Post_Office_1961-1962 — Page 24

TABLE II

STATEMENT SHOWING THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED (INCLUDING INSURED) ARTICLES DEALT WITH IN 1961-62

AS COMPARED WITH 1960-61

Posted and

delivered at

Posted at Hong Kong for

Received from other countries

Transit

Total Number

Hong Kong

other countries | for Hong Kong

1960-61 ...

1,292,968

1,348,742

1,483,192

75,007 4,199,909

1961-62...

1,432,644

2,259,190

Increase

139,676

910,448

1,642,990

159,798

83,680 5,418,504

8,673

1,218,595

Decrease

TABLE III

NUMBER OF PARCELS POSTED AND RECEIVED FROM 1ST APRIL, 1961 TO 31ST MARCH, 1962 indicating in parenthesis comparative figures for 1960-61

PARCELS POSTED

Ordinary, by surface routes

Insured, by surface routes

Trade-charge (COD) surface Ordinary, by air

Insured, by air

Trade-charge (COD) air

144

PARCELS RECEIVED

Ordinary, by surface routes Insured, by surface routes

Trade-charge (COD) surface Ordinary, by air

Total

Insured, by air

Trade-charge (COD) air

Total

数域

***

4

*

*

A4

726,828

(616,438)

9,795

(7,764)

2,642

(2,187)

211,768 (170,705)

2,309

13

(316)

(24)

953,355 (797,434)

288,468 (276,209)

18,395

(7,144)

1,288

(1,128)

65,855

(65,418)

2,242

(705)

92

(121)

376,340 (350,725)

The trade-charge (Cash-On-Delivery) service extends only to Malaya, Great Britain and North Borneo.

The above figures do not include 29,716 parcels in transit.

Total Posted and Received

Total handled (including Transit)

Total handled 1960-61

Increase

•

1,329,695 1,359,411

***

1,180,492

178,919-15.15%

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