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Table No. 23. TABLE showing the REVENUE, EXPENDITURE, &c, of the POST OFFICE in the Postal District of WELLINGTON in 1871.

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NEW ZEALAND POSTAL SERVICE.

t Total Received and Despatched. Weight of Letters Books and Books and Newspapers. Newspapers in lbs. Mail Services. Expenditure. T( .TAL. MAIL SERVICES. I I . 1 o S O ft SO 5.s Mode of Conveyance. Number of Times Weekly. Cost of Conveyance. I Contingencies. I Expenditure. Salaries. Revenue. Trunk Lines : £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ a. A. I. North-Western : Wellington to Patea... 14 172,596 71,470 13,402 150 Coach 2 1,650 0 0 487 IS 4 57 1! 11 2,195 13 3 I | 1,293 2 8 II. North-Western : Wellington to Porirua 4 7,112 1,932 362 12 a G Nil. 18 15 0 0 10 0 19 5 0 14 17 11 III. North-Eastern : Wellington to Taita ... 11 j) 6 10 0 1 0 0 IV. North-Eastern : Wellington to Upper Hutt ... 3 25,005 5,670 1,063 20 )) 6 0 2 6 71 0 0 10 0 72 2 6 93 1 6 V. North-Eastern : Wellington to Masterton 7 63,704 21,723 4,698 04 )) 2 245 0 0 78 0 0 2 0 0 325 0 0 350 5 10 VI. North-Eastern : Masterton to Castle Point ... 4 11,154 4,430 831 34 Hovee 1 75 0 0 34 0 0 10 0 110 0 0 75 5 8 Branches: 1,835 344 64 Cart 22 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 I. Wellington to Makara ... 2 32 1 0 3 2 9 2 71 II. Wanganui to Turakina ... 1 5,103 351 66 13 Coach 6 48 10 0 0 5 0 48 15 0 30 0 0 III. Eoxton to Palmerston ... 1 1,079 278 52 20 Horse 1 50 0 0 0 10 0 50 10 0 22 14 0 IV. Masterton to Alfredton ... 1 82 27 5 30 a i 30 0 0 0 5 0 30 5 0 2 0 0 V. Hutt to Wainuiomata ... 1 j 1,289 452 85 8 >> 2 25 0 0 0 5 0 25 5 0 7 3 10 VI. Wellington to Ohariu ... 1 543 138 26 15 Cart 2 10 0 0 0 10 10 1 0 1 14 0 Country Mail Services —Totals... I ! ! ! i I ! 39 289,502 106,821 20,658 i ... 2,131 12 6 724 13 4 63 11 11 2,919 17 9 1,893 18 2 Cijief Post Office, Wellington 1 441,283 393,277 73,739 1,450 19 7 2S3 10 0 1,734 9 7 22,146 11 10 Totals i j __ ■10 730,785 500, 098 94, 397 2,131 12 6 2,175 12 11 347 1 11 4,654 7 4 24,040 10 0