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23.

The Total weight of Letters sent from Hongkong to the United Kingdom in 1873, was................

in 1872, was.

Do.

Decrease in 1873,

24.

Tons, cwt. grs. the. 02.

0010

3 3 1 3

0 12 3 12 6

The Total weight of Lettors re- ceived from the United King- dom in 1873, was ...................... Do, in 1872, was

Tona, cut, gre. lbs. oz.

2 17 3 25 14 3 10 2 10 0

0

2

2 11 10 Increase in 1873,

0 1 1 8 14

The number of Registered Letters received from London in 1873, was..

Increase in 1873,

Do.

do.

in 1879, was..

The number of Registered Letters sent to London from Hongkong and the Postal Agencies in China and

Japan in 1873, was.....

In 1873,

2,205

1,899

308

4,416 4,000

Increase in 1873,

324

25. The following Tables show the number of Registered Letters sent to, and received from other places in 1873 and 1872.

SENT.

To India.

Galle.

Strait Settlements,

Australia.

Continent of Europe.

Ports of China and Japan.

1873 1872 1873 1872 1873 1872 1873 1872 1873 | 1872

450 622

1873

1872

9 14 130 110 £3 111 927 224

002

081

RECEIVED.

582

480

03 40 SO0 743 201 329 G09 628 501

400

Giving a Total of Registered Letters sent in 1873, of 6,283 against 6,060 sent in 1872, and a Total of Registered Letters received of 5,139 in 1873, against 4,533 received in 1872.

26. The amount realized by the sale of Postage Stamps in 1873, was $141,991.74. Stamps of the value of $77,023.08 were sold in Hongkong, and the remainder, viz., $64,968.66 at the Post Office Agencies at the Ports in China and Japan, showing a decrease of $4,500.16 in those sold in Hongkong, and an increase of $2,138.36 in those sold at the Ports, as compared with 1872.

27. I annex a List of the number and value of each kind of Postage Stamps sold in 1873 and 1872, showing the increase or decrease, as the case may be, under each head, viz. :—

POSTAGE STAMPS SOLD IN 1879,

[POSTAGE STAMPS BOLD IX 1879,

INCREASE.

DECREAS,

Denomination.

Number.

Amount,

Number.

Åmount.

Number.

Amount.

Number.

Amount.

$

$

cents.

244,277

G. 4,885.84

0.

G.

243,707

4,874.14

670

123,800

4,054.70

132,705

6,308.20

-

12

100,39

0,561.78

102,737

6,104.22

0,628

11.40

307.58

6,636

353.44

A

8

180,840

14,407.02

104,450

15,550.00

19

44,279

5,313.48

48.1994

8.830.09

400

13,601 4,355

1,089.08

622.00

18

10,944

1,060.02

12,800

2,210.20

***

1,440

260.28

22

24

78,172

18,761.2A

80,002

21,520.00

++

11,630

9,764.80

+7

50

103,401

40,04730

140,505

43,900.50

10,028

5,077.80

1J

48

110

$25,000 24,577

12,435.84 23,603.13

28,183 220,418

19,327.84

**

2,275

1,099.00

25,301,28

--

1,841

1,767.30

Total......

$141,003.74

$144,953,54

$5,480.70

7,848.50

28. The following returns shew that the average time occupied in conveying the Mails from Hoine has been about the same in 1873 as it was in 1872, by the British Packets, and that by the French Packets the average time with the Mails from Home, was a little more in 1873 than it was in