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2.—MAILS.
The number of mail bags and packets despatched from Hong-kong during the year amounted to 123,238 as against 123,645 in 1915, a decrease of 407; and the number received to 115,678 as against 118,517, a decrease of 2,839. These figures include ships' letter boxes, and mails for His Majesty's ships and Foreign men-of-war on the China Station.
The number of mail bags and packets sent in transit through the Colony amounted to 68,333 as against 70,993 in 1915, a decrease of 2,658.
Boxes and Baskets in transit amounted to 11,203 as against 11,049 or 154 more than in 1915.
4,023 steamers carrying mails arrived and 5,253 steamers left in 1916 as against 4,972, and 5,292 respectively in 1915.
Full details appear in Table I.
3.—REGISTRATION AND PARCELS.
Registered and insured articles handled by the General Post Office amounted to 735,767 as against 679,167 in 1915, an increase of 56,600.
Registered articles via Siberia amounted to 55,419 as compared with 54,536, an increase of 883.
Full details appear in Table II.
Parcels, ordinary and insured, handled by the General Post Office amounted to 119,586, as compared with 105,423 in 1915, an increase of 14,163.
Full details appear in Table III.
4.—REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.
Table IV contains a statement of Postal Revenue and Expenditure for the year. The revenue amounted to $401,742.33, an increase of $33,284.56 as compared with the year 1915. There were substantial increases in the sale of postage stamps and in box holders' fees collected—the latter being due to (a) raising the scale of the larger sized boxes from $10.00 to $20.00 per annum and (b) the installation of additional private letter boxes in the Chinese Branch.
The Expenditure decreased from $403,609.02 in 1915 to $308,136.33 in 1916, which was principally due to the high rate of exchange prevailing during the year and recovery of arrears of outstanding transit accounts. The balance of the revenue over expenditure amounted to $93,606.00
Table V shows the postage stamps, etc., of each denomination issued for sale during the years 1915 and 1916.
Table VI shows the revenue and expenditure of the Post Office for the 10 years 1907 to 1916.
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2.-MAILS.
The number of mail bags and packets despatched from Hong- kong during the year amounted to 123,238 as against 123,645 in 1915, a decrease of 407; and the number received to 115,678 as against 118,517, a decrease of 2,839. These figures include ships' letter boxes, and mails for His Majesty's ships and Foreign men- of-war on the China Station.
The number of mail bags and packets sent in transit through the Colony amounted to 68,333 as against 70,993 in 1915, a decrease of 2,658.
Boxes and Baskets in trausit amounted to 11,203 as against 11,049 or 154 more than in 1915..
4,023 steamers carrying mails arrived and 5,253 steamers left in 1916 as against 4,972, and 5,292 respectively in 1915.
Full details appear in Table I.
3.— REGISTRATION AND PARCELS.
Registered and insured articles handled by the General Post Office amounted to 735,767 as against 679,167 in 1915, an increase of 56,600.
Registered articles via Siberia amounted to 55,419 as compared with 54,536, an increase of 883.
Full details appear in Table II.
Parcels, ordinary and insured, handled by the General Post Office amounted to 119,586, as compared with 105,423 in 1915, an increase of 14,163.
Full details appear in Table III.
4.-REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.
Table IV contains a statement of Postal Revenue and Expen- diture for the year. The revenue amounted to $401,742.33, an increase of $33,284.56 as compared with the year 1915. There were substantial increases in the sale of postage stamps and in box holders' fees collected-the latter being due to (a) raising the scale of the larger sized boxes from $10.00 to $20.00 per annum and (b) the installation of additional private letter boxes in the Chinese Branch.
The Expenditure decreased from $403,609.02 in 1915 to $308, 136.33 in 1916, which was principally due to the high rate of exchange prevailing during the year and recovery of arrears of outstanding transit accounts. The balance of the revenue over expenditure amounted to $93,606.00
Table V shows the postage stamps, etc., of each denomination issued for sale during the years 1915 and 1916.
Table VI shows the revenue and expenditure of the Post Office for the 10 years 1907 to 1916.
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