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TABLE II

STATEMENT SHOWING THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED (INCLUDING INSURED) ARTICLES DEALT WITH IN 1956/57 AS COMPARED WITH 1955/56

REGISTERED ARTICLES

Posted at Hong Kong for other countries

Posted and delivered at Hong Kong

Received from other countries for Hong Kong

In transit

Total Number

1955/56

531,958

1956/57

781,153

768,168

934,927 1,162,470

1,034,624

57,900

2,392,650

62,935

2,941,485

INCREASE......

DECREASE.

249,195

166,759

127,846

5,035

548,835

TABLE III

NUMBER OF PARCELS RECEIVED AND DISPATCHED

PARCELS POSTED

Ordinary, by surface routes.

Insured, by surface routes

Ordinary, by air

Insured, by air

Trade-charge (C.O.D.) surface

Trade-charge (C.O.D.) air

PARCELS RECEIVED

Ordinary, by surface routes

Insured, by surface routes

Ordinary, by air

也瞽

Insured, by air

Trade-charge (C.O.D.) surface

Trade-charge (C.O.D.) air

491,966

6,755

96,027

69

914

22

Total

595.733

Total

218,394

3,345

25,711

341

1,212

74

249,077

The trade-charge (Cash-on-delivery) service extends only to Malaya and Great Britain.

The above figures do not include 14,030 parcels in transit.

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