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ABERDEEN.
Deeside Railway Extension.
Length of Line — from Banchory to Aboyne — 15i Miles.
Opened for Traffic on 2nd December, 1859.
6.— Customs.
(1.) Coasting Tkadk.
For the year ending Zlst December, 1860 : —
Entered Inwards.
British.
Vessels. Tons.
1,736 281,219
Cleared Outwards.
British.
Vessels. Tons.
1,065 204,157
(2.) Import Teade,
British.
Vessels. Tons.
106 16,769
Foreign.
Vessels. Tons.
181 20,158
(3.) Total Customs Duties.
Duties CoUected in 1860, £94,383.
(4.) Belonging to the Port at 31st December, 1860: —
275 Vessels. 76,489 Tons.
7.— Shipbuilding.
There were launched here, during 1860, 12 Vessels, of 6,700 Tons, Builders'
Measurement.
8.— Post Office.
(1.) Letters.
The number of Letters delivered from the Aberdeen Post-Office are (as else-
where) counted during one week in each quarter of the year. The numbers for
the counting weeks in 1860 were as follows : —
January, 53,195 I July, 51,006
April, 48,803 | October, 53,629
This shows a weekly average, for 1860, of 51,658.
The total average for the last five years, including 1860, was as follows : —
1856.. 2,169,960 I 1859 2,519,670
1857 2,39.3,820 | 1860 2,686,216
1858 2,454,920 |
The average number of Letters delivered from the sub-offices weekly, included
in the above, was 18,202.
(2.) Money Orders.
Issued. Paid.
Number.
Amoimt.
Number.
Amount.
1856 .
.. 16,622
£32,501
22,231
£42,426
1857 .
., 17,162
33,451
22,204
42,720
1858
.. 18,744
35,966
22,035
42,755
1859
.. 18,859
35,811
22,502
44,320
1860
.. 20,270
38,683
23,135
45,650
The amount of Commission received in 1860 was £340 7s. 9d.