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Table No. 19. RETURN showing the Number of LETTERS received and despatched at the several Chief Post Offices in New Zealand for the Tear closing 31st Decembeb, 1866 RECEIVED.

Without tiie Colony. Within the Colony. Australian Colonies. Offices within the Provinces. General Totals. United Kingdom. Oilier Places. Total. Other Provinces. Total. i Auckland Tahanaki Hawke's Bay ... Wellington ... Marlborougii... Canterbury ... Otago Southland 114,176 9,006 9,339 37,177 14,490 3,996 89,839 86,783 14,538 31,410 2,897 2,481 13,591 13,482 1,455 66,814 51,798 9,189 5,284 4-1 424 445 150,870 11,947 11,820 51,192 28,417 5,451 156,750 144,191 23,823 584,461 87,081 29,170 29,659 117,893 49,392 49,901 209,590 136,628 26,321 735,635 200,994 1,588 47,120 101,478 26,473 8,765 368,512 300,534 29,228 288,075 30,758 76,779 219,371 75,865 58,666 578,102 437,162 55,549 438,945 42,705 88,599 270,563 104,282 61,117 734,852 581,353 79,372 97 5,610 96 Totals 379,344 193,117 12,000 1,084,692 1,820,327 2,404,788 Table No. 20. DESPATCHED. Without tiie Colony. Within toe Colony. General Totals. United Kingdom. Australian Colonies. Other Places. Total. Other Provinces. Offices within the Provinces. Total. : I Auckland T.vhanaki Hawke's Bat ... Wellington ... Nelson ■ Marlborough ... Canterbury ... Otago ... Southland 91,421 10,355 11,399 40,903 13,884 4,485 94,984 89,360 14,110 28,722 3,134 2,741 16,317 8,703 1,533 73,481 52,552 9,426 1,138 23 62 1,205 31 29 520 10,754 454 121,281 13,512 14,202 58,425 22,018 6,047 168,985 152,606 23,990 100,898 26,768 26,945 110,883 57,293 48,582 176,557 145,039 24,902 717,867 218,434 3,005 46,987 84,680 35,918 2,801 326,178 302,156 31,104 319,332 29,773 73,932 195,563 93,211 51,383 502,735 447,195 59,006 440,613 43,285 88,134 253,988 115,829 57,430 671,720 599,861 82,996 Totals 370,901 196,609 14,216 581,726 1,054,203 ■2,130