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REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF POST OFFICE

REVENUE

  • Gross receipts from Letters, Post Cards, Newspapers, Books and Parcels, $374,139.67
  • Commission on Money Orders, $9,473.82
  • Commission on Postal Orders, $4,772.45
  • Value of Unclaimed Money Orders and Postal Notes, $309.27
  • Fees for Private Letter Boxes, $5,880.39
  • Profit on Exchange, $13,544.96
  • Bank Interest, $338.37

Total Postal Revenue, $408,458.92

EXPENDITURE

  • For salaries and wages and all expenses of Postal Service (including Money and Postal Order business) within the Colony, $316,756.56
  • For conveyance of Mails beyond the Colony, $155,256.93
  • For share of Mail Subsidy, $96,025.04
  • For other expenses, $65,474.59 (implied, though not directly stated, to be part of the total cost)

Total cost Postal Service, $316,756.56 + $155,256.93 + $96,025.04 = Not directly summed, but Net Revenue is given.

Net Revenue, $91,702.36

MAIL SERVICE

Contract Line of Steamers No. of Mails Total Annual Subsidy Colony's share of Subsidy Other payments to Contractors Commencement Termination
Shanghai and ... Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company 1 £245,000 £12,170 ... 1st February, 1898 31st January, 1905
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REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF POST OFFICE REVENUE Gross receipts from Letters, Post Cards, Newspapers, Books and Parcels, $374,139.67 Commission on Money Orders, $9,473.82 Commission on Postal Orders, $4,772.45 Value of Unclaimed Money Orders and Postal Notes, $309.27 Fees for Private Letter Boxes, $5,880.39 Profit on Exchange, $13,544.96 Bank Interest, $338.37 Total Postal Revenue, $408,458.92 EXPENDITURE For salaries and wages and all expenses of Postal Service (including Money and Postal Order business) within the Colony, $316,756.56 For conveyance of Mails beyond the Colony, $155,256.93 For share of Mail Subsidy, $96,025.04 For other expenses, $65,474.59 (implied, though not directly stated, to be part of the total cost) Total cost Postal Service, $316,756.56 + $155,256.93 + $96,025.04 = Not directly summed, but Net Revenue is given. Net Revenue, $91,702.36 MAIL SERVICE Contract Line of Steamers No. of Mails Total Annual Subsidy Colony's share of Subsidy Other payments to Contractors Commencement Termination Shanghai and ... Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company 1 £245,000 £12,170 ... 1st February, 1898 31st January, 1905 Brindisi
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( Ze 2 ) REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF POST OFFICE. REVENCE — Gross receipts from Letters, Post Cards, Newspapers, Books and Parcels, Commission on Money Orders, ! $374,139.67 9.473.82 Commission on Postal Orders, 4.772.45 Value of Cnclaimed Money Orders and Postal Notes, 309.27 Fees for Private Letter Boxes, 5,880.39 Profit on Exchange, 13,544.96 Bank Interes!, 338.37 EXPENDITURE :— Total Postal Revenue, 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, *** Total cost Postal Service,... Net Revenue, MAIL SERVICE, $155,256,93 96,025.04 65,474.59 $408,458.92 316,756.56 $91,702.36 Contract. Between Colony and Line of Steamers, No. of Mails. Total Annual Subsidy. Colony's share of Subsidy. Other payments to Contractors. Commence- ment. Termina- tion. Shanghai and . Peninsular and 1st February, I Brindisi, | Oriental Stepm 1898. 31st January, 1905. 26 £245,000 £12,170 Navigation Company.
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REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF POST OFFICE.

REVENCE —

Gross receipts from Letters, Post Cards, Newspapers, Books and

Parcels,

Commission on Money Orders,

!

$374,139.67

9.473.82

Commission on Postal Orders,

4.772.45

Value of Cnclaimed Money Orders and Postal Notes,

309.27

Fees for Private Letter Boxes,

5,880.39

Profit on Exchange,

13,544.96

Bank Interes!,

338.37

EXPENDITURE :—

Total Postal Revenue,

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,

***

Total cost Postal Service,...

Net Revenue,

MAIL SERVICE,

$155,256,93

96,025.04

65,474.59

$408,458.92

316,756.56

$91,702.36

Contract.

Between Colony and

Line of Steamers,

No. of Mails.

Total Annual Subsidy.

Colony's share of Subsidy.

Other payments

to Contractors.

Commence-

ment.

Termina-

tion.

Shanghai and . Peninsular and

1st February,

I

Brindisi,

| Oriental Stepm

1898.

31st January,

1905.

26 £245,000

£12,170

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Company.

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