CO129-290 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [1-4] — Page 192

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

OPY

ENCLOSURE

183 C.O.

87€6

Rece

پیر

RECP 10 APR 39

REPORT BY THE ACTING POSTMASTER GENERAL.

The Hon. the Colonial Secretary.

The old Parcel Rate allowed Hong-Kong 34a

the 1st.lb.,2 on each succeeding pound.

on

The new rate allows the Colony 4 on the 1st.

sa

d

3 lbs.,8. from 3 to 7 lbs., and

from 7 to 11 lbs.

AMOUNTS RECEIVED.

OLD RATE.

NEW RATE.

3 lb. Parcel

7 lb. DO.

71d

1/3층

3 lb. Parcel

$

Q

44.

7 lb.

Do.

Q

11 lb. Do.

1/11

11 lb.

DO.

1/0

The loss is therefore 341 on 3 lbs.

16

a

Do.

Do.

d

7 on 7 lbs.

d

on 11 lbs.

d

1.e.1 on each lb. plus on each parcel.

Total weight despatched in 1898.

Do. number of parcels do. do.

.36,848 lbs.

11,644

Loss of Revenue

36,848 pence plus 11,644 half pence,

= £177.15.10 on parcels despatched.

n

A

9

Total

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