Table II,-Continued.
INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL. LOCAL.
COMPARISON WITH 1908.
TOTAL
TOTAL
DESCRIPTION OF CORRESPONDENCE.
1909.
1908.
Despatched. Received.
Increase.
Decrease.
Parcels received for China Fleet, 1,887 1,897 2,266 379 Parcels, Shanghai and Agencies, Registered Articles, Shanghai, 25,248 35,811 61,059 42,223 18,836 53,844 32,552 86,396 807 Registered Articles, other Agencies, 10,876 14,823 25,699 14,573 11,126 Exclusive of Articles also passing through Hongkong,.. 89,968 85,073 175,041 144,651 30,769 379Grand Total for 1909-1,126,142; net increase 175,988.
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