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Table F.-Approximate Statistics for the Year 1893.

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International.

Local.

Comparison with 1892.

Description of Correspondence.

Total.

Des- patched.

Received.

Des- patched.

Received.

Total in 1892.

Increase. Decrease.

Ordinary Paid Letters,

Unpaid or Short-paid Articles,..

Letters on Postal Business,

Post Cards,...

668,115 697,695 80,010

91,402

1,537,222 | 1,435,450 | 101,772

9,397 32,865

367

924

43,553

2,677 1,186

1,732

1,229

6,824

14,595 14,700

4,095

2,362 35,752

41,480

6,500

34,050

2,073

324

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1,702

Newspapers, Periodicals, Books, Cir-

culars, &c.,

Patterns,

10,815 30,765

301,402686,437 50,610

210

34,912 | 1,073,361 | 1,022,250 | 51,111

Registered Articles,

43,794

Do., with Return Receipts,

212

87,517 280

4,806 64

74 6,480 106

41,864 142,597 662

39,870 134,350

1,994

8,247

620

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G. Stafford NORTHCOTE, Acting Postmaster General,

General Post Office, Hongkong, June 30th, 1894.

Table G.-Comparative Postal Statistics for each year from 1886 to 1893.

Difference between

Description of Correspondence.

1886.

1887.

1888.

1889.

1890.

1891.

1892.

1893.

1886 and 1893.

Ordinary Paid Letters,

Unpaid or Short paid Articles,

Letters on Postal Business,

Post Cards,

4,000

4,400

5,405

8,350

9,900

12,500

14,375

Newspapers, Periodicals, Books, &c.,

716,100

760,500 798,575

Patterns,

8,000

9,500

9,775

Registered Articles,

58,900

62,500

69,125

Do.

with Return Receipts,..

4,500

5,500

6,325

Parcels,

8,506

1,095,000 1,120,000 1,147,000 1,283,700 | 1,325,750 | 1,346,050

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

8,100

7,750

6,824 2,824

13,700 24,300 23,350 34,050 35,752 + 25,852

920,000 949,350 | 1,001,250 1,022,250 | 1,073,361 | +357,261

23,700 20,000 31,700 39,870

96,400 110,600 114,900 134,350

2,200 1,450 2,080

620

13,123 17,030 25,050 25,900 26,624

1,435,450 | 1,537,222 | +442,222

41,480

43,553

2,447

6,500

41,864 + 33,864

142,597 83,697

662

3,838

29,323 +20,817

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Total of all Descriptions,...... 1,950,906 | 2,018,900 2,109,703 2,404,260 | 2,487,400 | 2,581,730

2,741,194 2,911,158 +960,252

G. STAFFORD NORTHCOTE, Acting Postmaster General,

General Post Office, Hongkong, 30th June, 1894.

Table H.-Revenue and Expenditure 1893.

Receipts.

1892.

1893. Increase. Decrease,

Expenditure,

1892.

1893. Increase. Decrease.

Sale of Stamps,

Unpaid Postage,"

Boxholder Fees,

144,149.84 | 156,303.61 12,153.77

5,431,71

2,360.00

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Share of United King-)

dom,

27,999.85 31,027.21 3,027,36

5,126.19

305.52

2,506.58

146.59

Share of other Coun-

tries,

27,327.43 18,547.35

8,780,08

Commissions on Money

Order,

3,841.06 3,369.00

472.06

Profit on Exchange on Money Order Trans- actions,

1,916,42 291.39

1,625,03

Commissions on Money)

Order,

Contributions towards

P. & O. Subsidy, ...)

Conveyance of Mails,

972.30 1,063.79

91.49

42,826.07 47.414.20|

Working Expenses,

Balance,..

5,088.13

7,836.21 8,253,52 417.31

47,786.44 46,980.89

805.55

Total..

157,699.03 167,596,77 | 12,300.35

2,402.61

Total,..

3,450.73 14,309.81 10,859.08

157,699,03 167,596.77| 19,483.37 9,585.63

G. STAFFORD Northcote, Acting Postmaster General.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 30th June, 1894.