CO129-374 - Public Offices & Others - 1910 — Page 107

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have been lad to muppane. This assertion finds some support in the figures which accompanied the Governor's lottors of the 17th of December 1908 i 17th of April 1909, and which, although they may be subject to modifications in respect of the carriage of nails, are

pertinent to this point. Further analysis gives the

following result:-

Total postage collection on all mila

despatched from the Agencies:

# 104,800

Postare collection on malls deanatohel

from Agencies to Hong Kong (23% of the

total):

037

Total expeliture on arrive of mails

despatched from Agencias:

07,740

Total expenditure on carriage of mails despatched to liong Kong (44% of the

total):

4,193

2938709

After allowance has been made for the Pot tint the postage rates to Pong Kong from the Agencies and the cost of transit thither are lower than to many other places,

these figures are still simificant.

ith regard to their lordships' comment in their lettor of the End of September last on the responsibility of Tong Tong for the introduction of ponny postugo, it is Thymeet thek, although the prosent deficit is beyond disputo primarily attribut blo to this reduztion, the action of Tong Kong in this matter, as in that of the establishment of the Agency at Ticntrin in 1900, was

dictated

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