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The figures for insured letters were 18,887 and 19,050 respectively—a decrease of 163.
Parcels, ordinary and insured, which were dealt with reached a total of 428,849 as against 411,165 in 1929—an increase of 17,684.
WIRELESS.
The revenue collected by the Post Office during the year from radio-telegrams amounted to $431,390.68, an increase of $244,846.71 on the amount collected in 1929.
Advices of vessels signalled at the Lighthouses yielded $1,220.80, Semaphore messages $8.05. The total Revenue from the Telegraph Service amounted to $432,619.53.
Ship Station Licences yielded $1,568.75, Amateur Transmission Station Licences $150.00, Broadcast Receiving Licences $6,640.50, Dealers Licences $363.00 and Examination Fee for Operators Certificates of Proficiency $206.00.
The number of paid radio-telegrams forwarded during the year was 132,432 consisting of 1,125,559 words against 72,153 consisting of 708,282 words in 1929, and 124,855 were received consisting of 1,161,115 words against 85,571 consisting of 817,571 words, representing a total increase in the number of messages of 63.12% and words 49.85%
In addition to the paid traffic figures given above the Wireless Service is responsible for the reception of time signals daily from Bordeaux, Rugby, Malabar and Nauen, for the transmission of time signals to ships in the China Sea, the reception of press messages amounting to 447 messages 242,326 words from Rugby, the collection and distribution of meteorological traffic, having forwarded 4,616 messages 290,283 words, and received 12,432 messages 245,415 words, the reception and dissemination of distress, piracy and navigation messages, the transmission and reception of Government messages etc., etc.
CABLES.
The Eastern Extension Telegraph Company (British) by means of three cables to Singapore, one direct and one each via Labuan and Cape St. James respectively, provide good connections with Europe via India, with Australasia, and with the other British Colonies and possessions. By their cable to Manila connection is made with the direct American cable, thence to San Francisco. Two cables to Shanghai, belonging respectively to the Eastern Extension and to the Great Northern (Danish) Companies, via Foochow and Amoy respectively, give a good connection with Shanghai, North China, Japan and Russia; and the system of the Great Northern Telegraph Co. gives a good service to Europe via Asiatic Russia.
TELEPHONES.
Telephonic communication, provided by the Hong Kong Telephone Co., is available to most parts of the Colony.
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The figures for insured letters were 18,887 and 19,050 respective- ly-a decrease of 163.
Parcels, ordinary and insured, which were dealt with reached total of 428,849 as against 411,165 in 1929-an increase of 17,684.
WIRELESS.
The revenue collected by the Post Office during the year from radio-telegrams amounted to $431,390.68, an increase of $244,846.71 on the amount collected in 1929.
Advices of vessels signalled at the Lighthouses yielded $1,220.80, Semaphore messages $8.05. The total Revenue from the Telegraph Service amounted to $432,619.53.
Ship Station Licences yielded $1,568.75, Amateur Transmission Station Licences $150.00, Broadcast Receiving Licences $6,640.50, Dealers Licences $363.00 and Examination Fee for Operators Certificates of Proficiency $206.00.
The number of paid radio-telegrams forwarded during the year was 132,432 consisting of 1,125,559 words against 72,153 consisting of 708,282 words in 1929, and 124,855 were received consisting of 1,161,115 words against 85,571 consisting of 817,571 words, represent- ing a total increase in the number of messages of 63.12% and words 49.85%
In addition to the paid traffic figures given above the Wireless Service is responsible for the reception of time signals daily from Bordeaux, Rugby, Malabar and Nauen, for the transmission of time signals to ships in the China Sea, the reception of press messages amounting to 447 messages 242,326 words from Rugby, the collection and distribution of meteorological traffic, having forwarded 4,616 messages 290,283 words, and received 12,432 messages 245,415 words, the reception and dissemination of distress, piracy and navigation messages, the transmission and reception of Government messages etc., etc.
CABLES.
The Eastern Extension Telegraph Company (British) by means of three cables to Singapore, one direct and one each via Labuan and Cape St. James respectively, provide good connections with Europe via India, with Australasia, and with the other British Colonies and possessions. By their cable to Manila connection is made with the direct American cable, thence to San Francisco. Two cables to Shanghai, belonging respectively to the Eastern Ex- tension and to the Great Northern (Danish) Companies, via Foochow and Amoy respectively, give a good connection with Shanghai, North China, Japan and Russia; and the system of the Great Northern Telegraph Co. gives a good service to European via Asiatic Russia.
TELEPHONES.
Telephonic communication, provided by the Hong Kong Tele phone Co., is available to most parts of the Colony.
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