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PEKING.

27040

June 16th, 1904.

405

AUG 04

20. Identical.

My Lord:-

I have received from Sir Robert Hart some postal statistics for 1903, which may be interesting to Your Lordship as showing the extension and progress of the Chinese Imperial Post Office under the control of the Inspector General of Maritime Customs.

The Establishment consisted of the Central Office at Peking, 34 Head Offices, 320 Branch Offices, and 609 Agencies.

Postal Articles handled were 20,900,000 outwards and 21,400,000 inwards,

Parcels were forwarded weighing 2,700,000 lbs., and amounting to 487,000 in number.

Expenditure was Tls. 665,000, and collection Tls. 345,000.

The Staff consisted of 80 Europeans and over 4,000 Chinese.

Money orders cashed were 188,781 in number.

In

Marquess of Lansdowne, K.G.,

&c., &c., &c.,

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PEKING. 27040 June 16th, 1904. 405 AUG 04 20. Identical. My Lord:- I have received from Sir Robert Hart some postal statistics for 1903, which may be interesting to Your Lordship as showing the extension and progress of the Chinese Imperial Post Office under the control of the Inspector General of Maritime Customs. The Establishment consisted of the Central Office at Peking, 34 Head Offices, 320 Branch Offices, and 609 Agencies. Postal Articles handled were 20,900,000 outwards and 21,400,000 inwards, Parcels were forwarded weighing 2,700,000 lbs., and amounting to 487,000 in number. Expenditure was Tls. 665,000, and collection Tls. 345,000. The Staff consisted of 80 Europeans and over 4,000 Chinese. Money orders cashed were 188,781 in number. In Marquess of Lansdowne, K.G., &c., &c., &c.,
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j PEKING. 27040 June 16th, 1904. 405 AUG 04 20. idential. My Lord:- I have received from Sir Robert Hart some postal statistics for 1903, which may be interesting to Your Lordship as showing the extension and progress of the Chinese Imperial Post Office under the control of the Inspector General of Maritime Customs. The Establishment consisted of the Central Office at Peking, 34 Head Offices, 320 Branch Offices, and 609 Agencies. Postal Articles handled were 20,900,000 out- wards and 21,400,000 inwards, Parcels were forwarded weighing 2,700,000 lbs., and amounting to 487,000 in number. Expenditure was Tls, 665,000, and collection Tls. 345,000. The Staff consisted of 80 Europeans and over 4,000 Chinese. Money orders cashed were 188,781 in number. In Marquess of Lansdowne, K.G., &c., &c., &c.,
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PEKING.

27040

June 16th, 1904.

405

AUG 04

20. idential.

My Lord:-

I have received from Sir Robert Hart some

postal statistics for 1903, which may be interesting

to Your Lordship as showing the extension and progress

of the Chinese Imperial Post Office under the control

of the Inspector General of Maritime Customs.

The Establishment consisted of the Central

Office at Peking, 34 Head Offices, 320 Branch Offices,

and 609 Agencies.

Postal Articles handled were 20,900,000 out-

wards and 21,400,000 inwards,

Parcels were forwarded weighing 2,700,000

lbs., and amounting to 487,000 in number.

Expenditure was Tls, 665,000, and collection

Tls. 345,000.

The Staff consisted of 80 Europeans and over

4,000 Chinese.

Money orders cashed were 188,781 in number.

In

Marquess of Lansdowne, K.G.,

&c., &c., &c.,

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