11

p.—l

Table No. 8. COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Postal Revenue and Number of Letters and Newsapers received at and despatched from the several Postal Districts, from 1860 to 1874, both Years inclusive.

Letl ters. E News] >apers. -: ir-4 _ Postal Districts. Revenue. Received. Despatched. Received. Despatched. tuckland— i860 1865 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 £ 3,079 ",548 10,264 12,549 10,950 II,108 12,523 s. I 4 15 7 12 4 2 d. 5 5 3 9 11 2 4 122,807 514,421 653,7°o 692,462 627,212 691,154 740,502 125,535 5 38>5O9 61 9,466 603,928 584,915 626,188 786,279 133,367 318,569 436,809 515,532 524,094 575,954 626,164 177,839 727,170 262,471 227,121 243,543 259,285 352,197 'hames — 1872 ... 1873 ... 1874 ... 2,063 i,787 1,618 15 19 o 7 4 134,905 118,904 110,131 112,469 95,398 97,859 61,661 45,532 52,244 42,666 40,670 44, 382 'aranaki— i860 1865 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 506 u 984 14 593 6 820 2 982 o 1,068 3 1,336 1 I 3 4 5 5 5 3 31,100 52,498 30,767 42,191 57,029 66,572 80,112 33,78i 52,082 28,320 39,806 5°,739 58,889 71,108 26,834 66,448 27,315 30,759 38,105 44,354 56,384 2i,549 25,128 15,308 15,457 18,275 25,545 30,217 [awke's Bay —1860 ... 1865 ... 1870 ... 1871 ... 1872 ... 1873 ••• 1874 ... .!. 444 17 To 1,107 13 7 1,476 14 2 1,569 13 2 1,789 14 4 2,000 2 3 2,972 17 11 19,006 68,721 72,744 85,003 99,046 139,189 148,837 18,109 7i,546 76,553 92,297 109,083 150,948 179,703 21,261 94,7i8 61,963 63,339 64,315 88,172 109,157 10,472 68,780 54,157 67,293 72,628 93,090 136,825 'ellington— i860 ... 1865 ... 1870 ... 1871 ... 1872 ... 1873 ... 1874 ... 1,501 o 5,176 6 12,674 5 24,040 10 41,883 4 38,274 5 40,588 16 7 10 3 o o o 2 83,359 259,'52 354,8iS 361,442 458,702 673,258 691,956 84,060 237,9 O7 336,375 369,343 472,0:6 564,991 743,776 83,95O 206,566 262,631 283,917 315,314 37°,'49 506,428 120,586 261,080 216,621 216,181 236,486 313,347 390,085 felson — i860 ... 1865 ... 1870 ... 1871 ... 1872 ... 1873 ... 1874* .- 995 3 2,012 15 3,093 5 2,556 9 3,004 17 3,03° 6 2,262 14 6 10 8 6 6 8 7 42,771 99,66i 188,860 205,159 266,774 256,566 176,606 58,7*7 126,143 185,179 208,766 263,147 249,349 172,461 72,356 128,317 191,671 154,687 190,304 210,467 162,202 97,120 I3 O,436 123,821 133,805 157,988 187,005 89,568 'estport — 1874 ... 1,667 5 9 63,758 64,024 80,394 49,821 Marlborough—1861 ... 1865 ... 1870 ... 1871 ... 1872 ... 1873 ... 1874 ... 206 12 7 853 i7 6 1,099 16 7 1,201 14 11 1,317 o 4 1,417 17 11 1,368 7 3 14,500 59,507 87,174 62,647 75,o67 107,658 125,314 14,171 62,672 92,124 58,003 67,928 96,920 128,954 16,480 62,212 71,467 54,948 55,264 91,968 128,956 5.59 1 73,354 72,202 36,279 36,585 53>7 64 76,205 Janterbury— i860 ... 1865 ... 1870 ... 1871 ... 1872 ... 1873 ... 1874 ... 2,052 15 10,158 1 8,905 19 9,072 1 10,324 5 12,191 14 13,382 13 8 9 6 10 1 8 11 73,109 472,284 623,794 718,910 876,786 951,020 844,327 72,881 486,007 410,938 455,536 497,326 54i,34i 858,393 91,478 381,360 353,651 338,356 373,763 511,109 476,098 66,951 480,238 168,635 179,077 195,346 238,416 231,718 [okitika — 1868 ... 1870 ... 1871 ... 1872 ... 1873 ... i8 74 t ... 4,77i 7 2,252 4 3,395 7 3,386 18 3,393 3 1,996 8 11 4 3 1 7 3 251,108 212,689 235,179 220,470 230,294 116,644 242,479 225,157 240,405 208,028 201,940 125,049 152,666 165,380 215,463 241,495 282,207 I49,O3S 106,860 123,906 162,782 156,729 178,257 62,182 Ireymouth— 1874 ... 2,254 2 9 144,502 165,085 141,676 153,978 itago— i860 ... 1865 ... 1870 ... 1871 ... 1872 ... 1873 ... 1874 ... 1,489 3 12,611 18 13,667 14 15,044 12 17,339 7 18,418 7 18,262 18 10 1 1 9 2 1 8 62,168 588,545 7n,479 893,997 653,141 824,495 923,165 62,916 568,001 &78,299 716,623 873,132 959>2i9 1,145,452 42,418 439,733 582,593 ■ 651,633 828,490 672,038 1,197,172 63,175 55i,3O3 558,799 833,137 414,275 821,988 746,427 iouthland — 1861 ... 1865 ... 1870 ... 1871 ... 1872 ... 1873 ... 1874 ... 112 2,012 ',758 1,696 1,691 1,962 2,368 11 3 7 4 *5 2 5 10 19 3 11 11 14 4 13,500 93,396 82, 910 92,903 118,941 160,867 I73>3" 14,796 102,321 74,536 91,657 1:51,687 148,825 181,248 13,636 ill,660 113.454 83,616 74,877 71,220 186,758 4,444 79,920 26,808 58,328 68,888 94,658 7 o,4i9 •otals— i860 ... 1865 ... 1870 ... 1871 ... 1872 ... 1873 ... 1874 ... io,068 13 11 46,475 9 3 55,780 18 3 70,249 .19 7 94,733 14 8 94,706 16 o 104,371 2 11 434,320 2,208,285 3,018,932 3,296,990 3,588,073 4,221,977 4>339,l65 456,049 2,235,188 2,626,947 2,784,707 3,370,470 3,694,008 4,719,291 471,664 1,809,583 2,266,934 2,308,634 2,767,682 2,963>I7o 3,872,668 557,692 2»397,4°9 1,622,728 1,871,150 1,643,409 2,306,025 2,434,024 The Westport Returns have been separated from those Nelson, f The Greyraouth Returns have been separated from those _ _ J f T _1 _".M__