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NUMBER OF POST, MONEY ÖRDER, AND TELEGRAPH OFFICES IN 1905.

Post Offices.

Money Order Offices,

Hongkong:-1 General, I Branch.

Hongkong, 1.

China :-10 Agencies.

Shanghai, L.

Telegraph Offices.

STATISTICS OF INTERNATIONAL, LOCAL AND AGENCIES REGISTERED CORRESPONDENCE

AND PARCELS FOR 1905.

International and Local.

| Comparison with

1904.

Description of Correspondence.

Total 1905. Total 1904.

1

Despatched.

Received.

Increase. Decrease.

Insured Letters,

214

367

581

555

26

1

Registered Articles.

210,223

319,253

539,476

584,455 25,021

Insured Parcels, (viâ Gibraltar),

2,440

1,713

J.193

4.531

348

Insured Parcels, (via Brindisi),

131

150

281

259

78

Insured Parcels, (vià Marseilles),.

269

269

144

125

Ordinary Parcels, (vià Gibraltar), .......................

15,533

11,233

26,766

23,319

8,447

Qulinnry Parcels, (vià Brindisi),

111

293

731

695

39

:

:

:

Ordinary Parcels, (viâ Marseilles),

916

916

670

246

America, Manila and Honolulu Parcels,

1,417

1.682

3,099

1,700

1,399

:

Gorman Parcels by German Packets,

French Parcels received by French Packets,

Miscellaneous Parrels,

378

1,747

1.925

1,6×4

211

:

618

GIS

151

187

22,697

17,432

40,129

30.465 9,661

Total,..

283,474

355,503

638,977

599,058 - 40,345

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STATEMENT OF THE AMOUNT OF Money Order and Postal Order TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN THE COLONY and the United KisgnoM, AND BETWEEN THE COLONY AND OTHER COLONIES OR Fornigy Countries, in 1905.

United Kingdom,

Anetralian Colonies,

India and Ceylon,

United States and Canada,

Зирии,

Straits Settlemonts, Borneo, Siam, &c, British Postul Orders.....

Local Postal Onders,

Issued in Culony,

£20,713. 8. O € 1,828, 8.10 Rs 258,839, 8 $ Gobl 5,837.95 Yen 163,627.31 $ Mex. 51,459,36 £8,139. 6. 0

Paid in Colony.

€ 9,457. 4. 1 €20,105,10, 0 Rs 117,897.18 $ Goll 19.913.20 Yen 64,153,73

$ Mex. 15,273.80 £1,37. 1. 1

$ Mex. 12,728.25