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TABLE 2.

Comparative statement of letter mails dealt with during the years 1949/50 and 1950/51.

Mails to and from Hong Kong

Mails in Transit

Air Mails

Surface Mails

Bags

Pkts.

Bags Pkts.

Bags Pkts.

Received in 1949/50

15,775

774

105,296

96

64,329 1,679

Received in 1950/51

11,819

469

106,943

49

58,860 2,023

Increased

1,647

344

Decreased

3,956

305

47

5,469

Despatched in 1949/50

13,594

88,984

Despatched in 1950/51

12,470

366

134,759

Increased Decreased

366

45,775

1,124

TABLE 3.

Statement showing the number of INSURED

and REGISTERED articles dealt with during 1949/50 & 1950/51.

INSURED ARTICLES.

Posted at

Received

Posted and delivered

Hong Kong

from other

In

for other

countries for

transit

Total Number

in Hong Kong

countries

Hong Kong

1949/50 .....

1950/51

N H

1

416

85

1

503

2

378

64

77

451

Increase

1

6

7

Decrease

*****

38

21

59

REGISTERED ARTICLES.

1949/50

204,447

667,349

890,038

73,219

1950/51

366,486

688,601

1,163,741

73,800

1,835,053 2,292,628

Increase

162,039

21,252

273,703

581

457,575

Decrease

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