POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. (TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1881 Session I, F-01

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1881. NEW ZEALAND

POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. (TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT.)

Presented to loth Howes of tie General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

g IE _ Postmaster General's Office, ■Wellington. 25th July, 1881. I have the honor to submit to your Excellency the Twenty-second Annual Eeport on the Postal Service of New Zealand, being for the year ended 31st December, 1880. The revenue and expenditure for the financial year ended 31st March last are also given. I have, &c, His Excellency Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon, Waltee W Johnston, G.C.M.G., Governor of New Zealand. Postmaster-General.

EEPOET. The decision to consolidate the Postal and Telegraph services of the colony may be regarded as one of the more important events of the year in the history of the department. In accordance with this determination, the General Post Office and the Head Office of the Telegraph Department were amalgamated on the Ist of January last, the latter office (which included the Accountant's staff) was transferred to the offices of the General Post Office in the Government Buildings. . . The amalgamation has, so far, worked smoothly, and without the least friction, lhere is every reason to anticipate the same satisfactory results will follow the consolidation of the Postal and Telegraph services of this colony as have been experienced elsewhere; and that the object which prompted the change, viz., the amalgamation of offices as a means of reducing expenditure, without impairing the efficiency of the administration, will be fully realized in due course. The amalgamated department is supervised by the Superintendent and the Secretary : the duties of the Superintendent being principally in connection with the scientific branch and the outdoor management, while the indoor or office duties are more immediately conducted by the Secretary The two Accountants' branches have also been consolidated, and placed under the charge of the Money Order and Savings Bank Accountant. The initial step in connection with the amalgamation of this branch was to relieve the Treasury of the whole of the Telegraph accounts. Hitherto, each telegraph station rendered weekly accounts to the Treasury, and also to the Telegraph Head Office. Under the present arrangement only one set of Telegraph accounts are furnished, which are incorporated with those of the Post Office, and summarized at chief post offices. The only extra work thrown upon chief post offices is the checking the Telegraph entries in the Sub-Postmasters' accounts. The labour in connection with the transfer of the accounts has been especially severe; but the duties, even now, are less trying to a marked degree than they were during the first quarter of the year.

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It may not be out of place to mention in this report, that, as the Post Office has a separate account for the lodgment of its receipts, and now deals with the postal-telegraph revenue accounts, independently of the Treasury, a further simplification would result were the Postmaster-General empowered to pay the whole of the postal and telegraph salaries out of revenue. This question has been under consideration for some time, and, beyond expressing the hope that the proposals which have been made by the department may eventually be accepted, further reference to the matter is unnecessary Several of the more important post and telegraph offices have been combined since the Ist January Except Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin, all other offices either have been, or are proposed to be, amalgamated. With one exception, postal officers have been placed in the charge of the combined larger offices, because their length of service and official experience had qualified them for the control of amalgamated offices, the qualifications for which position depend on the officer possessing the faculty to manage and control, quite as much as having previously acquired a practical knowledge of telegraphy The staff of the department, which has generally been at minimum strength, owing to the continued increase of business, was reduced during the year through amalgamation of offices. Since August last it has been practicable to dispense with the services of fifteen officers, whose aggregate salaries amounted to £2,761. Of these, nine officers received compensation to the amount of £1,704, and three officers were pensioned, their pensions amounting to £214 7s. lid. per annum. In connection with the amalgamation of the head offices, the postal forms and stores have been transferred from the Government Stationery Store to the charge of the Telegraph Storekeeper, by whom they will in the future be issued. There continues to be a satisfactory increase in the business of the department. The revenue for the year, which was estimated at £145,000, reached £150,315 Bs. 7d. The receipts collected within the colony increased £6,017 4s. 6d., or 5'46 per cent. The expenditure was £141,358 6s. 7d., being £8,957 2s. less than the actual receipts. This is a circumstance for congratulation. Hitherto there has been a balance of expenditure over revenue. The revenue for the ensuing year has been estimated to yield £150,000. The increase of correspondence has again been encouraging. With the return of greater commercial activity there is every reason to anticipate that, with the existing postal facilities, there will be a larger relative increase of correspondence to chronicle in the next report. The accelerated services mentioned in last report as having been established contributed largely to the increase of correspondence for the past two years. Accelerated communication, combined with reasonable rates of postage, means an extended use of the post office by the public. With an improvement in trade, the progress of settlement, and the further development of the resources of the colony, it is predicted that the business of the department will, year by year, continue to disclose equal if not more favourable results than shown for the year just past. The number of letters, post-cards, book-packets, pattern-parcels, and newspapers dealt with during the year, compared with the number for 1879, is given in the following statement: — 1880. 1879. Increase. Letters—Delivered ... ... ... ... 10,963,015, 10,251,570 Posted ... ... .. ... 11,861,456 10,706,248 22,824,468 20,957,818 1,866,650 PostCards—Delivered .. ... ... ... 264,507 227,786 Posted ... ... ... 334)384 271,691 598,891 499.477 99.4M Book packets and pattern parcels —Delivered ... 673,669 711,477 Posted ... 999,781 684,139 1.673,450 i,395.6i6 277.834 Newspapers—Delivered ... ... .. 5,651,270 5,649,579 Posted ... ... ... ... 4,621,647 4,408,365 10,272,917 10,057,944 214,973 —letters increased B'9l, post-cards 19 9, book-packets 19 91, and newspapers 214 per cent. The average number of letters posted in the colony in proportion to the estimated population was 24-46 to each person. In 1879 the average was 23'08. Of the total sum realized on account of the Property-Tax, £41,266 6s. sd. was collected by the Post Office. It is proposed for the future that the Post Office shall collect the whole of the Property-Tax, as well as other items of revenue. Beer-duty stamps are now sold at several post offices, and license-fees, &c, in one or two cases are collected by postmasters, a few of whom, in more remote districts, have been empowered to issue miner's rights and forms of application for mining leases. It is intended to further utilize the machinery of the Post Office for the collection of revenue. The value of the service rendered other departments for the free transmission of official correspondence has been estimated at £64,302 135., and the weight at 200 tons. Had the department received payment for this service, there would have been a profit of £73,259 15s. for the year. The question sooner or later should be considered, how long the existing regulations for the free transmission of franked correspondence shall continue, and whether or not the Post Office should obtain payment for that which it at present performs gratuitously for other departments of the public service. 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on the number of letters and packages now sent through the post. At present a large number of official documents are forwarded simply because it is possible to send them free, and the Post Office is otherwise made use of for the transmission of matter which scarcely comes within the definition of " official correspondence." By way of indicating that the free official correspondence of the colony is in excess of what it should be, it may be cited that the Victorian Post Office estimated the value of the free correspondence posted by the several departments of the Victorian Service last year at about £30,000. The value of the official correspondence for the United Kingdom sent by post for the year ended 31st March, 1880, was £109,049, and the weight about 658 tons. To arrive at a fair comparison between the United Kingdom and New Zealand, the relative quantity, and not the value, should be considered. The colony has received renewed proposals from the Colonial Office, and again been urged, in conjunction with the other colonies, to enter the Q-eneral Postal Union. Up to the present time, however no decision has been arrived at. The later proposals seem less favourable than those formerly submitted, and it is doubtful if either the Australian Colonies would be inclined to give its adhesion to the Union Scheme until such time as a definite and satisfactory understanding shall be arrived at respecting the future maintenance of the ocean mail services between the colonies and the mother-country. It is a matter of satisfaction to state that the United States Post Office authorities have now consented to establish an exchange of money orders between the United States and New Zealand. It is anticipated this extension of the money-order system will be arranged by the end of the year. The further extension of the system to Canada, India, Hongkong, and the Cape of Good Hope is to be considered. Inquiries have been made as to the alleged intention of the London Post Office to establish a parcels post between the United Kingdom and the colonies; and, so soon as a reply has been received, it is the intention of the department to take practical action in the matter. The several Post Office Acts have been consolidated by the Statutes Eevision Commission. A Bill consolidating the several Acts has been submitted to Parliament, which it is hoped may be passed this session. Several amendments have been incorporated in the Bill, principally with the object of making the law clearer. That the Bill consolidates ten Acts, is in itself a circumstance which cannot be overestimated in the administration of the service. With the desire to provide a simple and convenient method for enabling school children to save their pence for ultimate deposit in Post Office Savings Banks, the department adopted the scheme recently introduced in the United Kingdom by the Imperial Post Office authorities, for receiving Savings Bank deposits of the value of one shilling by means of twelve penny postage-stamps, affixed to cards specially issued for the purpose. The scheme is a most simple one; and, as the labour of book-keeping is not involved, it has been received favourably by the teachers as well as by the scholars. It is more convenient and less costly than what is known as the penny-bank system. The scheme was introduced at the beginning of February last. At the close of March no less than 3,684 new accounts were opened under the regulations providing for the receipt of one shilling in penny postage-stamps for deposit from school children, with whom the scheme is exclusively confined. The total Savings Bank deposits amounted to £864,441 18s. 10d., and the withdrawals to £780,504 13s. 4d.; the total sum to the credit of the depositors was £903,765 16s. 10d., an increase of £116,759 L7s. lOd. over the deposits of the previous year. 135,648 money orders for £465,405 Is. Id. were issued, and 104,107 for £350,313 6s. Bd. paid. 14,497 telegraph orders for £58,334 lis. lid. were also issued. The total money-order commission was £7,943 15s. 4d., an increase of £658 13s. lOd. over the sum received the previous year. 14 additional receiving-boxes and 1 iron pillar receiver were erected during the year, and 2 receiving-boxes and 1 iron pillar removed. The total number of receivers at the end of the year was —100 receiving-boxes, and 29 iron pillars. The Chief Post Offices at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin now close for the transaction of Money Order and Savings Bank business at 2 p.m. on Saturdays, and re-open from 6.30 to 8.30 p.m., for the receipt of Savings Bank deposits. This extension in the evening is a decided convenience to a number of depositors who could not attend the offices during the day The Post Office, Gisborne, was made a chief office on the Ist April last. The boundaries of the Postal District of Gisborne are those of the County of Cook. 27 post offices were established, and 6 re-opened, at the following places:— Canavan, Timaru. Lake Takapuna, Auckland. Tamumu (re-opened), Napier. Campbelltown, Wellington. Makino, Wellington. Thornbury Junction, Invercargill. Edenvale, Auckland. Mandeville, Invercargill. Te Mata, Auckland. Elgin, Christchurch. Mangawhero, Wanganui. Te Aroha, Thames. Flag Swamp (re-opened), Dunedin. Mount Albert, Auckland. Terrace End (re-opened), Wellington. Fosbery, Greymouth. Ngaroto, Auckland. The Forks, Hokitika. Gapes Valley, Timaru. Oioua (re-opened), Wellington. Waihou, .Auckland. Gladfield, Invercargill. Pine Hill, Dunedin. Winchmore, Christchurch. Hende's Ferry, Hokitika. Poroti, Auckland. Weka Pass (re-opened), Christchurch, Kingsland, Auckland. Riversdale, Invercargill. Whakataki (re-opened), Wellington. Longford, Westport. Sherwood, Christchurch. Windsor, Oamaru. The under-noted offices, 22 in number, were closed:— Bainesse, Wellington. Kirtleburn, Dunedin. Tamumu, Napier. Canoe Creek, Greymouth. Makino Road, Wellington. Terrace End, Wellington. Eden Terrace, Auckland. Milford, Tiuaaru. The Crossing (Nevis), Dunedin. Glenbam, Invercargill. Ponsonby, Auckland. Te Aro, Wellington. Grove, Blenheim. Pyramid, Invercargill. Waitangi, Hokitika. Grovetown, Blenheim. Pinnacle, Dunedin. Weka Pass, Christchurch. Hampden, Westport. Sergeant's Hill, Westport. Wargrave, Napier. Harcourt's Ferry, Hokitika,

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The total number of post offices open in the several postal districts on the 31st December last, and the number in 1879, may be gathered from the following table: —

16 money order and savings bank offices were established, and three closed. The number of officers on the staff of the department at the close of the year was 1,060, against 1,056 the previous year, as shown by the following statement: — BETUEif of Officers of the Postal Department for the Tears 1879 and 1880. Officers. 1880. 1879. Officers. 1880. 1879. Postmaster-General ... ... 1 1 Postmasters ... ... .. 12 11 Secretary ... ... ... 1 1 Clerks and Cadets ... ... 113 121 Inspector of Post Offices ... ... 1 1 Sub-Postmasters... ... ... 828 819 Accountant Money Order and Savings Letter-carriers ... ... ... 55 55 Bank Department ... ... 1 1 Messengers ... ... ... 15 13 Clerks in General Post Office ... 6 5 Mail-cart drivers... ... 1 Clerks in Money Order and Savings Shipping officers ... ... ... 2 2 Bank Department ... ... 6 6 Mail Agents ... ... ... 3 3 Totals ...1,060 1,056 Chief Postmasters ... .. 16 16 65 additional stamp licenses were issued in 1880, and 12 cancelled. The total number of licensed stamp vendors on the 31st December last was 394, who received £1,020 4s. 3d. by way of poundage on the sale of stamps. The cost of the carriage of interprovincial and intercolonial mails by unsubsidized vessels was £2,695 7s. 7d. 3,225 private boxes were let, which, together with the fees on 199 private bags, produced a revenue of £3,167 10s. The total number of miles travelled in connection with the transmission of the inland mails increased to 2,631,568, from 2,589,114 in 1879, and the annual cost from £33,719 lis. Id. to £35,062 Is. Id. The arrangement stated in last report to have been made for payment to the railway for the carriage of mails was not carried into effect. Mails continue to be carried free over railway-lines, except in the case of special mail trains, payment for which is made at the rate of five shillings per mile. The net cost of the San Francisco mail service was £8,166 14s. 2d., and of the Galle-Brindisi service £9,464 6s. 7d. The names of the following post offices have been changed: —Katikati to Waterford; Ngahinapouri to Tuhikaramea (Auckland) ; Sherwood to Wargrave (Napier) ; Clinton to Dunganville (Greymouth); Winchmore to Lauriston (Christchurch); Waimate Junction to Studholme Junction (Timaru); Puki-iviti to Shag Point (Oamaru) ; Warrington to Evansdale (Dunedin) ; Waihopai to Longbush (Invercargill) Government Insurance agencies have been undertaken by the Postmasters at Ohaupo, Kihikihi, Inglewood, Normanby, Opunake, Wakefield, Sheffield, Waikari, Woolston, and Wyndham. The agencies at Katikati, Te Aro, Leithfield, Malvern, and Hyde have been closed. The post offices at Bussell and Waitara have been made second-class offices. The Wanganui Post Office had a narrow escape from destruction by fire on the 12th of May last, and which was only averted by the timely efforts of the local fire brigade. With the exception of a few old records, no other postal documents or property was destroyed. The damage to the building was, fortunately, very slight. In closing the general remarks to this report, it has been suggested that a brief statement showing the progress of the department within the last ten years would be an appropriate conclusion. The occasion is otherwise opportune, because in 1880, as in 1871, the colony was recovering from effects produced by a period of depression of more or less severity The statement, for purposes of comparison, cannot but prove interesting as well as instructive. The rapid stride made by the colony since 1871 is a matter of history But few persons, however, would be prepared to learn that the

18I lo. 18' '9' Postal Districts. Chief Offices. Secondclass Post Offices. Sub-Post Offices. Totals. Chief Offices. Secondclass Post Offices. Sub-Post Offices. Totals. Auckland rhames ... New Plymouth Sapier SVanganui Wellington STelson Westport greymouth Hokitika Blenheim christchurch ... [imaru 2 2 I '77 '4 14 5° 22 60 26 16 180 '5 '5 53 23 61 28 '7 25 3° '5 '35 38 '9 '44 57 1 2 2 I 172 13 H 5° 21 60 26 16 24 29 H 128 37 i7 '45 5' 2 '75 14 '5 53 22 61 28 '7 3° 17 131 38 18 147 53 2 24 29 12 2 2 2 2 132 37 18 Damaru 3unedin invercargill Chatham Islands I I I 142 55 I I Totals l6 828 856 16 819 846 13 ii

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postal service had developed to so large an extent as is disclosed by the following comparative statement for the years 1871 and 1880 : — 1871. 1880. Estimated population ... ... ... ... ... ... 256,034 484,864 Number of inland mail services, exclusive of railway services ... ... 184 423 Number of services performed by railway ... ... ... ... 4 51 Total number of miles travelled ... ... ... ... ... 1,050,368 2,631,568 Annual cost .. ... .. ... ... ... ... £23,000 £35.062 Average cost per mile ... ... ... .. ... ... sid. 3jd. Number of chief post offices ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 16 Number of sub-post offices ... .. ... ... ... ... 483 840 Number of officers (inclusive of Sub-Postmasters) ... ... ... 599 1,060 Number of letters posted .. ... ... .. ... ... 3,296,990 11,861,456 Number of letters received for delivery ... ... ... ... 2,784,707 10,963,012 Number of post cards ... ... ... ... ... ... (Nil) 334,384 Number of parcels and book-packets ... ... ... ... (Included as news) 999,781 Number of newspapers posted ... ... ... ... ... 2,308,634 4,621,647 Number of newspapers received for delivery ... ... .. ... 1,871,150 5,651,260 Number of letters posted to each head of population ... ... ... 12-87 24-46 Number of registered letters dealt with ... ... ... ... 34,679 104,905 Number of dead letters disposed of ... ... ... ... ... 25,568 88,015 Kevenue from sale of postage stamps .. ... ... ... ... £38,629 £113,227 Total cash revenue ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £47,055 £'5°,315 Expenditure ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £89,953 £i4!,358 Number of money order and savings bank offices ... ... ... 81 178 Number of money orders issued ... ... ... ... ... 36,291 135,648 Amount ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £157,398 £465,405 Number of money orders paid ... .. ... ... ... 17,976 104,107 Amount ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £47,068 £35°>3'3 Number of telegraph orders issued ... ... ... ... ... 2,469 H,497 Amount ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £11,230 £58,334 Money order commission ... ... ... ... ... ... £2,608 £7,944 Number of savings bank deposits ... ... ... ... ... 24,642 81,660 Amount deposited ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £312,339 £864,442 Number of savings bank withdrawals ... ... ... ... ... 14,770 57,446 Amount withdrawn... ... ... ... ... ... ... £260,222 £780,504 Number of accounts remaining open at end of year ... ... ... 10,549 38,667 Balance to credit of depositors at end of year ... .. ... £357,655 £903,766 Number of savings bank acknowledgments issued ... ... ... 19,959 81,660 It need only be remarked that, while the revenue for the ten years increased 219'44 per cent., the increase of expenditure was but 57'14 per cent. Beventte and Expenditure. For the first time in the history of the postal service of the colony the revenue more than balanced the expenditure. Dealing with the financial year ended 3.lst March last, the cash receipts were £8,957 2s. in excess of the expenditure. The revenue for the year was estimated to yield £145,000 ; the actual receipts, however, amounted to £150,315 Bs. 7d., or £5,315 Bs. 7d. more than the estimate. The sum appropriated for postal services was £151,652, while the total expenditure amounted to £141,358 16s. 7d., or £9,293 13s. sd. less than the appropriations. The total postal revenue, and also the expenditure on account of departmental services for the financial, year just ended, are shown in the following return : — Kevenue. £ a. d. Expenditube. £ g. d. Sale of postage stamps ... 113,227 10 11 Salaries ... ... ... ... 43,197 7 6 Money-order commission ... ... 7,732 14 n Conveyance of mails by sea ... ... 56,004 3 1 Private box and bag fees .. ... 3,328 10 o „ inland mails ... ... 29,882 13 6 Miscellaneous receipts ... ... 960 12 4 Payments to Railway Department ... 205 10 o Postage from foreign offices ... ... 25,066 o 5 Contingencies ... ... ... 5,268 12 6 Estimated liabilities ... .. ... 6,800 o o Balance of revenue over expenditure .. 8,957 2 o £150,315^8 7 £150.315 8 7 The sum received on account of postage from foreign offices was increased by the fact that a balance of former years, amounting to £7,447 6s. lid., was paid by the Imperial Post Office in February last, and treated as a receipt of the year. On the other hand, however, no portion of the Savings Bank profits, amounting to £2,359 3s 3d., and which had accrued, was paid over. Last year's receipts were £3,143 15s. lid. less than the revenue collected for the twelve months ended 31st March, 1880, and which amounted to £153,459 4s. 6d. It should be explained that in 1880 no less than £27,243 13s. 3d. was received on account of foreign postage, of which £8,087 18s. 6d. was a balance of previous years, and a further sum of £6,982 15s. sd. Savings Bank profits for the years 1878 and 1879 was also paid over, and included in the accounts of 18s0. Dealing, however, with the postal revenue collected within the colony i.e., receipts from the sale of postage stamps, money-order commission, private box and bag rents, &c, and which more accurately determine the normal increase, the revenue of the past year exceeded that of 1879-80 by £6,017 4s. 6d., or 546 per cent. The postagestamp sales increased £5,642 Bs. 4d., or 5'14 per cent. ; and the money-order commission, and private box and bag fees and ordinary miscellaneous receipts by £251 10s. 2d. and £223 ss. lOd. respectively As previously stated, the cash receipts for the year amounted to £150,315 Bs. 7d. Add to this the sum of £64,302 135., the estimated value of the service performed by the Post Office for other departments in the free transmission of official correspondence, and £214,618 Is. 7d. is shown as the gross earnings of the department. After deducting £141,358 16s. 7d. on expenditure account, £73,259 15s. represents the apparent profit for the year.

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Official Cobbesfootence. The following statement shows the extent and value of the service performed by the department in the free transmission of official correspondence for the year ended 31st December, 1880 :— Letters. Books. £ s. d. Letters. Books. £ s. d. Auckland ... 10,021 lb. ... 13,632 lb. .. 3,265 6 6 Blenheim .. 777 lb. ... 2,575 lb. ... 297 13 11 Thames .. 1,101 „ .. 533 „ .. 324 1 5 Christchurch 8,048 „ .. 13,084 „ ... 2,585 8 4 New Plymouth 648 „ ... 1,166 „.. 237 11 4 Timaru ... 3,564 „ ... 1,420 „ ... 998 5 4 Napier ... 2,225! „ .. 4,066 „ ... 731 3 6 Oamaru ... 312! „ ... 100 „ ... 86 13 4 Wanganui ... 3,637 „ ... 2,016 „ ... 1,038 11 10 Dunedin ... 25,984 „ ... 13,397 ~ ••• 7,603 2 6 Wellington ... 133,256! „ .. 164,420 „ ~.43,651 9 8 Invercargill 2,681 „ ... 2,332 „ ... 809 14 7 Nelson ... 2,278 „ ... 3,253 „ ... 726 16 10 Westport ... 643 „ ... 265 „ ... 180 4 o Total ... ... £64,302 13 o Greymouth ... 1,606 „ ... 1,563 „ ... 482 2 1 — Hokitika ... 4,579 „ ... 1,821 „ ... 1,284 71Q The increase in value was £1,864 14s. Id., as against an increase of £6,261 in 1879. The total weight of this description of correspondence transmitted through the post was about 200 tons. Dead Lettebs. The number of unclaimed letters received and disposed of in the Dead Letter Office year by year, since 1875, is shown in the table given below :- — Manner of Disposal. iB}J. 18)6. 1877. 1878. 1879. 1880. Opened and returned to the writers ... ... 39,051 44,067 52,607 53,483 61,589 60,977 Beturned unopened to other countries 10,321 9,7°3 9,835 8,733 9,713 10,503 Beissued ... ... ... ... .. 78 83 94 117 122 240 Destroyed... ... ... ... ... 6,081 5,217 3,417 5,140 4,738 5,135 Beturned unopened by Chief Postmasters ... ... ... ... 725 11,160 Totals .. 55,531 59,070 65,953 67,473 76,887 88,015 In addition to the above, 99 book-packets and circulars were returned to foreign countries, 3,347 were returned to the senders from the Dead Letter Office, and 3,097 were returned to the senders unopened by Chief Postmasters, making a total of 6,543 book-packets and circulars. The increase in the number of dead letters disposed of in 1880, over the number dealt with the previous year, was 14'47 per cent. The " special-request" envelopes were largely used by the public, as may be gathered from the fact that no less than 11,160 letters having the names of the writers or senders on the covers, were returned unopened, and without passing through the Dead Letter Office. The proportion of letters sent to the Dead Letter Office, and of letters otherwise dealt with as unclaimed and returned, out of the total number transmitted, was as Ito 259. The proportion in 1879 was as 1 to 272. The following are the particulars of the number and articles of value enclosed in letters opened in the Dead Letter Office :— £ s. d. 122 money orders .. .. ... 433 17 10 52 bank drafts ... ... 2,716 18 3 97 cheques .. 1,720 311 3 promissory notes .. 1,233 18 2 Postage stamps ... .. .. .. 398 Banknotes .. ... ... 94 O 0 Gold ... .. .. 29 10 0 Silver and copper ... .. 1 12 5 Eepresenting a total of .. .. £6,233 10 3 There were also received in the Dead Letter Office, — 1 silver hunting watch, 5 gold rings (one of which was set with precious stones), 1 greenstone and gold brooch, 1 pair of gold earrings, 1 silver breast-pin, 1 gold locket and chain, 1 silver locket, 1 gold chain, 1 hair watch-guard mounted in gold, 1 greenstone and gold pendant, and 1 silver watch-case. 1,500 unclaimed registered letters. 81 letters posted without addresses. 157 letters detained for postage, of which 9 were subsequently prepaid and forwarded. 626 newspapers and 300 books and other articles without addresses; of these, it was found practicable to deliver 47 30 letters with obscene and libellous addresses. 134 letters imperfectly and wrongly addressed. 764 refused letters. 5 letters with previously-used postage stamps. The department was instrumental in intercepting and returning to the writers 55 letters, containing £70 7s. 4d. in notes, money orders, and cheques, posted to the promoter of a " Consultation " for a very large amount on one of the principal horse races, but who, in the meantime, levanted with a considerable portion of the spoil. Several letters, which had been opened, were also returned to the Post Office from the business establishment of the promoter. An examination of these disclosed that

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the remittances in notes and gold had been appropriated, but that money orders and bank drafts had not been disturbed. This circumstance is mentioned merely for the purpose of showing the additional security afforded those who send remittances through the post by means of money orders, bank drafts, or cheques. The extent to which bogus companies have been established in the United States, and advertised for purposes of fraud, is well known. The evil had assumed such proportions that the United States Post Office determined, in the public interest, to interfere, and to intercept letters addressed to persons or companies known to have been established and advertised for fraudulent purposes. One of these, the Bodanow Watch-manufacturing Company of Boston, recently advertised very extensively in this colony, and numbers of persons, eager to secure a first-class watch at a moderate price, sent remittances to the so-called company How many remittance letters from New Zealand may have reached the company it is impossible to state, but by recent mails from New York 64 letters addressed to the Eodanow Watch-manufacturing Company, Boston, originating in this colony, and covering bank notes, drafts, money orders on London, and postage stamps, to the value of £163, were returned to this office, which would otherwise have been lost to the senders but for the vigilance of the Post Office officials. It has been estimated that no less than 207 persons or firms were, at the commencement of this year, conducting throughout the United States fraudulent lotteries and other schemes to defraud the public. It therefore behoves the public to be satisfied of the lona fides of advertisers. It is not always possible to detect fraudulent companies in their initial stages. Eegistebed Lettebs. The number of registered letters dealt with shows the large and satisfactory increase of 16,367, or 18'48 per cent, over the number registered in 1879. The increase in 1879 over 1878 was 19,560. The following table gives the number of registered letters received from places beyond the colony, and the number of letters posted for registration in the several postal districts year by year from 1877: —

Buildings. The new offices at Timaru were completed and occupied on the 10th September last. The post office accommodation is most convenient and commodious, and the building, which has been faithfully constructed, is an ornament to the town. The four-dial clock, which is being manufactured in the colony, is expected to be in position and in working order by the end of August. The new offices at Westport were finished on the 16th August last. An office has been erected in Sydenham, a suburb of Christchurch. It was opened for public business on the 17th December last. Buildings at Dargaville, Te Kopuru, Kamo, Ahaura, Takaka, and Greatford have also been completed since the date of the last report. The office at Wanganui has been enlarged, and the accommodation improved. The alterations to the Auckland office have been completed. The department has succeeded in securing increased office space, and improving the accommodation for the public. The offices at the Lower Hutt, Cambridge, and Akaroa have been altered and enlarged. The building erected in January, 1880, at Waitahuna, for the joint accommodation of the post office and telegraph, not being required, was removed in sections and re-erected at Balclutha, on a convenient and central site recently secured by the Government, in preference to erecting an entirely new building, which had been promised. A decided economy was effected by this arrangement. Additions for postal and telegraph purposes have been made to the railway stations at Feilding, Palmerston North, Springfield, Kirwee, St. Andrew, Upper Hutt, Amberley, Hampden, Herbert, Outram, Clinton, Southbridge, Kaitoke, Oxford, Elbow, Normanby, and Helensville. The want of new offices at Wellington continues to be seriously felt. A new building has again been promised. A sum of money is to be placed on this year's estimates, and it is intended that the work shall be put in hand during the current year. It is also proposed to erect new offices at Otautau, Alexandra, Collingwood, Pieton, Castlepoint, and Kihikihi, and to enlarge the office at Hokianga.

1877. 1878. 1879. 1880. Postal Districts. From Places beyond the Colony. Regis''The' 11 TctalsColony, From Places beyond the Colony. Registered in the Colony. Totals. From Places beyond the Colony. Registered in m„ fc *-i„ the TotalsColony. From Places bevond the Colony. Registered in the Colony. Totals. Auckland Thames New Plymouth ... Napier Wanganui Wellington Nelson Westport G-reymouth Hokitika Blenheim Christchurch Timaru Oamaru Dunedin 1,818 123 186 48.3 1,791 381 52 181 257 88 i,542 8,405 1,051 95' 2,862 10,358 1,273 485 1,685 1,495 767 8,242 10,223 ','74 ','37 3,345 12,149 1,654 537 1,866 ',752 855 9,784 2,055 '45 '79 59' 2,121 362 84 230 2,4 127 2,281 io,374 919 992 3,095 12,510 1,407 697 1,420 1,636 740 10,786 12,429 1,064 1,189 3,686 14,631 1,769 781 1,650 1,850 867 13,067 2,735 '54 290 627 309 2,743 487 82 182 12,569 922 1,429 3,828 4,004 12,167 1,894 862 1,205 ',343 988 12,640 2,532 ',454 11,889 3,38i I5>3°4 1,076 '.7"9 4,455 4.313 14,910 2,381 944 1.387 1,562 1,120 15,496 2.905 1,630 '5.473 3,863 3.'95 123 334 751 376 2,803 473 108 196 180 188 3.831 418 232 3.442 1,126 '5.625 9" '.939 4.485 4,354 12,894 2,020 1,104 1,776 1,882 1,263 15.873 3.757 1,615 13.136 4,495 18,820 I.034 2,273 5,236 4,730 15,697 2,493 1,212 1,972 2,062 ',45' 19,704 4,i75 ',847 '6,578 5,621 219 132 2,856 373 176 3,584 482 Invercargill 2,59' 234 11,086 2,200 50,860 13,677 2,434 60,587 2,819 444 11,670 9.6i3 3>"9 12,432 3,563 68,978 Totals ... 9,727 57.308 i5,43i 73,107 88,538 17,776 87,129 104,904

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Inland Mail Services. There were but few alterations during the year, and those carried into effect were mainly the result of railway extension. The services, as a whole, were performed with more than usual regularity, the interruptions and delays being fewer than in former years. The following gives the particulars of the inland mail services for the year 1880: — Performed by coach and mail-cart, 108 „ on horseback ... 217 „ on foot 58 „ by water .. .. .. 40 „ by railway .. .. 51 474 Aggregate mileage 7,485s Total number of miles travelled ... .. 2,631,568 Cost to the department ... £35,062 Is. Id. Average cost per mile .. .. .. 3Jd. The total cost in 1879 was £33,719 lis. Id., and the cost per mile 3fd. The contracts for the majority of the inland services expired on the 31st December last. Prior to calling for fresh tenders, the several schedules were carefully examined with the view of ascertaining what saving could be effected, as a substantial reduction in cost was believed to be practicable without seriously curtailing the public facilities. Accordingly, amended schedules were prepared and advertised. The result of the tenders (which, in most cases, have been accepted for two years), is a net saving of £8,256 Is. Bd. per annum. The tenders generally were lower than in former years, a circum» stance which must be attributed to the cheapness of labour and the unusually low price of horse-feed. Mail Steam Services. The negotiations undertaken by the Agent of this department at San Francisco, with the view of obtaining a reduction in the charges for the conveyance of the colonial closed mails between San Francisco and New York,'have terminated most satisfactorily The United States Congress has voted a sum of 40,000 dollars for direct payment to the colonies, in lieu of a former authority empowering the Postmaster-Genera] of Washington "to remit in favour of the Colonies of New Zealand and New South Wales so much of the cost of the overland transportation of the Australian closed mails as he may deem just." This latter decision was accompanied with the condition that, in the event of any reduction being made, the colonies should undertake to renew the San Francisco service after the expiration of the existing contract, which terminates in October, 1883. There was also a doubt in the minds of the United States authorities as to the extent to which the colonies would benefit from any such reduction, seeing that the charges were paid to the United States Post Office by the Imperial Post Office, and not by the colonies. This uncertainty probably led the Congress to authorize the direct payment; and at the same time it was decided not to require any stipulation for the continuance of the service. Indeed, the Postmaster-General of the United States had been informed by this department that, while the colony had no desire to abandon the San Francisco service, it was not possible to give any assurance that the service would be renewed on the termination, of the present contract. There is reason to hope that a sum will annually be appropriated by Congress for payment to the colonies in respect of the service ; and at the proper time suitable representations will be made to the United States Post Office for a continuance of payment in aid of the line. The service is of especial value to the United States in the interests of its commerce, inasmuch as it materially fosters the very large trade already established with the colonies. The extent of the American trade with the colonies may be gathered from the fact that in 1880 the value of the exports from the United States to Australia and New Zealand amounted to eight million dollars (£1,600,000). Great praise is due Mr. Creighton for the able manner he has urged the claims of the colonies, and to his intelligent and persistent advocacy is mainly to be attributed the result already chronicled. The acknowledgments of the department are especially due to the Hon. Mr. Horace Davis, who has taken a warm interest in the service and the colonies, and materially assisted Mr. Creighton. The San Francisco service continues to be performed with punctuality, as may be seen by a reference to Table No. 7 The contractors have been eager to accelerate the transit of the mails, not only by their own vessels, but also across the American Continent. The department is again indebted to the United States Post Office officials and railway authorities for facilitating the despatch of the colonial mails. On the homeward voyage the mails have, with one exception, been delivered within the stipulated time. The average time within which the mails were delivered in London from Auckland was 40'33 days ; the shortest transit was 38 days. On the outward voyage equally good time has been observed. London mails were delivered in Auckland, on the average, in 40'08 days; and the shortest delivery was accomplished in 38 days. There were slight delays in transit owing to prolonged passages made by the Atlantic steamers ; but there was no detention from snow-blockades on the railway route across America worthy of mention. The City of New York, which left Auckland on the Ist March last, for San Francisco, met with a serious accident. Her after crank-pin broke, at 3 p.m. on the fifth day from Auckland. The repairs, which were not completed until the 17th, occupied eleven days seventeen hours, and were made under disadvantages inseparable from the situation. Very great praise is due to the commander and his officers for having effected repairs of such a substantial character, which enabled the vessel to prose-,

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cute her voyage at full speed, and to reach San Francisco in sufficient time to admit of her leaving for Auckland in due course on the time-table date. The mails were delivered in London eleven days late. The probability of the early completion of the Southern Pacific Eailway between San Francisco and a port in the Gulf of Mexico will make it possible to considerably shorten the journey between London and New Zealand. The country through which this railway runs is not subject to snowblockades ; and, as the line is shorter than that at present carrying the traffic between San Francisco and New York, there will not only be an acceleration of time, but the overland journey for passengers will be made more pleasant than at present. The agreement for the conveyance of the Suez-Brindisi mails between Melbourne and the colony expired in February last, and has not been renewed. Brindisi and Naples mails are forwarded and received, as opportunity offers, by the steamers of the Union Steamship Company to and from Melbourne and Sydney There has been no diminution in the number of mails despatched ; but, owing to the dates of departure of the P and O. and also the Orient steamers from Melbourne having been frequently changed since January last, the despatch of mails from this colony has been irregular. The mails from London by both P and O. and Orient services, however, continue to be received with regularity The Orient service has been used to a larger extent than formerly for the conveyance of homeward mails, which are landed at Naples; and the time from New Zealand to London via Naples is as short as by the Brindisi route. ( The colony continues to levy the old rates of postage on correspondence posted for transmission via Brindisi, and also via Naples. The Government of Victoria urged the department to assimilate the Brindisi rates of postage to those of the San Francisco Service ; but, for the reasons fully explained in the last report, the department was unable to accede to the request. New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania also maintain the old Brindisi postage rates. The Tararua, which left Port Chalmers on the 27th April last, for the Bluff and Melbourne, became a total wreck early on the morning of the 28th, on Waipapapa Point, and 110 souls perished. At the time of her leaving Port Chalmers, the Tararua had 36 packages of mails, containing 4,681 letters, 232 books and parcels, 2,411 newspapers, and 74 registered letters. Of these, 22 packages were recovered, containing 2,520 letters, 140 packets, 1,564 newspapers, and 37 registered letters, of which it was possible to forward to the addressees 2,154 letters (including 21 registered). The packets and newspapers, however, were almost all destroyed. The following comparative statement, showing the maximum, minimum, and the average number of days within which mails have been delivered in London, Melbourne, Sydney, and New Zealand by the San Francisco and Brindisi Services may be of interest: —■ San Francisco Service. Brindisi Service. London to Auckland 43—38=4008 .. 60—46=53-34 Wellington .. 46—41=42-41 57—47=49-86 Dunedin 47—42=43-66 54—45=17-08 Sydney .. 48—44=45-25 .. 47—40=41-13 Melbourne 51—47=48-08 .. 44—37=38-95 Auckland to London 43—38=40 33 55—48=51-25 Wellington „ .. 45—40=42-33 .. 54—50=52 Dunedin „ .. 46—41=4341 . 52—47=48'66 Sydney „ ... 48—43=45 33 47—41=4383 Melbourne „ 50—45=4733 44—39=4108 The net cost to the colony for the use of the San Francisco and Galle-Brindisi services is shown by the following statement: — Eeceipts and Payments on account of the San Francisco and Galle Mail Services for the Year 1880. San Francisco Service. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Subsidy to Pacific Mail Company 32,500 0 0 Estimated bonus due contractors .. 1,494 0 0 Interproviuoial Services, Mail Agents, &c. 7,857 12 3 41,851 12 3 Cr. Postages from London Post Office 13,248 13 8 Postages collected in the colony 17,764 3 11 Eeceipts from non-contracting colonies .. 2,672 0 6 > 33,684 18 1 Net cost to the colony ... ... £8,166 14 2 The estimated net cost of the service for 1879 was £7,227 3s. Id. Galle-Brindisi Service. I»R- . £ s. d. £ s. d. Payments to Victoria .. . 9,424 19 8 Intercolonial service, &c. ... .. .. 5,104 0.0 14,528 19 8 Cr. Postages from London Post Office .. 2,360 10 3 Postages collected in the colony .. ... 2,704 210 5,064 13 1 Net cost to the colony ... .. £9,464 6 7

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The estimated net cost for 1879 was £7,526 4s. Id. The payments made for the year for the transmission of correspondence by the Torres Straits Mail Service was £55 15s. 9d. 443,283 letters were received from, and 463,900 despatched to, the United Kingdom by the San Francisco Service; and by the Galle-Brindisi Service, 97,484 and 57,307 respectively The steam service providing the settlements on the west coast of the Middle Island, South of Hokitika, with communication every four weeks, at a cost of £1,200 per annum, underwent a change during the year. The agreement for the four-weekly service was cancelled, and a quarterly service arranged for at a cost of £150 per trip, in conjunction with a second service once in three months performed by the Government steamer " Stella." This gave the settlers communication once every six weeks instead of four weeks. It has now been decided to perform the whole service by the " Stella." The contract service will, therefore, be terminated next month, and arrangements made for the " Stella " to visit the several bays and sounds regularly The subsidy in aid of the steam service, Tauranga and Opotiki, has been withdrawn, the trade being sufficient to enable the steamer to continue running without any aid from Government. The steam service between Tauranga and Waterford (Katikati) has been replaced by a coach service. The steam service between Q.ueenstown and Kingston has been reduced from daily to thrice weekly, the steamer " Mountaineer " having been withdrawn altogether from the trade. Savings Banks. 16 post offices were during the year constituted offices for the transaction of savings-bank business, and 3 savings bank offices were closed. 16,137 new accounts were opened during the year, against 15,401 in 1879. 12,217 accounts were closed, against 12,786 in 1879. The number of accounts remaining open on the 31st December was 38,667, against 34,747 at the close of 1879. The average daily number of deposits made during the year was 267, and the average daily amount £2,834. The number of deposits received was 81,660, amounting to £564,441 18s. 10d., and the amount of each deposit averaged £10 lis. 9d. The withdrawals were 57,446 for £780,504 13s. 4d., the average amount of each being £13 lis. sd. The amount at the credit of depositors increased to £903,765 16s. 10d., from £787,005 19s. at the close of 1879, a difference of £116,759 17s. lOd. The deposits exceeded the withdrawals bv £83,937 ss. 6d , against an excess of withdrawals in 1879 of £63,781 7s. 4d. The interest credited depositors was £32,822 12s. 4d., against £31,715 18s. 2d. in 1879. The interest credited to depositors during the year was at the rate of 4|- per cent, per annum on deposits not exceeding £200, and at the rate of 4 per cent, on deposits over £200, but not exceeding £500. No interest is allowed on deposits in excess of £500. These rates have prevailed since the Ist July, 1874. Since the establishment of Post Office Savings Banks in the colony in 1867, 120,799 accounts have been opened, and 82,132 closed. The total amount deposited from the commencement of the savingsbank system, inclusive of the interest credited to depositors, was £7,539,696 ss. 9d., and the total amount withdrawn was £6,635,930 Bs. lid. The average cost of every Post Office Savings Bank transaction, deposit or withdrawal, for the year was 6—d., and for the whole period of the existence of the Post Office Savings Banks in the colony less than 7d. The total amount of interest placed to the credit of depositors since the establishment of the Post Office Savings Banks in the colony was £278,545 4s. 8d During the last quarter of the yesr 1880 the balances at the credit of depositors were classified according to their amounts, with the follow-ing result: —2o depositors had balances exceeding £500, 42 from £400 to £500, 99 from £300 to £400, 374 from £200 to £300, 1,696 from £100 to £200, and 3,963 from £5C to £100. The remaining depositors —upwards of 31,000 —had balances of under £50 at the credit of their accounts. The arrangement recently adopted in the United Kingdom for facilitating the saving of pence, by accepting cards having penny postage stamps to the value of one shilling as a deposit of that amount in Post Office Savings Banks, was introduced in New Zealand in February last, for the exclusive convenience of school children, and by the end of March, 3,684 accounts were opened by means of these stamped cards. Monet Orders. Money-order business was extended to 16 new offices, namely, Owake, Woodville, Lecston, Elbow, Waikari, Otautau, Kaitoke, Normanby, Te Nui, Longford, Waitahuna, Springfield, Castlepoint, Sheffield, Kihikihi, and Sydenham ; and the Money Order offices at Malvern, Leithfield, and Te Aro were closed during the year. 135,648 orders for £465,405 Is. Id. were issued during the year, against 117,999 orders for £428,673 in 1879, an increase of 17,649 orders and £36,732 Is. Id. 104,107 orders for £350,313 6s. Bd. were paid, against 88,791 orders for £319,200 ss. 6d. paid in 1879, the increase being 15,316 orders for £31,113 Is. 2d. The number of money orders issued for payment in the United Kingdom and the Australian Colonies was 38,373 for £145,144 Is. 2d., and 7,379 orders for £30,640 14s. lid. were issued in those countries for payment in New Zealand. A balance of upwards of £114,000 was, therefore, remitted out of the colony by means of money orders. In 1879 the balance against the colony was £108,000; in 1878, £96,000 ; and in 1877, £80,000. The telegraph was used for the transmission of 14,497 orders for £58,334 lis. lid., against 15,054 orders for £63,734 4s. 7d in 1879, showing a decrease in this description of orders of 557 in number, and £5,399 12s. Bd. in amount. The revenue derived from the issue of money orders was £7,943 15s. 4d., against £7,285 Is. 6d. for the year 1879, the increase being £658 13s. lOd.

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Table No. 1. 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 1865.

Money Orders Drawn on the Colony.

Table No. 2. Statement of the Money Orders issued in New Zealand on the United Kingdom and the Australian Colonies during the Years 1879 and 1880.

Statement of the Money Orders issued in the United Kingdom and the Australian Colonies on New Zealand during the Years 1879 and 1880.

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Money Orders Issued in the Colony Where Payable. Total. Year. Commission Received. In the Colony. United Kingdom. Australian Colonics. No. Amount. No. I Amount. No. I Amount. No. Amount. 186^ 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874. 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 £ s. d. 1,463 18 6 1,761 14 o 1,815 19 6 1,863 ' 6 1.932 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 S,7i4 18 4 6,288 13 o 7,285 1 6 7.943 15 4 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 70,53 I 83,479 97,275 £ s. d. 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 I93.5.SI 13 9 212,089 1 6 233,804 15 10 250,861 6 o 297,290 13 8 320,260 19 11 7.756 9.238 9> 242 9,241 9,263 9,624 10,407 10,619 n.9'3 M.379 16,949 17.33' 18,369 21,169 24,461 27.587 £ s. d. 33,426 11 5 41,987 15 0 40,998 14 n 40,581 13 9 39,939 8 6 4i,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 n 10 80,681 15 8 91,665 4 o 104,149 5 10 3,l88 4.548 4,938 4.7'S 4.8.59 5'4I9 5.37° S.885 6,150 7,365 7.467 7,176 8,303 9,317 10,059 10,786 £ s. d. 15,406 17 2 23,968 5 2 25,115 5 1 23,286 11 5 23,381 14 7 25,637 >2 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 I 36,711 15 2 39,717 2 4 40,994 15 4 17,236 22,710 24,473 25.854 28,427 31,864 36,291 44,660 52,351 62,712 73,027 80,255 90,672 101,017 H7,999 135,648 £ s. d, 78,576 3 i 108,779 4 S 115,610 13 c 118,211 3 8 127,218 4 11 140,454 7 " 157,397 '3 7 191,009 2 c 219,258 1 7 263,164 7 g 293,481 10 g 310,268 s u 334,973 7 9 368,254 16 tc 428,673 o c 465,405 1 "

Where Issued. Total. Year. In the Colony. United Kingdom. Australian Colonies. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. ! Amount. 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 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 7o,53i 83,479 97,275 £ 9. d. 29,282 13 IO 42,768 10 9 49,93i 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 IO 171,683 6 1 193,551 13 9 212,089 1 6 233,804 15 10 250,861 6 o 297,290 13 8 320,260 19 11 762 1,100 1,198 1,401 1,218 1,156 1,396 1,504 1,482 1,603 1,969 2,243 2,258 2,260 2,544 3,466 £ »■ d. 3,568 15 10 5,02 1 14 9 5,649 2 IO 6,502 3 O 5,630 18 8 5.523 4 4 6,217 11 5 7,078 8 6 6,625 '4 5 7,284 10 7 9,262 9 7 10,202 13 6 9,744 8 8 9,833 18 6 10,673 3 11 14,811 14 8 700 917 1,108 1,294 1,272 1,267 1,318 i,4.S9 1,668 1,800 i,99S 2,385 2,568 2,528 2,942 3,913 £ S. d. 3,7i2 1 5 4,753 3 10 5,57o 6 4 6,685 ' 3 6,382 4 3 6,055 6 11 5,9'4 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 10,698 14 3 12,295 5 4 15,829 o 3 7,680 10,903 12,659 H,598 16,740 19,221 23,228 30,946 37,438 44,37i 52,575 60,376 68,826 75,319 88,965 104,654 £ s. d. 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 1 271,393 18 9 320,259 2 11 350,901 14 10

Where Payable. 1879. Amount. 1880. Number. Number. Amount. United Kingdom Victoria South Australia ... New South Wales tlueensland Tasmania Western Australia 24,461 6,268 364 2,607 199 615 6 £ »• a. 91,663 4 o 25,143 6 5 1,366 14 6 9,33i 13 1 946 14 4 2,891 14 o 37 o o 27,587 6,506 500 2,936 .69 667 8 £ s. d. 104,149 5 10 24,718 13 8 1,936 9 6 '0,595 5 6 587 10 9 3,'3o 2 5 26 13 6 Totals ,..! 34,520 34,520 •31,382 6 4 38,373 '45>'44 1 2 1

1879. 1880. Where Issued. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Jnited Kingdom Victoria ,outh Australia ... ■few South Wales Queensland Vestern Australia longkong 2,544 1,223 '56 1,050 187 3'0 16 £ 9. d. 10,673 3 11 4,793 O 2 668 15 10 4,491 2 9 762 15 8 1,442 15 2 136 15 9 3,466 1,569 25' '-535 i»o 368 7 3 £ 9. d14,811 14 8 5,905 5 4 927 13 b 6,304 19 6 845 1 3 1,763 1 2 58 o o 25 o o Totals 5,486 22,968 9 3 7,379 30,640 14 11

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Table No. 3. 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 1880.

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Office. Issued. Money Orders. Paid. > „ : £ o 5 's, en a. I \ <° Savings Deposits. Sanks. a| o o so < -ithdrawals. No. No. Amount. Commission, j Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. £ 9. d.l 582 2 I0| 14 '7 4| 28 16 01 78 5 2J 21 3 io| 7 10 41 59 6 2 1012 o 24 l8 2 9 1 oi 23 6 o! 51 6 o 208 4 15 6, •3 2 o 562 10 13 2: ■5 3 8| 1410 o: 11 14 6'. 10 o 4: 7 1' 2J 21 6 IO •9 iS o 12 8 4I 10 12 8 £ 9. d. 29,795 1 9 1,235 15 6 2,182 6 5 4,871 n 2 1,439 5 3 604 1 11 3.647 14 7 860 II o 1,943 14 3 527 19 5 1,403 5 6 3,705 3 I' 94 9 o 472 13 8 i,749 7 9 327 18 8 794 14 o 766 12 11 1,009 1 o 591 11 10 929 14 10 442 6 o 1,467 5 8 1,112 14 6 642 11 3 605 16 7 188 411 1,102 7 4 641 14 1 1,229 1° 5 1,046 13 7 3,369 14 2 i? 2 1 4 i,5/6 19 7 1,128 8 11 1,678 3 1 1.021 14 o 867 16 n 3,315 15 • 1,678 6 2 1,254 7 7 6,372 17 11 3,340 12 2 1,226 o 10 2,435 7 6 39,328 4 1 1,317 6 n 1,081 3 9 6.022 12 2 446 10 10 31619 6 192 13 2 460 11 1 i.3'5 14 'o 340 1 10 267 11 2 5,352 7 5 743 1 6 1 149 7 4 1,529 7 2 1,935 " 6 472 o 3 925 1 9 411 02 >o 5 4 761 1 7 884 13 3, 135 3 5, 32,661 14 11 '3,183 '5 9 2,032 3 7 i,9Q3 13 9 440 1 o 297 10 5 1,199 4 6 £ s. d. 50,492 18 5 699 4 6 123 '8 5 1.174 o 10 242 3 11 710 2 8 2.175 1 11 338 on 234 18 8 102 6 3 880 7 2 685 4 10 43 'I 7 90 9 2 202 14 3 • 93 611 464 10 1 940 17 8 861 4 i 141 7 6 185 o 6 745 12 io 2.065 '8 2 593 3 2 749 '7 6 299 13 7 • 73 2 o 3' 9 8 4 312 16 1 229 o 3 655 16 6 1,667 8 10 178 4 1 629 9 3 271 4 5 545 o i° 334 11 4 163 2 o 778 10 11 475 '8 2 4°5 7 2 2,792 13 7 674 4 7 315 3 11 1,442 7 2 28,079 2 6 95° 5 1° 544 7 6 2,040 8 10 •5 4 6 83 13 10 62 18 2 130 7 8 1,309 6 4 99 5 10 77 o 9 2,564 17 ° '55 9 5 582 17 11 290 13 o 1,076 7 4 63 o 9 335 8 5 87 10 6 7 n 6 •73 4 7 59 8 3 118 16 3; 53,144 2 o' 1,631 13 2 454 19 7 1,39° 5 4 283 12 1j 493 10 6 407 11 3 I 100 £ s. d. 76,724 18 6 256 16 o 2,201 8 o 1,904 12 6 1,071 11 9 216 8 o 5,448 21 54 86 21 '3 114 11 £ 9, d. 78,931 4 3 >3i 13 5 743 16 1 1,468 4 11 367 6 2 177 10 o 1,709 19 10 109 9 9 277 1 10 230 5 6 154 2 3 i,363 7 6 215 o 1 248 2 5 207 4 6 129 17 10 463 1 4 592 17 2 726 7 3 45 3 2 1400 90 6 2 673 7 7 298 1 8 79' '7 " 215 6 5 63 " 9 365 12 1 248 5 3 49 '7 ° 145 14 10 1,467 12 2 "6 7 3 388 18 4 64 o o 544 10 o 294 '7 9 36 '4 1 1,303 8 7 291 13 9 231 19 2 11,030 11 10 960 11 6 329 '6 4 1,328 18 7 163,810 9 2 1,210 18 9 1,461 o 7 4.586 18 4 117 17 8 69 10 2 29 5 ° 256 10 9 2.587 5 5 39 o o 56 3 9 4,799 15 3 •25 19 " i,i57 " 1 758 2 6 2,837 3 " 240 3 9 584 10 o 192 17 1 Auckland Alexandra Aratapu Cambridge Dargaville Drury Hamilton Helensville Hokianga Huntley Kapanga Kawakawa Kihikihi Mangapai Mangawhare ... Mercer Mongonui Newton Ngaruawahia ... Ohaeawai Ohaupo Ohinemutu Onehunga Opotiki Otahuhu Pahi Pokeno Port Albert Pukekohe Raglan Russell Tauranga Te Arai Te Awamutu .. Te Kopuru Waipu Waiuku W raiwera W rangarei Wangaroa Warkworth 8,148 395 556 1,353 369 180 13,873 '95 47 346 66 IO 5,797! 58; 319 286 90 39 345 45 51 88! i,°95 2 SO 66 24 6 69 16 8 28 9 28 5 i,M4 261 4M 236 445 913 48 128 347 •57 276 256 362 '208 294 121 396 393 264 192 52 3i5 209 274 372 944 72 497 286 4M 352 296 852 45i 366 i,779 755 337 751 10,543 4" 338 ',799 151 120 no 219 768 76 45 35 306 •43 9 '9 27 37 96 329 292 37 49 140 539 148 197 62 36 74 65 48 181 462 37 198 46 100 88 36 202 11 58 8 3 12 6 9 60 24 2 13 4 35 11 53i 286 32 11 45 35 42 290 in 9 43 11 214 47i 188, 29 11 28 3,000 2 3 222 11 o 399 12 o 755 8 o 405 7 o 3,171 1 0 249 4 o no 10 o 683 o o 289 6 o 261 11 0 1,572 19 • 833 6 o 75 7 o 379 '7 o 253 7 0 2,076 17 o 433 15 o 618 2 11 326 7 0 56 12 o 394 6 o 185 16 6 44 19 o 255 o o 2,005 10 I 299 12 O 685 1 o 93 14 o 625 5 o 393 3 o 144 7 o 2,063 3 o 493 • o 587 4 o 11,263 2 11 1,580 4 10 223 8 2 1,866 16 4 165,039 7 8 1,066 10 o 1,243 2 9 7,498 9 10 2.34 '3 o 591 4 o 41 12 11 588 10 o 2,548 13 5 '45 12 o 4i6 5 9 9,821 19 7 426 14 o 1,791 7 o 1,957 12 0 3,895 8 2 205 8 O; 877 3 o 776 14 o 29 o o 1,056 19 o 675 14 o 664 14 o 129,405 2 O •5,6i4 12 3 500 4 o 1,458 14 10 512 15 o 663 I o 301 o o "38 2 3 6 3 24 2 4 5 7 21 10 2 5 i6 7 18 3 '9 26 '7 58 4 8 25 '7 24 69 41 5 3 10 59 9 47 10 10 25 22 1 14 o 13 12 4 8 II 2 966 15 18 6 48 O 2 2 18 O 20 18 o 10 II 21 15 16 4J 13 6 0 10 3 10 43 2 2| 19 18 4! 1420 99 19 10 39 1 10 22 16 o 34 '2 2 806 18 2 20 9 8 20 14 2 99 6 4 694 5 14 6 3 19 i° 7 4 6 23 14 2; 6 6 6| 446, 102 9 2 n 14 io| 20 6 2 24 19 6 35 7 'o 5 12 8 18 14 6 8 2 10 e 5 6 9 '4 6 13 "4 4 2 9 o, 653 o 4; 68 13 8 33 4 2 2?, 4 8 7 4 o 4 16 o 19 4 *'. 30 12 2 8 8 3 13 52 3 27 3 10 49 11 72 181 2 3 4 6 27 3 9 10 23 73 9 28 5 25 32 2 80 22 112 12 10 5 68 18 30 72 20 204 46 43 876 127 55 275 14,388 •43 126 608 5 9 32 95 119 880 162 78: 404 8,733! 208 2 25 22 66^ 48 16 Blenheim Havelock Kaikoura Picton Christchurch ... Akaroa Amberley Ashburton Cheviot Dunsandel Duvauchelle Hurunui Kaiapoi Leeston Leithfield Lyttelton Malvern Oxford Rakaia Rangiora Sheffield Southbridge Springfield *Sydenham *Waiau Waikari Woolston 3UNEDIN .... Albany Street 'Arrow River ., Balclutha Blueskin Caversham Clinton •3 150 33, 18 35 2,893 27 31 203 3 6 4 147 •5 •3 22 2,576 •3 10 95 12,344 57 1 45' 360, 7 Si 3 -i 6! 8 348 5 56, 71 •52 7 26j 10 119 409 118 113 i,476 •97 481 427 645 142 i?, 2 130 *5 186 274 81 8,675 1,037 576 775 156 78 427 139 591 3 28 •5 26 368 34 26 693: 59 182; 84; 348 20 5 •4 69 22 8 262 19 37 6 57 296 47 34 1,258 26 148 158 370 28 86 84 3 57 86 102 2 8 53 2 102 9 25 45 93 9 28 31 2 4 17 14 36 2 14 8 •14 22 3 41 ■5 39 18,361 43o 121 1562 80 153 ii3| < 3 11 1,980 287 •5 45 10 25 12 , 'S3 I'1,657 2,325 75 236 68 140 34 5 7 2 1,688 105 6 23 1 29 •9 4' 1 o, 214 476 10 83 18 24 1 11 652 9 3 183 19 6 383 12 5 130,732 11 11 6,890 11 1 127 1 9 1,304 '4 4 178 '9 4 136 n 6 110 9 0 9 3

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Table No. 3— 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 1880 — continued.

Money Orders. Savings Banks. Office. Issued Paid. ere ■ r^ •> G a, ■?. d a \ Deposits. S'-j Withdrawals. No. Commission. Amount. No. Amount. Z 8 a 3° No. Amount. J3 " No. Amount. Dunedin — contd. Clyde Cromwell Goodwood Green Island ... Hamilton's Hyde Kaitangata Lawrence Manuherikia ... Milton Mosgiel Naseby Ophir Outram Owake Palmerston Port Chalmers... Roxburgh St. Bathans Tapanui Waihola Waikaia Waikouaiti Waitahuna jUEYMOOTH Ah aura Nelson Creek Reefton rlOKITIKA Kumara Ross... !lJVERCARGILI. Campbelltown ,, Gore Elbow Kingston Mataura Gueenstown Riverton Winton Woodlands Wyndham Otautau Mapier Gisborne Hastings Kopua Mohaka Porangahau ... Port Ahuriri Takapau Taupo Waipawa Waipukurau ... Wairoa -Jelson Collingwood .. Motueka Port Richmond Wakefield -Jew Plymouth... Inglewood Waitara Damaru Duntroon Hampden Kakanui Otepopo rHAMES 467 696 73 '59 178 '.Si 585 965 374 660 268 578 416 277 165 800 966 629 366 799 137 543 508 61 2,461 825 258 1,065 i,39i 952 35i 3,202 364 880 '75 100 416 580 754 332 '85 163 47 j 2,828 1,380 208 365 48 213 256 i59 289 43i 281 278 2,261 344 502 118 96 119 2,144 141 203 3,389 274 289 283 269 1,661 3,624 566 645 1,274 £ 9. d. 20 15 8 33 19 2 213 6 10 18 6 840 4 18 6 23 4 4 45 10 4 16 17 10 31 6 4 ■5 9 8 27 3 2 17 3 6 13 18 10 6 8 10 35 i3 8 72 9 10 26 5 8 13 17 o 32 14 2 6 3 8 20 2 o 19 11 8 272 155 8 10 39 1 o 12 13 6 74 4 6 88 18 10 50 4 8 18 7 o 205 19 4 21 3 o 36 7 8 898 5 4 10, 15 o 8 3' 13 6 38 19 2 •4 4o 7 4 6 836 1 16 6 201 19 6' 97 11 4 14 10 6 •7 15 o 2 19 10 12 7 8 16 10 o 7 3 4 19 17 o 25 5 10 19 4 8 1442 136 14 6 •3 3 o 22 16 6 7 16 6 5 3° 5 19 4 123 12 10 802 £ s. d. 1,632 19 8 2,210 5 7 185 19 3 660 3 8 713 8 2 421 13 2 1,982 n 8 2,920 12 1 1,005 " 2 i,957 2 1 833 8 1 1,596 1 9 1,300 11 9 746 19 8 454 '6 81 2,401 5 1 3,389 11 9! 1,782 18 10 855 3 3 2,115 9 8 496 '6 5 2,018 2 2 1,471 19 2 148 17 9 8,885 19 7 4,269 4 n 1,161 o 6 3,881 4 5 4,6S7 14 •'• 3,i8i 3 8 1 188 9 3 •1,501 4 5 1,840 19 2 2,572 2 7 625 12 9 476 11 o 1.098 9 81 1,809 4 10I 2,584 1 8 861 o 3 409 7 6 466 1 31 126 9 6 10,224 5 'j 5,386 10 3; 755 7 "I 1,498 6 5 •77 5 3 756 14 •] 892 10 3 433 9 6 •,°73 15 1 1,488 1 6 994 ii 3 800 19 o 8,iS3 IS 6 1,302 14 1 2,004 6 10 438 10 7 302 4 10 422 2 8 7,643 3 o 382 5 4 707 1 9 11,925 3 2 1,058 o 7 812 15 11 1,078 7 o 828 on 5,664 9 11 •3,030 16 4 1,655 5 8 2,066 10 5 4.099 14 9 174 161 10 92 16 27 90 610 80 450 110 257 61 90 24 327 762 81 35 216 55 60 198 26 1,648 129 18 559 i,4SS 366 i°S 2,380 161 249 42 9 '33 272 33° no 1 48: 60 1,841} 520 72] 39 181 £ 9. d. 55 7 2 o 452 7 11 55 8 6 333 17 5 95 3 2119 4 71 339 o 6 2,099 3 6 249 4 4 1,361 9 2 388 1 9 712 17 7 265 16 2 349 7 3 55 13 6 1,179 6 4 I 2,673 • 4 293 o 6 131 2 2 833 o 4 269 14 7 218 2 10 649 4 6 93 16 6 5,579 o 10 493 9 2 104 IS 6 •,75° 16 3 4,556 14 5 1,269 1.3 8 277 16 5 7.556 o 1 47i 8 5 930 19 • I96 IO Oj 68 17 1 416 14 8 895 12 o 1,002 15 5 3Si 18 1 218 o 11 IS 20 4 24 10 27 67 5 61 30 16 1 13 7 38 201 10 2 37 7 5 •7 5 217 17 16 57 99 76 10 352 iS 41 18 1 29 Si 40 20 24 18 57 111 13 103 27 110 281 24 282 119 68 17 87 30 206 8.53 81 33 112 44 39 101 27 1,156 98 97 223 576 306; 62J 1,662 70 '49 76 3 124 109 178 73 91 61 £ 9. d. 394 ' o 1,140 15 9 122 40 1,070 15 o 551 o o 684 13 o 2,875 4 1 245 5 2 2,511 o 9 780 18 o 454 5 o 192 10 9 498 18 o 128 15 11 1,712 19 3 6,608 1 3 610 16 10 381 17 6 906 5 4 612 10 o 280 10 o 688 9 o 310 6 o 13.566 15 3 1,562 11 1 1,019 S o 3.32 1 4 7 6,190 o 1 4,363 5 3 634 17 2 18,985 15 1 745 14 1 1,490 12 8 400 13 5 5° o o 1,288 4 7 2,151 1 1 1,081 10 o 580 13 o 567 19 6 611 19 7 20 o o 21,966 17 2 2,159 9 I 467 4 o 558 8 o 128 5 o 313 2 O 689 I 7 246 15 O 239 18 O 942 l8 I 1,376 3 o 251 18 10 17,205 1 11 701 4 9 2,740 18 9 490 10 o 886 12 o 704 14 o 27,046 19 7 480 6 6 320 13 o 20,069 5 3 470 12 9 37i '8 6 266 14 4 283 16 3 22,642 12 1 23,729 1 6 1,305 15 10 i,595 7 1 2,383 4 9 5 12 •7 2 '4 28 1 47 12 8 1 7 18 104 4 2 II 5 5 10 '57 11 7 25 86 48 11 325 4 22 2 10 10 IO 26 3 4i 22 33 74 7 122 3° •5 2 19 1 60 322 •3 6 29 16 •5 25 2 666 34 43 63 399 186 38 1,484 14 63 10 34 19 87 22 £ 9. d. 57 19 5 484 17 6 24 o o 53° ' 'o 307 '4 5 5i7 1 ° 909 6 7 85 7 1 1,485 o 7 449 o 7 256 14 7 1 10 o 185 7 " 3 '9 9 956 1 6 4,182 19 10 498 12 4 329 11 6 273 6 9 210 16 4 391 8 6 557 '8 6 10 4 10 12,110 18 8 609 19 4 852 12 11 1,761 9 n 6,594 19 3 2,801 9 4 54' '2 4 20,677 5 3 95 9 ' 739 '7 6 237 7 3 308 6 10 533 8 o 929 17 10 465 1 5 280 o 3 148 9 10 21 8 11 3 23 •3 1 32! i.V 29 62! 277J "3 161 3,538 61 297 12 128 44} 1,264! 82 98 1,485 52 114 51 61 1,185 1,815 91 255j 349 •94 •! 4 53 9 7 6,563 13 10 2,051 13 10 322 10 4 140 4 8 89 10 6 104 16 3 566 13 9 •IS 5 11 374 3 11 681 13 9 432 14 8 484 17 5 14.572 4 10 21 o 19 9 i,33i 19 9 39 11 8 578 7 2] 181 19 5: 4,842 7 7 338 14 9 353 o 3 5,186 6 9 266 16 10I 467 ,8 5 •88 15 41 •97 2 4I 3,911 10 6 5,733 5 1 324 '3 9 685 2 11 1,169 4 2 I 39S 66 10 12 10 8 24 6 1 29 23 15 228 •5 27 •4 7 •4 432 20 19 552 •4 10 2 2,069 354 64 731 3' 26} "7| 18 7 '44 118 75 1,518 '31 168 81 no 97 ',752 80 48 i,877 57 57 43 33 1,762 1,963 I? 0 178 44i 337 50 2| 5 3 9 1 11 ioj 10; 9 '65 3 '7 1 5 1 i,444 143 7 20 5 2 34 4 4 46 41 13 1,016 12 81 21,148 3 11 ',383 7 " 89 3 1 294 11 2 59 '9 o 500 268 7 9 74 o 6 74 '5 6 472 14 o 746 2 8 292 5 4 18,067 12 7 208 4 5 1,427 9 7 96 o 7 820 4 7 123 o o 18,795 2 9 198 IO II 263 13 9 18,201 10 6 115 6 2 393 13 10 112 16 o 166 16 o 20,669 7 5 '9,359 9 6 1,051 5 10 2,012 19 11 1,898 9 o 12 27 287 3 11 420 1,073 •7 32 i,377 12 •7 •4 19 1,605 i,666 69 115 171 13 12 2 207 5 6 13 8 8 10 5 10 12 13 8 10 1 2 89 19 8 243 6 6 28 4 10 35 7 6 64 o 6 12 7 268 601 2 8 7 5 187 395 '5 4' 64 flMARU Geraldine Temuka Waimate 50 45 112

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Table No. 3— 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 1880— continued.

Money Orders. Savings Banks. Office. Issued. Paid. £ 9, c Z2P Deposits. PT3 Withdrawals. No. Commission. I I Amount. No. j Amount. No. j Amount. 8 3 No. Amount. I "anganui Bull's Hawera Manutahi Marton Normanby Patea Turakina Waitotara Waverley r ELLINGTON Carterton Castlepoint Featherston Feilding Foxton Greytown Halcombe Hutt Kaitoke Masterton Otaki Palmerston North Sanson TeAro Te Nui Upper Hutt Woodville rESTPORT Charleston Lyell Longford I 3,323 553 ! I.OS3 87 688 2?8 865 324 334 297 io,9.?4 557 58 360 1,079 618 532 307 290 12 99' 404 1,024 282 189 97 180 £ 9. d. •97 o 4 25 15 o 56 14 4 4106 32 6 o 11 5 6 44 2 8 1642 17 2 10 13 5 o 638 17 8 2.? 17 4 3 16 10 163 2 48 17 6 29 13 8 25 3 io 12 13 o 14 • 4 o 14 4 50 18 10 20 10 10 49 1 o 11 6 10 10 15 6 4 10 10 6 .5 6 11 10 10 48 11 10 24 4 4 34 3 4 3 15 8 £ s. d •1,334 13 8 1,656 18 o 1 3,535 4 3 3'4 o 2 2,127 18 7 725 6 2 2,818 12 10! 1,060 17 o 1,225 16 7; 880 12 2 32,595 14 1 1,600 1 11 •93 2 4 1,043 12 7 3,610 10 1 1,776 8 1 1,581 5 n 820 18 5 1,158 17 6 26 18 o 3,n8 13 7 1,921 1 8 3,106 17 7 577 18 4 603 o 4 279 12 9 438 15 3 808 8 2 2,761 19 8 i,39i 3 5 3,198 17 6; 168 13 6 465,405 • 1 2,805 213 306 '7 545 67 528 78 52 96 I5.5I7 2.51 2 192 524 346 272 •54 136 '3 653 125 747 in 18 £ 9. d, 9,224 8 4 742 15 4 1,192 19 8 77 •• 3 •,475 18 3! 257 13 ij 1,608 13 $ 186 5 9 •SO 1 9! 3iS 13 9 52,304 15 10 961 o 10 5 10 o 471 8 8 •,854 9 4 1,398 16 11 912 12 2 45° 10 9 422 10 925 13 3; 2,130 17 7 641 8 n 2,263 o 8 509 3 1 30 9 7 10 2 6 269 11 9 492 19 9 2,152 6 6 268 8 2 287 6 7 37 8 7 350313 6 8 396 22 157 5 So 20 74 9 '4 12 1,609 45 1 32 47 50 52 '9 34 5 92 22 1,822 94 524 28 14' 5' 256 45 37 41 10,632 188 5 '47 172 216 236; 64 220 £ s. d. '■ 18,518 2 2 I 577 17 3 I 7,59i 16 9 1 234 5 7 i,i'5 1 9 999 IS 3 1 2,810 2 7 258 11 o 876 9 o 407 16 8 1 99,098 12 2 I 1,130 12 o : 47 o o 861 2 o 1 1,567 >7 5 1 1,844 1 9 1 1,692 7 5 452 3 11 ! 1,690 5 6 169 10 o . 3,088 14 6 708 8 8 1,389 o 1 308 18 5 2,165 16 o 198 15 o 611 10 o 243 •? 10 4,609 7 8 1,009 4 o 757 9 2 176 1 9' 864,441 18 10 ; > 354 ! 8 I 43 4 > '5 ! 7 23I » 9 > 8 i 6 ! 1,769 ) 27 ) I 30! ; 28 1 16 I 30; 7 19 1 2 1 61 16 1,648 1 47 105 11 60 24 I 61 J 24 22 18 8,903 56 81 90 58 76 '7 62 £ 9. d. 22,085 '6 3 310 12 4 2,072 17 2 •23 10 2 803 2 5 529 12 2 832 13 9 366 6 4 3i8 8 7 282 4 10 107,414 2 7 847 16 7 • ,142 2 4 1,426 18 7 649 16 7 1,184 16 6 •74 13 10 752 2 8 46 7 4 •,844 14 2 339 17 2 i,598 12 3 280 12 6 35i 11 1 18 o o 447 4 1 147 11 10 5,774 3 8 1,007 8 7 723 7 7 60 o o 5 87 126 507 i°5 59 8 35 H 60 •3 '5 '4 52 '5 8 21 324 80 '44 43 438 85 25; 328 I '35 32 1 31 4 12 '4 8 67 '3 6 5 156 31 i°5 21 59 1 305 779 45° 608 40 •4 344 5° 20 Totals ... 29 '35648 '6,137 1 7.943 15 4 104107 81,660 57,446 12217 780,504 13 4

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Table No. 4. 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, 1880.

Postal Districts. Number of Post Office Savings Banks open at the close of the Year. Number of Deposits received during the Year. Total Amount of Deposits received during the Year. Average 1 Amount of ] each Deposit received S during the Year. Number of Withdrawals during the Year. Total Amount of Withdrawals during the Year. Average Amount of each Withdrawal during the Year. Excess of Deposits over Withdrawals during the Year. Excess of Withdrawals over Deposits during the Year. Cost of Management during the Year. Average Cost of each Transaction, Deposit, or Withdrawal. Transaction, Deposit, or WithInterest for the Year. Number of Accounts ' opened I during the Year., Number of Accounts closed during the Year. Number of Accounts remaining open at close of the Year. Total Amount standing to the Credit of all open Accounts, inclusive of Interest to the close of the Year. Average Amount standing to the Credit of each open Account at close of the Year. £ s. d. drawal. ; Auckland Blenheim Christen urch Dunedin Grey mouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth ... Oamam Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport 41 9,477 4 i,333 21 18,218 31 17,385 4 , i,574 3 ! 944 12 2,573 12 3,096 6 J 2,005 3 1,880 5 : 2,067 1 1,762 4 : 2,752 10 3,039 17 I 13,059 4 496 £ s. d. 106,819 18 7 14,933 12 3 201,592 14 1 172,301 3 8 19,469 15 11 11,188 2 6 27,890 10 o 29,339 19 9 22,729 1 5 27,847 19 1 21,462 7 1 22,642 12 1 29,013 9 2 33,389 18 o 117,268 12 8 6,552 2 7 £ s. d. n 5 5 11 40 11 1 3 9 18 7 12 7 4 11 17 o 10 16 IO 996 11 6 8 14 16 1 10 7 8 12 1/ O IO IO II 6,610 822 13,770 11,733 806 623 1,765 1,763 1,157 1,122 £ 8. d. 95,987 17 o 13,649 18 3 186,141 4 3 152,274 17 4 15,335 o IO 9,938 O II 24,330 6 2 24,908 10 10 20,742 11 9 19,257 7 5 18,990 2 6 20,669 7 5 24,322 4 3 27,725 4 o 118,667 o 7 7,564 19 10 £ s. d. 14 10 5 16 12 1 13 10 4 12 19 7 19 o 6 IS 19 o 13 IS 8 14 2 7 17 18 6 17 3 3 13 3 11 12 17 6 12 o 8 13 14 6 1229 18 4 7 £ s. d. 10,832 1 7 1,283 14 o i5,45i 9 10 20,026 6 4 4.134 15 1 1,250 1 7 3.560 3 10 4,43 1 811 1,986 9 8 8,590 11 8 2,472 4 7 i,973 4 8 4,691 4 11 5,664 14 o ... ... ... ... £ 9. d. 4.194 4 3 683 15 11 7,056 17 8 6,376 15 3 864 9 9 581 16 6 1,174 10 1 1,244 4 8 1,259 18 11 73i 6 4 68S 4 2 1,072 18 10 886 6 6 1,010 18 4 4,669 1 2 33° 4 o I,9l8 3,845; 3,004 307 ! 185 I 602 j 599 305 47i 595 268 808 1,422 197 2,977 2,iS3 200 145 413 437 191 3° 1 442 187 SIS 477 2,074 86 S,oo8 811 8,732 7,284 1,049 584 1,300 1,495 i,259 897 700 1,167 1,090 i,i75 5,7i8 398 £ 9. d. 114,911 15 11 18,768 13 7 194,398 10 4 178,544 12 3 23,958 5 1 15,544 2 1 32,090 o 4 34,115 10 8 33,670 o 5 24,462 15 9 18,688 15 11 29,495 9 IO 24,839 8 9 29,872 1 9 121,809 7 9 8,596 6 5 £ 9. d. 22 18 11 23 2 10 22 5 3 24 10 3 22 16 9 26 12 4 24 13 8 22 16 5 26 14 1 27 5 S 26 13 11 25 5 6 22 15 9 25 8 6 21 6 1 10 19 9 8 19 7 13 4 2 1,439 1,605 2,021 2,020 9,775 415 1,398 7 11 1,012 17 3 ... ... 759 2,159 76 21 11 11 I Totals for Colony in 1880... 1879... 1878. 1877... 1876... 1875... 1874... 1873... „ „ 1872... » „ 1871... „ „ 1870... ,, „ 1869... 1868.. Totals for Colony from 1st Feb. to 31st Dec, 1867 .. 178 81,660 165 , 71,865 147 J 69,908 138 60,953 124 : 57,295 "9 36,129 103 j 52.627 97 ! 39-223 92 ; 31.681 81 ; 24,642 70 20,489 59 ' 17,133 55 i 13,014 864,441 18 10 812,399 " H 762,084 12 O 681,294 13 2 664,134 12 6 657,653 4 o 699,249 '4 3 580,542 5 5 430,877 O o 312,338 18 4 264,328 s 7 240,898 5 9 194,535 11 6 10 11 91 11 6 1 10 18 o 11 3 6 11 11 9 11 14 4 13 5 8 14 16 2 13 12 o 12 13 6 12 18 o 57,446 54,698 42,746 39,363 39.486 36,977 29,778 21,268 17,254 14,773 ",934 9,292 6,365 780,504 13 4 876,180 19 3 742,053 14 3 667,023 7 s 696,281 7 4 729,759 i7 9 620,155 8 9 425,908 3 5 313,176 7 11 261,347 16 3 209,509 13 2 180,518 4 1 107,094 17 3 13 11 8 1604 17 7 2 16 18 10 17 12 8 19 14 8 20 16 5 20 o 5 18 3 o 17 1.3 9 17 11 1 19 8 7 16 16 6 83,937 5 6 20,030 17 9 14,271 5 9 79,o94 5 6 154,634 2 o 117,700 12 1 50,991 2 1 54,818 12 5 60,380 1 8 87,440 14 3 63,781 7 4 32,146 14 10 72,106 13 9 3,5°° 3,000 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,250 1,800 i,556 i.35i 1,264 1,186 789 o 6-V o S* o 5* ! o 6 o 6i o 6f o 6f o 7ir o 7tt o 8f o 9A o 10+J o 9J 32,822 12 4 3i,7i5 18 2 31,664 12 9 I 29,193 14 6 28,762 4 7 28,565 3 5 26,935 6 8 20,106 16 10 14,7" o 5 11,291 IO IO 9,242 3 n 7,412 8 0 4,88o 7 3 16,137 15,401 13,005 ",235 ",255 ",273 10,346 7,382 6,205 4,6iS 4,304 3,839 3,282 12,217 12,786 9,634 8,59i 9,472 8,681 5,736 3,816 3,i88 2,383 2,277 1,801 1,186 38,667 34,747 32,132 28,761 26,117 24,334 21,742 17,132 13,566 10,549 8,317 6,290 4,252 903.765 16 IO 787,005 19 o 819,071 8 2 767,375 *7 8 723,910 17 5 727,295 7 8 770.836 18 o 664,807 5 IO 490,066 7 o 357,654 14 6 295^72 1 7 23!>3'i 5 3 163,518 15 7 23 7 6 22 12 11 25 9 9 26 13 7 27 14 4 29 17 9 35 9 ° 38 16 1 36 2 S 33 18 1 35 10 3 36 15 5 38 9 1 ... 14 1 2 14 18 11 46 6,977 96,372 7 10 1.3 16 3 1,919 26,415 18 9 13 15 3 69,956 9 1 822 1 io* I 1,241 5 o 2,520 364 2,156 71,197 14 1 33 o s

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Table No. 5. Balance-sheet of New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended the 31st December, 1880.

Table No. 6. Securities, &c., standing in the Name of the Postmaster-General on Account of the Post Office Savings Bank Fund on the 31st December, 1880.

Balances on ist January, 1880. Transactions. Balances on 31st December, 1880. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. llONEY OllDER AOOOTJNTS : — Money orders Commission United Kingdom Victoria South Australia Hew South Wales Queensland Tasmania ... Western Australia .. Hongkong £ s. d. 9.319 13 1 20,069 18 3 £ s. d. 486 16 9 138 9 8 5 c 3 £ s. d. 496,045 16 o 3,079 4 2 105,191 16 4 24,918 6 8 1,952 6 6 10,685 !7 6 592 10 9 3,152 o s 96 19 o 25 o o £ s. d. 495.457 7 1° 3,400 1 o 93,490 8 1 23,953 1 4 1,735 4 6 11,152 17 6 851 3 3 3,175 9 8 58 6 o 25 o o £ s. d. 9,908 1 3 3i,77i 6 6 826 15 8 211 15 9 £ s. d. 807 13 7 131 11 3 156 11 1 335 8 9 102 1 5 138 19 9 115 10 6 52 10 o 91 3 0 Latinos Bank Accounts : — Deposits and withdrawals Transfer 787,005 19 o 33(> 9 1 897,264 II 2 49,59i 3 5 780,504 13 4 49,656 9 7 903,765 16 10 271 2 11 Ievenue Accounts 1 — Postage stamps Postal G-uides Private-box and bag rents Miscellaneous revenue Postal revenue —total 42,009 o 5 2 18 6 108,817 7 4 450 17 6 3,208 5 o 4,476 19 IO 149,517 8 9 113,212 4 4 453 4 o 3,208 5 o 4,476 19 10 149,5'4 3 7 37,6i4 3 5 012 o 7'5 14 8| 718 19 10J rt-ENEEAL Accounts :— Post Office Account .. Postmasters Investments Accrued interest on investments Imperial pensions Eeceipts in aid of voted services Advances to Treasury for payment of foreign money orders Commission on postage stamps Gratuities for carriage of mails Miscellaneous expenses License fees Profit and loss 21,210 18 2 54,233 9 1 764,421 15 6 8,108 17 4 592,958 14 11 1,652,627 0 1 171,804 15 1 8,108 17 4 33 14 9 133 7 " 629,584 16 o 1,650,500 9 11 245,000 o o 6,666 6 9 33 14 9 156 7 11 57,836 19 3 52,106 18 11 837.617 ° 5 6,666 6 9 23 o o 18,050 o o 73 3 o 159 ° 5i 62 19 2 31,166 8 11 1,001 12 6 2,177 o 3 1,057 4 5 500 38,689 8 1 45,000 o o 1,015 19 3 2,121 18 5 1,1 [2 2 6 31.883 11 1 87 9 9 103 18 7i i'7 17 3 6,982 15 s 43,313 o 3 500 2,359 3 3 Totals 867,041 18 4I 867,041 18 4I 4>35 8 >832 14 7 4.358,832 14 7 987,568 7 iii! '987.S68 7 "J

Description of Securities, &e. Nominal Value. Value at Cost Price. Interest and Dividends accrued, but not received, at end of the Tear. Consolidated Loan, 4 per cents. Westland 5 per cents. Immigration and Public Works, 1870, 4 per cents. „ ,, 4i per cents. Waimakariri River Bonds, 6 per cents. G-eneral Purposes Loan, 5 per cents. .. ,, ,, 4 per cents. Defence Loan, 4 per cents. ,, 4-4- per cents. .. Oamaru Harbour Mortgages, 5I per cents. Patea Mortgages, 6 per cents. North Otago 5 per cents. Treasury Bills, 3fd. per cent, per diem, Extended Currency Act, 1876 Act, 1879 „ ,, „ „ 1880 North Rakaia River Bonds, 6 per cents. £ s. d. 13,000 o o 50,000 o 0 173,200 o o 14,900 o o 4,500 o o 142,600 o o 5,200 o o 75,000 o o 5,000 o o 34,500 o o 405 15 I 17,000 o o 45,000 o o 90,600 o o 109,900 o o 6,000 o o 2,000 o o 44,000 o o 10,000 o o 5,000 o o £ s. d. 12,480 o o 50,800 o o 166,272 o o 14,527 10 o 4,500 o o 142,600 o o 4,342 o o 72,000 o o 5,000 o o 34,500 o o 405 IS 1 17,000 o o 45,000 o o .90,600 o o 109,900 o o 6,000 o o 2,000 o o 44,689 15 4 10,000 o o 5,000 o o £ s. d. 109 13 11 527 7 11 1,461 10 4 141 8 11 44 7 8 898 11 5 43 17 7 632 17 6 795 7 10 19 6 7 146 19 8 386 o 4 „ „ ,. New Zealand 10-40 Loan, 5 per cents. ... . Patea Harbour Debentures, 7 per cents. Oamaru Town Corporation Debenture, 7 per cent. Post Office Aceount.. 15 15 7 29 18 5 729 6 4 101 12 8 132 6 6 449 17 7 Totals 847,805 15 i 837,617 o 5 6,666 6 9

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HOMEWARD VIA SAN FRANCISCO.

Table No. 7.-SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE. 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.

OUTWARD VIA SAN FRANCISCO. 4 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. 1880. May 7 June 4 June 30 July 29 August 28 September 22 October 20 November 17 December 15 1881 January 17 February 11 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. I 1 I j 1880. March ,. 25 April 22 May 20 June 17 July 15 August 12 September 9 October 7 November 4 j 1880. ] March 1 April ] MayJune July August September October November December December 1881 January 25 22 20 17 1.5 12 9 7 4 2 30 27 1880. May 4 June 2 June 28 July 27 August 26 September 20 October 17 November 14 December 13 1881. January 14 February 9 40 41 39 40 42 39 38 38 39 1880. March 2 5 April 22 May 20 June 17 July 15 August 12 September 9 October 7 November 4 43 43 4i 42 44 41 4i 4i 41 1880. March 25 April 22 May 20 June 17 July 15 August 12 September 9 i October 7 ! November 4 1880. May 8 June 5 July 2 July 3 1 August 29 September 24 October 21 November 18 December 16 1881. January 18 February 12 44 44 43 44 45 43 42 42 42 l880. March 25 April 22 May 20 June 17 July 15 August 12 September 9 October 7 1 November 4 ' 1880. May 9 June 6 July 3 August 1 September i September 25 October 23 ] November 20 1 December 18 1881 45 • 45 44 45 48 44 44 44 44 1880. May 12 48 June 9 48 July 6 47 August 4 48 September 4 51 September 28 47 October 26 47 November 23 ' 47 December 21 47 1881. January 21 50 February 16 48 43 41 December 2 Deeember 30 1881. January 27 46 43 December 2 December 30 1881. 47 44 December 2 December 30 1881. January 19 February 14 48 46 December 2 December 30 1881. I January 27 March 9 41 March 11 | _ 43 1 Ijanuary 27 March 12 44 January 27 March 14 46 March 17 j 49 ; Maximum j Minimum i Average 43 38 40-08 46 ! 41 42-41 j 47 42 43-66 48 44 45"25 51 47 I 48-08

ELEOURNE. Sydney. Dunedin. ELLINGTON. Auckland. Date of Despatch from Melbourne. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Sydney. Date of Arrival in London. No. of 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. i88o. i January ■ February j March i April ] May i June } July j August i September ' October ; November I November 27 24 23 20 18 15 13 10 7 5 2 30 l880. March 13 April i 2 May 10 June 4 July 4 August 3 August 29 September 26 October 22 November 2 1 December 21 1881. 46 48 48 45 47 49 47 47 45 47 49 1880. January 29 February 26 March 25 April 22 May 20 June 17 July 1S August 12 September 9 October 7 November 4 1880. March 13 April 12 May 10 June 4 July 4 August 3 August 29 September 26 October 22 November 2 1 December 21 1881. January 19 44 46 46 43 45 47 45 45 43 45 47 48 1880. 1880. January 30 ; March 13 February 28 i April 12 March 27 ' May 10 April 24 ! June 4 May 22 1 July 4 June 19 ; August 3 July 17 I August 29 August 14 j September 26 September n i October 22 October 9 November 21 November 6 ; December 21 1881. December 4 : January 19 43 44 44 41 43 45 43 43 41 43 45 46 1880. February 1 February 29 March 28 April 25 May 23 June 20 July 18 August 15 September 12 October 10 November 7 1880. March 13 April 12 May 10 June 4 July 4 August 3 August 29 September 26 October 22 November 2 1 December 21 1881. January 19 41 43 43 40 42 44 42 42 40 42 44 43 1880. 1880. February 3 March 13 March 2 April 12 March 30 May 10 April 27 June 4 May 25 I July 4 June 22 j August 3 July 20 ! August 29 ■ August 17 ! September 26 September 14 j October 22 October 12 ! November 21 November 9 December 21 1881. December 7 - January 19 39 41 41 38 40 42 40 40 38 40 42 January 19 5° December 2 December 5 43 t Maximum j Minimum i Average 5° 45 47'33 48 I 43 45"33 I 46 41 43"4i 45 40 42-33 43 4o*33

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Table No.- 8. GALLE AND BRINDISI MAIL SERVICE. 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 Brindisi.

Melbourne. Sydney. Bluff. Dunedin. Wellington. .UCKLAND. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in \ Melbourne. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Sydney. 1880. April 2 1 May 6 May 19 ! June 4 June 17 July 1 j July IS July 28 August 11 August 26 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 October 6 October 22 Nov. 4 Nov. 19 Dec. 2 No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival at Bluff. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Dunedin. No. of Days. Date of Date of Despatch from ! Arrival in London. Wellington. No. Date'of of Despatch from I Days. London. Date of Arrival in Auckland. No. of Days. 1-5 &\ 1880. March 12 March 26 April 9 April 23 May 7 May 21 June 4 June 18 July 2 July 16 July 30 August 13 August 27 Sept. 10 Sept. 24 October 8 October 22 1880. April 19 May 4 May 17 June 2 June 15 June 29 July 12 July 25 August 9 August 24 I Sept. 12 Sept. 20 October 4 October 20 Nov. 2 Nov. 17 Nov. 30 38 39 38 40 39 39 38 37 38 39 44 38 38 40 39 40 39 1 1880. March 12 March 26 April 9 April 23 May 7 May 21 j June 4 i June 18 I July 2 i July 16 July 30 August 13 August 27 Sept. 10 ! Sept. 24 • October 8 October 22 40 41 40 42 41 41 41 40 40 41 i 47 40 40 i 42 41 42 41 1880. March 12 March 26 April 9 April 23 May 7 May 21 June 4 June 18 July 2 July 16 July 3° August 13 August 27 Sept. 10 Sept. 24 October 8 October 22 1880. April 26 May 1 o May 24 June 14 June 22 July 6 July 19 August 2 August 16 August 30 Sept. 22 Sept. 27 October 11 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 23 Dee. 6 45 45 45 52 46 45 45 45 45 54 45 45 52 45 45 1880. March 12 March 26 April 9 April 23 May 7 May 2 1 Jane 4 June 18 July 2 J uly 16 July 30 Aug-ust 13 August 27 Sept. 1 o Sept. 24 October 8 October 22 1880. April 26 May 1 o May 24 June 14 June 22 July 7 July 19 August 3 August 16 August 30 Sept. 22 Sept. 28 Oct. 11 Nov. 2 Nov. 8 Nov. 23 Dec. 7 45 45 45 46 47 45 46 45 45 54 46 45 53 45 4 6 46 1880. 1880. March 12 ; April 30 March 26 | May 12 April 9 j May 27 April 23 : June 17 May 7 j June 26 May 21 ! July 9 June 4 j July 22 June 18 j August 6 July 2 i August 18 July 16 Sept. 4 j July 30 Sept. 25 August 13 October 1 August 27 ■ October 14 Sept. 10 ! Nov. 5 Sept. 24 [ Nov. 10 October 8 ! Nov. 27 October 22 ! Dec. 8 1880. 49 March 12 47 March 26 48 April 9 55 A Pril 23 50 May 7 49 May 2 1 48 June 4 49 June 18 47 J uly 2 50 July 16 57 July 30 49 August 13 48 August 27 56 Sept. 10 47 Sept. 24 50 October 8 47 October 22 1880. April 27 May 17 May 31 June 22 July 2 July 13 July 26 August 9 August 22 Sept. 7 Sept. 28 October 4 October 17 Nov. 8 Nov. 14 Dec. 1 [ Dec. 13 1881 Jan. 4 46 52 52 60 56 53 52 52 5i 53 60 rH rtT 52 5i 59 5i 54 52 P O Nov. 5 Dec. 15 40 Nov. 5 Dec. 17 I 42 Nov. 5 Dec. 27 1881. 52 Nov. 5 Dec. 2 7 1881. 52 Nov. 5 j Dec. 29 1881. 54 Nov. 5 60 Nov. 19 Dec. 28 1881 Jan. 1 1 j Jan. 24 Feb. 7 ! 39 ! Nov. 19 Dec. 3 Dec. 17 Dec. 31 1881. i Jan. 14 Dec. 30 1881 i 41 Nov. 19 Jan. 3 45 Nov. 19 Jan. 4 46 ! Nov. 19 ! Jan. 5 47 Nov. 19 Jan. 10 a 2 Dec. 3 Dec. 17 Dec. 3 1 1881. 39 38 38 Jan. 13 Jan. 27 Feb. 9 41 41 40 Dec. 3 Dec. 17 Dec. 3 1 1881. Jan. 25 Jan. 31 Feb. 13 53 45 44 Dec. 3 Dec. 17 Dec. 31 1881. Jan. 26 Jan. 31 Feb. 14 54 45 I Dec. 3 ■ Jan. 29 Dec. 17 Feb. 2 Dec. 31 Feb. 18 1881. ! Jan. 14 ! March 2 57 I Dec. 3 47 Dec. 17 49 Dec. 31 1881. 47 Jan- 14 Jan. 24 Feb. 7 [ Feb. 22 52 52 53 Jan. 14 I Feb. 22 '_39_ I Feb. 24 I 41 Jan. 14 Feb. 28 45 Jan. 14 Feb. 28 ' 45 ' March 7 I 52 Maximum Minimum Average 44 37 - 38-95 47 40 4''I3 54 44 46-73 54 45 47'o8 57 47 49-86 60 46 53"34 1— I rH Auckland. Wellington. 'UXEDIN. Bluff. Sydney. Sydney. ellourne. Date of Despatch from Auckland. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Davs. Date of Despatch from Wellington. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Dunedin. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Bluff. Date of j Arrival in London. No. : Date of Date of of Despatch from Arrival in Days. Sydney. London. No. Date of of Despatch from Days. Melbourne. 1880. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. la ■A hH — 1880. Feb. 10 March 1 1 April 1 May 4 June 2 June 28 July 27 August 26 Sept. 20 October 19 1880. April 1 April 28 May 26 June 25 July 24 August 22 Sept. 16 October 13 Nov. 12 Dec. 8 1881. 51 j 48 55 52 52 55 S 1 48 S3 50 1880. Feb. 9 March 8 April 4 May 3 May 3 1 June 29 July 26 August 23 Sept. 20 October 18 1880. April 1 April 28 May 26 June 25 July 24 August 22 Sept. 16 October 13 Nov. 12 Dec. 8 1881. S2 51 S2 53 54 54 52 5i 53 51 1880. j Feb. 13 March 12 April 7 May 7 June 4 July 1 July 29 August 26 Sept. 24 October 2 1 1880. April 1 April 28 May 26 Jnnc 25 - July 24 August 22 Sept. 16 October 13 Nov. 12 Dec. 8 1881. 48 47 49 49 50 S2 49 48 49 48 1880. Feb. 13 March 13 April is May 7 June 5 July 2 July 30 August 27 Sept. 25 October 22 I 1880. April 1 April 28 May 26 June 25 July 24 August 22 Sept. 16 October 13 Nov. 12 Dec. 8 1881. 1880. 1880. 48 Feb. 17 April 1 46 March 16 April 28 48 I April 10 May 26 49 ; May 11 June 25 49 ! June 8 July 24 51 j July 6 August 22 48 ' August 3 Sept. 16 47 Aug-ust 31 October 13 48 Sept. 30 Nov. 12 47 October 27 Dec. 8 1881. 47 Nov. 24 Jan. 5 46 Dec. 22 Feb. 1 44 Feb. 20 43 ! March 19 46 j April 14 45 ; May 14 46 I June 1 1 47 i July 9 44 j August 6 43 j Sept. 3 43 October 2 42 October 29 42 j Nov. 26 41 ' Dec. 24 1880. April 1 April 28 May 26 June 25 July 24 August 22 Sept. 16 October 13 Nov. 12 Dec. 8 1881. Jan. 5 Feb. 1 41 4° 42 43 44 41 40 41 4= S >-*. P pel o Nov. 16 Dec. 13 Jan. 5 Feb. 1 5° 50 Nov. 15 Dec. 13 Jan. 5 Feb. 1 5i 50 I Nov. 18 Dec. 16 Jan. 5 Feb. 1 48 47 Nov. 19 Dec. 17 Jan. 5 Feb. 1 40 Rlaximum Minimum Average 55 ... 48 - 5i"25 54 SO 52 47 48-66 46 47-8.3 i 47 I 4i I 43-83 I I 44 I 39 41-08

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Table No. 9. Number and Value of Postage Stamps, Post Cards, and Newspaper Wrappers Printed during the Years 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, and 1880.

Table No. 10. Return of Intercolonial and Interprovincial Mail Steam Services, 1880.

Table No. 11. Table showing the Number of Officers employed in the several Chief Post Offices and Second-class Post Offices in the Colony during the Years 1879 and 1880.

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1856. 1857. 1878. 18J9. 1880. Denomination. Number. Value. Number. Value. Number. Value. Number. Value. Number. Value. it five shillings tt two shillings it one shilling Lt sixpence it fourpence ... Lt threepence ... Lt twopence ... Lt one penny ... it one halfpenny 'ost cards £ s. d. £ s. d. 47.52° 46,800 £ 6. d. 11,880 o o 4,680 o o £ s. d. £ s. a. 1,368,000 3I7.5 20 34,200 o o 5,292 o o 6l,2OO 1,530 o o 323,°4° 1,031,040 386,160 16,152 o o 25,776 o o 6,436 o o 746,880 18,672 o o 4,737.36° 3.949.44°, 2,099,760 1,002,500 39,478 o o 16,456 o o 4.374 >° o 4,177 1 8 7>S 2 9.°4° i 4,583.280 2,037,120 4.25° 62,742 o o 19,097 o o 4,244 o o 17 14 2 6,416,880 1,835,040 1,077,120 53.474 o o 7,646 o o 2,244 ° ° 6,895,440 7,887,120 3,722,880 121,550 57,462 o o 32,863 o o 7,756 o o 506 9 2 8,962,320 1,447,200 2,435.52° 248,200 74,686 o o 6,030 o o 5,074 o o i,°34 3 4 fewspaper wrappers at one halfpenny Totals. ... I 509,238 *i,o6o 18 3 99.99° f2o8 6 3 236,502 J492 14 3 i.S,474.58°i IQ3.977 " 8 14,214,890 87,630 14 2 9,932,598 80,984 18 3 20,267,221 '47.'59 '5 5 14,076,622 105,988 if 7 * Exclusive if £117 17s. 7d., cost of pa] )er and wo: ;clusive of •king expenses. t Exclusive of £'. £54 14s. lid., cost of paper and work: 23 2s. lid. cost of paper ai id wortini expenses. ing expensi :s.

Tal ble No. 9. umbee and Value of Postage Sti imps, Post Cards, ar 1878, 1: id Newspaper Wra' 379, and 1880. ipers Printed during the Tears 1876, 1877, i8}6. 1857. 1878. 18J9. 1880. Denomination. Number. Value. Number. Value. Number. Number. Value. Value. Number, Value. £ e. d. £ s. d. £ b. d. 11,880 o o 4,680 o o £ 8. d. £ e. a it five shillings tt two shillings it one shilling Lt sixpence it fourpenoe ... Lt threepence ... Lt twopence ... Lt one penny ... Lt one halfpenny 'ost cards fewspaper wrappers at one halfpenny Totals. ... 47.52° 46,800 323,040 1,031,040 386,160 16,152 o o 25,776 o o 6,436 o o '" 1,368,000 317.S 20' 34,200 o o 5,292 o o 61,200 1,530 o o 746,880 18,672 o c 4,737,3 6° 3,949,440, 2,099,760 1,002,500 39,478 o o 16,456 o o 4.374 10 o 4,177 1 8 7,529,040 4,583,280 2,037,120 4,25° 62,742 o o 19,097 o o 4,244 o o 17 14 2 6,416,880 1,835,040 1,077,120 53,474 o o 7,646 o o 2,244 ° o 6,895,440 7,887,120 3,722,880 I2i>55° 57,462 o o 32,863 o o 7,756 o o 506 9 2 8,962,320 1,447,200 2,435.520 248,200 74,686 o c 6,030 o c 5,074 o c '.034 3 A I ... 509,238 *i,o6o 18 3 99,990 t2o8 6 3 236,502 J492 14 ;• 13,474.58' 103,977 " 8 14,214,890 87,630 14 2 9,932,598 80,984 18 3 20,267,220 >47,'59 '5 5 14,076,622 105,988 17 7 * Exclusive o: )f £117 17s. 7d., cost of paper and woi J Exclusive of rking expenses. t Exclusive of £'. £54 14s. lid., cost of paper and worki 23 2a. lid., cost of paper an ing expenses. nd wortin; expenses. EETrEN of Intercolra Table No. 10. dal and Interprovincial Mail S team Services, 1880. Duration of Service. Service. £ Annual Subsidy. When Terminated, When Established. or when Terminable. Number of Voyages per Annum. Mileage for Complete Voyage. Cost per Mile. Melbourne and New Zealand Auckland and Fiji Auckland and Warkworth ... Auckland and Matakana ... Helensville and Dargaville... Helensville and Matakohe ... Helen sville and Port Albert Tauranga and Opotiki Nelson and Hokitika Westport and Karamea I £ 5,000 2,470 Sept., 1876 June, 1880 Feb., 1881 June, 1882 13 •3 (104 I 52 (104 ■ 5^ <- 52 52 13 12 3,44° 2,334 £ s. d. 022} o 1 7i 280! Aug., 1878 July, 1881 '5° 003 500 Aug., 1878 July, 1881 300 002 250 1,300 225 July, 1877 July, 1877 Nov., 1877 June, 1881 July, 1880 On two months' notice July, 1881 120 480 103 O O l)\ 042 038 Middle Island Service Port Chalmers and Manukau Manukau and Port Chalmers 1 2.795 July, 1877 12 1.213 o 3 10 5,000 May, 1877 1883 '3 1,742 o 4 S Table showing the Number o: class Post Offici Table No. 11. : Officers employed in t] is in the Colony during i6 several ;he Tears Jhief Post ( 879 and 18: offices an iO. Second1880. 1879. Post Offices. I o IS o 44 G 2 2 D O to E M I ? I S j S in 1 V s o Ph 0 I 0 2 I i i § I rt c 1 I 3 Auckland Thames Onehunga Tauranga Crisborne New Plymouth ... Napier Port Ahuriri Wellington Wanganui Nelson The Port Westport Blenheim Picton Kaikoura Christclmrch ... Lyttelton Timaru Akaroa Dimedin Port Chalmers ... Oamaru Invercargill Campbelltown ... Hokitika Grey mouth Chatham Islands I I '9 2 8 2 2 I 3° 6 i i 21 2 1 8 2 2 I 32 6 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 I I 4 9 1 1 1 3 5 3 5 9 1 2 1 3 i i I 1 1 5 1 3 I 14 3 3 5 2 2 2 22 7 7 1 i i J7 3 3 5 2 2 I 24 6 7 1 3 3 2 I I I I i I I 1 i i 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 18 1 4 9 1 2 I 1 29 3 8 i 18 9 i 2 I 1 29 3 8 I 1 I i 1 1 4 I I 2 33 3 8 11 i 1 I 2 I 1 '9 1 4 7 11 1 2 2 1 21 1 4 7 II I 1 2 36 3 8 11 1 5 5 2. 220 • I I i i 2 I t I 2 I 1 2 I I 1 2 2 1 1 i i 2 2 1 1 1 5 5 2 213 I 1 1 I Totals 16 1 12 1 "3 55 15 16 11 2 122 55 '3 1 2 2—E. 1.

Tal ble No. 9. umbee and Value of Postage Sti imps, Post Cards, ar 1878, 1: id Newspaper Wra' 379, and 1880. ipers Printed during the Tears 1876, 1877, i8}6. 1857. 1878. 18J9. 1880. Denomination. Number. Value. Number. Value. Number. Number. Value. Value. Number, Value. £ e. d. £ s. d. £ b. d. 11,880 o o 4,680 o o £ 8. d. £ e. a it five shillings tt two shillings it one shilling Lt sixpence it fourpenoe ... Lt threepence ... Lt twopence ... Lt one penny ... Lt one halfpenny 'ost cards fewspaper wrappers at one halfpenny Totals. ... 47.52° 46,800 323,040 1,031,040 386,160 16,152 o o 25,776 o o 6,436 o o '" 1,368,000 317.S20' 34,200 o o 5,292 o o 61,200 1,530 o o 746,880 18,672 o c 4,737,3 6° 3,949,440, 2,099,760 1,002,500 39,478 o o 16,456 o o 4.374 10 o 4,177 1 8 7,529,040 4,583,280 2,037,120 4,25° 62,742 o o 19,097 o o 4,244 o o 17 14 2 6,416,880 1,835,040 1,077,120 53,474 o o 7,646 o o 2,244 ° o 6,895,440 7,887,120 3,722,880 I2i>55° 57,462 o o 32,863 o o 7,756 o o 506 9 2 8,962,320 1,447,200 2,435.520 248,200 74,686 o c 6,030 o c 5,074 o c '.034 3 A I ... 509,238 *i,o6o 18 3 99,990 t2o8 6 3 236,502 J492 14 ;• 13,474.58' 103,977 " 8 14,214,890 87,630 14 2 9,932,598 80,984 18 3 20,267,220 >47,'59 '5 5 14,076,622 105,988 17 7 * Exclusive o: )f £117 17s. 7d., cost of paper and woi J Exclusive of rking expenses. t Exclusive of £'. £54 14s. lid., cost of paper and worki 23 2a. lid., cost of paper an ing expenses. nd wortin; expenses. EETrEN of Intercolra Table No. 10. dal and Interprovincial Mail S team Services, 1880. Duration of Service. Service. £ Annual Subsidy. When Terminated, When Established. or when Terminable. Number of Voyages per Annum. Mileage for Complete Voyage. Cost per Mile. Melbourne and New Zealand Auckland and Fiji Auckland and Warkworth ... Auckland and Matakana ... Helensville and Dargaville... Helensville and Matakohe ... Helen sville and Port Albert Tauranga and Opotiki Nelson and Hokitika Westport and Karamea I £ 5,000 2,470 Sept., 1876 June, 1880 Feb., 1881 June, 1882 13 •3 (104 I 52 (104 ■ 5^ <- 52 52 13 12 3,44° 2,334 £ s. d. 022} o 1 7i 280! Aug., 1878 July, 1881 '5° 003 500 Aug., 1878 July, 1881 300 002 250 1,300 225 July, 1877 July, 1877 Nov., 1877 June, 1881 July, 1880 On two months' notice July, 1881 120 480 103 O O l)\ 042 038 Middle Island Service Port Chalmers and Manukau Manukau and Port Chalmers 1 2.795 July, 1877 12 1.213 o 3 10 5,000 May, 1877 1883 '3 1,742 o 4 S Table showing the Number o: class Post Offici Table No. 11. : Officers employed in t] is in the Colony during i6 several ;he Tears Jhief Post ( 879 and 18: offices an iO. Second1880. 1879. Post Offices. I o IS o 44 G 2 2 D O to E M I ? I S j S in 1 V s o Ph 0 I 0 2 I i i § I rt c 1 I 3 Auckland Thames Onehunga Tauranga Crisborne New Plymouth ... Napier Port Ahuriri Wellington Wanganui Nelson The Port Westport Blenheim Picton Kaikoura Christclmrch ... Lyttelton Timaru Akaroa Dimedin Port Chalmers ... Oamaru Invercargill Campbelltown ... Hokitika Grey mouth Chatham Islands I I '9 2 8 2 2 I 3° 6 i i 21 2 1 8 2 2 I 32 6 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 I I 4 9 1 1 1 3 5 3 5 9 1 2 1 3 i i I 1 1 5 1 3 I 14 3 3 5 2 2 2 22 7 7 1 i i J7 3 3 5 2 2 I 24 6 7 1 3 3 2 I I I I i I I 1 i i 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 18 1 4 9 1 2 I 1 29 3 8 i 18 9 i 2 I 1 29 3 8 I 1 I i 1 1 4 I I 2 33 3 8 11 i 1 I 2 I 1 '9 1 4 7 11 1 2 2 1 21 1 4 7 II I 1 2 36 3 8 11 1 5 5 2. 220 • I I i i 2 I t I 2 I 1 2 I I 1 2 2 1 1 i i 2 2 1 1 1 5 5 2 213 I 1 1 I Totals 16 1 12 1 "3 55 15 16 11 2 122 55 '3 1 2 2—E. 1.

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Table No. 12. Comparative Table showing the Postal Revenue, and Number of Letters, Post Cards, Books, and Newspapers delivered and posted, within the several Postal Districts, during the Years 1870, 1875, 1879, and 1880.

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Letti ;rs. Post Cards. B01 ,ks. Newsp; ipers. Postal Districts. Revenue. Delivered. Posted. Delivered. Posted. Delivered. Posted. Delivered. Posted. Auckland — 1870 i87S 1879 1880 £ s. a. 10,264 15 3 13,133 11 ° 20,492 1 1 22,764 11 o 653,700 782,329 1,427,636 1,940,536 619,466 779,617 i,57o,3n 1,900,808 31,681 42,241 12,723 43,905 99,736 109,720 108,342 173,966 436,809 647,325 881,127 965,822 262,471 326,248 800,020 672,187 Thames— 1875 1879 1880 1,664 ° 6 1,582 15 1 1,584 6 3 119,418 136,209 106,895 io9,9S4 107,805 117,901 2,782 4,524 1,933 2,886 8,632 4,9H 1,699 6,951 52,323 81,471 65,468 52,886 57,709 7i,49i New Plymouth 1870 1875 1879 1880 593 6 4 1,815 9 5 2,333 9 8 1,987 16 7 30,767 97,040 163,115 168,549 28,320 89,469 137,968 145,589 3,289 8,017 7,245 13,104 8,385 H,499 5,477 11.137 27,315 72,462 89,765 124,644 15.308 49,632 78,693 72,592 Napier— 1870 1875 1879 1880 1,476 14 2 4,076 19 8 6,554 10 3 7,225 13 3 72,744 186,993 459,289 377,979 76,553 230,973 462,852 446,697 6,487 5,599 7,748 7,505 27,924 35,438 15,505 38,957 61,963 128480 3:56,856 261,785 54,157 150,750 206,527 201,621 Wanganui— 1879 1880 6,456 12 8 6,850 12 ii 480,638 521,872 440,154 476,381 10,556 11,689 10,010 11,449 39,390 38,480 22,785 25,012 247,729 329,446 120,155 167,275 Wellington—■ 1870 1875 I 1879* 1880 12,674 s 3 51,050 5 8 57,293 3 10 58,386 9 o 354,8iS 802,9:50 1,688,180 1,590,897 336,375 922,177 1,691,768 1,658,436 I2,l68 25,679 21,493 27,395 158,717 109,191 194,480 187,131 262.631 596,768 1,129,973 773,145 216,621 470,650 702,945 585,836 Nelson — 1870 1875 1879 1880 3,093 5 8 2,399 II I0 3,568 6 o 3,821 2 O 188,860 205,716 313,384 286,962 185,179 180,707 281,644 335,519 2,756 6,327 4,429 11,249 36,959 2i,485 28,106 26,615 191.671 145,470 160,563 156,286 123,821 111,769 95,602 123,578 Westport— i875 1879 1880 1,053 6 896 1 908 5 2 1 2 73,527 68,965 62,374 57,447 59,263 49,227 8,684 i,499 6,084 1.213 5,9i5 4.056 1,196 1,560 95,237 82,628 7o,S47 51,258 33,973 24,856 Greymouth— 187S 1879 1880 2,171 13 7 2,481 3 6 2,514 19 9 146,702 187,161 167,079 167,980 210,097 196,603 1,729 2,011 3,059 2,236 8,944 22,967 130,734 127,842 132,851 153,106 129,012 79,889 7,54o 12,159 Hokitika— 1870 1875 1879 1880 2,252 4 4 1,816 o 9 2,574 5 1 3,072 17 11 212,689 121,517 134,602 141,483 225,157 121,743 Hi,934 137,670 1,222 1,976 i,499 2,912 10,842 10,833 5,174 7,124 165,380 151,832 131,365 131,092 123,906 68,695 69,221 66,135 Blenheim— 1870 187S 1879 1880 1,099 16 7 1,719 9 o 2,273 '7 i° 2,313 8 3 87,174 153,72.3 147,597 134,680 92,124 131,624 168,249 129,705 754 1,569 1,352 1,213 3.805 3,961 71,467 153,124 116,740 129,818 72,202 60,787 56,680 50,839 10,556 13,702 Christchurch —■ 1870 i875 I l8 79 t 1880 8,905 19 6 17,582 19 8 24,373 9 ° 26,088 6 3 623,794 1,052,071 1,872,468 2,171,819 410,938 1,000,864 2,038,002 2,528,623 63,596 75,699 82,247 92,326 106,873 '.08,933 92,179 214,285 353,651 529,554 578,942 685,756 168,635 295,420 437,571 737,i84 Timaru— .879 1880 6,415 8 10 7,259 19 2 417,542 479>423 489,456 534,369 14, 196 I5,7i9 15,990 17,342 2i,S4i 23,573 9,863 20,600 179,764 170,213 119,219 187,772 Oamaru— 1879 1880 3,486 8 6 3,735 6 s 320,730 331,977 258,502 315,432 7,137 S,9ii 8,095 8,797 2i,749 19,604 8,034 12,255 166,127 176,939 83,789 104,624 558,799 872,706 1,211,589 1,252,281 Dunedin— 1870 I 1875 i879t 1880 13,667 14 1 20,891 5 9 31,909 o 2 32,837 8 7 711,479 1 106,168 1,921,205 1,916,001 578,299 1,343.748 2,107,623 2,308,696 45,539 42,224 117,429 110,327 156,355 221,234 582,593 1,142,01 s 984,087 1,105,693 75,417 77,393 InTercargill— 1870 1875 1879 1880 ■i,758 15 2 3,121 s 9 6,340 2 8 7,453 17 1 82,910 205,249 512,849 564,486 74,536 238,145 540.620 579,800 29,289 36,755 H3,4S4 181,133 327,600 37i,765 26,808 120,913 205,660 223,487 15,210 13,823 12,367 13,459 22,195 26,017 Totals— 1870 •875 1879 1880 55,780 18 3 122,495 18 # 9 179,030 IS 3 188,804 19 7 3,018.932 5,053,403 10,251,570 10,963,012 2,626,947 5,374,448 10,706,248 11,861,456 227,786 264,507 271,691 334,384 711.477 673,669 684,139 999,78i 2,266,934 4,026,457 5,649,579 5,651,270 1,622,728 2,784,820 4,408,365 4,621,647 * The Wanganui returns separated fron jx: . those of 10 Oamaru Wellington, f The ■eturns separated fron Timaru returns sepai i those of Dunedin. •ated from those of Christchurch.

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Table No. 13. Table showing the Number of Letters, Post Cards, Books, &c., and Newspapers delivered by Letter-carriers from the Post Offices within the several Postal Districts during the Year ended 31st December, 1880.

Table No. 14. Table showing the Number of Letters, Book-packets, and Newspapers received from and despatched to places outside the Colony during the Year ended 31st December, 1880.

Table No. 15. Table showing the estimated Number of Letters, Post Cards, Book-packets and Parcels, and Newspapers delivered and posted, within the several Postal Districts of New Zealand, during the Year ended 31st December, 1880.

Postal Districts. Letters. Post Cards. Books, Circulars, and Parcels. Newspapers. Auckland rhames Jew Plymouth ... Hapier IVanganui Wellington kelson (Vestport 3-reymouth Tokitika Blenheim christchurch Kiuaru 545.468 82,857 74,069 91,620 108,410 400,134 74,74i 19,600 39-317 26,210 27,7H 910,131 90,390 107,883 640,640 100,718 3.629 4,204 3.286 2,882 6,121 7,044 3,369 486 802 845 671 26,843 4,424 6,5'3 15,466 3,332 5.677 2,147 3.096 5.681 5.889 4,296 4,594 640 1,826 1,804 1,721 25,527 4,494 4,949 23,704 2,531 7o,97S 24,692 26,175 26,310 33,716 76,190 31,620 11,910 25,470 9,92 1 14,626 166,251 22,156 26,589 182,397 3i,954 )amaru )unedin .nvercargill Totals 3,339,902 89,917 98,5/6 780,952 Previous year 2,831,496 96,883 116,105 744,927

Received. Despatched. Letters. Book-packets. Newspapers. Letters. Book-packets. Newspapers. inited Kingdom— Via San Francisco Via Suez -ustralian Colonies Ither places 443,283 97,484 338,604 55,826 136,443 37.978 38,132 12,177 1,110,349 255.782 541,822 89,238 463,900 57,307 378,765 55,559 23,3'4 ! 2,074 15,924 4,65' 433,048 16,679 212,098 53,ii7 Totals 935.197 224,730 i,997.i9i 1,830,652 955,531 45,963 ; 714,942 826,457 32,186 606,674 I Previous year 876,043 205,191

Delivered. Posted. Postal Districts. Letters. n . rt. , Books and ., Post Cards. ParceK Newspapers. Letters. ,-, . rt. , Books and -. T Post Cards. Parcels Newspapers. Auckland lhames Plymouth Napier Wanganui Wellington kelson Westport 3-reymouth ETokitika Blenheim Hhristchurch fimaru Damaru Dunedin 1,940,536 106,895 168,549 377.979 521,872 1,590.897 286,962 62,374 167,079 141,483 134,680 2,171,819 479'423 331.977 1,916,001 564.486 10,963,012 42,241 4,524 8,017 5,599 11,689 25, 679 6,327 1,499 2,011 1,976 1.569 75,699 15.719 5.9'1 42,224 13.823 264.507 109,720 4,914 14,499 35,438 38,480 109,191 21,485 4,056 12,159 10,833 13,702 108,933 23,573 19,604 110,327 36,755 673,669 965,822 65,468 124,644 261,785 329,446 773,145 156,286 70,547 132,851 131,092 129,818 685,756 170,213 176,939 1,105,693 371.765 5,651.270 1,900,808 117,901 145.589 446,697 476,381 1,658,436 335,519 49,227 196,603 137,670 129,705 2,528,623 534,369 315.432 2,308,696 579,800 11,861,456 43,905 2,886 13.104 7.5°S 11,449 27,395 11,249 1,213 2,236 2,912 1,213 92,326 17,342 8,797 77.393 13,459 334,384 173,966 6,95 ■ 11.137 38,957 25,012 187,131 26,615 1,560 22,967 7.124 3.961 214,285 20,609 12,255 221,234 26,017 672,187 7i.49i 72,592 201,621 167,275 S8S.836 123,578 24,856 79,889 66,135 50.839 737.184 187,772 104,624 1,252,281 223,487 4,621,647 invercargill Totals 999,781 684,139 Previous year ... 10,251,570 227,786 7">477 5.649.579 10,706,248 271,691 4,408,365

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Table No. 16. Statement of Correspondence received from the United Kingdom viâ San Francisco and viâ Brindisi and Suez during the Year ended 31st December, 1880.

Table No. 17. Statement of Correspondence despatched to the United Kingdom via San Francisco and via Suez and Brindisi during the Year ended 31st December, 1880.

riei San Francisco. Fill Suez and Melbourne. Date of Receipt. Letters. Books. Newspapers. Letters. Books. Newspapers. January February March ,, April ». May June July 28,086 35.509 33.449 36,507 33.562 31.635 34.466 10,918 11,178 10,019 8,841 9,499 12,424 11,665 84,021 95,7I 6 88,342 77,4l6 66,554 91,940 85,040 6,891 2,488 5,841 2,606 5399 2,329 4,969 2,647 4,701 2,319 3,76o 3,448 4,543 2,328 4,399 2,626 3,656 2,431 4,133 2,580 4,592 2,625 4,838 2,634 5,127 3,074 2,376 528 3.203 578 2,289 693 2,839 1,727 2,262 1,289 1,434 i,3i5 2,032 676 1,236 719 1,870 917 I.74I 939 1,362 1,260 2,182 607 1,234 670 12,064 1,948 12,309 4.451 13.784 4.469 10,182 3,554 12,804 3,475 18,340 8,280 18,142 5,078 17.657 4.831 IS.075 5.109 15.077 6,020 15,640 5.279 15,698 5,577 15.17S 5.764 August 36,283 31,863 6,283 11,643 56,335 87.974 ,. September 33,972 12,107 96,760 October November 33.552 37.278 7.958 12,131 90,587 90,290 ,, December 37.121 ii.777 99.374 ,, Totals 443,283 1.36,443 97.484 37.978 255.782 1,110,349 Previous year 415.275 126,464 1,147.515 93.713 35-575 160,799

riel San Prancisci rid [elbourne and luez. Date of Despatch. Letters. Books. Newspapers. Letters. Books. Newspapers. January February March March April May June July July August September October November December 30.700 39,261 35.720 32,887 37.450 37.128 38,473 38,307 1.459 1,622 i,576 1.318 1,166 1,489 1.553 1,436 27.517 30,225 32,729 31,400 34,099 32,085 34,044 34,557 6,291 4,773 5."3 4,855 5.109 4.579 4.255 3,989 4,i97 3,691 3,34i 3,5Si 3,56.3 124 81 193 298 169 130 178 141 »95 176 •53 124 112 2,861 641 1,079 955 1.395 1,279 1,038 i,554 1.245 1.055 1,003 1.335 1,239 16,679 37.I2I 33,3S3 33.992 36,097 33,4" 463,900 417.362 2,020 2,044 2,030 3,o49 2,552 36,930 33,991 36,317 35.629 33.5 25 Totals 23.314 16,034 433,048 57.307 2,074 Previous year 350,355 67.913 2,090 51.605

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Table No. 18. Table showing the Revenue, Expenditure, &c., of the Post Offices in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand for the Year 1880.

By Authority: Geokge Didsburt, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBBl.

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Postal Districts. No. of Officers. Total Estimated Correspondence Posted ant Letters. Post Cards. B£°rcets" d Post Cards. Books and Parcels. Delivered. Expel iditure. Official Postage. Revenue. Total. Newspapers. Cost of Convevance of Mails. Salaries. Contingencies. Total. Cash. Auckland Thames New Plymouth Napier Wanganui .. Wellington ,.. i8o 15 iS 53 23 61 3,841,344 224,796 314,138 824,676 998,253 3,249.333 86,146 7,410 21,121 13,104 23,138 53.074 283,686 11,865 25, 636 74,395 63,492 396,322 755,396 1,638,009 136,959 197,236 463.406 496,721 1,358,981 £ 9. d. 5,486 15 10 3'3 o o 1,130 14 4 3,084 10 7 584 6 7 3,830 8 6 £ 9. d. 7.234 3 2 1,056 7 4 707 19 2 2,251 12 1 1,606 19 7 5.415 16 11 18,272 18 3 £ 9. d. 1,200 1 6 127 3 6 76 4 8 269 10 9 226 9 5 1,329 18 2 £ 9. d. 13,921 o 6 1,496 10 10 1,914 18 2 S,6os 13 5 2,417 IS 7 10,576 3 7 £ 9. d. 19,499 4 6 1,260 4 10 1.75° 5 3 6,494 9 9 5.812 1 1 H,734 19 4 £ 9. d. 3,265 6 6 324 1 5 237 11 4 73i 3 6 1,038 11 10 43,651 9 8 £ 9. d. 22,764 11 o 1,584 6 3 1,987 16 7 7.225 13 3 6,850 12 11 58,386 9 o 98,799 9 o , Totals for North Island ... 347 9.452.540 622,481 111,601 363,682 279,153 264,385 4,700,442 1,013,792 647,409 4,224,697 1,144,286 13,371,928 203,99.3 17,576 2,712 4,247 4,888 2,782 168,025 33,o6i 14,708 119,617 27,282 4,291,312 14,429 15 10 3,229 8 O 35.932 2 I 2,809 17 I 1.603 5 7 2,585 17 4 2,609 6 3 1,782 12 11 i3,o77 3 3 2,976 5 6 1,918 8 10 16,732 15 3 4,189 5 5 49.551 4 9 49,248 4 3 726 16 10 180 4 o 482 2 1 1,284 7 10 297 13 11 2,585 8 4 998 5 4 86 13 4 7,603 2 6 809 14 7 Nelson Westport Greymouth ... Hokitika ... Blenheim Christchurch... Timaru Oamaru Dunedin 28 i7 25 30 15 135 38 19 144 57 508 48,100 5,6l6 35.126 17.957 17.663 323,218 44,182 31,859 33i,56i 62,772 279,864 95.403 212,740 197,227 180,657 1,422,940 357,985 281,563 2,357.974 595.252 955 1 6 896 16 3 1,235 3 4 1,425 11 8 812 12 7 4,843 11 3 1,242 11 4 468 18 3 7.3io 3 4 i,44i 15 9 1,642 4 4 651 18 4 1,219 o 4 1,075 7 2 876 7 2 7,249 J7 2 1,570 12 1 1,406 6 8 8,032 18 6 2,313 12 6 26,038 4 3 212 II 3 54 11 o 13113 8 108 7 5 93 13 2 983 14 10 163 2 1 43 3" 1,389 13 5 433 17 2 3,614 7 11 3,094 5 2 728 1 2 2,032 17 8 1,788 10 1 2,015 14 4 23,502 17 11 6,261 13 10 3,648 13 1 25,234 6 1 6,644 2 6 3,821 2 o 908 5 2 2,514 19 9 3,072 17 11 2,313 8 3 26,088 6 3 7,259 19 2 3,735 6 5 32,837 8 7 7.453 17 1 Invercargill ... Totals for Middle Island ... 394,898 918,054 5,981,605 I 20,632 5 3 63,021 17 8 50,284 17 5 66,877 15 4 74,951 1 10 iS,0S4 8 9 90,005 10 7 General Post Office ... 3.S26 13 4 47.837 15 10 329 4 4 25,015 2 2 25,015 2 2 213,820 1 9 Totals for the Colony 855 22,824,468 598,891 1.673)45° 98,083 18 9 7.173 o 3 IS3.094 14 10 149.517 8 9 64,302 13 o 10,272,917