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January,

February, March,

Table D.

Sule of Stamps at Hongkong, 1898-1899.

1899.

$17,311,60

1898.

$15,320.53

19,755.25

24,032.50

18,346.84

18,321.76

April,

May,

June,

July,

August,

September,

October,

November,

21,704.08

22,604.37

18,693.56

15,972.91

22,141.35

15,316,60

19,868.18

14,091.67

19,482.68

18,734.72

17,408.45

14,940.81

17,911.85

19,426.30

23,517.89

17,661.73

December,

19,045.61

18,376.48

Total,.....

$233,195.77

$216,791.45

Table E.

Statistics of Parcels for the Year 1899.

Despatched to

Ordinary. Insured.

Received from

Ordinary.

Insured.

United Kingdom,

9,390

3,482

United Kingdom,

16,681

1,934

India,

931

520

India,

866

281

Germany,

235

Germany,

516

Australia,

333

Australia,

347

Ceylon,

Malta and Gibraltar,

184

Ceylon,.

156

33

Malta and Gibraltar,

35

Egypt and Canada,

Other places (approximate),

204

Egypt and Canada,

642

7,176

Other places (approximate),

5,408

Total,...

18,486

4,002

Total,....

24,651

2,215

Table F.

Recenue and Expenditure, 1899.

Receipts.

1898.

1899. Increase. Decrease.

Expenditure.

1898.

1899.

Increase.

Decrease.

$

$

$

Sale of Stamps,

308,245.98-202,810.58

Unpaid Postage.

8,322.97

7,661.29

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4

Boxhollers' Feos,

3,408.34

4,064.34 656.00

Commission on Money (

Orders,

6,660.83 | 6,944.71; 283.88

15,485.40 Transit Payment to

United Kingdom.... ) 658.68

Transit Payment to

other Countries,

Commission on Money

Orders.

64,609.11 | 55,996,90

8,612.12

46.970.72 43.646.08

3,324.61

768.21

1,030.43

262.22

froit on Exchange on Money Order Trans- actions...

10,347.84

6,117.72

4.230.12

Interest ou Money Or-1

der Fund,

97.97

207.11

109.14

Contribution towards}

P. & O. Subsidy,

Gratuities to Shipmas- ters for Conveyance of Mails...

63,362,38

61,614.95

1,747,43

7.020.05

$,180.81

1.160.70

Vold Money Orders and j

Postal Notes...

96.06

100.61

4.55

Working Expenses,

58,831.05 67,433.50 8,602.45 |

Balance,

95,618.17 80,006.00

15,611.87

Total.......$ 337,179.99 | 317,909.36 1,053.57 20,324.20|

Total,..

-$ | 337,179.99 | 317,909.36|| 10,025.43 29,296,06