Post Cards,...
668,115 697,695 80,010
91,402
1,537,222 | 1,435,450 | 101,772
9,397 32,865
367
924
43,553
2,677 1,186
1,732
1,229
6,824
14,595 14,700
4,095
2,362 35,752
41,480
6,500
34,050
2,073
324
•
1,702
Newspapers, Periodicals, Books, Cir-
culars, &c.,
Patterns,
10,815 30,765
301,402686,437 50,610
210
34,912 | 1,073,361 | 1,022,250 | 51,111
Registered Articles,
43,794
Do., with Return Receipts,
212
87,517 280
4,806 64
74 6,480 106
41,864 142,597 662
39,870 134,350
1,994
8,247
620
42
G. Stafford NORTHCOTE, Acting Postmaster General,
General Post Office, Hongkong, June 30th, 1894.
Table G.-Comparative Postal Statistics for each year from 1886 to 1893.
Difference between
Description of Correspondence.
1886.
1887.
1888.
1889.
1890.
1891.
1892.
1893.
1886 and 1893.
Ordinary Paid Letters,
Unpaid or Short paid Articles,
Letters on Postal Business,
Post Cards,
4,000
4,400
5,405
8,350
9,900
12,500
14,375
Newspapers, Periodicals, Books, &c.,
716,100
760,500 798,575
Patterns,
8,000
9,500
9,775
Registered Articles,
58,900
62,500
69,125
Do.
with Return Receipts,..
4,500
5,500
6,325
Parcels,
8,506
1,095,000 1,120,000 1,147,000 1,283,700 | 1,325,750 | 1,346,050
46,000 44,000 46,000 39,180 22,800 28,750
8,100
7,750
6,824 2,824
13,700 24,300 23,350 34,050 35,752 + 25,852
920,000 949,350 | 1,001,250 1,022,250 | 1,073,361 | +357,261
23,700 20,000 31,700 39,870
96,400 110,600 114,900 134,350
2,200 1,450 2,080
620
13,123 17,030 25,050 25,900 26,624
1,435,450 | 1,537,222 | +442,222
41,480
43,553
2,447
6,500
41,864 + 33,864
142,597 83,697
662
3,838
29,323 +20,817
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Total of all Descriptions,...... 1,950,906 | 2,018,900 2,109,703 2,404,260 | 2,487,400 | 2,581,730
2,741,194 2,911,158 +960,252
G. STAFFORD NORTHCOTE, Acting Postmaster General,
General Post Office, Hongkong, 30th June, 1894.
Table H.-Revenue and Expenditure 1893.
Receipts.
1892.
1893. Increase. Decrease,
Expenditure,
1892.
1893. Increase. Decrease.
Sale of Stamps,
Unpaid Postage,"
Boxholder Fees,
144,149.84 | 156,303.61 12,153.77
5,431,71
2,360.00
•
Share of United King-)
dom,
27,999.85 31,027.21 3,027,36
5,126.19
305.52
2,506.58
146.59
Share of other Coun-
tries,
27,327.43 18,547.35
8,780,08
Commissions on Money
Order,
3,841.06 3,369.00
472.06
Profit on Exchange on Money Order Trans- actions,
1,916,42 291.39
1,625,03
Commissions on Money)
Order,
Contributions towards
P. & O. Subsidy, ...)
Conveyance of Mails,
972.30 1,063.79
91.49
42,826.07 47.414.20|
Working Expenses,
Balance,..
5,088.13
7,836.21 8,253,52 417.31
47,786.44 46,980.89
805.55
Total..
157,699.03 167,596,77 | 12,300.35
2,402.61
Total,..
3,450.73 14,309.81 10,859.08
157,699,03 167,596.77| 19,483.37 9,585.63
G. STAFFORD Northcote, Acting Postmaster General.
General Post Office, Hongkong, 30th June, 1894.