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REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF POST OFFICE

REVENUE

  • 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
  • Value 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
Category Amount
Total Postal Revenue $414,818.19

EXPENDITURE

  • For salaries and wages and all expenses of Postal Service (including Money and Postal Order business) within the Colony, $159,037.97
  • For conveyance of Mails beyond the Colony, $86,760.47
  • For share of Mail Subsidy, $326,287.81
  • For purchase of a Steam Launch, $13,363.00
Category Amount
Total cost Postal Service $585,149.25
Deficit $170,611.06

MAIL SERVICE

Line of Steamers No. of Mails Total Annual Subsidy Commencement Termination
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company ... £255,000 1st February, 1905 31st January, 1908
... ... £12,529 ... ...
Shanghai and Brindisi Contractors ... ... ... ...

Colony's share of Subsidy | Other payments to Contractors | | | |

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REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF POST OFFICE REVENUE 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 Value 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 Category Amount Total Postal Revenue $414,818.19 EXPENDITURE For salaries and wages and all expenses of Postal Service (including Money and Postal Order business) within the Colony, $159,037.97 For conveyance of Mails beyond the Colony, $86,760.47 For share of Mail Subsidy, $326,287.81 For purchase of a Steam Launch, $13,363.00 Category Amount Total cost Postal Service $585,149.25 Deficit $170,611.06 MAIL SERVICE Line of Steamers No. of Mails Total Annual Subsidy Commencement Termination Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company ... £255,000 1st February, 1905 31st January, 1908 ... ... £12,529 ... ... Shanghai and Brindisi Contractors ... ... ... ... Colony's share of Subsidy | Other payments to Contractors | | | |
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( 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.
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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.

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