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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND APRIL, 1870:
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52. The following statement shews a total increase in the Revenue of 1869, over that of 15%. amounting to $8,364.29; but as the amount of uncollected revenue at the end of 1869, $1,375.16 less than that which was outstanding at the end of 1868, the actual excess of total reven in 1869, as compared with the revenue of 1868, is only $6,989.13, of which $6,191.20 belongs to the Imperial Post Office and the remainder, viz., $797.93 to the Colony.
53. This increase in the Imperial Revenue is accounted for by the Mails for the United Kingdom per French Packet having been made up at the British Post Offices at Shanghae and Yokohama, The direct service instead of as in the previous year at the French Post Offices at these places. between Hongkong and Yokohama by British Contract Packets has also contributed to the Imperial Revenue, whilst it has lessened the Revenue of the Colony.
54.
Comparative Statement of Revenue.
Total Revenue collected in 1869,
.£37,847.13. 1
=$181,668.74
Add Amount received from Imperial Post Office towards the maintenance of the
Postal Agencies in China and Japan,
1,270. 0. 0
6,096.00
£36.117.13. 1 =$187,764.74
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Total Revenue collected in 1868,
37,375. 1.10
179,400.45
£1,742.11. 24
$8,304.29
Total increase in 1869, as compared with 1868,
Amount of Imperial Revenue collected
in 1869,
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Remittances to Lontion,.. £24,613.8.63 Contribution to Agencies, 1,270.0.0
do.
in 1868,
£25,832. 8. 03 =$124,235.66
24,592.11.11 118,044.46
Increase in 1869, as compared with 1868,
Amount of Colonial Revenue in 1869,
Do.
do.
in 1868,
Increase in 1869, as compared with 1868,.
55.
£1,289.16. 73.
$6,191.20
$63,529.08
61,355.99
$ 2,173.09
The Colonial Expenditure in 1869, (exclusive of the cost of the New Building at Yokohama,
but including $2,885.54 Gratuities paid for the conveyance of Ship Mails,) amounts to $89,968.70 Less contributed by Imperial Post Office in aid of maintenance of Agencies at the Ports,....
Expenditure borne by the Colony in 1869,
do.
in 1868,
Do.
Increase in 1869, as compared with 18€8,..
0,096.00
$33,872.70 26,645.21
$ 7,227.49
56. This increase in the expenditure of last year, as compared with 1868, is accounted for by the payment of the full year's salaries of the Marine Sorters in 1869, whereas in the previous year, they were only paid from the month of July, the time the system of sorting the Mails on board the British Contract Packets at sea began, and also by the additional charges for assistance it has been found necessary to give the Postmaster at Yokohama by the appointment of a Clerk, as well by an increase of $600 paid for the conveyance of Ship Mails, last year. The excess of the Colony's Postal Revenue over its ordinary expenditure for Post Office purposes during the past year amounts to $26,656.38.
57.
The Colony's share of the Postage on Mails received from the United Kingdom in 1869, was.
Do.
do.
do.
.£1,375.19.7}
1,265.12.2
in 1868, was.
.£ 110. 7.5
Increase in 1869,
+
58.
The number of Ship Mails sent in 1869, was
.1,839
Do.
do.
in 1868, was.
.1,272
Increase in 1869,
567
59.
The Number of Letters and Papers received by United States' Packets
in 1869, was
in 1868,
>>
Increase in 1869,
Letters.
Papers.
:12,039 16,374 4,988 10,679
7,051
5,695
.1,178 .1,102
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The number of Ship Mails received in 1869, was...
Do.
do.
in 1868, was....
Increase in 1869,
Letters.
Papers:
.17,549 14,000
The Number of Letters and Papers sent by United States' Packets
in 1869, was ...
in 1868,
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Increase in 1869,
.11,266 9,204
6,283
4,800
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