STATISTICS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7480, 9 November 1885, Page 5 (Supplement)

STATISTICS.

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. During tho month of September, ISSS, the number of persons arrived in the colony was 14SS. Of these 704 landed at Dunediu, 17S at Auckland, 157 at Wellington, and 22 at Lyttelton. Great Britain contributed 891 of tho now arrivals, New South Wales and Queensland 309, Victoria 16.", Tasmania 31, Fiji 30. South Sea lslnuiln 50, China 8, other places 7. The departures from the colonies were 854, viz., 737 to tho Australian colony, 7.i ti> Great Britain, 33 to the South Seas, 12 to Fiji. The balance of emigration over immigration for tho month was there, fore 633 persons. THE RAILWAY RETURNS. The Government railway returns for the first fourth n weeks of the current year are just completed. They show the gross receip'R to be £408,755, as against £488,132 for the corresponding period of the past year, a decrease of nearly £20,000. The working expanses amounted to £321,228, as against £300.875. and their returns of receipts was OS per cent, as against 05. The length opened is increased by 03 miles, nevertheless the revenue has fallen oil as above seated. The decrease on tho Canterbury-Otayo lines, however, is as nearly as possible double that for the whole colony, the receipts being only £301.473 for 802 miles, as against £340,007, for 877 miles in the last year, while the return of expenses to income has increased from 62 to 05 per cent. On the other hand, Auckland, Wellington, Napier, Grey mouth, Weßtport, and Nelson exhibit a fair increase. Wanganui and Picton are stationary. TOE REVENUE RETURNS. The Customs revenue collected in the colony last month are not yet computed, but thorie to hand give a total of £109,126. Returns have yet to come from Kaip-ira, Tauranga, Wairau, and Picton. These will probably raise the total to £110.000, which is a large reduction on the previous month (£125,020), and the corresponding month ol last year, £114,241. The sum collected at the'four principal ports last month are as follows -. Auckland, £21,098 ; Wellington, £23 90S ; Lyttelton and Ciiristchurch, £16,055 ; Dunediu, £27,210. At Auckland, Lyttelton, and Dunedin there is a decrease of revenue as compared with the returns for September last and October, ISS4 ; while in Wellington there is a substantial, increase. There is a slight falling oil at all other ports cxcept at Thames, Poverty B«y, Napier, lnvercargill, and Greymouth. The beer duty collected last month was, with oue small return yet to come in, £4050, while for September it was £4013, and October, 1884, £4850. Last mouth £1000 was collected at Auckland, £490 at Wellington, £953 at Christchurch, and £974 at Dunedin. At most places there is an increase of duty over that collected in September last, but a reduction as compared with October las year.

9 POSTAL REVENUE. The postal revenue for the quarter ended September 30, 1S83 :— General Post Oflico £0,552 0 9 Auckland 5,078 10 11 Ulenholm 677 ft 4 Chriatchurch Sli'i 0 0 Putiedin 4 S'VS 1 7 Oiaborno .. ■ .. 2,"49 15 7 Oreymouth.. ,, 1,009 9 '2J Hokitika 525 0 0 luvercar(jill.. .. .. „ .. 3,001 15 1 Napier .. .. ., 2,221 la 10 .Nelson 027 0 0 New Plymouth 404 13 6 Oainaru .. 1,174 1!) '4 Thames 1,293 15 1 Tiir.aru „ .. 2.224 7 '2 Wanganut .. — 2,843 0 3 Wellington 4,434 9 10 Westport .. „ „ .. .. 509 l 6 Total £t r .,fil0 11 3 Cor. qr., 1834 £50,507 3 4 TELEGRAPHIC REVENUE. The following are the number and value of paid telegrams for the September quarter :— PAID TKLKfllUMS. Number. Value. Oonoral Tost Office — — £108 »i 8 Auckland .. 60,007 — 4.32!) 16 U Hlonlielm .. 0,030 — 3S8 12 10 t'hn'stchurch .. 40,470 — 3,181 0 ft Punedin .. 4(,f.S4 — 3,557 0 7 Gisborno .. 4,387 -■ 305 5 0 icy mouth .. 9,214 — 515 13 5 lfokitlk* .. 6,017 — .'HI 7 10 Invorcsrgill .. 18,720 — 1,091 1 ft Napier .. 16 6— 1.163 3 10 Nelson .. 10,0(19 — 734 if, 7 New Plymouth ... 7,291 — 430 10 0 Oatnaru .. 7,lb(> — 599 3 3 Thames .. 14.5 — 915 18 9 Timati .. 8 348 — 5fi3 0 3 Wam;anui .. 14 952 — 9(7 6 3 Wellington .. SI,821 — 4 191 8 4 Westport .. 0,312 — 372 11 3 Totals .. 355,'99 — £23,738 3 7 Cor. qr., 1-84 .. 314,272 — 21,170 1 10 GOVMENT TELEGRAMS. Subjoined aro the number and value of Government telegrams during the September quarter :— Auckland .. 7,710 — £720 17 0 Blenheim .. 1,101 — 75 17 0 1 'lirlslc'hurch .. 1,314 — '240 (l 0 Punedin .. 5,7'!0 — 500 0 0 (iidbornj .. Shi — hj 14 0 lir.'vmouth .. 1)72 — 9) 14 0 Holiitik'i .. 4:; — 67 17 0 .. 2/41 — 210 5 0 Nap or.. .. i>,:,:!2 — 231 13 0 Nelson .'. .. 1,848 — 110 8 0 Now Plymou'h .. 1 5.10 — 144 15 0 Oiuiaru.. .. 732 — 47 1 0 J'hime.«.. .. 1,014 — ]Sl> 11 0 Tlmaru .. .. 72ii — 47 11 0 W n;:,mil .. '2,412 — 178 0 0 W,-illusion .. 15.'.l'.)0 — 1.819 12 0 Wis; port .. 1,872 — 135 10 0 Total.-. ,. 53,241 -- £1,922 17 0 Cor. (jr., 1SS1 .. 65,150 — 5,ltil 14 10 MONEY ORDER TRANSACTIONS. Tlio following are the return of the money order transactions for the quarter which ended 011 the oOth September : — Orders issued. Orders paid. Auckland .. £27,f,'15 11 ft £2 i,839 13 3 IMuuheini .. .. 3,010 5 11 1,409 3 7 ' 'liristohili ell .. 10,09.) ft 'J 17,873 4 (i Dunodin .. .. 20,311) 0 ft 23,381 2 10 (■isb'irno ., .. 1,654 2 3 720 12 8 Oroymouth „ 4.902 0 10 2,9'6 19 8 llokitika .. .. 2,462 0 1 1.731 18 11 Invcrcilgill .. 9,415 ft 7 0.461 ft 9 Napier .. .. 6.927 12 9 4,3.>6 7 7 Notaon .. .. 3.909 11 t, 4,959 1 8 New Plymouth .. 3,127 14 3 2 484 1111 Oam »ru .. .. 3.200 2 11 2 3i-3 10 1 Thames .. .. 4,001 11 O 2,949 17 11 Timaru .. .. 4,084 17 2 2,715 i.3 0 Wanijanui.. .. O.S72 18 8 6,154 8 3 Wellington .. 22,0-9 3 10 17,107 12 8 Weslpoit .. .. 3,021 13 4 1,104 4 6 Totals .. .. £141039 8 7 £124 8'8 8 8 Cor. (jr., 1SS1 .. 141,953 2 0 121,599 0 11 POST-OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS RETURNS. Subjoined are the I'onr-oflica Savings Rank returns for the quarter ending September .'JO, 1SS5 :— Dennsils. Withdrawals. Auckland .. £14,242 17 11 — £17.030 14 4 Blenheim .. 0 ,9w9 11 7 — 0 917 15 - t hrlsti'.hiireh .. 67/55 17 11 — 017J< 0 2 Duuedln .. 05.410 16 0 — 5.1,972 5 0 (linbofno .. 2.9.S5 14 1 — 1.872 11 2 <ireyniou:h .. 6 370 9 0 — 4.827 18 0 Hokitika .. 3,4*7 IS 3 — 2.254 I 1 lnvercargill .. 10.071 9 4 — 12,o6-> 3 ft Napier .. 14.002 7 ft — 12.0J3 6 7 Nelson .. 9.571 0 1 — (1,276 6 7 New Plymouth 9>>s 5 ] _ 11,'200 1 10 O-imaru .. 5,i.>S 3 1 — 5,744 0 1 Thames .. 7,-34 7 0 — (1,9.2 10 4 Tlmaru .. 7,'2H 0 0 — 7,070 16 9 Wani;an'ii .. 12,303 16 0 — 10.226 4 6 Wellington .. 07.210 17 10 — 50,130 2 4 Wcstrort .. 4 310 17 O — 1,091 11 10 Total J .. jl.1 1(5,240 8 0 — £308,33-! 7 8 Cor. (jr., 1SS4 302,2 vi) 0 2 — 284,050 11 6