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REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF POST OFFICE.

REVENUE:—

Gross receipts from Letters, Post Cards, Newspapers, Books, and

Parcels,

$362,019.09

Commission on Money Orders,

9,309.36

Commission on Postal Orders,

1,262.67

Value of Unclaimed Money Orders and Postal Notes,

519.01

Fees for Private Letter Boxes, -

4,800.83

Profit on Exchange,

7.268.17

Bank Interest,......

1,887.06

EXPENDITURE :—

Total Postal Revenue,

For salaries and wages and all expenses of Postal Service (including

Money and Postal Order business) within the Colony,

For couveyance of Mails beyond the Colony,

For share of Mail Subsidy,

Total cost of Postal Service,

Net Revenue,

MAIL SERVICE.

Contract.

$143,218.46

104,110.66

68,911.00

Between Colony and

Line of Steamers,

No. of Mails.

Total Annual Subsidy.

Commence- Termian-

ment.

tion.

Shanghai and Peninsular and 1st February, 31st January,

Brindisi,

Oriental Steam!

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1898.

1905.

$387,066.19

316,240.12

$ 70,826.07

Colony's share of Subsidy.

Other payinents

to

Contractors

26

£245,000

£6,000