The report on the Postal Depart. Jment, Hongkong, for 1923 was laid jon the table at the Legislative Coun-meeting last week. It is noted that "no appointment was made to the post of Assistant Postmaster General." There were, however, additions to the subordinate staff.
The new office of Inspector of Postmen was brought into existence from August 1 in place of the old Postal Inspectorship.
The number of mail receptacles! Jof Hongkong origin despatched dur-Ing the year was 39,459, a decrease of 2266. Receptacles ' in trans which were handled numbered 133,- 498 as against 135,505 in 1922.
These decreases were due to the Jclosing of the British Ppstal Agencies in China at the end of 1922, The number of registered articles: handled amounted to an of 25,073. The figure for insured articles showed an increase of 409.
Pareels, ordinary and insured, which were dealt with reached an increase lof 74,085.
The figures in each of these! three eases were the highest on record.
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