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Table No. 25. TABLE showing REVENUE, EXPENDITURE, &c., of the Postal Department in the Province of Canterbury, in 1868.

as ft a ft ft O Totals Received and Despatched. Mail Services. Expenditure. Revenue. PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY. Letters. Newspapers. Weight of Newspapers in lbs. I fl-2 Mode of Conveyance. Number of times weekly. Cost of Conveyance. Salaries. Contingencies. Expenditure. Revenue. Trunk Lines, — ■ £ s. d. I. Northern — Christchurch to Kowai Kowai to Hurunui Hurunui to Hawkeswood II. Southern — Christchurch to Selwyn Selwyn to Waitaki III. Western— Christchurch to Hokitika £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 5 2 2 90,323 9,789 8,630 21,326 6,648 1,947 3,999 1,246 365 27 25 49 Coach ,, 6 3 1 I 366 13 4 302 0 0 13 17 4 632 10 8 932 9 6 3 11 12,407 132,619 2,265 42,823 425 8,029 23 134 Railway Coach 6 3 Prov. Govt. 2,000 0 0 45 0 0 385 0 0 1 0 10 12 1 6 46 0 10 2,397 1 0 106 3 9 1,143 15 0 9 15,781 4,780 896 150 ,, 2 2,000 0 0 25 0 0 0 15 0 2,025 15 0 136 10 1 Branches, — 24,266 1,817 1,387 5,236 8,592 2,285 807 4,160 2,867 925 702 451 4,422 940 911 1,572 4,550 341 260 982 1,611 428 151 780 537 173 132 84 829 176 171 295 Railway Horse Coach Horse Coach Cart Horse Coach Horse 12 6 3 1 6 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 Prov. Govt. 65 0 0 40 0 0 100 0 0 70 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 35 0 0 110 0 0 100 0 0 160 0 0 31 4 0 350 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 0 80 0 0 123 0 0 70 0 0 490 0 0 30 0 0 12 0 0 20 0 0 40 0 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 30 0 0 5 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 72 0 0 10 0 0 7 2 9 0 2 6 0 10 9 905 7 5 77 17 10 51 0 5 64 18 11 308 12 10 113 3 1 21 5 0 196 18 10 41 5 6 36 15 7 22 9 4 17 15 0 227 1 2 29 7 0 7 13 9 53 17 7 I. Christchurch to Lyttelton II. „ Addington III. „ Ferry Road IV. Selwyn to Snowdon V. Kaiapoi to Rangiora VI. Rangiora to Oxford VII. Kaiapoi to Eyreton VIII. Christchurch to Southb ridge IX. Ashburton to Mount Sorners X. Orari to Upper Rangitata XL Timaru to Lake Tekapo XII. Christchurch to TaiTupu(lately called Clanricarde) XIII. Lyttelton to Akaroa XIV. Pigeon Bay to O'Kain's Bay XV. Lyttelton to Port Levy XVI. „ Little River XVII. Boating Services at Lyttelton XVIII. Railway „ Christchurch 2 3 1 3 1 3 1 5 1 1 2 2 5 2 1 3 104,973 9,032 5,916 7,531 35,987 13,123 2,466 22,835 4,845 4,153 2,605 2,058 27,535 3,403 891 6,251 9 2 43 6 22 12 32 40 10 70 12 30 10 9 32 0 10 6 0 2 6 1 10 3 497 2 9 95 2 6 52 10 9 120 0 0 110 0 0 65 10 6 45 2 6 66 10 3 115 0 0 120 0 0 170 0 0 41 4 0 423 17 0 50 12 3 50 0 0 105 13 3 123 0 0 70 0 0 ,, ... Coach Boat and horse Foot Boat and horse Horse 117 0 0 12 3 25 0 0 0 13 3 Country Mail Services —Totals ... Chief Office, Christchurch 68 1 523,152 452,583 141,129 433,599 26,460 81,299 749J 5,880 17 4 1,551 0 0 2,241 2 1 40 16 5 429 3 4 7,472 13 9 2,670 5 5 4,494 7 7 4,031 11 9 Totals for the Province 69 975,735 574,728 107,759 749J 5,880 17 4 3,792 2 1 469 19 9 10,142 19 2 8,525 19 4