CO129-548-1 Annual reports from various government departments 3-4-1934 - 11-6-1935 — Page 419

Table I.

Mails Received and Despatched during the years 1932 and 1933.

Receptacles

for and from Hong Kong,

For H.M. Ships on China Station.

For Foreign Men-of-War.

Receptacles

in transit.

Steamers carrying Mails.

551

Received in 1932,

Received in 1933,

51,324

11,318

952

171,552

7,800

49,449

14,844

1,280

206,365

6,877

Increase,

3,526

328

34,813

Decrease,.......

1,875

923

Despatched in 1932,

47,615

3,848

588

6,467

Despatched in 1933,

46,650

3,814

887

5,801

Increase,

Decrease,..

299

965

34

666

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