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1884. NEW ZEALAND.

POST OFFICE AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT (REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR 1883.

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

Sie,— General Post Office, Wellington, 21st June, 1884. I have to submit to your Excellency the report on the Postal and Telegraph Service for the year 1883, with a statement of the revenue and expenditure to the 31st March last. I have, &c, B. Oliver, Postmaster-General and Commissioner of Telegraphs. His Excellency the Governor of New Zealand.

BEPOBT. Although there was not that general expansion of business which was recorded for 1882, the operations for the past year were otherwise satisfactory. The Telegraph business received a temporary check from the trade depression which prevailed in different parts of the colony. The transmitted messages increased by only 29,211 in number for the year, against an increase of 131,417 in 1882. While the condition of trade affected the Telegraph, its influence was not felt by the Post Office. The additional number of letters, &c, dealt with, and the increase of postal revenue collected within the colony, were about equal to the increase of former years. The receipts from postages from foreign post offices was £3,678 lis. lid. less than the sum brought to charge under this head for 1882. This is an explanation of the increase of revenue being less than the increase of last year. The combined Postal and Telegraph revenue for the last financial year was £269,184 7s. 4d.—an increase of £4,549 9s. 2d. The Postal receipts increased £4,683 14s. 10d., while the revenue from the Telegraph branch fell off £134 ss. Bd. The expenditure for postal and telegraph services was £252,097 14s. 9d., against £254,547 10s. 3d. expended the previous year—a decrease of £2,449 15s. 6d. The balance of revenue over expenditure for the year, was £17,086 12s. 7d. The Postal and Telegraph revenue and expenditure for the financial year ended 31st March last are given in the statement underneath :—

33,588,408 letters were dealt with—an increase of over three millions. 1,599,400 telegrams of all codes were transmitted—29,2ll messages more than were dealt with in the former year. I—F. 1.

Eevenue. Stamps used for postage Money-order commission collected in tho colony Money-order commission received from foreign offices Private box and bag fees Postage from foreign post offices Miscellaneous receipts (postal) Ordinary and Press telegrams Telephone exchanges Miscellaneous receipts (telegraph) £ s. d. 132,000 0 0 9,3-53 14 2 328 7 10 4,150 0 0 20,627 5 3 10,223 1 6 81,683 17 3 7,746 16 7 3,071 4 9 Expenditure. Salaries Conveyance of mails by sea Conveyance of inland mails Money-order commission credited to foreign offices Maintenance and repairs of telegraph lines, and miscellaneous Cable subsidies £ s. d. 120,458 4 11 60,467 16 4 26,117 11 4 1,385 10 7 38,318 11 7 5,350 0 0 Balance of revenue over expenditure 252,097 14 9 17,086 12 7 £269,184 7 4 £269,184 7 4

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The withdrawals from the Post-Office Savings-Banks for the year exceeded the deposits by £117,245 14s. 2d. In 1882 the deposits exceeded the withdrawals by £183,253 2s. lOd. The unusually large excess of withdrawals in 1883 was not, it is believed, caused by trade depression, but from the fact that more profitable investments were to be obtained in other quarters. Eeference to the table of classified balances on page 9 would seem to confirm this, as it is shown that by far the greater number of the withdrawals were made by depositors who had balances at their credit of £200 and upwards. The number of deposits made by those who may be regarded as the wages class shows a very substantial increase, and this tends to confirm the belief that this class of depositors had not to any extent to draw out their " savings " to meet current expenses. The Department has had under consideration for some time the question of establishing a parcels post. It was hoped that the Imperial Post Office authorities might extend the operations of the scheme recently introduced in the United Kingdom to the Australasian Colonies, but this it appears is not to be done. A Bill has already been prepared, and will be submitted to Parliament, empowering the Postmaster-General to establish inland and foreign parcels posts. POST OFFICE. The number of letters, post-cards, book-packets and pattern-parcels, and newspapers delivered and posted during the calendar year, compared with the number recorded for 1882, was as under :-— 1883. 1882. Increase. Letters—Delivered - .. .. .. .. 17,768,357 15,526,719 Posted .. .. .. .. 15,820,051 14,998,860 33,588,408 30,525,579 3,062,829 Post-oards—-Delivered .. .. .. ... 539,682 418,477 Posted ... .. .. ... 574,717 540,618 1,114,399 959,095 155,304 Books and parcels—Delivered .. .. .. 1,197,521 1,087,584 Posted 1,321,363 1,308,671 2,518,884 2,396,255 122,629 Newspapers—Delivered .. .. .. .. 6,911,203 7,357,473 Decrease. Posted .. .. .. .. 6,119,360 5,955,626 13,030,563 13,313,099 282,536 The letters increased 10'03 per cent.; post-cards, 16-19; books and parcels, 5'12. The newspapers decreased 2-12 per cent. The average number of letters posted by each person was estimated to be 29-25; in 1882 the estimate was 28-97. The receipts for the financial year ended 31st March last were £176,682 Bs. 9d., an increase of £4,683 14s. 10d., or 2-73 per cent. Stamps, it was estimated, increased by £2,000, money-order commission collected within the colony by £984 Bs. 6d., private box and bag fees by £220 18s. 10d., and miscellaneous receipts by £5,124 Is. 9d. The postage received from foreign post offices was £3,678 lis. lid. less than that for the previous year. The expenditure on postal services was £158,200 os. Bd., against £151,837 16s. Bd. for 1882, an increase of 4'19 per cent. The expenditure, however, was £18,482 Bs. Id. less than the revenue. The estimated value of the free official correspondence was £75,596 2s. 7d. The gross earnings of the Post Office, inclusive of £75,596 2s. 7d., the estimated value of the official postage, amounted to £252,278 lis. 4d., leaving an apparent surplus of £94,078 10s. Bd. on the-year's business. The sum of £262,375 16s. 5d., in 35,876 payments, was collected at post offices on account of the Property-Tax. Payments to boarding-out patients, maintained under "The Industrial Schools Act, 1882," are now made direct to the claimants through the agency of post "offices—an arrangement which has the merit of being convenient and economical, and which might be extended with considerable advantage to the pubic service. 5,339,874 letters, 173,216 post-cards, 221,454 books and parcels, and 1,489,304 newspapers were delivered by letter-carriers during the year—a very considerable increase over the deliveries made the previous year. A number of extensions and alterations to the letter-carriers' deliveries were made during the year. Deliveries were established at Cambridge, Devonport, Hamilton, Hawera, Patea, Palmerston North, Masterton, Eoss, Temuka, Milton, Gore, and Gordon. L The deliveries at Blenheim and Westport were rearranged. The Invercargill deliveries now include the suburbs of Georgetown, Kew, and Bichmond Grove. The deliveries at Tauranga, Gisborne, Oamaru, and Dunedin have been extended. Papanui is now included within the Christchurch delivery; and at New Plymouth the delivery has been extended over the whole of the town. An additional delivery was established at Temuka, and also one in the business part of Wellington. The 4 p.m. delivery at Greymouth, and the midday one at Invercargill, were abolished. 30 additional receivers Were 1' erected during the year : 6 in Auckland City and suburbs, 1 at Onehunga, 1 at Helensville South, 1 at Gisborne, 1 at Feilding, 1 in Wellington City, 6 in Christchurch City and suburbs, 1 at Winchester, 1 at Temuka, 1 at Arowhenua, 1 in Invercargill, 1 at Picton, 2 in Nelson City, 1 at Timaru, 1 at Wanganui, 1 at Taylorville, 1 at Wallsend, 1 at Gordon, and 1 at Springston.

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5 receivers were abolished, viz. : New Plymouth, 1; Wanganui, 1; Christchurch, 1; Dunedin, 1; and Invercargill, 1. The total number of pillar, wall, and lamp-post receivers was increased to 202. 48 additional post offices were established, 4 reopened, and 18 closed during the year:— Opened.

The following changes in the names of the post offices were made : Millar's Plat to Ettrick, Upper Waianiwa to Waianiwa, Wainui (Napier) to Herbertville, Hampden (Westport) to Murchison, Waihola Gorge to Millburn, Tokomairiro to Milton, Hokianga to Herd's Point, Kopuru to Te Kopuru, St. Andrew's (Auckland) to Kennedy's Bay, Te Wharau to Opua, Kaikora (Napier) to Kaikora North. Government Insurance agencies were established at the post offices at Ohaeawai and Ormondville. Amalgamation with the railway was carried out at Kaikora (Napier), Lincoln, Methven, Tinwald, and Ngaroto. The Saturday night attendance at Sydenham for tho receipt of savings-bank deposits was abolished, owing to the decrease in the number of transactions. Late-letter boxes were affixed to the trains running on the Auckland lines, and also on the Blenheim-Picton trains. The private-box lobbies at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin are now open on Sundays and holidays from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. 25 newspapers were registered during the year for transmission through the post; and altogether 167 newspapers'* have.. been registered in the General Post Office. Of these, 47 are published daily, 12 thrice weekly, 23 twice weekly, 53 weekly, .1 fortnightly, and 31 monthly. 11 magazines were also registered; and 156 of this class of publication have been admitted to the privileges of the magazine post since it was established,

Ashburton Porks, Christchurch. Awahou, Thames. Berlin's, Westport. Big Eiver, Thames. Cabbage Bay, Auckland. Canvastown, Blenheim. Cowes, Auckland. Cricklewood, Napier. Dalefield, Wellington. Denniston, Westport. Perntown, Nelson. Gap (reopened), Invercargill. Glenorchy, Invercargill. Kaiwera, Invercargill, Kinloch, Invercargill. Kirikiri, Thames. Koromiko, Blenheim. Kumeroa, Napier. Longbush, Invercargill. Makarora, Dunedin. Matawhero, Gisborno. Mohonga, Napier. Mokoreta, Invercargill. Molesworth, Blenheim. Mossburn, Invercargill. Motonau, Christchurch. Otama, Invercargill. Otara, Invercargill. Paramatta, Wellington. Paringa, Hokitika. Patutahi, Gisborne. Pihama, Wanganui. Pukekura, Auckland. Eissington, Napier. Bowsell's, Auckland. Scarrott's, Auckland. Shaftesbury, Thames. Stanley Brook, Nelson. Sutherland's, Timaru. Te Arai Bridge, Gisborne. To Aro (reopened), Wellington. Terawhiti, Wellington. Tikorangi, New Plymouth. Te Kao (reopened), Auckland. Totaranui, Nelson. Wadestown, Wellington. Waikawa (reopened), Invercargill. Waikoikoi, Dunedin. Waiorongomai, Thames. Whangapoua, Auckland. Whare Plat, Dunedin. Willowby, Christchurch. Closed. ' Adams Plat, Dunedin. Cracroft, Christchurch. Deep Stream, Dunedin. Dunbars, Auckland. Granville, Greymouth. Kopua, Napier. Lake Station, Christchurch. Leahytown, Thames. Moeraki, Oamaru. Oropi, Thames. Oroua, Wellington. Quartzville, Dunedin. Eutherglen, Greymouth. Sherwood, Christchurch. Tc Kawana, Thames. Tokatoka, Auckland. Wallsend, Greymouth. Waitohi Valley, Blenheim. ir was 934. The following table The total number of post 0! shows the number established ir ices opened at the end of the ye; 1882 and 1883 :— II i3. 181 32. 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 '* '■'■ " I'i ■ '■ '.'■ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 T 189 30 19 11 44 28 67 32 20 22 25 15 137 39 18 129 78 1 192 32 21 12 40 29 68 34 21 23 26 18 140 40 19 131 80 2 1 1 1 * 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 _ •j 1 196 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 ** '2 2 _ 2 1 1 1 i Totals 17 13 904 934 17 J 13 870 900

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The late fee for letters intended to be forwarded from one post office for delivery from another within the colony was reduced from 2d. to Id. The publication of a monthly circular containing official instructions and other notices was commenced on the Ist January last, from which date the usual form of circular was abolished. Comparative Eeturn of Postal Officers for the Years 1882 and 1883. Officers. 1883. 1882. Officers. 1883. 1882. Postmaster-General .. .. 1 1 Chief Postmasters .. 17 17 Secretary .. .. .. 1 1 Postmasters .. .. 13 13 Inspector of Post Offices .. .. 1 1 Clerks and Cadets .. .. 110 106 Accountant, Money Order and Savings Sub-Postmasters.. .. .. 904 870 Bank Department .. .. 1 1 Letter-carriers .. .. 67 67 Clerks in General Post Office .. 6 6 Messengers .. .. 12 12 Clerks in Money Order and Savings Shipping Officers .. .. .... 2 Bank Department .. .. 8 7 Mail Agents .. .. .. 2 2 Totals .. .. .. 1,143 1,106 The sum paid for the carriage of interprovincial and intercolonial mails by unsubsidized vessels was £4,322 16s. 7d. 3,874 private boxes were let, which, together with the fees on 253 private bags, produced a revenue of £3,977 10s. The following statement gives the value of the services performed for other Government departments by the Post Office, for which no payment was received :— Free Official Correspondence.

| ; i n i i ■ The estimated value of this class of correspondence for 1882 was £63,752 16s. sd. 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 17'09 per cent, compared with the number disposed of the previous year. 4,160 book-packets and circulars were returned to foreign countries, 3,647 were returned to the senders through the Dead Letter Office, and 5,271 were returned by Chief Postmasters : a total of 13,078 book-packets and circulars, against 13,741 in 1882. The under-mentioned articles of value were found enclosed in letters opened in the Dead Letter Office, and returned to the senders where practicable :— te £ s. d. 158 money orders ... ... ... ... ... 564 4 8 37 bank drafts ... .., ... ... ... .. 1,850 6 4 86 cheques ... ... ... ... ... ... 49113 6 2 promissory notes ... ... ... ... ... 50 0 8 Stamps _ ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 14 3 Banknotes ... ... ... ... ... ' ... 168 0 0 Gold ..;-' '.-. 25 10 0 Silver and .copper ... ... ... ... ... 3 14 2| Bepresenting a total of ~, ... £3,161 3 7^

Postal District. Letters. Books. Value. I Postal District. Letters. Books. Value. .uckland 'hames few Plymouth .. risborno fapier Vanganui Wellington felson Vestport Ireymouth lb. 19,110 665 3,605 521 2,239 4,016 173,800 2,633 1,239 6,616 lb. 16,141 1,169 1,027 632 834 3,720 61,656 3,425 1,056J 6,014 £ s. d. 5,694 14 3 217 14 11 1,024 15 11 161 10 5 624 18 0 1,196 17 7 52,852 6 4 820 7 10 365 15 4 1,931 6 0 Hokitika Blenheim Christchurch Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill lb. 2,430 478 9,371 2,897 1,395 14,366 1,813 lb. 2,939 i 1,521 28,662 3,529 1,100 12,732 1,976 £ 8. d. 745 19 8 178 18 10 3,558 15 1 892 8 1 408 13 8 4,370 5 1 550 15 7 Totals 247,194 147,134 75,596 2 7

Manner ol Disposal. 1870. 1875. 1880. 1881. 1882. 1883. tpened and returned to the writers leturned unopened to other countries.. leissued lestroyed Returned unopened by Chief Postmasters 17,516 0,688 63 2,960 39,051 10,321 78 6,081 60,977 10,503 240 5,135 11,160 52,038 53,507 9,372 8,539 159 54 3,969 6,189 12,810 14,378 09,452 8,143 67 3,302 15,833 Totals 27,227 55,531 88,015 78,348 82,067 96,797

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In addition, 1 gold ring, 1 gold chain, 1 gold brooch, 1 gold cross, 1 pair of earrings set with jewels, 1 greenstone and gold brooch and earrings, 1 silver brooch, 1 gold horseshoe pin, 1 silver locket, 1 gold open-faced watch, 1 gold geneva watch, 1 silver lever hunting watch, 1 silver hunting watch with chain, 1 nugget of gold, and 6 rubies were received at the Dead Letter Office. 1,385 unclaimed registered letters were dealt with. 44 letters detained for postage were received, 9 of which were subsequently forwarded. 795 newspapers and 436 books and other articles without addresses were also received: of these, 97 were delivered. 87 letters were posted without addresses. 23 letters with obscene and libellous addresses were intercepted. 143 letters were imperfectly and wrongly addressed, 1,311 letters wero refused. 4 letters were posted with previously-used stamps. Registered Letters. The number of registered letters dealt with, compared with the numbers in 1880, 1881, and 1882, is shown below: —

Cloth-lined registered-letter envelopes of the sizes of 5£ inches by 3J inches, 6 inches by 3f inches, and 9 inches by 5 inches have been introduced. Buildings. There were but few buildings erected, and only absolutely necessary alterations and repairs were put in hand. The new building at Wellington, designed to accommodate the entire staff of the General Post Office as well as the staffs of the Chief Post Office and Telegraph branches, was completed on the 15th February last, and occupied on the sth April. The arrangements are in every respect found to be convenient for both the public and official requirements. New buildings were also completed and occupied at Greytown North, Manaia, Kihikihi, Te Aroha, Paeroa, and Ohinemutu. The latter office is erected in the township recently laid out by the Government. Additions, repairs, or alterations were effected at the following offices: Ashburton, Lyell, Greymouth, Kaitangata, Bussell, Tauranga, Thames, Bull's, Alexandra South, Drury, Charleston, Kumara, Port Ahuriri, Eeefton, Upper Hutt, Waiau, Waipukurau, Milton, and Kaikoura. New offices are in course of erection at the Port (Nelson), Oamaru, and Picton, and plans are being prepared for an office at Greymouth. Inland Mail Services. The inland mail services were performed with but few interruptions, and, on the whole, the contracts w 7ere carried out satisfactorily. The particulars of the several inland services in force during the year may be gathered from the following:— Performed by coach and mail-cart ... ... ... ... ... 131 „ on horseback ... ... ... ... ... ... 255 „ on foot ... ... ... ... ... ... 44 „ by water ... ... ... .... ... ... 30 „ by. railway ... ... ... ... „... ... 55 Total nvfmber of services ... ... ... ... 515 Aggregate mileage ... ... ... ... ... ... 8,794 Total number of miles travelled ... ... ... ... 3,014,985 Cost to the department ... ... ... ... ... £25,170 lis. 7d. Average cost per mile ... ... ... ... ... ... 2d. The total cost in 1882 was £24,808 18s. 6d., and the cost per mile ~. 2'oBd,

1880. 1881. 1682. 1883. Postal Districts. From •o M 4VlnfPq -Kegisv te- n Colony. C°l0^' Totals. From Places beyond the Colony. Registered in the Colony. Totals. From , P .„; a . Places 'te?ii\ n beyond , ter^ d e m Colony, j ™°»7Totals. From Places beyond the Colony. Registered in the Colony. Totals. Auckland.. rhames .. Sew Plymouth oisborne .. Napier Wanganui Wellington kelson iVestport.. 3-reymouth Sokitika .. Blenheim jhristehurch rimaru .. Damaru .. Dunedin .. [nvercargill 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 15,697 2,493 1,212 1,972 2,062 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 5,562 16,454 3,426 1,041 2,056 2,011 1,566 19,130 4,333 2,201 17,518 5,963 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 20,101 1,297 3,096 875 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 4,964 292 401 155 973 522 3,252 988 80 194 174 209 4,256 506 277 4,425 1,230 15,831 3,337 2,738 1,024 4,574 4,845 16,945 2,707 1,014 2,106 1,662 1,319 13,678 2,865 1,985 12,358 5,837 20,795 3,629 3,139 1,179 5,547 5,367 20,197 3,695 1,094 2,300 1,836 1,528 17,934 3,371 2,262 16,783 7,067 Totals 87,129 J104.905 20,728 89,821 110,549 22,225 89,049 111,274 22,898 94,825 17,776 117,72:

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There was a net increase of 10 services, and 112,391 in the number of miles travelled. Alterations to existing services were effected, and additional services established during the year as under : — Arrow and Queenstown, from thrice weekly to daily. Westport and Waimangaroa, from once to twice daily. Timaru and Hilton, from twice to thrice weekly. Second daily service established between Wanganui and New Plymouth. Gisborne and Akuaku.'Port Awanui, Te Mawhia and Tuparoa, from fortnightly to weekly. Thrice-weekly service established between Christchurch and Greendale. Pahi and Paparoa, from once weekly to twice weekly. Weekly service established betw*een Matakana and Warkworth. Second daily service established between Wanganui and Bulls. Weekly service established between Marton and Paraekaretu. Palmerston North, Woodville, and Makatoka, from thrice weekly to daily. Weekly service established between Upper Pahaua and Martinborough. Weekly service established between Gladstone and Glenburn. Weekly service established between Dunedin, Gimmerburn, and Naseby, via Eweburn. Daily service established between New Plymouth and Midhirst. Second daily service established between Wellington and Paikakarika. Timaru and Fairlie Creek, from thrice weekly to twice daily. Weekly service established between Hunter and Makikihi. Thrice-weekly service established between Temuka and Hilton. , Hawea Flat and Dunedin, from once to twice weekly. Thames and Te Aroha, from thrice weekly to daily. Mail Steam Services. The arrangements for the renewal of the San Francisco service have been concluded. The first mails under the new agreement were despatched from London on the Bth November last, and from Sydney on the 6th and Auckland on the 11th December. The subsidy payable to the contractors is £50,000 a year—New South Wales £18,750 and New Zealand £31,250. The contract, which is for a term of two years from the 29th November, 1883, contains the following clause, inserted at the express desire of the Postmaster-General of New South Wales: "The contractors will endeavour to obtain from the Government of the United States or from other sources a contribution on account of the amounts payable under this contract for carrying the said mails from Sydney to San Francisco and from San Francisco to Sydney, and from Auckland to San Francisco, and from San Francisco to Auckland, equal to one-third of the total amount of the moneys payable hereunder for such services. And it is hereby expressly agreed that, if any such contribution shall be obtained as aforesaid, the same shall be applied and go in reduction of the payments agreed to be made under this contract, and that, as between the Postmaster-General of New South Wales and the Postmaster-General of New Zealand, such reduction shall be divided equally between them in respect of the payments agreed to be made under this contract. And it is hereby also expressly declared and agreed between the several parties hereto that, if the contractors shall not succeed in obtaining such contribution as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the Postmaster-General of the Colony of New South Wales to withdraw from this agreement at the end of twelve calendar months from the said twenty-ninth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, on giving three months' previous notice to the contractors of his desire- so to do, and that the service of such notice upon the contractors shall be deemed and taken to have been sufficiently made if the same is left with the agents for the time being of the said contractors in New South Wales : Provided that, immediately upon such notice "being served on the contractors as aforesaid, they shall cause a copy thereof to be forwarded to the Postmaster-General of New Zealand for his information." New South Wales may therefore elect to withdraw from the service in November next should the contractors not obtain from the Governr ment of the United States " or from other sources " a_contribution in aid of the service, equal to one-third of the total annual subsidy payable by the contracting colonies. No such power was sought for by New Zealand. In the event of New South Wales withdrawing from the contract the contractors may be required to continue the service with New Zealand alone for the remainder of the contract term for £31,250 a year. The San Francisco mail service contractors continue to perform their part of the service with their customary regularity. The rate of speed maintained between San Francisco, Auckland, and Sydney was considerably greater than contract requirements, but, from circumstances the contractors could not control, the average time within which the mails were delivered between London and New Zealand was not quite so good as for the previous year. The average time from London to Auckland was 39-08 days. In 1882 it was 38-69 days. From Auckland to London, in 1883, it *?was 38-85'days, against 38-05 in 1882. The agreement with the Union Steam Ship Company (Limited), for the conveyance coastwise of the San Francisco mails, has been extended to the date on which the renewed contract with the Pacific Mail Company expires. The contract entered into in August last between the Government of New South Wales and the Orient Steam Navigation Company (Limited), for a fortnightly mail service between Sydney and Melbourne and the United I£ingdom, was placed at the disposal of New Zealand at the same rates of payment as agreed to be paid the company by the New South Wales Post Office. The offer was accepted. Mails.-intended for the Brindisi route are forwarded alternately by the Orient and Peninsula and Oriental services, which now provide regular weekly mail communication to and from London by way of Suez and Brindisi. 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Ist. A mail service to be maintained by the Orient Steam Navigation Company (Limited), to and from Sydney and England, via Melbourne, at least fortnightly, both ways, to alternate with that of the Peninsula and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. 2nd. The overland portion, to and from Melbourne, to be undertaken by the New South Wales Government. * * * * * * 6th. No letters shall be received on board, except under this agreement. 7th. Payment to the"Orient Company to be on the mail matter conveyed to and from New South Wales, at the following rates, namely : — For letters, 12s. (twelve shillings) per lb. „ packets, Is. (one shilling) per lb. „ newspapers, 6d. (sixpence) per lb. rrt: * rfc * * * 11th. Any moneys payable by other colonies using the service to be paid through the New South Wales Government. 12th. The time to be allowed for the performance of the voyage between Melbourne and London, and vice versa, to be 39 (thirty-nine) days. •F «■(■■ -i- *r t.i'.;, , . .'. .'. ■)■ 16th. The service shall commence with the company's steamer to leave Melbourne on 21st September next; and outwards, with the steamer leaving Plymouth on the 30th November—(that is, the mails leaving London on the 7th December) —the contract remaining in force till the 30th November, 1886. rfc rfc rfc rfc rfc 18th. The English Government having agreed to convey the mails to and from Suez on same terms as Victorian mails from Colombo, the Orient Company will receive and deliver the mails at Suez, unless otherwise authorized by the English Mail Agent at or for Suez. The payments made by New Zealand to the Victorian Post Office for the transmission of its mails by the Peninsula and Oriental contract packets are : Letters, 255. 4d. per lb. ; packets, Is. 6d. per lb.; and newspapers, 6d. per lb. The Orient service, as will be observed, costs 13s. 4d. less per lb. for letters, and 6d. less per lb. for packets. For the carriage of Brindisi mails between New Zealand and Australia, one penny per letter has also to be paid by the colony. From the time the colony established the San Francisco service there has been an agreement with the London Post Office that only such correspondence for New Zealand as might be specially directed to be sent by way of Brindisi should be forwarded by that route, all other mail rnattor being despatched via San Francisco. But with the inauguration of a regular weekly Brindisi mail, the London Post Office thought fit to abolish the requirement for special superscription on letters intended for Brindisi mails, and decided to forward New Zealand correspondence by the first available opportunity, retaining for the San Francisco service only such letters, &c, as might be posted a week prior to the date for closing the New Zealand mails. The effect of this has been to divert much of the correspondence hitherto sent by the San Francisco service to the Brindisi route, and to entail a serious pecuniary loss to the colony, without any compensating gain being secured in point of accelerated delivery. Indeed, in several instances, there has been an actual loss of time in the delivery of letters by Brindisi mails improperly diverted from the San Francisco service. Intimation of the change was first ascertained from Press telegrams, and on learning that it applied beyond doubt to New Zealand correspondence, a protest was at once sent by cable, and further representations by mail. The effect of the decision of the London Post Office, so far as New Zealand is concerned, was clearly pointed out, and particular stress was placed on the fact that the diverting of correspondence to the Brindisi mails in no way diminishes the cost to the colony of the San Francisco service, but actually decreases the receipts in aid of the line; while, on the other hand, New Zealand's loss in respect of the Brindisi services is increased in proportion to the quantity of mail matter diverted from the colony's subsidized line, and forwarded in the Brindisi mails. Any arrangement which placed the colony in such a position it was urged should at once be cancelled; and it was further intimated that New Zealand would look to the Imperial Authorities to recoup the loss it had already sustained from the arbitrary action of the London Post Office. No definite reply has yet been received. The number of days (maximum, minimum, and average) occupied in the delivery of mails between London and New Zealand, Sydney and Melbourne, by the services via San Francisco and Brindisi, in 1883, were as under :— San Francisco Service. Brindisi Service. London to Auckland ... ... 46—36 = 39-08 ... 53—45 = 49-02 Wellington 48—39 = 41-08 ... 51—47 = 48-24 Dunedin ... ... 50—40 = 42-42 ... 52—45 = 46-24 Sydney ... ... 51—41 = 44-00 ... 42—38 = 39-76 Melbourne 53—42 = 45-83 ... 41—37 = 38-04 Auckland to London 43—36 = 38-85) Bluff ) Wellington „ ... ... 45—38 = 40-92 to -56—41 = 49-01 Dunedin "„ ... ... 46—39 = 41'92] London Sydney „;' .:.- ... 48—41 = 43-92 ... 48—41 = 43-62 Melbourne . . „ 49—42 = 45-08 ... 45—39 = 41-21 The estimated receipts and payments in respect of the San Francisco and Brindisi services for the year 1883 were:—

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Receipts and Payments on account of the San Francisco and Ceylon-Brindisi Mail Services for the Year 1883. San Francisco Service. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Subsidy to Pacific Mail Company ... ... 32,403 16 10 Bonus paid contractors ... ... ... 2,880 10 0 Interprovincial services, Mail Agents, &c. ... 6,933 13 6 42,218 0 4 Cb. Postages from London Post Office ... ... 13,919 16 8 Postages collected in the colony ... ... 20,106 4 0 Receipts from non-contracting colonies ... ... 3,456 15 5 37,482 16 1 Net cost to the colony ... ... ... £4,735 4 3 The estimated net cost of the service for 1882 was £4,176 ss. 9d. 490,890 letters, 169,456 books, and 1,278,892 newspapers were received from, and 473,205 letters, 48,642 books, and 494,425 newspapers despatched to, the United Kingdom, &c, by the San Francisco service. Ceylon-Brindisi Service. Db. £ s. d. £ a. d. Payments to Victoria ... ... ... ... 8,031 4 1 Intercolonial service, &c. ... ... ... 551 8 10 8,582 12 11 Cb. Postages from London Post Office ... ... 2,872 2 3 Postages collected in the colony ... ... 1,080 1 3 3,952 3 6 Net cost to the colony ... ... ... £4,630 9 5 The estimated net cost for 1882 was £4,715 3s. 108,770 letters, 49,109 books, and 259,683 newspapers were received from the United Kingdom, &c, by the Colombo-Brindisi service; and 23,576 letters, 1,194 books, and 1,842 newspapers despatched. The payments made for the year for the transmission of correspondence by the Torres Strait mail service amounted to £3 ss. lid. 12,373 letters, 745 books, and 928 newspapers were despatched in mails to London, intended to be conveyed by the Orient steamers; and 2,441 letters, 20 books, and 2,141 newspapers were received from London by the same line of steamers. The amount payable to New South Wales for the conveyance of mails by the Orient line of steamers from September to December, 1883, inclusive, was £181 18s. 4d. 16,767 letters, 994 books, and 3,560 newspapers were despatched to London by direct steamers; and 5,492 letters, 49 books, and 12,387 newspapers were received by direct steamers from London. The steamers of the New Zealand Shipping Company's direct service did excellent work. It may be noted that of sixteen voyages homeward, an average of 43 days 18 hours was maintained. The quickest passage was made in 39 days. On the outward route, the shortest voyage occupied 42 days 9 hours; and the average of nineteen trips was 47 days 4 hours. Monet Orders. Money-order business was extended during the year to 16 new offices, namely, Te Puke, Rimu, Ormond, Ormondville, Te Aro, Boatman's, South Dunedin, Wade, Benwicktown, Pleasant Point, Ngapara, Maungaturoto, Morrinsville, Newmarket, Waiorongomai, and Fortrose. The money-order office at Kopua was closed. The total number of money-order offices open at the close of the year was 222. Money-order business with Canada was established. 172,556 orders for £541,132 15s. sd. were issued in 1883, against 148,162 orders for £499,368 9s. lid. in 1882, the increase being 24,394 orders for £41,764 ss. 6d. 141,438 orders for £439,869 19s. Id. were paid, against 117,021 orders for £393,945 3s. lOd. paid in 1882, an increase of 24,417 orders and £45,924 15s. 3d. The number of money orders issued for payment at offices beyond the colony was 40,330 for £138,574 2s. 6d.; and 9,422 orders for £38,852 16s. 10d., issued by foreign offices for payment in New Zealand, were received. There was, therefore, a balance of £99,721 against the colony. In 1882 the balance against the colony was £104,665; in 1881, £97,605; in 1880, £114,000; and in 1879, £108,000. The telegraph was used for the transmission of 16,261 orders for £64,735 6s. 7d. 15,133 orders of this class for £60,263 17s. Bd. were transmitted in 1882. The gross revenue derived from money orders amounted to £9,022 10a. 6d., compared with £8,267 9s. Bd. in 1882, an increase of £755 os. lOd. .-■■% Savings-Banks. 20,386 new accounts were opened during the year, and 21,014 in 1882. 15,967 accounts were closed, against 14,505 the former year. The number of accounts remaining open on the 31st December last was 61,936, against 57,517 at the close of 1882, an increase of 4,419 accounts. Of

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the total number of accounts, 45,042 had balances at credit not exceeding £20; 8,586 from £20 to £50; 4,359 from £50 to £100; 2,894 from £100 to £200; 730 from £200 to £300; 201 from £300 to £400; 70 from £400 to £500; 54 of £500 and over. The following table shows the balances (classified) at the credit of depositors in the several postal districts on the 31st December last, and the total number of each class of account compared with those for the previous year :— Table showing the Number of Savings-Bank Accounts open at the Post Offices in the several Postal Districts on the 31st December, 1883, with Balances at Credit, classified. Also, the Total Number of Accounts compared with those for 1882.

127,609 deposits, amounting to £1,178,474 4s. Id., were received for the year. Each deposit averaged £9 4s. Bd., and the average in 1882 was £10 45.. 78,405 withdrawals, for £1,295,719 18s. 3d., were made. The average amount of each was £16 10s. 6d., against an average of £16 9s. Bd. in 1882. The total amount at the credit of depositors on the 31st December last was £1,409,751 16s. 7d„ against £1,470,950 13s. 6d. at the close of 1882, a decrease of £61,198 16s. lid. The withdrawals for the year exceeded the deposits by £117,245 14s. 2d., while in 1882 the deposits were £183,253 2s. lOd. in excess of the withdrawals. The interest credited to depositors amounted to £56,046 17s. 3d., against £54,909 13s. lid. in 1882. The average cost of each Post-Office Savings-Bank transaction, deposit or withdrawal, for the year was 4§d.; and since the Savings-Bank system was introduced in 1867, 6d. 651 " stamped-card " accounts were opened during the year. Tho number of such accounts opened in 1882 was 852. TELEGRAPHS. The year's business was but slightly in advance of that for the previous twelve months—a result due no doubt to the trade depression which prevailed at many of the business centres. The total number of messages transmitted during the year increased only I*B6 per cent., while the receipts from the ordinary and Press telegrams fell off by £368 Bs. lid. 1,599,400 forwarded messages of all codes were dealt with, against 1,570,189 in 1882, an increase of 29,211 messages. The increase in 1882 over 1881 was 131,417 messages. 1,379,483 ordinary and Press messages, of the value of £81,401 15s. 9d., were transmitted, being an increase of 17,666 messages, or 1*29 per cent., but a decrease, as already stated, of £368 Bs, lid. in value. The number of ordinary telegrams forwarded was 1,221,590, of the value of £72,868 16s. The number forwarded in 1882 was 1,207,219, of the value of £73,036 ss. 7d. 157,893 Press messages, for which £8,532 19s. 9d. was received, were transmitted. In 1882 the number was 154,598, and the amount paid £8,733 19s. Id. The revenue derived from the Press messages for the year 1883 was equal to about one-twelfth of the value of all classes of messages, slightly more than an eighth of the revenue from the ordinary telegrams, and an eleventh of the total value of both ordinary and Government messages. It has been calculated that the 157,893 Press messages had seven times the number of words contained in the 1,221,590 ordinary telegrams, and .twice as many words as the 1,379,482 ordinary and Government messages. The number of telegrams of all codes, and their value, dealt with during 1883, compared with the previous year's messages, are given below: — Ordinary Telegrams. Press Telegrams. Government Telegrams. Number. £ s. d. Number. £ s. d. Number. £ a. d. 1883 1,221,590 72,868 16 0 157,893 8,532 19 9 219,917 21,555 19 2 1882 1,207,219 73,036 5 7 154,598 8,733 19 1" 208,372 20,608 11 11 T ( 14,371 ... 3,295 ... 11,545 947 7 3 inciease ■■■|l'lBp.c. ... 2-13 p.c. ... 5-54 p.c. 4-59 p.c. -r, f ... 167 9 7 ... 200 19 4 Decrease...} ... o'22p.c. ... 2-29 p.c. 2—F. 1.

Postal District. Not exceeding £20. Over £20 and under £50. Over £50 and under £100. Over £100 and under £200. Over £200 and under £300. Over £300 and under £400. Over £400 and under £300. Over £500. Total. Auckland Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin 3-isborno 6,064 820 9,232 8,982 240 963 668 1,080 1,632 2,012 857 814 1,514 1,185 1,702 6,168 509 1,009 127 2,518 1,416 58 159 101 341 298 267 158 206 228 279 235 1,121 65 626 86 931 803 25 120 78 149 153 149 86 111 139 153 142 559 49 435 54 586 543 15 72 46 110 103 113 74 64 106 94 90 360 29 121 10 174 108 1 21 9 27 28 27 26 17 25 13 12 102 9 35 3 56 32 1 7 1 3 5 6 7 1 6 2 6 29 1 6 1 16 15 1 1 1 2 4 4 2 1 3 19 10 8,296 1,101 13,532 11,909 341 1,345 904 2,314 2,225 2,579 1,212 1,214 2,022 1,730 2,194 8,355 603 jlreymouth hokitika invercargill Napier kelson Sew Plymouth .. 3amaru Phames Kmaru Wanganui Wellington Westport 2 2 2 1 2 3 9 1 1 4 4 7 45,042 8,586 4,359 2,894 730 201 70 51 61,936 Totals for 1882 41,724 7,112 4,333 3,008 886 237 121 96 57,517

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The cash receipts for the year, inclusive of subscriptions from telephone exchanges, private wires, &c, amounted to £93,009 2s. 3d., and the expenditure (exclusive of £19,532 Bs. lOd. charged against loan for construction, &c.) was £92,264 lis., the receipts being £744 lis. 3d. in excess of the expenditure. Added to the cash receipts, £21,555 19s. 2d., the value of Government messages, and the fees collected by the postal branch on money-order telegrams, amounting to £813 Is., but not paid over, the value of the services performed by the telegraph is represented by the sum £115,378 2s. 5d., leaving an apparent profit of £23,113 lis. sd. on the year's business, equal to 4'47 per cent, on the capital cost. 39,816 telegrams of the urgent code, of the value of £5,487 9s. Bd., were forwarded. In 1882 the number was 39,941, for £5,769 6s. There was therefore a falling off last year of 125 messages of this class, and of £281 16s. 4d. in value. 168,141 delayed messages were transmitted during the year, compared with 139,208 in 1882, and 112,776 in 1881. The postage fee formerly collected for delivery was abolished on the 3rd October last, and delivery through the Post Office is now made without charge, which is also the case with ordinary messages when delivered through the post. The Government telegrams increased by 11,545 in number, and £947 7s. 3d. in value, against a decrease of 14,551 messages the previous year. The increase, however, was only 3,006 messages for the two years. The average number of telegrams transmitted during the year for every hundred letters posted was 10-78, compared with 13'00 for 1882. This falling off would be mainly due to the temporary check the telegraph business sustained from trade depression. The average number of telegrams forwarded to every 100 letters posted in 1882 and 1883 from offices within the under-mentioned districts was as follows:— 1882. 1883. 1882. 1883. Auckland ... ... -B'9B 8'95 New Plymouth ... ... 21-37 17-17 Christchurch ... ... 6-67 6'57 Wellington ... ... 16-67 15'03 Dunedin ... ... 8'55 8-85 Westport ... ... 31'08 23'03 Nelson ... ... 18'11 18-91 16,261 money-order telegrams, for £64,735 6s. 7d., were transmitted at a cost to the remitters of £1,892, or 2-93 per cent, on the total sum remitted. The telegraph fees amounted to £813 Is., and the commission to £1,078 19s. The number of orders increased by 1,128, and £4,471 18s. lid. in amount. The number and value of the money-order telegrams forwarded from offices within the several postal districts will be found in Table No. 27. Auckland sent 18-25 per cent. ; Wellington, 13'63 per cent.; Christchurch, 9'22 per cent.; and Dunedin, 9-6 per cent, of the total number of the messages. These four districts sent over one-half of the orders. Telegraph offices were opened at Waitakerei (Auckland); Waiorongomai (Thames); Greatford (Wanganui); Kaikora North (Napier) ; Petone (Wellington); Lincoln, Tinwald (Christchurch) : a total of seven offices. Telephone offices have been established at Morrinsville, Wade, Mangapai, Parnell, Bangiriri, Hikurangi, Maungaturoto, Waimate North, Whangapoua, Waihou, Whitianga, Tuakau, Kaukapakapa, Ponsonby, Avondale, and Puhoi (all in the Auckland District) ; Brightwater, Motupiko (Nelson); Petane (Napier); Otakeho (Wanganui) ; Taueru, Te Aro, Ashurst (Wellington) ; Murchison, Waimangaroa (Westport); Bannockburn, Cape Saunders, Dunedin South, Bluespur, Millburn (Dunedin) ; Maori Point, Skipper's, Pembroke, Pukerau, Mandeville, Eiversdale (Invercargill) ; Eenwicktown (Blenheim) : a total of thirty-seven offices. There are now 92 offices connected by telephone. Tho extension of the telephone system in Auckland was very marked, where fifteen telephone offices were established during the year. The outlying settlers in this district, fully alive to the importance of telephonic communication, availed themselves largely of the facilities offered by the department; and, in cases where a doubt was expressed of an office proposed to be established proving remunerative, they generally came forward and guaranteed the necessary sum, so as to prevent actual loss to the Government. Telephones were substituted for Morse instruments at Port Albert and Waihemo, from motives of economy. The number of offices, telegraph and telephone, open at the end of the year was 302. From the Learner's Gallery, which was re-opened on the Ist February, 1883, were distributed thirty-nine cadets. Three distinct classes were trained, and the last of these was finished on the 29th February last. Four officers were also trained for the Bailway Department, which now has a training office at Christchurch. The Telegraph Gallery is closed at present, but will be re-opened about the beginning of next year. The number of miles of line maintained increased from 3,974 to 4,074 ; and the average cost for maintenance per mile was £4 16s. Bd., against £5 17s. sd. the former year. The number of miles of wire increased from 9,848 to 10,037, which, with 2,820 miles of duplexed yvire, gave 12,668 miles of wire accommodation. The expenditure out of loan during the year for telegraph extension, &c, was £19,532 Bs. 10d., and the total expended up to the 31st December last on telegraph lines, cables, &c, amounted to £516,529 15s. The extension of the telephone-exchange system has been most encouraging, and its convenience and the facilities afforded are daily becoming more and more apparent to the public. An exchange was opened at Invercargill on the 7th November last, and there is a probability of one being established at Nelson,"-with the minimum number of subscribers —namely, 25. The exchanges at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin are now open day and night, with the exception of between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Sundays. From the Ist January last the annual subscription for the first year was reduced from £17 10s. to £12, which reduction dates back from the commencement of the system., and subsequent years from £12 10s. to £10.

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The dates on which the several exchanges were established, the number of subscribers at the date of opening, and the number on the 30th April last are given in the following statement: — Auckland: Established on 24th October, 1881, with 26 subscribers; on 30th April, 1884, 194 subscribers. Wellington: Established on Ist March, 1883, with 31 subscribers; on 30th April, 1884, 124 subscribers. Christchurch: Established on Ist October, 1881, with 27 subscribers; on 30th April, 1884, 153 subscribers. Dunedin: Established on 26th April, 1882, with 56 subscribers: on 30th April, 1884, 284 subscribers. Invercargill: Established on 7th November, 1883, with 32 subscribers ;on 30th April, 1884, 35 subscribers. A total of 790 subscribers on the 30th April last. The number of subscribers on the 31st May, 1883, was 494, so that for the eleven months there was an increase of 296 subscribers. Auckland shows an increase of 54 subscribers; Wellington, 87; Christchurch, 33; and Dunedin, 87. The telephone-exchange receipts on the 30th April last were at the rate of £8,745 a year. The capital expended up to the 31st December last, in connection with establishing the five exchanges, was £14,716 17s. 6d., and the annual cost for maintenance, repairs, and working expenses is estimated at £3,525. Additional telephone bureau offices were opened at Parnell, Onehunga, Avondale, and Newmarket, in the Auckland District; at the Bluff; and at Parliament Buildings, Wellington, during the sitting of Parliament. Since the Ist January last a reduction of one-half the bureau ordinary charges was made in favour of telephone-exchange subscribers. Five additional private wires were erected during the year, making the number of these wires maintained by the department 76. The revenue derived from private wires is £1,079 17s. 6d. a year. The following gives the result of the operations carried out in the several districts during the year under the immediate direction of the Inspectors:— Auckland District. The various extensions effected during the year were as follow: Ohaeawai to Ngawha and Kaikohe, Auckland to Ponsonby, Helensville to Kaukapakapa, Pukekohe to Tuakau, Te Aroha to Waiorongomai, Paparoa to Maungaturoto, Kamo to Hikurangi, Auckland to Parnell, Coromandel to Whangapoua and Whitianga, Mercer to Rangiriri, Auckland to Avondale, Ohaeawai to Waimate North, Te Aroha to Waihou, Whangarei to Mangapai, Auckland to Onehunga Wharf, Auckland to Kyber and Newmarket, Waiwera to Buhoi: total, 41 miles of line and 123 of wire. The following lines were in course of erection at the end of the year: Hamilton to Baglan, and Waiwera to Tiritiri: total, 53 miles of line and wire. The greater portion of the lines in this district have been overhauled during the year. The principal work has been examining and blocking the kauri poles. On some of the lines it has been necessary to renew nearly one-half of the kauri poles, although only erected ten years. The average life of a kauri pole at the ground level is about twelve years, while totara poles last twentyfive or thirty years. The whole of the lines are now in good order, and will require no special claim for maintenance during the current year,-excepting the Thames line on the mud flat, where nearly all the bridges have either been washed away, buried, or are in an advanced state of decay. The towers also show signs of decay. This line will be overhauled and strengthened, and repairs made to bridges, during the current year. Napier District. During the year the following sections have been overhauled and repaired: Tenui to Napier, Maketu to Thames, Opotiki line, and line to Gisborne from Napier. These repairs include some 300 poles, several with totara blocks. More than half the poles requiring attention were kauri, and principally on the Gisborne line. A telephone station has been opened at Petane. The Kaikora station has been removed to a different site, more convenient for railway purposes. A new office has been erected at Eotorua. Additions have been made to the Waipukurau office, where increased dwelling accommodation was required. The main wires between Napier and the Spit have been carried on an independent line round Scinde Island. This became necessary to avoid interruption to telephone circuits. With a view to probable telegraph extension, the country has been carefully explored and surveyed between Taupo and Cambridge. The lines generally throughout the district have worked satisfactorily, and are in excellent order. Wellington District. The lines in this district have not during the year called for any'special attention, all being in good order. The cables still continue to give satisfactory results as regards insulation, as a reference to the table will show'. The telephone exchange system is gradually extending, and no doubt before long Wellington will take a leading position as regards the number of subscribers.

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Blenheim District. The only additional wires erected in this district during the year were : Blenheim to Renwicktown, seven miles ; Bichmond to Brightwater, four miles; Longford to Murchison, three and a half miles. A general overhaul of the lines throughout has been made. No new work of any consequence has been undertaken. The lines are in excellent condition, and their working has been most satisfactory. Christchurch District. The Christchurch-Waitaki section is in very good working order; but before long many poles will have to be renewed, especially between Timaru and Waitaki. The wires have been placed on the new portion of the Bakaia Bridge, and are thus made safe in time of flood. Arahura Junction (loop-line) to Eolleston : This section, with the exception of some old saplings between Bealey and Otira Gorge, is in very good order. The saplings referred to will have to be replaced ere long. A short piece west of Bangiora will have to be diverted soon if the Teremakau does not change its course. Waipara to Waiau: This line is now in good order. That portion between Waikari and Waiau has received an overhaul, and the wire has been fixed on the bridge over the Waiau Biver. Hokitika to Greymouth : This section requires a thorough overhaul, which will be carried out shortly. Greymouth to Ahaura Section .* Four or five miles of this line between Nelson Creek and Ahaura are to be overhauled. The other portion is in good order. The Ahaura to Eeefton and Eeefton to Westport sections received a slight overhaul early in the year, and are now in thorough good order. The Westport to Charleston section will require to be reconstructed, and in all probability a new line will be run through Addison's Flat. The Christchurch to Akaroa line requires a slight overhaul. A new line from Christchurch to Sumner was erected and opened early in the year, and is worked by telephone. All the other sections in the district are in good working order, and will not require any special alteration this coming year. Offices have been opened at Tinwald and Lincoln railway-stations. A large number of telephone exchange wires have been erected during the year, and a few short "Bell," "light-out," and "repeating signal" circuits have been opened for the Bailway Department. Dunedin District. The following new lines have been erected : Arrowtown to Macetown, seven miles ; Queenstown to Skipper's, fifteen miles of poles and twenty-one of wire; telephone stations opened at Skipper's and Maori Point; Portobello to Cape Saunders, seven miles ; telephone station opened at Cape Saunders; Cromwell to Bannockburn, five miles; Cromwell to Pembroke, thirty-eight miles ; Lawrence to Bluespur, three miles; Waitati to Purakanui, five miles; railway wire telephones fitted up at Waitati, The Cliffs, and Purakanui; Milton to Millburn, one mile; Palmerston to Waihemo, eighteen miles. A number of private wires have also been erected, and several signal-repeaters and "light-out" wires have also been put up for the Bailway Department. The principal work of maintenance has been as follows : The erection of six miles of new line between Arrowtown and Cromwell, and the dismantling of the same length of old line. Fully six miles of new line have been erected between Palmerston and Waihemo. To make line suitable for carrying the increasing number of telephone wires, about half of the line between Dunedin and Green Island has been reconstructed. Most of the section between Dunedin and Water of Leith has been repoled. A number of alterations have been made for the Bailway Department on account of new sidings, &c. A new telegraph office for the Eailway Department has been fitted up at Invercargill. All the lines in this district have been carefully gone over, and the necessary repairs made; and the lines are now in good working order. There are ten miles of poles and one hundred and twelve miles of wire used for telephone exchange in Dunedin. A great many of the wires are also attached to houses.

The usual plans of circuits accompany this report.

SCHEDULE OP TABLES. 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, Australian Colonies, &c, and made payable in the respective Countries. 3. Total Number and Amount of Money-Order and Savings-Bank Transactions. 4. Statement of Post-Office Savings-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 Suez-Brindisi Services. 10. Beturn of Subsidized Mail Steam Services,

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11. Number of Postal Officers employed. 12. Comparative Eeturn of Postal Bevenue 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. Statement of Correspondence received from the United Kingdom via San Francisco andui-i Brindisi. 16. Statement 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 estimated Bevenue and Expenditure Eeturn (Postal), including the estimated Value of franked Correspondence for the Calendar Year. 19. Telegraph Eevenue and Expenditure Beturn, showing Cost of Maintaining each Station. 20. Number of Telegrams forwarded to each 100 Letters posted. 21. Comparative Quarterly Beturn (Telegraph Messages and Eevenue) for Years ended December, 1882 and 1883. 22. Eeturn showing Annual 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 1867.

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 1882 and 1883.

Table showing the Money Orders issued at Offices beyond the Colony on New Zealand during the Years 1882 and 1883.

Money Orders issued in the Colony. Where payable. Total. Year. Commission received. In the Colony. United Kingdom and Germany. Australi ian Colonies, &c. No. Amount. No. I Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. 1867 :868 :86g 1870 :87i 1872 :873 :874 :875 :876 877 1878 879 :88o :88i :882 :88 3 £ 8. d. 1,815 19 6 1,863 1 6 1,932 3 o 2,367 3 6 2,608 3 6 3,068 17 6 3,562 3 2 4,393 2 3 4,950 19 4 5,261 19 2 5,714 18 4 6,288 13 o 7,285 1 6 7,943 15 4 7,582 8 5 8,267 9 8 9,022 10 6 10,293 11,898 14,305 16,821 20,514 28,156 34,288 40,968 48,611 55,748 64,000 70,531 83,479 97,275 99,523 108,916 132,232 £ s- d49,496 13 o 54,342 18 6 63,897 1 10 73,344 11 9 88,546 9 7 120,125 14 8 142,642 4 10 171,683 6 1 193,551 13 9 212,089 1 6 233,804 15 10 250,861 6 o 297,290 13 8 320,260 ig 11 321,635 3 3 360,196 4 9 402,558 12 11 9,242 9,241 9,263 9,624 10,407 10,619 11,913 !4,379 16,949 I7,33i 18,369 21,169 24,461 27,587 25,376 25,898 26,211 £ s. d. 40,998 14 11 40,581 13 9 39,939 8 6 4!>472 3 7 44,197 18 3 44,535 9 9 48,547 « 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 IO 90,229 5 3 9i,53o 17 9 91,634 4 7 4,938 4,715 4,859 5,419 5,370 5,885 6,150 7,365 7,467 7,176 8,303 9,317 10,059 10,786 10,657 13,348 I4,"3 £ s. d. 25,"5 5 1 23,286 11 5 23,381 14 7 25,637 12 7 24,653 5 9 26,347 17 7 28,068 5 5 33,659 19 2 33,597 2 3 31,202 0 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 46,939 17 11 24,473 25,854 28,427 31,864 36,291 44,660 52,351 62,712 73,027 80,255 90,672 101,017 117,999 135,648 135,556 148,162 172,556 £ i- d. 115,610 13 o 118,211 3 8 127,218 4 11 i4 0,454 7 11 157,397 13 7 191,009 2 o 219,258 1 7 263,164 7 9 293,481 10 9 310,268 5 11 334,973 7 9 368,254 16 10 428,673 o o 465,405 1 1 452,182 7 8 499,368 9 11 541,132 15 5

Where issued. Total, Year. In the Colony, United Kingdom and Germany. Australian Colonies, &c. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. 1867 :868 :86g 1870 1871 1872 873 :8 74 :875 :876 :8 77 1878 :8 7 g :88o :88i :88 2 883 10,353 "•903 14,250 16,798 20,514 27,983 34,288 40,968 48,611 55,748 64,ooo 7°,53i 83,479 97,275 99,523 108,916 132,232 £ B. d. 49,931 17 2 54,349 8 3 63,820 15 5 73,245 8 3 88,592 o 3 119,676 1 2 142,642 4 10 171,683 6 1 193,551 13 9 212,089 1 6 233,804 15-10 250,861 6 o 297,290 13 8 320,260 19 11 321,635 3 3 360,196 4 9 402,558 12 11 1,198 1,401 1,218 1,156 1,396 1,504 1,482 1,603 1,969 2,243 2,258 2,260 3,544 3,466 3,466 3,42i 3,725 £ s. d. 5,649 2 10 6,502 3 o 5,630 18 8 5,523 4 4 6,217 11 5 7,078 8 6 6,625 14 5 7,284 10 7 9,262 g 7 10,202 13 6 9,744 8 8 • 9,833 18 6 10,673 3 11 14,811 14 8 14,078 17 3 13,416 1 9 15,553 3 11 1,108 1,294 1,272 1,267 I,3i8 1,459 1,668 1,800 i,995 2,385 2,568 2,528 2,942 3,9i3 4,649 5,076 5,697 £ s. d. 5,570 6 4 6,685 I 3 6,382 4 3 6,055 6 11 5,9i4 18 7 6,803 15 3 7,689 6 8 8,316 17 5 g,340 19 11 10,838 16 8 11,056 2 7 io,6g8 14 3 I2,2g5 5 4 15,829 o 3 18,863 4 2 21,090 4 10 23,2gg 12 11 12,659 14,598 16,740 19,221 23,228 30,946 37,438 44,371 52,575 60,376 68,826 75,319 88,965 104,654 107,638 "7,413 141,654 £ s. d. 61,151 6 4 67,536 12 6 75,833 18 4 84,823 19 6 100,724 10 3 133,558 4 11 156,957 5 11 187,284 14 1 212,155 3 3 233,130 11 8 254,605 7 1 271,393 18 9 320,259 2 11 350,901 14 10 354,577 4 8 394,702 11 4 441,411 9 9

1882. 1883. Where payable. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Germany Jnited Kingdom Jnited States of America .. 3anada .. Victoria .. !outh Australia Jew South Wales Queensland 'asmania Vestern Australia 308 25,590 1,338 7,183 530 3,476 215 602 4 £ s. d. 1,167 17 11 90,362 19 10 4,768 15 10 24,921 10 8 2,059 10 4 12,179 10 3 896 10 9 2,798 2 7 17 7 o 255 26,056 i,570 16 7,731 405 3,452 318 527 10 £ s. d. 863 12 10 90,770 11 9 4,132 14 4 65 18 o 24,988 11 9 i,372 9 6 12,699 0 1 1,287 10 6 2,363 1 3 30 12 6 Totals 39,246 139,172 5 2 40,330 138,574 2 6

1883. 1883. Where issued. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Jnited Kingdom and Germany Jnited States of America .. 3anada .. rictoria iouth Australia .. J.X lew South Wales Queensland "asmania Vestern Australia longkong .—-»S, 3,421 137 £ s. d. 13,416 1 9 824 1 8 3,625 I7i i6 i,gi6 297 2,589 33i 450 27 £ B. d. 15,553 3 11 990 15 6 106 13 9 6,686 6 6 1,154 17 o 10,604 13 1 1,500 10 2 2,071 3 5 184 13 6 1,739 234 2,286 280 371 28 I 6,629 o 6 895 13 10 9,359 14 o 1,476 6 9 1,692 10 10 202 17 3 10 o o Totals 8,497 34,506 6 7 38,852 16 io 9,422

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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 1883.

Money Orders. Savings Banks. Office. Issued. Paid. 5 5 u 6 £ a < ° No. Deposits. eposits. Amount. p < ° Withdrawals. No. Commission. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. Auckland Alexandra Aratapu Cambridge Coromandel Dargaville Drury Hamilton Helensville Hokianga Huntly Kaitaia Kamo Kawakawa Kihikihi Kohukohu Mangapai Mangawai Mangawhare .. Maungaturoto.. Mercer Mongonui Morrinsville .. Newmarket Newton Ngaruawahia .. Ohaeawai Ohaupo Onehunga Otahuhu Pahi Pokeno Port Albert .. Pukekohe Raglan Russell Te Awamutu .. Te Kopuru Wade Waipu Waiuku Waiwera Wangarei .. Wangaroa Warkworth Whitiangi 3LENHEIM Havelock .. Kaikoura Picton .. Renwicktown .. Christchurch .. Akaroa ,. Amberley .. Ashburton ., Cheviot .. Coalgate Dunsandel Duvauchelle .. Hurunui Kaiapoi Leeston Lyttelton Oxford Papanui Rakaia Rangiora Sheffield Southbridge .. Springfield Sydenham Waiau Waikari Woolston Dunedin Albany Street .. Alexandra South Balclutha 12,645 479 982 1,447 620 800 192 969 487 309 219 230 49i 672 244 181 249 66 727 29 247 415 12 3 449 349 337 189 322 176 171 61 216 321 262 405 444 47i 25 399 307 256 819 578 393 172 2,352 564 415 629 9 ",i57 566 329 1,940 107 172 100 "5 144 586 238 I,i95 383 21 52i 640 441 293 286 393 290 301 54 12,128 1,553 55i 927 / s. d. 876 13 6 19 4 8 42 12 8 69 16 4 29 o 6 43 17 8 7 10 4 41 5 4 20 3 8 16 16 4 g 1 8 796 22 15 o 36 7 2 11 5 o 15 12 8 8 19 o 2 10 8 34 o 2 170 8 i-*, 10 15 1 4 060 020 25 g 4 12 2 8 20 15 10 656 18 17 8 9 15 4 8 14 4 200 8 5 o 11 3 10 896 16 11 10 18 2 6 22 2 4 o 15 6 14 15 8 13 11 4 9 12 6 35 13 2 30 14 8 13 12 8 8 10 10 117 o 0 27 4 10 22 8 6 26 6 o 094 748 17 8 29 o 10 15 2 2 100 8 8 5 10 2 6 1 10 4 11 6 5 12 o 6 17 6 32 16 6 11 8 4 71 8 4 14 15 8 o 19 o 23 7 6 33 11 8 17 8 o 12 12 6 13 9 o 18 1 8 16 9 4 14 8 8 230 •677 5 o 82 14 10 22 3 4 38 2 10 £ s. d. 44,184 18 2 1,331 11 2 3,645 15 2 4,075 3 2 i,753 16 8 2,852 g o 570 13 10 2,725 9 5 1,456 2 3 1,168 11 1 657 5 4 821 4 g 1,586 4 1 2,151 14 3 687 9 5 829 10 9 1,256 16 9 130 10 7 3,233 13 8 86 18 2 654 15 11 1,411 5 6 19 2 3 4 3 0 1,205 15 1 808 o 2 1,413 9 11 480 ig 5 1.050 10 8 488 4 6 596 13 4 133 14 10 671 1 3 1,040 6 5 945 14 11 1,130 7 2 1,022 18 S 1,674 4 11 43 13 3 1,455 18 5 1.051 11 10 721 12 0 2,737 10 3 2,380 15 8 1,272 16 2 601 12 2 7,838 15 10 2,458 11 o 1,330 2 9 1,908 2 1 34 8 9 37,888 11 1 i,545 11 4 778 5 6 6,617 14 4 347 6 8 376 5 o 248 17 10 293 4 4 491 14 3 1,670 o 5 678 5 7 3,989 1 5 1,074 15 5 39 6 3 1,756 18 1 1,867 n 9 1,536 5 7 721 19 9 998 7 11 935 6 o 1,112 10 11 '- 884 o 6 !58 14 3 36,701 13 6 3,736 16 8 1,635 9 10 2,350 5 6 20,682 23 1 107 550 327 114 169 653 120 92 31 8 121 180 78 13 37 41 53 3 65 116 2 4 536 172 54 59 735 191 93 39 77 118 61 243 270 40 2 101 132 55 . 290 97 155 25 928 182 129 519 5 11,564 241 159 810 5 77 22 30 23 353 105 924 214 35 116 409 50 127 80 34i 36 102 74 31,868 664 107 495 £ s, d. 68,339 11 5 878 16 11 410 ig g 2,146 14 4 1,161 g 6 365 9 1 775 4 " 1,873 13 5 425 6 6 398 13 4 88 10 o 22 6 8 544 11 9 586 4 10 316 18 2 48 14 9 190 7 7 210 13 7 297 11 5 3 16 3 223 16 2 404 2 1 476 13 2 9 1,872 17 4 535 11 2 33i 5 11 228 3 3 2,402 II_ 7 645 3 7 323 8 2 122 2 8 254 7 1 450 10 10 189 o 1 876 13 5 818 17 9 176 18 11 860 518 8 5 624 1 8 277 15 o 1,011 11 2 461 6 11 47i 14 9 125 8 3 3,134 16 10 625 3 5 393 15 3 1,731 14 10 8 14 o 35,875 11 i'i 691 18 10 417 17 3 2,343 15 3 12 5 6 271 12 5 68 13 6 118 13 3 75 5 7 1,177 n ° 372 16 3 3,272 2 1 758 13 0 136 12 7 344 4 1 1,259 15 8 138 8 7 494 11 11 314 8 8 1,040 2 2 166 19 7 309 5 11 192 11 7 75,888 16 5 2,726 6 6 324 7 7 1,440 13 ° 1,787 12 94 85 58 112 16 79 44 9 13 8 36 79 11 I 7 70 1 13 22 3 1 5i 36 9 9 4° 23 12 5 11 18 7 36 27 22 6 9,573 77 490 520 35i 550 84 450 280 28 98 37 200 645 73 16 18 11 278 1 100 79 4 1 508 295 20 92 215 243 46 24 61 125 34 212 147 199 22 £ s. d. 128,360 13 4 605 15 o 4.303 6 8 3,312 6 4 1,301 18 6 4,690 12 O 471 o 0 3.304 18 2 1,243 16 o 363 14 I 372 2 7 223 16 5 1,265 o 1 4,692 16 o 306 7 o 384 19 o 422 17 o 212 9 O 3,055 19 5 O 10 O 438 l6 2 1,142 13 7 33 8 1 200 1,742 18 6 737 !2 o 420 o 6 443 4 0 2,212 11 4 1,204 I0 ° 557 11 o 218 13 0 642 9 o 463 5 o 266 2 0 450 8 0 908 10 5 1,382 17 o 39 14 o 1,085 3 o 95i 7 o 781 12 11 2,404 7 8 1,770 16 o 1,090 2 o 747 19 o 15,321 12 11 972 2 o 1,234 4 2 2,279 15 9 600 200,002 4 7 1,491 12 5 1,530 14 2 9,773 10 6 182 7 6 1,979 7 51 42 11 21 9 40 4 6 5 9 30 4 4 1 1 18 7 5 23 12 8 1 18 14 3 3 3 14 1 11 12 12 75 44 15 13 81 47 25 18 21 48 5 34 44 32 50 37 10 136 43 49 7 992 47 28 114 9,210 38 135 175 56 87 23 130 50 19 25 1 3° 108 34 9 20 5 78 35 31 1 £ s. a. 161,230 13 4 498 6 7 2,565 15 1 3,028 6 10 i,i45 5 o 1,278 15 o 263 15 8 2,821 10 8 553 3 " 322 4 7 224 12 8 8 10 o 59i 10 3 2,044 14 2 829 18 8 145 12 o 454 19 8 80 10 o 1,128 2 g 136 17 o 443 16 5 400 429 ° 3 509 13 2 365 13 4 88 1 a 1,171 14 4 996 15 o 479 10 3 230 18 6 578 4 4 612 12 9 79 18 11 439 5 8 901 18 8 289 17 1 908 14 1 586 12 10 126 13 o 3,401 16 4 1,273 9 ° 928 10 g 57 11 3 19,351 12 11 700 8 7 1,192 9 11 2,609 7 10 19 25 12 63 53 23 32 255 13 20 35 7i 152 86 344 135 155 68 1,368 98 48 208 2 18,604 405 185 1.125 11 4 7 28 19 12 3 177 7 14 25 2,59i 55 34 250 2 2,182 25 27 170 15,666 77 101 486 1 246,754 1 2 1,249 19 3 1,878 6 6 8,168 8 7 14 0 o 4 15 5 103 3° 198 32 7 29 9i 21 26 17 158 13 18 22 2,248 502 15 65 24 109 94 661 127 1,286 220 40 209 517 113 212 103 1,257 118 85 215 15,254 4,47i 61 459 16 o 287 1 o 437 13 0 4,041 3 o 1,029 4 0 11,472 9 1 1,870 4 2 239 13 o 2,283 6 6 5,277 2 5 963 19 o 834 o 7 883 1 6 5,425 17 4 2,072 2 6 918 17 6 783 9 o 156,233 9 lo 18,075 16 3 539 8 o 2,188 16 9 2 5 1 84 19 87 21 2 24 60 10 21 8 30 5 13 10 2,486 339 8 28 6 22 12 243 51 389 81 4 78 205 43 57 26 104 25 36 33 13,059 933 26 81 77 8 3 179 2 6 119 2 10 3,254 9 5 652 o 8 6,810 16 10 1,661 17 10 37 7 11 1,853 6 9 5,759 19 6 437 11 3 882 9 7 612 9 11 741 9 6 756 3 10 536 14 2 326 18 ir 197,485 13 ° 8,318 11 3 523 11 11 1,262 s 4 343

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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 1883— continued.

Money Orders. Savings Banks. Office. Issued. Paid. « s 5 j < ° No. Deposits. deposits. Amount. CO 8° < Withdrawals. No. Commission. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. Dunedin — contd. Blueskin Caversham Clinton Clyde Cromwell Green Island .. Hamilton's Kaitangata Lawrence Milton Mosgiel Naseby Ophir Outram Owake Palmerston Port Chalmers.. Roxburgh St. Bathan's .. South Dunedin Stirling Tapanui Waihola Waikaia Waitahuna jISBORNE Ormond jREYMOUTH Ahaura Barrytown Brunnerton Nelson Creek .. Reefton rlOKITIKA Kumara Rimu Ross Stafford Invercargill Arrow River .. Campbelltown.. Dipton Edendale Elbow Fortrose Gore Kingston Mataura Otautau Queenstown Riverton Thornbury Waipahi Winton Woodlands Wyndham Napier Hastings Kopua Mohaka Ormondville .. Porangahau Port Ahuriri .. Takapau Taupo Waipawa Waipukurau .. Wairoa Kelson Belgrove Brightwater .. Collingwood .. Motueka Port Richmond Takaka Wakefield 141 142 660 452 715 180 290 662 1,013 830 283 634 425 279 181 772 1,493 605 365 no 173 918 97 568 460 291 1,999 37 2,463 842 28 47i 165 i,552 1,639 885 3i5 5i7 275 3,746 616 3°4 185 173 49i 8 1,633 132 74i 258 73i 695 114 255 426 171 508 3,500 698 25 60 456 220 361 265 459 748 303 359 3,185 93 77 623 524 269 117 509 118 £ s. d. 500 546 2315 0 18 o 10 28 17 8 n o 6 n 1 6 23 7 o 40 5 o 30 12 6 13 5 2 23 14 10 14 17 0 13 15 2 6 2 10 29 12 o 105 17 8 24 8 6 n 16 10 4 9 8 5 15 6 32 8 6 3 19 o 21 6 4 14 17 2 9 13 8 131 14 o 206 140 5 8 38 13 8 140 26 19 10 876 103 11 10 90 12 4 39 6 2 11 4 10 23 15 0 10 0 2 195 18 o 27 3 10 14 7 0 6 19 8 640 18 9 8 068 60 5 8 624 25 9 4 n 4 6 33 17 4 32 14 10 4 8 10 850 15 15 2 658 22 7 6 232 5 o 42 14 6 140 4 4 4 15 1 2 14 n 8 22 10 2 10 o 2 31 14 o 36 17 8 16 13 o 16 18 10 165 9 o 412 2 f9 6 28 18 10 24 1 2 16 17 2 5 13 10 26 o 10 500 £ s. d. 3°4 18 3 328 12 5 i,595 14 8 1,232 8 11 1,782 15 2 595 11 10 902 7 3 1,751 16 6 2,825 5 8 2,145 6 8 725 14 5 1,403 6 6 1.004 18 10 807 8 3 587 18 10 1,907 14 8 5,027 7 4 i,54i 9 1 747 12 4 221 n 5 425 4 11 2,194 6 2 302 18 10 1,856 2 6 1,170 12 10 723 10 5 7,160 6 7 130 18 6 8,355 12 4 4,512 9 n 107 8 2 1,628 18 11 574 19 9 5,567 14 10 5,162 11 4 2,425 13 0 8og 7 5 1,602 10 5 721 o 11 11,062 18 6 i,8g2 1 2 1,229 13 7 595 7 8 369 14 11 1,512 10 o 16 3 6 4,526 o 6 607 ig 5 2.005 13 9 724 17 11 2,o8g 6 3 2,385 18 11 295 3 9 667 4 6 1,127 17 1 3gi 14 10 1,470 1 4 12,337 6 3 2,131 3 o 69 1 o 236 15 3 1,340 12 8 820 10 1 1,443 11 3 735 14 1 1,611 18 o 2,244 11 6 925 6 6 950 o 7 10,132 8 11 276 9 4 204 17 5 2,409 14 0 2,119 16 6 1,019 1 4 399 17 7 2,246 18 5 357 8 6 100 303 144 191 156 127 12 Il6 654 509 134 265 65 134 56 434 984 121 63 83 58 270 37 73 316 82 779 9 1,613 135 3 55 33 1,528 1,528 4°3 37 171 62 3,662 153 5i3 26 26 97 £ 8. d. 396 6 0 953 11 1 399 15 1 382 13 9 552 3 1 5°3 11 8 69 4 8 410 11 '8 1,919 8 2 1,393 2 4 344 10 3 759 18 2 183 1 1 474 o 8 216 3 5 1,518 10 6 3,725 16 5 407 14 7 202 6 7 248 15 o 182 o 9 1 744 5 1 133 9 0 307 19 10 798 5 2 292 11 5 3,226 5 1 50 14 4 6,317 1 6 572 4 « 5 5° 288 10 3 192 2 10 3,945 o 8 4,812 11 2 1,288 19 2 171 1 2 690 3 5 243 14 I n,533 9 8 480 15 9 2,010 2 5 97 19 1 96 5 10 357 18 9 16 32 30 12 37 38 12 43 61 7i 24 23 6 19 9 46 360 19 7 56 13 37 14 10 17 5 198 4 202 20 17 25 81 116 67 27 33 7 491 49 19 7 4 29 121 291 170 50 170 199 4 o 239 387 45i 2l6 156 17 120 20 449 2,424 77 22 413 104 217 50 in 125 60 i, 061 10 i,378 65 88 263 396 671 455 114 233 65 2,597 159 180 18 28 123 £ •■ d. 494 13 10 821 n 4 765 o o 237 18 o 981 I o 1,262 2 3 873 16 O 1,571 11 6 2,214 15 0 2,799 18 6 726 8 o 517 12 8 103 o 4 613 10 0 259 o 0 2,115 10 I 12,110 14 II 1,148 O 10 133 O O 1,517 9 0 298 15 0 1,048 4 11 307 16 II 355 9 5 677 18 o 186 15 o 8,526 7 3 101 13 o 14,782 16 3 1,254 12 8 756 o 1 1,261 18 0 4,598 5 11 7,155 3 3 3,475 12 3 1,102 3 o i,358 1 9 246 19 o 27,757 15 4 1,382 o 4 978 17 o 245 6 o 129 16 o 1,475 12 1 15 13 27 15 19 20 4 3i 39 47 29 9 3 8 3 31 234 9 5 15 6 17 5 3 8 11 156 1 206 8 1 9 5i 137 3 1 8 14 2 498 20 10 8 32 36 53 22 38 46 20 66 85 148 50 28 6 28 12 61 672 33 9 73 12 38 16 13 39 16 733 1 1,036 39 6 66 131 436 144 33 58 26 2,055 3i 39 17 2 35 £ S. d. 45i 9 1 88 14 5 983 5 9 740 5 8 1,023 18 5 858 9 2 414 14 11 925 o 6 i,757 9 9 3,076 3 7 884 16 4 403 1 9 65 19 3 34i 14 7 269 ig 5 1,519 18 3 8,545 n 1 588 2 o 253 9 7 396 3 5 134 1 11 95i 11 o 150 8 2 191 12 6 667 11 11 134 2 10 8,932 10 7 54 8 1 23,795 12 4 380 o 9 81 10 10 705 6 o 3,914 3 1 8,797 10 o 2,364 3 10 250 2 o 1,240 1 1 346 6 1 35,715 10 8 1,115 7 7 1,809 *4 8 245 8 5 20 12 7 405 1 7 1 13 446 15 181 78 256 366 20 36 158 102 98 2,646 234 5 26 55 36 I3 1 23 70 399 164 177 4,5io 28 39 139 237 35 104 90 50 l,37i 10 8 71 4 8 515 9 6 296 5 2 829 13 9 1,138 17 5 57 o 3 150 10 4 735 11 11 314 18 6 371 7 4 8,615 17 3 694 2 o 21 15 0 133 12 2 249 4 5 177 18 9 539 17 1 94 12 3 350 14 2 1,077 16 6 525 17 o 533 3 10 17,783 2 3 107 2 8 106 3 I 568 2 10 1,118 o 1 121 13 1 422 9 1 307 7 6 173 19 4 72 2 41 15 25 ■ 5i 1 5 24 13 22 496 81 1 1 18 343 3 258 63 135 530 7 11 77 76 74 2,741 292 5 19 65 26 126 58 69 271 216 133 3,098 52 64 67 528 275 127 53 220 2,065 12 0 72 o o 952 o 9 495 o 5 1,875 11 7 2,093 9 2 75 5 0 104 19 1 683 12 0 232 g 4 1,267 2 3 28,702 7 o 3,227 9 10 54 10 o 180 n o 1,121 2 1 807 8 5 813 1 10 263 4 o 1,033 15 5 i,7I7 4 1 1,559 8 11 614 o 0 28,853 13 9 465 16 0 '. 390 17 0 707 14 o 4,55i 18 6 815 14 0 1,093 6 I 672 3 0 1,086 13 o 49 12 7 20 40 2 15 10 10 441 23 4 4 3 6 4 4 33 11 3 343 1 1 2 37 16 8 4 3 118 2 60 18 46 128 2 3 4 1 18 36 2,168 86 4 3 15 8 38 13 12 114 43 21 2,031 12 18 21 156 60 31 21 -24 1,908 3 o 300 939 12 9 399 8 10 2,443 17 8 3,569 18 8 30 o o 27 8 4 557 8 10 85 12 1 1,368 ig 8 35,804 15 3 1,001 17 3 23 16 4 40 o o 185 3 8 223 5 o 512 9 3 210 18 10 527 19 9 i,77i 2 9 765 11 o 250 8 2 46,832 7 5 209 2 2 180 5 o 302 9 o 5*043 13 8 333 19 6 450 2 11 386 rg o 610 11 6 4 15 9 15 52 30 18 383 18 18 14 78 33 21 20 34

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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 1883— continued.

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Money Orders. Savings Banks, Office. Issued. Paid. <t> . £ rrr ri " 5 P. Deposits. [A 3 a Withdrawals. No. Commission. Amount. No. Amount. <° No. Amount. 3° < No. Amount. New Plymouth .. Inglewood Opunake Parihaka Stratford Waitara Oamaru Duntroon Hampden Herbert Kakanui Maheno Ngapara Thames Maketu Ohinemutu Opotiki Paeroa Tauranga Te Aroha Te Puke Waiorongomai.. Waterford Whakatane .Timaru Geraldine Pleasant Point.. St. Andrew Temuka Waimate 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 Aro Tenui Upper Hutt Woodville Westport Boatman's Charleston Longford Lyell 2,338 205 615 561 326 349 317*4 219 367 240 207 149 61 1,956 147 639 537 236 1,068 1,083 12 £ 8. d. 112 17 6 864 23 13 4 24 n 8 11 16 8 14 1 8 183 10 4 goo 12 7 10 7 17 6 8 12 2 5 1 2 226 100 8 6 9 10 4 36 3 o 26 14 8 10 n 6 44 n o 65 15 6 080 010 8 11 6 £ 8. d. 7,355 18 4 685 14 6 i,535 8 11 1,408 17 2 933 o 9 932 9 8 n,769 5 4 737 19 1 1,076 11 4 582 12 o 754 12 0 402 ig 9 157 4 o 6,582 19 6 486 15 4 2,293 17 10 1,582 18 9 674 17 5 2,685 19 8 4,061 12 7 22 19 10 236 477 16 4 196 8 5 11,262 9 9 1,516 12 5 48 11 8 425 4 6 1,628 3 1 3,457 9 1 10,531 11 10 1,138 12 1 3,035 6 8 1,239 2 11 572 15 1 2,408 4 3 666 18 11 2,614 8 10 617 10 8 519 13 10 943 4 11 35,807 4 1 1,803 19 11 792 6 3 448 4 7 850 10 8 3,327 4 3 1,817 JI 1 1,684 14 11 1,376 11 7 1,188 10 0 596 13 o 366 1 1 4,504 18 o g8g 7 o 175 17 8 4,303 12 6 642 ig 2 1,370 8 6 i,i35 19 8 466 4 7 1,815 16 4 4,447 1 10 2,344 o i° i,ogi 16 9 946 16 7 2,727 10 2 2,105 91 217 48 135 263 i,737 57 147 57 22 28 15 1,516 7i ig6 167 84 805 240 14 £ 8. d. 6,902 18 8 395 15 7 690 6 5 194 16 3 679 19 9 857 6 9 5,863 5 7 257 8 9; 411 16 7 193 6 4 75 1 5 103 5 9 34 18 6 5,213 15 5 285 15 8 893 1 7 660 12 10 356 8 0 2,459 14 7 997 2 0 38 5 3 320 32 28 23 13 20 461 15 17 II 7 3 6 295 15 65 58 23 140 77 1,866 174 139 255 45 148 2,503 95 64 53 5i 10 20 2,243 40 178 140 165 352 267 £ 8. d. 27,286 15 7 808 8 9 2,022 1 8 2,240 3 2 724 10 11 59i 13 o 23,594 4 3 579 16 o 330 8 1 563 3 11 521 10 2 31 12 o 39 16 o 18,758 6 8 643 6 9 4,413 17 4 2,647 15 6 425 9 3 7,413 11 9 2,540 8 6 354 n 24 5 9 9 354 8 7 4 4 2 1 298 1 1,758 43 . 70 58 25 44 1,507 21 27 18 £ 8. d. 33,034 o 8 578 o 7 1,847 l6 11 802 o 3 402 9 11 57° 6 o 24,432 18 6 294 15 1 250 18 4 197 4 o 227 16 5 155 18 1 31 13 o 24,623 5 8 119 2 11 935 3 11 1,095 6 6 261 7 6 3,027 4 5 1,753 3 9 25 o o 11 8 11 8 3 1,601 5 42 28 18 98 116 1 3 38 37 2 73 5 3 113 19 4 6,246 1 6 490 14 7 4° 4 5 57. 7 1 921 n 0 1,264 15 IT 9,162 5 10 420 2 n 2,142 3 2 552 16 10 211 14 5 1,202 9 8 670 17 1 2,266 6 g 223 16 9 86 4 1 477 3 10 46,723 2 1 712 7 n 102 16 3 29 o 10 509 18 7 1,687 l8 7 1,023 17 8 616 11 0 458 6 9 577 o 10 86 10 10 74 6 7 2,349 15 9 283 2 0 80 g 4 2,534 15 7 279 5 7 150 g o 88 17 10 330 ig g 585 2 1 2,851 17 5 no 18 10 155 12 11 270 g 7 946 12 1 "87 215 84 3,40i 606 29 161 603 1,252 3,330 439 1,156 441 186 789 297 911 173 161 338 12,934 649 212 IOO 359 1,080 633 495 513 298 128 135 1,433 300 40 1,487 248 659 291 172 55i 1,252 432 368 222 642 422 195 9 8 24 18 10 136 6 11 8 25 19 4 55 12 2 180 17 10 19 14 6 49 3 4 18 6 10 7 9 6 37 15 10 11 15 6 40 15 2 10 7 o 696 16 6 o 687 8 6 27 12 4 13 11 4 3 17 6 15 1 10 49 12 2 31 14 6 25 6 10 18 n 8 14 16 6 4 4 4 8 11 8 72 16 o 14 5 0 1 12 4 70 3 4 10 6 10 34 3° 2,Q20 159 9 21 283 4°3 2,977 159 691 145 50 524 148 817 81 24 147 13,833 255 26 5 172 644 420 246 137 166 14 20 772 70 17 812 72 44 37 92 158 804 30 66 4° 339 34 524 54 7 19 50 119 382 44 101 40 14 46 17 72 7 5 19 1,968 63 8 2,665 227 11 55 igo 661 2,712 300 423 129 62 326 74 345 96 35 112 13,889 433 24 162 698 165 390 "5 288 72 26 728 159 37 510 122 1,401 126 "4 173 868 67 84 12 136 501 18 6 26,681 13 1 1,368 6 10 109 7 o 651 12 9 1,568 7 10 3,997 14 7 20,501 18 2 674 6 1 5,322 5 1 2,715 5 7 531 I0 4 2,757 3 2 606 6 6 2,87g 14 7 570 13 o 487 12 o 728 17 10 135,265 6 8 2,ogg 18 o 315 12 o 965 14 o 3,339 7 5 1,278 1 2 1,606 11 1 503 15 1 3,432 13 10 86 1 0 299 5 o 6,379 13 1 813 10 n 545 2 o 4,53i o 10 628 12 o 4,i59 1 o 874 7 10 997 9 o 543 3 4 9,432 11 7 1,093 9 o 428 16 o 66 17 o 964 9 5 2 2 478 28 1 4 39 56 391 16 68 8 10 26 9 56 7 1 16 1,676 49 1 22 3 i,970 87 2 14 123 180 1,784 55 243 5i 29 "5 33 152 31 14 35 9,694 134 3 124 8 2 18 9 4 30,247 12 7 i,ogg 10 4 16 6 10 127 16 5 2,319 12 3 2,574 6 3 28,458 18 8 303 2 I 6,002 15 10 1,842 o 8 404 2 11 3,052 6 o i,33i 8 8 2,476 4 3 25g 18 10 54i 15 o 435 5 5 150,885 10 1 1,822 17 7 65 2 3 820 3 8 3,"7 5 5 g6i 16 I 1,881 4 10 452 8 o 1,928 5 3 37 13 5 iog 14 2 5,593 4 2 324 19 11 145 1 7 3,373 19 7 1,717 1 10 309 4 4 5io 19 3 619 17 1 293 17 8 10,292 5 8 262 o o 1,305 17 10 23 10 8 1,106 15 8 38 94 28 38 28 48 22 13 169 20 7 121 26 191 24 18 25 153 3° 8 17 63 13 37 8 33 1 4 7i 19 2 50 24 30 14 6 23 119 46 194 57 135 54 89 7 15 304 69 12 32 9 10 13 13 4 6 5 4 22 16 2 73 12 8 38 13 2 19 8 4 10 11 2 204 52 103 28 41 42 5" 9 44 9 1 4 25 4 37 39 2 10 22 Totals I72556 9,022 10 6 I4I438 439,869 19 1 20,386 i276og 1178474 4 I 15,967 78,405 I295719 l8 541,132 15 5

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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 the 31st December,, 1883.

Postal Districts. Number of Post , Office ■Savings Banks Open at the Close of the (Year. Number of Deposits received during the Year. Total Amount of Deposits received during the Year. Average Amount of each Deposit received during the Year. Number of Withdrawals during the Year. Total Amount of Withdrawals during the Year. Average Amount of each Withdrawal during the Y;ar. Excess of Deposits over Withdrawals during the Year. Excess of »?3? St ° f Withdrawals Mana f * over Deposits i ,m< 3nt r ■ .r rr during during the Year. U e Yek. Average Cost of each Transaction, Deposit, or Withdrawal. Interest for the Year. Number of Accounts Opened during the Year. Number of .Accounts Closed during the Year. Number of Accounts remaining Open at Close of the Year. Total Amount standing to the Credit of all open Accounts, inclusive of Interest to the Close of the Year. Average Amount standing to the Credit of each open Account at Close of the Year. t.i Auckland Blenheim Christchurch ■ ... Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier ... Nelson ... New Plymouth ... Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport *■■ 46 5 23 30 2 6 5 18 17,218 1,724 25,720 26,918 1,071 2,190 4,592 4,021 4,484 2,627 2,796 3,488 3,809 4,614 1,167 £ s. d. 180,432 7 9' 19,813 14 10^ 252,259 8 9; 211,524 18 9 8,628 o 3 22,653 12 11 1.3,337 19 3 41,540 12 n 40,094 2 7 38,637 is 4 33,673 1.3 1 25,660 10 5 37,4H 4 7 34,377 2 I 37,775 12 4 168,664 s 3 11,986 3 Oi £ 8. d. 10 9 7 11 9IO 9 16 2 7 17 2 8 i 1 10 6 10 8 13 5 9 on 9 19 5 8 12 4 12 16 4 9 3 6 10 14 6 906 8 3 9 81110 10 5 8 0 1 ",'34 1,181 15,774 734 1,278 697 2,628 2,374 1,998 2,376 ",283 605 £ s. d. 194,257 10 9 2.3,8S3 19 3 282,764 5 2 334,366 12 10 '8,986 18 8 28,876 13 o 12,998 3 o 49,686 9 3 4',3'7 7 3 54,349 1° 2 37,234 14 4 .. 25,591 3 5 31,982 12 2 36,385 4 8 45,107 18 4 174,970 6 2 12,990 9 10! 17 8 11 20 311 15 '8 8 ■4 '7 2 12 411 22 11 10 18 12 11 18 18 1 '6 7 3 22 17 10 18 12 2 16 010 16 10 6 15 6 3 17 14 10 15 10 2 2' 9 5 £ s. d. ... 339 '6 3 £ s. d. 13,825 3 o 4,040 4 5 30,504 16 s 22,841 14 1 358 18 5 6,223 ° ' 8,145 '6 4 1,223 4 8 15,711 14 10 3,561 1 3 £ s. 4 £ s. d. 7.S79 io 2 3.109 ... I ... 1,021 13 1 323 ... ! 12,419 2 3 j 3,721 ■•• i •■• 10.335 18 5 3,865 265 10 9 202 ',393 40! 345 736 08 250 2,094 16 I 852 s. 4 £ s. d. 7,879 15 2 1,021 13 1 ... ' 12,419 2 3 10.335 18 5 265 10 9 1,393 4 o 736 o 8 2,094 16 1 2,066 17 4 2,183 15 2 1,357 8 1 1,283 10 i° 1,658 11 o 1,784 11 5 i,740 13 5 7,295 9 4 530 o 3 ! 3>'o9 323 3,721 3,86s 202 345 250 8 S 2 740 619 436 520 715 773 747 2,949 220 2,462 223 2,806 3,501 157 275 192 701 536 4'5 412 380 401 606 608 2,141 151 8,296 1,101 13,532 34' i,345 904 2,3H 2,225 2,579 1,212 1,214 2,022 1,730 2,194 8,355 663 £ s. d. 205,344 8 3 24,339 8 o 308,589 13 3 255,739 1.3 9 7,344 7 8, 33,981 16 6 19,694 14 1 51,079 7 10 51,423 13 9 50,917 2 2 34,623 3 9 32,059 16 S 44,129 6 s 42,899 7 7 44,i7i 5 9 189,913 8 2 13,501 3 3 £ s. d. 24 15 0 22 2 1 22 16 1 21 96 21 10 9 25 5 4 2115 8 22 1 5 23 2 3 19 14 10 28 1 1 4 26 8 2 21 16 s 24 15 n 20 2 8 22 14 7 20 7 3 11 2,066 17 4 740 9 6 7 1 1 6 69 7 o 5.43 1 12 5 I ■" 1 2,183 1.5 2 619 1.357 8 1 I 436 1,283 10 IO ; 520 1 1 21 ... 2,008 2 7 7,3.32 6 o 6,306 o 1 1 1,004 6 10 1,658 II O j 715 1.784 I' 5 j 773 L740 13 5 i 747 7.295 9 4 , 2,949 5 ...» 530 o 3 j 220 I 117,245 14 2 4,000 o 4§ 56,046 17 3 20,386 4,000 o 4* 54,909 13 n 121,014 3,500 o 4jf : 42,204 19 o 25,059 3,500 1 O 6j-y 32,822 12 4 16,137 3,000 j o 5§ 31,715 18 2 15,401 2,500 ; o 5J 31,664 12 9 113,005 2,500 j o 6 29,193 14 6 ; 11,235 2,500 I o 61 28,762 4 7 11,255 2,500 o 6| ; 28,565 3 5 11,273 2,250 o 6j i 26,935 6 8 10,346 1,800 o 7J j 20,106 16 10 7,382 i,556 o 7J3- 14,711 o 5 6,205 1,351 o 8f 11,291 10 10 4,615 1,264 ° 9tp. 9r242 3 11 4,304 1, 186 o 10JI} 7,412 8 o 3,839 789 o 9f ; 4,880 7 3 , 3,282 822 I IOj ! 1,241 5 O ! 2,520 61,936 57,517 51,008 38,667 34,747 32,132 '28,761 26, 117 24,334 21,742 13,566 10,549 8,3 '7 6,290 4,252 1,409,751 16 7 1,470,950 13 6 1,232,787 16 9 903,765 16 10 787,00,5 19 o 819,071 8 2 767,375 I? 8 723,910 17 s 727,295 7 8 770,836 18 o 664,807 5 10 490,066 7 o 357,6S4 14 6 295,372 1 7 231,311 5 3 163,518 15 7 22 15 2 25 11 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 s 33 18 1 35 10 3 36 15 5 38 9 1 Totals for Colony in 188? ... 1882 ... „ „ 1881 ... 1880 ... 1879 ... 1878 ... 1877 ... 1876 ... '875 ... 1874 ... 1873 ■" „ „ 1872 ... 1871 ... „ „ 1870 ... „ „ 1869 ... 1868 ... Totals for Colony from 1st Feb. to 31st Dec, 1867 ... 222 207 190 165 147 138 124 119 j 103 92 81 7° 59 55 127,609 '1,178,474 4 I 125,855 1,189,012 2 7 8l,660 ; 864,441 l8 IO 71,865 812,399 11 11 69,908 762,084 12 0 60,953 681,294 "3 2 57,295 664,134 12 6 56,129 657,653 4 o 52,627 699,249 14 3 39,223 580,542 5 5 31,681 1 430,877 o o 24,642 312,338 18 4 20,489 [ 264,328 J 7 I7> 13.3 : 240,898 5 9 13,014 '94,535 " 6 6,977 96,372 7 I0 948 78,405 10 4 o 69,308 9 8 11 60,137 10 n 9 57.446 n 6 1 54,698 10 18 o 42,746 "36 39,363 11 11 9 39,486 11 14 4 36,977 '3 5 8 29,778 14 16 2 21,268 13 12 o 17,254 12 13 6 I 14,773 12 18 o 11,934 14 I 2- j 9,292 14 18 II j 6,365 13 16 3 : 1,919 1,295,719 18 3 16 10 6 1,142,599 o 1 16 9 8 902,195 1 815 o 1 780,504 13 4: 13 11 8 876,180 19 3 16 o 4 742,053 14 3 17 7 2 667,023 7 5 16 18 10 696,281 7 4 17 12 8 729,759 '7 9 19 '4 8 620,155 8 9 20 16 5 425,908 3 5 20 o 5 313,176 711 18 3 o 261,347 16 3 17 13 9 209,509 13 2 17 11 1 180,518 4 1 19 8 7 107,094 17 3 16 16 6 26,415 18 9 13 15 3 '83,253 2 10 286,817 o II 8.3.937 5 6 20,030 17 9 14,271 5 9 79,094 5 6 154,634 2 o 117,700 12 1 50,991 2 1 54,818 12 5 60,380 1 8 87,440 '4 3 ... 63,781 7 4 32,146 14 IOj 72,106 13 9 i4,5 0 5 12,718 12,217 12,786 9,6.34 8,59i 9,472 8,681 3,8,6 3,i88 2,383 2,277 i,8oi 1,186 46 69,956 9 1 364 2,156 7i,i97 14 1 33 o s

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Table No. 5. Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended the 31st December, 1883.

Table No. 6. Securities, &c, standing in the Name of the Postmaster-General, on Account of the PostOffice Savings-Bank Fund, on the 31st December, 1883.

3Balances on 1st January, 1888. Transactions. Balances on 31st Docomber, 1883. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Ioney Obdeb Accounts :— Money orders Commission United Kingdom United States of America Victoria South Australia New South Wales Queensland Tasmania Western Australia £ s. d. 11,451 13 1 21,932 9 5 531 IG 4 121 5 9 £ s. d. 1,299 12 2 2,133 14 11 £ s. a. 580,042 7 7 1,637 19 9 92,602 4 1 4,233 4 3 25,214 13 3 1,384 11 G 12,806 4 7 1,597 10 6 2,380 2 3 251 18 G £ s. d. 578,897 12 0 1,330 4 3 98,551 18 10 1,162 9 1 25,293 8 0 1,764 2 6 12,046 1 1 1,511 8 8 2,586 0 5 185 15 6 £ s. d. 12,596 8 8 10,042 14 8 937 0 3 453 1 7 £ s. d, 991 IC 8 258 5 3 588 12 5 229 3 G 65 19 8 109 12 6 171 11 1 143 i a 271 17 IC 43 9 £ Savings Bank Accounts :— Deposits and withdrawals Transfers 1,470,950 13 6 752 12 4 1,234,521 1 4 91,727 10 1 1,295,719 18 3 91,644 1 2 1,409,751 16 7 836 1 3 'elegbaph Accounts: — Eeceipts New South Wales New Zealand and Australian Cable 699 14 5 352 8 6 78 4 0 123,950 16 3 20,075 5 8 9,653 10 10 123,G28 3 10 20,056 9 11 9,684 19 2 244 8 5 718 10 2 321 0 2 Ievenue Accounts :— Stamps Postal Guides Private-box and bag rent's Miscellaneous revenue Money order commission Revenue —Total 63,157 1 0 0 12 G 132,158 8 2 293 0 0 4,150 0 0 27,120 12 10 9,022 10 6 165,024 15 7 128,279 4 9 293 G 0 4,150 0 0 27,120 12 10 9,022 10 6 103,490 4 3 67,03G 4 5 0 G C 424 1 8 1,958 13 0 rENERAL ACCOUNTS :— Post Office Account Postmasters and Telegraphists .. Investments Accrued interest on investments Advances to Treasury for payment of foreign money orders Commission on postage stamps .. Gratuities for carriage of mails .. Miscellaneous expenses License fees Government Insurance receipts .. Registration of births, &o. Receipts under Live-Stock Acts .. Machinery fees Property-Tax Oyster fees Vaccination fees Profit and loss Commission to Postmasters from Government Insurance General —Miscellaneous receipts 494 7 9 78 4 G 546 3 0 39,521 10 7 8(3,250 19 5 1,424,021 10 0 6,944 8 10 18,883 4 5 10 1 8 369 14 7 210 13 1 1,180,013 1 7 2,457,033 5 0 430,100 0 0 6,944 8 10 35,264 7 5 356 18 8 -4,172 11 1 4,762 11 11 1,808 1 0 7,532 7 2 886 2 3 17,180 14 4 2,415 0 0 262,375 IG 5 0 5 0 3 8 11 68,450 5 9 1,169,668 5 6 2,457,808 14 8 384,000 0 0 17,876 8 7 26,000 0 0 403 6 G 4,338 0 8 5,843 0 11 1,808 1 0 7,503 16 0 894 4 3 17,427 37 10 2,217 0 0 258,069 IG 3 0 5 0 8 8 11 68,872 15 9 522 18 11 70 2 G 298 19 G 198 0 0 5,209 19 8 29,176 14 C 87,092 9 1 1,377,921 10 C 17,876 8 7 9,618 17 C 56 9 6 535 4 2 1,291 2 1 903-5 19 6 8,325 18 6 7,909 8 G 180 19 5 15 10 0 180 19 5 15 10 0 Totals 1,580,723 1 9 1,580,723 1 9 7,019,410 2 17,019,410 2 8 jl, 525,277 5 10 1,525,277 5 It

Description of Securities, &c. Nominal Value. Value at Cost Price. Interest and Dividends accrued but not received at cud of the Year. Oamaru Harbour Mortgages, 5J por cents Patea Harbour Debentures, 7 per cents Oamaru Town Corporation Debentures, 7 per cents North Rakaia River Bonds, 6 per cents ,, ,, G per cents Consolidated Loan, 4 per cents Westland Loan, 5 per cents Immigration and Public Works Loan, 1870, 4 per cents ,, ,, 4J per cents Waimakariri River Bonds, 6 per cents General Purposes Loan, 5 per cents „ „ 4 per cents Defence Loan, 4 per cents .. ii „ General Purposes LoanA per cents Debentures issued under TreasuryJBills Acts, 1879 .. ' „"- 1880 .. Deficiency Bills, 5 per cents Inscribed Stock, 5 per "cents Short-dated Debentures issued under Treasury Bills Act (sold on 1st December, 1883) Post Office Account £ s. d. 33,500 0 0 10,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 0,000 0 0 13', 000 0 0 50,000 0 0 173,200 0 0 14,900 0 0 4,500 0 0 142,000 0 0 5,200 0 0 75,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 49,500 0 O 138,900 0 0 159,200 0 0 251,300 0 0 250,000 0 0 £ s. d. 33,500 0 0 10,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 12,480 0 0 50,800 0 0 16(3,272 0 0 14,527 10 0 4,500 0 0 142,GOO 0 0 4,342 0 0 72,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 49,500 0 0 £ s. d. 772 6 8 101 12 • 8 132 6 6 29 18 5 15 15 7 109 13 11 527 7 11 1,461 10 4 141 8 11 44 7 8 898 11 5 43 17 7 G32 17 G 108 9 10 ] 298,100 0 0 10,GIG 17 8 251,300 0 0 250,000 0 0 1,027 7 11 958 18 1 253 0 0 Totals [1,388,800 [1,377,921 10 0 17,87G 8 7

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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.

HOMEWARD VIA SAN FRANCISCO.

OUTWARD VIA SAN FRANCISCO. Auckland. Wellington. Dunedin. Sydney. Melbourne. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Auckland. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Wellington. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London, Date of Arrival in Dunedin. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Sydney. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Melbourne. No. of Days. 1883. January 25 February 2 2 March 22 April 19 May 17 June 14 July A 12 August 9 September. 6 October 4 November 8 1883. March 7 Marcli 3 1 April 30 May 2 7 July 2 July 20 August 18 September 17 October 16 November 1 1 December 18 1884. January 13 41 37 39 38 46 36 37 39 40 38 40 1883. January 25 February 22 March 22 April 19 May 17 June 14 July 12 August 9 September 6 October 4 November 8 1883. March 1 o April 3 May 3 May 28 July 4 July 23 August 20 September 19 October 18 November 12 December 19 1884. January 14 44 40 42 39 39 39 41 42 39 4' 1883. January 25 February 22 March 22 April 19 May 17 June 14 July 12 August 9 September 6 October 4 November 8 1883. March 1 1 April 4 May 4 May 30 July ' 6 July 24 August 21 September 20 October 19 November 14 December 20 1884. 45 41 43 5° 40 40 42 43 41 42 1883. January 25 February 22 March 2 2 April 19 May 17 June 14 July 12 August 9 September 6 October 4 November 8 1883. March 12 April 5 May S June 1 July 7 July 25 August 23 September 21 October 2 1 November 17 December 22 1884. January 18 46 42 44 43 5i 41 42 43 45 44 44 1883. January 25 February 22 March 22 April 19 May 17 June 14 July 12 August 9 September 6 October 4 November 8 1883. March 14 April 7 May 8 June 2 July 9 July 26 August 24 September 24 October 23 November 19 December 24 1884. January 19 48 44 47 44 53 42 43 46 47 46 46 December 6 38 December 6 39 December 6 j January 16 4i December 6 43 December 6 44 Maximum Minimum Average 46 36 ■ ■■ 39'o8 48 39 41-08 5° 40 42-42 5' 41 44 53 42 45-83

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. of Days. Date of Despatch from Wellington. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Auckland. Date of Arrival in London. So. of Days. I 1882. December 1883. January February March April May June July August September October October 26 23 21 21 i8 16 '3 II 8 5 3 31 1883. February 1 o March 9 April 6 May 6 June 4 June 28 July 27 August 25 September 26 October 19 November 14 December 16 1884. January 19 46 45 44 46 47 43 44 45 49 44 42 46 1882. December 28 1883. January 25 February 22 March 22 April 19 May 17 June 14 July 12 August 9 September 6 October 4 November 1 1883. February 1 o March 9 April 6 May 6 June 4 June 28 July 27 August 2,5 September 26 October 19 November 14 December 16 1884. January 19 44 43 43 45 46 42 43 44 48 43 41 45 1882. December 30 1883. January 27 February 24 March 24 April 2 1 May 19 June 16 July 14 August 11 September 8 October 6 November 3 1883. February 1 o March 9 April 6 May 6 June 4 June 28 July 27 August 25 September 26 October 19 November 14 December 16 1884. January 19 42 4> 41 43 44 40 41 42 46 4' 39 43 1882. December 31 1883. January 28 February 25 March 25 April 22 May 20 June 17 July 15 August 12 September 9 October 7 November 4 1883. February 1 o March 9 April 6 May 6 June 4 June 28 July 27 August 25 September 26 October 19 November 14 December 16 1884. January 19 41 40 40 42 43 39 40 41 45 40 38 42 1883. January 2 January 30 February 27 March 27 April 24 May 22 June 19 July 17 August 14 September 1 1 October 9 November 7 1883. February 1 o March 9 April 6 May 6 June 4 June 28 July 27 August 25 September 26 October 19 November 14 December 16 1884. January 19 39 38 38 40 41 37 38 39 43 38 36 39 December 5 45 December 6 44 December 8 42 December 9 41 December 1 1 39 Maximum Minimum Average 49 42 45'°8 48 41 43'92 46 39 _4£92_ 45 38 40'92 43 36

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Table No. 8.-SUEZ 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 Suez and Brindisi.

I OUTWARD VIA BRINDISI AND SUEZ. Melbourne. Sydney. Bluff. Dunedin. Wellington. Auckland. I Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Melbourne. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Sydney. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival at Bluff. No. of Davs. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Dunedin. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Wellington. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Auckland. No. of Days. 1883. , Jan. 26 Feb. 9 Feb. 23 March 9 March 23 April 6 April 20 May 4 May 18 June 1 June 15 June 29 July 13 July 27 August 10 August 24 Sept. 7 Sept. 2 1 October 5 October 19 Nov. 2 1883. March 5 March 20 April 2 April 18 April 30 May 16 May 27 June 10 June 24 July 9 July 23 August 7 August 19 Sept. 2 Sept. 16 October 2 October 16 October 30 Nov. 12 Nov. 26 Dec. 1 1 38 39 38 40 38 40 37 37 37 38 38 39 37 37 37 39 39 39 38 38 39 1883. Jan. 26 Feb. 9 Feb. 23 March 9 March 23 April 6 April 20 May 4 May 18 June 1 June 15 June 29 July 13 July 27 August 10 August 24 Sept. 7 Sept. 21 October 5 October 19 Nov. 2 1883. March 6 March 22 April 3 April 19 May 1 May 18 May 28 June 12 June 26 July 10 July 24 August 8 August 21 Sept. 3 Sept. 18 October 4 October 17 October 31 Nov. 14 Nov. 27 Dec. 12 39 41 39 41 39 42 38 39 39 39 39 40 39 38 39 41 40 40 40 39 40 1883. Jan. 26 Feb. 9 Feb. 23 March 9 March 23 April 6 April 20 May 4 May 18 June 1 June 15 June 29 July 13 July 27 August 10 August 24 Sept. 7 Sept. 2 1 October 5 October 19 Nov. 2 1883. March 14 March 26 April 1 o April 30 May 7 May 29 June 4 June 18 July 2 July 16 July 30 August 13 August 28 Sept. 10 Sept. 24 October 8 October 22 Nov. s Nov. 20 Dec. 3 Dec. 17 1884. 47 45 46 45 45 45 45 45 ■35 45 46 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 1883. Jan. 26 Feb. 9 Feb. 23 March 9 March 23 April 6 April 20 May 4 May 18 June 1 June 15 June 29 Jul* .3 July 2 7 August 10 August 24 Sept. 7 Sept. 21 October 5 October 19 Nov. 2 1883. March 14 March 26 April 11 April 29 May 7 May 28 June 4 June 18 July 2 July 16 July 3 1 August 14 August 28 Sept. 10 Sept. 25 October 8 October 22 Nov. s Nov. 20 Dec. 3 Dec. 18 1884. 47 45 47 51 45 52 45 45 45 45 46 46 46 45 46 45 45 45 46 45 46 1883. Jan. 26 Feb. 9 Feb. 23 March 9 March 23 April 6 April 20 May 4 May 18 June 1 June 15 June 29 July 13 J uly 2 7 August 10 August 24 Sept. 7 Sept. 21 October 5 October 19 Nov. 2 1883. March 17 March 28 April 13 April 26 May 1 o May 25 June 6 June 20 July 4 July 18 August 4 August 18 Sept. 1 Sept. 15 Sept. 26 October 10 October 24 Nov. 7 Nov. 23 Dec. s Dec. 19 1884. 5° 47 49 48 48 49 47 47 47 47 5° 50 5° So 47 47 47 47 49 47 47 1883. Jan. 26 Feb. 9 Feb. 23 March 9 March 23 April 6 April 20 May 4 May 18 June 1 June 15 June 29 July 13 July 27 August 10 August 24 Sept. 7 Sept. 21 October 5 October 19 Nov. 2 1883. March 20 March 27 April 16 April 25 May 14 May 29 June 11 June 19 July 8 July 17 August 7 August 14 Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 30 Oct. 9 Oct. 28 Nov. 6 Nov. 19 Dec. 9 Dec. 23 1884. 53 46 52 47 52 53 46 53 46 53 46 5 1 46 5" 45 51 Nov. 16 Dec. 25 1884. 39 Nov. 16 Dec. 26 1884. 40 Nov. 16 Jan. 1 46 Nov. 16 Jan. 1 46 Nov. 16 Jan. 4 49 Nov. 16 Jan. 2 47 Nov. 30 Dec. 14 Dec. 28 Jan. 8 Jan. 24 Feb. s 39 4i 39 Nov. 30 Dec. 14 Dec. 28 Jan. 9 Jan. 25 Feb. 7 40 42 4i Nov. 30 Dec. 14 Dec. 28 Jan. 14 Feb. 3 Feb. 1 1 45 5 1 45 Nov. 30 Dec. 14 Dec. 28 Jan. 14 Feb. 4 Feb. 1 1 45 52 45 Nov. 30 Dec. 14 Dec. 28 Jan. 17 Feb. 3 Feb. 14 48 5 1 48 Nov. 30 Dec. 14 Dec. 28 Jan. 15 Feb. s Feb. 13 46 S3 47 Maximum Minimum Average 41 37 38*4 42 38 39-76 53 45 46-08 52 45 46-24 51 47 48-24 53 45 .9-2

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Table No. 9.-SUEZ 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 Peninsular and Oriental Mail Service via Suez and Brindisi— continued; and also per Orient Line via Naples or Brindisi.

vi a o _a "3 u 3 a ■a u ~i _a *u a "8 s ■a a £ a o B o tj p C "-5 w j? > s o u *

Bluff. Sydney. Melbourne. Per Orient Line -uld Naples or Brindisi. Per Peninsular and Oriental Service •vid Suez and Brindisi. Per Peninsular and Oriental Service via Suez and Brindisi. Per Peninsular and Oriental Service •via Suez and Brindisi. Date 0/ 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. 1883. ... 1883. 1882. December 1883. 29 1883. February 13 46 1883. J anuary 2 1883. February ■3 42 1883. January 4 1883. February 13 40 */:■ April 20 May 31 41 January January February February March March April April April May May June June Ju]y July 12 26 23 24 14 28 12 25 22 20 February 27 March 12 March 27 April 10 April 23 May 7 May 2 2 June 6 June 18 July 2 *July 22 #August 6 August 14 August 28 September 1 1 46 45 46 46 45 44 45 53 51 51 58 08 53 53 53 January January February February March March April April May May June June June July July August August September September October October November 16 30 1.3 27 1.3 27 10 21 5 19 2 16 30 14 28 1 1 25 22 9 23 6 February March March April April May May June lune July *July *August August August September September October October November November December December 1884. January 27 12 27 10 2.3 7 22 18 22 14 28 11 25 25 9 21 6 20 2 42 41 42 42 41 41 42 46 44 44 5° 51 45 45 45 45 43 47 48 43 44 44 January February February March March March April April May May June June July July July August August September September October October November 18 15 15 29 12 24 8 22 19 3 17 31 14 28 1 1 25 1 1 25 8 February March March April April May MayJune June July *July *August August August September September October October November November December December 1884. January 27 27 10 23 7 22 6 18 22 '4 28 11 25 25 9 21 6 20 2 40 39 4° 40 .39 39 40 43 4' 41 47 48 42 42 42 42 40 44 45 4i 42 42 *May *June June fune July July August August September September October October 18 15 29 13 27 10 24 29 6 26 July July August August September September October October October November November December 22 29 11 22 11 20 2 18 30 12 28 10 65 57 54 60 55 53 55 46 44 53 45 August August September 18 31 14 October 7 October 25 November 9 5° 55 56 November 2 December 20 1884. - January 2 48 November 10 December 1884. 26 46 November 16 47 November 20 43 November 22 41 November December December 2.3 21 January January February 9 22 4 47 46 45 December 14 December December 4 18 January February 16 1 43 45 December December 6 20 January February 16 1 4i 43 February 1 49 Minimum Maximum Average ... 60 4i 49*8 44 49- 1 48 41 43*62 45 39 41 21

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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.

* Subsidy reduced to £31,250 from ist December, 1883.

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 1882 and 1883.

Duration rf Service. Service. Annual Suhsidy. Number of Voyages per Annum. Mileage for Complete 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 4elensville and Matakohe ... -lelensville and Dargaville ... (Vestport and Karamea £ *32,500 1,690 Oct., 1875 June, 1880 Nov., 1 885 I 13 13 104 S 2 156 104 13 n,9i6 2,334 90 140 118 170 102 £ s, d. O 4 2| O I I j } • 250 ; 45° Aug., 1881 Dec, 1884 jo o 3i jo o 3 Jan., 1 88 1 Dec, 1884 300 Jan., 1881 Two months' notice Aug., 1884 310 o 4 H -lokitika and Jackson's Bay 3ort Chalmers and Manukau vlanukau and Port Chalmers 35° Sept., 1881 4 ° 5 7l 5,000 May, 1877 Nov., 1885 13 1,742 045

1.8I i31882. Po2t-Offices, v rt s o rt s o Ol. rt rj to c V S3 tn 4) rt 6 o •u IB rt e o Ph u a) a w v I o .S 'En a. I o H J3 o 0 O H M 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 -nfr' Campbelltown Hokitika Greymouth Chatham Islands 19 12 2 34 1 4 2 2 4 1 19 II 2 35 1 4 3 2 i 1 2 1 1 2 I 1 1 I I I I 1 2 I I 2 4 1 6 3 IO I 5 3 9 1 23 7 7 1 '5 3 3 "6 1 5 2 2 2 I I 2 2 1 24 7 6 15 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 I 3 3 1 2 1 I 1 2 2 4 1 1 20 1 II I 1 1 33 3 1 7 7 36 3 11 1 1 1 18 1 12 I 32 3 2 7 7 33 3 10 1 5 5 2 1 3 3 20 2 1 3 3 18 2 2 I 2 13 I 1 2 12 1 2 I 2 6 2 2 1 1 1 6 I 2 I 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 i 2 1 I 1 I Totals ... 17 '3 no 67 12 219 17 13 106 67 12 2 217

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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 1880, 1881, 1882, and 1883.

. 1 ! ! ! ! i : i ' * The Gisborne returns separated from those of Napier. t The official postage decreased by £5,717 19s. 4d-> when compared with that of the previous year.

Letters. Post-cards. Books. Newspapers. Postal Districts. Revenue. Delivered. Posted. Delivered. Posted. Delivered, Posted. Delivered. Posted. .uckland — 1880 1881 1882 1883 £ s. d. 22,764 11 o 26,045 4 3 26,982 8 3! 28,968 3 7 1,940,536 2,563.418 3,080,779 3,458,923 1,900,808 2,36i,77S 2,728,420 3.150.236 42,241 89,193 85,124 110,084 43,9°5 91,091 105,300 102,167 109,720 164,268 207,530 247,559 173,966 148,798 191,763 257,766 965,822 1,325,636 1,729.338 1,417,988 672,187 1,068,093 1,394.549 1,699,308 'hames— 1880 1881 1882 1883 1,584 6 3 1,701 6 9 2,300 5 5 4,497 15 9 106,895 '54,0.37 183,716 438,087 117,901 123,695 162,825 377,764 4,524 3,029 3,965 8,853 2,886 2,522 4,3i6 8,606 4,914 10,686 8,847 22,828 6,951 8,775 3,224 24,417 65,468 91,455 117,131 214,916 7i,49i 91,026 90,610 150,540 lew Plymouth — 1880 1881 1882 1883 1,987 16 7 2,607 9 11 2,993 11 9 3.259 12 9 168,549 197,717 266,045 249,054 145.S89 174.421 212,199 230,854 8,017 10,712 7,644 14,8.33 13.104 12,558 9.529 10,686 14,499 17,446 21,203 19,617 ",137 6,708 10,270 11,219 124,644 156,364 153,252 141,596 72,592 81,497 86,515 79,807 Gisborne— 1881 1882 1883 1,212 18 4 2,377 2 s 3,250 13 5 124,267 109,278 148,278 82,290 128,479 '5 2,9'9 1,040 2,106 3,900 799 4.654 3.991 9,087 7,792 9.7" 6,302 9,958 10,140 113,022 102,757 1Q7.S49 38,272 68,641 6o,54i f apier— 1880 1881* 1882 1883 7,225 13 3 6,270 19 4 6,506 6 9 7,352 18 7 377,979 462,878 502,554 673,036 446,697 399,789 556,79° 611,026 5.599 11,219 11,258 14,911 7>5°S 8,671 13,650 12,948 35,438 44.954 53,17° 63,557 38,957 39,884 37,258 4i,574 261,785 298,467 268,015 340,015 201,621 208,078 231,283 258,986 'anganui — 1880 1881 1882 1883 6,850 12 11 7,258 6 8 8,163 '6 10 9.55' '3 8 521,872 717,873 770,393 820,599 476,381 49r,i53 721,643 672,698 11,689 25.337 24,466 25,506 11,449 20,514 33,11' 31,733 38,480 56,667 63,590 68,757 25,012 27,937 42,458 .52,962 329,446 457,639 386,504 335.673 167,275 183,612 196,482 180,427 'ellington — 1880 1881 1882 1883 58,386 9 o 54,682 15 7 56,684 16 10 68,353 17 11 1,590,897 1.977,417 2,279,186 2,486,471 1.658,436 1,319,266 1,900.405 2,236,242 25.679 31.525 31,226 59,852 27,395 28,470 33,475 5°,505 109,191 107,965 164,920 174,902 187,131 190,398 219,037 225,542 773,145 818,038 780,660 767,403 585,836 539,6i7 569,166 665,704 felson — 1880 1881 1882 1883 3,821 2 o 4,°3° 5 4 4,174 10 7 4,060 6 9 286,962 254,553 346,671 387,374 335,519 288,522 380,627 379,844 6,327 3,783" 5.551 8,827 11,249 5>94i n,245 15,964 21,485 25,623 33,767 24,856 26,615 2i,957 18,044 30,878 156,286 159,614 173.823 163,592 123,578 87,256 144,144 132,132 'estport— 1880 1881 1882 1883 908 5 2 1,119 18 3 1,636 7 63 2,042 n 1 62,374 80,167 92,534 '24,566 49,227 58,708 87,984 119,405 1,499 884 1,508 4,043 1,213 715 1,31.3 1,183 4,056 8,268 11,492 7,709 1,560 1,638 2,691 3,016 7o,547 78,793 76,621 92,573 24,856 26,052 33,501 40,30° rreymouth 1880 1881 1882 1883 2,514 '9 9 3.395 10 1 4,928 4 6 5,018 2 2 167,079 216,294 250,926 245.791 196,603 276,588 316,758 247,611 2,011 3,107 4,368 9.659 2,236 2,327 3,328 5,694 12,159 19,838 '8,434 i5.'7i 22,967 34.710 i7,5So 17,290 132,851 199,641 197,091 i8s,549 79,889 176,072 167.934 146,328 [okitika— 1880 1881 1882 188 "i 3,072 17 11 2,851 3 7 2,821 14 9 3,009 18 8 141,483 167,635 155.948 197,782 137,670 142,415 148,824 166,894 1,976 3.133 3.172 3.575 2,912 3,445 2,119 2,626 10,833 i6,57S 12,827 M,794 7,124 4,953 4,368 8,905 131,092 182,091 140,001 157,885 66,135 72,943 75,842 82,862 ilenheim — 1880 1881 1882 1883 2,313 8 3 2,268 4 o 3,041 18 10 2,955 1° 5 134,680 153,348 200,772 2.35»664 129,705 133,185 190,229 207,090 1.569 2,483 4,180 6,136 1,213 2,132 2,535 2,990 13,702 ii,544 13,942 21,424 3.961 6,617 10,036 11,414 129,818 120,263 '3',7'7 i25,93i 50,839 46,149 62,140 7o,oo5 Christchurch —■ 1880 1881 1882 1883 26,088 6 3 27,451 2 o 26,433 is 9 26,694 1 9 2,171,819 2,536,092 2,781,389 3r074,i34 2,528,623 2,436,343 2,885,480 2,820,792 75.699 78,793 106,756 ■15,440 92,326 155,623 127,309 15I.333 108,933 142,454 166,704 182,650 214,285 148,772 349.570 287.536 685,756 966,875 996,75o 911,638 737,i84 763,555 913.224 858,637 'imaru — 1880 l88l 1882 1883 7.259 19 2 6,855 '2 IO 8,299 I IO 8,961 12 S 479>423 577,863 618,124 7i8,34i 534,369 532,662 631,540 613,119 15,719 29,614 26,858 34,320 17,342 15,951 29,627 22,438 23,573 62,218 60,235 67,002 20,609 21,853 25,571 25,88.3 170,213 248,729 228,525 229,606 187,772 140,881 161,655 170,794 larnaru — 1880 1881 1882 1.883 3,735 6 s 3,924 19 7 4.658 19 5 5,263 16 10 33i>977 329,134 344,526 402,493 315,432 307,086 338,845 323,856 5.9" 7,891 8,775 8,398 8,797 7,462 11,674 '3.925 19,604 29,848 32,496 29,562 12,255 20,163 20,852 20,215 176,939 208,572 167,073 173,017 104,624 101,179 97.214 86,853 3)unedin — 1880 1881 1882 1883 32,837 8 7 28,364 2 11 29,269 9 6 28,723 17 7 1,916,001 2,345,720 2,746,692 3,076,344 2,308,696 2,234,505 2,858,921 2,706,210 42,224 53.846 7o,577 79.7'6 77-393 112,047 "5,440 111,631 110,327 155,740 164,677 164,944 221,234 198,679 298,831 257,545 1,105,693 i,279.SSi 1,263,829 i.o63r959 1,252,281 1,157,99' 1,412,697 1,155,609 Invercargill— 1880 1881 1882 1883 7,453 17 1 7,770 18 4 8,530 18 1 9,742 13 11 564,486 73°.327 797.i86 1,031,430 579,800 606,788 748,891 803,491 13.823 26,585 20,943 31,629 13,459 20,098 3',993 24,297 36,755 57,°S7 45.958 62,478 26,017 33,8oo 47,190 35>o6i 371.765 523,913 444,386 482,313 223,487 237,107 250,029 280,527 'otals— 1880 l88if 1882 1883 188,804 19 7. 187,810 17 9 1990803 6 1 221,707 7 3 10,963,012 1.3,588,740 15.526,719 17.768,357 11,861,456 11,969,191 14,998,860 15,820,051 264,507 382,174 418,477 539.682 334,384 490,366 540,618 574,717 673,669 940,238 1,087,584 i,i97,52i 999,781 921,944 1,308,671 1,321,363 5,651,270 7,228,663 7,357,473 6,911,203 4,621,647 5,019,380 5,955,626 6,119,360

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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, 1883.

Table No. 14. Table showing the Number of Letters, Post-cards, Books, &c., and Newspapers delivered by the Lettercarriers from the Post-Offices within the several Postal Districts during the Year ended 31st December, 1883.

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Deli' rered. Po: ted. Postal Districts. Letters. Post-cards. Books and Parcels. Newspapers. Letters. Post-cards. Books and Parcels. Newspapers. Auckland Thames New Plymouth Gisborne Napier Wanganui Wellington Nelson Westport Greymouth Hokitika Blenheim Christchurch ... Timaru 3,458,923 438,087 249,°54 148,278 673,°36 820,599 2,486,471 387.374 ■24,566 245.791 197.782 235,664 3,°74.134 7i8,34i 402,493 3,076,344 1,031,420 110,084 8,853 '4<833 3,9°° 14,9" 25,506 59,852 8,827 4,043 9,659 3,575 6,136 115,440 34,320 8,398 79,7i6 31,629 247,559 22,828 19,617 9.7" 63,557 68,757 174,902 24.856 7.709 ■5.'7i '4.794 21,424 182,650 67,002 29,562 i64,944 62,478 1,417,988 214,916 M',596 107,549 34°.°'5 335.673 767,403 163,592 92,573 '85,549 157,885 '25,931 911,638 229,606 173017 i,°63,959 482,313 3>'5°>236 377.764 230,854 '52,919 611,026 672,698 2,236,242 379.844 "9,405 247,611 166,894 207,090 2,820,792 613,119 323,856 2,706,210 803,491 102,167 8,606 10,686 3,99' 12,948 31,733 5°,5°5 15.964 1,183 5.694 2,626 2,990 i5i.333 22,438 15,925 m.631 24,297 257,766 24,417 11,219 10,140 41,574 52,962 225,542 30,878 3,016 17,290 8,905 11,414 287,536 25,883 20,215 257.545 35,o6i 1,699,308 150,54° 79,807 60,54' 258,986 180,427 665,704 132,132 40,300 146,328 82,862 70,005 858,637 170,794 86,853 1,155.609 280,527 Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill Totals ■7.768,357 539.682 I.197.S2I 6,911,203 15,820,051 574,717 ',321,363 6,119,360 Previous year ... '5.526,7i9 4'8,477 1,087,584 14,998,860 540,618 1,308,671 5,955, 626 7,357,473

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 1,462,966 138,751 71,926 28,352 85,051 165,389 595.553 117,162 29,220 5',341 45,9" 61,385 1,183,283 ■29.331 9',432 866,764 216,057 29,938 6,657 6,399 600 6,181 ",767 18,364 2,607 i,996 1,176 4,058 2,330 4',003 8,423 2,903 22,406 6,408 52,052 6,985 3,583 1,316 4.6.36 13.095 19,470 4,009 1,872 1,202 5.037 5,0.35 44,554 12,168 4,558 34.745 7.1.37 468,360 34,799 40,399 11,196 22,799 64,376 148,657 3'.795 25,092 25,498 28,189 38,363 224,725 32,837 18,690 227,383 46,156 Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill •.«. ..."" Totals ... 5,339,874 173,216 221,454 1,489,304 Previons year 4.123.087 ■4°,973 i6o,io8 1,068,628

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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, 1883.

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, 1883.

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 ended 31st December, 1883.

Fid San Francisco. rid Brindisi and Suez. Date of Receipt. Letters. Books. Newspapers. Letters. Books. Newspapers* January 37.306 13.236 6l,I00 6,684 2,739 6,032 2,837 5.957 2,899 5.844 2,723 5,558 2,362 5,56i 3,043 4.470 2,989 5.046 2,900 5.367 2,716 4.202 2,895 4.989 2,709 5.147 3,286 5.784 4.031 2,691 1,368 3,593 1,087 2,017 1.130 2,603 1,184 3.549 1,168 2,714 1,264 2,313 1,506 2,254 1,040 3.032 1.159 I,8l2 848 2,315 1.399 1.9'3 1,468 2,634 1,048 15.009 5.298 i6,347 5.417 16,098 5.527 I4.35I 5.159 18,684 3.753 15.299 5.174 13.492 5.290 13.778 4,607 15.847 5.927 13.326 5.545 12.273 5.463 12,480 6,080 16,160 3.299 February 42.328 8J7i6 110,424 rrr March .. 35.353 13.773 108,120 0 April 36.497 23,041 85.093 May .. 36.058 10,671 115,050 June .. July" .. 33.°47 31.473 37,732 13.854 ".773 10,761 "3.073 75,203 106,950 August .. 3^871 16,694 73.139 September 37.788 12,363 85,121 0 October 39.082 6Jg83 "7.515 November 46.993 16,136 142,754 0 December 40,362 ".455 85.350 # Totals 490,890 169,456 1,278,892 108,770 49,109 259.683 Previous year 117,897 1,174,728 67.438 313.655 454,209 100,777

rid San Francisco. rid Suez and Brindisi. Date of Dispatch. Letters. Books. Newspapers. Letters. Books. Newspapers. January February March .. April May Tune July .. August .. September October November 29,864 37,125 36,537 34,232 39,634 37,996 34.939 33,i8o 39.953 35,807 34,642 39,471 9,783 30,042 3,915 2,183 5,461 2,360 2,381 3,280 3,240 4.445 3,649 4,315 2,098 5,688 2,440 3,187 32,478 33.5io 33,030 29,200 34,200 36,672 34,860 64,380 40.533 40,640 40, 111 34,620 9,700 30,491 3,174 3,088 5,599 1,992 2,410 1,678 i,379 1,480 669 161 1,168 137 124 235 67 112 58 85 93 54 35 148 227 207 486 175 192 "3 99 102 41 11 99 December "778 46 80 Totals 473.2O5 48,642 494.425 23.576 1,194 1,842 Previous year .. 447.651 40,918 506>547 25,791 991 2,115 * Extra mail.

Received. Despatched. Letters. Books. Newspapers. Letters. Books. Newspapers. Jnited Kingdom— Vict San Francisco Via Suez and Brindisi .. By Orient Line By Direct Steamer ;.,.. By other routes " .. .ustralian Colonies Ither places " 490,890 108,770 "* 2,441 5,492 1,964 404,426 79,408 169,456 49,109 20 49 1,062 52,699 20,577 1,278,892 259,683 2,141 12,387 2,051 487,586 '45,933 473,205 23,576 '2,373 16,767 6 5 8 406,077 84,198 48,642 1,194 745 994 23 25,'47 12,689 494,425 1,842 928 3,56o 47 251,384 95,175 Totals ',093,391 292,972 2,188,673 1,016,854 89,434 847,361 Previous year .. 1,016,066 307,545 950,876 899,944 2,107,159 74,002

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Table No. 18. Table Showing the Estimated Correspondence posted and delivered, with the Expenditure and Revenue of the Post Offices, in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand, and of the General Post Office, for the Year ended 31st December, 1883.

Total F.stii lated Correspom lence posted ai id delivered. Expenditure. Revenue. Postal Districts. No. of Offices. Salaries. Contingencies. Total. Letters. Post-cards. Books and Parcels. Newspapers, Cost of Conveyance of Mails. Estimated. Official Postage. Total. Auckland Thames New Plymouth Gisborne Napier Wanganui Wellington 192 21 12 46 29 68 6,609,159 815,851 479,9o8 301, 197 1,284,062 1,493,297 4,722,713 212,251 17,459 25,519 7,891 27,859 57.239 iio,357 505,325 47,245 30,836 121,719 400,444 1 3,117,296 365.456 221,403 168,090 599,001 516,100 i,433,io7 3,221 15 6 1,216 16 9 554 ° ° 222 12 9 1,603 13 4 589 9 10 2,800 16 o £ s. d. 9,269 11 2 2,299 16 o 858 o o 478 10 5 2,763 12 o 2,320 16 8 6,266 15 10 2,030 o 10 343 7 11 119 17 1 no 9 9 227 on 214 11 3 1,856 18 9 £ s. d 14,521 7 6 3,860 o 8 1.53i 17 1 811 12 11 4.594 6 3 3.124 17 9 10,924 10 7 / s. d. 23,273 9 4 4,280 o 10 2,234 ID Io 3,089 3 o 6,728 o 7 8,354 ifi 1 15,501 11 7 £ s. d. 5,694 14 3 217 14 II 1,024 15 II 161 10 5 624 18 o 1,196 17 7 52,852 6 4 £ s. d. 28,968 3 7 4.497 15 9 3,259 12 9 3,250 13 5 7,352 18 7 9,55i 13 8 68,353 17 11 Totals for North Island .. I 400 15,706,187 458,575 1,230,551 6,420,453 10,209 4 2 24,257 2 I 4,902 6 6 39,368 12 9 63,461 18 3 61,772 17 5 125,234 15 8 Nelson Westport Greymouth Hokitika Blenheim Christchurch < Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill 34 21 23 26 18 140 40 131 80 767,218 243>97I 364,676 442,754 5, 894,926 1,331,460 726,349 5,782,554 1,834,911 '24,791 5,226 15,353 6,201 9,126 266,773 56,758 24,323 191,347 55.926 55,734 10,725 32,461 23,699 32,838 470,186 92,885 49,777 422,489 97.539 295,724 132,873 331,877 240,747 195,936 1.770,275 400, 400 259,870 2,219,568 762,840 1,451 8 o 483 o o 418 o o 1,094 J8 4 757 10 o 3,280 1 o 611 50 215 o o 5,171 19 9 1,478 5 4 1,853 Io ° 756 4 2 1,460 15 o 1,078 16 6 692 10 o 8,019 19 3 2,009 12 3 1,384 15 o 8,650 g I 2,866 7 3 229 I 5 68 4 II 113 10 2 103 9 9 200 19 7 1,649 7 2 156 6 5 95 11 2 2,705 o 1 888 1 7 3,533 19 5 1,307 9 1 1,992 5 2 2,277 4 7 1,650 19 7 12,949 7 5 2,777 3 8 1,695 6 2 16,527 8 11 5,232 14 2 3,239 18 11 1,676 15 9 3,086 16 2 2,263 J9 o 2,776 11 7 23.135 6 8 8,069 4 4 4.855 3 2 24,353 12 6 9,191 18 4 820 7 10 365 15 4 1,931 6 o 745 19 8 178 18 10 3,558 15 1 892 8 1 408 13 8 4,37O 5 1 55O 15 7 13,823 5 2 4,060 6 9 2,042 11 1 5,018 2 2 3,009 18 8 2,955 10 5 26,694 ! 9 8,961 12 5 5,263 16 10 28,723 17 7 9,742 13 11 Totals for Middle Island.. 532 17,882,221 655,824 1,288,333 6,6lO,IIO 14.961 7 5 28,772 18 6 6,209 12 3 49,943 18 2 82,649 6 5 96,472 11 7 General Post Office 53,474 8 8 4.149 3 4 409 14 o 58,033 6 o 26,553 14 6 26,553 14 6 •• Totals for the Colony I 932 33,588,408 1.114,399 2,518,88, 13.030,56: 78,6. ■5 ° ,1 II 11,521 12 7.345 16 11 172,664 19 2 75,596 2 7 248,261 1 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, 1883.

Name of Station. Total Cash Revenue derived from Private and Press Messages. Value of General Government Messages. Total Value of Messages of all Codes. •r«*»i Total - T T f Number Number of of Private /-„„„„_ 1 2**~ Go:"' Messages. Messagcs Total Number . . ',. Total Cost f Amount paid . Messages c ,fo^ Contingencies. Maintenance of all Salaries. of Station. Codes. £ s. d. £ ■• d. £ •• d. £ s. d. 3,713 19 o 4,702 16 o 163 o o £ •• d. 845 8 8 669 18 n 10 17 5 35 10 1 38 7 6 17 11 0 19 13 1 22 3 1 8 10 9 29 2 4 7 II 10 878 926 13 3 11 484 14 6 1 13 11 6 12 14 n 5 12 o 21 11 3 12 13 n 13 7 7 24 10 8 5 8 9 9 12 5 33 19 4 9 17 10 5 10 6 14 13 9 10 18 11 9 3 8 19 o 2 15 1 0 5 14 9 674 21 n 5 8 5 7 14 13 2 10 13 3 722 4 8 4 12 3 o 12 3 o 5 1 o 4 8 4 4 8 4 10 11 3 12 12 5 8 4 11 8 1 n 16 6 9 6 18 10 9 12 7 614 4 8 4 9 19 11 5 14 4 523 7 4 10 4 16 4 484 4 8 4 "73 8 9 1 13 9 6 17 2 1 17 4 o 11 16 8 4 8 4 8 3 1 179 16 4 15 7 o n 12 8 10 8 11 38 19 2 4 1° 4 15 o 10 £ ■• d. 4,559 7 8 5.372 14 11 173 17 5 35 10 1 255 7 6 134 11 o 120 13 1 22 3 1 94 10 9 248 12 4 7 11 10 79 7 8 926 103 3 11 14 8 4 14 6 1 13 11 6 100 4 11 5 12 o 178 1 3 100 13 II 13 7 7 24 10 8 589 9 12 5 33 19 4 84 17 10 5 10 6 90 13 9 88 8 11 57 3 8 146 10 2 153 11 o 5 14 9 674 100 1 5 68 5 7 262 13 2 86 13 3 89 12 2 9 8 4 12 3 o 17 3 o 5 1 o 14 8 4 19 8 4 10 11 3 78 12 5 55 14 11 8 1 11 205 16 9 6 18 10 9 12 7 614 14 8 4 112 9 11 93 14 4 523 7 4 10 10 6 4 4 8 4 4 8 4 104 7 3 102 9 1 100 19 6 133 2 1 103 14 o 96 6 8 4 8 4 8 3 1 2,839 19 4 107 17 o 73 2 8 82 18 11 289 15 2 4 10 4 92 10 10 lead Office Auckland Alexandra Aratapu Cambridge Coromandel Dargaville Devonport Drury Hamilton Heawa Helensville Hikurangi Hokianga Huntley Kaeo Kaikohe Kamo Kaukapakapa .. Kawakawa Kihikihi Kirikiriroa Kohukohu Mangapai Mangawai Mangawhare .. Manukau Heads Maungaturoto .. Mercer Mongonui Newmarket Newton Ngaruawahia .. Ngawha Northcote Ohaeawai Ohaupo Onehunga Otahuhu Pahi Papakura Paparoa Papatoitoi Parnell Penrose Pokeno Ponsonby Port Albert Pukekohe Rangiriri Russell Takapuna Tamahere Taumariri Taupiri Te Awamutu Te Kopuru Tiki Tokatea Tuakau Waihou Waimate North Waipu Waiuku Waiwera . Wangarei Wangaroa Warkworth Whangapoua .. Whitiangi ilenheim Havelock Kaikoura Kekerangu Picton Renwicktown .. White's Bay 8,766 4 7 91 10 9 104. 7 2 985 19 5 199 8 2 179 18 6 36 13 o 22 11 10 455 3 7 27 7 8 139 15 o 11 18 4 80 3 5 40 11 5 39 15 9 50 15 1 115 6 3 10 16 7 204 17 11 86 11 10 36 9 4 103 10 3 5 5 0 29 19 7 84 15 10 6 12 2 10 16 8 69 8 9 83 4 6 114 4 II 96 10 4 106 12 9 12 19 6 7 3 8 68 16 9 62 18 11 192 3 3 47 3 9 49 17 9 21 4 2 24 13 8 820 7 13 5 12 18 4 12 12 1 17 17 8 40 1 o 39 3 6 6 4 5 221 11 2 4 8 9 24 1 6 12 18 5 27 12 3 93 o 3 156 13 5 3 12 7 14 6 2 7 18 2 3 5 0 6 17 6 60 10 1 64 1 10 131 11 o 264 16 3 159 4 8 54 2 2 2 17 4 17 16 2 1,084 3 o 123 13 3 230 18 3 36 13 1 199 19 10 . 5 18 41 12 11 1,705 2 8 191 9 5 4 io 5 126 14 9 51 16 5 28 17 o 1 13 2 19 4 2 158 14 6 078 54 19 7 46 7 7 3 10 1 o 2 10 0 6 10 15 6 0 0 5 3 31 6 6 16 15 7 1 4 5 6 15 8 042 5 18 1 77 5 8 0 3 9 61 19 11 48 4 3 49 3 8 7 11 3 70 7 8 0 2 0 13 19 5 65 11 3 141 16 4 870 440 9 11 9 368 082 026 o 11 6 10,471 7 3 283 o 2 108 17 7 1,112 14 2 251 4 7 208 15 6 38 6 2 41 16 o 613 18 1 27 15 4 194 14 7 11 18 4 126 11 o 44 1 6 39 18 7 51 1 11 130 12 3 11 1 10 236 4 5 103 7 5 37 13 9 no 5 II 5 5o 3° 3 9 90 13 11 83 17 10 n o 5 131 8 8 131 8 9 163 8 7 104 1 7 177 o 5 13 1 6 7 3 8 82 16 2 128 10 2 333 19 7 55 10 9 54 1 9 3° 15 11 28 o 4 8 10 2 7 15 11 13 9 10 15 9 5 17 17 8 45 7 8 41 5 8 645 333 15 2 4 9 9 24 8 3 16 8 9 28 13 7 155 18 11 169 2 5 3 12 7 14 8 11 13 17 2 3 7° 7 9 6 64 1 2 68 1 9 134 4 2 389 15 7 181 19 1 62 o 2 2 17 4 18 14 o 1,255 I 2 153 9 9 297 12 o 58 17 o 287 16 II 604 I 12 II 140,048 1,512 1,666 I3, x39 3,621 2.737 709 387 6,001 428 a,717 203 1.279 735 623 565 1,798 190 3.127 1.378 690 1.528 6 496 1.395 825 199 1.163 1,480 1,816 1.535 1,810 141 167 1,123 1,112 3,389 832 830 355 43i 148 129 206 228 406 649 710 109 4,367 98 398 209 456 1,637 2,269 64 236 132 57 118 14,822 714 77 1,520 600 430 30 221 1,105 5 570 697 44 2 4 201 4 366 149 17 131 3 116 1,427 2 668 *8o 393 97 879 1 182 868 2,092 82 48 78 26 2 1 154,870 2,226 1.743 14.659 4.221 3,167 739 608 7,106 433 3.287 203 1,976 779 625 569 1,999 194 3,493 1,527 707 1,659 6 499 1,511 2,252 201 1,831 2,160 2,209 1,632 2,689 142 167 1,305 1,980 5,481 914 878 433 457 150 130 210 252 406 710 733 109 5,820 217 o o 117 o o IOI o 0 86 0 o 219 10 0 71 o 0 90 o o 10 o o 87 10 o 156 10 o 88 o o 75 ° 0 76 o o 77 10 o 48 o o .127 10 o 138 10 o 78 10 o 60 o o 248 o o 76 o o 82 10 o 500 500 2 17 4 4 24 10 o o 15 o o 56 8 222 "61 66 o o 47 10 0 23 112 4 o 010 069 3 1° 4 1 1 4 62 18 8 12 9 o 1,453 1 "3 34 12 659 175 99 401 243 468 2,296 2,444 64 237 204 59 125 1,064 1,165 2,043 5,542 2,972 1.043 47 264 13,110 2,634,, 4.465 885 4,619 107 28 189 10 o 10 0 o 102 10 o 88 o o 029 5 19 o 020 1 72 2 7 54 63 43 1,344 420 84 5 10 o O 12 O 3 11 1 3 19 11 2 13 2 124 19 4 22 14 5 7 18 o 1,010 1,102 2,000 4,198 2,552 959 47 251 10,904 2,294 3,499 553 3,333 105 28 93 0 o 94 o o 87 10 o 116 o o 86 10 o 84 10 o o 17 10 170 18 2 29 16 6 66 13 9 22 3 fi 87 17 1 020 13 2,206 34° 966 332 1,286 2 2,660 3 o 92 10 o 61 10 o 72 10 o 250 16 o 77 10 o

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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, 1883 — continued.

Name of Station, Total 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 Co»t of Maintenance of Station. Christchurch Addington Akaroa Amberley Ashburton Bealey Burnham Chertsey Cheviot Coalgate Cust Darfield Dunsandel Duvauchelle Ealing Hinds Hornby Hurunui Kaiapoi Kirwee Leeston Lincoln Lyttelton Methven Oxford Papanui Rakaia Rangiora Rolleston Sefton Sheffield Southbridge South Malvern .. Springfield Springston Sumner Sydenham Tinwald Waiau Waikari Winslow (unedin Abbotsford Albany Street .. Alexandra South Balclutha Bannockburn .. Blueskin Bluespur Caversham Clinton Clyde Cromwell Dunedin Railway Station Greytown Henley Kaitangata Kelso Lawrence Milburn Milton Mosgiel Naseby Nuggets Ophir Otago Heads Outram Owake Palmerston Pembroke Port Chalmers .. Roxburgh St. Bathans South Dunedin.. Stirling Tapanui Waihemo £ » d. 6,726 13 6 4 19 I 206 12 10 122 12 7 739 3 1 26 5 3 11 5 5 23 3 o 119 18 7 33 17 6 32 1 2 17 18 3 26 5 8 41 16 4 9 15 3 21 15 7 12 5 7 53 o 10 197 8 10 33 14 8 89 o 5 13 3 9 769 1 7 90 13 6 70 1 5 17 12 2 136 6 6 150 9 9 17 19 5 18 3 10 52 18 1 175 10 5 10 14 3 62 on 19 18 n 26 6 o 40 3 8 502 95 10 1 in 8 6 18 11 5 8,482 18 9 23 11 8 259 16 8 go 9 o 156 10 7 19 o 7 3° 3 11 2 12 6 32 13 11 no 17 4 in 5 2 224 16 10 5 13 11 £ ■• d. 813 1 7 £ s- d. 7,539 15 1 4 19 1 226 11 8 139 10 4 786 14 8 68 5 11 24 13 11 23 16 2 121 17 4 44 13 4 33 0 o 19 17 9 27 8 2 45 13 8 10 o o 21 15 7 12 7 8 62 12 5 217 16 1 34 17 7 94 i° 4 13 5 2 1,140 o o 138 17 6 74 17 11 18 o 11 143 19 o 161 8 4 18 9 11 19 7 11 57 17 10 180 10 1 11 3 8 64 18 5 20 9 9 26 9 2 41 2 9 522 "3 15 7 124 18 2 18 15 4 10,502 10 4 24 16 o 273 16 7 103 16 2 193 15 4 19 o 7 32 10 5 2 12 6 39 o 5 271 12 3 225 9 7 252 16 9 900 98,508 85 3,°52 2,071 10,061 512 208 451 798 577 537 296 461 668 177 363 210 819 3.221 557 1,485 227 13,292 1,502 1,090 3i8 2,219 2,574 322 342 884 2,592 180 1,022 309 459 677 87 1,408 1,849 322 136,007 404 447 1,605 2,730 296 534 52 587 1,937 i,557 3.305 104 7.187 105,695 «5 3,404 2,287 10,687 1,163 369 456 833 725 547 317 471 722 181 363 211 904 3.458 567 1.553 228 i8,457 1,946 1,149 322 2,315 2,714 326 348 959 2,658 184 1,070 313 461 692 88 1,629 1,965 324 149,435 422 664 1,753 3,305 296 553 52 660 4,009 2,286 3,597 126 £ s- d. 5,546 13 ° £ •■ d604 13 6 4 10 1 17 13 11 9 14 5 84 10 11 14 6 o 4 8 4 4 8 4 4 8 4 4 8 4 4 8 4 4 10 7 4 8 4 9 9 2 484 4 10 3 4 8 4 9 4 9 14 6 3 4 8 4 16 13 o 4 8 4 48 13 4 8 1 11 9 4 5 4 14 10 13 7 9 11 o 5 4 14 4 4 8 4 11 4 11 10 17 o 6 12 o 838 4 8 4 8 4 7 26 5 o 5 2 10 17 5 9 8 4 5 4 9 7 603 10 11 4 11 7 16 4 2 13 16 8 14 19 6 6 8 6 4 8 4 4 8 4 8 1 n 12 7 6 18 17 9 12 17 o 484 £ s. d. 6,151 6 6 4 10 1 125 13 11 77 14 5 520 13 11 79 6 o 984 10 8 4 61 18 4 10 8 4 14 8 4 9 10 7 984 76 19 2 984 17 o 3 984 95 14 9 201 11 3 984 33 13 o 29 8 4 514 3 4 33 I 11 94 14 5 9 14 10 120 17 9 183 10 5 9 14 4 4 8 4 96 14 11 86 7 o 6 12 o 13 3 8 7 8 4 8 4 7 266 5 o 15 5 10 82 5 9 76 4 5 9 9 7 5,601 3 11 4 11 7 128 4 2 116 6 8 154 19 6 6 8 6 14 8 4 4 8 4 36 I 11 150 17 6 91 7 9 148 7 o 4 8 4 19 18 10 16 17 9 47 11 7 42 o 8 13 8 6 0 13 2 1 18 9 10 15 10 0 18 10 1 19 6 126 3 17 4 049 352 216 626 651 161 5 35 148 10 21 10 54 4 108 o o 68 o o 436 3 ° 65 o o 500 600 57 10 o 600 10 0 o 500 500 67 10 0 500 12 10 o 500 86 10 o 187 5 o 500 17 o o 25 o o 465 10 o 25 o o 85 10 o 500 107 10 o 172 10 o 500 021 9 11 7 20 7 3 1 2 11 5 9 11 o 1 5 370 18 5 48 4 o 4 16 6 089 7 12 6 10 18 7 0 10 6 1 4 1 4 19 9 4 19 8 095 2 17 6 o 10 10 032 o 19 1 020 18 5 6 13 9 8 0 3 11 2,019 n 7 1 4 4 13 19 11 13 7 2 37 4 9 1 85 237 10 68 1 5,i65 444 59 4 96 140 4 6 75 66 4 48 4 2 15 1 221 116 2 13,428 18 217 148 575 85 10 o 75 10 o 500 300 240 o o 10 3 o 65 o o 68 o o 500 4,997 13 o 112 O O 102 10 0 140 0 O 26 6 19 10 0 0 66 C 160 14 n "4 4 5 27 19 n 3 6 1 73 2,072 729 292 22 28 0 O 138 10 o 72 10 o 135 10 o 14 15 o 21 14 o 56 16 3 47 7 o 238 15 1 240 160 on 58 16 6 176 16 6 2 1 10 74 6 9 5 14 5 68 6 8 31 10 o 196 1 11 19 7 6 510 18 -a -r* 97 5 11 72 6 10 16 10 11 37 19 9 144 16 10 62 10 5 010 20 3 9 50 1 3 62 3 7 6 19 9 5 9 11 52 14 9 071 6 9 II 58 16 9 13 8 11 2 10 5 136 4 10 0 11 3 361 2 2 40 5 7 9 3 3 080 1 1 4 58 7 2 1 19 11 14 15 o 21 15 o 77 o o 97 8 3 300 18 8 240 167 o 8 64 6 5 229 11 3 2 8 n 80 16 8 64 11 2 81 15 7 34 o 5 332 6 9 19 18 9 872 o 4 137 11 c 81 10 1 16 18 11 248 446 957 849 3,976 35 2,740 1,039 2,414 44 1,182 508 1,204 555 3,393 278 7,250 1.595 1,090 287 681 2,486 666 368 504 674 91 69 688 4 81 989 224 24 1,853 5 5,452 560 86 6 14 589 20 248 447 1.325 1.353 4.650 35 2,831 1,108 3,102 48 1.263 i,497 1,428 579 5.246 283 12,702 2:155 1,176 293 695 3.075 686 9100 10 o o 213 10 o 151 10 o 39 10 0 132 10 o 92 10 o 500 16 10 o 20 0 0 157 10 o 4 8 4 8 12 o 12 6 5 8 1 11 36 15 5 484 16 7 8 4 8 4 22 18 6 240 14 3 8 6 5 4 9 8 5 4 8 4 28 13 I 8 12 2 56 12 1 14 18 2 18 14 8 14 3 2 8 2 5 16 4 2 4 19 0 4 8 4 8 12 o 103 6 5 18 1 11 250 5 5 484 167 17 8 43 18 4 155 8 6 240 106 13 8 11 5 4 25 18 5 24 8 4 186 3 1 8 12 2 476 12 1 139 8 2 93 14 8 94 3 2 20 12 5 127 14 2 59 19 o 420 0 o 124 10 o 75 o o 80 o o 39 1 1 203 4 o 64 10 4 12 10 O III 10 0 55 o o

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Name of Station. Total 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. Dunedin— continued. Waihola Waikaia .. ., Waikouaiti Waitahuna jisborne Ormond .. greymouth Ahaura Brunnerton Reefton Hokitika Kumara Ross invercargill Arrow Campbelltown .. Dipton Edendale Elbow Fortrose Gore Kingston Macetown Maori Point Mataura Otautau Pine Bush Queenstown Riverton Skippers Thornbury Waipahi Winton Woodlands Wyndham Sfapier Farndon Hastings Herbertville Kaikora Makatoka Mohaka Ormondville Petane Porangahau Port Ahuriri Takapau Tarawera Taupo Waipawa Waipukurau Wairoa Slelson Belgrove Brightwater Collingwood Motueka Motupiko Port, Nelson Richmond Takaka Tophouse Upper Moutere Wakapuaka Wakefield Slew Plymouth Inglewood Opunake Parihaka Pungarehu Stratford Waitara £ s, d. 27 12 2 42 1 4 57 7 9 30 13 3 1,615 14 10 26 16 1 1,508 17 10 89 8 9 68 15 8 1,072 4 10 1,183 4 10 194 2 3 149 4 4 1,885 18 10 209 2 11 307 19 2 37 13 9 47 16 3 119 18 o 50 1 o 315 7 2 31 6 3 43 9 6 292 74 16 10 76 5 o 21 o 6 301 o 2 183 11 2 14 7 8 50 1 2 35 17 2 97 12 n 5i 13 5 131 2 9 2,464 2 8 52 15 n 271 18 3 43 3 " 12 5 3 45 9 5 53 14 o 19 9 10 8 18 6 82 12 4 394 12 4 47 8 5 29 3 o 184 10 11 268 8 o 129 10 7 258 7 7 2,196 10 10 28 9 9 3 9 4 73 5 9 158 2 7 15 10 5 17 15 9 64 10 4 95 3 3 14 6 jo 12 17 2 6 14 7 26 o o 1,174 14 3 50 14 11 148 16 6 27 o 5 28 19 9 38 0 3 299 I II 1,877 5 8 47 7 3 7 4 --6' 47 o 7 19 10 7 £ s. d. 3 10 9 10 18 10 6 15 o 1 15 3 264 7 7 13 3 474 9 6 24 8 1 10 4 10 99 19 5 245 2 7 30 12 6 17 o 4 378 8 7 15 6 4 151 12 1 1 1 11 1 10 2 7 12 5 3 11 10 165 5 1 5 10 10 12 4 3 3 1 11 58"9 6 61 8 10 026 1 14 10 1 6 10 3 16 2 1 10 9 27 5 3 395 9 4 3 17 7 24 5 3 3 18 9 2 10 2 10 17 6 3 3 10 5 12 10 £ B. d. 31 2 II 53 O 2 64 2 9 32 8 6 1,880 2 5 27 19 4 1,983 7 4 113 16 10 79 o 6 1.172 4 3 1,428 7 5 224 14 9 166 4 8 2,264 7 5 224 9 3 459 11 3 38 15 8 49 6 5 127 10 5 53 12 10 480 12 3 36 17 1 43 9 6 292 87 1 1 79 6 11 21 o 6 359 9 8 245 o o 14 10 2 51 16 o 37 4 o 101 9 1 53 4 2 158 8 o 2,859 12 o 56 13 6 296 3 6 47 2 8 14 15 5 56 6 11 56 17 10 25 2 8 8 18 6 89 5 5 505 17 1 58 6 n 3 1 2 3 251 19 9 303 1 3 134 18 3 264 4 6 2,653 8 8 32 4 6 3 9 4 87 11 9 168 11 5 16 4 o 29 7 1 69 2 4 106 4 1 42 6 3 13 6 11 6 15 7 28 5 2 1,604 2 2 57 9 1 287 10 I 81 10 9 55 9 4 44 15 8 401 14 o 2,079 10 5 78 2 7 8 6 n 495 673 987 556 20,864 475 23,307 1,512 1,108 18,166 16,968 2,709 2,336 27,338 3,086 7,211 620 891 1,981 890 5,216 533 756 30 1,320 1,190 325 4,795 2,902 203 795 625 1,706 872 , 2,192 33.3°4 918 4.330 655 208 723 879 317 130 1,253 6,203 714 446 2,813 4,151 2,120 4,3i6 33.201 476 57 1.335 2,727 232 320 1,180 1,646 247 227 i8,957 418 18,888 970 2,664 467 482 626 5,595 26,770 803 121 829 364 31 97 73 34 3.454 18 4,041 245 189 1.334 2,73* 294 208 3,298 189 2,271 20 16 92 34 1,770 45 149 39 '787 .807 1 24 14 48 21 368 3,770 28 357 44 34 108 5i 61 526 770 1,060 590 24.318 493 27,348 1.757 1,297 19,500 19.699 3.003 2,544 30,636 3,275 9,482 640 907 2,073 924 6,986 578 756 30 1,469 1,229 325 5,582 3.709 204 819 639 1.754 893 2,560 37.074 946 4,687 699 242 831 930 378 130 1,365 7,726 812 465 3,656 4.552 2,204 5.476 38,747 523 57 1.547 2,888 241 543 1,241 1,837 674 233 i8,959 449 23,082 1,037 3,996 946 739 705 7.247 29,323 1,228 130 873 382 £ s. d. 10 10 o 92 10 o 42 o o 12 10 O 484 o o 903 o o IOI 10 o 30 10 o 420 10 o 723 5 o 162 5 o IOI o o 1,509 10 o 122 IO O 301 10 O 500 500 47 10 o 206 10 o 500 141 10 o 10 o o 151 15 o 136 o o 500 5 10 o 44 10 o 25 10 0 88 o o 3,4H 0 o 12 10 o 80 10 0 82 10 o 19 o o 7 10 o 85 o o 500 £ B. d. 4 8 4 684 9 15 8 4 8 4 124 17 8 9 10 1 185 4 5 11 7 11 11 1 3 47 18 9 135 17 5 28 1 9 14 19 5 193 11 5 38 5 10 31 6 6 4 8 4 8 1 11 4 10 4 20 o 3 28 15 4 484 7 8 4 4 16 7 15 17 4 896 8 6 11 40 5 n 12 8 9 5 18 3 8 1 11 484 10 12 o 8 1 11 11 19 6 294 7 8 5 16 1 20 19 4 9 2 10 4 8 4 8 1 11 £ i d. 14 18 4 98 18 4 5i 15 8 16 18 4 608 17 8 9 10 1 1,088 4 5 112 17 II 41 11 3 468 8 9 859 2 5 190 6 9 115 19 5 1,703 1 5 160 15 10 332 16 6 9 8 4 13 1 11 52 O 4* 20 o 3 235 5 4 984 784 4 16 7 157 7 4 18 9 6 8 6 11 192 o 11 148 8 9 5 18 3 13 1 11 9 18 4 55 2 o 33 11 11 99 19 6 3.705 7 8 18 6 1 101 9 4 91 12 10 23 8 4 15 11 11 94 5 1 10 6 9 4 14 7 75 9 6 236 10 10 84 14 3 84 8 4 105 11 2 166 18 4 112 7 6 in 2 1 1,540 7 6 59 8 4 10 8 4 135 5 9 124 11 4 641 629 87 17 11 79 17 4 80 8 4 6 18 11 515 19 4 14 19 7 843 2 o 33 13 11 152 14 6 18 16 8 19 8 4 24 8 4 132 18 3 1. 131 3 10 62 1 10 5 10 9 62 18 4 56 4 4 6 13 1 in 4 9 10 18 6 1 19 3 67 8 10 34 13 3 5 7 8 5 16 11 456 17 10 3 14 9 14 6 o 10 8 10 o 13 7 11 11 4 4 12 o II o 10 112 1,523 98 19 843 401 84 1,160 5,546 47 212 161 9 223 61 191 427 6 2 31 4.194 67 1,332 479 257 79 1,652 2,553 425 9 44 18 60 o o 207 o o 75 o o 80 o o 77 10 o 143 o o 96 10 o 87 10 o 1,334 10 o 55 o o 600 IOO 10 o no 10 o 9 5 1 569 4 14 7 15 9 6 29 10 10 9 14 3 4 8 4 28 1 2 23 18 4 15 17 6 23 12 1 205 17 6 4 8 4 4 8 4 34 15 9 14 1 4 641 629 8 17 11 6 17 4 5 8 4 6 18 11 10 19 4 4 9 7 112 12 o 8 13 11 33 14 6 8 16 8 4 8 4 4 8 4 12 18 3 183 13 10 11 11 10 79 o o 73 o ° 75 o o 27 19 5 099 010 252 429 7 n 6 14 2 138 13 7 54 i° 4 26 9 7 6 15 5 102 12 1 202 4*£ 9 30 15 4 1 2 5 5 11 8 184 505 o o 10 10 o 730 10 o 25 o o 119 o o 10 o o 15 o o 20 0 o 120 O O 3amaru Duntroon Enfield Hampden Herbert 947 10 0 50 10 o 58 10 o 51 o o 5 10 9 4 8 4 5 4 4 52 12 3 20 18 11

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Name of Station. Total 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 Stations. (amaru— continued. Kakanui Maheno Ngapara Pukeuri Junction Weston 'hames .. Maketu Miranda Ohinemutu Opotiki Paeroa Tauranga Te Aroha Te Puke Turua Waiorongomai .. Waterford Whakatane 'imaru Albury Geraldine Makikihi Orari .. Pleasant Point .. Rangitata St. Andrew Studholme Temuka Waimate Waitaki Washdyke Winchester Vanganui Bull's .. Fordell Greatford Hawera Manaia Manutahi Marton Normanby Otakeho Patea .. Turakina Waitotara Waverley Wellington Ashurst Carterton Castlepoint Featherston Feilding Foxton Gladstone Greytown North Halcombe Hutt .. Kaitoke Manawatu Heads Martinborough Masterton Otaki .. Pahautanui Palmerston North Sanson Te Aro Te Nui Upper Hutt Woodville Vestport Boatman's .. Charleston Longford Lyell .. Murchison's £ s. d. 74 16 o 41 15 2 42 13 1° 6 9 3 3 12 9 1,480 5 8 198 5 3 15 17 9 486 ti 4 262 15 5 153 2 3 699 16 7 536 12 5 30 4 o 29 17 1 84 6 6 54 5 5 83 5 11 1,752 8 o 50 12 11 95 15 10 32 15 3 20 2 3 39 3 3 20 13 2 40 4 10 27 14 4 166 o 10 282 4 2 12 6 11 25 12 3 28 4 11 2,080 11 5 210 5 7 22 17 4 010 670 10 8 151 1 1 62 12 9 307 4 10 72 12 7 3 16 3 464 7 7 55 3 9 47 19 1 154 16 3 6,392 18 1 14 3 9 201 6 0 71 ig 11 155 12 7 323 11 1 358 3 5 20 o 1 151 5 2 68 16 6 64 19 7 8 10 5 208 55 10 o 578 19 7 118 o 7 20 3 7 683 16 o 76 12 o 87 6 4 85 o 6 30 11 2 113 16 2 888 10 2 124 19 11 66 11 2 41.7 4 246 12 o 10 5 11 £ s. d. o 18 5 057 23 5 10 243 8 7 76 16 10 170 3 2 79 17 4 28 9 1 228 14 8 57 1 6 023 097 o 6 11 4 6 10 6 14 7 208 10 0 12 13 5 6 15 2 0 18 5 1 6 3 1 5 8 107 1 1 10 020 9 11 3 97 13 9 024 018 0 8 11 389 6 8 14 1 2 1 8 2 o 3 10 126 18 10 22 4 3 10 17 o 42 10 4 10 11 7 £ s. d. 75 14 5 42 o 9 65198 693 3 12 9 1,723 14 3 275 2 1 15 17 9 656 14 6 342 12 9 181 11 4 928 11 3 593 13 11 30 6 3 30 6 8 84 13 5 58 12 3 go o 6 1,960 18 0 63 6 4 102 11 0 33 13 8 21 8 6 40 8 n 21 13 9 41 6 8 27 16 4 175 12 1 379 17 11 12 9 3 25 13 11 28 13 10 2,469 18 1 224 6 9 24 5 6 o 4 10 797 9 6 173 5 4 73 9 9 349 15 2 83 4 2 3 16 3 547 1 9 100 8 8 55 17 7 167 14 2 12,120 15 8 14 12 4 227 12 II 138 18 9 221 II 1 365 17 4 458 14 7 20 o 1 191 19 5 99 6 11 69 6 o 987 227 60 18 11 638 18 9 135 10 5 20 3 7 754 5 3 81 9 9 88 18 10 95 18 3 33 16 10 128 5 0 1,219 8 5 143 2 1 82 13 7 48 2 6 298 4 0 10 15 o 992 726 704 116 65 21,112 2,803 248 6,698 4,093 2,534 10,376 8,666 487 531 i,i39 887 1,191 24,648 837 1,685 533 433 687 361 657 468 2,846 4,i3i 184 422 567 33,589 3,414 380 1 9.845 2,524 1,090 4,107 1,241 68 7,820 955 858 2,706 201,319 241 3,467 1,117 2,755 4,985 6,217 746 2,496 1,211 1,147 146 112 907 8,782 2,069 301 9.727 i,398 1,676 1,363 575 1,908 14,048 2,197 1,256 625 4,044 144 14 5 288 1.544 588 1,181 828 237 2,261 815 I 9 4 65 98 2,424 105 101 12 7 15 9 14 2 123 740 2 1 3 4,932 172 16 2 i,I97 239 131 398 154 1,006 73i 992 116 65 22,656 3,39i 248 7.879 4.921 2,771 12,637 9.481 488 540 1.143 952 1,289 27,072 942 1,786 545 440 702 370 671 470 2,969 4,871 186 423 570 38,521 3,586 396 3 11,042 2,763 1,221 4,505 1.395 68 8,750 1,708 952 2,894 253,3i6 245 3,860 1,921 3.552 5,7io 7,641 746 2,868 1.578 1,208 158 "3 1,002 9.638 2,274 301 10,832 1,469 1,708 1,514 590 2,085 18,007 ■2,556 i,4i7 717 4.659 148 77 io o 500 15 o o 500 912 10 o . 120 o o 85 o o 99 o o 128 o o 95 10 o 342 10 o 102 15 o 24 10 0 82 10 o 1,266 o o 15 o o 117 IO o 500 600 25 o o 600 500 500 223 o o 229 o o IOOO 500 1,418 10 o 130 10 o 20 o 0 2 IO O 257 10 O 100 10 o 70 o o 140 o o 62 10 o 13 11 3 621 484 484 5 9 9 167 9 11 23 17 6 5 19 7 29 19 7 22 16 9 24 3 8 54 13 3 56 15 11 989 10 8 9 24 16 11 22 2 3 21 o 5 239 5 9 8 1 11 4 9 7 4 8 4 484 4 8 4 484 8 1 11 4 10 I 17 14 3 34 4 10 4 8 4 4 19 7 4 8 4 200 14 2 30 13 10 5 2 10 4 8 4 35 1 1 17 15 6 9 13 8 40 15 9 8 16 8 4 8 4 29 10 4 4 8 4 14 o 3 15 7 4 622 16 1 6 17 10 18 6 7 14 7 o 15 18 9 19 3 1 30 16 9 11 g 10 49 5 ° 10 14 5 8 10 5 6 2 10 5 9 6 15 13 9 39 7 3 15 18 9 6 18 5 28 1 7 14 15 4 16 4 4 13 3 10 7 8 10 12 7 o 104 II o 49 7 6 10 1 4 671 23 19 o 5 5 6 £ s. d. 91 1 3 11 2 1 19 8 4 984 5 9 9 1,079 19 11 143 17 6 90 19 7 128 19 7 150 16 g 119 13 8 397 3 3 159 10 11 989 10 8 g 49 6 11 104 12 3 21 o 5 1,505 5 9 23 1 11 121 19 7 984 10 8 4 29 8 4 10 8 4 13 1 11 9 10 1 240 14 3 263 4 10 14 8 4 9 19 7 484 1,619 4 2 161 3 10 25 2 10 6 18 4 292 11 1 118 5 6 79 13 8 180 15 9 71 6 8 484 263 10 4 61 18 4 74 ° 3 123 17 4 8,968 6 1 6 17 10 121 6 7 94 7 o 127 18 g 171 13 1 250 16 9 11 9 10 174 i5 o 96 14 5 134 15 5 41 2 10 5 9 6 15 13 9 325 7 3 109 8 9 6 18 5 321 1 7 115 15 4 36 4 4 75 13 10 64 8 10 57 17 o 484 11 o 126 17 6 82 11 4 78 17 1 136 9 o 5 5 6 82 14 2 45 4 11 7 18 6 12 17 11 5,727 17 7 087 26 6 11 66 18 10 65 18 6 42 6 3 100 11 2 93° 753 94 188 51,997 4 393 804 797 725 1.424 234 o o 57 10 o 60 o o 108 10 o 8,345 10 o 103 o o 80 o o 112 o o 152 10 o 220 0 0 40 14 3 30 10 5 465 O 18 2 O I II 5 8 11 59 19 2 17 9 10 372 367 61 12 1 95 856 205 125 10 0 86 o o 126 5 o 35 o 0 286 o o 93 10 0 7° 9 3 4 17 9 1 12 6 10 17 9 3 5 8 14 8 10 330 18 3 18 2 2 X% 2 5 652 51 12 O 091 1,105 71 32 151 15 177 3,959 359 161 92 615 4 293 o o 101 o o 20 o o 62 10 o 57 o o 45 10 ° 380 0 o 77 10 o 72 10 o 72 10 o 112 10 0 Totals 81,401 15 9 1,379,483 63,580 16 o 2i,555 19 2 102,957 x 4 n 219,917 i,599,4oo 9,473 8 6 73.054 4 6

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Table No. 20. Number of Letters forwarded in each Postal District during the Year ended 31st December 1883; Number of Telegrams forwarded in each Postal District during the Year ended 31st December, 1883; 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, 182 also for each Quarter of the Year ended 31st December, 1883, and the Revenue derived from each Class.

1882. 1883. 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 ioo Letters. Auckland Blenheim Christchurch .. Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill .. Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport 3,025,396 185,242 2,715,395 2,666,356 123,677 306,113 140,403 638,992 531,925 361,249 200,735 326,909 157,230 613,572 710,161 1,755,489 87,904 271,606 26,438 181,346 227,992 24,846 55,773 24,314 71,994 67,990 65,445 42,902 32,738 30,399 44,548 82,058 292,844 27,323 8-98 14-27 667 855 20 09 l8'22 I7-3I 11-26 12-78 i8-ii 2i'37 IO'OI 1934 7-21 n'55 1667 31-08 2,928,573 202,276 2,632,113 2,513,712 147,314 237,554 161,715 696,636 582,137 359,"3 219,795 312,484 371,078 597,565 662,521 2,090,243 119,388 262,093 25,848 173,157 222,578 24,811 49,902 25,246 73,158 72,047 67,909 37,752 34,846 68,396 42,017 77,804 314,332 27,504 8'95 1278 6'57 8-85 i6'84 21 1561 I0'5 i2'37 18-91 I7-I7 1115 18-43 7-03 1174 15-03 2303

Year. Number of Letters. Proportion oi Number of Telegrams. Telegrams sent to every 100 Letters. 1883 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 14,834,217 14,546,748 11,059,677 10,895,998 7,065,510 7,374.7 86 6,078,384 5,540,920 4,731,873 4,059,517 3,209,837 2,828,372 2,418,021 2,626,947 2,374,060 2,749,488 1,938,578 .j, 599,4°o 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 1078 1079 13 11-97 14-27 1964 2071 20-29 22'2I 2259 2345 19-76 I7-O2 n-gi 7 -8i 612 5'47

eac .ass. Marc! Quarter. Jttm Quarter. Septei iber Quarter. December Quarter. Totals. Telegrams. Revenue derived. Revenue derived. Number. Revenue derived. Number. Revenue derived. Number. Number, Number, Revenue derived. 1882. (rdinary .. 'ress 299,042 31,047 £ b. d. 17,973 16 2 i,554 7 o 302,003 37,907 £ s. d. 18,382 5 8 2,206 I 6 298,905 44,303 I £ s. d. 18,455 IO o 2,535 9 11 307,269 41,341 £ s. d. 18,224 13 9 2,438 o 8 1,207,219 154,598 / s. d 73,036 5 5 8,733 19 1 Totals.. 330,089 19,528 3 2 339,9.10 20,588 7 2: 343,208 20,990 19 11 348,610 20,662 14 5 I,36l,8l7 8i,770 4 1883. )rdinary .. 'ress 320,658 39,771 ;I9»329 9 1 2,086 11 o 308,916 38,293 i8,399 17 9 2,088 4 2 290,071 41,808 17,254 13 10 2,494 18 8 3oi,945 38,021 17,884 15 4 1,863 5 11 1,221,590 I57>893 72,868 16 8,532 19 Totals.. 360,429 21,416 o I 20,488 1 11 33i»879 339,966 19,748 i 3 1,379,483 81,401 i$ 3471209 19,749 12

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Table No. 22. 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 and 1883.

(a) From this mileage 78 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance. (") From this mileage 85 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance. (d) » 106 „ „ „ . „ W „ 95 „ (') . 174 . » . . (m) . 66

Year ended Number of Miles of Line. Number of Miles of Wire. c o fed .a Number of Telegrams forwarded during the Year. General Government. Total. Revenue derived from Private and Press Messages, Money-order Telegrams, and Incidental Receipts. Value of Government Messages. Total Value of Business done during the Year. Cott of Maintenance of Stations. Cost of Maintenance of Lines. Total Expenditure, Cost of Maintenance of Lines per Mile. Tariff in Operation. Private, Press, and Provincial Government. 30th June, 1866 1867 1868 „ 1869 1870 187 1 1872 1873 " 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1S79 31st March, 18S0 1881 iS82 f 31st Dec, 18S2 1883 699 757 1,110 1,329 1,661 1,976 («) 2,185 c-) 2,356 (c) 2,530 (d) 2,986 («) 3,259 (s) 3,434 (h) 3,512 0 3,758 (*) 3,974 (m > 4,O74 (n) 1,39° 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 10,037 13 21 31 45 56 72 81 93 105 127 142 155 182 195 214 227 234 264 302 24,761 55,621 72,241 106,070 122,545 253,582 344,524 485,507 645,067 786,237 890,382 952,283 1,065,481 1,201,982 824,734 1,058,342 1,215,849 1,361,817 1,379,483 2,746 15,33! 26,244 50,097 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 2OS,372 219,917 27,237 70,952 98,485 185,423 312,874 411,767 568,960 752,899 917,128 1,051,086 1,124,432 1,260,324 1,448,943 1,008, 409 1,304,712 1,438,772 1,570,189 1,599,400 £ s. d. 5,56l 19 2 9,070 10 1 11,652 3 7 18,520 10 4 17,218 1 4 22,419 8 8 28,121 10 o 39,680 18 9 46,508 18 10 55,3OI 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 93,822 3 3 £ 3. d. 483 3 2 3,77° 4 S 6,672 o 3 13,430 11 9 12,252 6 o 9,876 17 6 ",O43 3 9 11,105 2 o 12,618 11 6 13,679 10 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 II II 21,555 19 2 £ s. d. 6,045 2 4 12,840 14 9 18,324 3 10 31,951 2 1 29,470 7 4 32,296 6 2 39,164 13 9 50,786 o 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 5 8 101,566 16 o in, 242 3 1 115,378 2 5 £ s. d. 3,934 3 4 8,017 14 7 9,489 17 10 14,266 12 7 16,417 7 4 21,254 4 3 23,593 9 9. 27,040 18 10 38,801 19 4 45,814 11 4 61,696 14 5 63,353 10 10 69,340 1 8 79,502 o 5 68,651 10 10 78,224 1 8 69,165 5 o 73,554 9 1 73,O54 4 6 £ B. d. 2,443 2 11 2,541 4 11 5,406 7 3 8,547 4 9 14,120 4 10 n,344 3 8 8,858 19 7 9,479 5 4 15,021 17 11 14,240 19 7 21,074 8 8 17,931 8 o 18,259 4 9 17,299 7 10 14,758 4 5 23,154 8 3 18,292 13 4 22,451 6 3 19,210 6 C £ s. d. 6,377 6 3 10,558 19 6 14,896 5 1 22,813 X7 4 30,537 12 2 32.598 7 11 32,452 9 4 36,520 4 2 53,823 17 3 60,055 10 11 82,771 3 1 81,284 l8 10 87.599 6 5 96,801 8 3 83,409 15 3 101,378" 9 11 87,457 18 4 96,005 15 4 92,264 11 o £ s. d. 3 9 10 3 7 1 4 17 4 6 8 6 8 9 11 5 19 6 423 4 I 11 6 3 II 4 16 4 5 18 10 5 12 11 5 10 o 5°9 4 3 4 667 4 I? 4 5 17 5 4 16 8 i Mileage tariff. Mileage tariff in operation up to 1st Sept., 1869; uniform 25. 6d. tariff from 1st Sept., 1869, to 31st March, 1870; and is. taritf from 1st April, 1870. From 1st November, I 1873, address and signature given in free. 1/ ' I . - . I

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Table No. 23. Cost of Maintenance of Telegraph Lines-for the Year ended 31st December, 1883.

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„ 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 I 332 149 349 332 196 181 269 92 253 429 270 372 86 289 322 53 l a. d. 145 13 7 144 10 3 185 17 1 326 17 3 279 12 10 144 12 6 147 4 8 285 7 9 196 12 5 547 ° 11 369 OjII 731 210 102 5 11 332 11 5 263 8 4 10 13 3 £ *■ d. 13 2 2 78 18 4 348 11 2 343 9 5 365 5 4 85 19 10 1 10 o 222 19 9 122 8 6 761 3 8 190 I 2 314 8 5 53 9 2 141 16 5 38 5 o £ o- d. 253 8 1 166 11 6 612 3 o 392 18 4 360 6 6 45 9 10 28 11 4 37 16 8 70 8 o 656 17 9 311 8 9 405 6 1 61 5 11 92 17 5 30 17 1 I I £ . s. a. 516 o 0 571 o o 663 o o 658 o o 393 ° o 400 o o 145 ° o 270 o o 984 o o 987 10 o 857 10 o 800 o o 295 o o 315 o o 320 o o 215 o o £ s. d. 928 3 10 961 0 1 I,809 11 3 1,721 5 o 1,398 4 8 676 2 2 322 6 o 816 4 2 1,373 8 11 2,952 12 4 1,728 o 10 2,250 17 4 512 1 o 882 5 3 652 10 5 225 13 3 £ ■■ d. 2 15 11 690 5 3 8 5 3 8 7 2 8 3 14 8 1 3 11 8 17 5 5 8 7 6 17 8 680 610 5 19 1 3 1 I 206 4 5 1 Totals 3,081 8 4 3>526 6 3 8,390 o o 19,210 6 6 4 16 8" 3-974 4,212 II II

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Table No. 24. Insulation Tests of the First and Second Cook Strait Cables for the Year ended 31st December, 1883, 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, 1883, 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. I Wire. No. 2 Wire. No. 3 Wire. Second Cook Strait Cable. Dielectric Resistance per Knot. fanuary 154 203 373 January 1,042 ?ebruary • rf 153 200 382 February 935 March .. 153 208 376 March 1,276 Vpril ... 145 198 378 April .. 1,263 VTay 1 go 243 448 May .. 1.137 June 163 211 364 June .. 1,114 fuly .. 182 228 409 July .. 1,227 Vugust ... 190 235 421 August 1,432 September 184 285 400 September 1.313 October 171 212 397 October 1.342 November 186 223 421 November i,432 December 160 193 366 December 1,203

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. fanuary .. 4.433 10-99 58-5 February 3,8i4 11'02 60 March .. 3,352 11-04 61 Vpril 3,959 II'OI 59 Vlay 3,933 11-02 60 'une 4,185 11-02 60 uly 5,366 10-99 58-5 Vugust .. 6,189 II-02 60 September 6,35i 10-97 57'5 October ."."" 5,768 - 1099 58'5 rfovember »jv 5,8i4 10-95 56 ♦ December 4,972 10-95 56

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Table No. 26. Cost of Telegraph Lines and Cables throughout the Colony.

.Section of Line. Length of Section in Miles. Cost of Clearing Bush. Cost of Wire, Total Cost of Arms, Poles, including Insulators, &c, deliverv. including carriage. Cost of Erection. Total Cost of Section. Cost per Mile. North Island. total, North Island, to 31st March, 1883 VTaungatoroto Line (7 miles) Whitiangi Line (34 miles) .. tVaiorongomai Line rlikurangi Line (6 miles) Rangiriri Line (13 miles) Ponsonby Line (2 miles) Parnell Line (1 mile) Dnehunga Wharf Line (8J miles) Newmarket Bureau {2 miles) Mapier to Petane Line (7 J miles) Siapier-Tarawera Line Dtakehu Line (4 miles) £ s..d. £ s. d. £ •• d. £ ■■ d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,821 ii,i74 5 4 58,376 13 o 60,188 19 6 80 15 o 239 3 5 40 7 9 57 3 10 99 o 5 71,045 11 8 47 3 4 699 17 7 43 " 3 16 8 9 28 18 3 200,785 9 6 127 18 4 1,164 16 o 83 19 o 73 12 7 127 18 8 no 5 6 18 5 6 3 1 6 4 27 19 8 12 5 5 9 16 10 22 3 47 o 0 178 15 o I" 54 10 o 108 10 6 65 o o 228 o 6 16 16 2 2i 60 o 0 38 14 o 19 8 9 52 6 10 48 18 o 37 4 6 18 6 9 87 12 o 116 13 3 70 13 7 11 13 6 968 17 13 5 Totals 1,8504 11,221 5 4 58,669 18 oi 160,924 10 o 72,051 o I 202,866 13 5; South Island. rotal, South Island, to 31st March, 1883 Cromwell to Pembroke Line Jueenstown to Skippers Line (21 miles) 3ape Saunders Line (8 miles) 3annockburn Line Murchison's Line (3J miles) 31uespur Line Line (7 miles) Vtilburn Line (4 miles) iVaitaki to Purakanui (5 miles) Richmond to Brightwater (4 miles) Additional Expenditure on Lines— Rakaia to Methven, Boatman's, &c. Railway Wires .. 2,153 38 15 7 5 I* 3 i 1 20,642 16 9 72,009 15 1 978 10 o 217 12 O IOO O O 55 15 o 24 o c 67 o 6 54,324 18 4 699 4 6 153 " 7 115 II 6 98 9 2 12 5 o 49 4 8 75-. 8 4 57 19 1 30 5 o 70,295 10 6 296 15 11 122 4 5 56 3 9 39 12 6 42 18 6 38 10 o 50 14 o 35 13 1 60 17 o 217,273 o 8 1,974 i° 5 493 8 o 271 15 3 193 16 8 79 3 6 154 15 2 126 2 4 121 2 2 91 2 O 100 18 4 5i 19 3 23 9 11 33 19 5 38 15 4 22 12 5 5i 11 9 18 o 4. 30 5 8 18 4 4 27 10 o 23 2 6 23 13 o 46 15 6 11 13 10 201 17 6 241 16 I fotal, South Island, to 31st December, 1883 2,224 20,642 16 9 73,480 2 7 55,639 19 8 71,062 12 8 221,269 5 3 rotal, North Island, to 31st December, 1883 1,850,1 11,221 5 4 58,669 18 o . 60,924 10 o 72,051 o 1 202,866 13 5 Totals 4,°74i 31,864 2 I 1116,564 9 8| 424,135 i8 8 132,150 O 7; 143,113 12 9 3ook Strait Cables, laying sa: me, repairs, &c. 81,280 2 4 'elephone exchanges,—Direc it expenditure .. 11,113 J4 0 Tot al 516,529 15 o

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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, 1883.

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, 1883.

Table No. 29. Debtor and Creditor Statement.

J> _____ By Authority: Geobge Didsbuby, Government Printer, "Wellington.—lBB4.

Districts. Number. Commission. Amount. Auckland .. Slenheim .. Christchurch Dunedin Jisborne jreymouth rlokitika invercargill papier kelson <lew Plymouth Damaru rhames Fimaru SVanganui .. Wellington Westport .. 2,968 478 1,500 1,562 483 892 407 642 1,048 576 413 220 934 384 919 2,201 634 £ s. d. 359 12 o 53 7 o 172 1 o 184 II o 59 18 o 103 o o 43 15 o 71 6 o 126 16 o 69 4 o 45 12 o 23 3 o 107 3 o 40 5 o 101 3 o 251 18 o 79 6 o £ ». d. 12,677 ° 1 1,765 19 7 5,825 16 1 6,389 15 6 2,143 4 o 3,502 11 7 1,403 13 7 2,35i 15 1 4,457 I 5 2,422 2 8 1,496 4 8 728 12 o 3,628 2 1 1,262 3 8 3,313 i° 2 8,513 15 3 2,853 19 2 Totals 16,261 1,892 o o 64,735 6 7

Department. Value. Colonial Secretary Customs Defence Judicial Postal Registrar-General Treasury Public Works Shipping Reports Weather Reports £ ■• d. 2,584 17 2 579 2 1 2,743 9 5 1,912 4 7 1,892 12 o 167 13 4 i,443 5 7 5,549 15 9 3,255 7 3 1,427 12 o Total 21,555 19 2 T

Dr. £ s. d. 'o Total cost of maintenance of stations .. 73,054 4 6 Total cost of maintenance of lines .. 19,210 6 6 Cr. By Cash'receipts as under :— £ s. d. Ordinary telegrams .. 72,868 16 o Press „ .. 8,532 19 9 Telephone Exchange receipts .. .. 7,692 1 n Head Office receipts .. 3,915 4 7 £ s. d. y^ruuy * j Balance .. .. .. .. 23,113 n 5 Amount collected for money-order telegrams .. .. .. .. 813 1 o Value of Government telegrams .. 21,555 19 2 £n5.378 2 5 -fii5,378 2 5

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