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MONEY ORDERS.
10. The combined total of the year's transactions on Money Orders and British Postal Orders shows an increase of about £7,900.0.0 as compared with 1931.
11. Full details are shown in Tables IX, X and XI.
CHINESE DELIVERY SECTION.
12. During the year this section handled 7,963,344 ordinary letters, 432,188 other articles and 11,001 Postal Hong packets as against 6,746,127 ordinary letters, 370,291 other articles and 10,091 Postal Hong packets in 1931.
13. The registered articles delivered amounted to 169,965, of which 72,743 were from the United States and Canada, and 97,222 from China and other countries, as compared with 207,954 in 1931, a decrease of 37,989.
14. 6,065 insured letters were dealt with as against 7,214 in 1931. The total number of Chinese private boxes was 336, an increase of 19 as compared with 317 in 1931.
15. The licences of 27 Chinese Postal Hongs were renewed, the same number as in 1931.
(B) WIRELESS.
TRAFFIC.
16. The total paid traffic for the year was 378,789 messages of 3,304,768 words, representing decreases of 24,149 messages and 125,089 words as compared with the figures for 1931.
17. The total number of unpaid messages for the year was 44,248, an increase of 5,934 over the figure for 1931. The total number of unpaid words was 1,075,747, a decrease of 60,844 as compared with the figures for last year.
18. The net decreases amounted to 18,235 messages, 185,933 words or 4.13% and 4.07% respectively.
19. Full details are shown in Tables XII and XIII.
SERVICES.
20. Commercial Radio Telegraph Services offering the usual telegraphic facilities are now in operation as follows:-
(1) Amoy.
(2) British North Borneo, direct to Sandakan and thence to all offices.
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MONEY ORDERS.
10. The combined total of the year's transactions on Money Orders and British Postal Orders shows an increase of about £7,900.0.0 as compared with 1931.
11 Full details are shown in Tables IX, X and XI.
CHINESE DELIVERY SECTION.
12. During the year this section handled 7,963,344 ordinary letters, 432,188 other articles and 11,001 Postal Hong packets as against 6,746,127 ordinary letters, 370,291 other articles and 10,091 Postal Hong packets in 1931.
13. The registered articles delivered amounted to 169,965, of which 72,743 were from the United States and Canada, and 97,222 from China and other countries, as compared with 207,954 in 1931, a decrease of 37,989.
14. 6,065 insured letters were dealt with as against 7,214 in 1931. The total number of Chinese private boxes was 336 an increase of 19 as compared with 317 in 1931.
15. The licences of 27 Chinese Postal Hongs were renewed, the same number as in 1931.
(B) WIRELESS.
TRAFFIC.
16. The total paid traffic for the year was 378,789 messages of 3,304,768 words, representing decreases of 24,149 messages and 125,089 words as compared with the figures for 1931.
17. The total number of unpaid messages for the year was 44,248-an increase of 5,934 over the figure for 1931. The total number of unpaid words was 1,075,747-a decrease of 60,844 as compared with the figures for last year.
18. The net decreases amounted to 18,235 messages, 185,933 words or 4.13% and 4.07% respectively.
19. Full details are shown in Tables XII and XIII.
SERVICES.
20. Commercial Radio Telegraph Services offering the usual telegraphic facilities are now in operation as follows:-
(1) Amoy.
(2) British North Borneo, direct to Sandakan and thence
to all offices.
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