POST OFFICE ITEMS.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 322, 20 January 1871, Page 2

POST OFFICE ITEMS.

We have been supplied with the following Post office returns :—

During the year ended 31st December, 1870, 1,078,629 letters and 631,211 papers passed through the Chief Po-t-office, Auckland ; of this number 128 980 letters and 222,539 papers were interchanged with the United* Kingdom ; 80,561 letters and 67.555 papers with the Australian Colonies; and 14861 letters and 12,501 papers with other foreign ports. While 306,334 letters an- 1 134,081 papers were interchanged with other province* o; New Zealand; 520,817 letters and 190,674 papers circulated in the province of Auckland ; and 27,076 letters and 3870 papers were posted in Auckland, for delivery in ttie city.

... J . During the quarter ended 31st December, 1870, 242,973 letters and 143,009 papers passed through the Chief Post-offlee, Auckland ; of this number 31,292 letters and 51,186 papers were intercha. ged with the United Kingdom ; 17,702 letters and 15,907 papers with the Australian Colonies ; and 352 letters aud 2328 papers with other foreign ports. While 78,252 letters and 31,564 papers were interchanged with other provinces of New Zealand ; 104,141 letters and 4b',034 papers circulated among country post-offices in the province of Auckland ; and 8065 letters and 900 papers were posted for delivery in the city. During the year 1870 the following transactions have taken place in the Post-office Money Order and Savings Bank departments, in this province :—5464 money orders have been issued, for £23,401 17s sd. The commission received on these orders amounted to £358 7s. .1557 money orders have been paid ; amount, £20,051 17s" 6d.—During the same period 4337 Savings Bauk deposits, amounting to £51,409 8s 4d, have been received, including 1019 new accounts opened. 3121 withdrawals were made, amounting to £44.194 ts lOd; and £230 7s lOd were paid as interest on closed accounts.