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Eecbipts and Payments on account of the San Francisco, Direct, Peninsular and Oriental, and Orient Mail Services for the Year 1889. San Francisco Service. De. £ s. d. £ s. d. Subsidy to contractors ... ... ... 20,686 13 8 Bonus ... ... ... ... ... 1,190 0 0 L%ht-dues (charged on estimates) ... ... 663 0 0 Interprovincial service, Mail Agents, &c. ... 4,854 14 4 - Cii. 27,394 8 0 Postages from London Post Office ... ... 9,245 11 2 Postages collected in the colony ... ... 16,050 2 11 Eeceipts from non-contracting colonies... ... 5,011 8 4 30,307 2 5 Net profit to the colony ... ... ... £2,912 14 5 In 1888 the net cost of the service was £23 Bs. 7d. 289,197 letters, 206,988 books, and 634,082 newspapers were received from, and 376,584 letters, 56,386 books, and 350,729 newspapers despatched to, the United Kingdom, &c, by the San Francisco service. Direct Contract, New Zealand Shipping Company. Dk. £ s. d. £ s. d. Payments on weight of correspondence... ... 10,667 3 6 Bonus, &c. ... ... ... ... ... 5,877 13 4 Light-dues (charged on estimates) ... ... 936 0 0 Interprovincial service ... ... ... 3,000 0 0 Ck. 20,480 16 10 Postages from London, &c. ... ... ... 10,074 16 4 Postages collected in the colony ... ... 5,114 310 15,189 0 2 Net cost to the colony ... ... ... £5,291 16 8 The estimated net cost of the service for 1888 was £6,680 3s. 4d. 251,628 letters, 189,639 books, and 590,720 newspapers were received from the United Kingdom, &c, by the Direct contract service; and 146,193 letters, 17,012 books, and 98,535 newspapers despatched. P. and O. and Orient Linen (Federal Mail Service). Db. £ s. d. £ s. d. Payments to P. and O. and Orient Lines ... ... 519 8 4 Transit charges across European Continent ... 28 13 2 Union Steamship Company (to and from Australia) ... 212 19 4 Cm. 761 0 10 Postages from London Post Office ... ... 146 5 8 Postages collected in the colony ... ... ... 716 12 3 862 17 11 Net profit to the colony ... ... £10117 1 The number of letters, books, and newspapers conveyed from and to the United Kingdom, &c, by the Peninsular and Oriental and the Orient packets were: Eeceived, 59,847 letters, 9,258 books, and 29,955 newspapers ; despatched, 6,132 letters, 210 books, and 170 newspapers. Betukn showing the several Subsidised Mail Steam Services, the Subsidy Payments for the Year 1889, the Dates when established, and the Date on which each terminates.

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Duration oi' Service. Service. Subsidy or Payment. Number of Voyages per Annum. Mileage for Complete Voyage. Cost per Mile. When established. When terminated or when terminable. Auckland and San Francisco Direct Steam Service Auckland and Fiji Now Zealand and South Pacific Islands .. .. .. New Zealand and Chatham Islands Helensville and Matakohe .. : Helensville and Dargaville Kawene and Omapere Rawene and Horeke Eussell and Opua Auckland and Great Barrier Island Nelson and Golden Bay .. Hokitika, Bruce Bay, Paringa, Haast. Eiver, Okuru, Okarito, and Jackson's Bay Westport and Karamea Blufi and Stewart Island .. .. j Interprovineial Service in connection ! with San Francisco Line Interprovineial Service in connection with Direct Contract Steamers .. £ s. a. 21,870 13 8 16,544 10 10 1,690 0 0 Nov., 1885 Dec, 1884 June, 1880 Nov., 1890 Dec, 1890 13 13 13 11,016 23,019 2,334 s. a. 2 9'89 1 1-27 1 1-87 , 1,200 0 0 200 0 0 June, 1885 March, 1891 8 4 f 52 t 104 f 52 J 52 ( 156 52 72 6,992 1,050 118 1 170} 34 12 8 120 130 0 5-15 0 11-43 I 450 0 0 [ 240 0 0 Jan., 1881 Jan., 1889 Dec, 1890 Dec, 1890 0 4-53 1 3-82 150 0 0 200 0 0 Dec, 1884 Dec, 1889 Dec, 1890 0 5-77 0 5-13 875 0 0 120 0 0 200 0 0 Jan., 1886 June* 188G July, 1886 Doc, 1890 Dec, 1890 Dec, 1891 6 13 52 280 102 40 4 5'57 1 9-72 1 ll'O8 4,423 0 6 Nov., 1886 Nov., 1890 3,000 0 0 Dec, 1884 Dec, "1890