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Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
OF HER MAJESTY'S COLONIAL POSSESSIONS.
33. The number of registered letters sent to—
India during 1870 was —
419
Galle
28
Australia
186
The Straits
87
The Continent of Europe
123
The Ports in China and Japan —
114
Total
937
In 1869 —
647
Excess in 1870
290
The number of registered letters received from----
India during 1870 was —
Galle
Australia
The Straits
The Continent of Europe
The Ports in China and Japan
In 1869 —
Total
653
1,011
225
875
240
194
8,198
2,315
883
Excess in 1870—
34. The amount realized by the sale of postage stamps in 1870 was $144,131·48, of which stamps of the value of $85,258·12 were sold in Hong Kong, and the remainder, viz. $58,873·36, at the Post Office agencies at the ports, showing an increase of $8,427·24 in those sold in Hong Kong, and a decrease of $20,081·28 in those sold at the ports, as compared with 1869.
35. I annex a list of the number and value of each kind of postage stamps sold in 1870 and 1869, showing the increase or decrease, as the case may be, under each head, viz. :-
Denomination Postage Stamps sold in 1870 Postage Stamps sold in 1869 Increase Decrease cents Number Amount Number Amount [Number] Amount Number Amount 2 261,179 4 155,927 6 117,160 8 5,223 58 214,911 6,237·08 148,382 7,020·60 147,832 253,228 20,258·21 244,305 4,898·82 16,238 5,935·28 7,515 8,869·92 dols. cts. 12 GO,GG-1 7,279·68 8,640 1,555·20 18 70,297 8,004 19,544 10 8,923 713·81 24 9,633 1,155·96 1,518·72 30 106,243 31,872·90 1,526 366·21 110,747 33,224·10 48 4,504 1,351·20 96 27,891 13,387·68 24,713 23,721·48 35,636 17,105·28 7,745 3,717·60 29,473 28,294·08 4,760 4,569·60 Totals $144,131·48 $155,785·52 $1,346·88 $13,000·0236. The correspondence on official business sent from this Department to private individuals and firms, to the postal agents at the