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Table A,

Mails despatched and received.

To and from Hongkong.

For H. M,

Ships.

For For- eign Ships of War.

Sent in transit through Hongkong.

Steamers carrying Mails.

Loose

Bags. Packets. Letter

Bags.

Bags.

Bags and

Packets.

Arrivals. Departures.

Boxes,

Received, 1904,

52,070

3,004

1,713

4,536

4,135

10,292

Received, 1903,

43,367

2,716 1,652 3,555

3,955

8,174

Increase,

8.703

288

61

981

180

2,118

Despatched, 1904,

41,566

4,001

1,261

3,841

3,113

44,102

11,107

Despatched, 1903,

31,940

2,617

1273

1,039

2,880

42,808

8,510

Increase,

9,626 1,384

2,802

233

1,294

2,597

Table B.

International and Local Registered Correspondence and Parcels.

International and Local.

Comparison with 1903.

Description of Correspondence.

Total.

Despatched. Received.

Total in 1903.

Increase. Decrease.

Insured Letters,

Registered Articles,

Insured Parcels-viá Gibraltar,

Insured Parcels—viâ Brindisi,

311 237,064 3,026 272

244 297,391 1,505 87

555 534,455 | 472,260

503

52

62,195

4,531 4,030

501

359

486

127

Ordinary Parcels-via Gibraltar,

13,096

10,223

23,319

20,609

2,710

Ordinary Parcels-via Brindisi,

419

276

695

712

17.

United Kingdom, Ordinary-via Marseilles,

670

670

697

27

United Kingdom, Insured-viá Marseilles,

144

144

243

99

German Parcels,

270

1,414

1,684

1,457

227

French Parcels,

481

481

638

.157

American Parcels-San Francisco new Convention,

Miscellaneous Parcels,.....

636

1,064

16,437

14,028

1,700 30,465

14+

1,700

:

28,925 1,540

599,058 530,560 68,925

427

Table C.

Revenue and Expenditure.

Receipts.

1903.

1904. Increase. Decrease.

Expenditure.

1903.

1904. Increase. Decrease.

$

$

Sale of Stamps, Hong-[

kong,

293,062.59 263,880,46

$ 29.182.13

Do., at the Agencies,

Unpaid Postage,

80,815.14 103,626.14 22,811,00

8,432.03 6,633.07

1,798.96

Boxholders' Fees,.

5,272.67 5,830.38 607.71

Commission on Money

Orders,

14,729.90 | 14,246.27

483.63

Profit on Exchange

on Money Order Transactions,

11,539.69 | 13,544.96 2,005.27

Interest on Money |

Order Fund,

419.06

338.37

80.69

Transit Payment to the

United Kingdom,

Transit Payment to Other Countries,......

Gratuities to Ship- masters for the Con- veyance of Mails,

Contribution towards

P. & . Subsidy,

Commission on Money

Orders,

Working Expenses,

$

$

63,955.59 56,649.82

$

7,305.77

41,500.42 35,262.69

6,237.73

8,279.28 4,112.53

4,166.75

70,448.05 65,474.59

4,973.46

2,090.87

1,945.05

145.82

147,903.19 | 153,311.88 |

5,408.69

Void Money Orders and Postal Notes,

596.12

309,27

Balance,

286.85

Totals,....

414,867,20 408,458.92 25,423.98 31,832.26

Totals,

80,689.80 91,702.36 11,012.56

$414,867.20 408,458.92 16,421:25 22,829.53