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Table E.-Comparative Postal Statistics for each year from 1886 to 1892.

Description of Correspondence.

Ordinary Paid Letters,..

Unpaid or Short-paid Articles,

1886.

1887.

1888.

1889;

1890.

1891.

1892.

Difference between 1886 & 1802.

1,095,000 | 1,120,000 1,147,000 1,283,700 1,325,750 | 1,846,050 | 1,435,450 | +340,450

46,000 44,000 46,000 39,180 22,800 28,750

41,480

4,520

Letters on Postal Business,....

Post Cards,

4,000

9,900

5,405

Newspapers, Periodicals, Books, &C...............................

716,100

Patterns,

8,000

Registered Articles,

58,900

Do.,

with Return Receipts,

4,500

Parcels,

8,506

4,400

12,500 14,375 13,700

760,500 798,575 920,000

9,500 9,775 23,700 20,000 31,700

62,500 69,125

96,400 110,600 114,900

5,500 6,325 2,200 1,450 2,080

13,123 17,030 25,050 25,900

8,350

8,100

7,750

6,500+ 2,500

24,300 23,350

34,050 + 24,150

949,350 | 1,001,250 | 1,022,250 | +306,150

39,87031,870

134,35075,450

620 3,880

26,624 +18,118

Total of all Descriptions,

1,050,906 2,018,900 | 2,109,703 | 2,401,260 || 2,487,400 | 2,581,730 | 2,741,194 +790,288

General Post Office, Hongkong, April 7th, 1893.

Table F.-Revenue for the year 1892.

G. STAFFORD NORTHCOTE,

Acting Postmaster General.

Receipts.

Sale of Postage Stamps,

Unpaid Postage,.

Boxholders' Fees,

Commissions on

Money Orders,......]

Profit on Exchange on Money Order Transactions,

131,287.87 144,149.84 12,861.97

5,086.40 5,431,71 345,31

2,418.34 2,360,00

1891.

1892.

Increase.

Decrease.

Expenditure.

1891.

1892.

Increase. Decrease.

Share of United

Kingdom,

23,200.07

27,999.85 4,799.78

Share of other

Countries,

| (@) 28,749.24 | (3) 27,327.43

1,421.81

58.34

Commission on

787.79

972.30

234.51

Money Orders,

:

Contributions to-

3,177.36 3,841.06 663.70

wards P. & O. Sub-

37,770,50

42,326.07

4,555.57

sidy......

Conveyance of Mails..

6,909.34

7,836.21

800.06

1,916,42 1,116.36

Working Expenses,

42,798.07

Balance,.

2,605.02

47,786.44 3,450.73

926.87 4,988.37

$45.71

Total............

142,770.03

157,699.03 14,987.34

58.34

Total,.

142,770.03

157,699.03 | 16,350.81|1,421.81

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Revenue 1891,............................

1892,

Increase,...

.$ 142,770.03 157,699.03

11,929.00

General Post Office, Hongkong, April 7th, 1893.

(a) $23,373.58 paid to France for the years 1889 and 1890. (b) $ 4,143.23

Germany,

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1891.

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G. Stafford Northcote, Acting Postmaster General.