POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1874 Session I, F-01

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1874. NEW ZEALAND.

POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

(FIFTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT.) Presented to loth Houses of the General Assembly by command of His Excellency. Sic,— General Post Office, Wellington, 19th July, 1874. I have the honor to submit to your Excellency the Fifteenth Annual Eeport on the Postal Service of New Zealand. I have, &c, His Excellency, Julius Vogel, The Eight Honorable Sir James Fergusson, Baronet, Postmaster-General. Governor of New Zealand.

E E P 0 E T. The increase in the business of the department during the year, has not only been considerable, but has also been of the most satisfactory character. It will be observed, from the tables appended to the report, that the increase was not confined to any particular branch of the department, but was of a general character throughout the service—a result which may fairly be ascribed to the prosperous condition of the colony. The revenue largely exceeded the amount estimated ; and the expenditure for salaries, and inland mail services, has been less than the sums voted, notwithstanding the large increase of business. Circumstances rendered it necessary to make considerable changes in the staff of the department during the year, and some difficulty has been experienced in securing proper and efficient assistance. Several letter carriers have been promoted to junior clerkships, and it has been found absolutely necessary to engage the services of persons above the age of cadets. The department has secured the services of a gentleman as Inspector who has had large experience in the Imperial Post Office. A proper system of official inspection is now being brought into operation. The want of such a system has been seriously felt for some time past. It has been considered desirable to alter the regulations affecting Sunday duty. The rule was, that no Post Office should be opened, and no officer should attend office on Sunday. After a brief trial, this was found to operate very unfairly against the mail clerks. It had also been stated that, in the event of an English, or other heavy mails, arriving at the larger Post Offices on Sunday, it would be impracticable to despatch the correspondence to Country Post Offices by the Monday morning mails, if the inward mails were not sorted on arrival. It was therefore decided that attendance at Post Offices on Sunday should be entirely optional with the officers themselves ; and that any officer attending office for the purpose of sorting mails arriving on a Sunday, would be paid for overtime. The question of Sunday duty has received very careful consideration. It has been urged in several quarters, that mails arriving late on Saturday, or during Sunday, should be opened, and the correspondence delivered on Sunday. The department, however, held the opinion that only in very rare and exceptional cases should Post Offices be opened on Sunday ; and that it was desirable the Post Office officials should be at liberty to exercise their individual opinions in the matter of Sunday observance. In the neighbouring colonies, the Post Offices are, it is believed, strictly closed on Sunday. The first number of a Postal Guide, published quarterly, was issued in January last. In addition to the usual information found in such publications, full particulars are furnished respecting the Telegraph, and Government Life Insurance and Annuities Departments. I—E. 1.

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DEPARTMENTAL. The following is a Schedule of all Post Offices in the colony in 1873, compared with the number open in 1872: —

During the year, 47 new Post Offices were opened, 5 re-opened, aud 10 closed. A branch Post Office has been established at the junction of Albany and George Streets, Dunedin, and placed under the charge of an officer of the permanent staff. In connection with this office, there is also a Telegraph Station. A branch Post Office has also been established at Colombo Street South, Christchurch, mainly with the view of affording the public facilities for posting newspapers. The following is a Schedule of Officers in the Postal Department in the years 1872 and 1873 : — Officers. 1873. 1872. Postmaster-General ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 Secretary ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 Inspector of Post Offices ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 Accountant, Money Order and Savings Bank Department ... ... ... 1 1 Clerks in General Post Office ... ... ... ... ... 3 3 Clerks in Money Order and Savings Bank Department ... ... ... 3 3 Mail Agents ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 3 Chief Postmasters ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 8 Postmasters ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 21 21 Clerks ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 57 53 Sub-Postmasters ... ... ... ... ... ... 542 504 Letter Carriers ... ... ... ... ... ... 29 27 Messengers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 8 Shipping Officers ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 3 Totals ... ... ... 676 637 Two receiving letter-boxes have been erected since the date of the last report. The area of the letter carriers' delivery within the City of Wellington has been extended, and an additional letter carrier appointed. At Dunedin, newspapers are now permitted to be posted in the receiving-boxes, hitherto available for letters only. It is the intention to extend this arrangement to the larger cities, should it be found that such an alteration can be effected without serious inconvenience, or much additional expense to the department. Inland Mail Seevices. The Inland Alail Services have, on the whole, been satisfactorily carried out. Several additional services have been established. During the year, 253 inland mail services were in operation : 84 having been performed by coach and mail cart; 111 on horseback ; 9on foot; 42 by water; and 7by railway. The distances to be travelled for the 253 services was 7,319 miles; and the total number of miles travelled was 1,350,232, at a cost of £23,648 16s. 2d., or an average of about 4id. per mile. Eevenue and Expendituee. The following statement of the number of letters and newspapers received in, and despatched from,. the colony during the year 1873, as compared with the number during 1872, shows how largely the correspondence increased during the past year:— 1873. 1872. Increase. Letters—Received ... ... 4,221,977 ... ... 3,588,073 Despatched ... ... 3,694,008 ... ... 3,370,470 7,915,985 6,958,543 957,442 Newspapers—Received ... ... 2,963,170 ... ... 2,767,682 Despatched ... ... 2,306,025 ... ... 1,643,409 5,269,195 4,411,091 858,104

Postal Distbicts. Head Offices. Post Offices. Sub-Post Offices. Totals. Head Offices. Post Offices. Sub-Post Offices. Totals. Auckland Thames ?aranaki lawke's Bay ... Wellington felson itarlborough ... Canterbury iVestland )tago louthland Chatham Islands 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 117 3 7 29 47 46 11 96 29 130 26 1 121 4 8 31 49 49 14 100 31 133 29 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 111 3 7 28 44 43 11 83 27 123 24 115 4 8 30 46 46 14 87 29 126 27 1 Totals ... 533 12 17 542 571 12 17 504

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The cash revenue from all sources amounted to £60,535 18s. 2d., as against £50,586 6s. 4d. collected for the previous year; an increase of £9,949 11s. lOd. in favour of the year just ended. The following statement shows the sums collected as Postal Revenue, and the amount of increase or decrease, year by vear, during the last six years:—

For the above period the revenue has increased at the rate of 3286 per cent.; while last year's receipts exceeded those of the previous year by 19"66 per cent. The expenditure on Salaries and Inland Mail Services has been within the authorized limits. But in consequence of large payments having been made to the Imperial Post Office on account of the late Suez Mail Service, the vote for Conveyance of Mails by Sea has been exceeded. Registered Lettees. The number of letters registered during the year 1873 is slightly under the number registered in 1872. This class of correspondence is the only one which does not show an increase. The total number of letters registered in 1873 was 39,304, against 39,707 in 1872. The decrease is in the= number of letters for delivery within the colony. Dead Letters. The number of unclaimed, or dead letters, dealt with in the Dead Letter Office during 1873, is given in the following table, which also shows the number disposed of, year by year, since 1869:—

Postage Stamps. The new issue of Postage Stamps was made in January last. The denominations have not been changed, but the designs are entirely new. The following is the description of the designs and colours of the postage stamps of the issue now in use : — One permy —Queen's head, on an oval ground, printed in mauve. Twopence —Queen's head, in dotted circle, printed in crimson lake. Threepence—Queen's head, in circle, printed in sepia brown. Fourpence—Queen's head, on a square ground, printed in Indian red. Sixpence—Queen's head, in circle and hexagon, printed in blue. One shilling—Queen's head, on an oval ground, printed in green. The halfpenny newspaper postage stamp has not been changed. English postage stamps can now be obtained at all Chief and Head Post Offices, as well as at the principal Aloney Order Offices. The department procured these stamps with the view of supplying a long-felt want, and to afford the public the opportunity, when desired, for forwarding a stamp or stamped envelope to their relatives or friends in the United Kingdom, so as to relieve them of the postage when sending replies. It w ras also believed that the convenience would tend to encourage the middle classes in the United Kingdom corresponding with their friends or relatives in the colony. The postage stamps are not permitted to be used as remittances. Inteecolonial Lettees. The resolution of the late Intercolonial Conference, that there should be one uniform rate of postage on all letters addressed from one colony to another, has been given effect to. On the Ist of January last, the postage on letters for Australia and Tasmania was reduced from threepence to twopence per half-ounce. It was not anticipated that this reduction would cause a corresponding increase in the number of letters ; and the alteration has entailed a loss to the revenue of about £400 for the six months ended in June last. Buildings. In order to provide more adequate accommodation, it has been necessary to procure new offices for the General Post Office Department.

Financial Year. Revenue Collected. Increase. Decrease. £ s. d. 45,561 0 2 47,433 1 6 43,086 15 0 47,054 18 3 50,586 6 4 60,535 18 2 £ a. d. £ s. d. 593 4 1 1868-69 ... 1869-70 ... 1870-71 ... 1871-72 ... 1872-73 ... 1873-74 ... 1,872 1 4 3,968 3 3 3,531 8 1 9,949 11 10 4,346" 6 6

Manner of Disposal. 1869. 1870. 1871. 1872. 1873. Ipened and returned to the writers Returned unopened to other countries ie-issued •eatroyed 1(5,453 10,074 87 2,717 17,516 6,688 63 2,960 17,106 6,192 97 2,173 17,707 5,512 85 2,884 20,602 5,393 75 3,801 Totals 29,331 27,227 25,568 26,188 29,871

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It is anticipated that the re-building of the Auckland Post Office (destroyed by fire in October, 1872,) will be completed about the beginning of 1875. New Post Offices and Telegraph Stations have been erected and occupied at Gisborne, Hamilton, Te Awamutu, Wairoa, Eoss, Malvern, Eakaia, Eangiora, Washdyke, Clinton, and Switzers. The following Post Offices and Telegraph Stations are either in course of erection, or proposed to be erected:—ln Auckland—Alexandra, Newcastle, Onehunga, Opotiki, Pukorokoro, Drury, Eiverhead, Helensville, Warkworth, Waipu, Wangarei, Kawa Kawa, Ohaewae, Hokianga, Eussell. In Hawke's Bay—Napier, Norsewood (Post Office only). In Wellington' —Turakina, Palmerston North, Carterton, Upper Hutt, Masterton. In Nelson—Lyell. In Marlborough—Blenheim. In Canterbury—Christchurch, Kaiapoi, Southbridge, Geraldine. In Otago —Tapanui, Teviot, Waikaia, Otepopo St. Bathans, Pert Chalmers, Waikouaiti. Mail Steam Seetices. It is gratifying to be able to state that the Californian Mail Service has been re-established. The first steamer under the temporary contract left Auckland on the 22nd December last for San Francisco, by way of Kandavau and Honolulu. The service has not been carried on as satisfactorily as could be desired ; and it has been necessary to draw the contractors' attention to the manner in which they were performing their contract. It has been urged by the contractors that allowances should be made for their having commenced the temporary service without delay ; and also for the stranding of the " AlacGregor " at Kandavau, on the first return voyage from San Francisco. The contract for the permanent service provides that the service should commence in November next. The contractors, however, have found it necessary to apply for an extension of time, which has been granted. It is stated that the time allowed was insufficient for building steamers of the tonnage required for the permanent service. The late contract entered into in 1867, between the Imperial Government and the P. and O. Company, for the carriage of the Australian mails, was terminated on the 31st of December last, and from the Ist of January a new arrangement came into force in respect to the conveyance of mails between the Australasian Colonies and the United Kingdom. In the event of the colonies, or either of them, establishing mail services by way of San Francisco, Galle, or Singapore, the Imperial Post Office agreed to convey mails to and from the points named and the United Kingdom, free of cost to the colonies ; and, in addition, would pay to the respective colonies the postages collected on correspondence despatched to the colonies, less an amount representing the British inland rate of postage; and in the case of the Brindisi route, a further sum sufficient to cover transit charges. With regard to the Californian service, the result of this arrangement is:—New r South Wales and New Zealand jointly maintain a line of steamers for the carriage of mails between the respective colonies and San Francisco, and the Imperial Post Office provide for the transit of the mails between San Francisco and the United Kingdom. On the correspondence despatched to the contracting colonies from the United Kingdom, New South Wales and New Zealand receive from the Imperial Post Office—on letters, Is. 3-J-d. per oz.; on books, Is. 2d. per lb. ; on newspapers, 3|d. per lb. And with respect to correspondence conveyed to and from non-contracting colonies, by the Californian route, New South Wales and New Zealand receive from those colonies—on letters, Is. 7d. per oz.; on books, Is. 6d. per lb.; and on newspapers, 6d. per lb.—these amounts, it has been calculated, representing the gross postages. Under this new arrangement, the Government of Victoria have entered into a contract with the P. and 0. Company for a period of five years, for a four-weekly mail service between Alelbourne and Galle, at a cost of £90,000 per annum. This colony contributes to the cost of this service to the extent of the amount represented by the gross postages on the correspondence sent and received. A Tery free use has been made of this service; and it is to be remarked that the inward mails have invariably been delivered within the contract time. A contract has been entered into by the department for conveying the Galle and English mails to and from Melbourne and this colony. The service commenced in August last, and is to remain in force for a period of three years. The annual subsidy is £5,000. A correspondence is proceeding with the Government of Victoria with the object of arranging that the outward Suez steamer shall wait some hours for the New Zealand mails, in the event of the steamer carrying them to Alelbourne arriving late. The Government of Queensland have also established a mail service under the new arrangement j a contract having been entered into for running a line of mail steamers between Brisbane and Singapore (by way of Torres Straits), at a subsidy of £20,000 per annum. This service, under present arrangements, is of little value to this colony, and no mails have been forwarded from this end. Numbers of letters, however, are sent from the United Kingdom to this colony, by way of Singapore ; and the average length of time occupied in transit has been found to exceed seventy days. A contract has been entered into for the performance of a mail steam service (in connection with the San Francisco Service) between the Manukau aud Hokitika, by way of New Plymouth, Nelson, Westport, and Greymouth. For some time past, Nelson and the West Coast ports of the Middle Island have not enjoyed reliable mail communication ; and this service provides for the prompt receipt and despatch of English mails via San Francisco. Steam services are also established between Wellington, Castle Point, and Napier; and between Auckland, Gisborne (other intermediate ports when required), and Napier. These services are not subsidized wholly for the benefit of the Postal Department, but rather with the view of bringing the more remote ports of the East Coast in direct and regular communication with the large commercial centres. The subsidies for these services are not charged against the postal votes. The steam service hitherto performed between the Fiji Islands and Auckland has been extended to the Middle Island. A temporary agreement has been entered into for the performance of four services, once every six weeks, between Port Chalmers and the Fiji Islands, by way of Lyttelton, Wellington, Napier, and Auckland. The subsidy agreed to be paid is as follows : —For the first com-

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plete voyage the sum of £400, and £300 for each of the three succeeding voyages. This service is not, correctly speaking, a postal service, but is to be regarded as one for opening up and extending trade between this colony and the Fiji Islands. As in the case of the East Coast services, the subsidy is not paid by the Postal Department. Monet Oedees. During the year 1873, 5 Money Order Offices were opened in the colony, namely,—at Mangawhare, Ahaura, Ashburton, Hurunui, and Green Island: making a total number of 97 offices open at the close of the year. The number of Money Orders issued in the colony during the year was 52,351, for £219,258 ; or more by 7,691 orders, aud £28,248, than the orders issued in 1872. Of these, 34,288, for £142,642, were made payable within the colony; 11,913, for £48,547, in the United Kingdom; and 6,150, for £28,068, in the Australian colonies. The increase during 1873 consisted, like the increase of the previous year, mainly of orders payable in the colony. There was, however, the unusually large increase of 1,294 orders, for £4,012, in the issues on the United Kingdom: the increase for the previous year being only 212 orders for £337. On the other hand, the amount of Money Orders paid in the colony during 1873, which were issued in the United Kingdom, was less by £297 than in the previous year. The total amount of the orders paid in the colony, which were issued in the United Kingdom and the Australian colonies, was £14,364, while the orders sent from New Zealand to those countries amounted to £76,615. Of the balance against the colony of £62,251 shown by the above figures, about £42,000 was in favour of the United Kingdom, and £20,000 in favour of the Australian colonies. The number of Aloney Orders issued which were transmitted by telegraph, was 6,576, for £31,601;. the increase for the year being about equal to that of the previous year. The commission derived from the issue of Aloney Orders amounted to £3,560, or more, by £491, than the commission received during 1872. Savings Banks. In Table No. 6, appended to this Eeport, will be found a statement of the business of the Post Office Savings Bank, year by year, to the close of 1873, from which statement it will be seen that the increase of the business of the Bank for the last two years has been very largely in excess of that of any previous year. The number of new accounts opened during the year was 7,382; the number closed, 3,816 ; and the number remaining open at the close of the year had increased to 17,132, from 13,566 at the close of 1872. The deposits received during the year were 39,223 in number, amounting to £580,542 ; and the average amount of each deposit was £14 16s. 2d. The withdrawals amounted to £425,908: the number being 21,268, and the average amount of each £20 os. sd. The amount of interest credited to depositors during the year was £20,106 ; the rate allowed being 4 per cent, on the balance of each account when not exceeding £200, and 3 per cent, only when above that amount. The balance at the credit of depositors was £664,807 at the close of the year, and the average amount at the credit of each account had increased to £38 16s. Id., from £36 2s. sd. at the close of 1872. The cost of the management of the department did not exceed £1,800, or a rate of 7&d. for each deposit or withdrawal. The rate of interest on deposits has been increased since the Ist July. Interest at the rate of 4J per cent., instead of 4 per cent., is now paid on sums not exceeding £200; and 4 per cent., instead of 3 per cent., on sums exceeding £200, but not exceeding £500.

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Table No. 1. TABLE showing the Number and Amount of Money Orders Issued in New Zealand during the Year 1873.

!ssuei in ew zo sued on United Kingdom. Issued on Victoria. Issued on South Australia. Issued on New South Wales. Issued on Queensland. Issued on Western Australia. Issued on Tasmania, Total Issued. Chief and Accounting Offices. Per Post. Per Telegraph. A No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. d 2; Amount. c Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. I £ s. d. 18,797 4 6 4,653 • 8; 4,670 6 10 5,375 16 3 18,000 9 5] 6,110 16 11 3,263 1 s 2,088 14 8 6,816 9 8 2,907 17 9 11,047 i? 9 24,553 10 2 2,755 16 1 I £ s. d. 1,633 14 9 488 19 10 104 4 4 636 13 9 2,250 3 1 2l8 O 2 378 3 3 677 14 2 2,028 13 7 2,026 6 10 2,882 1 8 5,921 8 2 78S 11 5 £ s. d. 94 18 1 80 17 9 11 00 39 iS o 100 1 5 6 14 4 10 19 8 o 11 o 8 19 6 So 9 8 189 8 o 163 2 o 39 3 o ( £ s. d. i,S°4 2 5 297 10 10 28 1 10 102 16 8 937 12 o 66 15 o 206 4 . 8 150 17 o 303 2 6 163 8 o 754 14 10 521 o 10 62 4 61 Auckland Thames New Plymouth Napier Wellington Blenheim Nelson Westport Greymouth Hokitika Christchurch Dunedin Invercargill 21 I 2 10 4 4 2 4,9H 1,223 972 I, 160 1,230 785 531 i,399 704 2,812 6,137 8i3 622 72 "5 380 933 394 199 533 775 258 917 1,424 134 £ s. d. 3,o7S 1 4! 345 2 4 55i 15 1 1,844 2 4 4,234 12 71 i>779 iS 4 903 9 8. 1,680 12 9 3,893 11 3 1,248 11 10 4,476 7 3 7>°53 o 7 5H 19 5 i,735 447 158 465 1,33° 228 336 157 305 315 2,624 3,344 469 £ s. d. 7,060 5 7 1,838 10 8 609 4 2 1,988 2 10 5,213 o 6 1,019 11 s 1,367 17 6 7: 3 i5 11 1,447 18 4 1,464 19 7 10,282 13 2 13,73° 13 2 1,810 18 6 39° 133 35 54 500 62 108 169 392 474 597 1,250 210 16 4 8 23 2 336 58 9 17 172 14 4i 30 48 32 158 113 17 £ s. d. 13 46 17 3 6\ 56 o o 2j 4 o 6 1! o o 8 10 56 12 4 i 2600 3 9 10 o 2640 14 44 10 o 15 86 6 6 3 25 o o 1 ... ... £ s. d. 10 o o 4/ 1 1 7 34 ... £ s. d.j 209 18 9 8,077 500! 1,956 1 o o l 1,296 22 19 2 2,192 144 5 8 8,034 I,93O 50 10 oj 1,490 12 O O 1,245 29 14 6 2,936 90 17 3 1,823! 603 807, 267 454 19 1012,428 120 15 o 1,6771 £ * d. 32,432 2 8 7,763 3 1 5,979 12 9 10,010 6 8 30,936 17 o 9,201 13 2 6,186 6 2 5,324 5 6 14,537 19 4 7,958 14 11 30,298 o 8 52,497 11 9 6,129 711 3 2 23 5 9 1 8 13 34 44 9 3 2 17 o o 13 10 6 IS o o 10 4 6 25 109 98 1362 316 Total for 1873 ... Total for 1872 ... 97 9 2 ■ 27,712 23,653 111,041 3 Ii 98,455 16 Ol. ,6,576 4.5O3 31,601 1 911,913 21,669 J8 810,619' [48,547 11 44»47* 44,535 9 9 j4,266: 20,031 15 o i8,9go 2 9! 190 175! 795 19 5 671 4 7 1,04S 1,066 5,098 II I 4,892 12 II 71 341 I 3 51251 12 16 55 10 6| '53 6 o 1 1,745 8 252,351, 1,548 18 644,660 219,258 1 191,009 2 7 o r 1 Increase durii >g 1873 7,691 28,248 19 Table No. 2. Amount of Money Orders Table showing the Number am 'aid in NeZealand during the Y< iar 1873. Issued in New Zealand. United Km'gdom. I—d in Victoria. Issued in Western Australia. Issued in South Australia. Issued in New South Wales. Issued in Queensland. Issued in Tasmania. Total Paid. Chief and Accounting Offices. Per Post. Per Telegraph. On Foreign Offices Repaid. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. !no. Amount. c Amount. No. Amount. 6 Amount. ; z Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. Auckland Thames New Plymouth Napier Wellington Blenheim Nelson Westport Greymouth Hokitika Christchurch ... Dunedin Invercargill 21 1 2 10 4 4 2 1,125 775 459 1,946 308 9 23 753 2,510 6,657 599 127,621 '23,436 24,194 12 10 3,47° 15 7 3,829 9 1 2,037 i° 6 19,748 1 10 1,857 2 2 9,299 8 11 1,235 7 » 3,880 o 5 2,911 10 1 9,470 10 o 26,943 7 2 2,323 8 7 1,091 239 77 130 987 109 690 162 487 426 654 1,337 153 £ s. d. 5,3i3 15 8 986 19 7 398 2 5 637 2 2 4,457 8 6; 462 4 5 3,072 16 5 878 13 5 2,553 2 o 2,115 12 8 3,180 19 11 6,669 o 4 738 0.8 2 £ s. d. 500 13 o o 402 46 35 34 164 29 84 4 20 54 335! 278 31 £ s. d.{ 1,671 10 8 131 255 12 o! 33 no 13 3 10 165 12 o 7 739 11 11 66 144 10 o 8 363 19 11 36 35 o o 19 83 12 o 43 310 8 5 96 1,537 16 11 73 1,218 8 2244 143 16 o 25 £ s. d. 513 12 1 146 8 4 41 10 9 3° 4 3 263 12 7 39 o o 139 1 10 82 7 7 227 16 5 41 1 6 3 329 1 11 1,078 17 5 102 4 7 23 2 £ s. d. 108 17 6 5 5 6 216 85 2 3 53 5 14 17 32 46 69 5 £ s. d. 1,071 7 6 429 19 8 600 990 278 11 1 19 o o 60 14 4 500 66 5 4 95 10 o 203 9 8 366 12 9 6 6 6 31 8 3 £ s. d.' 202 13 7 49 o o 6 15 oj * £ s. d. 12 19 o M 2 3 12 £ s. d. £ s. d 58 10 o 7,897 33,152 18 11 32 o o 1,545 5,389 o : 15 o o 904 4,407 10 1 12 O Oj 706 2,891 17 I 47 3 9i 6,454 26,059 17 11 700 618 2,562 1 2 13 Oj 2,774 12,949 14 1 10 o o 496 2,254 8 1 39 o o 1,501 6,886 16 7 6 o 1,369 5,874 13 !5i 4 1 3,673 15,014 2 87 14 o 8,651 36,580 12 69 13 9 837 3,462 18 339 4 7 37.42o|i57»486 13 588 15 2I30,946^33,558 4 1 £ s. d. 33,152 18 10 5,389 o 8 4,407 10 6 2,891 17 11 26,059 17 10 2,562 1 7 12,949 14 11 2,264 8 11 6,886 16 2 5,874 13 5 15,014 2 1 36,580 12 2 3,462 18 1 i ... I 99 424 IS 8 iis 6 92 2 6 28 5 o 106 2l 2 10 o 500 10 o o - 600 1 ... 1 i 1 2 ... ... 3 2 23 5 1 1 1 300 500 5°o 3 2 IS 30 O O; 13 o o 80 17 o A3 1 A 67 8 o 1 1 1 5 2 10 o o! 400' 500 28 2 7 170 5 o ... i I 6 4 29 26 1 527 o o 1300 100 11 Total for 1873 Total for 1872 97 92 111,201 s 97,778 o 1 6 6,542 4,476 31,463 18 21,563 3 i 106 7i' 456 15 8 334 17 6 1,516; i,5O4! 6,780 11 3 791 7,078 8 6783 3,4O5 4 o 3>384 5 7 87.470 3 4 81456 16 9 548 435 2,616 5 10 2,070 o 3 86 46 504 6 2J1248 19 o 271 9 6 1 532 8 o 116 109 Increase during 1873 6,479! 23,928 8

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Table No. 3. TABLE showing the Commission Received on Money Orders issued in the different Postal Districts of New Zealand, since the establishment of the System in August, 1862.

Number ol' Offices Open in 1873. 1862. 1868. 1869. 18 Jo. 1871. 1872. 1873Total since commencement. Postal Districts. Five Months. 1863. 1864. i86j. 1866. 1867. I £ s. d. £ s. d. £ S- d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s- d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland £ s. d. 22 29 10 o 154 1 o 347 13 6 333 3 6 260 18 o 223 3 6 264 8 6 420 8 o <S' 7 ° 506 14 o 558 12 o 608 15 4 4,158 14 4 Taranaki 2 5 4 6 23 8 o 46 4 6 48 6 o 37 I2 o 32 1 o 23 5 o 27 13 o 41 o o 67 13 o 62 17 8 69 13 2 484 17 io Hawkc's Bay 5 6 14 6 17 9 o 29 4 6 36 14 o 42 12 o 42 9 o 35 16 6 .46 10 o 78 13 6 91 17 6 122 3 2 157 17 6 708 I 2 Wellington 10 •7 5° 44 o 6 67 1 o 138 13 ° 210 13 6 223 7 o 209 1 o 204 6 6 258 19 o 302 8 o 398 7 10 477 16 4 2,551 18 8 Marlborough 4 1 8 6 17 3 6 47 16 o 42 2 o 5° 13 6 5i 7 o 49 »3 ° 48 8 o 69 16 o 86 13 6 99 7 4 127 o 2 691 8 6 Nelson 6 13 11 o 33 4 ° 44 14 o 65 4 o 106 7 6 105 1 o 151 8 o 135 7 6 '73 '3 6 175 9 6 256 18 o 197 '3 4 1,458 11 4 Canterbury 15 32 17 o 194 7 o 306 17 6 324 17 6 561 8 6 575 15 6 316 3 6 3i5 17 o 409 6 6 422 1 6 460 10 6 572 1 4 4.492 3 4 Westland 5 240 18 6 205 6 6 249 12 6 I 240 6 o 1 271 12 8 357 «> 8 1.565 7 10 Otago 23 45 10 o 473 o 6 603 16 o 415 15 O 416 3 o 484 9 6 498 o 6 464 15 6 559 « ° 628 17 6 741 12 6 882 9 4 6,214 ° 4 Southland - 5 790 100 15 6 125 15 6 59 3 6 75 6 o 78 6 o 74 7 o 63 11 o 75 4 6 86 3 o 96 15 10 109 5 o 952 1 10 1 I Totals 97 '59 9 6 3,068 17 6 3.560 3 2 23.277 5 2 1,057 9 o 1,619 2 6 1,463 18 6 1,761 14 o 1,815 19 6 1,863 1 6 1,932 3 o 2,367 3 6 2,608 3 6

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Table No. 4. TABLE showing the Number and Amount of Transactions at the several Money Order and Savings Bank Offices in the Colony of New Zealand during the Year 1873.

MONEY ORDERS. SAVINGS BAN. :s. OFFICES. Issued. Paid. — ° s 0 a a. 6<O z Deposits. a Withdrawals. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. Auckland .Alexandra Cambridge Hamilton Kapanga Mangapai Mangawhare Mongonui Newcastle Onehunga Opotiki ... Otahuhu Pahi Port Albert Raglan ... Russell Tauranga ... Te Arai Waiuku ... Wangarei Warkworth 4,029 439 397 439 535 79 2 158 267 201 89 J°3 43 72 190 226 453 IS 5 2 82 2O6 £ s. d. 15,943 18 2 1,620 6 3 1,596 7 8 1.5iS o 4 2,050 12 9 206 6 1 260 535 3 2 1,063 34 1 7l° 4 I 361 2 6 395 2 2 281 00 285 2 4 879 9 7 889 6 9 2,169 17 2 77 13 o 187 16 9 347 9 2 1.314 4 1 6,245 153 75 151 205 19 1 18 156 306 28 !3° 1 £ s. d. 26,214 2 7 568 2 2 390 o o 434 1 8 699 9 3 101 9 9 2 1 10 80 12 3 538 17 6 1. 43i 19 7 99 17 6 684 4 3 100 129 17 9 222 8 8 284 17 2 519 o 4 15 10 1 117 6 10 420 5 2 197 14 6 8i5 4 16 21 2 "6 8 42 6 6 4,984 63 176 75 121 10 22 27 178 9 14 1 £ s. d. 60,411 6 4 55i 10 o 2,133 1 5 687 17 1 756 o o 270 6 o 584 10 o 278 13 o 2,322 10 4 5°o 5 7 332 3 o 27 7 3 8100 600 5 6 4 17 3,386 11 23 20 3° 6 66 / £ s- d. 53,538 5 8 265 9 9 250 1 9 332 11 1 217 8 4 140 8 o 280 o o 171 18 o 967 n 8 443 18 10 184 2 5 27 7 3 57 5 o 21 1 4 700 568 7 o 1 7 1 39 39 48 130 7 3° 72 44 3 3 1 3 4 1 28 10 2 18 85 8 322 10 o 1,347 16 11 92 6 o 1 8 5 14 41 3° 261 15 o 298 6 o 6 1 14 7 329 17 7 103 1 2 Thames ... ■ ... 1.956 7,765 3 1 1.545 5,389 o 8 271 L59 1 20,698 6 10 192 i, 264 17.555 i? » New Plymouth ... Patea 958 338 4.479 9 5 1,500 3 4 684 220 3-225 5 5 1,182 5 1 129 14 744 62 13,547 15 9 1,651 10 8 76 10 420 S3 10,087 ° 8 95O 17 4 Napier Gisborne... Port Ahuriri Waipawa Waipukurau 1.447 354 126 6,687 5 11 1,621 19 10 509 9 11 500 16 8 690 14 4 522J 89J 35 41 «9 2,127 9 6 468 2 9 61 18 7 170 10 1 63 17 o 160 22 11 778 81 45 105 48 14,288 6 1 1,189 6 2 635 2 o 554 11 o 1,137 18 o 80 10 2 45 6 26 26 10,109 J7 2 955 10 11 589 1 11 297 3 o 207 10 o 122 143 9 12 3 1 24 10 Wellington Bull's Featherston JFoxtori ... Greytown Hutt Marton ... Masterton Palmerston N. ... Wanganui 4,578 168 142 3i3 327 195 285 255 148 1,622 16,180 16 6 792 12 o 642 o 3 1,163 12 n 1>367 3 5 881 19 s !,i52 3 9 1,003 8 7 73O 6 5 7,022 13 9 5,080 74 43 77 109! 8? '23 82! !9>973 17 2 387 13 7 235 5 10 297 18 2 409 13 1 325 on 542 10 6 395 13 o 139 8 7 3,352 17 ° 843 4 '9 26 26 41 29 3° 24 77 5.19° 14 96 97 159 213 126 77 76 357 77,546 1 3 244 10 o 1,009 !8 6 1,578 2 6 2,910 8 o 2,946 15 4 1,182 6 2 437 7 11 7 9 4 6 i7 5° 2,836 10 !7 51 32 38 14 32 43 116 58,526 18 + 323 o o 317 18 4 759 o 6 1,005 6 1 749 2 8 343 15 10 1,036 8 o 614 10 4 2,403 11 10 44J 737| 2,521 o 4 1,613 17 6 4,987 12 11 Blenheim ... Havelock Kaikoura Picton 853 391 239 447 4,081 6 1 2,141 4 2 944 5 10 2,034 17 1 283 76j 48 211 1,157 4 6 I 387 2 6 | 184 14 10 I 832 19 9 jj |i 1 I 108 15 i 2O 324 58 44 211 6,277 14 o 597 11 7 1,466 18 4 1,782 n 2 50 2 4 29 150 '3 15 61 4,248 12 n 258 6 3 382 4 4 1,666 11 8 49 1 Nelson Collingwood Motueka Richmond 1,168 no 182 4,537 16 3 521 o 5 985 17 i 141 12 I 2,487 41 199 47 ",595 o 7 I 206 16 10 1 952 8 4 j 195 9 2 165 »9 13 853 3° "3 48 13,121 18 9 1,070 10 o 1,023 i? 5 647 7 6 65 1 440 15 12 7,723 17 9 3H 19 4 194 1 10 37 o ° 3 3° 9 Westport ... Charleston 639 606 2,668 16 4 2,655 9 2 325i 171 1.514 5 o 74O 3 11 5i 39 281 258 4,901 12 11 4,719 8 o 89 22 281 109 7,226 5 o 4,206 19 o Greymouth Ahaura ... Reef ton 1,698 168 1,070 7,7o8 4 3 1,051 17 8 5,777 17 5 939 28 534! i 4,429 11 o [ 127 12 4 2,329 12 10 204 11 911 35 109 18,671 5 11 504 10 o 1,543 7 8 129 9 749 17,009 8 3 944 12 6 41 4i HOKITIKA ... Ross 1,512 3" 6,748 16 7 1,209 18 4 1,103 266 !| 4,985 8 7 889 4 10 II ! 156 20 1 802 111 14,112 7 1 >,I95 5 9 135 11 628 40 12,797 11 9 • 604 18 9 ChUISTCHURCH Akaroa ... Ashburton Dunsandel Hurunui... Kaiapoi ... Kowai ... Lyttelton Oxford Rangiora 4,<>37 175 88 66 17,078 16 o 710 o 4 303 8 10 136 5 2 144 4 2 1,150 6 10 465 13 2 2,187 14 1 301 4 8 810 3 7 2,396 89 21 16 I 9,666 7 7 368 16 11 |j ■74 o e 44 17 3 ! 3 14 3 573 6 o 190 15 10 ! 1,533 17 1 I 96 15 4 I 229 10 7 ! |j: II i,o8j ! 1 ,1 22 116 16 5.972 61 88,185 11 3 566 17 4 236 2 o 353 9 ° 70 10 o 4,684 15 11 735 '4 o 8,534 9 2 435 '7 ° 2,028 16 9 553 5 3.513 12 4 9 69,483 17 o 164 on 59 o o 136 11 5 19 18 3 44 272 101 528 68 189 1 136 Soj 349 2 7! 306 92 577 64 99 32 35 5 10 80 >4 163 »7 42 2,550 15 3 125 o o 2,518 o 10 339 11 9 1,781 10 9 22

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Table No. 5. TABLE showing the Number and Amount of Money Orders Issued and Paid in New Zealand Year by Year since the Year 1863.

'able showing t' Table No. 4ie Number and Amount of Transactio: Offices in the Colony of New Ze -continued. ns at the several Money Order and Savings Ban aland during the Tear 1873. MONEY ORDERS. SAVINGS BANKS. OFFICES. Issued. Paid. S 01 zg-S -sSS Deposits. Withdrawals. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. °8J No. Amount. South'oridge Temuka... Timaru ... Waiau ... Waimate 9i 218 956 88 346 £ s. d 409 10 6 956 19 4 4,022 18 6 4i5 5 3 1,205 IO 3 12 74 373 13 62 £ s. d. 39 2 o 343 18 9 1.523 12 3 74 12 2 250 16 1 26 27 140 11 35 54 135 499 33 128 £ s. d. 1.295 19 3 1,821 2 4 6,842 2 1 824 17 3 2,208 17 o 1 15 55 2 5 16 39 174 6 £ B. d. 167 11 8 997 17 1 4,614 10 4 230 11 2 ',339 2 5 24 DuNEDIN ... Arrow River Balclutha Clyde Cromwell Green Island Hamilton's Hampden Kakanui Lawrence Manuherikia Mataura... Milton Naseby ... Oamaru... Otepopo ... Palmerston Port Chalmers ... Queenstown Switzer's... Teviot Waikouaiti West Taieri 5.I32 286 317 279 308 2 83 343 427 567 212 218 499 320 1.367 194 215 497 404 283 182 199 94 22,146 5 3 1.349 11 9 1,238 12 7 890 6 3 1,371 « ° 9 10 o 421 10 o 1,285 9 2 2,060 4 5 2,319 10 11 773 16 3 1,119 6 2 1,880 17 9 1.130 5 7 5,901 14 o 928 7 7 7i7 5 5 1,949 8 6 1,754 8 10 1,380 15 3 722 4 2 754 '8 4 392 2 7 6,281 48 130 104 65 26,047 8 o 176 s 1 442 1 4 448 3 9 335 i5 o 1.197 24 24 6 6,946 63 116 48 46 5 23 131 106 127 10 58 362 ■37 777 26 108 465 77 104 39 25 36 108,877 4 n 2,417 10 o 2,103 8 o 324 19 o 839 12 o 102 o o 592 o o 935 2 1 1,199 9 IO 2,984 4 4 283 10 o 259 16 1 4,645 9 o 2,154 ° ° 8,765 12 o 123 9 o 856 12 o 4,884 9 o 1,420 10 o 1,700 16 6 376 9 3 592 15 o 684 15 6 635 13 14 7 9 4,191 26 3° 15 12 84,587 6 8 1,244 IH 1.425 14 5 121 7 1 898 8 s 25 o o 221 1 7 400 1 6 467 6 10 2,029 ° 2 65 10 o 257 2 o 1,855 12 8 1,230 13 7 5,082 6 10 192 18 10 386 16 1 2,215 17 1 396 o 10 431 16 9 68 5 5 442 16 9 107 15 6 15 64 26 34° 47 33 192 120 481 24 104 237 120 42 43 90 45 122 15 4 33° 2 3 126 2 4 1,614 2 3 256 12 6 189 18 7 792 18 3 443 10 5 2,084 19 7 68 3 10 521 15 4 1,089 1 ° 465 17 « 2°4 3 4 219 14 9 400 17 8 200 4 6 11 5 9 22 26 3 4 3 16 1 9 14 3° 49 2 4 38 195 9 13 114 16 17 16 12 32 3 10 70 29 168 6 1 14 16 68 14 83 23 21 3 3 36 3 2 11 7 12 5 NVERCARGILL Campbelltown ... Long Bush Riverton ... Winton ... 1,072 106 221 208 7° 4,022 1 6 355 18 3 833 16 7 734 1 3 183 10 4 641 90 20 65 21 2,606 19 o 462 7 2 78 19 7 239 1 o 75 11 4 199 8 43 22 1,025 5i 246 88 17.459 11 6 824 o 1 2,OIO 6 O 1,091 5 o 70 o o 105 5 9 551 10 29 29 4 12,814 6 6 284 9 2 703 12 o 936 7 6 i54 12 7 2 Totals 52,351 219,258 I 7 37.425 157.486 13 1 7.382 39.223 580,542 15 5 3,816 21,268 425.908 3 5

Money Orders Issued in the Colony. Where Payable. Total. Year. In the Colony. United Kingdom. Australian Colonies. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 2,201 4,267 6,292 8,924 10,293 11,898 14,305 16,821 20,514 28,156 34,288 £ s. d. 9,013 11 11 19,427 4 4 29,742 15 1 42,823 4 7 49,496 13 o 54,342 18 6 63,897 1 10 73.344 11 9 88,546 9 7 120,125 J4 8 142,642 4 10 4,74O 7,700 7.756 9,238 9,242 9,241 9.263 9,624 10,407 10,619 ">9i3 £ S. d. 21,944 2 I 35.741 5 ° 33,426 11 5 41,987 15 o 40,998 14 11 40,581 13 9 39.939 8 6 41.472 3 7 44.197 18 3 44,535 9 9 48,547 " 4 4.645 4,625 3,188 4,548 4,938 4,7i5 4,859 5,4i9 5,37o 5.885 6,150 £ s. d. 24,145 7 5 23,388 10 2 15,406 17 2 23,968 5 2 25,"5 5 1 23,286 11 5 23,381 14 7 25,637 12 7 24,653 5 9 26,347 17 7 28,068 5 5 11,586 16,592 17,236 22,710 24.473 25.854 28,427 31,864 36,291 44,660 52,35' £ s. d. 55,703 1 5 78,556 19 6 78,576 3 8 108,779 4 9 115,610 13 o 118,211 3 8 127,218 4 11 140,454 7 11 157,397 13 7 19 1,009 2 o 219,258 1 7 Total ?57-959 694,002 10 1 99.743 433.372 13 7 54.342 i 263,391 312,044 1 1,390,774 16 o 12 4 Money Orders Paid in the Colony. Where Issued. Total. Year. in the Colony. United Kingdom. Australian Colonies. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 2,067 4,248 6,218 8,886 io,353 11,903 14,250 16,798 20,514 27,983 34,269 £ s. d. 9,169 4 6 19,417 10 5 29,282 13 10 42,768 10 9 49,931 17 2 54,349 8 3 63,820 15 5 73,245 8 3 88,592 o 3 119,676 1 2 143,121 18 11 4i5 . 675 762 1,100 1,198 1,401 1,218 1,156 i>396 1,504 i,5>6 £ s. d. 1,824 o 8 3,274 2 2 3,568 15 10 5,021 14 9 5,649 2 10 6,502 3 o 5,630 18 8 5,523 4 4 6,217 " 5 7,078 8 6 6,780 11 3 SS8 697 700 917 1,108 1,294 1,272 1,267 1,318 M59 1,640 £ s. d. 3.077 13 7 3.77 6 1 7 3.712 1 5 4.753 3 10 5-570 6 4 6,685 1 3 6,382 4 3 6,055 6 11 5,914 18 7 6,803 15 3 7,584 2 11 3.°4° 5,620 7,680 10,903 12,659 14.598 16,740 19,221 23,228 30,946 37.425 £ s. d. 14,070 18 9 26,467 14 2 36,563 n 1 52.543 9 4 61,151 6 4 67,536 12 6 75,833 18 4 84,823 19 6 100,724 10 3 I33.S58 4 » 157.486 13 1 Total 157.489 693,3 5 8 11 I 12,341 57,070 13 5 ' 12,230 i j>Oj3i4_i5 ii ! 182,060 810, '60 18 3

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Table No. 6. STATEMENT of the Business of the Post Office Savings Banks in New Zealand, year by year, from the Date of their Establishment to the 31st December, 1873.

I Postal Districts. Number of Post Office Savings Banks Open at the close of the Year. Number of ; Deposits ! received ; during the I Year. Total Amount of Deposits received during the Year. Amouifof *J*g each Deposit *™* Total Amount of Withdrawals during the Year. Average Amount of each Withdrawal during the Year. during the Year. Cost of Management during the Year. Average Cost of each transaction, Deposit, or Withdrawal. Interest for the Year. Number of Accounts Opened during the Year. Number Total Amount of Ac ! counts "S'°> h< S3 linden <Wcc^s, Average Amount standing to the Credit of each Open Account at close of the Year. M Auckland ... Thames Taranaki ... Hawke's Bay Wellington ... Marlborough Nelson Westport Hokitika Grey mouth Canterbury?.. Otago Southland ... 21 I 2 io 4 4 2 5,865 71,259 3 II 1,591 20,698 6 10 806 15,199 6 5 . 1,057 17,804 13 3 6,405 96,540 12 6 637 10,124 15 1 1,054 15,863 13 8 539 9,621 o 11 9 l3 i5,3°7 I2 I0 1,045 20,719 3 7 8,064 118,825 o 4 9,835 147,123 13 6 1,412 21,455 2 7 £ s. d. 71,259 3 11 20,698 6 10 15.199 6 5 17,804 13 3 96,540 12 6 10,124 15 1 15.863 13 8 9,621 o 11 15,307 12 10 20,719 3 7 118,825 o 4 H7' I2 3 13 6 2i,455 2 7 12 211 13 o 2 18 17 1 16 17 o 15 1 5 15 17 10 15 1 o 17 17 o 16 15 3 19 16 6 14 14 8 14 19 2 15 3 10 1,264 453 542 239 476 39° 668 790 4>"3 4,890 623 £ *■ d. 57>9°5 14 10 17.555 17 1 11,037 18 o 12,159 3 o 66,079 11 11 6,555 iS 2 8,269 l8 " 11,433 4 ° 13,402 10 6 I7»954 o 9 84,508 o 7 104,153 o 11 14,893 7 9 £ s. d. 15 18 11 13 17 8 24 7 3 22 8 8 20 14 5 27 8 7 17 7 5 29 6 3 20 1 3 22 14 6 20 10 11 21 6 o 23 18 1 £ S. d. 13,353 9 I 3,142 9 9 4,161 8 5 5,645 10 3 30,461 o 7 3,568 19 11 7,593 14 9 £ S. d. £ I s. d. £ s. d. 2,592 18 o 698 13 6 439 o 3 553 4 5 2,723 o 11 395 14 10 676 3 2 443 '3 8 790 15 7 713 18 6 4,275 19 3 4,860 9 4 943 5 5 20,106 16 10 14,711 o 5 11,291 10 10 9,242 3 11 7,412 8 o 4,88o 7 3 271 143 214 1,119 192 210 176 256 1,611 1,813 272 7,382 6,205 4,615 4,304 3,839 3,282 650 192 86 96 548 85 69 III I46 138 721 855 119 3,816 3,188 2,383 2,277 1,801 1,186 2,435 660 345 438 2,35i 37 1 598 361 435 648 4,028 3,768 694 £ s. d. 81,885 17 8 22,811 1 6 14,659 14 2 18,144 6 8 96,010 3 7 12,809 13 7 22,386 17 3 '3,239 4 8 23,606 6 3 23,338 6 8 141,478 5 5 164,112 9 1 30,324 19 4 664,807 5 10 490,066 7 o 357,654 14 6 295,372 1 7 231,3" 5 3 163,518 15 7 £ s. d 33 12 6 34 11 2 42 9 9 41 8 6 40 16 8 34 10 6 37 8 8 36 13 6 54 5 4 36 o 3 35 2 5 43 11 1 43 13 11 38 16 1 36 2 5 33 18 1 35 10 3 36 15 S 38 9 1 I,8l2 3 I Totals for Colony in 1873... „ „ 1872... „ >, 1871... » v 1870... „ „ 1869.. „ „ 1868... 1, >, from 1st Feb. to 31st Dec, 1867... 2 3 IS 5 1 . 1 1,905 2 4 2,765 2 10 34,316 19 9 42,970 12 7 6,561 14 10 154.634 2 o 117,700 12 1 50,991 2 1 54,8 18 12 5 60,380 1 8 87,440 14 3 ... 1,800 1,556 1,264 1,186 789 ... o 7& o 7t't o 8f o 9tt o lotf o 9f 97 92 81 39,223 580,542 5 5 I 31,681 430,877 o o 24,642 312,338 18 4 20,489 264,328 5 7 17,133 240,898 5 9 13,014 194,535 ii 6 6,977 96,372 7 10 14 16 2 13 12 o 12 13 6 12 18 o 21,268 17,254 H,773 ",934 9,292 425,9°8 3 5 313,176 7 » 261,347 l6 3 209,509 13 2 180,518 4 1 107,094 17 3 20 o 5 18 3 o 17 13 9 17 11 1 19 8 7 16 16 6 17,132 13,566 io,549 8,317 6,290 4,252 7° 59 55 14 1 2 14 18 11 46 13 16 3 1,919 26,415 18 9 «3 iS 3 69,956 9 1 ... 822 *i 10J 1,241 5 o 2,520 364 2,156 71,197 14 1 33 o 5 * The high cost of each transaction during 1867 is attributable to the payment during that year of charges properly belonging to the subsequent years.

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Table No. 7. NUMBER and Value of Postage Stamps Printed during the Years 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, and 1873.

Table No. 8. RETURN of Intercolonial Mail Steam Subsidies, 1873.

1869. 1870. 1871 1872. 1873Rates. Number. Value. Number. Value. Number. Value. Number. Value. Number. Value. it One Shilling .., 119,280 5>9 64 480 £ 24 109,920 £ 5.496 * £ 60,000 £ 3,000 it Sixpence 165,360 4.134 742,320 18,558 770,400 19,260 366,240 9>!56 282,000 7.050 1 Fourpence *... *... 84,000 1,400 48,000 800 79,200 1,320 Lt Threepence 9.36° 117 480,000 6,000 246,240 3.078 474,000 5.925 90,000 1,125 A Twopence 1,212,960 10,108 2,556,000 21,300 1,620,000 13.500 2,898,000 24,150 3,064,800 25.540 ,t One Penny 1,616,160 6,734 2,070,000 8,625 3,172,320 13,218 2,046,000 8,525 1,868,400 7.785 it One Halfpenny ... 717,600 '.495 688,080 1.433 \ Totals 3. 123.' 20 27.OS7 5,848,800 54,507 6,002,880 55.952 6,549340 50,051 , 6,132,480 47.253 * A large nui iber of these Postage Stamps were in stock at the cli >se of the pn :vious yi ir. I

Contract. How ofter.. MHeage every Month. Service. Annual Subsidy. Commence. Terminate. Cost per Mile. Selbourne and New Zealand £ 5,000 August, 1873 August, 1876 Once every j four weeks. 3.44° £ * d. O 2 2^ Table showing the Num Table No. 9. ier of Officers employed in the res in the Colony. iective Post Office Establishments ISJ31872. Post Offices. y I 1 3 5 I in 3S § s o to c 1 S3 o & jj u hi to n S •I C to a I IS ,3 0 I S 2 s » I Auckland Phames >Iew Plymouth Napier Wellington ... ATanganui kelson /Vestport Charleston ... Blenheim Icton Dhristchurch... Pimaru iaiapoi Dunedin Port Chalmers I I I 11 2 1 4 2 1 2 1 2 i i I7 6 2 4 II II 2 I I 5 i 4 2 I 1 I 18 6 2 I I I I 2 7 1 i i I 2 2 4 5 i 2 2 I 2 9 3 5 2 I I I I I I I I 1 1 i i i 2 16 I I I I 3 2 if. 3 2 10 4 1 IO 4 1 I 1 3 3 2 17 3 3 4 S 3 I I 1 1 I I I 11 1 4 1 I 2 I i i ; II 4 1 I 1/ 3 3 4 t 3 i I 1 2 I 3amaru I 1 1 1 [nvercargill ... Hokitika I I i I 2 I 1 I I 2 1 I I 2 I Sreymouth ... Chatham Islands I I 1 1 I Totals 22 56 29 7 n6 2 22 53 28 112

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Table No. 10. COMPARATIBE TABLE showing the Postal Revenue and Number of Letters and Newspapers received at and despatched from the several Postal Districts, during each Year, from 1860 to 1873, both inclusive.

Letl ters. Newspapers. Postal Districts. Revenue. Received. Despatched. Received. Despatched. — i860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 £ s. d. 3-O79 I 5 3,679 16 4 4,045 5 3 5,254 10 10 8,507 13 1 11.548 4 5 9,653 16 5 7,848 5 5 8,754 16 7 10,814 o 5 10,246 15 3 12.549 7 9 *i 0,950 12 11 11,108 4 2 122,807 170,065 185,755 284,834 528,633 514,421 438,945 379,254 461,861 578,471 653,7oo 692,462 627,212 691,154 125,535 177,070 196,282 322,595 531,279 528,509 440,613 361,362 411,812 495,315 619,466 603,928 584,9!5 626,188 133,367 I57,oi7 179,256 211,426 312,248 318,569 327,937 254,973 293>742 396,232 436,809 515-532 524,094 575'954 '77,839 238,642 302,815 453,535 813,452 727,170 561,148 179,049 130,546 166,928 262,471 227,121 243,543 259,285 'names — 1872 1873 2,063 15 7 1,787 19 4 134,905 118,904 112,469 95,398 61,661 45,532 42,666 40,670 'aranaki— i860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 506 11 1 528 16 o 463 O 2 498 2 I 818 19 5 984 14 3 821 10 8 687 14 2 645 12 2 647 16 1 593 6 4 820 2 s 982 o 5 1,068 3 5 31,IOO 33-I2O 22,227 28,672 42,274 52,498 42,705 28,399 28,554 26, 249 30,767 42,191 57,O29 66,572 33,78i 35>i 10 23,195 32,701 43,52O 52,082 43,285 27,976 29,452 26,578 28,320 39,8o6 5o,739 58,889 26,834 29,599 24,818 31,668 57,547 66,448 61,194 29,775 26,153 28,458 27,315 3o,759 • 38,105 44,354 21,549 23,948 I4,34i 19,338 22,654 25,128 20,170 11,052 15,423 13,533 15,308 15,457 18,275 25,545 lawke's Bay—1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 186s 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 444 17 10 5°5 7 » 593 9 1 679 10 10 889 17 4 1,107 13 7 i,372 7 8 1,431 9 8 1,390 o 4 1,481 17 4 1,476 14 2 1,569 13 2 1,789 14 4 2,000 2 3 19,006 38,516 36, n6 43,342 58,943 68,721 88,599 71,353 62,539 67,907 72,744 85,003 99,046 139,189 18,109 36,895 38,847 48,717 60,685 71,546 88,134 74,993 73,2i6 65,967 76,553 92,297 109,083 150,948 21, 26l 27,885 35-434 67,441 88,979 94,718 82,945 56,760 50,198 67,239 61,963 63,339 64,315 88,172 10,472 13,245 39,512' 56,777 66,120 68,780 81,922 58,475 52,572 38,684 54,157 67,293 72,628 93,090 'ellington —■ i860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1,501 o 7 1.662 8 11 i,959 17 " 2,043 17 5 2,469 1 4 5,176 6 10 6.663 14 2 10,701 17 4 ",579 4 7 12,179 1 8 12,674 5 3 24,040 10 o 41,883 4 o 38,274 5 o 83,359 93,635 101,613 "7,936 139,717 259,152 270,563 288,815 328,180 319,709 354,815 361,442 458,702 675,258 84,060 15,642 104,794 H3,756 132,55" 237,9 O7 253,988 289,058 3",47 6 302,209 336,375 369,343 472,016 564,991 83,950 96,067 102,730 131,854 148,741 206,566 210,306 159-238 179,923 225,867 262,631 283,917 315,314 37o,149 120,586 145,768 209,692 3I9>553 261,080 286,889 178,765 179,042 217,126 216,621 216,181 236,486 313,347 felson — i860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 995 3 6 1,114 2 2 1,189 10 9 1,157 6 6 1,423 6 o 2,012 15 10 2,012 4 9 2,880 8 8 3,651 12 8 3,380 11 9 3,093 5 8 2,556 9 6 3,004 17 6 3,030 6 8 42,771 72,626 56,132 63,356 75>8o7 99,661 104,282 142,697 203,537 180,827 188,860 205,159 266,774 256,566 58,767 76,048 68,348 83,601 93,7m 126,143 115,829 i43>374 200,665 176,903 185,179 208,766 263,147 249,349 72,356 95,575 102,889 106,743 132,484 128,317 126,047 102,809 135,027 143,694 191,671 154,687 190,304 210,467 97, 120 "3,843 129,787 161,614 130,436 158,877 83,252 112,948 105,830 123,821 133,805 157,988 187,005 Marlborough * The Thames Returns have been se] >arated from those of Auckland.

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Table No. 10Compabatiye Table showing the Postal Revenui received at and despatched from the several . to 1873, both inclusive. -continued. i and Number of Letters and Newspapers Dostal Districts, during each Tear, from 1860 Letters. News] ,apers. Postal Districts. Revenue. Received. Despatched. Received. Despatched. Marlborough—1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 £ s. d. 206 12 7 294 n 4 347 6 2 843 13 7 853 17 6 794 4 o 838 19 6 1,048 2 2 896 11 4 1,099 16 7 1,201 14 11 I.317 ° 4 1,417 17 11 14,500 12,800 40,967 83,990 59,5O7 64,117 47,890 48,391 54,812 87,174 62,647 75, O67 107,658 14,171 12,334 34,067 76,978 62,672 57,43° 47,215 48,428 53,562 92,124 58,OO3 67,928 96,920 16,480 7,895 40,526 108,658 62, 212 78,335 45.477 43,592 57-796 7",467 54,948 55,264 91,968 5.591 10,289 37.268 67,778 73,354 65.419 34.264 35.635 38,611 72,202 36,279 36,585 53,764 Canterbury— i860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 2,052 15 8 2,790 1 5 4,016 16 7 5,498 18 1 7,326 15 9 10,158 1 9 14,342 11 10 I5,47i 9 8 *8,525 19 4 8,857 8 10 8,905 19 6 9,072 1 10 10,324 5 1 12,191 14 8 73,109 130,500 215,742 3i7,on 378,585 472,284 734-852 864,123 539.6io 53S,o62 623,794 718,910 876,786 951,020 72,881 130,899 234,459 312,212 400,838 486,007 671,720 801,774 436,125 397,352 410,938 455.536 497.326 54i,34i 91,478 124,485 181,881 405,404 307,616 381,360 5 I2,i38 57 1 .S58398,326 342,274 353,651 338,356 373,763 511,109 66,951 138,001 198,500 362,154 384,090 480,238 597.2 2O 269,852 176,402 189,229 168,635 179,077 195,346 238,416 106,860 u6,393 123,906 162,782 156,729 178,257 63,i75 114-433 310,883 549,869 680,917 55!,3O3 561,341 5^,253 502,521 535,131 558,799 833-137 414,275 821,988 Westland— 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 4,771 7 11 4,292 18 1 2,252 4 4 3,395 7 3 3,386 18 1 3-393 3 7 251,108 223,369 212,689 235,179 220,470 230,294 242,479 242,400 225,157 240,405 208,028 201,940 62,916 154,201 389,231 660,8S9 638,792 568,001 599,86i 575,948 535,909 538,329 578,299 716,623 873,132 959,,2i9 H,796 33,007 106,765 135,49 1 102,321 82,996 81,209 84,560 75,445 74,536 91.657 131,687 148,825 152,666 151,624 165,380 215,463 24L495 282,207 Otago— i860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1,489 3 10 3,5°8 11 5 9,3i9 9 2 14,324 2 7 14,273 o 7 12,611 18 1 12,030 6 10 13,482 9 4 13,605 12 3 13,628 1 5 13,667 14 1 15,044 12 9 17,339 7 2 18,418 7 1 62,168 153,354 360,246 693,496 678.349 588,545 58i,353 508,882 595, O62 584,715 711,479 893,997 653,141 824,495 42,418 69,692 187,132 368,449 459,o95 439,733 470,820 378,784 545.45° 574,691 582,593 651,633 828,490 672,038 Southland — 1861 1862 1863 1864 1861; 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 i873 112 11 3 828 14 o 2,482 7 5 2,741 17 10 2,012 7 4 1,894 17 1 1,970 12 2 2,106 1 6 1,805 18 11 1.758 15 2 1,696 5 10 1,691 19 3 1,962 11 11 13,500 3I»i°4 TOO,331 126,473 93,396 79,372 76,918 84, 235 71,414 82,910 92,903 118,941 160,867 13,636 32,751 110,632 142,903 in, 660 89,806 71,146 82,232 89,017 "3,454 8 ? ,6i6 74,877 71,220 4,444 23,947 105,124 131,568 79,920 8 °,525 56,406 64,357 64,790 26,808 58,328 68,888 94,658 Totals— i860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 10,068 13 11 14,108 8 8 22,710 14 3 32,329 in 39,302 4 4 46,47S 9 3 49,598 4 9 55,33i 18 1 57,107 14 o 58,007 7 2 55,78o 18 3 70,249 19 7 94,733 14 8 94,706 16 o 434,320 603,209 1,021,735 1,687,945 2,051,265 2,208,285 2,404,788 2,408,331 2,603,077 2,642,535 3,018,932 3,296,990 3,588,073 4,221,977 456, o 4 9 633.559 i,100,497 1.715.303 2,099,877 2,235,188 2 >353.856 2,402,909 2,374,122 2,374,060 2,626,947 2,784,707 3,370,470 3,694,008 471.664 630,436 854.786 1.474, "5 1,758,271 1,809,583 1,959,528 1,670,520 1,907,309 2,076,892 2,266,934 2,308,634 2,767,682 2,963,170 557,692 797,915 r, 209,337 1,923,544 2" 547,746 2,397,409 2,4r3,5" 1,390,368 1,376,306 1,486,255 1,622,728 1,871,150 1,643,409 2,306,025 * The Westland Returns have been separated from those of Canterbury since the 1st January, 1868.

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Table No. 11. TABLE showing the Number of Letters received in the Colony of New Zealand during the Year ended 31st December, 1873.

Table No. 12. TABLE showing the Number of Letters despatched from the Colony of New Zealand during the Year ended 31st December, 1873.

:om Places without the Coloi >yFrom PI; ices within thi Colony. Postal Districts. Other Districts in. New Zealand. Totals without and within the Colony. United Kingdom. Australian Colonies. Other Places. Totals without the Colony. Places within the District. Totals within the Colony. Auckland 64,090 42,804 6,619 113,513 200,407 377.234 577,64i 691,154 Thames 106,299 12,605 118,904 118,904 'aranaki 5>o56 1,482 93 6,631 27,403 32.538 59,94i 66,572 lawke's Bay ... 10,893 4,i77 15,070 43,894 80,225 124,119 139,189 Vellington ,.. 33.687 20,468 277 54,432 347,822 273,004 620,826 675,258 kelson 19.54O 8,165 1,110 28,815 119,162 108,589 227,751 256,566 Jarlborough ... 4,442 2,772 73 7,287 36,290 64,081 100.371 107,658 Canterbury 79,335 25,029 1,160 105,524 188,574 656,922 845,496 951,020 Vestland 12,542 33,772 39 46,353 95,252 88,689 183,941 230,294 )tago 77,440 48,805 6,785 133,030 145,319 546,146 691,465 824,495 iouthland i 8,839 7>4i5 91 i6,345 67,825 76,697 144,522 160,867 i Totals 315.864 194,889 16,247 527,000 1,378,247 2,316,730 3,694,977 4,221,977

*o Places withi mt the Colony To Plai :es within the 'olony. Postal Districts. Totals without the Colony. Other Districts in New Zealand. Places within the District. Totals within the Colony. Totals without and within the Colony. United Kingdom. Australian Colonies. Other Places. Luckland 59,819 41,898 7,493 109,210 208,753 308,225 516,978 626,188 'hames 89,274 6,124 95.398 95,398 30,981 27,908 58,889 58,889 iawke's Bay ... 5,7o8 109 5>8l7 42,850 102,281 145.131 150,948 Vellington 39-55° 24,855 45 64, 450 249,54i 251,000 5°°. 54i 564,99! Jelson 13,699 6,885 i,!93 •1,777 118,350 IO9,222 227,572 249» 349 flarlborough ... 3,579 1,152 85 4,816 32,100 60,004 92,104 96,920 Canterbury 65,333 26,185 1,028 92,546 i7i>348 277,447 448,795 54i,34i Vestland 8,961 29,089 52 38,102 95,126 68,712 163,838 201,940 )tago 82,684 42,724 4,528 129,936 i87,337 64I,946 829,283 959,219 iouthland 11,276 6,023 218 17,517 27,990 IO3>3l8 131,308 148,825 Totals 290, 609 178,811 M,75i 484,171 1,253,650 1,956,187 3,209,837 3,694,008

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Table No. 13. TABLE showing the Number of Newspapers received in the Colony of New Zealand during the Year ended 31st December, 1873.

Table No. 14. TABLE showing the Number of Newspapers despatched from the Colony of New Zealand during the Year ended 31st December, 1873.

From Places witl lout the Coloi iy. From Pli ices within the Colony. Postal Districts. Totals without and within the Colony. United Kingdom. Australian Colonies. Other Places. Totals without the Colony. Other Districts in New Zealand. Places within the District. Totals within the Colony. Luckland 169,492 43,736 6.959 220,187 131,115 224,652 355,767 575,954 Thames 39.617 5,915 45.532 45.532 Paranaki 10,917 1,671 434 13,022 18,862 12,470 3L332 44.354 lawke's Bay ... 28,192 7,988 25 36,205 41.318 10,649 s1^ 88,172 Vellington 99,677 28,781 210 128,668 139,592 101,889 241,481 37O.M9 Jelson 51,190 7,6oi 908 59> 699 100,001 50,767 150,768 210,467 ilarlborough ... 11,274 2, I96 "5 i3,S8s 29,989 48,394 78,383 91,968 canterbury 248,417 31,026 329 279,772 118,176 113,161 231,337 511,109 Yestland 42,277 78,670 31 120,978 98,181 63,048 161,229 282,207 )tago 247,746 73,9!2 4,062 325.72° 109,171 237,'47 346.318 672,038 iouthland 25,089 12,116 "5 37,320 19,324 14.576 33.9°° 71,220 Totals 934,271 287,697 13,188 1,235,156 845,346 882,668 1,728,014 2,963,170

'o Places withi mt the Colon' To Places within the lolony. Postal Districts. Totals without and within the Colony.United Kingdom. Australian Colonies. Other Places. Totals without the Colony. Other Districts in New Zealand. Places within the District. Totals within the Colony. Auckland 46, 961 22,256 7.034 76,251 116,291 66, 743 183,034 259.285 39,706 964 40,670 40,670 raranaki 21,776 3,769 25.545 25.545 Bay ... 4,SO7 176 4,683 22,076 66,331 88,407 93,090 Wellington 29,579 ".532 8 41,119 192,617 79,611 272,228 313.347 kelson ",34O 3,666 620 15,626 90,737 80,642 i7i,379 187,005 tfarlborough ... 3,l63 6oo 57 3,820 11,107 38.837 49.944 S3,764 Canterbury 48,858 H.853 5" 64,222 120,512 53.682 174,194 238,416 Vestland 9,638 15.416 62 25,116 111,304 41,837 1S3.141 178,257 >tago 74,363 29,622 3.168 107,153 146,685 568,150 7H.835 821,988 Southland 6,043 2,062 132 8,237 10,411 76,010 86,421 94,658 Totals 234.452 100,007 11,768 346, 227 883,222 1,076,576 Ii959.798 2,306,025

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Table No. 15. RETURN of the Number of Letters registered at the Post Offices in the different Postal Districts during the Years 1870, 1871, 1872, and 1873.

Table No. 16. STATEMENT of Correspondence received from the United Kingdom via San Francisco and via Suez during the Year ended 31st December, 1873.

Table No. 17. STATEMENT of Correspondence despatched to the United Kingdom via San Prancisco and via Suez during the Year ended 31st December, 1873.

18J0. 1871. l8}2. 1873To Places ToP! laces To Places To 'laces Postal Districts. Totals. Totals. Totals. Totals. Without the Colony. Within the Colony. Without the Colony. Within the Colony. Without the Colony. Within the Colony. Without the Colony. Within the Colony. Auckland lawke's Bay Wellington Jelson ■larlborough Canterbury )tago southland... Vestland ... 1.877 76 170 798 736 9 8 1,483 2,076 258 1,869 6,212 25° 47i 4,268 1,112 5i8 2,59° 3,967 547 i,i73 8,089 326 641 5,066 1,848 616 2,287 124 169 799 677 in i,573 2,083 232 1,567 8,318 478 721 4,289 1,086 583 2,897 4,578 803 i,3°4 10,605 602 890 5,088 1,763 694 4,470 6,661 1,035 2,871 2,457 196 942 S 68 126 1,637 1,983 237 1,567 10,199 605 877 4,9O4 1,504 721 3,286 4,7 63 927 2,052 12,656 761 i,o73 5,846 2,072 847 4,923 6,746 1,164 3,619 2,243 147 3°4 1,169 5°9 158 1,864 2,368 325 1,310 7,416 610 1,217 5,845 1,317 8^6 3,689 4,404 I-37 1 2, 202 9,659 757 1,521 7,014 1,826 994 5,553 6,772 1,696 3,5" 4,073 6,043 805 3,042 Total 21,IO8 9,622 34,679 9,869 29,838 28,907 9,44i 30, 549 25,057 39>7°7 io,397 39>3°4

Via San Francisci Via. Suez. Date of Receipt. Letters. Books. Newspapers. Letters. Books. Newspapers. fanuary February klarch ipril Hay [une [uly August September Jctober November 39,798 19,512 20, 239 53 4.79 8 2,655 2,624 14.392 100,601 56,289 53.363 2,999 3,4H 6,483 2,830 22,591 20,763 22,710 21,161 20,713 20,685 22,186 22,998 24,943 374 4 66 559 45i 2, 206 2,788 2,632 2,488 2.515 2,486 2.57° 2.732 2,947 4.541 8,57' 18,065 9.59 1 62,229 85,258 71,276 66,628 69,325 72.438 68,481 7i,335 74,934 December Total 224,645 214,476 79.549 10,130 25,214 682,672

r ta San Franciso Vm Suez. Date of Despatch. Letters. Books. Newspapers. Letters. Books. Newspapers. fanuary ». February tfarch ipril Hay [une [uly August September 3ctober November December 11,168 15.302 21.705 20,906 13.225 424 445 34° 418 328 9.547 13.772 l6,OO2 16,680 9,646 !,933 2,020 2,474 9,860 17,628 20,028 29,888 34>64i 19,058 33, 102 26,803 10,402 98 3° 79 256 395 413 614 722 643 834 421 "5 416 559 6,311 14,019 •4.765 22,128 24,211 2I,459 30,489 21,591 9,992 11,249 282 8,588 Total 207,837 93,555 2,237 74,235 4,620 166,521

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Table No. 18. TABLE showing the Revenue, Expenditure, &c., of the Post Office in the Postal District of Auckland in 1873.

Total R< xeived and Des .patched. Mail Services Expenditure. ital. Mail Services. o d Weight of Books and Newspapers in lbs. q.s Mode of Conveyance. letters. Books and '.Newspapers. Number of Times Weekly. Cost of Conveyance. Salaries. Contingencies. Expenditure. Revenue. Trunk Lines : I. Auckland to Mangatoroto ,., II. Auckland to Cambridge ,., 11 19,484 142,099 11,602 42,952 2,i75 8,053 75 no Horse Coach I Daily and Tri-weekly. 78 10 o 875 o o £ s. d. 56 o o 198 13 4 • £ s. d. 17 4 o £ B. d. 134 10 o 1,090 17 4 £ s. d. 142 1 5 93i 19 5 Branches : I. Auckland to Onehunga ... II. Auckland to Howick III. Papakura to Wairoa IV. Drury to Waiuku V. Drury to Pukekohe West VI. Pukekohe East to Tuakau VII. Mercer to Churchill VIII. Newcastle to Raglan ... IX. Whata Whata to Alexandra X. Hamilton to Alexandra XI. Waitemata Mills to Orewa XII. Wade to Wangaparoa ... XIII. Waiwera to Orewa XIV. Auckland to Lucas Creek XV. Wade to Parakakau XVI. Waiwera to Puhoi XVII. Warkworth to Port Albert XVIII. Port Albert to Te Ana XIX. Te Arai to North Oruawharo XX. Te Kapa to Lower Matakana XXI. Kaiwaka to Waipu XXII. Auckland to Eden Terrace XXIII. Auckland to Devonport... XXIV. Auckland to Ponsonby ... XXV. Auckland to Henderson's Mill ... XXVI. Onehunga to Awitu XXVII. Whau Bridge to Muddy Creek ... XXVIII. Auckland to Riverhead ... • ... XXIX. Waitemata Mills to Helensville ... XXX. Helensville to Whapu ... XXXI. Helensville to Matakohe XXXII. Pahi to Paparoa XXXIII. Waitemata Mills to Kaukapakapa XXXIV. Kaukapakapa to Komokoriki XXXV. Wangarei Heads to Waipu 2 1 2 2 1 3 1 3 3 I I I I I 3 1 1 17,772 5.444 16,742 2,704 2,412 35 8,615 739 2 1, 164 4.297 62 1.305 4i3 1.239 1,026 260 422 455 I4.IS 1 4,73i 1,637 8,593 1,068 1,662 6 5,737 525 10,222 3,033 90 618 478 755 264 3,816 162 302 424 2,653 887 307 1,611 200 311 1,075 98 568 16 116 89 41 49 7i5 30 56 79 6 9 21 11 12 31 23 33 14 3 3 12 6 3 2 5 6 7 22 Coach Horse r, Boat Horse Coach Horse Boat Horse Boat Horse Boat Horse Boat Horse 12 6 3 2 2 2 I 2 I 2 2 I I I I I I 134 o o 60 o o 32 o o 70 o o 20 O O 19 10 o no o o 52 o o 150 o o 55 o o 2 IO O 12 15 O 17 10 o 10 o o 20 O O 40 o o 70 o o 33 o o 500 30 o o 10 o o 500 30 o o ... 40 o o 5 o o 500 2 1 8 S o o 15 o o 500 5 8 s 209 8 5 93 o o 37 o o 100 o o 30 o o 24 10 o 140 o o 52 o o 190 o o 60 o o 2 IO O 17 IS o 17 10 o 12 I 8 25 o o 55 ° ° 500 700 13 o o 22 O O 75 o o 34 o o 10 o o 57 10 o 15 o o 17 15 o 105 o o 236 6 10 90 o o 113 o o 20 12 o 50 o o 21 o o 14 16 o 425 17 1 129 11 9 39 13 11 122 1 6 19 14 4 17 11 9 ° 5 1 62 16 4 5 7 9 154 14 9 3 1 6 7 092 982 323 9 8 1 7 9 7 4° 14 5 1 17 11 3 1 2 364 I I I 700 800 22 O O 500 1 ,, 2 1 1 25.732 9,280 3.422 1,506 45o 5. i54 5.568 8,373 5.58i 1,498 3.5 6 3 836 3.717 6',846 2,001 1,646 696 469 1,106 1,943 2,526 942 2,642 310 3,554 1/283 ' 375 146 308 130 88 207 364 957 474 177 495 666 2 3 12 Foot Steamer Cart I 12 6 6 50 o o 24 o o 10 o o 47 10 o 10 o o 17 15 o 100 o o 226 6 10 80 o o 25 o o 10 o o 187 12 7 67 13 4 24 19 o 22 8 7 10 19 7 3 S 7 37 11 7 40 12 o 61 1 1 40 13 11 10 19 3 2 5 19 7 6 in 27 2 1 2 1 2 1 Boat Horse Steamer Coach Steamer 2 10 o o 500 20 15 15 75 70 15 12 I I 6 500 10 o o 1000 13 o o 500 10 o o 500 500 2 5 3 1 2 Horse Foot 3 i i 2 I 100 o o 15 12 O 40 o o 16 o o 9 16 o 1 r, Boat 1 I

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Table No. 19. TABLE showing the Reveuue, Expenditure, &c., of the Post Office in the Postal District of Thames in 1873.

Total iceived and Dei ;patched. Mail Service: Expenditure. Tol ll. Mail Services. d 2 Books and Newspapers. Weight of Books and Newspapers in lbs. 5.S Mode of Conveyance. Number of Times Weekly. Cost of Conveyance. . Letters. Salaries. Contingencies. Expenditure. Revenue. I. Hastings ... II. Paeroa III. Tararua ... IV. Landing and Shipping Mails 2,886 1,089 4,180 2,685 769 Horse Steamer Horse Boat £ s. d. 45 o o £ s. d. 10 o o 10 o o £ s- d. £ s. d. 55 o ° 11 4 8 30 o o 93 17 6 £ s. d. 13 5 0 5 7 4 19 12 2 i 1 537 237 iS4 14 40 2 3 Uncertain. 6 148 ... ! 20 O O 93 i7 6 158 17 6 10 o o As required ] 56 Country Mail Services —Totals Post Office, Thames 3 I 8,iS5 206,147 4,639 81,563 928 30 o o 963 2 6 148 120 16 5 190 2 2 1,083 18 II 38 4 ' 1,749 14 1 ... ... Totals 56 993 2 6 1,274 I I 1,787 19 . 4 214,302 86,202 17,241 158 17 6 122 I I Table No. 20. Table stowing the Revenue, Expenditure, &c, of the Post Office in the Postal District of Taranaki in 1873. £ s. d. I £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s- <!• £ s, d. Trunk Lines : I. New Plymouth to Okato II. New Plymouth to Patea III. New Plymouth to Waitara ... 1 4 2 192 57.625 1,878 65,766 125,461 679 13,480 2,080 85 1,691 260 i6§ 100 10 Horse Coach 1 2 2 ! 12 IO O I 600 001 30 o o 17 10 o 500 630 o o j 35 o o i 367 Io ° ... ... 12 10 o j 630 o o 22 IO O 4 14 " 394 17 6 24 5 11 Country Mail Services —Totals Chief Post Office, New Plymouth ... 7 1 16,239 1 2,036 6,707 1 I26§ : 67 6 4 665 o o 434 16 4 1,099 16 4 1 423 18 4 <>44 5 1 1,068 3 5 ... Totals 8 126$ 630 o o ! 402 10 o 69,899 8,743 67 6 4

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Table No. 21. TABLE showing the Revenue, Expenditure, &c., of the Post Office in the Postal District of Hawke's Bay in 1873.

Table No. 22. TABLE showing the Revenue, Expenditure, &c., of the Post Office in the Postal District of Wellington in 1873.

S Total .eceived and Des (patched. Mail Service: Expenditure. itai. Mail Services. o d Books and Newspapers. Weight of Books and Newspapers in lbs. is 5 .2 Mode of Conveyance. Number of Times Weekly. Cost of Conveyance. Letters. Salaries. Contingencies. Expenditure. Revenue. Trunk Lines: I. Napier to Wairoa ... Wairoa to Gisborne II. Napier to Porangahau Porangahau to Castle Point ... III. Napier to Tapuaeharara 2 2 8 2 3 12,022 5°'39° I.95 2 11,948 7,689 4.321 17,620 1.185 4,814 840 I 59 6 1.47° [ 256 410 ! 56 i 54 74 43 no Morse Coach Horse Coach 1 Fortnightly 2 I 2 124 10 o 78 o o 161 13 o 133 6 8 625 o o £ s. d. 22 o o 25 o o 75 ° o 600 £ s. d. £ s. d. 146 10 o 103 o o 236 13 o 139 6 8 625 o o £ s. d. 3° ° ° 8100 121 o o 300 200 Branches: I. Havelock to Karamu II. Napier to Puketapu III. Napier to Peka Peka IV. Clive to Pourerere ... V. Havelock to Kereru "VI. Maraekakaho to Hampden ... "VII. Te Aute to Patangata VIII. Waipawa to Tamumu IX. Waipukurau to Tahoraiti X. Napier to Port Ahuriri .... Private Bags ... ' ... 2,076 16,763 1,814 2.9°S 3.93° 2,289 2,278 544 2,676 16,527 6,911 1,575 6,018 1.139 3,532 3.258 2,294 1,199 5r 3 2,048 3,084 2,364 290 520 209 294 34° 200 160 276 420 210 12 35 36 19 5 7 35 2 6 Soo 1700 600 700 700 500 1700 28 o o 70 o o 51 o o 31 10 o 29 10 o 20 O O 70 o o 79 7 o 200 30 o o 400 400 900 400 10 o o 1 3 2 1 2 2 Horse Coach Horse 22 O O 70 o o 39 ° o 25 10 o 23 10 o 20 o o 65 o o 39 7 o ,, 1 1 1 1 »» 1200 600 600 1 1 1 >> 1 500 40 o o 500 54 o o 2 Coach 1 6 1 Country Mail Services —Totals Chief Post Office, Napier ... I 33 1 '53.3S2 136,785 1 . 62,653 118,609 181, 262 6,561 14,766 21,327 I 5^F 1,426 16 8 225 o o 625 o o 61 0 o 1 10 1,658 16 8 i 359 o o 686 1 10 1,641 2 3 Totals i I 34 29O.I37 1,426 16 8 850 o o 68 I IO 2,344 18 6 |2,OOO 2 3

, ■'.-' Trunk Lines : i I. North-Western —Wellington to Patea ... II. North-Western —Wellington to Porirua III. North-Eastern —Wellington to Upper Hutt .. ... IV. North-Eastern— Wellington to Taita ... '■ ' ... V. North-Eastern —Wellington to Masterton - -■• VI. North-Eastern —Masterton to Castle Point 20 4 3 2 6 8,776 37.375 133,000 2,639 6,762 24.938 495 1,268 162 12 19 11 64 34 i Coach ,, 2 6 6 6 2 2 £ s. d. 1,650 o o 20 O O 026 £ s. d. 373 6 8 30 o o 49 3 4 15 o o 95 o o 37 o o £ s. d. 34 13 11 ° 13 3 o 14 o £ s. d. 2,058 o 7 5° 13 3 49 19 10 25 o o 341 2 II 200 17 IO £ s. d. 1,840 5 7 54 15 9 233 11 10 90,269 15,696 26, 345 5,210 - ..: ,, 10 o o 1 211 1 7 10 564 3 ° 98 2 o 4 4.939 977 ■ " i Horse 245 o o 162 10 o Branches :, I. Wellington to Makara II. Wanganui to Marton III. Foxton to Palmerston North ... IV. Masterton to Alfred ton .... V. Hutt to Wainuiomata ' ... VI. Wellington to Ohariu > ... VII. Ball's to Sanson ...' : ... VIII. Tauherinikau to Kaiwaiwai ... 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 2,580 17.499 7.601 449 2,367 . 2.397 83 444 449 25 20 Cart Coach Horse 2 6 19 10 o 50 o o 50 o o 30 o o 10 o o 020 29 12 O 50 o o 85 14 o 30 o o 25 4 ° 1000 25 o o I 10 o o i 16 2 6 109 7 4 47 10 1 1 Fortnightly 2 2 1 1 35 ° o o 14 o , «.397 9°3 2,255 338 1 1 523 318 295 125 180,430 503,066 "98 60 55 23 3° 8 ,. 814 7 5 12 10 14 1 10 223 ,. 1000 20 o o 10 o o 25 o o 040 1 15 8 3 4iS§ ., ,, 500 Country Mail Services —Totals ... Chief Post Office, Wellington ; ... Si 1 479. '34 761,115 33,829 94,325 128,154 2,277 2 6 674 10 o 1.39° 3 3 39 «' 11 352 1 10 2.991 4 5 I 2,994 9 7 ;i>742 5 « 135,279 15 s ... ■ Totals i 1 52 '1,240,249 683,496 4i8§ 2,277 2 6 2,064 >3 S 39 1 !3 9 ,- .733 9 6 33.274 5 o I

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Table No. 24. TABLE showing the Revenue, Expenditure, &c., of the Post Office in the Postal District of Marlborough in 1873.

Table No. 23, TABLE showing the Revenue, Expenditure, &c., of the Post Office in the Postal District of Nelson in 1873.

-j Total deceived and Des; latched. Maii Services Expenditure. Total. d II 5.5 __ I Mail Services. Weight of Books and Newspapers in lbs. Number of Times Weekly. Letters. Books and Newspapers. Mode of Conveyance. Cost of Conveyance. Salaries. Contingencies. Expenditure. Revenue. Trunk Lines: £ s. d. 125 o o 120 o o 62 10 o £ s. d. 57 o ° 63 o o 10 o o £ s- d. 7 7 1 7 15 " o 11 11 189 7 1 190 15 11 73 1 " £ s. d. 123 17 5 115 19 o 8 17 10 I. Nelson to Riwaka ... ... ... II. Nelson to Foxhill III. Foxhill to Sherry River 6 2 27,034 25,116 I,9 25 7.898 6,929 r>953 I,3l6 I.IS6 325 36 24 29 Coacii Horse 2 6 1 Branches : I. Lower Moutere to Nga Timoti II. Upper Moutere to Thorpe III. Spring Grove to Waimea West IV. Nelson to Wakapuaka V. Collingwood to Bedstead Gully VI. Nelson to Wharf ... I I I 2 1,786 ■ 588 3.198 2,i77 718 125 828 1,152 119 2O 138 192 7 6 3 12 .. »> ». 2 1 3 2 20 O O 10 o o 20 o o 500 500 I2OO 800 0 10 8 038 1 12 3 o 13 6 25 10 8 15 3 8 33 12 3 32 13 6 25 o o 38 o o 8 5 5 2 13 7 14 15 6 10 1 2 Spring Cart As required 24 o o 15 o o 38 o o 10 o o .. Seaborne : I. Nelson to Golden Bay ... ... II. Westport, &c, and Branches ... ... 6 ii 20,800 108,477 5.551 107,824 925 52 no Vessel Coach, horse, and foot Coach, boat, and horse * 996 o o 40 o o 44i 5 ° 699 98 5 6 46 9 9 i,535 IO 6 96 2 o 698 9 o t III. Greymouth Services ... ... 12 72,430 58,797 9,479f 68J + 732 9 11 3" 13 4 79 12 o 1.123 13 3 471 8 o Country Mail Services— Totals ... Chief Post Office, Nelson ... ... 49 i 263,531 242,384 I9I.77S 205,697 29,071! 34.284 3581 2, 162 19 II 962 18 4 910 o o 203 2 3 99 15 o 3,329 o 6 1,009 15 o 1,550 8 11 1.479 i7 9 Totals ... ... 5° 5°5>9i5 397.472 63>35Si 358f 2,162 19 II 1,872 18 4 302 17 3 4.338 15 6 3,030 6 8 - '"_ ,i * As opportunity offers. t Daily, bi-weekly, and weekly.

Trunk Lines : I. Blenheim to Picton ... II. Picton to Havelock ... HI. Havelock to Nelson... IV. Blenheim to Hawkswood V. Blenheim to Renwicktown VI. Blenheim to Wairau Valley ... 2 2 80,136 14.455 i,773 14,426 4,706 2,092 6o,088 666 5, 633i 892* 62J 95 6§ 2731 236* 20 25 36 140 25 Coach Boat Morse 6 £ s. d. 68 15 o 120 o o £ s. d. 152 o o 32 o o £ s. d. 63 5 3 030 284 o 3 152 3 o 49 10 o 342 7 ° 22 10 o 85 2 6 £ s. d. 325 19 7 164 2 3 1 3 1 2 io, 204 2,920 2,521 ,, 3 Fortnightly I 49 10 o 320 o o 1200 70 o o ... 22 O O IO O O 15 o o 070 o 10 o o -2 6 i°4 IS 7 20 o o 500 Spring Cart Branches: I. Havelock to Deep Creek ... II. Havelock to Homewood III. Blenheim to Southside iV. Blenheim to Wharf V. Picton to Wharf VI. Kaikoura to Wharf 1 1 1 297 231 977 J2 2 267 322 2s 3oi 20 25 1 Horse Boat Foot 1 Fortnightly 6 30 o o 40 o o 24 o o :2 o o 400 6OO SOO 016 36 o o 40 o o 5 1 6 24 o o 12 OO 4OO 1,056 M 3 412 13 10 300 As required ,, 11 ... Country Mail Services —Totals Chief Post Office, Blenheim — 14 1 119,093 85.485 87,231 58,501 8,177* 5.484* 299 75° 5 o 242 o o 357 10 o 64 9 3 55 3 10 622 17 5 849 o & ... 1 Totals IS 204,578 13,662^ 299 119 13 1 1,469 8 1 1,471 17 ii H5.732 75° 5 o 599 10 o

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Table No. 25. TABLE showing the Revenue, Expenditure, &c., of the Post Office in the Postal District of Canterbury in 1873.

ipatched. Mail Services '), Expenditure. Total. Total Received and De: '■I Mail Services. 2 c «... Letters. Books and Newspapers. Weight of Books and Newspapers in lbs. §i 5.S Mode of Conveyance. ' Number of Times Weekly. Cost of Conveyance. Salaries. Contingencies. Expenditure. Revenue. Trunk Lines: -• £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. I. Northern — Christchurch to Kaiapoi Kaiapoi to Hurunui ... "r : Hurunui to Hawkswood Kaiapoi to Rangiora... j. , ... II. Southern — Christchurch to Dunsandel Dunsandel to Waitaki III. Western — : Christchurch to Hokitika IV. Main Branch — Christchurch to Lyttelton 6 2 •3 4 '4 64,203 34,128 6,944 41,088 20,544 126,574 11,406 . IO..773 4.444 10,612 4,02s " 2,850 3.125 1,100 2,650 1,007 11,45° 12 38 5O 6 23 122 Railway Coach Railway Coach 12 6 1 6 6 3 i 340 o o - 995 o o (221 5 o s 71 o o C 7 o o 45 ° o 50 o o 397 o o t.. o 17 6 85 1 2 (639 5 o I 45 17 6 50 o o 1,477 « 2 890 11 2 301 o 4 J45 3 8 1,029 '3 9 II 62,832 5L9SI 10,390 150 n 2 1,250 o o 25 o o 1,275 o o 414 7 o 2 90,052 ">436 2,859 9 Railway 12 460 o o 109 461 o 9 610 9 6 Branches: I. Christchurch to Stanmore... II. Christchurch to Woolston... III. Dunsandel to Lake Coleridge IV. Dunsandel to Hororata Upper V. Dunsandel to Greendale ... : VI. Rangiora to West Oxford ... VII. Kaiapoi to Swannanoa VIII. Christchurch to Southbridge IX. Ashburton to Mount Somers X. Timaru to Rangitata Upper XI. Timaru to Lake Tekapo ... XII. Lyttelton to Pigeon Bay ... XIII. Duvauchelles Bay to Little Akaloa ... XIV. Lyttelton to Port Levy XV. Lyttelton to Governor's Bay ' XVI. German Bay to Le Bon's Bay XVII. Rolleston to West Melton... XVIII. Christchurch to Green Park XIX. Irwell to Brookside XX. Burke's Pass to Dr. Fisher's XXI. Dunsandel to Killinchy ... XXII. Christchurch to Akaroa ... XXIII. Waiau to Hanmer Plains... XXIV. Christchurch to Sumner ... XXV. Timaru to Pleasant Point... XXVI. Pigeon Bay to Akaroa XXVII. Post Office and Railway Station ... XXVIII. Railway Station and Vessels in Port XXIX. Rangiora Post Office and Railway Station XXX. Flaxton Post Office and Railway Station 7 2 3 2 4 2 8 6 3 i 2 20,055 8,148 3.476 4,244 1,071 24,803 2,33i 54,766 7,022 10,191 S47 2,071 789 1,845 1,724 1,040 709 !.592 3.671 1,800 567 229 4.795 675 10,112 4,264 3.007 81 375 778 179 674 882 279 244 358 734 400 262 142 1 57 959 169 2,023 853 752 16 75 i55 62 176 69 60 2 3 37 20 9 24 20 29 45 35 70 22 9 9 10 11 27 17 8 Horse Coach »» ,» tt Horse Steamer Horse Boat Horse 6 12 1 2 1 . 6 2 6 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 45 o o 20 o o I 145 o o 125 o o 39 o o 250 o o 60 o o 173 ° o 7200 200 o o 20 o o 50 o o 40 o o 12 OO I2OO 20 O O I5OO 25 o o 60 o o 35 o o 1200 C 5 o o < 10 o o (500 32 o o 900 45 o o 1000 10 o o 10 o o 1200 10 0 0 10 o o o 10 o 80 o o 32 o o £165 o o 157 o o 48 10 o 295 ° ° 70 o o 183 o o 82 o o 212 O O 30 o o 50 o o 50 o o 1700 1700 25 o o 15 o o 30 o o 63 o o 487 I 10 35 ° ° 15 o o 3S ° o 50 o o I IO O O 119 o o 20 o o 500 140 6 10 58 17 o ( 27 3 9 ] 28 17 9 (. 840 174 11 7 18 n 10 384 8 5 43 17 9 76 12 2 3 15 1 14 10 1 23 6 5 600 14 3 5 13 12 o 7 »3 3 5 8 7 11 8 10 I I I I », Coach Horse 500 500 500 92 2 500 300 85 o o 500 500 800 348 6,205 1,044 149 322 ""87 1,217 208 37 15 82 9 38 8 Horse Coach 1 10 1 7 204 17 9 18 5 4 14 16 8 2 17 8 10 14 it I 8 i i i 1,381 28,697 2.243 2,274 413 1,505 „ 2 3 1 6 400 o o 30 o o 10 o o 25 o o 50 o o no o o 119 o o 20 O O 500 2 I IO 30 14 1 Horse Coach Cart 3 2 As required j, ... ,, » — 632,515 859,846 204,326 545.!99 1 I 1 1 I I 1,617 5 o 2,266 5 7 89 11 3 131 10 10 1 Country Mail Services —Totals Chief Post Office, Christchurch I IlIO I 44,270 I49.9O5 924 4,737 o o 6,443 16 3 2.397 i6 5 4,714 8 1 7.477 6 7 ... Totals 1,492,361 194,175 924 U.737 ° ° 3,883 10 7 221 2 1 £,841 12 8 12,191 14 s in 749.525

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Table No. 26. TABLE showing the Revenue, Expenditure, &c., of the Post Office in the Postal District of Westland in 1873.

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s Total Received and Despatched. Mail Service; Expenditure. ital. Mail Services. O 0 2 Letters. Weight of Books and Books and Newspapers. Newspapers in lbs. q.s Mode of Conveyance. Number of Times Weekly. Cost of Conveyance. Salaries. Contingencies. Expenditure. Revenue. Trunk Lines : I. Hokitika to Greymouth II. Hokitika to Christchurch III. Ross to Gillespie's IV. Hokitika to Ross £ s. d. 91 13 4 1,250 o o 235 o o 60 o o £ s. d. 52 1 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. 143 J5 ° 1,250 o o 265 o o 100 o o £ s. d. 161 o o 7 8 4 2 66,745 45,342 6,866 32,865 45 »498 4.953 28,125 9,480 929 5.273 42 7 1 20 Coach C Horse Coach 2 1 •6 3° ° ° 40 o o 500 50 o o 202 o o Branches: 7,52i 949 566 8,189 2,258 3.983 695 670 5.°78 2.794 1,181 747 130 126 793i 43&§ 184I 5 10 Horse Foot Horse Tram, and Coach Coach Horse 6 60 o o 38 is o 22 IO O 206 s o 30 o o 5 o o 90 o o 43 IS ° 22 10 o 32 o o 700 300 34 o o 24 o o 12 15 O I. Hokitika to Ho Ho ... II. Waimea to Big Dam... III. Arahura to Teremakau IV. Greymouth to Greenstone V. Greymouth to Arnold VI. Marsden to Clifton ... 3 1 2 4 1 20 16 8 3 1 1 22 10 o 500 500 o 17 o O 12 O 060 229 12 O S 12 O 25 6 o 1 1 20 O O Country Mail Services —Totals " Post Office, Greymouth Post Office, Hokitika 33 1 176,803 174,327 81,104 H3. 535 215,870 101,059 26,6303 34,890 18,949 343i ... 1,984 3 4 189 11 8 642 10 o 824 2 6 1 15 o 128 9 10 162 9 9 2,175 10 o 770 19 10 986 12 3 53° 15 o 1.479 12 3 1,382 16 4 1 Totals I 1 1,984 3 4 35 432,234 460,464 80,4693 3433 ... 1,656 4 2 292 14 7 3.933 2 I 3,393 3 7

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Table No. 27. TABLE showing the Revenue, Expenditure, &c., of the Post Office in the Postal District of Otago in 1873.

i Total Received and Dei latched. Mail Service: Expenditure. >tal. Mail Services. o d Letters. Books and Newspapers. Weight of Books and Newspapers in lbs. 5.5 Mode of Conveyance. Number of Times Weekly. Cost of Conveyance. Salaries. Contingencies. Revenue. Expenditure. Trunk Lines : I. Dunedin to Waitaki II. Dunedin to Popotunoa — Dunedin to Milton ... Milton to Balclutha Balclutha to Popotunoa Popotunoa to Mataura III. Palmerston to Queenstown — Palmerston to Clyde Clyde to Queenstown IV. Milton to ClydeMilton to Lawrence Lawrence to Clyde ... Lawrence to Teviot... V. Dunedin to Port Chalmers 293.O74 l6S,353 33,487 95 Coach £ s. d. 600 o o £ s. d. 524 16 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,124 16 8 £ s. d. 1,417 18 6 12 3 10 3 3 2 110,477 40,259 14.444 94,32o 19,126 io,445 20,165 18,876 3,813 4,226 38 18 3° >> >. 6 6 150 o o 55 o o 124 10 o 300 o o 40 00 25 o o 450 o o 95 o o 149 10 o 809 14 1 412 16 o 65 10 1 134 o 5 ,, 2 ,. ... 8 92.635 86,381 77.578 90.587 15.5" 18,023 120 73 2 3 1,100 o o 245 o o 317 10 o 232 13 4 1,417 10 o 477 »3 4 460 6 2 617 2 6§ 5 4 4 1 83,876 21,431 58,607 22,219 47,216 12,302 22,096 14,784 9,420 4,342 4,568 2,234 34 74 43 9 6 1 100 o o 190 o o 100 o o 286 s o 230 o o } 57 »3 4 33° o o 347 13 4 502 10 1} f'53 10 4 1155 6 7 § 312 4 7 Railway 1 12 205 o o 49i 5 o Branch Lines: I. Oamaru to Omarama and Maraewhenua ... II. Green Island to Brighton III. East Taieri to West Taieri IV. West Taieri to Waipori ... V. West Taieri to Waipori Lake VI. North Taieri to Hindon ... ... ... VII. Maheno to Kakanui VIII. Waihola to Taieri Beach IX. Lawrence to Bluespur X. Beaumont to Switzer's and Welshman's XI. Switzer's to Waikaka XII. Tapanui to Mackay's XIII. Balclutha to Kaitangata XIV. Balclutha to Port Molyneux XV. Lawrence to Tuapeka North XVI. Mataura to Fortrose XVII. Waihemo to Macrae's ... XVIII. Kyeburn to Hyde via Hamilton's ... XIX. Hamilton's to Linburn ... XX. Naseby to Kyeburn Diggings XXI. Blackstone Hill to St. Bathan's ... XXII. Black's to Drybread and Tinker's... XXIII. Cromwell to Nevis XXIV, Cromwell to Cardrona ... XXV. Arrow River to Twelve Mile Creek XXVI. Queenstown to Skipper's XXVII. Queenstown to Moke Creek XXVIII. Queenstown to Kingston XXIX. Queenstown to Glenorchy XXX. Portobello to Kaik 5 1 4 I 2 I I I 4.74° 558 29,366 7.980 808 2,826 924 5.567 10,585 1.774 8,979 8,062 14,221 1>545 3.7" 7.478 9.687 1.387 986 8,414 3.877 3>7 l6 12,373 953 2,576 933 421 2.937 1,067 19,190 7.56o 4.925 2.455 5.5*7 1.583 5.939 10,594 1,296 7,893 7.H2 20,698 619 3.422 6,5°5 10,618 578 223 3,823 1.508 987 479 1,120 312 1.197 2,106 253 1,442 4,126 129 697 1,289 2,136 453 121 1,171 719 858 2,215 63 599 317 364 27 96 75 9 9 18 11 20 3 9 5 47 20 12 10 Coach Horse Coach Horse Spring Cart Horse 1 1 6 2 1 1 3 1 6 180 o o 10 o o 45 o o 52 o o 24 10 o 11 00 30 o o 14 o o Ij O O 128 00 15 o o 56 o o 15 o o 15 o o 10 o o IOOO 5 o o 19 11 8 2500 96 12 II 96 12 11 195 o o 10 o o 101 o o 67 o o 39 10 o 21 o o 40 o o 19 o o 34 11 8 153 o o 40 o o 57 10 o 44 o o 102 10 o 48 11 i§ 116 167 15 2§ 5 1 2 s 14 8 10 75 3 7 762 39 « 3$ 029 75 " 4§ 1 2 9 38 3 8 10 3 3 4' 17 7i 62 15 7 75 2 io| 10 14 4 o 1 11 69 o 5 17 2 8 20 8 4 40 19 1 038 17 9 1$ o 2 io§ 13 " 6£ o 2 3$ 2 16 8 2 Coach Horse 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 40 o o 42 10 o 24 o o 67 10 o 24 o o IS o o 20 o o 35 o o 2 Mail Cart Horse 4 1 19 16 2 1 24 o o >» 3 1 10 28 ., 1 1 43 15 o 50 o o 68 o o 14 11 8 42 o o 10 o o 500 1500 600 500 25 o o 10 o o 15 o o 58 6 8 92 o o 78 o o 30 o o 68 o o 35 10 o 100 o o 142 10 o 34 o o 90 o o 45 o o 96 o o S o o III O O ,, 2 1 7 8 8 18 22 45 12 37 11 20 ,, 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 4 5 1 2 2.342 512 .5.794 3. 672 4.321 11,207 374 2,900 1,581 1,896 102 ,, ,, ,, ,, Coach Horse 1 1 1 2 25 o o 53 o o 29 10 o 95 o o 117 10 o 24 o o 75 o o 45 o o 91 o o 1 1 1 Steamer 1 1 2 unity offers 500 S o o II 00 20 7 .Steamer, as oppoi Steamer 1 490 2 100 o o

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Table No. 28. TABLE showing the Revenue, Expenditure, &c., of the Post Office in the Postal District of Southland in 1873.

8 Total .eceived and De; ipatched. Mail Service! Expenditure. Total. Mail Services. 0 o c Books and Newspapers. Weight of Books and Newspapers in lbs. 5.2 Mode of Conveyance. Number of Times Weekly. Cost of Conveyance. Salaries. Letters. Contingencies. Expenditure. Revenue. Branch Lines : XXXI. Port Chalmers to Sawyer's Bay ... XXXII. Dunedin to Anderson's Bay XXXIII. Dunedin to Mornington ... XXXIV. Dunedin to Murray ville ... XXXV. Dunedin to Waikari XXXVI. Port Molyneux to Owaki XXXVII. Dunedin to Naseby XXXVIII. Milton to Adam's Flat ... XXXIX. Kaitangata to Wangaloa XL. Dunedin to Catlin's River and Waikara XLI. Waipori to Lawrence ... ... XLII. Linburn to Serpentine ... XLIII. Dunedin to Portobello ... 1 i i I 2 3 499 4,999 898 7.545 2,018 263 S.2O7 1,040 4,334 1,708 5 1 1,046 453 197 869 33° ... 2 2 2 3 2 13 94 4 5 101 16 16 8 Railway Coach Horse - '•' Coach Cart Horse Vessel, as opport Horse 6 6 6 6 6 2 1 £ s. d13 o o I 24 o o 150 o o 500 I2OO £ s. d. 2 10 o ... 10 o o 10 o o 1600 ... £ s. d. £ » d2100 15 o o 10 o o 10 o o 1600 24 o o 150 o o 10 o o 1200 £ s. d. 140 3 7 i°i 16 4 7i o 11 o 19 3 6§ 224 i 914 376 462 =;6o 689 260 121 2 500 8 12 g 102 5 1 io i i H3 44 1 :unity offers 1 Fortnightly 6 i 181 3,793 1,028,981 754.733 133 6, 357 29 1,258 20 o o 660 600 20 o o 660 600 1 o 4§ 14 1 7 2 Steamer Country Mail Services— Totals Chief Post Office, Dunedin 132 I 75 2 >89S 74i. 131 1,494,026 152,207 I4L732 1,363 4,713 6 o 2,385 6 8 2,946 10 6 96 12 II 538 7 3 63S o 2 6,140 o 4J 12,278 6 8| 7.195 5 7 3,484 17 9 Totals 133 293,939 1,363 4,713 6 o 5,331 17 2 10,680 3 4 iS,4i8 7 1

Trunk Lilies : I. Invercargill to Popotunoa II. Invercargill to Campbelltown III. Invercargill to Queenstown ... IV. Invercargill to Riverton 18.773 30,065 29,409 66 18 116 22 Coach Rail Coach £ s. d. 365 o o £ s. d. 15 8 4 50 o o 30 o o 20 o o £ s. d. £ s. d. 380 8 4 50 o o 228 o o 80 o o £ s. d. 119 10 9 190 14 8 220 5 7 !86 5 3 9 3 7 1 I3.I77 5.573 21,986 10,839 3.294 1.393 5.246 2,700 2 12 2 6 198 o o 60 o o ., Branches: I. Invercargill to Flint's Bush II. Invercargill to Otaraimaka III. Mataura to Switzer's IV. Riverton to Otautau V. Otautau to Mararoa VI. Otautau to Bellemont VII. Athol to Nokomai ... VIII. Riverton to Orepuki IX. Waimahaka to Fortrose 6,008 14.537 4,890 2,026 3.300 382 8,438 5> 674 3>7 6 7 2.397 775 2,39° 127 2,109 359 1,419 941 929 599 194 597 32 !7 11 Horse I 29 o o 25 o o 100 o o 20 o o 85 o o 45 o o 1600 5° o o 80 o o 15 o o 2 10 o 2 IO O 38 2 4 12 17 8 90 16 2 59 2 9 34 19 1 13 9 4 12 16 8 20 14 1 2 18 o 3 1 4 3 1 40 22 60 40 10 »> ., .. I 1 1 1 10 o o 44 o o 25 o o 100 o o o o 85 o o 50 o o 16 o o .. 2 ., 1 500 1 Foot Horse 1 500 1 1 24 20 1 I 55 o o 80 o o Country Mail Services —Totals Post Office, Invercargill ... 37 1 '58,523 151,169 80, 294 85.584 19,812 32,094 466 1,073 o o 150 8 4 603 8 o 2 10 o 9° 3 7 1,225 18 4 693 11 7 1,002 12 4 959 19 7 Totals 38 309,692 165,878 51,906 466 753 16 4 1,962 11 11 1,073 o o 9 2 !3 7 1,919 9 11

Table No. 27. Table showing the Revenue, Expenditure, <fcc, of the Post Office in the Postal District of Otago in 1873 — continued.

Table No. 29. TABLE showing the Revenue, Expenditure, &c., of the Post Office in the Postal Districts of New Zealand in 1873.

By Authority: Geobgh Djbsbckt, Government Printer, Wellington.—1874. Price Is.] 5.—I 1.1.

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Total Received and Desi »atched. Expenditure. Tot :al. Mail Services. "5 S Letters. Books and Newspapers. Weight of Books and Newspapers in lbs. Cost of Conveyance. Revenue. Salaries. Contingencies. Expenditure. £ s.j d. £ s-'d- £ s. d. £ *. d. £ *• d. Auckland 835.239 156,551 3,735 5 3 3.843 12 1 862 10 5 8,441 7 9 11,108 4 2 123 1,317.342 Thames 4 214,302 86,202 17,241 158 17 6 993 2 6 122 1 1 1,274 1 1 1,787 19 4 Taranaki 8 125,461 69,899 8,743 630 o o 402 10 o 67 6 4 1,099 l6 4 1,068 3 5 Hawke'sJBay 34 290,137 181,262 21,327 1,426 16 8 850 o o 68 1 10 2,344 18 6 2,000 2 3 Wellington 52 1 , 240, 249 683,496 128,154 2,277 2 6 2,064 13 3 39 1 '3 9 4.733 9 6 38,274 5 o Totals for North Island * 221 3.187,491 1,856,098 332,016 8,228 1 11 8,153 17 10 i.5" 12 5 17.893 J3 2 54.238 14 2 Nelson 5° 505.91s 397,472 63,355? 2,162 19 11 1,872 18 4 3°2li7 3 4,338 "15 6 3,030 6 8 Marlborough 15 204,578 145,732 13,662^ 750 5 o 599 IO ° "9 !3 « j 1,469 8 1 1,471 17 " Canterbury in 1,492,361 749.525 '94. 175 4,737 ° ° 3,883 10 7 221^2 1 8,841 12 8 12,191 14 8 Otago 133 1,783.714 1,494,026 293.939 4.713 6 o 5.33 1 17 2 635 ° 2 10,680 3 4 18,418 7 1 Southland ... 38 309,692 165,878 51,906 1,073 o o 753 i° 4 92 13 7 1,919 9 11 1,962 11 11 Westland ... 35 432. 234 460,464 80,469^ 1.984 3 4 1,656 4 2 292 14 7 3.933 2 1 3.393 3 7 Totals'for Middle Island 382 4,728,494 3.4I3.O97 697>5°7i 15.420 14 3 14,097 16 7 1,664 ° 9 31,182 11 7 40,468 1 10 Totals for the Colony 603 7,9 is>9 8s 5.269,195 1.029,523! 23,648 16 2 22,251 14 5 3,i75 14 2 49,076 4 9 *94,7o6 16 o * This includes postage on franked correspondence.