632929-1898-Report-of-the-Postmaster-General-for-1897 — Page 3

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH MAY, 1898.

Table D.-Parcels Received and Despatched during the Years 1896 and 1897.

495

Received from

1896.

1897. Increase. Decrease.

Despatched to

1896.

1897.

Increase. Decrease.

United Kingdom,.

12,400

13,073

673

Germany,

407

633

220

United Kingdom, Germany,

11,038

9,654

1,384

665

221

444

India,........

876

1,020

144

India,

985

1,134

149

Other Countries,

530

660

Coast Ports,

4.230

8,808

130 4,578

Other Countries,.

294

444

150

Coast Ports.

7,889

9,819

2,430

Grand Total.... 18,443

24,194

5,751

Grand Total,... 20,871

21,272 2,729

1,828

Table E.-Revenue and Expenditure 1897.

Receipts.

1896.

1897. Increase. Decrease.

Expenditure.

1896.

1897.

Increase.

Decrcase.

Sale of Stamps,

Unpaid Postage,

Boxholders' Fees,

$

3 226,387.94 | 246,888.02] 20,500.08

7,182,57 7,178,95

2,536.67 2,649.58

$

$

Transit Payments to United Kingdom,

41.616.301 47.016.75

$

5.400.45

$

3.62

112.91

Transit Payments 10

Other Countries,

32,583.61

38,302.91 5,769.33

Commission on Money

Orders,

1.020.18

6.963.96 1,048.78

Commission on Money)

Orders,

749.10

778.28

29.18

Profit on Exchange on Money Order Trans- actions,

3,986,82

5,664,35 1.677.53

Interest

Money

266.15

208.21

57,91

Order Fund,

Contribution towards

P. & O. Subsidy,

Gratuities to Ship- masters for Convey- ance of Mails,.

55,899.18 61,125.48 5,226.50

7,146.78 6.673.44

478.84

Void Money Ovilers and

Postal Notes,

68.42

63.42

Working Expenses.

Balance,

50,886.20 53,183,40 2.847.20

56,999.16 61,536.20 4,537.01

Total...$ 245,280.33268,616.19 | 28,397.72

61.56

Date.

Total.........

245,280,33 | 268,616,49 23.809.50

478.31

Table F.-Parcels for United Kingdom Posted in IIongkong during the Year 1897.

Number of Parcels.

Postage.

Insurance Fees.

Date.

Number

of Parcels.

Postage.

Insurance. Fees.

Brought forward,..

4,292 $4,559.80

$ 172.90

January 14th,

825

$298.25

$ 13.40

July

15th,

392

363.55

20.20

14th,

69.40

*

15th,

27

39.90

28th,

311

290.40

14.60

54

29th,

268

233.55

14.80

28th,

31

51.00

29th,

83

72.40

February 11th,

261

238.40

10.80 August

12th,

264

240.10

12.80

11th,

24

25th,

259

72.00 248.10

12th.

29

སྭ་

40.50

10.60

26th,

262

228.80

13.60

25th,

23

37.00

26th,

35

73.15

March 11th,

293

288.70

12.20

September 9th,

253

281.45

8.60

11th,

24

62.50

9th,

26

39.75

25th,

272

225.55

12.40

""

23rd,

297

281.55

28.00

25th,..

26.75

23rd,

33

61.15

>!

April

8th,

302

278.80

10.20

October

7th,

225

218.25

15.20

8th,

24

41.10

་་

7th,

20

40.25

22nd,.

341

306.90

18.60

21st,

340

357.75

16.20

22nd,.

30

58.75

21st,

30

80.95

41

May

6th,

319

305.85

14.40

November 4th,

478

418.95

32.40

6th,

31

20th,

325

90.85 310.75

59

4th,

26

51.50

15.60

18th,

899

739.85

43.80

20th,

17

June

3rd,

289

23.00 234.85

18th,

46

110.75

13.60 December

2ud,

591

485.85

25.20

3rd,

26

42.50

2nd,

36

52.25

17th,

813

266.45

14.20

16th,

406

877.15

17.00

17th,

61

259.30

16th,

38

58.80

July

1st,

291

1st,

57

270.85 166.80

12.20

30th,

30th,

274 31

255.10

15.20

62.30

Carried forward,

4.292

4.559.80

172.80

Grand Total,..

9,654

9,769.35

430.80

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