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REVENUE :—

(Zd 6)

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF POST OFFICE.

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

Parcels,

$382,309.76

Commission on Money Orders,

10,035,58

Commission on Postal Orders,

1,694.32

Valne of Unclaimed Money Orders and Postal Notes,

596.12

Fees for Private Letter Boxes...............

5,272.67

Profit on Exchange,

Bank Interest,

Total Postal Revenne,.....

EXPENDITURE:-

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

Money and Postal Order business) within the Colony,.

For conveyance of Mails beyond the Colony,

For share of Mail Subsidy,

Between

Colony and

Totul cost of l’ostal Service,..........

Net Rereine,

MAIL SERVICE.

Contract.

!

Line of Steamers.

Commence-

ment.

11,539.69

419.06

$149.994.06

113,735.29

70,448,05

No. of Mails.

Total Annual Subsidy.

Colony's shure of Subsidy.

Termina- tiou.

Shanghai and Peninsular and

1st February, | 31st January,

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£245,000

£6,000

Brindisi,

1898.

1905.

Oriental Stormi

Navigation

Company.

$414,867.20

334, 177.40

$ 80,689.80

Other payments

10

Contractors.