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TABLE 4.

NUMBER OF PARCELS RECEIVED AND DESPATCHED

AT HONG KONG FROM 1.4.50 TO 31.3.51.

Country

BY SEA

Locally In

Posted Transit

Total Des- patched

Received for

Total

Total

Delivery in 1950/511949/50 Hong Kong

Australia

Australia

Ordinary Insured

8.074 2,256

10,330

2,364

12,694

9,325

426

426

865

1,291

1.347

China

Ordinary

78,301

136

78,437

6,204

84,641

42,364

France

Ordinary

206

10

216

970

1,186

746

France

Insured

4

4

4

India

Ordinary

12,359

964

13,323

1,735

15.058

5.876

India

Insured

1,802

1

1,803

46

1,849

1,223

Japan

Ordinary

5.385

257

5,642

3,362

9,004

7.169

Japan

Insured

8

8

8

Malaya

Ordinary

21.614

623

22,237

11,376

33.613

23,387

Malaya

Insured

927

927

76

1,003

813

Malaya

C.O.D.

20

20

11

31

60

Great Britain

Ordinary

34.536

393

34.929

33,374

68,303

69,138

Great Britain

Insured

21,240

21,240

3,644

24,884 35,553

Great Britain

C.O.D.

2

2

1,474

U.S.A.

Ordinary

39,609

263

39,872

1,476

87,591 127,463 | 143,233

1,130

Miscellaneous

Ordinary

32,786

3,536

36,322

8,733

45,055

35,558

Miscellaneous

Insured

268

13

281

96

377

401

BY AIR

Australia

Australia

Ordinary Insured

15

15

4

54

China

Ordinary

212

212

France

Ordinary

18

18

Great Britain

Ordinary

691

691

Great Britain

C.O.D.

5

5

U.S.A.

Ordinary

7,638

7.638

1,667

9,305

7,075

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Ordinary Insured

411

411

235

646

760

129

129

265,616

8,452 274,068

164,897 438,965 385,158

Parcels posted in Hong Kong for local delivery:

254

164

439,219 385,322

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