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Table D.

Sale of Stamps at the British Post Offices in China, 1900 and 1901.

1900.

.$11,077.29

Amoy,

Canton,..

Foochow,

Hankow,

Hoihow,

Liu Kung Tau,

Ningpo,

Shanghai,

Swatow,

1901. $10,379.18

13,474.42

14,966.17

6,911.58

6,567.98

4,913.39

3,662.57

1,094.54

1,217.97

1,941.26

2,371.81

287.09

302.36

32,027.90 5,778.69

Total,..

$77,506.16

Table E.

Statistics of Parcels for the Year 1901.

38,749.61 5,887.60

$84,105.28

Despatched to

Ordinary.

Insured.

Received from

Ordinary. Insured.

United Kingdom, ·

14,808

3,634

United Kingdom,

22,607

3,012

Do.,

(via Brindisi),

304

192

Do.,

(via Brindisi),

281

231

Do..

(via Marseilles),

Do.,

(via Marseilles),.

1,095

India,.

1,583

582

India,

1,161

196

Germany,

310

5

Germany,

992

105

France,

France,

320

59.

Australia,

580

Australia,

508

Ceylon,

83

9

Ceylon,.

141

Malta and Gibraltar,.

29

Malta and Gibraltar,

102

Egypt, Canada and Mauritius,

262

2

Egypt, Canada and Mauritius,

1,007

Other places (approximate),

16,296

Other places (approximate),

11,340

Total,...

34,255

4,424

Total,.................

39,554

3,607

Table F.

Revenue and Expenditure.

Receipts.

1900.

1901.

Increase. Decreasc.

Expenditure.

1900.

1901. Increase. Decrease.

$

$

$

Sale of Stamps,

Unpaid Postage.............

Boxholders' Fees.

Commission on Money)

Orders,

293,832.79 324,056.96 | 30,224.17

7,767.42 $,059.88 302.46

4.263.63 4.710.39 446.76

10,134.67 8,793.48

1,341.10

Transit Payment to thei United Kingdom...

Transit l'ayment to

other Countries........

Commission on Moneyį

Orders,

46,207.88 52.304.92

6.097.04

32,827.49 39.242.49 6.415.00

1.299.46 2,260.97

961.51

Profit on Exchange on Money Order Trans- actions, ...

9,281.03 10.038.45

757.42

Interest on Money Or-

der Fund,

236.66

253.58

16.92

Void Money Orders and

Postal Notes,

97.13

Contribution towards

P. & O. Subsidy.

Gratuities to Shipmas-} ters for the convey. ance of Mails,

97.13 Working Expenses,

Balance,

60.004.30 61,994.68 1.990.32

6,926.19 6,570.45

355.74

87,997.70 111,312.00 23.314.30

90,340.25|| 82,227.23

8,113.02

}

Total... ..$325,603.33 | 355,912.74 31,747.73 1,438.32

Total,.........$ 325,603.33 | 355,912.74 38.778.17

8,168.76