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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST SEPTEMBER, 1894. 739

Table F.-Approximate Statistics for the Year 1893,

International.

Local.

Comparison with 1892.

Description of Correspondence.

Total.

Des- patched.

Received.

Des- patched.

Received.

Total in 1.892.

Increase. Decrease.

Ordinary Paid Letters,

Unpaid or Short-paid Articles,.

668,115 697,695 80,010

9,397 32,865

91,402

1,537,222 | 1,435,450 | 101,772

367

924

43,553

41,480

2,073

Letters on Postal Business,

2,677 1,186 1,732

1,229

6,824

6,500

324

Post Cards,..

Newspapers, Periodicals, Books, Cir- Į

culars, &c.,

301,402

14,595 14,700

686,437

4,095

2,362

35,752 34,050

1,702

50,610

34,912

1,073,361

1,022,250

51,111

Patterns,

10,815 30,765

210

74

41,864

39,870 1,994

Registered Articles,

43,794

Do., with Return Receipts,

212

87,517 280

4,806 64

6,480 106

142,597 662

134,350 620

8,247

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General Post Office, Hongkong, June 30th, 1894.

G. STAFFORD NORTHCOTE, Acting Postmaster General.

Table G.-Comparative Postal Statistics for each year from 1886 to 1893.

Description of Correspondence,

1886.

1887.

1888.

1889.

1890.

1891.

1892.

Difference between

1893.

1886 and 1893.

Ordinary Paid Letters,

Unpaid or Short paid Articles,

Letters on Postal Business,

Post Cards,

Newspapers, Periodicals, Books, &C.,

Patterns,

Registered Articles,

Do. with Return Receipts,

Parcels,

1,095,000 1,120,000 1,147,000 1,283,700 1,325,750 1,346,050 | 1,435,450 | 1,537,222

46,000 44,000 46,000 39,180 22,800

28,750 41,480 43,553

4,000 4,400 5,405 8,350 8,100 7,750 6,500 6,824 + 2,824

9,900 12,500 14,375 13,700 24,300 23,350 34,050 35,752 | + 25,852

716,100 760,500 798,575 920,000 949,350 1,001,250 | 1,022,250 | 1,073,361 + 357,261

8,000 9,500 9,775 23,700 20,000 31,700 39,870 41,864 + 33,864

58,900 62,500 69,125 98,400 110,600 114,900 134,350 142,597 + 83,697

4,500 5,500 6,325 2,200 1,450 2,080

620

662

3,838

8,506

13,123 17,030 25,050 25,900 26,624 29,323 +20,817

+442,222

2,447

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Total of all Descriptions,......1,950,906 2,018,900 | 2,109,703 2,404,260 2,487,400 2,581,730 | 2,741,194 2,911,158 +960,252

General Post Office, Hongkong, 30th June, 1894.

G. STAFFORD NORTHCOTE, Acting Postmaster General.

Table H.-Revenue and Expenditure 1893.

Receipts.

1892.

1893. Increase.

Decrease.

Expenditure.

1892.

1893. Increase. Decrease.

Sale of Stamps,

Unpaid Postage,

144,149.84 | 156,303,61| 12,153.77

5,431.71 5,126.19

Share of United King-

dom,

27,999.85 | 31,027.21 3,027.36

305.52

Boxholder Fees,

2,360.00 2,506.58 146.58

Share of other Coun-

tries,

27,327.43 | 18,547.35

8,780.08

Commissions on Money

Order,

3,841.06 3,369.00

472.06

Profit on Exchange on Money Order Trans- actions,

1,916.42

291.39

1,625.03

Commissions on Money)

Order,.

Contributions towards

P. & O. Subsidy, ...)

Conveyance of Mails,

Working Expenses,

Balance,.

972.30 1,063.79 91.49

42,326.07 47,414.20

5,088.13

7,836.21 8,253,52 417.31

47,786.44 46,980.89

805.55

3,450.73 14,309.81 10,859.08

...

Total,...... 157,699.03 167,596.77❘ 12,300.35

2,402.61

Total,....................

General Post Office, Hongkong, 30th June, 1894.

157,699.03 167,596.77| 19,483.37 9,585.63

G. STAFFORD NORTHCOTE, Acting Postmaster General.