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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