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Approximate Revenue and Expenditure of H. B. M. Postal Agencies

in China for 20 years (1891 to 1910).

C

Year.

Revenue.

Expenditure.

Military Contribution.

1891

45.730

31,289

4.289

29473

1892

143 TO JUL II

53,430

35,873

1024-

1893

55,585

41,051

8,533

1894

67,394

42,669

11,713

1995

80,560

44,907

12,505

1896

74,469

47,669

13,032

1897

76,386

50,362

13,365

1898

86,733

40,700

15,178

1899

91,779

38,678

16,061

1900

88,985

42,954

15,572

1901

97,374

49,734

17,040

1902

104,525

59,766

20,905

1903

100,405

62,446

20,081

1904

120,665

63,131

24,133

I

1905

121,738

64,013

24,347

1906

125,328

89,402

25,065

1907

125,415

113,609

25,083

1908

132,144

154,628

26,428

1909

140,617

148,986

28,123

1910

149,647

174,174

29,929

1,938,909

1,396,121

363,260

Add to ex-

-penditure

Military

Contribution..

Deduct Expen-

-diture and

Military Con-,

-tribution...1,759,381

.363,260

81,759,381

8179,528

Approximate net gain.

N.B. The actual amount of Transit Charges payable in respect of Mails sent via Siberia during the year 1910 will not be known until after the special Statistics of November, 1911, have been taken.

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