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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH MAY, 1893.

Table E.-Comparative Postal Statistics for each year from 1886 to 1892.

Description of Correspondence.

1886.

1887.

1888.

1889.

1890.

1891.

1892.

Difference between 1886 & 1892.

Ordinary Paid Letters,

Unpaid or Short-paid Articles,

1,095,000

46,000

Letters on Postal Business,.....

4,000

44,000 46,000

4,400

1,120,000 | 1,147,000 | 1,283,700 | 1,325,750 | 1,346,050 | 1,435,450 | +340,450

39,180 22,800 28,750 41,480

-

4,520

Post Cards,

9,900

Newspapers, Periodicals, Books, &C.,.............................................

716,100

Patterns,

Registered Articles,

Do., with Return Receipts,

Parcels,

8,350

12,500 14,375 13,700

760,500 798,575 920,000

8,000 9,500 9,775 23,700

58,900 62,500 69,125 96,400

4,500 5,500 6,325 2,200

8,506

17,030

5,405

8,100

24,300 23,350

7,750

6,500+ 2,500

34,050 +24,150

949,350 1,001,250 | 1,022,250 | +306,150

13,123

20,000 31,700

110,600 114,900

1,450 2,080

25,050 25,900

39,870 +31,870

134,350 + 75,450

3,880

620

26,624 +18,118

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 +790,288

General Post Office, Hongkong, April 7th, 1893.

Table F.-Revenue for the year 1892,

G. STAFFORD NORTHCOTE,

Acting Postmaster General.

Receipts.

1891.

1892.

Increase.

Decrease.

Expenditure.

1891.

1892.

Incrcase. Decrease.

Sale of Postage Stamps,

Unpaid Postage,.

Boxholders' Fees,

131,287.87

5,086.40

2,418,34

144,149.84 | 12,861.97

5,431.71 345.31

2,360.00

Share of

+

Share of United

Kingdom,

Countries,

23,200.07

27,999.85 4,799.78

other

(a) 28,749.24 | (6) 27,327.43

1,421.81

58.34

Commission on

737.79

972.30

234.51

Money Orders,

Commissions on

Money Orders,......)

Profit on Exchange on Money Order Transactions,

Total,..

3,177.36 3,841.06 663.70

Contributions to-

wards P. & 0. Sub-

37,770,50

42,326.07

4,555,57

sidy,......

Conveyance of Mails,.

6,909.34

7,836.21

926.87

800.06

1,016.42 1,116.36

Working Expenses,

42,798.07

47,786.44

4.988.37

Balance,

2,605,02

3,450.73 845.71

142,770,03

157,699.03 14,987.34

58.34

Total,...

142,770.03

157,699.03 16,350.81 1,421.81

Revenue 1891.

"

1892,

Increase,...

142,770.03 157,699.03

14,929.00

General Post Office, Hongkong, April 7th, 1893.

(a) $23,373.58 paid to France for the years 1889 and 1890. (b) $ 4,143.23 Germany

"

1891.

$3

G. STAFFORD NORTHCOTE, Acting Postmaster General.