E.—No. 13

STEAM MAIL SERVICE BETWEEN AUCKLAND AND SYDNEY.

RETURN showing the COST of the MAIL SERVICE between AUCKLAND and SYDNEY, the number of Letters that have been conveyed by that route during the six months ended 30th June, 1867, and the average cost per Letter.

To and from England. To and froi Australia. Totals Received and Despatched. Cost of Service per Annum. Average Cost per Letter Despatched. Average Cost per Letter Received. Despatched. Received. Despatched. Received. £ £ s. d. £ s. d. January 414 6,363 0 5 2| 0 0 8i Eebruary 204 5,242 1,486 1,449 16,049 0 6 9| 0 0 10 March ... 206 685 0 6 9^ 0 4 0| April ... 306 539 0 6 0 0 4 11 May ... 379 596 1,466 1,279 5,398 0 5 5f 0 4 7| June ... 242 591 5,700 0 7 1| 0 4 8 Totals 1,751 14,016 2,952 2,728 21,447 5,700 0 6 2* 0 3 8* Supplementary Retuen of the Ntjmbeb of Lettees sent from Auckland for England, via Otago and Suez, during the Six Months ended 30th June, 1867. January ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,908 February ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,434 March ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,438 April ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,289 May ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,682 June ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,998 Total ... ... ... ... ... 9,749 General Post Office, Wellington, 11th September, 1867.