19

F.—l

Table No. 19. Number of Letters posted in each Postal District during the Year ended 31st December, 1887; Number of Telegrams forwarded in each Postal District during the Year ended 31st December, 1887; and the Proportion of Telegrams to every 100 Letters; together with a similar Return for the previous Year.

Table No. 20. Ordinary and Press Telegrams despatched during the Four Quarters ended 31st December, 1886, also for each Quarter of the Year ended 31st December, 1887, and the Revenue derived from each Class.

1S86. 1S87. Districts. Number of Letters. Number of Telegrams. Proportion of Telegrams to every loo Letters. Number of Letters. Number of Telegrams. Proportion of Telegrams to every loo Letters. Auckland 31enheim "hristchurch Dunediu jisborne jreymouth rlokitika .. Napier kelson ••Tew Plymouth 3amaru rhames Pimaru 3,510,897 242,671 3,158,636 3,168,360 151,385 285,740 187,083 1,022,008 825,669 475,527 227,812 385,527 358,852 653>7i8 798,850 2,631,005 131,404 301,708 35,542 195,706 240,538 26,804 62,802 28,805 9O,537 103,215 59,958 31,112 34,777 68,068 48,706 80,486 388,118 39,384 Ii-o6 682 16-13 *3'i7 5'G4 4'54 6-49 11-28 8-99 793 7'32 11-08 5'27 13-42 9-92 677 3'33 3,644,108 273,299 3,265,600 3,124,576 159,848 296,439 182,663 1,010,555 889,564 506,298 241,735 350,727 357,7 86 693,303 734,838 2,849,847 130,143 301.957 36,055 190,076 232,028 28,632 75,815 27,146 84,076 110,781 57,321 34,139 32,844 53,977 43,7 l8 86,478 399,i7o 41,181 I2'o6 7'57 17-18 13-42 5-58 39i 672 I2'OI 8O2 8-83 7'08 IO67 66O 15-86 8-49 7 I3 316 iVanganui Wellington .Vestport

Year. Number of Letters. Number of Telegrams. Proportion of Telegrams sent to every 100 Letters. 1887 1886 1885 1884 1883 1882 1881-82 1880-81 1879-80 (for nine months only) .. 1878-79 1877-78 1876-77 I875-7S 1874-75 1873-74 1872-73 1871-72 1870-71 1869-70 1868-69 1867-68 18,711,329 18,188,144 16,458,477 16,020,056 14,834,217 14.546,748 11,059,677 10,895,998 7,065,510 7.374,786 6,078,384 5,540,920 4,731,873 4.059,517 3,209,837 2,828,372 2,418,021 2,626,947 2,374,060 2,749,488 1,938,578 1,835,394 1,836,266 1.774,273 1,654.305 1,599.4°° 1,570,189 1,438,772 1,304,712 I,008,409 1,448,943 1,260,324 1,124,432 1,051,086 917,218 752,899 568, g6o 411,677 312,874 185,423 146,167 106,104 1019 10-09 1078 IC32 1078 1079 13-00 1 1 97 14-27 1964 2071 20'29 22'2I 22-59 23'45 19-76 17-02 ngi 7-81 612 5'47

March Quarter. June Quarter. September Quarter. December Quarter. 'otals. Code. Number. Revenue derived. Number. Revenue derived. Number. Revenue derived. Number. Revenue derived. Number. Revenue derived. 1887. )rdinary .. 1 £ ■■ d. 384,441 21,837 13 6 43,801 2,007 10 II £ ■■ d. 340,95218,925 II II 39,514 I,8ll I 2 327,720 41,736 £ s. d. 17,067 4 4 1,912 18 o 36i,457 50,151 / s. d. 20,145 o 1 2,298 11 9 1,414,569 175,202 £ s. d. 77,975 9 10 8,030 1 10 'ress Totals .. 428,24123,845 4 5 380,46620,763 13 ll 86,005 11 8 369,456 18,980 2 4 411,608 22,443 11 10 1,589,77! 1886. )rdinary .. 'ress 366,37019,692 16 6 43,O27, 2,072 8 3 351,01619,867 12 2 46,78oj 1,647 2 7 329,001 4i>759 20,112 12 4 2,34° II I 368,407 37,347 21,075 5 6 1,576 13 2 1,415,794 167,923 80,748 6 6 7,636 15 1 Totals .. 409,39721,765 4 9 397.79621,514 14 9 1 370,760 22,651 18 8 1,533,717 88,385 1 7 22,453 3 5 405,754