Appendix R.
REPORT OF THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, HONG KONG,
FOR THE YEAR 1938,
(A) POST OFFICE.
STAFF.
No changes in the Senior Staff occurred during the year.
MAILS, REGISTERED ARTICLES & PARCELS.
2. Full details are shown in Tables I, II and III.
3. The Empire Air Mail Scheme, under which all first class mail between participating countries is carried by air as the normal means of transport, was extended to include Hong Kong in September.
4. The total weight of air mail received and despatched by all air lines during the year was 439,989 lbs. as compared with 89,316 lbs. in 1937 an increase, mainly due to the Empire Air Mail Scheme, of 350,673 lbs.
5. The total number of parcels handled shows a large increase over the 1937 figures. The increase was due to the maintained improvement in local trade and to the continued diversion to Hong Kong services of a considerable amount of traffic which, under normal conditions, would be routed direct to Chinese Offices of exchange.
REVENUE & EXPENDITURE.
6. Tables IV and V show comparative figures for 1937 and 1938 under separate sub-heads and Table VI comparative totals for the past ten years.
7. The balance of revenue over the expenditure charged against the departmental vote was $1,848,410.
8. The increase in expenditure was mainly due to the payments required in connection with the Empire Air Mail Scheme and additional transit charges incurred as a natural result of a general increase in the mails. Revenue again improved and exceeded the 1937 figure which stood as the previous high record. Heavier mails due to abnormal conditions, and a full year's working of the Pan American Airways Service were the causes contributing to the expansion in Revenue.
9. Tables VII and VIII provide details relating to the sale of postage stamps.
MONEY ORDER OFFICE.
10. The combined totals of the year's transactions in Money Orders and British Postal Orders show an increase of £21,609.9.3d. as compared with the figures for 1937.
11. Full details are shown in Tables IX, X and XI.
CHINESE DELIVERY SECTION.
12. During the year this section handled 9,171,727 ordinary letters and 689,952 other articles as compared with 7,895,179 and 462,272 in 1937.
Appendix R.
REPORT OF THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, HONG KONG,
FOR THE YEAR 1938,
(A) POST OFFICE.
STAFF.
No changes in the Senior Staff occurred during the year.
MAILS, REGISTERED ARTICLES & PARCELS.
2. Full details are shown in Tables I, II and III.
3. The Empire Air Mail Scheme, under which all first class mail between participating countries is carried by air as the normal means of transport, was extended to include Hong Kong in September.
4. The total weight of air mail received and despatched by all air lines during the year was 439,989 lbs. as compared with 89,316 lbs. in 1937 an increase, mainly due to the Empire Air Mail Scheme, of 350,673 lbs.
5. The total number of parcels handled shows a large increase over the 1937 figures. The increase was due to the maintained improvement in local trade and to the continued diversion to Hong Kong services of a considerable amount of traffic which, under normal conditions, would be routed direct to Chinese Offices of exchange.
REVENUE & EXPENDITURE.
6. Tables IV and V show comparative figures for 1937 and 1938 under separate sub-heads and Table VI comparative totals for the past ten years.
7. The balance of revenue over the expenditure charged against the depart- mental vote was $1,848,410.
8. The increase in expenditure was mainly due to the payments required in connection with the Empire Air Mail Scheme and additional transit charges incurred as a natural result of a general increase in the mails. Revenue again improved and exceeded the .1937 figure which stood as the previous high record. Heavier mails due to abnormal conditions, and a full year's working of the Pan American Airways Service were the causes contributing to the expansion in Revenue.
9. Tables VII and VIII provide details relating to the sale of postage stamps.
MONEY ORDER OFFICE.
10. The combined totals of the year's transactions in Money Orders and British Postal Orders show an increase of £21,609.9.3d. as compared with the figures for 1937.
11. Full details are shown in Tables IX, X and XI.
CHINESE DELIVERY SECTION.
12. During the year this section handled 9,171,727 ordinary letters and 689,952 other articles as compared with 7,895,179 and 462,272 in 1937.
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