1901.J 



COMMEKCIAL JA1*AN. 



2349 



Domestic Postal Ordebs Isbued and Paid in the Japanese Postal Sebvice, 1891 to 1900. 

 [From official reports of the Japanese Govemiacnt] 



Number of Post and Telegraph Offices and Persons Employed in Japan. 

 [From official reports of the Japanese Government.] 



1890-1900 



isrs-99 . . 



1897-98 . . 

 1896-97.. 

 1895-96 . . 

 1894-95 . . 

 1893-94 . . 



1892 



1891 



1890 



Branch post- 

 offices. 



Telegraph 

 offices. 



Branch tele- 

 graph olhces. 



651 

 571 

 &40 

 535 

 523 

 535 

 563 

 554 

 544 



200 



132 



129 



112 



96 



80 



80 



64 



41.1S3 

 39.131 

 38,131 

 36.1S1 

 3.5,023 

 3i.L-44 

 33. COO 

 31.900 

 27,710 



NUMBER OF EMPLOYEE.S. 



YEARS. 



NUMBER OF PERSONS EJirL0YT:r) 

 IX COM DIN ED POST AND TELE- ; 

 GRAPH OFFICES. ' 



Employees. 



18P9-1'.?00 

 1898-99 . . 

 1 897-^8.. 

 1S96-97 . . 

 189.T-96 . . 

 3S9!-?5 .. 

 1S9.S-94.. 



1892 



1S91 



.439 

 ,1(» 

 , 684 

 ,389 

 ,872 

 ,393 

 , 052 

 ,804 



Messengers. 



11,810 

 10,285 

 9, 615 

 8,373 

 6,591 

 6,510 

 6,116 

 2,926 

 2,377 



POST-OFFICES. 



Employees. Messengers. 



6,353 

 6,292 

 6,129 

 6,241 

 6,914 

 6,861 

 6,908 

 3,291 

 3,410 



7,SS0 

 7,532 

 7,691 

 7,824 

 8,573 

 8,502 

 8,225 

 13 

 14 



TELEGRAPH OFTICES. 



Note.— The r.umbor of telegraph offices and branches for the years 1891 and 1892 is that for the end of the fiscal year, i. e., March 31; for the other years, that 



for December 31. 



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