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Table No. 15. Statement of Correspondence received from the United Kingdom vi â San Francisco, and per New Zealand Shipping Company's, Victorian, and New South Wales Packets, during the Year ended 31st December, 1887.

Table No. 16. Statement of Correspondence despatched to the United Kingdom vi â San Francisco, and per New Zealand Shipping Company's, Victorian, and New South Wales Packets, during the Year ended 31st December, 1887.

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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. Letters. Books. »J£ Letters. Books. *££ Letters. Becks. £-£ Letters. B °°>- p^rs". March quarter* April 68,283 17,287 74.304 7,329 161,084 38,585 74,332 22,278 50,663 23,636 169,802 53.765 4,690 776 1,062 768 744 645 806 630 860 740 707 627 889 557 886 875 894 656 786 708 1,018 1,073 158 264 89 123 90 173 251 136 102 207 87 324 98 166 256 333 192 142 210 177 8,077 1,263 1,519 1,256 1.537 1.305 1,240 1,200 1.375 1.305 1,655 1,220 1,167 1,130 1,425 1,395 1,365 1,290 i,335 1,380 1,560 3,262 950 507 645 342 592 439 587 376 576 430 536 358 650 489 431 608 616 479 587 674 836 132 3° 173 61 276 181 125 138 131 171 53 136 114 114 83 102 116 268 134 250 4,648 861 738 877 621 822 780 770 642 828 918 845 707 844 650 899 927 690 810 840 423 May * .. 13^81 5.049 36.194 22,589 21,204 56,279 June 15,110 7,804 44.4 8 5 25,965 14,989 53^83 July 16,336 11,121 30,666 22,172 11.797 54.7 11 August is;675 77.44° 60,500 23,677 i6,557 77,207 September 15.725 11,928 35 ,'885 26,101 14,182 54. 0I 3 October .. i 22,022 25,329 37.696 23,472 12,679 5o,35i November 16,851 10,709 46,315 25,186 21,989 56,476 December 18,349 io,475 32,113 25,245 31,088 12,512 19,333 51.726 58,297 Totals .. 221,919 241,488 523,523 322,105 219,541 735,810 20,324 4,651 '34,999 I 4. I 34 3,624 20,140

Via. San Francisco. Date of Despatch. Letters. Books. Letters. Books. Per New Zealand Shipping Company's Packets. Per Victorian Packets. *»■»• £&£ Per New South Wales Packets. Letters. Letters. Book, £££ March quarter* April 106,048 26,181 21,140 3,302 119,696 32.733 34,146 12,966 4.603 934 25,662 7,620 3°9 43 3 24 12 1 24 4 582 110 95 14 1 2 39 3 12 1 May 26,545 2,710 24, 068 12,567 i,i97 8,835 1 3 '87 125 M3 24 116 32 146 22 80 78 161 20 162 30 92 16 88 37 2 1 3 1 7 13 8 1 June 27,104 8,34° 35,io7 10,938 8,068 14,253 '868 721 946 9,500 IO.733 90 24 62 1 1 2 3 14 2 9 4 4 2 8 3 7 2 7 2 7 1 12 1 July ;; 28,453 4,513 34,121 I August 27,608 6,614 32,74° 11,426 i>565 8,910 77 4 1 49 1 7 4 4 I 1 2 5 I September .. 25,526 3,362 28,720 9,029 "831 6,727 4 1 October 25,240 2,373 27,270 11,381 1,255 8,030 "3 48 44 88 2 59 1 5 6 November 27,216 5,235 29.995 12,467 5,939 8,945 4 1 9 4 2 December 24.736 11,116 24,555 10,725 1,087 7.855 2 if • ■ 4 3 4 Totals .. 344,657 68,705 389,010 147,966 19,946 2,246 56 111,202 971 39 75 152 * Detailed figures for mails received and despatched during March quarter were destroyed by thi late fin