THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH APRIL, 1873.
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23. The excess of the Colony's Postal Revenue over its Expenditure during the year 1872, amounted to $35,743.63, which, with $6,096 reimbursement from the Imperial Post Office towards the maintenance of Agencies at the Ports, makes a total in favor of the Colony amounting to $41,839.63.
24.
The Colony's share of the Postage on Mails received from the United Kingdom during 1872, was...............
Do.
do.
do.
do.
1871, was......
Increase in 1872,.
.£1,595.12. 8 1,450.16.10
£ 144.15.10
25.
Do.
Do.
The number of Ship Mails sent in 1872, was
.1,561
in 1871, was
.1,673
Decrease in 1872,
112
The number of Ship Mails received in 1872, was........
Do.
do.
in 1871, was.... .1,359
Increase in 1872,
.1,479
120
26.
Letters.
Papers and Prices Current.
Letters.
Papers and Prices Current.
The number of Letters and Papers received by United States' Mail Packets from San Francisco and Yokokama in 1872, was.............
In 1871,
Increase in 1872,..
The number of Letters and Papers sent by United States' Mail Packets to Yokohama and San Francisco in 1872, was
4,950
20,212 20,742 15,250 17,398
3,344
In 1871,
Increase in 1872,..
97,255
34,775
21,209
24,244
6,046
10,551
27. The following Tables show the results of the Money Order business in 1872 as compared with 1871:-
1872.
ORDERS DRAWN UPON THE UNITED KINGDOM,
1871.
INCREASE.
DECREASE.
At
No. of
Orders
Amount.
drawn.
Commission
which accrued to
the Colony.
No. of Orders drawn.
Amount.
Commission which accrued to
the Colony.
Number.
Amcunt.
Commission
which accrued to
the Colony.
£ s. d.
C.
£ s. d.
$ c.
£
Hongkong, Shanghae,.
Yokohama,
2,065 | 10,753. 2. 4 301.10 1.004 750
1,972
5,088.19.10 204.24 2.081. 5. 3 114.19
683
651
10,131.13. 0 367.92 3,536. 1. 3 145.01 2,444.14.11 108.81
$3
$ 621. 8. 7;
s. di
C.
£ s. d.
23.18
321
1,552.18. 7
59.23
105
5.38
363. 9. 8
Total,
3,825
17.923. 7. 5 709.53
3,306 16,112. 9.11 621.74
519
2,174. 7. 2
87.79
363. 9. 8
1872.
Upon.
No. of Orders
Amount.
drawn.
ORDERS DRAWN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
1871.
INCREASE.
Commission
which accrued to
the Colony,
No. of Orders
drawn.
Amount.
Commission
which accrued to
the Colony.
Number.
Amount.
Commission
which accrued to
the Colony.
Number.
Amount.
DECREASE.
Number.
Amount.
Commission
£ s. d.
C.
£ s. d.
$
C.
Hongkong, Shanghae,..
47
175, 5, 5
6.87
46
157.12. 6
7.50
1
£ s. d. 17.12.11
$ c.
£
s. d.
C.
0.69
11
29. 6. 7
5.80
11
57.15. 9
2.78
Yokohama,
14
74.18.10
3.87
8
25. 3. G
1.20
6
40.15. 4
3.02 2.67
28. 9. 2
::
Total,.
72
279.10.10 16.54
05
240.11.
11.54
7
bi. 8. 3
5.09
28. 9. 2
0.60
*
28. The following figures show the result of the Local Money Order business in 1872 as com- pared with 1871:-
1872.
1871.
INCREASE.
DECREASE.
No. of Orders.
Amount.
Commis- No. of
sion.
Amount.
Orders.
Money Orders drawn in Hong-
kong on Shanghac, Money Orders drawn in Hong-
kong on Yokohama, Money Orders drawn in Shang-
hac on Hongkong, Money Orders drawn in Yoko-
kama on Ilongkong,
40
795.48
$ c.
7.05
18 336.45 3.30
53.96 207 6,141.02
53 870.87 9.15
C.
22
Total,.
318 8,149.82
$ c.
380.78
17 351.72 3.45
45.66 182 5,000.10
04 2,089.28 18.20
3157,920.88 74.06
Commis- sion.
$.
3.30
No. of Orders.
Amount.
18
$ c.
405.70
Commis- sion.
$ c.
4.35
No. of Orders.
Amount.
Commis- sion.
$ c.
C. a
1
15.27
0.13
25 1,050.02
8.30
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:
:
:
:
41 1,212.41
9.05
70.61
441,450.62
12.65
41
1,227.68
9.90
which accrued to
the Colony.
Commission
which accrued to
the Colony.
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