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Table No. 15. TABLE showing the Number of Post Cards Posted, and the Number of Book Packets received for delivery in New Zealand during the Year ended 31st December, 1877.

Table No. 16. TABLE showing the Number of Post Cards and Book Packets despatched by New Zealand during the Year ended 31st December, 1877.

Rook Packets. Postal Districts, Post Cards within the Colony. From Places wi lout the Col, my. From Pla. :es within thi Coiony. Totals without and within the Colony. United Kingdom. Australian Colonies. Other Places. Totals without the Colony. Other Districts in New Zealand. Places within the District. Totals within the Colony. Auckland 6,353 26,077 9,370 4S4 35,901 2,154 41,211 43,365 79,266 rhames 2,595 1,107 1,107 4,006 430 4>436 5,543 raranaki 424 2,368 160 174 2, 702 3>376 i,343 4,7i9 7,42i Hawke's Bay ... 4,671 5,251 1,636 3i 6,918 9,697 13,677 23,374 30,292 Wellington 7>674 19,553 5,542 885 25,980 26,414 31,267 57,68i 83,661 Velson i,398 9,094 1,650 10,744 6,787 1,910 8,697 19,441 Westport 699 426 61 487 2,578 2,194 4,772 5,259 Marlborough ... 576 1 ,035 S47 8 i,S90 3,690 6,346 10,036 11,626 Canterbury 25,165 19,814 6,071 217 26,102 18, 136 54,854 72,990 99,092 -tokitika S29 1,080 1,772 1 2,853 4,819 2,716 7,535 10,388 jreymouth 2,841 670 2,142 2,812 5,55° 1,304 6,854 9,666 3tago 22,643 21,768 8,251 479 30,498 21,655 30,845 52,500 82,998 Southland S>7o6 5,201 2, 211 773 8,185 6,834 1,850 8,684 16,869 Totals 81,274 "3,444 39,413 3,022 155,879 115,696 189,947 305,643 461,522

Book Packets. Postal Districts. Post Cards within the Colony. Places with. Hit the Colon ivTo Places within the Colony. Totals without and within the Colony. United Kingdom. Australian Colonies. Other Places. Totals without the Colony. Other Districts in New Zealand. Places within the District. Totals within the Colony. Auckland 6,490 13,897 6,303 109 20,309 5.078 10,187 15,265 35,574 Thames 783 88 14 102 i,36S 49 1,414 1,516 Taranaki 2,160 no 5 "5 995 S39 i,S34 1,649 Hawke's Bay ... 1,501 481 28 5°9 4.265 4,778 9,043 9,552 Wellington 1,521 3.449 2,652 414 6.SIS 63.656 19,043 82,699 89,214 Nelson 154 389 99 45 S33 3.406 1,263 4,669 5,202 Westport 251 16 4 20 973 439 1,412 i,432 Marlborough ... 277 114 1 US 1,639 2,145 3,784 3,899 Canterbury 16,181 2,412 2,446 236 5,094 n ,621 28,668 40,289 4S>383 Hokitika 73 48 170 1 219 2,901 1,048 3,949 4,168 Greymouth 2,109 143 177 320 6,45i 3,034 9,485 9,805 Otago 7,804 2,961 2,265 S83 5,809 27,343 28,809 56.!52 61,961 Southland 1 ,726 261 244 30 535 1,388 9,379 10,767 11,302 Totals 41,030 24,369 14,360 1,466 4o,i95 131,081 109,381 240,462 280,657 Note.—The differenc. the number posted for local 2 between the num' delivery— i.e., those 1 ,er of pos lelivered frc t cards pos >m offices al ited, and the number despatch. : which posted. :d, is rep: -esented by