1901.] 



COMMERCIAL JAPA^. 



2351 



Domestic and International Mail Matter Forwarded in Japan. 



[From official reports of the Japanese Government.] 



International Postal Okders Sold and Paid in Jap.vn, 1891-1897. 



[From official reports of the Japanese Government.] 



YEARS. 



1899-1900 

 1898-99.. 

 1897-98 . . 

 1896-97 . . 

 1891-96.. 

 1894-95 . . 

 1893-94 . . 

 1892-93 . . 

 1891-92 . . 



ORDERS SOLD. 



Number. 



5,222 

 4,381 

 3,900 

 3,581 

 3,319 

 2,442 

 2,429 

 2, :509 

 2,432 



Charges col- 

 lected ou 

 orders. 



8137,984 

 112, 678 

 108, 816 

 93, 828 

 91,640 

 79,464 

 68, 799 

 59, 938 

 64,729 



1,508 



1,336 



1,280 



1,177 



1, 145 



829 



78-1 



780 



932 



ORDERS PAID. 



AVERAGE AMOrvr OF 

 OKL-ER. 



Number. 



23,6.51 



15,a51 



12, 9.53 



11,097 



10,226 



7,ri4 



5,100 



3,957 



2,980 



Amount. 1 Order sold. Order paid. 



1,517,431 

 869, :M6 

 7-29,833 

 580,649 

 5.56,075 

 379,411 

 240,626 

 167,699 

 109,270 



26.42 

 2-5.72 

 27.48 

 26.20 

 27.61 

 32. .54 

 28.32 

 25.% 

 26.62 



63.43 

 57.76 

 36. » 

 52.32 

 31.38 

 51.87 

 47.18 

 42.38 

 36.67 



Extent of Telegraph System of Japan and Number of Do.mestic Telegrams Forwarded. 

 [From official reports of the Japanese Government.] 



YEARS. 



1899-1900 

 1898-99 . . 

 1897-y.s . . 

 1896-97 . . 

 189-5-96 . . 

 1894-95 . . 

 1893-94 . . 

 1892-93 . . 



Length of 

 lines, ri.» 



5, 688. 23 

 5,295.91 

 5, 139. 03 

 4,720.27 

 3, 881. 49 

 3, 846. 05 

 3, 709. 46 

 3, 455. 77 



Lengtla of 

 wires, ri.» 



24,342.73 

 20, .561. 91 

 18,360.94 

 15,431.86 

 12,212.29 

 11,502.79 

 10, 232. 06 

 9, 920. 99 



NUMBER OF TELEGRAMS FORWARDED. 



Paid. 



12, 929, 8S7 

 14,129,286 

 12,998,679 

 10, 199, 184 

 8, 628, 264 

 7, 730, 711 

 6, 1.58, 1.5S 

 5, 132, 427 



Franked. 



1,637,320 

 1,213,249 

 9.'^1, 19:5 

 658. 409 

 468, 8:58 

 390,-51 

 286, 305 

 22.-<. 025 



Total. 



14,567,216 

 15. 342, 535 



13. 979. 8?2 

 10, 857. 653 

 9,097.102 

 8,120.962 

 6.444.4t» 

 5, otW, 4.'.2 



Number of 



telegrams per 



100 of fiopu- 



laiion. 



31.39 

 33.06 

 30.41 

 24.96 

 21.13 

 19.24 

 1.5.32 

 12. >6 



» Ri=2.44 miles. 

 Note.— The figures in this table do not include submarine and subHuvial cables, 1,555 miles in length, with wires 1,690 miles long. 



Number of Foreign Telegrams Sent fro.\i and Received in J.\r\.N, 1892-1900. 

 [From official reports of the Japanese Government.] 



FISCAL YEARS. 



3899-1900 

 189S-9J. . 

 1897-98.. 

 1890-97.. 

 189.5-90.. 

 1894-95. . 

 189:5-94.. 

 1892-93.. 



TELEGRAMS SENT. 



Paid. 



178,122 

 147,507 

 ]41,;504 

 109, 745 

 136,297 

 103, 0:5-l 

 49, 586 

 47,791 



Franked. 



18, 439 



13, 058 



11,8:!6 



10, 755 



11,774 



7,823 



3, 279 



3, 509 



TotnL 



196, 561 

 161, llo 

 15f.,140 

 120,500 

 148, 071 

 110,857 

 52, 8<V5 

 51,300 



TELEGRAMS RECEIVED. 



Paid. 



179, .580 

 148, 6lH) 

 142, 724 

 107,960 

 132. 161 

 9<»,517 

 48.514 

 47. 327 



Franked. 



Total. 



2(6.717 

 166, (122 

 160.366 

 130,997 

 165.0.53 

 127.955 

 58. 781 

 54.313 



