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Table No. 15. Statement of Correspondence received from the United Kingdom viâ San Francisco, and per New Zealand Shipping Company's, Victorian, and New South Wales Packets, during the Year ended 31st December, 1886.

Table No. 16. Statement of Correspondence despatched to the United Kingdom viâ San Francisco, and per New Zealand Shipping Company's, Victorian, and New South Wales Packets, during the Year ended 31st December, 1886.

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Fid San Francisco. Per New Zealand Shipping Company's Packets. Per Victorian Packets. Per New South Wales Packets. Date of Receipt. ,, , NewsBooks - papers. t id. n 1 NewsLetters. Books. papers Letters. Books. New* Books. N ™' s ; papers. Letters. Letters. January February 38,359 28,933 21,522 13,024 58,745 53,290 28,352 20,658 20,788 20,741 74,764 43,722 13,787 13,579 6i,599 62,616 61,835 69,164 784 1,129 638 844 895 736 269 683 275 447 43i 47i 1,712 2,003 1,457 1,684 1,525 1,519 835 682 648 668 522 662 541 584 473 502 366 183 615 167 229 78 306 121 129 177 92 "9 1,039 1,039 1,035 929 1,210 1,084 871 842 796 994 925 March 29,529 12,081 55,476 April May 24,322 22,909 21,840 9,978 12,387 8,670 54,480 53,86o 64,626 19,267 19,765 ",759 15,418 67,040 68,010 54,468 662 967 858 819 884 877 900 809 664 151 235 292 547 365 274 131 229 149 1,164 i,546 1,420 1,624 1,765 1,241 1,560 i,i33 1,380 315 375 616 97 83 209 112 220 47 239 80 1,019 714 1,045 570 766 54° 725 745 681 93o 715 625 936 June 22,772 5,946 58,083 18,967 11,664 July 23,313 9,486 53,485 19,687 14,919 64,674 August September 22,359 24,915 9,116 8,'885 53,270 58,362 17,766 22,590 15,099 17,730 56,798 5i,'386 632 660 831 691 892 758 920 786 969 718 937 200 264 116 124 166 141 119 171 268 55i 218 1,192 1,075 1,240 1,211 1,260 1,130 1,247 1,120 1,211 1,200 1,325 324 508 377 546 483 501 435 490 561 481 9i 50 33 64 100 October 22,887 11,481 57,192 22,338 61,499 48,769 November 21,847 9,960 54,512 23,144 18,728 49,488 December 22,924 7,870 54,246 25,359 13,553 60,672 532 658 '07 170 712 670 Totals 326,909 140,406 729,627 279,422 326,221 776,519 21,260 7,287 35,944 13,685 3,878 [22,157

Per New Zealand Shipping Company's Packets. Per Victorian Packets. Per New South Wales Packets. Fid San Francisco. Date of Dispatch. . .. t, 1 NewsLetters. Books. papers . .. n 1 NewsLetters. Books. papers Letters. Books. £«*£ Letters. Books. Newspapers. 23,161 1,459 35,35° 13,175 1,215 8,886 79 119 2 4 6 21 40 30 108 25 197 34 129 119 129 125 172 83 142 45 106 67 189 49 99 20 130 59 112 36 127 2 10 5 9 2 12 5 7 33 27 12 9 81 40 25 23 19 13 12 January 10 1 1 3 1 10 February 30,274 2,050 35,650 10,817 1,278 7,356 80 128 109 1 7 8 3 8 7 March 31,140 32,823 29,637 2,958 i,655 2,345 31,560 37,520 32,572 10,510 11,348 '989 1,365 6^816 8^18 59 19 27 '18 1 April 3 2 10,048 8,'556 2 May 32,486 3!i8i 34,836 490 1 2 5 6 June 35,774 3^85 111,380* 10,524 692 8, 748 '88 1 2 3 I 2 I 5 July 29,489 3,031 63,820 ii,7i5 10,089 9,678 i,997 788 1,539 30,312 12,228 8,546 August 31,422 6,810 31,298 24 1 1 10,124 '844 8,970 105 11 1 September 25,630 3>502 35,500 4 9,330 3 5 64 75 12 114 1 13 October 27>438 2,555 36,450 9,74° 1,596 2 November 29,765 5,872 12,650 3,523 10,836 "b b 15 4 4 I 12 14 5 2 3 32,157 7 7 2 December 26,769 4,082 29>5i6 10,143 1,048 10,356 "b 4 Totals 385,808 43,285 547,6o9 140,561 I7>364 il39,658 I,III 48 94 2,393 67 395 * Increase due to Tarawera eruption.