1. The following statement shows a decrease in the Gross Revenue of 1874, as compared with 1873, amounting to $5,688.97; of which $869.68 is apportioned to the Imperial Post Office, and 4,819.29 to the Colonial Government.

15.

Total Revenue in 1874, .

Comparative Statement of Revenue.

Do.

du. 1873, (including profit in Exchange),

Total decrease in 1874, as compared with 1873,.-

£56,581, 0, 01 =$175,50025 £37,768.10. 1 =8181,279.29

£ 1,185, 4. 04

=$ 5,688.97

Amount of Imperial Revenue collected, f Remittances to London, . . £22,123.14.5 ↑

Do.

do.

do.

in 1874, Contribution to Agencies, 1,270. 0.01 £23,308.14. 5

1878,..

283,574.18. 1

=$112,289.86

=$113.159.54

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1. 3. 8

869,68

Decrease in 1874, as compared with 1873,

Amount of Colonial Revenue collected in 1874, 1873, Do..

16.

do.

do.

Decrease in 1874, as compared with 1873,

To which must be added Loss on Remittances to London,

Total decrease in 1874,

The Total Expenditure in 1874, (e. Convo derate on the tangle) amounted to..

Do.

do.

1873, (Du.

Increase in 1874,

Apeute Account leluded.

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do. )

do.

Shewing a Decrease in uett Revenue in 1874 as compared with 1873, of,

$ 138,887.10 68, 119.68

$ 4,23458 588.71

$ 4,819.29

.$ 40,013.03 39,731.72

.S 281.31

$ 5,100,60

1. The excess of the Colony's Postal Revenue over its Expenditure during the year 1874, amounted to $23,287.36, which with $6,096, reimbursement from the Imperial Post Office towards the maintenance of Agencies at the Ports, makes a total in favor of the Colony amounting to $29,383.36 or $5,100 60 less than it was in 1873.

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The Colony's share of the Postage on Mails received from the United Kingdom during 1874, was.

Do.

du.

Decrease in 1874,

19.

The number of Ship Mails sent in 1874, was............

Do,

Do

Decrease in 1874,

20.

in 1873, was.

do.

.1,357

1,536

179

du.

£1,562. 6.10 1873, was.... 1,646.19. 1

84.12. 3

The number of Ship Mails received in 1874, was...],446

Do. Dus

Decrease in 1874,

in 1873, was.

1,506

The number of Letters and Papers sent by United States' Mail Packets to Yokohama and San Francisco in 1874, was

Iu 1873,

Increase in 1874,

Decrease in 1874,.

Letters.

Papers.

Letters.

Japers.

37,620 28,224 27,607 39,956

The number of Letters and Papers recrived by United States' Mail Puckets from San Francisco und Yokobuma in 1874, was,.

17,972

20317

In 1873,

17,062

19,644

017

Increase in 1874,

910

673

·

2,330

1. The number of Letters and Papers sent from Hongkong to the United Kingdom, has been

as follows, viz. :—

BY BRITISH PACKET.

In 1874, In 1873,

•

Decrease,

ת

Letters. 133,018

138,307

BY FRENCH PACKET.

Letters.

Papers. 112,176 101,356

Papers,

In 1874,.

63,090

90,848

In 1873,.

€1,700

24,785

Increase,.

1,201

1.113

5,29 Increase, 10,820

1. The weight of Letters sent to the United Kingdom in 1874 has been as follows:-

BY FRENCH PACKLT.

Tima.

1

ng.

grk.

B

21

14

2

*

3

אן

15

BY BRITISH PACKET.

ths.

07.

Tuns. crl. угл.

2

0

1

23

In 1874,

0

1

25

14

In 1873,

10

Increase.

lo 1874, In 1873,

Decrease,