REVENUE :—
(Zd 6)
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF POST OFFICE.
Gross receipts from Letters, Post Cards, Newspapers, Books and
Parcels,
$382,309.76
Commission on Money Orders,
10,035,58
Commission on Postal Orders,
1,694.32
Valne of Unclaimed Money Orders and Postal Notes,
596.12
Fees for Private Letter Boxes...............
5,272.67
Profit on Exchange,
Bank Interest,
Total Postal Revenne,.....
EXPENDITURE:-
For salaries and wages and all expenses of Postal Service (including
Money and Postal Order business) within the Colony,.
For conveyance of Mails beyond the Colony,
For share of Mail Subsidy,
Between
Colony and
Totul cost of l’ostal Service,..........
Net Rereine,
MAIL SERVICE.
Contract.
!
Line of Steamers.
Commence-
ment.
11,539.69
419.06
$149.994.06
113,735.29
70,448,05
No. of Mails.
Total Annual Subsidy.
Colony's shure of Subsidy.
Termina- tiou.
Shanghai and Peninsular and
1st February, | 31st January,
26
£245,000
£6,000
Brindisi,
1898.
1905.
Oriental Stormi
Navigation
Company.
$414,867.20
334, 177.40
$ 80,689.80
Other payments
10
Contractors.