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Enclosure in No. 103. STATEMENT showing the AMOUNTS DUE to NEW SOUTH WALES and NEW ZEALAND on the 31st March, 1875, by the Non-contracting Colonies, on account of Correspondence sent and received by the San Francisco Line of Mail Steamers.

No. 104. Mr. W. Geat to the Seceetaet, General Post Office, Sydney. Sic, — General Post Office, Wellington, 22nd June, 1875. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 4th instant, and beg to thank you for the remittance of £1,346 sterling, forwarded to the Colonial Treasurer of this colony, being the amount computed to be due to New Zealand in respect of the correspondence received and despatched by non-contributing colonies by the mail service via San Francisco. I have, &c, W. Geat, The Secretary, General Post Office, Sydney. Secretary. By Authority : Gboegb Didsbcbt, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB7s. Price Is. 3d.]

factorial Quarter ended 31st March, 1874... 30th June, 1874 ... „ 30th September, 1874 31st December, 1874 „ 31st March, 1875 ... £ e. d. £ s. ... 220 2 9 ... 335 3 8 ... 519 3 10 ... 368 12 0 ... 402 7 11 d. 1,845 10 2 Queensland „ 31st March, 1874 ... 30th June, 1874 ... 30th September, 1874 „ 31st December, 1874 „ 31st March, 1875 ... ... 69 4 10 ... 108 7 0 ... 209 0 6 ... 118 17 4 ... 114 12 4 620 2 0 'asmania „ 31st March, 1874 ... 30th June, 1874 ... „ 30th September, 1874 „ 31st December, 1874 31st March, 1875 ... 8 3 9 ... 14 17 8 36 6 4 59 5 4 32 15 0 i-delaide returns incomplete, amount estimated * 'erth returns incomplete, amount estimated * 151 8 50 0 25 0 £2.602 0 1 0 0 3 £2,692 0 8 few South Wales one-half few Zealand one-half... ... 1,346 0 0 ... 1,346 0 0 General Post Office, Sydney, 3rd June, 1875. Chaeles Nightingale, Accountant. * Estimated only.