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ZEALAND MAIL SERVICE.

M.-— RETURN shi iwing the number of LI 1TTEBS despatched from the sev year closing 31at December, 186 iral Chief Post Offices in New Zealand, for tin 1. WITH >UT T] :e colony. WIT] TN THE COLONY. GENER. TOTALS. FROM United Kingdom. Australian Colonies. Other Places Total Foreign. Other Provinces of Now Zealand. Offices within the Province. Total Inland 1864. 1863. Auckland 121,522 45,853 5,849 173,224 73,836 284,219 358,055 631,279 322,595 New Plymouth 10,121 5,307 265 15,693 27,827 27,827 43,520 32,701 Wellington .. 22,258 7,567 598 30,423 45,507 63,621 109,128 139,551 113,888 Napier 8,951 1,839 1 10,791 19,754 30,140 49,894 60,685 48,717 Nelson 13,299 6,209 2,161 21,669 42,710 29,336 7i,046 93,715 83,601 Picton 5,239 4,023 100 9,362 35,873 81,743 67,616 76,978 34,067 Christchurch .. 78.445 20,011 1,103 99,559 61,644 239,635 301,279 400,838 312,212 Dunedin.. 109,011 113,502 4,158 226,671 114,074 412,121 412,121 638,792 600,889 Invercargill .. 23.891 27,995 531 52,417 34,Zf5 48,329 83,074 135,491 10G.7G5 Totals .. 39?,737 232,306 14,766 639,809 455,970 11,139,144 1,481,(140 2,120,849 1,715,435 Note.—The Auck' Imperial and of militar land and Ni •y settlers; rw Plymoutl that of Pioti li Returns ; on by a rui ire greatly a ;b of the mil iffected by ling papula the presen ition. le of a largi military force, both

M.— RETURN showing the number of NEWSPAPERS despal for the year closing 31st I ;ched from the several Chief Post Officris in New Zealand •ecember, 1864. WITHOUT THE COLONY. WITHIN THE COLONY. GENERA totals. FROM United Kingdom. Australian Colonies. Other Places Total Foreign. Other Provinces of New Zealand. Offices within {Total the Inland Provinces. 1864. 1-63. Auckland 169,171 46,840 6,078 222,089 114.609 476,754 591,363 813,452 453,535 Now Plymouth 8.942 2,576 234 11,752 10,902 10,902 22,654 19.338 Wellington .. 35,852 9,866 771 44,489 47,864 125.200 173,064 219,553 209,6*2 Napier 7,020 1,046 2,264 8.066 10,-34 47,820 58,054 66,120 56,777 I Nelson 52,664 7,175 63,085 51,490 47,039 98,529 m,6l4 1J9.787 Picton .. 6,824 2,544 48 9,416 19,967 44,264 64,231 73,647 37 268 Christchurch .. 115,258 16,616 1,712 133,586 61,903 181,832 213,735 377,321 362.154 Dunedin.. 189,923 118,206 1,982 310,111 99,86? 270,93 s 370,806 680,917 549,869 | Invercargill .. 20,885 23,151 378 44,414 21,665 65, 89. 87,154 131,568 105,124 | Totals .. 2,o4G,84« 1.923,544 606,539 228,020 | i 13.467 849,008 438,502 1.269,336 1,697,838 Note.—The causes affeet the newspapers. i which atfei :t the letters despatehc od from Auckland, Nev Plymouth, and Picton would also partially G. ELIOTT EL OTT, Seen itary, General Post Office.