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Table I.
MAILS DESPATCHED AND RECEIVED FOR 1906.
To and from Hongkong.
For H.M.
Ships.
For For- eign Ships of War.
"Sent in transit through Hongkong.
Steamers carrying
Mails.
Bags.
Loosc Packets. Letter Boxes.
Bags.
Bags.
Bags and l'ackets.
Boxes.
Arrivals. Departures
Received, 1906...
Receiver, 1905,.
83.243 3,096 1,961 71,127 3,053 1.842
7,342
5,901
6,741
4.959
12,891 12.039
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Increase.
12,116
13
110
G01 !
042
852
Shanghai and British Postal
Agencies other than through
11,641
227
Hongkong,
Despatched. 1906,
67,190
7,392 1,395
6,785
5.394
49,411
7.438
Despatched, 1905,
57,838
7,379 1,292
6.739
4.201
46,302
13.977 13.705
Increase,
9.852
13
$3
46
1,193
3,100
272
Shanghai and British Postal
Agencies other than through
8.827
1.362
Hongkong,
Table II.
STATISTICS OF INTERNATIONAL, LOCAL AND AGENCIES' REGISTERED
CORRESPONDENCE AND PARCELS FOR 1906.
International & Local,
Comparison with 1905:
Description of Correspondence.
Total Total 1906. 1905.
Despatched. Received.
Increase. Decrease.
Insured Letters,.......
237
Registered Articles,
285,009
Insured Parcels riú Gibraltar,
1,854
Insured Parcels via Brindisi,
98
313 387,177 1,843 116
550
581
31
672,186 | 559,476 | 112,710
3,697
4,183
486
214
281
67
Insured Parcels ri Marseilles,
321
321
269
52
Ordinary Parcels ciú Gibraltar,
11,724
12.711
24,435
26.766
2,331
Ordinary Parcels via Brindisi,
156
351
507
734
227
Ordinary Parcels rid Marseilles,
950
950
916
34
America, Manila and Honolulu Parcels,
1,345
2,906
4,251
3,099
1,152
German Parcels by German Steamers,
585
1,962
2,547
1,925
622
French Parcels received by French
Steamers,
910
910
618
292
Insured Indian Parcels,
472
681
Ordinary Indian Parcels,
1,147
1,866
Australian Parcels,
*
959
847
·60,252 | 40,129
20,123
Japanese Parcels,
2,265
3,027
Miscellaneous Parcels,
28,383
20,605
334,234
436,586 | 770,820 |638,977 | 134,985
3,142
Parcels received for China Fleet, Parcels, Shanghai and Agencies, Registered Articles, Shanghai, Registered Articles, Agencies,..
2,410 2,410 4,366
1,956
13,001
76.136
17,806 30.807 26,773 4,034 41,999 118,135 72,384
45,751
2,716
1,999 4,715
790
3,925
91,853
64,214156,067 104,313
53,710
1,956
Grand Total for 1906=926,887 increase of 183,597 against 1905.