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Table No. 24. TABLE showing the Revenue, Expenditure, &c., of the Post Office in the Postal District of Marlborough in 1873.

Table No. 23, TABLE showing the Revenue, Expenditure, &c., of the Post Office in the Postal District of Nelson in 1873.

-j Total deceived and Des; latched. Maii Services Expenditure. Total. d II 5.5 __ I Mail Services. Weight of Books and Newspapers in lbs. Number of Times Weekly. Letters. Books and Newspapers. Mode of Conveyance. Cost of Conveyance. Salaries. Contingencies. Expenditure. Revenue. Trunk Lines: £ s. d. 125 o o 120 o o 62 10 o £ s. d. 57 o ° 63 o o 10 o o £ s- d. 7 7 1 7 15 " o 11 11 189 7 1 190 15 11 73 1 " £ s. d. 123 17 5 115 19 o 8 17 10 I. Nelson to Riwaka ... ... ... II. Nelson to Foxhill III. Foxhill to Sherry River 6 2 27,034 25,116 I,9 25 7.898 6,929 r>953 I,3l6 I.IS6 325 36 24 29 Coacii Horse 2 6 1 Branches : I. Lower Moutere to Nga Timoti II. Upper Moutere to Thorpe III. Spring Grove to Waimea West IV. Nelson to Wakapuaka V. Collingwood to Bedstead Gully VI. Nelson to Wharf ... I I I 2 1,786 ■ 588 3.198 2,i77 718 125 828 1,152 119 2O 138 192 7 6 3 12 .. »> ». 2 1 3 2 20 O O 10 o o 20 o o 500 500 I2OO 800 0 10 8 038 1 12 3 o 13 6 25 10 8 15 3 8 33 12 3 32 13 6 25 o o 38 o o 8 5 5 2 13 7 14 15 6 10 1 2 Spring Cart As required 24 o o 15 o o 38 o o 10 o o .. Seaborne : I. Nelson to Golden Bay ... ... II. Westport, &c, and Branches ... ... 6 ii 20,800 108,477 5.551 107,824 925 52 no Vessel Coach, horse, and foot Coach, boat, and horse * 996 o o 40 o o 44i 5 ° 699 98 5 6 46 9 9 i,535 IO 6 96 2 o 698 9 o t III. Greymouth Services ... ... 12 72,430 58,797 9,479f 68J + 732 9 11 3" 13 4 79 12 o 1.123 13 3 471 8 o Country Mail Services— Totals ... Chief Post Office, Nelson ... ... 49 i 263,531 242,384 I9I.77S 205,697 29,071! 34.284 3581 2, 162 19 II 962 18 4 910 o o 203 2 3 99 15 o 3,329 o 6 1,009 15 o 1,550 8 11 1.479 i7 9 Totals ... ... 5° 5°5>9i5 397.472 63>35Si 358f 2,162 19 II 1,872 18 4 302 17 3 4.338 15 6 3,030 6 8 - '"_ ,i * As opportunity offers. t Daily, bi-weekly, and weekly.

Trunk Lines : I. Blenheim to Picton ... II. Picton to Havelock ... HI. Havelock to Nelson... IV. Blenheim to Hawkswood V. Blenheim to Renwicktown VI. Blenheim to Wairau Valley ... 2 2 80,136 14.455 i,773 14,426 4,706 2,092 6o,088 666 5, 633i 892* 62J 95 6§ 2731 236* 20 25 36 140 25 Coach Boat Morse 6 £ s. d. 68 15 o 120 o o £ s. d. 152 o o 32 o o £ s. d. 63 5 3 030 284 o 3 152 3 o 49 10 o 342 7 ° 22 10 o 85 2 6 £ s. d. 325 19 7 164 2 3 1 3 1 2 io, 204 2,920 2,521 ,, 3 Fortnightly I 49 10 o 320 o o 1200 70 o o ... 22 O O IO O O 15 o o 070 o 10 o o -2 6 i°4 IS 7 20 o o 500 Spring Cart Branches: I. Havelock to Deep Creek ... II. Havelock to Homewood III. Blenheim to Southside iV. Blenheim to Wharf V. Picton to Wharf VI. Kaikoura to Wharf 1 1 1 297 231 977 J2 2 267 322 2s 3oi 20 25 1 Horse Boat Foot 1 Fortnightly 6 30 o o 40 o o 24 o o :2 o o 400 6OO SOO 016 36 o o 40 o o 5 1 6 24 o o 12 OO 4OO 1,056 M 3 412 13 10 300 As required ,, 11 ... Country Mail Services —Totals Chief Post Office, Blenheim — 14 1 119,093 85.485 87,231 58,501 8,177* 5.484* 299 75° 5 o 242 o o 357 10 o 64 9 3 55 3 10 622 17 5 849 o & ... 1 Totals IS 204,578 13,662^ 299 119 13 1 1,469 8 1 1,471 17 ii H5.732 75° 5 o 599 10 o