CO129-374 - Public Offices & Others - 1910 — Page 112

HONG KONG AGENCIES.

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Memorandum.

As to the estimtei amount of loss.

(1) in the basis of the figures furnished in the Governor's]

letter of 17 December 1908, 33 molifiel in tho Post Office

letter to the Treasury dated 24 August 1909, the results

for the year ending 30 September 1508 act as follows:-

Deficit met by Hong Kong

19

鹨

2521

*

met by Imperial Post Office 7378. 18

met by Tiontain Municipality 75 0.

Total Postal ifioit on service. 40088. 36.

(This excludes "ilitary Contribution).

(2) The Governor in his latter of 29 ctober 1909 estimates

the loss as followst

For the year 1907 ₺ 20836

Slip F.

30/0158/10

For the year 1908 1 63172

For the year 1949 1 57780

For the year 1910 3 54000

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The letter of 4 February 1910 from the British "inist or

at Peking makes it clear that the figures for 191 11 no

doubt