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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

***

:

:

:

:

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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