THIRTEENTH REPORT ON THE POSTAL SERVICE OF NEW ZEALAND, BY THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1872 Session I, E-01

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THIRTEENTH REPORT ON THE POSTAL SERVICE OF NEW ZEALAND, BY THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL.

PBESENTEB TO BOTH HOUSES OE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BY COMMAND OE HIS EXCELLENCY.

WELLINGTON.

1872.

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Sic,— General Post Office, Wellington, 4th September, 1872. I have the honor to submit to your Excellency the Thirteenth Report on the Postal Service of New Zealand. I have, &c, To His Excellency Julius Vogel, Governor Sir George Eerguson Bowen, G.C.M.G., Postmaster-General. &c, &c, &c.

REPORT. The progress of the Department during the year has been satisfactory. In each of its branches steady increase is shown. To meet the growing requirements of outlying districts existing mail services have been extended and new ones established. Fifty new Post Offices have been opened, and thirteen have been closed. Eive receiving letter-boxes and pillars have also been erected for the convenience of persons residing in towns at a distance from the Post Office. With the exception of occasional interruptions from flooded rivers, and from heavy falls of snow in the interior, the inland mail services, have on the whole been satisfactorily performed. In 1871 there were 188 inland mail services in the Colony, of an aggregate length of 5,096 miles. Of these services 64 were performed by coach or mail-cart, 92 on horseback, 13 on foot, 15 by water, and 4 by railway. The number of miles travelled b} r these during the year was 1,050,368, at a cost of about £23,000, being an average of about s|-d. per mile.

DEPARTMENTAL. SCHEDUEL of Post Offices in New Zealand in 1870 and 1871.

New Post and Telegraph Offices have been erected at Hawera, Coromandel, Ahaura, and Motueka. Offices are being built at New Plymouth, Waiau, and Hurunui, and will shortly be ready for occupation. Offices are also about to be erected at Boss, Reefton, and Tokomairiro. The building at Westport occupied as Post and Telegraph Offices, in consequence of the encroachments of the sea, is being removed to a safe locality. In all places where practicable, the Postal and Telegraph Departments are amalgamated. The total number of letters received in 1871 was 3,296,990, against 3,018,923 in 1870 ; and the total number of letters despatched was 2,784,707 in 1871, against 2,626,947 in 1870, —showing an increase in both classes of letters in 1871 of 435,818 over 1870. The total number of newspapers received in 1871 was 2,308,634, against 2,266,934 in 1870; and the total number of newspapers despatched was 1,871,150 in 1871, against 1,622,728 in 1870, —being an increase of 290,122 newspapers in 1871 over 1870. The Revenue also shows a satisfactory increase, being £47,054 18s. 3d. in 1871, against £43,086 15s. in 1870.

TIII E T E E N TII E E P 611T osr THE POSTAL SERVICE OF HEW ZEALAND, BY THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL.

18' '1. 170. Postal Disteicts. Head Offices. Post Offices. Sub-Post Offices. Totals. Head Offices. Post Offices. Sub-Post Offices. Totals. Luckland lawke's Bay ... Wellington kelson Marlborough ... Canterbury Westland )tago Southland Chatham Islands 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 107 2 11 27 38 40 10 77 25 113 16 Ill 3 12 29 49 43 13 81 27 116 19 1 1 4 98 103 1 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 2 2 11 24 31 37 9 73 22 107 16 12 26 33 40 13 77 24 110 19 1 Totals ... 12 17 466 495 11 19 429 458

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The following is the Schedule of Officers in the Postal Department in the years 1870 and 1871:—

Dead Lettees. It is gratifying to be able to report a continued steady decrease in that class of letters known as unclaimed or dead letters. Erom the following table it will be seen that since 1867 they have year by year decreased, no doubt indicating increased diligence and attention on the part of the officers of the Department to the delivery of letters : —

Reoisteked Lettees. There has been considerable increase in the number of this class of correspondence during the year, being 34,679 in 1871, against 30,549 in 1870. Monet Oedees. The progress made in this branch of the Department has likewise been highly satisfactory. In 1870, the number of Money Order Offices in the Colony was 70 ; in 1871, they numbered 81. The number of Money Orders issued in New Zealand in 1870 was 31,864, and the amount transmitted was £149,454 7s. lid., against 36,291 orders issued and £157,397 13s. 7d. transmitted in 1871. Of the latter there were transmitted to places within the Colony by post 18,029 orders for £77,214 Bs. 7d., and by telegraph 2,485 orders for £11,322 Is. To the United Kingdom there were 10,407 orders issued for £44,197 18s. 3d.; and to the Australian Colonies, 5,370 orders for £24,653 ss. 9d. The Money Orders paid in the Colony during the year were —Issued in New Zealand and transmitted by post, 17,976 for £77,086 Bs. 3d.; and by telegraph, 2,469 for £11,229 15s. 6d. There were also paid 69 orders for £275 16s. 6d., which were originally issued in the Colony, on places beyond the Colony, but repaid or refunded on application by the remitters. The Money Orders issued at places beyond the Colony for payment in New Zealand were—By the United Kingdom, 1,396 for £6,217 lis. 5d.; and by the Australian Colonies, 1,318 for £5,914 18s. 7d. The number and amount of Money Orders issued in the Colony for payment at places beyond New Zealand being largely in excess of the number and amount of orders issued at those places for payment in the Colony, necessitated remittances to be made during the year, amounting to £56,718 145., as follows:—To the United Kingdom, £37,980 6s. lOd. ; and to the Australian Colonies, £18,738 7s. 2d. The revenue derived from the commission charged on the Money Orders issued in 1871 was £2,608 3s. 6d., being £241 in excess of the commission received in 1870. A reduction has recently been made in the commission charged on Telegraph Money Orders from sixpence to fourpence in the pound. During the short period which has elapsed since the reduction was made, the increase in the number issued of this class of Money Orders indicate that this mode of transmitting small sums of money within the Colony is likely to be largely made use of. Post Office Savings Basic. The business transacted in Post Office Savings Bank in 1871, as shown in the tables appended to this report, is considerably in excess over that in 1870. The number of deposits in 1871 was 24,042, and the amounts deposited £312,338 18s. 4d., against 20,489 deposits, and £264,328 ss. 7d. deposited, in 1870. The number of withdrawals in 1871 was 14,773, and the amount withdrawn £260,222 os. 6d., against 11,934 withdrawals, and £208,526 7s. 7d. withdrawn, in 1870. 4,615 new accounts were opened during the year, as against 4,304 in 1870 ; and accounts closed, against 2,276 in 1870. The total number of transactions in 1871 were 39,415 against 32,423 in 1870, being an increase of 6,992 transactions in favour of 1871. 19,959 acknowledgments were issued in 1871, against 16,636 in 1870. Erom the first opening of the Post Office Savings Banks, on Ist Eebruary, 1867, to the Ist December, 1871, the total amount of deposits was £1,108,473 95., to which interest has accrued and been added to principal amounting to £30,441 Bs. 4d., making the total £1,138,914 17s. 4d.

Officers. Postmaster-General ... Secretary Inspector of Post Offices Controller, Money Order and Savings Banks... Clerks in General Post Office Clerks in Money Order and Savings Bank Department ... rfail Agents Chief Postmasters 'ostmasters Clerks Sub-Postmasters Carriers Messengers Shipping Officers 1871. 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 9 19 54 466 27 8 3 1870 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 9 21 52 427 23 6 4 0.

Manner of Disposal. 1867. 1868. 1869. 1870. 1871. •pened and Eeturned to the writers te turned unopened to other countries ... destroyed ... 16,829 13,170 79 7,550 37,628 17,884 12,365 90 2,733 16,453 10,074 87 2,717 17,516 6,688 63 2,960 17,106 6,192 97 2,173 Totals 38,072 29,331 27,227 25,568

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The total amount withdrawn during the same period was £781,260 2s. 10d., leaving a balance of £357,654 14s. 6d., to the credit of depositors at the close of the year 1871; and the number of accounts opened at that date was 10,549, against 8,315 accounts open, and £295,372 Is. 7d. to their credit, on 31st December, 1870. The total number of deposits since the commencement of the system to the 31st December, 1871, was 82,225, averaging £13 9s. 6d. for each deposit. The total number of withdrawals during the same period was 44,283, averaging £17 12s. lOd. each. The average amount at credit of each account open on 31st December, 1871, was £33 18s. Id. Postage Stamps. It having been discovered that the colours in which certain of the denominations of the postage stamps were printed were liable, by chemical process, to be so altered as to resemble the colours of stamps of higher value; in order to the protection of the revenue it was deemed advisable to alter the colour of such stamps. These are now so arranged that the effect of any change in the colours will be to assimilate them to those of postage stamps of lower value. Some of the plates from which the postage stamps are printed have been in use for a considerable period, are now very much worn, and require to be replaced. Sets of electrotype plates have accordingly been ordered, and their arrival may be shortly expected. Steam Postal Seevices. A contract has recently been entered into with the New Zealand Steam Shipping Company for a four-weekly service between Manukau and Picton, for delivering and collecting the West Coast Mails for the San Branciseo route, This service is performed for £300 per four weeks, and is terminable by three months' notice on either side. Messrs. Webb and Holladay have continued to carry out the San Erancisco Service. They have had great difficulties to contend with ; but latterly the service has not been of a satisfactory nature, owing to an insufficient number of suitable boats having been employed. Elaborate returns have been prepared on the subject; and it is not necessary to state their substance here. The Contractors have been informed that in future they will be held strictly to the terms of their contract. It must not, however, be forgotten that great difficulties are incident to the carrying out of almost every ocean mail service ; and the Postmaster-General is of opinion that if Messrs. Webb and Holladay are treated with firmness, but without anything like undue severity, the service will become' a most valuable one. They have been placed at a great disadvantage, through not obtaining subsidies upon which they had calculated. A very favourable arrangement for a joint-contract was made with Victoria, but it has since fallen through, owing to tho Victorian Parliament not ratifying it. The Postmaster-General believes, however, that by the exercise of judgment and moderation favourable arrangements with the Australian Colonies may yet be effected. It is the more to be regretted that the joint-contract was not ratified by Victoria, since there is reason to suppose that, had it been brought into operation, the Imperial Government would have contributed £10,000 to that Colony, and an equal sum to New Zealand, in aid of the cost, thus leaving the two Colonies to pay, respectively, £22,500 and £17,500. Those amounts would have been reducible by subsidies which it was likely would have been obtained from the other Australian Colonies. Tho whole of the arrangements connected with the service have presented great difficulties ; but the Postmaster-General repeats that he believes the result will yet be highly satisfactory. Returns which have been laid before both Houses show that, even with the admitted irregularities, the present San Francisco Service compares by no means unfavourably with former services ; whilst there can be no doubt that it is cheaper than any previously paid for by the Colony. The Postmaster-General is of opinion that New Zealand should hold strictly the vantage ground already gained, and should continue to keep control of the service. Its value to the Colony is beyond question : for not only does it afford a quick and cheap route for the conveyance of mails, but it has already opened up an extensive trade with the United States, which trade will, by the maintenance of the service, be considerably extended.

Table No. 1. TABLE showing the NUMBER and AMOUNT of MONEY ORDERS ISSUED in NEW ZEALAND during the Year 1871.

Table No. 2. TABLE showing the NUMBER and AMOUNT of MONEY ORDERS PAID in NEW ZEALAND during the Year 1871.

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Issue: in New Zealai I :d. Issued in South AustraIssued in New South Wales. Issued in Queensland. Issued in Western Australia. Issued in Tasmania. Total Paid. I I Postal Disteicts. ( O P4 ° 03 Por Post. Per Telegraph.* On Foreign Mlices Repaid. United Kingdom. TOK1A. HA. I I Auckland Taranaki Hawke's Bat ... Wellington ... Marlborough Nelson Canterbury ... Westland Otago Southland 18 2 4 9 4 5 9 3 22 5 | Wo. | i 5100: 362J 215 2511; 370 1612 1728' 909! 4763' 401; Amount. £ s. d. 20463 8 6 i 1896 2 9 1117 18 3 11067 18 3 | 1583 9 10 i 7894 4 6 7651 3 10 3668 6 5 19988 15 3 I 1755 0 8 No. . 190 22 48 497 61 254 319 235 733 110 Amount. £ s. d. 786 3 4 140 9 6 258 12 9 2517 3 8 301 11 7 1140 12 1 1385 16 11 793 18 5 3303 7 1 ' 602 0 2 No.! 10 3 1 11 6 9 11 17 1 Amount. £ s. d. 31 2 0 8 5 0 5 0 0 31 19 6 26 7 0 36 5 0 37 8 0 94 10 0 5 0 0 No. Amount. £ s. d 521 2210 1 9 19 79 6 2 31 145 0 0 99| 4-44 13 10 16 111 9 3 64 282 1 7 339 1613 10 6 33 159 17 3 243 1027 18 8 31 143 12 4 i 1396 6217 11 5 i 1156 5523 4 4 Noh 157 6 2 60! 3 51 63 113 277 35 £ s. d. 636 15 0 19 0 0 15 0 0 249 15 3 9 0 0 226 12 8 217 0 2 536 19 3 1305 17 -1 100 16 3 Amount. No. £ s. d. 29 141 0 9 3 25 0 0 U 58 7 4 2 2 7 0 7 29 19 0 6 15 13 6 13 61 1 0 9 01 11 0 Amount. No. Amount. £ s. d. 194 833 10 2 6. 12 16 7 i- 6 0 0 10 62 8 0 1 2 6 8 10 40 15 0 35 167 2 2 27 116 15 0 21 70 3 10 1 10 0 0 3071321 17 5 323151*9 18 10 No. . "6 2 6 ' 8 8 Amount. £ s. d. 1224 18 3 10 0 0 38 17 0 5 10 0 45 16 0 4S 0 0 j 34 0 0 No. 1 3 1 1 Amount. £ s. d. 0 9 0 14 "6 5 1 "i 10 2 16 8 No. I 28 : "4 6 3 22 2 16 9 £ s. d. 155 15 7 4 10 0 24 0 9 3 0 0 120 9 5 7 0 0 52 1 6 59 3 2 Amount. £ s. d. 6263 25483 10 4 422' 2191 0 0 303 1552 1 0 3214 14509 4 0 451 2007 17 4 2005i 9622 11 9 2529! 11269 19 8 1344 5383 17 10 6100 25987 4 9 597] 2737 3 7 23228100724 10 3 ; 19221 81823 19 6 i i No. ! Amount. ! 4 ! ... ;29 10 0 — i i 69 69 | 1275 16 6 !326 13 0 767 708 ! SO 395 5 7 56 ,286 2 6 — ■! Totals in 1871 Totals in 1870 81 70 17976 15802 770S6 8 3! 6S692 3 S| 2469' 927j '11229 15 6 i 4220 11 7 3316 16 0 3326 8 9 64 ' * 72 407 1 3 |429 14 4 10 7 !47 17 11 ;42 10 0 90 • 101 426 0 5! 450 12 6 ) Increase during 1871 4007 j 15900 10 * The Telegraph Money Order System commented on 15th June, 1870.

ii Issued on New Zealand. Issued on the United Kingdom. Issued on N. S. Wales. Issued on Queensland. Issued on W. Australia. Issued on Tasmania. Issued on Victoria. Issued on S. Austealia. Total Issued. Postal Disteicts. o m Per Post. Per Telegraph.* No. Amount, i No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. Auckland Taranaki Hawke's Bay Wellington Marlborough Nelson Canterbury Westland Otago Southland 18 2 4 9 4 5 3 i 22 5 I £ s. d. 442317429 8 7 658 3145 4 3 640 2887 9 5 240310673 18 10 896 5247 14 10 1063 4386 17 7 2018 8730 6 9 1259 5530 6 11 412516889 17 9 544| 2293 3 8 i 167 110 116 313 133 261 276 247 748 84 £ s. d. 645 14 10 712 19 9 505 5 11 1597 14 11 598 15 8 1206 15 6 1350 15 4 1025 4 3 3291 19 6 396 15 4 2209 162 342 1059 191 576 2254 678 2591 345 £ s. d. 9636 7 8 618 3 2 1699 19 4 4536 8 5 968 14 8 2492 11 4 9299 10 1 3339 1 0 10272 1 8 1335 0 5 £ s. d. 572 2780 13 5 32 120 19 0 69 243 18 11 390 1745 17 0 55 268 15 1 348 1637 16 11 401 1611 16 6 853 4350 10 9 1018 4456 16 4 204 805 12 8 43 2 3 17 £ s. d. 219 3 6 10 0 0 20 0 0 49 S 5: ! 387 18 9 114 11 55 139 89 111 10 £ s. d. 1679 13 3 72 1 1 50 12 3 456 1 8 49 3 0 242 11 6 775 16 0 452 15 6 512 7 5 26 10 0 26 1 1 5 1 7 10 9 9 £ s. d. 148 13 6 5 0 0 0 5 0 24 7 4 0 2 6 61 0 0 41 8 0 52 10 0 33 0 3 £ s. d. 47 1 6 18 £ s. d. 227 13 6 2 0 0 23 7 6 88 1 8 ! 7874 984 1186! 4349 1287: 2330! 5160 3211 8691 1219 £ s. d. 32767 8 3 4686 7 3 5430 18 4 19171 18 3 7133 5 9 10108 11 10 22125 15 8 15062 13 5 35850 4 1 5060 10 9 13 22 24 42 12 43 19 0 97 19 6 86 5 6 173 16 0 31 10 2 "2 1 16 0 0 0 11 0 5 40 51 47 20 21 0 0 218 3 6 225 8 0 220 5 2 111 18 6 Totals in 1871... Totals in 1870... 81 18029J77214 8 7: 70 15886:69088 10 2 ;2485 935 11332 1 0 4256 1 7 10407 9624 14197 18 3 41472 3 7 394218082 16 7 387718083 16 5 ! 178 192 |732 2 1 816 9 9 943 1050 4317 11 8 5118 7 3 — 69 58 366 6 7 310 18 0 I— 3 3 16 11 0 20 1 0 — 235 239 1137 17 10 1287 19 8 3629lj 157397 13 7 31864 140454 7 11 Incebase DURINO 1871 4427 16943 5 8

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Table No. 3. TABLE showing the NUMBER and Amount of MONEY ORDERS Issued and Paid at each MONEY ORDER OFFICE in NEW ZEALAND, during the Year 1871.

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Ordees Issued. Ordees Paid. Office. On Places within the Colony. On Places beyond the Colony. Total Issued. Issued witliin the Colony. Issued beyond the Colony. Total Paid. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. Amount. ! Auckland ... Alexandra Cambridge Hamilton, A. Kapanga Mongonui Newcastle Onehunga *Opotiki ..,' Otahulm *Port Albert Raglan Bussell Tauranga * Waiuku Wangarei *Warkworlk 1,371 31S 123 230 138 107 179 106 18 29 48 107 192 215 10 91 16 ' £ s. d. 5,353 11 9 1,209 14 7 485 10 0 893 7 6 467 8 2 429 16 2 674 0 4 394 6 9 64- 18 10 130 2 0 185 3 4 412 10 2 801 8 6 1,033 1 4 49 13 0 350 14 1 108 0 0 £ s. d. 2,146 i 9,316 7 2 18 ! 94 10 0 ' 21 ! 75 8 6 26 j 12i 4 0 22 ! 95 0 6 13 i 47 3 0 17i 82 18 8 - 52 180 12 6 4 15 19 0 : 29 145 1 6 5 24 10 0 3 6 9 0 '. 38 215 19 5 33 ! 197 15 6 9 ] 31 0 0 'i 24 ! 127 7 6 | 2 10 15 0 822 3,895 3 7 3,517 336 144 256 160 120 196 158 22 58 53 110 230 218 25 115 18 £ s. d. 11,669 18 II 1,304 4 7 560 18 6 1,017 11 0 562 8 8 476 19 2 756 19 0 580 19 3 80 15 10 275 3 6 209 13 4 418 19 2 1,017 7 11 1,230 16 10 80 13 0 478 1 7 118 15 0 3,417 78 56 84 79 19 73 115 17 74 36 58 50 69 12 84 6 £ s. d. 14,105 17 3 296 18 10 277 13 8 240 5 5 273 11 11 88, 17 8 277 3 4 490 9 0 92 3 8 321. L8 11 131 8 6 281 14 2 341 12 9 403 7 8 36 8 8 498 3 5 13 9 11 762" 9 11 5 1 5 '"l4 £ s. d. 3,196 9 9 41 15 0 69 12 0 24 3 9 10 0 0 19 10 0 59 7 5 £ s. d. 17,302 7 0 338 13 10 347 5 8 264 9 2 283 11 11 108 7 8 277 3 4 549 16 5 92 3 8 351 5 11 146 8 6 297 8 8 385 12 9 428 17 8 36 8 8 549 18 5 13 9 11 7 2 5 7 4 20 7 0 15 0 0 15 14 6 41 0 0 25 10 0 "ll 51 15 0 Thames 1,286 i 459 ! 309 524 124 | 62 46 j 5,031 18 11 2,179 13 1 1,678 10 11 2,365 1 0 585 1 10 265 16 6 178 16 0 2,108 8,927 2 6 943 3,103 9 1 120 606 12 1 3,710 1 2 New Plymouth Patea 187 . 704 4 3 29 i 123 19 0 616 338 2,883 17 4 1,802 9 11 306 81 1,550 16 11 494 0 4 27 8 101 2 9 42 0 0 1,654 19 8 536 0 4 Napiee Port Ahuriri Waipawa Waipukurau 328 1,517 4 4 59 1 313 16 8 25 ! 112 10 0 18 i 94 0 0 852 1S3 87 64 3,882 5 4 898 18 6 378 12 6 271 2" 0 233 17 6 8 1,252 2 11 68 2 1 2J 8 0 31 18 0 36 161 10 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 1,413 12 11 68 2 1 33 8 0 36 18 0 2 I Wellington JFcatherslon *Foxton Grey town Hutt #Palmevston, N. Marton Maslerton. Wanganui 1,338 27 93 204 45 15 129 47 848 5,938 4 10 , 107 8 6 530 7 6 889 6 6 195 9 1 77 19 3 581 10 0241 13 3 3,709 14 10 1,103 I 4,830 18 8 ■21 4 0 0 10 | 46 19 0 56 j 287 3 4 31 j 88 10 1 3 i 9 4 0 45 ! 193 14 6 30 1 99 6 6 320 , 1,340 8 5 2,411 29 103 £60 79 18 174 77 1,168 10,769 3 6 111 8 6 577 6 6 1,176 9 10 283 19 2 87 3 3 775 4 6 340 19 9 5,050 3 3 2,254 18 12 64 46 3 85 36 501 9,587 11 3 69 0 7 47 2 11 430 18 2 228 7 10 18 19 6 440 14 9 182 0 0 2,612 0 5 152 2 1 683 12 1 25 0 0 ... 4 10 0 3 10 0 10,271 3 4 94 0 7 47 2 11 435 8 2 231 17 10 18 19 6 455 14 9 195 16 0 2,759 0 11 ... ! 15 0 0 13 10 0 147 0 6 4 3 30 Blenheim ... Havelock Kuikoura Picton .'., 426 341 66 196 2,259 3 8 2,320 2 9 306 1 1 961 3 0 126 637 19 10 36 205 18 0 28 133 0 7 68 309 16 10 552 377 94 261 2,897 3 6 2,526 0 9 439 1 8 1,270 19 10 175 76 19 161 750 12 2 384 17 9 101 4 6 648 7 0 7 4 3 6 38 6 8 30 0 0 23 0 0 31 9 3 78S 18 10 414 17 9 124 4 6 079 10 3 Nelson Collingwood Motueka 430 -92 90 -1,764 15 8 432 7 9 422 15 11 514 2,031 12 1 26 161 10 0 25 , ■ 105 5 4 914 118 115 3,796 7 9 S*)3 17 9 528 1 3 1,534 17 62 7,775 15 4 98 5 4 233 5 10 99 4 3 363 7 8 34 10 0 10 6 0 8,139 3 0 132 15 4 243 11 10 . . j . "*■ Chaelesion... '■ ... 348 ! 1,351 11 9 219 [ 1,039 7 9 E07 I 2,390 19 0 63 266 19 11 12 80 19 0 347 19 5 * iSew Offices opened i; the cou: ■se of the year. I

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Table NO. 3— continued. TABLE showing the Number and Amount of Monet Orders Issued and Paid at each Money Order Office in New Zealand, during the Year 1871. Orders Issued. Orders Paid. Ohtce. On Places within the Colony. On Places beyond the Colony. Total Issued. Issued within the Colony. Issued beyond the Colony. Total Paid. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. Amount. Westpoet ... Greymouth 364 614 £ s. d. 1,622 2 0 ."22 2,569 3 0 728 3,050 17 4 840 935 10 10 137 £ s. d. 1,177 3 7 4,018 18 9 586 i 1,342 1,485 384 £ s. d. 2,799 5 7 196 6,588 19: 352 7,082 10 4 724 1,442 14 79 £ s. d. 686 17 2 1,499 2 5 15 74 £ s. d. 72 5 0 392 6 0 £ s. d. 759 2 2 1,891 8 5 Hokitika ... Boss 645 247 3,981 13 0 506 10 6 2,714 14 3 285 16 2 102 13 432 19 0 59 0 0 3,147 13 3 344 16 2 Christchurch Akaroa ... Kaiapoi ... Kowai Lyttelton... Selwyn Temuka ... Timaru ... Waimate... Dunedin Arrow Biver Balelutha Clyde ... Hamilton's *Hampden :•' *Kakanui ... Kawarau ... Lawrence Manuherikia " ... *Mataura ... Mount Ida Oamaru ... *Otepopo ..; Palmerston Port Chalmers Q.ueeustown Switzers ... Teviot ... Tokomairiro Waikouaiti West Taieri Lnvercargill Campbelltown Long Bush Biverton * Winton ... Totals ,.. ... \ ... 1,049 59 170 61 209 21 108 477 140 ... 1,365 163 250 196 53 82 10 190 ... 337 ... | 87 ... | 48 ... i 198 545 9 92 149 340 146 107 319 133 54 398 37 70 95 28 ... 20,514 4,887 2 8 j 1,997 302 14 4 49 780 3 8 122 224 14 1 28 777 2 7 216 77 15 10 . 14 457 17 0 73 1,977 1 7 322 596 9 10 -45 5,897 5 5 2,233 683 10 2 89 1,017 16 5 85 719 15 0 84 235 9 0 38 388 5 10 9 51 19 9 1 823 8 6 75 1,174 18 4 145 257 7 6 53 277 17 7 4 652 5 6 95 2,287 14 2 319 63 14 6 2 315 10 7 30 719 9 8 205 1,426 8 4 83 864 12 2 46 361 7 9 34 1,299 0 6 112 478 13 1 51 185 7 6 25 8,595 11 9 166 7 11 417 18 0 120 11 6 814 13 7 72 16 8 323 8 8 1,313 13 8 219 11 10 8.955 5 7 413 3 3 358 8 3 410 8 9 241 10 0 32 0 0 3 0 0 376 19 3 530 10 8 134 8 0 20 3 3 335 4 6 1,429 7 1 3 0 0 154 0 4 833 15 1 422 12 0 200 15 10 150 18 0 401 9 2 148 17 4 112 10 6 3,046 108 292 89 425 35 181 799 185 3,598 252 335 280 91 91 11 265 482 140 52 293 864 11 122 354 423 192 141 431 184 79 13,482 14 5 ! 1,328 469 2 3 I 61 1,198 1 8 I 127 345 5 7 22 1,591 16 2 ! 213 150 12 6 6 781 6 2 43 3,290 15 3 '• 233 816 1 8 23 14,852 11 0 i 4,101 1,090 13 5 26 1,376 4 8 128 1,130 3 9 76 476 19 0 14 420 5 10 15 54 19 9 1 1,200 7 9 52 1,705 9 0: 193 391 15 6 I 39 298 0 10 ! 4 987 10 0 ! 42 3,717 13: 243 06 14 6 469 10 11 : 46 1,553 4 9 ' 154 1,849 0 4 I 79 1,065 8 0| 26 512 5 9 | 27 1,700 9 8 i 164 627 10 5 71 297 18 0 1 17 5,666 11 3 260 17 5 579 6 7 110 18 6 888 13 3 28 8 6 206 9 0 1,206 7 7 125 18 8 16,863 10 1 146 6 5 593 16 2 349 13 9 105 9 6 94 11 0 10 0 0 283 2 10 823 17 5 202 17 3 25 11 6 123 8 0 1,116 14 4 358 9 27 36 10 32 1 446 1 3 ''' 9 7 2 " 4 53 1,637 13 5 62 11 0 113 13 10 167' 9 4 40 16 10 164 9 6 10 0 0 1,878 13 7 3 0 0 7 19 6 7,304 4 8 323 8 5 693 0 5 110 18 6 1,056 2 7 28 8 6 247 5 10 1,370 17 1 135 13 8 18,742 3 8 146 6 5 596 16 2 357 13 3 105 9 6 94 11 0 10 0 0 366 19 10 854 8 5 208 17 3 25 11 6 136 8 0 1,392 1 5 83 17 0 30 11 0 6 0 0 13 0 0 275 7 1 255 6 4 664 9 0 329 19 1 152 12 9 108 17 3 795 3 2 294 6 10 46 19 8 3 20 11 1 3 13 5 1 10 0 0 72 15 0 91 10 0 6 10 0 11 0 0 68 0 3 17 10 0 4 19 0 265 6 4 737 4 0 421 9 1 159 2 9 119 17 3 863 3 5 311 16 10 51 18 8 1,829 1 6 443 174 0 6 27 245 5 3 39 333 10 0 - 75 108 1 9 7 1,741 15 4 135 2 6 182 15 6 280 10 1 30 8 4 811 64 109 170 35 3,570 16 10 : 389 309 3 0 59 428 0 9! 5 614 0 1 55 138 10 1 4 1,807 17 3 291 6 9 19 17 2 229 3 9 13 15 11 74 "ll 321 7 9 2,129 5 0 291 6 9 19 17 2 282 18 9 13 15 11 53 15 0 88,510 9 7 15,777 68,851 4 0 36,291 1 157,397 13 7 | 20,514 157,397 13 7 | 20,514 88,592 0 3 2,714 12,132 10 0 100,724 10 3 i * New Offices opened in the course of the year. ■'

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Table No. 4. TABLE showing the COMMISSION RECEIVED on MONEY ORDERS issued in the different Postal DISTRICTS of NEW ZEALAND, since the establishment of the System, in August, 1862.

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Auckland Postal Disteicts. Number oe Offices Open in 1871. £ s. d. 1862. Fire Months. 1863. £ s. d. 1854. £ s. d. 1865. £ s. d. 1SG6. £ s. d. 1867. 1S68. 1869. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ b: d. 223 3 0 264 8 6 420 8 0 32 10 23 5 0 27 13 0 42 9 0 35 16 G 46 10 0. 223 7 0 209 1 0 | 204 6 6 £ s. d. 1870. I £ s. d. 1871. I Total since Commencement. ( - £ s. d. 18 29 10 0 154 1 0 347 13 6 333 3 6 260 18 0 451 7 0 506 14 0 2,991 7 0 Taeanaki 2 5 4 6 23 8 0 46 4 6 48 6 0 37 12 0 41 0 0 67 13 0' 352 7 0 Hawke's Bay ... ■; 33 14 0 4 0 14 6 17 9 0 29 4 6 42 12 0 78 13 6 91 17 6 428 0 6 Wellington ,., 9 17 5 0 44 0 6 67 1 0 138 13 0 210 13 0 258 19 O 302 8 0 1,675 14 6 Marlborough. ... 4 18 6 17 3 6 47 16 0 ! 42 2 0 50 13 6 51 7 0 49 13 0 43 8 0 105 1 0 I 151 8 0 135 7 6 09 16 0 86 13 6 465 1 0 Nelson 5 13 11 0 33 4 0 44 14 0 65 4 0 106 7 6 173 13 6 175 9 6 1,004 0 0 CANTEEBUEY .,. 9 32 17 0 194 7 0 j 306 17 6 324 17 6 | 561 8 6 575 15 6 316 3 6 315 17 0 ! 240 18 6 205 6 6 484 9 6 498 0 6 464 15 6 78 6 0 74 7 0 63 11 0 409 6 6 422 1 6 3,459 11 6 Westland 3 I 249 12 6 240 (5 0 936 3 6 Otago 22 45 10 0 I 473 0 6 603 16 0 415 15 0 416 3 0 559 11 0 628 17 6 4,589 18 6 Southland 5 7 9 0 10Q. 15 6 125 15 6 59 3 6 75 6 0 75 4 6 86 3 0 746 1 0 i ! Totals ... 81 I 159 9 6 j 1,057 9 0 1,619 2 6 1,463 18 6 I 1,761 14 0 1,815 19 6 1,803 1 6 1,932 3 0 : 2,367 3 6 j 2,608 3 6 j 16,648 4 6 I

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Table No. 5. TABLE showing the NUMBER and AMOUNT of POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK TRANSACTIONS in NEW ZEALAND during the Year 1871, Also, SUMMARIES of TRANSACTIONS during the Years 1870, 1869, 1868, and 1807, and TOTALS from commencement of the System on Ist February, 1867.

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DEPOSITS. WITHDRAWALS. BALANCES. ft Fh New Accounts Opened. Additions to Open Accounts. & r/j Amount of Interest Paid during THE Accounts Closed (included in previous columns as "Principal Withdrawn.") Accoc nts remaining Open on r December. Interest ADDED to Accounts remaining Open on 31st December. Principal and Interest at Credit of Depositors on 31st December. Postal Disteicts. Total Deposits. 31s: Pdivptpii. d No. Amount. £ s. d. Amount. £ s. a. WlIHDRAWN. XEAK O^ OLOSED Accounts. Amount. Principal. No. Amount. 1 No. No. ! Amount. No. £ s. d. £ S. A. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 3,708 4,584 576 1,456 £ s. d. £ s. a. Auckland 17 876 17,224 0 0 34,142 1 10 51,366 1 10 3,431 52,777 2 5 199 3 6 15,542 17 0 31,036 18 9 1,414 13 4 35,798 16 8 Thames 1 278 6,160 8 0 1,030J 10,647 12 0 j 1,303 16,808 0 0 838 13,432 14 3 £9 15 80 1,342 18 3 403 8,482 18 11 306 7 11 8,914 4 6 Taranaki 2 129 5,440 12 0 537| 6,136 3 6 666 11,576 15 6 35S 6,949 2 4 5 13 43 903 13 10 302 11,321 5 0 265 0 6 11,967 17 7 Hawke's Bay ... 4 110 3,475 1 0 537! S 4,725 2 0 647 8,200 3 0 256 3,530 14 11 13 15 8 33 984 14 8 225 9,941 15 1 227 7 4 10,412 15 4 Wellington 9 467! 10,492 12 5 i 1,977 18,899 6 0 2,444 29,391 18 5 1,181 19,619 10 8 83 9 9 j 174 0,374 3 4 1,065 32,790 7 7 796 4 11 34,987 14 7 Marlborough ... 4 74 2,739 3 0 200. 3,285 7 0 274 6,024 10 0 114 3,434 7 8 11 15 8 25 708 8 10 j 203 8,459 7 11 178 13 0 8,961 2 4 Nelson 3 131 2,662 2 0 583: 3,896 1 6 714| 6,558 3 6l 347 5,358 12 3 8 2 4 40 940 4 11 362! I i ! 7,938 2 10 ! 313 6 1 8,812 18 10 Westport 1 86; 2,849 5 0 391 5,130 2 0 477 7,979 7 0| 446 8,288 10 0 37 10 11 52 1,792 3 1 242 11,018 3 7 294 6 5 11,787 4 1 Charleston 1 45 1,485 0 0 172 2,141 15 0 217 1 3,626 15 0! 134 3,724 16 11 11 14 11 30 1,511 14 8 133 6,898 4 2 117 3 10 7,269 8 8 Hokitika 2 150| 5,444 2 0 725 7,975 1 0 875 13,419 3 0 545 8,893 9 9 47 13 4 97 3,320 2 1 376 18,616 0 3 413 14 10 20,121 10 8 GrREYMOUTH 1 159 5,731 7 0 758 9,423 0 0 917 15,154 7 0: 558 12,463 8 1 63 9 8 SO 4,663 li 1 478 20,578 5 4 521 17 7 22,293 8 5 Canterbury 9 931 21,567 3 9 4,036 37,688 12 9 4,967 59,255 16 6; 2,679 71,313 15 7 3,328 11,664 2 0; 505 1 312,338 18 414,773 50,253 5 3 213 15 6 j 361 15,341 17 9 2,508 70,965 19 3 2,284 10 10 77,63S 12 4 Otago 22 1,015 20,079 1 5 4,756 45,234 14 2 5,771: 61,361 10 0 355 19 3 710 22,914 12 1 2,307 73,767 7 7 2,509 16 5 81,73711 7 Southland 5 ! 164 4,049 19 0 ! 617| 7,614 3 0 781 10,099 15 6 42 2 7 76 3,591 7 5 489 15,398 9 5 522 6 1 16,951 8 11 I I _ i All N.Z. during 1871 ... 81 4,615ai5,399 10 7 20,027 196,939 1 9 24,642 260, 222 0 6 1,125 15 9 12,383 79,932 12 0 10,549 327,213 6 2 10,165 15 1 357,654 14 6 1870 ... 70 4,304116,605 14 0 16,185 147,722 11 7 20,489 264,323 5 711,934 240,898 5 9 9,292 194,535 11 6 6,365 20S, 520 7 7 933 5 7 2,277 76,421 14 8 8,317 j275,09G 8 4 8,258 IS 4 |295, 372 1 7 1869 ... 59 3,839108,424 19 10 13,294! 132,473 5 11 i 17,133 ! 179,599 10 6 918 13 7 1,801 65,089 12 7 6,290 219,294 10 4 6,493 14 5 231,311 5 3 „ „ 1868 ... 55 3,282100,107 3 0 9,732 94,368 8 0 13,014 106, 567 6 1 527 11 2 1,186 I I 35,913 5 10 4,252 157,995 15 1 4,352 16 1 163,518 15 7 1867 ... 46 2,520| 63,768 9 1 4,457 32,603 18 9 6,977 96,372 7 10 1,919 1,103,173 9 044,283 26,344 18 2 71 0 7 364 8,183 13 6 2,156 70,027 9 8 1,170 4 5 71,197 14 1 — I I All New Zealand from commencement 18,560504,366 2 6 63 695' 604,107 6 6 82,255 - 3,626 0 8 8,011 265,540 18 7 30,111 8 4 ... 781,260 2 10 I I I

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Table No. 6. TABLE showing the NUMBER and AMOUNT of TRANSACTIONS at each POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK in NEW ZEALAND during the Year 1871.

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DEPOSITS. WITHDRAWALS . OFEICE. New Accounts Opened. Additions to Open Accounts. Total Deposits. Amount of Interest Paid ON Closed Accounts. No. Amount of t . Principal WlTHDEAWN. ,-, AMOUNT of Interest Paid on -osed Accounts Total Withdrawals. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. Auckland, Head Office Alexandra Cambridge ... Hamilton, A. Kapanga Mongonui Newcastle Onehunga #Opotiki ... Otahuhu •Port Albert Raglan Russell Tauranga •Waiuku Wangarei •Warkworlh 720 17 7 26 £ s. d. 15,273 4 0 177 19 0 61 10 0 1G6 10 0 3,215 00 30 93 £ s. d. 30,116 5 10 310 18 0 181 11 0 6-10 17 0 3,935 77 37 119 £ s. d. 45,339 9 10 488 17 0 243 1 0 807 7 0 3,276 23 16 10 £ s. d. 50,407 6 3 375 8 10 287 1 11 73 16 5 £ s. d. 184 4 2 3 11 9 1 11 4 0 17 £ s. d. 50,591 10 5 379 0 7 268 13 3 73 18 0 4 15 26 8 2 1 1 3 23 1 18 4 37 3 0 127 10 0 271 19 0 192 10 0 153 7 0 10 0 0 10 0 48 0 0 ES3 5 0 3 10 0 274 0 0 42 7 0 4 57 122 6 3 3 1 70 4 35 3 240 1 0 424 1 0 727 1 0 3G 0 0 117 0 0 24 0 0 42 10 0 40 0 0 996 17 0 4 10 0 218 18 0 15 12 0 8 72 143 14 4 4 4 4 93 5 53 7 283 4 0 551 11 0 999 0 0 228 10 0 270 7 0 34 0 0 43 10 0 88 0 0 1,380 2 0 8 0 0 493 4 0 57 19 0 5 8 27 2 5 207 0 0 105 18 1 359 13 2 75 5 0 53 0 0 0 19 8 2 15 7 207 0 0 106 17 9 362 8 9 75 5 0 53 0 0 5 39 14 2 115 11 5 554 0 11 4 0 0 168 15 9 10 4 8 "o 19 6 3 9 10 1 4 9 0 5 4 116 10 11 557 10 9 4 0 0 170 0 6 10 10 0 Thames 278 6,1G0 8 0 1,030 10,647 12 0 1,308 16,808 0 0 388 13,432 14 3 29 1 5 13,101 15 8 New Plymouth, Head Office ... Patea 97 32 4,263 16 0 1,170 16 0 188 49 5,328 18 0 807 5 G 585 81 9,592 14 0 1,931. 1 6 332 26 6,416 8 4 532 14 0 4 13 1 0 0 6,420 9 7 533 14 0 Napiee, Head Office Port Ahuriri Waipa wa Waipukurau 87 3 14 3,081 7 0 86 0 0 43 4 0 264 10 0 371 22 137 7 4,351 7 0 178 17 0 133 6 0 5G 12 0 453 25 143 21 7,432 14 0 204 17 0 181 10 0 321 2 0 246 5 5 3,312 14 0 161 0 0 27 0 11 13 15 8 3,356 9 8 101 0 0 27 0 11 Wellington, Head Office Featherston *Eoxton Grejtown Hutt •Palmerston, N. Marton Masterton Wanganui 292 11 17 22 10 32 7 9 07 7,181 14 6 51 1 0 342 16 0 327 13 0 252 14 0 537 2 11 105 0 0 243 0 0 1,451 11 0 1,G26 9 4 51 51 20 14 10 189 14,940 9 6 16 7 0 64 18 0 341 9 0 67G 12 6 167 0 8 202 0 0 135 10 0 2,354 15 4 1,918 20 21 73 61 21 19 250 22,122 4 0 67 8 0 407 12 0 669 2 0 929 G 6 704 3 7 307 6 0 378 10 0 3,300 6 4 989 3 9 23 12 3 6 8 123 11,583 0 11 10 5 0 164 15 0 210 5 0 181 11 2 01 0 0 219 2 11 126 10 0 4,0G3 0 8 51 19 1 0 0 5 0 8 o 0 10 9 30 10 10 14,635 0 0 10 5 0 164 15 0 210 5 5 181 19 10 01 O 0 219 13 8 126 10 0 4,093 11 6 Blenheim, Head Office Havelock Kaikoura Picton 42 7 4 21 1,200 11 0 231 11 0 118 0 0 1,158 18 0 105 27 10 53 2,213 15 0 190 1 0 182 5 0 693 6 0 147 31 14 79 3,414 6 0 427 15 0 330 5 0 1,852 4 O 63 12 5 29 2,268 2 2 320 11 4 58 11 0 787 3 2 7 8 6 0 19 0 0 13 7 2 14 7 2,i:75 10 8 321 10 4 59 4 7 789 17 9 Nelson, Head Office ... Collingwood Motueka 109 8 14 1,939 7 0 238 0 0 484 15 0 514 8 01 3,372 9 G 157 0 0 366 12 0 C23 16 75 5,311 1G 6 395 0 0 851 7 0 324 11 12 4,869 15 10 275 14 9 213 1 8 8 2 4 4,877 18 2 275 11. 9 213 1 8 Charleston 45 1,485 0 0 172 2,141 15 0 217 3,626 15 0 134 3,72i 10 11 ! 1 14 14 11 3,739 11 10 * New Offices opened in the c< uirse of the ear.

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Table Ko. 6— continued. TABLE showing the Number and Amount of Transactions at each Post Office Savings Bank iu New Zealand during the Tear 1871. DEPOSITS. DEPOSITS. WITHDBAWALS. OFFICE. New Accounts Opened. A dditions to Open Accounts.! I Total Deposits. 1 Amount of PiiiNcirAi; Withdrawn. Amount of Interest Paid on Closed Accounts. Total Withdrawals. IN No. | No. No. No. Amount. Amount. No. Amount. Amount. Amount. Westport Greymouth, Hokitika, Head Office Boss CiiRiSTCiiURCii, Head Office ... Akaroa ... Kaiapoi ... Kowai Lyttelton... Selwyn ... ... ... i Temuka ... Timaru ... Waimate... So 159 121 2G 681 6 48 9 76 3 13 84 11 £ s. a. 2,349 5 0 5,731 7 0 4,575 11 0 868 11 0 16,631 6 9 32 13 0 908 19 0 97 18 0 1,306 12 0 69 0 0 171 1 0 2.137 4 0 209 10 0 391 758 592 133 3 222 26 161 8 335 2 55 200 27 £ s. d. 5,130 2 0 1 477 £ s. d. 7,979 7 0 416 558 513 32 2.373 11 GO 4 93 6 17 100 i 6 I £ s. d. 8,288 10 6 12,463 3 1 7,026 7 10 972 1 11 43,911 19 9 436 14 0 1,495 19 5 181 16 5 1,102 7 7 104 4 4 381 4 2 2.413 15 1 192 4 6 £ s. a. 37 10 11 £ s. d. 8,326 1 5 9,423 0 0 1 917 15,151 7 0 63 9 8 12,526 17 9 6,834 12 0 710 1,140 9 0 . 159 11,410 3 0 2,009 0 0 46 0 10 1 12 6 7,972 8 8 973 14 5 81,815 15 9 3,903 250 16 0 32 1,666 2 0 209 66 10 0 17 1,593 2 0 411 40 0 0 5 366 15 0 68 1,689 2 6 234 160 9 6 38 48,487 2 6 233 9 0 2,575 1 0 164 8 0 2,899 14 0 109 0 0 540 1G 0 3,326 0 0 309 19 6 173 9 0 6 19 3 4 15 9 0 5 2 14 3 26 It 7 0 7 6 44,085 8 9 436 14 0 1,502 18 S 184 16 5 1,107 3 4 10 1 9 0 382 8 5 2,470 9 S 192 12 O Dunedin, Head Office Arrow Rirer Balclutha Clyde Hamilton's *Hampdcn *Kakaimi ... Kawarau ... Lawrence Manuherikia *Mataura ... Mount Ida ... ... i Oamaru ... ... Palmerston Port Chalmers Q.ueenstown Switzers ... Teviot ... ... ... Tokomairiro Waikouaiti West Taieri 689 18 13 6 6 13 3 8 20 4 2 20 81 '"5 37 12 13 3 37 9 10 18,177 0 0 1,062 5 0 298 15 0 77 4 5 188 0 0 161 19 0 12 5 0 508 0 0 306 0 0 102 15' 0 15 0 0 133 18 0 1,974 16 0 13 O 0 837 0 0 179 19 0 701 7 0 98 0 0 647 0 0 411 0 0 170 18 0 3,232 36 69 68 14 40 35 125 11 4 286 266 1 77 223 29 37 10 129 28 42 33,524 5 8 3,921 803 8 0 54 742 2 0 72 336 17 0 74 331 5 0 20 14 6 0 53 9 5 0 7 347 12 0 43 684 13 0 145 216 0 0 15 22 1 0 6 8G1 4 0 312 3,337 0 0 317 10 5 0 1 197 9 0 82 1,624 10 0 260 178 10 0 41 669 V 0 50 103 0 0 13 73S 18 0 166 158 9 0 37 424 7 6 52 51,701 5 8 1,865 13 0 1,040 17 0 414 1 5 519 5 0 179 5 0 21 10 0 855 12 0 890 13 0 818 15 0 37 1 0 995 2 0 5,311 18 0 10 5 0 210 9 0 2,401 10 0 358 9 0 1,370 14 0 201 0 0 1,385 18 0 569 9 0 595 5 6 2.811 27 2S 13 11 1 18 46 3 48,432 13 8 1,422 15 1 , 899 5 3 549 15 0 363 3 8 99 15 4 10 0 0 305 10 0 956 1 10 60 0 0 280 8 11 5 17 10 7 5 4 0 8 3 1 5 3 0 7 6 48,713 2 7 1,428 12 11 906 10 7 550 3 3 364 8 11 100 2 10 10 0 0 306 6 7 960 18 8 60 0 0 0 16 7 4 16 10 35 116 882 7 1 2,933 2 7 "8 4 6 22 0 10 890 11 7 2,955 9 5 11 70 30 17 11 44 9 15 260 1 2 1,338 6 2 1.059 4 8 570 15 11 250 0 0 632 15 10 101 17 0 183 19 9 0 12 0 7 12 8 11 7 4 0 8 0 260 13 2 1,395 18 10 1,070 12 0 571 3 11 250 0 0 636 5 7 101 17 4 181 11 1 3 9 9 0 0 4 0 11 4 Intercargill, Head Office Campbelltown Long Bush Biyerton •Winton ... 105 5 37 12 5 2,859 4 0 . 102 0 0 547 5 0 498 5 0 . 43 5 0 451 24 111 31 5,894 12 0 558 174 5 0 29 1,075 0 0 148 470 6 0 43 5 8,753 16 0 276 5 0 1,622 5 0 968 11 0 43 5 0 443 13 22 21 6 9,073 18 10 177 1 5 305 10 0 499 5 3 44 0 0 35 18 11 3 7 1 0 16 2 14 1 0 10 9,109 17 9 180 8 6 305 11 6 501 19 4 44 1 0 Totals ... 4,615 4, ,615 115,399 16 7 115,399 16 7 20,027 20,027 196,939 1 9 196,939 1 9 24,612 ! , I 312,338 18 4 14,773 260,222 0 6 1,125 15 9 201,347 16 3 - * New Offices opened in the course of the year.

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Table No. 7. STATEMENT of the BUSINESS of the POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS in NEW ZEALAND, Year by Year, from the date of their establishment to the 31st DECEMBER, 1871;

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Postal Districts. ° N ° m O O 6 'o o S3 ■a S "o 2-3 T3 l'l £ S* 2 ■5 C Jm a 3 r-t rf H 03 to 3 2 ~& <1 to 'S he c o o °ft Q - fclj o 6 si e <1 o 9 "^ 3 "8 wQ 'C a 3 3 "O '3 ■« 3 e^ 8-3 SO p; ■2 sog S3 ten «n 111 . O to !h o Q 3 . c3 a, cj 03 Jj' o to o &° P4 ?> Tj © A 5 .g * "3 o £ o o* o s o o o jg -^ o P- o o £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. : £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland ... ... 17 4,584 51,366 1 10 11 4 1 3,434 52,976 5 11 ; 15 8 6 876 576 1,456 35,798 16 8 24 11 9 [ 62,335 Thames 1 1,308 16,808 0 0 12 17 0 888 13,461 15 8 15 3 2 278 80 403 8,914 4 6 22 1 4 34 Taranaki 2 666 11,576 15 6 j 17 7 7 358 6,954 3 7 19 8 6 129 43 302 11,967 17 7 39 12 7 4,480 15 Hawke's Bat 4 647 8,200 3 0 12 13 5 256 3,544 10 7 13 16 11 110 33 225 10,412 15 4 46 5 7 6,059 27 Wellington ... ... 1 9 2,444 29,391 18' 5 12 0 6 1,181 19,733 0 5 I 16 14 2 3,446 3 4 30 8 0 467 174 1,065 34,987 14 7 32 17 0 23,982 23 Marlborough 4 274 6,024 10 0 21 19 8 114 74 25 203 8,961 2 4 44 2 10 5,235 26 Kelson ... 3 714 6,558 3 6 9 3 8 347 5,366 14 7 j 15 9 4 8,326 1 5 | 18 13 4 131 40 362 8,812 18 10 24 6 10 ■ 22,438 31 Westport 1 477 7,979 7 0 16 14 6 446 86 52 242 11,787 4 1 48 14 1 Charleston 1 217 3,626 15 0 16 14 3 134 3,739 11 10 27 18 2 i 45 ! 30 133 7,269 8 8 54 13 1 Hokitika 2 875 13,419 3 0 15 6 8 545 8,946 3 1 j 16 8 3 150 97 376 20,121 10 8 '53 10 3 I 15,357 18 " 917 16 10 6 558 159 80 j 478 22,293 8 5 40 12 9 Geeymouth 1 15,154 7 0 12,526 17 9 j 22 8 11 Canterbury ... ... j 9 4,967 59,255 16 6 11 18 7 2,679 50,467 0 9 ! 18 16 9 931 361 j 2,508 77,638 12 4 30 19 1 46,801 19 Otaoo 22 5,771 71,313 15 7 12 7 1 3,328 61,717 9 3 ! 18 10 10 1,015 j 716 I 2,307 81,737 11 7 35 8 7 60,578 27 Southland 5 781 11,664 2 0 14 18 8 505 10,141 18 1 I 20 1 8 164 76 489 16,951 8 11 34 13 3 8,769 18 I £ 1,351 s. A. | 0 8f ! I ! I I i I ! i !__ Totals for Colony in 1871 81 81 24,642 312,338 18 4 12 13 6 14, 773 261,347 16 3 | 17 13 9 j 4,615 2,383 10,549 357,654 14 6 33 18 1 256, 034 25 1870 70 70 20,489 264, 328 5 7 12 18 0 11,934 1209,509 13 2 ! 17 11 1 130,518 4 1 | 19 8 7 1,264 0 9 T 5 T 4,304 2,277 I I 8,317 |295,372 1 7 I 35 10 3 250, 034 31 1869 59 59 17,133 :240, 898 5 9 14 1 2 I 9,292 1,186 I 0 10if ; 3,839 j 1,801 6,290 231,311 5 3 36 15 5 218,413 35 „ 1863 55 55 13,014 1194,535 11 6 | 14 18 11 6,385 107,094 17 3 \ 16 10 6 789 0 91 3,282 1,186 4,252 163,518 15 7 38 9 1 218,413 51 „ „ I'BOJI 1st Led. to 31st Dec. 1867 46 I 46 6,977 I 96,372 7 10 ! 13 16 3 1,919 I . ' 822 *1 10A 2,520 381 2,156 71,197 14 1 33 0 5 218,413 101 26,415 18 9 13 15 3 i * The high cost of each transaction during 1867 is attributable to the payment during that year of charges properly belonging to the subsequent years.

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Table No. 8. NUMBER and VALUE of POSTAGE STAMPS Printed during the Years 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, and 1871.

Table No. 9. RETURN of INTERPROVINCIAL MAIL STEAM SUBSIDIES, June 1871.

Table No. 10. TABLE showing the Number of OFFICERS employed in the respective POST OFFICE ESTABLISHMENTS in the Colony.

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1867. 1868. 1869. 187 187: Kates. Number. Value. Number. ' Value. Number. Value. Number. Value. Number. Value. £ 108,000 £ 119,280 £ 480 £ 109,920 £ At One Shilling '*... 5,400 5,904 24 5,496 At Sixpence 714,240 17,856 605,040 15,126 165,360 4,134 742,320 18,558 770,400 19,260 At Pourponce ... *... *... *... *... 84,000 1,400 At Threepence... 1,059,120 13,239 412,800 5,160 9,360 117 480,000 6,000 246,240 3,078 At Twopence ... 1,600,080 13,334 1,668,000 13,900 1,212,960 10,108 2,556,000 21,300 1,620,000 13,500 At One Penny... 1,315,920 5,483 1,869,600 7,790 1,616,160 6,734 2,070,000 8,625 3,172,320 13,218 Totals 4,689,360 49,912 47,376 27,057 5,848,800 54,507 55,952 4,663,440 3,123,120 6,002,800 * A larj ;e number of these Postaj ;e Stain] >s were in stock at the close of the >revious rear.

Annual Subsidy. CON' !BA0TS. How Often. Mileage every Month. Expense per Mile. Services. Commence. Terminate. £ £ s. d. Manukau and Picton ... 3,900 On three months' notice. Once every four weeks. 720 0 8 4

1. 18' 70. Post Offices. <a ai O Ph o CD CD CD m co o TO o O 60 'ft. ft, __\ m 03 | o P4 to 3 O 0, (D h3 CD bo C CD 3 w CD O m o 60 0Q co O O _i o a, O 'qi EH Auckland Thames New Plymouth Napier Wellington Wanganui Nelson Westport Charleston Blenheim Picton Christchurch Lyttelton Timaru Kaiapoi Dunedin Port Chalmers Oamaru Invereargill Hokitika Greymouth Chatham Islands 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 2 1 1 6 1 2 1 4 2 1 1 1 19 6 2 3 10 3 5 2 1 3 2 15 3 3 2 18 2 3 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 2 1 1 4 1 2 1 4 2 1 1 1 19 6 2 3 8 2 5 2 1 2 1 15 3 3 2 17 1 2 5 5 3 1 "2 1 1 1 "2 "i l "2 "2 ' "i 1 1 9 1 1 4 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 1 1 4 1 1 1 4 ii i 10 i 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 l l Totals 22 55 27 8 3 115 22 52 24 6 4 108

NEW ZEALAND POSTAL SERVICE.

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Table No. 11. COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the POSTAL REVENUE and NUMBER of LETTERS and NEWSPAPERS Received at and Despatched from the several POSTAL DISTRICTS in NEW ZEALAND, in each Year, from 1858 to 1871, both inclusive.

Let: ?ers. Newspapers. Postal Districts. Revenue. Received. Despatched. Keceived. Despatched. Auckland — 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 £ s. d. 1,978 1 7 2,521 16 7 3,079 1 5 3,679 16 4 4,045 5 3 5,254 10 10 8,507 13 1 11.548 4 5 9,653 16 5 7,848 5 5 8,754 16 7 10,814 0 5 10,246 15 3 12.549 7 9 65,874 82,678 ' 122,807 170,065 185,755 281,834 528,633 514,421 438,945 379,254 461,861 578,471 653,700 692,462 67,447 90,595 125,535 1.77,070 196,282 322,595 531,279 528,509 440,613 361,362 411,812 495,315 619,466 603,928 104,379 108,523 133,367 157,017 179,256 211,426 312,248 318,569 327,937 254,973 293,742 396,232 436,809 515,532 114,988 136,789 177,839 238,642 302,815 453,535 813,452 727,170 561,148 179,049 130,546 166,928 282,471 227,121 Taranaki — 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 274 17 8 300 0 2 506 11 1 528 16 0 403 0 2 498 2 1 818 19 5 984. 14 3 821 10 8 687 14 2 645 12 2 647 16 1 593 6 4 820 2 5 14,017 15,676 31,100 33,120 22,227 28,672 42,274 52,498 42,705 28,399 28,554 20,249 30,767 42,191 14,554 16,223 33,781 35,110 23,195 32,701 43,520 52,082 43,285 27,976 29,452 26,578 28,320 39,806 19,142 18,474 26,834 29,599 24,818 31,668 57,547 66,448 61,194 29,775 26,153 28,458 27,315 30,759 9,812 10,720 21, 549 23,948 14,341 19,338 22,654 25,128 20,170 11,052 15,423 13,533 15,308 15,457 Hawke's Bay— 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 153 6 11 296 6 7 444 17 10 505 7 11 593 9 1 679 10 10 889 17 4 1,107 13 7 1,372 7 8 1,431 9 8 1,390 0 4 1,481 17 4 1,476 14 2 1,569 13 2 14,228 19,006 38,516 36,116 43,342 58,943 68,721 88,599 71,353 62,539 67,907 72,744 85,003 12,507 18,109 36,895 38,847 \ 48,717 .' 60,685 I 71,546 88,134 74, 993 73,216 65,967 76,553 92,297 15,037 21,261 27,885 35,434 67,441 88,979 94,718 82,945 56,760 50,198 '; 67,239 61,963 63,339 7,018 10,472 13,245 39,512 56,777 66,120 68,780 81,922 58,475 52,572 38,684 . 54,157 67,293 Wellington— 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1,299 11 5 1,397 10 7 1,501 0 7 1.662 8 11 1,959 17 11 2,043 17 5 2,469 1 4 5,176 6 10 6.663 14 2 10,701 17 4 12,579 4 7 12,179 1 8 12,674 5 3 24,040 10 0 84, 687 93,220 83,359 93,635 101,613 117,936 139,717 259,152 270,563 288,815 328,180 319,709 354,815 361,442 87,111 92,805 84,060 15,642 104,794 113,756 132,551 237,907 253,988 289,058 311,476 302,209 336,375 369,343 131,413 112,235 83,950 96,067 102,730 131,854 148,741 206,566 210,306 159,238 179,923 225,867 262,631 283,917 126,441 105,099 120,580 145,768 191,873 209,692 219,553 261,080 286,889 178,765 179,042 217,126 216,621 216,181 Nelson — 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 I 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 731 1 1 831 8 1 995 3 6 1,114 2 2 1,189 10 9 1,157 6 6 1,423 6 0 2,012 15 10 2,012 4 9 2,880 8 8 3,651 12 8 3,380 11 9 3,093 5 8 2,556 9 6 18,796 42,280 42,771 72,626 56,132 63,356 75,807 99,661 104,282 142,697 203,537 180,827 183,860 205,159 14,771 ' 57,911 58,767 ' 76,048 68,348 83,601 93,715 126,143 115,829 143,374 200,665 176,903 185,179 208,766 26,535 60,177 72,356 95,575 102,889 106,743 132,484 128,317 126,047 102,809 135,027 143,694 191,671 154,687 M. 31,123 83,272 97,120 113,843 117,150 129,787 161,614 130,436 158,877 83,252 112,948 105,830 123,821 133,805 JtlBOROUGH

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Table No. 11. — continued. COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the POSTAL REVENUE and NUMBER of LETTERS and NEWSPAPERS Received at and Despatched from the several POSTAL DISTRICTS in NEW ZEALAND, in each Year, from 1858 to 1871, both inclusive.

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Letters. Newspapers. Postal Districts. Revenue. Received. Despatched. Received. Despatched. Marlborough— 1861 ... • 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 ... 1869 1870 1871 ... . £ s. d. 206 12 7 294 11 4 347 6 2 843 13 7 853 17 6 794 4 0 838 19 6 1,048 2 2 896 11 4 1,099 16 7 1,201 14 11 14,500 12,800 40, 967 83,990 59,507 64,117 47,890 48,391 54,812 87,174 62,647 14,171 12,334 34, 067 76,978 62,672 57,430 47,215 48,428 53,562 92,124 58,003 16,480 7,895 40,526 108,658 62,212 73, 335 45,477 43,592 57,796 71,467 54,948 5,591 10,289 37,268 67,778 73,354 65,419 34,264 35, 635 38,611 72, 202 30,279 Canterbury— 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 18G9 1870 1871 1,049 11 4 1,563 11 6 2,052 15 8 2,790 1 5 4,016 1G 7 5,498 18 1 7,326 15 9 10,158 1 9 14,342 11 10 15,471 9 8 *8,525 19 4 8,857 8 10 8,905 19 6 9,072 1 10 50,954 53,616 73,109 130,500 215,742 317,011 378,585 472,284 734,852 804,123 539,610 535,062 623,794 718,910 22,582 GO, 675 72,881 130,899 234,459 312,212 400,838 486,007 671,720 801,774 436,125 397,352 410,938 455,536 41,392 61,214 91,478 124,485 181, 881 405,404 307,616 381,360 512,138 571,558 398,326 342,274 353,651 338,356 27,1.61 48, 817 66,951 138,001 198,500 362,154 384,090 480,238 597,220 269,852 176,402 189,229 168,035 179,077 Westland — 1868 1869 1870 1871 4,771 7 11 4,292 18 1 2,252 4 4 3,395 7 3 251,108 223,369 212,689 235,179 242,479 242,400 225,157 240,405 152,666 151,624 165,380 215,463 106,860 116,393 123,906 162,782 Otago— 1858 1859 1860 , 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 ' 1868 1869 1870 1871 546 8 8 902 7 5 1,489 3 10 3,508 11 5 9,319 9 2 14,324 2 7 14,273 0 7 12,611 18 1 12,030 6 10 13,482 9 4 13,605 12 3 13,628 1 5 13,667 14 1 15,044 12 9 20,477 36,249 62,168 153,354 360,246 693,496 678,349 588,545 581,353 508,882 595,062 584,715 711,479 893,997 21,786 39,207 62,916 154,201 389,231 660,889 638,792 568,001 599,861 575,948 535,909 538,329 578,299 716,623 23,742 30,902 42,418 69, 692 187,132 368,449 459,095 439,733 470,820 378,784 545,450 574,691 582,593 651,633 28,229 41,099 63,175 114,433 310,883 549,869 680,917 551,303 501,341 519,253 502,521 535,131 558,799 833,137 Southland — 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 • 1869 1870 1871 112 11 3 828 14 0 2,482 7 5 2,741 17 10 2,012 7 4 1,894 17 1 1,970 12 2 2,106 1 6 1,805 18 11 1,758 15 2 1,696 5 10 13,500 31,104 100,331 126,473 93,396 79,372 76,918 84,235 71,414 82,910 92,903 14,796 33,007 106,765 135,491 102,321 82,990 81,209 84,560 75,445 74,536 91,657 13,636 32,751 110,632 142,903 111,660 89,806 71,146 82,232 89,017 113,454 83,616 4,444 23,947 105,124 131,568 79,920 80,525 56,406 64,357 64,790 26,808 58,323 Chatha3i Islands— 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 3 0 01 7 19 5 9 9 8 12 11 4 18 12 2 [ 29 4 6 23 1 4 12 1 11 No returns. No returns. No returns. No returns. No returns. Totals — 1858 1859 1860 1861 1.862 hi 1863 ::' 1864 K 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 6,024 5 8 7,812 19 1 10,068 13 11 14,108 8 8 22,710 14 3 32,329 1 11 39,302 4 4 46,475 9 3 49,598 4 9 55,331 18 1 57,107 14 0 58,007 7 2 55,780 18 3 70,249 19 7 254,605 337,947 434,320 603,209 1,021,735 1,687,945 2,051,265 2,208,285 2,404,788 2,408,331 2,603,077 2,642,535 3,018,932 3,290,990 228,251 369,923 456,049 633,559 1,100,497 1,715,303 2,099,877 2,235,188 2,353,856 2,402,909 2,374,122 2,374,060 2,620,947 2,784,707 346,603 406,562 471,664 630,436 854,786 1,474,125 1,758,271 1,809,583 1,959,528 1,670,520 1,907,309 ' 2,076,892 2,266,934 2,308,634 337,745 432,823 557,692 797,915 1,209,337 1,923,544 2,547,746 2,397,409 2,413,511 1,390,3G8 1,376,306 1,486,255 1,622,728 1,871,150 * The Westland returns have been separated from tho: •e of Canterbu: •y since the 1st of January, 1868.

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Table No. 12. TABLE showing the NUMBER of LETTERS Received in NEW ZEALAND during the Year ended 31st December, 1871.

Table No. 13. TABLE showing the NUMBER of LETTERS Despatched from NEW ZEALAND during the Year ended 31st December, 1871.

From Places wit ;out the Colony. Feoti Places within the Colony. Totals without AND within the Colony Postal Districts. United Kingdom. Australian Colonies. Other Places. Totals without the | Colony. Other Districts in New Zealand. Places | within the | District. Totals within the Colony. AUCKLAND 73,369 40,483 3,934 117,78G 277,953 296,723 574,676 692,462 CARANAKf 4,438 1,354 228 6,020 19,818 16,353 36,171 42,191 Iawke's Bay 8,839 2,588 82 11,509 28,911 44, 583 73,494 85,003 Vellington 27,403 17,645 543 I 45,591 150,430 165,421 315,851 361,442 Selson ... 16,477 8,372 2,146 ! ! 26,995 132,595 45,569 178,164 205,159 klARLEOROUGK 4,396 1,247 I 64 1 5,707 25,468 31,472 56,940 62,647 Canterbury 66,784 20,601 952 88,337 127,802 502,771 630,573 718,910 iVestland 16,636 38,382 7 55,025 85,076 95,078 180,154 235,179 )tago 81,246 49,939 2,669 133,854 107,183 560,057 667,240 801,094 lOUTHLAND 9,438 7,842 210 17,490 27,175 48,238 75,413 92,903 Totals 309,026 188,453 10,835 508,314 982,411 1,806,265 2,788,676 3,296,990

. ' To P: jaces wit: [OUT THE Cl ILONY. To Places with: Colony. ;n the Totals without AND within the Colony Postal Districts. Other ! Districts in New Zealand. United Kingdom. Australian Colonies. Other Places. Totals without the Colony. Places within the District. Totals within the Colony. ! i Auckland 65,985 40,948 9,861 116,794 ! ! 268,934 218,200 487,134 603,928 Taranaki 4,045 839 167 5,051 19,085 15,670 34,755 39,806 Hawke's Bay 7,402 1,894 261 9,557 25,081 57,659 82,740 92,297 Wellington 31,796 16,250 2,800 50,846 i i 167,247 151,250 318,497 369,313 Nelson ... 20,025 6,806 1,863 28,694 | 130,998 49,074 180,072 208,766 Marlborough 4,109 943 .:, 149 5,201 ! 22,869 29,933 52,802 58,003 Canterbury 57.78S 19,820 2,459 80,067 113,942 ! 261,527 375,469 455,536 Westland 6,600 31,306 •' 143 38,049 92,1.31 i 110,225 202,356 240,405 Otago 73,298 44,394 5,832 123,524 i 114,494 386,948 501,442 624,966 Southland 7,950 7,723 440 16,113 j 24,909 50,635 75,544 91,657 Totals 278,998 170,923 23,975 473,896 979,690 1,331,121 2,310,811 2,781,707

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Table No. 14. TABLE showing the NUMBER of NEWSPAPERS Received in NEW ZEALAND during the Year ended 31st December, 1871.

Table No. 15. TABLE showing the NUMBER of Newspapers Despatched from NEW ZEALAND during the Year ended 31st December, 1871.

Prom Places without the ;OLONY. Feom Places within the Colony. Totals without AND Postal Districts. I United j Australian Kingdom. I Colonies. I . ! I Totals iwithout the I Colony. Other Districts in NewZealand. Places | within the I District. Totals within the Colony. within the Colony. Other Places. Auckland Iaranaki Flawke's Bay Wellington Nelson ... 167,758 40,162 8,301 1,937 23,874 4,234 108,331 16,215 47,687 7,076 12,302 2,089 148,337 22,920 50,198 63,248 229,906 73,857 30,544 12,390 4,780 329 5 338 1,792 212,700 10,567 28,113 124,884 56,555 117,944 14,923 32,226 88,519 93,695 184,888 6,269 3,000 70,514 4,437 302,832 20,192 35,226 159,033 98,132 515,532 30,759 j 63,339 | 283,917 154,687 MARLBOROUGH 144 14,535 25,144 15,269 40,413 54,948 Canterbury 1,110 172,367 75,496 90,493 165,989 338,356 Westland 38 113,484 55,741 46,238 101,979 215,463 Dtaoo 1,855 305,618 70,094 192,305 262,399 568,017 Southland 765 43,699 31,695 8,222 39,917 83,616 Totals 827,238 ! 244,128 11,156 | | 1,082,522 %—. 620,635 1,226,112 2,308,634 605,477 !

To Places without the Colony. To Places within the Colon y. Totals without AND Postal Districts. United Kingdom. Australian Colonies. Other Places. I Totals without tho Colony. Other Districts in New Zealand. Places I within the j District, j I Totals within the Colony. within the Colony. i I I Auckland 54,828 26,343 9,521 90,687 102,939 33,495 j 136,434 227,121 Taranaki 3,924 774 98 4,790 9,168 1,493 10,661 15,457 Hawke's Bay 6,301 1,337 483 8,121 14,759 44,413 59,172 67,293 Wellington 20,534 6,762 2,421 29,717 148,730 37,734 186,464 218,181 Nelson ... 15,472 2,743 1,590 19,805 91,474 22,526 114,000 133,805 Marlborough 2,945 374 98 3,417 7,755 25,125 32,880 36,297 Canterbury 38,072 10,929 1,686 50,687 75,992 52,398 128,390 179,077 Westland 4,664 13,798 44 18,506 77,665 66,611 144,276 162,782 Otago 63,962 22,106 5,761 91,829 75,426 607,554 682,930 774,809 Southland 4,714 2,604 297 7,615 9,624 41,089 50,713 58,328 Totals 215,411 87,770 21,999 325,180 613,532 932,438 1,545,970 1,871,150

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Table No. 16. RETURN of the NUMBER of LETTERS REGISTERED at the Post Offices in the different Postal Districts in New Zealand during the Years 1868, 1869, 1870, and 1871.

Table No. 17. STATEMENT of CORRESPONDENCE received from the UNITED KINGDOM via San Francisco and via Suez during the Year ended 30th June, 1872.

Table No. 18. STATEMENT of CORRESPONDENCE despatched to the UNITED KINGDOM via San Francisco and via Suez, during the Year ended 30th June, 1872.

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1868. 1869. 1870. 1871. Top: laces Top: laces To PI laces Top: laces Postal Districts. Without the Colony. Within the Colony. Totals. Without the Colony. Within the Colony. Totals. Without the Colony. Within the Colony. Totals. Without the Colony. Within the Colony. Totals. Auckland ... Taranaki Hawke's Bay Wellington... Nelson Marlborough Canterbury... Otago Southland ... Westland ... 1,175 93 127 839 1,430 117 1,286 2,734 303 2,602 4,248 167 532 3,280 1,029 446 2,307 3,279 704 1,445 5,423 260 659 4,119 2,459 563 3,593 6,013 1,007 4,047 2,006 62 114 684 802 82 2,364 2,342 241 1,968 5,163 183 555 3,313 1,009 464 1,281 3,293 545 1,245 7,169 245 669 3,997 1,811 546 3, 645 5,635 786 3,213 1,877 76 170 798 736 98 1,483 2,076 258 1,869 6,212 250 471 4,208 1,112 518 2,590 3,967 547 1,173 8,089 326 641 5,066 1,848 616 4,073 6,013 805 3,042 2 287 124 169 799 677 111 1,573 2,083 232 1,567 8,318 478 721 4,289 1,086 583 2,897 4, 578 803 1,304 10, 605 602 890 5,088 1,763 694 4,470 6,661 1,035 2,871 Totals ... 10,700 17,437 28,143 10,665 17,051 27,716 9,441 21,108 30,549 9,622 25,057 34, 679

Vi. San Francisco. Via Suez. Date op Receipt. Letters. Books. Newspapers. Letters. Books. Newspapers. 1871—July ... August September October November December 1872 —January February March April May 23,791 17,893 21,129 18,868 19,788 22,949 19,114 20,269 2,271 2,035 2,246 2,104 1,772 3,009 2,794 2,729 60,084 54,417 57,314 48,674 48, 302 56, 706 51,076 56,161 2,034 1,731 1,731 2,350 2,013 4,673 1,256 4,227 2,604 2,735 451 268 127 203 191 5,113 3,895 4,473 5,245 4,678 507 179 672 372 494 11,020 6,058 15,022 8,033 8,270 39,133 16,606 19,305 16,271 3,785 1,588 1,626 1,705 109,038 58,069 56,778 51,207 Juno 3,067 406 7,236 Totals 255,116 27,664 709,026 28,421 3,930 79,043

Vl San Franc: :sco. Via Suez. Date of Despatch. Letters. Books. Newspapers. Letters. Books. Newspapers. 1871—July August September October November December 20,325 21,689 20,275 19,192 18,873 19,751 16,262 18,492 20,234 16,731 20,705 11,223 24,672 425 310 452 346 480 618 349 372 337 402 536 181 532 15,650 15,754 16,339 16,363 16,069 16,980 15,397 16,690 17,068 16,196 17,326 10,228 15,214 1,546 793 1,177 1,264 1,320 816 17 17 9 4 14 18 1,317 196 281 508 467 398 1872 —January February March April May June 634 1,238 1,213 887 3,942 3,061 7 4 13 9 52 51 247 428 505 166 1,357 557 Totals 248,424 5,340 205,274 17,891 215 6,427

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Table No. 19. TABLE showing the REVENUE, EXPENDITURE, &c, of the POST OFFICE in the Postal District of AUCKLAND in 1871.

TOTAL Ki iceivee. ajjd D; SSPATCHED. W rei K lit of g A Books and 5:3 JN ewspapers % £3 in lbs. 'C\.3 Mail Services. Mode of Conveyance. Expendituee. Total. MAIL SEBTICES. L&tters. Books and Newspapers. dumber of Times Weekly. Cost of Conveyance. Salaries. Contingencies. Expenditure. Revenue, Trunk Lines : I. Auckland to Mangatoroto II. Auckland to Cambridge Branches : I. Auckland to Onehunga II. Auckland to Howiek ... III. Papakura to Wairoa ... IV. Drury to Waiuku V. Drury to Pukekohe West •VI. Pokeno to Tuakau VII. Newcastle to Raglan ... VIII. Newcastle to Alexandra IX. Hamilton to Alexandra X. Wade to Parakakau ... XL Waiwera to Puhoi XII. Wavkworth to Port Albert XIII. Port Albert to Wharehine XIV. Port Albert to Te Haua XV. Te Arai to North Oruawharo ... XVI. Mahurangi to Lower Matakana XVII. Auckland to Eden Terrace XVIII. Auckland to Devonport XIX. Auckland to Dedwood XX. Auckland to Henderson's Mill ... XXI. Whau Bridge to Muddy Creek... XXII. Auckland to Riverhead XXIII. Waitemata Mills to Helensvillc XXIV. Helensville to Whapu XXV. Helensville to Matakohe XXVI. Waitemata Mills to Kaukapakapa XXVII. Kaukapakapa to Komokoriki ... XXVIII. Wangarei Heads to Waipu XXIX. Wangarei Heads to Paroa Bay... XXX. Limestone Island to Mangapai... XXXI. Russell to Hokianga ... XXXII. Russell to Mongonui ... XXXIII. Mongonui to Aliipara... XXXIV. Tauranga to Opotiki ... XXXV. Tauranga to Taupo XXXVI. Gisborne to W raiapu ... XXXVII. Grisborne to Ormond ... XXXVIII. Kapanga to Driving Creek XXXIX. Kapanga to Tiki XL. Auckland to Onehunga (ship mails) XLI. Chief Office to Queen's Wharf ... ... 14 ... 16 3 1 2 2 ... I 3 ... j 2 ...! i ... i ... 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 ... 1 2 ... ' 5 4 2 1 1 ... i 3 3 3 3 ... 3 1 1 2 1 19,928 107,862 45,378 14,726 4,981 14, 258 2,008 1,620 6.343 9,896 5,64.2 810 565 4,721 938 220 357 64 19.969 6,709 934 2,982 183. 4,769 4,065 5,518 5,181 3,048 668 2,895 17,509 36,993 12,963 4,469 2,517 8,766 818 1,023 4,847 6,387 5,236 715 230 3,887 433 84 148 29 6,704 2,043 119 1,283 161 1,511 2,085 3,595 3,019 2,168 418 3,598 3,280 6,937 2,430 838 472 1,644 154 192 909 1,204 982 134 43 729 81 16 28 5 1,257 383 23 241 30 284 391 674 566 407 78 675 75 96 ! 6 14 921 7 I 7 ! 31 ! 31 32 7 6 ! 32 , 7 ; 5 6 7 2 3 2 ! 12 i 7 ] 12 15 75 70 15 7 12 5 12 45 46 31 20 49 18 5 3 3 6 Horse Coach Horse Boat Horse Boat Horse Foot Steamer Cart Horse Steamer Horse Cutter Horse Boat Foot Boat Horse Foot Horse Coach Horse Coach 1 3 12 6 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 6 12 2 1 6 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 Fortnightly £ s. d. 207 0 0 700 0 0 130 0 0 125 0 0 38 0 0 85 0 0 45 0 0 15 0 0 108 0 0 101 0 0 I 55 0 0 20 0 0 22 10 0 48 0 0 5 0 0 j 5 0 0 13 0 50 0 0 24 0 0 5 0 0 £ s. d. 66 0 0 188 0 0 70 0 0 33 0 0 5 0 0 30 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 25 0 0 30 0 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 15 0 0 50 0 5 "O 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 273 0 0 888 0 0 200 0 0 158 0 0 43 0 0 115 0 0 55 0 0 20 0 0 193 0 0 134 0 0 70 0 0 25 0 0 27 10 0 63 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 6 3 0 75 0 0 34 0 0 5 0 0 75 0 0 '■ 105 0 0 90 0 0 60 0 0 118 0 0 ' 50 0 0 20 0 0 38 0 3 16 0 0 33 2 11 115 0 0 119 2 7 48 0 0 60 13 0 45 12 6 5 0 0 142 9 11 120"'0 0 40 0 0 ( I £ s. d. 145 6 2 786 9 10 337 7 0 107 7 6 36 6 5 103 19 3 14 12 10 11 7 11 46 5 0 72 3 2 41 2 9 5 18 1 4 2 4 34 8 6 6 16 9 1 12 1 2 12 0 0 9 4 145 12 2 48 18 4 6 16 2 21 14 10 16 8 34 15 5 29 12 10 40 4 8 37 15 6 22 4 6 4 17 5 21 2 2 22 0 10 68 13 2 84 18 3 17 19 7 52 11 7 10 18 5 10 2 0 3 3 10 195 15 2 3 12 2 | 65 0 0 10 0 0 3,023 9,416 11,645 2,466 7,211 1,498 1,385 438 26,817 495 4,247 6,575 8,969 1,585 3,033 401 2,121 251 6,149 . 58 797 1,233 1,682 303 569 75 398 47 1,153 11 100 0 0 80 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 40 0 0 20 0 0 30 0 0 16 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 82 0 0 38 0 0 32 10 0 A. Constablry. 45 12 6 65 10 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 18 0 0 10 0 0 5 "o 0 io"o 0 15 0 O 25 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 5 0 0 60 0 0 i 3"o 3 3 2 11 12 2 7 1 1 1 1 6 6 3 3 0 16 19 11 |As requiredi ... j 120 0 0 I I 40 0 0 ! I „ I

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Table No. 20. TABLE showing the REVENUE, EXPENDITURE, &c, of the POST OFFICE in the Postal District of THAMES in 1871.

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TaDle NO. 19— continued. Table showing the Kevenue, Expenditure, &c, of tho Post Office in the Postal District of Auckland. Total Received and D; ISPATCHED. Mail Services. Expenditure. Total. MAIL SERVICES. c £ Letters. Books and Newspapers. Weight of Books and Newspapers in lbs. Q A 5.s Mode of Conveyance. Number of Times Weekly. Cost of Conveyance. Salaries. { Contingencies. Expenditure, Revenue. Branches —continued. XLII. Queen's Wharf and Vessels in Harbour ... XLIII. Landing Service Onehunga XLIV. Landing Service, Mahurangi ... XLV. Landing Service, Russell XLVI. Landing Service, Kawa Kawa ... XLVII. Auckland to Wangarei XLVIII. Auckland to Great Barrier XLIX. Auckland to Gisborne L. Auckland to Kawau ... LI. Auckland to Ruato LII. Auckland to St. Andrews LIII. Auckland to Whitiangi LIV. Auckland to Tauranga LV. Auckland to Tairua ... ... i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ... 25,201 4,800 16,761 234 5,044 1,287 461 60 1,113 30,363 303 ... 9, 932 1,438 7,869 115 3,050 873 379 17 231 13,463 221 ... 1,862 300 1,475 22 572 164 71 4 44 2,524 41 ... 2 6 96 50 375 36 165 160 121 195 130 Boat Sailing Vessel As required: 'i As required: £ s. d. 40 0 0 8 15 0 1 12 G 12 10 0 15 0 0 17 9 2 0 4 10 5 5 1 16 9 0 9 7 0 13 13 2 31 12 6 0 7 6 £ s. d. 40 0 0 5 0 0 20 0 0 5 0 0 20 0 0 £ s. d. 26 5 0 5 0 0 £ s. d. 40 0 0 8 15 0 1 12 6 78 15 0 25 0 0 37 9 2 5 4 10 25 5 1 16 9 0 9 7 0 13 13 2 56 12 6 0 7 6 £ s. d. 183 15 1 35 0 0 122 4 4 1 14 1 36 15 7 10 8 6 3 7 3 0 8 9 8 2 3 221 7 11 2 12 11 " 25"'o 0 T> ,, Country Mail Services —Totals Chief Post Office, Auckland ... 113 1 447,349 610,121 1,057,470 I I 204,735 | 458, 059 I 662,794 38,434 85,886 124,320 2,211 |3,033 2 10 8S0 0 0 J2,811 18 11 69 13 8 301 0 5 13,982 16 6 ;3,112 19 4 3,268 19 3 7,306 17 9 10,575 17 0 — 2,211 i Totals 114 |3,033 2 10 :3,691 18 11 370 14 1 |7,095 15 10

Total -Received and Despatched. Mail Services. Expenditure. Total. MAIL SEEYICES. ft K ■ ft O ft Letters. Weight of Books and Books and Newspapers. Newspapers in lbs. 5.S Mode of Conveyance. her \ Cost of of limes i r. Weekly. \ Conveyance. Salaries. Contingencies, 1 Expenditure. Revenue. ! £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Thames to Hastings Thames to Puriri Thames to Tararu 1 1 1 3,998 260 4,469 1,073 184 210 41 960 168 14 12 2 Horse Horse Horse 3 3 6 45 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 55 0 0 50 0 0 30 0 0 42 5 4 3 18 4 45 4 10 Sea-borne Mails : Thames to Kapanga ... Thames to Wharf 1 7,115 351 ! 64 ... 2,594 457 77,265 14,784 30 Steamer Omnibus 6 4 13 6 31 19 6 4 13 6 31 19 6 62 4 4 ... Country Mail Services —Totals Post Office, Thames I i . 4 1 15,842 223,078 238,920 58 Uncertain 146 13 0 25 0 0 1,080 0 0 015 0 171 13 0 1,080 15 0 153 12 10 1,539 7 11 Totals ... 5 1,105 0 0 79,859 15,241 58 146 13 0 0 15 0 1,252 8 0 1,973 10 9

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Table No. 22. TABLE showing the REVENUE, EXPENDITURE, &c, of the POST OFFICE in the Postal District of HAWKE'S BAY in 1871.

Table No. 21. TABLE showing the REVENUE, EXPENDITURE, &c, of the POST OFFICE in the Postal District of TARANAKI in 1871.

REPORT ON THE

Total Rj :cetved and Despatched. Mail Services. Expenditure. Total. MAIL SERVICES. fa K O ft Letters. Books and Newspapers. W reight of Books and Newspapers in lbs. li 5.s Mode of Conveyance. Number : of Times Weekly. Cost of Conveyance. Salaries. Contingencies. Expenditure. Revenue. New Plymouth to Okato New Plymouth to Patea New Plymouth to Waitara £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. I 6 5 0 300 0 0 9 9 7 20 0 0 1 8 10 6 8 0 321 0 0 10 18 5 1 13 2 189 3 2 4 8 5 149 5 0 1| 2 I 58 28,787 598 2,349 245 0,306 211 Official 30 16 2 L 788 100 26 10 Corresponde nee. Horse Coach 1 2 2 10 0 ... I Country Mail Services —Totals Chief Post Office, New Plymouth 6 1 31,792 50,205 6,762 39,454 844 ! 126i 4,931 ! ... i 5,775 j 1261 315 It 7 21 8 10 315 0 0 10 0 72 19 2 338 3 5 387 19 2 344 9 9 475 12 8 Totals ... 1 7 i 81,997 | 46,216 73 19 2 726 2 7 820 2 5 | 315 14 7 336 8 10

Total Received akd Despatched. Mail Skrvices. J Expenditure. Total. MAIL SERVICES. O ft Letters. Weight of Books and Books and Newspapers. Newspapers in lbs. 11 5. a Mode of Conveyance. Number r. i , r .. .,,- Cost 01 We'eSy? j Conveyance. Salaries. Contingencies. Expenditure. Revenue. Trunk Lines: I. Napier to Wairoa (North) Wairoa to Grisborne II. Napier to Waipukurau ... Waipukurau to Porangab.au Porangahau to Castle Point III. Napier to Tapuaeharuru Branches : I. Napier to Peka Peka II. Clive to Pourerere III. Te Aute to Patangata ... IV. Waipukurau to Hampden V. Waipukurau to Tahoraiti VI. Havelock to Kereru TIL Town Branch (Napier to Spit) ... 3 2 7 2 2 2 9,254 7,406 36,772 3,681 822 1,369 11,811 1,897 1,722 2,586 932 2,937 16,661 6,230 5,772 10,634 856 723 523 5,348 2,105 1,818 2,588 533 2,311 7,097 780 721 1,329 107 91 59 668 263 227 224 67 289 886 56 54 48 26 43 Horse Coach Horse £ a. d. i 135 o o : Fortnightly 110 0 0 2 j 100 0 0 1 110 0 0 Fortnightly 120 0 0 £ s. d. 18 0 0 5 0 0 f 59 0 0 { 16 0 0 6 0 0 18 0 0 6 0 0 12 0 0 5 0 0 ! 12 0 0 40 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. a. ! 153 0 0 j 115 0 0 59 0 0 ! 116 0 0 116 0 0 126 0 0 68 0 0 49 0 0 27 0 0 57 0 0 60 0 0 50 0 0 I '84 0 0 £ s. d. 18 3 6 2 10 0 61 16 2 11 13 0 13 1 10 7 6 4 5 1 1 3 1 2 1 24 35 5 50 35 36 1 Coach and Horse Horse Coach 1 50 0 0 1 49 0 0 1 21 0 0 1 45 0 0 1 55 0 0 2 33 0 0 Daily 44 0 0 883 0 0 30 6 0 10 0 0 6 10 8 11 0 2 IS 0 8 12 0 83 7 0 Country Mail Services —Totals... Chief Post Office, Napier 32 1 97,880 79,420 40,538 8-1,094 5,711 10,512 378 197 0 0 491 13 4 | |l,080 0 0 20 0 0 ; 511 13 4 264 5 10 1,305 7 4 ~ i I Totals . ... 33 177,300 | 130,632 16, 223 378 I 378 I 8S3 0 0 I 688 13 4 20 0 0 1,591 13 4 ! 1,569 13 2

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Table No. 23. TABLE showing the REVENUE, EXPENDITURE, &c, of the POST OFFICE in the Postal District of WELLINGTON in 1871.

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t Total Received and Despatched. Weight of Letters Books and Books and Newspapers. Newspapers in lbs. Mail Services. Expenditure. T( .TAL. MAIL SERVICES. I I . 1 o S O ft SO 5.s Mode of Conveyance. Number of Times Weekly. Cost of Conveyance. I Contingencies. I Expenditure. Salaries. Revenue. Trunk Lines : £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ a. A. I. North-Western : Wellington to Patea... 14 172,596 71,470 13,402 150 Coach 2 1,650 0 0 487 IS 4 57 1! 11 2,195 13 3 I | 1,293 2 8 II. North-Western : Wellington to Porirua 4 7,112 1,932 362 12 a G Nil. 18 15 0 0 10 0 19 5 0 14 17 11 III. North-Eastern : Wellington to Taita ... 11 j) 6 10 0 1 0 0 IV. North-Eastern : Wellington to Upper Hutt ... 3 25,005 5,670 1,063 20 )) 6 0 2 6 71 0 0 10 0 72 2 6 93 1 6 V. North-Eastern : Wellington to Masterton 7 63,704 21,723 4,698 04 )) 2 245 0 0 78 0 0 2 0 0 325 0 0 350 5 10 VI. North-Eastern : Masterton to Castle Point ... 4 11,154 4,430 831 34 Hovee 1 75 0 0 34 0 0 10 0 110 0 0 75 5 8 Branches: 1,835 344 64 Cart 22 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 I. Wellington to Makara ... 2 32 1 0 3 2 9 2 71 II. Wanganui to Turakina ... 1 5,103 351 66 13 Coach 6 48 10 0 0 5 0 48 15 0 30 0 0 III. Eoxton to Palmerston ... 1 1,079 278 52 20 Horse 1 50 0 0 0 10 0 50 10 0 22 14 0 IV. Masterton to Alfredton ... 1 82 27 5 30 a i 30 0 0 0 5 0 30 5 0 2 0 0 V. Hutt to Wainuiomata ... 1 j 1,289 452 85 8 >> 2 25 0 0 0 5 0 25 5 0 7 3 10 VI. Wellington to Ohariu ... 1 543 138 26 15 Cart 2 10 0 0 0 10 10 1 0 1 14 0 Country Mail Services —Totals... I ! ! ! i I ! 39 289,502 106,821 20,658 i ... 2,131 12 6 724 13 4 63 11 11 2,919 17 9 1,893 18 2 Cijief Post Office, Wellington 1 441,283 393,277 73,739 1,450 19 7 2S3 10 0 1,734 9 7 22,146 11 10 Totals i j __ ■10 730,785 500, 098 94, 397 2,131 12 6 2,175 12 11 347 1 11 4,654 7 4 24,040 10 0

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Table No. 24. , TABLE showing the REVENUE, EXPENDITURE, &c, of the POST OFFICE in the Postal District of NELSON in 1871.

Table No. 25. TABLE showing the REVENUE, EXPENDITURE, &c, of the POST OFFICE in the Postal District of MARLBOROUGH in 1871.

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Total Received and Despatched. Mail Services. Expenditure. Total. MAIL SERVICES. ft w O ft fco Letters. Weight of Books and Books and Newspapers. Newspapers in lbs. R.S Mode of Conveyance. Number of Times Weekly. Coat of Conveyance. Salaries. Contingencies. Expenditure. Revenue. Trunk Lines : I. Nelson to Bivraka... II. Nelson to Foxhill... III. Foxhill to Wangapeka 5 6 2 22,063 24,981 4,777 6,311 6,128 2,744 1,051 1,021 458 36 24 35 Spring Cart Coach Horse 2 6 2 £ s. d. 90 0 0 100 0 0 130 0 0 £ s. d. 72 0 0 65 0 0 15 0 0 £ s. d. 3 8 0 3 10 0 13 9 £ s. d. 165 8 0 168 1 0 145 13 9 £ s. d. 151 19 10 171 10 9 31 4 7 Branches : I. Lower Moutere to Ngatimoti II. Ngatimoti to Thorpe III. Spring Grove to Waimea West IV. Nelson to Wakapuaka 1 1 3 1 1,941 381 3,344 2,985 770 130 569 1,142 128 21 94 190 7 6 3 12 ,, M 1 3 2 10 0 0 10 0 0 19 0 0 25 10 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 12 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 7 0 9 3 0 4 9 15 2 6 15 0 7 31 9 3 31 14 9 12 14 5 2 9 8 22 0 0 20 1 8 » ,> Seaborne : I. Nelson to Golden Bay II. Westport, &c, and Branches III. Grrey Services 6 8 9 16,105 107,346 33,684 4,227 80,432 13,971 116,424 172, 008 704 6,185 2,180 12,032 28,674 52 156 49i Vessel Coach,Boat&Foot Boat and Horse t 594"o 0 257 19 2 57 0 0 538 0 0 63 15 0 2 18 59 1 8 1,132 0 0 325 15 2 107 7 2 676 14 5 162 0 0 4 10 Country Mail Services —Totals Chief Post Office, Nelson ... 42 1 217,607 196,318 780i 1 ... 1,236 9 2 49 0 0 838 15 0 875 0 0 14 2 6 39 13 6 2,089 6 8 936 13 6 1,358 8 6 1,198 1 0 ... Totals !— 43 413,925 288, 492 40,706 780i I 1,285 9 2 1,713 15 0 53 16 0 3,053 0 2 ... 2,556 9 6 # As opportunity offers. f Daily, bi-weekly, weekly, and fortnightly. £ Daily, bi-weekly, and weekly.

Total Received and Despatched. Mail Sehvices. Expenditure. Total. MAIL SERVICES. ft ft O O O ft Zio "Weight of -j- ,, Books and Books and Newspapers. Newspapers in lbs. a. a Mode of Conveyance. Number of Times Weekly. Cost of Conveyance. Salaries. Contingencies. Expenditure. Revenue. Trunk Lines : I. Blenheim and Picton II. Blenheim and Havvkswood III. Blenheim and Bemvicktown IV. Blenheim and Wairau Valley 2 4 1 2 27,157 11,410 3,436 1,816 19,381 10,885 1,442 1,366 4,424 l,020i 135i 128 20 140 7 25 Coach Horse Spring Cart 3 1 1 1 £ s. d. 99 10 0 320 0 0 15 0 0 45 0 0 £ s. a. 152 0 0 21 9 5 13 3 11 15 0 0 £ s. d. 35 16 0 10 0 6 0 16 0 0 0 6 £ s. d. 287 6 0 351 9 11 28 19 11 60 0 6 £ s. d. 192 16 7 69 17 5 12 0 0 10 0 )> Branches : I. Picton and Haveloek II, Haveloek and Beep Creek ... III. Haveloek and Homewood ... IV. Haveloek and Nelson V. Wairau Valley and Bartlett's Creek ... 2 1 1 1 1 11,059 450 426 1,565 63 6,017 540 213 382 4 564 50| 20 35| 2 6,378| 4,761i 25 20 25 36 7 Boat Horse Boat Horse 3 Fortnightly 120 0 0 18 4 0 40 0 0 56 0 0 32 0 0 6 0 0 0 16 0 0 9 152 1 6 24 4 9 40 0 0 56 0 0 110 5 8 1 10 0 " Country Mail Services —Totals Chief Post Office, Blenheim 1 15 1 57,382 63,268 40,230 51,015 305 ■ 713 14 0 239 13 4 352 2 0 46 15 3 48 18 6 1,000 2 7 401 0 6 387 9 8 814 5 3 ... - ... — ! i i Totals 16 120,650 ! 91,2^45 11,140 305 713 14 0 591 15 95 13 9 1,401 3 1 1,201 14 11

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Table No. 26. TABLE showing the REVENUE, EXPENDITURE, &c, of the POST OFFICE in the Postal District of CANTERBURY in 1871.

Total Received and Despatched. Mail Services. Expenditure. Total. MAIL SERVICES. ft M c o O ft fcO Letters. Rooks and Newspapers. Weight of Books and Newspapers in lbs. ft. 2 Mode of Conveyance. Number of Times Weekly. Cost of Conveyance. Salaries. Contingencies. Expenditure. Revenue. Trunk Lines: £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. I. Northern — Christchurch to Kowai Kowai to Hurunui ... Hurunui to Hawkswood Kaiapoi and Eangiora II. Southern — j .; t> Christchurch to Selwyn ... ... - 5 2 2 1 93,087 9,925 7,691 34,834 15,418 2,560 4,642 6,205 2,903 449 885 1,150 38 24 50 .6 * Coach 6 3 1 6 £ 400 0 0 255 0 0 12 0 0 40 "o 0 13 0 0 ll' 0 6 I 691 0 6 782 11 11 ,, 40 0 0 241 18 6 4 22,614 4,877 953 23 Eailway 6 Carried by Provincial Govt. 50 0 0 50 0 0 159 0 0 Selwyn to Waitaki ... III. Western— ., i. . - Christchurch to Hokitika ... IV. Main Branch — Christchurch to Lyttelton ... ... ... 11 110, 452 43,692 8,379 118 Coach 3 995 0 0 400 0 0 49 13 2 1,444 13 2 770 12 3 11 17,605 7,436 1,387 150 2 1,250 0 0 25 0 0 1,275 0 0 123 15 7 2 84,039 15,945 3,003 9 Eailway 12 Carried by Provincial Govt. 385 0 0 3 19 0 388 19 0 590 17 10 Branches : I. Christchurch to Stanmore Eoad ... II. Christchurch to Woolston ... 7... III. Selwyn to Snowden ... ... ... IV. Eangiora to Oxford ... ... .:. V. Kaiapoi to Fyreton VI. Christchurch to South bridge ... VII. Christchurch to Lincoln . ... VIII. Ashburton to Mount Somers ... IX. Orari and Upper Kangitata ... X. Timaru and Lake Tekapo XI. Lyttelton aud Akaroa ... XII. Duvaucholle's Bay and Okain's Bay ... XIII. Lyttelton and Port Levy XIV. Lyttelton to Governor's Bay ... XV. German Bay to Le Bon's Bay XVI. Governor's Bay to Little Eiver XVII. Bail and Boating Services, Lyttelton £VIII. Eailway Services, Christchurch XIX. Timaru and Temuka ... 7 1 3 3 2 6 4 2 2 4 4 2 1 2 2 1 15,626 5,611 6,317 15,368 2.623 37,077 5,807 6,173 5,151 8,764 26,199 3, 537 1,039 3,830 2,201 1,828 3,020 1,128 1,873 2,239 447 6, 742 838 2,665 1,067 3,093 6,207 914 301 873 526 1,066 653 209 337 422 82 1,337 162 593 238 607 1,204 178 55 158 102 213 12 2 60 22 12 32 14 40 13 70 30 10 9 10 11 22 Horse ,, Coach Horse Coach 6 6 1 2 2 6 1 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 40 0 0 25 0 0 56 0 0 70 0 0 26 0 0 145 0 0 96 0 0 87 10 0 70 0 0 85 0 0 400 0 0 40 0 0 50 O 0 30 0 0 20 0 0 33 10 0 | 120 0 0 j 61 0 0 12 0 0 40 0 0 12 0 0 20 0 0 18 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 18 0 0 5 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 72 0 0 10 0 0 i"o 0 2 0 0 0 12 6 80 0 0 37 0 0 76 0 0 89 0 0 36 0 0 172 0 0 114 12 6 92 10 0 90 0 0 105 0 0 475 0 0 50 6 0 50 0 0 35 0 0 25 0 0 38 10 0 120 0 0 61 0 0 12 0 0 109 18 2 39 8 11 44 8 2 108 1 1 18 8 8 260 13 10 40 16 7 43 8 0 36 4 4 61 12 4 184 4 2 24 17 4 7 6 0 20 18 7 15 9 5 12 16 9 Horse Boat and horse Foot Boat and horse Cart Foot Horse 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 i ... 12,589 ... "47O "].18 ::: ! Coach When required. 3 88 10 3 9 Country Mail Services —Totals Chief Post Office, Christchurch 85 1 540, 587 633, 359 1,174,446 ; ; 131,244 383,189 25,777 796 71,242 i I 4,112 0 0 1,452 0 0 2,363 3 5 84 11 2 127 6 0 5,648 11 2 2,190 9 5 3,800 18 8 5,271 3 2 ! ... Totals 88 i 517,433 97,019 : 796 4,112 0 0 3,815 3 5 211 17 2 8,139 0 7 9,072 1 10

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Table No. 27. TABLE showing the REVENUE, EXPENDITURE, &c, of the POST OFFICE in the Postal District of WESTLAND in 1871.

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Total Ri iceived and Despatched. Mail Services. Expenditure. Total. MAIL SERVICES. &. ft 6 ft 550 Letters. Hooks and Newspapers. Weight of Hooks and Newspapers in lbs. ® A 5.5 Mode of Conveyance. Number of Times Weekly. Cost of Conveyance. Salaries. Contingencies. Expenditure. Revenue. Trunk Lines : £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. I. Hokitika to Greymouth 5 38,470 20,583 3,430 25 Coach 6 500 0 0 25 0 0 525 0 0 18 10 0 II. Hokitika to Christchurch 8 38,054 j 23,439 I 3,908 150 2 1,250 0 0 1,250 0 0 6 10 0 III. Hokitika to Hunt's Beach 5 7,011 3,892 618 98 Horse ■1 300 0 0 30 0 0 330 0 0 38 10 0 IV. Hokitika to Eoss 1 38,003 25,065 4,177 17 Coach 3 1G0 0 0 40 0 0 200 0 0 260 10 0 Branches : Foot 3 60 0 0 35 0 0 95 0 0 32 10 0 I. Hokitika to Ho Ho 7,508 3,099 516 3 5 II. Hokitika to Greenstone 3 26,179 12,243 2,040 20 Coach 3 145 0 0 35 0 0 180 0 0 150 0 0 III. Greymouth to Paroa 1 2,406 620 97 51 6 10 0 0 0 8 0 10 8 0 16 0 0 IV. Greymouth to Arnold ... 1 5,060 1,671 261 16 Horse 1 52 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 0 57 10 0 20 0 0 V. Paroa to Clifton 3 6,711 j 2,661 415 15 1 30 0 0 15 0 0. 0 19 0 45 19 0 38 0 0 Post Office, Greymouth... 1 138,663 145,103 22,672 ... 640 0 0 127 12 10 7G7 12 10 1,123 10 6 Country Mail Services —Totals 31 308,095 238,376 1,704 0 6 38,164 333| 2,497 0 0 835 0 0 129 9 10 3,461 9 10 Post Office, Hokitika 1 i j 167, 4S9 j j 139,869 31,080 790 0 0 248 1 7 1,038 1 7 1,691 6 9 Totals 32 j 475,584 378,245 69,244 333J i 377 11 5 4,499 11 5 3,395 7 3 12,497 0 0 1,625 0 0

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Table No. 28. TABLE showing the REVENUE, EXPENDITURE, &c, of the POST OFFICE in the Postal District of OTAGO in 1871.

Total Received and Despatched. Mail Services. Expenditure. Total. MAIL SERVICES. ft ft O ft k,o Letters. Books and Newspapers. Weight of Books and Newspapers in lbs. A 5. a Mode of Conveyance. Number of Times Weekly. Cost of Conveyance. Salaries. Contingencies. Expenditure. Revenue. Trunk Lines : I. Dunedin to Waitaki ... II. Dunedin to Popotunoa, — Dunedin to Tokomairiro Tokomairiro to Balclutha ... Balclutha to Popotunoa Oteraia and Mataura III. Palmerston to Queenstown, — Palmerston to Clyde Clyde to Queenstown IV. Tokomairiro to Clyde, — Tokomairiro to Lawrence ... Lawrence to Clyde V. Dunedin to Port Chalmers ■ ' Branches: I. Oamaru to Oamarama and Marewhenua II. Maheno to Kakanui ... III. Green Island to Brighton IV. East Taieri to West Taieri V. West Taieri to Waipori VI. West Taieri to Lake Waipori ... VII. North Taieri to Hindon VIII. Waihola to Taieri Beach IX. Lawrence to Bluespur X. Beaumont to Switzers XL Switzers to Waikaka ... XII. Tapanui to Mackay's ... XIII. Balclutha to Kaitangata XIV. Balclutha to Port Mclyneux ... XV. Lawrence to Tuapeka Mouth ... XVI. Mataura to Waimahaka XVII. Athol to Nokomai XVIII. Waihemo to Macraes... XIX. Kyeburn to Hamiltons via Hyde XX. Hamiltons to Linburn XXI. Mount Ida to Kyeburn Diggings XXII. Blackstone Hill to St. Bathans... XXIII. Blacks to Drybread ... XXIV. Kawarau to Nevis XXV. Kawarau to Cardrona XXVI. Arrow Eiver to Twelve-Mile Creek XXVII. Queenstown to Skippers £XVIII. Queenstown to Moke Creek XXIX. Queenstown to Kingston XXX. Queenstown to Glenorchy 10 9 2 3 2 9 8 4 7 3 5 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 198, 026 91,396 33,372 14, 502 16,115 85,822 80,423 63,311 14,908 44,134 3,581 7,384 410 25,240 9,041 2,785 941 1,026 5,845 14,851 1,169 168, 349 106,859 14,645 14,414 20, 593 85,211 80,235 49,122 12,124 24,364 1,4-OS 4,167 860 19,569 11,736 3,350 2,862 2,094 6,019 25,450 886 28,073 17,800 2,441 2,059 3,432 14,205 13,171 8,205 2,027 4,061 203 703 181 3,262 1,956 698 510 350 1,008 4,243 145 95 38 18 25 120 73 34 74 9 75 3 7 9 18 11 20 9 5 50 20 12 10 19 16 30 10 10 28 7 8 8 11 22 45 12 37 11 30 7 Coach ,, ,, :, ,, ,, Steamer Coach Cart Coach Cart Horse ,, 3 6 6 2 2 2 3 6 1 12 and 2 1 3 1 6 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Fortnightly 1 1 Fortnightly 1 1 1 £ s. d. 600 0 0 150 0 0 55 0 0 124 10 0 1,100 0 0 478 10 0 100 0 0 290 0 0 506 0 0 300 0 0 5 7 8 80 0 0 67 0 0 35 0 0 17 0 0 24 0 0 22 10 0 130 0 0 38 7 9 54 10 0 34 10 0 97 10 0 19 0 0 £ 9. d. 432 12 2 295 0 0 36 13 4 25 0 0 20 0 0 260 0 0 261 0 0 230 0 0 60 11 8 221 0 0 15 0 0 1 10 4 50 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 7 10 0 15 0 0 38 15 0 £ s. d. 20 0 9 7 16 0 2 6 2 6 6 5 5 0 46 2 6 38 18 6 3 16 0 0 18 6 26 0 5 0 16 0 3 8 3 1 13 0 0 4 7 0 0 8 0 2 3 0 9 9 5 10 1 0 0 6 £ s. d. 1,102 12 11 452 1 6 91 15 10 151 16 6 25 5 0 1,406 2 6 778 8 0 333 16 0 351 10 2 753 0 5 315 16 0 6 18 0 139 8 3 53 13 0 50 4 7 27 0 8 31 12 3 37 19 9 174 5 1 38 8 3 54 10 0 54 10 0 134 9 6 19 4 0 10 13 3 5 0 0 58 12 9 108 9 6 114 3 0 42 0 0 54 0 0 55 12 6 79 17 0 176 3 0 33 15 10 101 8 1 45 0 0 31 0 0 5 0 0 £ s. d. 1,051 18 8 453 6 2 341 18 11 93 13 8 56 19 8 610 9 6 416 6 6 525 12 11 52 6 10 270 0 3 32 8 8 8 10 0 2 0 0 143 0 3 67 3 1 9 6 8 1 7 7 4 11 7 20 3 5 131 4 4 10 4 ,, Coach Horse 2 4 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 5 1 i i i 5,617 12,517 797 2,420 854 5,465 8,600 1,522 705 6,035 3,240 1,748 14,663 697 1,780 1,087 505 98 7,359 19,566 694 1,364 2,801 10,096 14,705 4,687 405 8,394 3,3G8 2,081 11,149 192 1,860 1,127 1,142 12 1,222 3,267 131 233 507 1,515 2,450 681 73 1,405 561 342 1,858 32 309 185 197 3 ,, ,, Cart Horse Cart Horse 48 0 0 65 0 0 104 0 0 37 0 0 37 10 0 49 0 0 74 15 0 150 0 0 23 15 10 86 2 7 45 0 0 26 0 0 20 0 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 42 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 15 0 0 6 0 0 5 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 15 0 0 1 19 6 0 4 0 0 13 3 0 12 9 19 6 0 3 0 2 14 6 81 2 10 8 18 2 26 13 0 0 2 3 26 9 1 68 14 5 6 3 8 0 15 60 6 0 25 4 4 4 3 5 47 13 3 0 2 2 11 4 1 0 2 9 0 0 6 ,, 1 10 0 0 12 6 0 2 0 13 0 Cart Horse Coach Horse 0 5 6 Steamer 5 0 0 5 0 0 jj

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Table No. 29. TABLE showing the REVENUE, EXPENDITURE, &c, of the POST OFFICE in the Postal District of SOUTHLAND in 1871.

REPORT ON THE

TaMe No. 28 — continued. Table showing the eventje, Expenditure, &c, of the Post Office in the Pos; ,1 District of Otago in 1871. Total Received and Despatched. Mail Services. Expenditure. Total. MAIL SERVICES. ft | ao Letters, Books and Newspapers. Weight of Books and Newspapers in lbs. — 3.9 Mode of Conveyance. Number of Times Weekly. Cost of Conveyance. Salaries. Contingencies. Expenditure. Revenue. Branches —continued. XXXI. Portobello to Kaiki ... XXXII. Port Chalmers to Sawyer's Bay XXXIII. Dunedin to Anderson's Bay XXXIV. Dunedin to Mornington XXXV. Dunedin to Murray ville XXXVI. Dunedin to Kaikorai ... Dunedin to Catlin's Eiver, Martin's Bay, and Waikara 1 1 1 1 1 2 1,172 732 4,702 3,365 1,233 4,336 533 711 5,092. 3,086 1,085 4,567 89 123 832 ' 499 201 807 7 1 2 2 2 3 Horse Coach Foot Horse 1 6 6 6 6 6 £ s. d. 10 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 16 0 0 £ s. d. 5 0 0 2 4 10 £ s. d. 0 16 0 16 0 2 0 0 5 0 ! 0 "o 6 j £ s. d. 15 1 6 2 6 4 15 2 0 10 5 0 10 0 0 16 0 6 £ s. d. 3 5 8 3 0 0 4 16 3 1.0 9 6 0 10 4 1 10 4 }' 739 227 33 Steamer or Sailing Vessel ) 0 4 6 Country Mail Services —Total ... Chief Post Office, Dunedin 118 1 803,911 622,149 1,426,060 760,650 582,176 126,293 107,546 233,839 1,063 5,135 18 10 ! 2,295 17 4 2,949 14 3 I 1 172 2 9 ! 7,603 18 11 567 12 3 3,517 6 6 739 15 0 11,121 5 5 4,687 1 5 8,661 5 6 Totals 119 1,342,826 1,063 5,135 18 10 | 5,245 11 7 13,348 6 11 ... ...

Total Received and Despatched. Mail Seevices. Expenditure. Total. MAIL SERVICES. ft ft . ft O ft ao Letters. Weight of Books and Books and Newspapers. Newspapers in lbs. ft.3 Mode of Conveyance. Number of Times Weekly. Cost of Conveyance. Salaries. Contingencies. Expenditure. Revenue. Trunk Lines : I. Invereargill to Popotunoa II. Invereargill to Campbelltown (including Seaborne Mails) ... III. Invereargill to Queenstown IV. Invereargill to Eiverton 18,592 7,595 1,424 78 Coach £ s. d. 3G5 0 0 £ s. d. I 15 0 0 £ s. d. 2 3 0 £ s. d. 382 3 0 £ s. d. 150 6 8 3 2 1 7 1 7,304 25,257 22,138 826 10,259 7,851 154 1,923 1,472 18 116 22 Bail Coach & Steamer Coach 6 1 3 198" 0 0 40 0 0 37 10 0 ! 25 0 0 I 20 0 0 i 2 10 0 14 0 40 0 0 224 4 0 60 0 0 61 15 8 201 13 8 176 1 0 Branches : I. Invereargill to Flint's Bush II. Mataura to Switzers III. Lowther to Mararoa IV. Eiverton to Wairaki V. Eiverton to Orepuki VI. Athol to Nokomai 3 4 1 3 1 1 5,313 9,390 1,986 5,730 1,854 1,367 5,711 5,338 1,253 4,621 1,678 719 107 1,012 234 866 314 134 17 40 30 44 25 10 Horse 1 1 1 1 1 1 45 0 0 120 0 0 ■50 0 0 80 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 .500 15 0 0 5 0 0 0 4 3 0 3 0 0 "2 0 60 4 3 125 3 0 55 0 0 95 0 0 55 2 0 20 0 0 44 0 9 80 2 8 17 3 9 50 17 3 16 15 0 12 7 0 Foot Horse Country Mail Service —Totals ... Chief Post Office, Invereargill ... 24 1 98,931 85,029 45,911 96, 033 7,740 31,423 400 968 0 0 142 10 0 581 13 4 6 6 3 22 3 4 1,116 16 3 603 16 8 811 3 5 8S5 2 5 ... ... - 1 _ _ i 968 0 0 Totals 25 184,560 141,914 39,1G3 ... ... : ..' 724 3 4 28 9 7 1,720 12 11 1,696 5 10

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Table No. 30. TABLE showing the REVENUE, EXPENDITURE, &c, of the POST OFFICE in the Postal District of NEW ZEALAND in 1871.

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Total Received and Despatched. Expeistjitube. Total. MAIL SERVICES. A ft ft O ft ao Letters. Books and Newspapers. Weight of Books and Newspapers in lbs. Cost of Conveyance. Salaries. Contingencies. Expenditure. Revenue. AUCKLAND 662, 794 £ s. A. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 114 1,057,470 124, 320 3,033 2 10 3,691 18 11 370 14 1 7,095 15 10 10,575 17 0 Thames ... ... ... 5 ! ! 238,920 79,859 15,241 146 13 0 1,105 0 0 0 15 0 1,252 8 0 1,973 10 9 Tabanaki 7 81,997 46,216 5,775 315 14 7 336 8 10 73 19 2 726 2 7 820 2 5 Hawke's Bat... 33 177,300 130,632 16,223 883 0 0 688 13 4 20 0 0 1,591 13 4 1,569 13 2 Wellington ... 40 730,785 500, 098 93,768 2,131 12 6 2,175 12 11 347 1 11 4,654 7 4 24,040 10 0 Totals fob North Island I I 198 2,286,472 1,419,599 255,327 6,510 2 11 7,997 14 0 812 10 2 15,320 7 1 38,979 13 4 Nelson 42 413,925 288, 492 40,706 1,285 9 2 1,713 15 0 53 16 0 3,053 0 2 2,556 9 6 MaELBOEOUGH... 16 120, 650 91,245 11,140 713 14 0 591 15 4 95 13 9 1,401 3 1 ! I I 1,201 14 II Cantebbtjby ... 86 1,174,446 517,433 97,019 4,112 0 0 3,815 3 5 211 17 2 8,139 0 7 9,072 1 10 Otago 119 1,426,060 1,342,826 233,839 5,135 18 10 5,245 11 7 739 15 0 11,121 5 5 13,348 6 11 Southland 25 184,560 141,944 39,163 968 0 0 724 3 4 28 9 7 1,720 12 11 1,696 5 10 Westland 32 475,584 378,245 69,244 2,497 0 0 1,625 0 0 377 11 5 4,499 11 5 3,395 7 3 Totals foe Middle Island 320 3,795,225 2,760,185 491,111 . 14,712 2 0 13,715 8 8 1,507 2 11 29,934 13 7 31,270 6 3 Chatham Islands 1 Totals fob the Colony... 519 6,081,697 4,179,784 746,438 21,222 4 11 21,713 2 8 2,319 13 1 45,255 0 8 *70,249 19 7 * This includes wastage on franked corres; londence.