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rates. Certain parcel rates have been raised in order that certain other countries may receive increased credits demanded by them, but the Hongkong Postage Rates and Share in credits on parcels have not been raised.
The "Empress of Asia" arrived on December 30th with 19,574 registered articles for Hongkong. This is the largest number of registered articles ever received by one ship. These letters reached the office in the afternoon and sorting was finished at 4 a.m. the next morning. All letters were ready for delivery by the first delivery on the 31st.
The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's contract Mail Service between the United Kingdom and the Far East, which was suspended during the War, was resumed with the despatch of the s.s. "Nellore" from Hongkong on 21st December 1921.
During the first 28 days of May Statistics were taken of the weights of mails exchanged between Offices included in the Universal Postal Union. The Statistics will serve as the basis for calculating the amounts payable for transit charges on international correspondence exchanged in respect of the years 1920 to 1923, inclusive, and will in future be taken triennially instead of every six years as formerly.
Former enemy countries resumed the despatch of Closed Mails to Hongkong during the year; German Offices on 17th March and Austrian Office (Vienna) on 26th September.
On only one occasion were Hongkong Mails lost at sea during the year and that was when the s.s. "Hongmoh" was wrecked on the 1st March off Swatow with great loss of life and complete loss of all mails for Swatow and Amoy. On November 18th, 3 mail receptacles were lost by fire between Paris and London.
In conclusion I wish to thank all members of the Staff for the zeal displayed during the year under review.
19th May 1922,
S. B. C. ROSE, Postmaster General.
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rates. Certain parcel rates have been raised in order that certain other countries may receive increased credits demanded by them, but the Hongkong Postage Rates and Share in credits on parcels have not been raised.
The "Empress of Asia" arrived on December 30th with 19,574 registered articles for Hongkong. This is the largest number of registered articles ever received by one ship. These letters reached the office in the afternoon and sorting was finished at 4 a.m. the next morning. All letters were ready for delivery by the first delivery on the 31st.
The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's contract Mail Service between the United Kingdom and the Far East, which was suspended during the War, was resumed with the despatch of the s.s. "Nellore" from Hongkong on 21st December 1921.
During the first 28 days of May Statistics were taken of the weights of mails exchanged between Offices included in the Univers- al Postal Union. The Statistics will serve as the basis for calculat- ing the amounts payable for transit charges on international correspondence exchanged in respect of the years 1920 to 1923, inclusive, and will in future be taken triennially instead of every six years as formerly,
Former enemy countries resumed the despatch of Closed Mails to Hongkong during the year; German Offices on 17th March and Austrian Office (Vienna) on 26th September.
On only one occasion were Hongkong Mails lost at sea during the year and that was when the s.s. "Hongmoh" was wrecked on the 1st March off Swatow with great loss of life and complete loss of all mails for Swatow and Amoy. On November 18th, 3 mail re- ceptacles were lost by fire between Paris and London.
In conclusion I wish to thank all members of the Staff for the zeal displayed during the year under review.
19th May 1922,
S. B. C. ROSE, Postmaster General.
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