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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH MARCH, 1869.
A.
RETURN of the GROSS and NET REVENUE for Eight years from 1861 to 1868.
89
Years.
Imperial Revenue. Colonial Revenue,
Total Revenue,
Colonial Expendi-
ture.
Net Colonial Revenue.
1861,
$ 49.239:17
C.
$ 35.319:54
C.
C.
84.558:71
$ C. 15.105:79
$
C.
20.213:75
.1862,
89.102:82
50.632:75
139.735:57
15.091:07
85.541:68
1863,
115.614:00
68.760:09
184.374:09
21.215:42
47.544:67
1864,
125.124:24
86.841:11
211.465:35
24.431:05
61.910:06
1865,
130.886:03
61.257:03
192.143:06
25.413:59
35.843:44
1866,
112.027:17
51.865:63
163.892:80
25.356:46
26.509:17
1867,
108.522:00
·58.460:17
166.982:17
26.278:95
32.181:22
1868,
118.044:46
61.355:99
179.400:45
26.645:21
34.710:78
Average yearly Net Colonial Revenue,.
.$36:806.84
General Post Office, Hongkong, 15th February, 1869.
B.
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.
RETURN shewing the Number of DAYS allowed for the conveyance of MAILS from London to Hongkong viâ Southampton and viâ Marseilles, the time each voyage occupied, and the number of days lost or gained, during the year 1868.
VIA MARSEILLES.
VIA SOUTHAMPTON.
Date of Departure.
in
Time allowed No. of No. of No. of
days days Time Table. occupied.| gained.
days lost.
Date of Departure.
in
Time allowed No. of
days Time Bill. occupied. gained.
No. of No. of
days
days lost.
1868.
1868.
January
4
52 days
50
2
20
49
51
,,
February
48
A 2
47
1
20
47
1
29
47
48
""
March
21
47
47
April
4
47
46
18
47
48
22
May
2
47
46
16
47
45
>>
30
47
46
27
"
June
13
47
47
27
47
47
""
July
11
47
45
29
25
47
46
""
August
8
47
45
25
22
48
47
""
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September
5
48
49
77
19
48
50
CHAR :HAH : :Raa- ;
HQ
January
10
46 days
44
a
2
2
27
42 "
44
10:
February 10
42
41
"J
26
42
41
""
""
March
6
41
42
27
41
"
April
10
40
""
24
42
""
May
41
40
""
22
41
39
>>
""
June
41
40
17
19
41
41
21
""
July
3
41
41
17
41
39
"}
31
41
39
وو
August
14
41
39
28
42
41
HQ : 102 02 QH
2
2
1
17
""
September 11
42
43
25
44
17
""
October
3
51
47
October
9
41
27
17
51
50
23
44
""
""
31
51
50
1
>>
November 6
44
""
November
14
51
50
20
44
77
28
51
51
December
45
27
December 12
51
51
18
45
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""
26
51
51
""
27
'1869. January 1
45
45
27
TOTAL,.
1,105 days
1,089
23
7
TOTAL,
1,262 days
1,246
23
77
Average number of days allowed for each voyage,
Do.
occupied in
.4814 .4722
General Post Office, Hongkong, 15th February, 1869.
Average number of days allowed for each voyage,...4217
Do.
.4121 occupied in
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F. W. MITCHELL,
Postmaster General,
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