Appendix Q.
REPORT ON THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1911.
STAFF.
1. Mr. C. McI. Messer went on leave on April 19th, and during his absence Mr. E. Curnewall Lewis acted as Postmaster General from 19th April until October 4th when he was succeeded by Mr. A. M. Thomson. On December 20th Mr. Messer returned to the Colony and resumed duty. Mr. Lewis, the Assistant Postmaster General, went on sick leave on October 4th. Mr. Breen has acted as Assistant Postmaster General since October 16th. Amongst the staff there were one resignation and six appointments; five new posts having been instituted.
MAILS.
2. The number of mail bags and packets dealt with in the General Post Office, Hongkong, amounted to 237,325, an increase of 11,249 or 6.4 per cent. This increase, succeeding a corresponding increase of 6.5 per cent in 1910, points to a steady development of the postal business of the Colony. The number of bags and packets sent in transit through the Post Office amounted to 65,571, an increase of 1,751 over the preceding year, while the number of parcel receptacles handled in transit rose from 3,480 to 3,769, an increase of 289. Further details are given in Table I.
REGISTRATION AND PARCEL BRANCH.
3. Registered articles and parcels handled in Hongkong amounted to 933,475, a decrease of 68,335 compared with the previous year. The decrease in registered articles is due to (1) more mails which passed through closed and not à découvert; (2) the disturbed state of China during the last months of the year. The decrease in parcels is due mainly to the disturbed state of China and consequent inability to forward parcels into certain parts of the interior. The amount of registered matter forwarded via Siberia continued to show a marked increase during the year and is an evidence of the increasing popularity and of the greater frequency of this route. Further details are given in Table II.
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.
4. A statement of Revenue and Expenditure is given in Table III. Revenue amounted to $399,217.15, being a decrease of $119,849.39 as compared with the year 1910. Expenditure amounted to $422,267.97, a decrease of $48,716.38. Both decreases were largely due to the Imperial Government relieving this Colony of the British
Appendix Q.
REPORT ON THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1911.
STAFF.
1. Mr. C. McI. Messer went on leave on April 19th, and during his absence Mr. E. Curnewall Lewis acted as Postmaster General from 19th April until October 4th when he was succeeded by Mr. A. M. Thomson. On December 20th Mr. Messer returned to the Colony and resumed duty. Mr. Lewis, the Assistant Postmaster General, went on sick leave on October 4th. Mr. Breen has acted as Assistant Postmaster General since October 16th. Amongst the staff there were one resignation and six appointments; five new posts having been instituted.
MAILS.
2. The number of mail bags and packets dealt with in the General Post Office, Hongkong, amounted to 237,325, an increase of 11,249 or 6 4 per cent. This increase, succeeding a corresponding increase of 65 per cent in 1910, points to a steady development of the postal business of the Colony. The number of bags and packets sent in transit through the Post Office amounted to 65,571, an in- crease of 1,751 over the preceding year, while the number of parcel receptacles handled in transit rose from 3,480 to 3,769, an increase of 289. Further details are given in Table I.
REGISTRATION AND PARCEL BRANCH.
3. Registered articles and parcels handled in Hongkong amount- el to 933,475, a decreasé of 68,335 compared with the previous year. The decrease in registered articles is due to (1) more mails which passed through closel and not à decouvert; (2) the disturbed state of China during the last months of the year. The decrease in parcels is due mainly to the disturbed state of China and consequent inability to forward parcels into certain parts of the interior. The amount of registered matter forwarded via Siberia continued to show a marked increase during the year and is an evidence of the increasing popu- larity and of the greater frequency of this route. Further details are given in Table II.
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.
4. A statement of Revenue and Expenditure is given in Table III. Revenue amounted to $399,217.15, being a decrease of $119,849.39 as compared with the year 1910. Expenditure amounted to $422,267.97, a decrease of $48,716.38. Both decreases were largely due to the Imperial Government relieving this Colony of the British
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