APPENDIX E STATEMENT OF INLAND MONEY ORDERS ISSUED IN INDIA SINCE 1880
Number and
amount of Ordinary
Number and amount of
Number and amount of
Money Orders
Revenue Money Orders
Rent Money Orders
issued in India.
issued in India.
issued in India.
Year.
Number.
Value.
Number.
Value.
Number.
Value.
1880-81
1,604,174
4,57,08,580
—
—
—
—
1881-82
2,157,796
5,73,32,026
—
—
—
—
1882-83
2,565,904
6,46,84,182
—
—
—
—
1883-84
3,034,894
7,31,24,179
—
—
—
—
1884-85
3,550,257
8,20,88,559
13,914
3,35,904
—
—
1885-86
4,163,078
9,38,27,375
39,768
7,11,117
—
—
1886-87
4,821,117
10,68,49,151
66,204
11,29,415
1,213
12,358
1887-88
5,512,395
11,84,43,572
138,687
20,38,586
30,165
3,55,283
1888-89
6,136,790
12,99,06,864
196,037
26,83,469
39,823
5,25,217
1889-90
6,759,116
14,65,32,147
262,585
34,70,576
58,127
7,42,284
1890-91
7,326,065
15,77,70,303
278,075
41,95,716
78,421
9,74,272
1891-92
7,783,296
16,44,09,526
300,336
44,27,796
99,973
13,01,721
1892-93
8,237,855
17,19,16,585
320,651
49,21,950
110,198
14,37,050
1893-94
8,754,940
18,35,34,008
335,933
50,49,372
119,952
15,84,581
1894-95
9,422,105
19,43,09,308
348,178
56,27,613
113,266
15,61,021
1895-96
10,055,036
20,62,03,368
371,806
59,64,630
111,594
15,37,883
1896-97
10,947,571
21,97,28,206
346,510
58,23,851
102,875
14,68,352
1897-98
11,644,350
24,23,37,096
382,402
67,91,786
110,324
15,98,602
1898-99
11,740,565
24,54,50,445
441,034
81,37,197
121,987
17,31,680
1899-00
12,505,059
25,62,50,323
441,739
78,00,682
124,155
18,15,998
1900-01
12,922,465
26,27,19,976
453,862
82,83,758
134,977
19,72,389
1901-02
13,581,928
26,84,51,162
471,387
91,96,336
153,800
22,47,435
1902-03
15,311,955
27,82,17,678
530,778
95,72,448
167,711
23,67,739
1903-04
16,470,115
29,43,59,136
579,851
1,06,87,532
192,375
25,88,723
1904-05
17,657,917
31,04,28,794
692,705
1,04,12,346
192,926
25,83,483
1905-06
19,622,437
33,14,36,803
724,747
1,00,03,341
199,754
26,70,518
1906-07
20,923,383
35,25,97,091
690,688
97,26,046
203,157
27,93,647
1907-08
22,109,666
37,97,08,358
622,501
94,67,041
176,195
23,80,811
1908-09
23,132,115
39,19,26,114
685,021
1,11,10,709
198,683
26,89,768
1909-10
23,888,149
39,96,74,848
740,776
1,16,93,227
219,651
29,82,614
1910-11
24,781,847
41,85,13,444
750,777
1,24,17,561
222,747
29,87,628
1911-12
26,322,257
44,29,23,702
754,306
1,23,49,182
226,982
30,39,792
1912-13
28,624,470
47,39,38,492
754,766
1,21,77,802
252,618
34,27,203
1913-14
29,940,631
51,18,35,732
764,673
1,20,02,271
240,662
32,74,757
1914-15
29,317,377
51,54,81,941
863,235
1,24,31,425
247,468
33,21,068
1915-16
31,281,231
53,92,17,506
844,742
1,36,70,463
261,667
36,73,409
1916-17
32,331,652
57,54,48,259
839,506
1,38,59,594
274,990
37,94,479
1917-18
33,903,625
62,77,87,899
880,700
1,50,47,255
268,419
36,15,440
APPENDIX F HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS OF THE CALCUTTA GENERAL POST OFFICE
This handsome building is situated on the west side of Dalhousie Square at the corner of Koila Ghat Street, being a portion of the site of the old Fort of Calcutta. The removal of the old foundations was a work of great difficulty owing to the extreme hardness of the masonry, which in many cases had to be blasted away. The building was erected from designs by Mr. Walter B. Granville, Architect to the Government of India. It was opened to the public in the year 1868 and cost 6,30,000 rupees. It consists of two lofty storys, the east and south fronts being faced with tall Corinthian columns flanked by massive piers in which are the staircases. The south-east angle of the building is semicircular, also faced with Corinthian columns leading to a lofty circular hall in which are the public counters. This is surmounted by a lantern crowned by a dome, which forms a conspicuous object in the city.
The site of the General Post Office is of great historical interest owing to its association with the great tragedy of the Black Hole of Calcutta. On entering the Post Office courtyard from Koila Ghat Street there are two tablets with the following inscriptions:—
I. The brass lines in the stone, on the adjacent ground, mark the position and extent of the South Curtain of old Fort William.
