Table D.--Parcels Received and Despatched during the Years 1895 and 1896.
285
Received from
1895.
1896. Increase. Decrease.
Despatched to
1895.
1896.
Increase. Decrease.
United Kingdom,
11,300
12,400
1,100
Germany,
511
407
United Kingdom, 104 Germany,
9,625
11,038
222
665
1,413 443
...
India,
1,248
876
372
India,
1,218
985
233
Other Countries,
626
530
96
Other Countries,....
260
294
34
104
Coast Ports,
3,406
4,230
824
Coast Ports,.
5,395
7,389
1,994
Grand Total,... 17,091
18,443
1,924
572
Grand Total,... 16,720 20,371
2,884
233
Table E.-Revenue and Expenditure, 1896,
Receipts.
1895.
1896. Increase. Decrease.
Expenditure.
1895.
1896.
Increase. Decrease.
$
$
Sale of Stamps,
219,201.97 226,387.94 7,185.97
Share of United King-
dom, .
51,713.18 41,616,30
10,096.88
Unpaid Postage,
:
Boxholders' Fees,
8,042.31 7.182.57
2,435.26 2,536.67 101.41
859.77
1
Share of Other Coun-
trics,
37,279.81 32,533.61
4,746.20
Commission on Money]
Orders,
5,644.03
4,920.18
723.85
Profit on Exchange on
Money Order Trans- actions, ...........................
9,126.11
3,996.82
5,139.29
Interest on Money Order}
266.15
266.15
Fund,
....$
Commission on Money
Orders,
Contribution towards P. & O. Subsidy, ...
Conveyance of Mails,
Working Expenses,
Balance,
1,043.41
749.10
294.31
56,718.04 55,899.18
818.86
7,229.15 7,146.78
82.37
40,256.68 50,336.20 10,079.52 |
50,209.14 56,999.16 6,789.72
Total,.
.$244,449.71 245,280.33 7,553.58 6,722.91
Total,..
$244,449.71 245,280.33 16,869.24 16,038.62
Table F.-Parcels for United Kingdom Posted in Hongkong during the Year 1896.
Date,
Number of Parcels.
Postage.
Insurance Fees.
Date.
Number of Parcels.
Postage.
Insurance Fees.
January 2nd,..................
203
""
2nd,....
15
31
16tb,
424
$ 180.70 11.75 373.60
$ 4.80
Brought forward,.. July 1st,.
5,073 $4,280.25
257.80
24
22.85
4.80
3.00
18.20
"
15th, 15th,
378
334.20
11.20
1.
35
20.75
6.80
"
16th,
62
59.50
12.50
29th,
315
253.75
8.60
29th,
276
228.90
8.20
29th,
27
14.05
4.60
55
29th,
25
21.50
5.30
August 12th,
301
257.15
11.60
February 12th,
324
283.85
10.60
""
12th,
37
30.55
7.20
"
12th,
35
33.25
7.00
37
26th,
322
271.80
9.80
ور
26th,
270
217.50
9.80
26th,
31
23.40
6.20
>>
"
26th,
34
25.35
6.80
September 9th,
285
239.50
10.80
March 11th,
365
315.50
9.40
>>
9th,
32
26.05
6.20
**
11th,
33
32.90
6.70
19
23rd,
271
209.65
8.60
25th,
353
266.95
13.00
23rd,
30
15.75
5.80
""
57
25th,
45
34.65
9.20
October 7th,
320
281.75
15,60
April 8th,..
443
364.20
17.60
"
7th,
45
36.75
9.60
8th,
52
47.05
10.00
21st,.
413
402.70
17.00
22nd,
323
276.20
5.80
"
21st,..
67
57.55
13.90
"
"
22nd,
36
25.15
7.40
November 4th,
623
553.45
33.00
May 6th,
326
269.65
9.60
15
4th,
130
132.00
26.30
19
6th,
38
28.20
6.60
دو
18th,
796
607.15
37.40
น
20th,
340
276.75
15.40
27
18th,
114
87.60
23.00
20th,
47
38.30
9.90
December 2nd,..
479
368.10
21.60
June 3rd,
304
278.10
13.00
2nd,.
61
56.40
12.50
};
"
3rd,
38
29.20
7.60
71
16th,
343
296.45
16.00
"
17tb,
328
287.20
13.80
"
16th,
47
45.30
9.60
17th,
July 1st,
44 290
39.60
8.40
"
31st,
310
292.25
10.00
234.75
8.20
JJ
31st,
29
30.10
5.80.
Carried forward,
5,073
4,280.25
257.80
Grand Total,...
10,938
9,257.25
611.30