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STATISTICS OF INTERNATIONAL AND HONGKONG REGISTERED CORRESPONDENCE

AND PARCELS FOR THE YEAR 1912,

International and Local.

Comparison with 1911.

Description of Correspondence.

Total 1912.

Total

1911.

Despatched. Reculved.

Increase. Decrease.

Insured Letters, Registered Articles,

1,260

1,645

2,905

2,270

635

279,596

521,329

800,925

764,618

86,307

Registered Articles, (via Siberia),

42,777

27,225

70,002

54,207

15,795

Insured Parcels, (viâ Gibraltar),

1,770

2.668

4,138

4.431

107

***

Insured Parcels, (vià Brindisi).............

235

264

499

423

76

4.1+

Insured Parcels, (viâ Marseilles),

613

613

376

237

4.10

Urdinary Parcels, (viâ Gibraltar),

9.704

14.225

23,929

23,212

717

Ordinary Parcels, (viê Briudisi), Ordinary Parcels, (vià Marseilles), Cash on Delivery Parcels,...............

810

740

1,050

916

134

2,338

2,338

1,779

359

343

384

239

145

America, Manila and Houoluin Parcels, German Parcels by German Ships, French Parcels by French Sbips,.......

2.498

4,751

7,249

7,296

47

708

2,853

3,561

3,033

528

1,397

1.397

1,038

359

Indian Insured Parcels,

Indian Ordinary Parcels,

Australian Parcels,

Japanese Parcels, Miscellaneous Parcels,

1.493

452

2,043

5,140

1,750

801

71,464

67,837

3,627

1,708

2,695

28,213

26,695

Parcels, (viû Siberia).........................

165

Parcels received for China Fleot,

Total,...... 374,239 618,739

Grand Total for 1912, 992,977; Increase of 59,502.

Note-For Rates of Postage aer A 79 and the Postal Guide for the current year

+

+

2,223

2,223

1,900

323

992,977

933,475

59,549

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