The telegraph staff of the Cape milar and General Post Office stations were transferred to the control of the Public Works Depart-Tment on Ist April last year, the Post Office confining the delivery Jof messages received at the General Post Office station, and the collect of revenue derived from messages.
The revenue collected during the ear from radio-telegrams amounted $49,113.24 an increase of $14,060.
5 on 1922, The balance of re-
Venue over expenditure amounted to $2,180.71.
The increase in telegrara business has been chiefly due to the of communication with Canton and Swatow, These ns—the one managed by Dr. Sun's Administration and the other by a clique of his political opponents—are not registered at Berne under the Wireless Telegraph {Convention or recognised by the Central Government of China.
Hence no reciprocal working agreement could be made with either.
Despite this, communication with each has been eff charges independently of the others.
new branch post office was opened in Shamshuipo on the ist August.
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