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New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4487, 6 August 1875, Page 2

A statement showing the number and amount of money orders and Savings Bank transactions, in the several postal districts of the colony, for the quarter ended June SO, is before us. There were 111 offices open during the quarter, from which 17,901 orders, to the value of £73,612 Os. Id. were issued, and at which 12,824 orders, to the amount of £52,341 Os. Id., were paid. Savings Bank accounts to the number of 2868 were opened, and accounts to the number of 2260 were closed. There were 14,680 deposits, and 9034 withdrawals. The deposits amounted to £164,937 14s. 5d., the withdrawals to £189,990 Bs. sd. In the case of only one province did the deposits exceed the withdrawals, and that was in Nelson, where they were £782 15s. Bd. in excess. Over the whole colony the withdrawals were in excess of deposits by £25,835 9s. Bd.

Distant journals are still being added to the list of advocates of abolition. The Nelson Colonist, we learn by a telegram received last night, speaks approvingly of the Financial Statement, which is based on the abolition and local government measures. The Nelson Evening Mail, in an article, thoroughly approves of the principles of the Abolition Bill, but criticises several clauses. It recommends that after the second reading the Bill should be submitted to the country. Going further south, we find the Tuapeka Times, after indicating the leading features of the abolition measures, saying : “ The Bill is now before the country for the expression of public opiuiou upon its merits, and we cannot recommend the measure too earnestly to the serious attention of our readers.” Our correspondent adds :—“ The Lawrence folks are strongly in favor of abolition.” A Dunedin correspondent says : —“ Mr. Stout, Provincial Solicitor, speaks on the constitutional question at Caversham to-morrow night.”