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Table No. 15. RRTURN of the Number of Letters registered at the Post Offices in the several Postal Districts during the Years 1873, 1874, 1875, and 1876.

Table No. 16. STATEMENT of Correspondence received from the United Kingdom via San Francisco and via Suez, during the Year ended 31st December, 1876.

Table No. 17. STATEMENT of Correspondence despatched to the United Kingdom via San Francisco and via Suez, during the Year ended 31st December, 1876.

i«731874. 187s. 1876. To Places To PI laces To Places To Places Postal Districts. Totals. Totals. Totals. Totals. Without the Colony. Within the Colony. Without the Colony. Within the Colony. Without the Colony. Within the Colony. Without the Colony. Within the Colony. Auckland Thames Taranaki Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson... Westport. Marlborough Canterbury Hokitika Greymouth Otago ... Southland > 1,889 354 '47 304 1,169 258 "5 158 1,864 636 674 2,368 284 6,652 764 610 1,217 5,845 8'5 260 836 3,689 991 1,211 4,404 960 8,54' 1,118 757 1,521 7,oi4 1,073 375 994 5-553 1,627 1,885 6,772 1,244 2,029 6,513 8,542 1,669 6,640 8,309 i,799 6,468 415 567 982 334 657 991 290 887 147 647 794 217 652 869 230 517 320 1,934 2,254 345 1,338 1,683 483 2,286 1,783 6,254 8,037 1.674 6,893 8,567 2,134 7-946 249 814 1,063 256 981 1,237 320 685 187 381 568 164 629 793 146 409 132 907 1.039 '75 848 1,023 ! '75 665 2,260 4,508 6,768 2,648 4,988 7,636 3,139 5,846 514 1,046 1,560 460 959 1,419 j 394 1,195 798 1,346 2,144 778 1,415 2,193 602 1,451 3,679 4,824 8,503 4,656 5,617 10,273 J 5,270 6,024 338 1,174 1,512 605 2,532 3,137 , 681 2,824 2,029 415 '47 320 1,78.3 249 187 132 2,260 514 798 3,679 338 6,513 567 647 i,934 6,2r,4 814 38l 907 4,508 1,046 1,346 4,824 1,174 8,542 982 794 2,254 8,037 1,063 568 1,039 6,768 1,560 2,144 8,503 1,512 1,669 334 217 345 1,674 256 164 '75 2,648 460 778 4,656 605 6,640 657 652 1.338 6,893 981 629 848 4,988 959 1,415 5,6i7 2,532 8,309 99i 869 1,683 8,567 1,237 793 1,023 7,636 1,419 2,193 10,273 3,1.37 1,799 290 230 483 2,134 320 146 i75 3,i39 394 602 8,267 i,i77 747 2,769 10,080 1,005 555 840 8,985 1.589 2,053 11,294 3.505 5>270 681 Totals 10,220 28,254 38,474 12,851 30,915 43,766 13,981 34,149 48,130 ' 15,663 37,203 52,866

'ia San Francisc, Via Suez and Melboi irne. Date of Receipt. Letters. Books. Newspapers. Letters, Hooks. Newspapers. [anuary ■ebruary Uarch Vpril tlay [une ruly 27.520 31,866 26,167 24,21)0 27,518 25,162 24,741 24-235 4,33' 7,529 5,9i4 5,599 6,500 9,611 5,150 4,470 64,601 52,768 73,681 62,737 66,542 64,758 65,840 69,179 5,359 6,623 1,811 6,i75 6,707 6,800 5-707 5.693 6,273 5.727 6,536 5.923 6,636 8,052 1,480 2,110 94' ',527 2,263 1-759 1,466 1,241 1,149 1,049 2,383 ',474 2,505 1,852 8,039 5,860 2,388 4,i7i 4,421 5,331 5,76i 3,914 3,818 4,094 5,3i8 4,546 4,533 3,762 August September October November December 22,896 26,538 24,607 27.472 29,500 27,152 7,909 4,942 10,854 3,675 8,630 ",230 58,189 73,OII 67,960 63,806 48,420 70,840 ,. Totals 369,604 96,344 84,022 23,199 65,956 902,332

'ia San Francisci rm [clbourne and Si lex. Date of Despatch. Letters. Books. Newspapers. Letters. Books. Newspapers. anuary •ebruary Jarch ipril klay [une fnly Uigust 20,26l 19,402 27.934 24.794 24,68l 26,976 25.623 29,499 24.374 24,035 22,486 22,348 22,551 314,964 748 848 641 619 494 543 535 840 873 947 831 594 622 14,157 16,290 18,038 13.248 17.915 20,141 18,986 21,324 19,048 '8,434 '8,933 20,718 16,193 10,835 8,539 9,801 8,686 8,103 7,689 11,890 6,994 118 132 224 '52 129 166 305 '73 , 8,580 7,657 8,361 6,981 6,490 7,133 12,128 7,192 leptember October November December ... 7,812 8,439 8,525 8,084 142 212 200 '78 6,418 5.354 7.377 5,562 Totals 9,i35 233,425 105,397 2,131 89,233