Q 3
In the case of a very large proportion of the Chinese letters so sent back to this office it was absolutely impossible to return them owing to the names and addresses of sender being lacking. There is to be added to the total of those returned to offices of origin, letters, etc., relating to Lotteries 14,985. Details will be found in Tables X and XI.
Enclosed in 41 unregistered letters were found sundry articles of value as well as money orders, Bank Notes, Bank Drafts, Imperial Postal Orders and Cheques, and these were returned to the respective senders, registered.
One hundred and forty-eight (148) Chinese and 15 European letters were found to contain coins and of these it was possible to return to senders (under registered covers and subject to a fine of 20 cents) 45 of the former and 14 of the latter. Owing to the deficiency of the sender's name and address the others, after record, were destroyed and the contents paid in to the credit of "Unpaid Postage".
The coins so enclosed in nearly every instance were one or two cash.
1)
Post Cards bearing the imitation of postage stamps and addressed to the United Kingdom, (which are there prohibited), to the number of 105 were withdrawn from the mails, and 36 ordinary Post Cards with neither address nor the sender's name were found posted in the letter boxes.
PILLAR BOXES.
8. The total number of articles collected during the year from all pillar boxes was 220,832 compared with 183,152 in the year 1909. A new pillar box was opened near the Victoria Hospital.
CHINESE BRANCH.
9. The total number of Chinese registered articles delivered by this Branch was 208,170 of which 138,135 were from the United States of America and Canada and 70,035 from China and other countries showing a total increase as compared with the year 1909 of 24,365 and an increase of 21,080 as compared with the total of 1908. The figures for the three years are as follows:
1908 1909 1910 From U.S.A. and Canada, 123,102 119,436 138,135 From China & other countries, 63,988 64,369 70,035 187,090 183,805 208,170The number of ordinary correspondence dealt with has largely increased although no records are kept.
The number of Postal Hong licences issued during the year was 34 showing a decrease of 3 Hong licences against those issued in 1909. Two Hong licences were cancelled during the year for breach of Post Office Regulations.
Q 3
In the case of a very large proportion of the Chinese letters so sent back to this office it was absolutely impossible to return them owing to the names and addresses of sender being lacking. There is to be added to the total of those returned to offices of origin, letters, etc., relating to Lotteries 14,985. Details will be found in Tables X and XI.
Enclosed in 41 unregistered letters were found sundry articles of value as well as money orders, Bank Notes, Bank Drafts, Imperial Postal Orders and Cheques, and these were returned to the respective senders, registered.
One hundred and forty-eight (148) Chinese and 15 European letters were found to contain coins and of these it was possible to return to senders (under registered covers and subject to a fine of 20 cents) 45 of the former and 14 of the latter. Owing to the deficiency of the sender's name and address the others, after record, were destroyed and the contents paid in to the credit of "Unpaid Postage
The coins so enclosed in nearly every instance were one or two cash.
1)
Post Cards bearing the imitation of postage stamps and address- ed to the United Kingdom, (which are there prohibited), to the number of 105 were withdrawn from the mails, and 36 ordinary Post Cards with neither address nor the sender's name were found posted in the letter boxes.
PILLAR BOXES.
8. The total number of articles collected during the year from all pillar boxes was 220,832 compared with 183,152 in the year 1909. A new pillar box was opened near the Victoria Hospital.
CHINESE BRANCHI.
9. The total number of Chinese registered articles delivered by this Branch was 208,170 of which 138,135 were from the United States of America and Canada and 70,035 from China and other countries showing a total increase as compared with the year 1909 of 24,365 and an increase of 21,080 as compared with the total of 1908. The figures for the three years are as follows :
1908.
From U.S.A. and Canada, From China & other countries,
1909. 1910. 123,102 119,436 138,135 63,988 64,369 70,035
187,090 183,805 208,170
The number of ordinary correspondence dealt with has largely increased although no records are kept.
The number of Postal Hong licences issued during the year was 34 showing a decrease of 3 Hong licences against those issued in 1909. Two Hong licences were cancelled during the year for breach of Post Office Regulations.
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