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13. By the Christmas Mail from Europe we received 527 parcels, and by the New Year's Mail 576. These are the heaviest mails that have yet come under my notice.
14. Money Orders may now be exchanged with France and Algeria through the medium of the Imperial Post Office.
15. The Peak Delivery has proved, as I expected, a great convenience to the public. The number of letters despatched and received is 3,711 and 288 respectively. I must again record my thanks to the Manager of the High Level Tramway Company for allowing our postmen to travel free.
16. Among the many instances of fraudulent enclosures in newspapers &c., the following may be mentioned :-
Mrs. handkerchiefs.
Mr.- letters.
China posted a newspaper prepaid as a single paper, but containing a dozen silk
China addressed a newspaper to a lady, containing six pairs of gloves and three
These were duly forwarded, letter rate being charged, and I have no doubt the addressees would much rather they had not been sent. Unfortunately the senders could not be discovered.
17. Several Parcels falsely declared were confiscated by the Customs Authorities.
18. The late Compradore CHING TsÜN, after 23 years service, retired on pension. I cannot speak too highly of his services.
19. In conclusion I have to express my thanks to all the Officers employed in this Department for the very efficient manner in which they have performed their duties.
I have the honour to be,
The Honourable A. LISTER,
Postmaster General,
&C.
&c.,
&c.
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
ARTHUR K. TRAVERS, Assistant Postmaster General.
APPROXIMATE STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1889.
INTERNATIONAL.
LOCAL.
COMPARISON WITH 1888.
DESCRIPTION OF CORRESPONDENCE.
TOTAL.
De-
Received,
spatched.
De- spatched.
Received,
Total in 1888.
Increase. Decrease.
Ordinary paid Letters,
640,000
506,900 63,100
73,700
Unpaid and short paid Articles,.
17,200 16,400
3,500
2,080
Letters on Postal Business,
1,600
3,700
1,850
1,200
Post Cards,
6,100
4,100
2,200
1,300
1,288,700 | 1,147,000 39.190 46,000
8,350 13,700 14,873
136,700
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6,820
5,405
2.945
675
Do. with prepaid reply,
Newspapers and Periodicals,
133,850 406,300
30,100
19,400
589,650
460,550 129,100
Books, Circulars, Prices Current, &c...
190,250
89,500
23,700
26,900
330,350
338,025
7,675
Patterns, ......
15,800
7,600
50
Registered Articles,
35,100
50,500
5,200
250 5,600
23,700
9,775
13,925
96,400
69,125
27,275
Letters with value declared,
Registered Articles with Return Receipts,
400
1,650
50
100
2,200
0,325
...
4,125
Parcels,....................
6,200
8,650
2,100
80
17,030
13,123
3,907
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