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Table I.
MAILS DESPATCHED AND RECEIVED DURING 1908.
To and from Hongkong.
For H. M. Ships For Foreign Fleet Sent in transit through Hongkong Steamers carrying Mails Loose Bags Packets. Letter Bags Bags Bags and Packets Boxes Arrivals. Departures Boxes Received, 1908 1,179 2,828 80,317 3,096 2,003 283 Received, 1907 144 7,630 5,091 7,339 13,650 Increase,.. Decrease, 30,480 763 1,917 7,347 4,047 6,311 Despatched, 1908 Despatched, 1907 74,379 84,382 7,931 2,645 7,331 1,486 1,765 1,372 40,812 335 6,994 6,597 55,395 7,530 14,760 14,270 Increase. Decrease, 10,003 COO 1,159 190 5,229 5,225 14,583 7,495 110,797Table II.
STATISTICS OF INTERNATIONAL LOCAL AND AGENCIES REGISTERED CORRESPONDENCE AND PARCELS FOR 1908.
International & Local Comparison with 1907 Description of Correspondence Total Total 1908 1907 Despatched Received Increase Decrease Insured Letters, 462 Registered Articles, 370,730 606 322,891 1,068 693,621 745,349 706 362 J 51,729 Insured Parcels viâ Gibraltar, 1,872 1,857 3,729 3,622 107 Insured Parcels viâ Brindisi, 79 157 236 231 5 Insured Parcels viâ Marseilles, 327 327 313 14 Ordinary Parcels viâ Gibraltar, 11,423 13,376 24,799 28,174 3,375 Ordinary Parcels via Brindisi, 144 444 588 602 14 Ordinary Parcels viâ Marseilles, 1,105 1,105 1,031 74 American, Manila and Honolulu Parcels, 1,639 2,957 4,596 4,668 72 German Parcels by German Steamers, 354 1,814 2,168 2,299 131 French Parcels received by French Steamers,.. 929 929 958 29 Indian Insured Parcels,............. 960 536 Indian Ordinary Parcels, 1,389 1,996 Australian Parcels, 1,002 555 72,337 68,162 3,875 Japan Parcels, 1,975 1,691 Miscellaneous Parcels, 44,453 17,780 436,482 369,021 805,503 856,415 4,437 55,349 Parcels received for China Fleet,. 2,266 2,266 2,267 1 Parcels, Shanghai and Agencies, 23,854 18,369 42,223 34,281 7,942 Registered Articles, Shanghai,....... 53,248 32,341 85,589 80,490 5,099 Registered Articles, Other Agencies, 4,365 10,208 14,573 5,053 9,520 (Exclusive of Articles also passing through Hongkong), 81,467 63,184 144,651 122,091 22,561 1 Grand Total for 1908-950,154; decrease of 28,352 against 1907,