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HONGKONG..

No. 21

1907

REPORT ON THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, FOR THE YEAR 1906.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of

Ilis Excellency the Officer Administering the Government.

STAFF.

1. Of the higher Officers Mr. E. C. LEWIS, the Assistant Postmaster General, was on leave from 11th July and Mr. A. J. REED, the Accountant, from 30th May, till the end of the year.

2. Among the Clerks, Sorters, and Shroffs, one was pensioned, two resigned, two were dismissed and two died and one was transferred to another Department. In Shanghai two Clerks resigned and one was dismissed.

3. Three new appointments were made to the Western Branch Post Office which was re-opened on 1st July.

MAILS.

4. The number of mail bags and packets dealt with in the General Post Office, Hongkong, amounted to 160,921 as against 138,897 in 1905. Further details are given in Table I.

REGISTRATION AND PARCEL BRANCH.

5. Registered articles and parcels handled in Hongkong shew a very considerable increase namely 770,820 against 638,977. The total for the Administration, including Shanghai and British Agencies in China, is 926,887 an increase of 183,597 as shown in Table II.

6. During the year ending 31st December, 1906, 305 articles and 5 parcels evidently intended to be despatched by registered or parcel post were found in the Drop Box of the General Office. They were sent to the Registration Branch and forwarded.