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STATEMENT OF the EstimateD TOTAL NUMBER OF LETTERS, ETO, DEALT WITH IN 1939,

External.

Internal.

United Kingdom.

Other Places.

Totul.

Front

To

From

To

Lellers,...

Post Cards,

No statistics.

Newspapers

Book Packets, Samples, and Cirenlurs,.....

STATEMENT OF THE AMOUNT OF MONEY ORDER AND POSTAL ORDER TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN

HONG KONG AND GREAT BRITAIN. THE Colonies, and Foreign CousTRIES, IN 1939, -

Money Orders,

British Postal Orders,

Local Postal Notes,

Issued in the Colony,

Paid in the Colony.

d.

27,581 6 8,027 14

£ 48,188 3,983

$34.25 HL.K. Currency.

d.

8

2

11

STATISTICS OF INTERNATIONAL and Hong Kong CoRRESPONDENCE FOR 1939,

Registered Articles.

Posted and delivered at Hong Kong.

Posted at Hong Kong for other countries.

Received from other countries for Hong Kong.

In transit,

Total number.

1939 1938-

16,069

35,859

436,182 121,892

899,002 720,778

207,788 135,660

1,589,341 1,314,189

Increase.

10,210

14,590

178,224

72,128

275,152

Decrcase.

UADELO

Insured Letters.

1939 1938

Posted at Hong Kong for other countries.

Received from other countries for Hong Kong.

14,204 9,907

9,698

9,026

Increase.

672

4,297

Docrease.

Purcels.

In transit.

Total number.

1,797

1,213

584

25,699 20,146

5,553

*

Articles ported.

Articles delivered.

Received for transmission to other countries.

Total articles handled.

1939 1938

02,867 132,613

178,277

29,136

300,280

137,310

26,709

296,662

Increase. Decrease.

10,937

2,477

.....

89,746

3,618

LENGT