Table I.
Mails Received and Despatched during 1916.
For H.M. To and From Hongkong. Ships on China Station. For Foreign Men-of-War. Sent in Transit through Hongkong. Steamers Carrying Mails. Loose Bags. Packets. Letter Boxes. Bags. Bags. Bags and Packets. Boxes and Baskets. Arrivals. Depar-tures. Received in 1916, 107,385 8,293 657 1,585 864 Received in 1915, 109,011 9,506 596 1,528 752 4,023 4,972 Increase, 61 57 112 Decrease, 1,626 1,213 + 949 Despatched in 1916, 122,527 711 1,434 698 68,335 11,203 Despatched in 1915, 123,234 411 556 1,067 401 70,993 11,049 5,253 5,292 Increase, 300 367 154 Decrease, 707 459 556 2,658 39R7