POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT (REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR 1896.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1897 Session II, F-01

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Sess. 11.—1897. NEW ZEALAND.

POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT (REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR 1896.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

My Lokd, — General Post Office, Wellington, 13th September, 1897. I have the honour to submit to your Excellency the Report on the Post and Telegraph Department for the year 1896, with the usual statement of revenue and expenditure to the 31st March last. I have the honour to be, Your Lordship's most obedient servant, E. J. Seddon, Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner. His Excellency the Governor of New Zealand.

REPORT. A considerable expansion of business in all branches of the department during the year has again to be recorded. The following statement shows the revenue and expenditure for the financial year ended 31st March, 1897 :— Revenue. £ a. d. I Expenditure. £ s. d. Stamps used for postage (estimated) .. 225,000 00 j Salaries .. .. .. .. 208,459 Oil Money-order and postal-note commission Conveyance of mails by sea .. .. 44,604 12 5 collected in the colony .. .. 15,587 6 0 Conveyance of inland mails .. .. 34,056 5 2 Money-order commission received from Conveyance of mails by railway .. 14,538 16 8 foreign offices .. .. ■• 550 9 0 Money-order commission credited to Private box and bag fees .. .. 5,354 10 0 foreign offices .. .. .. 1,313 611 Miscellaneous receipts (postal) .. 15,990 0 6 Maintenance and repairs of telegraphOrdinary and Press telegrams .. 97,452 18 7 lines, and miscellaneous .. .. 46,755 4 3 Telephone exchanges .. .. 29,248 19 5 Telegraph cable subsidies .. .. 3,972 8 1 Miscellaneous receipts (telegraph) .. 2,932 17 6 353,699 14 5 Balance of revenue over expenditure .. 38,417 6 7 £392,117 1 0 £392,117 1 0 The increase in revenue was £26,389 14s. 7d., or 7-22 per cent. There was a substantial increase under all heads excepting miscellaneous telegraph receipts, which show a decrease. The expenditure was £353,699 14s. 5d., an increase of 6-43 per cent. The balance of revenue over expenditure was £38,417 6s. 7d., as compared with £33,402 Is. 9d. the previous year. The estimated postage value of official correspondence sent through the post was £81,609, and the value of Government telegrams £23,118 2s. 6d. —a total of £104,727 2s. 6d., representing the value of services performed by the department for which no payment was received—a sum equal to 26-71 per cent, of the cash receipts. If to the balance of revenue over expenditure. £38,417 6s. 7d., the value of the official correspondence and Government telegrams be added, there is a balance of £143,144 9s. Id. in favour of the department on the year's transactions. 27,874,353 letters were posted in the colony, an increase of 905,398. The number of forwarded telegrams of all codes was 2,520,169, an increase of 395,958. 67 post-offices were established and 6 reopened. The number open at the close of the year was 1,464. 723 inland-mail services (excluding services by railway) were in operation during the year. \t the close of the year there were 6,284 miles of telegraph-line and 16,470 miles of wire. i—F. 1.

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The net expenditure on telegraph construction was £36,791 Bs. lid. 269,566 money-orders, for £902,159 15s. 7d., were issued, and 203,084 orders, amounting to £794,309 os. 6d., paid. 376,796 postal notes, for £129,011 18s., were sold. The amount deposited in the Post-Office Savings-banks was £2,881,152 16s. 3d., and the sum withdrawn, £2,591,558 19s. 4d. The total sum to the credit of depositors at the close of the calendar year was £4,311,634 13s. 5d., as compared with £3,895,543 os. 3d. on 31st December, 1895. There were 5,747 telephone-exchange connections on the 31st March last, a net increase of 604. The subscriptions received amounted to £29,248 19s. sd. The following table and return give the number of offices and officers of all classes on the 31st December last:—

Comparative Eetdrn of Officers of the Post Office and Telegraph Department for the Years 1895 and 1896. 1895. 1896. 1895. 1896> Postmaster-General .. .. .. 1 II Chief Postmasters .. .. 16 16 Secretary .. .. .. .. 1 1 Postmasters and Officers in Charge on PerSuperintendent of Electric Lines .. .. 1 1 manent Staff .. .. .. 162 162 Assistant Secretary and Inspector .. .. 1 1 Clerks (including Telephone Exchange) Assistant Inspectors of Post-offices .. 3 3 Cadettes and Cadets in Post-offices) Controller of Money-orders and Savings-banks Operators (including Cadets in Telegraph- f and Accountant .. .. .. 1 1 offices) Telegraph Inspectors .. .. .. 3 3 Country Postmasters and Telephonists ..1,204 1,277 Telegraph Sub-Inspector .. .. .. 1 1 Letter-carriers.. .. .. .. 159 168 Electrician .. .. .. .. 1 1 Messengers (Post Office) .. .. 24 24 Mechanicians and Cadet .. .. .. 5 5 , Linemen .. .. .. ..63 58 Clerks in General Post Office— Telegraph Message Boys .. .. 225 273 Secretary's Office .. .. .. 11 12 Nightwatchmen .. .. .. 2 2 Inspector's and Dead-letter Branch .. 5 6 Postmasters and Telegraphists or Tele-Money-order and Savings-bank Branch .. 23 27 phonists who are Eailway officers .. 139 138 Sorters in Clearing-room .. .. 13 13 Storekeeper and Assistants .. .. 4 4 Totals .. .. .. 2,836 3,060 The health of the staff has been good on the whole, although one or two cases of lengthened absence have raised the average absence of the women employed to 10-37 days, as against 55 days for last year. The average absence of male officers, however, declined from 3-8 days to 2-8 days. The summer months showed a very slight difference from the winter so far as the men were concer/ned, but the average absence of women increased during the summer to 626 days, as compared with 4-07 days in the winter. The usual table is shown below : —

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Numbers comprised. Average Absence per Sick Officer. Average Sick Absence per each Officer employed. Men Women I 897 131 Days. 6-32 9-70 Days. 2-80 10-37

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It is worthy of remark that as regards the four principal centres the average absence from sickness of postal officers is generally higher than that of telegraphists. It does not appear from the information to hand that the average sickness among the staffs in the principal towns varies greatly, although it would seem that the health of the staff in 1896-97 was best in Christchurch. There were six deaths. The present time wall perhaps be opportune to allude to the operations of the past six years in connection with the many concessions made to the public during that period, showing that the policy of the department has been to reduce rates and extend conveniences so long as there was a fair prospect of the gross profits not being unduly diminished. Had the department been conducted for revenue purposes only it would have been possible to have shown an increasing profit year by year. To practically indicate the attitude of the department towards the public it may be well to show side by side what was charged for the following services in 1890 and 1896 :—

In addition, a number of minor concessions has been made, among which may be mentioned the abolition of the additional poundage on postal notes of over four months' currency, the introduction of letter-cards, &c. It is difficult, if not impossible, in a department in which the several classes of business are so thoroughly fused as in the Post and Telegraph to determine exactly the loss under each separate heading. In some cases, as, for example, the introduction of the halfpenny rate for commercial and printed papers, an entirely new class of business was created, and for a time no undue pressure was felt by existing staffs. It is, however, doubtful whether the halfpenny rate leaves any appreciable margin above the actual cost of handling; but the convenience, especially to business-men, can scarcely be estimated. In other cases the concessions have resulted in a direct loss of revenue, which can be closely approximated. For instance, the loss consequent upon the reduction of the British and foreign rates of postage, not taking into account the normal increase in business which might have been expected under the old rates, or the increased cost of handling, was as follows :— £ 1891 ... 8,711 1892 ... 8,433 1893 ... 7,602 1894 ... ... ... ... 7,447 1895 ... ... ... ... 6,744 1896 ... ... ... ... 6,616 Total ... ... ... £45,553 From this it will be seen that the revenue is only slowly recovering itself. If, however, the whole of the postage reductions (including the British and foreign rates) are taken together, it will be found that the net loss was rapidly reduced until 1896, when it disappeared altogether. The figures are approximately as follow : — £ 1891 ... ... ... ... 11,175 1892 ... ... ... ... 7,000 1893 5,000 1894 ... ... ... ... 4,000 1895 ... ... ... ... 3,000 1896 ... ... ... ... Nil* Total loss to end of 1895 ...£30,175 * Net result, excess receipts about £300.

1890. Postage on letters to Great Britain „ „ foreign countries... „ printed matter, foreign „ „ inland Newspapers, foreign 6d 6d. to Is. 2d. ... Is. 4d. to 2s. 8d. per pound 8d. per pound ... Id. each, and Is. 4d. to 2s. 8d. per pound 7d. first DOund ... Is. 2d. to Is. 6d. first 2 lb., 7d. and 9d. each succeeding pound 2|d. 4d. per pound. Parcels, inland „ to Australia 6d. first pound. 8d. first pound, 6d. each succeeding Redirection fees on letters, inland „ „ foreign ]able telegrams, international (Europe : cheapest route) }able telegrams, intercolonial (N.S.W. : lowest charge) 2d 6d. to Is. 2d. ... 10s. 6d. per word pound. Free. 5s. 2d. per word. 9s. 6d. first ten words, and Is. each additional word 3s. first ten words, and 5d. each additional word. 6d. for twelve words, including address and signature. (From 1/6/96.) inland telegrams (minimum rate) 1890: Is. for ten words, and free address and signature up to ten words. Delayed telegrams, 6d. 1892: For twelve words, and free address and signature, ordinary telegrams, Is.; delayed, 6d. Later in 1892 the number of words in text and signature made eighteen. £10, £9, £8, £7 per annum telephone exchange connections £5 per annum.

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The loss caused by abolition of the redirection fees, which was a concession from which no indirect gain could result, was for the first year about £1,400. For 1896 it would have probably reached £1,650. In connection with the reductions in the inland and foreign telegraph rates, the loss is somewhat difficult to gauge, but was, as accurately as can be estimated for the four years ended the 31st December, 1895, £27,486. In 1896 the sixpenny rate was introduced, the results of which are dealt with elsewhere. The reduction in the inland parcel-post rates and in the telephone-exchange subscriptions has resulted in an annually-increasing saving to the public. It is estimated that the result of the whole of the reductions, as compared with 1890, was that the public was relieved of payments amounting to £98,120 in 1896, notwithstanding which the department collected £56,788 more revenue than it did in 1890. The second meeting of the Appeal Board under "The Post and Telegraph Department Act, 1894," was held in June of last year. Forty appeals were considered, seventeen of which were favourably reported upon by the Board and twenty-three unfavourably. Effect has been given to the seventeen favourable recommendations, wholly or partially, in all cases except two. The term of office of the two elected members having expired a new election was held in February last, when Mr. J. H. Stevens, Postmaster of Feilding, was elected by the officers of the Postal Branch as their representative, and Mr. W. McNickle was re-elected by the officers of the Telegraph Branch. The new Board held its first sitting on the 7th June last. During the year 1896 1,328 visits of inspection were made to post-offices in the colony. The distances travelled by the Inspectors were as follow: —On horseback, 5,079 miles; by coach or buggy, 7,430 miles; by rail, 11,021 miles; by water, 2,526 miles; on foot, 166 miles: total, 26,222 miles. Notwithstanding the fact that notices are placed over every posting-box in the colony warning the public against enclosing money in unregistered letters the practice is still prevalent to a large extent. As the registration-fee is now merely a nominal one it is difficult to understand why money should continue to be sent without ordinary business precautions being taken to insure its safety. It is hardly to be credited by people who are careful in such matters that it is a common thing to find in the post-office letters crammed full of bank-notes, very often in the flimsiest of covers. Frequently the contents protrude from the envelopes, or are found loose in the mail-bags, having burst their envelopes, and often letters filled with notes are carelessly thrown into railwayvans for the guard to deliver with the mails. Many other cases could be instanced of carelessness on the part of the public in sending money by post. The use of bicycles as a means for facilitating the delivery of letters and telegrams has been considerably extended in the past year. It is proposed to gradually apply the system to places where it is likely to be advantageous, either in the direction of accelerating or extending deliveries. The boom in the bicycle trade and the consequent high prices of machines has so far prevented the department from settling upon a standard pattern, but with the experience which has been gained there will be little difficulty in compiling a suitable specification for future orders. But little progress has been made with the Pacific-cable question, as may be seen from papers submitted to 'Parliament. The Imperial Commission which met in London in June last year confirmed the resolutions of the Intercolonial Conference held at Sydney at the beginning of 1896, but the formal proceedings of the Commission have not yet been made public. Further consideration was given the question during the presence of the colonial Premiers in London. No formal Intercolonial Post and Telegraph Conference has met since 1895, but there have been several meetings of representatives of the other colonies to consider matters of more or less urgency and importance, more particularly in connection with the renewal of the Federal mailservice. There was also a special Conference of Postmasters-General held at Melbourne in March last, presided over by the Postmaster-General of this colony, to consider the appointment of a delegate and Ministerial representative of the Australasian Colonies to the Washington Postal Union Congress. The choice fell on the Hon. John Gavan Duffy, Postmaster-General of Victoria. The Conference also passed the following resolution in reference to the Pacific cable : — " That this Conference hereby expresses its great satisfaction that the Pacific-cable Commission has decided to recommend the adoption of the proposals formulated at the Sydney Conference, and, in view of the great importance to the Empire of the construction of the cable, expresses the hope that means may at an early date be found for its speedy realisation." The quinquennial congress of the Universal Postal Union sat at Washington in May last. New Zealand was, in concert with the other Australian Colonies, represented by the Hon. John Gavan Duffy, Postmaster-General of Victoria, who was accompanied by Mr. James Smibert, late Deputy Postmaster-General of that colony, as postal expert. A brief preliminary report has been received from the representative of the colonies, from which it would appear that the principal change in the treaty affecting New Zealand is a reduction of the sea-transit rates. This will probably result in a saving to the colony. The weight of sample packets has been increased from 250 grammes (8 oz.) to 350 grammes (12 oz.), but the Congress refused by a large majority to accede to the demand that small packages of ordinary merchandise should be carried as samples. Among other matters, it was decided to permit vignettes or other illustrations on the address side of post-cards, provided sufficient space be left for the address, &c.; and that the postage-stamps of

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the principal values used for international correspondence should be printed, as far as practicable, in uniform colours—namely, 5 centimes (J-d.) in green, 10 centimes (Id.) in red, and 25 centimes (2Jd.) in blue. Mr. Duffy made a strenuous effort to induce the Congress to absolutely prohibit the transmission through the post of indecent or obscene matter, but, although strongly supported by Great Britain and the United States, it is regretted that his motion was lost by a majority of four. The opposition is stated to have been based on a disinclination to establish a regulation which might be regarded as approaching a post-office censorship. A large number of matters of detail was also dealt with. So soon as the new treaty is signed, the usual steps will be taken to advise the public of the changes and concessions. The new issue of postage-stamps is now being engraved in London. Some delay has been occasioned owing to a discussion having arisen as to the respective merits of the surface and recess processes of printing, but it has been finally decided to adopt the latter process as the only one likely to do justice to such high-class designs. While it is more expensive and slower than surface printing, it is believed that the result will fully warrant the adoption of the recess printing. Attention has during the year been given to the revision of the orthography of the Maori names of post-offices, and a considerable number of changes has been made. Many of the existing names were found to date back to a time when the spelling of the Maori language followed individual predilection, and, unfortunately, in some cases names were applied in their mutilated form to places which have since become of such importance that changes cannot well be carried out without an undue disturbance of business. Every precaution is now taken to verify the spelling of names offered for post-offices, and wherever possible native names are given the preference to others. The duplication of names is also receiving attention. The new cable steamer "Tutanekai," which left Greenock on the 24th July, 1896, arrived at Wellington on the 30th September last. The equipment for laying and repairing cables was found to be of the most modern and complete description, and to the entire satisfaction of the department. The "Tutanekai" has been employed wholly in the service of the Marine Department since her arrival, as the telegraph cables have fortunately required no attention. Soon after the arrival of the "Tutanekai" the "Terranora," which had for four years been employed for cable-laying and repairing purposes, was sold. In last year's report the introduction of a sixpenny rate for telegrams was announced as from the Ist June, 1896, and the department was able to give a return of the number and value of telegrams forwarded at the new rates for June and July, which showed an increase of 28-97 per cent, in number and 21-13 per cent, in value as compared with the corresponding months in 1895. The expectation that this increase was an abnormal one was verified by the returns for August, when the increase in number as compared with the corresponding month of 1895 was 16-04 and 336 per cent, in value. In the three following months the rate of increase was almost stationary, and the revenue scarcely varied from that received under the higher rates of the preceding year. In December, however, a marked upward tendency took place, and, although the business of the corresponding month in 1895 had been very satisfactory, the last month of 1896 was closed with 223,971 telegrams, or an increase of 35-91 per cent, over December, 1895. The increase in value was 9-8 per cent. Since then, as will be seen from the appended return, the traffic has been well maintained, so far as regards the number of telegrams despatched ; but, as was only to be anticipated, experience has taught the users of the telegraph to so condense their telegrams that the average cost of a message which under the old rates was Is. l-51d., and which in the first month of the new tariff was 10-96 d., fell to 9-29 d. in March last. How marked has been the effect of this is shown by the fact that an increase in the number of telegrams of 30-42 per cent, in June, 1896, resulted in an increase in value of 20-28; while an increase of 32-57 in April, 1897, showed an increased value of 1-72 per cent. only. The increase of traffic for July, 1896, was 2759 per cent, in number, and 19-01 in revenue. For March, 1897, there was an increase of 28-48 per cent, in number, but a loss of 1-14 per cent, in value as compared with the corresponding month of 1896. Analysing the results of the business in this way, month by month, it appears probable that the revenue of 1897-98 will be less than that of the preceding year, although the telegraph work will be increased from 25 to 30 per cent. Under the old rates it could be reasonably assumed that under normal conditions the revenue from telegrams for 1897-98 would have reached about £100,000, as against an anticipated revenue of £95,000 only under the sixpenny tariff, to collect which will probably cost the department about £6,000 for additional salaries, as well as- an increase of £1,000 for the maintenance of new telegraph-lines. The capital cost of new wires erected or in course of erection to meet the increased traffic is £9,900. It is therefore necessary to strongly emphasize the effect of concessions to the public, as the reduction of the telegraph minimum rates from Is. to 6d. Such radical changes cannot be made without materially disturbing the revenue and involving a largely-increased expenditure for a number of years. That almost half a million additional telegrams were handled by the department for the year ended the 31st May at an extra cost for salaries of about £4,000 only is a fact which perhaps it is allowable to mention with some satisfaction. Such a result could only have been attained in a service where every lad in the non- clerical division and every telegraph messenger is given opportunities for acquiring a knowledge of telegraph work and constantly reminded that qualified boys already in the service are given preference when vacancies occur. About eighty cadets selected from lads in the non-clerical division and messengers' staffs, who had in their spare time qualified as telegraph operators, were appointed on the introduction of sixpenny telegrams, and, as a whole, they have performed their duties satisfactorily.

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The following tables show the operations of the old and new tariffs in detail: — Return showing the Number of Telegrams forwarded, the Revenue derived therefrom, and the Rate of Increase during the last three Financial Years.

Return showing the Number of Telegrams forwarded and the Revenue derived therefrom for the Ten Months ended 31st March, 1897, as compared with the Corresponding Ten Months of the previous Financial Year.

Return showing the Number of Telegrams forwarded and the Revenue derived therefrom for the Twelve Months ended 31st May, 1897, as compared with the Twelve Months ended 31st May, 1896.

Return showing the number of Telegrams forwarded and the Revenue derived therefrom, Month by Month, for the Twelve Months ended 31st May, 1897, as compared with the Twelve Months ended 31st May, 1896.

Financial Year. Number of Telegrams forwarded. Rate of Increase. Revenue. Rate of Increase. .894-95... .895-96... .896-97... 1,802,182 1,899,632 2,285,001 5'41 per cent. 20-29 per cent. £ 85,388 92,289 97,453 s. 0 0 0 a. o o o 8'08 per cent. 5-60 per cent.

Period. Number of Tele- , grams forwarded. Rate o£ Increase. Revenue. Bate of Increase. one, 1895, to March, 1896... une, 1896, to March, 1897... 1,593,607 1,970,872 £ 78,461 23-67 per cent. 81,557 s. 0 0 a. 0 0 3-95 per cent.

Period. Number of Telegrams forwarded. Rate of Increase. Revenue. Rate of Increase. une, 1895, to May, 1896 ... une, 1896, to May, 1897 ... 1,907,736 2,373,876 £ s. 94,357 0 97,177 0 d. 0 0 24.43 per cent. 2-99 per cent.

Number o: forwi Telegrams ,rded. Revi mue. Month. Increase PerCent. 1895-96. Old Bates. 1896-97, New Rates. 1895-96, Old Rates. 1896-97, New Rates. June July August September October ... November... December... January ... February ... March 139,188 146,134 155,370 155,453 167,527 163,748 164,789 164,749 163,426 173,223 181,532 186,446 180,297 183,095 194,618 192,162 223,971 205,220 200,977 222,554 30-42 27-59 1604 17-78 16-17 17-35 35-91 24-73 22-98 28-48 £ s. 6,720 6 6,890 5 7,535 16 7,712 1 8,282 9 7,901 14 8,103 15 8,256 7 8,179 1 8,879 18 d. 4i 2 7 1* 6" 5 8 1* 3* 2 £ s. d. 8,082 10 1 8,199 10 8 7,789 5 1 7,705 2 2 8,225 19 9£ 7,951 11 11 8,897 18 3£ 8,051 13 4 8,038 9 3 8,615 5 9 20-28 19-01 3-36 6-63 9-80 0-09 0-68 2-47 1-72 1-14 Totals for ten months ended 31st March, 1897 ... April May 11,593,607 158,622 155,507 1,970,872 210,286 192,718 23-67 32-57 23-93 78,461 15 5 8,019 11 11J 7,876 0 3£ 81,557 8,158 7,461 6 5 9 4 7 8i 3-95 1-72 5-27 Totals for twelve months ended 31st May, 1897 1,907,736 2,373,876 24-43 94,357 7 8* 97,177 1 7* 2-99

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Return showing the Number of Telegrams forwarded and the Revenue derived therefrom, in the several Postal Districts, for the Ten Months ended 31st March, 1897, as compared with the Corresponding Ten Months of the previous Financial Year.

The number and value of cable messages forwarded during 1896 are shown in the following statement: —

Statement of Teapfio over the New Zealand-Sydney Cable for the Year from the Ist May, 1896, to the 30th April, 1897, and Amounts payable by Guaranteeing Colonies. £ Amount guaranteed to Cable Company ... ... ... ... 20,000 Actual receipts during the above period ... ... ... ... 16,144 Showing a loss to the Cable Company of ... ... ... £3,856 Apportioned as follows : — New Zealand, one-third ... ... ... ... ... 1,285 Contributing colonies, including New Zealand, two-thirds ... ... 2,571 £3,856

Number of Telegrams forwarded. Revi mue. District. Increase Increase per Gent. 1895-96, 1896-97, Old Rates. New Rates. per Cent. 1895-96, Old Rates. 1896-97, New Rates. Auckland Blenheim Christchurch ... Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oam aru Thames Tim aru Wanganui Wellington Westport 299,463 22,971 162,849 197,991 30,813 39,744 15,155 89,061 87,412 37,057 37,925 21,312 66,878 31,957 75,824 351,653 25,542 386,360 30,459 194,254 236,392 34,996 45,876 20,356 106,789 108,411 62,809 46,572 24,915 108,462 39,650 92,196 397,436 34,939 £ s. d. 15,002 10 2 1,249 5 94 9,108 11 24 9,970 13 74 1,719 3 4| 2,253 12 3| 862 4 9 3,944 3 1 4,873 4 3 1,719 8 0 2,024 1 2 1,364 2 1 3,603 10 64 1 1,904 5 6 4,064 7 0 13,466 14 8 1,331 17 11 £ s. d. 16,703 18 11 1,364 7 7 9,127 4 810,119 15 0J 1,690 7 l| 2,189 15 2 974 12 1J 4,124 12 4| 4,928 16 74 1,505 0 5 1,940 3 64 1,299 15 8 4,701 3 8 1,799 4 11 3,816 19 44 13,767 16 5| 1,503 12 8" Totals ... 1,593,607 1,970,872 23'67 :78,461 15 5 81,557 6 4 3-95

Ordi: iary. Prei ;s. Destination. No. of Messages. Value. No. of Messages. Value. International ... New Caledonia New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia 9,814 27 19,590 1,135 1,046 1,543 12,393 1,688 £ S. 42,148 15 23 6 4,282 18 382 11 324 9 559 9 3,299 6 661 3 d. 1 2 1 7 9 0 0 5 £ s. d. 4 10 0 1 904 10 2 472 11 10 2 16 9 0 12 2 152 50 14 0 Total for 1896 47,236 51,681 19 1 1,069 531 4 9 Total for 1895 35,685 5 5 38,936 1,168 433 13 0

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And the contributing colonies' proportions, on the basis of population : — (cfnTsSl). amount. £ a. d. Victoria ... ... ... ... ... 1,140,405 859 18 8 New South Wales ... ... ... ... 1,132,234 853 15 5 . New Zealand ... ... ... ... 620,030 467 10 9 South Australia ... ... ... ... 320,431 24112 6 Tasmania ... ... ... ... ... 146,667 110 11 11 Western Australia ... ... ... ... 49,782 37 10 9 Totals ... ... ... 3,409,549 £2,571 0 0 Queensland joined the guarantee fund on the Bth July last, from which date the minimum rates were applied to messages to and from that colony. The colony's outward international and intercolonial cable business, not including Press, for the years 1895 and 1896 was as follows : — Messages. Value. International, — Number. £ c. d. 1895 ... ... ... 7,135 ... 27,484 10 3 1896 ... ... ... 9,814 ... 42,148 15 1 Increase ... 2,679 Increase ... 14,664 4 10 or 37 - 45 per cent. or 53-34 per cent. Messages. Value. Intercolonial, — Number. £ s. d. 1895 ... ... ... 31,801 ... 8,200 15 2 1896 ... ... ... 37,422 ... 9,536 10 8 Increase ... 5,621 Increase ... 1,335 15 6 or 17 - 67 per cent. or 1629 per cent. A total increase in 1896 of 8,300 messages and £16,000 os. 4d. in value. The forwarded and received cable Press business for the past six years has been: —

Note.—The intercolonial cable Press rate was reduced from 3d. to Id. per word on the Ist April, 1893. POST OFFICE. The number of articles posted in the colony, and received from places outside the colony, during 1896, as compared with the number in 1895, was as under:— Letters— 1896. 1895. Increase. Posted in the colony .. .. .. 27,874,353 26,968,955 Received from places outside the colony .. 1,913,410 1,980,981 29,787,763 28,949,936 837,827 Letter-cards posted in the colony .. .. 654,290 637,013 17,277 Post-cards— Posted in the colony .. .. .. 1,226,550 1,196,156 Received from places outside the colony '.. 5,285 5,477 1,231,835 1,201,633 30,202 Books and pattern-packets— Posted in the colony .. .. .. 10,048,597 8,337,680 Received from places outside the colony .. 2,598,674 2,509,444 12,647,271 10,847,124 1,800,147 Newspapers— Posted in the colony .. .. .. 9,521,525 8,964,111 Received from places outside the colony .. 3,694,996 3,711,862 13,216,521 12,675,973 540,548 ParcelsPosted in the colony .. .. .. 166,702 156,752 Received from places outside the colony .. 19,909 19,454 186,611 176,206 10,405

Forwarded. Received. Year. Number of Number of Value. Value. j Messages. Words. Messages. Words. 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 837 791 796 994 1,168 1,069 45,285 44,263 57,390 103,366 68,682 92,946 £ s. 932 15 898 3 504 9 899 4 433 13 531 4 a. 8 9 9 9 0 9 2,828 2,884 2,883 3,033 3,926 2,946 198,935 197,477 202,170 203,326 314,136 285,369 i £ s. d. 2,739 6 0 2,796 9 4 1,540 17 10 1,179 13 7 1,782 13 5 1,576 1 3

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The letters increased 2-89, the books and pattern packets 16-60, newspapers 4-27, parcels 5-91, letter-cards 2-71, post-cards 2-51 per cent. The increase in 1895 was: Letters, 4-74; books, &c, 15-22; newspapers, 2-78; and parcels, I'll per cent. Post-cards decreased 4-16 per cent. The average number of letters posted per head of population was estimated to be 39-43, or 40-36, including letter-cards. The averages in 1895 were 38-95 and 39-87 respectively. The Post-Office receipts for the financial year amounted to £262,482 ss. 6d.—an increase of £19,867 ss. lid., or 8-19 per cent. The expenditure was £196,242 19s. Bd., as against £183,855 ss. sd. for the previous year—an increase of £12,387 14s. 3d., or 6-74 per cent. There was therefore a balance of revenue over expenditure of £66,239 ss. 10d. The estimated value of official correspondence was £81,609. The gross earnings of the Post Office for the year were therefore £344,091 ss. 6d., and the credit balance £147,848 ss. 10d. Customs duties amounting to £7,693 11s. 2d. were collected on articles received through the post from places beyond the colony, and £1,300 11s. sd. on account of ordinary Customs work. The sum of £1,356 was collected in connection with the sale of game-licenses. Premiums amounting to £26,626 14s. 4d. were collected from policyholders on behalf of the Government Insurance Department. On publications of the Government Printer sold by him through the Post Office £404 16s. Id. was collected. Income-tax amounting to £50,840 19s. 5d., and land-tax £200,818 15s. 6d., were received at post-offices. Fees were collected under the Live-stock Acts amounting to £17,131 2s. The sum of £3,594 ss. was collected for machinery-fees. The receipts from the sale of miners' licenses amounted to £1,487 13s. £7,570 2s. was lodged at post-offices for investment in New Zealand Consols. Receipts on behalf of the Public Trust Office amounted to £205,731 11s. Bd., and payments to £202,664 75., as compared with £157,855 16s. and £160,113 2s. 2d. the previous year. Eailway receipts amounting to £12,343 15s. 10d. were also accounted for through the Post Office Account. The fees collected for the registration of births, deaths, and marriages amounted to £2,029 12s. Advances to Settlers Office receipts reached £608,943 2s. 9d., and payments £597,241 9s. 6d., a very considerable increase on the £314,288 9s. 10d. and £308,746 ss. 7d. for the previous year. Fees, &c, were also collected on account of the Audit Office, Hospitals and Charitable Aid, Industrial Schools, Lunacy Department, public baths, totalisator-tax, Factories Act, gumlicenses, Alcoholic Liquors Act, Licensing Act, auctioneers' licenses, fishing licenses, Education Department, and the Treasury. The payments made by the Post Office on behalf of the Treasury amounted to £415,017 9s. 4d. The gross receipts dealt with during the year were : Departmental, £6,031,581 lls. 6d. ; on account of other departments, £1,612,808 17s. 2d. : total, £7,644,390 Bs. Bd., as compared with £6,090,922 3s. 2d. for the previous year. The payments were : Departmental £5,980,989 19s. Bd. ; on behalf of other departments to individuals, £1,214,923 ss. 10d. ; to Government accounts, £333,273 16s. 3d. : in all, £7,529,187 Is. 9d., as against £6,106,403 lls. 3d. during the former year. The gross receipts and payments were therefore £15,173,577 10s. 5d., as against £12,197,395 14s. sd. for the year 1895-96. Deliveries by letter-carriers were established at: Dunedin—Outram ; Invercargill —Biverton; New Plymouth—Stratford ; Thames —Waihi; Wellington —Karori. Deliveries were extended at: Auckland—Coromandel; Christchurch—Rangiora, to include the whole of the borough ; Invercargill—Gore, to take in Denton, Ardwick, Crewe, Broughton, Eccles, Oldham, and Salford Streets, also East Gore; Thames—Waihi, to a distance of a mile and a half from the post-office, and to include Bull Town. An additional delivery has been established at Ashburton to provide for the prompt distribution of correspondence by the express-train from Christchurch at 1 p.m. The delivery was changed at Lyttelton to enable the letter-carriers to take their half-holiday on Thursday instead of Saturday. The designations of offices were changed as follow: Auckland—Alexandra to Pirongia, Henderson's Mill to Henderson ; Dunedin—Glenoamaru to Ahuriri Flat; Invercargill—Oteramika Gorge to Gorge Road; Napier—Port Ahuriri to Spit, Victoria to Papatawa; Wellington— Campbelltown to Rongotea, Palmer's to Raumai, Tutaekara to Hamua. Names were corrected as follow: Auckland—Mongonui to Mangonui, Tangawahine to Tangowahine, Wangarei to Whangarei, Wangarei Heads to Whangarei Heads, Wangaroa to Whangaroa ; Christchurch— Motonau to Motunau; Dunedin—Clarkesville to Clarksville ; Wanganui—Utika to TJtiku; Wellington —Ohonga to Aohanga. Twenty-two newspapers were registered for transmission by post, and eighteen ceased publication. Twenty-three receiving-boxes were established at: Auckland—City, 1 ; Avondale, 1 ; Coromandel, 1. Christchurch—City, 2; Ashburton, 1; Sydenham, 1. Greyrnouth—Brunnerton (Taylorville, 1; Wallsend, 1, reopened), 2. Thames—Te Aroha, 1; Waihi, 2; Waitekauri, 1. Timaru—Town, 1. Wanganui — Town, 1. Wellington — City, 5; Eketahuna, 1; Hutt, 1; Petone, 1. Five receiving-boxes were closed : Christchurch —City, 2 ; Greymouth—Brunnerton (Wallsend), 1; Oamaru —Town, 1; Wanganui—Town, 1.

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Sixty-seven post-offices were established, six reopened, and thirteen closed, as under:— Opened. Aicken's, Hokitika Kohi, Wanganni Eedwood's Valley, Nelson Bainham, Nelson Kohinui, Wellington Ruahine, Wellington Birchfield, Westport Koiberangi, Hokitika Rnakaka, Auckland Blandville, Christohurch Kokoamj, Oamaru Ruatoki, Thames Bromley, Christchurch Komako, Wellington St. Albans, Christchurch Cameron's, Greymouth Little Rakaia, Christchurch Spotswood, Christchurch Caroline, Invercargill Makomako, Wellington Taneatua, Thames Chatto Creek, Dunedin Mangamuka, Auckland Te Kao, Auckland Crushington, Greymouth Mangarimu, Wellington Te Ngae, Auckland East Tamaki, Auckland Mangatoro Valley, Napier Te Rau-a-Moa, Auckland Plat Creek, Blenheim Manukau Heads, Auckland Ti-tree Point, Napier Ferguson's, Hokitika Matapu, Wanganui Tiriraukawa, Wanganui Porsyth, Dunedin Meremere, Wanganui Umawera, Auckland Glade House, Invercargill Middlevale, Invercargill Upper Riccarton, Christchurch Glenomaru, Dunedin Omoho, Auckland Utika, Wanganui Glenwood, Wellington Otawhao, Napier Wairere, Wellington Golden Cross, Thames Papatowai, Dunedin Waikino, Thames Goodwood, Dunedin Parkeston, Nelson Waitaki South, Timaru Haldane, Invercargill Pori, Wellington Wangapeka, Nelson Hawainga, Wanganui Poroo-Tarao, Auckland Wekaweka, Auckland Hinau, Wellington Progress Junction, Greymouth Western Spit, Napier Huiroa, New Plymouth Pukepoto, Auckland Whakapara, Auckland Ihuraua Valley, Wellington Rakaunui, Wellington Whenuakura, Wanganui Kakepuku, Auckland Redvale, Auckland Worser Bay, Wellington Kawatau, Wanganui Closed. Birdling's Plat, Christchurch Owen's Junction, Nelson Waihakeke, Wellington Cricklewood, Napier Pendarves, Christchurch Waikawa, Invercargill East Tamaki, Auckland Puketutu, Auckland Whakahara, Auckland Marohema, Wanganui Te Rori, Auckland Whangape, Auckland Matapu, Wanganui The total number of post-offices open at the close of the year was 1,464.

Parcel-post. The following table shows the total number and the weight of inland, intercolonial, United Kingdom, and foreign parcels dealt with during the years 1890, 1894, 1895, and 1896: —

The following table shows the number and weight of parcels exchanged with the United Kingdom, and Foreign Countries vid London, and the Australian Colonies and the South Sea Islands, during the years 1895 and 1896: —

Postal Districts. 18J Number. 1890. 190. Weight. 188 84. 1895. 1894. 1896. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. I !] iuckland .. rhames New Plymouth jisborne .. Sfapier Wanganui Wellington kelson Westport .. A toy mouth Soldtika .. Blenheim .. Dhristchurch Pimaru 3amaru .. Dunedin .. tnvercargill lb. oz. .. 24,582 : 65,907 2 34,480 .. 1,677 j 4,102 2 2,103 1,131 3,034 8 2,567 .. j 1,046 2,862 12 1,362 .. ! 7,059 19,422 1 8,778 .. ! 4,531 ; 10,731 12 - 5,543 .. 29,093 83,998 11 43,035 5,323 15,123 4 , 5,697 .. 1,201 I 2,688 12 i 1,696 2,819 i 7,128 5 2,627 1,587 4,382 8 j 1,722 2,050 4,941 15 ' ! 2,260 .. 21,819 ! 65,881 6 26,523 2,261 5,515 6 I 2,120 955 2,415 11 1,010 .. 25,301 73,616 10 28,316 .. 3,892 8,768 11 [ 4,425 lb. oz. 98,202 8 5,702 8 6,705 10 4,140 11£ 26,362 15 15,795 9 143,652 3 17,815 7 4,332 6 7,278 2 5,598 5 6,162 8 87,776 10 5,542 15 % 2,618 4 90,554 9 12,074 5 35,631 . 2,235 2,543 1,136 8,865 5,722 43,591 5,771 1,707 2,553 1,816 2,133 27,053 1,908 988 28,132 4,422 lb. oz. 107,729 14j 6,134 10 6,780 8 3,581 8j 25,672 1 18,139 5 158,124 1 17,860 6 4,382 13 6,319 13 5,904 8 5,767 13J 96,386 9 5,060 9 2,563 8 99,186 10 12,598 15 lb. oz. 37,317 117,815 8J 2,808 8,052 4 2,857 7,306 11 1,480 4,447 8 9,189 27,025 10 6,230 ! 19,609 8 44,824 j 193,053 6 5,529 > 17,698 6 1,952 4,138 6 2,653 - 7,075 15 1,611 I 5,691 3 1,902 ! 4,854 1 29,033 108,748 15 2,129 5,259 14J 1,048 i 3,337 11 31,427 106,561 1 4,622 13,657 13 Totals .. i36,327 380,521 8 174,264 I 540,315 8 176,206 582,193 8J 186,611 654,333 13 I

Eeci iived. Despi ;ched. Country. 1805. 1896. 1895. 1896. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. lb. oz. 13,681 I 46,339 0 lb. oz. ■ lb. oz. 46,750 0 3,524 9,118 8 lb. oz. 3,446 8,223 0 Jnited Kingdom and foreign offices (via London) Victoria lew South Wales louth Australia Queensland 'asmania .. Vestern Australia .. 13,730 2,558 l 7,629 0 2,504 7,850 12 238 765 0 159 394 6 133 382 5 64 201 11 26 81 11$ 14 31 1 15 ! 25 9 47 77 6 15 35 13 2,579 2,853 206 187 113 122 5 10 38 44 22 7,491 0 1,457 2,773 5$ 8,014 6 ; 1,345 3,128 1 759 13 : 176 : 474 15 489 6 196 474 3$ 351 2 246 505 0 363 6 181 i 472 14 22 6 109 388 0$ 43 12 39 168 15 57 5 3 J 2 8 79 8 11 22 4 51 2$ 8 23 8 1,457 ! 2,580 0 1,568 3,537 11 J 149 414 15 225 583 12$ 280 589 1 198 ; 580 5 84 213 10 54 185 9 28 i ' 87 3 33 : 61 13 lamoa larotonga lawaiian Islands 'eylon Itraits Settlements Totals 19,454 63,813 10$ 7,522 17,060 0 19,909 64,473 2$ 7,298 17,547 2$

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The declared value of parcels received from places outside the colony was £36,438 os. Id. The Customs duty collected amounted to £7,693 11s. 2d. In 1895 the declared value was £26,668 14s. 9d. The declared value of parcels despatched to places beyond the colony was £7,703 9s. 10d., as against £6,374 19s. lid. in 1895. The most notable alteration in connection with parcel-post exchanges has been the reduction of the rates to and from the United Kingdom from Is. 6d. for the first 2 lb. and 9d. for each succeeding lb. to Is. for the first lb. and 6d. for each succeeding lb. The reduction has only been in operation since the Ist January last, and its effect cannot as yet be accurately gauged. It is anticipated, however, that the number of received parcels from the United Kingdom will materially increase. Negotiations are now in progress for the establishing of a system under which, for a small fee, the senders of parcels from the United Kingdom to New Zealand and vice versa may, by guaranteeing the payment of Customs duty, &c, insure the free delivery of dutiable parcels. Under an agreement with Sydney, parcels are now exchanged with Canada by way of that office and Vancouver in lieu of London. Parcel exchanges, via London, have been extended to Paraguay, Venezuela, Cape Verd Islands, and the more important places in Portuguese West Africa. The maximum weight of parcels transmissible to Sweden, Portugal, Madeira, and Azores has been increased from 7 lb. to 111b. The rates of postage on parcels to the following countries, via London, have been reduced: Seychelles, Portugal, Madeira, Azores, Natal (for places other than Durban and the Point), Chili, and. Mexico. Negotiations for direct exchanges with the South African countries, via Melbourne, are almost completed. At present parcels are sent through London.

Official Correspondence The estimated volume and value of official and other free correspondence posted during the year is given in the statement below:—

Dead Letters. The following comparative table shows the number of unclaimed letters, letter-cards, and postcards dealt with during the under-mentioned years:—

The proportion of dead or unclaimed letters, letter-cards, and post-cards to the total number dealt with in the colony was 0-32 per cent. 43,662 book-packets and circulars were returned to foreign countries, 48,445 were returned to senders through the Dead-letter Office, 10 were reissued, and 26,986 were returned by Chief Postmasters : a total of 119,103 book-packets and circulars, as compared with 94,079 in 1895. 302 letters were wrongly addressed. 36 letters were discovered to have been posted with previously-used stamps.

District. Letters. Packets. Registered Articles. Newspapers. Value of Official Correspondence. Auckland .. Thames New Plymouth Gisborne .. Napier Wanganui Wellington Nelson Westport .. Greymouth Hokitika .. Blenheim .. Christchureh Timaru 551,317 58,695 95,706 30,277 129,480 157,248 907,751 63,128 22,867 42,991 19,643 45,851 359,021 63,141 31,603 368,875 145,873 41,999 4,471 7,291 2,306 9,864 11,979 332,900 4,809 1,732 3,268 1,492 3,483 27,316 4,811 2,466 28,108 11,113 18,842 4,016 3,499 1,101 7,681 5,163 20,158 2,451 2,043 2,626 1,259 1,455 15,026 1,749 1,143 11,091 5,737 229,546 21,086 31,781 8,992 56,097 44,710 440,347 17,100 12,982 22,273 10,345 13,833 209,674 17,687 12,831 178,526 64,274 £ 14,535 1,546 2,532 791 3,400 4,142 23,953 1,662 607 1,134 501 1,213 10,091 1,670 844 9,137 3,851 Oamaru .. Dunedin .. Invereargill Totals 3,093,467 499,408 105,040 1,392,084 £81,609 The estimated value for 1895 was £65,348

Manner of Disposal. 1884. 1885. 1886. 1887. 1888. 1889. 1890. 1892. 1894. 1895. 1896. •pened and returned to the writers .. 68,942 Returned unopened to j other countries .. ; 9,134 teissued .. .. 107 )estroyed .. .. 3,986 Returned unopened by Chief Postmasters .. 17,593 Totals .. 99,762 66,592 8,115 185 2,872 66,729 8,359 251 6,600 62,847i 7,287| 96 5,974 55,118 6,892 88 5,246 62,654 60,540 6,220 7,779 92 141 4,340 2,660 63,483 61,745 61,065 7,751 8,941 J 12,929 128 130 ! 199 2,092 4,725 3,617 19,909 J 22,042 25,980 i i I 63,112 7,546 148 4,069 19,187 21,144 20,185 19,963 21,164 21,931 26,414 96,951 103,083 1 96,389; 93,363! 97,583 87,307 94,470 93,051 103,790 101,289

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The under-mentioned articles of value were found in letters opened in the Dead-letter Office, and returned to the senders where practicable : — £ s . d. 201 Post-office orders ... ... ... ... ... 573 16 5 40 bank drafts ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,233 2 7 154 cheques ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,019 19 4 3 dividend warrants ... ... ... ... ... 117 16 11 10 promissory notes ... ... ... ... ... 211 9 9 Postal notes ... ... ... ... ... ... 76 15 3 Stamps ... ... ... ... ... ... 21 9 9 Bank-notes ... ... ... ... ... ... 160 0 0 Gold ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 10 0 Silver and copper ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 19 3 Eepresenting a total of ... ... ... £5,432 17 3 In addition, 1 gentlemen's gold watch, 3 gentlemen's silver watches, 1 ladies' gold watch, 3 metal watches, 1 gold-mounted hair chain, 1 patent silver watch-key, 1 silver pendant, 1 greenstone pendant, 1 gold brooch, 4 silver brooches, 1 greenstone brooch, 1 gold bracelet, 1 silver bracelet, 4 gold rings, 1 combination diamond stud and gold pin, 1 gold pin, 2 scarf-pins, 1 old naval war-medal, 1 purse containing coin and tram-tickets, 2 purses containing coin, 1 packet containing purse and butterfly-belt, 1 small packet of rough diamonds, 3 silk handkerchiefs, 1 blue pocket-book containing cheque and ticket Feilding to Wanganui, 1 card-case, 1 steerage ticket Gisborne to Napier, 1 second-class railway-ticket Wanganui to Wellington, 2 pawn tickets, 1 savings-bank warrant for 2s. 6d., 1 deposit receipt for £100, 1 packet old New Zealand stamps, 4 sheets of foreign postage-stamps. 1,556 unclaimed registered letters were dealt with. 1,919 newspapers and 1,080 books and other articles without addresses were received, many of which w r ere subsequently applied for and delivered. 770 newspapers were returned to the publishers. 290 letters were posted without addresses—at the rate of 9 per million. 123 letter-cards were posted without addresses—at the rate of 187 per million. 30 letters with libellous addresses were intercepted. The number of inland, intercolonial, and international unclaimed articles received and disposed of during the years 1895 and 1896 was as under : —

Seven hundred and fifty inquiries for letters and 587 for other articles which were stated to have been posted and not delivered were received during 1896. In 375 of the inquiries for letters and 298 for other articles—over one-half of the total number—the investigations by the department resulted in the missing articles being traced. The result may be summarised as follows : — Number of "Traced "Cases. Pouncl to have be£Jn Letters. Other Articles. 21 17 ... Missent or misdelivered by post-office. 18 15 ... Delayed in delivery through fault of post-office. 31 24 ... Delayed in delivery through fault of addressees. 43 34 ... Posted later than advised, or delayed in transit through accident to mail-steamers, &c. 77 61 ... Defectively or wrongly addressed. 58 46 ... Mislaid or lost after delivery. 21 18 ... Eeturned through Dead-letter Office as unclaimed, &c. 3 2 ... Delivered to persons of same name as addressees and retained by them until recovered by post-office. 103 81 ... Delivered. Reason for inquiry not indicated, but probably in most cases omission by addressees to acknowledge receipt. 375 298

1895. 1896. Letters. Letter-t Postcards, cards. I Packets. ! p N a 6 pIrs. better* Letter- Post- p-,,i, pt . Newscards, cards. ra0Kets - papers. Inland. Returned, delivered, &c, through Deadletter Office Returned by Chief Postmasters direct .. Destroyed in accordance with law 48,631 25,380 2,871 .1,202 2,212 34,314 24,764 2,121 722 5,071 61,117 i22,724 3,265 1,086 81 2,118 47,478 770 3,090 26,986 148 978 42,264 .. : 600 71 < 131 ' i Intercolonial. Originally addressed to other colonies :— Returned to writers Destroyed in accordance with law Returned to other colonies as unclaimed 5,148 304 8,379 14 1 24 452 24 3,950 4,509 290 3,335 12 461 ; .. 1 9 ( •■ 9 18,848 ! .. International. Originally addressed to other countries :— Returned to writers.. Destroyed in accordance with law Returned to other countries as unclaimed 4,046 238 4,513 11 1 13 510 27 31,051 4,406 283 4,190 12 J 516 [ .. , 1 Hi.. 12 24,814 Totals 99,510 1,273 3,007 97,213 5,793 94,119 1,167 6,003 ; 120,101 43,034

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Registered Letters. The number of registered articles dealt with in 1896, compared with the numbers in 1885, 1890, and 1895, is shown below: —

Inland Mail-services. The number of contracts for inland mails in operation in 1896 was 723, as compared with 707 in 1895. The length of inland postal routes by road (counted one way only) was miles, and the total number of miles travelled 1,893,428, at an average cost of 344 d. per mile. In 1895 the respective mileages were 8,255J and 1,860,816, and the average cost 3'47d. Ordinary trains with mails travelled 2,512,881 miles, as against 2,396,533 in 1895. The estimated sum payable to the Bailway Department for the conveyance of mails by ordinary trains was £29,849 55., being an average of 2'Bsd. per mile. The following mail-services were established during the year:— Auckland— Weekly : Awhitu Central-Manukau Heads ; Coromandel-Whangapoua-Kuaotunu ; Ormsby's Farm (Pirongia-Te Eau-a-Moa Eoad)-Kakepuku ; Pirongia-Te Eau-a-Moa; Eangiahua-Umawera-Mangamuka; steamer landing and post-office-Te Kao; Waimamaku-Wekaweka. Christchurch— Twice daily : Christchurch-Blandville (by trainj. Daily : Christchurch-Bromley ; Christchurch-Upper Eiccarton. Thrice weekly : Southbridge-Little Eakaia. Weekly : Cheviot-Port Eobinson ; Cheviot-Spotswood. Dunedin— Daily: Kaihiku Post-office and Eailway-station; Miller's Flat Post-office and Coach Eoad. Greymouth— Daily: Eeefton-Black's Point-Crushington (Eeefton-Black's Point not previously subsidised). Thrice weekly : Mawheraiti Post-office and Eailway-station. Hokitika— Weekly : Hokitika-Koiterangi. Invercargill— Twice weekly : Otara-Haldane. Weekly : Te Anau-Glade House (re-established, Ist November-31st December, 1896). Napier— Daily : Napier-Spit (delivery of letters from Spit instead of Napier). Weekly : Dannevirke-Mangatoro Valley. Nelson — Weekly : Collingwood-Bainham ; Collingwood-Parkeston ; Sherry Eiver-Wangapeka. New Plymouth— Weekly: Toko-Huiroa. Oamaru — Daily: Borton's (railway siding)-Kokoamu ; Waitaki South Post-office and Eail-way-station. Weekly : Omarama-Lake Pukaki (new service, extending Kurow-Omarama service).

1886. 1890. 1895. 1896. Postal Districts. pia°ces i Ke S is - £yo°nd te ™ d e in Totals. ; Colony. Coi ™yFrom Places beyond the Colony. Eegisteredin Totals _ tne Colony. 1 »%* * T h d e ln Colony. Oolon y' Totals. Prom Places beyond the Colony. Registered in the Colony. Totals. Auckland rhames .. New Plymouth jiaborne .. Napier Wanganui Wellington Nelson Westport .. 3reymouth Bokitika .. Blenheim Dhristehurch rimaru Darnaru .. Dunedin .. [nvercargill ckland ames .. w Plymouth (borne .. pier mganui illington lson jstport .. eymouth ikitika .. mheim ristehurch naru maru .. nedin .. rercargill Totals ,. 5,890 22,124 28,014 205 2,879 3,084 675 2,876 3,551 108 922 1,030 892 5,453 6,345 283 4,500 4,783 ,. 4,757 19,218 23,975 559 2,432 2,991 45 i 1,438; 1,483* 125 I 2,8351 2,960 173 ' 1,907! 2,080 181 1,413 1,594 .. I 3,717 ! 13,678j 17,395 440 ! 3,158 3,593 ,. J 316 j 1,947 2,263 ,. 5,645 ; 12,737 18,382 .. 1,614 j 6,661 8,2751 ,. 25,625 106,173131,798 I 5,890 205 675 108 892 283 4,757 559 45 125 173 181 3,717 440 316 5,645 1,614 7,119 130 341 118 999 211 6,129 322 112 102 95 92 3,659 312 278 4,615 ; 1,740 34,398 41,517 4,781 4,911 3,372 3,713 2,120 2,238 10,911 11,910 ! 6,060 6,271| 30,369 36,498 3,430 3,752 ! 3,254 3,366! 8,879 8,981 2,579 2,674 3,193 3,285 20,404 24,063 3,551 3,363 2,505 2,783 I 19,696 24,311 9,819 11,559 11,042 47,350 226 7,955 505 8,576 228 3,812 1,195 16,917 397 16,300 10,055 50,900 1,239 6,956 194 4,409 365 4,989 206 3,624 120 4,447 4,465 28,302 1,510 4,514 1,252 2,569 5,520 28,188 2,579 14,507 58,392 8,181 9,081 4,040 18,112 16,697 60,955 8,195 4,603 5,354 3,830| 4,567 32,767 6,024 3,821 33,708 17,086 7,396 1,536 1,323 422 2,944 1,970 7,780 916 768 1,024 512 576 5,760 640 426 4,255 2,176 56,550 12,052 10,503 3,316 23,051 15,495 60,497 7,356 6,136 7,883 3,779 4,368 45,069 5,253 3,433 33,288 17,218 63,946 13,588 11,826 3,738 25,995 17,465 68,277 8,272 6,904 8,907 4,291 4,944 50,829 5,893 3,859 37,543 19,394 Totals 25,625 I 26,374 169,321 41,098 1254,315 295,413 355,671 195,695 40,424 315,247

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Thames— As required : Paeroa Post-office and Railway-station ; Te Aroha Post-office and Rail-way-station. Four times weekly : Waitekauri-Golden Cross. Thrice weekly: Paeroa-Te Aroha (making, with train service, a daily mail). Weekly: Whakatane-Taneatua-Ruatoki. Wanganui — Daily : Clearing town - receivers 5 a.m.; Whenuakura Post-office and Railwaystation. Thrice weekly: Eltham-Mangatoki-Kaponga (making daily service). Twice weekly: Mangaonoho-Watershed Road-Lambert's-Murray's Track-Tirirau-kawa (letter delivery and clearance service) ; Manutahi-Whakamara-Meremere-Mokoia Block). Weekly : Mangaweka-Hawainga-Kawatau ; Waverley-Kohi; Normanby-Matapu. Wellington— Daily : Wellington-Worser Bay. Thrice weekly : Pemberton-Hinau. Twice weekly : Mauriceville-Ihuraua Valley-Wairere ; Rangiwahia-Ruahine. Weekly : Alfredton-Pori. The frequency of the following services was increased : — Auckland — Twice to four times weekly : Kuaotunu-Upper Kuaotunu. Weekly to twice weekly : Tuakau-Onewhero. Christchurch — Additional daily mail by train : Christchurch-Springston ; Lyttelton-Christchurch. Five times weekly to daily (train service) : Courtenay-Kirwee (inwards). Twice weekly to daily (Ist November to 30th April) : Culverden-Upper Waiau FerryHanmer Plain. Dunedin— Daily to twice daily : Henley Post-office-Railway-station. Weekly to twice weekly : Tuapeka Mouth-Rongahere. Napier— Weekly to twice weekly (for three months from Ist January, 1896): Napier-Pohui-Tara wera-Taupo-Tokaanu. New Plymouth — Twice weekly to daily : Lepperton Post-office-Railway-station. Weekly to twice weekly : XJrenui-Pukearuhe-Tongaporutu-Mokau-Awakino. Thames— Twice to thrice weekly : Thames-Waiomo-Tapu. Wanganui — Four times weekly to daily : Hurleyville-Alton-Ball Road Railway-station. Thrice weekly to daily : Eltham-Mangatoki-Kaponga. Weekly to twice weekly: Hunterville-Pukiore-Watershed Road-Mangamako-Sandon Block; Wanganui-Jerusalem-Pipiriki (twice from Ist November to 31st March). Wellington — Thrice weekly to daily: Eketahuna-Tawataia-Pleckville-Alfredton. Westport— Daily to twice daily : Westport-Waimangaroa (by train). Westport-Granity Creek (from thrice weekly)-Mokihinui (from five times weekly)Coal Creek (from thrice weekly), to daily (by train). The frequency of the following services was dimished : — Wellington — Daily to thrice weekly: Eketahuna-Pleckville (section of Eketahuna-Alfredton service). The following services were abolished : — Auckland — Clevedon-Maraetai; Kumeu Flat-Riverhead ; Morrinsville-Piako-Waihou-Te Aroha (mails now carried by train); Pahi landing service. Blenheim — Blenheim-Lower Awatere (horse service; Blenheim-Molesworth service now takes in Lower Awatere) ; Picton-Port Underwood. Dunedin — Glenomaru-Owaka. Invercargill— Edendale-Gorge Road; Clifden-Papatotara; Winton-Hokonui Railway Terminus ; Waikawa Township-Waikawa; Te Anau-Glade House (till Ist November, 1896). Napier — Ongaonga-Makaretu; Patangata-Tamumu (section of service from Kaikora North); Waimarama-Mangakuri (section of service from Hastings). Thames — Paeroa-Te Aroha (coach service superseded by train). Wanganui — Normanby-Matapu.

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The mail-services throughout the colony were again let by tender from the Ist January, 1897. With a view to securing more satisfactory services, it was decided to make the contract period three years instead of two as formerly, and expectations in this respect have been realised. While the normal increase had taken place in the number and cost of services between the Ist January, 1895, and the 31st December, 1896, the new services have been let at an actual reduction on the aggregate sum required for mail-carriage for the former term. The cost of the Wanganui Eiver service, which up to the present has been subsidised almost entirely for trade and not postal purposes, has been paid by the Department of Lands and Survey, but for the current term half the subsidy will be borne by this department. Buildings. The new offices at Kuaotunu, Macetown, Marton, Martinborough, and Waihi, and the rebuilding of the office at Hawera have been completed. The following general repairs, additions, &c, were carried out during the year : Painting office, Alexandra South; general repairs, additions, &c, at Amberley; additions to fire - prevention appliances, alterations, &c, at Auckland; additions and repairs at Bealey; painting, &c, at Balclutha and Bull's; repairs and painting, Brunnerton ; repairs and painting at Charleston and Collingwood ; additions and repairs, and additional fire-prevention appliances at Christchurch; repairs, fire-prevention appliances, extra lighting, &c, Dunedin ; repairs, painting, &c, at Gore and Greymouth; alterations and additions at Greytown; additions, painting, and alterations, Geraldine ; painting office at Herbertville ; fire-prevention service, additions to outbuildings, Invercargill; painting and repairs at Kamo; additions, concrete tank, &c, at Kawakawa; additions to post- and telegraph-offices, &c, Napier; erection of sound-proof room, Ngapara; fire-prevention appliances, &c, alterations and painting, Nelson; additions, repairs, and alterations, Ohaeawai; painting, Opotiki; additions and alterations, Port Chalmers ; additions and alterations at Eiverton ; additions to office at Biversdale; repairs, painting, &c, at Eoss and Eussell; painting, &c, Sydenham; painting and repairs, Temuka; alterations, &c, Takaka; repairs, &c, Taupo and Waimate; painting, repairs, and additions, Waiwera; extensive additions and repairs to officers' quarters, Wakapuaka; fire-prevention appliances and repairs, General Post Office, Wellington ; additions to Telephone Exchange, Wellington; repairs, painting, &c, Westport; repairs and painting at Whangarei. Ocean Mail-services. The renewal of the San Francisco mail-service, which expires in November next, is to be considered by Parliament during the coming session, as well as the question of establishing an alternative service via Canada. The time has arrived for improving the San Francisco service, which, it is believed, can be done without much additional expense. The distance between Auckland and San Francisco via Apia and Honolulu is about 5,897 miles, and boats capable of maintaining an average speed of fifteen or fourteen knots, including stoppages, could perform the Pacific voyage in from seventeen to eighteen days. Allowing four and a half to five days for transit between San Francisco and New York, and six days between New York and Queenstown, it should be practicable to deliver our mails in the colony and in London in from twenty-eight to twenty-nine days. A contract for a fast Atlantic service between Canada and the United Kingdom has been entered into between the Canadian Government and Messrs. Petersen, Tate, and Co. The annual subsidy (of which one-third is to be paid by the Imperial Government) is £154,500 for a term of ten years, and the vessels to be employed are to be of 10,000 tons register, with a speed of 21 knots. A fortnightly service is to be commenced within two years, and a weekly service within three years. The new steamer " Moana," specially built for the San Francisco mail-service, replaced the " Monowai "on the voyage from Sydney in June last. The "Moana" is a vessel of 4,000 tons gross register and 4,000 indicated horse-power, having excellent accommodation for 180 saloon and 116 second-class passengers. She is fitted throughout with the most approved modern appliances, the engines being triple-expansion with forced draught. On her trial trip she made seventeen knots an hour with light draught. Her initial voyage in the service has been most successful, our mails having been delivered under eighteen days both ways, more than two days under contract time. Permission was given to the contractors to substitute the " Zealandia " for the " Mariposa " for the round voyage leaving San Francisco on the Bth January last, in order that the latter vessel might be laid up for overhaul. It is regretted that the result was anything but satisfactory, as the voyage from San Francisco occupied 106 hours in excess of the contract time. On the return voyage the time was exceeded by 29 hours. Up to the end of 1896 the subsidised steam-services between Auckland and the Pacific islands had been performed by the Union Steamship Company to Fiji, and Messrs. Donald and Edenborough to Earotonga and Tahiti. The Union Company has acquired Messrs. Donald and Edenborough's interest in the Tahiti service, and since the Ist January last has performed the service with vessels better adapted for the trade. The Union Company, it may be mentioned, runs an unsubsidised service from Auckland to Russell; on to Nukualofa, Haapai, and Vavau, in the Friendly Islands ; Apia, Samoa ; Suva, in the Fiji group; and Sydney. Beginning on the same day from Sydney, a vessel follows the same route reversed, takes in Levuka (Fiji), and ends the voyage at Auckland, thus giving the islands two points of contact with a large and convenient trade. There is a separate alternating subsidised service from Auckland to Suva and Levuka, returning to the same port. It should be stated that Messrs. Donald and Edenborough carried out the Rarotonga-Tahiti service to the entire satisfaction of the department since its initiation in 1885.

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Receipts and Payments on Account of the San Francisco, Peninsular and Oriental, and Orient Mail-services for the Year 1896. San Francisco Service. Dk. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Payments by weightOn mails from New Zealand ... ... ... 7,622 19 4 On mails from the United Kingdom ... ... 5,019 3 11 On mails from the Australian Colonies, Fiji, &c. 5,524 8 0 18,166 11 3 Interprovincial service, mail agents, &c. ... ... ... 3,798 1 5 m ... . fSan Francisco to New York ... ... 4,769 15 8 Transit charges { NewYorktoQueengtown g g 28,701 16 6 Cβ. Postages collected in the colony ... ... ... 10,553 9 8 Postages from London... ... ... ... ... 5,019 3 11 Contributions from non-contracting colonies ... ... 5,524 8 0 21,097 1 7 Net cost to the colony ... ... ... ... £7,604 14 11 Although this colony is not a party to the Federal mail contract, it is a matter of interest to note that the service has been renewed for a term of seven years. Under the new contract the mails will be delivered between Adelaide and Brindisi in 686 hours, and between Adelaide and Naples in 696 hours, an acceleration of 3 days 22 hours and 3 days 12 hours, reducing the time, London and Adelaide, to between 30 and 31 days. The subsidy payable by the contracting colonies is £75,000 a year, as at present. 480,982 letters, 1,329 post-cards, 489,260 books, and 1,042,311 newspapers were received from, and 517,975 letters, 1,431 post-cards, 89,107 books, and 403,223 newspapers despatched to, the United Kingdom via San Francisco. The letters received from the United Kingdom by this route show an increase of I*l9 per cent., the post-cards an increase of I*l4 per cent., the books a decrease of I'l3 per cent., and the newspapers a decrease of 1 - 13 per cent. ; the letters despatched thereto an increase of 246 per cent., the post-cards an increase of 2-36 per cent., the books a decrease of 074 per cent., and the newspapers a decrease of 0-74 per cent., as compared with the numbers forwarded in 1895. P. and 0. and Orient Lines (Federal Mail-service). Dβ. £ s. d. £ s. d. Payments to P. and O. and Orient lines ... ... 3,685 6 3 Transit charges across Australia ... ... ... 238 6 8 Transit charges across European Continent ... ... 587 2 1 Gratuities (to and from Australia) ... ... ... 1,716 19 10 — 6,227 14 10 Cβ. Postages collected in the colony ... ... ... 3,221 17 5 Postages from London and foreign offices ... ... 932 5 4 4,154 2 9 Net cost to the colony ... ... £2,073 12 1 The numbers of letters, post-cards, books, and newspapers conveyed from and to the United Kingdom by the P. and O. and Orient packets were : Received —433,008 letters, 1,196 post-cards, 264,671 books, and 1,066,231 newspapers ; despatched—ls2,loB letters, 420 post-cards, 27,300 books, and 116,255 newspapers. The average time within which mails were delivered by the San Francisco service was : From Auckland to London, 32-54 days, as against 33-08 days in 1895 ; and from London to Auckland, 34-31 days, as compared with 32-85 days in the previous year. The shortest delivery was made in 32 days. The maximum, minimum, and average number of days within which the mails were delivered at and from London and Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, and Bluff during 1896 by the San Francisco contract service, and by the Peninsular and Oriental and Orient lines, were :— San Francisco Service. P. and O. Line. Orient Line. London to Auckland .. .. 39 32 34-31 .. 47 38 40-54 .. 45 39 42-19 Auckland to London .. .. 35 32 32-54 .. 45 38 40-32 .. 45 37 40-50 London to Wellington.. .. 41 34 36-00 .. 46 38 4096 .. 49 38 41-81 Wellington to London.. .. 37 33 34-46 .. 46 39 42-63 .. 47 37 41-45 London to Dunedin .. .. 42 35 37-23 .. 47 39 42-75 .. 49 39 4294 Dunedin to London .. .. 38 35 3554 .. 48 39 42-08 .. 49 38 41-44 London to Bluff .. .. 43 36 37-98 .. 46 38 42-00 .. 48 38 42-19 Bluff to London .. .. 39 36 36-29 .. 47 38 41-33 .. 48 37 40-69

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The several subsidised mail sea services, the subsidy payments for the year 1896, the dates when established, and the date on which each terminates are shown as follows:—

MoNEY-OBDEBS. Sixteen money-order offices were opened during the year—namely, Alfredton, Alton, Apiti, Greendale, Hurleyville, Mangamahu, Okaihau, Pohangina, Poroti, St. Albans, Sefton, Springston,. Taueru, Upper Eiccarton, Weber, Whakataki. One office —Alford Forest —was closed. The number of offices open at the end of the year was 379, as against 364 in the previous year. 269,566 orders were issued for £902,159 15s. 7d., as compared with 243,497, for £812,604 14s. lid., in 1895—an increase of 26,069 in number and £89,555 os. Bd. 203,084 orders, amounting to £794,309 os. 6d., were paid, as against 183,995, for £709,533 10s. Bd., during 1895—an increase of 19,089 orders and £84,775 9s. 10d. The number of telegraph money-orders issued was 30,860, for £113,617 16s. 10d., as compared with 25,856, for £95,546 9s. 10d., in 1895—an increase of 5,004 orders and £18,071 7s. 88,061 orders, for £184,941 16s. 6d., were issued on the United Kingdom, Australian Colonies, and other places beyond New Zealand. 21,761 orders, for £76,389 11s. Bd., were issued at places beyond New Zealand for payment in the colony. The commission received for money-orders amounted to £12,671 6s. 7d., as compared with £11,433 13s. Bd. received in 1895. An arrangement has been made, which came into force on the Ist July last, for the transmission of telegraph money-orders to and from South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, and Western Australia, upon payment of the charge for a telegram of ten words in addition to the usual rate of commission on telegraph money-orders. A direct exchange of money-orders with Germany was arranged as from the Ist January, and a direct exchange with the Hawaiian Eepublic. Postal Notes. The sale of postal notes was extended to the following offices: Alton, Ashley-Clinton, Blackburn, Chasland's, Doyleston, Fairburn's, Greendale, Hamua, Hornby, Hurleyville, Kaihu, Kaiwaka, Manapouri, Mangamahu, Ngamatapouri, Okaihau, Okura, Poroti, Purangi, Purekireki, Bahotu,. Springston, Taueru, Waikino, Wakarara, .Weber, Whakataki. The offices at Kenepuru, Marohema, Tutaekara, Waihopo, and Waikawa were closed. The number of offices at which postal notes were sold at the end of the year was 440, as compared with 418 at the end of 1895-96. 376,796 notes, of the value of £129,011 18s., were sold, as against 349,627, of the value of £123,368 6s. 6d., during the previous year. The postal notes paid numbered 375,208, of the value of £128,655 18s. 6d., as compared with 346,510, for £122,538 14s. 6d.—an increase for the year of 28,698 in number and £6,117 4s. in value. The postal-note commission amounted to £2,563 18s. 3d. iii—F. 1.

Subsidy or Payment. Duration of Service. When terminated or terminable. Number of Voyages per Annum. Mileage for complete ■ Voyage. Cost per Mile. Service When established. Auckland and San Francisco Auckland and Fiji Auckland and South Pacific Islands Auckland and Devonport Auckland and Great Barrier Dargaville and Tangihua Helensville and Matakohe Helensville and Dargaville Horeke, Kohukohu, Rawene, Waitapu, and Opononi Russell and Opua Whangaroa and Totara North Wellington, Ketu Bay, Maud Island, Maori Bay, Hornewood, and Havelock Nelson, Motueka, Totaranui, Takaka, and Collingwood Westport and Karamea Westport and Little Wanganui Hokitika, Okarito, Bruce Bay, Paringa, Haast River, Okuru, Waitoto, and Jackson's Bay Lyttelton and Chatham Islands Bluff and Half-moon Bay Bluff, Te Oneroa and Cromarty Paterson's Inlet and Half-moon Bay Half-moon Bay and Port Pegasus .. Interprovincial service in connection with San Francisco line £ s. d. 7,622 19 4 1,690 0 0 1,200 0 0 60 0 0 250 0 0 75 0 0 April, 1871 Nov., 1897 June, 1880 June, 1885 ! Aug., 1863 \ Dec, 1899 Oct., 1891 : Dec, 1899 Nov., 1893 ! Dec, 1899 13 13 12 939 52 52 f 52 I 164 11,916 2,334 6,992 6 120 46 118 ) 170 J s. d. 0 11-81 1 1-37 0 3-43 0 2-56 0 9-62 0 7-53 I 480 0 0 I 194 10 0 Jan., 1881 j Dec, 1899 Jan., 1889 Dec, 1899 0 4-84 1 6-70 52 48 90 0 0 22 0 0 Jan., 1889 Dec, 1899 Jan., 1891 Dec, 1899 104 52 16 2 1 0-98 4 2'77 [ 150 0 0 I 125 0 0 Dec, 1891 Dec, 1899 26 183 0 7-57 Dec, 1899 52 130 0 4-44 I 275 0 0 1 500 0 0 ( June, 1886 Dec, 1899 j Jan., 1895 Dec, 1899 26 12 J 02 I 82 j 1 6-15 Jan., 1886 Dec, 1899 6 384 4 4-08 275 0 0 250 0 0 345 0 0 29 0 0 5 0 0 March, 1898 July, 1886 Dec , 1899 April, 1893 March, 1899 April, 1892 Dec, 1899 June, 1894 Nov., 1886 Nov., 1897 6 52 12 52 10 1,050 48 208 12 84 0 1048 2 0-04 2 9-17 0 11-15 0 1-43 1 3,000 0 0 i 13

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Savings-banks. The facilities afforded for the withdrawal of money from the Post-Office Savings-Bank have been further increased by an arrangement which came into operation on the Ist August, by which depositors can obtain authority by telegraph for immediate repayment. Fourteen savings-bank offices were opened—namely, Alfredton, Alton, Apiti, Greendale, Hurleyville, Okaihau, Poroti, St. Albans, Sefton, Springston, Taueru, Upper Biccarton, Waiorongomai, Whakataki. There were no offices closed. The number of offices open at the close of the year was 371. 32,982 new accounts were opened, being 2,721 more than the number opened in the previous year. 22,907 accounts were closed, as compared with 22,001 in 1895—an increase of 906. The number of accounts remaining open at the end of the year 1896 was 147,758, as against 137,683 in 1895 —an increase of 10,075. The proportion of accounts to the population was lin 4-83. The proportion in 1895 was lin 5-07. The number of deposits was 242,283, for £2,881,152 16s. 3d.—an increase of 24,890 deposits and £86,646 os. 3d. over 1895. The average of each deposit was £11 17s. 10d., compared with £12 17s. Id. in 1895. 167,248 withdrawals, amounting to £2,591,558 19s. 4d., were made —an increase of 7,344 in number and £222,225 12s. 9d. in amount. The average of each withdrawal was £15 9s. 10d., as against £14 16s. 4d. in 1895. The excess of deposits over withdrawals was £289,593 16s. lid., as compared with £425,173 9si sd. in 1895. The interest credited to depositors for the year was £126,497 16s. 3d., being £2,992 3s. 3d. less than the sum credited the previous year. To the reduction of interest—from 4 per cent, to 3J per cent, on deposits up to £200, and from per cent, to 3 per cent, on deposits exceeding £200 and up to £500—referred to in last year's report, may be attributed the lesser amount credited. The total amount of interest placed to the credit of depositors' accounts since the establishment of the Post-Office Savings-Bank in 1867 is £1,640,506 12s. 6d. The balance standing to credit of depositors at the close of the year amounted to £4,311,634 15s. 9d., a sum equal to £6 os. 9d. per head of the population. In 1895 the balance was £3,895,543 os. 3d., representing £5 11s. 6d. per head. The average cost of each savings-bank transaction, deposit or withdrawal, for the year was 4-10 d. The number of accounts with balances of £20 and under increased by 6,912, with balances exceeding £20 but not exceeding £200 by 2,478, and exceeding £200 by 685. A statement of accounts with classified balances is given in Table No. 9. TELEGEAPHS. There has been a very considerable increase in the number of messages sent, due" to the reduction of the minimum charge for ordinary telegrams to 6d., which took effect on the Ist June, 1896, from which date delayed telegrams were abolished. The total value of telegraph and telephone business for the year ended 31st March, 1897, including Government telegrams and miscellaneous telegraph receipts, was £152,752 18s., as compared with £148,955 18s. Bd. in 1895-96 —an increase of £3,796 19s. 4d., or 2-55 per cent. The following is a comparison of the business in paid telegrams during the past four years:— Number. Value. 1893-94 ... 1,839,094 ... ... ... £88,371 1894-95 ... 1,802,182 Decrease, 2-01 per cent. ... 85,388 Decrease, 3-38 per cent. 1895-96 ... 1,899,632 Increase, 5-41 per cent. ... 92,289 Increase, 8-08 per cent. 1896-97 ... 2,285,001 Increase, 20-29 per cent. ... 97,453 Increase, 5-60 per cent. The number of telegrams of all codes forwarded was 2,520,169—an increase of 395,958, or 18-64 per cent., over 1895-96. The proportion of telegrams per head of population was 3-55, as compared with 305 the previous year. The number of ordinary telegrams forwarded was 1,819,971, of the value of £74,403 2s. 7d. The urgent telegrams numbered 97,243, of the value of £9,034 4s. 3d.—an increase of 64-71 and 20-29 per cent, respectively. Delayed telegrams numbering 64,557,-of the value of £2,010 13s. 7d., were forwarded during the two months of the year prior to their abolition. 198,406 Press telegrams, of the value of £9,521 9s. (including proportions to other lines), were forwarded, as compared with 198,108 messages, valued at £9,507 18s. Bd., forwarded in 1895-96—an increase of 298, or 0-15 per cent, in number. The value of each Press telegram averaged 11'52d., as against 11-56 d. in 1895-96. The bureau messages numbered 104,824, of the value of £2,483 9s. Id., as compared with 89,254, of the value of £2,110 3s. 2d.—an increase of 15,570 in number and £373 ss. lid. in amount. The average value of each bureau message was 5-69 d., as against 5'67d. in 1895-96. The number of Government telegrams forwarded was 235,168, valued at £23,118 2s. 6d., as compared with 224,579, valued at £25,843 11s. lid.—an increase of 10,589 in number, but a decrease of £2,725 9s. s<l. in value. 30,860 money-orders, for £113,617 16s. 10d., were transmitted by telegraph, as against 25,856, for £95,546 9s. 10d., in 1895-96—an increase of 5,004 messages, or 19-35 per cent.

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The number of forwarded telegrams to every hundred letters posted in the colony for delivery within the colony was 9-6, as against 8-38 in 1895. The telegraph cash receipts for the financial year (including telephone exchange subscriptions, private wire rents, &c.) amounted to £129,634 15s. 6d., compared with £123,112 6s. 9d. in 1895-96 —an increase of 5 - 29 per cent. The expenditure was £153,484 6s. Bd., as compared with £143,665 14s. the former year—an increase of £9,818 12s. Bd., or 6-83 per cent. There were 6,284 miles of line and 16,470 miles of wire at the close of the year. The net expenditure out of loan for telegraph extensions was £36,791 Bs. lid., as compared with £35,537 15s. 2d. in 1895-96. The number of private wires and subsidised lines was 133, compared with 115 in 1895-96. The amount received for rent, maintenance, &c, was £875 Is. lid., as against £971 6s. 9d. in 1895-96. Fifteen bureau offices were opened during the year and one closed. The total number of telegraph- and telephone-offices open at the close of the year was 780. Of these, 235 were telegraph and 545 telephone. Forty-four telephone-offices were opened and two closed. The offices opened were, — Aohanga. Lake Tekapo. Poroti. Ballanoe. Maharahara. Puriri. Beck's. Makuri. Taita. Bell Block. Mangahao. The Porks. Berhampore. Mangaweka. Upper Kuaotunu. Birchfield. Maori Point. Waikino. Bullendale. Maungakaramea. Waimata Valley. Caversham Bureau. - Maungatapere. Waipapakauri. Clarksville. Moeraki. Wallingford. Epsom. Mornington. Wataroa. Henderson. Ngaturi. Whakapara. Hukerenui. North-east Harbour. ! Whenuakura. Kaiwaka. Okarito. Wimbledon. Koputarna. Opoho. Worser Bay. Kumara Railway-station. Plimmerton. Two offices were closed—viz., Owen Junction, Pukekararo. Telephone Exchanges. The telephone rates for business connections with exchanges which are open all day and all night throughout the year—viz., Auckland, Wellington, INapier, Ghristchurch, Dunedin, and Invercargill—were raised from £5 to £7 per annum as from the Ist April, 1897, and at the same time the charges per mile for long-distance wires were revised. On account of the financial results of the last few years, proposals in this direction had been engaging the attention of the department for some time. The present rates, however, affecting the above-mentioned places still compare very favourably with the Australian Colonies, as the following table will show:— Business Connections. Private Connections. £ £ New South Wales (Sydney) ... ... 9 ... 5 Victoria 'Melbourne) ... ... .. 12 ... 12 South Australia ... ... ... ... 10 ... 6 Queensland ... ... ... ... 6 ... 6* Tasmania ... .. ... ... 6 ... 4 10s. Western Australia ... ... ... 7 ... 5 New Zealand (the six offices named) .. 7 ..." 5 (other offices) ... ... 5 ... 5 * Half-mile only. The growth in the number of subscribers at the four large centres has rendered it necessary to renew the switchboards. This is now being done at Wellington, and a multiple switchboard has been ordered for Auckland, with similar boards for Christchurch and Dunedin to follow. It is also proposed to gradually replace telephones of the old type at all exchanges with new-pattern instruments. The additional expenditure for switchboards and new telephones is estimated at £6,000 per annum for some years to come. There were, on the 31st March last, 18 central exchanges and 11 sub-exchanges, a total of 29. The following table gives the number of subscribers or connections for 1895-96 and 1896-97 respectively : — „ , No. of Subscribers or Connections : Exchange. Mar lgg6 Mar lgg^ Ashburton ... ... ... ... ... 80 ... 96 Auckland '... ... ... ... ... 938 ... 1,065 Blenheim ... ... ... ... ... 64 ... 64 Christchurch ... ... ... ... ... 849 ... 916 Dunedin ... ... ... ... ... 859 ... 928 Balclutha ... ... ... ... ... 19 ... 18 Milton ... ... ... ... ... 14 ... 17 Port Chalmers ... ... .. ... 17 ... . 17 Gisborne ... . ... ... ... ... ... 60 Greymouth ... ... ... .. ... 65 ... 72 Invercargil ... ... ... .. ... 216 ... 227 Bluff ... ... ... ... ... 20 ... 22 Gore . ... ... ... ... 48 ... 49 Mataara ... ... ... ... 8 ... 10

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„ , No. of Subscribers or Connections : Exchange. Mar> gi> lgg6 Man gi> 18g7 _ Invercargill— continued. Eivevsdale ... ... ... ... ...• 14 ... 15 Winton ... ... ... ... ... 9 ... 9 Woodlands ... ... ... ... 8 ... 8 Masterton ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 53 Napier ... ... ... ... ... 275 ... 289 Hastings ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 22 Nelson ... ... ... ... ... 61 ... 60 New Plymouth ... ... ... ... 100 ... 123 Oaraaru ... ... ... ... .. 87 ... 96 Palmerston North ... ... ... ... 81 ... 86 Thames ... ... ... ... ... 78 ... 85 Timaru ... ... ... ... ... 73 ... 74 Wanganui ... ... ... ... ... 118 ... 138 Wellington ... ... ... ... ... 1,041 ... 1,127 Hutt ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1 Total ... ... ... ... 5,143 ... 5,747 The total increase in number was, therefore, 604, and the rate of increase 1174 per cent. The connections maybe classified as follow: Paying, 5,460; free, 111; bureaux, 176: total, 5,747. The telephone-exchange receipts during the financial year amounted to £29,248 19s. 5d., as compared with £25,933 12s. 9d. the previous year—an increase of £3,315 6s. Bd. The working-expenses, interest on capital cost, and allowance for depreciation for the year amounted to £34,991 2s. Bd. The total capital cost of the telephone-exchange system to Slst March, 1897, was £134,299 11s. 4d. The following telegraph works have been carried out during the year in the several districts :— Auckland Disteict. Construction. During the year new lines have been completed as follows : Whangarei to Poroti, Kuaotunu to Upper Kuaotunu, Hikurangi to Hukerenui, Mangapai to Maungakaramea, Kaiwhaka, Dargaville Eailway loop-line, Avondale to Henderson, Waikomiti loop, Auckland to Taupo, and Auckland to Waihi. In connection with these, 28 miles of poles were constructed, and 363 miles of wire erected. The lines in course of construction and approaching completion are: Onehunga to Mangere, Kaeo to Totara North and Omanaia loop. New telephone-offices have been opened at Dargaville Eailway (for Eailway work), Epsom (also Bureau), Henderson (also Bureau), Hukerenui, Kaiwaka, Maungakaramea, Maungatapere, Poroti, Puriri (also Bureau), Upper Kuaotunu, Waikino, Waipapakauri, and at Whakapara. One office—Pukekararo—has been closed. Fifteen offices have been re-wired and various alterations made in their internal arrangements, facilitating the business of the department. Tuakau is now connected by Morse (constant current) instrument in place of telephone. On the Auckland to Drury circuit the constant-current system has also been introduced, and it is proposed to similarly alter other circuits where it is deemed advisable. The introduction of the Wheatstone automatic instruments communicating with Wellington has proved very satisfactory. A new office has been built at Ohaeawai, and others are in course of erection at Waihi and Kuaotunu. The Coromandel office has been considerably enlarged. Maintenance. The lines have been periodically examined and overhauled. The sections referred to in last report as requiring renewal have also received attention, and it is proposed to put the more pressing renewals of this year in hand as soon as iron poles become available. Three miles of line have been dismantled. Auckland Exchange. The accessions to the exchange continue, and during the year 127 fresh connections were made. The total number of subscribers, including bureaux, on the 31st March was 1,065. Ninety miles of wire were erected (thirteen of which were for renewals) in connection with extensions. In consequence of the large increase of subscribers it has been deemed advisable to order a multiple switch-board to meet present and prospective requirements. Thames Exchange. There has been but little increase in the number of subscribers. The exchange is in good working-order. Wellington Distiuct. Construction. The demand for telephonic communication from the rising townships in this district continues, and no less than seventeen new telephone-offices have been opened—viz., Aohanga, Ballance, Bell

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Block, Berhampore, Koputarua, Maharahara, Makuri, Mangahao, Mangaweka, Ngaturi, Plimmerton, Taita, Wallingford, Waimata Valley, Whenuakura, Wimbledon, and Worser Bay—and in connection therewith 52 miles of poles and 78 miles of wire erected. Extra wire accommodation has been provided between Napier and Wairoa (49-| miles), and between Marton and Eata (11 miles), to meet the increased traffic on those sections. A main trunk wire (12 miles) was also run from Napier Telephone Exchange to Hastings for bureau purposes. The erection of additional wires from Napier to Wanganui and Wanganui to New Plymouth has been commenced. This work has been undertaken for the purpose of giving more direct communication between the districts named, and also to relieve the pressure on the Napier-Wellington and Wellington-Wanganui lines. In addition to the above, 7 miles of poles and 14 miles of wire between Upper Hutt and the Summit, and 8 miles of wire between Featherston and Greytown North, were erected for the use of the Bailway Department. Pahiatua Eailway (Scarborough) was also looped to the PahiatuaBallance wire, to provide a quarter of a mile of wire for the Eailway Department's use. In all, 59 miles of poles and 165 miles of wire have been added to the general system. Maintenance. The main lines are in a satisfactory condition, excepting the Paikakariki-Marton section, which was referred to in last year's report. The work of reconstruction is, however, now in progress, and will be completed during the next few months. The Hawera new office and the Marton office, which were destroyed by fire, have been rebuilt. Wheatstone Automatic Instruments. Two additional sets of Wheatstone automatic instruments have been fitted up m the Wellington Telegraph-office to meet exceptional pressure of work, and they have frequently been of great service. The corresponding instruments are at Auckland and Christchurch. Telephone Exchanges. Since last report two new exchanges have been opened in the district—viz., at Gisborne (necessitating the erection'of 4 miles of poles and 25 miles of wire) and Masterton (5J miles of poles and 16f miles of wire). A branch exchange has also been opened at Hastings, connected with the Napier Exchange; miles of poles and 16J miles of wire were required to connect subscribers. The steady increase of subscribers to the Wellington Exchange continues, the total number on the 31st March being 1,127, exclusive of bureaux (30) —an increase of 86. The multiple switch-board, mentioned in last year's report, has arrived, and will be fitted up immediately. The enlargement of the building has been completed. The exchanges at Palmerston North, Wanganui, New Plymouth, and Napier are in good order and working satisfactorily. Gables. The two new cables terminating at Oterangi Bay have been regularly tested, and give satisfactory results. The old No. 4 single-core cable is working well, although the insulation tests are comparatively low. Nelson Distbict. Construction. The following new lines have been completed during the year: Hende's Ferry to Okarito (33 miles) and Kumara to Kumara Eailway-station (4f) miles). A fourth wire has been run from Greymouth to Eeefton (50 miles), making a total of 37 J miles of poles constructed, and 87i miles of wire erected. A copper wire (of No. 8 gauge) is in course of erection between Blenheim and Kaikoura, about 40 miles being completed. Telephone-offices were opened at Birchfield, Kumara Eailway-station, Okarito, The Forks, and Wataroa. One office was closed—at Owen Junction. Maintenance. The Greymouth to Eeefton section was thoroughly overhauled when the new wire was run, and all shaky poles attended to. The work of overhaul was continued as far as Inangahua Junction (70 miles). This section has also been well cleared of scrub. Scrub-cutting is a never-ending source of trouble and expense on the West Coast sections. During the erection of the Blenheim-Kaikoura section of the new wire the main line there is also being thoroughly overhauled, and where deemed advisable some slight alteration of route has been made, which will lessen cost of maintenance and save time in searching for faults. Exchanges. The Blenheim and Greymouth exchanges show a slight increase in the number of subscribers, but Nelson remains stationary. All the exchanges are in good working-order. The condition of lines generally throughout the district is good. iv—F. 1.

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ChiUStchukch District. A telephone-office was opened at Lake Tekapo. Owing to the scarcity of material the work of reconstructing the section Papanui to Kaiapoi, as mentioned in last report, has had to be postponed, but such attention as was immediately necessary for upholding communication has been given. The line must be rebuilt during the ensuing year. The section Kaiapoi to Waipara also requires a thorough overhaul. Waipara to Waiau. A thorough overhaul has been made, spans being shortened to the regulation 4 chains, and poles erected along road-line. Four copper wires have been erected to connect with the new line northwards. Waiau to Kaikoura. This is a new section of line being erected alongside the main coach-road. Old railway metals are being used for poles. They are erected as far as Greenburn, or within 18 miles of Kaikoura. It is expected the line will be completed and wires run by end of May. On its completion the present line between Waipara and Kaikoura, except one wire as far as Hawkswood, will be dismantled. The sections Addington to Kaiapoi, Eangiora to Amberley, Kaiapoi to Oxford, Southbridge branch, and Christchurch to Akaroa, will need an extensive overhaul, and many poles will require to be re-butted, &c. It is intended to loop Geraldine in on the main line, thus saving transmission of the work of that office. The work of extension has been almost entirely confined to the provision of additional accommodation on existing lines. The third wire, Springfield to Bealey, has been extended so as to give two clear wires to the West Coast by placing Castle Hill, Cass, and Bealey on the new wire. The line between Old John's and the loop-line has been dismantled, and is now erected along the coach-road to Kumara, thus cutting out a great deal of unnecessary wire. Two wires have been erected from Christchurch to the racecourse, and a new line, Burkes Pass to Lake Tekapo (14 miles), constructed, and an office opened at the latter place. The sections not enumerated above are all in good order. DUNEDIN DISTBICT. Construction. The extensions carried out through the year have been as follow : — A new line, Queenstown to Kingston, and the erection of a second wire, Kingston to Lumsden, in connection therewith (completing an alternative route between Dunedin and Invercargill); Cambrian's to Beck's, Dunedin to North-east Harbour, Hillgrove to Moeraki; second wire Oamaru to Georgetown and Kurow to Otiake; Dunedin to Opoho, Skipper's to Bullendale, and Waipahi to Pukerau (completing alternative route between Clinton and Mataura). New offices have been opened at Beck's, Bullendale, Caversham (Bureau), Clarksville, Maori Point (reopened), Moeraki, Mornington (reopened), North-east Harbour, and Opoho. Maintenance. Beyond the reconstruction of some twenty miles of line there has been no necessity for any extensive repairs during the year, all lines having worked satisfactorily. The length of telegraph and telephone lines used in the district at the end of the year was 1,542 miles of poles and 4,255 miles of wire.

The Post Office maps showing the postal routes and telegraph and railway lines, and the charts showing the position of telegraph lines, accompany the report.

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Table No. 1. Table showing the Number and Amount of Money Orders issued and of Money Orders payable in New Zealand, Year by Year, since the Year 1880.

Drawn on the Colony.

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'ssued in the Colony. Where payable. Commission received. In :he Colony. United Kingdom and Foreign Offices. Australia and other British Possessions. Year. Amount. No. I Amount. No. Amount. No. No. Amount. I 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 T891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 £ s. d. 7,943 15 4 7,582 8 5 8,267 9 8 9,022 10 6 9,525 3 8 9,553 o 7 8,541 7 10 8,532 10 5 8,377 6 4 8,696 13 5 8,823 Io ° 9,649 14 9 9,452 o o 10,248 14 5 10,600 19 7 11,433 13 8 12,671 6 7 97,275 99,523 108,916 132,232 144,227 ,146,406 |"3,598 119,091 122,042 127,323 130,641 138,555 140,672 146,133 155,534 162,600 181,505 £ s. d. 320,260 19 11 321,635 3 3 360,196 4 9 402,558 12 11 430,446 18 10 439,870 3 9 412,276 3 o 426,194 13 9 432,056 6 2 458,469 7 7 472,967 4 7 504,834 16 9 54O.763 15 o 576,358 17 2 608,042 2 11 635,062 17 11 717,217 19 1 27,587 25,376 25,898 26,211 28,712 28,722 27,389 26,057 26,636 26,206 25,053 26,590 27,451 29,616 28,513 28,882 29,238 £ »■ d. 104,149 5 10 90,229 5 3 91.530 17 9 91,634 4 7 96,901 14 o 95,920 9 10 87,904 9 10 84,264 12 9 81,488 10 3 79,167 o 4 74,566 13 9 77,481 2 9 78,848 1 7 86,544 19 11 79,348 10 2 78,465 o 4 82,498 15 6 10,786 io,657 !i3,348 14."3 |i3."3 l r 3>494 I4> 6 93 14.431 I3.7O9 i8,547 20,733 30,094 I3i,3i5 35,208 38,631 52,015 58,823 £ s. d. 4°,994 I 5 4 40,317 19 2 47,641 7 5 46,939 17 11 45,3 Z 7 J 2 4 45,604 15 2 47,574 9 11 45,285 6 11 42,451 4 4 51,909 6 10 54,543 3 7 69,674 o o 75,235 7 I0 88,025 8 9 89,392 11 10 99,076 16 8 102,443 1 ° 135,648 135,556 148,162 172.556 186,052 188,622 155,680 159,579 162,387 172,076 176,427 195,239 199,438 210,957 222,678 |243,497 269,566 £ •■ d - 465,405 1 1 452,182 7 8 499,368 9 u 54 I , I 32 15 5 572,666 5 2 581,395 8 9 547,755 2 9 555,744 13 5 555,996 o 9 589,545 14 9 602,077 I JI 651,989 19 6 694,847 4 5 750,929 5 10 776,783 4 11 812,604 14 11 902,159 15 7

Where issued. Total. In the Colony. United Kingdom and Foreign Offices. Australia and other British Possessions. Year. No. Amount, No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. :88o :88i 882 ■883 884 885 886 887 888 889 890 891 892 893 894 895 896 97,275 99,523 108,916 132,232 144,227 146,406 113,598 119,091 122,042 127,323 130,641 138,555 140,672 146,133 155,534 162,600 181,505 £ s. d. 320,260 19 11 321,635 3 3 360,196 4 9 402,558 12 11 430,446 18 10 439,870 3 9 412,276 3 o 426,194 13 9 432,056 6 2 458,469 7 7 472,967 4 7 504,834 16 9 540,763 15 o 575,358 17 2 608,042 2 11 635,062 17 11 717,217 19 1 3,466 3,466 3,42i 3,725 4,535 5,204 5,824 6,334 7,336 7>4 6 9 7,775 7,910 8,152 8,746 9,293 9,938 10,254 £ s. d. 14,811 14 8 14,078 17 3 13,416 1 9 15,553 3 11 17,679 o 6 20,091 17 4 22,650 1 10 23,423 16 2 26,262 14 5 26,887 17 9 27,975 15 5 28,518 14 o 29,349 14 7 32,616 17 2 33,786 17 6 35,155 7 9 35,553 7 1 3-913 4,649 5.076 5,697 6,755 7,725 9,545 8,963 15,365 15,859 13,331 13,604 11,291 10,679 10,690 11,520 ",507 £ s- d. 15,829 0 3 18,863 4 2 21,090 4 10 23,299 12 11 27,429 18 6 30,724 6 4 36,513 3 II 33,254 2 3 56,141 4 1 56,402 I 4 47,890 2 6 48,700 9 6 41,064 6 6 40,929 2 5 3 8 ,57! 3 1 39,862 18 10 40,836 4 7 104,654 107,638 H7,4I3 141,654 155,517 159,335 129,242 I33,9io x 44,45O 150,651 I 5i,747 160,069 160,115 165,558 175,517 184,058 203,266 £ «. d. 350,901 14 10 354,577 4 8 394,702 11 .4 441,411 9 9 475,555 17 10 490,686 7 5 471,185 7 o 482,437 17 4 513,728 8 2 541,759 6 8 548,833 2 6 582,054 o 3 611,177 16 I 649,904 16 9 680,400 3 6 710,081 4 6 793,607 10 9

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Table No. 2. Table showing the Money Orders issued in New Zealand on Offices beyond the Colony, and Money Orders issued at Offices beyond the Colony on New Zealand, during the Years 1895 and 1896.

Drawn on New Zealand.

;sued in 'EW EALAND. 1895. 1896. Where payable. Number. Amount. Number. I Amount. United Kingdom Foreign Offices through London United States of America .. Canada Cape Colony Ceylon Hongkong India New South Wales Queensland South Australia Straits Settlements Tasmania Victoria Western Australia 24,064 2,146 2,672 225 40 37 134 266 10,815 27,984 606 4 1,460 10,130 3M / s. d. 63,952 19 6 8,743 7 « 5,768 12 11 664 16 4 *57 9 9 171 18 1 734 ° 3 1,409 4 9 29,132 8 2 33,277 13 10 1,772 7 9 10 13 8 3>634 J 9 3 26,550 7 3 1,560 17 7 24,388 2,178 2,672 203 76 36 222 £ •■ d. 64,602 o 10 11,289 12 11 6,607 * 9 666 o 2 324 15 1 169 5 2 1,317 16 7 i>438 5 9 28,621 15 5 1.835 15 3 1,634 4 4 22 12 10 253 10,576 654 625 10 35,675 10,212 281 38,192 10 o 26,920 12 11 1,299 7 6 Totals 80,897 1 17 o 88,061 184,941 16 6

1895. 1S96. Where issued. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. United Kingdom and Foreign Offices United States of America Canada Cape Colony Ceylon Hongkong India New South Wales Queensland South Australia Straits Settlements Tasmania Victoria Western Australia 8,940 998 158 160 19 27 52 4.591 784 575 7 898 3.167 1,082 £ s. d, 30,809 14 10 4.345 12 11 771 o 7 914 12 5 54 13 5 117 5 10 226 7 6 14.595 17 I 2,959 4 2 1,684 14 4 13 18 6 3.214 19 7 9,993 8 6 5,316 16 11 9.325 929 I40 248 25 15 109 4,196 783 495 9 948 2.925 1,614 £ »■ d. 32,189 1 9 3.3 6 4 5 4 668 5 11 1,338 8 4 82 7 7 58 12 2 404 o 10 12,534 1 9 3,070 1 1 1,462 14 2 32 6 10 3,092 19 1 9,120 5 1 8,972 1 9 Totals 21,458 75,018 6 7 21,761 76,389 II 8

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Table No. 3. Table showing the Number and Value of Postal Notes sold from the 1st January, 1886-the date upon which they were first issued-to the 31st March, 1897.

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Table No. 4. Table showing the Number and Amount of Transactions at the several Money Order and Savings Bank Offices in New Zealand during the Year 1896.

Money Orders. Saving! Banks. Issued. Office. Paid. Deposits. C T3 Si Withdrawals. No. Commission. Amount. I No-;' Amount. No. I Amount. No. Amount. Auckland Aratapu Avondale Bombay Cambridge Clevedon Coromandel Dargaville Devonport Drury Hamilton Helensville Hikurangi Huntly Kaeo Kaikohe Kaitaia Kamo Kaukapakapa .. Kawakawa Kihikihi Kohukohu Kuaotunu Mangapai Mangawai Mangawhare .. Mangonui Matakana Matakohe Matamata Mauku Maungaturoto .. Mercer Mititai Morrinsville Mount Eden .. Newmarket Newton Ngaruawahia .. Ohaeawai Ohaupo Okaihau * Omapere Onehunga Otahuhu Otorohanga Pahi .. Papakura Paparoa Parnell Parua Bay Pirongia Pokeno Ponsonby Poroti t Port Albert Pukekohe Raglan Rangiriri Rawene Rotorua Russell Tairua Taupo Te Awamutu .. Te Kopuru Te Kuiti Tirau Tokatoka Tuakau Up'r SymondsSt Wade Waipu Waiuku Waiwera Wangarei Wangaroa Waotu Warkworth Wellsford Whitianga 19,125 750 25 157 666 155 4,500 1,258 321 176 920 464 410 615 310 3" 420 269 109 525 176 186 1,176 281 £ '■ d. 1,186 16 3 32 16 3 106 4 12 6j 25 19 3 1 5 1 6 231 15 3 99 8 6 14 15 o 5 18 3 36 3 9! 17 11 9! 14 16 o 22 7 9 18 5 9 35 12 6 20 11 9 8 10 3: 486 19 15 3 659 11 8 9 62 6 3 9 3 3| 21 4 3 10 1 3 71 15 9 2136 303 2 18 o 1 5 6 3 3 3 7 1 o 5 18 3 6 13 6 229 18 3 3 41 19 9 12 10 6 16 6 6 £ ■• d. 76,806 6 6 2,122 o 11 47 12 o 536 11 9 i,955 7 9 394 12 7 14,914 o 11 5,372 5 2 843 16 11 598 18 0 2,667 12 8 i,45i 19 3 1,285 13 5 1.740 11 4 1,074 Io 4 1,402 5 o i,3 6 7 o 3 649 19 o 314 7 7 1,424 6 10 473 4 II 756 7 6 5,313 11 0 1,071 15 6 1,092 6 6J 814 11 2 3,667 12 9 259 18 7 233 6 10 276 19 o 102 5 9 302 19 10 700 10 3 612 17 9 539 M 1 92 7 11 1,206 19 o 2,142 19 6 947 17 11 919 17 4 435 8 3 59 4 i° 1,644 5 5 i,45i 6 5 554 5 5 1,019 6 11 504 5 4 600 18 2 683 10 8 894 12 4 386 6 10 742 2 o 230 1 8 590 19 2 167 o o 669 16 1 1,234 n 1 57° 7 9 244 11 10 515 15 6 6,565 1 3 587 12 9 856 10 1 1,402 11 9 879 15 1 2,686 8 4 892 18 o 601 14 9 998 2 o 640 19 1 676 14 9 338 6 7 1.741 6 7 1,743 7 11 281 19 7 5,3o6 17 4 514 7 1 104 17 9 1,273 IJ ll 213 19 o 7,3 r 7 15 6 32,948 133 95 123 602 80 1,193 199 409 84 807 210 153 214 64 28 40 167 52 259 104 70 27S 74 46 38 158 63 38 3° 16 94 113 64 125 142 328 1,300 255 109 116 £ b. d. 119,927 11 7 729 18 10 455 10 10 719 4 7 2,177 14 o 322 14 o 10,264 12 4 890 12 2 1,441 9 9 390 4 4 3,057 14 6 736 18 5 923 1 7 809 16 7 3°4 3 4 130 13 6 173 17 6 733 7 4 247 10 7 944 2 4 427 19 3 296 14 7 2,279 12 2 319 1 4 176 13 9 103 2 o 585 14 2 270 13 10 159 9 1 279 4 1 54 10 3 315 11 9 497 6 7 472 7 8 531 2 11 429 o 5 1,151 7 9 4.541 1 4 1,133 6 2 770 3 5 516 8 3 5 7 6 250 15 10 3,800 11 4 1,414 10 3 345 2 3 392 11 1 840 16 6 284 12 6 2,426 15 6 3°o 4 3 297 19 4 156 2 o 2,772 7 7 2,453 5 5 70 12 436 154 44 3 109 20 25 31 44 47 14 21 15 39 17 15 109 6 25 11 I4,7O5 501 51 77 468 73 1,935 716 424 62 73° 229 135 160 199 188 78 227 150 301 no 62 500 £ ■■ d. 299,704 2 o 2,599 16 8 296 15 o 553 9 o 7,060 o 5 532 8 9 17,340 10 1 7> 8 44 13 3 1,919 19 o 350 12 7 6,707 4 2 1,880 13 o 1,836 17 4 1,747 10 9 1,261 15 2 1,906 14 5 797 9 6 1,642 12 o 1,319 19 8 2,559 11 4 1,318 3 7 280 13 o 5,793 5 9 570 12 o 2,193 o 8 761 2 o 2,780 3 o 286 9 4 206 1 o 547 16 9 179 10 o 708 17 o 885 14 o 578 14 o 827 1 8 27 1 o 826 15 8 5.235 1 10 2,024 12 8 968 4 o 377 7 o 102 7 o 293 6 o 2,603 16 6 1,296 9 4 1,502 13 8 863 12 o 1,171 11 7 1,067 13 2 1,033 I2 11 495 3 o 265 8 3 622 12 6 779 4 3 2,37^ 25 3 2 26 4 7° 6 4 16 56 II II 19 15 11 5 19 2 11 18,268 101 11 43 224 27 647 179 149 25 331 77 63 "7 70 38 57 150 45 104 62 40 136 24 39 31 72 33 10 £ •■ d. 309,509 12 1 1,236 13 10 90 11 2 653 9 11 6,944 Io Io 418 9 11 7,458 8 2 4>937 8 1 595 12 1 147 13 o 6,289 !2 4 1.235 11 5 1,084 3 1 1,265 9 1 593 6 2 600 9 8 699 12 11 3,065 1 9 343 1 7 1,600 19 4 1,247 19 2 403 7 10 2,142 19 1 374 11 1 538 12 10 197 5 o 803 18 10 424 19 3 52 18 9 23 8 13 4 201 12 o 215 16 3 563 17 9 3°3 8 9 312 15 o 3 9 9 160 12 2 1,979 9 1 787 2 10 407 16 1 251 14 o 243 19 o 105 9 2 1,042 4 11 1,202 9 5 1,046 6 11 288 18 2 725 3 1 526 19 8 216 19 2 129 19 7 5°5 5 3 180 17 o 384 15 4 12 294 262 787 102 95 99 43 79 200 204 168 46 421 904 345 329 144 22 281 519 207 287 188 188 198 3°3 139 165 7i 306 21 281 403 185 121 155 1.581 223 271 2S1 261 749 198 203 237 197 297 122 546 604 85 1.594 20 "i 38 404 84 1.503 42 205 77 232 43 42 77 24 70 90 52 96 12 124 722 192 123 76 10 7 16 4 1 2 12 34 1 9 14 6 14 13 9 14 4 18 90 29 25 9 4 3 41 34 44 12 4 1 1 24 22 18 7i 24 37 4 36 92 109 42 18 7 18 89 93 73 44 5O 29 68 10 2 2 6 8 1 4 17 12 12 520 0 19 3 24 7 3 24 17 3 9 3 9 12 19 o 910 6 17 3 720 13 3 o 4 1 3 6 6 6 210 11 13 o 4 5 3 830 15 3 o 6 16 6 3 16 6 7 I 2 3 68 11 o 780 14 2 3 12 18 9 11 3 9 31 9 3 7 5 6 7 10 o 13 5 6 6 10 o 12 14 6 4 14 9 22 16 6 21 7 3 3 5 3 70 4 6 9 1 9 1 12 9 13 3 o 3 13 3 69 o 3 3 56 985 396 76 76 205 53 702 59 76 33 782 106 219 134 50 117 463 138 118 76 232 135 33 23 37 62 138 73 137 213 36 674 60 428 8 10 873 15 1 6go 14 11 151 9 10 540 9 11 2,907 o 11 945 17 8 934 16 3 391 4 10 926 14 1 707 16 o 104 11 11 147 19 6 204 14 o 241 14 4 500 6 6 3" 7 9 729 11 7 1,146 1 7 213 19 1 2,954 4 11 287 13 3 273 6 3 763 10 1 182 15 9 1,999 12 2 22 18 70 4 6 II 22 18 44 10 6 12 93 10 21 40 235 298 206 119 119 68 700 19 53 47 230 104 218 114 23 61 357 81 153 57 247 312 65 90 46 43 262 7 1 144 163 38 852 124 19 162 37 526 732 12 4 2,793 2 1 1,033 12 11 147 4 ° 426 11 o 3.523 2 3 1,031 4 o 1,093 2 10 6l2 15 7 2,850 13 IO 2,221 9 O 887 9 5 406 3 o 403 17 II 356 i 7 833 9 o 57 8 4 o 1,776 8 o 2,011 19 c 660 7 o 10,668 18 5 1,749 2 o 151 11 o 2,147 10 11 226 15 6 4,3" 2 1 2 14 17 17 5 8 5 12 1 6 1 14 3 15 2 1 8 49 3 3 2 II II 7 1 9 48 23 47 55 113] 45 4 38 238 28 21 23 88 92 33 19 6 55 2 5 o 1,197 6 10 37 6 9 5 6 5 4 396 9 o 2,240 13 6 529 19 3 123 2 4 224 3 5 2,465 X 3 II i,555 J 9 7 406 16 3 206 12 1 66 13 8 445 19 4 Ii2 6 11 84 4 10 95 8 2 5 1,552 18 II 345 4 3 6,994 4 I 698 3 4 17 29 32 17 7 13 6 22 9 19 3 1 6 1 7 30 34 15 79 120 4 8 13 2 53 2 23 422 29 45 I 75 36 221 143 31 2 33 6 80 103 13 126 12 1,717 10 2 93 3 o 1,263 5 1 2 21 * Open from 1st September, 1896. Ml] ien i'rom 8th December, 1896.

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Table No. 4 — continued. Table showing the Number and Amount of Transactions at the several Money Order and Savings Bank Offices in New Zealand during the Year 1896 — continued.

Money Orders. Savings Banks. Office. Issued. Paid. fe STj Deposits. « C "O Withdrawals. No. Commission. Amount. No. Amount. zsi. No. ! Amount. I No. Amount. Blenheim Cullensville Havelock Kaikoura .. 1 Kekerangu .. | Picton Renwicktown .. Spring Creek .. Cheistchurch .. Akaroa Alford Forest .. Amberley Ashburton Bealey Belfast Chertsey Cheviot Coalgate Culverden Darfield Dunsandel Duvauchelle .. Ellesmere Greendale* Hanmer Plains Hinds Hororata Kaiapoi Kirwee Leeston Lincoln . Linwood Little River Lyttelton Methven Mount Somers.. . New Brighton .. j Oxford Papanui Pigeon Bay Rakaia Rangiora Rolleston St. Albanst .. Sefton } Sheffield Southbridge Springfield Springston § Sydenham Tinwald Upper Riccarton Waiau Waikari Whitecliffs Woolston DUNEDIN Alexandra South Allanton Balclutha Caversham Clinton Clyde Cromwell Dunback Dunedin North Green Island .. Hamilton's Heriot Hyde Kaitangata Kelso Lawrence Macrae's Flat .. Middlemarch .. Miller's Flat .. Milton Mosgiel Naseby Nenthorn 2,228 217 672 702 166 845 114 214 15,658 494 30 306 2,436 98 117 92 696 97 165 114 89 209 40 7 112 118 92 515 98 408 157 102 398 1,928 273 128 35 499 75 93 387 1,053 5° 9 61 £ s. d. 99 10 3 7 6 3 23 o o 29 7 3 709 29 10 9 3 11 9 9 16 o 803 o 3 24 1 o o 10 o 11 18 3 100 3 6 323 380 3 5 3 17 7 6 3 5 6 7 11 6 461 3 13 o 7 12 6 222 0 4 6j 4 9 6| 303 3 3 °| 21 7 9: 4 5 9| 13 9 9| 9 18 9 4 3° 14 10 6 96 3 3 989 4 10 o 1 7 9 17 2 3 2 16 9! 440 13 13 o 40 8 o 1 11 3 066 1 14 6 7 1 9 11 5 9 12 17 6 1 5 o 36 15 o 3 15 9 1 5 9 9 17 o 10 1 6 480 3 10 6 580 9 6 34 4 o 2 13 9 30 8 3 640 18 10 3 13 10 o 32 5 6' 280: 62 9 3 4 19 6 5 11 3 5 15 6 27 10 9 26 13 9 9 3 3 33 10 3 11 06 12 8 9 8 18 9 26 9 6 12 16 6 £ »■ d. 6,774 11 4 47° 3 1 2,296 18 1 2,162 1 10 456 17 7 2,405 13 2 302 on 682 9 6 49,276 7 2 1,618 16 7 69 19 8 887 1 5! 8,420 5 o 226 11 4 224 5 o 240 8 III 5,954 12 1 283 14 9; 416 3 8i 297 5 7 291 14 11 578 10 5 129 3 4 9 10 8 353 11 11 333 2 9 285 11 4 1,386 3 11 353 8 8, 1,475 10 9 590 9 8; 196 8 io ! 1,223 17 f 6.077 17 3 767 2 4 361 19 9 69 11 10 1,636 6 i ! 126 14 5 264 12 4 1,348 12 2; 3.065 17 io ! 87 O 2 15 12 I 122 9 7 656 12 4 I,OO5 5 II 1.066 4 5 95 3 9 2.078 19 7 221 o 6 82 12 2 578 16 4 1,007 !6 7 364 11 4 305 7 10 36,173 6 2 3,106 10 8 256 7 2 2,442 17 4 476 7 9 1,869 13 7 1,235 Io 9 2,688 15 7 254 14 8 3,199 16 o 265 7 6 824 18 8 453 14 o 2,587 o 1 2,280 4 3 956 18 7 2,780 15 o 1,295 1 5 1,514 17 6 973 14 4 1,905 18 4 767 5 9 4,527 8 6 187 o 4 1,419 57 223 146 13 427 27 5° 19,829 232 3 158 871 8 £ s - d5,256 12 6 290 16 1 968 14 1 523 16 2 57 12 6 1,692 19 8 in 48 222 13 9 72,863 17 10 802 18 5 320 578 18 6 3,690 4 4 29 12 3 97 12 5 35 13 4 783 15 7 118 10 10 185 16 7 98 5 7 93 10 4 495 8 7 5O II 0; 365 9 39 72 7 60 21 10 3,665! 54 41 277 5 7 8 2,472 49 272 314! 5i 411 149 59 |35,33i 3i8 245 2,063 35 69 64 193! 96I 101 72 77 7°i 21 1 51 39 51 979 57 337 171 198 183 1,851 218 62 98 3°5 119 59 239! I,2l6i 9 £ s. d. 36,434 3 4 656 18 3 2,659 ° 4] 4,998 10 io, 537 14 °: 3,808 10 7| 732 7 o 314 15 o 432,287 1 3 5,535 17 o 3,461 18 4 25,876 14 11 512 8 10 342 5 4 ! 615 13 01 J 2,471 4 II 811 9 6 2,357 n 4 782 7 1 854 II 0 581 18 o 138 10 o 040 517 16 o 231 10 9 804 13 o 8,760 18 2 560 12 5 3,965 19 o 903 2 2 564 16 o 2,465 2 O 14,560 7 7 1,791 18 8 450 15 o 116 6 o 4,526 7 8 524 7 7 673 4 o I 3,363 19 8 i 17,015 13 2 223 19 4 3i5 6 22 •• 34 3 2,754 12 120 I 2 2,131 48 117 83 • 22 6 29 10 29,166 121 119 853 5 10 £ •■ d. 33,489 19 8 408 6 2 1,781 1 7 2,476 15 10 3,320 o 6 200 6 8 80 14 11 438,611 4 7 2,695 6 o 1.557 7 3 15,944 19 6 45 1 1 77 4 9 256 6 4 2,199 4 5 304 19 1 661 14 8 521 10 2 369 10 5 518 19 5 69 10 o 27 12 126 33 58 2 9 36 146 6 34 12 16 I II 2 5 4 5 20 125 H 32 16 23 47 6 11 16 8 22 33 29 357 33 345 135 108 84 836 39 32 23 255 104 30 138 617 7 I? 18 137 13 6 166 18 7 88 19 4 1,632 14 6 91 12 10 1,018 3 1 481 4 10 333 " o 376 15 7 3,170 9 1 213 4 1 116 17 3 83 19 5 958 13 2 475 12 10 127 5 10 707 6 5 2,239 16 2 11 o o 43 6 31 80 8 11 214 5 8 522 o 8 1,596 o 1 20 4 11 1,687 17 5 81 2 9 39 o o 203 5 8 528 10 1 122 11 o 114 8 6 92,5 8 3 1 5i 4 2 4 J 9 3 61 12 o 1,415 19 o 1,069 17 o 514 1 9 652 1 8 826 19 11 102 18 4 2,017 19 5 517 18 9 16 6 6 176 10 5 309 17 11 1,454 5 6 154 II I 2,450 2 7 107 8 6 475 19 3 128 11 1 1,486 2 1 815 11 2 1,003 8 9 59 4 7! 5 1 8 10 5 126 8 58 14 20 34 204 21 8 i 5 3 56 21 3 4 10 81 12 7 3 25 2 4 M 3°! 331 27 no 17} 20! 672 72 20 149! 38} 19, 1211 579 4 26 9 4 41 2 o 496 5 1 5,827 3 1 191 6 o i>753 9 11 160 13 o 255 9 6 I 1,589 11 11 9,604 6 8 953 3 1 380 3 3 33 16 10 I 2,871 18 10 623 15 4 225 14 6 j 2,076 16 I 14,650 2 3 16 10 o 24 47 16 14 3° 205 2 8 104 •• 206 18 4 858 10 0 ! 3,873 6 o I 1,322 4 o 380 12 1 5,858 13 3 631 19 o 54 o o 2,096 14 5 1,588 15 o 461 o o 905 3 5 3",347 13 9 1,427 3 5 213 3 o 7,910 9 6 1,466 0 8 2,055 8 7 779 5 5 1,408 11 o 350 16 o 22,875 5 1 1,159 11 ° 229 11 o 212 O 3 446 16 10 2,902 14 II 430 5 7 6,333 10 3 107 4 o 585 18 o 357 16 11 5,365 17 6 3,081 2 5 1,629 l 9 o 050 207 270 344 33 719 76 I 29 231 266 54 179 144 8 5 40 12 9 169 10 22! 105 332; 133! 3°j 1,636 93 Q 163 147 8l 129 24,464 219 27 556 633 212 8 7 8 48 99 58 4 224 41 93 17 o 554 19 2 1,150 19 1 450 14 6 37 o o 1,376 16 11 279 13 o 4 497 29 9 45 81 "38 1 24 25 8 4 6 6 5 2,337 12I 6 6l 1,054 17 6 1,039 18 7 194 17 o 727 12 5 323,619 o 8 1,091 3 8 141 4 11 4,872 11 5 91 o 3 1,287 6 8 514 10 4 997 4 1 7 12 1 9,562 6 o 687 o 2 52 16 8 282 3 11 !55 3 3 2,144 11 5 216 19 o 3,463 12 10 J 93 14 7 209 1 3 1,099 9 2 3,0/3 9 5 1,486 9 o 971 14 10 '47 99 ",599 840 62 882 158 579 351 842 76 1,544 118 169 215 686 819 275 904 37° 432 286 718 310 83! 30 44 24,770 131 17 11 2,570 38 10 84 72 36 17 3° 5 373 18 3 6 10 44 37 39 21,264 81I 344 357 150 135 192 29 549 196 7 39 83 400 37 633 22 89 27 453 255 299 9 4 1 7 18 3 18 17 224 33 73 22 80 54 8 112 153 17 4, O 5O I44 35 4 1 101 546 52 536 8 61 29 47" 342 274 1 1 151 10 3 4 2 3° 7 4 1 2 4| 949 45 5 16 29 130 23 195 12 28 37 204 92 65 70 3 11 12 68 68 3° 1 3 4 43 20 15 31 9 o 26O! • Open from 8th November, 1896. t Open from 16th Marc: 1,1896. JO; >en from 1st Mi irch, 1890. 8 Ope: from li it July, 18%.

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Table No. 4 — continued. Table showing the Number and Amount of Transactions at the several Money Order and Savings Bank Offices in New Zealand during the Year 1896 — continued.

Office. Money Orders. Issued. No. Commission. Amount. No. j Paid. Arr log Deposits. Saving! Banks. h Withdrawals. Amount. No. Amount. Jo < u No. Amount. Dunedin— cont'd. Ophir Outram Owaka Palmerston Patearoa Pembroke Port Chalmers Puerua Roxburgh St. Bathan's .. Seacliff South Dunedin Stirling Tapanui Waihola Waikaia Waikoikoi Waikouaiti Waipori Waitahuna Waitati 6511 236: 7931 631 260! 246 1,017 124 626 367 211 326 198 702 119 469 48 4!7 122! 235 : 80 2,954 175 260 2,491 422 252 543 611 188 78 1.749 129 168 1,522 90 867 113 348 2301 4,112, 578 83 896 174 168 £ •• d20 11 o 8 10 6 19 15 o 22 11 3 7 15 6 16 5 o 44 9 9 2 10 3 21 12 o 12 14 6 6 10 o 13 14 9 7 1 6 22 18 6 £ s. d. 2,059 10 2 587 5 5 2,519 14 1 2,207 3 4 780 16 3 1,102 10 7 2,796 o 4 317 14 0 2,146 4 11 1,140 14 3 516 14 9 768 19 r 575 1 2 1,804 8 6' 3°9 1 3 1,522 15 1 161 6 4 1,116 15 10; 309 15 8 ! 748 6 o 247 7 9 9,741 15 8 462 5 6 925 2 7 7,716 9 9 2,020 6 8 682 3 9 1,645 5 2 2,452 0 1 59O 13 1 223 16 5 5,462 8 1 361 14 8 337 l6 0 4,343 16 11 174 4 7 2,154 12 8 165 19 1 922 10 7 510 11 5 12,603 H 2 1,787 7 9 286 o 10 2,870 3 o 472 3 2 490 2 5 97 9 10 1,100 7 9 5,499 10 11 539 1 3 542 4 2 688 13 11 1,652 16 2 i,359 2 8 756 18 3 290 12 8 2,143 3 7 1,093 3 9 1,541 1 10 357 ° 8 348 15 5 393 10 2 550 19 11 1,402 6 5 429 1 9 1,234 Io Io 18,841 3 7 4,485 14 9 6,136 9 5 694 4 8 987 6 6 564 5 2 535 17 8 583 10 9 446 2 11 3,956 7 1 617 12 9 1,454 J 5 o 1,268 o 2 1,996 6 7 64 127 202 361 12 8lO 31 145 40 88 £ s. d. 252 6 6 611 10 1 805 9 1 1,406 1 4 37 11 2 122 3 10 3,087 18 10 109 9 3, 535 11 6; 230 13 1 442 19 6 1,334 15 o 218 19 4 577 8 1 154 17 5 227 9 5 58 o 3 746 6 2 117 13 9 310 o 7 434 11 3 4,317 7 5 72 17 8 412 o 7 7,368 7 1 198 4 10 62 19 7 1,495 5 6 198 8 11 87 12 6 129 10 8 3,050 o 3 129 4 9 79 12 9 3,068 o 3 126 3 3 i,35i 14 7 69 5 o 879 13 o 94 2 8 15,107 9 2 465 o 10 98 4 3 1,450 19 2 163 16 9 128 17 6 41 19 7 195 3 3 2,489 8 o 193 2 10 35 2 9 409 3 9 588 4 6 187 7 2 282 8 8 225 14 8 916 4 7 292 16 4 1,036 10 11 64 5 7 47 19 6 135 4 1 165 o 1 494 11 3 252 19 9 393 0 3 18,552 o o 1,960 8 9 4,544 10 11 165 5 10 347 12 11 86 19 7 77 17 ° 254 14 9 133 17 1 404 14 8 129 1 4 510 o ioj 166 11 3! 493 14 1" 9 25 26 47 14 137 50 11 7 95 13 32 8 39 194 117 390 68 1,343 '269 89 127 748 70 277 67 186 £ *• d-l 387 17 ° 1,114 10 3 1.356 9 11 3.492 18 9 372 4 ° 7,259 14 5 •• 3,434 11 8 552 17 1 583 14 2 2,963 2 o 973 6 o 2,636 18 2 426 9 6 1,240 5 1 6 22 93 i8 4 2 g 57 72 in 12 464 "87 25 «7 154 29 80 37 49 £ «■ d. 92 11 9 592 17 1 716 4 10 1,348 8 7 165 o 4 5,185 1 o 2,291 13 9 276 15 4 87 16 3 951 12 6 329 18 9 828 9 6 252 10 1 I,OI5 I !O 33O 56 156 35 52 12 248 28 76 109 1,056 33 57 2,150 7i 12 383 35 17 24 736 28 29 7 32 7 17 GlSBORNE Tolaga Bay Waipiro Bay .. Greymouth Ahaura Blackball Mine Brunnerton Jackson's Nelson Creek .. Ngahere Reefton Stillwater Totara Flat HOKITIKA Goldsborough .. Kumara Rimu Ross Stafford Invercargill Arrowtown Balfour Bluff Dipton Edendale Fairfax Fortrose Gore Half-Moon Bay Kingston Lumsden Mataura Orepuki Otautau Pukerau Queenstown Riversdale Riverton Thornbury Waikaka Waipahi Wairio Winton Woodlands Wyndham Napier Dannevirke Hastings Herbertville .. Kaikora North Kumeroa Makaretu Makotuku Mohaka Norsewood Ongaonga Ormondville .. Porangahau Spit .. „ 401 16 2 o 1 18 6 12 14 9 3 16 o 769 2 12 o 173 5 6 8 10 9 16 13 3 122 10 3 18 6 9 900 25 16 9 23 16 3 649 3 7 0 go 3 6 5 14 6 5 3 9 67 6 9 3 9° 34 17 3 3 14 o 12 12 o 786 179 8 o 22 18 9 3 11 3 37 4 6 5 12 ol 640 1 11 3 11 2 g 62 19 3 436 5 14 3 9 19 3 22 2 6 16 19 o 11 1 o 3 2 6 27 16 3 12 19 9 21 3 9 5 7 9 2 17 o 490 689 18 19 o 586 14 n °| 303 7 ° 64 6 3 112 16 9 11 o 9 14 o 6 569 5 16 o 6 10 9 7 19 6 28 14 6 6 14 3 12 18 6 24 838 23 3 6 4 23 200 34 4.335 96 23 333 47 32 10 31 13 10 9 550 16 36 3 0! «7 25 77 14 3 4 83 19 6 148 10 67 19 20 11 614 26 11 58 18 15 11 16 135 65 55 3,068 66 131 1,944 79 116 418 54 27 42 451 78 26 820 29 376 128 154 54 4.524 155 61 408 74 36 40 59 947 14 21 92 310 198 83 79 334 86 2,654 1 4 621 12 9 164 12 o 35,664 5 10 552 19 o 1,618 6 10 29,996 11 4 578 0 8 864 18 8 5,682 16 1 564 4 o 258 17 o 182 2 o 5,5io 8 5 1,187 7 ° 339 ° 0 18,220 o 8 768 17 5 6,330 14 10 1,080 10 o 2,007 9 o 428 16 I 59,114 9 1 1,354 6 11 612 18 o 3,5" 6 5 542 13 6 1,156 7 5 255 13 ° 466 10 5 10,881 16 1 101 5 o 96 3 o 921 12 2 2,967 4 7 1,730 7 o 783 17 o 714 15 2 2,489 14 6 470 o o 2,965 2 o 337 10 o 23 12 o 35° 17 5 351 18 6 3,195 13 ° 379 14 ° 2,538 15 6 75.O73 3 6 5,773 10 1 15,811 4 7 452 8 o 1,520 12 2 104 13 4 447 9 o 498 14 6 350 16 o 1,198 9 7 165 16 o 858 10 8 1,169 9 ° 2,640 14 o 10 5 8 464 3 13 295 6 10 25 6 J 38 6 3 13° 6 4i 9 15 6 650 17 5 21 8 4 79 28 24 2,667 19 4 1 1.651; 41 3i 143 20 27 2 J 95 54 8 758 20 175 100 85 37 3.775 35 29 161 28 21 6 22 405 7 7 35 135 5o 42 27 76 33 173 r 4 '7 24 24 78 23 96 5.922 312 719 19 61 10 r 7 26 19 79 22 61 I.514 5 2 397 16 11 142 17 2 32,214 1 o 248 9 5 487 9 2 32,217 8 6 463 19 7 192 8 6 3,998 11 3 195 6 1 204 9 5 30 o o 3,322 16 11 501 13 7 195 1 4 '9,555 17 IO 488 13 7 3,633 18 2 848 1 1 1,147 10 2 254 18 11 66,844 ° 3 1,058 5 8 540 6 3 2,193 14 o 526 11 4 339 n i° 46 10 o 208 11 1 6,746 2 4 28 o 3 120 2 8 678 8 1 2,370 6 o 632 8 3 621 o 3 252 19 8 1,420 13 8 545 o 6 2,087 16 9 292 15 7 58 10 2 350 14 3 323 7 5 1,182 5 11 50 2 7 2,030 12 10 91,331 10 11 5,472 18 9 8,081 7 4 417 8 o 705 16 5 53 I? 6 147 11 1 326 13 5 128 4 5 1,165 9 7 246 14 6 ' 688 2 3 396 6 7 960 1 1 34 342 1,712 "5 161 252 631 485 297 96 742 372 592 107 112 40 740 27 6 100 181 48 64 45 254 80 331 15 15 48 32 163 92 120 4.737 559 1,332 37 69 23 20 78 38 84 28 105 35 137' 152 3 1 19 29 22 3 : 3 17 18 5 5 4] 20 19 11 145 142 522 I38 427 5.427 I,6o8 2, 190 l86 306 l66 192 187 162 642 211 356 342 753 34 6 58 6 8 7 58 9 35 834 124 270 12 25 9 14 7 11 26 8 10 19 45 532 46 17 28 55 276 74 275 6,256 519 1,586 61 122 17 44 55 40 119 92 66 58 495 9 44 ii I 1 5 8 21 2 24 1,027 63 II4 : 1 1 3 1 141 19 19 0 38 12 6 6 6 12 37 89

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Table No. 4 — continued. Table showing the Number and Amount of Transactions at the several Money Order and Savings Bank Offices in New Zealand during the Year 1896 — continued.

Money Orders. Savings Banks. Office. Issued. Paid. £ j Deposits. „ g g <■ ° No. Amount. 2 . With n S o <" No. Withdrawals. hdrawals. Amount. No. Commission. I Amount. No. Amount. Napier— continued. Takapau Taradale Te Aute Tikokino Waipawa Waipukurau Wairoa Weber* Nelson.. Belgrove Brightwater Collingwood Motueka Motupiko Ngatimote Richmond Takaka The Port Upper Moutere Wakefield New Plymouth .. Inglewood Midhirst Opunake Pungarehu Stratford Waitara Oamaru Duntroon Hampden Herbert Kakanui Kurow Maheno Ngapara Shag Point Thames Karangahake .. Katikati Maketu Miranda Opotiki Paeroa Tauranga Te Aroha Te Puke Waihi Waiorongomai Waitekauri Whakatane 384 151 149 158 1,117 749 674 23 3,440 149 138 826 554 54 54 166 414 213 95 247 3,465 920 359 &33i 296 2,137 649 2,964 263 447 233 53 388 180 179 174 3,693 1,305 182 132 65! 698J i>979 671 1,188 278 2,858: 198; 1,93° 391 s 3,3811 56' 300 904; 116: 82 280 189 1 838j 1,093 I53 : 34 ! 5,223 17 526 676 218 1,991 1,213 26 27 274 661 £ •■ d15 7 9 710! 6 19 o 5 7 O 55 10 9; 32 o 9 39 14 9 0 16 0 155 12 o 609 4 17 6 32 7 9 15 19 o 276 1 11 o 6 17 o 14 4 9 10 11 o 3 17 o 8 11 9 157 4 oi 31 15 6 11 13 o 23 16 9 11 19 3 78 2 9 27 9 o 125 i 0; 7 14 9i 14 9 6j 7 5O 1 15 3 13 3 o 620 570 5 11 9 185 10 9 61 3 6 7 19 9 610 270 28 3 6 103 15 3 30 7 6 48 o 9 17 14 3 I4 1 J 5 3 819 104 1 o 19 2 o 144 18 o 236 14 5 o 27 17 o 4 o 9 223 9 12 o 660 28 10 o 37 5 o 3 8 3 1 10 3 244 17 9 0 11 6 26 18 3 26 16 10 803 95 2 o 37 12 9 1 5 o 140 9 18 o 24 19 9 246 10 5 6 2 1 6 60 19 3 ! 9 12 3 32 4 3l £ s - d. 1,191 17 9, 391 17 8 526 9 10 549 o 5 3,721 18 7 2,188 15 1 2,534 15 7 86 9 7 10,161 13 7 54° 9 6 322 5 5 3,633 19 7 1,721 3 11 179 14 4 124 io o 499 4 11 1,224 7 ° 591 17 2 252 9 9 658 5 IO; 11,362 7 6 3,006 18 6 1,042 16 8 2,022 12 7 917 17 9 7,734 2 o 2,142 o 3 10,657 5 1 1,082 1 7 1,499 1 2 726 17 4; 192 15 ' 2 1,760 18 1 489 4 3 493 8 7 372 12 10 13,201 18 2 4,899 9 1 605 11 7 499 13 5 172 ig 10 2,397 6 11 7,456 14 5 2.092 5 3 4,355 17 o 1.093 3 6 10,686 o 10 543 8 5 8,123 15 11 1,459 14 9 11,369 4 4 161 9 7 93° 4 3 3,280 12 4 379 15 5 209 14 10 777 9 6 655 9 4 2,262 3 7 4,554 13 5 432 14 11 105 6 3 18,321 18 10 49 17 8 1,414 18 3 2,509 2 7 732 7 3 6,566 19 9 4,308 2 11 138 10 5 116 8 8 862 12 6 2,712 6 2 321 4 8 1,151 3 9 206 18 4 6,009 14 5 753 4 3 2,725 15 8| £ s - d - 89 334 6 7 90 324 16 8 58 220 11 6; 24 194 8 o; 688 1,876 15 3 247 870 1 0 364 1,312 18 $' 3 13 « o 4,299 15,442 7 7 44 116 7 8 77 324 14 9 93 559 II II: 285 1,517 6 7 20 107 IO 3; 35 94 19 4 142 633 o 2 151 674 19 4 90 215 13 10 12 44 14 8 134 5O9 13 2 j 3,540 16,340 o g\ 296 1,359 12 10 106 431 12 9 143 693 o 2 153 724 15 3 625 2,452 3 5 273 991 4 8 1,921 7,031 13 o 26 101 on 487 1,904 11 3 40 191 4 6 2O 75 7 2! 130 568 o 5! 47 212 15 ioj 53 163 14 o: 72 240 9 o, 2,656 12,718 14 9] 147 894 1 7 112 558 12 6 44 316 8 o 17 132 7 6 273 1,178 17 7 768 4,519 6 11 712 2,668 19 2 458 2,494 11 9 138 717 6 7; 37°i 1,968 17 8 34 230 15 9 148 648 7 1 126 676 1 5 1,828 6,322 15 8 17 63 2 10 64 208 12 1 252 995 o 10 19 64 11 o 29 114 9 11 55 229 o 5 83 458 18 o 249 973 8 4 392 1,421 7 11 38 210 3 o 34 150 8 8 3,779 13,050 7 3 3 12 11 o 150 600 11 1 213' 979 12 I: 65! 267 12 6 i,i79 4,055 7 5 262 993 6 2 2 7 19 6 5 12 1 7 58 333 14 7 215 813 17 11 2 6 10 2 58 410 13 11 58 112 13 o 741! 2,431 10 5 125 587 14 8' 89I 363 5 5 I :j i 21 7 9 5 113 74 52 415 15 16 27 54 2 8 29 24 10 8 23 452 100 23 49 11 160 66 452 9 19 14 2 126 25 39 33 636 445 328 3,424 136 93 131 392 37 56 189 211 127 36 167 3,118 701 134 201 58 672 378 3,229 74 69 67 6 in 7° 63 '75 4-497 542 100 29 11 400 685 532 436 65 1,048 40 1,099 44 4,337 36 104 501 31 14 87 76 529 713 20 48 5,937 6 306 368 65 1,264 241 15 6 98 361 £ »• d. i,33i 6 o 174 13 " 237 4 n 265 17 10! 7.57 1 2 9 5,726 10 5 3,631 15 11 60,741 12 4 1 1,100 7 6 , 1,156 1 oj 2,283 3 6 5,029 2 o 188 11 oj i 400 2 o 1 2,340 13 10 1,508 18 7 511 8 o ' 397 15 ° 2,009 n 11 1 49,457 9 1 5,991 o 2 924 10 7 2,235 16 1 1 713 0 7 : 8,017 l6 7 I 3.337 " 4 1 40,139 5 8] 369 15 4 1 720 4 7 580 11 11 1 25 5 o 746 18 o 1 496 16 6 I 207 12 o i 396 19 10 1 61,451 17 11 I 3,973 19 o i 269 19 o I 261 14 2 63 17 o 1 3.7O9 4 7 i 6,404 5 8; i 8,039 7 2 i 4,037 14 o! i 598 13 4 I 10,942 16 3 i 115 13 o 1 10,808 19 9! 1,337 19 o| ' 56,501 13 3| > 267 8 o 1,656 10 7 7>!74 6 3 261 16 9J 137 0 0 718 15 7 i 609 17 Ij 1 4,457 17 6 i 9,853 19 4 1 347 12 0 1 597 5 0 ; 80,497 2 5 i 13 18 o i 2,434 8 g' 3.682 8 6 600 17 4I 15,693 1 8 2.683 13 5 : 36 2 6 1 139 o o| 1,245 2 7j 4,55i 17 7i 786 12 7 616 4 4! i 10,877 7 x 1,232 11 6 1,765 19 4i 7 4 49| 29 32 4°3 7 4 8 22 2 8 3 3 526 55 20 22 6 90 28 343 1 2 2 " 2! 3 2 12 484 22 3 5 1 54 56 41 26 13 67 3 52 17 484 12 55 2 2 1 1 23! ,. 65 ! 1 935 •• 3i| 36 4 no 34 1 11 39 8 6 56 17 i2l 58 15 24 24 313 147 129 3,074 31 35 92 142 2 24 7i 93 19 19 49 2,893 325 109 84 39 387 139 2,146 26 28 3 1 4 21 £ »■ d. 674 5 o 60 2 o 333 6 11 435 18 o 4,996 7 5 2,470 13 2 1,817 5 7 57,807 7 9 405 18 4 280 on 2,066 7 6 2.410 16 2 26 10 o 274 6 9 1,510 15 6 1.411 10 2 107 7 6 367 15 o 1,203 5 8 55,367 7 o 5,047 2 8 1,413 10 o 1,564 8 4 497 2 3 5,831 10 10 !.743 2 1 36,322 4 7 353 2 7 272 17 5 499 15 7 9 13 o 235 18 10 303 15 2 47 9 o 166 14 2 48,886 5 8 2,056 17 5 315 1 10 162 19 8 32 11 4 3,241 16 7 2,830 4 2 7,282 9 10 2,399 15 2 313 2 10 4,737 19 9 43 9 1 3,798 10 3 1,790 12 9 5i,5i8 12 3 73 18 o 729 9 11 3,3O5 14 6 94 3 6 163 1.7 6 259 1 11 147 9 5 2,140 13 8 7,152 18 6 116 16 o 329 on 79,891 7 8 30 o o 2,447 8 8 3,007 1 10 186 15 8 12,348 15 9 1,851 9 7 71 1 1 126 o 0 687 11 7 2,341 2 2 ! : 1 23 16 11 28 668 27 11 27 3,290 150 43 26 5 204 260 239 208 1 1 134 15 8 3 53 193 80 82 15 279 14 290 20 561 44 389 8 233 66 3,064 8 Timaru Albury Fairlie Geraldine Makikihi Orari Pleasant Point.. St. Andrew Temuka Waimate Waitaki Winchester Wanganui Altonf Bull's Eltham Fordell Hawera Hunterville Hurley ville} Kaimanuka Kaponga Manaia Mangamahu§ .. Mangaweka Manutahi Marton Normanby Ohingaiti 2 28 78 4 17 6 104 112 4 8 942 2 52 88 41 214 11 13 28 10 T64 292 8 21 5,271 2 151 192 28 522 128 3 223 5O 11 27 76 3 6 33 147 94 34O 62 1,374 264 745 27 8 148 33 72 64 41 783 142 268 47 36 338 87 82 501 2 3 458 7 6 7,956 19 II 1,173 19 3 1,209 I 3 * Open from 16th July, 189fi. ipeu frjm 24th Aui ;ust 1896. t O; pen from 21th Ma; ', 1896. ien f: DPI 1st iril, 1896.

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Table No. 4 — continued. Table showing the Number and Amount of Transactions at the several Money Order and Savings Bank Offices in New Zealand during the Year 1896 — continued.

SUMMARY.

[oncy [era, iaving: Saul :s. Office. Issued. Issued. 1 No. Paid. Amount. Paid. * = j — £ S S [- ■H B ft < o No. Deposits. eposits. Amount. 2 . S o Withdrawals. No. Commission. Amount. No. Amount. £ s - d - £ s - <H £ s. d. £ »• d.j £ ■ d- — cont'd. Patea Raitihi Turakina Waitotara Waverley /ELLINGTON Adelaide Road Alfredton Apiti* Ashurst Carterton Castlepoint Chatham Islands Eketahuna Featherston Feilding Fowler's Foxton Grey town North Halcombe Hutt Johnsonville Kaitoke Kaiwarawara .. Levin Makuri Manukau Martinborough Masterton Mauriceville .. Ngahauranga .. Otaki Pahiatua Palmerston North Petone Pohanginat Porirua Rangiwahia Rongotea Sanson Shannon Taueru} Te Aro Te Nui Upper Hutt .. Wellington South Whakataki§ .. Woodville .. ' /estport .. j Cape Foulwind Capleston Charleston Denniston .. Granity Creek .. j Longford .. | Lyell Mokihinui Murchison Seddonville Waimangaroa .. 806 226! 197 232, 6571 18,004 264 97 146 401J 1,0521 54! 141 1,148 755| 1,709 483' 588 737 392 37° 183 192 75 719 290 212 561 2,653 286 137 871 2,193 3,642 642 66 33 19 3 5 13 6 840 9 13 3 25 2 6 1,273 16 6 10 19 6 3 3 1 3 18 7 13 6 6 45 7 6| 2 o 6| 520 39 13 o 31 8 o 72 10 6 14 11 o 25 19 6 36 10 3 13 11 3; 16 12 6| 7 3O 6 12 6 3 5 9 26 18 6 670 8 16 o 28 11 9 122 18 6 960 5 3 6 39 12 3 72 3 3i 164 5 9; 31 3 o 219 3 2 6 360 8 2 3 689 986 2 II 6] 90 i 6 14 8 6 10 1 o 9 15 9 086 54 1 o 102 16 3 2 10 gj 2 11 g| 15 6 3 59 7 6 11 3 3 480 28 8 9 3 11 3 14 9 3 11 g 6 9 8 3 2,676 7 i; 876 8 11 725 5 7 931 o 1 2,418 3 10 57,635 16 3 502 17 11 310 12 oj 427 8 3 1,383 4 II 3,196 19 3: 164 10 7 583 15 7 4,066 11 1 1,857 8 o 6,936 3 11 1,908 17 1 i,5O4 I 7 4 2,457 6 5 1,170 13 6 1,012 10 11 452 6 2 845 8 4 170 18 11 2,004 13 2 772 12 6 597 ° 9 1,456 16 8 10,709 18 6; 872 19 9 291 6 4: 2,797 5 7 9,900 13 4| 12,022 6 g| 1,687 13 3 230 2 o 155 10 8 629 6 2 698 7 1 663 4 11 761 7 8 150 14 1 5,364 1 5 1,138 2 2 628 19 10 710 2 7 21 5 8 6,281 19 1 . 6,905 ii 9 151 8 1 165 12 2 1,090 18 2 3,653 5 5 705 19 2 339 11 II 2,615 Io Ji 364 2 9 1,324 4 8 857 1 10 856 8 11 379 16 37 81 166 28,746 3° ■i 27 ! J 3 224 340 5 21 267 192 1,219 69 350 314 123 199 56 23 20 173 29 54 70 ; i,3°9 50 16 359 628 3,006 372 12 20 30 27 46 90 5| 129, 66! 83 65 1 613 1,424 30 9 I 54] 118 44 5! 2 tl 18 29 68 1,448 17 10 100 1 10 183 4 4 417 16 6 733 7 o 120,691 10 4 103 10 6 131 11 6 94 10 1 816 14 7 1,339 11 o 25 15 o 160 17 8 1,268 o 4 843 o 11 4,5O9 14 4 248 2 5 1,144 9 9 1,321 18 9 529 8 2 794 19 4 183 4 7 85 6 7 66 11 5 599 2 9 150 17 6 208 9 8 219 6 8 4,399 19 10 172 13 4 5i 6 4 1,285 11 10 2,441 2 1 11,009 13 4 1,078 o 7 60 9 1 66 4 3 195 12 2 115 13 10 141 12 8 377 1 8 8 o oj 429 6 11 270 14 6 385 4 5 205 2 0; 1 10 0 2,076 17 11 5,94i !4 1 102 g 6 54 18 oj 295 18 iij 492 14 1 114 10 6 30 2 6 810 18 2! 120 5 o 5i 15 0 125 9 6 329 10 10 7 8 20 15 26| 5 2 i 3,801 S3 19 10 3i IO 3 3 75 53 184 22 64 78 26 75 28 6 11 46 13 4 1 290 I? 16 55 123 442 79 527 67 80 92 393 31,373 7°7i 55| 29 249 7°3 1 8 4!5 321 1,146 91! 513 528 165 569 452 34 144 256 27 59 188 1,595 86 11S 5,034 7 6 1,026 14 10 643 3 3 1,034 13 8 2,995 o 8 39i,74o 15 11 j 1,628 5 o 768 8 5 291 14 10 1,346 11 2 5,361 18 2 10 o o 114 17 o 4,606 9 11 4,402 16 3 15,190 3 5 1,081 3 5 3,210 16 8 4,321 6 o 1,574 15 II 5,529 7 5, 2,053 4 11 274 16 o 298 10 o 2,268 10 6: 457 18 o 328 12 2 1,538 11 1 17,518 14 1 909 19 o 340 o 1 3,058 9 1 10,005 15 3! 26,340 4 11 5,927 5 10 67 2 12 3 3° 3,59o 6 1 32 41 1 2 24 19 94 15 28 37 12 43 6 2 13 3 3 10 124 6 212 29 38 53 154 27,666 107 26 c 120 270 I c 229 119 445 184 194 60 197 119 10 31 in 20 43 74 826 64 15 145 393 1,501 314 2 8 3,935 10 6 438 19 1 476 5 7 456 18 9 3,021 9 11 399,287 5 4 456 9 6 381 8 4 139 19 o 840 17 1 3,986 18 3 2 10 4 16 16 7 2,911 2 10 2,266 6 10 9,946 2 1 1,257 8 8 2,245 7 5 2,514 7 3 1,006 19 11 3,192 2 2 863 4 9 106 7 o 162 19 6 857 18 3 610 12 9 246 6 11 758 10 1 ".484 17 .4 697 7 4 82 5 o 1,869 19 2 7,466 4 1 19,589 5 3 3,636 16 o 29 13 II 9 9 4 370 661 2,729 1,052 2 16 74 232 27 59 147 239 I7 8 279 52 2,089 387 248 218 12 i,598 2,227 69 66 8 66 168 16 0 2 14 15 11 11 294 27 16 46 3 77 192 2 59 132 89 27 4,244 128 423 6 11 1,117 6 2 408 1 o 134 3 6| 14,730 12 o; 1,764 8 o 1,559 9 8 2,121 18 8| 49 11 o 1 5,685 16 3! 19,167 17 7 90 15 0 38 o o 2,152 O 2 3,309 7 5, ■205 17 o; 285 o o 1,211 5 II I S3 I o' 616 7 o' 607 2 5 1 136 5 5! 8 5 4 29 48 3 6 681 19 5 919 14 4 403 5 10 67 o o 1,246 I 4 1,208 5 7 976 2 1 1,166 1 9 144 530 3 475 1,260 23 4 144 637 120 36 7 12 13 244 67 74 118 59 242 333 1,308 4 3 71 J 35 18 4,556 14 8 21,957 5 9 45 10 o 101 16 2 2 410 1,264 263 103 7°3 92 378 270 258 25 66 18 1 21 4 14 13 5 9 107 2 3 77 74 40 12 13 9 1 10 1 9 40 8 : 14 28! 1,031 19 1 i,3i9 17 5 64 10 7 307 6 2 72O 13 3 60 6 o 349 15 5 241 18 8 216 5 4 3 I 4 3°l * Open from 24th June, 1893. + Open from 24th February, 1898. ; Open from 24tli July, 1896. § Opeu from 1st November, 1896.

Postal District OF — Auckland Blenheim Christehurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth .. Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport £ ■: d. £ s. d. £ •• d. £ ■■ d. £ M. d. 5i,550 5,158 2g,660 31,235 3,389 6,631 3,i7o 13,435 16,133 6,350 8,459 4,881 15,568 7,426 15,849 44,569 6,103 2,717 15 6 209 3 o 1,369 9 o 1,277 5 4 198 9 6 310 3 6 129 7 6 523 14 6 801 o o 262 17 o 342 o 3 186 9 3 764 3 3 281 18 o 677 5 10 2,354 14 5 265 10 9 187,321 14 o 15,550 15 6 96.529 2 6 96,762 9 2 11,129 3 9 21,492 13 8 8,271 15 3 40.530 o 3 53,759 1 6 19,910 1 o 28,228 15 3 17,274 4 1 57,587 19 1 25,118 17 9 56,528 11 7 147,134 16 4 ig,02g 14 11 48,674 2,362 25,952 32,23g 1,146 3,480 1,482 7,277 8,845 5,382! 5,136 2,7g6 6,003 3,060 7,683 39,491 2,076 193,539 1 9 9,124 9 5 g7,6i2 17 o 120,647 3 4 4,802 5 8 I2,7g9 6 10 5,588 18 9 35,860 15 2 32,974 17 8 20,240 19 3 22,gg2 g 10 10,488 16 1 29,723 s 3 11,211 18 8 27,922 16 2 160,308 10 7 8,470 6 1 5>ogS 583 5,335 4,134 602 549 275 1,253 1,695 631 861 574 1,854 924 i,953 6,300 361 30,893 3,777 47, 8 77 37,33o 3,265 3,235 1,561 8,824 11,162 442,970 18 10 50,141 19 4 556,888 18 2 402,911 13 2 37.835 11 8 45,164 5 2 28.836 8 o 98,314 1 8 125,004 2 2 77,667 6 8 70,677 5 5 43,883 8 10 112,015 ig 10 82,584 1 4 137,590 7 6 540,663 9 7 28,002 18 11 3,223 425 3,358 3,050 480 394 207 987 467 747 367 844 646 1,421 4,6og 2g8 24,064 2,644 33,529! 24,962 2 ,727| 2,172! 1,175 5,344! 8,1031 3,651 3,976 2,321 5,165 3,874 7,559 34,314 1,668 1391,595 14 1 41,757 5 4 |5I2,57I 19 6 372,409 6 2 , 32,949 19 7 j 41,321 15 2 I 25,928 19 9 I 91,548 17 7 120,909 19 11 67,872 1 3 71,464 3 2 38,111 10 4 77,891 16 4 66,031 16 1 122,617 8 o 490,159 3 3 26,417 3 10 4,999 5,262 3,864 9,555 6,496 11,124 50,541 2,518 Totals 269566 12671 6 7 203084 794,309 o 6 32,982 242283 2,881,152 16 3 167248; 12,591,558 19 4 902,159 15 7 22,907

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No. 5. POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS.— GENERAL STATEMENT. Table showing the Business of the Post Office Savings-Banks in New Zealand Year by Year, from the Date they were established, in February, 1867, to the 31st December, 1896.

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No. 6. Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1896.

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Balances on 1st January, 1896. Transactions. Balances on 31st December, 1896. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Gr. Dr. Money Obdeb Accounts :— Money orders (General) United Kingdom, &o. United States of America Canada Cape Colony Ceylon Hongkong India New South Wales Queensland South Australia Straits Settlements Tasmania .. Victoria Western Australia Commission Savings-Bank Accounts :— Deposits and withdrawals Transfers Telegraph Accounts :— Receipts New South Wales New Zealand & Australian Cable Postal Revenue Accounts:— Stamps Postal Guides Private box and bag rents Miscellaneous receipts Money-order commission Total revenue Geneeal Accounts:— Post Office Account Postmasters and Telegraphists Investments Accrued interest on investments Postal notes Maintenance of private wires.. Registration of code addresses Telephone exchanges Foreign postage Cable Subsidy Account Miscellaneous expenses General Post Office Fine Fund Fob Otheb Depabtments— Advances to settlers Clerks of Court County Clerks Customs duty (parcels) (H.M.O.) Factories Act Game licenses Goldfields revenue Government Insurance Government Printer.. Government Audit Gum licenses Treasury deposits Hospital and charitable aid .. Income-tax.. Industrial schools Land-tax Licensing Act Live-Btock Lunacy Machinery Miners' Guides Mining Act New Zealand consols Official Assignee Native schools Geraldine County Council Receiver-General's Depoeit A/c. Property-tax Public baths Public Trust Railways Registration of births, &c. Rents Totalisator-tax Alcoholic Liquors Act Auctioneers' license-fees Education Department Fishing licenses Profit and loss £ s. d. 20,919 9 5 5,502 1 7 46 15 1 159 10 5 461 10 7 646 15 8 2,456 11 o 2,129 16 10 251 2 6 21 9 o - 334 1 6 2,505 14 4 £ s. d. 30 16 9 561 3 1 £ s. d. 979,294 18 7 76,994 " " 6,665 X 7 7 669 10 10 1,680 o 8 170 18 11 1,331 o 2 1,445 9 8 28,918 2 3 2,351 14 6 1,688 6 10 22 17 5 38,385 15 3 30,772 5 7 8,907 5 5 1,287 6 6 £ s. d. 979,806 10 1 70,874 7 2 5,458 2 7 718 3 11 1,391 16 1 283 4 1 1,362 3 10 1-746 5 7 28,473 19 7 4,752 6 10 1.775 16 5 32 13 4 37,889 15 4 29,149 19 8 9,049 2 5 i.3 r 3 6 11 £ s. d. 20,407 17 11 11,622 6 4 1,176 18 3 47 5 3 430 6 11 345 19 9 2,900 13 8 £ s. d. 1 18 o 272 18 6 270 13 6 163 12 11 11 13 1 830 1 5 4,128 o 3 1,745 6 11 411 12 5 1,887 3 IJ 437 12 10 3,895,543 o 3 872 15 6 3,007,650 12 6 168,143 o 4 2,59I»558 19 4 167-355 M 3 [4,311,634 13 5 1,660 1 7 175 4 7 2,276 7 11 658 19 3 183,741 3 9 4 2 ,375 4 4 8,616 2 4 182,867 I ° 42,240 18 6 8,719 4 10 1,049 7 4 2,410 13 9 555 16 9 121,885 5 6 3 7 0 188 15 10 345,360 10 6J 320 1 o 5,384 o o 1,820 6 1 12,734 6 7 223,772 13 7 345,081 1 1 J 322 7 o 5,384 o o 1,712 8 1 12,734 6 7 224,734 11 iij 122,164 14 11 1 1 o 296 13 10 2,157 13 9 1,195 15 4i 70,428 12 10 84,264 17 8 243,403 4 1 3,800,248 7 8 33,665 8 4 3,284,226 3 3 1 5,604,598 17 o j I,293,O7I O O ! 33,665 8 4 : 126,893 2 6 776 8 7 351 10 o 28,901 11 2 12,758 3 11 2,730 19 5 463.565 15 3 600 ,3,405,473 5 5 (5,607,142 10 oi| 11,683,400 o o 33,321 10 7 130,559 3 2 • 776 8 7 351 10 o 28,901 11 2 11,163 Io 2 2,730 19 5 I 415,017 9 4 ; 6' o o ! I •• 66,762 12 2 i 205,511 19 10 245,946 17 H 4,I9O,577 7 8 33,321 10 7 4,909 o 3 6,503 14 o 3I.25O 4 9 17,298 1 2 o 10 o 0 10 o 5,629 17 9 588 7 6 102 11 9 608,943 2 9 030 152 14 5 I 7,693 11 2 1,300 11 5 15 11 o 1,356 o o 597,241 9 6 ! 030' 152 H 5 7,59O 14 5 1,297 4 8 ; 15 11 o 1,356 o o 17.33 1 II o 691 4 3 105 18 6 030 1.300 2 5 92 15 4 500 26,626 14 4 J 404 16 1 14 10 o ! 7 10 o 7 16 o 7 11 3 50,840 19 5 1800 200,818 15 6 40 o 0 17,131 2 o 69 5 o 3,594 5 o 046 1,487 13 o 7.57° 2 o I 25,928 13 7 466 7 2 19 10 o 7 io o 7 16 o 7 " 3 50,855 o o 27 o 0 200,814 o ° 40 o o 17,131 2 o 47 5 o 3,650 o o 030 1,998 3 2 3i 4 3 57 16 o 900 319 13 7 43 15 5 324 9 1 1 10 o 297 o o o 13 6 3,247 o o 23 10 o 241 5 o o 18 o 1,594 l6 o 7,570 2 o 3.139 17 o o 12 6 o 12 6 300 20 2 4 1,907 17 8 844 4 0 '47 5 o 1 12 6 1 1 8 477 6 4 500 200 266 4 3 205,731 11 8 12,343 15 10 2,029 12 o 158 1 o 604 56 i o 29 10 o 100 35 o 0 201,682 17 3 1 I 8 477 6 4 800 200 262 12 11 202,664 7 ° 11,690 12 6 : 1,980 6 6 146 3 6 604 58 2 o 29 10 o 100 32 o o j 174, ie 3 4 7 ' ' 23 13 8 4,975 2 4 i>497 7 4 196 10 6 13 10 o 2 1 o 46,468 5 3 300 73,987 17 11 Totals 4.I95i58i 1 8 4>i95,58i 1 8 17.382,975 1 81 17,382,975 I s i\ [4,678,228 3 114 4,678,228 3 11J

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No. 7. Securities, &c., standing in the Name of the Postmaster-General on Account of the PostOffice Savings-Bank Fund on the 31st December, 1896.

Description of Securities, &c. Nominal Value. Value at Cost Price. Accrued Interes! on 31st Decembei 1896. £ a. d. £ 9. d. Jβ s. i. "Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1896" Debentures, 3J per cent. 250,000 0 0 250,000 0 0 2,208 9 4 Consolidated Loan 1867 Debentures, 4 per cent. 13,000 0 0 12,480 0 0 109 13 11 ; ' Consolidated Stock Act 1884 " Debentures, 4£ per cent. 1,024,813 0 0 1,024,813 0 0 4,169 7 9 " Consolidated Stock Act 1884 " Debentures, 4 per cent. 93,900 0 0 93,900 0 0 339 11 7 " Consolidated Stock Act 1884 Debentures, 3J per cent. 433,800 0 0 433,800 0 0 1,365 10 3 Defence Loan 1870 Debentures, 4 per cent. 75,000 0 0 72,000 0 0 632 17 6 Defence Loan 1870 Debentures, 4J per cent. 8,100 0 0 8,100 0 0 District Railways Purchasing Act Debentures, 4 per cent. 42,000 0 0 36,076 17 8 418 17 0 District Railways Purchasing Act Scrip, 4 per cent. 34,100 0 0 34,100 0 0 340 1 3 Greneral Purposes Loan 1873 Debentures, 4 per cent. 5,200 0 0 4,342 0 0 43 17 7 " Government Loans to Local Bodies Act 1886 " Debentures, 3J per cent. 71,000 0 0 71,000 0 0 346 5 2 Glreymouth Harbour Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 100,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 2,500 0 0 Hamilton Borough Debentures, 5} per cent. 3,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 68 14 3 Hokitika Harbour Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 •1,068 9 10 ■' Immigration and Public Works Loan Act 1870" Debentures, 4 per cent. 174,200 0 0 167,272 0 0 1,469 19 2 11 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act 1870 " Debentures, 4J per cent. 20,900 0 0 20,527 10 0 198 8 2 Imperial Guaranteed Immigration and Public Works Loan 1870 Debentures, 4 per cent. 400,000 0 0 400,000 0 0 1,315 1 4 Land for Settlements Acts, 1892 and 1894, Debentures, 4 per cent. 129,100 0 0 129,100 0 0 863 0 4 " Land for Settlements Act 1894 Debentures," 3£ per cent. 30,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 33 1 7 " Land for Settlements Act 1892 " Debentures, 4J per cent. 53,966 0 0 53,966 0 0 405 17 0 ;, Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act 1894 " Debentures, 4 per cent. 264,000 0 0 264,000 0 0 2,661 14 0 ;, Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act 1894 " Debentures, 3J per cent. 25,000 0 0 25,000 0 0 115 1 4. 11 Native Land Purchases Act 1892 " Debentures, 4£ per cent. .. 125,000 0 0 125,000 0 0 940 1 4 North Rakaia River Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 2,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 41 12 10 Oamaru Borough Consolidated Loan 1893 Debentures, 5 per cent. 13,800 0 0 13,800 0 0 345 0 0 Oamaru Harbour Bonds, 5J per cent. 32,000 0 0 32,000 0 0 737 15 1 Oamaru Harbour Advances 1887, 5 per cent. 30,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 628 15 4 Patea Harbour Board Debentures, 4J per cent. 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 225 0 0 Thames Borough Debentures, 6 per cent. 6,500 0 0 6,500 0 0 190 3 10 Thames Harbour Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 250 0 0 Treasury Bills, 3£ per cent. 367,600 0 0 367,600 0 0 Westport Harbour Board Debentures, 4J per cent. 11,000 0 0 11,000 0 0 23 15 10 Westport Harbour Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 339,200 0 0 339,200 0 0 8,480 0 0 Accrued Interest on Post Office Account 788 8 0 Totals 4,190,577 7 t 4,208,179 0 0 33,321 10 * Includes four half-; ■earl interest-] 'ments of £250; due on 11th Ma; and 11th November, 1895 and 1896.

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Table No. 8. POST-OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS. Balance-sheet for the Year ended 31st December, 1896.

Table No. 9. Return showing the Total Number of Post-Office Savings-Bank Accounts open on the 31st December, 1895, with Classified Balances, and the Number open at the end of 1896.

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Dr. £ s. d. i Cr. £ s. a. Balance to credit of depositors, 1st I Withdrawals during the year .. 2,591,558 19 4 January, 1896 .. .. .. 3,895,543 0 3 Balance to credit of depositors, 31st Deposits during the year .. .. 2,881,152 16 3' December, 1896 .. .. .. 4,311,634 13 5 Interest credited depositors .. .. 126,497 16 3 £6,903,193 12 9 £6,903,193 12 9 £6,903,193 12 9 Dr. Liabilities and Assets. Cr. £ s. d. i £ s. d. Balance to credit of depositors, 31st Securities (vide Table No. 7).. .. 4,190,577 7 8 December, 1896 .. .. .. 4,311,634 13 5 Cash in Post Office Account on 31st December, 1896 121,057 5 9 £4,311,634 13 5 £4,311,634 13 5 Dr. Profit and Loss. Cr. £ s. d. ■£ s- d. Balance forward, 1st January, 1896 ..46,468 5 3 Interest credited to depositors .. 126,497 16 S Interest received .. £168,361 6 8 1895 accrued interest written off .. 33,665 8 4 Interest accrued on 31st Paid Public Account, for expenses of December, 1896 .. 33,32110 7 management .. .. .. 7,000 0 0 . 201,682 17 3 Savings-bank profits carried to revenue .. 7,000 0 0 Balance to next account .. .. 73,987 17 11 £248,151 2 6 £248,151 2 6

Postal District. Not exceeding £20. Exceeding £20 and up to £50. Exceeding £50 and up to £100. Exceeding £100 and up to £200. Exceeding £200 and up to £300. Exceeding £300 and up to £400. Exceeding £400 and up to £500. "Si M to Total. Auckland Blenheim Christchuroh .. Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth.. Oainaru Thamea Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport 13,894 2,452 20,880 35,500 1,389 1,856 824 4,177 5,206 3,236 2,747 1,761 3,642 3,064 5,653 20,814 1,154 2,061 258 3,189 2,450 190 241 155 760 704 428 384 309 602 505 670 2,487 176 1,279 172 1,924 1,478 94 190 108 447 462 301 214 208 328 299 401 1,444 119 1,271 130 2,564 1,299 73 181 129 391 382 279 171 200 273 288 310 1,196 109 512 64 559 505 25 72 68 127 136 118 55 59 96 113 114 461 54 136 20 203 129 9 22 22 19 41 36 20 21 34 19 32 173 12 93 15 143 88 4 13 8 17 19 29 8 10 17 17 26 102 6 95 9 91 75 6 9 18 16 11 20 2 7 27 25 30 80 5 19,341 3,120 29,553 21,524 1,790 2,584 1,332 5,954 6,961 4,4i7 3,601 2,575 5,019 4,330 7,236 26,756 1,635 Totals, 1896 108,249 15,569 9,468 9,245 3,138 948 615 526 147,758 Totals, 1895 101,337 14,417 8,988 8,399 2,772 810 520 440 137,683

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Table No. 10.-SAN FRANCISCO MAIL-SERVICE. Statement showing the Number of Days occupied in the Delivery of Mails between London and the under-mentioned Places by the San Francisco Mail-service.

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Table No. 11.-PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL MAIL-SERVICE. Statement showing the Number of Days occupied in the Delivery of Mails between London and the under-mentioned Places by the Packets of the Peninsular and Oriental Lines.

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Table No. 12.-ORIENT MAIL-SERVICE. Statement showing the Number of Days occupied in the Delivery of Mails between London and the under-mentioned Places by the Packets of the Orient Line.

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Table No. 13. Table showing the Esti mated Number of Letters, Post-cards, Book-packets, Newspapers, and Parcels dealt with in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand during the Year ended 31st December, 1896.

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Table No. 14. Table showing the Number of Letters, Letter-cards, Post-cards, Packets, Newspapers, and Parcels Posted in New Zealand and the Number received from beyond the Colony.

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Table No. 15. Table showing the Number of Letters, Letter-cards, Post-cards, Books, Newspapers, and Parcels delivered by the Letter-carriers from the Post Offices within the several Postal Districts during the Year ended 31st December, 1896.

Postal Districts. Letters. Letter-cards. Post-cards. Books, &c. Newspapers. Parcels. Auckland rhames <ew Plymouth jisborne Napier .. iVanganui Wellington kelson .. iVestport Sreymouth -lokitika 31enheim Dhristchurch rimaru.. Damaru Dunedin nvercargill 2,941,807 69,041 277,281 6,507 251,801 5,909 106,631 I 2,502 519,020 I 12,180 369,574 : 8,673 I 1,962,587 46,059 I 7 6 ,43i , 4, r 4° 46,468 : 1,090 126,61s 2,971 74,362 1,745 76,244 ■ 1,789 1,525,061 35,79i 240,034 5,633 "7.499 J 2,757 1,333,731 , 31,301 392,806 9,218 "3.833 23,560 26,O2O 2,789 24,456 38,263 55,355 9,362 2,013 3,79° 3,834 4,884 8l,5IO 26,416 9,693 77.015 40,264 514,748 92,197 58,523 10,607 142,476 205,675 249,118 32,713 II,652 41,809 15,34 1 33,852 478,180 101,101 28,819 398,587 141,774 649,854 98,764 I47'»6l3 3I. O 54 110,254 I3 r ,573 452,522 83,822 23,000 50,625 55,291 50,988 352,534 61,784 25,612 358,548 150,062 2,833,900 7,867 2,6oo 1,548 i,397 9,720 3,620 18,746 2,552 1,128 2,405 834 1,086 3.917 1,318 449 4.336 1.039 Totals io,537,955 247,306 553.O57 2,557, X 72 64,562 Previous year .. 9,872,591 227,715 1,996,932 2,589,515 43,587 511,114

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Table No. 16. Comparative Table showing the Progress of the Telegraph Department during the Financial Years ended 30th June, 1866, to 30th June, 1879; 3 1st March, 1880, to 31st March, 1882; and Calendar Years ended 31st December, 1882, to 31st December, 1893.

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Table No. 16— continued. Comparative Table showing the Progress of the Telegraph Department during the Financial Years ended 30th June, 1866, to 30th June, 1879; 31st: March, 1880, to 31st March, 1882; and Calendar Years ended 31st December, 1882, to 31st December, 1893— continued.

For the Financial Years ended 31st March, 1895, to the 31st March, 1897.

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Table No. 17. Table showing the Cash Revenue derived from Private and Press Messages, the Value of Government Messages, and the Number of Messages transmitted in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand for the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1897.

Table No. 18. Return of Paid Telegrams of all Codes forwarded during the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1897, and the Revenue received.

Table No. 19. Return of the Number and Value of Telegraph Money-orders issued within the several Postal Districts during the Year ended 31st December, 1896.

Postal Districts. Revenue derived from Private and Press Messages. Value of Government Messages. Total Value of Messages of all Codes. Number of Private and Press ! Messages. Number of Govt. Messages. Total Number of Messages of all Codes. Auckland Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Thames.. Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport / s. d. 19,668 9 11J 1,632 7 3 10,950 16 -]\ 12,108 17 i^ 1,999 o 5 J 2,615 3 7 i,i34 17 if 4,942 17 3j 5,837 11 H 1,849 12 10 2,318 12 11J 1,552 19 11 5,519 2 4 I 2,184 8 3 4,560 7 2j 16,740 9 6| 1,837 4 n £ s - d. 3,519 10 8 487 1 10 1,775 13 2 1,874 7 3 397 19 8 647 4 1 308 16 4 75° o 3 898 6 1 637 18 5 702 5 11 171 7 8 842 16 II 322 13 1 849 2 IO 8,478 2 I 454 16 3 £ B. d. 23,188 o 7* 2,119 9 1 12,726 9 gj 13,983 4 4i 2,397 ° ii 3,262 7 8 i,443 13 5* 5,692 17 6J 6,735 17 3i 2,487 11 3 3,020 18 10J 1,724 7 7 6,361 19 3 2,507 1 4 5,409 10 oj 25,218 11 7j 2,292 1 2 446,617 35,283 226,153 275,257 4O,537 53,441 23,240 125,426 125,065 71,017 53,726 28,982 123,569 46,314 106,264 463,208 40,902 38,509 5,553 19,798 i8,943 4,430 5,688 2,487 7,766 10,030 7,786 6,905 i,936 8,968 3,790 9,3io 78,182 5,087 485,126 40,836 245,951 294,200 44,967 59,1^9 25,727 133,192 135,095 78,803 60,631 30,918 132,537 50,104 115,574 541,390 45,989 Totals, 1896-97 Totals, 1895-96 97,452 18 7 92,289 9 5J 23,118 2 6 25,843 II II 120,571 118,133 I I i 4i 2,285,001 1,899,632 235,168 224,579 2,520,169 2,124,211

June (uarter, 1896. Septembei Quarter, 1896. December Quarter, 1896. March Quarter, 1897. | Totals. Class of Telegrams. Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. : I " )rdinary .. Irgent )elayed 'ress .. i ( 341.419 l8,397 64,557 46,980 I 24,308 £ s - d - 30,562 19 3 451,150 2,021 15 10 22,815 2,010 13 7 * 2,328 o i 50,991 569 5 10 i 24,882 £ s. d. £ s. d. 32,315 8 64509,16132,29719 3 2,101 8 i\ 27,029 2,339 14 11 [518,241 29,002 £ »• d. 31,964 7 1 1,819,971 2,57i 5 4 97.243 64,557 2,091 5 6 198,406 677 ig 4 J 104,824 £ s. d. 127,140 14 i^ 9,034 4 it 2,010 13 7 9,521 9 o 2,483 9 1 2,840 5 1 47,617 2,261 18 4 595 o 4 26,944: 641 3 7 52,818 28,690 iureau Iross totals -ess other] lines and I credits ) 495,661 37,492 14 7 549.838 37.852 2 2 610,75137,540 16 I 628,751 37,304 17 3 12,285,001 150,190 10 1 13,514 12 3 I 14.158 4 3 '12,465 6 1 1 12,599 8 11 ; 52,737 « 6 let totals, 1896-97 let totals, 1895-96 495,661 23,978 2 4 j 549.838 |2O,548 O 4i ; 456,957 23.693 17 II 6io,75ij25,o75 10 o 628,751 24,705 8 4 2,285,001 97,452 18 7 445.213 22,138 2 IOJ 496,06424,287 19 7 [501.398 25.315 6 7411,899,632 92,289 9 5I I * " Dela: 'ed " telegrams ?ere abolished as from 3i*t May, 1896;

Districts. Number. Telegraph Commission. Value of Orders. Auckland .. Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Thames Timarii WanganUi .. Wellington Westport .. 6,691 662 2,031 1,926 998 I ,112 355 880 2,450 53° 943 253 3.O29 406 2,146 5.456 992 £ »' d. 334 " ° 33 2 o IOI II O 96 6 o 49 18 o 55 12 o 17 15 o 44 o o 122 IO O 26 IO O 47 3 o 12 13 o 151 9 o 20 6 o 107 6 o 272 16 o 49 12 o £ *• d. 3 r .°33 : 3 7 2 i°93 X 9 5 7,642 1 9 6.897 3 8 3,467 3 10 3.951 14 7 1,122 4 2 2.898 17 7 9.155 3 11 1,811 15 9 2,802 10 7 719 8 o 11,408 8 o 1,206 19 n 6.431 14 7 18,001 7 3 2,973 10 3 Totals, 1896 3O,86o 1,543 o o 113,617 16 10 Totals, 1895 •• 25,856 1,292 16 o 95.546 9 10

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Table No. 20. Return showing the Capital Cost, Working-expenses, and Revenue of the Telephone Exchanges, Year by Year, from the Date of their Establishment.

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Table No. 21. Return of the Cost of Maintenance of Telegraph Lines for the Year ended 31st March, 1897.

Table No. 22. Statement showing the Expenditure on, and the Cost of, Telegraph Construction during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1897.

District. No. of Miles. Travellingexpenses of Linemen and Inspectors. Extra Labour. Cost of Salaries of T ,. , r t Material used Linemen lotaicost for and Bepairs. Inspectors. Maintenance. Auckland Wellington .. Nelson Canterbury .. Otago P. and T. stores Cables 1,604 J 1.522J 857^ 847J 1,452| £ s. a. 884 7 7 1,011 17 1 591 0 5 769 12 2 716 9 5 27 6 4 25 2 6 £ s. d. 780 16 6 1,469 2 3 845 15 7 1,439 7 8 547 12 11 245 1 5! 361 1 9 I £ s. d.| £ s. d. £ s. d. 842 11 4 2,263 6 8 4,771 2 1 2,184 11 10 2,660 0 0| 7,325 11 2 690 17 2 1,555 0 0 3,682 13 2 4,470 15 3! 1,480 16 8 8,160 11 9 879 18 11 1,343 0 0 3,487 1 3 221 18 11 ! .. 494 6 8 288 16 9 .. 675 1 0 Totals C,284| 4,025 15 6 5,688 18 1 9,579 10 21 9,302 3 4 28,596 7 1

Line. Expenditure. ! l Material from Stores. Total Expenditure during the Year. Telephone exchanges New copper wires,— Auckland-Taupo Auckland-Paeroa Wanganui-New Plymouth Wanganui-Napier Napier-Taupo Napier-Wairoa Hutt-Hastings Blenheim-Kaikoura ... Kaikoura-Christchurch Greymouth-Beefton ... Dunedin-Waitaki Wheatstone instruments, — Wellington ... Dunedin Cape Maria Van Dieinen Te Aroha-Katikati Taupiri-Huntly Upper Kuaotunu Puriri... Waikino loop ... Lichfield „ Maungataupere Whangarei-Poroti Hikurangi-Whakapara ... Maungakaramea Totara North ... Hukerenui extension Waipapakauri extension... Ormond-Waimata Ellerslie Eacecourse Herbertville-Wimbledon Wallingford Dannevirke-Weber and Wimbledon Waikanae extension Whenuakura extension ... Hutt-Taita Bell Block Marton-Eata ... £ s. d. 2,799 12 10 £ s. d. 6,391 14 5 £ s. d. 9,191 7 3 370 7 3 250 3 3 312 3 8 77 6 6 378 6 3 360 18 6 2 2 3 18 10 0 18 3 11 61 7 5 1,021 7 4 269 16 1 11 11 4 14 2 3 388 11 2 311 10 8 1,333 11 0 347 2 7 389 17 7 '375 0 9 2 2 3 928 0 1 395 8 6 475 19 3 39 12 8 132 12 11 35 1 8 909 10 1 395 8 6 343 6 4 4 11 0 174 11 10 165 19 9 174 11 10) 165 19 9 3 15 7 5 0 0 12 6 53 3 4 7 10 15 14 7 0 10 6 0 19 0 530 11 2 3 13 8 283 18 5 116 2 9> 256 19 5 6 7 7 274 8 11 38 13 a 77 16 3. 9 19 8 4 16 4 14 3. 64 11 0 44 9 6 37 13 3 50 15 9 68 17 5 227 0 11 325 7 4 3 15 7 5 0 0 12 6 23 18 3 0 16 8 12 0 0 10 6 29 5 1 6 19 6 7 2 7 299 15 9 3 13 8 150 19 10 29 12 4 116 9 3 15 6 183 5 7 0 19 0 230 15 5 132 18 7 86 10 5 140 10 2 5 2 1 91 3 4 38 13 8 27 11 6 7 2 3 50 4 9 2 17 5 4 16 4 14 3 27 19 9 8 6 5 13 8 8 16 11 7 33 8 7 104 10 9 181 5 11 36 11 3 36 3 1 24 4 7 34 4 2 35 8 10 122 10 2 144 1 5 Koputarua Maharahara extension Pahiatua, Mangahao, and Ballance 4—F. 1.

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Table No. 22 — continued. Statement showing the Expenditure on, and the Cost of, Telegraph Construction during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1897 — continued.

Approximate Oost Of Paper, —Preparation, not yivmi; printing (1,775 copies), i's2 10b. , ..

'By Authority: Johh Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB97. •■-■-■'"' i $ -, ;•• . ... ; ■■ -.

Line. Expenditure. aterial from Stores. fotal Expendituri during the Year. Pahiatua, Ngaturi, and Makuri Aohanga ... ... ... Mangaweka Plimmerton Worser Bay Berhampore Martinborough ... Hukanui ... ... Blenheim-Port Underwood Nelson-Wakapuaka No. 3 Birchfield Hinde's Ferry ... Kumara railway-wire Old John's Okarito Burke's Pass-Tekapo Springfieki-Bealey Woolston ... ... ... • ... Ohoka Christchurch Baceeourse Timaru ... Closeburn ... .... Orepuki-Puysegur Point Cambrian's-Beck's Lumsden-Queenstown ... '.. Oamaru—Georgetown ...-n - Mornington ... ... ' Clinton-Gore ... Hillgrove-Moeraki North-east Harbour Maori Point Opoho Bureau ... Bullendale Kurow-Otiake ... ... ... Clarksville Waikoikoi Kurow ... ... Caversham Bureau ... ... .... £ s. d. 402 1 7 9 0 0 144 11 6 12 9 8 1 12 0 1 12 0 £ s. d. 329 8 4 7 U ? 127 15 4 54 18 10 18 2 9 6 8 8 7 7 2 £ s. d. 731 9 11 16 12 8 272 6 10 67 8 6 19 14 9 8 0 8 7 7 2 0 12 6 2 14 6 4 6 3 5 19 5 71 17 6 23 18 4 2 16 3 1,002 8 7 536 6 7 326 11 0 15 14 8 14 19 7 100 19 5 5 19 0 6 12 2 3 0 0 154 2 5 1,085 17 0 65 7 7 15 0 415 5 2 39 8 4 13 6 1 10 10 4 16 19 9 35 8 10 74 12 3 6 8 10 0 7 0 0 15 10 13 10 6 0 12 6 2 14 6 2 4 0 2 2 3 5 19 5 33 19 6 23 18 4 2 16 3 190 6 6 211 19 4 150 6 5 11 14 8 14 19 7 90 16 6 5 19 0 37 18 0 812 2 1 324 7 3 176 4 7 4 0 0 10 2 11 6 12 2 3 0 0 100 15 9 690 10 10 56 19 8 15 0 213 15 0 81 1 7 8 11 0 3 14 0 15 0 14 0 3 53 6 8 395 6 2 8 8 4 201 10 2 8 6 9 4 15 1 7 9 0 16 4 9 21 8 7 74 12 3 6 8 10 0 7 0 0 15 10 13 10 6 9,082 55 5,636 1 6 5 6 4 2 13,128 8 9 22,210 10 55 6 5,636 5 3 4 .2 Cook Strait cable No. 2 ... Purchase of 40 knots cable .,, , Purchase of material, &c 14,773 13 0 22,017 15 11 27,902 1 9 Total expenditure to 31st March, 1896 36,791 8 11 734,559 12 11 /Total cost of lines I Auriv JftPfl 97 Total expenditure out of Public Works Fund to 31 st March, 1897 £771,351 1 10 £27,902 1 9

POST & TELEGRAPH MAP NORTH ISLAND. NEW ZEALAND

POST & TELEGRAPH MAP MIDDLE ISLAND. NEW ZEALAND.

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NORTH ISLAND NEW ZEALAND Map shewing Telegraph and Telephone Lines 31st MARCH 1897.

MIDDLE ISLAND NEW ZEALAND Map shewing Telegraph and Telephone Lines 31st MARCH 1897.