319
Table III.
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE,
Receipts.
1905.
1906.
Increase. Decrease.
Expenditure.
1905.
1906. Increase.
Decrease.
ន
Sale of Stamps, Hongkong....
267.242.02 275,158.77
7.916.75
Do.. at the Agencies.
104,2461.92 | 106:189.51
1.942.59
Unpaid i ostage,
6.487.32
Boxholders' Fees, 6,143.40
6,769.24 | 278.92
7.480,32 | 1,386.92
Transit Payment to the United Kingdom.
Transit Payment to other Conn- tries,
21,822.86 17,451,45
4,166,41
60.549.79 45.128.85
15.4201.91
Gratuities
to
Comission
Money Orders,
נג
14,750.36
14,613 16
146.20
Shipmasters for
4387.89
3.799.99
587.83
the Conveyance of Mails,
Profit ou Ex-
change on Money Order
Transactions.
Interesi
Money Order
15.325.12
9,665.76
5.659.86
Contribution to- |
wards P. & 0.
820,287.81116.478.94
200.868.87
Subsidy,
On
459.45
546.73
ST.28
Commission
Money Orders,
2,127.92
2.112.72
14.50
Fund.
Purchase
of
Void Money
13,363 00
Steam Launch,
13,363,00
Orders and
174.60
36.55
138 05
Postal Notes,
Working Expenses,| 156,910,75 | 174,367,18
17.45038
Total Receipts. Deficit. 1905......
414,838.19 420,454.04 11.589.46 170.611.06
5,943,61|| Total Expenditure, 585,449.25 | 259.484,08
Profit, 1986,
60.969.96
17,456.38 243.421.55
Totals $585,449.25 | 420,454.04
Totals,
$585,449.25 | 420,454.04
Table IV.
POSTAGE STAMPS, etc., issued for Sale in HONGKOxg and at the British Post Offices in CHINA during the years 1905 and 1906.
Denomination.
1905.
1906.
Postage Stamps,
1-cout.
27
417.119 1,572.719
501,115 2,044,075
27
2,165,519
2,445,115
27
""
10
"
812,509 71,999 1,034,399
817,675
85.195
1,036,555
12
י
32,879
27,835
20
142,319
149,275
30
22
61,199
64,795
50
"
62,039
62,935
1-dollar.
50,699
50,315
2
14,289
14,055
3
94
5,639
5,285
ā
77
3,569
3,145
10
4.509
31
3,405
Books of Stamps,
1
4,910
5.994
Post Cards,
1-cent.
28.099
22,693
2
174
240
4
19.699
.་
17,140
374
60
Newspaper Wrappers,
2
939
2,405
+
729
905
Postage Envelopes, ...
473
1,020
2
"
1,848
2,310
42.
5,248
6,590
348
240
15
573
390
Registration Envelopes,
"
9,995
10,925