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:-- [Illustration: GENERAL POST OFFICE. CALCUTTA] [Illustration: BLACK HOLE, CALCUTTA. ADJOINING THE GENERAL POST OFFICE] I. The brass lines in the stone, on the adjacent ground, mark the position and extent of the South Curtain of old Fort William.