549
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CHINESE DELIVERY SECTION.
10. During the year this section handled 7,472,549 ordin- ary letters, 412,033 other articles and 10,861 postal Hong packets as against 7,963,344 ordinary letters, 432,188 other articles and 11,001 postal Hong packets in 1932.
11. The registered articles delivered amounted to 183,173 of which 46,530 were from the United States and Canada, and 86,643 from China and other countries showing a decrease of 36,792 as compared with 169,965 in 1932.
12. 5,671 insured letters were dealt with as against 6,065 in 1932. The total number of Chinese private boxes was 357 an increase of 21 as compared with 336 in 1932.
13. The licences of 27 Chinese Postal Hongs were renew- ed, the same number as in 1932. 4 of these licences were, however, cancelled during this year.
(B).-WIRELESS.
TRAFFIC.
14. The total paid traffic for the year was 403,816 mes- sages of 3.321,236 words representing increases of 25,027 mes- sages and 16,468 words as compared with the figures for 1932.
15. The total unpaid traffic for the year was 44,720 mes- sages of 1,125,143 words representing increases of 472 messages and 49,396 words as compared with the figures for 1932.
16. The total increase amounts to 25,499 messages, 65,864 words or 5.68% and 1.48% respectively.
17. Full details are shown in Tables XII and XIII.
SERVICES.
18. Commercial Radio Telegraph Services are now in operation as follows:
(1) Macao.
(2) British North Borneo, direct to Sandakan and
thence to all offices.
(3) Dutch East Indies, direct to Malabar thence to all offices and to Dutch Borneo, Australasia and Europe.
(4) French Indo China, direct to Hanoi, Saigon and Kwongehowan and with connections to all inland places.
(5) Formosa, direct to Taihoku and thence to all offices.
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(6) Philippines, direct to Manila, thence to all offices, and to American Continents, Europe and alterna- tive connections to Dutch East Indies and Borneo, Persia, Turkey in Asia and Portuguese East Africa. (7) (A) China, direct to Shanghai
Foochow
Amoy
Swatow
Canton Yunnanfu
Via Shanghai to inland places in China and Via Yunnanfu to other offices in Yunnan
Province.
(B) China on "Receiver To Pay" basis:
direct to Liuchow
Nanning
Wuchow
direct to Hoihow
Swabue Pratas
Kwangsi Province.
Kwangtung Province.
(8) Siam, direct to Bangkok and thence to all offices.
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE,
19. Tables XIV and XV show comparative figures for 1932 and 1933 under separate subheads, and Table XVI com- parative totals for the past 5 years.
MISCELLANEOUS.
20. During the year ten distress messages were received from vessels. The messages were in each case forwarded im- mediately to the Naval Authorities, Harbour Department and other Authorities concerned.
21. Wireless Licences issued during the year were:-
22.
Ship Station
Amateur Transmission Station
Broadcast Receiving
Dealers
76
14
3,278
47
Fifteen candidates were examined and awarded Cer-
tificates of Proficiency in Wireless Telegraphy.
21st February, 1934.
W. J. CARRIE, Postmaster General.
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