Post_Office_1950-1951 — Page 6

INTRODUCTORY.

During the year there was again a considerable increase in postal traffic and I should like to place on record my appreciation of the loyal co-operation and commendable efforts of the staff in dealing with this further increase. The position can best be understood by a study of the figures given below:

Year

1929

1939

1947/1948

1948/1949

1949/1950

1950/1951

Revenue from sale

of

Postage Stamps.

$

816,455

3,032,801

6,900,003

9,198,845

12,066,219

14,335,139

The increase in postal traffic would have been even greater had there not been a sudden drop in inward parcels from the U.S.A., due to the embargo, and a fall in outward parcels to Taiwan (Formosa), due to import restrictions imposed by the Customs Authorities in that country.

ACCOMMODATION,

2. Minor structural alterations to the General Post Office were commenced in January, 1951, and, when completed, will alleviate the congestion which has hitherto been one of the main problems in dealing with the ever-increasing volume of mails. It is already apparent that further alterations to the General Post Office and to the Kowloon Post Office will be necessary, and there is an increasingly urgent need for more Branch Post Offices.

3.

RE-ORGANIZATION.

During the latter part of the year, detailed re-organization plans were prepared and introduced as far as possible. It is anticipated that effect will have been given to almost all these schemes by the end of

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