410
Table II.
STATISTICS OF INTERNATIONAL LOCAL AND AGENCIES REGISTERED CORRESPONDENCE AND PARCELS FOR 1905.
International and Local.
Comparison with 1904.
Total
Total
Description of Correspondence.
1905.
1901.
Despatched. Received.
Increase. Decrease.
Insured Letters,
Registered Articles,..
Insured Parcels vid Gibraltar,
214
367
581
555
240,223
319,253 | 559,476| 534,455
26 25,021
•
Insured Parcels viâ Brindisi, Insured Parcels via Marseilles, Ordinary Parcels via Gibraltar,
2,140 131
1,743
4,183 4,531
150
281
359
348
78
269
269
144
125
15,533
11,233
26,766
23,319
3,447
Ordinary Parcels viâ Brindisi,
441
293
734
695
.39
Ordinary Parcels via Marseilles,
916
916
670
246
America, Mauila and Honolulu Parcels,
1,417
1,682
3,099
1,700
1,399
German Parcels by German Packets,
378
1,547
1,925
1,684 ?
241
French Parcels received by French Packets,
618
618
481
137
Miscellaneous Parcels,
22,697
17,432
40,129
30,465
9,661
283,474
355,503 638,977 599,058 | 40,345}
Đ
426
Parcels received for China Fleet,
4,366
4,366
Parcels, Shanghai-Agencies,..
2,257
515
2,772
Parcels, Shanghai-London,
6,193
17,808
24,001
Registered Articles, Shanghai-Agencies,.
36,288
36,096
72,384
Agencies Registered Articles,
308
482
790
45,046
59,267 104,313
Grand Total of Hongkong and Agencies for 1905: -743,290.
Table III.
REVENCE AND EXPENDITURE,
Receipts.
Sale of Stamps! Hongkong....
Do.. at the
1904.
1905.
Increase. Decrease.
Expenditure.
1901.
1905.
Increase. Decrease.
$
$
203,880 46267,242.02
$
3.301.50
103,626.14 104,246.92
620.78
Transit Parment to the United Kingdom,
56,649.82 21,822.86
31.826.96
Agencies,
Unpaul Postage,
6.633.07 0,487,32
145.75
Transit Payment to Other Coun- trics,
Boxhollers' Fees. 5,380.35 6,113.40 263.02
Commission oni Money Orders,
14,246.27 14,759.36
513.09
Profit on Ex-
change on Money Order
Interest
18.544.90 15,325.12 1,780.16
Transactions,
on
Money Order Fund,
338.37
459.45
121.08
Void Money
Orders and
309.27
171.60
Postal Notes,
Gratuities to Shipmasters for the Conveyance of Mails.........
Contribution to- wards P. & UL Subsidy.....
Commission onl Money Orders, i
Purchase of
Steam Launch, {
134.67
35,202.69 (0,549,79 | 25,287.10
4.112.58
4,387.89 275.29
05,474,59 | 826,287,81 : 260,$13.22 |
1,945.054 2,127,22 182.17
13,363.00 13,363.00
Total Receipts, | 408,458.92 | 414,838,10 Deficit, 1905..
170,611.06
Totals.......$408,458,02 | 585,449.25
6,659.69
280.42
Working Expenses, 153,311.88 156,910.75 3,598.87
Total Expenditure, 316.756,56 385,449,25303,519.65 | 34,826.96- Profit, 1904,
91,702.36
Totals, $408.458.92 585,449.25 |