R 3
5.—MONEY ORDERS.
There has been no improvement in the Money Order business during the year under review, a consequence no doubt of the world-wide commercial depression. A slight decrease of £729.16.6 has taken place in the total transactions of the year but this is probably due to the diversion of business from our hands. Formerly this office was the intermediary for the Exchange of Money Orders between the Federated Malay States and China, but last year a direct Service between the two countries came into operation.
The telegraphic Money Order transactions with Great Britain were:-
Inward 107 orders amounting to £1,768.10.0d, and outward 87 orders amounting to £1,258.14.9d against the previous year of inward 76 orders amounting to £1,376.0.0d and outward 37 orders amounting to £610.0.0d.
There was an increase of £380.11.0d in British Postal Orders sold but this was offset in the reverse direction by a decrease of £317.7.8d in the amount cashed here.
Local domestic Postal Notes show a slight decrease of $527.25.
Full details appear in Tables VIII, IX and X.
6. CHINESE DELIVERY SECTION.
During the year, this section handled 2,816,938 ordinary letters, 123,161 other articles, and 8,906 postal hong packets as against 2,472,829 ordinary letters, 102,947 other articles, and 7,922 postal hong packets in 1923.
The registered articles delivered amounted to 285,073 of which 182,231 were from the United States and Canada, and 102,842 from China and other countries, shewing an increase of 10,997 as compared with 274,076 in 1923.
3,903 insured letters were dealt with as against 3,475 in 1923. The total number of Chinese private boxes for which licences were issued during the year was 356, an increase of 18 as compared with 338 in 1923.
The licences of 27 Chinese Postal Hongs were renewed, an increase of 4 as in 1923.
R 3
5.-MONEY ORDERS.
There has been no improvement in the Money Order business during the year under review, a consequence no doubt of the world wide commercial depression. A slight decrease of £729.16.6 has taken place in the total transactions of the year but this is probably due to the diversion of business from our hands. Formerly this office was the intermediary for the Exchange of Money Orders between the Federated Malay States and China, but last year a direct Service between the two countries came into operation.
The telegraphic Money Order transactions with Great Britain were :-
Inward 107 orders amounting to £1,768.10.0d, and outward 87 orders amounting to £1,258.14.9d against the previous year of inward 76 orders amounting to £1,376.0.0d and outward 37 orders amounting to £610.0.0d.
There was an increase of £380.11.0d in British Postal Orders sold but this was offset in the reverse direction by a decrease of £317.7.8d in the amount cashed here.
Local domestic Postal Notes show a slight decrease of $527.25.
Full details appear in Tables VIII, IX and X.
6. CHINESE DELIVERY SECTION.
During the year, this section handled 2,816,938 ordinary letters, 123.161 other articles, and 8,906 postal hong packets as against 2,472,829 ordinary letters, 102,947 other articles, and 7,922 postal hong packets in 1923.
The registered articles delivered amounted to 285,073 of which 182,231 were from the United States and Canada, and 102,842 from China and other countries, shewing an increase of 10,997 as compared with 274,076 in 1923.
3,903 insured letters were dealt with as against 3,475 in 1923. The total number of Chinese private boxes for which licences were issued during the year was 356, an increase of 18 as compared with 338 in 1923.
The licences of 27 Chinese Postal Hongs were renewed, an increase of 4 as in 1923.
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