Table D.—Parcels Received and Despatched during the Years 1896 and 1897.
221
Received from
1896.
1897.
Increase. Decrease.
Despatched to
1896.
1897.
Increase. Decrease.
United Kingdom,
12,400
13,073
673
Germany,
407
633
226
United Kingdom, Germany,
11,038
9,654
1,384
665
221
444
India,......
876
1,020
144
India,
985
1,134
149
Other Countries,
530
660
130
Other Countries..........
294
411
150
Coast Ports,
4,230
8,808
4,578
Coast Ports,
7,389
9,819
2,430
Grand Total,... 18,443
24.194
5,751
Grand Total,... 20,371 21,272
2,729
1,828
Table E.-Revenue and Expenditure 1897.
Receipts.
1896.
1897. Increase. Decrease.
Expenditure.
1896.
1897.
Incrense. Decrease.
$
$
$
$
Sale of Stamps,
| 226,387,04 | 216,888.02 | 20,500.08
Transit Payments to! United Kingdom, ... Í
41,616.30 7,016.75
$ 5,400.45
Unpaid Postage,........
7,182.57
7,178.95
3.02
Boxholders' Fees,
2.536.67
2,649.58
112.91
Commission on Money
Orders,
4,920.1$
5,963.96 1,043.78
Transit Payments to
Other Countries,
Commission on Money
Orders,
32,533.61
38,302.94
5,769.33
719.10
778.29
29.18
Profit on Exchange on
Money Order Trans-
3,086.82
5,661.35 1,677.55
Contribution towards 55,399.18
P. & C. Subsidy,
61,125,48 5,226.30
actions,
Interest on
Money!
266.15
1
Order Fund,
203.21
Void Money Orders and Postal Notes,
Gratuities to Ship-
57.91
masters for Convey- ance of Mails.....
7,146.78
6,673,14
173.34
63.42
63.42
Working Expenses,
Balance,
50.336.20 53,183.40 2,847.20
56,999.16 61,536.20 4,537.01
Total,$ 245,280.33 | 268,610.19 || 23,397.72
61.56
Date.
Total,.....$245,280,33 268,616.49 | 23,809.50
473.31
Table F.-Farcels for United Kingdom Posted in Hongkong during the Year 1897. ·
Number of Parcels.
Postage.
Insurance Fees.
Date.
Number of Parcels.
Postage.
Jnsurance. Fees.
Brought forward,......
4,292 $4,559.80
$ 172.80
January 14th,
325
>>
14th,
33
$298.25 69.40
$ 13.40
July
15th,
392
363.55
20.20
15th,
27
39.90
"
28th,
311
290.40
14.60
""
29th,
268
233.55
14.80
"
28th,
31
51.00
39
29th,
33
72.40
February 11th,
251
238.40
10.80
August
12th,
264
240.10
12.80
→
11th,
24
72.00
17
12th,
29
40.50
"
25th,
259
243.10
10.60
"J
26th,
262
228.30
13.60
19
25th,
23
37.00
26th,
35
79.15
March
11th,
293
288.70
12.20
September 9th,
253
231.45
8.60
"
11th,
24
62.50
**
9th,
26
39.75
""
25th,
272
225.55
12.40
""
23rd,
297
281.55
23.00
Th
25th,
17
26.75
23rd,
33
61.15
April
8th,
302
278.80
10.20
October
7th,
225
218.25
15.20
""
8th,
24
41.10
7th,
20
40.25
22ud,
341
306.90
18.60
21st,
340
357.75
16.20
19
22nd,
30
58.75
21st,
30
80.95
May
6th,
319
305.85
14.40 November
4th,
478
413.95
32.40
6th,
81
90.85
>>
22
4th,
26
51.50
20th,
325
310.75
15.60
18th,
899
739.85
13.80
""
12
20th,
17
23.00
18th,
46
110.75
June
3rd,
289
234.85
13.60 December
2nd,
594
485.35
25.20
"
3rd,
26
42.50
2nd,
36
52.25
39
17th,
313
"
"
17th,
€1
July
1st,
29.1
1st,
57
266.15 259.80 270.85 166.80
14.20
16th,
406
377.15
17.00
"
16th,
38
58.80
12.20
30th,
274
255.10
15.20
"
39
30th,
31
62.30
31
Carried forward,...
4,292
4,559.80
172.80
Grand Total,...
9,654 9,769.35
430.80
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