Kenya Postal History: Postal Report (1922)

This information concerning the Postal administration was extracted from the Colonial report of 1922.

POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS.
The Postal and subsidiary services of Kenya show a profit of £10,282 on the year’s working, which includes as revenue
the value of free services for state purposes. Actual expenditure is, however, in excess of actual revenue by £23,821.

Revised rates came into force on 1st January, and though no decrease in the minimum charge for letters was made.
The unit of weight was raised from half-ounce to one ounce in order to conform to international standard. In spite of trade depression a slight increase in postal revenue of £464 may be cited in support of the thesis that diminished rates will produce increased revenue!
Money order traffic is heavy between Kenya and India!
£111,175 was remitted to India by money order in 1922, though this amount represents a considerable decrease on normal traffic!
A telegraphic money order system internally and reciprocally with the United Kingdom was introduced this year which permits on payment of to and from United Kingdom and 50 cents
of a shilling in Kenya in addition to the usual charges, the conduct of speedier remittances. £24,578 was thus remitted.
but the great bulk of the traffic was internal.