1905 — Page 425

( Ze 2 )

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF POST OFFICE,

REVENCE:-

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

Parcels,

377,976,26

Commission on Money Orders,

9.749.10

Commission on Postal Orders,

5,010.26

Valne of Unclaimed Money Orders and Postal Notes,

174.60

Fees for Private Letter Boxes,

6,143.40

Profit on Exchange,

15,325.12

Bank Interest,

439.45

EXPENDITURE :—

Total Postal Revenue,

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,

For purchase of a Steam Launch,

Total cost Postal Service,

Deficit,

MAIL SERVICE,

Contract.

Between Colony and

Line of Steamers.

No. of Mails.

Total Annual Subsidy,

Commence- ment.

Termina- tion,

159,037.97

86.760,47

326,287.81

13,363.00

$14,838.19

585,149.25

170,611,06

Colony's!

share of

Other payments

Subsidy. to Contractors,

Shanghai and

Brindisi,

Peninsular and

Oriental Steam

1st February,

23 31st January,

£255,000

£12,529

1905.

1908.

Navigatiou

Company.