THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH APRIL, 1872.
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11. The French Mail service which in 1870 was reduced to one Packet every 28 days each way between Marseilles and China resumed its fortnightly service during 1871.
12. The departure of both the British and French Mail Packets has been made one day later than formerly from Hongkong and Shanghae, and two days later from Yokohama.
13. The opportunity which has been afforded to the Public of sending such of their correspondence for the United Kingdom as they may desire by means of the numerous steam vessels proceeding through the Suez Canal, has been taken advantage of to a very limited extent only.
14. On account of a change in the rates of Postage on letters addressed to the United Kingdom from 32 to 30 cents per half ounce, the color of the 30 cent stamp has been altered because the color of the old stamp assimilated so closely to the color of the 8 cent stamp as to make the one liable to be mistaken for the other by gas light.
15. The following statement shows a decrease of $8,847.09 in the Gross Revenue of 1871, as com- pared with the Revenue of 1870; but as the amount of uncollected Revenue at the end of 1871 was $53.71 less than that which was outstanding at the end of 1870, the actual decrease of the gross Revenue in 1871, is in reality $8,900.80; of this sum about Four Thousand Dollars is out of the Colonial Revenue and the remainder out of the Revenue of the Imperial Post Office.
16. The following Tables shew the results of the Money Order business in 1871 as compared
with 1870-
1871.
ORDERS DRAWN UPON THE UNITED KINGDOM.
1870.
INCREASE.
DECREASE.
No. of
At
Orders
Amount,
drawn.
Commission which accrued to |
* Kno{0} {o
No. of
Orders drawn.
Amount.
Commission
which accrued to
the Colony.
Number. Amount.
Commission
which accrued to
the Colony.
£
Hongkong,.
1,972
s. d. 10,131.13. 9 367.92
$
C.
Shanghae,....
Yokohama,
683 651
3,536. 1. 3 145.01 2,444.14.11 108.81
1,889 659
£ 8. d. 10,052,10. 7
$ c. 255.97
133
£ s. d. 79. 3. 2
$
C.
£ s. d.
111.95
517
3,146. 4. 9 2,822. 5. 1
87.52
24
389.16. 6
57.49
72.87
134
35.94
377.10. 2
Total,......
3,306 16,112. 9.11 621.74
3,015 16,021, 0.5 416.36
291
468.19. 8
205.38
877.10. 2
17. Orders drawn in the United Kingdom
1871.
1870.
Upon
No. of Orders drawn.
Amount.
Commission
which accrued to
the Colony,
No. of Orders drawn.
Amount.
Commission which necrued to
the Colony.
INCREASE.
Number, Amount.
Commission
which accrued to
the Colony.
Hongkong,
46
£ s. d. 157.12. 6
$ e.
7.56
32
£ s. d. 144.12. 6
$ e.
7.18
14
£ s. d. 13. 0. 0
Shanghae,..
11
57.15. 9
2.78
6
14.11.10
0.78
5
43. 3.11
$
C.
0.38
2.00
Yokohama,
મ
25. 3. 6
1.20
8
32.18. 8
1.60
Total,....
65
240.11. 9 11.54
46
192. 3. 0
9.56
19
56. 3:11
2.38
Number. Amount.
DECREASE.
Number. Amount.
£ s. d.
Commission
which accrued to
the Colony.
18. The following figures shew the result of the Local Money Order business in 1871 as com- pared with 1870 :-
$ c.
7.15. 2
0.40
7.15. 2
0.40
1871.
1870.
INCREASE.
DECREASE.
No. of Amount. Orders.
Commis- No. of sion. Orders.
Amount.
Commis- No. of sion. Orders.
Amount.
Commis- No. of Amount,
sion. Orders.
Commis- sion.
Money Orders drawn in Hongkong on
Shanghae,.
22
$ 389.78
C.
Money Orders drawn in Hongkong on
17
Yokohama,
Money Orders drawn in Shanghae on
Hongkong,
182
Money Orders drawn in Yokohama on
94
Hongkong,
Total,
$ c.
3.30
351.72 3.45
5,090.10 45.66
2,089.28} 18.20
3157,920.88 70.61 208 5,193.72
25
$ c.
417.16
$ c. 4.20
$ c.
$ c.
$ c.
$
C.
3 27.38
0.90
13 220.76
90 2,560.74 21.15
80 1,995.06 15.15
2.40
4 130.96 1.05
14
92 2,529.36 24.51
94.22 3.05
***
42.90
110 2,754.54|
28.61
3
27.38
0.90
19.
Total Revenue collected in 1871,
Comparative Statement of Revenue.
Add Amount received from Imperial Post Office towards the maintenance of the
Postal Agencies in China and Japan,.
Total Revenue collected in 1870,
Total Decrease in 1871 as compared with 1870,
.£37,091. 8. 94 $178,038.91
1,270. 0. 0
£38,361. 8. 9
£40,204.11. 8
6,096.00
-$184,134.91 -$192,982.00
.£ 1,843. 2.10
-$
8.847.09
Commission
which accrued to
the Colony.
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