4577-1906-Report-on-the-Post-Office-Department-for-1905 — Page 5

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 18, 1906.

Table IV.

POSTAGE STAMPS, ETC,, ISSUED FOR SALE IN HONGKONG AND AT THE BRITISH POST OFFICES

IN CHINA DURING THE YEARS 1901 AND 1905.

Denomination.

1904.

1905.

Postage Stamps,

I-cent.

2-cent.

509,280 1,682,400

417,119 1,572,719

4-cent.

2,250,720

2,165,519

5-cent.

834,000

$12,399

8-cent.

62,640

71,999

10-cent.

1,052,400

1,034,399

12-cent.

27,840

32,879

20-cent.

140,640

142,319

30-cent.

57,360

61,199

50-ceut.

62,340

62,039

1-dollar.

31,057

30,699

2-dollar.

9,790

14,289

3-dollar.

4,950

5,639

5-dollar.

3,240

3,569

10-dollar.

3,940

4,509

Books of Stamps,

1-dollar.

3,040

4,910

Post Cards,

1-cent.

15,460

28,099

2-cent.

5,874

474

4-cent.

17,400

19,699

8-cent.

514

374

Newspaper Wrappers,

2-cent.

1,120

939

4-cent.

960

729

Postage Envelopes,

1-cent.

900

473

24-cent.

2,975

1,848

4-cent.

10,000

5,248

51-cent.

725

348

101-cent.

1,443

573

Registration Envelopes,

11-cent.

9,568

9,995

Table V.

REVENUE FROM THE SALE OF STAMPS AT THE BRITISH POST OFFICES IN CHINA, 1904 AND 1905.

1904.

1905.

Shanghai,

Amoy,...

Canton,

Chefoo,

Foothow,

Hankow,

Hoihow,

Liu Kung Tau,

3..

Ningpo,

Swatow,.

.$ 57,989.21

$ 62,683.29

4,706.15

5,510.99

9,484.09

10,075.22

1,304.04

1,774.98

5,023.30

4,591.14

4,448.22

4,584.28

1,386.12

1,305.47

11,159.52

7,606.80

404.69

7,720.80

Total,.

.$103,626.14

436.41

5,728.34

$104,246.92

823

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