2350 



COMMERCIAL JAPAK 



[December, 



International Postal Service in Japan, 1892 to 1897. 

 number of letters, postal cards, papers, packages, etc., received from and sent to principal countries. 



[From oflficial reports of the Japanese Government.] 



COUNTRIES 

 TO WHICH FOR- 

 WARDED. 



Asia: 



Korea 



China 



Kiam 



Russia 



Briti.sh India 



Engl is)) colonics 



Spanisli colonies 



Frencli colonics 



Dul(;li colonies 



Pc rtiiguesc colonies . . 

 All other countries... 



Total 



KUROi'F,: 



Groat Britain 



Germany 



France 



Italy 



Switzerland 



Austria-Hungary 



Roumania 



Turlcoy 



Russia 



Spam 



Netherland.s 



Belgium 



Sweden 



Nor\vay 



Denmark 



All other countries... 



Total 



America: 



United States 



Mexico 



Canada 



Brazil 



French colonics 



All other countries. . 



Total 



Afiuca: 

 Esypt 



Bnti.sh colonics 



All other countries . 



Total 



FORWARDED. 



Letters. 



391, 



1G2, 



1, 



2S, 

 11, 

 100, 



2, 

 1, 

 1, 



710, 501 



200, .564 



105,-547 



75, 5::0 



4,301 



7, 0.S5- 



10, 478 



832 



585 



24, .505 



1,703 



4, 342 



4,700 



884 



2,600 



1,612 



1,001 



Postal 

 cards. 



216,462 



10, 900 



200 



2, 704 



637 



2,282 



494 



104 



143 



78 



13 



I Sam- I 

 Printed P't'sa"'' Frank- 

 rJilvf. com- ed mat- 

 matter. j^^,^i^^i ter. 



articles. 



499,063 



165,462 



3,692 



34,528 



12,753 



.5-4, .535 



4, 745 



1,261 



520 



884 



2:34 



6,498 

 272 

 117 

 208 

 871 



1,196 



130 



13 



11, 995 



6,869 



533 

 26 



39 



231,057 777,682 : 9,344 | 19,501 



Reg- 

 istered 

 matter. 



Par- 

 '• eels. 



11,993 



15, 179 



268 



2,898 



2, 934 



5,808 



737 



389 



444 



597 



39 



Total. Letters. 



1, 137, 



361, 



'', 



68, 



32, 



164, 



11, 



4, 



2, 



2, 



169 

 .514 

 092 

 8M 

 028 I 

 434 

 137 I 

 640 ; 

 914 'l 

 729 i 

 910 I 



1 Sam- I ' 



Postal Printed Pl«^^"<*:^*j;'^: I. f^^^^i Par- 

 cprds mattpr *^"™" led mat- istered , j^ 

 caros. matter. jjier(.i,.jj ^^^ matter. '^'-'*- 



articles. 



41,286 1 1,792,431 6*5,429 224,980 



7,121 

 59,475 



1,976 

 468 



1,167 



5,148 

 26 

 130 



1, 950 

 377 

 884 



1, 036 

 273 

 1.56 

 234 

 286 



119,418 

 35,932 I 

 26,962 i 

 3,809 

 3,848 

 3,653 j 

 78 . 

 247 ! 

 4,095 

 767 

 1,690 

 A 392 

 338 

 260 '. 

 390 I 

 4.55 I 



5,317 



4,251 



1,339 



533 



351 



299 



'"'39' 

 169 

 217 

 130 

 273 



299 



897 



520 



• 78 



13 



91 



13 



26 



446,368 80,733 204,-334 13,130 2,002 



350, 



219, 



112, 



10, 



13, 



21, 



1, 



1, 



25, 



3, 



7, 



9. 



1, 



3, 



2, 



1, 



414 



978 



530 



927 



768 



-505 



001 



174 



369 



703 



626 



072 



682 



126 ! 



585 



998 



796. 458 



156,611 



69,810 



39,715 



5,681 



5,161 



6,682 



117 



442 



14,014 



2,496 



3, 432 



4,290 



845 



2,483 



2,028 



2,054 



315, 861 



13,806 



16,913 



4,186 



689 



715 



2,041 



13 



65 



780 



156 



221 



1,092 



52 



130 



65 



637 



41,561 



Total. 



210 I 



368 1 



353 I 

 016 



324 i 



3-54 I 



601 I 



371 I 



071 I 



3-51 I 



35 : 



639,766 



252,838 



5,030 



26,064 



39,677 



165, 22r 



9,298 



7,924 



7,389 



3,198 



217 



195,277 I 8,912 I 22,963 ; 70.004 



1,157,6-25 



942 ■ 



112 I 



748 ■ 



304 



028 



382 



403 



1K2 



Gz2 



379 



550 



562 



520 



092 



728 



859 



35,633 



18,538 



1,521 



871 



286 



481 



65 



260 



442 I 

 299 I 

 130 I 

 143 

 104 

 13 



104 



15,072 



19.287 



7,100 



1,373 



1,117 



1,580 



30 



52 



3,696 



377 



530 



639 



30 



40 



263 



102 



5,224 

 1.816 

 1,093 



452,413 I 58,071 ! 1,157 1 51,288 ] 8.133 928, 4&4 



441,790 



238,775 



12«,493 



14,061 



9,411 



16,179 



563 



741 



43,177 



5,668 



8,746 



9.908 



1.447 



3,745 



3,0»1 



4,756 



288, 093 



81-5 



42,185 



767 



702 



1,-586 



334, 178 



18, G42 



247 



i,3(;5 



231 



166, 022 



1 , -5f'6 



16,718 



1,261 



156 



930 



20,506 187,279 



11,302 



377 



1, 105 



1,378 



231 

 65 



13, 143 



91 



26 



13,592 



306 



1,293 



182 



18 



4:?4 



1,495 I 15,825 



304 



1,404 

 070 

 429 



169 

 78 



377 



221 

 143 



u09 



05 



13 



297 



121 



20 



500,689 

 3,361 

 63,061 

 2,288 

 1,110 

 3,281 



388,063 



1,131 



26,013 



572 



364 



1,521 



832,703 



2,651 



47, 278 



1,474 



379 



2,125 



573,790 I 417,664 | 41,444 I 401,843 t 16,250 



5?2 I 8,546 I 291 I £86,610 



2,325 



1,096 



698 



2,701 

 702 

 442 



611 

 195 

 26 



1,235 



325 



13 



406 

 69 

 24 



4.969 



1,*291 



505 



13 I 444 j. 



4,019 



3,848 



832 I 1,573 



493 



6.765 



0cf,a:;ia: I 



HiuvMii 163,800 



Brilisl) colonies I 38,922 



Spanish col<mics ' 1,118 



All other countries...; 26 



Total I 203.806 



Gniiul total 1, 097, 482 



Total: 

 1SS9-1903. 

 1.S9S-C9... 

 I.x9."-U8... 

 l,syii-97... 

 I8J.V-I6... 

 1891-95... 

 1893-94... 

 1892-93... 



1,007,482 

 l,r,0:l,S77 

 1,471,120 



i,i7;;.:;.so 



1,010,1:32 



7 18, 039 



700, 720 



505, 557 



9,243 25,909 

 767 15,340 

 130 130 



10,110 I 41,379 

 34-5,740 1,212,415 



1,.5G0 



1,320 



1;! 



65 

 117 



2,899 



5,311 



2,8.51 



13 



53 



182 8,22s 



205,888 



59,323 



1,404 



79 



41,756 1 637 

 8,567 I 416 



26 ' 



182 



266,694 I 172,276 \ 19,773 1 50,531 , 1,<J53 



....; 3,127 



....; 2,253 



....i 1,226 



13 I 11 



202.261 



46.319 



1.33() 



323 



13 ; 6,617 



25rt.263 



38,.581 [ 23,193 |110,631 | 5,350 3,433,392 1 1,54.5,078 328,590 l,101.r,.37 84,2.86 j 24,71S 137,014 | 8,424 S.229.7J7 



38, 581 

 23, 55') 

 50, 097 

 42, (rJ2 

 25, 207 

 25, 901 

 21,730 

 16,861 



3, 433, 

 2, 922, 

 2, .'•■41, 

 2,.5i;o, 

 2,082, 

 1,414, 

 1, 1.55, 

 904, 



I 

 392 '1 

 (MB 1 1 

 218 1 

 816 1 

 092 11 

 088 1| 

 438 

 406 



54-5.078 328,590 l.lOl.lW. 

 37,5. ISl 144,943 l.aVo.410 



,3:58,(190 34».23ii 

 ,193,751 222, 2S7 

 ,21*2.970 310,914 

 899,704 1(1-5,976 

 749,502 I 71,942 

 704,509 51,961 



8:^7, .53 1 

 ,S40,24> 

 70t>. >,'<0 

 680, tVS.>* 

 087, S.'^ri 

 662.246 



S4,2.S6 

 59.7-. 

 23,1 

 61,: - 

 25, Si7 

 29,2S9 

 15,t>65 

 16,705 



21. TT: 'i;^-.ni1 ' <!.421 ?.2?^ 717 



Length ok Postal Routes in Japan. 

 [From ofllciid reports of the Japanese Government.] 



YEARS. 



1899-1900 

 189S-99 . . 

 1897-98 . . 

 1. 890-97.. 

 189.')-96 . . 

 189 1-95 . . 

 1893-94 . . 

 1892-93 . . 



Ki =2.4403 miles. Marino ri=1.1507 miles. 



