SIXTH REPORT ON THE POSTAL SERVICE OF NEW ZEALAND, 1864. BY THE POSTMASTER GENERAL.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1865 Session I, D-01

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SIXTH REPORT ON THE POSTAL SERVICE OF NEW ZEALAND, 1864. BY THE POSTMASTER GENERAL.

PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BY COMMAND OF HIS EXCELLENCY. WELLINGTON. 1865.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Afiruux. PAGE. Departmental Arrangements... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Comparative Statement of the Number of Letters and Newspapers received and despatched during the years 1863 and 1864 ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Revenue and Expenditure ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ' .. • 3 Steam Communication ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ••• 4 Anglo-Australian Steam Service ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 4 Inter-Colonial ditto ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ■•• ~> Inter-Provincial ditto ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 Post-Office Savings Banks ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 Money Orders... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 Franking ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 Dead Letters ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 Registered Letters ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 Newspapers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 Panama Service ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 APPENDIX. Return of Inter-Colonial Steam Subsidies ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Return of Inter-Provincial Steam Subsidies... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Number of Letters despatched to places beyond the Colony ... ... ... ... 2, 3 Expenditure for the Tears 1859, 1860, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864 ... 4,5 Money Orders issued and paid during 1864... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6, 7 Commission on Money Orders issued ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 Letters despatched from Chief Offices to places within the Colony 8 Postage Stamps printed during the years 1862, 1863, 1864 ... ... ... ... 9 Letters received at Chief Offices from places within the Colony ... ... ... ... !) Letters and Newspapers received and despatched from Chief Offices in 1864 ... 10, 11 Comparative Table of the Postal Revenue, and Number of Letters and Newspapers received at and despatched from the several Provinces from 1858 to 1864, both inclusive ... ■ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12, 13 Abstract Statement of the Expenditure and Revenue of the Postal Service from 1859 to 1864, both inclusive 14, 15 Revenue, Expenditure, &c, of the different Inland Mail Service in New Zealand in 1864 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 EXPLANATION. In Page 2—The Revenue for 1863 includes Money Order Commission ; the Revenue for 1864 is ixclusive of that item. The Postal Expenditure for 1863, is given as stated in the Postmasterxeneral's Report for that year; but the actual expenditure as given in page 5. is £110,567 2s. Sd., uaking the rate of increase of expenditure of 1864 over 1863, 33-47 per cent. Since the Table, in pages 2 and 13, was compiled, several errors were detected in the Returns of some of the Chief Postmasters, :ausing differences in the totals of Letters and Newspapers for 1864, from some of the other Tables. Che Revenue as given in page 15, is exclusive of Commission on Money Orders, and in page 22,

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sixth repor:t ON THE POSTAL SERVICE OF NEW ZEALAND. BY THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL.

General Post Office, Wellington, New Zealand, 24th July, 1865. Sir,— I have the honor to submit to your Excellency the Sixth Report on the Postal Service of New Zealand, being the Report for the year 1864. J. Richardson, Postmaster General. To His Excellency Sir George Grey, X.C.8., Governor of New Zealand. REPORT. It may not be unnecessary to remark that the Accounts and Returns of the Postal Department are not made up to the same date as the financial accounts of the Colony; the former closing on the 31st of December, and the latter on the 30th June of each year. There are, doubtless, inconveniencies arising from this difference, but they have not been considered to be of such importance as to make it desirable to disturb the existing arrangement, which corresponds with the adjustment of accounts between the Postal Departments of the Home country and the Colony. It has been usual to accompany the Report with comparative statements indicating the advance of the postal service during the year. This practice appears to be of very general adoption throughout the British Colonies, and has many obvious advantages. It is evident, however, that the value of these comparisons depends very much upon the Colony being exempt from any serious disturbing influences; and where such is the case, the advance of the postal department, obeying as it does the requirements of the public, may be safely taken as one of the best tests of the prosperity of the Colony itself. It will be necessary, as regards New Zealand, to apply this test with caution, for its condition during the past few years has been quite anomalous, exposed as it has been to all the fluctuations arising from the discovery of vast and rich gold-fields; affected by the existence of a native rebellion; and influenced by the special introduction of a large number of military and other settlers. Making, however, every allowance for these disturbing elements, there can be little hesitation in affirming that the advance of the postal communications generally, is such as to indicate a steady advance in the prosperity of the Colony. DEPARTMENTAL ARRANGEMENTS. The object contemplated in the alteration of some of the departmental arrangements during the past year has been to obtain that efficient supervision over what might hitherto be regarded as nine almost independent branches, which were little more than reporting to a remote controlling au-

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thority. The establishment of the Seat of Government at Wellington, the centre of the Colony, han materially assisted the efforts of the department towards consolidating these Provincial branches, and thus giving all the benefits derivable from a central power, easily accessible, without destroying that reasonable freedom of action which is so essential to efficiency. The visits of the Inspector and Sub-Inspector, and their minute examinations of the requirements of the different Provinces, and the capabilities and efficiency of the Provincial officers, havu tended to give vigor to the department and control all unnecessary expenditure. Now that the system of inspection has been established, it can very well be carried on by the Inspector alone, ami the valuable services of the Sub-Inspector transferred to an office which will embrace the control of the money order, the stamps, and dead letter branches of the department. The conduct of all the officers of the department, with one or two exceptions, has been ot such a character as to afford much satisfaction, and there is every reason to believe that the department will increase in efficiency from the conviction that the merits and qualifications of every officer in it are known, and that their services are not restricted to the bounds of a Province, nor confined within the limits of a system of promotion by mere seniority. The practice of permitting the different Provincial Chief Offices to have the various forms used in their departments printed at some local printing office, has gradually led to a want of uniformity and an unnecessary multiplicity of forms, which in one office reached the number of 132. These have now been reduced to 86, and to secure future uniformity and economy it has been decided to have them printed and issued from the central office. A saving will thus be obtained cf at least £1000 per annum, while other important objects will be sewed. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE NUMBER OF LETTERS AND NEWSPAPERS RECEIVED AND DESPATCHED, AND THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEARS 1863 AND 1564. The Letters despatched have been 2,120,849 in 1864, against 1,715,435 in 1863, being 23.6 per cent, increase. The Letters received have been 2,112,771 in 1864, against 1,689,945 in 1863, being 2fi per cent, increase. The Newspapers despatched have been 2,546,846 in 1864, against 1,923,544 in 1863, being 32.4 per cent, increase. The Newspapers received have been 1,781,482 in 1864, against 1,474,125 in 1863, being 24.24 per cent, increase. The Postal Revenue has been £39,198 9s. lOd. in 18C4, against £33,383 6s. lid. in 1863, being 17.42 per cent, increase. The Postal Expenditure has been £147,577 3s. 6d. in 1864, against £96,219 16s. 4d. in 1863, being 53.37 per cent, increase. During the-year under report there have been 15 new offices opened and 2 offices closed, shewing an increase of 13. Many of these offices, however, are of a character which involve merely a nominal outlay for salaries, havingbeen established to accommodate small groups of miners and military outposts ; but, though productive of comparatively little expense, so far as the offices are concerned, they afford very great advantages to the population in sparsely occupied districts. The total length of inland postal routes is 3615 miles, against 3092 miles on the 30th of December, 1863, exhibiting an increase of 523 miles. There have been 5 new routes established and 2 discontinued. It is not easy to calculate with any useful approximation to correctness, the number of mile* traversed by the mail during the year 1863, owing to the uncertain nature of the information respecting the interior of the country in some of the Provinces, and the varying aspect of mining operations; these causes have been in operation during the past year, and are still operating, as may be illustrated by the rush of miners to the West Coast gold-fields of the Province of Canterbury and the military operations on the Northern shores of Cook's Straits; but, still, in stating that during the year 1863 about 676,280 miles, and 676,507, during 1864, have been travelled in the conveyance of inland mails, a reasonable approximation will, at least, be arrived at. It will be seen that the difference of mileage is very insignificant, arising from the fact that one of the routes in the Northern Island was closed during and since the latter part of 1863. The increased work has necessitated an increase in the Postal Staff, as will appear from an examination of the following return . —

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Chief Offices. Accounti: ig Offices. Sub-' 'ffices. • 1863 1864 1863 1864 1863 1864 Postmasters 9 0 10 13 257 274 Clerks, &c. 78 77 7 7

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The subjoined comparative table will give at a glance some general idea ot the progressiv* advance of the departments ; still, it is but right to state that some of the material from which it has been formed is not of a character to fit it for the purposes of very rigid comparison.

It should also be mentioned that the columns of Revenue and Expenditure will not correspond with those which have appeared in previous reports, because, the former returns embraced those sums which had been audited only, but did not include all those which had been paid. For the information contained in the last iwo columns, and in some of the tabulated statements in the Appendix in connection with the revenue and expenditure, I am much indebted to the Treasury Department, whose officers have most obligingly re-examined and re-adjusted the past expenditure in order to furnish the information which was deemed necessary for purposes of comparison. The Hails are principally conveyed Inter-Provincially by subsidized steam vessels; and inland, by coach or on horseback. There is no conveyance of mails by railroad, except for four miles of the road between Lyttelton and Christchurch, in the Province of Canterbury, nor is there any conveyance by boat or small craft, except on the northern part of Auckland and bordering on Cook's Straits. The postal accommodation of the Province of Auckland, as regards buildings, is of a very unsatisfactory character, but this will shortly be rectified by the erection of a building which is now under consideration. A new and convenient Post Office has been erected during the year at Nelson, at an expense of about £2000. A substantial stone building is now in course of erection at Dunedin, which will cost £20,000. A house is rented at Christchurch for postal purposes, but it is hoped that the increasing requirements of the Province will immediately necessitate the erection of a more convenient building. The other Provinces are, for the present, sufficiently provided with office accommodation. REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE. The disproportion between the Postal Revenue and Expenditure of the Colony, the latter beino- nearly four times greater than the former, is a subject requiring the gravest consideration While freely acknowledging that it should be an object of paramount importance with the Government to gi ant the freest communication and at the least cost to the public, it cannot be claimed that this boon should be attained by taxation in other than in a postal form. If it be undesirable to obtain a surplus postal revenue, which is obtained in Great Britain where it is one-;hird more than the expenditure; or. not necessary to endeavor to approximate too rigidly towards an equilibrium, which appears to be the state in Victoria, still the course adopted by New Zealand is, without doubt, one which is open to the most serious objection. The Post Office, like all other establishments, should at least pay its way. With the desire of ascertaining the causes which create this disproportion, and having in view the application of a remedy, it will be necessary to analyse the sources of revenue and expenditure, and then to suggest those remedial measures which may at least partially meet the case. The Postal Revenue lor the year 1864, amounted to £39,198 9s. 10d., of which the sum of £37,596 18s. Iod., was received principally from the sale of postage stamps, and the sum of £1601 lis. Od. as commission on the issue of Money Orders. The expenditure during the same period amounted to the sum of £147,577 3s. 6d., thus leaving the difference, viz., £103,378 Ids. Bd., to be provided for by taxation in some other form. The items of expenditure may be concisely classed as follows . — £ s. d. 1. Staff of Central Department 1653 10 7 2. Salaries to Provincial Officers 23,725 5 3 3. Contingencies in Central Department 1481 8 4

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N umber of Post Offices. Number of Miles of route. Number of Miles travelled Inland. Number of Letters. Revenue. Expenditure, Received. Despatched. £ s. d. 7,833 10 4 £ s. d. 33,898 17 9 1859 1860 10,066 15 11 39,587 14 0 1861 14,125 13 2 36,936 12 0 1862 227 2769 1,021,735 1,098,448 23,110 14 y 57,128 12 6 1863 282 3092 670,280 1,689,945 1,715,435 32,341 7 8 110,507 4 8 1864 295 3615 676,507 2,112,771 2,120,849 39,198 9 10 147,577 8 6

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Or, in other words, the following sums were expended, viz., on establishments, £35,468 Is. 3d.; on sea subsidies, £80,462 12s. Bd.; and on the conveyance of inland mails, £31,646 9s. 7d.; whence it appears that the Postal Revenue did but little more than pay the necessary establishments. Assuming the number of letters delivered to be a fair guage, though it is but an approximation to accuracy and bearing in mind that newspapers at present pass free through the post, it would appear that the conveyance and delivery of each letter, after deducting from the expenditure the revenue received, cost the Colony something over Is. O^d. This evil must be met either by an increase of Postal Revenue, or a decrease ot Expenditure. With respect to the former it might be injudicious to increase the postage on New Zealand letters, or to accept the invitation of the British Government to increase the postage of those which go to the Mother Country, as independently of other and grave considerations, the communications with Home are already sufficiently burthened. The introduction of a penny postage stamp on newspapers would in some degree reduce this disproportion, and will shortly be considered more at length. Turning then to the expenditure side of the account, with a view of ascertaining what judicious retrenchments might be affected, the attention is at once drawn to the large sum of £63,391 Os. Id., being paid as subsidies to steam vessels plying in Australasian waters. STEAM COMMUNICATION. It must be admitted that the public derive great advantage from the admirable passenger acccommodation afforded by the fleet of Colonial steamers, especially from those in connection with the Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail Company, any change which would interfere with thut efficiency would be reluctantly consented to; but it is presumed that the requirements of a postal service are entirely distinct from those of a passenger and goods service, and it may probably be a question whether the former could not be more completely satisfied by a smaller class of steamers of considerable speed running continuously, without the present vexatious and expensive delays at the various ports. Under the present system the distance between the Bluff in Southland to the Manukau in Auckland, is run via Cook's Straits, in 12 days, whereas a moderately fast going steamer might perform the distance, calling at Port Chalmers, Lyttelton, Wellington, Picton, Nelson, and Taranaki, allowing only for necessary stoppages, at the average continuous rate of 6 miles per hour, in little more than seven days thus saving at least half the time in the receipt of letters. Passengers, as at home, might be obliged to move at inconvenient hours, but the short stay on board, and the fewer expenses, would soon reconcile the public to the change which is in accordance with the spirit of the time. By the adoption of some such plan it is believed that some reduction might probably be effected, and the Postal Department be relieved. Application has been made to the Government of Victoria to unite with the Government of New Zealand in keeping open the postal communication between Port Chalmers and Melbourne, and as the proposal is one of so reasonable and just a character, there can be little doubt that the Colony will be relieved of some portion of the expenses of this service which she has hitherto borne unaided. On the establishment of the Panama line of steamers it will be unnecessary to continue the Nelson and Sydney line, and it may be questionable whether there would be any necessity for continuing the Sydney and Auckland line. STEAM POSTAL SERVICES. ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN SERVICE. It is to be regretted that the character for punctuality which the Peninsular and Oriental Company had lately earned for itself has not been sustained, and that instead of the expectations of increasing punctuality being realized, there has been a serious amount of irregularity during the past few months, deranging our inter-colonial services, calling for additional expenditure, and in some instances rendering the subsidies of no avail. The annexed table of the arrival of the English Mail will give details of the irregularity complained of. The due date of arrival at Melbnurne being the 10th of each month.

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£ s. d. 4 Contingencies in Provincial Offices 5. Contribution to Suez Line 6. Subsidies to Inter-Colonial Steamers 7. „ to Inter-Provincial „ 8. Conveyance of Inland Mails 8607 17 17,071 12 28,934 11 84,450 9 31,646 9 1 0 8 0 7

AT MELBOURNE. AT POET CHALMERS. AT SYDNEY. AT AUCKLAND. January 18. February 11. March 15. April 24. May 14. June 26. January 24. February J 7. March 21. May 3. May 22. July 10. January 20. February 14. March 18. April 18. May 16. June * January 26. February 20. March 24. May 8. May 22. * The Mail for Jum had not arrived at Aua land at the date of thii return Jul 12, 1865

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A communication has been received from the Imperial Government, as may be seen by the correspondence in the Parliamentary Papers published for the information of members, inviting the Australian Colonies to unite in the establishment of a fortnightly communication when the present monthly service, about to expire, should be at an end, but it was clogged with such conditions, and offered for consideration and acceptance at so short a notice, as to leave the Government no alternative but to decline to become a party to it. It was intimated to the Government at the same time that, in the opinion of the British postal authorities, it was desirable that the rate of postage should be raised; and it was further noted that whether this proposition was adopted or not by the Colonial authorities, the power to increase the rates of postage on letters from the United Kingdom to the Colonies, was reserved by the Imperial Post Office. The existing contract with the Company expires on the 12th February, 1866. The contributions of New Zealand to this line amounted, for the year under report to £16,771 12s. . The obligations incurred for this service during the past six months have been met by remittances, and there is every prospect that the whole of the arrears (being the accumulations of past short payments) will be cleared off by a remittance to the Home authorities by the outgoing mail in August next. INTER-COLONIAL STEAM SERVICE. The Inter-Colonial services are performed by steamers belonging to the Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail Company, and the Otago Steam Ship Company; the former running between Auckland and Sydney, and Nelson and Sydney, at an expense of Bs. 10^d. and 4s. 2|d. per mile respectively; and the latter, running between Otago and Melbourne, at ss. 7d. per mile. These services are performed monthly each way at an aggregate expense of £29,850 per annum, in addition to a small sum payable, when necessary from the late arrival of the English mail at Melbourne. The distance traversed by these steamers amounts to 91,872 miles in the year. The Imperial Government pay towards this service the sum of £8300 per annum, which payment will terminate in November next. These lines are in connection with the Suez mail service, to which contributions are made by the Colony in proportion to the number of letters conveyed, and for which during the past year the sum of £16,771 12s. Od. became due. INTER-PROVINCIAL STEAM SERVICE. The Inter-Provincial services are so arranged that a steamer arrives and departs from Port Chalmers, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland every fifth day; and at and from the Bluff, Picton, Nelson, Taranaki. and Napier every tenth day. Two services are performed from the South along the West Coast of the Northern Island, by the Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail Company, and one by theNNcrw r Zealand Steam Navigation Company, at a total expense of £19 094 • viz., for the former, of ss. 9d. and 6s. llfd. per mile, and for the latter of 3s. 10^d. per'mile'. Two services are similarly performed along the East Coast of the North Island by the New Zealand Steam Navigation Company, and one by the Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail Company at a total expense of £14,634; viz., for each of the former 3s. lo|d. per mile, and for the latter 4s. ll^d. per mile. The distance traversed by these steamers amounts to 138,096 miles per annum. The aggregate expense of these services is £33,729 being at an average rate of 4s. lOd. per mile. The skilful navigation of all the vessels employed in the Inter-Colonial and Inter-Provincial services has been evidenced by the fact that no wrecks have occurred among them during the year. POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS. No further steps have been taken during the period which has elapsed since the publication of the last Report, in the direction of the establishment of Post Office Savings Banks ; the subject has, nevertheless, not been lost sight of. The immediate urgency of such an establishment is in sume meaBure dune away with by the existence of Savings Banks under Government supervision in all the great centres of population. The subject requires more thorough investigation, with a view to the preparation of a Bill suitable to New Zealand, than the more pressing demands on the attention of Government will at present admit of. Before very long it may be deemed necessary that the whole of the financial arrangements of the Colony should be revised, when the subject might be more appropriately introduced, and it is to be hoped that the delay will not be of lung duration. The Postmaster General of the United Kingdom in his tenth Report, passes a high encomium on the system, when he says,—" Post Office Savings Banks have stimulated the growth of prudent and frugal habits," and "that in two years and a-half from their establishment the depositors were 372,000, and the sum deposited £4,000,000."' There will not be, as might be apprehended, any jealousy on the part ol banking institutions, for the experience of Great Britain evidences that there has not been in consequence of their establishment any decrease in the profits of the old banks. MONEY ORDERS. The Money Order department of the Postal Service has continued to work very satisfactorily under the able supervision of the Auditor General. 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ment, and placed under the more immediate control of Mr. Gray, who will follow up the admirable system introduced by Dr. Knight. The total number of money orders issued duiing the year, as may be seen in the Appendix, amounted to 16,592, representing the sum of £78,556 195., of which the »vms of £35,741 55., and £19,646 9s. 4d., and £19,427 4s. 4d. were remitted to Great Britain, Victoria, and the various Provinces of New Zealand respectively. The total number of money orders paid during the year amounted to 5,620, representing the sum of £26,467 14s. 2d., of which the sums of £3,274 2s. 2d., and £2,8fi5 4s. 9d., and £19,417 10s. sd. were transmitted from Great Britain, Victoria, and the various Provinces of New Zealand respectively. The exchange against the Colony is represented by the sum of £52,089 ss. 4d. The issued money orders in 1864 over 1863 show an increase of 43 per cent. The paid money orders in 1864 over 18(53 show an increase o( 85 per cent. In examining into the whole question of the money order system, it was found that the rates of commission were not so favorable and convenient as those offered by banking associations, and, accordingly in June last, the scale of charges was re-adjusted and reduced. The alterations effected may be •een by the subjoined, and it may fairly be said that they promise to be satisfactory.

LETTERS AND NEWSPAPERS. FRANKING. On the 29th December last, a Proclamation was published limiting the power of franking, which it was afterwards deemed expedient to modify until further regulations might be decided upon. The results of this system, as given below, shew the number of official letters, tbe weight in ounces of the same, and the revenue which would have been received had these letters been stamped at the usual rates. This amount would have appeared much greater had not the effect of limiting of power of franking above referred to been to reduce considerably the number of free letters posted. The followinu- estimated return is from data furnished by the various offices of the number, weight, and amount of tree despatched letters during one year :— No. Weight. Amount. 312,654 601,866 oz. £6,850 19s. 6d. Though this shows the amount of accommodation which the Government derive from the postal establishment, and by so much reduces the postal revenue, yet it does not convey any adequate idea of what was the effect of the franking system ; for in New Zealand, as well as in all other countries where the system of franking prevailed, the privileged person did not clearly discern the nature and extent of the privilege, and the mails were consequently burthened with packets of a doubtful character. In Adelaide, official letters are stamped, the Responsible Ministers of the several department* authorizing the supply of stamps on requisition duly made and accounted for. In New South Wales, all official letters are pre-paid. The system which is adopted in Victoria is that which is well adapted to New Zealand and which it is designed shortly to carry into operation; it is to the following effect— letters on the Government service, contained in official envelopes or covers, described on the outside at being "On Her Majesty's Service," and attested with the signature of the Governor, or impressed with a "frank stamp " with the title of a Responsible Minister of the Crown thereon, or the title of the officers in command of any portion of Her Majesty's sea or land forces, and the ot&cer of Her Majesty* ordnance, or commissariat respectively are exempt from postage. DEAD LETTERS. This is a very important branch of the Postal Service, and the officers connected with it should be of approved reliability. The prevailing system lias been to entrust this duty to one or more officers in each of the Provinces, thus very injudiciously multiplying the number of those who have access to the correspondence of the public. Considering the magnitude to which this branch of the service has atta:ned nearly 50,000 letters having been opened and returned during the year, it has been considered expedient, on the grounds of more complete supervision and secrecy, to transfer the duties connected wilh it to the central office, which has accordingly been ordered. The plan of advertising unclaimed letter* does not prevail in Great Britain, and has ceased te

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Great Britain. Australian Colonies. New Zealand. Not exceeding £2 Is. Od. Not exceeding £5 Is. 6d. Exceeding £2 and not exceeding £5, 2s. 6d. Exceeding £5 and not exceeding £10, 2s. Is. Od. „ £5 „ £7, 3s. 6d. „ £7 „ £10, 5s. Od.

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exist in Victoria, the results being by no means commensurate with the expenditure incurred, for instance, in the Province of Otago there were advertised during the year 1864 : — £ s. d. In Chief Office .. 12,550 letters at an expense of 193 9 6 In Country Offices .. 19,076 „ „ 316 15 6 Making a total of .. 31,626 £510 5 0 While the returns from claimed letters, on which an additional charge of 2d. is made, since 1863, amounted only to £38, or 7^ per cent., leaving a loss of £472. The total amount expended for advertising unclaimed letters during the year 1864, was £800, and the proportion of letters claimed after • uch advertising was about lin 17. It is intended, therefore, to discontinue the regulation (which is even now infringed by only advertising once instead of twice), and thus avoid an unnecessary expense, and the jealousies which arise from one paper in a town being selected as the advertising medium. The general practice will be to print or write out the lists and have them exposed to public view. REGISTERED LETTERS. The extension of the principle of registering letters, by insisting that all letters containing coin •hould be registered, on pain of a fine of a double registration fee, has had the effect in Great Britain and elsewhere of greatly reducing the temptation to tamper with such letters by those connected with the department, and has given much greater confidence to the public in the transmission of money by post. It will, in a short time, be desirable to introduce the system into New Zealand—for, while the instances of tampering with letters have^brtunately been very few, there have been evidences that greater precautions would not be undesirable. With a view to induce the public to take greater advantage than they had hitherto done of the system of registry, a reduction of the registering fee of from Is. to 6d. was made on the Ist February last, on all letters registered for places within the Colony. Sufficient time has not yet elapsed to justify the formation of a judgment as to the ultimate effect of the change, but the result* during the three months ending the 31st of May last, are very satisfactory, as the subjoined returns will *how. Registered during March, April, and May of 1864, 1,962, and of 1865, 3,080, being an increase of 57 per cent. NEWSPAPERS. The question of making newspapers transmitted by post subject to a small postage rate was recommended by the late Post-master General in his Report for the year 1863, and, heartily concurring in the expediency and justice of the proposal, an Order in Council was issued on the 29th of December, 1864, to give effect to this recommendation. Owing to some supposed illegality, or informality, the order was revoked, and also in order that the subject might be brought prominently before the Assembly for its decision. During the short time it was in operation there is reason to believe that it met with very general satisfaction. The interval which has beeii allowed to elapse has strengthened the conviction that such a tax is alike demanded by fairness and necessity, especially when there is no restriction against the carriage of newspapers by private enterprise, which, as regards letters, is contrary to law. In Great Britain, with its network of railways, affording every facility for cheap conveyance, newspapers transmitted by post are subject to a penny stamp, with a fine for improper folding. In Victoria, for each newspaper posted in the Colony, not exceeding 5 oz. in weight, one penny must be prepaid, and the instructions are precise as to the mode of sending. In New South Wales, every newspaper whatever posted in the Colony for transmission inland or beyond sea, is subject to a charge of a penny. If it be urged that such a charge is a tax upon literature, it may be replied, that in Victoria the charge did not have the effect of diminishing the number of newspapers posted, nor was such the case in some parts at least of this Colony, and considering the expense of country mails in New Zealand, amounting to no less a sum than £-81,640 9s. 7d. p;r annum, and the number of newspapers sent by these, amounting to 1,616,919, averaging about six times the weight of the le:ters, there can be little doubt that the public will reconcile itself to the charge, if not now approving of it already, especially when it is remembered that the newspapers received from abroad are invariably prepaid. The amount derivable from this payment would probably increase the Postal Revenue by about £ 10,000 per annum in the shape of direct receipts, while, at the same time, it is reasonable to suppose that the contracts for the conveyance of inland mails, being much affected by the carriage of newspapers, would in some measure be diminished in amount. PANAMA SERVICE. The papers kid on the table of the House will fully explain the steps which have beenflaken to carry out the Act of 1864. In re-opening the negotiation with the agent of the Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Royal Mail Company on the basis of that Act, this Government were met in a

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spirit of moderation which led to the acceptance of those modifications which had been pronounced by the Houses of the Legislature to be necessary. It appeared at once that after due allowance for decreased expenditure on the Anglo-Australian (or Suez) line had been made, there still remained a balance of excessive expenditure which would require to be provided before the Agent's proposal could be entertained. The question then arose whether the negotiations should lapse, or the resolutions of the Provincial Governments of Canterbury and Wellington guaranteeing certain payments in aid, if necessary, should be acted upon. Considering the probably injurious consequences to the Colony if the negotiations should fail—relying upon the strongly expressed resolutions above referred to, strengthened by the handsome proposal of the Wellington Government to pay nearly the whole amount needed, under the terms of the resolutions, if actually necessary—and emboldened by the prospect of the co-operation of New South Wales, the Government did not hesitate to close with the offer made, and the preliminary contract was at once entered into, and the necessary communication made to the Company in England. The next step was to secure the services of an agent to visit the Australian Colonies and confer with the different Governments, and it was decided to seek the services of Dr. Featherston, the Superintendent of Wellington, who, regardless of the serious inconveniences resulting to himself, and anticipating the hearty concurrence of the Province, placed his services at their disposal. The anticipations of the Government in securing so able an advocate have been fully realized, and to his judicious, earnest, able, and persevering advocacy, met in a spirit worthy of so great an undertaking by the Government and Legislature of New South Wales, we owe the realization of those hopes which are so full of promise f r the future of New Zealand. The negotiations, so ably opened by Mr. Crosbie Ward and so earnestly and untiringly promoted by him, have now terminated, and in February or March next the Colony may hope to see the first steamer at anchor in the harbor of Port Nicholson, bringing the first English mail, via Panama, to the Seat of Government, at Wellington, and onwards to Sydney, in New South Wales. The monthly communication each way will bring and deliver the mail within four mor.ths course of post between Southampton and Sydney, costing each of the contracting parties the sum ol £55,000, exclusive of Isthmus transport expenses. Passengers pay 25 dollars for passage across the Isthmus, with 50 lbs. of luggage free, and are charged 5 cents per lb. for excess of that weight. Mails are charged 22 cents per lb. Passengers, cargo, and mails pay moderate charges for lighterage and wharfage at Colon. At Panama a lighterage of two miles is necessary. J. Richardson, Postmaster General. Erratum.—Page 4, D.—No. I,—For Contribution to Suez Line, £17,071 125., read £16,771 12s.

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NEW ZEALAND MAIL S Eli VICE.

RETURN OF INTER-COLONIAL MAIL STEAM SUBSIDIES, 1st JULY, 1865. From and to what place. A nnual Subsidy. Contract. 14 X Pa Mileage per Month. Expense pi r Mile. Payment. Terminable. Commenced. Otago to Melbourne (a.) (2) £ 8950 £ s. d 745 16 8 lSbO. Jan. 11 1858. Nov. 186 5. July 11. 1865 Nov. 1 2666 a. d S 7 Auckland to Sydney (b.) (1) 14,000 1166 13 4 1 2630 8 104, Nelson to Sydney (c.) (1) ... 6000 500 0 0 2360 4 2s 4 £ 28,950 2412 10 0 7056 6 2f (a) Notice given to terminate on 18th August, 1865. (b.) Under Admiralty Contract with Pearson and Coleman.—Notice given to terminate on 1st 1865. The Imperial proportion of this Contract is £8,300. November, (c.) No specified time of termination.

B.— RETURN OF INTER-: 'ROVINCIAL MAIL S 'EAM SU TIDIES, 1 >t JULY, 1865. Cont: 'act. ex * 5 o 2 Mileage per Month. From and to -what place. Annual subsidy. Monthly payment. Expense per Mile. Commenced. Terminable. te H £ £ s. d. 1864 1865. s. d. Auckland to Otago, East Coast. (a) (1) 5694 474 10 0 March 31 March 31 1914 4 11; Auckland (Manukau) to Bluff West Coast (b) (1) 6624 552 0 0 <( U (( i( 1922 5 9 Auckland (Manukau) to Bluff West Coast (c) (I) 8000 666 13 4 Nov. Nov. 1922 6 11J Auckland to Otago East Coast W O) 4470 372 10 0 March 31 March 31 1914 3 10} Auckl a nd to Otago Fast Coast (e.)(3) 4470 372 10 0 a u it U 1914 3 lOf Auckland (Manukau) to Bluff West Coast (f) (3) 4470 372 10 0 U a a u 1922 3 I0| £ 33,728 2810 13 4 11,508 4 104 5-'; (a.) (b.) Two months' notice to be given to terminate the Contract.—Continued under verbal agreement till the Assembly meets. (c.) Under Admiralty Contract with Pearson and Coleman.—Notice given that the Contract will terminate on 1st November, 1865. Imperial proportion £4,700. (d.) (e.) (f.) Two months' notice to be given to terminate the Contract.—Continued by verbal agreement till the Assembly meets. Total Inter-Colonial £28,950 " Inter-Provincial £33,728 Grand Total £62,678 (1) Panama, New Zealand and Australian Royal Mail Company. (2) ((tago Steam-Ship Company. (3) New Zealand Steam Navigation Company. G. ELIOTT ELIOTT, Secretary General Post Office.

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TABLE SHEWING THE NUMBER OF LETTEKS DESPATCHED FROM NEW ZEALAND TO PLACES OUT OF THE COLONY, DURING! THE YEAR 1804. HENC DESP. TCHED. DESTINATION. 0 < M 5 c < 2 K "I - ■4 o 8 3 n r, 0 CO « - P c H o a 5 a S « H 0 K O ' O : CO Totals. SOUTH AUSTRALIA .. 2070 236 399 345 545 3595 Adelaide 87 1085 3605 4777 TASMANIA 4725 265 481 38 352 170 5325 11,356 Hobart Town 2826 5133 7959 Launceston 2832 2832 WESTERN AUSTRALIA 256 16 46 3 6 17 344 Perth .. 120 120 King George's Sound... 77 1 78 VICTORIA 14,530 3495 3485 1006 2978 19,874 45,368 Melbourne 2952 10,794 90,471 104,217 NEW SOUTH WALES .. 22,838 1246 3038 795 2489 1939 32,395 Sydney 728 4635 9880 15,243 QUEENSLAND 1384 49 118 282 80 295 2208 Brisbane 594 1400 2054 FRANCE 36 36 Marseilles 1078 806 30 1914 CEYLON 478 36 12 279 61 70 34 971 Galle 38 38 HONG KONG 287 11 41 150 1 89 116 38 733 SHANGHAE 24 1 32 57 AUSTRIAN POST OFFICE 112 112 Trieste 232 65 18 315 UNITED STATES 1 1 San Francisco 291 2 11 1 71 9 385 California 1 3 9 13 CALLAO 16 3 1 10 17 6 53 COLON (ASPINWALL) ... 1 1 LIMA 3 3 PANAMA 3 1 4 PERNAMBUCO 1 1 RIO JANEIRO 1 1 VALPARAISO 24 6 25 25 80 BAHAMAS 1 1 JAMAICA 1 1 HONOLULU 25 25 SANDWICH ISLAND i .. i 15 3 19 ADEN 9 1 2 3 1 6 1 23 ALEXANDRIA 73 1 1 13 3 42 27 ;..o BATAVIA 5 4 10 2 21 BOMBAY 313 52 93 139 15 111 199 39 961

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TABLE SHEWING THE NUMBER OF LETTERS DESPATCHED FROM NEW OF THE COLONY, DURING THE YEAR 18(54. HENCE DESP TCHED Destination. Q y, z - 5 M -! o 0 3 » pq to '- i Cm o a 9, - a - - o 5 IM - - H ■A S -■ p P - c CO Totals. o 9 < C BORNEO 1 1 CALCUTTA 1297 79 97 752 38 477 579 121 3440 CAPE OF GOOD HOPE ... 269 25 99 181 11 86 115 33 819 FIJI ISLANDS 14 3 3 10 3 33 F1UENDY ISLANDS 9 2 1 12 GIBRALTAR 91 .0 8 1 1 10 18 1 140 ITALY 12 12 JAPAN 37 3 6 1 47 JAVA 3 3 LONDON, via Southampton 99,876 8167 17,D9U 7275 10,839 4355 65,529 84,443 19,056 316,039 " " Marseilles ... 21,608 1954 5144 1676 2705 884 12,744 24,516 4835 76,066 " " other Routes 38 15 4 172 52 281 MADAGASCAR 1 1 MADRAS 599 27 84 414 22 111 114 33 1404 MALTA 131 13 15 12 31 22 3 227 MANILLA 5 3 3 7 1 19 MAURITIUS ... _ •-. 159 6 37 110 1 21 103 15 452 NATAL 34 23 •57 NAVIGATORS ISLANDS o 2 NEW CALEDONIA 7 1 6 14 NORFOLK ISLAND 14 14 PENANG 4 4 2 5 1 16 lTTCAIHN'S ISLAND .. 4 4 RANGOON 226 226 SAMOA 8 8 SINGAPORE 19 5 3 26 29 10 92 ST. HELENA 18 1 4 1 13 3 40 SUEZ 6 1 3 12 22 TAHITI 6 3 1 4 14 TONGA ISLANDS 1 1 TRAVELLING P.O. 167 1484 99 1750 VANCOUVER'S ISLAND 29 7 41 1 78 General Totals, 1864 .. 173,224 226,671 639,809 15,693 30,423 10,791 21,669 9362 99,559 52,417 General Totals, 1863 .. 103,575 9,390 25,990 8,466 21,003 4059 76,412 292,536 49,707 591,138 G. E .I0TT ELIOT'J', lecretan'', General Post Office.

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D.— STATEMENT OF THE IXPENDITURE of the postal service of SERVICE. 1859. 18G0. 1 General Government > Contributions to Main Line Subsidies—Inter-Colonial ,, —Inter-Provincial Salaries—Postmaster-General's Department Contingencies £ s. D. 6,089 17 4 12,000 0 0 5,284 9 0 160 0 0 1,517 10 7 £ s. d. 8,089 17 i 16,466 13 4 3,058 G 8 215 12 6 1,220 3 0 Auckland .. .. > Salaries (including Country Postmasters) .. Conveyance of Inland Mails Contingencies 1,293 6 8 639 2 8 408 13 11 1,516 4 2 773 17 0 571 14 6 Taranaki .. .. \ Salaries (including Country Postmasters) .. Conveyance of Inland Mails .. Contingencies 188 11 8 0 0 0 47 8 3 1G3 6 8 0 0 0 52 11 1 Wellington .. .. [■ Salaries (including Country Postmasters) .. Conveyance of Inland Mails Contingencies 719 19 11 116 5 0 160 13 7 879 2 11 192 11 1 99 8 7 Hawke's Bay .. V Salaries (including Country Postmasters) .. Conveyance of Inland Mails .. Contingencies 15 0 0 0 0 0 250 10 8 2C3 0 0 51G 7 8 106 19 3 Nelson .. .. > Salaries (including Country Postmasters) .. Conveyance of Inland .Mails Contingencies 814 18 0 480 1 4 326 6 1 780 13 7 338 G 0 338 18 3 Marlborough .. > Salaries (including Country Postmasters) .. Conveyance of Inland Mails Contingencies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 10 Canterbury .. .. >• Salaries (including Country Postmasters) .. Conveyance of Inland Mails Contingencies 744 1 8 1,091 2 6 276 19 1 899 0 0 1,286 16 6 246 10 11 Otago .. .. y Salaries (including Country Postmasters) .. Conveyance of Inland Mails Contingencies 250 2 9 841 1 6 182 15 7 304 3 4 955 10 0 301 3 10 Southland .. .. v Salaries (including Country Postmasters) .. Conveyance of Inland Mails Contingencies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total expense of year 33,898 17 9 39,627 14 0 Centesimal rate of increase on year next preceding 16.9 per cent. Increase from 1859 to 1864, from £33,898 17s. 9d. to £147,577 3s. Gd., or 335.34 per eent. Proportion of Revenue to Expenditure in 1859 as 1 to 4.3277. „ „ „ in 18G4 as 1 to 3.755. * The details of the years 1859-62 under this item are estimated approximately from the account rendered hy the N.B.—The Contribution to Main Line has not been wholly paid, but the amounts given above show the payments

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E\V ZEALAND KOR T IE YEARS 1859, 1860, 1861, 1802. 1868, 1864. 1861. 1862. 18G3. 1861. £ s. D. 10,089 17 4 11,838 6 8 460 0 0 277 5 4 1,432 12 0 £ S. D. 12,089 17 4 13,580 0 0 0.023 12 11 717 16 11 2,705 10 0 £ S. D. 18,885 15 11 28,214 9 5 12,392 11 3 1,012 1 0 1,575 11 G £ S. D. 17071 12 0 ■ U 8 84,456 9 0 1.053 10 7 1,481 8 4 1,724 11 6 941 10 10 607 10 2 1,926 1G 2 1,470 11 6 675 6 9 2,279 8 0 1,608 14 8 897 11 9 3,888 10 11 2106 7 1 1,193 8 10 229 18 4 0 0 0 93 1G 11 225 0 0 0 0 0 149 16 11 250 0 0 0 0 0 112 7 1 333 15 0 0 0 0 215 14 5 1,158 5 11 651 18 4 164 13 6 1,183 3 0 621 10 6 217 9 5 1,194 1 0 610 3 6 320 12 9 1,540 9 G 797 15 0 242 18 8 274 9 0 299 0 0 107 16 1 314 15 8 412 13 4 240 15 4 462 0 0 683 0 0 187 19 3 5"2 19 0 821 6 0 255 5 10 7o0 13 9 316 10 0 295 0 2 828 0 in 319 7 G 367 13 2 941 4 9 403 10 6 258 14 8 1,111 14 2 461 14 0 410 9 9 171 3 8 3-12 10 0 115 8 3 265 0 0 -127 1 Hi 88 10 4 .•17:; 10 0 G3S 6 8 142 9 10 728 3 7 1,160 19 3 538 1.9 C 937 10 0 992 1G 11 513 13 2 1,247 9 3 1.701 15 6 616 6 5 1,851 1.1 G 2,940 10 0 1,421 6 6 2,937 5 0 4,694 10 0 2,105 13 10 7G2 10 6 1.071 6 0 808 2 0 3,460 17 5 1,625 1 6 3,034 11 7 6,615 19 2 11.352 6 10 4,571 9 G 11,054 14 4 16,462 5 7 2,873 7 5 47 11 2 64 0 0 22 18 6 189 3 4 48 15 O 233 17 1 2,098 10 2 2,525 0 0 750 19 8 1,577 13 9 5,138 12 8 771 18 10 86,986 12 0 57,128 12 6 110,567 2 8 147,577 3 6 6.54 per cent, decrease 54.66 per cent. 93.54 per cent. 33.47 per cent. Aoconntant of the General Post Office, London, on May 5th, 1863. with the admitted liability added. J. Woodward, Assistant Treasurer. I

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I: K> E IE NU HBER AND AMOUNT OF MONEY Issue K o in United Issues Victoria. Issui Sou 1 ed in New th Wales. PROVINCE WHERE PAID. .ingdom . in No. Amount. No. Amount No. Amount. Auckland .... £ s. d. 1088 18 6 £ s. d. 181 7 4 39 £ s. d. 186 1 0 245 45 Taranaki 17 60 9 2 11 42 16 2 4 11 14 0 Wellington 30 160 14 4 4 29 7 0 7 23 16 7 Hawke's Bay 1 10 0 2 7 18 6 Kelson ... 29 151 0 11 11 44 11 8 8 40 16 4 Marlborough ... 8 29 0 0 4 32 0 0 Canterbury 186 927 19 6 36 207 7 9 11 67 11 1 Otago 141 742 15 9 352 1917 10 1 28 168 0 4 Southland 18 112 4 0 G3 402 6 3 7 47 0 0 Totals ... 675 3274 2 2 528 2865 4 9 104 544 19 4 ?.— RETURN SK FAYING THE NUMBER AND AM' UNT OF MONEY (IN ed Kingdom. On Victoria. On South Wales. PROVINCE WHERE ISSUED. Uniti New No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. Auckland 2014 £ s. d. 9119 15 5 289 £ s. d. 1457 6 1 312 £ s. d. 1425 1 5 Taranaki 193 822 0 5 96 373 1! 6 22 88 9 lo Wellington 377 1588 19 7 43 173 6 5 37 153 4 6 Hawke's Bay ... 149 658 10 0 15 61 0 6 6 36 8 6 Nelson ... 247 1102 8 4 25 108 10 11 36 158 3 0 Mahlborcgh ... 129 776 6 0 58 302 8 0 23 100 12 0 Canterbury 1814 8456 1 6 261 1195 6 8 53 218 10 4 Otago 2348 11,199 6 6 2449 12,817 9 0 128 644 18 3 Southland 429 i017 17 3 590 3157 10 3 13 40 5 6 Totals 7700 35,741 5 0 3826 19,646 9 4 630 2865 13 4

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E E iA. B Is ISUED IN : Australia. Is Qui 5SUED IN ISSUE! A ) in Western Issued in New Zealand. otals. South EENSLAND. ostralia. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. £ s. d. 25 11 0 £ s. d. 4 19 2 8 £ 6. d. 53 2 0 £ s. d. 2803 11 8 £ s, d. 972 4343 10 8 6 4 625 1 5 0 0 65 272 5 3 98 392 4 7 3 7 10 0 290 1466 15 4 334 1688 3 3 47 224 17 10 50 233 16 4 38 13 10 3 4 4 0 305 1437 8 8 363 1716 15 5 1 0 10 6 107 474 15 10 120 : 536 6 4 18 158 17 0 548 2163 18 4 799 j 3525 13 8 7 38 12 0 4 20 0 0 1870 8575 12 10 2402 41,462 11 0 8 8 18 0 391 1998 4 8 482 2568 12 11 19,417 10 5 5620 26,467 14 2 43 275 11 10 15 37 3 8 53 2 0 424S Charles '. Snight, Auditor General. ND, IN THE YE \R 1864. )RDERS ISSUED IN NEW ZEALi? On Australia. On Queensland. 0b A Western istralia. On places in New Zealand. Totals. South No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. 30 £ s. d. HI 9 6 11 £ s. d. 38 18 6 2 £ s. d. 8 10 0 £ s. d. 3016 14 8 £ s. a. 15,207 15 7 572 3230 2 8 0 0 223 824 0 5 536 2116 2 2 2 4 9 0 1 4 0 0 188 701 11 9 648 2625 11 3 9 70 2 0 127 548 0 3 306 1374 I 3 2 6 1 0 126 488 2 5 436 1863 5 8 324 1609 15 5 534 2789 1 5 11 59 14 6 1 5 0 0 671 2947 2 4 2811 12,881 15 4 74 370 15 3 3 17 0 0 11 75 0 0 1646 7464 18 10 6659 32,589 7 10 7 41 7 9 3 26 0 0 390 1826 18 3 1432 7109 19 0 137 701 19 0 18 86 18 6 1-1 87 10 0 4267 19,427 4 4 16,592 78,556 19 6 Iharlks K: ight, Auditor eneral,

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G — TABLE shewing the Conn Money Order System in the Colony ( rate of Increase. dssion received LUgust 1st, 1862, on MONEY ORDERS from the Establishment of the *) to December 3ist, 1864, shewing also the centesimal 1862. 186; 1864. Amount. Amount Centesimal rate of Increase. Amount. Centesimal rate of Increase. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland a 17 14 6 136 5 6 220 347 13 6 155.15 Taranaki 5 1 0 23 7 0 93.48 46 4 6 97.86 Wellington 17 5 0 46 10 6 12.31 63 1 0 35.6 Hawke's Bay 3 3 6 18 10 0 142.78 29 13 6 60.3 Nelson 13 11 0 35 4 0 8.92 36 4 6 2.84 Marlborough 1 8 6 17 10 0 414.7 47 5 0 170 Canterbury ... 32 17 0 207 4 0 162.77 301 17 6 45.75 Otago 45 10 0 473 11 0 333.65 603 16 0 27.5 Southland 7 9 0 96 3 0 438.65 125 15 6 30.8 Totals ... 143 19 6 1054 5 0 2 5.13 1601 11 0 51.9 * The Money Order system as between the United Kingdom and the Colony was established on August I 1862. The system was extended to Victoria on the 1st November, 1862, and between the several Money Order Offices of the Colony on the 1st of January, 1863. More recently still it has been extended to New South Wales Tasmania, &c. a. These amounts are reckoned for comparative purposes as representing onlv five-twelfths of the year The total receipts of the year are therefore taken to be £345 los. Increase between 1862, and 18C4, (reckoning the receipt of 1862, as £345 10s ) 363.54 per cent. J. WOODWARD, Assistant Trea urer.

I— NUMBER of LETTE ;S JEsi wit! PATCHED from tl ;hin the Colony di lie several Chief Post Office iring the Tear 1864. is in New Zealand to place B s B * 5 J" I ■ 5 S 63 '§■ i "33 c c Ph IE B H 'rz o E S '5b - c ;- o > - Other Provinces within ) New Zealand (1) ) 73,836 27,827 45,507 19,754 42,710 35,873 30,140' 29,336 48,508 61,644 114,074 34,745 Other Offices within the) Province (2) ) 284,219 63,621 201,313 298,047 48,329 Totals 358,055 27,827 109,128 49,894 72,046 84,381 262,962 412,121 83,074 Note (1.) —These numbers include only letters posted in the respective Provinces for such destination. (2.)—These numbers include ail letters posted at any Office within the Province for any other office in the same. G. ELIOTT ELIOTT, Secretary General Post Offiee.

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j RETURN SHEWING THE NUMBER AND VALUE OF POSTAGE STAMPS PRINTED FOU THE YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1862. 1862. Centesimal increase in value of 1863 over 1862. No. of Sheets. No. of Stamps. Value. At One Shilling 199 47,760 £ 2388 At Sixpence 2766 663,840 16,596 At Threepence 500 120,000 1500 AtTwopenoe 3413 819,120 6826 At One Penny 617 148,080 617 Totals ... 7,495 1,798,800 £27,927 14.96 G. Eliott Eliott, Secretary, General Post Office.

'._ RS'I iewing [8 > am iar and I Value of POST 31st December, pnn far lie ear em [ing tl 1864. 1864. 1863. Centesimal increase on Value. No. of Sheets. No. of Stamps. Value. No, of Sheets. No. of Stamps. Value, At One Shilling .. 597 143,280 £ 7,164 378 90,720 £ 4,536 At Sixpence 3,960 950,400 23.7G0 1,993 478,320 11,958 At Threepence At Twopence 7,885 1,892,400 15,770 7,126 1,710,240 14,252 At One Penny 1,908 457,920 1,908 1,361 326.G40 1,361 Totals 14,350 3,444,000 48,602 10,858 2,605,920 32,107 5137 G. ELIOTT ELIOT T, Secret; ary Genera! Post Office. id, from places K.— NUMBER of LETTERS RECEIVED at the several Chief Post Offices in New Zealai within the Colony, During the Year 1864.

I B o 3 >. s k Ed o -t-J & .=' i 1 I 6 d a I ! 'S, d o % d a +^ s Other Provinces within New Zealand 68,586 29,506 49,775 21,806 36,586 43,100 59,727 98,659 39,246 Other Offices within the Province 293,398 62,754 27,157 17,592 32,89* 224,375 352,635 39,196 Totals 451,294 ) 78,442 361,984 29,506 112,529 48,963 54,178 75,990 284,102 G. Eliott Eliott, Secretary, General Post Office.

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i. — ■ing tl le nrnn ler of LETTERS received at the several Chief Post Offices in New Zealand, for the ye; closing 31st December, 1864. WITHOUT T; IE COLONY. [N THE CO! .ONY. GEN'EISA] TOTALS. AT United Kingdom. Australian Colonies. Other Places, Total Foreign. Other Provinces of New Zealand. Offices within the Province. Total Inland 1864. 1S63. Auckland .. 111,509 47,050 8,090 166,649 08,586 293,398 361,984 528,633 284,834 New Plymouth 8,592 4,113 33 12,768 29,506 62,7,54 29,506 42,274 ;28,672 Wellington .. 20,: 60 6,858 170 27,188 49,775 112,529 139,717 117,936 Napier 8,178 1781 21 9,980 21,806 27,157 48,963 58,943 43,342 Nelson .. 14,223 7,321 85 21,629 36,586 17,592 54,178 75,807 63,356 Picton 6,831 1,160 9 8,000 43,100 32,890 75,990 83,990 40,9«7 Christchurch .. 74,620 19,735 128 94,483 59,727 224,375 284,102 378,585 317,011 Dunsdin 106,384 116,392 4,315 227,05.98,659 352,635 451,294 678,349 693,496 Invercargill .. 20,972 26,092 67 48,031 39,246 39,196 73,442 126,473 100,331 Totals .. 371,469 231,432 12,918 615,783 44ti,991 1,049,997 1,496,988 2,112,771 1,689,945 Note. —The Auck lerial and of mil ha; land and Nt ry settlers; w Plymou that of l'i< tb Returns ;ton by a n are greatly affected b; ish of the miuiug popui y the prese: lation. ice of a larj ;e military force, botli [mi

RETURN showing the number of til NEWSPAPERS rccei ie year closing 31st Dt ived at the several Chief Post Offici icemher, 1864. es in New Zealand, to WITHOUT IE COLONY. WITHIN THE COLI INY. genera: i. totals. at United Kingdom. Australian Colonies. Other Places Total Foreign. Other Provinces of New Zealand. Offices within the Province. Total Inland 1864. 1863. Auckland 160,455 42,9 56 4,137 207,548 53,033 51,667 101,700 312,248 211,426 New Plymouth 15,950 3,164 114 19,114 38,433 15,048 38,433 57,547 81,668 Wellington .. 63,079 8,334 71,527 62,166 77,214 14S.741 131.845 Napier 25,790 2,061 20 27,871 ;38,414 22,694 61,108 88,979 67,441 Nelson 84,952 8,910 158 94,020 34,091 4,373 38,464 132.484 106.713 Picton • 3,209 143 3.209 46,632 7,967 54,599 5*7,808 40,526 Christchurch.. 196,777 23,175 220,095 55,303 156,279 211,582 431,677 405,404 Dunedin.. 221,275 97,131 2,204 320,610 59,525 78,970 138,485 459.095 368,449 Invercargill .. 53.150 47,929 19 101,098 33,918 7,887 41.805 142,903 110,632 Totals .. 403,702 1,474,134 821,428 236,869 6,795 1,065,092 421.515 853,911 1,831,482 , The Newspapers from the I Note.—Tha causes which am the newspapers. Inited Kingi ;ct the lettei lom for Marlborough were receive •s received in Auckland, New PI; id in the Nelson mail. rraouth, and Picton would also par rtially affect G. ELIOTT E LI0TT, S& cretary, General Post Office.

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M.-— RETURN shi iwing the number of LI 1TTEBS despatched from the sev year closing 31at December, 186 iral Chief Post Offices in New Zealand, for tin 1. WITH >UT T] :e colony. WIT] TN THE COLONY. GENER. TOTALS. FROM United Kingdom. Australian Colonies. Other Places Total Foreign. Other Provinces of Now Zealand. Offices within the Province. Total Inland 1864. 1863. Auckland 121,522 45,853 5,849 173,224 73,836 284,219 358,055 631,279 322,595 New Plymouth 10,121 5,307 265 15,693 27,827 27,827 43,520 32,701 Wellington .. 22,258 7,567 598 30,423 45,507 63,621 109,128 139,551 113,888 Napier 8,951 1,839 1 10,791 19,754 30,140 49,894 60,685 48,717 Nelson 13,299 6,209 2,161 21,669 42,710 29,336 7i,046 93,715 83,601 Picton 5,239 4,023 100 9,362 35,873 81,743 67,616 76,978 34,067 Christchurch .. 78.445 20,011 1,103 99,559 61,644 239,635 301,279 400,838 312,212 Dunedin.. 109,011 113,502 4,158 226,671 114,074 412,121 412,121 638,792 600,889 Invercargill .. 23.891 27,995 531 52,417 34,Zf5 48,329 83,074 135,491 10G.7G5 Totals .. 39?,737 232,306 14,766 639,809 455,970 11,139,144 1,481,(140 2,120,849 1,715,435 Note.—The Auck' Imperial and of militar land and Ni •y settlers; rw Plymoutl that of Pioti li Returns ; on by a rui ire greatly a ;b of the mil iffected by ling papula the presen ition. le of a largi military force, both

M.— RETURN showing the number of NEWSPAPERS despal for the year closing 31st I ;ched from the several Chief Post Officris in New Zealand •ecember, 1864. WITHOUT THE COLONY. WITHIN THE COLONY. GENERA totals. FROM United Kingdom. Australian Colonies. Other Places Total Foreign. Other Provinces of New Zealand. Offices within {Total the Inland Provinces. 1864. 1-63. Auckland 169,171 46,840 6,078 222,089 114.609 476,754 591,363 813,452 453,535 Now Plymouth 8.942 2,576 234 11,752 10,902 10,902 22,654 19.338 Wellington .. 35,852 9,866 771 44,489 47,864 125.200 173,064 219,553 209,6*2 Napier 7,020 1,046 2,264 8.066 10,-34 47,820 58,054 66,120 56,777 I Nelson 52,664 7,175 63,085 51,490 47,039 98,529 m,6l4 1J9.787 Picton .. 6,824 2,544 48 9,416 19,967 44,264 64,231 73,647 37 268 Christchurch .. 115,258 16,616 1,712 133,586 61,903 181,832 213,735 377,321 362.154 Dunedin.. 189,923 118,206 1,982 310,111 99,86? 270,93 s 370,806 680,917 549,869 | Invercargill .. 20,885 23,151 378 44,414 21,665 65, 89. 87,154 131,568 105,124 | Totals .. 2,o4G,84« 1.923,544 606,539 228,020 | i 13.467 849,008 438,502 1.269,336 1,697,838 Note.—The causes affeet the newspapers. i which atfei :t the letters despatehc od from Auckland, Nev Plymouth, and Picton would also partially G. ELIOTT EL OTT, Seen itary, General Post Office.

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N.— COMPARATIVE TABLE SHEWING THE POSTAL REVENUE AN LETl'ELiS AND NEWSPAPERS FROM 1858 TQ 1864 Let 1 Newspapers. 'ERS. Revenue. Province. Received. Despatched. Received. Despatched. AUCKLAND— £ s. d. 1858 .. 19"8 1 7 65,674 67,447 104,379 114,988 1859 .. 2521 16 7 82,678 90,595 108,523 136,789 WO .. 3079 1 5 122,807 125,535 133,367 177,839 1861 .. 3679'16 4 17O,0t.5 177,070 157,017 238,642 1802 .. 4045 5 3 185,755 196,282 179,256 302,815 1863 ... 5254 10 10 284,834 322,595 211,426 453,535 1864 .. 8507 13 1 528,633 531,279 312,248 813,452 TARANAKI— 1858 .. 274 17 8 14,017 14,554 19,142 9812 1859 .. 300 0 2 15,676 16,223 18,474 10,720 1860 .. 506 11 1 31,100 33,781 26,834 21,549 1861 .. 528 16 0 33,120 35,110 29,599 23,948 1862 .. 463 0 2 22,227 23,195 24,818 14,341 1863 .. 498 2 1 28,672 32,701 31,668 19,338 1864 .. 818 19 5 42,274 43,520 57,547 22,654 HAWKE'S BAY— 1858 .. 153 6 11 12,507 15,037 1859 .. 296 6 7 14,228 7018 1860 .. 444 17 10 19,006 18,109 21,261 10,172 1861 .. 505 7 11 38,516 36,895 2'.885 13,245 1862 .. 593 9 1 36,116 38,847 35,434 39,512 1863 .. 679 10 10 43,342 48,7 17 67,441 56,777 1864 .. 889 17 4 58,943 60,685 8->,979 66,130 WELLINGTON— 87,111 1858 .. 1290 11 5 84,687 131,413 126,441 1859 .. 1397 10 7 93,220 92,805 112,235 105,099 1860 .. 1501 0 7 83,359 84,060 83,950 120,586 1861 .. 1662 8 11 93,635 15,642 96,067 145,768 1862 .. 1959 17 11 101.613 104,794 102,730 191,873 1863 .. 2043 17 5 117,936 113,756 131,854 209,692 1864 .. 2469 1 4 139,717 132,551 148,741 219,553 NELSON— 1858 .. 731 1 1 18,796 14,771 26,535 31,123 1859 .. 831 8 1 42,280 57,911 60,177 83,272 1860 .. 995 3 6 42,771 58,767 72,356 97,120 1861 .. 1114 2 2 72,626 76,048 95,575 113,843 1862 .. 1189 10 9 56,132 68,348 102,889 117,150 1863 ... 1157 6 6 63,356 83,601 106,743 129,787 1864 .. 1423 6 0 75,807 93,715 132,484 161,614

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KCEIVED AT, AND DESPATCHED FROM. 10TH INCLUSIVE. THE SEVERAL PROVINCES IF NEW ZEALAND, Let' 'ERS. Ne w spapers. Province. Revenue. Received. Despatched. Received. Despatched. MARLBOROUGH— £ s. d. 1861 .. 206 12 7 14,500 14,171 16,480 5591 1862 .. 294 11 4 12,800 12,334 7895 10,289 1863 .. 347 6 2 40,967 34,067 40,526 37,268 1864 .. 843 13 7 96,933 93,743 108,658 67,778 CANTERBURY— 1858 .. 1049 11 4 50,954 22,582 41,392 27,161 1859 .. 1563 11 6 53,6 16 60,675 61,214 48,817 1860 .. '2052 15 8 73,109 72,881 91,478 66,951 1861 .. 2790 1 5 130,500 130,899 124,485 138,001 1862 .. 4016 16 7 215,742 234,459 181,881 198,500 1863 .. 5498 18 1 317,011 312,212 405,404 362,154 1864 .. 7326 15 9 304,136 362,521 307,616 384,090 OTAGO— 1858 .. 546 8 8 20,477 21,786 23,742 28,229 1859 .. 902 7 5 36,249 39,207 30,902 41,099 1860 .. 1489 3 10 62,168 62,916 42,418 63,175 1861 .. 3508 11 5 153,354 154,201 69,692 114,433 1862 .. 9319 9 2 360,246 389,231 187,132 310,883 1863 .. 14,324 2 7 693,496 660,889 368,449 549,869 1864 .. 14,273 0 7 678,349 638,792 459,095 680,917 SOUTHLANDISO! .. 112 11 3 13,500 14,796 13,636 4444 1862 .. 828 14 0 31,104 33,007 32,751 23,947 1863 .. 2482 7 5 100,331 106,765 110,632 105,124 1864 .. 2741 17 10 126,473 135,491 142,903 131,568 CHATHAM ISLANDS— 1863 3 0 0 1864 7 19 5 TOTALS— 1858 .. 6024 5 8 254,605 228,251 346,603 337,745 1859 .. 7812 19 1 337,947 369,923 406,562 432,823 1860 .. 10,068 13 11 434,320 456,049 471,664 557,692 1861 .. 14,108 8 8 683,209 633,559 630,436 797,915 1862 .. 22,710 14 3 1,021,735 1,100,497 854,786 1,209,337 1863 .. 32,329 1 11 1,687,945 1,715,303 1,474,125 1,923,544 1864 .. 39,302 4 4 2,051.265 2,099,877 1,758,271 2,547,746 G. ELIOTT ELIOTT, Secretary, Genei .861 were included in one total in th ;ipts and despatches of the former ye ral Post Office. le statistics for that sir. Note. —The number of .letters received and despatched in 1 year ; they are now subdivided into numbers proportionate to the reci

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i.— ABSTRACT S' SERVICE OF NEW ZEALAND 1859. Increase f Decrease — per cent. 186H. Increas : f Decrease — per cent. 1861. Increase f Decrease — per cent. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. General Government ... 25,051 16 11 29,050 12 10 15.96 f 24,093 1 4 17.0 — Auckland 2341 3 3 2861 15 8 22.23 f . 3i>73 12 6 14.39 f Taranaki 235 19 11 215 17 9 8.5 — 323 15 3 50.0 f Wellington 996 18 6 1171 2 7 17.47 f 1874 17 9 68.63 f Hawke'sBay 2G5 10 8 886 6 11 234.8 f 681 5 1 23.14 — Nelson 1621 5 5 1457 17 10 10 0 — 1312 3 11 10.0 — Marlborough 40 15 10 632 1 11 Canterbury 2112 3 3 2382 7 5 12.79 f 2474 0 1 3.84 f Otago .. .. 1273 19 10 1560 17 2 22.5 f 2137 4 6 3S.92 f Southland 134 9 8 Chatham Islands .. .. Totals 33,898 17 9 39,627 14 0 16.9 f 36,936 12 0 fi.80 —

'. ABSTRACT STATIi 1MENT OF THE REVENUE OF THE P> iSTAL SERVICE OF NEW ZEALAND 1859. Increase f Decrease — per cent. 1860. Increase f Decrease — per cent. 1861. acreage f Decrease — per cent £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland 25"0 2 I 3079 1 5 22.18 f 3675 5 9 19.36 f Taranaki 299 16 10 506 11 1 68X6 f 527 16 7 4.2 f Wellington 1396 3 9 1501 0 7 7.5 f 1660 12 1 10.63 f Hawke's Bay .. 295 10 3 444 17 10 50. C5 f 504 19 2 13.5 f Nelson 839 6 7 885 10 4 5.5 f 1086 11 8 22.7 f Marlborough * . a 07 14 7 214 3 4 98.84 f Canterbury 1579 8 7 2052 15 8 30.0 f 2802 10 5 36.47 f Otago .. 903 2 3 1489 4 5 64.89 f 3511 2 11 137.78 f Southland b 112 11 3 Chatham Islands Totals .. 1 125 13 2 !0.32;_t 7833 10 4 10,066 15 11 28.5 f Increase from 1859 to 1864 . £7833 10s. 4d a. Marlborough constituted a Province b. Southland constituted a Pi rovince, April

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>!t 1859, 1860, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, E 1862. Increase f Decrease — per cent. 1863. Increase f Lfcrea»e — per cent 1864. Increase f .Decrease — per cent. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 35,116 17 2 45.75 f 62,080 9 1 76.78-1 83,597 11 7 34.66 f 4072 H 5 24.4 f 4780 14 5 17.08 f 7188 6 10 60.88 f 374 16 11 15.75 f 362 7 1 3.6 — 549 9 5 51.63 f 2052 2 11 9.45 f 2124 17 1 3.54 f 2581 3 2 21.47 f 968 4 4 42.12 f 1332 19 3 37.67 f 1632 10 10 22.4 f 1515 1 6 15.46 f 1603 9 11 5.84 f 1983 17 1 1 23.72 f 780 18 2 23.54 f 1154 6 6 47.68 f 2428 2 4 110.35 f 3655 11 2 47.75 f 6213 14 0 70.0 f 9737 8 10 56 7 f 8120 10 6 280.0 f 25,539 15 6 214.5 f 30,390 7 4 19. f 471 15 5 250.74 f 5374 9 10 1039.26 f 7488 5 3 39.32 f 97,128 12 6 54.66 f 110,567 2 8 93.54 f 147,077 3 6 33.47 f

'OR 1859, I860, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, WITH CENT ISIMAL TABLE OF INCREASE AN DECREASE. 1862. Increase f Decrease — per cent. 1863. Increase f Decrease — per cent. 1864. Increase f Decrease — per cent. £ S. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 4045 5 I 10.0 f 5254 10 10 29 9 f 8507 13 1 61.9 f 463 0 3 12.28 — 498 2 1 7.58 f 818 19 5 64.42 f 1959 17 11 18.0 f 1971 16 5 0 61 f 2469 1 1 25.2 f 593 9 1 17.5 f 679 10 10 14.51 f 889 17 4 30.95 f 1189 10 9 9.47 f 1197 6 6 0.65 f 1422 16 0 18 87 f 294 11 4 37.54 f 347 6 2 17.9 f 843 13 7 1429 f 4416 16 7 57.6 f 5498 18 1 24.5 f 7063 19 6 28.46 f 9319 9 2 163.17 f 14,324 2 7 53.7 f 14,273 0 7 0.36 — 828 14 0 451.87 f 2566 14 2 209.72 f 2901 9 10 13. f 3 0 0 7 19 5 166.66 f 23,110 14 3 63.6 f 32,341 7 8 39.94 f 39,198 9 10 21.2 f ;o £39,198 9s. 10d., or 400.4 per cent. November 1st, 1859. st, 1861. J. WOODWARD, Assistant Treasurer.

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TABLE shewing REVENUE, EXPENDITURE, &c, of the different inland Mail Services in NEW ZEALAND, during 1S64. CO TOTAL REI IEIVED AND lESPATCHED. MAIL CONTRACT! EXPENDITURE. TOTALS. O s to o * mail services. o Letters. NewsWeight of Newspapers in lbs. Mode of Conveyance. Cost of Conveyance. Salaries. Contingencies. 6 papers. Expenditure. Revenue. PKOVLSCE OF AUCKLAND. Trunk Lines. I. Auckland to Mangapai (Northern) II. Auckland to Drury (Southern) Drury to Queen's Redoubt (do.) Drury to Raglan (do.) Main Branches. I. Auckland to Onebunga II. ,, Howick III. ,, Mangawhare Branches. I. Queen's Redoubt to the Bluff II. „ Miranda Redoubt (1 III. „ Cambridge (1) .. IV. Newcastle to Te Awamutu (1) V. Mangawai to Alberton, Paparoa VI. Helensville to Matakohe VII Auckland to Wangarei (2) VIII. „ Wangarei Heads (2) .. IX. Waugarei Heads to Waipu X. ,, Paroa Bay XI. Auckland to Russell (2) XII. Russell to Hokianga XIII. ,, Ahipara XIV. Auckland to Coromandel (2) XV. „ Port Fitzroy (2) XVI. „ Mercury Bav (2) XVII. „ Tauranga (2) XVIII. „ Poverty Bay (2) XIX. „ Kawau (2) Suburban Branches. I. Auckland to Newton II, „ North Shore Special Services. I. Auckland to Onehnnga (3) II. „ Matakana (4) 11 a 2 3 8 ■ 1 if jl 17,422 327,698 55,976 22,312 6,925 52,876 6,228 2,454 7,917 31,515 246,005 74,338 29,664 10,295 35,705 5,079 2,058 13,065 5,909 46,126 13,938 5,562 1,930 6,694 953 386 2,444 86 24 18 46 64 12* 104 5 25 55 34 37 58 96 80 12 4 140 51 77 47 71 121 195 375 36 horse coach horse & foot coach horse cart & boat horse foot boat vessel I 12 6 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 £ s. d. 336 0 0 802 10 0 156 0 0 90 0 0 319 0 0 182 0 0 120 0 0 50 0 0 £ s. d. 70 0 0 219 0 0 90 0 0 29 0 0 40 0 0 121 10 0 30 0 0 40 0 0 £ s. d. 8 10 0 46 5 0 14 5 0 3 5 0 5 5 0 4i io or 5 5 0 15 0 35 10 0 12 16 0) 2 10 0 I 70 19 0 13 0 0) 22 11 0 4 10 0 2 9 0 169 6 0 7 6 0 2 5 0 £ s. d. 414 10 0 1067 15 0 260 5 0 122 5 0 364 5 0 345 0 0 155 5 0 51 5 0 75 10 0 £ s. d. 126 17 0 2701 17 0 379 9 0 148 5 0 47 19 0 443 19 0 6g 11 0 63 18 0 2,479 6,936 P300 foot 31 4 0 20 16 0 5 0 0 72 6 0 19 1 0 vessel foot 1 1 17,035 26,718 5,010 vessel 1 67 4 0 90 0 0 25 0 0 15 0 0 45 0 0 326 3 0 114 2 6 4,811 962 476 38,074 1,638 22 6,305 2,287 287 26,247 3,275 1 1,182 429 54 4,921 614 36 10 0 5 0 0 22 11 0 4 10 0 2 9 0 205 16 0 12 G 0 2 5 0 32 3 0 6 5 0 4 5 0 329 7 0 11 5 0 0 5 0 10,554 1,758 5,510 3,191 1,034 599 3 foot hoat 12 6 10 0 0 25 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 1 15 0 2 0 0 16 15 0 32 0 0 80 14 0 10 7 6 coach vessel 153 12 0 20 0 0 153 12 0 20 0 0 Country Mail Services' Totals CniEF Post Office, Auckland — — 74 1 577,617 482,205 528,421 597,269 99,085 119,188 659 2473 6 0 781 0 0 3107 10 11 472 7 0 354 2 11 3726 13 0 3461 13 10 4588 10 0 4266 16 7 Total for the Province 75 1,059)912 1,125,690 218,273 659 2473 6 0 3888 10 11 826 9 11 7188 6 10 8855 6 7 (1). Conveyed by the Military Authorities. (4.) For conveying newspapers only. (2.) Despatched and Received as opportunities occur. (3.) For conveying Sea-borne Mails between Auckland and Manukau.

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ZEALAND MAIL SERVICE.

c, , 181 a TOTAL RECEIVED AND DESPATCHED MAIL CONTRACTS. EXPENDITURE. TOTALS. MAIL SERVICES. o o 6 Letters. Newspapers. Weight of Newspapers in lbs. S Mode of Conveyance. 00 d* Cost of Conveyance. Salaries. Contingencies. Expenditure. Revenue PROVINCE OF NELSON. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8 d. £ s. d £ s. d. Trunk Lines. I. Nelson to Riwaka (North-western) n. Nelson to Wakefield (Southern) Wakefield to Foxhill Foxhill to Tadmor Branches. I. Nelson to Richmond .. II. „ Wakapuaka IH. „ Havelock and Amuri (1) Sea Borne Mails. I. Nelson to Motupipi II. „ Takaka III. „ Collingwood TV. „ Buller 5 6 1 1 1 1 18,805 16,048 266 595 4,523 1,233 254 18,143 16,789 98 708 2,808 2,462 1,045 2,835 2,623 16 111 439 385 164 36 18 6 20 8 12 coach horse coach horse 2 3 4 6 2 1 170 0 0 80 0 0 10 0 0 24 0 0 5 0 0 25 0 0 147 14 0 61 0 0 67 0 O 6 0 0 12 0 0 11 10 0 2 117 3 8 6 0 4 6 1 12 7 0 2 6 242 10 0 149 11 7 13 8 6 24 4 6 6 12 7 31 2 6 159 .4 0 105 8 0 86 13 3 1 1 2 3 10 4 23 12 « 2 17 3 »> l 1 2 1 780 1,259 2599 1,036 1,447 1,868 4,649 1,395 226 292 727 218 30 35 45 120 vessel j» 17 0 0 12 0 6 30 0 0 12 0 0 6 16 0 5 5 0 4 .3 6 8 9 0 23 16 0 17 5 0 41 13 6 20 9 0 4 17 9 6 11 5 21 10 0 7 3 8 i» Country Mail Services, Totals Chief Post Office, Nelson I | 20 1 46,928 122,594 51,412 242,686 8,036 37,920 330 461 14 0 217 0 0 894 14 2 51 13 2 358 16 7 730 7 2 1,253 10 9 263 5 4 1,195 15 2 ; Totals fcr the Province 21 169,522 294,098 45,956 830 461 14 0 1,111 14 2 410 9 9 1,983 17 11 1,459 0 6 (1) Havelock being in the Province of Marlborough, the correspondence is included among those to and from other Provinces in New Zeal .nd. PROVINCE OF MARLBOROUGH. £ 6. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. TRUNK LINES. I. Picton to Blenheim (Southern) Blenheim to Awatere Highfield II. Picton to Havelock , Havelock to the Forks BRANCHES. I. Blenheim to Wairau Valley H. Wairau Valley to Birch-hill IH. Blenheim to Benopai ... 2 3 3 23,493 1,987 26,002 7,105 31,663 2,934 8,-.'02 1,743 4,947 495 1,282 272 20 15 120 25 20 cart horse »» » 8 1 I! 145 0 0 398 15 0 395 12 3 118 13 4 35 0 0 78 13 4 25 0 0 117 0 0 5 10 0 103 10 0 11 9 0 450 13 4 439 5 0 614 4 7 119 19 6 7 15 1 160 18 1 43 16 2 » 2 1 1 4,821 411 724 6,738 518 433 1,053 81 68 25 18 35 » 8 i 180 0 0 41 12 0 40 0 0 15 0 0 6 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 0 1 10 0 242 5 0 49 2 0 18 3 6 1 13 4 3 6 0 » Country Mail Services, Totals Chief Post Office, Picton 15 1 64,633 96,335 52,231 79,224 8,162 12,380 278 1,160 19 3 388 6 8 339 16 11 246 4 0 292 15 6 1,795 9 11 622 12 5 355 11 8 535 6 11 Totals fob the Province 20,542! 16 160,965 131,455 278 1,160 19 3 728 3 7 518 19 6 2,428 2 4 890 18 7

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E, &c, OF THE DIFFERENT INLAND MAIL SERVICES IN NEW ZEALAND, DURING 1864. total received and despatched. MAIL CONTRACTS. EXPENDITURE. TOTALS. MAIL services. O o 6 9 -S3 °| Letters. Newspapers. Weight of Newspapers in lbs. to C Mode of Conveyance. Cost of Conveyance. Salaries. Contingencies. Expenditure. Revenue. U_ PROVINCE OF HAWKE'S BAY. I 56 54 43 33 21 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d £ s. d. £ s. d. Trunk Lines. I. Napier to Wairoa (Northern) Wairoa to Turanga II. Napier to WaijSawa (Southern) Waipawa to Porongahau Porongahau to Wainui Branches. I. Napier to Waipuna II. Olive to Pourerere III. Te Ante to Patangata IV. Waipukurau to Gwavas V. Puketapu to Kereru Town BranchChief Office to the Town 3 2 4 3 1 5 1 1 2 2 4,038 1,137 11,446 7,008 485 5,941 1,971 1,918 2,548 2,714 3,521 1,020 5,965 7,539 441 7,067 1,586 1,430 1,671 2,527 548 160 932 482 69 1,104 249 224 584 395 39 35 5 50 24 horse cart horse horse 1 2 1 1 1 2 80 0 0 80 0 0 297 0 0 66 0 0 35 0 0 63 0 0 60 0 0 23 10 0 60 0 0 39 12 0 18 0 0 6 0 0 28 0 0 26 0 0 6 0 0 24 0 0 0 3 6 0 2 0 0 8 6 0 6 6 0 10 0 6 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 0 3 0 98 3 6 86 2 0 325 8 6 92 6 6 41 1 0 87 8 6 60 2 0 29 12 0 66 3 6 51 15 0 29 11 0 8 6 0 83 15 0 51 6 0 3 10 0 43 9 0 14 9 0 14 1 0 18 13 0 19 17 0 j» 6 0 0 6 0 0 12 0 0 » » » 1 18,091 37,747 5,898 1 cart 12 20 4 0 25 0 0 0 lo o 45 14 0 132 8 0 I Country Mail Services, Totals Chief Post Office, Napier 25 1 57,297 62,331 70.514 84,585 10,645 13,217 361 824 6 0 157 0 0 395 9 0 2 8 6 252 17 4 983 16 6 648 14 4 419 5 0 500 5 10 Totals for the Province 361 919 10 10 26 119,628 155,099 23,862 824 6 0 552 9 0 255 5 10 1.632 10 10 PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON. TRUNK LINES. I. North-western (Wellington to Wanganui) II. North-eastern (Wellington to Castle Point) Wellington to Upper Hutt 1 „ Masterton (. Masterton to Castle Point j suburban line. Wellington to Karori £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 68,295 82,925 15,450 118 horse 1 360 0 0 260 0 0 29 0 0 649 0 0 405 0 0 52,425 56,748 8.935 109 coach cart horse 6 ■l 435 0 0 181 0 0 7 0 0 623 0 0 592 0 0 988 575 4 4 cart 2 12 0 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 23 0 0 4 18 0 Country Mail Services, Totals Chief Office, Wellington 19 1 121,708 157,560 140,248 228,046 24,474 35,632 231 807 0 0 451 0 0 1120 0 0 37 0 0 166 3 2 1295 0 0 1286 3 2 1001 18 0 1530 4 1 Totals for the Province 20 279.268 368,294 60,106 231 807 0 0 1571 0 0 203 3 2 2581 3 2 2532 2 1

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*\ .'.. h'.. f: J A O total received and despatched. MAIL CONTRACT. EXPENDITURE. TOTATLS. Mail Service Inland. -i © ; 0 © c Letters. Newspapers. Weight of Newspapers in lbs. cc Mode of Conveyance. Cost of Conveyance. Salaries. Contingencies. Expenditure. Revenue. I— PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY. £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Trunk Lines. I. Northern. Christchurch to Kowai Kowai to Hurunui f Hurunui and Hawkswopd II. Southern. Christchurch to Waitangi River Main Branches. I. Christchurch to Lyttelton II. Christchurch to Snowdon Branches. I. Kaiapoi to Oxford Two f Kaiapoi to Rangiora Contracts. \ Rangiora to Oxford II. Ashburton to Net Somers ■ ■ III. Timaru to MacKenzie Plains IV. Lyttelton to Governor's Bay V. Lyttelton to Port Levy VI. Lyttelton to Akaroa VII. Lyttelton to Okains' Bay VIII. Christchurch to St. Albans 15 4 3 3 5 1 104,114 3,599 114,264 151,905 5,263 48,714 78,81.9 \ 256 96,585 78,189 4,807 51,194 11,2S81 14,085 12,027 701 7,463 26 34 30 1 148 9 60 28 20 28 58 10 31 26 2 coach do. horse coach coach cart 6 1 3 12 1 /430 0 0 "150 0 0 t2575 0 0 620 0 0 250 0 0 J 232 6 8 220 19 4 643 0 0 11 13 4 46 13 4 812 6 8 2,795 19 4 1,263 0 0 261 13 4 166 13 4 1,181 18 0 32 10 0 782 10 0 1,446 0 0 60 0 0 470 0 0 1 1 1 4 2 1 3,484 632 1,265 19,876 3,023 1,851 2,861 726 1,694 19,711 2,702 567 417 106 240 2,874 393 82 cart do. horse cart horse boat & horse I boat & horse G 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 I 2 70 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 200 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 306 0 0 90 0 0 18 0 0 5 0 0 100 0 0 200 0 0 55 0 0 40 0 0 378 0 0 100 0 0 28 0 0 10 10 0 3 15 0 8 5 0 133 7 0 24 0 0 2] 18 0 72 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 foot Country Mail Services, Totals Chief Office Christchurch 41 1 42 465,010 314,413 338,111 307,887 49,676 68,671 498 4,949 0 0 1,251 12 8 1,660 12 4 772 11 1 1,142 12 8 6,934 3 9 2,803 4 9 4,174 13 0 3,191 4 0 Totals for the Province 779,423 708,998 2,912 5 0 1,916 3 9 9,737. 8 9 7,365 17 0 118,347 498 4,949 0 0 * £150 paid by Nelson. t £500 also, paid by Provincial Government

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S B c, LAND MAIL SERVICES IN NEW ZEALAND DURING 1864. TOTAL RECI IIVED AND DESPATCHED. MAIL CONTRACTS. EXPENDITURE. TOTALS. MAIL SERVICES. C 3 •^Letters. Newspapers. Weight of Newspapers in lbs. ,S o -J. Eft w 5 Mode of Conveyance. 6 * 55 Cost of Conveyance. Salaries. Contingencies. Expenditure. Revenue. 3 V. PROVINCE OF OTAGO. Trunk Lines. I. Northern, Dunedin to Waitaki II. South Western. Dunedin to Mataura In two contracts ( °"" edi" to C'Uth L l ■ ■ (Clutha Ferry to Mataura .. Main Branches. I. Waitaki —Oamaru to Morven Hills II Waihiino—-Waikouaiti to Queenstown In two contracts {^Tn t0 <5^* '■' " (Clyde to Queenstown .. III. Clutha Valley In two contracts { to Tuapeka .. ( Tuapeka to Clyde Branches. I. Dunedin to Outram, with branches Outram to Waipori „ Waipori Lake North Taieri to Hindon II. Dunedin to Port Chalmers III. Clutha Ferry to Kaitangata IV. ,, to Port Molyneux V. Clinton to Pomahaka VI. Mataura Ferry to Switzer's VII. Kyehurn to Linburn VIII. „ to Mount Ida IX. Blaekstone Hill to Dun stan Creek X. Clyde to Nevis XL Cromwell to Cardrona XII Arrow Town to Twelve Mile,Creek .. XIII. Queenstown to Maori Point XIV. „ to Moke Creek XV. „ to Kingston Office at Bucklesburn XVI. Athol to Nokomai XVII. Tuapeka to Sub Offices Timaru (in Canterbury^Provinee) j 6 12 S In 102,781 112,438 688 164,861 102,394 17,342 6,346 922 8.990 30,936 3,926 14,810 6,476 3.162 34,351 17,093 4,801 1,939 6,388 73,546 57,454 370 91,437 44,395 14,450 7,575 777 2.860 16,608 3,669 11,972 4,112 2,588 10,272 5,238 699 905 3,428 11.491 8,977 57 14,287 6,936 2,257 1,183 121 447 2,532 573 1,870 640 404 1,605 818 109 141 535 89 55 56 110 120 73 34 72 18 29 11 26 9 10 19 30 55 26 10 8 22 38 20 30 11 30 coach horse coach horse „ coach & stmr. horse 8 6 1 2 2 6 2 2 2 1 12 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 £ s. d. 1,543 15 0 1,425 0 0 650 0 0 380 0 0 2,436 5 0 1,731 13 4 1,775 0 0 862 10 0 1,207 10 0 703 7 4 873 17 4 92 10 0 152 10 0 193 10 11 214 4 6 4G 5 1 £ s. d. 370 0 0 420 0 0 30 0 0 1,375 0 0 / 1,020 0 0 ) 40 0 0 | 50 0 0 £ s. d. 818 5 0 446 0 0 0 10 0 771 4 11 125 4 5 10 7 0 £ s. d. 2,732 0 0 2,539 6 0 410 10 0 8,089 3 3 3,215 4 5 804 2 4 1,364 1 10 113 3 0 193 0 0 215 0 11 236 9 6 125 10 7 302 17 3 92 1 0 219 18 3 551 2 6 10 0 0 433 19 4 134 5 0 692 18 0 10 0 0 58 11 4 497 9 6 £ s. d. 1,284 3 0 1,246 7 0 6 18 0 1,435 0 0 927 7 0 388 0 0 425 0 0 37 6 0 147 0 0 68 15 0 28 4 0 285 0 0 142 0 0 17 3 0 17 73 0 61 18 0 1 2 3 3 320 0 0 20 0 0 30 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 60 0 0 250 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 20 0 0 30 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 285 0 0 170 4 6 0 13 0 10 10 0 1 10 0 2 5 0 19 5 G 52 17 3 3 6 0 0 10 0 1 16 6 », », 68 15 0 199 8 3 499 6 0 8,000 1,310 2,169 2,701 573 1,016 421 89 158 ,i steamer 2 1 2 391 3 4 112 10 0 662 10 0 2 16 0 1 15 0 0 8 0 89 10 0 13 0 0 22 10 0 2,000 17,794 2,226 692 4,747 492 108 804 7 10 3 horse I 6 37 0 4 170 0 0 1 11 0 42 9 6 18 18 0 182 15 0 8 18 0 coach Country Mail Services.. Totals Chief Office, Dunedin j 70 1 674,143 642,998 362,600 777,406 i 56.569 121,407 1,024 16,462 5 7 4,530 0 0 6,530 0 0 2,011 14 1 818 16 4 23,040 11 0; 6,753 5 0 7,349 16 4 8,123 11 7 Totals for the Province — 1,140,012 •71 1,317,141 177,976 1,024 30,390 7 4 14,876 16 16,462 5 7 11,060 0 0 2,901 10 5

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:c, ZE. LAND CO o total received and despatched. Mail Contracts. expenditure. TO' 'ALS. Mail Service. 0 O Letters. Newspapers. Weight of Newspapers in lbs. a P Mode of Conveyance. 05 Cost of Conveyance. Salaries. Contingencies. Expenditure. Revenue. d PROVINCE OF SOUTHLAND. £ s. d. Trunk Lines. £ s. d. I. Western Invercargill to Mataura Ferry II. Invercargill to Campbelltown Main Branches. I. Invercargill to Queenstown II. Invercargill to Riverton Branches. I. Mataura to Gore II. Wallacetown to Waianiwa I.II Riverton to Mararoa IV. Riverton to Gummy's Bush Otago Branches served from Southland. I. Mataura to Switzers II. Athol to Nokomai £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 2 2 10,308 9,097 9,036 5,548 1,411 867 32 20 coach 6 400 0 0 1,500 0 0 30 0 0 220 0 0 430 0 0 1,720 0 0 105 0 0 93 0 0 5 1 34,016 17,200 28.724 14,640 4,488 2,287 91 22 2 3 1,500 0 0 300 0 0 40 0 0 175 0 0 1,540 0 0 475 0 0 349 0 0 176 0 0 1 1 3 1 1,252 1,304 2,-368 2,012 1,196 1,404 3,410 1,912 187 219 532 298 8 6 77 -8 hor9e 2 2 3 3 50 0 0 550 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 60 0 0 560 0 0 (120 0 0 12 0 0 13 0 0 23 0 0 20 0 0 1 1,760 8,308 992 6,514 155' 1,018 4,200 0 0 18 0 0 85 0 0 M Country Mail Services, Totals Chief Office Invercargill 16 1 87,525 174,443 73.376 201.095 11,462 31,471 ! 1 515 0 0 1,366 0 0 300 0 0 1,107 5 3 5,015 0 0 2,473 5 3 894 0 0 2,133 5 4 264 Totals for the Province i 2G4 3,027 5 4 17 261,964 274,471 42,933 4,200 0 0 1,881 0 0 1,407 fl 3 7,488 5 3 PROVINCE OF TARANAKI. No Mail Services ... 1 85,794 80,201 15,038 T £ s, d. £ s. a. £ s. d. 333 15 0 215 14 549 9 5 £ s. d. 865 3 11

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:, &c, OF Tl POSTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE iFFERENT PROVINCES OF NEW ZEALAND, DURING 1864. in 3 total received and despatched. O co EXPENDITURE. TOTALS. NAME OF PROVINCE. O d Newspapers. Weight of Newspapers in lbs. P Country Services. Letters. Salaries. Contingencies. Expenditure. Revenue. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland Taranaki Hawke's Bay Wellington 75 26 20 1,059,912 85,794 119,628 279,268 1,125,690 80,201 155,099 368,294 218,273 15,038 23,862 60,106 659 2,473 6 0 3,888 10 11 333 15 0 552 9 0 1,571 0 0 826 9 11 215 14 5 255 5 10 203 3 2 7,188 6 10 549 9 5 1,632 10 10 2,581 3 2 8,855 6 7 865 3 11 919 10 10 2,532 2 1 361 231 824 6 0 807 0 0 Totai.8 for North Island .. 122 6,345 14 11 13,172 3 5 1,544,602 1,729,284 317,279 1251 4,104 12 0 1,500 13 4 11,951 10 3 Nelson Marlborough Canterbury Otago Southland 21 16 42 71 17 169,522 160,965 779,423 1,317,141 261,964 294,098 131,455 708,998 1,140,012 274,471 45,956 20,542 118,347 177,976 42,933 330 278 498 1024 264 461 14 0 1,160 19 3 4,949 0 0 16,462 5 7 4,200 0 0 1,111 14 2 728 3 7 2,912 5 0 11,060 0 0 1,881 0 0 410 9 9 518 19 6 1,916 3 9 2,901 10 5 1,407 5 3 1,983 17 11 2,428 2 4 9,737 8 9 30,390 7 4 7,488 5 3 1,459 0 6 890 18 7 7,365 17 0 14,876 16 7 3,027 5 4 27,619 18 0 7 19 5 Totals for Middle Island .. 167 2,689,015 2,549,033 405,754 2394 27,233 18 10 17,693 2 9 7,154 8 8 52,028 1 7 Chatham Islands 1 Totals for the Colony 40,800 0 10 290 4,233,617 4,278,317 723,033 3645 31,338 10 10 24038 17 8 8,655 2 0 63,979 11 10 Note. —The