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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH MAY, 1898.
13. I may also call attention to the salaries of the subordinate officers though as I have had no complaint I did not consider it necessary to represent anything to Government specially on the subject. As an instance, the Compradore is paid only $480 while he has to find security for $1,000, handles over $200,000 of Government money per annum, and is responsible for the conduct of the Chinese staff of over 36 servants.
The postmen too, who are supposed to be able to read and write Chinese to a certain extent, get very meagre pay-not more in a great many cases than a house coolie, and it is therefore not a matter of surprise that the local delivery service is not so perfect as it might be, were better educated men engaged.
I have the honour to be,
Sir, Your obedient Servant,
The Honourable
THE COLONIAL SECRETARY.
Table A.-Approximate Statistics for the Year 1897.
A. M. THOMSON,
Postmaster General.
International.
Local.
Comparison with 1896.
Description of Correspondence.
Total.
Des- patched.
Received.
Des- patched.
Received.
Total in 1896.
Increase. Decrease.
Ordinary Paid Letters,
Unpaid or Short-paid Articles,.
Letters on Postal Business, Post Cards (Single),
Post Cards with reply,
960,620 1,137,860 88,010 5.200 39,420 620
51,220
2,237,710 | 2.100,930 | 136,780
470
45,710
29,030 16,680
3,700
3,420
1,510
1,040
9,670
10,120
450
13,780
27,350
1,880
630
43,140
35,130
8,010
Newspapers, Books, Circulars, &o., Patterns,
260 390,620 1,172,780
650
10,660
Registered Articles,
99,960
50 59,230 26,210 310 160,010 19,460
30
990
1,630
640
12,950 | 1,635,580 | 1,356,370 |279,210
470
37,680
11,110
290,540
41,620 241,280
3,940
49,260
Do.,
with Return Receipts,..
Local Delivery :-Letters, Circulars, &c.,
440
4,670 110
130
5,350
3,140 2,210
136,900
112,840 24,060
Table B. Sale of Stamps at Hongkong 1896 and 1897,
1896.
1897.
January,
$15,520.43
$16,004.76
February,
11,713,62
13,565.94
March,
12,693.90
16,375.21
April,
15,083.72
14,234.29
May,
12,218.73
14.743.61
June,
12,733.60
13,811.74
July,
13,664.26
14,427.57
August,
12,023.13
13,149.32
September,
11,837.54
15,591.71
October,
14,509.75
14,316.99
November,
14,155.97
15,644.49
December,
15,828.81
19,593.87
$161,983.46
$181,459.50
Table C.-Statistics of Parcels for the Year 1897.
Despatched to
Ordinary.
Insured.
Received from
Ordinary,
Insured.
United Kingdom,
7,699
1,955 United Kingdom,...
11,851
812
822
India.
720
1,222 300
India,
221
Germany,
Germany,
633
Australia,
212
Australia,
188
Ceylon,
101
Ceylon,
108
Malta and Gibraltar,.
40
Malta and Gibraltar,
41
Egypt and Canada,
91
Egypt and Canada,
328
Coast Ports,
9,819
Coast Ports,
8,808
Total,.........
18,995
2,277
Total,..........
22,672
1,522
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