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NUMBER OF POST, MONEY ORDER, AND TELEGRAPII OFFICES IN 1906.

Post Offices.

Money Order Offices,

Hongkong:-1 General, 2 Branches.

Hongkong, 1.

Shanghai, 1.

Telegraph Offices.

Chine:-11 Agoncies.

STATISTICS OF INTERNATIONAL, LOCAL AND AGENCIES REGISTERED CorrespondENCE

and Parcels FüR 1906.

IW

International and Local.

Description of Corespundenne,

Comparison with 1905.

[Total 1906. Totni 1905.

Despatchvil.

Received,

Incrense. Decrease.

Insural Lotters, -

237

Registered Articles,

Insured Parcels, (viâ Gibraltur), Insured Parcels, (viâ Brindisi), Insured Parcels, (viî Marseilles)} Ordinary Parcels, (via Gibraltar), Ordinary Parcels, (viù Brindisi)..

285.009

1,551

08

313 387,177 1,843 116

550 672,186

581 559,476 | 112,710

31

3,697 214

4,183

486

281

67

321

321

269

52

11,724

12,711

24,435

26,766

*

ᏓᏳ

351

507

734

2,231 227

Ordinary Parcels, (viù Marseilles),

950

950

916

34

Amorica, Manila and Honoluin Parcels,

1,345

2,906

4,251

3,099

1,152

Gerinsu Parcels by Gerroan Stømmers,

585

1,962

2,547

1,925

622

French Parcels received by French Steamers,

910

910

618

292

+++

Insured Indian Parcels................

472

681

Ordinary Indian l'arcels,

1,147

1,866

Australian Purcels,..................

959

847

60,252

40,129

20,123

E

Japan Parcels,

2,265

Misoollaneous Purcels,

28,343

3,027 20,605

Total,.....

314,234

436.586 | 770,820

688,977 134,985

3,142

Paruols received for China Fleet,..

2,410

2,410

-4,366

1,956

Parcels, Shanghai and Agencies,

13,001 -

17,806

30,807

26,773

4.034

Registered Articles, Shanghai,....

76,136

$1,999

118,135

72,384

45,751

Registered Articles, Agencies,

2,716

1,999

4,715

790

3,925

Total,

91,853

64,214

156,067

104,313

53,710

1,956

Grand Total for 1906, 926,887 increase of 183,597 against 1905.

Statement of THE AMOUNT OF Moser ORDER AND POSTAL Order TranSACTIONS BETWEEN THE COLONY AND THE United Kingdom, AND BETWEks the ColoXY AND OTHER COLONIES OR Formian CousTRIES, IN 1906.

Issued in the Colony,

Paid in the Colony.

United Kingdom,

Australian Colonies and Transvaal,...........................

Germany,

India and Ceylon,

United States and Cuunda.

Japau,

Straits Settlements, Borneo, Siam, &c.,

British Postal Orders,

Losal Postal Orders,

£18,814,12.10 ;£ 2,177.11.10

Mka. 40,062,30

Uя 2×4,048,1|

慈

7,469.10

Yen 198,691.09

Mex. €2,117,09 £9,247.12. 0

£12,583.11. 5 £24.2! NUE Mks. 83,138,48 Rs 100,938.3 23,964.73

You 44,041 89 $ Mex. $2,16 32 £2,208, 0, 8

$ Mex. 15,497.25