(ZI 2)
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF POST OFFICE.
REVENUE
Gross receipts from Letters, Post Cards, Newspapers, Books and Parcels,
Fees for Private Letter Boxes,
Commission on Money Orders,
Commission on Postal Orders,
Profit on Exchange on Mouey Order transactions,
Interest on Money Order Fund,
Valne of Unclaimed Money Orders,
EXPENDITURE ;—
Total Postal Revenue,..
For Salaries and Wages and all expenses of Postal Service (ineluding
Money and Postal Order business) within the Colony,.......
For Conveyance of Mails beyond the Colony,
For Share of P. & O. Mail Subsidy,
Between Colony and
Line of Steamers.
Total Cost of Postal Service,
Deficit,
MAIL SERVICE.
Contract.
Commencement. Termination.
C.
401,060.80
4,909.00
9,733.94
4,088.60
18,620.95
773.23
10.85
156,961,52
332,432.21
133,193.78
No. of Maila.
Total Annual Subsidy.
439,189.37
622,587.51
183,398.14
Colony's Share of Subsidy.
Other payments
to Contractors.
£
£
Shanghai
and Brindisi,
Peninsular and Oriental Steam
1st February, 31st January,
1908.
1916.
26
210,753
10,673
- Va
Navigation Company.