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10. Receptacles in transit, including those to and from British and Foreign Men-of-War, numbered 222,489 as against 183,822 in 1932, an increase of 38,667.
11. Registered Articles and Parcels.-The number of registered articles handled amounted to 691,046 as compared with 748,676 in 1932—a decrease of 57,630.
12. The figures for insured letters were 20,232 and 18,595 respectively, an increase of 1,637.
13. Parcels, ordinary and insured, which were dealt with reached a total of 143,064 as against 148,189 in 1932, a decrease of 5,125.
14. In 1933 the earnings of the Railway continued to improve steadily and another very successful year resulted. There were no suspension of traffic, and no interruption from storms or typhoons.
15. The track both on the British and the Chinese Sections was well maintained and enabled the accelerated timetable introduced in October 1932 to be continued, while certain alterations were made to the hours of departure and in the number of express trains to suit the convenience of the travelling public. These improvements, together with the fact that Southern Kwong Tung is being rapidly opened up by roads, many of which act as feeders to the Railway, helped to make it a very popular means of conveyance.
16. The three express locomotives obtained in 1930 on behalf of the Chinese Section are still in the possession of the British Section, but the Chinese Section made twelve monthly cash instalments of $10,000 each in respect of them during the year. Haulage charges continued to be paid by the Chinese Section.
17. The total steam train mileage run amounted to 354,294. This includes trains run over the Chinese Section to and from Canton. The Motor Coach mileage was 13,378 miles. 2,475,514 passengers were carried during the year, as against 2,182,634 in 1932.
18. The General Gross Revenue showed again a marked increase and reached the satisfactory figure of $1,630,610.83, as against $1,295,789.20 for the previous year. Net revenue amounted to $711,052.42, as against $333,412.15 for 1932.
19. There are 311 miles of roads in the Colony, 161 miles on the Island of Hong Kong and 150 miles in Kowloon and the New Territories. Of the total mileage, 227 miles are constructed
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