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Table No. 13. Comparative Table showing the Postal Revenue, and Number of Letters, Post-cards, Books, and Newspapers delivered and posted, within the several Postal Districts, during the Years 1870, 1875, 1880, and 1881.

Letters. Post-cards. Books. Newspapers. Postal Districts. Revenue. 1 Delivered. Posted. Delivered. Posted. Delivered. Posted. Delivered. Posted. Auckland — 1870 1875 1880 1881 £ s, d. 10,264 15 3 13,133 11 ° 22,764 II o 26,045 4 3 653,7°° 782,329 1,940,536 2,563,418 619,466 779,617 1,900,808 2,361,775 42,241 89,193 43,9°5 91,091 109,720 164,268 173,966 148,798 436,809 647,325 965,822 1,325,636 262,471 326,248 672,187 1,068,093 Thames — '875 1880 1881 1,664 o 6 1,584 6 3 1,701 6 9 119,418 106,895 i54,o.37 109,954 117,901 123,695 4,524 3,029 2,886 2,522 4,914 10,686 6,951 8,775 52,323 65,468 9i,455 52,886 7i,49i 91,026 New Plymouth —1870 i875 1880 1881 593 6 4 1,815 9 5 1,987 16 7 2,607 9 n 30,767 97,040 168,549 197,717 28,320 89,469 H5,589 174,421 8,017 10,712 13,104 12,558 H,499 17,446 11.137 6,708 2 7,3i5 72,462 124,644 156,364 i5,3 0 8 49,632 72,592 81,497 Gisborne — 1881 1,212 18 4 124,267 82,290 1,040 799 9,087 6,302 113,022 38,272 Napier— 1870 i87S 1880 1881* 1,476 14 2 4,076 19 8 7,225 13 3 6,270 19 4 72,744 186,993 377,979 462,878 76,553 2.3°,973 446,697 399,789 5,599 11,219 7,505 8,671 35,438 44,954 38,957 39,884 61,963 128,480 261,785 298,467 54,iS7 150,750 201,621 208,078 Wanganui — 1880 1881 6,850 12 11 7,258 6 8 521,872 717,873 476,381 491,153 11,689 25,337 11,449 20,514 38,480 56,667 25,012 27.937 329,446 457,639 167,275 183,612 Wellington— 1870 1875 1880 1881 12,674 s 3 5',050 5 8 58,386 9 o 54,682 15 7 3S4,8i5 802,950 1,590,897 1,977,417 336,375 922,177 1,658,436 1,319,266 25>679 3i,S25 27,395 28,470 109,191 107,965 187,131 190,398 262,631 596,768 773,145 818,038 216,621 470,650 585,836 539>6i7 Nelson —■ 1870 187.S 1880 1881 3,093 5 8 2,399 11 10 3,821 2 o 4,030 5 4 188,860 205,716 286,962 254,553 185,179 180,707 335,519 288,522 6,327 3,783 11,249 5,94i 21,485 25,623 26,615 2i,957 191,671 145,47° 156,286 159,614 123,821 111,769 123,578 87.256 51.258 24,856 26,052 Westport — 1875 1880 1881 1,053 6 2 908 5 2 1,119 18 3 73,527 62,374 80,167 57,447 49,227 58,708 i,499 884 1,213 715 4,056 8,268 1,560 1,638 95,237 7°,547 78,793 Greymouth— i875 1880 1881 2,171 13 7 2,514 19 9 3,395 10 1 146,702 167,079 216,294 167,980 196.603 276,588 2,011 3,107 2,236 2,327 12,159 19,838 22,967 34,7io 130,734 132,851 199,641 i53,io6 79,889 176,072 Hokitika —■ 1870 i875 1880 1881 2,252 4 4 1,816 o 9 3,072 17 11 2,851 3 7 212,689 121,517 -141,483 167,635 225,157 121,743 137,670 142,415 i,976 3,i33 2,912 3,445 10,833 i6,575 7,124 4,953 165,380 151,832 131,092 182,091 123,906 68,695 66,135 72,943 Blenheim — 1870 1875 1880 1881 1,099 16 7 1,719 9 o 2,313 8 3 2,268 4 o 87,174 153,723 134,680 1.53,348 92,124 131,624 129,705 133,185 410,938 1,000,864 2,528,623 2,436,343 !,5 6 9 2,483 ... 1.213 2,132 I ■•• 13,702 ii,544 3,9 fil 6,617 71,467 153,124 129,818 120,263 353,651 529,554 685,756 966,875 72,202 60,787 50.8.39 46,149 168,635 295,420 737,i84 763,555 Christchurch— 1870 1875 1880 1881 8,905 19 6 17,582 19 8 26,088 6 3 27,451 2 o 623,794 1,052,071 2,171,819 2,536,092 75,699 78,793 92,326 155,62.3 i°8,933 142,454 214,285 148,772 Timaru — 1880 1881 7,259 19 2 6,855 12 i° 479,42.3 577,86.3 534,369 532,662 IS.7I9 29,614 17,342 iS,95i 23,573 62,218 19,604 29,848 20,609 21,853 170,213 248,729 176,939 208,572 187,772 140,881 104,624 101,179 Oamaru — 1880 1881 3,735 6 5 3,924 19 7 33i,977 329,i.S4 315,432 307,086 5,9H 7,891 8,797 7,462 12,255 20,163 Dunedin— 1870 1875 1880 1881 13,667 14 1 20,891 5 9 32,837 8 7 28,364 2 11 7",479 1,106,168 1,916,001 2,345,72° 578,299 1,343,748 2,308,696 2,234,5°5 42,224 53,846 77,393 112,047 110,327 155,74° 221,234 198,679 582,593 ' 1,142,015 1,105,693 i,279,55i 558,799 872,706 1,252,281 i,i57>99i 26,808 120,913 223,487 237,107 Invercargill—■ 1870 ■875 1880 1881 1,758 15 2 3.121 5 9 7,453 17 1 7,770 18 4 82,910 205,249 564,486 73°,327 74,536 238,145 579,800 606,788 2,626,947 5,374,448 11,861,456 11,969,191 13,823 26,585 13,459 20,098 36,755 57,o57 26,017 33,8oo "3,454 181,133 371,76s 5 23.9 1 3 •otals— 1870 1875 1880 i88it S5,78o 18 3 122,495 l8 9 188,804 19 7 187,810 17 9 3,018,932 5,053,403 10,963,012 13,588,740 264,507 382,174 334,384 490,366 673,669 940,238 999,781 921,944 2,266,934 4,026,457 5,651,270 ' 7,228,663 1,622,728 2,784,820 4,621,647 5,019,380 * The Gisborne reti ith that of the previous nns separated fn >m those of Napier. f The official postage decreased b; 19 s - 4<h. when compared year.