H.—26.

1898. NEW ZEALAND.

ADVERTISING AND PRINTING (AMOUNTS PAID FOR, DURING 1896-97).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 4th November, 1897. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing,—(l) The amount paid to each newspaper in the colony for Government advertisements during the year ended the 31st March, 1897 ; (2) the amount similarly paid for Government printing ; and (3) the amount expended (a) in the colony and (6) outside the colony in advertising New Zealand scenery."—(Mr. Buchanan.)

Return of Amounts paid to each Newspaper during the Year ended the 31st March, 1897, for Advertising and Printing.

Paid in advertising N.Z. Scenery.* Name of Newspaper. Amount paid for Advertising. Amount paid for Printing. Total Amount paid to each Newspaper. (a.) In the Colony. £ s. d. 17 8 0 59 19 3 27 13 6 6 12 0 380 3 3 £ s. d. 31 8 6 6 7 6 £ s. d. £ s. 48 16 66 6 27 13 6 12 455 14 d. 6t 9 6 0 3t Akaroa Mail ... Ashburton Guardian Ashburton Mail Ashburton Standard Auckland Evening Star Auckland Weekly News (included in New Zealand Herald) Bay of Plenty Times ... Bruce Herald... Brunner News Budget and Taranaki Weekly Herald (included in Taranaki Herald) Buller Miner ... Buller Post ... Bush Advocate, Dannevirke Canterbury Times (included in Lyttelton Times) Charleston Herald Christian Outlook, Dunedin Church Chronicle, Wellington ... Clutha County Gazette Clutha Leader Colonist, Nelson ... ... Coromandel County News Coromandel Sun Cromwell Argus Daily News, New Plymouth 23 2 9 68 8 0 51 12 0 28 5 0 10 0 83 0 6 75 11 0 66 0 0 79 7 0 66 4 6 89 2 147 15 51 12 94 9 1 0 83 0 9t Ot 0 6t 0 6 12 15 0 4 10 0 21 6 6 28 4 0 111 1 6 9 12 0 5 2 6 13 1 0 39 8 0 010 0 30 0 8 35 3 6 0 5 0 12 15 4 10 0 10 21 6 58 4 146 5 . 9 17 5 2 13 1 39 8 0 0 0 6 8t Ot 0 6 0 0 Carried forward 992 4 9 390 17 8 1,383 2 5 * (b.) Outside the colony, nil. t Includes also iOst of printing ilectoral rolls.