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Table No. 15. Statement of Correspondence received from the United Kingdom via San Francisco and via Brindisi and Suez during the Year ended 31st December, 1883.

Table No. 16. Statement of Correspondence despatched to the United Kingdom via San Francisco and via Suez and Brindisi during the Year ended 31st December, 1883.

Table No. 17. Table showing the Number of Letters, Book-packets, and Newspapers received from and despatched to Places outside the Colony during the Year ended 31st December, 1883.

Fid San Francisco. rid Brindisi and Suez. Date of Receipt. Letters. Books. Newspapers. Letters. Books. Newspapers* January 37.306 13.236 6l,I00 6,684 2,739 6,032 2,837 5.957 2,899 5.844 2,723 5,558 2,362 5,56i 3,043 4.470 2,989 5.046 2,900 5.367 2,716 4.202 2,895 4.989 2,709 5.147 3,286 5.784 4.031 2,691 1,368 3,593 1,087 2,017 1.130 2,603 1,184 3.549 1,168 2,714 1,264 2,313 1,506 2,254 1,040 3.032 1.159 I,8l2 848 2,315 1.399 1.9'3 1,468 2,634 1,048 15.009 5.298 i6,347 5.417 16,098 5.527 I4.35I 5.159 18,684 3.753 15.299 5.174 13.492 5.290 13.778 4,607 15.847 5.927 13.326 5.545 12.273 5.463 12,480 6,080 16,160 3.299 February 42.328 8J7i6 110,424 rrr March .. 35.353 13.773 108,120 0 April 36.497 23,041 85.093 May .. 36.058 10,671 115,050 June .. July" .. 33.°47 31.473 37,732 13.854 ".773 10,761 "3.073 75,203 106,950 August .. 3^871 16,694 73.139 September 37.788 12,363 85,121 0 October 39.082 6Jg83 "7.515 November 46.993 16,136 142,754 0 December 40,362 ".455 85.350 # Totals 490,890 169,456 1,278,892 108,770 49,109 259.683 Previous year 117,897 1,174,728 67.438 313.655 454,209 100,777

rid San Francisco. rid Suez and Brindisi. Date of Dispatch. Letters. Books. Newspapers. Letters. Books. Newspapers. January February March .. April May Tune July .. August .. September October November 29,864 37,125 36,537 34,232 39,634 37,996 34.939 33,i8o 39.953 35,807 34,642 39,471 9,783 30,042 3,915 2,183 5,461 2,360 2,381 3,280 3,240 4.445 3,649 4,315 2,098 5,688 2,440 3,187 32,478 33.5io 33,030 29,200 34,200 36,672 34,860 64,380 40.533 40,640 40, 111 34,620 9,700 30,491 3,174 3,088 5,599 1,992 2,410 1,678 i,379 1,480 669 161 1,168 137 124 235 67 112 58 85 93 54 35 148 227 207 486 175 192 "3 99 102 41 11 99 December "778 46 80 Totals 473.2O5 48,642 494.425 23.576 1,194 1,842 Previous year .. 447.651 40,918 506>547 25,791 991 2,115 * Extra mail.

Received. Despatched. Letters. Books. Newspapers. Letters. Books. Newspapers. Jnited Kingdom— Vict San Francisco Via Suez and Brindisi .. By Orient Line By Direct Steamer ;.,.. By other routes " .. .ustralian Colonies Ither places " 490,890 108,770 "* 2,441 5,492 1,964 404,426 79,408 169,456 49,109 20 49 1,062 52,699 20,577 1,278,892 259,683 2,141 12,387 2,051 487,586 '45,933 473,205 23,576 '2,373 16,767 6 5 8 406,077 84,198 48,642 1,194 745 994 23 25,'47 12,689 494,425 1,842 928 3,56o 47 251,384 95,175 Totals ',093,391 292,972 2,188,673 1,016,854 89,434 847,361 Previous year .. 1,016,066 307,545 950,876 899,944 2,107,159 74,002