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Table III.

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE,

Receipts.

1905.

1906.

Increase. Decrease.

Expenditure.

1905.

1906. Increase.

Decrease.

ន

Sale of Stamps, Hongkong....

267.242.02 275,158.77

7.916.75

Do.. at the Agencies.

104,2461.92 | 106:189.51

1.942.59

Unpaid i ostage,

6.487.32

Boxholders' Fees, 6,143.40

6,769.24 | 278.92

7.480,32 | 1,386.92

Transit Payment to the United Kingdom.

Transit Payment to other Conn- tries,

21,822.86 17,451,45

4,166,41

60.549.79 45.128.85

15.4201.91

Gratuities

to

Comission

Money Orders,

נג

14,750.36

14,613 16

146.20

Shipmasters for

4387.89

3.799.99

587.83

the Conveyance of Mails,

Profit ou Ex-

change on Money Order

Transactions.

Interesi

Money Order

15.325.12

9,665.76

5.659.86

Contribution to- |

wards P. & 0.

820,287.81116.478.94

200.868.87

Subsidy,

On

459.45

546.73

ST.28

Commission

Money Orders,

2,127.92

2.112.72

14.50

Fund.

Purchase

of

Void Money

13,363 00

Steam Launch,

13,363,00

Orders and

174.60

36.55

138 05

Postal Notes,

Working Expenses,| 156,910,75 | 174,367,18

17.45038

Total Receipts. Deficit. 1905......

414,838.19 420,454.04 11.589.46 170.611.06

5,943,61|| Total Expenditure, 585,449.25 | 259.484,08

Profit, 1986,

60.969.96

17,456.38 243.421.55

Totals $585,449.25 | 420,454.04

Totals,

$585,449.25 | 420,454.04

Table IV.

POSTAGE STAMPS, etc., issued for Sale in HONGKOxg and at the British Post Offices in CHINA during the years 1905 and 1906.

Denomination.

1905.

1906.

Postage Stamps,

1-cout.

27

417.119 1,572.719

501,115 2,044,075

27

2,165,519

2,445,115

27

""

10

"

812,509 71,999 1,034,399

817,675

85.195

1,036,555

12

י

32,879

27,835

20

142,319

149,275

30

22

61,199

64,795

50

"

62,039

62,935

1-dollar.

50,699

50,315

2

14,289

14,055

3

94

5,639

5,285

ā

77

3,569

3,145

10

4.509

31

3,405

Books of Stamps,

1

4,910

5.994

Post Cards,

1-cent.

28.099

22,693

2

174

240

4

19.699

.་

17,140

374

60

Newspaper Wrappers,

2

939

2,405

+

729

905

Postage Envelopes, ...

473

1,020

2

"

1,848

2,310

42.

5,248

6,590

348

240

15

573

390

Registration Envelopes,

"

9,995

10,925