POST OFFICE AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT (REPORT OF THE), FOR THE YEAR 1882.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1883 Session I, F-01

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1883. NEW ZEALAND.

POST OFFICE AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT (REPORT OF THE), FOR THE YEAR 1882.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Slß,— General Post Office, Wellington, 16th June, 1883. I have to submit to your Excellency the report on the Post Office and Telegraph Service for the year ended the 31st December, 1882. I have, &c, Thomas Dick, Postmaster-General and Commissioner of Telegraphs. His Excellency the Governor of New Zealand.

EBPOET. As promised in the last report, with the object of securing uniformity the operations of both branches of the department, as disclosed in the several tables, are those for the calendar year ended the 31st December last. The statement of revenue and expenditure given below, however, is for the financial year. It was found more convenient, for purposes of comparison in matters of receipts and disbursements, to deal with the financial year, more especially as the Treasury accounts are made up to the 31st March. As will be observed from the tables appended to the report, there has been a large and general increase in the business of the department; and it may be said that the past year has been more than usually prosperous with the Post Office and Telegraph. The number of letters dealt with was 30,525,579, an increase of nearly five millions, or 19-44 per cent. The number of telegrams of all codes transmitted was 1,570,189, an increase of 131,417 messages, or 9-13 per cent. The revenue shows an increase of £30,105 10s. 2d, or 12-79 per cent, over the previous year's receipts. The expenditure for the year increased at the rate of £21,255 19s. lid., an abnormally large increase. The revenue and expenditure in detail for the year will be found in the following statement: — Statement of the Eevenue and Expenditure of the Post Office and Telegraph Department for the Year ended 31st March, 1883.

Eevenub. £ s. d. Stamps used for postage .. .. 130,000 0 0 Money-order commission collected in the colony .. .. .. .. 8,369 5 8 Money-order commission received from foreign offices .. .. .. 295 10 2 Private box and bag fees .. .. 3,929 1 2 Postage from foreign offices .. .. 24,305 17 2 Miscellaneous receipts (postal) .. .. 5,098 19 9 Ordinary and Press telegrams .. . ;-r 84,876 4 6 Telephone exchanges .. .. .. 5,014 9 0 Miscellaneous receipts (telegraph) .. 2,745 10 9 £264,634 18 2

EXPBNDITUBE. £ S. d. Salaries .. .. .. .. 115,266 0 4 Conveyance of mails by sea .. .. 61,977 6 7 Conveyance of inland mails .. .. 26,049 8 7 Money-order commission credited to foreign offices .. .. .. 1,299 13 0 Maintenance and repairs of telegraph lines, and miscellaneous .. .. 44,642 14 6 Gable subsidies .. .. .. 5,312 7 3 254,547 10 3 Balance of revenue over expenditure .. 10,087 711 £264,634 18 2

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The revenue from stamps is but an estimate, as, since the creating of the new series of stamps available for postage and other purposes, it has been impossible to determine what revenue properly belongs to the Post Office from the sale of stamps. Prom what is believed to have been a very accurate check made in June, 1882, the face-value of stamps on prepaid articles passing through the Post and the stamps on unpaid correspondence was estimated to yield over £130,000 a year. This sum has therefore been credited the revenue side of the statement as the value of " stamps used for postage." In the Treasury accounts, however, the item Postal revenue has been excised altogether; and receipts from the Post Office from the sale of stamps, money-order commission, private box and bag fees, postage from foreign offices, &c, are all brought under the head of " stamp revenue." It is the intention to suggest to the Treasury an amendment as to the manner of accounting for the several items of Postal revenue. It may be explained that the expenditure in the foregoing statement does not include what has been charged against loan, or the public buildings' vote. £18,654 for telegraph extension and £9,938 for new buildings was expended out of loan ; and £6,090 for buildings, alterations, repairs, office fittings, &c, was spent out of " Vote 111, Public Buildings," during the year; in all, £34,672. The carriage of mails by railway also is not debited against the department. This service, which is of the value of about £15,000 a year, is performed gratuitously, but it is admitted that payment should be made by the Post Office. Nor does the revenue side of the statement include the value of the whole of the services performed by the department, the official correspondence and telegrams, amounting to £84,361 Bs. 4d. (for which no payment is received), not being taken credit for. It is desirable that the actual receipts and expenditure of a department such as the Post Office and Telegraph, more especially in a young colony like New Zealand, should be capable of being stated precisely and in a concise form; but this cannot be accomplished under the present system. Every item of Postal and Telegraph expenditure proper should, it is held, be made a direct charge against the departmental vote, and, on the other hand, the services now gratuitously performed for other departments be paid for. POST OFFICE. A very large increase of business was the result of the year's operations. The number of letters, post-cards, book-packets and pattern-parcels, and newspapers delivered and posted, compared with the number dealt with in 1881, is recorded in the following statement: — 1882. 1881. Increase. Letters—Delivered .. .. .. .. 45,526,719 13,588,740 Posted.. .. ... '.. .. 14,998,860 11,969,191 30,525,579 25,557,931 4,967,648 Post-cards—Delivered .. .. .. .. 418,477 382,174 Posted „ .. ~ .. 540,618 490,366 959,095 872,540 86,555 Book-packets and pattern-parcels—Delivered .. 1,087,584 940,238 Posted.. .. 1,308,671 921,944 2,396,255 1,862,182 534,073 Newspapers—Delivered .. .. .. .. 7,357,473 7,228,663 Posted .. .. .. .. 5,955,626 5,019,380 13,313,099 12,248,043 1,065,056 The letters increased 19-44 per cent.; post cards, 9-92; books and parcels, 28-68; and newspapers, 8-7 per cent. The number of letters posted by each person was estimated to be 28-97 ; in 1881 the estimate was 23-89. The postal revenue for the financial year amounted to £171,998 13s. lid., an increase of £17,856 10s. 3d., or 11-58 per cent., over the receipts for the year 1881-82. The expenditure on postal services during the same period was £151,837 16s. Bd., an increase of £7,711 18s. Bd., or 5-35 per cent., over the previous year's disbursements, but £20,160 17s. 3d. less than the revenue for the year. The value of the services performed for other departments of the Government, for which no payment is made, is estimated at £63,752 16s. 5d., which, added to the £20,160 17s. 3d., the excess of revenue over expenditure, brought up the net earnings of the Post Office for the year to £83,913 13s. Bd. £102,345 Bs. Bd. was collected at post offices, in 16,478 payments, on account of the PropertyTax Department. All game-license fees and fees under the Live Stock and Inspection of Machinery Acts are now wholly collected by post offices. The letter-carriers' deliveries at Auckland, Christchurch, Oamaru, and Invercargill were further extended; arid the deliveries at Wellington, Hokitika, and Kumara increased and extended. A delivery was established at Eangiora, and the delivery at Eeatherson was abolished. Deliveries at Hamilton, Cambridge, Hawera, Patea, Masterton, Palmerston North, Temuka, Milton, and Gore (to include a delivery in Gordon) are to be established. 4,123,087 letters, '140,973 post-cards, 160,108 books and parcels, and 1,068,628 newspapers were delivered during the year by the several letter-carriers.

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42 additional wall, lamp-post, or pillar receivers were erected during the year, and 10 closed. The total number of these receivers at the end of the year had increased to 183. 48 new post offices were opened, 9 reopened, and 25 closed during the year, at the following places;—

Opened. Ashburton Gorge (reopened), Christ- Kawhaka (reopened), Hokitika. Pine Bush (reopened), Invercargill. church. Kennington, Invercargill. Pleasant Valley (reopened), Timaru. Belfast, Christchurch. Kuripapanga, Napier. Rahotu (reopened), New Plymouth. Birdling's Plat, Christchurch. Leahytown, Thames. Rangiahua, Auckland. Burkes, Dunedin. Lismore, Christchurch. Rimu, Hokitika. Cairnbrae, Christchurch. Longridge, Invercargill. Sea View, Christchurch. Claremont, Timaru. Martinborough, Wellington. Springburn, Christchurch. Claremont (reopened), Timaru. Mataikuna, Wellington. Tamahere, Auckland. Clonmore, Greymouth. Matamau, Napier. Upper Mill, Auckland. Colac Bay, Invercargill. Nightcaps, Invercargill. Waihi, Thames. Cross's Creek, Wellington. Ohonga, Wellington. Waimatuku, Invercargill. Epsom, Auckland. Okaiawa, Wanganui. Waipuku, New Plymouth. Fairfax, Invercargill. Oropi, Auckland. Waipuna, Auckland. Garston, Invercargill. Otiake, Oamaru. Wairio, Invercargill. Harcourt's Ferry (reopened), Hokitika. Otipua, Timaru. Waitapu, Auckland. Hawea Flat, Dunedin. Owen River, Nelson. Whangape, Auckland. Hawkeswood, Christchurch. Peria, Auckland. Whirinaki (reopened), Auckland. Hedgehope, Invercargill. Piako, Auckland. White's Point (reopened), Westport. Hikurangi, Auckland. Pine Bush, Invercargill. Whitford, Auckland. Humphrey's, Hokitika. Closed. Appleby, Invercargill. Kawhaka, Hokitika. Round Hill, Invercargill. Big Paddock, Hokitika. Malvern, Christchurch. Te Kao, Auckland. Bridge, Blenheim. Mapourika, Hokitika. Victoria Bridge, Dunedin. Claremont, Timaru. Newmarket, Auckland. Waianiwa, Invercargill. Edenvale, Auckland. Okoroiri, Auckland. Waihenga, Wellington. Flint's Bush, Invercargill. Opawa, Christchurch. Waikawa, Invercargill. Goodfellow's, Hokitika. Papanui, Christchurch. Whirinaki, Auckland. Harrisville, Invercargill. Pleasant Valley, Timaru. Woolston, Christchurch. Inch Clutha, Dunedin.

The number of post offices increased to 900; and the total number open on the 31st December last, compared with the number in existence in 1881, is shown in the following table:—

The names of the following post offices were changed : Kapanga to Coromandel, Eichmond to Matata, Lake Takapuna to Takapuna, Matawai to Tiki, Whau Bridge to Avondale (all in the Auckland District) ; Hastings (Thames) to Tapu; Upper Woodstock (Hokitika) to Eimu; Upper Waianiwa (Invercargill) to Waianiwa. Government Insurance agencies were opened at the post offices at Stirling, Kamo, Manaia, and Te Aroha. The agencies at .Napier, Wanganui, and Invercargill were separated from the post office on the Ist April last, and it is also proposed by the Insurance Department to create agencies at Oamaru and Timaru* distinct from the post offices. 18 additional money-order and savings-banks offices were established. Amalgamation with the railway was carried out at Ormondville, Eordell, Brunnerton, Belfast, Birdling's Plat, Papanui, and Ngapara.

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181 «. 181 tt. Postal Districts. Chief Offices. Secondclass Post Offices. Sub-Post Offices. Totals. Chief Offices. Secondclass Post Offices. Sub-Post Offices. Totals. Auckland Thames New Plymouth .. Gisborne Napier Wanganui Wellington Nelson Westport Greymouth Hokitika Blenheim Christchurch Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill Chatham Islands 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 i i i 196 16 17 8 43 27 63 29 17 26 24 14 136 39 19 131 64 1 200 17 19 9 45 28 64 31 18 27 25 17 139 40 20 133 66 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 i i 188 14 15 8 40 26 60 28 16 25 24 15 132 36 18 132 60 1 192 15 17 9 42 27 61 30 17 26 25 18 135 37 19 134 62 2 *2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Totals 17 13 870 900 17 13 838 868

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Compaeative Eetuen of Officers of the Postal Department for the Years 1881 and 1882. Officers. 1882. 1881. I Officers. 1882. 1881. Postmaster-General .. .. 1 1 Chief Postmasters .. 17 17 Secretary .. .. .. 1 1 Postmasters .. .. .. 13 13 Inspector of Post Offices .. .. 1 1 Clerks and Cadets .. .. 106 111 Accountant, Money Order and Savings Sub-Postmasters.. .. .. 870 838 Bank Department .. .. 1 1 Letter-carriers .. .. 67 57 Clerks in General Post Office 6 G Messengers ~ ~ 12 11 Clerks in Money Order and Savings Shipping Officers .. ~ ... 2 2 Bank Department .. .. 7 5 — - — Mail Agents .. .. 2 3 Totals .. .. .. 1,106 1,067 The sum paid for the carriage of interprovincial and intercolonial mails by unsubsidized vessels was £3,839 16s. 9d. 3,713 private boxes were let, which, together with the fees on 243 private bags, produced a revenue of £3,660 lis. 2d. The total number of miles travelled in connection with the conveyance of the inland mails was 2,902,594. The total cost of the inland services was £24,808 18s. 6d., and the cost per mile 2-05 d, In 1881 the expenditure on the inland mail services was £23,334 18s., and in 1880 £35,062 Is. Id. The net'cost of the San Francisco and Brindisi services was £4,176 ss. 9d. and £4,715 3s, respectively. The value of work performed for other Government Departments, and for which no payment was made, is shown by the following statement: —

Free Official Correspondence.

The estimated value of this class of correspondence for 1881 was £58,584 13s. Bd.

Dead Letters. The number of unclaimed letters received and disposed of in the Dead Letter Office during the under-mentioned years is shown in the following table: —

The unclaimed letters dealt with show an increase of 5-51 per cent, compared with the number disposed of in the previous year. There were also 1,556 book-packets and circulars returned to foreign countries, 5,905 returned to the senders through the Dead Letter Office, and 6,280 returned by Chief Postmasters; a total of 13,741 book-packets and circulars, against 8,223 in 1881. The under-mentioned articles of value were found enclosed in letters opened in the Dead Letter Office, and returned to the senders where practicable :— £ s. d. 156 money orders ... ... ... ... ... 528 2 2 57 bank drafts ... ... ... ... ... 5,34110 3 86 cheques ... ... ... ... ... ... 799 19 0 Promissory note ... ... ... ... ... 52 8 0 Postage stamps ... ... ... ... ... 7 3 8 Banknotes ..." ... ... ... ... ... 148 0 0 Gold .j • ... ... ... ... ... ... 13 10 0 Silver and copper ... ... ... ... ... 2 3 11 Eepresenting a total of ~. ~, £6,892 17 0

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Postal District. Letters. Books. Value. Postal District. Letters. Books. Value. Auckland Thames .. New Plymouth Gisborne Napier .. Wanganui Wellington Nelson .. Wcstport Greymouth lb. 15,512 585 3,003 334 1,443 4,008 141,614 2,910 1,-163 7,327 lb. 14,701 1,365 206 623 2,710 3,210 46,079 J 4,310 881 3,100 £ s. d. 4,702 12 1J 202 8 7 822 7 11 111 11 5 475 0 8 1,177 18 8 42,551 17 6 922 8 7 339 9 2A 2,057 11 2 Hokitika Blenheim Christchui'oh Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Invefcargill lb. 3,588 736 8,750 2,871 1,250 13,450 1,763 lb. 3,660 2,202 J 26,373 2,353 1,000 7,971 1,742 £ s. d. 1,078 15 10 270 19 10 3,265 14 0 845 17 10 366 13 4 4,031 16 8 529 13 1 Totals 63,752 16 5

Manner of Disposal. 1865. 1870. 1875. 1880. 1881. 1882. Opened and returned to the writers Returned unopened to other countries Reissued Destroyed Returned unopened by Chief Postmasters 22,750 14,367 55 9,000 17,516 6,688 63 2,960 39,051 60,977 10,321 10,503 78 240 6,081 5,135 11,160 52,038 9,372 159 3,969 12,810 53,507 8,539 54 6,189 14,378 Totals 46,172 27,227 55,531 88,015 78,348 82,667

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In addition, 4 gold rings set with jewels, 2 plain gold rings, 1 ladies' silver watch and chain, 3 silver Waltham hunting-watches, 1 silver lever-watch, 1 greenstone bar, gold mounted; 4 gold nuggets, portion of gold chain with three keys arid two seals attached, Maltese greenstone cross, gold mounted, and kauri-gum ornament, book-shaped; gold exhibition medals, and a silver and pebble brooch, were received at the Dead Letter Office. 1,240 unclaimed registered letters were dealt with. 55 letters were detained for postage, 5 of which were subsequently forwarded. 439 newspapers and 360 and other articles without addresses were received; of these, 62 were delivered. 62 letters were posted without addresses, 9 letters with obscene and libellous addresses. 121 letters imperfectly and wrongly addressed. 1,205 letters were refused. 2 letters were posted with previously-used postage stamps,

Registered Letters. The number of registered letters dealt with, compared with the numbers in 1879, 1880, and 1881, is shown below: —

Buildings. New offices have been completed and occupied at Arrow Eiver and South Dunedin. The offices at Ngaruawahia and Cambridge have been altered, and an addition to the railwaystation, Pukekohe, is being made for the better performance of postal and telegraph work. New buildings are in progress at Paeroa, Te Aroha, Kihikihi, Eotorua, Parihaka, Manaia, Greytown, Picton, and. Oamaru. The new building at Wellington is progressing satisfactorily, and will probably be ready for occupation about March next. Alterations and additions have either been or are being made to the offices at Eussell, Onehunga, Greymouth, Lyell, Kaitangata, and Ophir. No other new buildings have been decided upon. The growth of business in Auckland has been such as to show that further office accommodation is even now required. This cannot be secured until the Customs vacate their present offices. Inland Mail Sebvices. The following are the particulars of the inland services:— Performed by coach and mail-cart ... ... ... ... 145 ~ on horseback ... ... ... ... ... 221 ~ on foot ■* ... ... ... ... ... ... 55 ~ ,by water ... ... ... ... ... ... 31 „ "by railway ... ... ... ... ... ... 53 Total number of services . ... ... 505

1879. 1880. 1881. 1882. Postal Districts. From Places beyond the Colony. Registered in the Colony. Totals. From Places beyond the Colony. Registeredin Totals Colony. Prom Places beyond the Colony. Registered in the Colony. Totals. From Places beyond the Colony. Registeredin the Colony. Totals. Auckland fhanies .. Sew Plymouth 3-isborne .. STapier vVanganui Wellington Sfelson .. Westport.. jreymouth Sokitika.. 31enheim Jhristchurch timaru .. 2,735 154 290 627 309 2,743 487 82 182 219 132 2,856 373 176 3,584 482 12,569 922 1,429 3,828 4,004 12,167 1,894 862 1,205 1,343 988 12,640 2,532 1,454 11,889 3,381 15,304 1,076 1,719 4,455 4,313 14,910 2,381 944 1,387 1,562 1,120 15,496 2,905 1,630 15,473 3,863 3,195 123 334 751 376 2,803 473 108 196 180 188 3,831 418 232 3,442 1,126 15,625 911 1,939 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! 1,034 2,273 5,236 4,730 15,£97 2,493 1,212 1,972 2,002 1,451 19,704 4,175 1,847 16,578 5,621 4,010 135 356 69 770 481 2,824 797 75 175 188 166 4,156 550 315 4,190 1,471 15,385 1,167 2,413 757 3,926 5,081 13,630 2,629 966 1,881 1,823 1,400 15,274 3,783 1,886 13,328 4,492 19,395; 1,302 2,769 826: 4,696! 5.562J 16.454 1 3,426; 1,041 2,056 ! 2,011 1,566 19,430 4,333 2,20lj 17,518 5,963 J 4,642 161 507 130 921 439 3,137 805 106 187 220 215 4,271 512 271 4,217 1,484 15,459 1,136 2,589 745 4,141 4,771 15,147 2,581 809 1,999 1,700 1,286 13,677 2,853 1,712 13,344 5,100 89,049 20,101 1,297 3,090 875 5,062 5,210 18,284 3,386 915 2,186 1,920 1,501 17,948 3,365 1,983 17,561 6,584 Damaru .. 3unedin .. invercargill Totals I 22,225 : 111,27 15,431 73,107 88,538 117,776 87,129 104,905 20,728 189,821 110,549

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Aggregate mileage ... ... ... ... ... ... 7,942 Total number of miles travelled ... ... ... ... ... 2,902,594 Cost to the department ... ... ... ... £24,808 18s. 6d. Average cost per mile ... ... ... ... ... ... 2-05 d. The total cost in 1881 was ... ... ... ... £23,334 18s. And the cost per mile ... ... ... ... ... ... 2-08 d. There was an increase of 36 services, and 211,782 in the number of miles travelled. The following are a few of the alterations made during the year : — Gisborne and Port Awanui—service made weekly instead of fortnightly. Puketapu and Erewhon extended to Mohonga. Hawera and Opunake —service made daily instead of thrice weekly. Belgrove and Lyell—service made twice instead of once weekly. Westport and Eeefton—service made thrice instead of twice weekly. Daily service established between Thames and Paeroa, and thrice weekly between Thames and Tauranga. The Kurow and Omarama service made twice weekly, and a weekly service, Omarama and Ben-Ohau, established. Weekly service, Pembroke and Makarora, established. Services, Colac Bay and Orepuki, twice weekly, and Queenstown and Kinloch and Glenorchy, weekly, established. The result of the tendering for the inland services for 1883-84 enabled the department to establish several additional, and in some instances important, services, and, at the same time, improve or increase the frequency of others, at an additional cost of only £275 9s. 6d. Mail Steam Seevices. The negotiations for the continuance of the San Erancisco service have resulted in New South Wales and New Zealand jointly agreeing to renew the contract at a reduced cost, for a period of two years from November next, but with the proviso that, unless a contribution in aid of the line is received from the United States, the renewed service shall only be continued for twelve months. The negotiations were only concluded in May last. The renewal terms are those proposed by the Government of New South Wales, and are set forth in the following resolution submitted to and approved by the Parliament of New South Wales: — " That, subject to the Imperial Government agreeing to continue to convey the mails to San Erancisco as heretofore, the contract between the Colonies of New South Wales and New Zealand with the Pacific Mail Company be extended for a period not exceeding two years from the expiry of the present contract in November next, at an annual subsidy not exceeding £50,000, of which the portion falling upon this colony shall not exceed £18,750, and subject to the following conditions, namely : That it shall be optional for this colony to 'withdraw from such extended contract at the end of twelve months, on giving three months' previous notice, in the event of the Pacific Mail Company not having obtained from the United States Government, or from other sources, a contribution equal to one-third of the total annual subsidy for such extended contract, and in diminution of the subsidy. That the service shall be performed with the acceleration upon the present con-tract-time of at least twenty-four hours on each voyage to and from Sydney and San Francisco during the first year, and during the second year at least forty-eight hours, subject to the same terms, conditions, premiums, and penalties as heretofore ; with this exception, that the company be relieved from keeping a fourth steamer, but that such shall not absolve them from the penalties of any failure." These terms having been accepted by the contractors, the amended form of contract will be executed without delay. The subsidy paid the Pacific Mail Company under the existing contract is £72,500 per annum; and the agreement that the renewed service shall be performed with three instead of four boats, is the probable explanation of the contractors consenting to renew the service for £50,000 a year, or £22,500 less than what is now paid by the colonies. Of the present subsidy, New South Wales pays £40,000, and New Zealand £32,500; but, under the new agreement, New Zealand will pay £31,250, and New South Wales only £18,750, or £21,250 less than what is paid at present; the Government of that colony urging that the service was of no value as a mail-line, and that, even for commercial purposes, it was not worth more than £18,750 a year. As it was impossible to obtain a larger contribution from New South Wales; and, as this colony's share of the proposed cost was within the limit fixed by Parliament, it was deemed advisable to secure the continued co-operation of New South Wales, even on these inequitable terms. The consent of the contractors to reduce the time by twenty-four hours the first year and two days the second year is a highly important concession. Fast mail-trains, to perform the journey between San Francisco and New York in five days, will within the next few months be running; and, with the improved class of steamers that are from time to time placed in the Atlantic trade, it is not too much to predict that within eighteen months or two years the time between Auckland and London will be reduced to thirty-two or thirty-three days. The condition that the renewed service shall not extend beyond twelve months, unless the United States contribute, indicates to the people of that country that the colonies are no longer inclined to maintain the service unless assisted by the States. Mr. Creighton, who has made a special visit to Washington and £Tew York in connection with the renewal of the service and other matters affecting the colony, has reported that there is reason to hope that the next Congress, which meets in December, will, in some form or other, recognize the service. The performance of the San Francisco service has been characterized with more than the usual punctuality, and on no occasion during the year has the delivery of mails exceeded the specified time, The average delivery was shorter than in any former year.

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The number of days (maximum, minimum, and average) occupied in the delivery of mails between London and New Zealand, Sydney and Melbourne, by the San Francisco and Brindisi services are given below : — San Francisco Service. Brindisi Service. London to Auckland ... ... 41—37 = 38-69 ... 66—50 = 54-23 Wellington ... ... 44—40 = 41-08 ... 61—47 = 50-08 Dunedin ... ... 45—41 = 42-31 ... 59—44 = 47-42 Sydney ... ... 46—42 = 43-54 ... 52—39 = 41-23 Melbourne ... ... 48—44 = 45-54 ... 51—37 = 39-54 Auckland to London ... ... 42—37 = 38-05 ... 71—46 = 53-67 Wellington „ ... ... 44—39 = 40-05 ... 68—44 = 55-29 Dunedin „ ... ... 45—40 = 41-05 ... 66—44 = 52-77 Sydney „ ... ... 47—42 = 43-05 ... 53—41 = 44-04 Melbourne „ ... ... 49—44 = 45-05 ... 50—39 = 41-62 In accordance with the decision of Parliament, tenders were invited for the performance of a direct steam service between the United Kingdom and the colony, for a period of three years, at a subsidy of £20,000 a year; but no response was made to the invitation. In the meantime the New Zealand Shipping Company placed a direct line of steamers in the London and New Zealand trade, and the pioneer vessel, the "British King," arrived at Wellington on the 19th March last, having made the passage in forty-nine and a half days from Plymouth. The third direct steamer, the "lonic," which reached here on the 11th instant, was only forty-three days twenty-two hours on the voyage. Apparently, this company contemplates continuing the direct steamers; and it is reported that the Albion-Shaw-Savill Company also purpose running steamers in the London and New Zealand trade. From inquiries recently addressed to the Government, it would appear that the New Zealand Shipping and Albion-Shaw-Savill Companies are not the only shipowners anxious to compete for a direct line of steamers, if the terms and conditions of the service are drawn up in a liberal spirit. A new line of mail-packets between Marseilles and Australia, under the auspices of the French Government, was inaugurated by the Messageries Maritimes Company in November last. A subsidy of £150,000 a year is paid the company. The route is between Marseilles and Sydney, by way of Port Said, Suez, Aden, Mahe dcs Seychelles, Eeunion, Mauritius, Adelaide, and Melbourne, with a branch service between Sydney, and Noumea, New Caledonia. The time between Marseilles and Melbourne and Sydney is forty-two and forty-five days. New Zealand mails are forwarded and received by the steamers of this new service, which is of especial benefit for the exchange of correspondence with places in the Indian Archipelago. The advent of this service has made it practicable to materially reduce the postage on correspondence for France and other places in Europe, and at the same time introduce a uniform system for the exchange of mails between France and the colony. The estimated receipts and payments in respect of the San Francisco and Brindisi services for the year were as follow: — Eeceipts and Payments on account of the San Francisco and Ceylon-Brindisi Mail Services for the Year 1882. San Francisco Service. De. £ s. d. £ s. d. Subsidy to Pacific Mail Company ... ... 32,500 0 0 Bonus paid contractors ... ... ... 4,164 10 0 Interprovincial services, Mail Agents, &c. ... 6,790 0 0 43,454 10 0 Cb. Postages from London Post Office ... ... 14,373 10 2 Postages collected in the colony ... ... 19,046 16 7 Eeceipts from non-contracting colonies ... ... 2,777 16 0 Contribution from United States Government ... 3,080 1 6 39,278 4 3 Net cost to the colony ... ... ... £4,176 5 9 The estimated net cost of the service for 1881 was £5,358 7s. Bd. 454,209 letters, 177,897 books, and 1,174,728 newpapers were received from, and 447,651 letters, 40,918 books, and 506,547 newspapers despatched to, the United Kingdom, &c, by the San Francisco Service. Ceylon-Brindisi Service. De. £ s. d. £ s. d. Payments to Victoria ... ... ... ... 8,718 18 5 Intercolonial service, &c. ... ... ... 527 7 4 9,246 5 9 Cb. Postages from London Post Office ... ... 3,318 12 9 Postages collected iri'the colony ... ... 1,212 10 0 4,531 2 9 Net cost to the colony ... ... ... £4,715 3 0

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The estimated net cost for 1881 was £4,706 3s. 4d. 100,777 letters, 67,438 books, and 313,655 newspapers were received from the United Kingdom, &c, by the Colombo-Brindisi Service; and 25,791 letters, 991 books, and 2,115 newspapers despatched. The payments made for the year for the transmission of correspondence by the Torres Straits mail service amounted to £7 Bs. lOd. 18,209 letters were despatched in mails to London, intended to be conveyed to Naples by the Orient steamers; and 4,672 letters from London were received by the same line of steamers. Savings Banks. During the year 18 additional savings-banks offices were opened, and 1 office closed. The total number of savings-banks offices open at the close of the year was 205. 21,014 new accounts were opened, against 25,059 in 1881; and 14,505 accounts closed, against 12,718 the preceding year. The number of open accounts on the 31st December last was 57,517, against 51,008 at the close of 1881. Of these, 41,724 had balances at credit of under £20, 7,112 of from £20 to £50, 4,333 of from £50 to £100, 3,008 of from £100 to £200, 886 of from £200 to £300, 237 of from £300 to £400, 121 of from £400 to £500, and 96 of over £500. 129,952 deposits, amounting to £1,325,852 2s. lid., were received; each deposit averaged £10 45., against £9 Bs. lid. for 1881. 69,308 withdrawals for £1,142,599 os. Id. were made, the average of each being £16 9s. Bd. ; the average in 1881 was £15 os. Id. The total amount at the credit of depositors on the 31st December last was £1,470,950 13s. 6d., against £1,232,787 16s. 9d. at the close of 1881, an increase of £238,162 16s. 9d. for the year 1882. The deposits exceeded the withdrawals by £183,253 2s. lOd. In 1881 the excess of deposits over withdrawals was £286,817 os. lid. Interest amounting to £54,909 13s. lid. was credited depositors, against £42,204 19s. in 1881. The rate of interest was not altered during the year. The average cost of each Post-Office Savings Bank transaction, deposit or withdrawal, for the year was 4|d., and for the whole period of the existence of the Post-Office Savings Banks in the colony 6^d. The total amount of interest placed to the credit of depositors since the establishing of the Post-Office Savings Banks on the Ist February, 1867, has been £375,659 17s. 7d. The number of shilling accounts opened by school-children by means of stamps affixed to cards in the several postal districts during the year was as follows :—

The scheme for the fostering of thrift among school-children was inaugurated in February, 1881, and 8,656 shilling accounts were opened by the end of that year. The number of accounts of this description opened last year therefore show a marked falling-off. There are, it is estimated, 90,000 children attending the public schools, in addition to about 8,600 taught privately; and of this number only about one in ten embraced the facilities offered for saving pence. There is encouragement, however, to those who take an interest in inculcating habits of thrift among the young, in the fact that, of the 9,508 penny accounts opened by school-children, over 8,000 still appear in the ledgers as open accounts. Money Oedbbs. Money-order business was extended to 18 new offices, namely, Brunnerton, Exhibition (Christchurch), Kaitaia, Kohukohu, Maheno, Manaia, Mangawai, Martinborough, Paeroa, Papanui, Parihaka, Pahautanui, Sterling, Stratford, Te Aroha, Waipahi, Whakatane, and Whitiangi. The money-order office at Exhibition Buildings, Christchurch, was closed during the year. The total number of money-order offices open at the end of the year was 207. 148,162 orders for £499,368 9s. lid. were issued during the year, against 135,556 orders for £452,182 7s. Bd. in 1881, an increase of 12,606 orders for £47,186 2s. 3d. 117,021 orders for £393,945 3s. lOd. were paid, against 107,406 orders for £353,330 16s. lid. paid in 1881, the increase being 9,615 orders and £40,614 6s. lid. The number of money orders issued for payment in the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States, and the Australian Colonies was 39,246 for £139,172 ss. 2d., and 8,497 orders for £34,506 6s. 7d. were issued in those countries for payment in New Zealand; a balance of £104,665 18s. 7d. against the colony. In 1881 the balance against the colony was £97,605 ; in 1880, £114,000; and in 1879, £108,000. The telegraph was used for the transmission of 15,133 orders for £60,263 7s. Bd., against 14,241 telegraph orders for £55,516 2s. lOd. in 1881, an increase of 892 orders for £4,747 4s. lOd.

Postal District. No. of Accounts Opened. Postal District. No. of Accounts Opened. Auckland Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Hokitika Invercargill Napier .. Nelson .. 114 1 180 174 2 7 ■ 28 12 63 Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport 20 42 41 39 128 1 Total 852

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The revenue derived from money orders amounted to £8,267 9s. Bd., against £7,582 Bs. sd. for the year 1881, the increase being £685 Is. 3d. TELEGRAPHS. There was a very marked increase of business generally during the year 1882. The number of telegrams of all codes transmitted was 1,570,189, an increase of 131,417, or 9-13 per cent, over the former year's messages. 1,361,817 ordinary and Press messages were transmitted, of the value of £81,770 4s. Bd., an increase of 145,968 messages, or 12 per cent., and £6,244 16s. 6d., or 8-26 per cent., in value. The number of telegrams of all codes and the value of each for the year, compared with the business of the previous year, will be seen from the following statement: — Ordinary Telegrams. Press Telegrams. Government Telegrams. Number. £ s. d. Number. £ s. d. Number. £ s. d. 1881 1,094,638 68,435 18 5 121,211 7,089 9 9 222,923 22,737 16 4 1882 1,207,219 73,036 5 7 154,598 8,733 19 1 208,372 20,608 11 11 T ( 112,581 , 4,600 7 2 33,387 1,644 9 4 lnciease ••• (10-28 p.c. 6-72p.c. 27-54 p.c. 23-19 p.c. -r, C ... ... ... ... 14,551 2,129 4 5 „ ~' n „ oc „ „ I ... ... ... ... 6-52 p.c. 9-36 p.c. The telegraph cash revenue for the calendar year was £89,876 18s. 2d, and the expenditure £96,005 15s. 4d., or £6,128 17s. 2d. more than the cash receipts. But, taking credit for £756 135., fees on money-order telegrams not paid over, and £20,608 lis. lid., the value of the Government telegrams, £111,242 3s. Id. will be found to have been the gross earnings of the telegraph, or an apparent profit of £15,236 7s. 9d. on the year's business. (Vide Table No. 29.) 39,941 telegrams of the urgent code, of the value of £5,769 65., were transmitted, being an increase of 7,467 messages and £1,322 7s. Bd. in value. This was an exceptionally large increase. Although the Government messages show a decrease of 14,551 in number and £2,129 4s. sd. in value, 208,372 Government telegrams, of the value of £20,608 lis. lid., were transmitted during the year. It would appear, however, that greater care had been exercised in using the wires for official purposes. Within the past two years the number of Government messages has fallen off by 37,998 and £6,412 lis. 9d. in value. This tends to confirm what was alleged in last year's report, that the wires were " used too freely, if not needlessly in some cases, for the transmission of Government messages." The average number of telegrams sent to every 100 letters for the whole colony was 13-00, against 10-79 the previous year, and this, too, in the face of an unusually large increase of letters. The mean average in 1877 was 20-71, 19-64 in 1878, and only 9-71 in 1880. Taking a few of the districts, it may not be uninteresting to compare the number of telegrams sent to every 100 letters in the years 1881 and 1882 :— 1881. 1882. 1881. 1882. Auckland ... ... 11-14 8-98 Dunedin ... ... 10-27 8-55 Christchurch ... ... 7-35 6-67 Nelson ... ... ... 22-33 18-11 New Plymouth ... ... 30-64 21-37 Westport ... ... 37-17 31-08 Wellington ... ... 22-75 16-67 The frequency of postal communication has an undoubted influence on the business of the telegraph, and this, no doubt, is the explanation of the low averages at Dunedin and Christchurch, which possess a network of mail services and enjoy frequent and rapid communication; and the very high averages at Westport and New Plymouth, where the postal facilities are irregular and at times unreliable. 15,133 money-order telegrams, for £60,263 7s. Bd., were transmitted at a cost to the remitters of £1,761 3s. Bd., or 2-92 per cent. The fees for the telegrams amounted to £756 135., the balance representing commission. There was an increase of 892 orders and £4,747 4s. lOd. in amount, against a decrease of 256 orders for £2,819 9s. Id., the result of the previous year's transactions. Table No. 27 gives the number and value of these orders, transmitted from offices within each of the postal districts. Auckland sent 20-10 per cent, of the orders; Wellington, 12-43; Dunedin, 10-18; Christchurch, 10-34; Napier, 6-15 ; and Wanganui, 6-95 per cent. Telegraph offices were opened during the year at Boatman's, Fordell, Methven, Paeroa, Pleasant Point, Papanui, Taupiri, Te Aroha, and Waihemo. Offices connected by telephone were established at Aratapu, Brunnerton, Devonport, Enfield, For&ose, Gladstone, Heawa, Kaeo, Kelso, Kirikiriroa, Kohukuhu, Kaikohu, Mangawhare, Malvern South, Mangawai, Manawatu Heads, Macetown, Northcote, Ngapara, Ngawha, Ormond, Ormondville, Papakura, Pinebush, Pahautanui, Paparoa, Sumner, Turua, Tiki, Takapuna, Taumariri, Te Puke, Temahere, Upper Montere, Whakatane, and Weston. The total number of stations which have been connected by telephone is 66. The office at Kopua was closed. The total number of telephone stations, open at the end of the year for the transaction of public business was 264. The Learners' Gallery was re-opened on the Ist February last, with a class of twelve cadets. Another class of twelve cadets, in addition to two railway cadets, are now being instructed

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The number of miles of line maintained had increased from 3,824 to 3,974. The average cost for maintenance per mile was £5 17s. 5d., against £4 17s. 4d. for the previous year. The number of miles of wire increased from 9,653 to 9,848, which, with 2,820 miles of duplexed, wire, gave 12,668 miles as the available wire accommodation. There has been a substantial extension of the telephone system during the year. Thirty-six additional offices have been opened, and connected by telephone. Generally, the public appear satisfied with the telephone, but there have been isolated complaints against the propriety of intrusting persons in business with the management of telephone offices, and that that secrecy, which is the very essence of the telegraph service, is not always secured at telephone offices. These objections will, no doubt, disappear in time; and precautions are being taken to prevent the " sending " of messages by telephone being read, either by accident or design, by the public, The telephone exchanges at Auckland, Christchuch, and Dunedin have now a total of 417 subscribers, an increase of 228 subscribers during the year. An exchange was opened at Wellington in March last, with 31 subscribers, which increased to 57 by the end of May. The total number of subscribers on that date was 514. The dates on which the several exchanges were establisned, the number of subscribers secured on opening, and the number on the 31st May last are given below :— Auckland ... Oct. 24, 1881, 26 subscribers; on 31st May, 140 subscribers. Wellington ... Mar. 1,1883,31 ~ ~ 57 Christchurch ... Oct. 1,1881,27 ~ ~ 120 „ ■ Dunedin ... Apr. 26,1882,56 „ „ 197 From the Ist January last the subscription after the first year (which is £17 10s.) was reduced to £12 per annum; and the cost of additional connection, after the first year's subscription had been paid, was reduced from £15 to £10 a year. The telephone-exchange receipts for the year ended March last were at the rate of £5,627 14s. 2d.; and at the end of May the receipts were at the rate of £8,464 per annum. The expenditure in connection with establishing the four exchanges up to the 31st May last was £10,852 ss. The annual cost for maintenance and working is estimated at £2,583 14s. A proposal is under consideration for extending the hours of business at the exchanges to 2 a.m.. Bureau stations have been opened at Devonport, Dunedin North, Dunedin South, Lyttelton, Newton, Northcote, Ponsonby, Port Chalmers, Portobello, and Takapuna. 951 telephones have been imported, and 767 are now in use. 22 additional private wires were erected during the year. The department now maintains 71 of these wires, which bring in an annual revenue of £1,081. The works, &c, performed in the several districts vmder the immediate supervision of the Inspectors were as follow : — Auckland Disteict. During the year the following sections received slight overhauls : Auckland to Waikato, Auckland to Thames and Coromandel, Kawakawa to Eussell, and Whangaroa to Mongonui. The following extensions were effected : Paeroa to Te Aroha, Hamilton to Kirikiriroa and Tamahere, Drury to Papakura, Hokianga to Kohukohu, Ohaeawai to Kaikohe, Kawakawa to Taumariri, Dargaville to Mangawhare, Kopuru to Aratapu and Heawa, Pahi to Paparoa, Waipu to Mangawai; a total extension of twenty miles of line. Four private wires were also erected in the city, and the Auckland Lunatic Asylum connected with the police-station. The number of miles of wire maintained during the year was 678. The lines generally throughout the district worked in a most satisfactory manner. Napieb Disteict. Since the last annual report the following overhauls have been made, and resulted in a very much improved insulation throughout: Thames to Wainui, and branch lines to Opotiki, to Castlepoint, and to Kopua. With rare exceptions, the poles were found good, and only in a few instances required renewal. On the Ohinemutu section new wires were fixed to replace those found corroded by the action due to vapours from the thermal springs. As a prevention against river encroachment the line at Opotiki has been shifted; and at Wairoa, Gisborne, the Spit, and Napier slight alterations have been effected to meet street improvements and traffic requirements. A new line has been erected connecting Te Puke with Maketu by telephone. A branch line has been constructed between Gisborne and Ormond, also worked by telephone. On the Napier Eailway telephone communication has been established between Takapau and Makatoka. The Kopua station has been closed, and the business is now performed at Ormondville. Four private telephone lines have been erected between Napier and the Spit, making the total number of wires of this class seven. It is proposed to carry the departmental wires by a separate line of poles between Napier and the Spit to avoid interruptions. The lines throughout the district worked in a most satisfactory manner. Blenheim Disteict. The telephone wire between Collingwood and Motueka has been extended to Upper Moutere, a further distance of twelve miles, where an office was opened in November.

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A line has been erected over Spooner's Eange between Belgrove and Motupiko, and a telephonestation opened at the latter place. An examination was made of all poles throughout the Blenheim-Kaikoura section, the result showing only 2 per cent, decayed at the ground-line. The remainder is still in very good condition, although the greater number were erected sixteen years ago without undergoing any preservation process. The decayed poles are now being replaced. The condition of the lines throughout has been such that no important repairs or noteworthy outlay have been required during the year. Cheistchuech Disteict. The section between Arahura Junction and Kelly's Creek, with the exception of four miles, has been entirely re-poled with totara saplings. The line has also been diverted in many places to facilitate inspection. New arms have also been put on. Kelly's Creek to Otira Gorge: Nearly the whole of this piece of line has been diverted and erected on a new road. Otira Gorge to Bealey : This section has received an overhaul, decayed poles removed, and several diversions made so as to avoid the rivers as much as possible. Bealey to Springfield : Several long diversions have been made to clear encroaching rivers. On many sections the spans have been shortened, and new poles erected to replace unsound ones. Hokitika to Greymouth: This section will require to be repoled next summer, as the line is becoming unsafe, especially between Greymouth and Marsden and Kumara. A good deal of bushclearing will also have to be done. Greymouth to Ahaura : The first seventeen miles (Greymouth to Nelson Creek) of this section have been entirely reconstructed, and a great deal of bush-clearing done. The balance of about five miles will be put in hand shortly. All the other sections in this district are in very good order, no expenditure beyond ordinary maintenance having been incurred. A considerable number of private and telephone-exchange wires have been erected during the year. Dunedin Disteict. The Wyndham to Fortrose line, twenty-three miles in length, was completed, and telephone stations opened at Pine Bush and Fortrose in the month of May. A line has been erected between Oamaru and Ngapara, seventeen miles in length, and three telephone-stations opened, viz., Weston, Enfield, and Ngapara. The Dunedin-Seacliff Eailway wire has been extended to connect the Dunedin and Seacliff Asylums, Morse instruments being used. Two railway-stations, viz., Upper Port Chalmers and Purakanui, were put in circuit on the Dunedin-Seacliff line. At the same time Lemon-block instruments were fitted up on block wire at Glendermid, Purakanui, and Waitati. The principal repairs have been the overhauling of the following branch lines : Dunedin to Port Chalmers, Port Chalmers to Otago Heads, Outram, Kaitangata, and Clinton to Waikaia. A few unsound poles were stumped, insulators replaced, and the whole of the lines thoroughly examined. The main line also from Tokomairiro to Edendale was examined. A portion of the Queenstown line between Cromwell and Arrowtown will require shifting on account of the opening of a new road and the abandonment of the old one; this will be done during the summer. The whole of the lines in the district are in excellent order. The Telephone Exchange opened on the 26th April, 1882, with 60 subscribers, and on the 12th November there were 150 connections. At the end of December there were in course of erection thirty additional wires, bringing the number of subscribers up to 180—a very marked increase indeed. Wellington Disteict. The Cook Strait cables, and the cable from Wanganui to Wakapuaka, still give evidence of good condition. The land-lines have been carefully overhauled during the summer, and all faulty poles renewed and defective insulators made good.

The usual plans of circuits accompany this report.

SCHEDULE OF TABLES. Table No. 1. Number and Amount of Money Orders issued and paid in New Zealand. 2. Number and Amount of Money Orders issued in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Australian Colonies, and made payable in the respective Countries. 3. Total Number and Amount of Money-Order and Savings-Bank Transactions. 4. Eeturn of Post-Office Sayings-Bank Business since System established. 5. Balance-sheet of Post Office Account. 6. List of Securities held on account of Savings Bank Fund. 7. 8, 9. Statements showing the Times within which Mails delivered by the San Francisco and Galle-Brindisi Services.

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Table No. 10. Eeturn of Subsidized Mail Steam Services. 11. Number of Postal Officers employed. 12. Comparative Eeturn of Postal Eevenue and Number of Letters, &c, dealt with. 13. Estimated Number of Letters, &c, delivered and posted. 14. Number of Letters, &c, delivered by Letter-carriers. 15. Eeturn of Correspondence received from the United Kingdom via San Francisco and via Brindisi. 16. Eeturn of Correspondence despatched to the United Kingdom via San Francisco and via Brindisi. 17. Number of Letters, &c, received and despatched from and to Places outside the Colony. 18. Total Eevenue and Expenditure Eeturn (Postal), including the estimated Value of franked Correspondence. 19. Telegraph Eevenue and Expenditure Eeturn, showing Cost of Maintaining each Station. 20. Number of Telegrams forwarded to each 100 Letters posted. 21. Comparative Quarterly Eeturn (Telegraph) for Years ended December, 1881 and 1882. 22. Annual Eeturn showing Comparative Progress of Telegraph System. 23. Eeturn of Cost of Maintenance of Lines. 24. Insulation Tests, Cook Strait Cables. 25. Insulation Tests, Wanganui and Wakapuaka Cable. 26. Total Cost of Telegraph Lines, including Cables. 27. Number and Value of Telegraph Money Orders issued. 28. Value of Government and other Free Messages. 29. Debtor and Creditor Statement (Telegraph).

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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. Table showing the Money Orders issued in New Zealand on Offices beyond the Colony during the Years 1881 and 1882.

Table showing the Money Orders issued at Offices beyond the Colony on New Zealand during the Years 1881 and 1882.

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Money Orders Issued in the OLONY. Where Payable. Total. v Commission vcar - j Received. In the Colony. United Kingdom and Germany. Australian Colonies, &c. No. Amount. No. ' Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. £ s. d. 1865 j 1,463 18 6 1866 1,761 14 o 1867 1,815 19 6 1868 1 1,863 1 6 1869 ; 1,932 3 o 1870 ; 2,367 3 6 1871 j 2,608 3 6 1872 ; 3,068 17 6 1873 13,562 3 2 1874 :4.393 2 3 1875 4,950 19 4 1876 : 5,261 19 2 1877 !S>7'4 '8 4 1878 16,288 13 o 1879 j 7,285 1 6 1880 7,943 15 4 1881 7,582 8 5 1882 58,267 9 8 6,292 8,924 10,293 11,898 14,305 16,821 20,s '4 28,156 34,288 40,968 48,611 55,748 64,000 7o,53i 83,479 97,275 99-5 23 108,916 £ s - d - 29,742 15 1 42,821 4 7 49,496 13 O 54,342 18 6 63,897 I IO 73.344 " 9 88,546 9 7 120,125 14 8 142,642 4 10 171,683 6 1 I93.55' '3 9 212,089 1 6 233,804 15 10 250,861 6 o 297,290 13 8 320,260 19 11 32'.635 3 3 360,196 40 7.756 9.2.38 9,242 9,241 9,263 9,624 10,407 10,619 n.913 '4.379 16,949 '7.33' '8.369 21,169 24,461 27.587 25.376 25,898 £ s. d. 33,426 11 5 41,987 15 o 40,998 14 II 40,581 13 9 39,939 8 6 41,472 3 7 44,197 '8 3 44,535 9 9 48,547 n 4 57,821 2 6 66,332 14 9 66,977 4 2 69,670 11 10 80,681 15 8 91,665 4 o 104,149 5 10 90,229 5 3 9',530 '7 9 3,188 4.548 4.938 i 4,715 4,8.59 5.419 5.37° ! 5,885 1 6,150 I 7.36s 7.467 7,176 8,303 9.3 '1 10,059 10,786 10,657 '3,348 £ ». «• 15,406 17 2 23,968 5 2 25,"5 5 1 23,286 11 5 23,381 14 7 25,637 '2 7 24,653 5 9 26.347 '7 7 28,068 s 5 33,659 '9 2 33v597 2 3 31,202 o 3 31,498 o 1 36,711 15 2 39,717 2 4 40,994 15 4 40,317 19 2 47,641 7 5 17,236 22,710 24,473 25,854 28,427 31 864 36,291 44,660 52,35' 62,712 73,027 80,255 90,672 101,017 "7,999 135,648 135,556 148,162 £ s. d. 78,576 3 8 108,779 4 9 115,610 13 o 118,211 3 8 127,218 4 11 140,454 1 " '57,397 '3 7 191,009 2 o 219,258 1 7 263,164 7 9 293,481 10 9 310,268 5 11 334,973 7 9 368,254 16 10 428,673 o o 465,405 1 1 452,182 7 8 499,368 9 11

Where Issued. Total. Year. the Colony. Uni ited Kingdom. Australian Colonies, &c. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. 1865 18:16 1867 lcSftS 1869 1870 1871 J872 1873 1874 187S 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 j 881 18S2 6,218 8,886 io,353 ",903 14,250 16,798 2°,5'4 27,983 34,288 40,968 48,611 55,748 64,000 7°-53' 83,479 97,275 99,523 108,916 £ s. d. 29,282 13 10 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 10 171,6X3 6 1 ■93,551 '3 9 212,089 l 6 233,804 15 10 250,861 6 o 297,290 13 8 320,260 19 11 321,635 3 3 360,196 4 9 762 1,100 1,198 1,401 1,218 1,.56 i>39 6 i,5°4 1,482 ',603 1,969 2,243 2,258 2,260 2,544 3.466 3,466 3,42i £ s. d. 3,568 15 10 5,021 14 9 5,649 2 10 6,502 3 o 5,630 18 8 5-523 4 4 6,217 11 5 7,078 8 6 6,625 14 5 7,284 so 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 ■4,078 17 3 13,416 1 9 foo 917 1,108 1,294 1,272 1,267 1,318 i>459 1,668 !,8oo 1 ,995 2,568 2,528 2,942 3,9' 3 4,649 5.°7 5 £ s. d. 3.7' 2 1 5 4,753 3 1O 5.57° 6 4 6,685 ' 3 6,382 4 3 6,055 6 11 5,914 18 7 6,803 15 3 7,689 6 8 8,3'6 17 5 9,340 19 11 10,838 16 8 11,056 2 7 10,698 14 3 ' 2,295 5 4 15,829 o 3 18,863 4 2 21,090 4 io 7,680 10,903 12,659 ■4,598 16,740 19,221 23,228 3°,94 6 37,438 44,37" 52,575 68,826 75,3' 9 8^,965 104,654 107,638 ><7>4'3 £ 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 " 187,284 14 1 212,155 3 3 I' 8 254,605 7 1 27',393 '8 9 320,259 2 11 350,901 14 10 354,577 4 8 394,702 11 4

1881. 1SS2. Where Payable. Germany United Kingdom Victoria South Australia ... New South Wales Queensland Tasmania Western Australia United States of America ... I Number. 70 6,587 399 2,8yS 170 596 10 r .1 Amount. £ •■ d. 185 4 6 90,044 o 9 23,834 7 ° i,532 '2 1 11,465 i8 5 682 18 o s,7 8 4 5 5 17 18 3 Amount. Number. 308 25,590 7, 'S3 53O 3,4?6 215 602 Amount. £ s. d. 1,167 '7 :I 90,362 19 10 24,921 10 8 2,059 10 4 12,179 10 3 896 10 9 2,798 2 7 1770 4,768 15 10 4 1,338 Totals ■ •• j 36,033 36,033 130,547 4 130,547 4 5 S 39> 2 46 139,172 5 2

1881. 1882. Where Issued. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Jnited Kingdom Victoria ... ' louth Australia ... >Iew South Wales Queensland ... —*.." "asmania Vestcrn Australia HongkongJnited States of America ... ... *t 3,466 1,636 273 2,071 231 424 14 £ ■• d. 14,078 17 3 6,130 15 o i, 100 10 7 8,404 6 4 1,070 s 11 2,084 1 10 73 4 6 3.42' i>739 234 2,286 280 37' 28 £ ■■ <!• 13,416 i 9 6,629 ° 895 13 10 9.359 M o 1,476 6 9 1,692 10 10 202 17 3 1000 824 1 8 1 137 Totals ... 8,115 8,497 34,506 6 7 32,942 i 5

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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 1882.

Money Orders. Saving* Banks. Office. Issued. Commission. Amount. Paid. £ B a % I s Deposits. s ° Withdrawals. No. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. lUCKLAND Alexandra Aratapu Cambridge Coromandel Dargaville Drury ... Hamilton Helensville Hokianga Huntly Kaitaia Kamo Kawakawa Kihikihi Kohukohu Maketu Mangapai Mangawhare Mercer Mongonui Macgawai Newton Ngaruawahia Ohaeawai Ohaupo Ohinemutu Onehunga Opotiki Otahuhu Pahi ... Pokeno Port Albert Pukekohe Raglan Russell Tauranga Te Awamutu Te Kopuru Waipu Waiuku Waiwera Wangarei Wangaroa ■ Warkworth Waterford Whakatane Whitiangi LENHKIM Havelock Kaikoura Picton Ihiustchurch Akaroa Amberley Ashburton Cheviot Coal gate Dunsandel Duvauchelle Exhibition.; Hurunui Kaiapoi Leeston Lyttelton Oxford Papanui Rakaia Rangiora Sheffield Southbridge Springfield Sydenham Waiau Waikari 10,461 360 7,8 1,275 619 598 168 911 296 353 186 78 28? 800 171 9 68 213 793 170 342 8 426 385 249 223 306 305 436 '75 '33 74 194 270 256 432 1,"5 367 432 328 312 189 867 5°' 353 132 36 11 2,068 600 £ s. d. 765 4 2 14 o 4 31 7 6 73 4 10 30 14 8 35 2 2 6 4 4 39 18 10 '3 3 10 18 13 4 806 2 1.5 4 12 18 6 52 'S 10 7 14 o 1 4 IO 5 1 6 7 17 0 37 9 8 620 16 14 8 080 25 9 8 14 4 o 13 7 8 7 19 4 19 9 4 17 9 8 21 14 2 8 10 10 780 2126 7 7 4 9 18 10 8 16 o £ ■■ ". 39,810 8 10 1,072 18 5 2,457 19 1 4,282 12 3 1,969 7 9 2,455 iS 1 555 11 9 2,648 18 7 9°S 1 1 1,269 IO H 584 11 7 334 7 4 959 8 1 2,859 ■! 1° 486 o 6 55 18 5 239 8 7 983 13 1 4,9 12 5 o 460 8 1 o 1,216 8 o 29 17 2 1,201 1 11 942 2 2 840 8 9 669 8 5 1,269 16 7 1,140 14 6 1,221 5 8 445 2 o 485 5 11 219 7 8 643 i° 7 979 1 3 1,101 3 5 1,226 11 11 3,288 19 8 1.066 8 2 1,674 11 6 1,272 15 9 1,276 15 o 611 13 2 2,881 16 10 2,059 17 8 i,376 19 4 381 4 7 102 6 5 51 6 2 7,733 2 9 2,573 17 9 1,143 '8 1 o 2,331 '5 6 37,684 ' 7 1,287 2 'o 1.067 1 9 5,737 9 7 215 2 4 484 14 11 170 16 1 258 12 o 262 15 o 57i i*7 6 1,325 9 11 542 18 8 4,173 7 3 1,085 IS 7 210 o 1,386 7 10 1,928*. 8 2 1,063 i° '' 782 12 1 988 9 9 806 9 8 1,039 '4 i' 1,171 6 3 1,6512 160 75 556 360 96 200 694 s? 92 61 £ s. d. 58,661 3 1 509 6 2 280 12 8 2,020 11 6 1,5" '5 1 312 18 4 933 6 10 i,795 11 3 310 2 8 434 7 5 269 13 3 1 7 10 358 3 4 444 14 4 274 8 5 600 88 12 10 160 11 0 242 IS 6 i'7 '9 4 453 " 5 17 7 5 1,892 o 3 59' ' 8 227 6 9 180 1 6 i,574 16 10 2,023 7 1 759 10 3 686 o 1 642 1o 3 179 12 7 248 7 6 587 9 3 100 s 6 718 17 3 1,784 12 8 553 3 8 1,614 10 2 743 8 9 538 2 7 5°i 13 4 994 1.5 8 354 18 1 716 210 132 7 o 30 2 o '610 i,540 16 79 218 63 86 11 103 33 '5 24 8 8,217 76 449 867 415 355 79 55 1 121 61 136 20 124 621 65 £ s. d. '32,437 14 11 388 S 8 4,755 12 o 8,081 o 9 1,655 4 8 3,462 8 o 269 7 o 4,650 8 2 996 5 5 955 4 o 39i 1.3 5 5214 o 91311 o 4,8.50 14 3 501 6 o 1,404 6 22 57 13 12 7 44 S 6 16 7,528; 53: 86 179 57 53 '5 140 24 30 29 4 40 107 18 £ s d. 138,607 11 8 489 8 5 1,635 4 1 2,513 '3 4 9'9 '9 7 724 9 1 '35 '3 9 2,682 17 4 306 4 o 335 4 7 75 6 9 26 iS 1 564 '7 9 2,340 16 8 109 9 7 90 13 4 127 11 11 180 12 9 388 19 9 67 '4 3 495 7 o 1 78 172 70 40 86 15 1 9 33 9 1 • 138 12 o 306 1o o 2,348 15 o 2 12 6 9 652 14 5 3 '5 o 1,873 11 7 1,076 6 o 440 5 o 276 o o 1,196 8 2 2,862 7 9 1,130 3 2 966 16 o 5 2 7 '3 o 603 13 o 1,300 13 2 1,165 5 o 293 15 o 1,033 5 9 6,962 13 6 788 19 o 1,085 9 ° 1,401 7 o 784 15 o 734 9 o 3,950 4 3 1,491 16 o i,733 8 o 11917 o 19 4 o 28 o o 19,563 8 10 1,227 3 ° 709 5 1 2,628 16 4 235,875 7 1 1,306 16 11 3,974 17 o 10,299 1 4 362 s 4 1 24 36 42 56 125 5 492 188 73 56 270 537 161 170 "7 45 72 111 26 172 53' 163 '94 '37 120 6 3 49 7 24 2 68 '9 7 • 12 25 5° 3° 21 11 22 259 55 116 2 444 '99 '7 73 75 295 184 199 33 62 4 4 9 1 9 16 16 \ 9 22 8 9 9 32 11 40 72 47 5 9 34 64 IS 54 7 22 417 2 7 347 '4 'I •47 3 7 12 7 13 6 400 9 4 1,312 2 6 453 '7 8 1,25° 5 ° "5 5 4 346 2 7 294 1 4 469 3 7 96 1 4 442 3 9 4,935 11 10 317 10 9 181 6 2 827 12 5 436 o 2 116 16 8 2,776 4 1 358 18 o 656 17 S 86 3 9 10 19 o 40 o o 20,157 8 10 476 15 9 344 5 o 2,140 7 11 224,635 o 9 677 14 1 2,375 6 6 5,954 1 6 140 o o 10 20 14 4 5' 13 8 15 9 10 20 7 4 13 13 2 13 8 o "782 42 5 4 26 13 8 '4 3 6 5 8 10 216 019 6 105 11 2 29 4 10 2017 2 28 17 10 761 18 10 11 6 •3 40 3 27 97 24 2 7 16 36 11 86 36 35 12 2 74 188 92 206 367 186 174 76 140 73 396 116 167 28 8 2 1,269 96 71 209 19,821 388 259 1,185 15 4 4 2 6 3 7 36 5 9 8 22 32 9 34 148 25 21 38 44 4 126 28 79 279 72 171 33 9 2 883 184 146 461 9,946 194 222 685 11 •5 2 3' '4 11 1 35 6 1 1 1 914 4' 12! 107 14,163 59 93 429 3 3,032 9 5 778 3 10 483 7 4 1,612 15 5 31,976 o o 588 6 6 700 6 2 2,164 19 6 47 11 8 107 6 7 84 o 9 103 11 2 1400 51 ,. 6 1,278 14 3 325 10 6 2,655 15 11 416 9 1 I IO o 244 '4 21 210 11 333 673 10,663 417 348 ',734 68 157 53 75 80 159 44i 216 2194 18 14 8 90 1 o 3 18 o 608 296 3 11 10 412 8 7 '4 10 25 16 4 10 19 8 74 ' 4 14 17 8 o 1 6 35 24 24 2,858 49 51 218 2 5 25 2,123 '9 20 152 4 5 52 76 381 19 o 55 17 o 4 2 5 17 460 118 18 8 24 2 18 362 •96 778 '47 9 MS '9 167 44 52 90 20 40 22 73 779 119 i,i53 249 2 281 595 3 1 5,861 5 2 1,107 9 6 10,889 4 o 1,883 11 o ! 2100 2,995 5 8 7,668 10 o 884 12 2 1,181 8 o 883 17 o 5,460 I I o 1,528 8 o 681 15 o 2 59 17 108 18 241 5° 408 S7j 173 12 4 3,48.5 5 6 745 17 3 6,449 12 S 1,456 10 10 i,iS4 349 2 378 642 325 302 276 336 279 303 '9 3 o 34 'I o 14 13 o 15 .7" 2 1278 1728 IS 18 2 17 11 8 110 385 55 126 341 1.5 2 1,283 o 6 231 o 3 471 2 8 336 S 8 966 7 4 143 11 5 237 19 11 554 100 257 ■33 1,462 101 89 25 25 53 7 18 79 215 33J 54 3°! 75 23 39 93i 5 2 5,233 14 o 439 1 7 620 13 2 553 14 1 384 6 9 406 16 2 421 16 7 95 324 40 73 203 '9 20 12 28 4 1 °

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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 1882 — continued.

Money Orders. Savings Banks. Office. No. Commission. Issued. Amount. Paid. „iN De <0 No. Deposits. eposits. Amount. as 8° Withdrawals. No. Amount. No. Amount. Christchurch — ctd. Woolston £ s. d. 2 14 o 636 6 8 69 17 4 23 10 o 25 5 o 3i 14 2 670 3 1 10 22 8 8 19 16 8 26 3 10 9*5o 10 9 6 1612 6 35 1.5 4 3i 4 4 12 5 10 22 12 6 12 16 10 £ s. d. 171 11 9 35,739 8 6 3,297 4 o i,354 1 4 2,029 18 9 2,113 15 5 422 5 s 271 10 8 1,410 13 2 1,364 18 11 1,608 11 9 57o 2 9 998 17 11 1,381 on 2,519 9 2 2,396 12 9 580 13 7 i,S42 9 2 923 12 11 814 9 10 594 17 4 1,666 10 11 4,947 8 3 1,739 o 8 459 8 s 791 11 6 2,463 15 10 365 11 4 1,656 9 8 1,091 6 9 618 17 8 6,771 19 11 7,887 3 10 4,11 1 11 7 262 8 6 4" 14 9 569 2 10 6,549 6 11 4,490 o 2 2,339 13 o 1,274 2 7 561 13 5 10,604 14 4 1,689 5 1 518 12 4 531 17 7 1,156 9 8 3,497 13 o 580 19 1 1,466 11 7 623 6 4 1,527 12 6 2,874 2 9 256 19 n 961 19 2 467 16 2 1,283 11 1 360 6 o 12,281 14 s ',583 1 9 660 19 8 244 13 1 542 9 6 827 10 7 841 12 10 1,062 3 4 1,830 1.5 3 1,241 1 7 916 13 6 7,957 10 6 160 18 6 111 1 6 2,3,29 14 2 2,21 o 8 4 626 6 2 £ s. d. 139 16 2 61,170 14 9 2,304 11 11 454 '7 8 435 8 3 I,i54 i° 7 749 8 7 75° ° 4 298 6 1 454 i7 9 553 1.3 7 346 15 8 91 3 6 409 4 9 2,017 ■■ ■■ 1,498 10 7 435 5 7 884 17 10 385 2 8 284 4 1 178 9 9 1,432 14 9 3,102 7 2 368 8 7 no 2 5 •54 11 9 759 19 9 21 o 16 3 272 2 11 635 19 8 282 O 2 - £ s. d. 1,586 8 9 184,431 9 4 18,039 9 10 783 ' 3 925 '7 ° 2,757 2 4 729 >3 6 719 17 o 1,228 9 o 9°4 19 3 889 12 o i,S37 o o 49' S 2 1,106 2 o 3,461 2 4 S,o87 o 3 7°3 3 6 598 18 7 173 14 o 475 15 10 481 3 'I i,933 2 4 10,669 7 6 1,380 10 o 323 14 2 434 o o 1,012 1 o 314 8 o 289 11 o 969 3 o 424 9 o 9,555 '6 9 20,098 17 9 967 o o 800 50 10 o 1,097 9 ° 5,250 18 2 8,044 6 5 3,086 16 10 1,145 '6 o 555 12 o 31,695 1 10 1,168 8 6 363 6 11 307 7 o 1,148 10 2 2,947 6 4 89 8 6 2,138 12 9 401 1 1 2,348 o 8 3,406 15 9 102 o o 801 17 o 370 5 o 1,628 o 9 9 10 o 35386 s 5 1,565 7 ° 1,39° 1 o 262 9 o 539 19 o 666 7 8 290 9 4 614 11 6 2,877 16 9 1,292 10 5 488 15 8 38,714 11 3 140 12 0 398 4 o 498 10 9 4,902 5 o 1,072 3 9 £ s- u - 963 7 2 182,822 6 9 7,120 8 8 200 9 3 554 18 4 1,208 8 io 217 12 o 116 2 6 752 13 3 378 15 6 434 11 5 515 13 o 347 15 4 486 19 1 3,392 3 1 3,763 8 10 244 5 ° 761 2 s 125 o 3 231 9 o 11 1 6 753 9 2 6,034 '6 4 412 19 10 79 o 7 693 7 3 373 '8 11 '94 18 7 219 12 o 1,026 10 o 476 3 1 6,74' 7 5 '9,5'° 5 •• 276 6 9 6o 57 20,820 626 122 32 2,5°7 499 16 201 16,384 5,037 73 80 306 119 414 196 59 213 301 26 17 2,443 353 5 13 27 5 12 49 ",930 826 Dunedin Albany Street Alexandra South Arrow River Balclutha Blueskin Caversham Clinton Clyde ... Cromwell Green Island Hamilton's Kaitangata Lawrence Milton Mosgiel Naseby Ophir ... ■Outram Owake Palmerston Port Chalmers ... Roxburgh Stirling St. Bathan's Tapanui Waihola Waikaia Waikouaiti Waitahuna 10,150 i,i 32 488 564 764 130 73 SS 6 436 612 '55 282 123 42.3 170 2.57 118 3° 66 14 45 35 14 42 42 6 13 27 80 14 27 32 26 27 44 28 52 109 '57 30 31 8 175 169 81 n 14 14 20 435 857 738 224 54' 333 280 17 101 617 435 129 246 88 30 64 102 295 375 561 314 123 29 '54 26 436 2,288 107 no 34 220 75 58 201 4 22 47 Si 11 11 5 10 29 31 10 210 636 1,258 566 '57 296 912 90 476 366 203 1,770 2,343 753 55 119 155 1,638 1,420 789 405 179 3,291 362 162 173 348 1,257 12.5 SS8 210 •3 '4 2 864 26 5 6 101 4 4 23 4 6 5 '8 6 12 14 10 34 10 2 3 '8 6 18 6 o 14 12 4 708 121 10 o 130 16 8 32 8 o 3 3 6 5 3 4 7 8 6 107 17 4 84 o 6 38 16 2 •9 5 o 7 14 o 186 3 6 19 11 o 7 15 o 630 15 14 2 48 14 4 526 20 6 o 8 5 4 26 15 6 35 17 6 3 1 6 14 12 10 5 13 8 18 14 8 4 4 10 222 6 o 31 o 8 964 3 3 o 8 14 8 1626 11 40 21 13 2 25 7 10 21 11 8 19 10 10 •30 5 10 200 92 36 420 799 121 44 44 270 48 80 192 75 57o i,535 96 21 ■S 59 264 29 34 3 32 18 7 35 12 1 18 196 8 2 27 2 58 493 28 8 6 3 21 4 1 40 9 11 Gisborne Greymouth Ahaura Barry town Brunnerton Nelson Creek Reefton 2,077 14 •■ 5,587 19 7 479 3 o 18 17 o 69 4 4 20 12 6 3,673 n 10 4,945 8 3 1.341 10 6 337 11 6 112 11 4 9,626 3 n 1,240 14 o 56 13 8 114 19 8 360 o 3 981 12 8 6319 o 658 4 9 305 12 II 918 o 7 943 3 8 43 o 10 677 3 6 145 10 1 300 7 4 79 17 11 7,72i 17 7 438 12 o 162 9 2 '34 15 2 194 4 4 519 18 5 38 15 3 311 19 5 841 7 3 372 17 o 562 13 5 17,708 13 n 163 1 9 •49 5 o 589 16 1 1.342 n 6 199 n 2 199 201 12 113 1,050 1,322 76 10 9 142 347 659 37° 217 100 2,437 124 26 36 118 362 8 3°9 46 148 682 7 89 40 97 4 3,125 134 55 32 43 125 37 47 3°7 171 108 10 13 100 •75 7 43 26 414 890 28 Hokitika Kumara Ross ... Stafford S 21 7 i,538 i,497 381 "4 25 2,964 369 16 4 2 21 79 128 60 33 18 1 7 43 102 1 21 i°5 543 168 48 21 i,755 17 8 700 249 9 o 3,936 15 2 8,250 10 11 3,217 2 8 811 16 2 337 8 8 31,280 18 2 267 12 4 136 2 7 54 4 6 613 3 6 1,604 2 7 Invercargill Campbelltown ... Dipton Edendale Elbow Gore Kingston" Mataura Otautau Queenstown Riverton Thornbury Winton Woodlands Wyndham Waipahi Napier ... Hastings Kopua Mohaka Porangahau Port Ahuriri Takapau Taupo X. Waipawa Waipukurau Wairoa Nelson ... Belgrove Brightwater Collingwood Motueka Port ... 499 23 12 7 26 82 39 19 384 3 5 1 35 99 31.3 9 168 66 283 332 19 •47 69 79 21 2,365 134 32 25 40 146 19 59 3M 121 175 4,212 1.0 36 3 38 87 535 712 7i 344 149 400 137 3,253 454 171 73 139 247 281 294 538 365 293 2,415 5° 41 549 5'5 162 2 47 21 36 73 3 25 10 24 7 18 "*68 16 42 no 702 17 2 213 1 4 2,016 8 4 2,140 5 3 5i 8 9 402 18 8 91 9 5 374 3 8 400 33,359 3 9 273 10 9 494 5 11 50 12 o 313 11 11 179 14 3 107 o 4 122 14 1 1,685 18 .3 985 19 8 310 1 8 31,878 8 1 26 o o 31 1 15 3 9 4 26 10 28 30 1 S27 34 17 2 7 12 8 397 2 7 1 1,844 30 17 4 1.3 28 6 IS 66 33 22 407 4 18 S 4 5 25 13 264 ■3 8 7i 5° 27 1,611 1 15 o 25 12 6 23 15 6 11 60 5' 44 112 3,123 ■7 83 79 672 321 3 11 34 114 79 150 00 392 10 s 2,522 3 8 523 12 o 12 31.3 58 99 26 14 7

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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 1882 — continued.

Money Orders. Saving: i Banks. Office. Issued. Paid. % 2 u c> = a SB Ho. <o Deposits. ~ Withdrawals. g| 7 No. Amount. No. Commission. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. Nelson— continued. Richmond Takaka Wakefield New Plymouth ... Inglewood Opunake Parihaka Stratford Waitara 117 387 126 2,252 172 700 50.5 172 282 2,984 209 283 189 ■93 9 •,735 46 389 3,225 475 94 486 1,166 3,272 433 i,33S 35 89 726 2.33 955 •93 116 £ s. d. 7 9 8 17 5 10 6 1 o 121 17 o 7 14 2 40 15 8 33 4 8 6 19 8 12 9 o 156 4 2 8 11 2 1076 638 8 17 4 060 98 16 6 1 18 o £ s. d. 483 8 10 1,668 3 10 498 2 7 7,54o 2 9 544 13 7 2,127 6 o i,757 o 1° 397 10 8 835 4 4 9,934 7 2 807 19 11 863 3 1 527 •• 2 720 5 o 34 11 4 6,040 6 10 "2 9 3 1,429 3 6 10,897 1 4 1,432 9 11 339 i° 1° 1,439 ° 2 3,3i8 6 11 10,828 1 8 1,367 14 8 3,79o 8 3 87 4 9 300 12 2 2,11 o 19 8 662 4 4 3,026 9 1 575 7 4 417 5 9 800 19 2 34,6u 13 4 1,600 3 o 463 '4 8 359 8 o 674 8 5 2,490 10 5 1,373 10 2 1,596 6 10 1,005 '3 " 1,094 2 7 579 10 ' 251 6 2 4,49' 'o 3 773 6 7 '44 6 7 3,576 18 1 613 8 3 1,075 8 4 95° H 7 1,152 16 9 4,6*79 7 9 1,169 19 ° 755 10 3 2,40.3 o 5 99 62 69 1,824 ••3 •65 58 82 •85 •,5i4 61 •73 65 29 1 •,438 •3 72 •,813 155 15 265 38.3 2,838 169 579 20 15 59' 107 51° 80 26 £ s. d. 373 19 9 229 16 o 280 o 3 6,229 2 1 532 10 5 632 16 4 230 11 7 333 7 6 432 o o 5,382 6 3 213 910 558 6 11 257 '3 8 102 19 10 o 15 o 4,945 9 7 35 '7 o 331 13 10 5,821 8 8 450 7 5 62 15 11 818 18 o 1,297 5 " 8,468 16 2 578 11 10 2,063 7 o 103 19 5 35 2 4 1,655 18 1 427 13 4 i>6.37 '7 o 2'7 7 3 128 1 o 3 425 18 8 46,603 17 5 7'9 '3 2 83 5 s; 49 10 o 534 • 2| 1,718 11 7 976 7 2 753 15 4 5'9 '3 10 648 17 6 27 15 o 63 6 4 1 2,012 12 6 323 9 1, 2 10 o. 2,108 16 01 35' 3 10 138 o 7 346 1 11 633 9 9: 2,071 8 4 199 15 6 164 10 o 619 4 7 ! 23 '9 37 378 22 '°5 9i 14 32 502 11 ,85! 57 231 2,027 •0.3 400 436 36 •57 2,409 69 47 64 I 8 £ s. d. 2, '95 4 5 478 '5 o 1,913 16 o 30,662 9 9 860 15 o 4,612 6 3 , 4,100 15 10 423 3 o 1,627 8 8 25>75i 19 8 946 5 9 346 12 10 272 13 o 938 14 o 2 3 3 49i 3 5i 23 2 IO 25 10 16 1,629 27 138 97 9 65 i,358 •9 24 12 12 £ s. d. 463 5 2 95 2 5 162 19 10 33,256 5 4 5°° '3 3 2,919 10 o 2,418 14 3 144 16 6 1, 143 16 2 20,143 '8 3 226 12 2 697 o o 166 17 4 39' 18 3 Oamaru Duntroon Hampden Herbert Kakanui Maheno Thames ... Paeroa Te Aroha Timaru ... Geraldine St. Andrew Temuka Waimate :.. 331 8 •4 •5 7 5 5 5 Wanganui Bull's ... Hawera Manaia Manutahi Marton Normanby Patea ... Turakina Waitotara Waverley Wellington Carterton Castlepoint Chatham Islands Featherston Feilding Foxton Greytown Halcombe Hutt ... Kaitoke Martinborough ... Masterton Otaki .".. Pahautanui Palmerston North Sanson Te Nui Upper Hutt Woodville Westport Charleston Longford Lyell ... 24 13 2 •95 1.3 2 22 16 10 4 4 2 24 1 o 52 1 10 184 14 6 2164 64 17 8 1 14 6 4 15 6 34 11 4 10 14 8 53 6 2 10 6 4 5 7 6 •3 3 2 653 •2 4 24 7 o 7100 3 4 6 12 15 o 42 7 4 26 16 6 22 18 2 •5 13 o •3 9 2 404 5 12 10 66 4 4 •3 '9 2 1 6 4 59 6 2 962 1282 8 9 10 16 7 4 79 16 8 20 11 o •3 13 8 39 6 o 8,267 9 8 396 36 54 59° 42 6 76 •'4 435 5' ■45 2 11 63 23 80 •9 11 2,93i 77 169 3,099 236 43 273 630 3,082 296 577 3 7° 422 77 3'7 .69 53 129 1.3,904 459 •3 26,228 I 10 34 5 ' i,349 13 3 33,8.57 19 8 i,354 2 10 210 11 9 3,532 11 2 2,994 6 1 28,483 7 11 711 19 4 8,337 19 6 99 o o 266 16 o 2,032 7 8 1,4*76 8 7 3,442 10 2 47.3 1 6 289 19 5 1,026 1 6 138,206 17 s 2,486 17 1 159 o o 292 2 6 5i3 18 3 3° 40 376 ■5 86 i,779 7 16 1,890 76 7 126 •47 •,738 5° 252 1 16 97 51 •35 23 8 26,435 9 3 25 4 11 595 o 5 29,214 19 7 788 17 1 8 8 8 1,756 8 10 1,970 7 3 24,616 6 2 370 6 11 8,332 10 o 16 14 2 522 17 8 1,186 10 4 2,433 4 4 2,615 9 7 262 19 6 80 15 4 97i 17 9 128,060 11 3 1,466 4 2 35 ° o 1 9 31 14 48 7 2 3°2 12,114 529 .•39 74 246 933 5°4 5°4 384 257 120 73 1,315 261 133 13,423 225 21 35 1,940 86 •5 •,53' 5° 31 8,646 119 3 2 5 '74 527 308 268 30 132 32 6. 36 7i 134 852 197 48.3 •45 361 •7 22 1,137 6 o 4,358 18 10 •,■52 17 7 2,519 18 o 797 '• 3 2,930 14 10 73 o o 216 8 o 6,386 19 10 1,229 16 4 428 11 o 3,761 1.3 10 981 16 11 921 4 o 1,305 6 o 440 o I 7,544 13 9 1,441 17 o 52 8 o 1,358 6 o 11 38 20 33 10 28 1 32 61 51410 1 2,239 '8 3 982 9 1 2,558 9 5 257 '8 6 1,401 8 6 129 188 '5 8 684 77 1 107 26 81 24 3 •4 120 1 6 200 69 17 9 4,008 on 654 13 7 70 1 6 3, "5 S 1 759 14 7 356 o 9 325 2 o 579 17 4 8,398 2 6 1,079 ° 11 47 o o 993 " " 595 206 26 3 61 209 66 3 •55 26 27 17 25 39i 47 4 34 69,308 3° 16 21 21 1,276 234 244 232 416 1,215 353 166 569 148162 1 753 96 36 88 161 565 67 32 245 1 '7 24 20 18 23 143 •5 3 29 41 2 158 77 ■17 148 865 •59 3 116 54 10 10 9 111 7 •5 Totals 499,368 9 11 1325852 2 11 •4,505 1142599 o 1 117021 393,945 3 10 21,014 129952

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Table No. 4. Table showing the Business of the Post Office Savings Banks in New Zealand, Year by Year, from the Date of their Establishment to 31st December, 1882.

Postal Districts. Number i of Post i Office Savings i Banks Open at the Close of the J Year. Number of Deposits '■ received during the i Year. Total Amount of ! Deposits received during the Year. Average Amount of each Deposit received during tiie 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. Average Cost of Cost . of the Year ; poslt ' OT the Year., WHh _ drawal. : Interest for the Year. dumber of Accounts Opened (luring Ithe Year. Number of Accounts Closed during the Year. Number of Accounts remaining Open at Close of the Year. Total Amount ! Avera S e standing to the Amount Credit of all din 8 lo f . open Accounts, t!>e C . redit of inclusive of . each °P en • Interest to the Account at Close of the Year. £°y t £ l r Auckland Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier ... Nelson ... New Plymouth ... Oamaru Thames ... Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport I 4 8 30 1 6 4 16 16,496 27,349 28,727 1,050 1,906 4,533 4,184 4,768 2,667 3,177 4,281 S. '95 18,326 £ s. d. 201,870 6 9 24,128 13 3 295,466 2 o 2 43,275 2 1 9,555 ,6 9 27,472 14 11 12,832 11 3 48,925 12 3 45,374 12 9 50,314 2 2 42,286 18 6 28,256 5 3 27,612 o 2 41,949 11 6 46,639 11 7 169,494 17 o io,397 4 9 £ s. d. 1249 ■ 4 '3 4 10 16 1 894 920 14 8 2 9 10 8 10 15 10 10 16 11 1013 2 13 7 8 10 1i 10 8 10 8 9 1 5 1 1 8 19 6 9 4 11 902 9,368 1,074 16,140 14,212 414 1,045 780 2,213 2,105 1,903 ■>4 2 5 1,802 2,246 2,402 9,738 476 £ s. d. ] £ s. d. J £ s. d. £ s. d. : 169,782 on 18 2 7 1 32,088 5 10 23,118 17 6 21 10 6 1,009 15 9 256,171 06 15 17 5 1 39,295 1 6 213,950 o 3 J 15 1 1 29,325 1 10 6,74i 7 5 i ,6 4 8 2,814 9 4 23,979 l6 10 j 22 19 3 3,492 18 1 I 12,616 18 5 j 16 3 6 215 12 10 ! 39,952 16 3 18 1 o 8,972 16 o I 37,882 12 7 j 18 o o 7,492 02! 36,214 17 19 o 7 14,100 o 7 40,383 15 6 20 1 1 o j 1,903 30 21,626 60 '5 3 6 6,629 19 3 27,055 ! 4 7 15 o 3 J . 556 j 7 J 33,7,59 15 15 o 5 I 8.210 10 1 41,409 11 9 17 4 9 J 5,229 19 10 '47,457 3 3 ; 5 2 9 i 22,037 '3 9j 10,517 15 4 22 I II I ... 120 1O 7 £ s. d. £ J s. -'• £ s. d. ■ 7,7 16 9 2 J 3,143 1,050 17 o 303 ... I .., 12,354 1 6 J 4,070 ... ; 9,982 12 7 i 4,11 1 258 6 o I 199 1,502 o 10 \ 319 749 9" 239 2,114 17 1 897 1,847 o 7 ; 743 2,263 9 3 645 1,495 4 o 642 1,085 6 2 549 1,428 2 7 486 1,597 J 9 ' 828 ... I ... 1,871 13 6 : 875 7,c;,-, 1 9 ; 2,775 562 2 11 i 190 1,917 J 7,649 ; 25 I j 1 ,QOI ' 2,708 1 2.6 17 3,355 ! ii,545 100 J 296 j 233 ! 1,275 165 846 547 2,163 475 2,02 1 293 2,375 580 j 1,188 354 j 1,074 300 J 1,708 1 6o 4 J 1,563 604 1 2.055 ; 1,886 1 7,547 ; j 594 211,289 '6 1 27,357 19 4 326,675 7 5 268,245 9 5 7,437 13 4 38,811 12 7 18,618 17 2 S7><3° 8 1 50,580 1 1 64,445 1 10 36,826 16 1 1 30,706 18 7 37,°39 3 o 43,122 18 9 49,762 18 4 188,923 19 9 13,975 9 ] o £ s. d. 2712 6 27 6 7 25 17 10 23 4 8 25 2 6 30 8 10 22 o 2 26 8 4 25 o 6 2728 3° 19 11 28 1 1 10 21 13 9 27 11 9 24 4 3 25 o 8 23 10 7 » 9 : 6 6 3 5 11 20 4 120 10 7 Totals for Colony in 1882... ,. „ 1880... 1879... » 1877... 1876... j> )> '875... 1874-.. j> j, 1872,.. „ „ ,1871... 1870... „ „ 1869... „ „ 1868... Totals for Colony from 1 st Feb. to 31st Dec, 1867 ... 207 190 178 165 M7 124 10., 97 92 81 70 SS 1 1129,952 81,660 69,908 \ 60,953 i 57.295 56,129 J 52,627 i 39,223 I 31,681 ! 24,642 20,489 17,133 i 13,014 \ 1,325,852 2 11 1,189,012 2 7 864,441 18 io ! 812,399 11 11 762,084 12 oi 681,294 13 2 664,134 12 6 6.57,6S3 4 o 699,249 14 3 580,542 5 5 430,877 O O: 312,338 l8 4! 264,328 5 7 240,898 5 9 "94,535 ll 6; 1040 9 8 11 10 11 9 11 6 1 10 18 o 11 36 1 1 1 1 9 11 14 4 13 5 8 14 16 2 13 12 o 12 13 6 12 18 o 69,308 60, 13 7 57,446 54,698 42,746 39,3 6 3 39,486 36,977 29,778 ! 21,268 1 17,254 14,773 9,292 I 6,365 - i ! 1,142,599 o 1! 16 9 8 183,253 2 10 j 902,195 1 8 15 o 1 1286,817 o 11 780,504 13 4 13 11 8 83,937 5 6 j 876,180 19 3j 16 o 4 I ... 163,781 7 4 742,053 14 3! 17 7 2 i 20,030 17 9 667,023 7 5 16 18 10 14,271 5 9 j 696,281 7 4! 17 12 8 ' ... 132,146 14 io| 729,759 17 9 19 14 8 ... i 72,106 13 9! 620,155 8 9: 20 16 5 ; 79,094 56: 425,908 3 5! 20 o 5 154,634 20: 313,176 7 nj 18 3 o 117,700 12 1 261,347 16 3 17 13 9 ! 50,991 21! 209,509 13 2' 17 II I 1 54,818 12 5 I 180,518 4 1 19 8 7 j 60,380 i 8 i 107,094 17 3 16 16 6 87,440 14 3 26,415 18 9: 13 15 3 i 69,956 9 1 4,OOO ; O 4| 54,909 13 II 21,014 3,500 ; o 4-lf; 42,204 19 o ; 25,059 3,500 : o 6-Jj! 32,822 12 4 i 16,137 3,000 J o si , 31,715 18 2 : 15,401 2,500 I o 5I ! 31,664 12 g 113,005 2,500 06 29,193 14 6 • 11,235 2,500 o 61- J 28,762 4 7 ; 11,255 2,500 o 6*- 28,565 3 5 : 11,273 2,250 i o 6f I 26,935 6 8 ' 10,346 1,800 : o 7j 20,106 16 10 I 7,382 ',556 : o 7 T 7 T 14,711 o 5 ; 6,205 1,351 1 o 8| 11,291 10 10 ; 4,615 1,264 ! o 9 T S ¥ 9,242 3 11 4,304 1,186 ' o iof§ 7,412 8 o i 3,839 789 05} 4,880 7 3 i 3,282 822 1 ioi 1,241 5 o j 2,520 14,505 57,517 1,470,950 13 6 12,718 151,008 11,232,787 16 9 12,217 38,667 J 903,765 16 ic 12,786 134,747 1 787,005 19 o 9,6.34 32,132 I 819,071 8 2 8,591 28,761 ! 767,375 17 S 9,472 26,117 ! 723,910 17 5 8,6s i 24,334 ' 727,295 7 8 5,736 21,742 : .770,836 18 0 3,816 ! 17,132 664,807 5 10 3,l88 : 13,566 j 49O,O66 7 O : 2,383 10,549 I 357,654 14 6 2,277 8,317 I 295,372 i 7 1,801 6,290 ! 231,31 1 5 3 1,186 4,252 j 163,518 15 7 25 1 1 5 24 3 4 23 7 6 22 12 11 25 9 9 26 13 7 27 14 4 29 17 9 35 9 o 38 16 1 36 2 5 33 18 1 35 l0 3 36 15 5 38 9 1 14 1 2 14 18 11 46 6,977 96,372 7 10 13 16 3 1,919 I 33 o 5 364 \ 2,156 I 71,197 14 1

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Table No. 5. Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post-Office Account for the Year ended the 31st December, 1882.

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, 1882.

Balances on ist January, 1882. Cr. Dr. Transactions. Balances on 31st December, 1882. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Ioney-Order Accounts: Money-orders Commission ... United Kingdom Victoria South Australia New South Wales Queensland ... Tasmania Western Australia United States of America China—Hongkong £ s. d. 10,693 o 4 £ s. d. £ s. d. 533,876 1 9 294 18 8 92,468 3 6 25,135 1 2 2,076 5 10 12,284 19 9 1,253 6 3 2,817 15 1 127 9 6 4,804 11 1 1000 £ S. d. 533,n7 9 o 1,325 1 o 93,071 19 8 25,781 18 o 2,002 15 4 11,231 1 6 1,486 5 3 2,504 14 10 204 o 3 6,938 6 o 1000 £ s. d. ",451 13 1 £ s. d. 269 9 IO 21,932 9 5 53i 16 4 121 s 9 1,299 12 2 22,536 5 7 1,148 13 2 47 15 3 3 15 6 1,642 10 8 378 19 11 33 1 9 588 12 5 229 3 6 65 19 8 109 12 6 2,133 14 11 Iavinrs-Bank Accounts: Deposits and Withdrawals Transfers 1,232,787 16 9 341 8 . 1,380,761 16 10 77,25o 5 9 1,142,599 o 1 76,839 1 6 1,470,950 13 6 752 12 4 'eleghaph Accounts: Receipts New South Wales New Zealand and Australian Cable 2,094 18 2 200 13 o 130 5 3 118,932 2 5 18, 445 11 2 9,95*7 12 3 121,105 4 7 17,946 9 9 9,735 9 o 699 14 5 352 8 6 78 4 o levenue Accounts : Stamps Postal Guides Private box and bag rents Miscellaneous revenue ... Postal and Stamp revenue—total... Money-order commission 41,063 10 7 036 142,500 o o 317 7 6 3,480 6 2 486 13 0 160,950 13 5 8,267 9 8 120,406 9 7 316 18 6 3,480 6 2 486 13 o 163,827 13 7 8,267 9 8 63,157 1 ° o 12 6 3,301 1 10 424 1 8 Jenehal Accounts: Post- Office Account Postmasters and Telegraphists ... * Investments ... Accrued interest on investments ... Receipts under Live-Stock Acts ... Registration of births, &c. Advances to Treasury for payment of foreign money-orders Commission on postage stamps ... Gratuities for carriage of mails ... Miscellaneous expenses License fees -Government Insurance Commission to Postmasters Property-Tax Profit and loss Government Insurance receipts 95,967 11 1 6i,394 3 11 1,128,723 13 11 6,699 o 10 23,096 3 6 74 o o 134 9 1 57 19 3 1,081,304 10 10 2,367,615 9 1 153,502 3 11 6,699 O IO 12,028 14 s ■78 5 9 24,212 19 1 54i 4 6 3,605 11 5 5 1 2,250 o o 1,024,858 10 4 2,392,478 4 7 448,800 o o 6,944 8 10 11,48 2 11 5 100 1 3 20,000 o o 477 6 2 3,840 16 11 3,237 18 n 2,256 o o 546 3 ° 78 4 6 39,52i 10 7 86,256 19 5 1,424,021 IO o 6,944 8 10 18,883 4 5 10 1 8 369 14 7 210 13 1 600 4,085 16 9 393 2 6 137,619 3 9 66,800 9 3 3,486 3 o 393 2 6 136,715 4 3 62,560 7 6 2,991 15 3 903 19 6 8,325 18 6 494 7 9 Total i,3'8,47i 3 9 ',3 18,47' 3 9 ,6,459,820 14 2 16,459,820 14 2 i 1,580,723 1 9 1,580,723 I 9

Description of Securities, &c. Nominal Value. Value at Cost Price. Interest and Dividends accrued but not received at end of the Year. Consolidated Loan, 4 per cents Westland 5 per cents Immigration and Public Works, 1870, 4 per cents „ ,, 4a P cr cents Waimakariri River Bonds, 6 per cents General Purposes Loan, 5 per cents ... ,, ,, 4 per cents ... Defence Loan, 4 per cents ,, 4'|- per cents Oamaru Harbour Mortgages, si per cents North Otago, 5 per cents Treasury Bills, 3fd. per cent, per diem Deficiency Bills, 5 per cents North Rakaia River Bonds, 6 per cents Patea Harbour Debentures, 7 per cents'^ Oamaru Town Corporation Debentures, 7 per cents General Purposes Loan, 5* p'er cents Immigration and Public Works Loan, 1870, 5 per cents Post-Office Account £ s. d. 13,000 O O 50,000 O o 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 33,500 o o 1,000 o o 268,100 o o 196.400 o o 6,000 o o £ s. d. 12,480 o o 50,800 o o 166,272 o o 14,527 i° ° 4,500 o o 142,600 o o 4,342 o o 72,000 o o 5,000 o o 33,500 o o 1,000 o o 268,100 o o 196400 o o 6,000 o o 2,000 o o 10,000 o o 5,000 o o 49,500 o o 380,000 o o £ s. d. 109 13 II 527 7 I 1 1,461 10 4 141 8 11 44 7 8 898 11 5 43 17 7 632 17 6 772 6 8 844 2,000 o o 10,000 o o 5,000 o o 49,500 o o 380,000 o o "S 15 7 29 18 5 101 12 8 132 6 6 108 9 10 1,561 12 II 354 6 8 Totals 6,944 8 10 1,434,900 o o 1,424,021 10 o

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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.

Melbourne. Sydney. Dunedin. Wellington. 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. ' Date of of Despatch from Days. I Wellington. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Auckland. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. . 1882. January February March April May June July August September October October 24 21 21 18 16 13 I I 8 5 3 3i 1882. March 14 April 7 May 4 June 2 June 30 July 27 August 24 September 26 October 20 November 16 December 16 1883. January 13 49 45 44 45 45 44 44 49 45 44 46 1882. January 26 February 23 March 23 April 20 May j 8 June 15 July 13 August 10 September 7 October 5 November 2 1882. March 14 April 7 May 4 June 2 June 30 July 27 August 24 September 26 October 20 November 16 December 16 1883. Januaiy 13 47 43 42 43 43 42 42 47 43 42 44 1882. January 28 February 25 March 25 April 22 May 20 June 17 July 15 August 12 September 9 October 7 November 4 1882. March 14 April 7 May 4 June 2 June 30 July 27 August 24 September 26 October 20 November 16 December 16 1883. January 13 45 40 41 41 40 40 45 41 40 42 1882. January 29 February 26 March 26 April 23 May 2 1 June 18 July 16 August 13 September 1 o October 8 November 5 1882. March 14 April 7 May 4 June 2 June 30 July 27 August 24 September 26 October 20 November 16 December 16 1883. January 13 44 40 39 40 40 39 39 44 40 39 4i 1882. January 31 February 28 March 28 April 25 May 23 June 20 July 18 August 15 September 12 October 10 November 7 1882. March 14 April 1 May 4 June 2 June 30 July 27 August 24 September 26 October 20 November 16 December 16 1883. January 13 42 38 37 38 38 37 37 42 38 37 39 November 28 46 November 30 44 December 2 42 December 3 4' December 5 1883. January 2 39 December .883. January 26 February 1 o 46 December 28 1883. January 25 February 10 44 December 50 1883. January 27 February 10 42 December 31 1883. January 28 February 1 o 4i February 10 39 March 9 45 March 9 43 I March g 4' March 9 4_o January 30 I March 9 38 Maximum Minimum Average 49 44 45'5 47 42 4.V5 45 40 4i 5 44 ; 39 4Q'5 ! 42 37 38-5

OUTWARD VIA SAN FRANCISCO. Auckland. Wellington. Dunedin. Sydney. Melbourne. Date of . Despatch from London. Date oi Arrival in Auckland. No. of Da vs. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Wellington. No. of Davs. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Dunedin. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Sydney. 1882. No. Date of of Despatch from Days. London. Date of Arrival in Melbourne. No. of Days. 1882. March 23 April 20 May 18 June 15" J uly 13 * August 10 September 7 October 5 November 2 1882. 1882. March 23 April 20 May 18 June 15 July 13 August 1 o September 7 October 5 November 2 1882. 44 March 23 45 April 20 43 May 18 44 June 15 42 J uly 13 43 August 10 43 September 7 44 October 5 43 , November 2 1882. May 1 May 29 June 25 July 23 August 20 September 17 October 15 November 13 December 11 f 1883. January 9 February 5 39 39 38 38 38 38 38 39 39 1882. March 23 April 20 May 18 June 15 July 13 August 10 September 7 October 5 November 2 1882. May 3 May 3 1 June 28 July 26 August 22 September 19 October 18 November 16 December 13 1883. January 10 February 7 i 41 41 41 41 40 40 41 42 41 4' 41 1882. March 23 April 20 May 18 June 15 Ju'iy 13 August 10 September 7 October 5 November 2 1882. May 4 June 1 June 29 July . 27 August 24 September 20 October 19 November 17 December 15 1883. January 12 February 8 42 42 42 42 42 41 42 43 43 May 6 June 4 June 30 July 29 August 24 September 22 October 20 November 18 December 15 1883. January 13 February 9 May 8 June 6 July 2 July 3 1 August 26 September 24 October 2 2 November 20 December 17 1883. January 15 February 11 46 47 45 46 44 45 45 46 45 November 30 December 28 1883. January 25 February 2 2 40 39 November 30 Deeember 28 1883. January 25 February 2 2 November 30 December 28 1883. January 25 February 22 43 42 j November 30 December 28 1883. January 25 February 2 2 44 November 30 43 December 28 1883. 46 January 25 42 ! February 22 46 45 March 7 March 3 1 4i 31 March 10 April 3 44 40 March 1 1 April 4 45 41 March 12 April 5 March 14 April 7 48 44 Maximum Minimum Average 4' 37 3869 44 40 41-08 1 45 4i 42-31 42 43'54 48 44 45'54

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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.

OUTWARD VIA BRINDISI AND GALLE. LBOURNE. VD.\EY. Bluff. DUNEDIN. Wellington. UCKLAXD. Date of Despatcn. from Londo.n. Date of Arrival in Melbourne. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Sydney. No. of Days. Date of De-patch from London. Date of Arrival at Bind. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of j Arrival in Duncdin. No. ', Of Days. ; I I Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Wellington. No. ! Date of of Despatch from Days. ! London. Date of Arrival in Auckland. No. of Days. I I : "j 1882. Jan. 27 Feb. 10. Feb. 2/ March 1 o March 24 April 7 April 2 1 May 5 May 19 June 2 June 16 June 30 July 14 July 28 August 1 1 August 25 Sept. 8 Sept. 22 October 6 October 20 Nov. 3 1882. March 6 March 19 April 4 April 17 May 1 May 17 May 30 June 12 June 26 July 10 July 23 August 6 August 20 Sept. 5 Sept. 20 October 5 October 19 Nov. 12 Nov. 14 Nov. 29 Dec. 14 37 39 38 40 39 3« 38 38 37 37 37 39 40 j 4" 39 40 4' 1882. Jan. 27 Feb. 10 Feb. 24 March 10 March 24 April 7 April 2 1 May 5 May 19 June 2 June 16 June 30 J uly 14 July 28 August t 1 August 25 Sept. 8 Sept. 22 October C October 20 Nov. 3 1882. March 8 March 2 1 April 6 April 19 May 3 May 19 June 1 June 14 June 28 July 12 July 25 August 8 August 22 Sept. 6 Sept. 22 October 6 October 20 Nov. 13 Nov. 16 Nov. 30 Dec. '1.5 43 39 41 40 40 42 4 l 40 40 40 39 39 39 40 42 42 42 41 4i 42 1882. 1882. Jan. 27 ; March 13 j 45 Feb. 10 I March 26 | 44 Feb. 24 j April III 46 March 10 ! April 24 I 45 March 24 1 May 8 j 45 April 7 J May 29 52 April 21 • June 6 46 May 5 I June 19 45 May 19 J July 3 45 June 2 J July 17 45 June 16 i August 2 i 47 June 30 ; August 13 ' 44 July 14 j August 28 J 45 July 28 j Sept. 11 J 45 August 1 1 j Sept. 25 ] 45 August 25 i October 17 ! 53 Sept. 8 I October 30 52 Sept. 22 ! Nov. 20 59 October 6 j Nov. 20 45 October 20 Dec. 4 45 Nov. 3 Dec. 18 45 1883. 1882. 'Jan. 27 Feb. 1o Feb. 24 March i o March 24 April 7 April 2 1 May 5 May 19 J une 2 June 16 J une 30 July 14 July 28 August 1 1 August 25 Sept. I 8 Sept. 22 October 6 October 20 Nov. 3 1882. March 13 March 26 April 11 April 24 May 8 May 30 June 6 June 19 July 3 July 18 August 2 August 13 August 28 j Sept. 1 1 I Sept. 25 ! October 1 7 : October 31 I Nov. 20 Nov. 20 Dec. 5 Dec. 19 1883. ! 45 44 46 45 45 : 53 46 45 45 46 47 44 45 ! 45 i 45 ■ 53 53 59 46 46 J 1882. Jan. 27 Feb. 10 Feb. 24 j March 1 o March 24 April 7 April 21 May 5 j May 19 June 2 June ]6 June 30 July 14 July 28* August 11 August 25 Sept. 8 Sept. 22 j October 6 October 20 Nov. 3 1882. March 16 March 29 April 14 April 27 May 11 June 2 June 9 June 23 July 5 July 20 August 5 August 16 August 30 Sept. 13 Sept. 27 October 21 Nov. 1 Nov. 22 Nov. 22 Dec. 6 Dec. 22 1883. 1882. 48 Jan. 27 47 Feb. i o 49 ' Feb. 24 48 March 10 48 1 March 24 56 J April 7 49 1 April 21 49 May 5 47 May 19 48 J une 2 50 ! June 16 47 ! J u «e 3° 47 .My '4 47 July 28 47 August ! 1 57 August 25 j 54 I Sept. 8 61 Sept. 22 47 ; October 6 47 ! October 20 49 J Nov - 3 1882. March 19 April 3 April 18 May 1 May 15 Ju»e 5 June 13 June 26 July 10 July 25 August ! 2 August 20 Sept. 4 Sept. 1 ft Oct. 2 Oct. 19 Nov. 6 Nov. 2 7 Nov. 27 Dec. 1 I Dec. 26 1883. 5 1 52 53 52 52 59 53 S 2 52 53 57 5i 52 5° 52 55 59 66 5 2 52 53 Nov. 17 Dec. 26 1883. Jan. 10 Jan. 24 Feb. 11 39 Nov. 17 Dec. 28 1883. 41 Nov. 17 Jan. 2 46 Nov. 17 Jan. 2 j j 46 Nov. 17 i Jan. 5 49 J Nov. 17 Jan. 8 52 Dec. 1 Dec. 1 5 Dec. 29 1883. 40 40 44 Dec. 1 Dec. l S Dec. 29 1883. Jan. 12 Jan. 11 ]an. 26 Feb. 13 4i 42 46 Dec. 1 ] Jan. 22 52 Dec. 15 i Feb. 2 49 Dec. 29 j Feb. 19 52 ■ 883. Jan. 12 Feb. 27 46 Dec. 1 Dec. 15 Dec. 29 1883. Tan. 22 i Feb. 2 i Feb. 19 J ! 5 2 ; 49 j 5 2 Dec. 1 Dec. 15 D:c. 29 •1883. i Jan. 24 Feb. 5 Feb. 22 54 Dec. 1 5 2 Dec. 15 55 Dec. 29 1883. 50 Jan. 12 Jan. 29 Feb. 1 o Feb. 27 59 57 60 Jan. 12 Feb. 20 39 Feb. 2 1 40 Jan. 12 Feb. 2 7 ! ! 46 Jan. 12 i March 3 March 7 54 Maximum Minimum Average 51 37 ■ •• 39'54 5 2 39 59 44 47'Z3 ! 59 j 44 ! 47'42 61 47 5008 66 5°

Table No. 9.-GALLE AND BRINDISI MAIL SERVICE-continued 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— continued; (and also per Orient Line viâ Naples or Brindisi.)

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HOMEWARD VIA GALLE AND BRTNDISI. Bluff. Sydney. Melbourne. ■ Per Orient Line -via Naples or Brindisi. Fid Galle and Brindisi. Vii Galle and Brindisi. Via Galle and Brindisi. Date of Despatch from Bluff. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Bluff. 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 Melbourne. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. 1881. December & 23 December 30* 1882. 1882. February February 12 17 1882. 1882. 1882. January January January February February 1882. 2 February 16 February 30 March 14 ! March 28 \ April 12 27 12 27 10 1882. 1882. 49 January January February 6 27 10 February 27 52 41 42 41 41 January 4 January 18 February 1 February 16 March 2 February February March March April 12 27 12 27 IO 39 40 39 39 39 January 20 March S 44 March April 27 10 59 59 February 12 February 17 March 3 March 11 March 17 April 14 April 2 1 May 5 May 19 June 3 June 17 June 23 April April April May May May June [une July July August August 2 18 29 II 18 27 7 IS 49 46 59 45 44 45 54 S3 March March April May May May June June July July August August September September 3 24 7 19 27 10 23 21 19 16 April May June June July July August August September September September October October November 24 9 6 18 2 S 20 29 11 10 S2 46 60 44 53 53 S3 66 S3 S3 54 ss March March April April May May June June * July July July August August September September October October 14 April 28 May 11 I May 22 j June 6 June 20 July 3 I July 17 I August 1 August 15 September 29 September 12 September 26 October 9 i October 23 I November 10 j November 24 I December 24 9 22 6 18 2 J 5 5 20 29 11 25 10 23 6 41 42 4' 45 43 44 46 45 53 48 46 46 48 44 43 March 16 March 30 April 13 April 25 May 9 May 23 June 6 fune 19 July 4 July 18 August 1 August 15 August 29 September 12 September 26 October 12 October 26 April May May June [une July July August August September September September October October November November December 24 9 22 18 19 2 5 20 29 11 10 23 6 39 40 39 43 40 41 43 44 42 49 5° 45 43 43 45 42 41 July 1 5 July 28 September September 20 29 67 September 8 September 29 October November 3° 52 47 October 7 December 6 60 October 13 December 2 5° November 24 1883. January •7 54 November November December December 4 17 IS December 1883. January January January 18 2 3° 44 46 45 46 November November December December 7 December 1883. 2 1 January 5 January 19 January 18 2 15 3° 41 42 4' 42 November 9 November 23 December 7 December 2 1 December 1883. January January January 18 2 'S 30 39 39 40 [aximum ... linimum 67 44 66 44 S2-77 S3 4" 44-04 5° 39 4162 .verage * This mail was sent to Plymouth direct.

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Table No. 10. Return showing the several Subsidized Mail Steam Services, the Date when established, and also the Date each terminated or terminates.

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 1881 and 1882.

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Service. Annual Subsidy. Duration of Service. Number of Mileage for Voyages per Complete Annum. Voyage, Cost per Mile. When established. When terminated or when terminable. Auckland and San Francisco Auckland and Fiji Auckland, Waiwera, and Warkworth... Auckland, Kawau, and Omaha Helensville and Matakohe ... Helensville and Dargaville ... Helensville and Port Albert ... Westport and Karamea £ 32,500 1,690 Oct., 1875 June, 1880 Oct., 1883 { 13 13 104 52 11,916 2.334 90 140 £ ■• u. o 4 ai o 1 ii 3 ) 250 500 Aug. 1881 Dec, 1882 jo 0 3* Jan., 1881 Three months' notice Two months' { 104 52 i 3°o 002 300 Jan., 1881 13 102 o 4 6J Hokitika and Jackson's Bay ( I \ i 300 35° 5,000 Sept., 1881 Sept., 1882 notice Sept., 1882 Sept., 1883 4 310 o s o} Port Chalmers and Manukau Manukau and Port Chalmers May, 1877 Oct, 1883 13 i,742 045

i88ai 1881. i J ost-Oflkcs. a s o u a c u5 rt C 0> o tl) W3 V a o rt a o rt 0 o o to c *3* M u G o H 44 C rt H Auckland Russell Thames Onehunga Tauranga Gisborne New Plymouth ... Waitara Napier Port Ahuriri Wellington Wanganui Nelson The Port Westport Blenheim Picton ... Kaikoura Christchurch Lyttelton Akaroa Timaru Oamaru Dunedin :Port Chalmers ... Invercargill Campbelltown ... Hokitika Greymouth Chatham Islands 19 11 2 33 4 3 2 2 18 9 1 ... 29 1 1 I I 2 ... 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 "l I I 2 1 4 2 1 3 4 9 1 1 2 1 4 t S I I 5 3 9 1 3 1 2 I i*6 3 3 S 2 iS 3 3 5 2 ! 23 7 7 1 ... 2 24 7 7 1 I 1 2 1" 2 I '" 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 1 28 3 1 7 7 33 3 11 1 s 5 2 I ... 2 1 1 2 1 4 1 ! 32 3 2 7 7 33 3 10 I I 2 18 1 18 I 8 I 1 1 12 1 1 2 I I 1 1 "l 2 3 3 18 1 6 2 12 1 I 2 3 3 18 2 12 1 2 I 2 2 I 1 1 7 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 5 5 2 I j 2 2 1 1 i 1 1 "l* 1 1 ... I 106 67 I : Totals 17 13 12 2 217 I? 13 111 57 II 211 •>5

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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 1875, 1880, 1881, and 1882.

Letters. Post-cards. Books. Newspapers. ; Postal Districts. Revenue. Delivered. Posted. Delivered. Posted. Delivered. Posted. Delivered. Posted. Auckland— 1875 1880 ] 881 1882 £ s. d. 13,133 II o 22,764 II o 26,045 4 3 26,982 8 3J 782,329 1,940,536 2,563,418 3.080,779 779,617 1,900,808 2,361,77s 2,728,420 42,241 89,193 85,124 43,905 91,091 105,300 109,720 164,268 207,530 173,966 148,798 191,763 647,325 965,822 1,325,636 1,729338 326,248 672,187 1,068,093 1,394,549 Thames — '875 1880 1881 1882 1,664 ° 6 1,584 6 3 1,701 6 9 2,300 5 5 119,418 106,895 154,037 183,716 109,954 117,901 ■23,695 162,825 4,5 2 4 3,029 3,96.5 2,'886 2,522 4-3i6 4,9i4 10,686 8,847 6,9Si 8,775 3,224 52,323 65,468 9i,45S H7>i3' 52,886 *7i,49i 91,026 90,610 New Plymouth— 1875 1880 1881 1882 1,815 9 5 1,987 16 7 2,607 9 '' 2.993 11 9 97,040 168,549 197,717 266,045 89,469 145,589 I74,42i 212,199 8,017 10,712 7644 13,104 12,558 9>5 2 9 H,499 17,446 21,203 n,i37 6,708 10,270 72,462 124,644 156,364 153,252 49,6.32 72,592 8i,497 86,515 Gisborne — 1881 1882 1,21 2184 2.377 2 5 124,267 109 278 82,290 128,479 1,040 2,106 799 4,6.54 9,087 7,792 6,302 9,958 113,022 102,757 38,272 68.641 Napier— 1875 1880 1881* 1882 4,076 19 8 7,225 13 3 6,270 19 4 6,506 6 9 186,993 377,979 462,878 502,554 230,973 446,697 399,789 556,790 5,599 11,219 11,258 7>S°S 8,671 13,650 35,438 44,954 53.'7° 38,957 39,884 37,258 128,480 261,785 298,467 268,015 150,75° 201,621 208,078 231,283 Wanganui— 1880 188 1 1882 6,850 12 11 7,258 6 8 8,163 '6 10 521,872 7'7,873 770,393 476,381 49','53 721,643 11,689 25,337 24,466 11,449 20,514 33,iii 38,480 56,667 63,590 25,01 2 2*7,937 42,458 32 9,446 457,639 386,504 167,275 183,612 196,482 Wellington— ■875 )88o 1881 1882 51,050 s 8 58,386 9 o 54,682 15 7 56,684 16 10 802,950 1,590,897 i,977,4i7 2,279,186 922,177 1,658,436 1,319,266 1,900,405 25,679 31,525 31,226 27,395 28,470 33,475 109,191 107,965 164.920 187,131 190,398 219,037 596,768 773,'45 818,038 780,660 470,650 585,836 539,617 569,166 Nelson— 1875 1880 1881 1882 2,399 n '° 3,821 2 o 4,030 5 4 4,'74 10 7 205,716 286,962 254,553 346,671 180,707 335>5i9 288,522 380,627 6,327 3,783 5,55i 11,249 " 5,94i n,245 21,485 25,623 33,767 26,615 2i,957 18,044 145,470 156,286 159,614 173,823 111,769 123,578 87,256 144,144 Westport— '875 1880 1881 1882 1,053 6 908 5 1,119 18 1,636 7 2 73.527 62,374 80,167 92,534 57,447 49,227 58,708 87,984 1,499 884 1,508 1,213 7i5 1,313 4,056 8,268 1,560 1,638 2,691 95,237 70,547 78,793 76,621 5',258 24,856 26,052 33,501 ",492 Greymouth— 1875 1880 1881 1882 2,'7' 13 .7 2,514 19 9 3,395 10 1 4,928 4 6 167,079 216,294 250,926 167,980 196,603 276,588 316,758 2,01 i 3,107 4,368 2,236 2,327 3,328 12,159 19,838 18,434 22,967 34,7io 17,55° 130,734 132,851 199,641 197,091 153,106 79,889 176,072 167,934 Hokitika— '875 1880 1881 1882 1,816 o 9 3,072 17 11 2.851 3 7 2,821 14 9 121,517 141,483 167,635 1.55,948 I2',743 137,670 142,415 148,824 i,9i6 3,133 3,'72 2,912 3,445 2,119 10,833 16,575 12,827 7,124 4.953 4,368 151,832 131,092 182,091 140,001 68,695 66,135 72,943 75,842 Blenheim— '875" 1880 1881 1882 1,719 9 o 2,313 8 3 2,268 4 o 3,041 18 10 153,723 134,680 153,348 200,772 131,624 129,705 133,185 190,220 i.5°9 2,483 4,180 1,213 2,132 2,535 13,702 ii,544 13,942 3,96' 6,617 10,036 153,124 129,818 120,263 I3',7'7 60,787 50,839 46,149 62,140 'hristchurch — '875 1880 1881 1882 17,582 19 8 26,088 6 3 27,451 2 o 26,433 12 9 1,052,071 2,171,819 2,536,092 2,781,389 1,000,864 2,528,623 2.436,343 2,885,480 75,699 /8,79.5 106,756 92,326 155,623 '27,309 I io8,933 142,454 166,704 23,573 62,218 60,235 214,285 148,772 349,57° 529,554 685,756 966,875 996,750 295,420 737,184 763,555 913,224 I'imaru— 1880 l88l 1882 7,259 19 2 6,855 I 2 IO 8,299 I IO 479,423 5 77,863 618,124 534,369 532,662 631,540 15,719 29,614 26,858 ■7,342 iS,95i 29,627 20,609 2 1,853 25.571 170,213 248,729 228,525 187,772 I40,88l 161,655 'amaru — 1880 1881 1882 3,735 6 3,924 19 4,658 19 S 7 s 331,977 329,1.34 344.526 315,432 307,086 338,845 5,9H 7,891 8,775 8,797 7,462 11,674 19,604 29,848 32,496 12,255 20,163 20,852 176,939 208,572 167,073 104,624 101,179 97,214 unedin — 1875 1880 1881 1882 20,891 5 9 32,837 8 7 28,364 2 11 29,269 9 6 1,106,168 1,916,001 2,345,720 2.746,692 1,343,748 2,308,696 2,234,505 2.858,921 42,224 53,846 70,577 77,393 112,047 ■15,440 110,327 155,74° '64.677 221,234 198,679 298,831 1,142,015 1,105,693 1,279,551 1,263,829 872,706 1,252,281 i,iS7>99l 1,41 2,697 nvercargill— 1875 1880 1881 1882 3,121 5 7,453 17 7,770 18 8,5:50 18 9 1 4 1 205,249 564,486 730,327 797,186 238,145 579,800 606,788 748,891 13,823 26,585 20,943 13,459 20,098 3',993 36,755 57,057 45,958 26,017 33,800 47,190 181,133 37',76s 523,913 444,386 120,913 223,487 237,107 250,029 'otals— '875 1880 1881+ 1882 122,495 18 9 188,804 19 7 187,810 17 9 199,803 6 1 5,053,403 10,963,012 13,588,740 '5,526,719 5>374,448 11,861,456 11,969,191 14,998,860 264,507 382,174 418,477 334384 490,366 540,618 673,669 940,238 1,087,584 999,78i 921,944 1,308,671 4,026,457 5,651,270 7,228,663 7,357,473 2,784,820 4,621,647 5,019,380 5,955,626 * The Gisborne reti f The officia posta irns separated frc je decreased by . ,m those of ["S,7'7 19 s - Napier. id., when co: .pared w ith that of the previoi is year.

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Table No. 13. 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, 1882.

Table No. 14. Table showing the Number of Letters, Post-cards, Books, &c., and Newspapers delivered by the Letter-carriers from the Post-Offices within the several Postal Districts during the Year ended 31st December, 1882.

Deli -ered. Poste, postal Districts. Letters. Post-cards. Books and Parcels. Newspapers. Letters. Post-cards. Books and Parcels. Newspapers. Auckland Phames New Plymouth Sisborne Napier Wanganui Wellington Nelson Westport Greymouth Hokitika Blenheim Christchurch ... rimaru 3,080,779 183,716 266,045 109,278 5°2,554 770,393 2,279,186 346,671 92,534 250,926 155,948 200,772 2,781,389 61 8,124 344,526 2,746,692 797,186 85,124 3,96S 7,644 2,106 11,258 24,466 31,226 5,551 1,508 4,368 3,172 4,180 106,756 26,858 8,775 7o,577 20,943 207,530 8,847 21,203 7,792 53,i7o 6.5,590 164,920 33,7 6 7 11,492 i8,434 12,827 13,942 166,704 60,235 32,496 164,677 45,958 1,729,338 H7>I3I 153,252 102,757 268,015 386,504 780,660 173,823 76,621 197,091 140,001 131,717 99 u ,75° 228,525 167,073 1,263,829 444,386 2,728,420 162,825 212,199 128,479 556,790 721,643 1,900,405 380,627 "87,984 316,758 148,824 190,229 2,885,480 631,540 338,845 2,858,921 I 748,891 105,300 4,3i6 9,529 4,6.54 13,650 33,'' 1 33,475 11,245 1,313 3,328 2,119 2,535 1 27,309 29,627 11,674 HS,440 3i,993 191,763 3,224 10,270 9,958 37,258 42,458 219,037 18,044 2,691 17,550 4,368 10,036 349,5/0 25,571 20,852 298,831 47,190 1,394,549 90,610 86,515 68,641 231,283 196,482 569,166 144,144 33,501 '67,934 75,842 62,140 913,224 161,655 97,214 1,412,697 250,029 3amaru Dunedin Invercargill Totals '5,526,719 4i8,477 1,087,584 940,238 7,357,473 7,228,663 14,998,860 11,969,191 I 540,618 490,366 1,308,671 5,955,626 Previous year ... 13,588,740 382,174 92 1,944 5,019,380

Postal Districts. Letters. Post-cards. Books, Circulars, and Parcels. Newspapers. Auckland Thames New Plymouth ... Gisborne Napier Wanganui Wellington Nelson Westport Greymouth Hokitika Blenheim Christchurch .Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill 762,503 117,748 60,281 17,510 82,386 143,364 446,574 93,485 24,180 52,826 35,420 49,476 1,060,41 1 122,802 102,742 785,024 166,355 19,962 6,684 6,056 1,485 3,994 8,684 10,380 5,293 1,812 973 1,844 1,428 36,788 7,195 4,808 19,780 3,807 16,979 5,67° 5,424 2,535 5,140 10,868 10,500 3,39i 2,400 2,606 3,251 3,237 35,545 9,892 5,557 34,210 2,903 211,376 31,479 32,497 6,240 21,993 60,268 113,55° 29,843 17,460 28,216 17,821 30,489 179,836 27,648 21,999 207,348 30,565 Totals 4,123,087 140,973 160,108 1,068,628 Previous year 3,5 0 S,729 126,540 126,594 907,994 -S

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Table No. 15. Statement of Correspondence received from the United Kingdom via San Francisco and via Brindisi and Suez during the Year ended 31st December, 1882.

Table No. 16. Statement of Correspondence despatched to the United Kingdom via San Francisco and via Suez and Brindisi during the Year ended 31st December, 1882.

Table No. 17. Table showing the Number of Letters, Book-packets, and Newspapers received from and despatched to Places outside the Colony during the Year ending 31st December, 1882.

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Vid San Francisco. Via Suez and Melbourne. Date of Receipt. Letters. Books. Newspapers. Letters. Books. Newspapers. January February March ,, April May June July 32,367 37,496 29,594 33,274 33,425 35,°67 33,095 "32,810 36,733 I3,35i 21,200 23>37 8 13,183 11,983 14,457 14,068 13,377 6,453 7l,8lO 101,513 75,302 75.419 97,893 98,581 94,695 78,935 93,829 S-349 3,3i4 4,989 2,946 5,142 2,992 4,758 3,116 4,689 2,605 4,178 2,864 4,872 2,690 4,593 2,742 5,039 2,804 4,844 2,71 1 5,i5i 2,824 5,939 2,558 4,058 3,010 3,338 1,490 4,824 1,184 2,610 i,'3S 3,039 1,329 6,73o 1,676 3,240 502 2,959 1,488 2,883 2,034 4,449 2,641 2,906 2,030 2,543 1,600 3,535 2,067 2,873 2,333 19,554 6,283 20,269 5,847 19,015 5,382 19,641 5,267 20,154 8,920 20,450 4,891 20,231 6,012 16,796 6,280 13,660 6,807 18,698 6,34i 16,805 5,32o 14.750 7,097 13,507 5,678 August j) September 34,867 11,978 100,470 October 33,276 12,417 57,294 November 42,223 7,401 121,742 December 39,982 14,651 107,245 jj Totals 454,209 177,897 1,174,728 100,777 67,438 313,655 298,403 Previous year 44°,535 191,783 i,i49>435 97>9'5 42,954

Via San Francisco. Via Melbourne and Suez. Date of Dispatch. Letters. Books. Newspapers. Letters. Books. Newspapers, January February March April May June July August September October November December 28,414 35,8n 35,043 35,6o3 35,Sio 35,558 36,169 29,046 36,641 35,572 33,057 38,724 32,503 2,255 2,624 2,803 3,283 1,960 3,160 2,822 3,57o 3,358 3,436 2,190 5,201 4,256 35,704 4i,553 39,816 38,482 42,652 40,150 42,960 39,250 43,084 29,925 34,200 39,6i 1 39,i6o I,2'4 762 971 2,397 2,607 3,278 2,417 3,102 1,879 2,575 3,004 19 43 '3 18 66 78 95 62 78 79 253 187 140 117 63 86 247 270 241 264 199 145 149 194 Totals 447,6s i 456,042 40,918 506,547 25,79i 991 2,U5 Previous year 34,71° 497,855 23,771 829 3,78l

Received. Despatched. Letters. I Book-packets. Newspapers. Letters. Book-packets. Newspapers. I I Initcd Kingdom— Via San Francisco Via. Suez Orient Line ... > ... .ustralian Colonies - ... ither places 454,209 100,777 4,672 387,739 68,669 177,897 67,438 47,587 14,623 1,174,728 313,655 5,622 490,182 122,972 447,651 2.5,791 18,209 384,322 74,903 40,918 99i 597 22,160 9,336 506,547 2,115 1,692 310,483 79,io7 Totals 1,016,066 307,545 2,107,159 950,876 74,002 899,944 Previous year 937,341 297,863 2,050,437 863,071 58,757 783,289

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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 ended 31st December, 1882.

I, Total Estimated Correspondence Posted am Delivered. Expenditure. Revenue. Postal Districts. No. of Offices. Letters. Post-cards. Salaries. Contingencies, Total. Books and Parcels. Newspapers. Cost of Conveyance of Mails. Estimated. Official Postage. Total. Auckland Thames New Plymouth Gisborne Napier ... ... Wanganui ... Wellington ... 200 I? 19 9 45 28 64 5,809,199 346,541 4/8,244 237,757 1,059,344 1,492,036 4,179,591 13,602,712 190,424 8,281 17,173 6,760 24,908 57,577 64,701 369,824 399,293 12,071 3',473 17,750 90,428 106,048 383,957 3,123,887 207,741 239,767 171,398 499,298 582,986 1,349,826 £ s. d. 3,481 12 7 236 18 2 45° 5 o 2.3' 13 4 1,683 i° o 647 11 11 2,777 17 7 £ s. d. 10,242 14 10 1,061 18 2 1,049 ° ° 478 13 8 3,101 1 4 2,117 14 11 5,893 10 9 £ s. d. 1,713 18 7 250 18 11 172 19 8 84 7 9 234 6 6 '99 6 9 1,616 5 6 £ s. d.; £ s. d. 15,438 6 o i 22,279 16 2 i,549 15 3 1 2,097 16 i° 1,672 4 8 2,171 3 10 794 14 9 2,265 '' O 5,018 17 10 6,031 6 1 2,964 13 7 6,985 18 2 10,287 13 10 14,132 19 4 £ s. d. 4,702 12 ii 202 8 7 822 7 11 in 'I 5 475 o 8 1,177 18 8 42,551 '7 6 50,043 16 io|- £ s. d. 26,982 8 3J 2,3°° 5 5 2,993 it 9 2,377 2 5 6,506 6 9 8,163 16 10 56,684 16 10 106,008 8 3i Totals for North Island... I 382 1,041,020 6,174,903 317,967 110,122 365,025 215,843 193,857 1,909,974 390,180 264,287 2,676,526 694,4 15 7,138,196 9,509 8 7 2.3,944 13 8 1,876 o o 660 14 o i i,4Si 7 6 1,146 17 6 1,136 11 8 7,56i 14 8 1,919 9 4 1,209 2 4 8,688 o 9 2,747 6 2 4,272 3 8 246 150 75 6 6 87 o 2 105 18 4 187 18 4 1,603 17 4 161 o 1 1 o 1 6 5 1,625 18 7 j 789 13 10 j 37,726 5 11 55,964 11 5 Nelson Westport Greymouth ... Hokitika Blenheim Christchurch Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill ... 31 18 27 25 i? 139 40 20 727,298 180,518 .567,684 304,772 391,001 5,666,869 1,249,664 683,371 5,605,613 1,546,077 16,796 2,821 7,696 S,29I 6,715 234 065 56,485 20,449 j 186,017 52,936 14,183 35,984 17,'95 23,978 516,274 85,806 53,348 463,508 93>i48 1,054 7 9 620 15 o 675 15 ° 1,271 5 o 666 16 o 3,56i 15 1 638 9 4 224 18 4 5,141 1 1 o i,443 17 S 3,177 2 9 3,252 2 o 1,356 15 6 1,296 18 4 2,214 2 8 2,870 13 4 2,524 o 10 ',742 18 11 1,991 6 o 2,770 19 o 12,727 7 1 23,167 18 9 2,718 18 9 I 7,453 4 o i,535 7 1 4,292 6 1 15,45 5 10 4 ! 25,237 12 10 4,980 17 51 8,001 5 o 48,681 8 5 80,085 18 3 59,33° 3 6 j 32,275 9 10 145,737 i? 10 ! 168,325 19 6 922 8 7 339 9 2! 2,057 11 2 1,078 15 10 270 19 10 3,265 14 o 845 17 10 366 13 4 4,031 16 8 529 '3 1 4,i74 10 7 1,636 7 6| 4,928 4 6 2,821 14 9 3,041 18 10 26,433 12 9 8,299 1 10 4,658 19 5 29,269 9 6 8,530 18 1 133 66 Totals for Middle Island 1 1 ! 516 16,922,867 589,271 1,355,235 15,299 9 11 ! 28,397 3 11 4,984 14 7 273 19 6 ! 13,708 19 6J 1 93,794 17 9i General Post Office 55,233 7 3 3,822 16 9 56,164 14 4 32,275 9 10 232,078 15 11 Totals for the Colony ... ! 1 2,396,25s I 1 6.3,752 16 s 898 30,525,579 959,095 13,313,099 80,042 5 9 9,53o 17 9

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Table No. 19. Cash Revenue derived from Private and Press Messages; Value of General Government Messages; Number of Messages transmitted by each Station; and the Working Expenses of each Station, for the Year ended 31st December, 1882.

Name of Station. Total Cash Revenue derived from Private and Press Messages. Value of General Government Messages. ~ , . Total lotai __ Nnmber Value of of priyate Messages of and p all Codes. M Total Number of General Govt. Messages Total Number of Messages of all Codes. Amount paid for Salaries. Contingencies. Total Cost of Maintenance of Station. £ s- u. £ •• u. £ s. d. £ s. d. 3,602 1 8 4,575 11 8 93 1° o £ s. d. 490 8 11 631 19 9 4 iS c 11 18 11 73 18 11 33 1 3 19 4 4 3 5° 13 15 o 39 7ii 3 5° 26 12 11 £ s. d. 4,09210 7 5,2°7 11 S 98 S ° 11 18 11 267 13 11 14° 7 3 119 4 4 3 5 ° 94 15 ° 230 17 11 3 5° 141 12 11 105 o o '3 7 7 5 3° 106 11 o 178 11 6 72 7 9 5 9 4 3 5 o 93 5 S 3 '5 o 6 16 11 162 2 8 "5 ° ° 92 8 0 Si 9 9 136 2 s 169 13 o 3 5 ° 100 4 2 70 18 8 129 11 4 267 10 1 ■ 54 2 3 84 14 8 94 6 1 3 5 ° 3 5° 878 17 8 3 18 11 11 Ii7 5 9 52 7 8 213 4 1° 3 5 ° 3 5° 3 S ° 3 5° 323 9 7 119 10 6 112 12 2 5 19 ° 4 17 9 4 5 1 108 1 o 106 10 9 1106 9 140 10 6 105 11 11 98 5 o 105 11 o 3 5 o 2,810 2 7 99 16 7 134 4 4 79 18 11 263 18 10 i73 14 7 5,672 1 10 3 9 1 132 5 8 107 9 11 525 14 7 81 17 10 8 7 7 9 12 2 Head Office Auckland ... Alexandra North ... Aratapu Cambridge Coromandel Dargaville Devonport Drury Hamilton H eawa ... Helensville Hokianga Huntly .., Kaeo Kamo Kawakawa Kihikihi ... Kirikiriroa Kohukohu Maketu ... Mangawai Man.gawhare . Manukau Heads ... Mercer ... Mongonui Newmarket Newton ... Ngaruawahia Northcote Ohaeawai Ohaupo Ohinemutu Onehunga Opotiki ... Otahuhu... Pahi Papakura Paparoa Papatoitoi Penrose ... Pokeno ... Port Albert Pukekohe Russell ... Takapuna Tamahere Taumariri Taupiri ... Tauranga Te Awamutu Te Kopuru TePuke... Tiki Tokatea ... Waipu ... Waiuku ... Waiwera Wangarei Wangaroa Warkworth Waterford Whakatane Blenheim ... Havelock Kaikoura Kekerangu Picton White's Bay Christchurch Addington Akaroa ... Amberley Ashburton Bealey ... Burnham Chertsey... 8,050 12 9' 98 6 8 58 4 1 830 8 n 200 12 11 192 16 4 iS 15 °; 27 19 10 463 10 9 0 10 8 157 1 >' 14° 7 ' 27 12 II; 18 12 3 126 2 5 183 19 I0| 68 5 0 21 o 2 39 13 1; 96 6 2: 14 12 1 42 18 0 6 18 1 55 10 7 1 93 1 3 116 7 4 88 16 8 108 19 2 326 106 5 7 46 5 2 484 13 1 185 iS 7 200 18 4 53 3 4 58 o 1 1 16 6 610 1 6 iS 7 11 19 11 14 12 o 39 "9 6 38 9 4 233 11 7 4 9 3 6 7 4 6 611 10 I O; 849 o 10 92 3 3 214 13 11 2 10 10 9 2 8: 1616 5 58 9 2: 54 9 7 143 611 227 18 7 127 7 8 54 12 11 58 9 9 54 o 6 1,029 7 9 176 2 5 229 2 9 28 11 11 278 15 o 6,917 15 1 4 16 5 204 8 5 154' 1-2 11 j 783 18 ioj 34 2 11 926 20 4 2 1,654 7 4 212 15 11 3 5 6 125 5 1 51 19 o 28 18 8 080 19 11 4 99 18 8 47 19 3 57 9 S 4 ° 7 020 9 13 1 21 o 2 12 7 1 0 14 7 012 0 21 14 7 038 4 5 3 70 8 7 37 o 5 65 111 35 7 n 9 3 5 60 5 3 13 2 3 38 o 4 115 6 9 132 15 8 8198 3 17 7 3 16 8 012 6 1 o 10 o 1 1 01210 212 9 5 2 5 3 i? " "5 5 6 ° 3 4 ° 4 3 0 16 3 2 53 18 5 36 12 9 1008 011 4 4 o 10 4 2 7 8 16 2 146 4 3 29 4 7 1618 7 17 2 12 .3 5 186 16 7 19 9 4 61 o 4 20 1 1 101 19 3 846 15 o ■« 7 0 18 18 2 IS 11 3 48 3 o: 36 16 1 50 7 2 1 o g: 9,7°S 0 1 3u 2 7 61 9 7 9.5S 14 o 252 11 11 2 21 15 o 16 3 o 47 11 2 563 9 5 010 8 205 i 2 197 16 9 3113 6 18 14 3 133 IS 6 205 o o 80 12 1 2114 9 4° & 11 118 o t)14 15 9 47 3 3 77 6 8 92 11 o 158 3 2 IS' IS 3 98 o 1 169 4 5 326 119 710 84 5 6 599 19 i° 318 14 3 282 8 o 57 011 61 16 9 290 7 10 11 6 16 8 130,423 2,215 891 ■ 1,603 3,897 2,922 287 485 5,97' 9 2,784 . 2,028 512 292 i,777 2,911 1,031 376 564 1,368 211 673 79i 1,018 i,57i 1,848 1,369 1,812 52 1,433 904 6,774 3,308 3,267 9° 5 947 32 106 1 22 i4,77o 5°o 61 i>5i9 685 399 8; 234 985! ... I 475 781, 37 2 152' 299 102 ■ 199 3 74 1,320 392 851! 329! i'5| 808. 144 5°3 924; 2,076 804 5i 49 5 10 145,193 2,715 952 13,122 4,582 3,321 295 719 6,956 9! 3,259 2,809 549 294 1,929 3,210 i,i33 381 576 1,567 214 747 2,111 1,410 2,422 2,177 1,484 2,620 52 1,577 1,407 7,698 5>384 4,07' 956 996 37 116 193 iS o 107 o o 100 o o 81 00 191 10 c 115 o o 90 o o 10 o o 87 10 o 158 3 4 65 ° 0 82 10 c 150 o c 97 o 10 79 o 10 48 o c 126 IO 0 138 10 c 78 10 c 60 o 0 99 o c 247 o 0 127 o c 76 o o 82 10 o 500 1.3 o o 15 00 88 o o 47 10 o 183 3 4 1500 3 7 7 5 3 0 19 1 o 20 8 2 7 7 9 5 9 4 3 5° 1015 5 3 15 o 6 16 11 12 2 8 17 19 2 13 1 2 3 9 9 912 5 31 3 0 3 5 o 21 14 2 10 18 8 30 11 4 20 10 1 27 2 3 8 14 8 11 16 ) 3 5° 3 S o 3 7 8 4 8 3 3 11 n 29 5 9 4 17 8 30 1 6 3 5 o 3 S o 3 5 0 3 S 0 84 17 11 17 0 6 24 12 2 5 19 ° 4 17 9 4 5 1 15 1 0 12 10 9 20 10 11 30 15 6 19 111 13 iS 0 18 1 0 3 5° 260 o 11 7 6 7 2178 7811 24 1 o 6 18 14 7 516 I IC 3 9 1 24 5 8 22 16 7 132 4 7 16 17 10 3 7 7 3 12 2 12 12 9 17 4 9 45 1 11 42 7 3 348 17 ' 4 9 3 6 10 8 611 2 10 17 3 1,102 19 3 128 16 o 224 14 7 2 10 10 9 2 8! 17 7 9! 62 10 0 58 12 2 152 3 1 374 2 10 ■5,6 12 3 70 14 7 66 611 66 411 1,216 4 4 i95 11 9 290 3 1 48 1.3 o 380 14 3 200 270 6.53 691 4,433 90 109 118 1 8 I 9 53 36 i,434 12,3 208 289 706 727 5,867 9° 110 ■ 1 ■59 11,291 1,648 3,°34 43 160 3 7 2,388 430 155 121 166 13,679 2,078 3,189 43 160 238 11 8 102 10 o 88 o o 292 958 906 2,258 3,618 2,072 944 925 73i 10,001 7 57 56 5' 1,426 447 138 75 123 2,088. 254 88 5 j 3i6 i,434l 299 1,015 962 2,309 5,°44 2,5'9 1,082 I,0C0 854 12,089 3,1961 4,380 801! ' 5,972 93 o o 94 o o 89 15 10 i°9 '5 ° 86 10 o 84 10 o 87 10 o 2,942 3,495 485 4,53,8 2,550 1 8 92 10 0 112 16 8 72 10 0 239 8 4 155 ° o 5,156 o o 7,764 10 1 5 3 5! 223 6 7! I? 0 4 2' 832 1 ioj 70 19 o: 59 9 8 21 411 109,221 78 3,o?9 i 2,6821 10,72a 635: i/3| 3&*\ 7,251' 5 22.3: 18,J 585! 63I 227 6 116,472 83 3,302 2,863 11,307 1,266; ic8 o 0 84 13 4 393 10 o 65 o 0 5 o o ! 600! 400! 368;

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Table No. 19—continued. Cash Revenue derived from Private and Press Messages; Value of General Government Messages; Number of Messages transmitted by each Station; and the Working Expenses of each Station, for the Year ended 31st December, 1882 — continued.

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Name of Station. Total Cash Revenue Value of Total derived from General Value ot Private Government Messages of and Press Messages. all Codes. Messages. Total Number of Private and Press Messages. Total Number of General Govt. Messages Total Number of Messages of all Codes. Amount paid for Contingencies. Salaries. Total Cost of Maintenance of Station. Christchurch — contd. Cheviot ... Coalgate Cust' Darfield ... Dunsandel Duvauchellc Ealing ... Exhibition Hinds Hornby ... Hurunui 1 ... Kaiapoi ... Kirwee ... Lecston ... Lyttelton... Oxford ... Papanui ... Rakaia ... Rangiora Rolleston Sefton Sheffield... Southbridge South Malvern Springfield Springston Sydenham Waiau ... Waikari ... Win slow... Dunedin Abbotsford Albany Street (Branch Office) Alexandra South ... Arrow Balclutha Blueskin ... Caversham Clinton ... Clyde ... Cromwell Dunedin Rail-station Greytown South Henley ... Kaitangata Kelso ... Lawrence Milton ... Mosgiel ... Naseby ... Nuggets... Ophir ... Otago Heads Outram ... Owake ... Palmerston South ... Port Chalmers Roxburgh St. Bathans Stirling ... Tapanui... Wajhemo Waihola... Waikaia'... Waikouaiti Waitahuna Gisborne ... Greymouth... Ahaura ... . ■ : Brunnerton Reefton ... Hokitika ... Kumara... Ross £ ». «■ 94 11 o 40 o 4 34 4 2 12 3 o 24 19 o 44 o 10 11 3 3 29 o 7 10 14 6 ■3 13 1 6.3 011 200 12 8 31 IS 6 78 15 5 820 3 10 71 1 4 o 10 11 132 17 6 166 4 9 18 in £ s. d. 2 1 2 644 1 4 4 066 068 £ s. d. 96 12 2 46 4 8 35 8 6 12 9 6 25 5 8 46 10 7 i'7 5 42 10 9 10 14 6 14 10 6 69 18 7 220 12 1 33 3 1 84 10 6 1,190 1 9 78 16 4 0 10 11 140 9 1 178 1 7 19 6 4 25 3 3 44 13 9 185 15 8 5 7 7 63 19 i° 20 14 11 40 17 9 130 15 1' 129 '7 3 19 1 o io,9S7 1 4 18 5 6 299 5 6 636 660 575 188 423 642 '93 502 161 222 33 67 12 4 5 26 2 669 727 587 192 428 668 £ s. d. 60 o o 600 IOOO £ s. d.| 23 14 o 5 '6 ° 3 1 7 3 7 7 3 7 7 10 311 3 8 ic £ s. d. 83 14 o 11 16 o 13 1 1 8 7 7 8 7 7 72 13 n 8 8 10 5 ° o 5 ° ° 62 IO o 5 ° 0 2 9 9! 042 1310 2 195 641 161 139 13 17 10 500 78 10 o 190 Io o 500 17 0 0 453 o o 94 1 o o 3 ■ 0 '. 3 7 7 1011 IC 18 12 IC 3 5 c 10 17 7 I I 1 16 c IS 19 c 17 8 7 8 7 7 89 1 10 209 2 10 8 5 ° 27 i7 7 564 16 o no 9 o 0 i? 5 6 17 8 19 19 5 1 7 7 5 iS ' 369 17 11 7 iS o 1,014 3,269 504 1,304 M,945 i,i75 11 2,173 2,957 325 445 694 2,858 90 1,012 364 667 i,S99 1,861 286 8 78 2 '3 10 60 5,2.54 84 23c 1,092 3,482 SM 1,364 20,199 1,25«, ; 11 2,278 3,111 336 446 775 2,929 9c 1,065 367 704 1,82c 2,031 295 157,554 317 4,904 2.5 2 o 38 19 5 180 2 9 5 7 7 59 o ' 20 10 2 38 17 5 110 1. 10 115 7 si 18 o 7; 9,410 2 1 17 4 6; 286 6 9; 7 11 7 11 1610 1 4 5 ° 1 3 5 14 4 5 12 11 4 '9 9 049 204 20 14 1 14 9 10 1 o 5 1,546 19 3 1 1 0 1218 9 105 '54 11 1 81 7' 53 3 37 221 17c 100 6 8; 164 3 4 5 o 0; 129 3 4: 75 10 o 5 ° o 9 18 11 23 13 '' 3 8 4 3 6 3 824 21 6 6 3 5 c 3 7 7 3 7 7 2246 14 19 4 26 17 ; 3 7 7 596 2 4 3 7 7 25 15 i c 110 s 7 187 16 6 884 363 '37 S 8 96 16 6 3 5° 8 7 7 3 7 7 147 4 6 82 9 4 93 4 3 8 7 7 5,380 6 2 3 7 7 126 15 10 125 o 0 67 10 0 66 6 8 5 o 0 4,784 3 10 147,004 3°6 4,713 9 io,55 c 11 191 101 o o 110 18 2 19.? 0 6 164 13 1 33 8 4 32 2 7 no 4 9 117 I I c 226 9 7 7 18 4 1.3 12 3; 22 4 5 43 7 o 17 5 9 247 1 2 ■59 19 4 59 19 2 181 8 9 5 i7 2 75 4 2 7 1 8 81 8 9 45 o 8 229 19 9 453 17 4 108 8 o 58 9 10 33 4 7 167 9 3 984 32 19 4 64 1 3 61 9 4 32 7 3 1,826 17 10 1,456 I 4 84 2 I 15 1.3 6 i,733 1 3 i,U'4' 5 i° 221 19 2 ■05 8 7 10 18 3 16 16 10 37 3 2 3 3 o 3 5 7 148 5 " 62 8 8 24 IO 2: 1 ° 9; ° S 3 o 211 16 18 1 23 17 5 49 18 3 9 14 9 5 1 2 43 3 5 068 10 13 9 61 8 8 5 18 5 3 7 9 ■54 11 4 320 14 4 3180 8 n 8 o in 59 19 8 121 16 5 209 17 4 201 18 3 36 11 4 35 8 2 258 10 8 S 179 19 8 250 '9 9 8 19 1 13 17 6 22 7 4 60 s 1 41 3 2 296 19 5 169 14 1 65 o 4 224 12 2 6 3 10 85 17 11 68 10 4 87 7 2 48 8 5 384 11 1 774 11 8 13916 o 67 1 6 33 6 6 227 8 11 9 8 4 34 7 4 72 o 4 67 12 s 33 11 o 2,107 10 8 1,908 3 4 101 o o 17 11 5 1,825 19, 1 1,384 4 10 268 o 3 122 19 6 1,862 3,'°5 2,876 58. 528 1,798 1,627 3,288 132 231 368 764 301 3,965 2,816 1,089 2,329; 133 1,202 548 1,416 727 3,841 7,776 i,7i7 898 579 2,716 127 587 987 1,043 578 21,764 22,172 i,39i 261 26,006 16,124 3,34i 1,569 168 203 522 '3 4' 1,673 57° 245 9 3 2 322 275 504 120 57 569 4 101 1,015! 9i 49 1,S9i 5.ii° 454 100 2,030 3,308 3,398 594 569 3.47i 2,197 3.533! 141 234; 37° i,o86| 576 4,469 2,936 1,146; 2,898 '37 i.3«>3 1,563 i,5°7! 776 5,432; 12,886. 2,171! 998. 580 3,368 127 607 1,086 1,115 693 24,846 25,554 i,559 276 27,184 18,835 3,744 1.745 102 10 O 122 10 O 140 O O IOOO 28 o 0 146 o o 77 10 oj 135 10 o 86 10 o 261 16 8 128 10 o 39 10 o 132 10 o 92 10 o IOOO 34 10 o 15 12 6 15 7 I o o 415 10 o 122 IO O 70 O O 12 10 O III IO O 40 O O 10 IO 0 92 IO O 49 16 8 7 16 3 437 14 6 966 14 7 96 4 2 24 6 6 34 10 5 38 16 8 3 5 c 3 7 7 21 1 j 26 16 1 19 10 2 3 7 7 3 7 7 7 18 8 7 1 6 3 7 c 34 2 11 23 15 5 3 7 7 34 6 1 645 23 211 4 o 10 17 3 2 4 16 10 29 10 6 84 1 c 9°3 7 19 ' 3 12 7 10 2 4 3 5 c 380 604 4 5 4 3 7 7 96 2 7 159 1 4 28 15 J 4 18 8 no 12 0 88 19 9 38 1 4 11 7 3 126 16 6 157 ° 5 178 16 8 13 S ° 31 7 7 167 1 5 104 6 1 155 ° * 3 7 7 3 7 7 7 18 8 93 11 6 3 7 ° 295 19 7 152 5 3 42 17 7 166 16 1 6 4 5 115 12 11 14 o 10 51 13 2 20 9 4 187 o 6 499 11 o 131 1° 3 77 19 ' 16 2 7 121 12 4 43 5 o 13 18 o 98 10 4 54 2 ° 11 31° 533 i? 1 1,125 15 11 124 19 4 4 18 8 549 13 8 813 2 3 216 1 4 82 17 3 1 652; 1 8 o 7 19 1 6 3 1 1 3 9 280 12 10 20 99 72 15 3,082 3,382 168 452 2 o 16 17 11 "Si 17 11 92 17 10 269 19 o 46 I I 17 10 II 1,178 2,71 1 403 176 439 1 8 724 2 6 178 00 71 10 o

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Name of Station. Total Total Cash Revenue Value of Total v , Number derived from General Value of ?p ?" of Private Government Messages of private fj enera j and Press Messages. all Codes. E™ Govt. Messages. Messages. Mcssases Total Number of Messages of all Codes. Amount paid for Salaries. Contingencies. Total Cost of Maintenance of Station. Invercargill Bluff Dipton ... Edendale Elbow Fortrose ... Gore Kingston Mataura.., Otautau ... Pine Bush .Queenstown Riverton ... Thornbury Waipahi... Winton ... Woodlands Wyndham Napier F'arndon ... Hastings Kopua ... . Makatoka Mohaka ... Porangahau Port Ahuriri Takapau Tarawera Taupo Wainui ... Waipawa Waipukurau Wairoa ... Nelson Belgrove... Collingwood Motueka... Motupiko Richmond Takaka ... Tophouse Upper Moutere Wakapuaka Wakefield New Plymouth Inglewood Opunake Parihaka Pungarehu Stratford... Waitara ... £ s- d. 1,939 2 1° 33° 13 9 42 4 8 53 12 10 12212 8 27 10 6 270 18 o 31 12 6 72 12 7 84 12 7 16 3 o 328 17 s 198 16 11 45 14 8 28 6 1 103 17 4 46 14 10 124 5 0 2,435 2 1 57 17 10 250 3 o 23 14 11 27 4 9 51 19 10 76 9 9 39' 19 6 36 o 3 36 1 8 167 6 5 53 7 1 243 10 3 135 17 o 254 12 2 2,185 5 4 21 15 11 72 10 6 109 11 5 1 o 10 59 9 3 92 6 6 14 1 1 204 10 16 s 27 18 10 1,31.5 18 o 62 13 6 216 s 11 25 19 4 70 6 o 33 19 6 307 18 7 1,892 10 6 43 7 1 1 1 6 49 1 2 25 14 S 75 8 11 34 18 8 8 1 5 5 8 9 1 1 1 1.538 3 8 7 14 9 127 12 8 264 13 n 26 12 6 1.985 5 4 48 8 1 94 2 3 24 16 4 18 4 11 7- - 2 6 18 16 3 32 18 10 23 16 9 £ s. d. 347 16 4 172 14 10 2 18 7 220 7 14 o 0 5 11 156 o 7 3 Si' 14 18 7 1 18 6 64 16 3 45 17 2 0810 1 6 s 16 10 2 611 1 10 12 10 308 3 6 5 1 8 18 16 2 25 on S 18 5 4 3 4 4 19 10 103 7 6 5 12 o S 10 5 57 8 11 5 7 6 16 n 10 5 13 5 52 6 4 480 17 2 1 5 9 16 o 2 9 18 6 012 6 7 3 7 15 6 28 18 n 020 0710 2 16 8 532 1 8 5 11 4 204 3 10 56 n 8 159 1 10 7 6 3 87 18 o 189 19 5 21 11 7 > I I I 1 I I £ s. d. 2,286 19 2 503 8 7 45 3 3 55 14 10 130 6 8 27 16 5 426 18 7 34 18 5 87 11 2 86 11 1 16 3 o 393 13 8 244 14 1 46 3 6 2912 6 120 7 6 S3 5 11 134 17 10 2,743 5 7 62 19 6 268 19 2 48 15 10 33 3 2 56 3 2 8' 9 7 495 7 o 4i 12 3 41 12 1 224 15 4 58 14 7 260 2 1 141 1° 5 306 18 6 2,666 2 6 23 1 8 88 10 8 119 911 1 2 o 65 16 6 100 2 o 43 o 6 224 11 4 3 30 15 6 1,847 19 8 68 4 10 420 9 9 82 11 o 229 7 10 4i 5 9 395 16 7 2,082 9 11 64 18 8 1 1 6 52 14 2 26 14- 4 76 9 o 35 8 9 904 5 9 9 111 i,73i 11 7 7 14 9 182 2 6 293 19 6 27 8 o 2,202 9 2 53 2 10 100 4 10 26 4 11 18 17 1 7 3 10 20 17 8 33 13 7 24 4 10 29,409 7,866 685 95° 1,960 452 4,353 555 1,241 1,397 246 5,200 3,188 6.39 5 16 i,79' 691 2,046 32,968 984 3,957 419 416 819 1,184 6,250 605 529 2,433 728 3,605 2,165 4,270 32,590 4°3 1,167 i,993 i? 1,052 1,510 251 39 19,109 459 20,487 967 3,675 428 >.i55 609 5,479 26,457 725 18 849 497 1,029 622 3,°S3 2,489 52 22 101 2 1,496 38 179 27 759 626 5 19 226 77 13s 3,i59 42 274 186 S9 52 62 1,307 , 47 34 782 59 215 94 763 5,803 12 207 141 1 89 126 32,462 io,3SS 737 972 2,061 454 I 5,849 593 1,420 1,424 246 5,959 3,8i4 644 535 2,017 768 2,181 36,127 1,026 4,231 605 475 871 1,246 7,557 652 563 3,215 787 3,820 2,259 5,033 38,393 415 i,374 2,134 18 1,141 1,636 691 41 i9,H3 489 25,141 1,031 5,664 1,080 2,508 694 . 6,784 28,870 990 18 887 5ii 1,049 628 £ s- d. 1,436 9 2 296 o o 500 40 o o 159 11 8 500 115 16 8 IOOO 127 IO O 137 1 8 500 5 10 o 44 10 o 25 10 o 77 10 o 3,262 n 8 12 10 o 57 1° o 82 10 o 85 o o 60 o 0 202 O O 75 o o 80 o o 73 8 4 82 10 o 137 ° ° 96 10 o 81 10 o 1,287 1 8 55 o o 100 10 o no 10 o £ s. d. 147 13 1 40 10 1 3 7 7 382 428 463 30 13 11 3 7 7 18 9 6 4 5 2 3 19 4 49 13 8 27 15 8 3 14 o 3 5° 19 4 11 3 10 10 8 17 3 313 7 8 5 14 11 25 10 7 503 3 S o 1076 24 4 5 36 6 10 26 10 5 12 19 9 25 12 5 9 18 s 30 10 6 19 n 6 31 7 11 190 3 8 4 8 3 23 14 o 9 2 1 3 5° 632 18 3 1 5 7 3 3 5° 105 14 S 3 10 3 99 4 7 5 S 4 23 5 8 3 5 ° 3 5 ° 3 19 11 26 14 4 137 18 8! 19 2 3 3 5 o. 7 s s: 5 2 7 12 o 6, 4 4 2| 3 S ° 3So| 3 5 °! 106 17 6 8 1 8 10 10 2 32 18 9 6 15 4 200 5 3 3 5°, 20 17 3 7 8 3 3 8 3 3 5° 3 9 7 3 7 7 3 5 ° £ s. d. 1,584 2 3 336 1° 1 3 7 7 882 44 2 8 463 19° 5 7 8 7 7 134 6 2 14 5 2 3 19 4 177 3 8 164 17 4 8 14 o 8 is o 6.3 14 11 29 o 10 86 7 3 3,575 19 4 18 4 11 83 ° 7 87 10 3 3 5° 95 7 6 84 4 S 238 6 10 101 10 5 92 19 9 99 o 9 92 8 s 167 10 6 116 i 6 112 17 11 1.477 5 4 59 8 3 124 4 o 119 12 1 3 5° 85 3 2 91 3 I 80 7 3 3 5° 613 . 4 5 14 ° 3 870 7 1 3° 5 4 114 08 13 5 ° 18 5 ° 23 19 11 143 4 4 1,108 18 8 69 12 3 3 5 ° 66 15 5 56 2 7 82 o 6 942 3 5° 8 5 ° 3 S ° 999 2 6 93 1 8 44 19 4 95 14 3 6 15 4 1,45° ° 3 18 15 o 137 7 3 12 8 3 983 16 15 o 9 9 7 8 7 7 8 5 ° 79 o 0 73 o o 75 o o 440 2 4 30 4,654 64 1,989 652 i>353 85 1.305 2,4'3 265 507 10 0 10 10 o 771 2 6 25 o o 90 15 o IOOO 15 O O 20 O O 116 10 O 971 00 50 10 o Oamaru Duntroon Enfield ... Hampden Herbert ... Kakanui... Maheno ... Ngapara... Pukeuri Junction ... Weston ... Thames, Miranda ... Paeroa ... Te Aroha Turua ... Timaru Albury ... Geraldine Makikihi Orari Pleasant Point Rangitata St. Andrew Studholme Junction 3 13 o 0 19 11 1 o 1 O IO I o 18 II 010 193 7 11 54 9 i° 29 5 7 o 15 6 217 3 10 4 14 9 627 •% 8 7 o 12 2 014 2 1 5 o 14 9 o 8 1 132 126 18 20,866 129 2,107 4,354 482 28,499 786 1,621 437 390 "3 317 544 438 38 14 20 6 11 1 1,811 286 143 127 18 22,677 129 2,393 4,753 492 31,182 820 i.713 45° 397 "4 337 557 442 59 i° o 5100 70 o o 500 500 892 5 ° 85 o o 34 9 2 62 15 6 399 10 2,683 34 92 13 7 20 1,249 15 ° 15 10 o 116 10 o 500 600 13 10 o 600 goo 500 •3 4

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Table No. 19 — continued. Cash Revenue derived from Private and Press Messages; Value of General Government Messages; Number of Messages transmitted by each Station; and the Working Expenses of each Station, for the Year ended 31st December, 1882— continued.

Name of Station. Totals Cash Revenue derived from Private and Press Messages. Value of General Government Messages. Total Value of Messages of all Codes. Total Number of Private and Press Messages. Total Number of General Govt. Messages Total Number of Messages of all Codes. Amount paid for Salaries. Contingencies. Total Cost of Maintenance of Station. Timaru — -continued. Temuka ... Waimate Waitaki ... Washdyke Winchester Wanganui ... Bull's ... Hawera ... Manaia ... Manutahi Marton ... Normanby Patea Turakina Waitotara Waverley Wellington Carterton Castlepoint Featherston F'eilding ... Foxton ... Gladstone "Greytown North ... Halcombe Hutt Kaitoke ... Martinborough Masterton Otaki Pahautanui Palmerston North ... Sanson ... Te Nui ... Upper Hutt Woodville Westport ... Charleston Longford Lyell £ s. d. 168 4 1 281 14 o 13 ' 6 27 3 o 23 19 5 2,208 10 o 191 18 5 753 9 5 136 9 7 54 7 11 370 6 9 6012 5 679 8 11 60 19 o 57 16 3 1.54 9ii 6,452 5 3 215 7 2 66 18 6 133 8 4 295 18 6 349 4 10 7 3 1 142 19 9 60 9 4 69 16 1 7 19 2 39 S 7 543 '3 2 125 14 7 6 15 5 547 8 2 77 IS 5 81 32 31 19 9 69 15 10 874 o 7 77 12 4 57 '2 9 412 1 6 £ s. d. 106 1 60 17 5 010 o 10 10 036 388 3 . 2 n 10 135 H 8 46 13 11 8 .8 5 43 1 3 15 10 4 131 18 6 5° 13 1 699 13 18 o 5,383 5 7 35 1 7 65 6 6 78 211 46 3 9 80 14 o £ s. d. 178 io 2 342 11 5 13 2 6 27 13 10 24 211 2,596 13 2 202 19 5 889 4 "i 183 3 6 63 6 4 413 8 o 76 2 9 811 7 s 111 12 1 64 6 c 168 711 11,835 ,0 ,0 250 8 9 '32 5 o 211 11 3 342 2 3 429 18 10 7 3 1 162 8 2 103 9 9 74 13 o 8 7 ' 42 2 6 595 15 8 '37 '6 3 6 17 5 614 7 10 81 511 87 .8 7 32 17 7 76 4 2 1,251 15 10 98 7 7 77 '9 6 458 '4 8 2,968 4,077 215 420 478 34,666 3,305 10,456 2,225 984 4,825 1,164 9,867 1,067 1,010 2,691 193,186 3638 1,073 2,434 4,859 5,70' 2C5 2,37' 1,029 1,222 136 61 7 8,078 2,'Si 107 8,208 1,338 1,253 583 1,232 13,50 2 1,267 861 6,439 '34 6.34 i 3 4,724 140 i,372 461 87 409 211 i,3'7 805 84 188 49,807 496 748 940 767 1,164 3,102 4,7n 216 420 481 39,39° 3,445 11,828 2,686 1,071 5,234 i,375 u,184 1,872 1,094 2.879 242,993 4-'34 1,821 3.374 5.626 6,865 205 2,589 i,492 1,292 '43 672 8,742 2,3 ' 9 109 9, 2 45 ',389 ',356 595 1.337 17,694 1,476 1,074 7,079 £ s. d. 186 o 0 216 16 8 IOOO 500 500 1,414 12 I 129 13 4 251 84 25 11 7 67 IO O 140 o o 60 o o 218 2 8 72 6 8 59 ° o 108 10 o 8,226 2 I 105 O 0 80 O O 125 0 0 '53 '5 o 229 11 8 £ s. d. 35 " 4 41 14 9 3 8 9 3 11 1 3 9 7 213 8 9 36 17 o 51 11 4 5 10 9 9 " 5 43 '5 5 10 8 6 33 10 9 1416 2 26 13 o 29 10 2 611 19 9 3,3i6 4 o 9108 25 5 2 38 6 o 30 7 8 3 5 o 49 '5 3 8 10 8 6 18 1 1029 880 39 3 11 36 19 9 3 5° 28 3 2 9 9 3 980 422 10 8 4 66 8 1 2712 8 17 11 2 43 5 2 £ •• °. 221 n 4 258 11 s 13 8 9 8 11 1 8 9 7 1,628 o 10 166 10 4 302 19 8 31 2 4 77 1 5 183 15 5 70 8 6 251 13 5 87 2 10 85 13 ° 138 o 2 8,838 1 10 3,421 4 o 89 10 8 15° 5 2 192 1 o 259 19 4 3 5 ° 175 5 3 87 14 o 137 18 1 45 2 9 880 329 3 11 130 9 9 3 5° 258 3 2 11093 71 18 o 60 12 2 35 18 4 427 5 S 96 12 8 90 1 2 1.59 6 10 '9 8 5 43 o 5 4 16 11 o 711 21611 5226 12 1 8 020 66 19 8 310 6 6 '5 5 01710 684 377 '5 3 20 15 3 20 6 9 46 13 2 218 463 70 7 5S 664 168 125 10 o 79 3 4 131 o c 35 o o 290 o o 93 10 o 2 230 o o 101 o o 62 10 0 56 10 o 2510 0 360 17 4 69 o o 72 10 o 116 1 8 ',037 5' 103 12 'OS 4,192 209 21.3 640 Totals 8i,77° 4 8 20,608 n n 102,378 16 7 1,361,817 208,372 1,570,189 61,304 15 9 12,249 '3 4, 73,554 9 1

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Table No. 20. Number of Letters forwarded in each Postal District during the Year ended 31st December, 1882, Number of Telegrams forwarded in each Postal District during the same Period, and the Proportion of Telegrams to every 100 Letters; together with a similar Return for the previous Year.

Table No. 21. Ordinary and Press Telegrams despatched during the Four Quarters ended 31st December, 1881, also for each Quarter of the Year ended 31st December, 1882, and the Revenue derived from each Class.

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r88r. 1882. Districts. Number of Letters. Number of Telegrams. Proportion of Telegrams to every 100 Letters. Number of Letters. Number of Telegrams. Proportion of Telegrams to every 100 Letters. Auckland Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin Sisborne 3reymouth Hokitika 'nvercargill Napier ... kelson ... S T ew Plymouth Jamaru Phames rimaru ... Manganui Wellington fVestport [ 2,185,787 127,990 2,257,562 2,036,402 78,372 266,623 134,262 521,338 379,5oo 268,451 '6.3,6.5 7 297.687 1 '8,054 5 '3,335 479.250 1,172,699 58,708 243,500 26,850 165,825 209,291 21,79' 42,696 2 2,943 68,458 67,824 59,954 50,158 30,306 18,094 41,233 81,2,36 266,791 21,822 11-14 20-98 7'3 5 1027 27-8 1601 17-08 1313 17-87 22-33 3064 1018 3,025,39' 185,24 2,7 '5-39, 2,666,351 123,67; 3°6,' 1, 140,40, 6.38,99 531,92, 361,241 200,73, 326,901 157,23" 613,57: 7 1 o, 16 i,755,48' 87,90. 271,606 26,4,38 181,346 227,992 24,846 55,773 24.314 7i,994 67,990 65,445 42,902 32,738 3°,4'2 44,259 82,058 292,753 27,323 898 14-27 667 8'55 20 09 1822 i7'3i 1126 12-78 1811 21-37 io-oi 1934 7-21 n'55 16-67 31-08 I.T32 8-03 1695 22-75 37 - i7 Year. Number of Letters. Number of Telegrams. Proportion of Telegrams sent to every ioo Letters, 1882 1881-82 ... 1880-81 ... 1879-80 (for nine months only) 1878-79 ... 1877-78 1876-77 ... 1875-76 1874-75 1873-74 1872-73 1871-72 ... 1870-71 ... 1869-70 ... 1868-69 ... 1867-68 ... 14,546,748 11,059,677 10,895,998 7,065,51° 7,374,786 6,078,384 5,540,920 4,731,873 4,oS9,5i7 3,209,837 2,828,372 2,418,021 2,626,947 2,374,060 2,749,488 1,938,578 1,570,189 1,438,772 1,304,712 1,008,409 1,448,943 1,260,324 1,124,432 1,051,086 917,218 752,899 568,960 411,677 312,874 185,423 146,167 106,104 10-79 13 "'97 14-27 19-64 20-71 20-29 22 - 2I 22-59 2.V4S 19-76 I7-02 11-91 7-81 6-12 5'47

Man :h Quarter. Jtu ie Quarter. Septei iber Quarter. Decei iber Quarter. "otals. Telegrams. Number. Revenue Derived. Number.! Revenue Derived. Number. Revenue Derived. Number. Revenue Derived. Number. Revenue Derived. 1881. )rdinary ... £ s. d. 16,521 o 5 1,368 10 9 £ s. d. 16,286 1 6 1,655 18 1 £ ■• d. 16,268 8 5 2,120 8 9 £ s. d. 18,128 3 6 i,758 15 11 £ s. d. 67,203 13 10 6,903 13 6 255,09° 24,694 253,797 25,733 256,347 3i,47i 285,452 32,960 1,050,686 114.858 'ress Totals... 279.784 17,889 11 2 279,530 17,941 19 7 287,818 18,388 17 2, 318,412 19.886 19 5 1.165.544 74.i°7 7 4 1882. )rdinary ... 'ress 299,042 31,047 17,973 ] 6 2 i>554 7 ° 302,003 37,9°7 18,382 s 8 2,206 I 6 298,905 44,30.3 18,455 10 0 2,535 9 n '307,269 41.341 18,224 '3 9 2,438 o 8 1,207,219 154,598 73,036 5 8,733 '9 7 1 Totals... 330,089 19,528 3 2 339,9io 20,588 7 2 81,770 4 8 343.208 20,990 19 II 348,610 20,662 14 5 1,361,817

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Table No. 22. Comparative Table showing the Progress of the Telegraph Department during the Financial Years ended 30th June, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878; to the 31st March, 1880, 1881, and 1882, and to the 31st December, 1882.

o Number ol du f Telegrams iring the Yes forwarded ir. Revenue derived from Private and Press Messages, Money-order Telegrams, and Incidental Receipts. Year ended Number of Miles of 5* Line. Number of Miles of Wire. O CL. so Xi Z Value of Government Messages. Total Value of Business done during the Year. Cost of Maintenance of Stations. Cost of Maintenance of Lines. Total Expenditure. Cost of Maintenance of Lines per Mile. Private, Press, and Provincial Government. General Government. Total. Tariff in Operation. 30th June, 1866 1867 1868 „ 1869 „ 1870 1871 ,. 1872 •873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 31st March, 1880 1881 1882 31st Dec, 1882 699 757 1,110 1,329 1,661 (a) 1,976 (b) 2,185 («) 2,356 W 2,5.30 0) 2,986 (/) 3,154 fe) 3,259 (>>) 3,434 (') 3,512 (j) 3,638 (*) 3,758 (0 3,824 ( m ) 3,974 1,390 1,498 2,223 2,495 2,897 3,247 3,823 4,574 5,782 6,626 7,247 7,423 8,035 8,117 9,333 9,587 9,653 9,848 13 21 31 45 56 72 81 93 i°5 127 142 155 182 •95 214 227 234 264 24,761 55,621 72,241 106,070 122,54s 253,582 344,524 485,507 645,067 786,237 890,382 952,283 1,065,481 1,201,982 824,734 1,058,342 1,215,849 1,361,817 2,476 i5,33i 26,244 5°,°97 62,878 59,292 67,243 83,453 107,832 130,891 160,704 172,159 194,843 246,961 183,675 246,370 222,923 208,372 27.237 7o.952 98,485 156,157 185,423 312,874 411,767 568,960 752,899 917,128 1,051,086 1,124,432 1,260,324 1,448,943 1,008,409 1,304,712 1,438,772 1,570,189 £ s. d. 5,561 19 2 9,070 IO I 11,652 3 7 18,520 io 4 17,218 1 4 22,419 8 8 28,121 10 o 39,680 18 9 46,508 18 10 55>3°i 12 3 62,715 10 4 65,644 15 3 73,284 1 10 85,402 o 2 58,120 3 3 73,002 2 o 78,828 19 8 90,633 11 2 £ s. d. 483 3 2 3,77o 4 8 6,672 o 3 13,43° 11 9 12,252 6 o 9,876 17 6 ii,°43 3 9 11,105 2 o 12,618 n 6 13,679 1° 9 16,154 6 o 17,024 8 9 19,148 12 4 26,949 2 2 19,707 6 3 27,021 3 8 22,737 16 4 20,608 11 11 £ s. d. 6,045 2 4 12,840 14 9 18,324 3 IO 31,951 2 I 29,470 7 4 32,296 6 2 39,164 13 9 50,786 0 9 59,127 10 4 68,981 3 o 78,869 16 4 82,669 4 o 92,432 14 2 112,351 2 4 77,827 9 6 100,023 S 8 101,566 16 o 111,242 3 1 £ s. d. 3,934 3 4 8,017 14 7 9,489 17 IO 14,266 12 7 16,417 7 4 21,254 4 3 2.3,593 9 9 27.040 18 10 38,801 19 4 45,814 I' 4 61,696 14 5 6.3,353 10 'O 69,340 1 8 79,502 o s 68,651 IO IO 78,224 1 8 69,165 s 0 73,554 9 1 £ s. d. 2,443 2 1 1 2,541 4 11 5,406 7 3 8,547 4 9 14,120 4 10 ii,344 3 8 8,858 19 7 9,479 5 4 15,021 17 n 14,240 19 7 21,074 8 8 i7,93i 8 o 18,259 4 9 17,299 7 10 14,758 4 5 2.3.1S4 8 3 18,292 13 4 22,451 6 3 £ s. d. 6,377 6 3 10,558 19 6 14,896 s 1 22,81,3 17 4 30,537 12 2 32.598 7 11 32,452 9 4 36,520 4 2 53,82.3 i? 3 60,055 1° 11 82,771 3 1 81,284 18 10 87.599 6 5 96,801 8 3 8.3.4°9 15 3 101,378 9 11 87,457 18 4 96,005 15 4 £ s. d. 3 9 1° 3 7 1 4 i7 4 6 8 6 8 9 11 5 19 6 423 4 1 11 6 311 4 16 4 5 18 10 S 12 11 5100 5 ° 9 4 3 4 6 6 7 4 17 4 5 17 5 > Mileage tariff. Mileage tariff in operation up to ist Sept., 1869 ; uni1 form 2s. 6d. tariff from ist Sept., 1869, to 31st March, 18(70; and is. tariff from J ist April, 1870. I From ist November, ! 1873, address and signature given in free. (a) From this mileage 78 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance. W » 32 (") „ 42 „ „ „ „ W » i°6 w .. 31 (/) „ 174 fe) » 1 &o (A) From this mileage 85 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance. W " 1' 6 (i) .. i°9 W .. 95 ("0 » 66

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Table No. 23. Cost of Maintenance of Telegraph Lines for the Year ended 31st December, 1882.

Section. Number of Miles. Travelling Expenses of Linemen and Inspectors. Extra Labour. Cost of Material used for Repairs. Salaries of Linemen and Inspectors. Total Cost of Maintenance. Cost per Mile. Riverton to Balclutha Tokomairiro to Queenstown ... Balclutha to Waitaki Waitaki to Christchurch Christchurch to Greymouth ... Greymouth to Lyell ... ... Lyell to Nelson Nelson to Blenheim Blenheim to Christchurch ... ... Wellington to New Plymouth Wellington to Napier Napier to Tauranga Tauranga to Thames Auckland to Waikato and Coromandel Auckland to Kawakawa Kawakawa to Mongonui Repairs to No. i Cook Strait Cable 3°9 142 3°5 190 177 92 426 363 73 270 322 S3 £ s. d. 95 i? 8 144 17 1 260 14 2 21316 4 306 8 8 95 19 3 128 14 4 255 8 o 381 5 3 432 8 8 359 5 10 538 iS " 190 17 5 367 4 9 265 5 7 72 12 5 I £ s. d. 18 9 7 5 6 3 7 19117 8 178 9 3 330 16 n 29 16 7 16 5 o 106 11 10 118 3 9 329 1 9 137 19 6 442 6 6 101 18 3 334 11 1 73 7 5 57 • 5 £ s. d. 167 4 9 106 2 10 542 12 3 4°3 7 '' 404 o o 140 17 6 29 14 11 47 4 4 140 19 6 S9 6 3 7 316 19 10 296 18 5 72 8 4 328 14 8 57 ° 7 11 10 4 363 6 8 428 6 8 813 6 8 5°3 6 8 578 6 8 330 o o 205 o o 546 o o 663 6 8 890 o o 792 10 o 835 o o 332 10 o 305 o o 469 3 4 IlOO O £ s. d. 644 18 8 735 <° 2 1,808 10 9 i,2gg o 2 1,619 I2 3 596 13 4 379 '4 3 955 4 2 i,3°3 is 2 2,247 14 ° 1,606 15 2 2,113 o 10 697 14 o i>335 i° 6 864 16 11 251 4 2 3,99i " 9 £ s. d. 2 1 9 5 3 7 S 8 11 4 5 2 8 5 3 3 7 5 1 9 S 10 7 8 5 3O 5 S 6 670 5 16 5 911 1 4 18 11 2 13 8 4 14 9 ... Totals 3.824 8,165 3 4 22,451 6 3 5 17 S* 4,109 II 4 2,523 o I 3,661 19 9 * Total average cost per mile. Note. —Te Puke Line (7 miles), Ormond Line (83 miles), Whakatane Line (1 mile), Makatoka Line (7J miles), Te Aroha Line (13 miles), Kohukohu Line (6 miles), Heawa Line (1 mile), Tuakau (5 miles) Gladstone (9 miles), Fordell (3 miles), Fortrose (23 miles), Ngapara (17 miles), Motupiko (11 miles), Methven (22 miles), Boatman's (4 miles), Macetown (7 miles), Sumner (5 miles), not included in this table.

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Table No. 24. Insulation Tests of the First and Second Cook Strait Cables for the Year ended 31st December, 1882, showing the Resistance per Knot after Two Minutes' Electrification in Megohms (British Association Units of Resistance).

Table No. 25. Insulation Tests of the Wanganui and Wakapuaka Cable for the Year ended 31st December, 1882, showing the Resistance per Knot after Ten Minutes' Electrification in Megohms (British Association Units of Resistance). Length of Cable laid, 108.69 Knots.

First Cook Strait Cable. No. 1 Wire. No. 2 Wire. No. 3 Wire. Seeond Cook Strait Cable. Dielectric Resistance per Knot. January 136 245 3°9 January 1,238 February Broken 19th February February 1,163 March March 1 .H 2 April April 1,218 May Repaired 15th May May 1,218 June 182 273 421 June 1.364 July • 183 253 400 July 1,481 August 183 242 408 August 1,380 September 171 223 382 September i,375 October 171 23S 396 October . 1,289 November 171 240 421 November 1,684 December 161 214 378 December 1,086

Date. Dielectric Resistance per Knot. Copper Resistance per Knot in Ohms. Mean Temperature of Sea-bottom calculated from the Observed CR. Twenty Cells. Deg. Fahr. January 4.705 iroi 59'5 February 4.173 II'OI S9"5 March 3,688 II-Q2 60 April 3.406 II'OI 59 May 3.85° II'OI 59 June 4.397 io'99 S8'S July 5.238 II'02 60 August S.°36 i° - 95 56 September ■•■■*& 6,022 i°"95 56 October ... 4.S24 10-97 57'5 November 5.327 II'02 60 December 4,270 1099 58-5

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Table No. 26. Total Cost of Lines of Telegraph throughout the Colony, and of Cook Strait Cables.

Section of Line. Length of Section in Miles. Cost of Clearing Bush. Total Cost of Poles, including Delivery. Cost of Wire, Arms, Insulators, &c, including Carriage. Cost of Erection. Total Cost of Section. Cost per Mile. North Island. Total North Island to 31st March, 1882 ... Te Aroha Wire ... Paeroa Wire Te Puke (ioj miies) Kohukohu Wire... Tiki Wire Turua Wire Ormond (11 miles) Paparoa (5 miles) Whakatane Wire Tamahere (6 miles) Papakura (3 miles) Kaikohe (6 miles) Taumarere (6 miles) Kaeo (6 miles) ... Mangawai (6 miles) Aratapu to Heawa (6 miles) Tuakau (6 miles) Kaukapakapa (7 miles) ... Waitemata Cable and North Shore Wire Gladstone Wire ... Fordell Wire Makatoka Wire ... Wellington to Wanganui, reconstruction... Kaitoke to Summit Wire ... Ormondville Wire £ s. d. 1,760 11,174 5 4 5 13 7 6 "•8i 1 5 9 3 ■ 1 75 £ s. d. £ 56,992 291 212 192 37 156 7 95 217 116 56 £ b. d. £ •■ d. £ s- d- £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,760 13 7 6 "si 1 ii,i74 5 4 56,992 10 6 291 9 7 212 17 3 192 o 6 37 5 o 156 7 6 58,358 11 11 180 14 6 337 18 7 84 7 1 68 19 11 45 16 6 76 o 4 79 6 4 37 19 1 47 9 6 4 13 4 20 4 8 48 11 6 3 15 2 11 210 69,448 3 9 284 16 5 161 14 1 95 8 9 102 19 o 60 18 o 45 1° 9 78 9 6 30 19 2 "8 15 9 23 o 2 4i 5 9 1690 112 o 195,973 11 6 757 ° 6 712 9 11 371 16 4 171 18 11 106 14 6 158 16 1 3H 3 4 68 18 3 56 5 3 27 1.3 6 61 1 o 5 65 o 6 5 7 2 12 12 10 186 2 7 86 11 6 188 17 4 "3 9 1° 58 4 7 S3 2 4 28 13 2 36 19 2 '■3 is 7 56 5 3 4 12 3 20 10 2 10 16 9 I IO o 5 7 13 o 95 5 o 143 9 4 20 16 3 66 o 6 59 1° 6 42 13 3 58 2 3 27 11 10 53 19 4 86 n 6 37 iS 5 16 4 3 9 3 73 217 IO IO 116 18 4 56 1.5 6 181 17 11 82 17 9 48 17 6 15 1° 1 172 11 7 80 s 8 12 10 2 572 o 4 280 1 9 118 3 2 15 IO 1 3i 2 5 39 7 8 2 1 4 164 8 5 39 8 6 134 1 o 22 16 o 39 8 6 298 9 5 22 16 o Totals ... 1,821 11,174 s 4 5 1,821 n,i74 S 4 58,376 58,376 13 o 60,188 19 6 71,045 11 8 200,785 9 6 South Island. Total South Lines to 31st March, 1882 ... Fortrose Wire Ngapara Wire ... Belgrove to Motupiko Wire Nelson to Moutere (1 2 miles) Rakaia to Methven Wire .. Reeftoa to Boatman's Wire Arrow to Macetown Wire ... Christchurch to Sumner Wire West Coast, Middle Island, reconstruction... 2,064 20,642 16 9 7 2,3 17 11 22 4 7 5 2,064 23 ■7 11 20,642 16 9 70,102 429 272 265 12 372 242 111 202 70,102 o 5 429 5 o 272 o o 26.5 17 8 12 8 o 372 o o 242 6 6 53,349 9 8 i45 7 4 105 8 10 155 I 2 12 14 8 172 9 o 6180 67,537 3 o 135 17 4 120 7 7 100 ! 5 9 54 14 o 121 3 6 63 18 1 74 14 6 50 12 6 211,631' 9 10 7109 8 407 16 5 521 H 7 79 16 8 665 12 6 367 12 7 i8y 7 11 206 10 6 30 17 9 29 ,5 8 47 8 7 6 13 o 30 5 1 81 13 11 27 1 1 41 6 1 22 4 7 5 in 5 o "4 13 5 44 13 ° 202 12 6 163 13 3 2,036 4 3 2,402 10 o Total South Island to 31st March, 1883 ... 2,153 20,642 16 9 7 72,009 2,i53 20,642 16 9 72,009 15 1 54,324 18 4 70,295 10 6 217,273 o 8 Total North Island to 31st March, 1883 ... 1,821 11,174 545 1,821 11.174 5 4 58,376 58,376 13 0 60,188 19 6 71,045 11 8 200,785 9 6 Totals ... 3.974 31.817 2 1 13 3,974 31,817 2 1 130,386 8 30,386 1 H4,SI3 I? 1° 141,341 2 2 418,058 IO 2 Cook Strait Cables, laying sa ame, and repairs, &c. 8l,280 2 4 Telephone exchanges 6,034 9 7 Total 5°5.373 2 1

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Table No. 27. Return of the Number and Amount of Telegraph Money Orders Issued within the several Postal Districts during the Year ended 31st December, 1882.

Table No. 28. Cash Value of Shipping and Weather Telegrams and Amount chargeable to each Department of the General Government for Telegrams transmitted during the Year ended 31st December, 1882.

Table No. 29. Debtor and Creditor Statement.

By Authority: Geoeok Dibsbuey, Oovemmenfc Printer, Wellington.—lBB3,

Districts. Number. Commission. Amount. Auckland Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Thames Timaru 3,043 434 1,565 1,54' 49° 643 379 587 93' 43° 669 192 333 364 I,0?2 I,88l 597 £ s. d. 365 14 8 47 10 8 179 10 o 174 610 61 6 6 78 1 3 43 4 6 64 1 10 116 5 1 5i 13 11 73 16 8 2128 38 10 11 38 18 3 116 O I 215 IO I 75 9 9 £ s. d. 12,814 18 n ',549 '9 3 6,075 4 ' 5,8.37 9 3 2,209 lo 9 2,754 '5 7 1,456 12 6 2,084 9 7 4,182 4 9 1,81114 4 2,422 19 6 692 1 o 1,307 14 7 1,242 16 3 3,804 8 6 7,278 4 3 2,738 4 7 Wanganui Wellington Westport Totals 1,761 3 8 60,263 7 8 15,133

Department. Value. -.. Colonial Secretary Customs Defence Judicial Postal Registrar-General Treasury Public Works Shipping Reports Weather Reports £ s. d. a,424 17 S 588 14 3 2,743 12 6 1,875 11 2 1,319 4 7 254 13 1 1,946 5 11 4-943 11 7 3.'So 4 8 1,361 16 9 Total 20,608 II II

Dr. I'O Total cost of maintenance of stations ... Total cost of maintenance of lines £ s. d. 73.554 9 1 22,451 6 3 Cr. By Cash receipts as under:— £ s. d. £ s. d. Ordinary ... 73,036 5 7 Press ... ... 8,733 19 1 Telephone ... 3,7°4 15 1° 85,475 o 6 I Incidental receipts not included in tables, — Proceeds of sale of condemned line, horses, sundry material, &c. 566 15 10 Subsidies of private and public wires and midnight cable services 1,625 10 10 Head Office receipts 2,209 n o 4,401 17 8 89,876 18 2 Amount collected for money-order telegrams by Post Office ... ... 756 13 o Value of Government telegrams ... 20,608 n n *t Balance ... 15.236 7 9 £m.242 3 I £m.242 3 1

MAP OF THE NORTH ISLAND NEW ZEALAND SHOWING POSTAL ROUTES 1883.

MAP OF THE MIDDLE ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND, SHOWING POSTAL ROUTE 1883.

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