I.— An Account showing the Amounts chargeable on the Australian Colonies and New Zealand on account of the Mail Pae ending 31st December, 1861. ket ervice or ear A. B. C. D. E. P. G. H. Colonies. Service bet wecu Southampton ami Point de Galle. Service between Point dc Galle and King George's Sound, Service between Service between Kg. George's Sound Melbourne and and Melbourne. Sydney. Moiety of Cost LKgyp*!" Transit, J 0 f I Kate on JS e wspapers Mail Boxes. Q t .via . Southampton. ., • , „ -p, Proportion of Cost Moiety ot Expense * <• m charge of Mails. Dovcr and CaJais Total. Victoria New South Wales ... South Australia New Zealand Tasmania Queensland Western Australia.. £ 7,427 2,68S 1,221 2,456 603 465 192 .5. 1 12 4 11 4 17 8 d. 2 2 3 3 6 10 10 £ 20,826 7,539 3,132 6,888 1,691 1,300 539 s. 1 16 8 9 8 12 d. 10 9 1 5 10 3 5 £ s. 9,560 18 3,463 5 3,164 7 777 4 600 5 d. 3 4 5 2 4 ! £ s. 3,612 17 3,301 0 626 2 d. 3 3 5 £ 616 223 101 203 50 38 15 ,250 s. 10 8 12 18 1 13 19 0 d. 0 0 t; 6 £ 1,128 516 280 672 199 100 52 3,250 s. 10 9 2 1 3 17 15 0 1 4 4 10 8 7 0 £ 159 57 26 52 12 9 4 322 s. d. £ 14 98 11 8 35 4 5 10 12 3 32 18 1 8 19 7 6 2 5 2 10 0 200 s. 12 14 5 12 0 3 11 0 d. 11 2 2 7 3 9 2 0 £ 40,122 18,136 5,081 16,771 3,342 3,154 807 s. 17 15 4 12 2 8 9 d. 4 3 9 0 5 4 11 15,058 0 o 42,223 19 7 17,572 0 6 I 7,539 19 11 1,250 0 0 1 3,250 0 0 87,416 10 o K.—Account Current for the Year ending 31st, December, 1861, in continuation of that rendered for the year 1863. Dr. C r . Colonies. I Balance shown on Amount chargeable account to for 1864 31st Dec, 1803. by above Statement. Total. Colonies. Itcmittances. I Colonics. Itcmittances. Branch Packet Service. Balance to TYitat 31st Dec, 1861, 10TAL' Victoria New South AVales ... South Australia New Zealand Tasmania Queensland AVestern Australia... •" .... . • J6 s. d. j £ ». d. 151,385 2 2 ; 40,122 17 4 22,730 13 9 ! 18,136 15 3 6,785 7 8 j 5,081 4 9 ' 39,425 0 1 16,771 12 0 16,147 8 11 3,312 2 5 3,393 IS 8 3,154 8 4 1,189 7 0. 807 9 11 £ s. 191,507 19 10,867 0 11,866 12 56,196 12 19.4S9 11 6,548 7 1,996 10 d. 6 0 5 1 O 11 . ' i £ s. d. I 1863 ,.. , . r 57,214 3 2 ! 6th June. Vlctona I 50,000 0 0i 23rd June. New South AVales ... 22,730 13 9 27th Nov. Q •' _ A .,. (| 581 17 4 19th Aug. South Australia ... ( m 4 ( . 20th No ° New Zealand 7,350 0 0 20th Nov. Tasmania Queensland 3,393 18 8 10th Nov. AVestern Australia j 141,943 17 5 £ } | 2,575 0 I 3,201 19 I 5,836 19 I d. 0 0 0 £ s. d.\ £ s. 84,293 16 4 191,507 19 18,136 15 3 40,867 9 8,036 10 7 11,866 12 48,816 12 1 56,196 12 16,227 12 4 19,489 11 3,154 8 4 6,548 7 1,996 16 11 1,996 16 180,692 11 10 328,473 8 d. 6 0 5 1 4 0 11 3 241,056 18 3 87,416 10 0 328,473 8 3 180,692 11 10 328,473 8 3 General Post Office, 23rd February, (Signed) EEANK TVES SCUDAMOEE, Receiver and Accountant General. V 864.