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Table No. 18— (continued). COMP lKATIVE TABLE, &c. Letters. News: ■APERS. Province. Revenue. Eeceived. Despatched. Received. Despatched. MAELBOBOrGH— £ s. d. 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 206 12 7 294 11 4 347 6 2 843 13 7 853 17 6 794 4 0 14,500 12,800 40,967 83,990 59,507 64,117 14,171 12,334 34,067 76,978 62,672 57,430 16,480 7,895 40,526 108,658 62,212 78,335 5,591 10,289 37,268 67,778 73,354 65,41!) Canterbury— 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1806 1,049 11 4 1,563 11 6 2,052 15 8 2,790 1 5 4,016 16 7 5,498 18 1 7,326 15 9 10,158 1 9 14,342 11 10 50,954 53,616 73,109 130,500 215,742 317,011 378,585 472,284 734,852 22,582 60,675 72,881 130,899 234,459 312,212 400,838 486,007 671,720 41,392 61,214 91,478 124,485 181,881 405,404 307,616 381,360 512,138 27,161 ■48,817 66,951 138,001 198,500 362,15t 384,090 480,238 597,220 Otago— 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 546 8 8 902 7 5 1,489 3 10 3,508 11 5 9,319 9 2 14,324" 2 7 14,273 0 7 12,611 18 1 12,030 6 10 20,477 36,249 62,168 153,354 360,246 693,496 678,349 588,545 581,353 21,786 39,207 62,916 154,201 389,231 660,889 638,792 568,001 599,861 23,742 30,902 42,418 69,692 187,132 368,449 459,095 439,733 470,820 28,229 41,099 63,175 114,433 310,883 549,869 680,917 551,303 561,341 I i Southland — 112 11 3 828 14 0 2,482 7 5 2,741 17 10 2,012 7' 4 1,894 17 1 13,500 31,104 100,331 126,473 93,396 79,372 14,796 33,007 106,765 135,491 102,321 82,996 13,636 32,751 110,632 142,903 111,660 89,806 4,444 23,947 105, m 131,568 79,920 80,525 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 Chatham Islands — 1863 1864 1865 186G 3 0 0 7 19 5 9 9 812 11 4 Totals— 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 6,024 5 8 7,812 19 1 10,068 13 11 14,108 8 8 22,710 14 3 32,329 1 11 39,302 4 4 46,475 9 3 49,598 4 9 254,605 337,947 434,320 603,209 1,021,735 1,G87,945 2,051,265 2,208,285 2,404,788 228,251 369,923 456,049 633,559 1,100,497 1,715,303 2,099,877 2,235,188 2,353,856 346,603 406,562 471,664 630,436 854,786 1,474,125 1,758,271 1,809,583 1,959,528 337,745 432,823 557,692 797,915 1,209,337 1,923,544 2,547,746 2,397,409 2,413,511