POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. (NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1878 Session I, F-01

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1878. NEW ZEALAND. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. (NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT.)

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency. My Lord,— General Post Office, Wellington, 27th July, 1878. I have the honor to submit to Your Excellency the Nineteenth Annual Eeport on the Postal Service of New Zealand. I have, Ac, J. T. Eisher, The Most Hon. the Marquis of Normanby, G.C.M.G., Postmaster-General. Governor of New Zealand.

EEPOET. The determination on the part of the colony to enter the General Postal Union may be regarded as one of the more important events bearing on the future administration of the postal service of NewZealand. The General Postal Union Scheme was first brought under the consideration of the department as far back as September, 1875 ; but, as the original conditions under which British Colonies would be permitted to join the Union were exceedingly unfavourable, this colony —indeed, the whole of the Australasian Colonies —decided to refrain from seeking admission into the General. Postal Union. Terms of a more liberal nature having subsequently been submitted for consideration, it is now possible for any colony to enter the Union without suffering a serious pecuniary loss. At the Conference held in Melbourne in May last, respecting the duplication of the telegraph lines between Australasia and Europe, the General Postal Union scheme was also discussed, and the following resolution unanimously agreed to : — " That the adoption of the amended treaty, agreed to by the Berne Postal Convention, be recommended for the favourable consideration of the Governments of Australia and New Zealand." The Hon. the Postmaster-General of New South Wales had occasion a few weeks since to pay an official visit to this colony, and, among other questions discussed, the terms of the Berne Treaty, and the amended proposals of the Imperial Government with respect to the Australasian Colonies entering the Union, were dealt with. The following memorandum was jointly agreed to on behalf of the two colonies :— " That the Colonies of New South Wales and New Zealand should, in view of the desirability of establishing uniform postal regulations of universal application, calculated to give the public the largest amount of accommodation possible, without useless and vexatious restrictions, join the Berne Postal Union : Provided, however, that no reduction be made in the rate of postage for the ocean services; that the cost of the transit of the mails between San Erancisco and New York or Boston be not charged the colonies; and that the restrictions which have already or which may hereafter be imposed by local legislation in reference to wholly unpaid correspondence are not interfered with." In a report such as the present it would be impossible to discuss the advantages to be derived by any country entering the General Postal Union ; and it has, therefore, been decided to submit to Parliament the whole of the papers in connection with the scheme. Although the decision to join the General. Postal Union will entail a small loss of revenue to the colony, it is held that, in view of the many and highly important advantages secured under the Union scheme, the colony should be prepared to incur the loss. The inspection of Post Offices has been carried on vigorously, and with most encouraging results. The Inspector of Post Offices has travelled through the North and South Islands during the year, and the more important offices having been frequently inspected. The several reports speak favourably of the manner in which the Post Offices —or, at least, those in charge of officers of the permanent staff —are carried on. The general conduct of the officers has been most satisfactory. The absence of any serious complaint against the department is unmistakeahhi proof that the public interests are well cared for,

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The reference made in last report to the fact that it was intended to arrange for a more regular inspection by postal officers has been only partially carried out. The Audit Office inspection, as performed by the Inspectors of Audit, having been extended to the accounts of the Post Office, it became unnecessary to extend the Post Office system to the extent originally intended. It has now been arranged that, in addition to the periodical visits of the Inspector of Post Offices, Chief Postmasters shall visit their offices once every year. This inspection, together with the irregular visits of the Audit Inspectors, is deemed to be sufficient for all practical purposes. The method of dealing with and of accounting for the postal revenue and other receipts has undergone a very important change since the Ist of January last. The revenue accounts are now dealt with at the General Post Office, instead of in the Treasury. The Public Eevenues Act of 1877, which authorized this change, created an account called the " Post Office Account," into which is paid all moneys received on account of postal revenue, or for transmission by money order, or for deposit in the Post Office Savings Bank. This account can only be operated upon by cheque of the PostmasterGeneral, countersigned by the Commissioner of Audit. The accrued postal revenue is paid monthly to the Consolidated Eund. The advantages of the change are these: The revenue and other receipts are incorporated in one instead of two accounts. The officers of the Post Office now deal, in the first instance, with all postal revenue accounts ; and a set of accounts, formerly sent direct from Chief Postmasters to the Audit Office, has been abolished. The change has added considerably to the work of the department in the Accountant's Office. This new system has also made it practicable to discontinue Chief Postmaster's imprest accounts. Incidental and special payments of fixed amounts are now authorized to be paid out of revenue collections; and if this were extended to the payment of salaries of Sub-Postmasters, a saving of both labour and expense would follow. The collection of what is termed " unpaid postages," together with the preparation of the necessary accounts, has always been a matter of perplexity to the department. A system recently adopted admits of these postages being collected by the agency of " unpaid dockets," which has this twofold advantage: it insures an almost absolute check against fraud, and enables the department to abolish the lengthy unpaid postage accounts, which means a saving of considerable importance. It is the intention to establish an Inland Parcels Post, by which merchandise—raw or manufactured —and many other articles, may be forwarded through the post at a nominal rate of postage. It is also intended to extend the book-packet regulations, so as to include documents which at present can only be transmitted through the post at letter rates of postage. Halfpenny newspaper wrappers, and also postage stamps of the value of 2s. and ss. respectively, have been issued. Arrangements of a satisfactory nature have been made with the Imperial Post Office authorities by the Agent-General for the prompt payment of the postages due the colony. Hitherto, these payments have been irregular, and considerably in arrear. For the future, quarterly payments of a fixed amount will be made, and any balance in favour of the colony paid over annually. The immediate result of this arrangement has been the payment, since September last, of no less than £35,968 Os. 2d. on account of postages due the colony by the Imperial Post Office. The reference made in a former report to the desire of the department to afford facilities for establishing Penny Savings Banks at schools and factories is now being given practical effect to. The forms, &c, incidental to the inauguration of the system are being printed, and will be ready for issue to School Committees during the current year. Tho printing of postage stamps, hitherto under the immediate control of the Government Printer, has been placed in charge of the Stamp Department. With the rapidly-in creasing population at the larger centres, it becomes necessary to provide extended deliveries; and the question of establishing "suburban deliveries" is now under consideration. Such deliveries would admit of correspondence being delivered over those suburbs which have a population sufficiently large to warrant the expense. Where it may not be practicable to carry out this scheme in the ordinary way, deliveries by mounted carriers would be made. The gross revenue from all sources for the financial year ended the 30th ultimo was £114,191 12s. 9d. —an increase of 11*48 per cent, over the receipts of the previous year. The estimated expenditure, inclusive of a sum of £9,000 on account of liabilities, is estimated at £135,389 lis. lOd. This is £4,846 12s. 9d. less than the expenditure for the year preceding. The number of letters, newspapers, &c, received and despatched during the year shows a satisfactory increase, as will be seen from the following comparative statement for the years 1876 and 1877:— 1877. 1876. Increase. Letters—Received ... .-.. ... ... 7,119,765 5,576,848 Despatched ... ... ... ... 5,935,105 6,193,889 13,054,870 11,770,737 1,284,133 Books and Newspapers—-Received ... ... 5,267,307 4,861,843 Despatched ... ... 3,541,183 3,100,905 8,808,490 7,962,748 845,742 —the increase of letters being 10*91 per cent., and of newspapers 1062 per cent. To ascertain, however, the exact increase of letters, 81,274 post cards should be taken into account. This gives 1,365,407 letters as the actual increase for the year —equal to 1160 per cent. The numerical increase of letters in 1876 over the previous year was 1,342,886, which number, however, included the post cards. Comparing the number of letters despatched with the population, the average is 1451 letters to each head of population. In 1875, the average was 1429 ; and in 1874, 1208.

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The newspapers show a decrease of over 5-j per cent., owing principally, it is believed, to the publication of the late Otago Provincial Government Gazette having been discontinued, over 260,000 copies of which, it is stated, passed through the post annually. 63 new offices have been opened, three re-opened, and 19 closed. 13 offices have been constituted offices for the transaction of Money Order and Savings Bank business. The number of post cards posted during the year was 81,274. Judging from results, the circulation of post cards has not diminished the revenue. The receipts on account of local collections for the past year show a larger increase than in any former year. Treating post cards as letters, for the purpose of comparison, it is found that the increase of local letters for 1877 was 22,521 over the increase for the previous year. Although the post cards are not extensively used, it may be accepted as a fact that they are regarded by the public with favour as a ready and cheap medium of communication.

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.

The revenue collected within the colony increased by the sum of £10,117 4s. Bd., or 11*68 per cent., while the gross collections show an increase of £11,717, or 11*43 per cent, above the revenue for the preceding year. The excess of expenditure over revenue is put down at £21,927 Is. Eor the previous year £37,236 4s. 7d. represented the actual difference of expenditure over revenue. To arrive at a correct estimate of the value of the actual work performed by the department, £52,848 9s. 4d., the sum set against official postage, should be taken credit for. This would show that the possible earnings of the department exceeded its gross expenditure by a sum no less than £30,921 Bs. 4d.

OFFICIAL POSTAGE.

Departmental. 63 new Post Offices were established, and 3 re-opened during the year, at the following places: — Albury, Canterbury Karitane, Otago Pukaki Ferry, Canterbury Albury (reopened)" Canterbury Kamo, Auckland Russell's Flat, Canterbury Akuaku, Auckland Kekcrangu,Marlborough Scott's Ferry, Wellington Annandale, Otago Kirtleburn, Otago Silverstream, Canterbury Ashton, Canterbury Kirwee, Canterbury Takaka East, Nelson Bealey Road, Canterbury Kohu Kohu, Auckland Takapau, Hawke's Bay Blackburn, Hawke's Bay Lake Tarawera, Auckland Teaneraki, Otago Blackmount, Otago Makaraka, Hawke's Bay Te Kopuru, Auckland Blue Cliffs, Canterbury Marina Junction, Nelson The Port, Nelson Caledonian Road, Canterbury Methven, Canterbury Tologa Bay, Auckland Canoe Creek, Westland Mititai, Auckland Tua Marina, Marlborough Carnarvon, Wellington Motuotaria, Hawke's Bay Upper Matakitaki, Nelson Cave, Canterbury Mount Stuart, Otago tTrenui, Taranaki Chertsey, Canterbury Mullet Point, Auckland Waerangahika, Hawke's Bay Dillman's Town, Westland Ngapara, Otago Waihaha, Auckland Eketahuna (reopened), Wellington Ohiwa, Auckland Waimate Junction, Canterbury Ellesmere, Canterbury Orwell Creek, Westland Wangaruru, Auckland Giles' Terrace (reopened), Nelson Otaio, Canterbury Waterton, Canterbury Gladstone, Wellington Paihia, Auckland Westbrook, Westland Goodfellow's, Westland Pakuranga, Auckland Weston, Otago Green Street, Canterbury Pliillipstown, Canterbury West Wanganui, Nelson Horseshoe Bay, Otago Pollock Settlement, Auckland Wharekahika, Auckland. The under-mentioned 19 Post Offices have been closed : — Albury, Canterbury Kerikeri, Auckland Slateford, Nelson Arowhenua, Canterbury Mount Stuart, Otago Taylor's Creek, Nelson Bellemont, Otago Oroua, Wellington Westerfleld, Canterbury Carrickton, Otago Ohiwa, Auckland Welshman's Gully, Otago Drayton, Canterbury Pekapeka, Hawke's Bay Woodthorpe, Hawke's Bay. Eketahuna, Wellington Pakuratahi, Wellington German Terrace, Nelson Saltwater Beach, Westland

The gross revenue collections for the financial sxpenditure for the same period, are given in the st; year ended 30th June ultimo, and 1 ttement underneath: — the estimated Keventje. £ s. d. I Jollected within the colony ... ... 96,664 18 8 )n account of Imperial postages ... 15,000 0 0 !an Francisco Service, payments by noncontracting colonies ... ... 2,526 14 1 3alance of expenditure over revenue ... 21,927 1 0 EXPENDITURE. Salaries Conveyance of Mails by Sea... ,, Inland Mails... Contingencies Estimated liabilities £ s. d. 38,010 8 8 57,184 15 3 27,612 19 9 4,310 10 1 9,000 0 0 £136,118 13 9 £136,118 13 9

The extent to which the Post Office has been the medium for the transmission of "free" ifficially-franked correspondence, may be gathered from the following statement: — £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland ... ... ... 2,141 17 9 ChriBtchurch ... ... 2,301 17 6 Thames ... ... ... 311 17 0 Hokitika ... ... 640 17 8 New Plymouth. ... ... 930 1 3 Greymouth ... ... 378 8 0 Napier ... ... ... 347 2 5 Dunedin ... ... 4,320 1 8 Wellington ... ... ... 40,143 15 8 Invercargill ... ... 636 17 8 Nelson ... ... ... 351 0 4 Westport ... ... ... 153 5 10 Total ... £52,848 9 4, Blenheim ... ... ... 192 6 8 j ' ' o:

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The number of Post Offices open on the 31st December last was 758, and the total number of officers on the strength of the department, inclusive of 730 Sub-Postmasters, was 915. The following comparative table shows the number of Post Offices open in the several postal districts for the years 1876 and 1877 : —

9 additional receiving offices were opened, viz. : Auckland, 2 ; Napier, 3; Christchurch, 1; Akaroa, 1; Timaru 1; and. Lawrence, 1. 20 iron pillar receivers, and 53 receiving offices, were open at the close of the year. 55 additional stamp licenses were issued in 1877, and 12 cancelled. The total number of licensed stamp vendors on the 31st December last was 251, who received £805 12s. by way of poundage on the sale of stamps. Sub-Postmasters, not on the permanent staff, w rere also paid poundage amounting to £217 15s. Id. Eor the carriage of interprovincial and intercolonial mails by unsubsidized vessels, £2,482 15s. sd. was paid. The number of private boxes occupied was 2,255. These, together with 160 private bags, produced a revenue of £2,243 ss. The following return of officers of the Postal Department for the years 1876 and 1877 shows to what extent the staff was increased during the year:— Officers. 1877. 1876. Officers. 1877. 1876. Postmaster-General ... ... 1 1 Postmasters ... ... ... 14 13 Secretary ... ... ... 1 1 Clerks ... ... ... 91 86 Inspector of Post Offices ... 1 1 Sub-Postmasters ... ... 730 681 Accountant, Money Order and Letter-carriers... ... ... 38 36 Savings Bank Department ... 1 1 Messengers ... ... ... 11 9 Clerks in General Post Office ... 5 4 Mail-cart Drivers ... ... 2 2 Clerks in Money Order and Savings Shipping Officers ... ... 2 2 Bank Department ... ... 4 4 Chief Postmasters ... ... 14 14 Totals ... ... 915 855 A branch Post Office at the Port, Nelson, was opened on the Ist December last, and has been found a great convenience both to the public and the department. The office is connected with the Chief Post Office by wire; and in the matter of the transhipment of mails, the notifying the arrival and departures of steamers, as well as the postponements, the telegraph is of great service. The insurance business at Auckland was separated from that of the Chief Post Office on the 11th December last. So soon as suitable accommodation can be secured, a similar arrangement will be made with respect to the Chief Post Office, Wellington. An additional Letter-carrier has been appointed to the Chief Post Office, Wellington, and the deliveries, more particularly at the Te Aro end of the city, extended. It has been found necessary to extend the Letter-carriers' deliveries in the Christchurch District, over the Borough of Sydenham, which involved the appointing of an extra Carrier. It is contemplated at an early date to establish a free delivery over the entire borough, and possibly over the whole of the suburbs of Christchurch. The Letter-carriers' deliveries at Timaru have also been extended, and a second Letter-carrier appointed, enabling an additional daily delivery being made. Oamaru has also had the free delivery extended, as well as its frequency increased. Letter-carriers' deliveries have been established at New Plymouth, Gisborne, and Kumara. It is also intended to establish deliveries by Letter-carrier at Ashburton and at Eeefton. The removal of the Post Office at the hitter place to the new buildings on the public reserve has rendered the appointment of a Letter-carrier necessary. Postage Stamps. A now issue of postage stamps, of the respective values of 2s. and 55., was made on the Ist July instant. The following are the designs and colours of the postage stamps : —Two shillings: Queen's Head in dotted circle, figure 2 in upper corners, and fern leaf in lower corners, printed in morone lake. Eive shillings : Queen's Head in dotted circle, figure 5 in each corner, printed in silver grey. The cost of preparing and electrotyping the dies for these stamps, &c, is estimated at £13 each forme of 120 stamps. The stamps were produced at the Government Printing Office.

18! "7. is: '6. Postal Districts. Chief Offices. Secondclass Post Offices. Sub-Post Offices. Totals. Chief Offices. Secondclass Post Offices. Sub-Post Offices. Totals. Auckland Thames Taranaki Hawke's Bay ... Wellington Nelson Westport Marlborough ... Canterbury Hokitika Greymouth Otago Southland Chatham Islands 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 150 9 13 -46 61 26 18 14 147 28 22 157 38 1 153 10 14 49 63 28 19 17 151 29 23 160 40 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 140 9 12 39 60 25 17 12 132 26 19 153 36 1 143 10 13 42 62 26 18 15 136 27 20 156 38 2 *2 1 2 1 Totals 14 14 730 758 14 13 681 708

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Newspaper wrappers have also been issued by the department. The wrappers bear an impressed stamp of the value of one halfpenny, the interprovincial newspaper postage rate ; but they may also be used for transmitting newspapers to places without the colony, on affixing in stamps the extra postage. The wrappers were first issued on the Ist April last, and the number of wrappers sold on the 30th June ultimo was 72,130. The wrappers are sold in parcels of 18, 270, 540, and 1,080. A charge of Id. per 18 wrappers is made to cover the cost of paper, &c.

DEAD LETTERS.

In addition to the above, 7 gold rings, 2 pairs gold earrings, 1 gold chain, 1 cornelian goldmounted pendant, 1 silver watch, 1 silver toothpick, and 1 parcel gold dust were also received in the Dead Letter Office. 504 registered letters were dealt with. 43 letters were posted without addresses, two of which contained valuable enclosures to the amount of £100 18s. 3d. 404 letters were detained for postage ; only 16 were subsequently prepaid and forwarded to their respective addresses. 666 newspapers and 285 books and other articles without addresses were received in the Dead Letter Office during the year, only 28 of which it was found practicable to deliver. 8 letters were detained for having obscene and libellous addresses. 72 letters were received imperfectly and wrongly addressed. 271 refused letters were received in the Dead Letter Office, 8 letters were posted with previously-used postage stamps. Eegistered Letters. 60,587 letters of all classes were registered, being an increase of 7,721 over the number registered during the previous year. Buildings. The alterations to the Chief Office, Dunedin, have been completed. The accommodation now afforded is of an improved character, and ample for the department's requirements for years. It is anticipated that the new public buildings, Christchurch, will be completed and occupied by the end of the year. The new offices built for the joint accommodation of the Post Office and Telegraph at Port Chalmers were occupied on the 15th November last. The buildings intended for the use of the several Government departments at Gisborne have been completed, and the Post Office entered into possession of its new offices on the 16th "February last. The business of the Chief Post Office at Blenheim was transferred to the new offices on the 3rd June ultimo. The new building erected at Eeefton for the joint use of the Post Office and Telegraph was occupied on the 28th ultimo. New offices have also been erected and occupied at Mongonui, Waiwera, Mohaka, Whangaroa, Mataura, Longford, and Te Nui. It has been decided to build new and commodious offices for the accommodation of the Chief Post Office, Wellington. New buildings for the joint use of the Post Office and Telegraph are to be erected at Timaru. A suitable site has been purchased, and the buildings will be put in hand without delay. The rapidly-increasing population of the City of Wellington has decided the department to establish a branch Post Office on some suitable site at the Te Aro end of the city. The building will also afford accommodation for a Telegraph Station.

65,953 unclaimed or dead letters were dealt with in the 1 The table underneath enumerates the number of this clasi since 1873. lead Letter Office during the year 1877. of letters disposed of, year by year, Manner of Disposal. 1873. 1874. 1875. 1876. 1877. Opened and returned to the writers Returned unopened to other countries Reissued Destroyed 20,602 5,393 75 3,801 26,153 6,828 105 4,227 39,051 10,321 78 6,081 44,067 ; 52,607 9,703 : 9,835 83 94 5,217 j 3,417 Totals 29,871 37,313 55,531 59,070 65,953 The following particulars show the number and articles of value enclosed in letters dealt with at the Dead Letter Office for the year : — £ s. d. 86 money orders for ... ... ... ... ... 342 5 7 68 bank drafts ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,550 16 2 55 cheques ... ... .. ... ... ... 1,049 4 8 4 promissory notes ... ... ... ... ... ... 414 3 5 Postage stamps ... ... ... ... ... ... 222 Duty stamps ... ... ... ... ... ... 050 Banknotes ... ... ... ... ... ... 78 0 0 Gold ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 0 0 Silver and copper ... ... ... ... ... ... 039 Representing a total of ... ... ... £5,442 0 9

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New buildings for the accommodation of the Post Office and Telegraph at North Dunedin will be erected forthwith on the site known as the Police Camp Eeserve, corner of Great King and Albany Streets. The office at Kapanga has been removed to the Government buildings ; and alterations and additions to the offices at Charleston, Hamilton, and Eussell have been made. A building intended as a Post Office and Telegraph Station at Newton has also been decided upon, and will be immediately erected. It has also been determined to erect new offices at the Lower Hutt, Halcombe, Normanby, Takapau, Balclutha, and Gore. The offices at Marton, Eeilding, Waimate, and Milton, are now being altered. It has also been decided to enlarge the offices at Ashburton, Wanganui, and Masterton. Inland Mail Services. The following statement gives the usual information with respect to the Inland Mail Services for 1877, compared with the services for the previous year : — 1877. . 1876. Performed by coach and mail-cart ... ... 82 89 „ horseback ... ... ... 187 168 foot ... ... ... 43 49 „ water ... ... ... 46 49 „ railway ... ... ... 31 23 Total number of inland mail services ... 389 378 Aggregate mileage ... ... ... 7,314 7,479 Total number of miles travelled ... ...2,071,219 1,792,752 Cost to the department .... ... £28,797 Bs. 6d. £27,797 lis. 9d. Average cost per mile ... ... ... 3id. 4f d. The decrease in the cost per mile is due to the fact of a larger number of services being performed by rail than formerly. 11 additional services were established, while the aggregate length of the services decreased 165 miles, a fact to be attributed to railway extension. Erom the same cause the frequency of several of the services has been increased, and 278,647 represent the additional mileage travelled with the mails. Mail Steam Services. It is satisfactory to state that the legal proceedings instituted in 1875 against Messrs. P. S. Eorbes and H. H. Hall, and their sureties, are at an end. Mr. Cunningham, one of the sureties, paid the sum of £10,000, on the condition that the payment should be accepted as a full discharge to all parties rendered liable for penalties for breach of contract. The sum was paid in equal shares to the Agents-General for New South Wales and New Zealand. The Parliament of New South Wales ratified the modifications of the terms of the San Erancisco Service on the Bth May last, and an amended agreement, suitable to the altered nature of the service, will now be prepared and submitted to the Contractors for execution. The altered service is at present being carried on in terms of a deed executed by the Contractors and their sureties. This deed expires on the 31st December next. Mr. Macgregor, one of the sureties of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, having suspended payment, it has been necessary to call upon the Contractors to submit the name of another bondsman. An amended time-table for regulating the San Francisco Service was brought into force on the Ist January last. The time-table wras framed so that the service should, as far as practicable, alternate with that via Galle and Suez. Accordingly, the despatch of the mails from the colonies and London was advanced seven days. The gain to this colony from the adoption of the amended timetable is not so great as secured by Sydney, which now enjoys, it may be said, the advantages of a fortnightly service with London. The mails for despatch via San Francisco and by the Brindisi route are now closed at London at intervals of from 13 to 15 days. It would have been impracticable to have framed a time-table which would have given all parts of New Zealand the advantages of a fortnightly service; but this much has been gamed —viz., that, instead of the San Francisco and Suez mails closing at Wellington on the same day, there is now an interval of six days between the despatch of each mail, while the interval at Dunedin has been increased from six to 11 days. Ample time for replies from all parts of the colony is now secured, varying from 20 days for Auckland, to eight days for Southland, letters. The interval between the arrival of the homeward mails in London and the despatch of the return mail is nine days. The San Francisco Service has been performed with commendable punctuality. This has been particurlarly the case with the homeward mails, which have, on an average, been delivered in London from Auckland in 4083 days. The shortest delivery was made in the unprecedented time of 38 days. The longest time, however, occupied in the delivery of the mails was 48 days —the unusual length of transit arising from delays the mails suffered after leaving San Francisco. It should, be remarked that the steamers of the White Star, Cunard, and Inman lines are those now employed in the conveyance of the Australian mails across the Atlantic, the Imperial Post Office having agreed to employ only the very fastest steamers for the purposes of mail transit in connection with the San Francisco Service. This is now a fixed arrangement. The mails from London have, on an average, been delivered in Auckland in 42 days. The quickest transit was 40 days, and the longest 45 days. But it should be stated, in explanation of the difference in the averages of the outward and homeward voyages, that the outward mails have not infrequently been delayed at San Francisco, owing to their arriving from New York in advance of the due dates, and the Contractors not being in a position to despatch their steamers prior to the advertised day. The detentions have varied from a few hours to nearly three days. These serious delays will be avoided in the^future, as, in anticipation of the early arrival oftthe mails from New York, the

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Contractors have agreed to advertise the sailing of their steamers from San Francisco a day in advance of the dates fixed by the time-table. On two occasions have the homeward mails been despatched by special train from San Francisco, and transferred to the through trains —once at Sacramento, and again at a point about 150 miles east of San Francisco. This resulted in the saving of valuable time, and enabled the mails to be delivered in London much earlier than if they had been detained for the ordinary trains. Whenever a considerable saving of time can be effected by the use of a special train, and a junction with the through train is practicable within a reasonable distance from San Francisco, special arrangements will be made. For accelerating the transmission of the mails between San Francisco and New York, the colonies are much indebted to the United States Post Office and to the Contractors. Both have taken considerable interest in the matter; and the Post Office authorities have on more than one occasion made special arrangements for the early delivery of the homeward mails in New York, in order to have them forwarded by fast steamers. In the matter of railway transit the department's Eesident Agent at San Francisco has been most assiduous and untiring in his efforts to secure prompt and speedy despatch. While the San Francisco Service has shown such marked results, it should be remembered that the Galle and Suez Service has also been performed in a manner hitherto unequalled —in point of time. It has been the rule, rather than the exception, for the outward mails to reach. Melbourne six and seven days in advance of the due dates. The homeward voyages, however, do not show equally good results. This will at once be apparent when it is stated that, from May, 1877, to April last, the average voyage from Melbourne to London via Brindisi occupied 4533 days, while the average of the outward voyages by the same route w ras 41 days. The quickest delivery of mails from London to Melbourne by way of Brindisi was made in 38 days. Notwithstanding this fact, it has not been practicable to deliver the mails at the Bluff in less than 44 days, and at Wellington in 47 days ; while, by the San Francisco route, the London mails have been landed in Auckland in 40 days, and in Wellington in 42 days. Comparing the homeward voyages, the results are still more favourable to the San Francisco line, by which mails from Wellington and Auckland have been delivered in London in 41 and 38 days respectively ; while, by the Galle-Brindisi route, the quickest delivery in London has been, from Wellington 54 days, from the Bluff 51 days, and from Melbourne 43 days. That the time between Melbourne and London by way of Brindisi can be reduced is readily admitted; but, presuming tho journey may be accomplished in 37 days, and to the Bluff in 41 days, that would not admit of mails between this colony and London being delivered so rapidly as could be assured by the San Francisco route. Therefore, for mail purposes, the service via America is the one best calculated to meet the requirements of this colony. It should be remembered that it has taken years for the Galle Service to reach its present state of efficiency, and that, until the advent of the late Panama Service, the Galle Service was one noted for irregularity. That the San Francisco Service is capable of being still further improved should also be acknowledged, seeing that the capabilities of the line may be said to be yet undeveloped. With vessels on the Pacific capable of attaining an average speed of 300 miles per diem, w rith improved overland transit between San Francisco and JMew York by fast mail trains, and fixed arrangements for the transmission of the mails over the Atlantic by the fastest steamers, it is not too much to expect that the journey between London and New Zealand may be accomplished in 35 days. If this be practicable, it will yet be possible to deliver mails via America, between London and the Bluff, in 40 days. Of the San Francisco Service, it may be said that the colony receives a maximum return for a minimum expenditure. The charge on the revenue of the colony is a diminishing one, and with the natural increase of correspondence, so will the net cost decrease year by year. The receipts and payments on account of the San Francisco and Galle Mail Services for the year 1877 are shown by the statements underneath : — San Feancisco Service. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Subsidy to Pacific Mail Company ... .... 32,500 0 0 Estimated bonus due Contractors ... ... 1,015 0 0. Intel-provincial Services, Mail Agents, &c. ... 7,287 0 0 40,802 0 0 Cr. Postages from London Post Office ... ... 12,468 7 5 Postages collected in the colony ... ... 12,625 3 3 Beceipts from non-contracting colonies ... 2,526 14 1 27,620 4 9 Net cost to the colony ... ... ... £13,18115 3 The estimated net cost of the service to the colony for the year 1876 was £23,741 13s. 7d. Galle and Suez Service. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Payments to Victoria ... ... ... 7,753 6 6 Intercolonial Service, &c. ... ... ... 5,104 0 0 12,857 6 6 Cr. Postages from London Post Office ... ... 3,078 3 7 Postages collected in the colony ... ... 2,935 Lll — 6,013 5 6 Net cost to the colony ... ... ... £6,844 1 0 For 1876 the net cost was £6096 2s. lid.

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Since the adoption of the amended San Francisco Service time-table, there has been an increase in the number of letters by the Galle and Suez route. It has been estimated that the colony's annual payments to Victoria will be increased thereby about £1,000. The contract for the conveyance of the Suez mails between Melbourne and New Zealand expires in September next. It is proposed to renew the contract now held by Messrs. McMeckan, Blackwood, and Co., by whom the service has hitherto been carried out most efficiently. The payment made by the colony in respect of the Torres Straits Mail Service for 1877 was £40 6s. lid. This service is used only for the exchange of correspondence with China, Japan, Singapore, &c. The agreement of 1874, under which the Imperial Government agreed to convey the colonial mails between San Francisco, Galle, Singapore, and London, free of charge to the colonies, and pay over the sums representing the outward postages (less the British inland rate), provided the colonies established and maintained at their own cost mail services to either the points named, expires on the 31st December next. The whole question is to be reviewed by the Imperial Post Office authorities ; but it is not supposed that the Imperial Government will desire to force upon the colonies any arrangement less liberal than that now extant. On the United States postal authorities, in 1876, raising the transit charges upon closed mails conveyed by railway between New York and San Francisco, it was feared that that circumstance would decide the Imperial Post Office to deal exceptionally with New South Wales and New Zealand in any proposed new arrangement. From information recently received, however, it has been ascertained that, by a special agreement entered into on the 6th October, 1876, between the British and United States Post Offices, the rates of territorial transit charges on British-closed mails conveyed across the American Continent between Boston or New York and San Francisco has been lowered, so as to be now actually below the original rates which were in force prior to 1876. There appears, therefore, no reason why the existing agreement with the Imperial Government should not be renewed, or some other of an equally liberal character substituted. The Agents-General of the several colonies will make joint representations in the matter to the Imperial authorities. It has not been practicable to re-establish steam communication with the Fiji Islands, and it is feared that it will be impossible to do so, except at a heavy outlay, owing to the trade in the meantime having been diverted to Sydney. There is at present a monthly steam service between Sydney and Fiji, subsidized by the New South Wales Government at the rate of £6,000 per annum. The interprovincial services for the collection and distribution of the San Francisco mails have been performed most satisfactorily. No special agreement has been entered into for the collection of the outward San Francisco mails at Picton, Nelson, and New Plymouth; but the Union Steamship Company have generally timed the departure of one of their steamers from these ports to the Manukau so as to be available for this service. The following steam services are subsidized by the department: Middle Island Service; Nelson and Blind Bay; Wellington, Kaikoura, and Lyttelton; Westport and Karamea; Tauranga and Opotiki (re-established in July, 1877); Helensville and Dargaville; Helensville and Matakohe, and Port Albert; Auckland, Warkworth, and Matakana; and Lyttelton and Pigeon Bay. It is also proposed to establish steam services between Tauranga and Katikati, and between Waitara and Mokau. Money Orders. The transaction of Money Order business was extended during the year to 13 new offices—namely, to Amberley, Aratapu, Feilding, Kaitangata, Lyell, Manutahi, Ohinemutu, Pukekohe, Sanson, Te Kopuru, Waitotara, Waiwera, and Woolston; and the total number of Money Order Offices open at the close of the year was 138, against 124 at the close of 1876. There were 90,672 orders issued during the year for £334,973 7s. 9d,, against 80,255 orders for £310,268 ss. lid. in 1876 ; the increase being 10,417 orders, and £24,705 Is. lOd. The money orders paid were 68,558, for £254,334 4s. 10d., against 59,807 for £232,334 6s. 2d. in 1876; the increase being 8,751 orders, and £21,999 18s. Bd. The money orders issued in New Zealand for payment in the United Kingdom and the Australian Colonies were 26,672, for £101,168 lis. lid. j'and^ 4,826 orders for £20,800 lis. 3d. issued in those countries for payment in the colony. The orders issued in the colony for payment abroad exceeded those received for payment in the colony by upwards of £80,000. In 1876 the excess was £77,000, and in 1875, £81,000. The telegraph was used during the year for the transmission of 12,478 orders, for £55,683 16s. lid.; the increase of telegraph orders being 842 in number, and £3,629 4s. lid. in amount. The revenue derived from the issue of money orders in 1877 was £5,714 18s. 4d., against £5,261 19s. 2d. for the previous year; the increase being £547 os. lOd. Savings Banks. New accounts were opened during the year to the number of 11,235, against 11,255 in 1876; and 8,591 accounts were closed, against 9,472 in 1876. The number of accounts which remained open had increased at the close of the year to 28,761, from 26,117 at the close of 1876. The number of deposits received during the year was 60,953, amounting to £681,294 13s. 2d., the average amount of each deposit being £11 3s. 6d. The withdrawals were 39,363, for £667,023 7s. 5d., and of an average amount of £16 18s. lOd. The amount at the credit of depositors increased to £767,375 17s. Bd. at the close of the year, from £723,910 17s. sd. at the close of 1876. There was an excess of deposits over withdrawals of £14,271 ss. 9d., against an excess of withdrawals over deposits in 1876 of £32,146 14s. lOd.; and the interest credited to the accounts of depositors during the year was £29,193 14s. 6d., against £28,762 4s. 7d. in 1876.

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Table No. 1. STATEMENT showing the Number of Days occupied in the Delivery of Mails between London and the under-mentioned Places, by the San Francisco Mail Service. SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE.

OUTWARD VIA SAN FRANCISCO.

INWARD VIA SAN FRANCISCO. Auckland. Wellington. Dunedin. Sydney-. Melbourne. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Auckland. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Wellington. 1877. August 14 September 1 1 October 9 November 5 December 2 No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Dunedin. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Sydney. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of No. Arrival in of Melbourne. Days. 1877. August 23 56 September 15 51 October 15 53 November 11 52 December 7 50 1878. January 4 50 ; 1877. June 28 July 26 August 23 September 20 October 18 1877. June 28 July 26 August 23 September 20 October 18 1877. August 12 September 7 October 6 November 2 November 30 45 43 44 43 43 47 47 47 46 45 1877. June 28 July 26 August 23 September 20 October 18 1877. August 16 September 13 October 11 November 7 December 5 1878. January 2 49 49 49 48 48 1877. June 28 July 26 August 23 September 20 October 18 ,877. August 2 1 September 12 October 12 November 8 December c; 1878. January 2 54 48 5° 49 48 .877. June 28 July 26 August 23 September 20 October 18 November 15 December 28 1878. January 22 43 November 15 December 3 1 1878. January 25 46 November 15 48 November i :. 48 November 15 December 13 1878. January 3 January 3 1 February 28 March 28 April 25 40 December 13 1878. January 3 January 31 February 28 March 28 April 25 43 December 13 1878. January 3 January 3 1 February 28 March 28 April 25 January 27 45 December 13 1878. January 3 January 31 February 28 March 28 April 25 January 2 7 45 December 13 1878. January 3 January 3 1 February 28 March 28 April 25 January 30 48 I February 14 March 12 April 9 May 7 June 5 42 40 40 40 41 February 18 March 15 April 12 May 9 June 8 46 43 43 42 44 February 2 1 March 17 April 14 May 12 June 10 49 45 45 45 46 February 19 March 17 April 14 May 12 June 12 47 45 45 45 48 February 21 49 March 20 48 April 17 48 May 15 48 June 15 5 1 Maximum Minimum Average 45 40 42 47 42 44'92 49 45 47-17 54 45 47-67 56 48

Melbourne. Sy'dney. Dunedin. Wellington. Auckland. Date of Despatch from Melbourne. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Sydney. 1877. Date of No. Arrival in of London. Days. Date of Despatch from Dunedin. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Wellington. ] Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Auckland. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. I ] 1877. 1877. 1877. 1877. 1877. IS??. 1877. 1877. 1877. May 1 May 28 June 25 July 23 August 20 September 17 October 15 November 12 June 19 July 17 August 14 September 11 October 9 November 3 December 1 1 December 31 1878. January 27 49 50 5° 5° 5° 47 57 49 May 4 June 1 June 29 July 27 August 24 September 21 October 20 November 16 June 19 46 July 17 46 August 14 46 September 11 46 October 9 46 November 3 43 December 11 52 December 31 45 1878. January 27 44 February 16 44 May 3 June 1 June 28 July 27 August 23 September 21 October 18 November 15 June 19 July 17 August 14 September 11 October 9 November 3 December 1 1 December 31 1878. January 27 47 46 47 46 47 43 54 46 May 5 June 2 June 30 July 30 August 25 September 22 October 20 November 17 June 19 July 17 August 14 September 11 October 9 November 3 December 11 December 3 1 1878. January 2 7 45 45 45 43 45 42 5 2 44 May 9 June 6 July 4 August 1 August 29 September 26 October 24 November 2 1 June 19 July 17 August T4 September 11 October 9 November 3 December 11 December 3 1 1878. January 2 7 41 41 41 41 41 38 48 40 December 10 December 3 1 1878. January 26 February 23 February 16 48 December 14 1878. January 3 December 14 1878. January 3 44 December 16 1878. January 5 42 December 19 1878. January 8 39 47 February 16 44 February 16 43 February 16 39 March 17 April 16 5° 5*_ 57 47 49'92 January 3 1 February 28 .. . March 17 I 45 I April 16 [ 47 January 3 1 February 28 March 17 April 16 45 47 February 2 March 2 March 17 April 16 43 45 52 42 44-42 February 6 March 5 March 17 April 16 39 42 48 38 40-83 Maximum Minimum Average 43 45-83 54 43 46-33 ■• I

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Table No. 2. STATEMENT showing the Number of Days occupied in the Delivery of Mails between London and the under-mentioned Places, by the Mail Service viâ Galle and Suez— Brindisi Route. GALLE AND SUEZ MAIL SERVICE.

OUTWARD VIA GALLE AND SUEZ—BRINDISI ROUTE.

INWARD VIA SUEZ AND GALLE—BRINDISI ROUTE. Melbourne. Sydney. Bluff. Dunedin. Wellington. Auckland. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Melbourne. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Sydney. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival at Bluff. No. Date of of Despatch from Days. London. Date of Arrival in Dnnedin. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from ; London. Date of Arrival in Wellington. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Auckland. No. of Days. 1877. 1877. June 8 July 22 July 6 August 14 August 3 Sept. 12 August 31 October 11 Sept. 28 Nov. 11 October 26 Dec 3 1878. Nov. 23 January 4 Dec. 21 Feb. 2 1878. January 18 Feb. 27 Feb. 15 March 27 March 15 April 24 Maximum Minimum Average Average via Southampton 1877. 1877. July 25 August 17 Sept. 15 October 13 Nov. 14 Dec. 5 1878. January 7 Feb. 5 1877. 1877. July 28 August 19 Sept. 17 October 16 Nov. 18 Dec. 10 1878. January 9 Feb. 10 1877. ,877. July 29 August 20 Sept. 18 October 17 Nov. 18 Dec. 10 1878. January 9 Feb. 12 1877. 1877. June 8 August 1 July 6 August 22 August 3 Sept. 20 August 31 October 19 Sept. 28 Nov. 21 October 26 : Dec. 13 1878. * Nov. 23 Jan. 12 Dec. 21 Feb. 14 1878. January 18 March 7 Feb. 15 April 4 March 15 May 4 1877. 1877. August 1 August 25 Sept. 25 October 22 Nov. 2 1 Dec. 17 1878. Jan. 14 Feb. 18 44 39 40 4' 44 38 June 3 July 6 August 3 August 31 Sept. 28 October 26 47 42 43 43 47 40 Tune ' 8 July 6 August 3 August 31 Sept. '28 October 26 50 i June 8 44 July 6 45 August 3 46 August 31 51 Sept. 28 45 October 26 51 45 46 47 5i 45 54 47 48 49 54 48 June 8 July 6 August 3 August 31 Sept 28 October 26 54 5° 53 52 54 52 42 43 Nov. 23 Dec. 2 1 1878. January 18 Feb. 15 March 15 45 46 Nov. 23 Dec. 21 1878. January 18 Feb. 15 March 15 47 Nov. 23 51 Dec. 21 47 53 5° 55 Nov. 23 Dec. 2 1 1878. January 18 Feb. 15 March 15 52 59 40 40 4° 44 38 41 49 March 2 March 29 April 26 43 42 4 2 47 40 4.r64 5'64 March 4 April 1 April 30 1878. 45 January 18 45 Feb- 15 46 March 15 51 _ 44 46-82 54-82 .. March 5 April 2 May 1 46 46 47__ 48 48 50 55 47 50-09 58-09 March 1 1 April 8 May 7 52 52 _53 S3 45 47-64 iSl64 59 5° 53 61

Auckland. Wellington. Dunedin. Bluff. Sydney. Melbourne. Date of Despatch from Auckland. 1877. April 3 April 28 May 29 June 23 July 23 August 21 Sept. 19 October 15 Date of Arrival in j London. \ 1877. June 2 July 1 July 29 August 25 Sept. 2 1 October 21 Nov. 17 Dec. 16 1878. No. of ! Davs. 60 64 61 63 Co 61 Date of Despatch from Wellington. 1877. April 7 May 4 June 1 June 29 July 27 August 24 Sept. 23 October 2 1 1877. June 2 July 1 July 29 August 25 Sept. 21 October 21 Nov. 17 Dec. 16 1878. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. i 56 58 58 57 56 58 55 56 1877. April 10 May 7 June 4 July 2 July 3° August 27 Sept. 26 October 24 Date of Despatch from Dunedin. 1877. June 2 J uly 1 July 29 August 25 Sept. 21 October 21 Nov. 17 Dec. 16 1878. Date of No. Arrival in of London. Days. S3 55 55 54 53 55 52 53 Date of Despatch from Bluff. 1877. April 11 May 8 June 5 July 3 July 31 August 28 Sept. 27 October 25 Date of Arrival in London. 1877. June 2 July 1 July 29 August 25 Sept. 21 October 21 Nov. 17 Dec. 16 1878. No. of Davs. 5 2 54 54 53 5 2 54 5 1 52 Date of Date of Despatch from Arrival in Sydney. London. 1877. 1877. April 14 June 2 May 12 July 1 June 9 July 29 July 7 August 25 August 4 Sept. 21 Sept. 1 October 21 October 1 Nov. 17 October 29 Dec. 16 1878. No. of Days. 49 5° 5° 49 48 5° 47 48 Date of Despatch from Melbourne. 1877. April 17 May 15 June 12 July 10 August 7 Sept. 4 October 4 Nov. 1 Date of Arrival in London. 1877. June 2 July 1 July 29 August 25 Sept. 21 October 21 Nov. 17 Dec. 16 1878. Jan. 12 Feb. 9 No. of Days. 46 47 47 46 45 47 44 45 59 62 Nov. 13 Dec. 1 1 1878. January 8 February 8 Jan. 12 Feb. 9 60 I 60 | Nov. 18 Dec. 17 1878. January 14 Feb. 10 Jan. 12 Feb. 9 55 54 Nov. 2 1 Dec. 19 1878. January 16 Feb. 13 Jan. 12 Feb. 9 52 52 Nov. 22 Dec. 20 1878. January 17 Feb. 14 Jan. 12 Feb. 9 S 1 51 Nov. 26 Jam. 12 Dec. 24 Feb. 9 1878. January 21 March 10 Feb. 18 April 7 47 47 Nov. 29 Dec. 28 1878. January 24 Feb. 21 44 43 March 10 April 7 61 58 March 10 April 7 55 56 58 54 63-17 i March 1 o April 7 53 53 March 10 April 7 52 52 54 5i 52*33 59-33 48 48 5° 47 48-42 55-42 March 10 April 7 45 45. Maximum ... ... 64 Minimum ... ... 58 Average ... ... 60-75 Average via Southampton 67-75 5555 5 2 6o-33 5 2 47 43 45-3. 60-3

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Table No. 3. TABLE showing the Number and Amount of Money Orders issued and of Money Orders made payable in New Zealand, Year by Year, since the Year 1863.

MONEY ORDERS DRAWN ON THE COLONY.

Table No. 4. STATEMENT of the Money Orders issued in New Zealand on the United Kingdom and the Australian Colonies, during the Years 1876 and 1877.

Money Orders Issued in the Colony. Where Payable. Commission Received. Total. Year. In the Colony. Uml :ed Kingdom. Aust: ralian Colonies. No. j Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 l875 1876 1877 £ ■• «■ 1,057 9 o 1,619 2 6 1,463 18 6 1,761 14 o 1,815 19 6 1,863 1 6 i,932 3 o 2,367 3 6 2,608 3 6 3,068 17 6 3,562 3 2 4.393 2 3 4,95o 19 4 5,261 19 2 5>7H 18 4 2,201 4,267 6,292 8,924 10,293 11,898 14,305 16,821 20,514 28,156 34,288 40,968 48,611 55.748 64,000 £ s. d. 9,613 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 14 8 142,642 4 10 171,683 6 1 193,551 13 9 212,089 1 6 233,804 15 10 4,74° 7,700 7,756 9,238 9,242 9,241 9,263 9,624 10,407 10,619 i T,9'3 •4,379 16,949 17,331 18,369 £ *. «• 21,944 2 1 35.741 5 o 33,426 11 s 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 11 4 57,821 2 6 66,332 14 9 66,977 4 2 69,670 11 10 4,645 4,625 3,188 4.938 4,7IS 4.859 5.4'9 5.37° 5,885 6,150 7,36S 7.467 7,176 8,303 £ s- d. 24,145 7 5 23,388 10 2 15,406 17 2 23,968 5 2 25,115 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 33,659 19 2 33,597 2 3 31,202 o 3 31,498 o 1 11,586 16,592 17,236 22,710 24,473 2.5,854 28,427 31.864 36,291 44,660 5 2,35I 62,712 73,027 80,255 90,672 £ 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 Ho,454 7 " i.57,397 13 7 191,009 2 o 219,258 1 7 263,164 7 9 293,481 10 9 310,268 5 11 334,973 7 9

Where Issued. Total. Year. 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 1874 1875 1876 1877 2,067 4,248 6,218 8,886 io,353 11,903 14,250 16,798 20,514 27,983 34,288 40,968 48,611 55,748 64,000 £ •• 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 2 142,642 4 10 171,683 6 1 i93,55i 1.3 9 212,089 1 6 233,804 15 10 4i5 675 762 1,100 1,198 i,4oi I,2l8 1,156 1,396 1,504 1,482 1,603 1,969 2,243 2,258 £ 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 11 5 7,078 8 6 6,625 14 5 7,284 10 7 9,262 9 7 10,202 13 6 9,744 8 8 558 697 700 917 1,108 1,294 1,272 1,267 1,318 1,459 1,668 i,8oo i,995 2,38s 2,568 £ S. d. 3,077 13 7 3,776 1 7 3,712 1 5 4.753 3 10 S.S70 6 4 6,685 1 3 6,382 4 3 6,055 6 11 3,914 18 7 6,803 15 3 7,689 6 8 8,316 17 5 9,340 19 11 10,838 16 8 11,056 2 7 .1.040 5,620 7,680 10,903 12,659 14,598 16,740 19,221 23,228 30,946 37,438 44,371 52,575 60,376 68,826 £ S. d. 14,070 18 9 26,467 14 2 36,563 11 1 52,543 9 4 61,151 6 4 67,536 12 6 75,833 18 4 84,823 19 6 100,724 10 3 133,558 4 11 156,957 5 11 187,284 14 1 212,155 3 3 233,130 11 8 254.605 7 1

1876. 1877.. Where Payable. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. United Kingdom Victoria South Australia ... New South Wales Queensland Tasmania Western Australia 17,331 5,149 285 1,138 151 447 6 £ s. d. 66,977 4 2 21,790 6 0 1,222 1 3 5,403 17 2 644 o 9 2,126 10 7 15 4 6 18,369 5,216 291 2,104 217 469 6 £ s. d. 69,670 11 10 20,951 17 9 1,137 16 1 6,340 11 2 691 11 5 2,344 13 8 31 10 o 101,168 11 11 Totals 98,179 4 5 26,672 24,5 07 Statement of the Money Orders iss New Zealari' iued in the Ui d, during the nited Kingdom a: Years 1876 and id the Austral [877. ian Colonies on 1876. 1877. Where Issued. i Number. Amount. Number. Amount. United Kingdom Victoria South Australia ... New South Wales Queensland Tasmania Western Australia 2,243 1,102 I3i 744 149 233 26 £ S- d. IO,202 13 6 4,725 3 10 596 14 0 3,238 4 8 842 19 3 1,232 19 11 203 15 O 2,258 1,110 150 877 193 225 13 £ s. d. 9,744 8 8 4,819 10 3 627 1 9 3,609 5 8 889 10 6 1,033 16 7 76 17 10 Totals 4,628 21,041 10 2 4,826 20,800 11 3

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Table No. 5. 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 1877.

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Money Orders. Savings Banks. Offices. Issued. Paid. Z St* o Ss nit B, ,°< O Deposits. °g| o o o z Withdrawals. No. Commission. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. tUCKLAND ,,. Alexandra Aratapu Cambridge Drury Hamilton Hokianga Kapanga Kawakawa ... Mangapai Mangawhare... Mercer Mongonui Newcastle Ohinemutu Onehunga Opotiki Otahuhu Pahi Port Albert ... Pukekohe Raglan Russell Tauranga TeArai Te Awamutu... Te Kopuru Waipu Waiuku Waiwera Wangarei Warkworth ... 5,357 350 128 585 77 746 210 £ s. d. 396 4 8 13 5 2 5 11 o 27 17 6 3 18 6 35 18 10 9 14 o 27 17 o 68 19 2 3160 8 17 o 6 12 4 9 9 6 13 17 10 088 16 13 10 18 17 6 7 11 8 3 16 o 4 3 6 276 10 14 o 11 9 8 23 10 6 3 18 o; 14 3 i°: 112 6] £ ■■ d. 21,542 s 6 1,223 7 8 Si.S o 1 2,050 19 1 279 9 6 2,601 5 6: 619 2 11j i,5°S 5 3 3,973 12 3 421 19 8 933 8 4 432 8 o 698 15 4 843 9 9 9 7 o 1,045 14 2 1,186 8 2 S58 4 8 170 16 7 381 IO 2! 15° 14 l\ 1,358 6 8 678 15 8 i,59i 19 11 231 17 9 1,048 17 9 163 2 5 1,070 13 3 629 4 10 127 14 5 1,136 16 3 778 15 7 9,7" 1511 8 iS4J 79 35' 103 189 93 36 27 77 37 256 4 566 "5 169 10 £ s. d 38,439 7 8; 425 15 8j 57 1 o, 492 19 10, 343 4 6 1,060 18 7 758 n n 674 6 o 516 12 6 171 19 2 163 6 3 287 14 4 211 12 6 717 8 18 36 11 69 2 4,447 34 52 130 61 310 £ B. d. 56,204 4 6 262 19 o 573 6 9 1,519 14 6 193 14 o 1,104 2 o 23 o o 347 2 o 1,012 6 o 304 17 o 1,420 10 o 279 2 O 445 5 o 1,069 3 0 1 15 o 1,579 15 3 549 3 o 777 19 o 52 5 o 169 18 o 63 16 o no 10 o 74o IS o 663 4 6 149 6 o 535 S o 369 14 o 96 o o 293 15 o 46 12 O 680 7 4 337 19 0 783 1 3 18 37 4,190, 20] 521 13 102 £ S. d. 64,007 5 4 192 8 2 440 18 8 1,006 8 o 198 7 7 1,186 6 7 521 673 118 212 191 188 13 14 5 29 8 21 3 90 9i 23 97 37 39 98 223 40 139 11 5 6 4 22 2 2 S 12 30 10 5° 12 18 25 80 7 7 848 11 8 204 4 9 1,406 3 11 86 1 3 307 10 3 316 1 9 313 7 297 342 166 40 108 1,099 1 2 18 17 6 2,478 5 1 440 8 2 7i5 17 8 60 9 2 145 17 1 64 12 9 347 18 3 540 16 7 1,366 13 1 90 14 8 524 16 6, 9 16 o 367 5 o 347 16 7 320 757 5 6 355 16 4 33 2 36 4 27 5 5 3 7 18 16 18 6 8 52 15 52 5 7 1 701 12 3 245 15 3 374 12 3 67 8 3 202 8 2 1000 143 12 3 616 7 3 520 12 8 306 10 o 363 10 7 78 13 5 50 o o '800 29 14 58 117 338 18 106 13 17 10 75 96 13 92 27 9] 42 9 86 So 2 261 9 18 202 51' 78 336 43 226 205 31 334 246 S 9 32 8 22 9 3 2J 8 16 01 I 3 O: 16 5 6 IO 9 2 3 69 88 2 163 91 j4 IS 14 4 13 7 22I 7 5 3 4 1 4 1 11 6 32 27 10 o o 859 18 10 273 o 9 dlAMES 1,782 102 18 O 6,415 19 o i,275 4,315 S 10 t 265 i,779 27,346 17 2 189 1,667 26,949 14 10 'Jew Plymouth Hawera Manutahi Patea 1,313 443 26 461 78 3 10 28 I IO I 10 10 22 17 O 4,883 11 5 1.564 13 4 95 13 6 i,438 17 7 818 168 7 220 2,683 16 n 834 4 10 23 18 2 595 9 10 159 24 1 20 962 59; 3 73 12,054 6 5 1,227 16 6 56 o o 783 8 5 161 16 651 26 11,251 1 7 1,200 10 11 15 24 6.?3 ii 9 •Japier ... Gisborne Hastings Port Ahuriri ... Taupo Waipawa Waipukurau ... Wairoa 2,106 930 7i 341 400 280 163 3 2 63 5 2 562 28 5 o 31 11 oj 19 6 8 27 S 8 11 5 4 8,678 6 4 3,918 4 6 285 3 7 1,484 14 10 1,821 14 5 918 11 9 1,591 10 2 735 10 8 1,190 290 23 106 50 140 72 76 4,524 4 11 965 7 10 106 14 4 271 10 9 218 13 3 523 12 5 352 12 3 245 13 2 305 79 Sj 23J 10 36I 10 i,5S5! 277 ; 36 i54 29 131 49 70 17,400 7 9 i,9i7 3 6 187 3 o 1,191 7 10 401 18 8 909 9 2 808 1 o 204 3 o 258 29 2 5 5 23 7 2 1,074 59 4 50 10 5o 27 10 17,449 17 S 1,400 s 7 45 2 o 449 9 2 283 o 3 659 5 ! 791 12 o 187 1 10 411 223 17 Wellington Bull's Carterton Featherston ... Feilding Foxton Grey town Hutt Marton Masterton Palmerston N. Sanson Turakina Upper Hutt ... Waitotara Wanganui Waverley 9,725 442 209 336 295 324 417 181 604 74i 677 139 131 184 167 2,089 147 577 11 6 27 15 6 9 7 2 18 is 4 13 8 o 17 13 2 26 8 6 896 32 7 6 51 16 8 36 15 o 6 13 2 762 10 11 4 7 1 8 137 8 o 824 29,794 17 8 1,591 16 2 739 o 1 1,288 12 8 945 13 1 933 6 5 i,57o 4 1 757 o 11 2,165 o 8 2,974 1 9 2,394 14 o 412 9 9 492 iS 2 677 10 10 554 17 10 7,891 6 4 47i 13 3 9,402 i74 85 •37 102 244 23.5 122 306 229 277 27 43 65 35 1,503 61 34,441 16 10 790 9 8 35i 3 5 493 6 11 422 6 10 S89 4 7 794 3 5 398 7 8 1,088 3 6 807 14 6 969 o o 89 18 2 124 7 9 276 n 2 120 16 10 5,5i4 17 7 226 3 1 I 1,671 30 11 io,435 in 45 208| 32 163 172 33i 99 246 124 30 7o 197 45 643 iS 103,631 7 9 1,018 8 o 219 10 0 2,633 6 5 156 12 o 744 17 6 1,397 o o 2,562 9 6 953 12 10 2,598 14 10 1,456 4 3 212 13 o 743 14 4 2,277 13 2 97 2 5 6,442 2 7 200 o 1 i,237 14 14 22 7,064 49 31 62 101,302 18 3 858 18 11 392 1 2 804 12 o 1809 479 8 6 1,707 iS S 7 6 3 3 3 917 18 o 2,456 6 8 1,314 8 s 83 16 9 296 7 2 493 i7 S 69 11 6 5,522 16 10 400 18 3 44 15 32 29 56 26 2 14 23 27 •9 29 21 4 48 78 57 40 in 67 5 20 27 5 260 iS 49j 11 12 54 9 156 3 3 4 9 2 n8 7 Jlenheim Havelock Kaikoura Picton i,333 645 249 438 86 17 2 32 2 8 1624 2182 5,393 6 o 2,762 12 9 1,002 7 7 1,614 8 9 575 i47 77 333 1,892 o 10 526 16 4 250 6 8 1,201 6 5 129 23 25 34 765 81 55 229 9,568 17 10 1,246 16 11 606 3 o 2,222 II 6 94 12 407 27 25 68 9,082 o 6 692 6 3 i,349 i6 3 1,419 15 11 13 23 Kelson Collingwood ... Motueka ichmond 1,862 3i5 346 63 113 11 4 11 18 6 1710 404 6,761 18 4 1,178 n 2 i,S7i 14 3 219 4 6 3,715 39 228 95 16,011 10 7 168 7 7 968 5 1 483 o 9 201 7 46 19 1,382 32 184 122 14,257 O 2 954 18 o 2,153 2 o 878 6 o 201 3 20 842 15 73 26 18,371 o 11 369 14 6 1,966 9 3 240 18 ji 2

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Table No. 5. — continued. 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 1877 — continued.

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Money Orders. Savings Banks. Offices. Issued. Paid. S5 M .go O tl *-■ Deposits. . o 3 O CJ U z Withdrawals. No. Commission. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. Westport ... Charleston Lyell 952 445; 616 £ s. d. 60 3 2 23 17 4 41 3 6 £ s. d. 3,377 8 6 1,522 18 1 3,604 11 1 670 204 63 £ ■• d. 2,719 6 o 570 12 8 256 17 4 82 15 24 478 no £ s. d. 6,740 13 10 1,818 19 o 1,387 7 3 84 13 4 345 57 6 £ s. d. 7,477 4 7 1,062 17 o 285 o 4 70 Jreyhouth Ahaura Reefton 2,145! 977 1,440 142 2 6 49 9 2 103 8 10 8,107 19 i S,ii7 7 7 6,216 16 o 2,108 162 73° 6,770 9 6 844 9 1 2,627 4 4 168 18 65 804 66 282 10,140 12 7 995 18 1 3,611 6 6 143 3 26 660 18 86 13,954 8 o 219 17 2 2,220 19 10 -IOKITIKA Kumara Ross i,459 i,337 2.54 97 3 6 80 3 2 12 5 10 S-540 19 2 4,517 12 7 860 13 7 1,887 413 233 5,965 4 11 i,938 5 1 908 o 1 91 83 24 47o 267 134 6,792 14 9 3,933 1 9 1,110 3 o 103 29 13 459 i55 34 9,020 6 2 2,247 x7 10 733 4 1 Christchurch ... Akaroa Amberley Ashburton Cheviot Dunsandel Geraldine Hurunui Kaiapoi Leithfield Lyttelton Malvern Oxford Rakaia Rangiora Southbridge ... Temuka Timaru Waiau Waimate Woolston 6,871 384 82 744 28 136 240 62 53i 6 2 20 o 2 4 4 2 43 9 4; 2 4 10 6 11 6 16 7 o 3 18 4 21 14 2 6 17 6 63 6 6 7 19 o 8 15 8 10 3 6| 23 7 o 18 16 10 25 o 6 143 16 6 10 7 o 42 2 o I 12 6 26,001 19 7 1,160 4 n 245 2 6 2,57° 7 1 106 3 8 357 19 2 838 6 8 196 12 8 1,169 11 6 445 4 1 3.264 13 4 544 o 5 611 8 3 661 14 6 1,087 11 3 923 16 10 1,403 14 1 8,183 10 4 832 14 6 2,738 o 7 92 10 6 5,373 185 16 193 5 30 87 14 266 58 529 55 "7 39 195 127 146 1,085 34 257 16 19,386 18 9 774 10 4 68 18 o 728 10 1 31 9 o 150 12 n 280 14 o 58 3 11 929 11 '7 245 11 4 1,873 1.5 3 169 18 7 390 18 11 122 5 o 648 9 8 602 6 2 484 16 6 3,961 12 5 182 10 10 1,864 28 14 72 1 4 29 8 55 20 10,252 122 41 280 10 19 98 37 250 64 949 49 84 124,279 17 n 949 16 o 326 16 o 2,459 17 8 233 6 8 520 3 o 43i 11 o 476 17 o 3,026 15 2 704 13 O 7,9l8 2 I 489 12 II 612 49 771 o 3 2,831 14 3 1,017 5 6 1,708 17 9 11,569 6 o 1,140 14 o 1,187 3 8 482 2 o 1,247 24 7 44 7,291 46 11 "4 2 125,467 2 9 1,052 17 11 3°7 6 1 2,097 1 2 •95 o o 309 2 4 384 15 8 274 10 5 3,752 19 5 261 19 8 3,636 2 3 161 17 7 692 o 7 663 4 o 2,224 14 3 1,421 12 o 1,951 6 6 9.123 6 3 234 8 5 i>399 15 9 190 8 n 3 13 4 49 7 75 5 9 9 37 31 30 209 11 26 10 354 170 958 162 19S 207 326 278 414 2,iS3 195 755 33 152 19 9 25 67 35 4i 289 13 51 21 54 275 108 140 18 '268 12 36 22 •05 58 86 219 1,132 75 149 82 5i7 13 84 12 953 10 o 66 1 6 45 3 Dunedin Albany Street... Arrow River ... Balclutha Clinton Clyde Cromwell Green Island ... Hamilton's Hampden Hyde Kaitangata ... Kakanui Lawrence Manuherikia ... Mataura Milton Mosgiel Naseby Oamaru Ophir Otepopo Outram Palmerston ... Port Chalmers Queenstown ... Roxburgh St. Bathans ... Tapanui ... Waikaia Waikouaiti ... 7,084 619 276 562 243 284 418 77 i53 291 52 266 547 18 4 43 1.3 81 16 10 6| 28 9 2 14 7 4 12 11 o 27,676 4 5 2,277 18 7 9'5 19 4 i,753 9 9 1,002 4 n 834 5 4 1,183 3 3 266 2 5 821 15 10 889 o 3 200 14 4 791 11 7 927 o 8 2,361 7 5 1,071 19 8 852 10 4 2,036 15 n 525 7 8 1,381 15 5 8,371 2 2 665 12 7 692 5 2 666 3 8 1,865 n 1 3,581 8 6 1,434 6 3 1,584 8 4 663 12 7 i,i55 12 11 1,607 3 7 1,603 n 10 10,586 309 87 394 66 134 118 85 20 98 15 72 47 437 61 95 396 74 171 956 35 38 118 208 409 189 100 28 36,410 19 4 1,127 4 2 244 18 o 1,439 4 4 220 12 2 436 14 11 372 3 7 316 7 8 100 6 1 384 11 8 84 13 1 258 19 6 241 8 5 1,580 7 10 289 13 o 381 6 7 i,349 3 2 343 9 8 508 11 1 3,537 16 10 145 i3 9 122 8 8 352 11 8 754 8 2 1,704 9 3 618 10 n 318 15 11 71 10 3 466 2 6 35° 2 1 627 12 2 i,709 161 2 46 17 5 12 28 10,171 1,422 12 219 40 62 67 132 41 55 7 21 41 266 6 123,136 10 4 9,788 10 3 30710 o 2,625 I o 374 o 6 312 18 o 465 14 o 1,027 11 o 981 7 o 269 2 o 119 00 28 17 o 493 2 o 2,268 8 3 35 10 o 359 12 3 2,497 9 o 895 15 o 588 17 o 11,401 7 2 37 7 o 244 9 o 387 11 1 822 8 1 6,486 o 10 668 o 3 211 3 o 56 10 o 5 12 o 4 346 13 2 835 4 o 1,872 83 4 18 9 5 8 7 3 6 8,161 37° 8 66 17 13 15 23 24 19 139,509 13 9 4,545 6 5 185 14 7 1,124 12 6 368 4 11 124 8 o 487 7 9 293 16 10 735 5 11 498 6 9 30 o o 49 19 9 879 6 7 1,646 18 6 69 11 S 340 6 2 1,748 o 7 676 13 9 784 19 6 8,218 3 s 22 3 2 342 6 3 416 12 8 6129 2 3,987 1 5 735 11 11 388 15 4 47 5 o 421 3 4 454 6 1 407 iS 9 21 10 4 5 17 6 911 0. 10 13 10 1 19 o 10 10 o 10 8 10 11 n 235 642 324 258 55i 140 412 2,176 230 229 200 554 820 425 447 244 336 399 410 32 9 4 i5 15 10 13 1 6 3° 1 6 8 11 10 21 13 o 141 16 2 n 06 926; 12 17 2 26 11 10 60 10 10! 26 18 8| 21 7 oj 9 14 o! 15 12 o; 16 o 8; 21 15 4 2 5 11 46 2 8 53 23 5 251 3 3 9 33 160 40 353 146 49 922 7 24 59 89 656 69 32 15 67 21 80 1 11 22 3 9 34 n 6 191 1 2 21 Si 7 19 101 33 17 398 1 4 1 18 n 22 5 99 13 3 1 23 3i 2S5 23 19 3 29 21 28 100 84 132 24 4 3i 10 2 14 Invercargill ... Campbelltown Gore Long Bush Riverton Winton 1,763 273 221 120 10 81 iS 9 o n 2 10; 4 4 6j 20 6 6; 11 12 6 6,477 17 8 1,361 6 10 995 1 4 249 o 3 1,173 8 6 805 11 7 1,217 84 80 4,450 10 o 380 11 4 S55 2 o 123 2 10 633 o 7 318 18 3 206 II II 986 48 29 55 93 59 14,160 6 3 606 17 4 655 17 8 421 3 1 869 16 9 629 18 11 205 5 5 3 18 833 12 12 6 52 25 14,582 16 11 108 12 7 266 15 11 47 6 7 912 16 5 240 13 4 129 344 210 30 182 83 68,558 9 17 17 n Total 90,672 S,7i4 18 4 334,973 7 9 254,334 4 10 11,235 60,953 681,294 13 2 8,591 39,363 667,023 7 s

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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, 1877.

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Table No. 7. NUMBER and Value of Postage Stamps printed during the Years 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, and 1877.

Table No. 8. RETURN of Intercolonial and Interprovincial Mail Steam Services, 1877.

Table No. 9. TABLE showing the Number of Officers employed in the several Chief Post Offices and Second-class Post Offices in the Colony during the Years 1876 and 1877.

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1873. IS741873, 1876. .ill. Denomination. Number. Value. Number. Value. Number. Value. Number. Value. Number. Value. £ 3,000 7,050 1,320 1,125 25.540 7.785 1.433 £ 6,456 25,020 3,740 4,479 36,754 12,979 3.434 £ 16,176 7,488 £ «. d. £ B. d, At One Shilling At Sixpence At Fourpence ... At Threepence ... At Twopence ... At One Penny ... At One Halfpenny Post Cards 6o,000 282,000 79,200 90,000 3,064,800 1,868,400 688,080 129,120 1,000,800 224,400 358,320 4,410,480 3,114,960 1,648,320 323.520 299,520 1,368,000 317,520 61,200 34,200 o o 5,292 o o 1,530 o c 4,155,840 2,421,360 1,224,000 34,632 10,089 2,550 4,737,360 3,949.440 2,099,760 * 1,002,5OO 39,478 0 o 16,456 o o 4.374 10 o 4.177 1 8 7.529.040 4,583,280 2,037,120 4.250 62,742 o c 19,097 o c 4,244 o c 17 14 2 87,630 14 2 Totals ... 6,132,480 47,253 10,886,400 92,862: : 8,424,240 70,935 13,474,580 103,977 11 8 14,214,890 * For two moi iths onl

Duration of Service. Service. Annual Subsidy. When Terminated, or when Terminable. Number of Voyages per Annum. Mileage for Complete Voyage. Cost per Mile. When Established. lelbourne and New Zealand Auckland and Napic-r Vellington and Napier and Gisborne ... ... Vellington and Kaikoura ... "i i £ 5,000 1,200 Sept., 1876 Feb., 1875 Sept., 1878 Feb., 1877 13 26 .152 (26 3.440 736 408 176 £ s. d. O 2 2j o i 3 1,000 400 360 Nov., 1875 Dec, 1875 July, 1877 Feb., 1877 June, 1877} On month's > notice ) June, 1877 S On month's > notice ) June, 1877 ") On month's > notice ) 26 180 j o o gi (o i 8i ) o i 6i Jelson and Hokitika diddle Island Service 1,300 \ Jan., 1875 (July, 1877 \ Nov., 1874 (July, 1877 13 480 042 4,000 12 1,213 056 'ort Chalmers and Auckland tfanukau and Port Chalmers i 5,000 May, 1877 1883 13 1,742 04s

18*7*7. 1876. Post Offices. HJ s o u I o Oh 3 u & 5 O J a, bo a, *S g, Q rt 'd cj e o bo 'B. a. CO II o 2 •p rt g WI C CJ rt U s o bo c Q. co M o 5 rt o H en cj O Cfi o H Auckland Thames Onehunga Tauranga Gisborne New Plymouth ... Napier Port Ahuriri Wellington Wanganui Nelson The Port Westport Blenheim Picton Kaikoura Christchurch Lyttelton Timaru Akaroa Dunedin Port Chalmers ... I I i6 5 2 2 I 2 I 24 6 I I I 16 2 I 5 2 2 24 6 2 1 2 I I I 2 2 I I I I 1 2 3 2 3 6 2 3 6 I 3 2 I 12 4 2 2 I 18 5 6 I I II 2 3 1 I ■•• I ... [6 I 2 2 I I I 2 2 I 4 6 I I I I I I I 1 3 3 2 1 22 I I I I I 1 1 3 3 2 I I 14 5 i i 3 I I I 3 5 2 27 3 5 8 I I I 14 I 5 1 I I 1 22 17 "6 i i 2 I I I I I I 2 i I 3 4 2 26 I 2 I? "(> I I Oamaru Invercargill Campbelltown ... Hokitika Greymouth Chatham Islands I 4 2 I I I I 1 2 3 1 1 2 I 2 4 7 1 1 2 I 2 I 1 5 5 2 I 1 1 1 I I I 2 2 1 5 S 1 I 1 Totals I j __: I 9i 38 I 86 36 I 162 14 14 II 2 2 172 14 13 1 9 2 2

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Table No. 10. COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Postal Revenue and Number of Letters, Post Cards, Books, and Newspapers received at and despatched from the several Postal Districts, from 1871 to 1877, both Years inclusive.

* The Westport returns separated from those of Nelson. f The Greymouth returns separated from those of Nelson and Hokitika.

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Letters. Post Cards. Books. Newspapers. Postal Districts. Revenue. Received. Despatched. Received. Despatched. Received. Despatched. Received. Despatched. Auckland —- 1871 1872 i873 1874 1875 1876 1877 £ s- d. 12.549 7 9 10,950 12 11 11,108 4 2 12,523 2 4 13,133 11 o 13.445 1 3 15.572 10 2 692,462 627,212 691,154 740,502 782,329 851,721 1.023,373 603,928 584,915 626,188 786,279 779,617 886,452 937.330 515,532 524.094 575,954 626,164 647,325 768,214 831,353 227,121 243,543 259,285 352,197 326,248 372,799 369,316 40,670 44.382 52,886 49,519 43,680 15.457 18,275 25,545 30,217 49,632 52,777 53.241 6,353 6,490 79,266 35,574 Thames — ■873 1874 187S 1876 i877 1,787 19 4 1,618 o 1 1,664 ° 6 1,601 6 2 1,633 S 10 118,904 11 o, 131 119,418 114,205 121,816 95,398 97,859 109,954 106,605 92,387 45.532 52,244 52,323 54,857 55,404 2,595 "783 5.543 1,516 Taranaki — 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 820 2 5 982 o 5 1,068 3 5 i,336 1 3 i,8iS 9 5 2,520 19 6 2,419 18 6 42,191 57,029 66,572 80,112 97,040 121,734 132,616 39,806 So,739 58,889 71,108 89,469 106,207 115,462 30,759 38,105 44.354 56,384 72,462 91,482 99425 424 2,160 7,421 1,649 Hawke's Bay— 1871 1872 1873 1874 i875 1876 i877 1,569 13 2 1,789 14 4 2,000 2 3 2,972 17 11 4,076 19 8 4,421 6 9 5,114 17 o 85,003 99,046 139,189 148,837 186,993 283,430 360,416 92,297 109,083 150,948 179,703 2.,o,973 277,512 270,552 63,339 64,315 88,172 109,157 128,480 282,668 329,062 67,293 72,628 93,090 136,825 150,750 118,220 111,834 4.671 1,501 30,292 9.552 Wellington— 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 24,040 10 o 41,883 4 o 38,274 s o 40,588 16 2 51,050 5 8 51,837 10 9 53,710 19 2 36i,442 458,702 675,258 691,956 802,950 951,717 1,181,160 369.343 472,016 564,991 743,776 922,177 1,040,510 1,076,870 7,674 1,521 83,661 89,214 283,917 315,314 370,149 506,428 596,768 732,782 75.5,709 216,181 236,486 313,347 390,085 470,650 516,060 504,529 133,805 157,988 187,005 89,568 111,769 109,297 99.478 Nelson — 1871 1872 1873 1874* 1875 1876 1877 2,556 9 6 3,004 17 6 3,030 6 8 2,262 14 7 2,399 11 10 2,367 15 1 3,04 1 1 9 205,159 266,774 256,566 176,606 205,716 209,951 225,843 208,766 263.147 249,349 172,461 180,707 197,122 191,014 154,687 190,304 210,467 162,202 145,470 i7i,325 164,303 1,398 154 19,441 5,202 Westport— 1875 1876 1877 1,053 6 2 828 17 11 898 1 8 73.527 72,984 77.775 57.447 68,394 62,806 699 5.259 1,432 95.237 91,581 102,499 51.258 49.445 38,486 251 Marlborough— 1871 1872 1873 1874 187S 1876 1877 1,201 14 11 1,317 o 4 1,417 17 11 1,368 7 3 1,719 9 o 1,740 o o 1,628 8 1 62,647 75,o67 107,658 125,314 153,723 154,091 175,335 58,003 67,928 96,920 128,954 131,624 149,033 151,961 54,948 55,264 91,968 128,956 153,124 138,035 161,346 36,279 36,585 53,764 76,205 60,787 68,929 54,509 576 277 11,626 3,899 Canterbury— 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 9,072 1 10 10,324 s 1 12,191 14 8 13,382 13 11 17,582 19 8 20,136 3 1 22,497 5 7 718,910 876,786 951,020 844,327 1,052,071 1,140,180 1,566,401 455.536 497.326 541,341 858,393 1,000,864 1,285,833 1,275.615 338,356 373.763 511,109 476,098 529,554 738,218 174.8.52 179,077 195,346 238,416 231,718 295,420 410,290 419,783 162,782 156,729 178,257 62,182 68,695 80,286 94,328 25.165 16,181 99,092 45,383 Hokitika— 1871 1872 1873 i874t '875 1876 1877 3,395 7 3 3,386 18 i 3,393 3 7 1,996 8 3 1,816 o 9 1,839 1 10 2,834 5 7 235,179 220,470 230,294 116,644 121,517 i3S,423 162,042 240,405 208,028 201,940 125,049 i2i,743 127,518 139,867 215463 241,495 282,207 i49,o3S 151,832 147,620 168,290 529 73 10,388 4,168 Greymouth— i8?.( 1876 1877 2,171 13 7 2,359 3 10 2,611 2 6 146,702 158,240 196,849 167,980 181,678 182,247 2,841 2,109 9,666 9.805 i.,o,734 132,898 150,200 153,106 151,154 172,932 Otago— 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 '877 15,044 12 9 17,339 7 2 18,418 7 1 18,262 18 8 20,891 5 9 22,054 18 4 27,415 2 10 893.997 653.141 824,495 923,165 1,106,168 1,140,440 1,639,434 716,623 873,132 959,219 1,145,452 1,343,748 1,500,754 1,200,081 651,633 828,490 672,038 1,197,172 1,142,015 1,286,271 1,033,346 833,137 414,275 821,988 746,427 872,706 917,994 1,116,926 22,643 7,804 82,998 61,961 Southland— 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1,696 5 10 1,691 19 3 1,962 11 11 2,368 14 4 3>i2i s 9 4,111 2 o 4,223 2 9 92,903 118,941 160,867 173,3" 205,249 242,732 256,705 91,6.57 1 ,1,687 148,825 181,248 238,145 266,271 238,913 5.7° 6 1,726 16,869 11,302 83,616 74.877 71,220 186,758 181,133 225,892 179,996 58,328 68,888 94,658 70,419 120,913 204,135 181,484 1,871,150 1,643,409 2,306,025 2,434,024 2,784,820 3,100,905 3,260,526 Totals— 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 70,249 19 7 94.733 14 8 94,706 16 o 104,361 2 11 122,495 18 9 129,263 6 6 143,600 1 5 3,296,990 3,588,073 4,221,977 4,339,l6S 5,053,403 5,576,848 7>II9,76S 2,784,707 3,37o,47o 3,694,008 4,719,291 .5,374,448 6,193,889 5,93S,ioS 2,308,634 2,767,682 2,963,170 3,872,668 4,026,457 4,861,843 4,805,785 81,274 41,030 461,522 280,657

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Table No. 11. TABLE showing the Number of Letters received for delivery in New Zealand during the Year ended 31st December, 1877.

Table No. 12. TABLE showing the Number of Letters despatched by New Zealand during the Year ended 31st December, 1877.

From Places wit! hout the Coloi VFrom Pis ices within the Colony. Postal Districts. Other Districts in New Zealand. Places within the District. Totals without and within the Colony. United Kingdom. Australian Colonies. Other Places. Totals without the Colony. Totals within the Colony. Auckland 71,097 50,686 II,706 133,489 239,723 650,161 889,884 1,023,373 Thames 5,382 599 5,98i 86,463 29,372 "5,835 I2i,8i6 Taranaki 7,899 6,618 279 14,796 43>6l7 74,203 117,820 132,616 Hawke's Bay ... 21,468 7,4i2 648 29,528 109,102 221,786 330,888 360,416 Wellington 65,912 41,268 3,403 "0,583 508,413 562,164 i,o7o,577 1,181,160 Nelson 12,969 9,i99 3 22, 171 116,860 86,812 203,672 225,843 Westport 2,528 391 2,919 36,362 38,494 74,8s6 77,775 Marlborough .,. S,6iS 1,869 69 7,553 53,348 "4,434 167,782 "75,335 Canterbury 102,215 44,36i 3,479 150,055 230,588 1,185,758 1,416,346 1,566,401 Hokitika S,4i2 15,011 20 20,443 7°, 250 7i,349 i4i,S99 162,042 Greymouth 5i44° 12,798 18,238 73,080 io5,S3i 178,611 196,849 Otago 104,156 73,3oi 22,224 199,681 337,475 1,102,278 1,439,753 1,639,434 Southland 14,490 12,940 674 28,104 79-793 148,808 228,601 256,705 Totals 424,583 275,854 43,104 I I 743,54i 1,985,074 4,391,15° 6,376,224 7,ii9,76s

Places with) mt the Colony. To Plat :es within the Colony. 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. Auckland 70,462 47,846 13,608 I3I,9l6 257,735 547,679 805,414 937,330 Thames 5,445 733 6,178 75,554 10,655 86,209 92,387 ?aranaki 5,074 229 5>3°3 46,028 64,131 110,159 115,462 lawke's Bay ,.. 14,869 467 iS>336 105,073 150,143 255,216 270,552 Vellington 68,356 S3,27i 4,604 126,231 509,655 440,984 950,639 1,076,870 Jelson 13,160 7,416 1,521 22,107 "8,795 50,112 168,907 191,014 Vcstport 2,448 S39 2,987 31,032 28,787 S9,8i9 62,806 larlborough ... 4,949 234 S,i83 49,602 97,176 146,778 151,961 Canterbury 99,349 41,870 4,47i 145,690 230,282 68,878 899,643 1,129,925 1,275,615 lokitika 3>Ho ",303 209 14,652 56,337 125,215 139,867 Ireymouth 7,235 9,394 16,629 72,850 92,768 165,618 182,247 )tago 104,600 71,454 i4,3n 190,365 330,913 678,803 1,009,716 1,200,081 Southland 15,629 15,116 983 31,728 62,698 144,487 207,185 238,913 Totals 414,716 258,219 41,370 714,305 1,959,095 3»26ip7°5 5,220,800 5,935,105 3—F. 1,

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Table No. 13. TABLE showing the Number of Newspapers received for delivery in New Zealand during the Year ended 31st December, 1877.

Table No. 14. TABLE showing the Number of Newspapers despatched by New Zealand during the Year ended 31st December, 1877.

From Places without the Coloi >yFrom PI: ices within th< Colony. 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. Auckland 197,698 54,839 11,866 264,403 147,266 419,684 566,950 831,353 fhames i4,S99 66 14,665 31,726 9,oi3 40,739 55,404 faranaki 23,978 5,646 1,504 31,128 34,649 33,648 68,297 99,425 Iawke's Bay ... 62,424 23,974 1,081 87,479 83,567 158,016 241,583 329,062 (Vellington 172,820 68,682 5,589 247,091 26.5,798 242,820 508,618 755.709 N Telson 35,253 12,314 47,567 77,639 39,097 116,736 164,303 /Vestport 7,38i 545 7,926 45,586 48,987 94,573 102,499 rfarlborough ... 14,952 6,089 487 21,528 49,992 89,826 139,818 161,346 Canterbury 206,794 70,946 4,276 282,016 147,172 345,664 492,836 774,852 dokitika 21,895 28,218 28 50,141 53,i67 64,982 118,149 168,290 Greymouth 18,926 34,199 53,12.5 54,672 42,403 97,075 150,200 )tago 251,877 101,716 ",385 364,978 162,407 50S,96l 668,368 1,033,346 Southland 33,359 20,608 4,280 58,247 90>S19 31,230 121,749 179,996 Totals ! 1,061,956 427,776 40,562 1,530,294 1,244,160 2,031,331 3,27S,49i 4,805,785

o Places with. >ut the Colony. To Places within the -Qlony. 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. i Auckland 48,068 30,986 16,968 96,022 157,029 116,265 273,294 369,316 Thames 4,78S 536 5,321 37,932 427 38,359 43,68o Taranaki 3,568 IOO 3,668 29,431 20,142 49,573 53,241 Hawke's Bay ... 12,935 445 I3,38o 64,732 33,722 98,454 m,834 Wellington 44,722 24,134 3,i94 72,050 268,911 163,568 432,479 504,529 Nelson 11,055 2,813 1,240 o 15,108 76,285 8,085 84,370 ! 99,478 Westport 2,016 202 2,2l8 20,938 15,330 36,268 i 38,486 Marlborough ... 4,146 240 4,386 20,553 29,57° 50,123 I S4,S°9 I Canterbury 36,341 18,719 2,662 57,722 121,348 240,713 362,061 ] 419,783 Hokitika 3,637 4,401 138 8,176 49,883 36,269 86,152 94,328 Greymouth 7,778 6.572 14,350 80,066 78,516 158,582 172,932 i Otago 107,242 53,697 11,061 172,000 323,763 621,163 944,926 1,116,926 Southland 11,016 6,620 592 18,228 30,153 133,103 163,256 181,484 Totals 297,309 148,144 37,i76 482,629 1,281,024 1,496,873 2,777,897 3,260,526

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Table No. 15. TABLE showing the Number of Post Cards Posted, and the Number of Book Packets received for delivery in New Zealand during the Year ended 31st December, 1877.

Table No. 16. TABLE showing the Number of Post Cards and Book Packets despatched by New Zealand during the Year ended 31st December, 1877.

Rook Packets. Postal Districts, Post Cards within the Colony. From Places wi lout the Col, my. From Pla. :es within thi Coiony. 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 6,353 26,077 9,370 4S4 35,901 2,154 41,211 43,365 79,266 rhames 2,595 1,107 1,107 4,006 430 4>436 5,543 raranaki 424 2,368 160 174 2, 702 3>376 i,343 4,7i9 7,42i Hawke's Bay ... 4,671 5,251 1,636 3i 6,918 9,697 13,677 23,374 30,292 Wellington 7>674 19,553 5,542 885 25,980 26,414 31,267 57,68i 83,661 Velson i,398 9,094 1,650 10,744 6,787 1,910 8,697 19,441 Westport 699 426 61 487 2,578 2,194 4,772 5,259 Marlborough ... 576 1 ,035 S47 8 i,S90 3,690 6,346 10,036 11,626 Canterbury 25,165 19,814 6,071 217 26,102 18, 136 54,854 72,990 99,092 -tokitika S29 1,080 1,772 1 2,853 4,819 2,716 7,535 10,388 jreymouth 2,841 670 2,142 2,812 5,55° 1,304 6,854 9,666 3tago 22,643 21,768 8,251 479 30,498 21,655 30,845 52,500 82,998 Southland S>7o6 5,201 2, 211 773 8,185 6,834 1,850 8,684 16,869 Totals 81,274 "3,444 39,413 3,022 155,879 115,696 189,947 305,643 461,522

Book Packets. Postal Districts. Post Cards within the Colony. Places with. Hit the Colon ivTo Places within the Colony. 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 6,490 13,897 6,303 109 20,309 5.078 10,187 15,265 35,574 Thames 783 88 14 102 i,36S 49 1,414 1,516 Taranaki 2,160 no 5 "5 995 S39 i,S34 1,649 Hawke's Bay ... 1,501 481 28 5°9 4.265 4,778 9,043 9,552 Wellington 1,521 3.449 2,652 414 6.SIS 63.656 19,043 82,699 89,214 Nelson 154 389 99 45 S33 3.406 1,263 4,669 5,202 Westport 251 16 4 20 973 439 1,412 i,432 Marlborough ... 277 114 1 US 1,639 2,145 3,784 3,899 Canterbury 16,181 2,412 2,446 236 5,094 n ,621 28,668 40,289 4S>383 Hokitika 73 48 170 1 219 2,901 1,048 3,949 4,168 Greymouth 2,109 143 177 320 6,45i 3,034 9,485 9,805 Otago 7,804 2,961 2,265 S83 5,809 27,343 28,809 56.!52 61,961 Southland 1 ,726 261 244 30 535 1,388 9,379 10,767 11,302 Totals 41,030 24,369 14,360 1,466 4o,i95 131,081 109,381 240,462 280,657 Note.—The differenc. the number posted for local 2 between the num' delivery— i.e., those 1 ,er of pos lelivered frc t cards pos >m offices al ited, and the number despatch. : which posted. :d, is rep: -esented by

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Table No. 17. RETURN of the Number of Letters registered at the Post Offices in the several Postal Districts during the Years 1874, 1875, 1876, and 1877.

Table No. 18. STATEMENT of Correspondence received from the United Kingdom via San Francisco and via Suez during the Year ended 31st December, 1877.

Table No. 19. STATEMENT of Correspondence despatched to the United Kingdom via San Francisco and via Suez, during the Year ended 31st December, 1877.

1874. 1875. 1876. 1877. To laces ToP] laces To Places To laces Postal Districts. Without the Colony. Within the Colony. Totals. Without the Colony. Within the Colony. Totals. Without the Colony. Within the Colony. Totals. Without the Colony. Within the Colony. Totals. Auckland Thames Taranaki Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson Westport Marlborough Canterbury Hokitika 2,029 415 147 320 1,78.3 249 187 132 2,260 514 798 3,679 338 6,5i3 567 647 i,934 6,254 8i 4 38i 907 4,5o8 1,046 1,346 4,824 i,i74 8,542 982 794 2,254 8,037 1,063 568 1,039 6,768 1,560 2,144 8,503 1,512 43,766 1,669 334 217 345 i,674 256 164 i7S 2,648 460 778 4,656 605 6,640 657 652 1,338 6,893 981 629 848 4,988 959 1,415 5,6i7 2,532 8,309 991 869 1,683 8,S67 1,237 793 1,023 7,636 1,419 2,193 10,273 3,137 1,799 290 230 48.3 2,134 320 '146 175 3,139 394 602 S,27° 681 6,468 887 517 2,286 7,946 685 409 66j 5,846 i,i95 1,451 6,024 2,824 8,267 1,177 747 2,769 10,080 1,005 555 840 8,985 1,589 2,053 11,294 3,S°5 I,8l8 123 186 483 1,791 38l 52 88 i,542 257 181 2,S9i 234 8,405 1,051 9Si 2,862 10,358 1,273 485 767 8,242 i,49S 1,685 11,086 2,200 10,223 1,174 1,137 3,345 12,149 1,654 537 855 9,784 i,752 1,866 13,677 2,434 60,587 Greymouth Otago Southland Totals 12,851 30,915 13,981 48,130 15,663 52,866 50,860 34,149 37,203 9,727

'ia San Franciso Ha Suez and Melbot irne. Date of Receipt. Letters. Books. Newspapers. Letters. Books. Newspapers. lanuary February Harch "ipril 27,716 25,783 10,289 9,993 48,620 78,117 6,812 6,305 5,528 5,796 1,720 2,299 1,478 1,690 5,i5i 5,108 5,838 6,476 „ Vlay [une 28,002 24,506 22,166 25,446 6,363 4,9" 7,451 5,166 76,704 68,763 74,011 74,6lO 5,39i 6,068 5,948 5,97i 5,i5i 4,665 6,301 5,928 2,481 1,073 1,718 1,850 1,080 i,77 r 1,737 2,584 5,095 4,738 5,442 5,25o 5,426 5,i34 5,666 S,7oi ful'y rUlgUSt September Jctober November 22,724 26,750 27,591 26,035 26,037 27,169 30,440 4,749 5,964 6,921 5,804 6,558 6,831 4,676 72,127 73,5H 75,558 77,030 7S,98S 74,38l 63,357 December 6,781 i,777 5,690 Totals 340,365 85,676 76,645 932,777 23,258 70,715

ria San Francisci Via Melbourne and >uez. Date of Despatch. Letters. Books. Newspapers. Letters. Books. Newspapers. lanuary February March cYpril day une iuly Vugust 22,569 26,359 27,001 2.3,404 28.489 29,057 27,371 26,265 27,558 26,136 24,665 22,827 24,787 808 459 831 556 715 638 708 582 928 932 962 850 1,202 i5,3SS 12,616 i8,957 17,046 i7,Sio 19,464 20,231 16,629 19,789 20,738 i8,544 17,924 i9,Si3 7,707 7,403 6,821 5,4o6 5,384 5,66s 7,720 5,602 175 216 I3S 159 134 141 298 196 6,297 7,214 5,88i 4,53o 4,830 4,573 4,221 4,400 September October November December S,S76 6,679 6,303 S-45 6 142 141 158 176 3,989 3,940 4,389 3,529 Totals 336,488 234,316 6i,793 10,171 75,722 2,071

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Table No. 20. TABLE showing the Revenue, Expenditure, &c., of the Post Office in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand for the Year 1877.

By Authority: Gionaß Didsbvbt, Government Printer, Wellington,—lB7B. Price H.

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