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POST AND TELEGRAPH STATISTICS, 1916.

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE POST OFFICE.

POSTAL SERVICE.

REVENUE:-

Gross receipts from Letters, Post Cards, Newspapers, Books, and Parcels, Fees for Private Letter Boxes,

Commission on Money Orders,

Commission on Postal Orders,

Protit on Exchange on Money Order transactions,

Interest on Money Order Fund,

Value of Unclaimed Money Orders,

Total Postal Revenue,.

C.

359,390.64

6,426.00

8,455.72

3,289.45

22,205.08

1,893.05

82.39

P

401,742.33

EXPENDITURE :—

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 P. & O. Mail Subsidy,

Total Cost of Postal Service,

Profil,

166,761.29 41,016,80 100,358.24

308,136.33

$93,606.00

TELEGRAPII SERVICE.

REVENUE:-

Message Fees,

EXPENDITURE :—

For Salaries and Wages, &c.,..

Between Colony and

Line of Steamers,

MAIL SERVICE.

Contract.

No. of Mails.

Total Annual Subsidy.

Colony's Share of Subsidy.

Commencement. Termination

Shanghai and Brindisi.

Peninsular and Oriental Steam

1st February, 31st January,

1908;

1918.

26

| 210,753

10,673

Navigation

$ 9,188.49

10,846.21

Other payments

to

Contractors,

Company.

NUMBER OF POST, MONEY ORDER, AND TELEGRAPH OFFICES IN 1916.

Post Offices.

Money Order Offices.

Telegraph Offices.

1 General, 16 Branches.

Two,

One.

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