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Table No. 4. COMPARATIVE TABLE of the Atehaoe Number of Lettehs and Newspapers to each Person in the United Kingdom, Victoria, New South "Wales, and New Zealand, in One Tear. The United Kingdom, 1865.* Victoria, 1865. New Soctii Waxes, 18G5. New Zealand, 1866. Population. Number of Letters delivered. Number of Books and Newspapers delivered. Average Number of Letters to each person. Average Number of Books and Newspapers to each person. Population. Number of Letters. Number of Newspapers. Average Number of Letters to each person. Average Number of Newspapers to each person. Population. Number of Letters. Number of Newspapers. Average Number to each person. Average Number of Nempapcrs to each person. Population. Number of Letters. Number of Newspapers. Average Number of Letters to each person. Average Number of Newspapers to each person. I 29,915,877 It 1025 208,000 4,758,641 4,373,039 22-9 21720,467,007 97,252,766 21 3-25 638,988 6,037,520 12 9-45 411,388 5,773,952 4,218,195 Table No. 5. COMPAEATIVE TABLE of the Average Number of Letters and Newspapers to each Person in the different Provinces of New Zealand, in 18G6. ArCKLA>"D. Tabakaki. Hawke's Bat. Wellington. Nelson. Marlbobough. Cantekbttet. Otago. Southland. Number \ of Letters I to each person. ! Number of Newspapers to each person. Number of Lett era to each person. Number of Newspapers to each person. Number of Letters to each person. Number of Newspapers to each person. Number of Letters to each person. Number of Newspapers to each person. Number of Letters to each person. Number of Newspapers to each person. Number of Letters to each person. Number of Newspapers to each person. Number of Letters to each person. Number of Newspapers to each person. Number 5?*" of Letters "f>Mvito each W"? to person. , cach * I person. Number of Letters to each person. Number of Newspapers to each person. 18-53 1873 19189 30 32 24'4 23 16 2527 20 24-8 ! 21 19 82 26 22-5 23 * The Return for the United Kingdom is for Letters and Newspapers delivered only. Those for the Colonies are for delivered and despatched. To make the comparison a fair one, the number of Letters and Newspapers for the United Kingdom should be doubled.