442
C.-Parcels received and despatched during the years 1893 and 1894 compared.
Received from
1893.
1894. Increase. Decrease.
Despatched to
1893.
1894.
Increase.
Decrease.
United Kingdom,
10,749
10,618
131
United Kingdom,.
7,175
8,249
1,074
Germany,
433
420
13
India,
762
1,051
289
India,
804
1,130
326
Germany,
208
246
38
Other Countries,.
464
572
108
Other Countries,
237
257
20
Coast Ports, &c.,
4,032
1,056
24
Coast Ports, &c.,
4,459
4,561
102
Grand Totals...
16,482
16,796
458
144
Grand Totals,..
12,841
14,364
1,523
D.-United Kingdom Parcels Posted in Hongkong during 1894.
Date.
No. of Parcels.
Insurance
Postage.
Date.
Fees.
No. of Parcels.
Postage.
Insurance Fees.
4th January,
111
$ 83.15
$1.05
4th July,
147
$ 89.75
$0.40
18th
190.
131.90
2.60
19th
114
59.90
3.80
1st February,
169
103.05
2.55
2nd August,
166
103.30
2.00
15th
177
116.65
5.60
16th
168
95.00
3.20
,,
1st March,
125
77.65
1.20
30th
139
82.55
2.80
15th
177
105.25
1.60
13th September,
173
106.05
0.80
,
29th
148
85.80
0.60
27th
122
70.70
4.60
39
15
12th April,
193
128.25
2.85
10th October,
171
178.95
1.40
26th
161
98.45
2.20
25th
199
174.80
2.20
""
9th May,
176
131.00
0.80
8th November,
495
490.75
8.30
24th
158
90.50
1.00
22nd
412
392,15
8.00
7th June,.
108
51.00
0.80
6th December,
210
179.75
2.70
21st
116
66.40
2.20
20th
232
184.40
2.20
19
E.—Memo. from the Post Office Telegraph Room during the year 1894.
Signals of Vessels,
Meteorological,
GAP ROCK.
374*
1,504
CAPE D'AGUILAR.
983*
PEAK.
1,102
* Not including several vessels that have passed these Stations in foggy weather and also during the time of interruptions.
Relieving days,........................12
F.-Interruptions to Communications with Gap Rock.
Dates and times of Interruptions.
Dates and times of Restorations.
20th May,
27th June,
12th July,
19th September,.. 25th
*
4th October,
6.00 a.m.
21st May,
10.00 a.m. 29th June,
1.30 p.m. 13th July, 6.00.a.m. 20th. September, 6.00 a.m. 26th 5.00 p.m.
6th October,
Causes of Interruptions.
7.30 a.m. 12.00 p.m.
Unknown.
4.20 p.m. 4.13 p.m.
The Battery at General Post Office out of order. Instrument at General Post Office out of order. The wire in instrument broken.
10.00 a.m.
J
3.42 p.m.
Do.
The land lines at Gap Rock and Hongkong were broken by [Typhoon.