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Table No. 12. Table showing the estimated Number of Letters, Post-cards, Book-packets, and Newspapers delivered and posted, within the several Postal Districts of New Zealand, during the Year ended 31st December, 1894.

Table No. 13. Table showing the Number of Letters, Book-packets, and Newspapers received from and despatched to Places outside the Colony during the Year ended 31st December, 1894.

Table No. 14. Table showing the Number of Letters, Post-cards, Books, and Newspapers delivered by the Letter-carriers from the Post Offices within the several Postal Districts during the Year ended 31st December, 1894.

Delivered. Posted. Postal Districts. Books, &c. Newspapers. Letters. Post-cards. Books, &c. Newspapers. Letters. Post-cards. Auckland Thames New Plymouth Gisborne Napier Wanganui Wellington Nelson Westport Greymouth Hokitika Blenheim Christchurch Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill .. 5,324,644 442,169 619,710 277 082 I 709,539 1,503,814 5,159,362 515,840 I86,6O2 324 311 199,212 374,673 4,010,591 876,005 541,619 3 543,397 1 735,799 205,361 20,436 45 188 6,33i 79,755 108,654 191 880 24,037 7 423 10,179 7,982 13,000 164,034 62,803 34,398 176,072 140,361 1,519,648 87 061 206,687 74,997 437 853 388 154 950,924 80,704 54,756 107 211 35,048 154, X 54 799 383 264,758 155,805 893,087 472 706 1 827,267 230,529 384,982 220,545 669,318 722,410 1 723,865 206,895 146,068 219,739 154,960 219,427 1 147 783 294,242 176,098 1 329,809 809,718 4,138,758 392,535 600,418 237,003 1,502,059 I,407,900 5,039,593 516,087 186,303 391,898 170,118 369,122 4,070,768 870,168 545,545 3 718 858 1 666,834 220,298 13,689 33,735 22 373 55,692 "0,253 186,056 23 231 9,45i 13,195 4 576 11,804 175 708 57 J 22 25,428 177,671 108,537 1,401 530 49,816 91,689 33 774 377 884 357 773 1 613,846 103,727 27,118 82,745 16,978 63 115 849 563 262,054 78,390 1,100,619 389,428 1,899,768 113,685 197,145 67 210 415,805 353 353 1 397 344 111,644 92 846 152 321 76,167 126,113 1 630 278 156,455 103,818 1,355 549 538,434 Totals 27.344.369 I 297,894 6,682,936 10,483,655 25,823,967 I 248,819 6,900,049 8,787.935 Previous year 26,340,704 1,309,568 7,6ll,279 10,699,299 I >387>542 6,548,789 8,856,731 25,744,745

Letters. Received. Despatched. Books, &c. Newspapers. Letters. Books, &c. Newspapers. United Kingdom— Vid San Francisco Via Direct packets Vid P and O. and Orient lines Australian Colonies Other places 455,746 472. "7 12,598 j 1 120 415 418 I 244,573 776,110 1,649,236* 156 172 146,956 1,005,784 5 4°o 985 284 1 247 198 302,107 500,328 101 296 112,794 701 543 146,522 90,516 15.036 17,480 92 35° 33.426 4°9,594 68,020 90,599 497,971 130,952 Totals 1,816,044 2,514,002 3.545 773 1 562,483 248,808 I I97 I36 Totals for previous year I,7O2,8O5 ! 1,505,981 3,3*0,957 i 533 7 01 242,951 I 153.506 I I * Increase due to patent medicine circulars.

Postal Districts. Letters. Post-cards. Books, &c. Newspapers. Auckland Fhames Sew Plymouth jisborne SFapier iVanganui Wellington Stelson Westport jreymouth rlokitika 31enheim Dhristchurch rimaru Damaru Dunedin L 2,580,777 155.675 182,679 102,939 436,182 340,168 1,665 246 180,969 49,927 132,801 83,401 79 273 1 723 579 214,824 121,642 1 198 433 379,870 81,418 11,469 16,771 1,403 20,422 28,386 61,574 9,180 2 193 6,045 4> I 97 4,O49 90,527 18,581 9,801 50,056 42 085 315,467 24,445 35,686 7.913 89,235 105 368 208,388 29,383 J 6,374 35,4 6 5 10,082 30,992 284,243 57 379 42 577 356,403 124,079 545.712 52,145 108,281 33.945 83,894 108,435 388,622 74,334 24,429 54.007 67,921 56,184 435 54 1 48,996 27 061 317.433 136,952 Totals 9,628 385 458,157 1 1773.479 2,563,892 Previous year 9,167,480 428,646 1,560,984 2 >344i°4°