23. The weight of Letters received from the United Kingdom in 1874 has been as follows:—
BY BRITISH PACKET.
BY FRENCH PACKET.
Tous.
in 1874, lo 1878,
cwt. grs. Is. 18
OZ.
Tons. ewt.
qrs.
ง
26
1
19
8
5
In 1874, In 1873,
0
10
ils. 2 20
02.
0
18
0 20
Decrease,
0
121
Decrease,
1
24.
Tons. cul.
(78.
lbs. oz.
The Total weight of Letters sent from Hongkong to the United Kingdom in 1874, was.
The Total weight of Letters re- ceived from the United King-
3 4
0
17
dom in 1874, was, -
Do.
in 1873, was
3
3
1
0 12
Do. in 1873, was,
Increase,
0
0
8 16 51
Decrease,
25.
The number of Registered Letters received from London in 1874, was
Do.
Decrease in 1874,
do.
du.
iu 1873, was
Tons. cit.
grs.
lbs. 02.
cc
2
11
3
24 19
2 17
3
25 14
0 3 0
1
1
1.973
2,205
282
The number of Registered Letters sent to London from Hongkong and the Postal Agencies in China and
Jupan in 1874, was
Tu 1873,
·
Decrease in 1874,.
4,280 4,416
130
26. The following Tables show the number of Registered Letters sent to, and received from ther places in 1874 and 1873:--
SENT TO.
India.
Galle.
Straits Settlements.
Australia.
Continent of Europe.
Ports of China and Japan.
1874
1878 1874 1873
1874 1878
1871 1873
1874
1873
1874
1873
480
450
20
202
136 117
$3
404
027 821
962
RECEIVED FROM.
505
|| 02 || 41221,155 |
890
909 234
690
G09
777
501
iving
a Total of Registered Letters sent in 1874, of 6,429 against 6,283 sent in 1873, and a Total of egistered Letters received of 5,372 in 1874, against 5,139 received in 1873.
27. The following Tables show the results of the Money Order business in 1874 as compared
#th 1873:-
ORDERS DRAWN UPON THE UNITED KINGDOM.
A+
1874.
No. of Orlers drawn.
Amount.
1873.
No. of
Orders
Amount.
drawn.
Pagbai, okohama,
P
1,799 924 800
* a. d. 8,665. 3. 3 4,478.18. 2
2,668. 5.11
$ c. 816.70 173 04 126.63
.. d.! 2,136 10,504. 5. 8¡ 1,005
5,087. 4. 7 1,053 4,149.18. 5
£
Total,
3,629 | 15,812. 7. 4
615.37
4,214 19,741, 8. 8
$ c. 402.07 201.75 176.72 1
780.56
INCREASE.
Namber. Amount.
ORDERS DRAWN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
DECREASE.
Number. Amount.
a. d.
£ 357: 1,680, 2.5
81
$6.39
247
608. 6.5 1,481.12.6
28.71
50 09
683 3,929. 1
163.19
1874.
Upon
No. of Orders drawn.
Amount.
Commission
which arcrued to |
the Colony,
INCREASE.
DECREASE.
1873.
No of Orders
Amount.
Number. Amount
Sumber. Anunt
drawn.
£
x. d.
Meaghai,
longkong,
96 | 241
blokame,
20
£ s. d. 440.17. 8 110.12. 2 80. 3. 4
$ C.
$9
200 4. 1
19.95
5.34
16
53 9.9
$ c. 11.19 2.70
J
*. d.
38
231.13, 7
57. 2. 5
$ c.
2.76 2.64
L
a. d.
3.60
19
81 9. 7
3.62
1
1. G. 31
0.02
---
Total,..
140
631.13, 2
28.80
113
341 3. 5
17.51
47
201.16, 0
11.40
1. G. 3
0.42
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