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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 18, 1906.

Table II.

STATISTICS OF INTERNATIONAL LOCAL AND AGENCIES REGISTERED CORRESPONDENCE AND PARCELS FOR 1905.

International and Local.

Comparison with 1904.

Total

Total

Description of Correspondence.

1905.

1901.

Despatched. Reccived.

Increase. Decrease.

Insured Letters,

Registered Articles...

214

Insured Parcels við Gibraltar,

Insured Parcels riâ Brindisi, Insured Parcels riú Marseilles, Ordinary Parcels via Gibraltar, Ordinary Parcels viâ Brindisi,

240,223 2.440 131

367 319,253

581

559,476

555 534,455

26

25,021

1,748 150

4,183 281

4,531

348

359

78

269

269

144

125

15,333 441

11,233

26,766

23,319

3,447

293

734

695

39

Ordinary Parcels viâ Marseilles,

916

916

670

246

America, Manila and Honolulu Parcels,

1,417

1,682

3,099

1.700

1,399

German Parcels by German Packets,

378

1,547

1,925

1,684

241

French Parcels received by French Packets,

618

618

481

137

Miscellaneous Parcels,

22,697

17,432

40,129

30,465

9,661

283,474

355,503 | 638,977 | 599,058

40,345

426

Parcels received for China Fleet,

4,366

4,366

Parcels, Shanghai-Agencies,..

2.257

515

2,772

Parcels, Shanghai-London,

6,193

17,808

24,001

Registered Articles, Shanghai-Agencies,.

36,288

36,096

72,384

Agencies Registered Articles,

308

182

790

45,045

59,267 104,313

Grand Total of Hongkong and Agencies for 1935-743,290.

Table III.

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.

Receipts.

1904.

1905.

Increase. Decrease. Expenditure.

1904.

1905.

Incrense.Decrease.

$

$

$

$

$

Sale of Stamps, i 263,880 45 267,242.02

Hongkong.... i

3.361.56

Transit Payment

to the United Kingdom,

56,649.82 21,822.86

34.826.96

Do., at the

103,626.14 104,246,92 620.78

Agencies,

... I

Unpaid Postage,

6.633.07 6.487.32

145.75

Boxholders' Fees, 5,880,38 6,143.40

263.02

Commission on!

14,246.27 14.759.36

513.09

Money Orders, ·

Profit on Ex- change on Money Order Transactions,

Interest on Money Order Fund,

13.544.96

15,325.12 1,780,16

338.37

159.45

121.08

Transit Payment to Other Conn- tries.

Gratuities to Shipmasters for the Conveyance

of Mails......

Contribution to- wards P. & 19, Subsidy....

Commission on

35,262.69

60,549.79

25,287.10

4.112.53 4,387.82 275.29

65,474.59, 326,287.81 · 260,813.22

1

1945.05 2,127.22 182.17

of !

13,363.00 13.363.00

Money Orders, i

Purchase

Void Money

Orders and Postal Notes,

309.27

174.60

Total Receipts, Deficit, 1905,.

Totals,... 40-458.92 585.149.25

408,458.92 | 414,838.19 || 6.659.69 170.611.06

134.67

Steam Launch, i

Working Expenses, 153,311.88 156,910.75 3,598.87

280.42 Total Expenditure, 316,756.56 | 585,449.25 303,519.65 34,826.96

Profit, 1904,

91,702.36

Totals, $ 408,458.92 585,449.25