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APPENDIX.

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NEW ZEALAND MAIL SERVICE.

ABSTRACT OF INLAND MATL CONTRACTS 1864—65. No. Province. Miles to be travelled in the Tear. Tearly Amount of Contracts. 1 Southland . 2 Otago . . . . . 3 Canterbury . . . . . 4 Marlborough . 5 Nelson . 6 Wellington . 7 Auckland . 8 Hawke's Bay ... 52,400 254,824 107,332 37,050 2C.KU 35,728 111,436 45,406 £ 3,430 16,501 5,704 1,507 r>?,< 886 2,210 S39 s. 0 0 0 14 0 o 4 2 d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Miles to be travelled in the Tear throughout the Colony Total Amount of Contracts .... 670,280 £31,632 0 0 Average rate of Cost per Mile throughout the Colony, Hid. per Mile. G. ELIOTT ELIOTT, Secretary, P.G.O. COMPA ]> AT!VE STATEMENT OF INLAND MAIL CONTRACTS IN THE COLONT OF . NEW ZEALAND FOE THE FINANCIAL TEAES 1861-2, 1862-3, 1863-4, 1864-5. Fo. Piwinces. Gross Sums paid for Mail Contracts in the Financial Tears 1802-;) 1863-4. 1 84-5. I 2 8 4 5 6 7 8 <) Southland Otago Canterbury Marlborough Nelson Wellington Taranaki Auckland Hawke's Bay . £ *. 11. 3,272 0 0 1,743 0 0 475 0 0 256 0 0 613 0 0 £ s. u. 2,400 0 0 17,207 0 0 2,866 10 0 69o 0 0 300 0 0 504 0 0: £ &. d. 4,700 0 0 16,327 4 0 3,367 8 0 770 0 0 334 0 0 645 0 0 £ h. d. 3,430 0 0 16,501 0 OT 0 5,704 0* 0 1,507 14 524 0 0 886 0 0 2,025 14." 0 538 0 0 1,559 17" 0 652 0 0 1,494 16" 0 788 0 0 2,240 4" 0 839 2 0 Toti Js £8,922 14 0 26,299 7 0 28,426 S o 31,632 0 0 G. ELIOT* ELI(X Secretai 'a. p. o.