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Table No. 15. Table showing the Estimated Postal Revenue, and the Estimated Number of Letters, Post-cards, Books, and Newspapers delivered and posted, within the several Postal Districts, during the Years 1885, 1890, 1892, and 1893.

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Letters. Post-cards. Books. Newsp; ipers. Postal Districts. Revenue. Delivered. Posted. Delivered. Posted. Delivered.. Posted. Delivered. Posted. Auckland —■ 1885 1890 1892 1893 £ s - d - 37,636 12 5 50,005 16 1 56,346 14 8 52,728 17 8 3,776,630 5,083,429 5,685,550 5,354,°24 3,206,294 4,286,499 5,°39,528 4.697.92? 126,646 208,780 224,679 215,306 127,946 2.33,845 355,225 345.24I 277,927 620,217 1,600,807 1,705,769 1 76,1 50 660,281 1,222,078 1,426,7 1 1 1,400,906 2,152,878 2,400,67 1 2,209,376; ',339,468 2,155,040 2,528,825 2,045,303 'hames — 1885 1890 1892 1893 3,887 M 3 3,920 5 7 3,755 '5 1° 3,821 10 3 369,100 435,656 399,763 429,429 359,55° 347-538 356,317 369,720 i°,374 i5, 0 4i 16,094 15,860 11,310 10,701 10,907 13,312 24,674 56,680 8i,497 88,855 18,681 24,33° 43,888 44,8/6 240,569 2 24,939 232,765 222,313 168,844 208,819 259,480 282,243 187,317 111,172 104,403 101,413 107 141 '45>'97 ■7',°93 lew Plymouth — 1885 1890 1892 1893 3,210 16 4 3,812 1 7 5,533 14 1 5,54' 9 1 261,426 323,492 467,142 538,616 225,966 308,016 481,052 537,784 23,'79 24,1,54 37,505 34,5'5 24,037 29,083 32,734 41,184 34,545 48,490 81,874 91,35' 26,676 20,076 56,836 59, '5° risborne — 1885 1890 1892 1893 i,S45 13 o 2,353 9 8 2,626 o 7 2,635 2 1 153,998 198,744 2 5 2,1 48 263,510 132,210 i'8o,6s6 214,942 245,076 1,846 4,810 11,960 6,773 2,990 2,560 3,3 1S 3,575 10,699 63,232 54,210 42,822 12,870 34,991 33,696 23,309 115,089 167,193 210,041 2 17,360 71,682 71,151 70,473 70,902 apier—• 1885 1890 1892 1893 7,953 '6 o io,953 18 2 '3,°°' '4 5 15,219 o o 795>236 1,039,636 i,243,54i 1,555,762 711,282 998,733 1,270,646 1,370,486 21,203 38,675 62,075 69,225 2 1,437 33,52 1 54>548 72,436 75,28.3 121,212 238,914 377,702 52,286 165,202 309,868 324,974 354,'59 474,591 5 ",537 618,397 3°9,985 338,990 353,288 408,486 Wanganui— 1885 1890 1892 1893 8,219 18 7 ",955 4 7 14,340 o -i 1 14,210 18 8 872,430 1,038,882 1,246,089 1,363,869 7io,775 1,078,236 i,33',85° 1,358,136 34,658 63,089 79,092 99,528 36,504 65,44° 99,281 98,813 '37,956 109,850 395,98° 295,10° 52,871 '46,583 370,916 284,284 441,792 469,352 S78,4°9 673,140 193,700 229,893 302,627 332,384 Wellington — 1885 1890 1892 1893 68,085 14 7 76,912 9 9 78,244 15 1 8o,737 2 9 2,813,460 3,766,685 4,565,119 4,946,9'6 2,375,529 3,7",877 4,575>584 4,96i,593 66,443 134,498 177 '38 '97,327 65,104 115,071 172,224 199.329 241,020 524,589 826,215 1 156,116 387,140 75°>9°5 1,203,813 1 186,120 848,601 1,327,664 1,462,422 1,666.847 897,728 1,340,232 1,209,962 1,283,503 elson — 1885 1890 1892 1893 4,667 18 1 5,103 6 o 6,633 8 10 6,292 17 5 456,222 464,477 497,367 549,5'° 411,034 443,755 605,280 526,162 io,543 2 2,334 19,916 2',957 13,234 21,848 27,924 25,363 55,536 62,517 151 190 99,645 35,5?6 62,840 178,581 109,408 2°3,346: 234,767 193,999 237,874 | H7,923 124,341 142,753 1 24,423 45,'19 73,686 80,691 83,590 Westport —• 1885 1890 1892 1893 1,432 19 2 1,967 2 I 2,020 13 7 2,222 19 8 121,589 190.879 167,700 193,024 I 14,699 169,889 178,425 185,484 3,7'8 5,642 5,551 5,369 2,73° 5-541 3,' 98 3,432 10,634 21 164 45.1.36 39,1.3° 5,547 9,112 16,887 17,056 8.3,772 156,936 142,584 150,696 Greymouth— 1885 1890 1892 1893 2,920 o 8 3,973 1 10 3,982 2 9 4,103 17 6 266,682 368,108 307,840 329,537 227,929 347,354 367,081 366,067 6,240 9,165 8,060 8,8.53 5,330 8,548 T,020 8,788 26,546 52,975 95,8io 71,032 14,690 37,°79 72,462 5°,843 i9 0 ,554 253,474 i97,oi5 219,700 136,552 136,106 159,198 157,78' Hokitika — 1885 1890 1892 1893 2,154 3 i,996 5 2,057 '7 2,189 1' 1 4 7 5 208,975 187,889 205,530 219,700 169,065 '58,755 169,637 181,233 6,214 8,333 7,176 6,227 6,071 5,°°3 4,3i6 4,°56 21,615 31,356 66,963 42,380 10,361 16,675 30,927 23,166 168,766 14' '93 '48,343 175,513 85,003 65,781 79,040 88,361 Blenheim— 1885 1890 1892 1893 2,952 6 o 3,9°8 14 7 4,036 o o 3,822 3 1 308,529 334,8i5 37i,4'o 403,221 242,619 317,523 340,483 343,635 n,479 10,608 13,767 14,911 4,173 9,007 9,256 9,256 3',525 49,452 85,930 113,178 13,936 41 '7 6 77,259 57,278 154,544 204,71 1 221,806 252,161 78,520 89,323 109,044 113,126 Christchurch — 1885 1890 1892 1893 31,836 10 o 36,226 7 6 42,369 8 2 42,100 14 1 3,212,638 3,398,291 3,659,383 3,754,920 2,848,443 3,398,5S6 4,026,607 4,090,099 1 29,549 186,329 206,219 200,161 145,°54 181,128 205,361 193,206 266,223 384,475 809,549 1,372,605 269,438 505,820 1 120,95 1 ' "'7,327 1,0.51,934 949,806 8.31,493 1,182,896 ','95,558 1,260,362 1,723,267 ',795,599 127,036 148,566 150,150 147,004 Timaru — 1885 1890 1892 1893 6,454 6 2 8,783 14 4 9,372 19 4 9,063 14 9 783,900 782,184 809,510 8.59,'44 607,516 77i>36i 872,274 8'5.854 33,67° 5°,°37 55,445 62,101 33,553 45,745 46,267 53,352 69,593 97,786 165,672 212,966 35,2°4 99,251 178,841 212,446 234,260 274,001 261 183 339,95° Oamaru — 1885 1890 1892 1894 3,998 7 6 4,355 19 6 4,620 6 3 4,553 1.3 4 569,101 447,21.3 516,165 485,823 37 0 >72i 4°9, 6 95 488,631 469,222 15,587 30,615 29,198 29,692 15,99° 26,247 23,478 26,546 52,156 59,42.3 121,836 127,166 26,403 49,8i5 91,962 62,088 271,180 1.34,355 176,306 173,6,54 106,444 85,7'3 104,767 ■02,55; Dunedin— 1885 1890 1892 1893 32,468 19 10 36,908 12 2 40,119 15 7 38,571 13 4 3,23',124 3,147,690 3,335,16.3 3,463,005 2,820,025 3,406,250 3,783,429 3,699,9'7 97,812 138,320 183,950 200,421 119, 119 136,841 212,238 202,007 240,409 396,162 1,393,249 1,382,368 373,°35 495,592 ',35',493 1,148,017 1,168,7781 1,233,89s 1 i,o97, '351 1,286,740 1,284,114 1 ,954,939 ',321,346 1,350,466 Invercargill — 1885 1890 1892 '893 9,873 14 10 12,296 1 2 14,027 12 8 15,346 2 8 ' I7°>338 1,207,193 ',350,518 1,630,694 924,820 1,167,244 1,429,038 ',526,33° 54>56i 69,004 87,H3 121,342 31,629 60,936 78,806 87,646 94,367 1.38,749 293,631 393,094 87,438 201,073 414,466 4",736 588,276 612,638 6'3,75 6 790,439 274,079 399,086 433>589 480,740 Totals1885 1890 1892 1893 229,299 7 6 275,432 9 n 303,089 o 4 303,161 7 9 I9-.37',378 22,415,263 25,079,938 26,340,704 i6,458,477 2i,5°',937 25,530,804 25,744,745 653,722 1,019,434 1,224,938 I,3°9,c68 666,211 991,065 1,346,098 1,387,542 1,670,708 2,838,329 6,508,463 7,6n,279 ',595> 2 52 3,320,801 6,774,924 6,548,789 7,685,37° 9,221,212 9,538,945 10,699,299 [6,548,508 8,691,522 19,018,620 8,856,73<