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1891. NEW ZEALAND.

POST OFFICE AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT. (REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR 1890.

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

My Loed, — General Post Office, Wellington, 20th August, 1891. I have the honour to submit to your Excellency the report on the Postal and Telegraph Department for the year 1890, with the customary statement of revenue and expenditure to the 31st March last. I have the honour to be Your Lordship's most obedient servant, J. G. Wabd, Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner. His Excellency the Governor of New Zealand.

REPORT. Notwithstanding the unsettled condition of trade during a portion of the year, there has been a satisfactory increase of both Post Office and Telegraph business. The revenue and expenditure for the financial year ended the 31st March, 1891, are given in the following statement: — Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Stamps used for postage .. .. 180,000 0 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. 187,138 4 2 Money-order and postal-note commission Conveyance of mails by sea .. .. 41,560 0 7 collected in the colony .. .. 10,238 18 11 Conveyance of inland mails .. .. 20,486 4 5 Money - order commission received from Conveyance of mails by railway .. 291 5 0 foreign offices .. .. .. 660 16 6 Money-order commission credited to Private box and bag fees .. .. _ , 320 9 4 foreign offices .. .. .. 1,311 19 8 Postages from foreign offices .. .. 17,703 9 4 Telegraph extension (Consolidated Fund) 1,121 13 9 Miscellaneous receipts (postal).. .. 10,618 15 6 Maintenance and repairs to telegraphOrdinary and Press telegrams .. .. 87,772 2 8 lines, and misclleaneous .. .. 51,114 0 8 Telephone exchanges .. .. .. 19,252 4 3 Cable subsidies .. .. .. 308 6 8 Miscellaneous receipts (telegraph) .. 4,762 10 11 Cable repairs .. .. .. 3,269 19 7 262,596 14 6 Balance of revenue over expenditure .. 72,732 12 11 £335,329 7 5 £335,329 7 5 The revenue increased £7,412 18s. 5d., or 2-26 per cent. The expenditure was £11,834 16s. 6d., or 4-31 per cent, less than the previous year's. This is explained, mainly, by the fact that the expenditure for 1889-90 was swelled by the payment of a liability of £13,573 of the former year for conveyance of mails by sea. The combined Post Office and Telegraph revenue was equal to 10/8-66 per head of the population; and the expenditure 8/4-75. In the United Kingdom the proportions were 6/4-67 and 4/7-66. The revenue exceeded the expenditure by £72,732 12s. lid., compared with £53,484 18s. the previous year. The estimated value of the7 official correspondence was £67,473 17s. Id., and that of Government telegrams, £26,070 12s. 7d.—a total of £93,544 9s. Bd. for services performed without payment for departments of the public service. This sum, added to the revenue of £335,329 7s. 5d., gives £428,873 17s. Id. as the total value of Post Office and Telegraph work performed during the year. Deducting the expenditure of £262,596 14s. 6d.,, there is a balance of £166,277 2s. 7d. in favour of the department. i—F. 1.

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The estimated value of the official correspondence and Government telegrams was equal to 28 per cent, of the receipts. 21,501,937 letters were posted and 22,415,263 delivered—an increase of 475,100 and 1,140,867 respectively. 117,613 inland parcels were posted—an increase of 15,479. 1,961,161 telegrams, of all codes, were forwarded —an increase of 158,174. 176,427 money-orders, for £602,077 Is. lid., were issued, and 151,286 orders, for £547,308 9s. 3d. paid. 184,599 postal-notes, representing £69,461 19s. 7d., were sold—an increase of 13,713 notes for £4,248 ss. lid. Thirty-six offices were established, 3 re-opened, and 18 closed. The total number of post and telegraph or telephone offices at the end of 1890 was 1,212. A telephone exchange was established at Gore. The total number of exchanges at the end of the year was 15, connected with which there were 43 bureau offices. The number of telephone subscribers increased by 208. The total number of subscribers on the 31st March last was 2,592, and the subscriptions received for the year amounted to £19,252 4s. 3d. There were 632 inland mail services in operation, at a cost to the department of £26,174 7s. lOd. One hundred and eighty-six miles of telegraph line were erected, and at the close of the year there were 5,061 miles of line and 12,771 miles of wire. The expenditure out of loan on telegraph extension was £16,291 14s. The sum of £1,658,543 3s. sd. was deposited in the Post Office Savings Banks during the calendar year; £1,500,437 9s. sd. was withdrawn. The total sum at the credit of depositors on the 31st December last was £2,441,876 Bs. 7d. The letter rate to the United Kingdom was reduced to 2|-d. per half-ounce, except via Brindisi and Naples, which was reduced from Is. to 6d., and an exchange of twopenny post-cards established on the Ist January last. The following table and return give the number of offices and officers of all classes on the 31st December last: —

Comparative Return of Officebs of the Postal and Telegraph Depaetment for the Years 1890 and 1889. 1800. 1889. 1800. 1889. Postmaster-General .. .. .. 1 1 Sorters in Clearing-room .. .. 14 11 Superintendent .. .. .. .. 1 1 Storekeeper and Assistants ~ .. 5 3 Secretary .. .. .. .. 1 1 Chief Postmasters .. .. .. 16 16 Inspector of Post-offices .. .. .. 1 1 Postmasters and Officers in Charge on PerAssistant Inspector of Post-offices .. 1 1 manent Staff .. .. .. 261 260 Controller of Money-orders and Savings-banks ' Clerks and Cadets .. .. .. 227 203 and Accountant .. .. .. 1 1 Operators (including Cadets) .. .. 346 290 Telegraph Inspectors .. .. .. 8 8 Country Postmasters and Telephonists .. 935 912 Telegraph Sub-Inspectors .. ~3 3 Letter-carriers .. .. .. 113 104 Electrician .. .. *.. .. 1 1 Messengers (Post Office) .. .. 17 15 Mechanicians .. .. .. .. 3 3 Linemen .. .. .. .. 50 46 Clerks in General Post Office— Telegraph Message Boys .. .. 195 205 Secretary's Branch .. .. .. 7 7 Nightwatchmen .. .. 2 2 Dead-letter Branch .. .. .. 4 4 Money-order and Savings-bank Branch .. 17 16 'Totals .. .. 2,225 2,110

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The extent of New Zealand's outward telegraph cable business for 1890, compared with the business for 1889, is shown by the following statement: —

The Eastern Extension Telegraph Cable Company received £13,437 Is. 6d. for transmitting the messages from Wakapuaka to La Perouse. 4,257 international messages, of the value of £21,142 19s. 3d., were received. The inward cable business may be regarded as about the same volume as the outward. The Cable Company decided in 1889 to duplicate their cable system between La Perouse and Wakapuaka, and the work of laying a second cable was completed in May, 1890. The cable was laid by the steamer " Scotia," which left La Perouse on the 26th April last year, and landed the shore end at Wakapuaka on the 6th May. The growth of the department, together with the fact that outside duties are from time to time thrown on post-offices, make it incumbent that the Inspecting Staff be increased, and immediate consideration is to be given the matter. It will be readily understood that the effective administration of a department, such as the Post Office and Telegraph, is dependent to a great extent on a comprehensive system of inspection by qualified officers. Reference was made in last Report to the probable early classification of the service ; and it is a matter for congratulation to be able to state that the work has been begun in a practical way. " The Post Office and Telegraph Classification and Regulation Act, 1890," became law on the 13th September, 1890. Regulations, and a list of officers as classified under the provisions of the Act, together with the rates of salary to be paid for the financial year 1891-92, were approved on the 22nd January last. The regulations gave all officers dissatisfied with their positions under the classification the right of appeal; and this has been exercised by a number of employes. Such of the appeals as may be deemed reasonable are to be referred for the consideration of a Board to be specially appointed for the purpose ; and, on the appeals being disposed of, further progress will be made with classification. It is hoped that the classification may materially improve the conditions and prospects of the employes generally. Not without serious consideration has it been determined to introduce penny letter-postage throughout the colony. This question has engaged the attention of previous Governments, who, however, hesitated to discount the loss of revenue the reduction would involve. The adoption of a _\_d. letter-rate to the United Kingdom has made it more difficult to defend the continuance of the inland two-penny rate, assuming the colony to be in a position to afford to sacrifice temporarily a portion of its postage receipts. The Government is of opinion that this temporary loss may now be faced, and a Bill has accordingly been introduced into Parliament for reducing the inland letterrate from 2d. to 1d.., and establishing penny postage throughout New Zealand. The loss the reduction may entail is to be gathered from the following— Statement showing the Estimated Loss of Revenue, on the Inland Letter-rate being reduced from 2d. to Id. per Half-ounce.

The Bill also provides for the reduction of the newspaper rate to the Australian Colonies from a penny to a half-penny; for the issue of postal notes up to £5; and for extending the currency of postal notes from four to twelve months. A Postal and Telegraph Conference was held at Sydney in Eebruary-March last, at which New Zealand was represented. For the first time each of, the colonies were represented individually.

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Ordinary. Presi Destination. No. of Messages. Value. No. of Messages. Value. £ s. d. 23,099 8 6 4,101 13 6 580 12 11 5,050 10 2 632 17 7 457 1 8 55 12 0 £ s. d. International Victoria ■. outh Australia ... Hew South Wales Queensland Casmania vVestern Australia 4,422 5,993 757 7,850 732 402 72 226 818 117 4 1 1,342'19 4 Total ... 20,228 33,977 16 4 1,044 |1,460 3 5 Total for 1889 ... 21,159 37,570 3 6 780 968 8 4

Estimated Number of Inland Letters posted during 1890. Estimated Loss, with an Increase of Nil. 5% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% £ 63,641 ££££££££££ 60,459 57,277 50,913 44,549 38,185 31,82125,45619,09212,728 6,364 13,661,934

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The principal business was the further consideration of the reduction of the tefegraph cable rates to Europe (brought forward originally at the Conference held at Adelaide, in May, 1890), and the entry of the Australasian Colonies into the Universal Postal Union. Many other important postal and telegraph matters were dealt with by the Conference, as may be seen from the printed papers already laid before Parliament. On the question of the reduction of the cable rates, Queensland and New Zealand held aloof, by declining to agree to the proposals made to the Conference. The Eastern Extension Telegraph Company proposed to reduce the rates between Adelaide and London on private telegrams from 9s. 4d. to 4s. per word, Government messages from 4s. Bd. to 3s. lid., and press from 2s. 3d. to Is. lOd. per word; the company to take one-half the risk of any falling-off of revenue, and the colonies to guarantee the other half. The reduction was to apply in both directions, but as the Imperial Government declined to bear any portion of the loss, the colonies were practically asked to share not only the loss on their own outward messages, but also to bear half the loss on the messages from London—the amount which would be saved London merchants and other users of the cable system to Australasia. This was regarded as inequitable. This colony's loss under the proposals was estimated at £16,000 for the first year, a sum which the Government did not, under the circumstances, feel justified in incurring, holding as ib did that the reduction should have been possible without the colonies being required to recoup the cable company any portion of the loss. The reduced rates, however, were accepted by the other colonies, and the amended charges came into force on the Ist of May last. Queensland and New Zealand do not, of course, participate in the reductions. On the Postal Union question the Conference unanimously agreed that the colonies should. accept the invitation to attend the Postal Congress at Vienna, in May, 1891, and that the representatives should advocate the admission of Australasia into the Postal Union, on the condition that the colonies received adequate representation, and that the maritime transit rates should not be lowered without the consent of the countries maintaining the sea-services. The Congress assembled at Vienna on the 20th of May, and all the colonies, except New Zealand, were represented—our Agent-General, who was to represent the colony, was unavoidably prevented at the last moment from attending. Application was made for the admission of the colonies into the Union, which was agreed to—the colonies as a group to receive one vote, and the sea-transit rates not to be disturbed in the meantime. New Zealand subsequently accepted the conditions, and the Ist of October next has been fixed as the date on which the Australasian Colonies shall come under the Postal Union regime. With the inclusion of Australasia, all the more important countries are now members of the Universal Postal Union. The colonies have long held aloof for fiscal reasons, but having adopted the universal 2-Jd. letter rate to the United Kingdom, there was no longer any good reason from financial considerations for remaining outside the Union. The advantages of the Union, more particularly in the public interest, are far-reaching and liberal, and this will be seen in a practical way on the regulations being applied to the interchange of postal matter with other Union countries. POST OFFICE. There was a large and general increase of business. The number of letters, post-cards, book-packets and pattern-parcels, and newspapers delivered and posted during the year, compared with the number dealt with in 1889, was as under: — 1890. 1889. Increase. Letters—Delivered .. .. .. .. 22,415,263 21,274,396 Posted .. .. .. .. 21,501,937 21,026,837 43,917,200 42,301,233 1,615,967 Post-cards—Delivered .. .. .. .. 1,019,434 914,342 Posted .. .. .. .. 991,065 935,818 2,010,499 1,850,160 160,339 Books and sample-packets—Delivered .. .. 2,838,329 2,604,719 Posted .. .. 3,320,801 2,776,774 6,159,130 5,381,493 777,637 Newspapers—Delivered .. .. .. .. 9,221,212 8,448,635 Posted .. .. .. .. 8,691,522 8,272,381 17,912,734 16,721,016 1,191,718 The letters increased 3-82, post-cards 8-67, books and sample-packets 14-45, and newspapers 7-13 per cent. The increase in 1889 was—Letters 4-71, post-cards 11-85, books and sample-packets 13-81, and newspapers 3-20 per cent. The average number of letters posted per head of population was estimated to be 34-37; in 1889 the average was 34-25. For the same year the average in the United Kingdom was 43-5; in the United States, 29-13; Canada, 18-93; Victoria (including post-cards), 38-56; New South Wales, 40-33 ; Queensland, 29-40 ; Tasmania, 24-90 ; and Western Australia, 22-85. The revenue for the financial year ended the 31st March last was £223,542 9s. 73., compared with £221,662 lis. 2d. for 1889-90, an increase-of £1,879 18s. sd. only. This exceptionally small increase in the revenue was due to a diminution in the postage receipts during the last quarter of the year, consequent upon the reduction of the letter-rate to

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the United Kingdom from 6d. to 2^d. per half-ounce, and also to a decrease in the postages from the London Post Office in aid of the San Francisco and Direct mail-services under the altered arrangements for the twelve months' renewal from November-December last. The recoveries in respect of these services, instead of being treated as revenue, are now credited to the vote for conveyance of mails by sea. The- expenditure was £153,205 10s. Bd., compared with £172,998 for the former year, a decrease of £14,792 9s. 4d. The expenditure was therefore £65,336 18s. lid. less than the revenue. It should, however, be explained that the expenditure for 1889-90 was of an abnormal amount, caused by the payment in that year of a liability of £13,573 of the previous year for conveyance of mails by sea. The estimated value of the free correspondence was £67,473 17s. Id. The revenue, as already stated, was £223,542 9s. 7d., and the estimated value of the free correspondence £67,473 17s. Id., a total of £291,016 6s. Bd., which, after deducting the expenditure— £158,205 10s. Bd.—leaves a credit balance of £132,810 16s. on the Post Office transactions for the year. The credit balance in 1889-90 was £131,018 Is. lid. The fees collected for the registration of births, deaths, and marriages amounted to £1,365 4s. 6d. The sum of £3,501 15s. was collected in respect of certificates issued in connection with the inspection of machinery. Fees collected under the Live-stock Acts amounted to £11,095 Bs. The fees received for game licenses amounted to £1,272. The property-tax paid through post-offices was £232,031 7s. 4d. 22,977 payments were received. For other departments of the Government service the Post Office was used for paying 15,918 vouchers for miscellaneous expenditure. The amount paid was £36,256 2s. Id. The gratuities paid for the carriage of mails by unsubsidised vessels amounted to £6,556 14s. 7d. 3,800 private boxes were let, which, with the fees on 315 private bags, brought in £4,328 19s. 4d. The letter-carrier's delivery at Greymouth was extended to Cobden. Second daily deliveries in Palmerston Street, Westport.. and at Petone were established. The Nelson delivery was extended to the city boundary, in the direction of Waimea Road and Brook Street. Eight receiving-boxes were established —1 at Cobden, lat Milton, lat Roslyn, 2at Napier, 1 at Wanganui, and 2 at Dunedin. The total number of pillar, wall, and lamp-post receivers at the close of the year was 306. 7,613,194 letters, 324,911 post-cards, 774,832 books and circulars, and 1,972,147 newspapers were delivered by letter-carriers. Thirty-six post-offices were established, 3 reopened, and 18 closed during the year, as under : — Opened. Athenree, Thames. Mangaone, Wellington. Ratanui, Dunedin. Coal Island, Invercargill. Mangatainoka, Wellington. Red Hill, Auckland. Cryer's Landing, Thames. Mawheraiti, Greymouth. Spring Hills, Invercargill. Grovetown (reopened), Blenheim. Miller's Flat, Dunedin. Tariki Road, New Plymouth. Harben (reopened), Westport. Ngawha, Auckland. Tawhai, Greymouth. Hermitage, Timaru. Oaonui, New Plymouth. Te Anau, Invercargill. Inangahua Landing, Westport. Ohinewai, Auckland. Te Matuku, Auckland. Kaimata, Greymouth. Orari Swamp, Timaru. Tokomaru, Wellington. Kanohi, Auckland. Otaio (reopened), Timaru. Victoria, Napier. Kapuni, Wanganui. Pemberton, Wellington. Waiongona, New Plymouth. Kuaotunu, Auckland. Pleckville, Wellington. Waipatiki, Napier. Mahi, Wanganui. Puhipuhi, Auckland. Western Springs, Auckland. Mangahao, Wellington. Punakiterc, Auckland. Winchmore, Christchurch. Closed. Big Dam, Hokitika. Gorge, Wellington. i Otaio, Timaru. Big Omaha, Auckland. Inangahua Landing, Westport. Owen Reefs, Nelson. Blue Cliffs, Timaru. Kennedy's Bay, Auckland. Point Curtis, Auckland. Bulmer, Timaru. Mangatera, Napier. Poroaterao, Auckland. Cobden, Greymouth. Matawhero, Gisborne. Quartzville, Thames. Dalefield, Wellington. Okehu, Wanganui. Rotoiti, Thames. The total number of post-offices open at the close of the year was 1,185. The number of post-offices in the colony compared with its population was in the proportion of 1 post-office to every 528 of the inhabitants. The proportion in the United Kingdom for 1889 was 1 to 2,071; in the United States, Ito 1,001; in Canada, Ito 628 ; in Victoria, Ito 695; in New South Wales, 1 to 899 ; and in Queensland, 1 to 1,070. The designations of the post-offices formerly known as Arawata, Okoroire, Wairaki, Lucas Creek, and Tokomaru have been changed to Jackson's Bay, Oxford North, Eastern Bush, Albury, and Tokomaru Bay respectively. Government Insurance agencies were opened at the post-offices at Cullensville, Denniston, Pembroke, Hunterville, and Pigeon Bay—a total of 215 post-offices at which Government Insurance business was transacted. Twenty newspapers were registered for transmission by post, and 3 newspapers ceased to publish during the year. The total number of registered newspapers at the close of the year was 222. Thirty-five magazines and trade catalogues were also registered for transmission by post. The total number on the register at the end of the year was 372. The reduction of the letter-rate to the United Kingdom from 6d. to 2fd. per half-ounce came into force on the Ist January last. There has not been sufficient time to ascertain the general effect of the reduction, either on the postage receipts or on the increase of letters; but of the number of letters despatched to the United Kingdom for the five months ended the 31st May last the

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increase was at the rate of 15-98 per cent, per annum. It had been estimated that the reduction would involve a loss to the department of £10,374 for the first year, assuming the letters increased 10 per cent. Of the number of letters received from the United Kingdom during the four months ended April there was an increase at the rate of 9-68 per cent, per annum. The special letter rate via Brindisi and Naples was reduced to 6d. per half-ounce, and this will be further reduced to the universal postal union rate of 2fd. on the Ist October next. Concurrently with the reduction of the letter postage an exchange of twopenny post-cards with the United Kingdom was established. A special post-card has not as yet been issued in the colony ; the Inland-Australian card, having a penny stamp affixed, is accepted in the meantime. To provide for the altered rate of postage to the United Kingdom stamps of the denominations of 2-Jd. and sd. were issued. The following is a description of the stamps : — Twopence halfpenny. — Queen's head in profile, enclosed in an oval, on line groundwork, encircled by the words "Postage and Revenue." At the base the words "New Zealand," and immediately below, the words "Twopence halfpenny," with the figures and letter "2Jd.," in white letters, dividing them. On each of the upper corners of the stamp a representation of an ocean-steamer. Printed in light blue. Fivepence.—Queen's head in profile, in relief, enclosed in a tablet, the figure and letter "5d." printed in side tablets on white ground; and on a ribbon design the words " New Zealand Postage and Revenue." The border of the stamp of filigree pattern. Printed in silver-grey. The 2-J-d. stamp was issued on the 27th December last, and the sd. one on the Ist February. The 2|d. stamp is from a design by Mr. Cousins, of Wellington, and the sd. stamp from a design by Mr. A. W. Jones, of Christchurch. Both stamps were engraved by Mr. Cousins, and the electrotypes were manufactured in the Government Printing Office. A series of special stamps for prepaying the correspondence of the Government Life Insurance Department have been permitted to be brought into use in lieu of the ordinary postage- and revenue-stamps. The stamps are six in number, of the respective denominations of -Jd., Id., 2d., 3d., 6d., and Is. They are all of the same design—a lighthouse in the centre on lined groundwork, and on the rays of light from the lantern the words "State security." The letters " V.E." flank the tower. Above the lighthouse are the words " Government Life Insurance," flanked by the initials " N.Z.," and below, the word " Department." " Postage " and the value in words appear on the sides of the stamp, and the value in figures in the lower corners. The colours are—-J-d., mauve ; Id., dark blue; 2d., Indian red; 3d., brown ; 6d., light-green ; and Is., carmine. The prepayment of insurance correspondence by special stamps is the outcome of a difference of opinion between the Insurance Department and the Post Office as to the annual postage, calculated on periodical countings, to be paid the Post Office. The matter in dispute was referred to an arbitrator, but the Insurance Department declined to recognise the award, and decided to prepay its correspondence by stamps. The acceptance of alien stamps by the Post Office is unique. It was urged that stamps of a distinctive character would be less likely to be fraudulently used, while they would also afford a means for advertising the Insurance Department. Parcel-post. The increase of business was not equal to that of the previous year. The increase, however, gives promise of a continued and satisfactory expansion of the parcel-post system. The minimum rate on inland parcels has been reduced from 7d. to 6d., with a correspondingreduction in each successive rate. The rate for a parcel of the maximum weight of eleven pounds is now 35., in the place of 3s. Id. The following table shows the number and weight of parcels posted and the number delivered during the years 1888, 1889, and 1890 :—

1888. 1889. 1890. Postal Districts. Pos Number. Posted. sted. Weight. — Delivered. Pc Number. isted. Pos Number. Posted. sted. Weight. j ~ Delivered. Weight. Auckland .. Thames .. New Plymouth Gisborne .. Napier Wanganui Wellington Nelson Westport .. Greymouth Hokitika .. Blenheim Christchureh Timaru Oam'aru .. Dunedin .. Invercargill 15,267 886 722 694 3,810 2,794 16,591 3,058 674 1,496 922 1,165 10,893 1,267 650 16,594 2,295 lb. oz. 39,276 0 2,091 11 1,744 0 1,731 11 9,787 6 6,044 0 42,627 8 8,405 14 1,497 2 3,840 13 2,517 12 2,603 10 29,534 3 2,740 8 1,417 7 44,115 4J 4,748 0 204,722 13J 8,343 1,776 1,644 1,508 5,000 5,229 10,500 2,286 1,474 2,699 1,698 2,711 5,692 2,049 1,434 9,709 2,911 19,468 1,199 878 770 5,354 3,344 20,856 3,767 868 1,630 1,182 1,785 17,370 1,760 854 20,363 3,138 lb. oz. 53,351 11 3,053 1J 2,341 14 1,909 0 13,802 2 7,862 8 55,910 9 11,013 13A 1,859 14 4,024 Hi 3,394 5 4,008 15 48,403 14 3,807 1 1,873 14 57,366 11 7,722 12| 13,186 2,651 2,131 1,991 6,747 7,111 14,088 3,295 2,091 3,449 2,007 3,903 8,524 2,899 2,100 11,439 3,932 21,882 1,491 1,007 938 0,265 4,035 25,893 4,723 1,077 2,509 1,413 1,846 19,383 2,018 859 22,500 3,458 lb. oz. 57,912 10 3,661 8 2,674 3 2,570 6 17,075 14 9,503 8 74,544 2 13,370 7 2,332 4 6,243 13 3,924 5 4,357 11 58,703 4 4,774 8 2,123 3 65,329 13 7,477 5 17,100 3,147 2,748 2,307 7,659 9,195 17,110 3,723 2,701 4,244 2,173 4,574 10,422 2,742 1,701 13,271 3,88S Totals 79,778 104,586 J281,766 13 66,723 91,544 1121,292 336,043 12 108,765 The table ine The number ( .udes in! if inlanc and, Uniti I parcels p< id Kingdi ;sted anc im, and Australia! delivered was—pi i parcels. Dsted, 11 ,613; [elivered, 9.' :,730,

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The increase in the number of inland parcels posted over the number posted in 1889 was 15,479, or 15-16 per cent. The postage collected amounted to £6,822 9s. 7d., compared with £5,143 lis. 5d., the postage collected in 1889. The following table shows the number of parcels exchanged with the United Kingdom and the Australian Colonies during 1890 : —

The declared value of the parcels received from places outside the colony was £13,834. The Customs duty collected amounted to £2,375 19s. 3d. In 1889 the declared value was £11,766, and the duty collected £1,701 6s. 4d. The declared value of the parcels despatched to places beyond the colony was £3,831. The foreign parcel-post, through the intermediary of the London Post Office, was extended to the i\.rgentine Republic, Bermuda, Seychelles, Mexico,. Fiji, Siam, Morocco, Greece, Heligoland, Madagascar, and Natal. Free Official Correspondence. The estimated value of the official or free correspondence for the year is given in the statement underneath: —

The estimated weight was over 220 tons. The estimated value of the free correspondence for 1889 was £82,353 10s. 9d. There was, therefore, a decrease of £14,879 13s. Bd. in value. Registered Letters. The number of registered letters dealt with, compared with the numbers in 1885, 1888, and 1889, is shown below :—

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Number of Parcels. Country. Received. Despatched. Inited Kingdom and Foreign Offices, via London ... Victoria South Australia Jasmania Vestern Australia 13,491 1,426 71 45 2 I 2,693 751 88 128 19 Totals 15,035 3,679

Postal Districts. Letters. Books. Value. Postal Districts. Letters. Books. Value. Auckland Chames tfew Plymouth .. jisborne Napier vVanganui Wellington STelson vVestport jreymouth lb. oz. 24,637 15 2,543 12 3,596 10 1,694 1 3,787 14 6,553 2 110,453 2 2,919 12 1,406 0 1,050 14J lb. oz. 16,300 10 2,241 11 1,100 0 3,760 0 6,075 14 6,465 15 212,354 8 1,161 0 915 0 6,897 Hi £ s. d. 7,408 0 3 755 3 7 996 1 7 577 1 8 1,212 12 7 1,973 14 5 42,176 3 10 821 1 0 405 8 8 670 3 4 Hokitika Blenheim Christchurch .. Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill lb. oz. 1,671 0 2,735 4 10,245 6 5,834 0 2,121 7 8,107 11 3,065 10 lb. oz. 400 0 6,695 0 15,243 4 3,923 0 2,187 0 12,919 2 2,111 10 £ s. d, 458 18 6 958 19 . 3,240 4 i 1,690 10 C 638 12 . 2,594 3 '. 896 17 _ Totals 193,023 8J 300,751 5& 67,473 17

1885. 1888. 1889. 1890. Postal Districts. llaocs tared i u Colony. Col°^ Totals. muz E^isbeyoTd *«*"» Colony. OolonyTotals. From -,_,„„,„ Places ,EeX bX ld &° m Colony. Col °^ Totals. From -r, ; „ Colony. Col °^- Totals. Auckland Thames .. New Plymouth Gisborne .. Napier Wanganui Wellington Nelson Westport .. Greymouth Hokitika .. Blenheim Christehurch Timaru Oamaru .. Dunedin .. Invercargill 5,890 205 675 108 892 283 4,757 559 45 125 173 181 3,717 440 316 5,645 1,614 22,124 2,879 2,876 922 5,453 4,500 19,218 2,432 1,438 2,835 1,907 1,413 13,678 3,153 1,947 12,737 6,661 28,014 3,084 3,551 1,030 6,345 4,783 23,975 2,991 1,483 2,960 2,080 1,594 17,395 3,593 2,263 18,382 8,275 7,485 169 331 106 1,008 207 5,138 367 73 157 190 159 4,161 451 353 4,498 1,445 25,205 2,729 2,544 1,513 6,690 3,988 23,036 2,592 2,492 6,258 2,331 1,808 16,250 2,757 2,230 13,679 7,215 32,690 2,898 2,875 1,619 7,698 4,195 28,174 2,959 2,565 6,415 2,521 1,967 20,411 3,208 2,583 18,177 9,360 7,574 152 298 S6 1,014 243 5,911 347 93 110 149 101 3,871 373 280 4,480 1,344 26,108 3,389 3,345 1,577 7,782 4,240 25,817 3,123 2,517 9,650 2,490 2,422 17,655 2,547 2,076 14,576 8,874 33,682 3,541 3,643 1,663 8,796 4,483 31,728 3,470 2,610 9,760 2,639 2,523 21,526 2,920 2,356 19,056 10,218 7,119 130 341 118 999 211 6,129 322 112 102 95 92 3,059 312 278 4,615 1,740 34,39S 4,781 3,372 2,120 10,911 6,060 30,369 3,430 3,254 8,879 2,579 3,193 20,404 3,551 2,505 19,696 9,819 41,517 4,911 3,713 2,238 11,910 6,271 36,498 3,752 3,366 8,981 2,674 3,285 24,063 3,963 2,783 24,311 11,559 Totals 25,625 106,173 131,798 26,298 124,017: 150,315 26,426 138,188 164,614 26,374 169,321 195,695

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The total increase for the year was 31,081 articles, or 18-88 per cent., entirely of letters registered in the colony. Indeed, the number of letters received from bevond the colonv decreased by 52. Dead Letters. The number of unclaimed letters received and disposed of during the under-mentioned years is shown in the following table : —

The unclaimed letters dealt with show a decrease of 1-5 per cent, compared with the number disposed of in the previous year. The percentage of dead or unclaimed letters to the total number of letters posted in the colony was 0-43 per cent. For 1889, the proportion in the United Kingdom was 0-38 per cent.; United States, 0-48; Canada, 0-67; Victoria, 1-08; New South Wales, 1-05; Queensland, 1-07; and Tasmania, 0-59. With the exception of the United. Kingdom, New Zealand's proportion was the lowest. The number of missing letter inquiries to the total number of letters posted was in the proportion of four to every thousand. In the United States the proportion was three, and in Queensland six, to every thousand letters. No other returns available. 45,597 book-packets and circulars were returned to foreign countries, 8,460 were returned to the senders through the Dead Letter Office, 44 were re-issued, and 10,843 were returned by Chief Postmasters; a total of 64,903 book-packets and circulars, against 51,943 in 1889. 4,236 newspapers were returned to the publishers as unclaimed. The under-mentioned articles of value were found enclosed in letters opened in the Dead Letter Office, and returned to the senders where practicable : — £ s. d. 194 Post Office orders ... ... ... ... ... 518 5 3 114 postal notes ... ... ... ... ... ... 55 5 4 37 bank drafts ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,992 0 9 137 cheques ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,470 17 0 2 dividend warrants ... ... ... ... .. 16137 13 promissory notes ... ... ... ... ... 410 6 3 Stamps ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 26 16 11 Bank-notes ... ... ... ... ... ... 126 0 0 Gold ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 0 0 Silver and copper ... ... ... ... ... ... 3147 Representing a total of ... ... ... £5,625 19 8 In addition, 1 gold and 1 silver watch, 1 white-metal watch-chain, 1 hair watch-chain (goldmounted), 3 gold rings, 1 silver ring, 2 silver brooches, 2 pairs of gold earrings, and 1 silver pencilcase were received. 1,100 unclaimed registered letters were dealt with. 954 newspapers and 350 books and other articles without addresses were received, a considerable number of which were subsequently applied for and delivered. 155 letters were posted without addresses. 19 letters with libellous addresses Were intercepted. 208 letters were imperfectly or wrongly addressed. 4,301 letters were refused by the addressees. 16 letters were posted with previously-used stamps. Buildings. The new office at Longford, built on a site fronting the main road, has been completed. Minor offices have been erected at Fern Flat and Whakatane. A small building was purchased at Te Puke and made suitable for office purposes. The Cable Company's station at Wakapuaka has been added to and altered. The following are some of the principal alterations, additions, or repairs effected during the year: General Post Office, drainage overhauled and iron shutters fixed on strong-room windows fronting Customhouse Quay; Reefton, new foundation-piles, &c.; Napier and Spit, repairs; Pembroke, erection of porch; Dunedin, telegraph office renovated; Albany Street, repairs and sanitary arrangements improved; Palmerston South, drainage provided; Thames, mail-room

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Manner of Disposal. 1882. 1883. 1884. 1885. 1886. 1887. 1808. 1889. 1890. I Ipened and returned to the writers teturned unopened to other countries leissued )estroyed .eturned unopened by Chief Postmasters 53,507 8,539 54 6,189 69,452 8,143 67 3,302 68,942 9,134 107 3,986 66,592 8,115 185 2,872 66,729 8,359 251 0,600 62,847 7,287 96 5,974 55,118 6,892 88 5,246 62,654 60,540 6,220 7,779 92 141 4,340 I 2,660 14,378 15,833 17,593 19,187 21,144 20,185 19,963 21,164 21,931 Totals 82,667 96,797 94,470 j 93,051 99,762 90,951 103,083 96,389 87,307

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Renovated; Greymouth, repairs and painting; Picton, repairs and painting; Geraldiue, repairs and painting; Sheffield, repairs; Helensville, roof re-covered with iron and additions to residence; Mercer, lineman's house re-roofed; Manukau Heads, repairs; Cromwell, repairs; Auckland Post Office, plaster in mail-room and drains repaired ; Te Nui, repairs ; Wangaroa and Mohaka, additions to residences; Havelock, fencing around residence; Wakapuaka and The Port, repairs; Blenheim, repairs and an outhouse erected ; Russell, office re-roofed ; Arrowtown, repairs; Palmerston North, drainage provided; Patea, extra living-room; Feilding, residence re-roofed ; Carterton, additional room; Manaia, additions to residence; Timaru, repairs; Auckland Telegraph Office, refitted, altered, and office accommodation improved; Fielding, Naseby, and Pahiatua, private boxes fitted up. A separate office is to be built at Invercargill, the business having outgrown the present accommodation. Additional Post Office accommodation is to be provided at Dunedin and Christchurch to meet growing requirements. Inland Mail-services. The following are the particulars of the several inland mail-services in operation during the year:— Performed by coach and mail-cart... ... ... ... ... 194 Performed on horseback ... ... ... ... ... ... 276 Performed on foot ... ... ... ... ... ... 55 Performed by water ... ... ... ... ... ... 38 Performed by railway ... ... ... ... ... ... 69 Total number of services ... ... ... 632 Aggregate mileage ... ... ... ... ... ... 10,820 Total number of miles travelled ... ... ... ... 3,878,820 Cost to the department ... ... ... ... ... £26,174 7s. lOd. Average cost per mile ... ... ... ... ... ... L62d. The total cost in 1889 was ... ... ... ... £26,008 os. Bd. And the cost per mile ... ... ... ... ... ... l-62d. Railway mail services are performed free of cost to the Post Office. The only payment made the Railway Department for mails is for special mail trains. The following services were established during the year:— Weekly between Point Curtis and Pukekarare. Weekly between Whitianga and Kuaotunu. Twice weekly between Mokau and Awakino. Weekly between Danevirke and Weber. Daily between Springburn and Alford Forest. Twice weekly between Greymouth and Kaimata. Weekly between Opuawhanga and Puhipuhi. Twice weekly between Pahiatua and Mangahao. The frequency of the following services was increased :— Twice, instead of once weekly, between Arrowtown and Cardrona. Four, instead of three mails weekly, between Wanganui aud Hunterville. ; Daily, instead of twice weekly, between Wellington and Paraparaumu. Daily, instead of thrice weekly, between Westport and Berlin's. Thrice, instead of twice weekly, between Nelson and Longford. The frequency of the service between Hokitika and Humphrey's Gully reduced from thrice to twice weekly. The service between Owen Reefs and Owen Junction abolished. ■ ■ The coach service between Methven and Alford Forest was withdrawn on the railway being extended to Alford Forest, and the mails conveyed by railway. The result of the tendering for the inland mail services for the two years from the Ist January, 1891, to the 31st December, 1892, has been to enable the department to extend several of the existing services, and to increase the frequency of others, besides establishing services to new settlements, at a minimum additional cost. Money Orders. There were eight money-order offices established during the year, namely, Heriot, Kaukapakapa, Mawheraiti, Nenthorn, Otorohanga, Pigeon Bay, Tairua, and Waipori. Four offices were closed. The total number of money-order offices open at the end of the year was 313. 176,427 money-orders, for £602,077 Is. lid. were issued, compared with 172,076 orders, for £589,545 14s. 9d. issued in 1889, an increase of 4,351 orders, representing £12,531 7s. 2d. Money-orders to the number of 151,286, for £547,308 9s. 3d. were paid, compared with 150,500, for £540,890 175., paid in 1889; an increase of 786 orders, for £6,417 12s. 3d. The number of money-orders issued on the Australian Colonies, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and Canada, and also on foreign countries through the medium of the London Post Office, was 45,786, for £129,109 17s. 4d. 21,106 money-orders, for £75,865 17s. lid. from places beyond New Zealand, were paid in the colonv. ii—F. 1.

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The balance against the colony on foreign money-order account was therefore £53,243 19s. sd. In 1889, the balance against the colony was £47,786 Bs. Id. 18,468 telegraph money-orders, for £60,869 9s. 3d., were issued, compared with 16,784 orders, for £56,527 17s. lid., issued in 1889. The money-order commission received for the year amounted to £8,823 10s., against £8,696 13s. sd. for 1889. Postal Notes. 184,599 postal-notes, of the value of £69,461 19s. 7d., were sold during the year, compared with 170,886 notes, for £65,213 13s. Bd., sold in 1889—an increase of 13,713 notes, of the value of £4,248 ss. lid. 184,041 postal-notes, for £67,977 45., were paid. The commission derived from the sale of postal-notes amounted to £1,327 os. 7d.—an increase of £87 4s. sd. over the commission for 1889. Savings-banks. Eight savings-bank offices were established and five closed. The number of post-offices open for the transaction of savings-bank business at the end of the year was 298. 23,719 new accounts were opened, compared with 21,778 opened in 1889—an increase of 1,941. 17,256 accounts were closed, as against 15,521 closed during 1889 —an increase of 1,735. The total number of post-office savings-bank accounts open on the 31st December, 1890, with classified balances, and the number open at the end of 1889, are given in the table below: —

The number of accounts with balances not exceeding £20 increased by 3,774; with balances not exceeding £200 increased by 6,097; and with balances over £200, by 267. There were 97,109 open accounts at the end of the year. The proportion of accounts to the population was as lis to every 6-44. The proportion in 1889 was Ito 6-84. 162,938 deposits for £1,658,543 3s. sd. were made during the year—an increase of 9,018 for £143,261 12s. 2d. on the deposits of 1889. The average amount of each deposit was £10 3s. 7d., compared with £9 16s. lOd. in 1889. There were 106,868 withdrawals for £1,500,437 9s. 5d., or 7,683 withdrawals for £43,356 4s. sd. more than in 1889. The average amount of each withdrawal was £14 os. 9d., compared with £14 13s. 9d. in 1889. The amount of deposits for the year exceeded the amount of withdrawals by £158,105 14s. In 1889 the excess of deposits was £58,200 6s. 3d. The interest credited depositors during the year was £92,319 os. 6d., compared with £84,809 17s. Id. in 1889. The total interest paid and credited depositors since the Post Office Savings Bank svstem was established in 1867 was £939,715 os. Bd. The total sum at the credit of depositors on the 31st December last was £2,441,876 Bs. 7d., against £2,191,451 14s. Id. at the close of 1889—an increase of £250,424 14s. sd. The total amount of deposits in the Post Office Savings Banks at the end of the year was equal to £3 17s. lid. per head of the population. For 1889 the proportion in the United Kingdom was £1 13s. 2d.; in Canada, 18s. 4d.; in New South Wales, £1 10s. 6d.; in Victoria, £1 lis. 5d.; and in Tasmania, 7s. Bd. The average cost of each savings-bank transaction, deposit or withdrawal, for the year was 4JI-d. and for the period of the existence of the Post Office Savings Banks, sd. The number of accounts opened during 1890 by means of stamps affixed to cards, the total number of such accounts open, and the amount at credit, on the 31st December last, may be gathered from the following table : —

Postal District. Not Exceeding exceeding £20 and £20. up to £50. Exceeding £50 and up to £100. Exceeding! £100 and .up to £200.! Exceeding £200 and up to £300. Exceeding £300 and up to £400. Xa Exceeding sg £400 and j g=0 up to £500.1 B Jo | H.S Total. Auckland Blenheim 3hristchurch Dunedin jrisborne areymouth Bokitika [nvercargill Napier STelson New Plymouth.. Damaru rhames rimaru Wanganui Wellington Westport .. .. i 8,387 1,728 14,754 11,768 668 1,578 703 2,757 3,194 2,432 1,578 1,271 2,211 2,250 3,153 11,723 862 1,234 236 2,524 1,S26 114 244 110 462 526 309 275 228 306 346 442 2,826 152 775 139 1,456 1,042 58 163 80 287 321 219 148 162 160 232 235 1,282 80 658 102 962 783 46 118 59 215 229 143 81 108 149 152 158 723 64 220 38 287 270 10 36 13 55 54 45 35 28 46 42 56 247 20 65 12 101 73 3 6 5 12 15 13 11 12 7 14 10 86 10 34 3 38 32 5 1 4 10 9 9 7 6 6 10 40 4 36 2 33 20 1 1 6 4 1 2 11,409 2,260 20,155 15,814 900 2,151 971 3,798 4,353 3,171 2,139 1,816 2,892 3,048 4,087 16,950 1,195 7 6 17 23 3 Totals, 1890 .. I 71,017 12,160 6,839 4,750 1,502 461 218 102 97,109 Totals^lSSO ._. i 67^243 10,880 6,084 j 4,462 1,319 403 219 135 90,745

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No. of Accounts No. of Accounts Amount at Credit of Postal District. opened open on Accounts open on during 1890. 31st December, 1890. 31st December, 1890. £ s. d. Auckland ... ... 35 ... 116 ... 95 15 5 -Blenheim ... ... 3 ... 102 ... 89 0 3 Christchurch ... ... 16 ... 581 ... 725 15 8 Dunedin ... ... 14 ... 374 ... 107 13 1 Gisborne ... ... ... ... 10 ... 1 10 6 Greymouth ... ... ... ... 9 ... 818 5 Hokitika ... ... 2 ... 0 9 0 Invercargill ... ... 13 ... 26 ... 24 18 5 Napier ... ... 2 ... 73 ... 46 7 10 Nelson ... ... 5 ... 350 ... 739 17 8 New Plymouth... ... 96 ... 24 8 0 Oamaru ... ... 2 ... 78 ... 197 18 1 Thames ... ... 9 ... 128 ... 104 11 9 Timaru ... ... 15 ... 130 ... 162 0 3 Wanganui ... ... 3 ... 42 ... 62 17 10 Wellington ... ... 5 ... 197 ... 72 8 4 Westport ... ... 2 ... 14 ... 9 0 4 Totals, 1890 ... 124 ... 2,328 ... £2,473 10 10 Totals, 1889 ... 92 ... 2,490 ... £2,347 10 10 A decrease of 162 in the number of accounts, but an increase of £126 in amount. The following is the balance-sheet of the Post Office Savings Bank Account for the year ended 31st December, 1890 :— Dr. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance to credit of depositors, Ist Withdrawals .. .. .. 1,500,437 9 5 Jan., 1890 .. .. .. 2,191,451 14 1 Balance at credit of depositors, 31st Deposits .. .. .. .. 1,658,543 3 5 December, 1890 .. .. .. 2,441,876 8 7 Interest allowed to depositors .. 92,319 0 6 £3,942,313 18 0 £3,942,313 18 0 Dr. Liabilities and Assets. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance to credit of depositors, 31st Securities. (Fide Table No. 6) .. 2,337,182 7 8 December, 1890 .. .. .. 2,441,876 8 7 Balance, Post Office Account, on 31st December, 1890 .. .. .. 104,694 0 11 £2,441,876 8 7 £2,441,876 8 7 ______^__ , — ■ - Dr. Profit and Loss. Cr. & ?. d. £ s. d. Balance forward, Ist January, 1890 .. 17,24116 6 Interest credited to depositors, 1890 .. 92,319 0 6 Interest on investments £124,456 17 C Paid Public Account, expenses of manageLess accrued interest to ment .. .. .. .. 5,000 0 0 31st December, 1889 18,294 8 9 Savings Bank profits carried to revenue .. 8,000 0 0 106,162 8 9 Balance to next account .. .. 18,085 4 9 £123,404 5 3 £123,404 5 3 Mail Steam Services. The San Francisco and Direct mail-service contracts, which expired in November-December last, have been renewed in terms of the following resolutions agreed to by the House of Representatives on the 13th September last : — " That, as the Imperial Government has agreed, in the event of the colony renewing the fourweekly contract services by way of San Francisco and by Direct steamer, (1) to defray the cost of conveying the outward mails to San Francisco, to allow the colony 12s. per pound on the letter portion of the said mails for carriage from San Francisco to New Zealand, and also defray the cost of the sea-transport of the Homeward mails from New York to London, —the colony to provide for their transit from San Francisco to New York ; and (2) to credit the colony with 12s. per pound on the letters, and half the book- and newspaper-postage on the outward mails forwarded by Direct contract steamers from Plymouth, this House empowers the Government—• " (a.) To arrange with the present contractors for a twelve months' renewal of the San Francisco service on the following conditions : That the basis of payment shall be a rate of 12s. per pound on the net weight of the letters conveyed (excluding those from America); that all receipts received by New Zealand from the Imperial Post Office and non-contracting colonies for carriage of mails shall be paid over to the contractors—the colony's direct liability, however, is restricted to payment for its outward mails (which on those of 1889 would, it is estimated, have amounted to £5,725); that the contract route shall be San Francisco to Auckland or Wellington, at the option of the contractors, and Auckland or Wellington to San Francisco, but the steamers may proceed to Sydney. The time between San Francisco and Auckland or Wellington shall not exceed 20 days either way. No bonus to be paid for early arrival, and penalties at the rate of £4 an hour to be enforced only when late delivery at either Auckland or Wellington or San Francisco exceeds forty-eight hours. That the steamers shall be liable for light, harbour, and other dues. In all other respects

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the provisions of the existing contract, where not repugnant to these conditions, to apply. That the Government be also authorised to defray one-half the cost of the transit of the Homeward mails from San Francisco to New York, the other half to be borne by the contractors or the American Government. (The Homeward mails sent across America in 1889 would, it is estimated, have cost for overland transit £3,844.) " (b.) To arrange for a renewal of the four-weekly Direct service for twelve months on the basis of a payment of 12s. per pound on letters, 9d. per pound on books, and 3d. per pound on newspapers. That all receipts received by New Zealand from the Imperial Post Office, and from other countries, be paid over to the contractors; but the colony's direct liability be restricted to payment for its outward mails. (On the mails forwarded by the Direct contract steamers in 1889, this would have amounted to £2,441.) The time to be 45 days from Plymouth to New Zealand, and 40 days from New Zealand to Plymouth. No bonus to be paid for early delivery of mails, and penalties, at the rate of £4 an hour, not to be enforced except when late arrival exceeds forty-eight hours on either voyage. The steamers shall be liable for payment of light, harbour, and other dues. The other provisions of the existing contracts to be adopted where they are not at variance with these conditions. " Should the Government be unable to make an arrangement for the continuance of the San Francisco service on the terms above stated, then the alternate fortnightly mails should be sent by the Direct steamers, either for the payment of 12s. per pound for letters, or for the usual ship-letter gratuity." The printed papers which have been laid before Parliament disclose the negotiations in connection with the renewal of the services, and bring the history of the mail-service question down to date. There has been an acceleration in the delivery of mails between the colony and London by the San Francisco service. The New Zealand mails are now conveyed between New York and Queenstown by steamers of the " Majestic ■" and " Umbria "'type, whereby a saving of two days outward and three days homeward has been made possible. To meet this it was necessary to change the sailing-day from San Francisco from Saturday to Thursday, and also to put back the despatch from this end five days to assure the homeward mails reaching New York in time to connect with the fast contract steamer sailing on the Thursday for Queenstown. The change was made in February last, and since then London mails have reached Auckland three times in 33 days and three times in 34 days, while the homeward mails have been delivered in London from Auckland twice in 32 days and twice in 33 days, in the place of 35 days and 36 clays respectively allowed under the previous time-table. This alteration made a corresponding change in the running of the Direct service desirable; but this was impracticable without completely disorganizing the business of the Direct steamers. The contractors, however, agreed to put back the sailing date from the colony two days—from Thursday to Saturday—and this was eventually accepted. The direct homeward despatch is now only a week later than that via San Francisco, in the place of 10 days, as formerly. The changes, however, have enabled all the principal centres in the colony to reply by the Direct contract steamer to letters received by the San Francisco mail the week previous, which was not hitherto possible; while the people of Auckland secure the additional advantage of having two days to answer their London San Francisco letters by the return mail via San Francisco. Now that the delivery by the San Francisco service has been further shortened the difficulty in arranging a time-table providing for regular intervals between the despatch and arrival of mails by both lines—the delivery by one service taking only 32 and 33 days, and by the other 42 and 45 days—will be increased. Although there is only a week between the departure of the homeward mails by the San Francisco and Direct services, and then an interval of three weeks before the following despatch by San Francisco, the mails reach London at intervals of 11 days and 17 days. The incoming mails by way of San Francisco and by Direct contract steamer are despatched from London at regular fortnightly intervals, yet the San Francisco mails not infrequently reach the colony within two or three days of the mails despatched a fortnight earlier by the Direct steamers; and it has happened that the mails by both services have been delivered in Auckland on the same day. It will again be necessary to make provision for the continuance of the ocean mail-services, as the present contracts terminate in November-December next. The policy of renewing from year to year only is unsatisfactory alike to the department and contractors; and there is reason to believe that the uncertain conditions under which the San Francisco service has been maintained for the past three years prevented a better class of steamers being placed on the line. Any future renewal should be for a fixed term of years, which would no doubt ultimately result in further improvements in the San Francisco service. There is a possibility of the San Francisco service being made fortnightly. The PostmasterGeneral of the United States is about calling for tenders for a fast fortnightly service between San Francisco, Honolulu, New Zealand, and Australia for a period of ten years, and has asked this department whether it would be willing to co-operate in securing quicker communication. The following letter was received by the last mail from the Postmaster-General, Washington, on the matter :— " Sir, — " Office of the Postmaster-General, Washington, 14th July, 1891. " I have the honour to inform you that, under a recent Act of Congress to provide ocean mail-service between the United States and foreign ports, limiting compensation to outM7ard voyages, I am endeavouring to arrange for fast fortnightly service on ten-years' contracts between San Francisco and Australia, via New Zealand, calling alternately at Wellington and Auckland. " I respectfully transmit this information that you may co-operate, if you see proper, in securing quicker communication and regulating return voyages in the interest of your country. " I have, &c, " John Wanamaker, Postmaster-General, "The Hon, the Postmaster-General, Wellington, New Zealand,"

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Among other things, the Ocean Postage Subsidy Act, under which the tenders are to be invited, provides for four classes of steamships : First class, iron or steel, 8,000 tons and upwards, 20 knots, $4 per mile ; second class, iron or steel, 5,000 tons and upwards, 16 knots, $2 per mile ; third class, iron or steel, 2,500 tons and upwards, 14 knots, $1 per mile ; fouth class, iron, steel, or wood, 1,500 tons and upwards, 12 knots, 66f cents per mile for each outward voyage. It is understood that tenders will be invited for the following alternative services, which, it will be seen, provide for the steamers calling at both Auckland and Wellington and Sydney and Melbourne:— From San Francisco to Sydney, by way of Honolulu and Auckland, touching at Melbourne and Wellington, at option of contractor, on the return voyage—once in two weeks, 26 trips per year, in vessels of second class ; time, 20 days. Also, same route, same number of trips, in vessels of third class, for the first three years, in 22 days ; and of the second class, for remaining seven years of term, in 20 days. Or from San Francisco to Melbourne, by way of Honolulu and Wellington, touching at Sydney and Auckland on the return voyage, at option of the contractor —once in two weeks, 26 trips per year, in vessels of second class ; time, 21 days. Also, same route, same number of trips, in vessels of third class, for the first three years in 23 days; and for the remaining seven years, in vessels of second class, in 21 days. The San Francisco and Direct services generally were performed with regularity. The November homeward mails by the Direct contract service, however, were five days late in reaching London. The " Monowai" (which has replaced the " Zealandia "in the San Francisco service), on her first return voyage fractured her thrust-shaft, on the 9th of February last, when two days out from San Francisco, and returned for repairs. She sailed again on the 20fch. Her mails were delivered in Auckland 15 days late. The average time within which, mails were delivered by the San Francisco service was—From Auckland to London, 35 days, compared with 35-46 days in 1889 ; and from London to Auckland, 35-69, against 35-62 the previous year. The shortest delivery w 7as made in 34 days. By the Direct service the average time homeward was 41-69 days, against 40-33 days in 1889; and inward, 46-15 days, compared with 45-77 days in 1889. The shortest delivery homeward was in 45 days, and inward 39 days. The maximum, minimum, and average number of days within which the mails were delivered at and from London and Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, and Bluff during 1890 by the Peninsular and Oriental and Orient lines and by San Francisco and Direct contract services, were— San Francisco Service. 0' P- and °- Line- Orient Line. London to Auckland .. .. 37 35 35-69 .. 51 47 48-38 .. 52 38 44-35 .. 52 39 43-04 Auckland to London .. .. 38 34 35-00 .. 50 41 44-00 .. 49 39 44-40 .. 48 39 43-68 London to Wellington .. 40 37 37-62 .. 48 45 46-15 .. 51 39 44-38 .. 54 40 44-92 Wellington to London .. 40 36 37-00 .. 48 89 41-69 .. 48 42 46-00 .. 46 41 44-20 London to Dunedin .. .. 41 38 39-00 .. 49 45 47-00 .. 50 39 43-21 .. 53 39 44-48 Dunedin to London .. .. 41 37 88-00 .. 48 89 42-15 .. 48 43 45-36 .. 48 40 44-63 London to Bluff .. .. 42 39 39-75 .. 51 46 48'00 .. 49 88 42-46 .. 52 38 43-73 Bluff to London .. .. 42 38 38-75 .. 49 40 43-08 .. 47 42 44-61 .. 47 39 43-88 Receipts and Payments on account of the San Francisco, Direct Contract, Peninsular and Oriental, and Orient Mail Services for the Year 1890. San Francisco Service. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Subsidy and payment by weight ... ... 12,272 17 2 Light-dues (charged on estimates) ... ... 535 10 0 Interprovincial service, Mail Agents, &c. ... 3,403 16 11 Half cost of transit from San Francisco to New York (two mails only) ... ... ... 307 8 7 Cr. 16,519 12 8 Postages from London ... .. ... 7,771 16 9 Contributions from non-contracting colonies ... 1,169 8 5 Postages collected in the colony ... ... 15,044 8 6 -—— — 23,985 13 8 Net profit to the colony... ... ... £7,466 1 0 In 1889 the net profit of the service was £2,912 14s. sd. 302,271 letters, 242,026 books, and 765,903 newspapers were received from, and 387,216 letters, 68,629 books, and 376,171 newspapers despatched to, the United Kingdom via San Francisco. Direct Contract, New Zealand Shipping Company. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Payments on weight of correspondence ... 10,031 8 9 Bonus, &c. ... ... ... ... 3,241 0 0 Light-dues (charged on estimates) ... ... 864 0 0 Interprovincial service ... ... ... 3,000 0 0 Cr. 17,136 8 9 Postages from London, &c. ... ... ... 8,880 11 4 Postages collected in the colony ... ... 5,280 19 0 14,161 10 4 Net cost to the colony ... ... :.. £2,974 18 5

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The estimated net cost of the service for 1889 was £5,291 16s. Bd. 255,956 letters, 164,262 books, and 610,036 newspapers were received from the United Kingdom, &c, by the Direct contract service ; and 158,114 letters, 20,080 books, and 110,080 newspapers despatched. P. and 0. and Orient Lines (Federal Mail Service). Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Payments to P. and O. and Orient Lines ... 575 8 1 Transit charges across European Continent ... 30 16 3 Gratuities (to and from Australia) ... ... 208 311 Cr. —— 814 8 3 Postages from London and Foreign offices ... 144 9 11 Postages collected in the colony ... ... 780 3 3 924 13 2 Net profit to the colony... ... ... £110 4 11 The number of letters, books, and newspapers conveyed from and to the United Kingdom, &c, by the Peninsular and Oriental and the Orient packets were : Received, 39,931 letters, 11,596 books, and 39,759 newspapers ; despatched, 6,626 letters, 122 books, and 205 newspapers.

Return showing the several Subsidised Mail Steam Services, the Subsidy Payments for the Year 1890, the Dates when established, and the Date on which each terminates.

TELEGRAPHS. The increase of business disclosed in the last report has been more than maintained during the past year. 1,961,161 telegrams of all codes were forwarded, an increase of 158,174, or 8-77 per cent, over the number forwarded in 1889. The number of telegrams forwarded was in the proportion of 3-13 to each head of the population. For 1889 the proportion in the United Kingdom, was 1-64; Victoria, 2-53; New South Wales, 3-03 ; and Queensland, 3-02. The number of ordinary and delayed telegrams forwarded was 1,541,499 of the value of £77,168 16s. Bd. The number dealt with in 1889 was 1,416,914, of the value of £74,231 ss. 3d. 192,882 press telegrams, of the value of £8,785 7s. lOd. were dealt with, an increase of 20,639 in number and £191 lis. 7d. in value compared with the press business in 1889. The proportion of the press to the ordinary and delayed telegrams was as Ito 8. The average value of each press telegram was lid., compared with Is. OJd. in 1889, and Is. Hd. in 1888. The number and value of telegrams of all codes forwarded during the calendar years 1890 and 1889 were as under :— Ordinary and Delayed Telegrams. Press Telegrams. Government Telegrams. Number. £ s. d. Number. £ s. d. Number. £ s. a. 1890 ... 1,541,499 77,168 16 8 ... 192,882 8,785 710 ... 226,780 26,070 12 7 1889 ... 1,416,914 74,231 5 3 ... 172,243 8,593 16 3 ... 213,830 24,218 9 3 The telegraph receipts for the financial year ended the 31st March last—including telephoneexchange subscriptions, private-wire rents, &c.-—amounted to ,£111,786 17s. 10d., compared with £106,253 17s. lOd, in 1889, an increase of £5,533, or 5-20 per cent,

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Duration of Service. Service. Subsidy or Payment. When terminated or when terminable. Number of Voyages per Annum. Mileage for Complete Voyage. Cost per Mile. When established. Auckland and San Francisco Direct Steam Service Auckland and Fiji Slew Zealand and South Pacific Islands .. STew Zealand and Chatham Islands Helensville and Matakohe Helensville and Dargaville rtawene and Omapere Uawene and Horeke rtussell and Opua STelson and Golden Bay rlokitika, Bruce Bay, Paringa, Haast Eiver, Okuru, Okarito, and Jackson's Bay iVestport and Karamea .. 31ufl and Stewart Island .. interprovincial Service in connection with San Francisco Line interprovineial Service in connection with Direct Contract Steamers .. £ s. d. 12,272 17 2 13,272 8 9 1,690 0 0 Nov., 1885 Dec, 1884 June, 1880 Nov., 1891 Dec, 1891 13 13 13 11,916 23,019 2,384 s. d. 1 7-01 0 10-64 1 1-37 1,200 0 0 200 0 0 I 450 0 0 240 0 0 June, 1885 Jan., 1881 March, 1893 Dec, 1892 8 4 f 52 104 52 - 52 156 72 6,992 1,050 118 1 170 J 34) 1) 130 0 5-15 0 11-43 0 4-53 Jan., 1889 Dec, 1892 1 3-82 150 0 0 Dec, 1892 0 3-85 375 0 0 120 0 0 150 0 0 Jan., 1886 June, 1886 July, 1886 Dec, 1891 Dec, 1892 Dec, 1891 6 13 52 280 102 40 4 5-57 1 9-72 1 5-31 3,500 0 0 Nov., 1886 Nov., 1891 j 3,000 0 0 Dec., 1884 Dec, 1891

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'ftie expenditure was £104,391 3s. 10d., against £101,433 lis. in 1889-90 —an increase of £2,957 12s. 10d., or 2-91 per cent. The expenditure, therefore, was £7,395 145., or 6-61 per cent, less than the receipts. The total value of the services performed by telegraph for the year, inclusive of Government telegrams, £26,070 12s. 7d., and £923 Bs., fees collected on money-order telegrams, was £138,780-18s. sd. There was, therefore, a credit balance of £34,389 14s. 7d. on the year's transactions, —a return equal to 5-35 per cent, on the capital cost. 35,667 urgent telegrams, of the value of £4,749 17s. 4d., were forwarded—an increase of 5,769 in number, and £689 19s. 9d. in value, compared with the figures for 1889. The number of urgent telegrams forwarded in 1889 were 3,158 fewer than the number dealt with the previous year. 530,324 delayed telegrams were forwarded, as against 497,628, dealt with in 1889, an increase of 32,696, or 6-57 per cent. The proportion of delayed to ordinary telegrams was 54-36 per cent. 226,780 Government telegrams, of the value of £26,070 12s. 7d., were forwarded, being 12,950 in number and £1,852 3s. 4d. in amount more than in 1889. The number in 1889 was 3,800 less than in 1888. The value of telegrams forwarded by Government departments will be found in Table No. 21. The number of forwarded telegrams to each hundred letters posted in the colony for delivery within the colony was 9-12, compared with 8-57 in 1889 and 9-05 in 1888. 18,468 money-order telegrams, for £60,869 9s. 3d., were transmitted, compared with 16,784, for £56,527 17s. lid., in 1889. The telegraph fees received amounted to £923 Bs. The number and value of money-order telegrams forwarded from offices in the several postal districts will be found in Table No. 20. Telephone offices were established during the year at the following places :—■ . Atiamuri Mokihinui „ Te Arai Bridge Awanui Mossburn Tikokino Canville Muriwai Tokomaru Bay Eketahuna Nenthorn Waharoa Ettrick Ngakawau Waianiwa Garston Okoroire Waikiwi Kaitaia Ongaonga Waikoikoi Karori Orewa Waipiro Bay Kimihia Oroua Bridge Wairakei Kuaotunu Otorohanga Wallacetown Lichfield Oxford North Wallacetown Junction Matakana Patearoa Western Springs. Miller's Flat Rangiahua Owing to the increase of business at Kuaotunu the telephone was replaced by a Morse instrument, and the office placed in charge of a permanent officer. The telegraph offices at Alexandra and Waiorongomai were converted into telephone offices. The telephone office at the railway-station at Morrinsville was converted into a Morse telegraph office. The telephone offices at Exhibition (Dunedin), Tamahere, and Western Springs were closed. At the close of the year there were 270 offices connected by telephone. The number of telegraph and telephone offices open at the end of the year was 540. The number of miles of line maintained during the year was 5,061, an increase of 186 miles. The average cost for maintenance per mile was £5 135., compared with £5 Bs. 7d. in 1889. The net expenditure out of loan for telegraph extension was £16,291 145., being £54 Is. 7d. less than in 1889. The number of private wires increased from 82 to 102. The rental amounted to £1,286 16s. Bd., which was £125 16s. Bd. more than received the previous year. Telephone Exchanges. The increase in the number of subscribers to the several telephone exchanges for the financial year ended the 31st March last was 208, as shown by the following table: — Mar. 31, 1891. Mar. 31, 1890. Auckland ... ... ... ... ... 507 ... 459 Napier... ... ... ... ... ... 125 ... 115 Wanganui ... ... ... ... ... 60 ... 58 Wellington ... ... ... ... ... 512 ... 458 Nelson... ... ... ... ... ... 49 ... 49 Blenheim ... ... ... ... ... 46 ... 46 Greymouth ... ... ... ... . . 31 ... 36 Christchurch ... ... ... ... ... 446 ... 389 Timaru ... ... ... ... ... 55 ... 55 Oamaru ... ... ... ... ... 52 ... 53 Dunedin ... ... ... ... .. 607 ... 590 Port Chalmers ... ... ... ... ... 10 ... 11 Invercargill ... %;■< ... ... ... ... 72 ... 56 Bluff ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 ... 9 Gore ... ... ... ... » ... ... 8 Totals 2,592 2,384

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A telephone sub-exchange (connected with the Invercargill exchange) was opened at Gore on the Ist April, 1890. There were 43 bureaux open in connection with the several telephone exchanges at the end of the year. The subscriptions to telephone exchanges received during the year amounted to £19,252 4s. 3d. The working expenses, maintenance, interest on capital cost, and allowance for depreciation, absorbed, of the above sum, £13,265 10s. 7d. The capital expended in connection with the several telephone exchanges up to the 31st March, 1891, including spare material on hand, was £69,172 17s. Id. It may be of interest to note that the first telephone exchange in the Australasian Colonies was established in Melbourne towards the end of 1880. For the year ended Slst December last the total number of subscribers to the several Victorian telephone exchanges was 2,307, whose subscriptions amounted to £36,808 for the year —an average of £15 19s. 3d. per subscriber. The first telephone exchange in New Zealand was opened on the Ist October, 1881; and for the year ended 31st March last there were 2,592 subscribers, from whom £19,252 4s. 3d. in subscriptions were received. With 285 more subscribers than Victoria, New Zealand's annual subscriptions were, however, £17,555 15s. 9d. less—the average per subscriber being £7 Bs. 6d., as compared with Victoria's £15 19s. 3d. It should be explained that there are 161 free connections in New Zealand compared with 70 free connections in Victoria, and that the proportionately high average per subscriber in Victoria is due to the fact that about 50 per cent, of the receipts is on account of mileage, at the rate of £1 per annum for every quarter of a mile after the first mile. The following is a synopsis of the District Inspectors' annual reports :— Auckland District. The lines throughout this district have received a general overhaul, including renewal and rebutting decayed poles, replacement of arms and insulators where necessary, and the cleaning of a great deal of scrub round the poles. The following extensions have been completed during the year : Kaitaia line, 28 miles; Rangiahua line, 11 miles; Matakana line, 5 miles; Kimihia line, 2 miles; Kuaotunu line, 5 miles; Okoroire line, 3 miles ; and the Lichfield line, 43 miles : making a total of 97 miles of line. The following stations have been opened during the year : Awanui, Kaitaia, Kimihia, Kuaotunu, Lichfield, Matakana, Okoroire, Orewa, Otorohanga, Oxford North, Rangiahua, and Waharoa. The Auckland operating-room has been enlarged and refitted, and the No. 4 south wire with Napier duplexed. In all probability it will be necessary to erect another wire between Auckland and Kawakawa, and from Auckland to Tauranga at an early date. The wires and lines generally are in excellent working order. Napier District. Construction. —The line to Tologa Bay has been extended to Waipiro Bay, 33 miles. Lines have also been erected between the following places: Taupo and Wairakei, 7 miles; Taupo and Atiamuri, 24 miles; Gisborne and Patutahi, 4 miles. The lines to Ashley Clinton and Maraekakaho are also in hand. The following lines have been overhauled and repaired during the year: Katikati to Maketu, 60 miles; Rotorua to Tenui, 269 miles; Gisborne to Napier, 120 miles; Taupo to Cambridge, 84 miles ; Gisborne to Tologa Bay, 35 miles ; Waipukurau to Woodville, 55 miles ; three miles of new poles were erected south of Otuparuhuki, and two miles of line shifted at Akiteo. The section, Katikati to Thames, has also been repaired and strengthened. New offices have been opened at Patutahi, Te Arai, Waipiro Bay, Tokomaru Bay, Atiamuri, and Wairakei. New office-buildings have been erected and provided at Te Puke, Whakatane, and Tokomaru Bay. It is probable that, during the ensuing year, provision will be necessary for extension of telephonic communication to Pourerere, Waimaraina, and Wanstead, and extra wire accommodation between Napier and Woodville. The lines throughout are in good working order. Wellington District. The lines in this section still remain in good condition and call for no special comment. During the year the second wire from Palmerston North to Ashurst has been extended through the Manawatu Gorge to Woodville Railway-station for the use of the Railway Department. There are four telephone stations on the wire used solely for railway purposes. The two terminal stations— Palmerston railway and Woodville railway—have their offices so arranged that they can use the same wire as a Morse or telephone circuit. Cook Strait Cables. On the evening of the 24th December, 1890, the No. 3 core in the old Cook Strait cable developed a fault in its insulation, which did not, however, seriously interfere with its being made available for work. It remained in this condition till noon of March the 10th, 1891, when all three cores parted. The Eastern "Extension Company's cable-ship "Recorder," being at hand for the purpose of repairing one of the company's cables between New Zealand and Australia, her services were kindly placed at the disposal of the Government by Sir John Pender after completion of her own repairs. Repairs wore effected and communications restored on the night of the 18th May, at 10.30 p.m.

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The place where the break occurred was in a part of the cable which was relaid in May, 1882, when the general route of the cable was slightly altered. The insulation tests of the three cables in Cook Strait—viz., the two which start from Lyell's Bay and end in White's Bay, and the one from Wanganui to Wakapuaka—will be found in the table attached to this report. Nelson District. Construction. —A wire has been run from Westport to Mokihinui, and 15 miles of line erected. A new line from Westport to Charleston via Addison's Flat has been pegged off and bush cleared, and poles about to be erected. The Kumara-Hokitika line has been overhauled and repaired during the year. Poles between Inangahua Junction and Ahaura have been examined and several rebutted, and the line generally strengthened. Two new offices have been opened, namely, Ngakawau and Mokihinui. A new office building has been provided at Longford. The wires are in very good order and repair. Canterbury District. There has been no construction or reconstruction in this district during the past year. The lines have stood exceedingly well, but the following sections will require overhaul and strengthening during the current year: Christchurch and Amberley, Christchurch to Waitaki, Rolleston to Loopline (portions of this line will require to be diverted and certain sections repoled), Christchurch to Southbridge, Christchurch to Akaroa, Amberley to Waiau. All the other lines are in very fair order, and will require no expenditure other than ordinary maintenance this year. Otago and Southland Districts. Construction. —The following new lines have been erected : Hamilton's to Patearoa, 6 miles; Tapanui to Waikoikoi, 5 miles; Abbotsford to Hindon, 1-J miles; Oteramika to Edendale, 4 miles; Roxburgh to Miller's Flat, _- mile ; Roxburgh to Coal Creek Flat, 4 miles; Lumsden to Mossburn, 13 miles; Invercargill to Gore, 40 miles; Queenstown to Glenorchy, 31 miles. Reconstruction. —18 miles of decayed poles between Lawrence and Roxburgh have been replaced, and numerous minor repairs effected on other lines; decayed poles butted and replaced, insulators renewed, and trees and scrub cut. The following work will be in hand shortly : Tapanui line, 300 decayed poles to be replaced; Owake line, 100 decayed poles also to be replaced. Other old lines give indications that a number of poles will require renewing shortly. Offices hove been opened at Patearoa, Waikoikoi, Mossburn, Ettrick, Miller's Flat, Coal Creek Flat, Garston, Glenorchy, Glenham, and Lowburn Ferry. With the exception of the sections already mentioned which require poles replacing, the lines are in excellent working order.

The circuit plans of the lines throughout the colony, corrected and amended up to date, accompany the report.

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Table No. 1. Table showing the Money Orders issued in New Zealand on Offices beyond the Colony during the Years 1889 and 1890.

Table showing the Money Orders issued at Offices beyond the Colony on New Zealand during the Years 1889 and 1890.

Table No. 2. 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 1870.

Money Orders drawn on the Colony.

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Where payable. 1889. Number. if 90. Amount. Number. Amount. Jnited Kingdom foreign Offices through London -Jnited States of America .. Canada Victoria South Australia .. _ev/ South Wales Queensland Tasmania ■ .. A 7estern Australia 23,441 86 5 1,711 189 7,105 4 J3 10,098 375 528 28 £ ■• d. 69,792 11 7 4,190 2 8 4,141 15 11 1,042 10 2 23,507 7 5 1,317 2 o 23,698 6 o 1,410 11 6 1,868 4 n 107 13 o 22,363 818 1,724 148 7>°5 2 429 12,336 356 525 35 £ s. d. 66,081 2 11 3,646 12 4 4,282 2 5 556 16 1 22,976 8 8 1,292 3 3 26,937 15 1 1,446 8 11 1,741 12 o 148 15 8 Totals 44,753 131,076 7 2 45,786 129,109 17 4

1889. 1890. Where issued. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. United Kingdom and Foreign Offices United States of America Canada Victoria South Australia New South Wales Queensland Tasmania Western Australia 6,765 598 106 9,349 415 4,503 882 655 55 £ s7 d. 23,786 7 2 2,689 18 7 411 12 o 31,670 l8 2 1,579 9 3 16,702 14 10 3,824 9 3 2,406 16 3 217 13 7 7,017 625 133 6,903 392 4,5i8 780 676 62 £ . _. d, 24,377 10 4 2,881 18 5 716 6 8 24,308 6 10 1,360 15 2 16,313 12 o 3,105 15 8 2,549 o o 252 12 10 Totals 128 28' 21 106 86 II

Money Orders issued in the Colony. Where payable. Year. Commission received. In the Colony. i _ L United Kingdom and Foreign Offices. Australian Colonies, &c. Total. — No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. 1870 [871 [872 [873 :8 74 :875 1876 :877 1878 1879 :88o :88i :882 :88 3 :88 4 :885 :886 :887 ■888 889 890 - J" S. dT 2,367 3 6 2,608 3 6 3,o6S 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 5 7,943 15 4 7,582 8 5 8,267 9 8 9,022 10 6 9,525 3 8 9,553 o 7 8,541 7 10 8,532 10 5 8,377 6 4 8,696 13 5 8,823 10 o 16,821 20,514 28,156 34,288 40,968 48,611 55,748 64,000 70,531 83,479 97,275 ; 99,523 108,916 132,232 144,227 146,406 113,598 119,091 122,042 127,323 130,641 £ s. d. 73,344 " 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 19 11 |32i,635 3 3 360,196 4 9 402,558 12 11 430,446 18 10 439,870 3 9 412,276 3 o 426,194 13 9 432,056 6 2 458,469 7 7 472,967 4 7 9,624 10,407 io,6ig 11,913 T4,379 16,949 I7,33i 18,369 21,169 24,46I 27,587 25,376 25,898 26,211 28,712 28,722 27,389 26,057 26,636 26,206 25,053 £ s. d. 41,472 3 7 44,197 18 3 44,535 9 9 48,547 11 4 57,821 2 6 66,332 14 9 66,977 4 2 69,670 11 10 80,681 15 8 91,665 4 o 104,149 5 10 90,229 5 3 91,530 17 9 91,634 4 7 96,901 14 o 95,920 9 10 87,904 9 10 84,264 12 9 81,488 10 3 79,167 o 4 74,566 13 9 5,419 5,370 5,885 6,150 7,365 7,467 7,176 8,303 9,3 J7 10,059 10,786 10,657 13,348 H,"3 I3,H3 13,494 14,693 14,431 13,709 i8,547 20,733 7 s. d. 25,637 12 7 24,653 5 9 26,347 17 7 28,068 5 5 33,659 19 2 33,597 2 3 31,202 o 3 31,498 o 1 36,711 15 2 39,717 2 4 40,994 15 4 40,317 19 2 47,641 7 5 46,939 17 11 45,317 12 4 45,604 15 2 47,574 9 11 45,285 6 11 42,451 4 4 51,909 6 10 54,543 3 7 31,864 36,291 44,660 52,351 62,712 73,027 80,255 90,672 101,017 117,999 135,648 135,556 148,162 172,556 186,052 188,622 155,680 T59,579 162,387 172,076 176,427 £ s. d. 140,454 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 5 572,666 5 2 581,395 8 9 547,755 2 9 555,744 13 5 555,996 o 9 589,545 14 9 602,077 1 11

Where issued. Year. | In the Colony. United Kingdom & Foreign Offices Australian Colonies, &c. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 16,798 20,514 27,983 34,288 40,968 48,611 55,748 64,000 7o,53i 83,479 97,275 99,523 108,916 132,232 144,227 146,406 "3,598 119,091 122,042 127,323 130,641 £ s. d. 73,245 8 3 88,592 o 3 119,676 I 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 11 430,446 18 10 439,870 3 9 412,276 3 o 426,194 13 9 432,056 6 2 458,469 7 7 472,967 4 7 1,156 1,396 1,504 1,482 1,603 1,969 2,243 2,258 2,260 _. 2,544 '3,466 3,466 3,42i 3,725 4,535 5,204 5,824 6,334 7,336 7,469 7,775 £ .. d. 5,523 4 4 6,217 n 5 7,078 8 6 6,625 14 5 7,284 10 7 9,262 9 7 10,202 13 6 9,744 8 8 9,833 18 6 10,673 3 11 14,811 14 8 14,078 17 3 13,416 1 9 15,553 3 11 17,679 o 6 20,091 17 4 22,650 1 10 23,423 16 2 26,262 14 5 26,887 17 9 27,975 15 5 1,267 I,3l8 i,459 1,668 1,800 i,995 2,385 2,568 2,528 2,942 3,913 4,649 5,076 5,697 6,755 7,725 9,545 8,963 15,365 15,859 13,331 1 £ s- d. 6,055 6 11 5,9i4 18 7 6,803 15 3 7,689 6 8 8,316 17 5 9,340 19 11 10,838 16 8 11,056 2 7 10,698 14 3 12,295 5 4 15,829 o 3 18,863 4 2 21,090 4 10 23,299 12 11 27,429 18 6 30,724 6 4 36,513 3 11 33,254 2 3 56,141 4 1 56,402 1 4 47,890 2 6 19,221 23,228 30,946 37,438 44,371 52,575 60,376 68,826 75,319 88,965 104,654 107,638 "7,413 141,654 155,517 159,335 129,242 133,910 144,450 150,651 151,747 £ s. d84,823 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 9 475,555 17 10 490,686 7 5 471,185 7 o 482,437 17 4 513,728 8 2 541,759 6 8 548,833 2 6

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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 1890.

Money Orders. Savin Savings Banks. ngs Bank. Office. Issued. No. i Commission. I I Paid. _r_ Deposits. h £: u v — __ ': « g § ; -_ X ija Amount. | No, Amount. < ° ; No. Amount. 1 i Withdrawals. No. ! Amount. I Auckland Alexandra Aratapu Avondale Bombay Cambridge Clevedon Coromandel Dargaville Devonport Drury Hamilton Helensville Huntly Kaeo Kaitaia Kamo Kaukapakapa .. Kawakawa Kihikihi Kohukohu Lichfield Mangapai Mangawai Mangawhare .. Matakana Mauku Maungaturoto.. Mercer Mititai Mongonui Morrinsville Mount Eden .. Newmarket Newton Ngaruawahia .. Ohaeawai Ohaupo Omapere Onehunga Otahuhu Otorohanga Pahi .. Papakura Paparoa Parnell Parua Bay Pokeno Ponsonby Port Albert .. Port Fitzroy .. Pukekohe Raglan Rangiriri Rawene Russell Tairua Taupiri Te Awamutu .. Te Kopuru Tuakau Upper Symonds Street Wade Waharoa Waipu Waiuku Waiwera Wangarei Wangaroa Waotu Warkworth Whangapoua .. Whitianga Blenheim Cullensville Havelock 11,264 160 573 23 127 54i 74 423 645 174 138 686 661 621 345 284 507 14 648 in 153 133 368 115 254 146 43 107 268 155 413 101 9 230 659 325 232 112 201 482 243 15 159 132 158 261 101 85 137 246 10 299 149 203 180 £ s.d. 735 10 8 5 8 6 20 4 8 1 1 10 3 15 10 22 14 8 2 18 4 18 5 6 38 12 10 10 o 4 4 16 o; 3i 11 4J 23 10 o 25 12 4 23 6 4 9 o 10 17 9 10 O 12 O 26 13 O 4 15 6 15 17 10 5 9 0 12 4 6 4 12 10! 10 11 2 4 12 o 164 402 8 12 8 5 10 6 18 2 10 482 o 11 6 10 12 4 39 13 6 12 4 10 12 18 6 5 11 2! 8 3 8 24 7 4 11 4 8! o 13 10 6 16 2 4 11 8 624 11 11 8 £ ■■ d. 42,385 19 11 496 6 11 1,657 1 6 104 7 3 356 14 II 1,612 16 6 149 o 3 1,363 IO 3 2,505 3 4 45o 15 2 402 11 3 2,074 4 4 1,881 15 o 2,150 15 7 1,296 5 o 830 12 9 1,470 16 9 39 10 9 2,020 8 8 428 4 4 719 4 3 568 1 6 1,585 4 1 287 9 8 700 6 4 372 8 3 162 13 3 368 15 7 879 14 5 563 1 o 1,167 19 9 273 16 9 24 17 6 616 6 10 2,098 12 8 940 2 2 831 18 11 366 14 8 534 18 8 i,5i5 10 2 702 19 6 67 12 4 381 12 3 326 8 3 462 17 10 770 18 o 306 9 n 249 14 7 385 16 o 694 4 6 37 2 8 950 14 9 504 16 4 497 16 3 687 16 9 747 9 3 298 10 1 304 7 9 852 5 1 1,870 4 6 910 15 6 218 4 o 23,254 92 63 55 72: 436 44 J93 144 243 172 630 196 170 66 38 171 215! 113 27 16 £ ■• d. 79,58i 3 3 447 9 5: 241 13 o' 211 4 3 3i9 7 4 i,433 2 5! 164 8 4 675 12 1 478 13 7j 906 16 51 701 18 11 1,902 16 6 695 10 10 874 4 10 345 15 7 189 13 3 696 48 14 .4 o 727 1 7 509 9 11 98 18 3 60 14 o 253 10 I 301 19 3 102 3 10 172 17 2 201 16 5 183 14 10 395 5 6 48 9 5 350 17 8 157 6 3 191 6 7 948 17 11 2,928 11 4 679 19 8 246 2 6 599 14 8 116 13 1 2,584 5 9 792 6 11 900 226 17 7 772 2 6 198 9 6 1,586 3 8 119 o 3 295 13 6 i,790 13 3 618 17 o 126 6 10 754 4 7 737 4 10 163 7 11 323 3 8 482 8 5 906 241 4 11 935 18 6 321 7 1 312 8 3 254 8 2 1,199 12 19 10 8 67 5 3 T 127 4 1 5 55 37 41 21 7 39 12 52 17 9 17 6 18 7,!75 66 171 58 44 4°5 39 385 529 217 3 1 433 246 2.39 83 63 444 46 382 101 £ B. d. 129,464 5 n 544 8 4 1,051 17 o 62 1 6 167 18 11 3,693 10 10 200 13 o 3,163 17 n 6,635 4 o 1,121 13 o 181 13 6 2,801 9 o 1,464 15 8 1,887 2 o 934 II 6 400 2 o 2,296 5 9 207 17 o 3,082 13 II 636 15 o 244 II o 866 2 11 35i 9 0 622 18 o 1,257 2 III 3 2 23 2 16 3° 12 22 18 14 4! 2 19 1 in 7 2 1 8,599 47 45 10 18 155 11 126 100 79 16 125 107 64 28 13 128 5 97 3° 16 £ s. d. 135,556 6 2 361 12 1 455 5 10 62 13 6 83 12 10 2,063 5 10 37 11 11 1,633 16 9 1,826 18 11 489 15 o 145 2 o 1,524 13 o i,93i 7 3 886 19 1 849 17 9 124 17 7 3,050 8 7 121 15 8 1,940 12 8 326 on 145 17 " 31 12 6 184 o 10 136 8 6 810 8 n 307 10 o 25 3 11 433 14 3 685 19 8 124 10 o 768 18 7 256 16 8 27 4 10 56 5 4 329 on 495 5 o 314 9 2 93 o o 389 19 o 820 1 8 641 2 10 73 45 35 55 37 5i 109 11 109 32 56 268 982 190 56 98 24 740 248 2 53 164 56 5i6; 29 61 576 131 15 182 33 18 6 6 25 4 14 10 31 88 28 63 193 45 53 32 86 9 102 62 2,012 12 11 352 3 11 195 1 o 225 15 o 1,047 9 1 94 II o 1,407 4 0 365 1 o 14 2 o 83 16 o 2,259 6 5 739 14 o 1,234 19 o 214 16 4 246 14 o 1,537 17 3 829 11 9 3 8 3 3 1 4 4 2 1 16 12 46 24 10 16 75 12 2 5 50 20 4 39 411 213 "4 48 241 195 221 3 20 27 19 4 14 69 58 13 11 3° 7 8 14 5 2 9 26 16 3° 22 32 79 80 9 13 12 38 26 69 64 75 223 58 33 114 112 430 16 o 576 o o 705 17 o 149 II o 229 19 o 437 2 o 183 13 o 1,181 I o I 5 11 35 35 22 30 24 13 29 55 195 8 10 488 4 1 177 2 5 47 2 10 220 3 g 261 6 4 53 15 11 540 11 10 3 14 2 2 13 6 6 18 0 9 7 °j o 6 o| 10 16 o 5 7 4 636 9 8 4 9 13 6 6 4 4 3 4 8 13 o 0 23 15 6 7 11 6 4 18 4 2 6 10 15 23 7 9 244 98 79 267 587 243 67 120 38 88 122 4 52 220 70 83 65 26 18 2 6 16 58 6 26 4 1 7 4 127 9i 18 63 108 150 49 232 206 30 20 881 7 4 1,234 6 o 47 3 o 324 6 8 844 15 o 436 15 6 342 18 8 3,213 16 2 1,642 9 0 135 15 10 52 13 o 12 3 2 5 4 1 5 16 43 47 9 18 32 4 27 84 49 16 12 583 14 8 687 18 9 41 5 11 126 3 10 381 14 8 19 5 4 289 13 4 2,436 13 7 589 11 9 166 12 1 32 7 2 14 3 1 in 102 520 334 93 1,187 207 35 268 75 669 2,365 522 554 3 16 o 3 11 2 17 18 4 12 2 6 404 48 18 8 10 5 6 248 10 10 2 5 3 2 32 10 8 132 8 8 30 9 0 2546 269 14 3 317 8 o 1,775 6 7 1,066 o 4 261 6 8 3,656 2 6 697 7 6 128 8 9 886 3 8 - 284 18 2 2,137 1 9 8,036 10 7 1,887 T3 i° 2,089 96 52 18 155 238 48 526 66 32 189 14 180 1,278 117 197 155 8 0 55 18 6 888 8 8 1,060 16 7 186 15 7 2,181 1 8 292 13 1 113 17 1 688 15 2 41 11 o 932 9 8 4,657 17 8 "489 15 8 904 17 4 14 16 32 25 10 no 27 10 36 4 40 377 43 32 165 66 148 94 60 54i H3 22 200 28 196 2,208 215 210 460 4 o 206 15 9 1,887 17 o 701 o o 612 9 o 5,474 12 9 i,392 7 0 40 8 o 1,228 4 o 342 12 o 2,957 10 10 26,869 1 9 3,600 16 1 i,94i 1° 5 5 8 7 9 3 42 6 i 5 16 24 55 57 13 202 19 3 65 2 92 i>753 124 82 121 10 8 175 9 8 5i9 11 7 522 9 7 149 19 8 4,376 15 9 496 12 o 24 o 5 793 1 7 16 o o 1,433 2 9 26,589 g 10 2,103 6 6 1,in 18 10 8 307 18 15

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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 1890 — continued.

Money Orders. Savings Banks. Office. Issued. Paid. v o c Zu <__> (J D, < ° Deposits. 2 . Witl c -a 3 JJ i 81 No. 1 Amount. _\ u No. I • J ■* Withdrawals. ihdrawals. Amount. I " j No, Commission, | Amount. - No. Amount. ILENHEIM — COntd. Kaikoura Kekerangu Picton Renwicktown .. Spring Creek .. :hbistchurch .. Akaroa Alford Forest .. Amberley Ashburton Bealey Belfast Chertsey Cheviot Coalgate Culverden Darfield Dunsandel Duvauchelle Ellesmere Hanmer Plain .. Hororata Kaiapoi Kirwee Leeston Lincoln Little River .. Lyttelton Methven Oxford Papanui Pigeon Bay Rakaia Rangiora Rolleston Sheffield . Southbridge Springfield Sydenham Tinwald Waian Waikari Whitecliffs Woolston lUNEDIN Alexandra South Balclutha Blackstone Hill Caversham Clinton Clyde Cromwell Dunedin North Exhibition Green Island .. Greytown South Hamilton's Heriot Hyde Kaitangata Kelso Lawrence Macrae's Flat .. Middlemarch .. Milton Mosgiel Naseby Nenthorn Ophir Outram Owake Palmerston South Pembroke Port Chalmers Roxburgh St. Bathan's .. Seacliff 468 9 6| 774 91 "3; io,547i 4551 84 218 1,927 92 36 79 74 103 129 113 92 122 16 36 145 525 140 239 90 173 i,473 162 375; 44! 3°; 372 864, 48 207I 260 612 343 57 194 211 165 14 9,752| 425! 716; 75 1 105 376 281 604 1,240 123 167 41 256 48 145 462 174 893 399 182 547 256 575 383 379 265 465 681 197 822 564 224 137 £ s. d. 26 7 o 3 13 4 34 7 8 482 6 3 10 653 13 2 21 10 6 220 9 18 8 87 2 2 3 17 2 1 3 o 2 4 6 4 11 o 466 7 J3 o 4 x 9 2 3 16 8 4 14 8 0 14 o 170 5 9 6 26 8 6 696 12 o 4 488 6 8 8 86 16 4 8 14 2 14 14 6 2 3 10 1 5 o 13 12 6 40 2 2 1 10 6 924 10 3 8 27 17 2 16 13 6 322 9 10 10 9 15 o 6 II 2 £ s. d. 1,503 7 1 301 19 5 2,758 1 6 295 o 3 296 1 4 36,030 3 2 i,4io 9 5 208 14 n 686 2 3 6,406 6 o 301 15 2 66 9 4 234 19 4 244 o 2 328 1 3 520 15 10 404 3 2 287 n 7 446 15 o 50 18 4 138 7 1 403 9 6 1,855 14 n 607 16 2 823 6 n 238 18 8 604 n 9 5,290 2 3 645 4 1 1,229 10 10 101 14 4 59 4 11 1,102 17 8 2,456 17 °! J55 17 5 804 10 2 965 5 3 2,633 17 11 918 5 2 233 15 3 648 18 7 754 I6 4 610 3 2 38 7 6 33,889 10 6 i,523 7 8 2,121 9 9 254 5 " 361 19 1 1,121 9 8 8go 11 n 1,722 2 1 3,536 8 10 420 13 4 675 18 9 128 19 6 1,013 12 3 131 9 1 477 16 2 1,655 4 " 540 I 4 2,464 19 o 1,321 5 6 614 17 9 1,923 4 3 748 17 4 1,765 4 9 1,195 16 9 1,046 19 5 815 8 10 1,628 17 3 2,144 17 8 i 568 4 9 2,838 11 n 1,916 4 n 605 6 5 435 6 2 164 7 343 30 63 14,937 254 11 181 789 4 17 18 4 45 54 45 34 4 1 5 14 19 345 37 »3 81 65 j 822! 52 l 182! 76 4, 103 546 7 80 119 81 57i 32 37 7i 27 39 19,967 87 375 10 £ ■■ d 694 14 11 24 12 9' 1,320 11 o 147 o 3 353 6 3 49,832 4 3 1,034 2 10] 33 !9 5: 607 8 7; 2,613 17 9! 15 7 o 88 12 6 49 13 o 20 15 o 243 9 o 248 5 11 114 18 1 136 ix 8 160 *j o II o o 76 14 o 70 13 o 1,209 6 9 90 12 6 401 10 8 333 16 8 264 14 o 2,659 8 7 220 o 6 673 3 5 373 4 11 10 o o 426 14 1 1,916 15 11 15 6 9 230 3 9 587 12 4 276 13 9 1,643 3 6 117 4 9 155 6 4 236 16 9 125 14 o 100 4 8 71,011 2 9 276 12 II 1,316 9 6 32 7 o 1,092 2 6 437 19 3 285 19 5 587 13 ° 2,810 10 8 62 13 o 306 2 6 36 5 8 255 15 4 35 0 9 79 14 6 433 16 7 "7 o 3 2,283 18 9 .186 15 1 155 13 3 1,537 4 1 718 3 10 1,683 11 o 239 7 5 261 14 1 429 12 10 461 13 5 i,55o 12 5 166 6 8 2,863 5 2 335 12 1 204 10 5 460 7 o 52 5 67 12 8 2,767 34 37 240 6 3' i 14 10 19 13 7 14 95 1 40 3 20 213 23 44 11 10 3 1 149 1 12 36! 70 134 14 26 208 45 389 142 26 23,622 348 229 1,510 29 29 33 31 "78 32 69 72 4° 87 663 58 248 37 76 1,662 88 298 158 23 216 989 28 104 231 237 1,196 74 126 59 133 72 17,948 81 472 £ s- d. 2,231 5 3 714 17 o; 4,437 19 7 337 13 o 182 14 o 262,416 7 11 3,161 5 o 1,631 8 o 14,360 12 8 207 18 o 332 2 oj 311 1 01 604 6 o i,i35 4 6 302 13 o i,i35 13 o; 330 4 2 719 1 n 442 8 o 6,523 6 10 552 6 o 1,625 7 8 411 18 Oj 950 II O 12,896 4 2 1,073 17 10 3,562 15 10 799 11 0 223 14 o 2,237 11 3 9,744 12 6 210 18 o 1,035 10 O 1,766 2 0 2,533 4 4 5,737 3 o 512 7 o i,556 3 9 565 10 8 627 14 o 366 14 o 196,512 17 7 798 11 6 4,020 5 10 27 27 5 2,572 17 18 145 6 1 5 6 5 2 3 59 1 19 1 6 90 9 12 7 12 82 4 13 8 19 9 5 4 7 7 2,300 8 88 4 159 18 3 19,061 97 73 598 6 3 12 2 14 13 19 19 9 in 270 18 64 7 27 646 31 86 14 5 70 368 5 44 71 40 101 £ s. d. 1,305 4 5 41 o o 2,658 7 11 53 8 10 700 267,914 4 8 2,596 1 2 i,I95 19 3 9,409 8 11 156 16 o 134 15 o 174 9 10 30 o o no o o 125 4 9 629 14 10 259 7 6 23 14 3 148 2 11 4,261 8 8 164 18 7 853 12 11 36 1 o 264 3 o 8,516 7 9 596 8 8 1,972 16 7 40 16 4 83 5 o 1,666 13 8 7,251 8 6 119 10 o 75o 7 7 1,370 7 10 373 7 o 759 13 8 504 6 n 591 16 2 378 18 10 142 13 9 250 16 10 210,099 18 10 39° 3 3 2,525 9 4 9 14 7 2,276 19 88 5i 44 25 19 3 1 16,426 27 129 o 13 o 597 16 6 17 8 8 29 19 8 230 5 10 4 14 2 4 10 6 2 3i 330 114 143 172 752 13 88 "85 16 512 127 47 80 3,963 175 234 21 31 21 1,210 7 8 993 17 o 241 17 o 474 17 I 18,680 10 5 719 9 o 1,207 I o 165 I o 273 13 o 77 12 o 17 o o 1,568 16 8 532 3 1 3,M5 5 10 32 16 o 30 5i 18 32 902 16 59 8 T5 1 154 16 5 538 15 2 188 3 5 176 2 9 7,6i7 15 5 180 9 2 719 5 o 116 1 3 217 4 o 300 24 3 4 69 3 2 7 2 10 8 13 2 262 9 17 10 196 5 19 2 17 10 6 6 6 10 34 3 2 13 4 4 624 24 18 2 10 19 6 23 6 2 16 14 6 14 8 4 9 16 6 15 11 o 30 18 10 9 4 10 50 4 o 22 9 2 9 11 4 4 17 s: 14 43 9 18 108 25 577 48 30 417 193 700 85 82 121 94 454 40 829 9i 50 134 13 27 395 7 37 5 5 7 4 41 17 62 5 10 156 3 2 33 272 75 435 10 19 6 27 2 "78 15 128 7 i,o95 13 10 291 15 8 2,505 16 10 8 19 3 "S8 40 26 504 298 185 3,858 8 9 1,452 16 o 1,021 13 5 42 23 20 165 67 50 2,586 5 6 648 2 7 477 9 8 21 20 21 46 8 181 4 1 17 21 94 136 72 543 22 I,3i5 208 72 77 257 15 5 702 14 o 885 4 o. 1,693 7 3 88 11 4 8,096 17 7 2,817 o o 47i 4 7 838 14 8 6 5 6 27 3 100 24 4 3 18 38 29 95 4 5ii 7i 8 235 18 9 254 16 7 298 7 o 811 15 11 35 4 4 5,439 o 2 2,435 6 n 470 10 8 119 19 8 12

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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 1890 — continued.

Money Orders. Savings Banks. Office. Issue, Paid. _ X s Dc T~ No. 1 Deposits. eposits. Amount. n Withdrawals. No. Commission. Amount. No. j Amount. X No. Amount. Donedin— cont'd. South Dunedin Stirling Tapanui Waihola Waikaia Waikouaiti Waipori Waitahuna Waitati Gisborne Ormond Greymouth ■ Ahaura Brunnerton Mawheraiti Nelson Creek .. Reefton Richardson Hokitika Goldsborough .. Kumara Rimu Ross Stafford Invercargill Arrowtown Balfour Bluff Dipton Edendale Fortrose Gore Half-Moon Bay Kingston Lumsden Mataura Orepuki Otautau Pukerau Queenstown Riversdale Riverton Thornbury Waipahi Wairio "Winton Woodlands Wyndham Napier Danevirke Hastings Herbertville .. Kaikora North Kumeroa Makatoka Mohaka Norsewood Ongaonga Orracndville .. Porangahau Port Ahuriri .. Takapau Taupo Tikokino Waipawa Waipukurau .. Wairoa Nelson.. Belgrove Brightwater Collingwood .. Motueka Richmond Takaka The Port Wakefield New Plymouth .. Inglewood Opunake 34i 164 57 1 94 490 347 48 172 116 2,184 17 2,396 870 701 81 196 1,926 103 1 1157 7° 948 17 239 292 2,974 422 52 45i 175 221 216 1,347 41 96 282 376 343 201 128 592 279 403 62 117 231 3" 147 384 4,409 880 i,347 155 206 127 175 82 34 6| 2IIJ 289! 2oS 458| 317 254 52 727 578 429 2,o68 IOI 84 514 368: I04 315: 139 149, I,859l 366 386| £ s- A17 9 6 5 18 6 19 o 6 3 12 o 16 11 4 11 1 8 226 782 3 19 i° 131 16 o o 19 6 132 18 8 42 1 6 39 18 o 3 11 o 8 12 o 126 1 4 5 0 4 59 13 6 2 17 6 45 5 4 0 14 6 II 14 o 11 18 8 147 12 10 21 5 10 1 18 6 23 4 10 6 4 10 7 9 8 8 3 6 54 10 2 190 3 1 8 10 12 10 13 13 4 12 16 4 7 14 10 464 25 16 4 10 8 2 18 9 o 2 7 8 3 17 6 8 16 4 13 11 10 582 13 2 2 252 16 8 35 8 4 73 4 I0 8 1 2 9 15 10 492 5 13 2 5 5 6 11 2 2 626 8 1 o 13 15 4 28 7 4 13 6 2 11 13 6 262 36 8 2 29 2 4 25 18 6 108 6 6 4 15 4 4 15 8 18 1 2 1.5 16 6 5 5 10 13 7 10 9 15 8 5 18 4 91 2 6 13 12 4 15 16 4 £ s. d. 920 17 11 534 1 1 1,552 5 4 361 o 3 1,265 6 3 912 4 4 145 18 10 571 16 4 282 15 9 7,"3 13 8 59 6 6 8,307 19 2 3,532 S 9 2,285 17 7 408 19 10 983 5 . 6,640 11 11 291 19 11 3,429 9 o 163 II 2 2,799 11 7 25 14 4 744 5 6 976 8 8 9,269 18 1 1,243 17 6 156 11 11 1,718 11 o 536 13 2 697 14 2 792 6 9 4,515 o 1 149 14 10 296 12 8 998 17 6 1,031 18 8 1,448 18 6 718 4 6 424 13 4 1,836 o 7 978 6 11 1,203 14 9 150 6 7 354 l8 2 839 3 n 1,001 8 5 502 8 8 1,117 13 5 15,356 19 o 3,206 4 o 4,243 7 5 528 8 1 772 18 2 443 13 2 588 3 5 258 7 1 1,126 1 1 849 10 S 856 18 8 955 3 7 1,632 12 4 1,164 16 6 1,000 12 7 149 o 8 2,597 7 1 1,841 8 6 1,609 6 _\ 7,115 iS g| 348 12 7 314 o 1 i,979 4 9 1.487 6 7 342 15 7 1,216 5 6 513 5 10 488 2 10 6,021 7 o 1,385 1 I 1.488 2 9; 432 50 130 4 1 61 280 9 68 102 912 4 1,866 104 324 1 32 938 21 983 34 248 4 211 53 4,159 88 7 233 41 27 35 662 34 4 75 140 38 81 43 275 74 456 32 33 3i 182 9° 119 4,335 213 513 44 73 41 74 17 54 26 108 . 28 130 74 51 17 620 191 213 4,024 7° «3 93 238 115 91 68 82 2,204 178 159 £ s- d. 1,593 19 6 188 o 10 5" 7 3 136 17 9 251 12 5 829 12 11 41 10 o 240 16 ii 1 509 6 1 3,335 17 3 20 2 1 7,309 14 3 4 X9 5 4 1,387 10 7 9 10 o 135 7 7 2,854 16 11 76 * 11 3,369 4 4 129 15 8 963 9 0 8 19 6 949 16 2 212 14 o 14,544 19 o 302 13 4 29 8 6 698 10 7 145 o 10 143 17 6 123 14 10 1,902 1 10 250 8 10 11 96 277 9 9 414 3 6 163 12 5 343 10 0 182 15 4 969 18 o 277 19 4 1,800 19 11 99 o 1 94 3 11 120 10 o 552 2 11 286 15 1 459 13 7 16,085 16 10 794 15 4 1,820 13 6 274 o 3 236 13 3 259 3 4 268 17 5 48 1 10 165 3 10 91 17 11 365 9 1 112 o 3 468 18 11 246 o 7 330 14 6 75 11 9 1,707 4 1 561 14 6 747 18 5 16,042 19 7 282 1 8 378 17 4 435 2 11 1,041 7 2 429 7 8 336 5 11 187 18 3 305 8 10 8,476 o 3 921 4 3 656 7 10 8 7 12 23 i8 18 24 ii 7 373 i 266 66 75 16 I "5 3 85 5 49) 1 23 15 452 25 15 23 13 10 112 2 1 12 24 14 16 11 29, 26 56 XIi 1 11! 22j 820 91 171 74 85 240 "64 59 1,964 3 i,734 245 490 45 11 500 42 538 35 312 11 152 96 3,oi7 95 39 242 63 63 554 8 15 126 246 5i 75 55 195 162 339 59 10 36 123 37 157 4,7o8 203 848 34 122 £ s- d-, 3,364 10 10 641 12 o 1,347 7 9! 615 14 3. 470 4 o 927 3 O 480 4 o, 43i I ° 20,370 5 8 10 14 o 22,650 II Oj 2,613 10 10 4,505 17 7! 479 8 5 63 12 o! 4,973 14 3 653 19 o 4,923 10 o 245 6 3 3,963 o 11 34 11 o 2,274 15 o 668 2 o 32,897 o 4 7" 3 7 232 o 7 1,394 3 7 674 17 o 414 o o 4,829 9 6 28 19 o 133 o o 978 18 oj 1,068 18 oj 3g2 o 11 824 9 11 242 14 4! 2,355 6 5 516 19 O; 3,533 17 2' 133 3 o 76 7 o 34i 17 o 1,039 19 o 383 17 0l 1,097 I2 4 50,923 15 10 1,368 18 o 8,68715 5 I 430 II o 1,005 17 I 5i 2 18 5 8 II 6 7 222 354 10 44 2 60 119 7 61 2 16 1 4i3 10 2 6 3 5 "76 2 1 8 22 3 13 3 6 8 143 21 82 27 37 51 17 14 1,293 1,599 77 119 2 8 191 6 429 13 ■ 202 15 83 27 2,333 37 6 48 21 17 232 7 1 41 64 16 29 15 52 32 106 10 £ s. d. i,379 4 5 433 6 2 1,086 10 1 220 6 7 566 10 5 396 1 5 246 13 7 310 11 6 14,480 IO 2 27,487 2 7 839 2 O 2,763 2 6 10 O O 56 16 6 2,714 9 10 135 o o 7,166 6 11 2g6 0 1 4,346 13 s 77 10 10 1,659 J6 10 270 15 9 36,060 12 5 400 3 5 83 i-3 o 1,011 5 2 148 7 8 216 15 2 2,914 14 8 45 5 8 10 o o 694 13 8 806 2 3 211 12 6 183 2 10 102 16 1 1,424 5 11 370 1 9 1,532 o 1 72 19 11 134 2 3 215 1 7 387 11 3 97 17 ° i,356 12 5 49,515 o 7 1,668 17 5 3,705 12 11 318 10 o 277 11 2 21 3 4 2 7 11 3 29 707: 46! i8 3 j 7 28, 22 611 19 29 9 58 3,680 96 275 12 20 7i 3 31 17' 6 82 4°4 3 °j 201 1 oj 5 1 38 10 524 4 1 85 II 8 29 6 23 18 5i 20 3 4 58 58 32 3ii 19 4: 16 44 16 16 13 23 36i 59 27I 34 67 63 394 86 31] 19 272 376 210 2,486 90 40 173 320 162 7i 107 150 _, 273 353 115 361 19 o 1,621 8 8 560 2 o; 2,090 17 7] 941 o 7 351 5 2, 133 4 2! 2,014 17 11 3,322 18 6 1,437 3 1 30,731 17 11 1,008 17 8 279 12 2 1,573 5 3 3,166 13 2 1,203 7 8 606 16 o 629 12 o 2,267 8 11 33,287 4 6 3,375 12 6 1,307 17 oj 2 6 2 9 14 32 11 10 33i 4 23 34 11 63 46 5 11 120 107 60 2,188 21 310 7 0 558 5 8 441 3 i° 53i 17 7 738 1 9 55 17 ° go 9 o 1,584 12 4 1,702 9 6 782 10 2 34,806 15 6 332 18 1 84 18 o 923 14 10 2,119 1 7 716 5 10 217 4 3 214 18 I 357 14 7 38,093 15 o 2,750 19 11 1,208 17 6 5 24 7 2 5 7 326 24 16 13 37 128 54 23 19 32 2,054 196 69

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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 1890 — continued.

Money Orders. Saving! Banks. Office. Issued. Paid. z_ £ <° Deposits. 2 . Witt g-s S3 <° No. Withdrawals. hdrawals. Amount. Commission. I Amount. No. Amount. No. No. Amount. New Plymouth— continued. Pungarehu Stratford Waitara Oamaru Duntroon Hampden Herbert Kakanui Kurow Maheno Ngapara Thames Katikati Maketu Miranda Opotiki Paeroa Rotorua Tapu Tauranga Te Aroha Te Puke Waiorongomai ■ Whakatano riMARU Fairlie Creek .. Geraldine Makikihi Pleasant Point.. St. Andrews .. Temuka Waimate Winchester Wanganui Bull's Fordell Hawera Hunterville Manaia Manutahi Martou Normanby Patea Turakina Waitotara Waverley Wellington Ashurst Campbelltown .. Carterton Castlepoint Chatham Islands Eketahuna Featherston Feilding Foxton Greytown North Halcombe Hutt Johnsonville Kaitoke Kaiwarawara .. Martinborough Masterton Mauriceville .. Newtown Ngahauranga .. Otaki Pahiatua Palmerston North Petone Sanson Te Aro Te Nui Upper Hutt Woodville 108 446 348 2,872 139 293 174 144 245 117 99 2,168 129 149 22 420 395 595 23 617 668 127 134 205 2,665 180 610 49 140 95 478 916 78 3,179 512 109 1,021 173 561 50 979 170 593! 187; 149 554j 12,121 466 20S 634; 49 144 5'5 459. i,445l 855 629 3°2 298 72 65 60 246 i,474 248 108 57 536 1,168 2,802 4i7 298 1,208 147 163 1,620 £ .s. d. 4 17 o 14 18 6 15 7 8 132 14 10 4 17 10 9 13 4 628 5 15 4 10 5 4 5 16 4 3 11 1° 94 13 8 5 7° 6 14 10 1 4 10 20 o 6 16 17 2 33 19 6 o 14 4 27 I 8 26 14 8 9 10 8 6 13 2 966 139 2 2 7 18 6 23 15 10 206 662 3 17 8 20 l8 2 35 4 10 2 n 2! 153 7 o 22 5 4 4 7 4 42 17 10 5 16 o 18 13 8 238 4i 5 2 702 24 13 10 8 12 10 5 16 8 23 1 o 731 2 10 16 17 2 6 6 10 27 12 8 2 16 6 £ s. d. 45i o 5 1,769 17 7 1,449 13 6 9,610 14 10 479 2 4 1,126 2 8 554 6 3 622 7 3 1,088 19 4 388 14 1 337 3 4 6,623 i° 10 338 2 3 333 14 10 83 3 8 1,290 o 2 1,400 o 4 2,374 11 3 64 15 5 2,112 2 4 2,218 9 9 445 14 4 480 4 o 609 8 2 8,772 11 7 712 17 9 1,874 7 7 152 18 3 482 1 5 363 13 3 1,383 19 o 2,912 4 o igg 10 9 12,209 10 5 1,822 9 9 502 o 1 3,243 11 1 635 8 o 2,099 4 1 209 15 2 3,584 2 10 724 12 10 1,902 5 3 671 18 5 444 19 " i,747 13 I 43,121 5 6 1,638 13 3 792 1 6 1,898 7 9 167 4 1 577 8 3 2,310 18 10 1,388 14 7 6,060 14 4 2,947 I8 9 2,223 6 7 1,142 5 2 1,038 15 11 199 7 2 222 12 2 167 17 1 905 4 5 5,288 8 2 977 5 1 396 15 2 222 12 o 1,685 8 2 4,154 3 o 9,494 18 11 i,399 17 11 1,604 IO 3 3,536 iS 4 53i 10 5 530 o 4 5,820 10 o 4 1 303 213 1,604 36 233 45 27 108 45 3i 1,231 96 52| 3 176 99 328 29 554 475 46 103 81 1,944 64 224 22 25 56 22g 302 16 2,538 107 28 667 28 184 17 486 152 253 77 23 121 19,122 no 16 317 32 12 296 172 675 2g3 279 118 ig6 52 10 £ s. d.j 237 15 3 1,770 13 7 788 12 2 5,7!9 13 5; 109 9 9 764 15 2 181 o o 100 13 10 491 11 7 180 14 5 in 8 4 4,735 6 3 396 19 2 286 16 7 12 14 4 681 19 7 372 10 o 1,879 18 5 80 1 8 2,068 19 2 1,788 n 10 149 4 4 376 16 o 327 14 7 6,777 8 7 302 8 10 870 o 10 64 7 7 125 15 3 277 8 1 875 8 3 1,012 3 7 60 6 10 8,795 3 7 328 15 11 62 9 11 2,653 18 5 107 7 7 824 1 1 89 6 o i,647 4 3 637 4 4 1,000 5 5 271 3 8 87 17 5 464 14 10 72,327 13 6 428 17 8 41 19 6 1,158 11 2 199 7 4 7i o 5 1,674 II 1 589 16 3 2,544 10 5 1,162 1 3 920 o 1 459 15 o 784 18 2 195 12 o 36 12 9 36 10 5 225 15 8 1 3,873 1 10 253 2 7 236 15 n 19 54 32 407 23 ii 8 13 9 13 5 31° 5 ii 5o 23 4° 7i 74 3 8 24 528 25 54 2 14 12 85 106 14 520 92 25 147 80 173 198 2,582 133 59 61 38 52 63 14 2,335 67 39 262 156 183 3" 317 8 34 60 3,4°° 84 355 11 46 42 357 719 95 3,595 465 96 722 £ s. d. 794 10 o 2,191 3 3 1,443 16 4 27,425 9 11 522 6 o 580 10 6 476 18 4 215 10 0 481 5 o 543 !9 7 152 16 o 21,376 6 6 44° 3 o 853 16 9 i,733 6 4 1,676 19 o 2,023 18 7 3,794 17 11 3,063 10 2 31 16 3 113 I o 1,006 15 o 34,020 11 6 1,367 15 5 2,478 9 o 55 3 10 310 15 6 460 16 2 3,661 6 10 5,854 19 7 255 o o 42,532 14 3 3,332 18 10 703 6 10 8,416 18 10 1 19 6 386 4 4 1 2 3 9: 2 291 4 3 22 16 48 30 48: 10 5 444 7 22 5 2 37 57 8 463 40 3 58 23 85 59 1,772 22 19 15 16 3i 19 9 2,038 24 28 90 44 252 175 190 11 46 13 2,281 22 98 6 13 21 100 254 u 2,654 139 21 263 £ B. d. 182 18 7 1,085 8 o 535 10 3 28,164 8 6 263 6 1 321 15 3 91 18 5 92 18 4 345 6 11 149 13 1 46 14 3 25,310 15 11 336 1 4 329 5 3 1,565 7 8 774 19 5 2,175 2 3 2,239 6 11 1,819 4 o 141 9 o 324 14 4 674 6 9 35,172 15 7 642 14 6 1,001 5 4 43 9 10 135 18 o 307 3 3 1,944 2 4 3,770 16 10 141 19 3 41,622 5 o 2,159 16 3 339 17 1 4,995 18 7 61 3 in 25 59 15 5 54 2,507 36 10 90 2 23 1 24 715 94 388 78 14 218 19,471 240 52 664 17 3,079 7 2 206 10 8 5,229 13 8 936 6 5 3,369 5 9 468 6 II 73 12 7 2,665 14 1 219,498 11 4 2,634 T9 4 320 13 o 3,341 10 9 114 19 o 22 8 42 12 33 9 4 16 123 13 igo 60 139 37 8 80 i,747 o 6 266 16 6 3,241 13 5 1,116 4 6 2,097 2 8 376 18 7 '48 16 6 2,095 19 5 223,876 15 II 1,742 11 9 166 5 3 2,875 6 10 185 o o 2,443 24 5 39 I7,95i in 15 216 4 5 13 0 14 14 10 19 n 6 52 9 10 36 17 6 31 6 6 12 2 2 12 14 10 2 18 6 284 4 II 2 II 15 2 62 2 IO 670 4 5 8 360 23 15 6 33 14 2 121 7 o 20 17 2 10 2 6 60 13 4 690 5 3° 56 o 10 n 49 1,047 51 77 46 34 149 129 69 20 • 58 15 5 14 24 211 15 29 11 45 87 374 83 20 336 22 19 1411 128 293 761 543 442 139 47i 263 5i 184 74 1,313 60 1,643 11 11 2,220 o o 7,646 17 5 3,595 3 10 2,855 14 11 1,280 15 1 3,706 15 3 1,655 1 o 253 14 o 447 7 10 547 14 6 ii,79i 7 9 694 8 o 810 5 o 345 3 5 1,975 8 3 3,240 13 7 20,097 17 3 5,306 9 4 811 6 11 8 32 68 67 28 9 53 11 1 1 10 74 5 6 92 89 3i8 261 182 58 143 65 10 38 30 475 32 56 33 117 194! 796j 199I 45 324I 26! 52 3i5! 1,900 I o 1,744 19 2 5,246 2 8 2,276 12 2 1,876 13 1 813 II 7 1,954 19 2 1,191 13 o 53 5 7 149 7 7 340 19 2 6,857 13 8 488 9 6 278 13 8 92 19 o 1,130 II 3 2,513 10 9 12,616 6 8 2,866 18 2 598 17 7 i,772 13 4 406 19 o 624 10 11 6,989 3 4 216 379 1,422 269 94 104 24 66 448 893 12 6 1,559 17 I 4,97i 7 6 958 6 2 308 7 9 303 5 2 82 o 8 271 2 9 1,768 5 o 215 84 260 244 1,803 681 23 45 155 25 15 76 3 8 67 9i 3,264 124 i8g . 559 ii,543 14 9 1,144 8 7 '1,705 12 6 9,987 1.3 5

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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 1890 — continued.

SUMMARY.

Money Orders. Savings Banks. Office. Issued. Paid. s. a Tr! P 3 . o C £ " __. ■X De No. Deposits. 'eposits. Amount. a v - 8S u -_ < Withdrawals. I No. I Commission. Amount. I No. I Amount. No. Amount. /estport Boatman's Cape Foulwind Charleston Denniston Longford Lyell Waimangaroa .. I,9l6 224 166 184 1,039 252 572 I84 £ s. d. 112 12 2 10 6 4 10 9 o 9 4 4 57 3 6 10 13 10 22 12 4 7 19 6 £ s. d. 6,920 18 7 857 15 1 522 2 4 538 3 11 3,694 11 6 1,070 6 4 2,162 o 11 707 16 51 1,219 30 18 60 104 24 5i| 37! £ B. d. 4,607 16 10 138 3 2 60 7 o 225 16 10 508 2 6 122 7 81 196 1 9I 187 6 6j 192 10 22 6 96 9 7 17 £ s. d, 1,184 I4,59i" 2 oj 116 1,094 10 7 137 935 14 2 85 766 15 11 631; 2,858 11 6 42; 418 10 10 56 290 13 6 I35l 567 17 Q| 262 15 2 3 31 4 6 16 971 27 5 4 1 101 £ S. d. 18,278 12 9 903 14 o 22 3 2 567 9 6 883 8 7 230 3 3 460 17 g 191 15 7 12 20 33

Postal District of — Auckland 31enheim .-hristchurch Dunedin jisborne _lreymouth Hlokitika Napier kelson few Plymouth .. Damaru rhames rimaru tVanganui Wellington Westport 30,089 4,983 20,866 24,302 2,201 6,273 2,723 9,851 11,250 3,842 3,513 4,083 5,652 5,211 8,237 28,814 4,537 176427 £ s. d. i,550 14 4 263 2 2 1,137 6 2 1,213 13 o 132 15 6 358 2 10 132 3 6 426 1 8 580 17 10 186 2 10 £ s- d101,963 11 1 17,168 3 6 ■70,948 17 9 79,145 9 6 7,173 o 2 22,451 2 6 8,139 o 3 31,983 14 1 39,180 18 2 13,805 12 6 12,565 2 4 14,207 10 1 18,373 17 4 16,854 3 7 29,797 10 11 101,845 13 1 i6,473 15 1 33,796 2,199 19,962 27,386 916 3,286 1,533 6,959 6,822 4,864 3,098 2,129 3,273 2,882 4,681 25,957 i,543 £ s- d. 119,407 17 2 8,592 15 10 67,425 19 7 97,018 j6 9 3,355 19 4 12,192 6 7 5,633 18 8 24,194 18 7 24,660 15 7 19,439 9 4 12,850 13 4 7,659 6 6 13,157 11 11 10,365 7 10 16,969 12 5 98,336 17 7 6,046 2 3 2,8251 596 4,i4i 3,839 374 542 178 918 1,267 462 552 489 619 840 1,117 4,601 359 116,940 1 3,443 32,985 29,667 1,967 3,067 1,144 5,767 7,578 3,599 3,192 3,002 3,772 5. 109 6,640 32,680 2,386 £ g. d. 1203,298 16 10 40,315 17 I 342,603 8 o 261,134 5 6 20,380 19 8 35,94° 13 1 12,109 5 2 54,300 12 8 75,856 18 o 41,467 10 9 42,400 3 7 30,398 15 4 I 36,114 10 6 48,464 17 10 71,014 16 o 321,217 17 11 21,523 15 6 1,789 399 3,154 2,982 222 470 206 640 797 385 392 411 477 582 710 3,30i 339 in,574 1 2,231 21,974 19,402 1,293 2,002 769 3,193 4,622 2,515 2,486 i,903 2,911 2,809 3,727 22,247 1,210 £ s. d. 176,517 14 7 33,869 16 4 313,857 18 4 245,281 11 6 14,480 10 2 34,005 13 5 13,817 3 10 48,479 16 8 62,891 1 8 39,773 10 9 43,857 9 3 29,476 o 10 35,690 12 10 43,160 4 11 60,108 9 o 283,631 10 9 21,538 4 7 155 14 4 178 17 6 258 18 6 241 15 o 360 o 6 1,406 3 4 241 1 o 8,823 IO ° Totals '602,077 1 n JI5I286 547,308 9 3 162938: :i,658,543 3 5 17,256 io6868 23,719 1,500,437 9 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, 1890.

I Average j Amount of Excess of Dcposits ,„..?, , over Withdrawals Withdrawal duri h Y during fa the Year. £ s. d. £ .,. d. 15 5 o 26,781 2 3 '5 3 7 6,446 o 9 ■'•4 5 7 28,745 9 8 1 12 12 10 ■ 15,852 14 o ; 11 3 " ; 5,90o 9 6 I 16 19 8 1,934 19 8 '7 '9 4 15 3 7 5,820 16 o 13 12 i 12,965 16 4 15 16 3 1,694 o o 17 12 IO 15 9 9 922 14 6 12 5 2 423 17 8 15 7 3 5,304 12 " 16 2 6 10,906 7 o '2 14 11 37,586 7 2 17 16 o I 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. Excess of Withdrawals over Deposits during the Year. Cost of Management during the Year. Average Cost of each Transaction, Deposit, or Withdrawal. Interest for the Year. Number of Accounts Opened during the Year. Number Number of of Accounts Accounts remainClosed ing Open during at Close the Year, ofthe Year. Total Amount | A^K standing to the i _-__j. „*^ Cred/ofa.. jffgafc OPm Aclu™' ; "'"open , . . . ,. i Account at Interest to the c Close ofthe Yea, £«* Auckland Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Inyercargill Napier ... Nelson ... New Plymouth ... Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport Totals for Colony in 1890 ... „ „ 1889 ... 1888 ... 1887 ... 1886 ... 1885 - „ „ ' 1884 ... 1883 ... „ „ 1882 ... 1881 ... 1880 ... 1879 ... 1878 ... 1877 ... 1876 ... ■875 ... 1874. ... 1873 - ., „ 1871 ... » ., 1870 ... „ „ 1869 ... 1868 ... Totals for Colony from 1st Feb. to 31st Dec, 1867 t ,di 7' 8 36 36 1 6 5 24 •7 9 6 8 » 9 12 29 8 296 294 290 283 271 256 243 222 207 190 178 ■65 147 138 124 119 103 97 92 81 70 59 55 46 16,940 3.443 29,667 1,967 i,'44 7.578 3,599 3.'92 3,002 3,77 2 5»«°9 6,640 32,680 ' 2,386 162,938 i53.9 2o 145.355 136,197 137,989 '3i,373 129,279 127,609 129,952 125,855 81,660 71,865 69,908 60,953 57,295 56,129 52,627 39,223 31,681 24,642 20,489 i7,!33 13,014 6,977 £ s. d. 203,298 16 10 40,315 17 ' 342,603 8 o 261,134 5 6 20,380 19 8 35,940 13 1 12,109 5 2 54,300 12 8 75.856 18 o 41,467 10 9 42,400 3 7 30,398 15 4 36,114 10 6 48,464 17 10 71,014 16 o 321,217 17 11 21.523 '5 6 1.658,543 3 5 1,515,281 11 3 ',544,747 7 ■' ',312,151 1 5 1,248,405 6 11 i,34',°oi 3 2 1,227,909 11 4 1,178,474 4 1 1,325,852 2 n 1,189,012 2 7 864,441 18 10 812,399 11 11 762,084 12 o 681,294 '3 2 664,134 12 6 657.653 4 o 699.249 '4 3 580,542 5 5 430,877 o o 312,338 18 4 264,328 5 7 240,898 5 9 '94,535 ■' 6 96,372 7 10 £ s. d. 12 o o I 1 14 2 10 7 8 8 15 8 1072 II 14 4 10 11 8 983 10 o 2 ■3 a 7 1026 9 " 5 998 10 13 10 916 6 905 103 6 9 16 10 10 12 6 9 12 8 9 on 10 4 1 9 9 11 9 4 8 10 4 o 9 8 n 10 n 9 n 6 1 10 18 o n 36 nil 9 11 14 4 13 5 8 14 16 2 13 12 o 12 13 6 12 18 o 14 1 2 14 18 n 13 16 3 ",574 2,231 21,974 19,402 ',293 2,002 769 3,193 4,622 2,5'5 2,486 2,91 1 2,809 3,727 22,247 i,210 106,868 99,185 96,204 89,962 89,182 84,832 80,800 78,405 69,308 60,137 57,446 54,698 42,746 39,363 39,486 36,977 29,778 21,268 17,254 14,773 ">934 9,292 6,365 ; 1,919 i £ s. d.J '76,5 '7 14 7 33,869 16 4! 3'3,857 '8 4| 245,281 n 6! 14,480 10 2; 34,005 13 5] 13,817 3 IO; 48,479 16 8 62,891 1 8 39,773 10 9 43,857 9 3 29,476 o ic 35,690 12 10 43,l6o 4 II 60,108 9 o 283,631 10 9 21,538 4 7 ',5oo,437 9 5 1,457,081 5 o ',387,471 ' IO 1,182.409 7 6 ',336,287 6 4 ',264,305 8 3 ','95,931 o u 1,295,719 '8 3 ',142,599 o 1 902,195 1 8 780,504 13 4 876,180 19 3 742,053 14 3 667,023 7 5 696,281 7 4 729,759 '7 9 620,155 8 9 425,908 3 5 313.176 7 11 261,347 16 3 209,509 13 2 180,518 4 1 107,094 17 3 26,415 18 9 j 14 o 9 158,105 14 o ■4 '3 9 58,200 6 3 ! 14 8 5 157,276 6 1 13 2 10 129,741 13 11 14 19 8 1418 o 76,695 14 11 14 16 o 31,978 10 5 16 10 6 16 9 8 183,253 2 10 15 o 1 286,817 o 11 13 i' 8 83,937 5 6 16 o 4 17 7 2 20,030 17 9 16 18 10 14,271 5 9 17 12 8 19 14 8 20 16 5 79,094 5 6 20 o 5 154,634 2 o 18 3 o 117,700 12 1 ■7 '3 9 5o,99i 2 1 17 n 1 54,8 '8 12 5 19 8 7 60,380 1 8 16 16 6 87,440 14 3 13 iS 3 69,956 9 1 £ s- d. ... 1,707 18 8 ',457 5 8 14 9 1 I £ ' " ... I ; S.00Q 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 3.500 3.500 3,000 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,250 1,800 ',556 1,264 1,186 789 822 S. d. ... , o 4ii o 3i o 4 o 4i o 4i o 4J o 4A o 4f o 4f o 4§f o 6J, O si o 6 o 6J o 6| o 6| o 7i o 7& o 8J o ioi| 0 9I 1 io| £ s. d. 11,753 18 5 1,892 15 ° 20,068 17 9 15.954 10 7 718 2 5 2,135 " 3 1,095 8 3 3,631 5 5 3,852 5 6 2,787 11 1 2,060 18 4 1,984 1 n 2,609 5 9 3,035 13 9 3,36o 17 7 14,077 i' 1 1,300 6 5 92,319 o 6 84,809 17 1 78,080 6 o 67,363 15 3 65,825 9 6 62,228 3 n 57,38i 13 7 56,046 17 3 54,909 13 n 42,204 19 o 32,822 12 4 3',7i5 '8 2 31,664 12 9 29,193 14 6 28,762 4 7 28,565 3 5 26,935 6 8 20,106 16 10 14,711 o 5 11,291 10 10 9,242 3 n 7,412 8 o 4,880 7 3 1,241 5 o 2,825 596 3,839 374 542 178 918 1,267 462 552 489 619 840 1,117 4,601 359 23,7i9 21,778 21,307 20,368 21,671 20,661 20,228 20,386 21,014 25.059 16,137 15,401 n,235 n,255 n,273 10,346 7,382 6,205 4,615 4,304 3,839 3,282 2,520 ' p. I ',7 S9 I 11,409 399 ! 2,265 3,154 j 20,244 2,982 j 15,814 222 j 895 47° j 2,150 206; 995 640 ! 3,791 797 j 4,379 385 ; 3,172 392 1 2,138 4" j 1,786 477 I 2,891 S82 1 3,045 710 4,087 3,301 16,950 339 1,197 ■7,256 97,208 15,521 i 90,745 16,543 84,488 '5,5 '5 79,724 '6,757 ! 74,871 16,421 j 69,957 '6,447 165,717 •5,9 6 7 161,936 14,505 57,5'7 12,718 51,008 12,217 ; 38,667 '2,786 j 34,747 9,634 j 32,132 8,591 128,761 9,472 j 26,117 8,681 j 24,334 5,736 I 21,742 3,816 I 17,132 3,188 ! 13,566 2,383 i 10,549 2,277 8,317 1,801 [ 6,290 I,l86 4,252 364 2,156 2,441,876 8 7: 25 2 4 2,191,451 14 1 24 2 n 2,048,441 10 9 24 4 10 1,813,084 18 8 22 14 10 1,615,979 9 6 21 11 8 ',638,035 19 5! 23 8 4 1,499,112 o 7 22 16 3 1,409,751 16 7 22 15 2 1,470,950 13 6 25 11 s 1,232,787 16 9 24 3 4 903,765 16 10 23 7 6 787,005 19 o 22 12 11 819,071 8 2 25 99 767,375 i7 8! 26 13 7 723,910 17 5 27 14 4 727,295 7 8 29 17 9 770,836 18 o 35 9 o 664,807 5 10! 38 16 1 490,066 7 oj 36 2 5 357,654 14 6 33 18 1 295,372 1 7 35 10 3 231,3" 5 3 36 15 5 ■63,518 15 7 38 9 1 71,197 14 1 o 5 £ s. dJ £ s. d. 316,259 g 8 27 14 4 51,833 18 n| 22 17 8 527,056 14 2 26 o 8 405,73' 15 '■ 25 '3 ' 20,839 5 o: 23 5 8 53,261 3 2 24 15 5 27,249 18 oj 27 7 8 95,316 17 6; 25 2 10 104,523 9 6! 23 17 4 7'.934 9 22 13 6 54,092 5 nl 25 6 o 51,352 11 10 28 15 o 67.548 10 3 23 7 3 79,448 8 ii, 26 1 9 93,292 9 o 22 16 6 387.579 2 7 22 17 3 34.555 '3 4; 28 17 4 ... 87,881 19 5 117,245 14 2; ... 63,781 7 4 ... 32,146 14 10 72,106 13 9 ... ■ ... ...

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Table No. 5. Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1890.

Balances on lsi January, 1890. Transi ictions. Balances on 31st December, 1890. Or. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. iIoney Ordeb Accounts :— Money oraers Unitea Kingaom, &o. Unitea States of America, &o. Victoria South Australia New South Wales Queenslana Tasmania Western Australia Commission SAVINGS-BANK ACCOUNTS :— Deposits ana witharawals Transfers .. .ELEGBAPH ACCOUNTS :— Receipts New South Wales New Zealana & Australian Cable 'ostal Revenue Accounts :— Stamps Postal Guiaes Private box ana bag rents Miscellaneous revenue Money-order commission Total revenue 5-enebai. Accounts :— Post Office Account Postmasters and Telegraphists Investments Accruea interest on investments Aavances to Treasury for payments to Lonaon office on Money Onler Account Miscellaneous expenses License-fees —Game Government Insurance receipts Registration of births, &c. Receipts unaer Live-Stock Acts Machinery fees Property-tax Postal notes Maintenance of private lines .. San Francisco contributions, moiety to Syaney Consoliaatea revenue not otherwise speciuea Unaer District Railways Purchasing Act Foreign postage Hospital ana charitable-aia rates Customs auties Suspense account Profit ana loss £ s. d. £ s. a. & s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. 16,155 7 5 153 4 8 i,735 5 6 151 '4 5 7,492 5 1 i,28i 8 3 353 6 5 679,001 3 6 7o,755 1.7 7 4,886 13 5 25,274 10 10 2,124 '9 9 27,328 17 11 2,580 4 6 i 2,268 15 o 154 2 2 1,465 17 o 677,022 5 2 79,924 9 " 5,178 17 2 24,640 6 5 1,682 19 8 28,542 5 8 3,156 9 2 2,580 15 6 254 10 10 1,305 5 4 18,134 5 9 88 13 8 521 17 9 16,660 17 5 138 19 1 647 3 10 20 S 10 687 o 9 , 424 10 3 999 1 3 79 19 10 4'5 15 8 576 7 4 : 2,191,451 14 1 552 17 6 1,750,862 3 11 102,242 3 4 1,500,437 9 5 i 101,635 3 6 : |2,44i,876 8 7 I,i59 17 4 2,999 3 1 1,009 15 5 537 I2 10 146,502 5 7 21,826 15 8 13,437 I 6 148,953 13 o 22,485 7 5 13,777 3 4 j 547 15 8 35i 3 8 197 n o 114,596 15 6$ 050 263,941 12 8 300 8 o 4,328 19 4 323 18 8 8,823 I0 ° ; 206,663 7 2 279,730 8 1 300 13 o 4,328 19 4 I 323 18 8 8,823 10 o 202,697 18 8 98,808 O 1^ 2,764 11 9 6,730 o 3 7 8,890 5 5 179,986 7 ioj: 2,087,682 7 8 18,294 8 9 15,747 '8 1 ,1,087,916 3 7 3,i49,93S 7 9 3,000 o o 18,294 8 9 1,500 o o 11,079,607 7 6 3,142,320 12 10 i 252,500 o o 19,162 13 6 70,581 9 4 172,370 12 11^ 2,337,182 7 8 19,162 13 6 14,247 18 1 1,081 13 8 '35 o 6 040 161 o o 4,293 15 10 35,089 13 8 3'4 '5 5i 312,506 13 5 1,272 o o 19,871 13 8 I,365 4 6 11,095 8 o 3,501 15 o 232,031 7 4 74,602 1 8 1,286 16 8 3,355 7 6 i 315,599 13 7l 1,272 o o 19,680 18 3 1,381 13 6 11,095 12 o 3,423 15 o 231,950 o o 69>333 10 oj; 1,286 16 8 3,142 1 9 1,272 9 1 118 11 6 239 o o 4,375 3 2 4 0,358 5 _i 3,407 15 s 88 3 ii| 125 1 9i 5 13 6 1,246 19 o 1,237 17 10 14 14 8 019 019 1,120 1 11 o 14 o 3,680 7 1 9 17 6 i,Soo o o 10 11 6 3,ooo 9 o '36 3 8 17,241 16 6 2,577 I0 I o 16 9 ; 124,456 17 6 2,399 2 3 o 16 9 123,613 9 3 314 11 6 18,085 4 9 Totals 2,39',394 15 oj 8,388,601 3 3 8,388,601 3 3 2,391,394 '5 °i 12,636,319 4 6J >,636,3I9 4 6;

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Table No. 6. Securities, &c., standing in the Name of the Postmaster-General on Account of the Post Office Savings-Bank Fund on the 31st December, 1890.

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Description of Securities, &c. Nominal Value. Value at Cost Price. Interest accrued but not received at Close of Year. . £ a. a. £ s. a. £ _. a. Thames Harbour Boara Debentures, 6 per cents .. .. 4,000 o o Borough of Thames Debentures, 6 per cents .. .. 6,500 o o Oamaru Harbour Mortgages, 5J per cents .. .. .. 33,000 o o 4,000 o o 120 O O 6,500 o o 190 3 9 33,000 o o 760 16 1 Oamaru Harbour Mortgages, 5 per cents .. .. .. 30,000 o o 30,000 o o 628 15 4 Borough of Hamilton Debentures, 5£ per cents .. .. 3,000 o o 3,000 o o 68 14 3 North Rakaia River Bonds, 5 per cents .. .. .. 5,500 o o 5,500 o o 114 10 5 Patea Harbour Boara Mortgages, 5 per cents .. ... 10,000 0 o 10,000 o 0 72 12 1 Oamaru Corporation Debentures, 5 per cents .. .. ,5,000 o 0 5,000 o o 94 IO 5 Consoliaated Loan 1867 Debentures, 4 per cents .. .. 13,000 o 0 12,480 o o 109 13 11 Immigration and Public Works Loan 1870 Debentures, 4 per cents 173,200 o o 166,272 o o 1,461 10 4 Immigration and Public Works Loan 1870 Debentures, ih per 14,900 o o 14,527 10 o 141 8 11 cents 72,000 o o 632 17 6 Defence Loan 1.870 Debentures, 4 per cents .. .. .. 75,000 o 0 Defence Loan 1870 Debentures, 4J per cents .. .. 5,000 o o 5,000 o 0 General Purposes Loan Debentures, 4 per cents .. .. 5,200 o o 4,342 o o 43 17 7 Westlana Loan 1873 Scrip, 5 per cents .. .. .. 50,000 o o 50,800 o o 527 7 n " State Forests Act 1885 " Debentures, 5 per cents .. .. 8,000 o o 8,000 o o 132 12 1 District Railways Purchasing Act Debentures ana Scrip, 4 per 42,100 o o 36,176 17 8 419 16 11 cents 38,000 o o 426 17 o Public Revenues Act 1886" Debentures, 5 per cents .. 38,000 o o " Public Revenues Act 1886" Debentures, __ per cents ... J 100,000 0 o 100,000 o o 1,010 ig 2 Oamaru Gas Bonds, 5 per cents .. .. .. .. 8,800 o o 8,800 o o 36 3 3 District Railways Scrip, 4 per cents .. .. .. 34,°oo o o 34, 000 o o 339 I 4 Hokitika Harbour Board Debentures, 6 per cents .. ... ! 10,000 o o 10,000 o o 82 3 9 Loans to Local Bodies Scrip, 5 per cents .. .. .. 250,000 o o 250,000 o o 4,143 16 10 Consoliaatea Stock Scrip, 5 per cents .. .. .. 693,284 o 0 693,284 o o 3,091 19 3 Consolidated Stock Scrip, 5 per cents .. .. .. 66,400 o o 66,400 o o 300 3 3 Immigration and Public Works Loan Guaranteed Debentures, ; 324,000^ o o 324,000 o o 1,065 4 o 4 per cents 207, 600 o o 4 3 3 Deficiency Bills, _ per cents .. .. .. •• 207,600 0 o Greymouth Harbour Boara Debentures, 5 per cents .. .. 45,000 o o 45,000 o o 1,125 o 0 Consolidated Stock Scrip, i\ | per cents .. .. .. 49,500 o o Westport Harbour Board Debentures, 5 per cents .. .. 44,000 o o 49,500 o o 44, 000 0 o 201 7 9 1,100 o 0 716 7 2 Post Office Account .. .. • • • ■ • • ~ Totals .. .. .. •■ !2,353,984 o 0 !'2,337, lg2 7 8 19,162 13 6

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TO LONDON VIA SAN FRANCISCO.

Table No. 7.-SAN FRANCISCO MAIL SERVICE. Statement showing the Number of Days occupied in the Delivery of Mails between London and the under-mentioned Places by the San Francisco Mail Service.

Melbourne. Sydney. Dunedin. Wellington. Auckland. Date of Despatch from Wellington. Date of Arrival in London. ! Date of Despatch from Melbourne. Date of Arrival in London. No. of | Days. Date of Despatch from Svdnev. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Hays. Date of Despatch from Dunedin. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Auckland. Date of Arrival in London. So. of * Days. 1890. January February March April May June July August September September October 21 18 18 15 13 10 8 5 2 30 28 1890. March 4 March 3 1 April 27 May 26 June 23 July 21 August 17 September 14 October 14 November 13 December 8 1891. January 4 February 1 42 4' 40 41 4 l 41 40 40 42 44 4' 40 40 1S90. January 22 February 19 March 19 April 16 May 14 June II July 9 August 6 September 3 October I October 29 1890. March 4 March 3 1 April 27 May 26 June 23 July 21 August 17 September 14 October 14 November 13 December 8 1891. January 4 February 1 4' 40 39 40 40 40 39 39 4' 43 40 1890. January 24 February 2 1 March 2 1 April 18 May 16 June 13 July 11 August 8 September 5 October 3 October 3 1 1890. March 4 March 3 1 April 2 7 May 26 June 23 July 21 August 17 September 14 October 14 November 13 December 8 1891. January 4 February 1 39 38 37 38 38 37 37 39 4' 38 1890. January 25 February 22 March 22 April 19 May 17 June 14 July 12 August 9 September 6 October 4 November 1 1890. March 4 March 3 1 April 27 May 26 June 23 July 2 1 August 17 September 14 October 14 November 13 December 8 1891. January 4 February 1 38 37 3& 37 37 37 36 36 38 40 37 1890. January 27 February 24 March 24 April 21 May 19 June 16 July 14 August 11 September 8 October 6 November 3 1890. March 4 ! March 3 1 April 27 May 26 June 23 July 2 1 August 17 September 14 October 14 November 13 December 8 1891. January ' 4 February 1 3» 35 34 35 35 35 34 34 36 38 35 34 34 November December 25 23 November 26 December 24 39 39 November 28 December 26 37 37 November 29 December 27 36 36 December 1 December 29 Maximum Minimum Average 44 40 41-00 43 39 40'oo 41 37 38-00 40 I 36 i 37"oo ! 38 34

FROM LONDON VIA SAN FRANCISCO. DuNEDIN. Sydney. Melbourne. UCKLANI). Wellington. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Auckland. No. Date of of Despatch from Days. London. Date of Arrival in Wellington. No. Date of of , Despatch from | Days, i London, Date of Arrival in Dunedin. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Sydney. No. Date of Date of of 1 Despatch from 1 Arrival in Days. London. Melbourne. No. of Days. 1890. January 25 February 22 March 2 2 April 19 May 17 June 14 July 12 August 9 September 6 October 4 November 1 189O. March 1 March 30 April 28 May 24 June 21 July 19 August 16 September 13 October 11 November 8 December 8 1891. January 5 February 2 1890. 35 January 25 36 February 22 37 1 March 22 35 April 19 35 Ma > r ! 7 35 I Ju'y 12 35 i August 9 35 j September 6 35 October 4 37 November 1 * 1890. 1890. 189C. March 4 i 38 January 25 March 5 April I 38 i February 22 April 2 April 29 38 March 22 | May 1 May 26 37 April 19 May 27 June 23 37 May 17 June 24 July 21 37 June 14 ! July 22 August 18 37 ] July 12 I August 20 September 15 37 August 9 I September 16 October 13 37 j September 6 ; October 15 j November 10 37 October 4 | November 11 ! December 1 [ 40 November 1 December 12 1891. 1891. January 6 38 i November 29 j January 8 February 3 38 I December 27 February 5 40 37 39 39 40 38 38 39 38 39 38 4' 1890. ; January 25 February 22 March 2 2 April 19 May 17 : June 14 July 12 August 9 September 6 October 4 November 1 1890. March 6 I April 3 j May 2 May 28 \ June 26 1 July 24 j August 21 \ September 19 | October 17 : November 13 December 15 1891. I January 10 February 7 1890. 40 j January 2; 40 j February 22 41 March 22 39 April 19 40 i May 17 40 I June 14 40 ' July 12 41 August 9 41 September 6 40 October 4 44 November 1 1890. March 6, April 3 May 3 May 29 June 27 July 25 I August 22 j September 20 I October 18 I November 14 i December 16 1891. \ January 3 2 February 9 40 40 42 40 4 1 41 4' 42 42 4' 45 November 29 December 27 37 I November 29 37 December 27 40 40 \ November 29 December 27 42 ' November 29 42 J December 27 44 44 Maximum Minimum Average 37 I 35 35' 6 9 4' 38 39'°° 44 39 I 4077 I 45 40 i 4'"77

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Table No. 8.-DIRECT MAIL SERVICE. Statement showing the Number of Days occupied in the Delivery of Mails between London and the under-mentioned Places by the Direct Mail Service of the New Zealand Shipping Company.

TO LONDON VIA PLYMOUTH.

FROM LONDON VIA PLYMOUTH. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. DUNEDIN. [VERCARGILL. 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 Date of Despatch from Arrival in London. j Christchurch. 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 Invercargill. No. of Days. i8go. January 10 February 7 March 7 April 4 May 2 May 30 June 27 July 25 August 22 September ig October 17 1890. February 27 March 26 April 23 May 21 June 21 July 16 August 17 September 10 October 12 November 6 December 5 1891. January 1 48 47 47 47 5° 47 47 51 49 1890. January 10 February 7 March 7 April 4 May 2 May 30 June 27 July 25 August 22 September 19 October 17 iSgo. February 25 March 24 April 21 May ig June ig July 15 August 14 September 9 October 8 November 3 December 2 46 45 45 45 48 46 48 46 47 45 46 i8go. 1890. January 10 February 26 ! February 7 ! March 25 March 7 : April 22 April 4 : May 20 May 2 ' June 18 i May 30 July 16 j June 27 August 13 | July 25 ; September 10 August 22 : October 7 September ig : November 7 October 17 ■ December 1 November 14 i December 31 1891. December 13 i January 30 47 46 46 46 47 47 47 47 46 49* 45 47 4 S 1890. 1890. January 10 February 26 February 7 March 26 March 7 April 22 April 4 May 20 May 2 June 18 May 30 July 16 June 27 August 12 July 25 September 11 August 22 October 7 September 19 j November 7 October 17 December 1 47 47 46 46 47 47 46 48 46 49* 45 1890. January 10 February 7 March 7 April 4 May 2 May 30 June 27 July 25 August 22 September 19 October 17 1890. February 27 March 27 April 23 May 21 June 18 July 17 August 13 September 12 October 8 November S December 2 1890. January 2 ! 48 48 47 47 47 48 47 49 47 50* 46 November 14 48 November 14 December 30 1891. January 29 46 1891. November 14 | January 1 1 48 November 14 I 49 December 13 December 13 I January 31 49 December 13 47 December 13 ; January 31 49 February 2 51 Maximum Minimum Average 51 47 48-38 48 45 49 45 4677 49 45 47-00 51 46 4 8-oo

Auckland. Wellington. C: ■R1STCHURCH. Dunedin. IVERCARGILL. ■ Date of Despatch from Auckland. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Wellington. Date of Arrival in Loudon. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Christchurch. 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 Invercargill. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. 1890. January 6 February 3 March 3 March 31 April 28 May 26 June 23 July 21 August 18 September 15 October 14 November 10 1890. February 17 March 20 April 17 May 12 June 8 July 8 August g September 2 September 30 October 2g November 26 December 30 1891. January 21 42 45 45 42 4 1 43 47 43 43 44 43 50 1890. 1890. January 9 February 17 February 6 March 20 March 5 April 17 April 2 May 12 April 30 June 8 May 29 j July 8 June 25 1 August 9 I July 23 i September 2 : August 21 i September 30 j September 1S ! October 29 j October 16 [ November 26 ; November 12 December 30 | 1891. ] December 9 January 21 39 42 43 40 39 40 45 4 1 40 41 4 1 48 1890. 1890. January 8 ; February 17 February 5 j March 20 March 6 j April 17 April 3 : May 12 May 1 ! June 8 May 28 j July 8 June 26 ' August 9 July 24 ' September 2 August 20 : September 30 September 19 \ October 29 October 15 j November 26 November 13 ! December 30 1891. December 10 | January 21 40 43 42 39 38 4 1 44 40 41 40 42 47 42 1890. January 8 February 5 March 5 April 2 April 30 May 28 June 25 July 23 August 20 September 17 October 15 November 12 1890. February 17 March 20 April 17 May 12 June 8 July 8 August 9 September 2 September 30 October 29 November 26 December 30 40 43 43 40 39 41 45 41 41 42 42 48 iSgO. January 7 February 4 March 4 April 1 April 29 May 27 June 24 July 22 August 19 September 17 October 14 November 11 1890. February 17 March 20 April 17 May 12 June 8 July S August 9 September 2 September 30 October 2g November 26 December 30 1891. January 21 41 44 44 4 1 40 42 46 42 42 42 43 49 December 8 44 43 December 9 1891. January 21 43 December 8 44 Maximum Minimum Average ..I 50 .. 4 r .. I 44-00 48 39 4169 47 38 48 39 42-15 49 40 43-08 * Delay oIng to coastal steamer having to return to Wellington through stress of weather.

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Table No. 9.-PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL MAIL SERVICE. Statement showing the Number of Days occupied in the Delivery of Mails between London and the under-mentioned Places by the Packets of the Peninsular and Oriental Line.

FROM LONDON VIA P. AND 0. PACKETS. Mi ELBOURNE. Sydney. Bluff. Christchurch. Wellington. Auckland. I Date of Despatch from ; London. Date of No. Arrival in of Melbourne. Days. No. of Days. Date of Date of , No. Despatch from Arri%al in of London. Sydney. ' Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival at Bluff. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Ai'rival in Christchurch. No. of Days. Date of Date of Despatch from Arrival in London. Wellington. No. Date of of Despatch from Days. London. Date of Arrival in Auckland. No. of Days. 1890. Jan. 3 Jan. 17 Jan. 31 Feb. 14 Feb. 28 March 14 March 28 April 1 1 April 25 j May 9 May 23 I June 6 j June 20 ] July 4 July 18 Aug'ust 1 August 15 August 29 Sept. 12 Sept. 26 October 10 October 24 Nov. 7 J Nov. 21 1890. Feb. 7 35 ; Feb. 17 31 March 4 3 2 ' i March 21 35 J March 31 31 April 18 i 35 April 28 31 ! May 15 34 I May 29 34 June 13 35 June 23 31 ■ July 11 35 July 22 32 I ; August 5 32 : August 22 35 I I s ept- 5 35 ! j Sept. 17 33 October 2 34 ■ October 16 34 j October 31 35 Nov. ] 1 32 Nov. 28 35 ; Dec. 9 32 Dec. 26 35 1891. 35 31 32 3 1 35 3' 34 34 35 3' 35 32 35 35 34 34 35 3 2 35 3 2 35 1890. 1890. 1890. Jan. 3 j Feb. 8 j 36 Jan. 3 Jan. 17 Feb. 18 i 32 Jan. 17 Jan. 31 March 5 j 33 Jan. 31 Feb. 14 ! March 22 3b Feb. 14 Feb. 28 April 1 i 32 Feb. 28 March 14 April sg : 36 March 14 March 28 ' April 29 32 March 28 April 11 j May 16 : 35 April 11 April 25 May 30 35 April 25 May 9 June 14 , 36 May 9 May 23 ■ June 24 j 32 May 23 June 6 i July 12 36 ! June 6 June 20 July 23 33 June 20 July 4 J August 6 . July 4 July 18 ! August 23 36 July 18 August 1 Sept. 6 ; 36 August 1 August 15 Sept. 18 : 34 August 15 August 29 ; October 3 ' 35 August 29 Sept. 12 i October 17 35 Sept. 12 Sept. 26 I Nov. 1 i 36 Sept. 26 October 10 Nov. 12 33 October 10 October 24 ! Nov. 29 ' 36 October 24 Nov. 7 , Dec. 10 : 33 Nov. 7 Nov. 21 Dec. 27 36 189 1. Nov. 21 Dec. 5 Jan. 10 36 Dec. 5 Dec. 19 Jan. 21 ; 33 Dec. 19 1890. Feb. 13 Feb. 24 March 1 o March 3 1 April 7 April 28 May 5 May 26 June ■ 9 June 23 July 1 J uly 22 July 28 August 11 Sept. 1 Sept. 15 Sept. 27 October 17 October 27 Nov. 1 1 Nov. 19 Dec. 8 Dec. 1; 1891. 4' 38 38 45 38 45 38 45 45 45 39 46 38 38 45 45 43 49 45 46 40 45 38 1890. Jan. 3 Jan. 17 Jan. 31 Feb. 14 Feb. 28 March 14 March 28 April 1 1 April 25 May 9 May 23 June 6 June 20 July 4 July 18 August 1 August 15 August 29 J Sept. 12 ! Sept. 26 ] October 10 October 24 Nov. 7 1890. Feb. 15 Feb. 25 March 11 April 1 April 8 April 30 May 6 May 27 June 10 June 24 July 2 July 23 July 29 August 12 Sept. 2 Sept. 16 Sept. 27 October 18 October 28 Nov. 13 Nov. 21 Dec. 9 Dec. 16 1891. 43 39 39 46 39 47 39 46 46 46 40 47 39 39 46 46 43 5° 46 48 42 46 39 1890. 1890. Jan. 3 Feb. ]6 Jan. 17 1 Feb. 26 Jan. 31 ' March 12 Feb. 14 April 2 Feb. 28 April 8 March 14 ' May 2 March 28 May 6 April 11 May 29 April 25 I June 1 1 May 9 j June 25 May 23 July 4 June 6 i July 25 June 20 July 30 July 4 August 13 July 18 Sept. 6 August 1 Sept. 17 August 15 ; Sept. 26 August 29 ! October 19 Sept. 12 October 29 Sept. 26 Nov. 1 1 October 10 Nov. 22 October 24 j Dec. 7 Nov. 7 ] Dec. 17 1891. 44 40 40 47 39 49 39 48 47 47 i 42 49 4° 40 5O j 47 42 46 43 44 40 1890. Jan. 3 Jan. 17 Jan. 31 Feb. 14 Feb. 28 March 14 March 28 April 1 1 April 25 May 9 May 23 June 6 June 20 July 4 July 18 August 1 August 15 August 29 Sept. 12 Sept. 26 October 10 October 24 Nov. 7 1890. Feb. 19 Feb. 24 March 1 1 April 3 April 9 April 30 May 7 May 2 1 June 7 June 25 July 3 July 23 July 29 August 11 Sept. 8 Sept. 19 October 1 October 16 October 28 Nov. 12 Nov. 2; Dec. 11 Dec. 20 1891. 47 39 48 40 47 40 40 43 47 41 47 39 38 5 2 i 49 47 ! 47 : 46 I 48 I 43 Dec. s Dec. 19 Jan. 9 35 Jan. 20 32 35 32 Jan. 6 Jan. 19 Jan. 26 46 45 38 Nov. 2 1 Dec. 5 Dec. 19 Jan. 7 Jan. 20 Jan. 27 47 46 39 Nov. 21 ! Jan. 6 Dec. 5 I Jan. 21 Dec. 19 I Jan. 28 46 47 40 Nov. 2 1 Dec. 5 Dec. 19 Jan. 7 Jan. 22 Jan. 26 1 47 48 I 38 j J 1 ; . Maximum Minimum Average 35 31 ... 33H6 3 2 34 - 46 49 42-46 I 5° J 39 43-58 5 1 39 44'38 5* 38 I 44-35

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Table No. 9.-PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL MAIL SERVICE-continued. Statement showing the Number of Days occupied in the Delivery of Mails between London and the under-mentioned Places by the Packets of the Peninsular and Oriental Line— continued.

TO LONDON VIA P. AND O. PACKETS. Auckland. Wellington. Bluff. Sydney. Melbourne.. Date of Despatch from Auckland. Date of Ariival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Wellington. Date of Arrival in London. No. Date of of Despatch from Days. Bluff. Date of Arrival in London. No. Date of of i Despatch from Days. ! Sydney. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Melbourne. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. 1 -J 1890. January 28 February 1 1 March 1 March 12 March 30 April 15 1890. March 17 March 30 April 12 April 28 May 10 May 24 48 47 -17 39 1890. January 4 1890. February 15 42 47 1890. 1890. January 4 February 15 January 17 March 3 January 31 j March 17 February 14 | March 30 February 28 i April 12 March 14 ; April 28 March 28 i May 10 April 12 I May 24 May 2 I June 18 May 17 I July 1 May 31 I July 16 June 13 I July 29 June 27 j August 13 July 11 i August 25 July 25 ; Sept. 10 August 8 1 Sept. 24 August 22 i October S 42 45 45 44 43 45 43 42 47 45 46 46 47 45 47 47 47 1890. January 9 January 23 February 6 February 20 March 6 March 20 April 3 April 21 May 12 May 26 June 19 June 23 July 7 July 21 August 4 August 18 Sept. 1 Sept. 15 Sept. 29 October 13 October 27 November 10 November 24 1890. February 15 March March 17 March 30 April 12 April 28 May 10 May 24 June 18 July July 16 July 29 August 13 August 25 Sept. 10 Sept. 24 October 8 October 21 November 3 November 18 December 2 December 15 December 29 1891. January 11 January 27 37 39 39 38 37 39 37 33 37 36 37 36 37 35 37 37 37 36 35 36 35 35 1890. January 11 January 24 February 8 February 21 March 8 March 21 April 4 April 22 May 13 May 27 June 10 June 24 July 8 July 22 August 5 August 19 Sept. 2 Sept. 16 Sept. 30 October 14 October 28 November 11 November 25 1891. February 15 March 3 March 17 March 30 April 12 April 28 May 10 May 24 June 18 July 16 July 29 August 13 August 25 Sept. 10 Sept. 24 October 8 October 21 November 3 November 18 December 2 December 15 December 29 1891. January 11 January 27 35 38 37 37 35 38 36 32 36 35 35 34 36 36 36 35 34 35 35 34 34 42 43 May 2 June 18 May 20 June 3 July 1 July 16 May 30 July 16 47 July 1 July 16 July 30 August 6 August 26 Sept. 3 Sept. 20 August 13 August 25 Sept. 10 Sept. 24 October 8 October 21 November 3 43 40 42 49 43 48 •14 July 25 Sept. 10 47 August 21 October 8 48 Sept. 22 November 3 42 .. October 29 November 13 December 15 December 29 1891. January 11 January 27 47 46 November 1 December 15 November 17 December 29 1891. November 28 January 11 December 13 January 27 44 42 1891. November 26 December 13 46 45 December 13 January 27 45 44 45 December 8 December 22 1891. January 5 34 36 December 9 December 23 1891, January 6 33 35 December 24 February 8 46 December 27 j February 8 43 February 8 34 February 8 33 Maximum Minimum Average 49 39 44-40 48 42 4600 47 42 44-61 39 33 36'35 38 32 35'23

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Table No. 10.-ORIENT MAIL SERVICE. Statement showing the Number of Days occupied in the Delivery of Mails between London and the under-mentioned Places by the Packets of the Orient Line.

FROM LONDON VI. ORIENT PACKETS. Melbourne. Wellington. Sydney. Bluff. Christchurch. Auckland. 1890. Jan. 10 Jan. 24 Feb. 7 Feb. 2 1 March 7 March 2 1 April 4 April 18 May 2 May 16 May 30 June 13 June 2 7 July 11 July 25 August 8 August 22 Sept. 5 Sepf. 19 October 3 October 17 October 3 1 Date of Despatch from London. 1890. [■'Feb. 17 I Feb. 27 I March 14 I March 28 I April 10 I April 24 May 10 i May 21 June 3 I June 20 July 2 J J ul y M July 3> August 1 [ August 28 Sept. 13 Sept. 25 i October 8 i October 23 I Nov. 6 I Nov. 20 I Dec. 3 Date of Arrival in Melbourne. [ 38 I 34 i 35 35 34 36 33 I 33 33 3i 34 3" 34 36 i 34 : 34 : 34 I 33 No. of Days. Date of Despatch from ''■ London. 1890. 1890. Jan. 10 J Feb. 18 .39 Jan. 24 J Feb. 28 j 35 Feb. 7 i March 1.5 ; 36 Feb. 2 1 March 29 i 36 March 7 April 11 j 35 March 21 ] April 25 ; 35 April 4 May 12 38 April 18 May 22 34 May 2 June 5 34 May j6 June 21 36 May 30 July 3 j 34 June 13 July 15 32 June 27 August 1 : 35 July 11 August 12 32 July 2,5 August 29 : 35 August 8 Sept. 15 ' 38 August 22 Sept. 26 35 Sept. 5 October 9 ; 34 Sept. 19 October 24 35 October 3 Nov. 7 ' 3; October 17 Nov. 2 1 I 35 October 31 Dec. 4 i 34 Date of Arrival in Sydney. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Date of No. Despatch from Arrival at of London. Bluff. Days. 1890. 1890. Jan. 10 Feb. 24 45 Jan. 24 March 10 I 45 Feb. 7 March 24 45 Feb. 21 April 7 45 March 7 April 2 1 I 45 March 2: May 5 j 45 April 4 May iq 45 April 18 i May 26 ! 38 May 2 I June 9 j 38 May 16 July 1 ] 46 May 30 July 7 ! 38 June 13 July 22 39 June 27 August 11 45 July 11 August 18 j. 38 July 25 Sept. 15 ! 52 August 8 i Sept. 27 i 50 August 22 I October 10 j 49 Sept. 5 ! October 17 42 Sept. 19 j Nov. 3 : 45 October 3 j Nov. 1 1 39 October 17 j Dec. 1 j 45 October 31 j Dec. 8 j 38 1800. 1890. Jan. 10 Feb. 25 ! Jan. 24 March 11 i Feb. 7 March 25 j Feb. 21 April 8 \ March 7 j April 22 March 2 1 ! May 6 April 4 J May 20 April 18 May 27 May 2 June 10 I May 16 July 2 i May 30 ! July 8 ■ June 13 July 23 i June 27 August 12 j July 11 August 19 July 25 Sept. 16 ; August 8 ' Sept. 27 , August 22 I Oct. 9 : Sept. 5 Oct. 18 J Sept. 19 Nov. 4 October 3 | Nov. 13 : October 17 i Dec. 2 ', October 31 j Dec. 9 Nov. 14 Dec. 31 1891. j Nov. 28 Jan. 13 ; Dec. 12 Jan. 2 7 ; Dec. 26 Feb. 10 Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival at Christchurch. No. of Days. 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 39 ! 39 ■ 39 : 40 5° 48 43 46 4 1 46 39 Date of Date of Despatch from Arrival in London. Wellington. 1890. 1890. Jan. 10 Feb. 26 Jan. 24 March 10 Feb. 7 March 20 Feb. 21 April 8 March 7 April 21 March 21 1 May 6 April 4 1 May 19 ■ April 18 May 29 May 2 June 11 May 16 July 4 May 30 ; July 9 June 13 j July 25 June 27 ; August 11 July 11 i August 21 July 25 ! Sept. 17 August 8 : Sept. 26 August 22 J October 7 Sept. 5 I October 19 Sept. 19 ! Nov. 5 ' October 3 ! Nov. 14 October 17 ! Nov. 28 I October 31 ; Dec. 10 i8gr. No. Date of Date of of Despatch from Arrival in Days. London. \ Auckland. 1890. 1890. 47 Jan. 10 j Feb. 24 45 Jan. 24 ! March 11 41 Feb. 7 I March 22 46 Feb. 21 i April 9 4; March 7 j April 21 46 March 21 April 30 45 April 4 May 19 4; April 18 i May 27 40 May 2 j June 10 49 May 16 j July 2 40 May 30 1 July 10 42 June 13 J July 23 45 June 27 ; August 6 41 \ July 11 ' August 20 54 J July 25 I Sept. 8 49 I August 8 j Sept. 29 46 I August 22 I October 6 44 1 Sept. 5 I October 15 j 47 1 Sept. 19 ! Nov. 3 I 42 ! October 3 ; Nov. 12 ; 42 ! October 17 ; Nov. 28 40 October 31 i Dec. 11 50 Nov. 14 \ Dec. 29 1891. 47 ; Nov. 28 ! Jan. 13 47 J Dec. 12 ! Jan. 22 47 J Dec. 26 ! Feb. 4 Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Auckland. No. of Days. 45 46 43 47 45 4° 45 39 39 47 41 40 4° 40 45 5» 45 40 45 40 42 41 Nov. 14 : Dec. 18 18-91. 34 Nov. 14 I Dec. 19 ! 35 1891. Nov. 14 I Dec. 29 45 1891. 47 I Nov. 14 I Jan. 3 45 Nov. 28 Dec. 12 Dec. 26 i Jan. 2 I J an - »5 j Jan. 28 35 34 33 Nov. 28 Jan. 3 j 36 Dec. 12 Jan. 16 35 Dec. 26 Jan. 29 34 Nov. 28 Jan. 12 45 Dec. 12 Jan. 26 45 Dec. 26 Feb. 9 45 46 46 46 Nov. 28 \ Jan. 14 Dec. 12 j Jan. 28 Dec. 26 J Feb. 1 1 4(> 4' 40 ! \ Maximum Minimum Average 38 3' 33'96 i 39 1 35 -o8 ! 4373 53 39 4469 54 40 4492 39 43'°' ...

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Table No. 10.-ORIENT MAIL SERVICE— continued. Statement showing the Number of Days occupied in the Delivery of Mails between London and the under-mentioned Places by the Packets of the Orient Line— continued.

TO LONDON VIA ORIENT PACKETS. Wellington. Auckland. Bluff. Sydney. Melbourne. Date o£ Despatch from Auckland. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Wellington. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Date of Despatch from ' Arrival in Blurt. London. No. 0 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. 1890. 1890. 1890. 1890. 1890. 1890. 1890, January 2 January 16 January 30 February 13 February 27 March 13 March 27 April 10 April 28 May 5 May 119 June 2 June 16 June 30 July 14 July 28 August 11 August 25 Sept. 8 Sept. 22 October 6 October 20 November 3 November 17 1890. February 8 February 22 March 10 March 20 April 3 April 20 May 3 May 18 June 2 June 8 June 24 July 8 July 20 August 4 August 18 Sept. 3 Sept. 17 October 1 October 11 October 27 November 14 November 23 December 7 December 23 1891. January 3 January 18 February 2 1890. January 3 January 17 January 31 February 14 February 28 March 14 March 28 April 1 1 Aprii 29 May 6 May 20 June 3 June 17 July 1 July 15 July 29 August 12 August 26 Sept. 9 Sept. 23 October 7 October 21 November 4 November 18 1890. February 8 February 22 March 10 March 20 April 3 J April 20 May 3 May 18 June 2 June 8 June 24 July 8 July 20 : August 4 August 18 Sept. 3 Sept. 17 October 1 October 11 October 27 November 14 November 23 December 7 December 23 1891. January 3 January 18 February 2 3f> 38 34 34 37 36 37 34 33 35 35 33 34 34 36 36 36 34 38 33 33 35 32 33 34 January 8 January 21 February 5 February 18 March 4 February 22 March 10 March 20 April 3 April 20 45 48 43 44 47 January 10 January 24 February 8 February 2 1 March 7 March 21 April 5 April 18 April 25 May 9 May 24 June 9 June 20 July 4 July 19 August 4 August 15 Sept. 2 Sept. 10 Sept. 29 October 10 October 25 November 8 February 22 March 10 March 20 April 3 April 20 May 3 May 18 June 2 June 8 June 24 July 8 July 20 August 4 August 18 Sept. 3 Sept. 17 October 1 October 11 October 27 November 14 November 23 December 7 December 23 1891. January 3 January 18 February 2 43 45 40 41 44 43 43 45 44 46 45 4i 45 45 46 44 47 39 47 46 44 43 45 37 37 39 35 35 38 37 35 34 36 34 35 35 37 37 37 33 35 39 34 34 36 April 2 May 18 46 April 3 May iS 45 April 29 May 13 May 27 June 10 June 26 June 8 June 24 July 8 July 20 August 4 40 42 42 40 39 July 4 August 18 45 July 19 Sept. 3 4<5 August 19 October 1 43 Sept. 13 Sept. 27 October 11 October 27 November 14 November 23 44 4 8 43 November 8 December 23 1891. 45 1891. January January February 3 18 2 December 9 January 18 November 20 December 8 December 18 44 46 November 21 December 6 December 20 43 43 44 December 1 December 15 December 29 1891. January 12 33 34 35 December 2 December 16 December 30 1891. January 13 40 December 31 February 14 45 February 14 33 February 14 32 Maximum Minimum Average 48 39 43-68 46 41 44-20 47 39 43-88 39 33 35 - 64 38 32 34 - 64

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Table No. 11. Table showing the estimated Number of Letters, Post-cards, Book-packets, and Newspapers delivered and posted, within the several Postal Districts of New Zealand, during the Year ended 31st December, 1890.

Table No. 12. 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, 1890.

Table No. 13. Table showing the Number of Letters, Post-cards, Books, &c., and Newspapers delivered by the Letter-carriers from the Post Offices within the several Postal Districts during the Year ended 31st December, 1890.

Delivered. Posted. Postal Districts. Letters. Post-cards. ; Books, Sec. Auckland .. .. 5,083,4291 208,780! 620,217 rhames .. .. 435,6561 15,041 56,680 New Plymouth .. 323,492 I 24,154 48,490 Ciisborne .. .. 198,744 j 4,810 63,232 Napier .. .. 1,039,636 38,675 > 121,212 Wanganui .. .. 1,038,882 I 63,089 j 109,850 Wellington .. .. 3,766,685 134,498 < 524,589 kelson .. .. 464>477 22,334 , 62,517 vVestport .. .. 190,879 5,642 I 21,164 _Jreymouth .. .. 368,108 9,165 ] 52,975 riokitika .. .. 187,889 8,333 ' 31,356 31enheim .. .. 334,815 ' 10,608 | 49,452 :hristchurch.. .. 3,398,291 : 186,329 i 384,475 ["imaru .. .. 782,184 50,037 . 97,786 Damaru .. .. 447,2i3 ! 3°,615 I 59,423 Dunedin .. .. 3,147,690, 138,320] 396,162 hvercargill .. .. 1,207,193 69,004, 138,749] Totals .. 22,415,263 1,019,434 2,838,329 1 Previous year.. 21,274,396 914,342 '2,604,719 i j Newspapers. 2,152,878 224,939 208,819 167,193 474,591 469,352 1,327,664 234,767 156,936 253,474 I4I, T93 204,711 949,806 274,001 134,355 1,233,895 612,638 Letters. 4,286,499 347,538 308,016 180,656 998,733 I,078,236 3,7">877 443,755 169,889 347,354 158,755 317,523 3,398,556 77i,36i 409,695 3,406,250 1,167,244 Post-cards. 233,845 10,701 29,083 2,560 33,521 65,440 "5,071 21,848 5.54 1 8,548 5,003 9,007 181,128 45,745 26,247 136,841 60,936 Books, &c. 660,281 24,330 20,076 34,991 165,202 146,583 750,905 62,840 9,112 37,079 16,675 41,176 505,820 99,251 49,8i5 495,592 201,073 Newspapers. 2,155,040 111,172 107,141 7 I >I5i 338,990 229,893 1,340,232 124,341 73,686 136,106 65,781 89,323 1,260,362 148,566 85,713 1,954,939 399,086 9,22.1,212 8,448,635 2i,5oi,937 21,026,837 991,065 3,320,801 2,776,774 8,691,522 8,272,381 935,8i8

Received. Despatched. Letters. Books, &c. Newspapers. Letters. Books, &c. Newspapers. United Kingdom— Via San Francisco Via Direct contract packets Via Direct non-contract packets Via P. and O. and Orient lines .. Australian Colonies Other places 302,271 255,956 6,i99 39,93i 668,193 102,833 242,026 164,262 293 11,596 589,259 75,444 765,903 610,036 1,171 39,759 872,847 156,608 387,216 158,114 14,855 6,626 650,895 92,500 68,629 20,080 1,278 122 67,208 19,699 376,171 II0,080 1,712 205 530,970 125,988 Totals 1,375,383 1,082,880 2,446,324 1,310,206 177,016 1,145,126

Postal Districts. Postal Districts. Letters. Letters. Post-cards. Books, Circulars, &e. Newspapers. Vuckland I"hames .. >Jew Plymouth jisborne Napier .. iVanganui Wellington STelson .. kVestport 3reymouth 31enheim ..hristchurch Cimaru .. _)amaru .. Dunedin :nvercargill I . . 1,814,727 166,397 155,968 53,256 277,643 265,494 1,174,399 130,703 44,118 127,455 61,940 78,623 I,499,482 177,397 110,932 1,190,535 284,125 1 57,390 9,774 13,661 2,198 9,523 17,930 39,222 5,98i 2,335 4,359 3,024 5,5" 69,430 16,852 9,158 36,725 21,838 144,446 11,274 21,129 8,008 21,296 33,979 116,123 17,596 3,900 10,676 8,368 13,984 149,378 27,572 16,226 119,695 51,182 361,422 55,676 89,oog 24,963 47,574 103,405 258,439 67,193 18,522 47,675 37,322 48,441 3",51.3 48,836 23,846 312,866 rl5,445 Totals 7,613,194" 324,911 774,832 324,911 1,972,147 Previous year ••I 7> 137> r °7 7, I37,i°7 306,303 306,303 701,697 1,916,470

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Table No. 14. Table showing the Estimated Postal Revenue, and the Estimated Number of Letters, Post-cards, Books, and Newspapers delivered and posted, within the several Postal Districts, during the Years 1875, 1885, 1889, and 1890.

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Postal .Districts. Revenue. Letters. Post-cards. Books. Newspapers. Delivered. Posted. Delivered. Posted. Delivered. Posted. Delivered. Posted. Auckland— 1875 1885 1889 1890 £ s. d. 13,133 ' ' o 37,6.56 12 5 45,674 5 5 50,005 16 1 782,329 3,776,630 4,685,018 ,.,083,429 779.617 3,206,294 3,993,990 4.286,499 126,646 206,557 208,780 127,946 196,053 233,845 277,927 5i4,2'5 620,217 176,150 393,731 660,281 647,325 1,400.906 1,895,985 2,152,878 326,248 ',339,468 ',973,387 2,155,040 Phames — '8?S 1885 1889 1890 1,664 ° 6 3,887 " 3 3,816 2 10 3,920 5 7 119,418 369,100 386,815 435,656 109,954 359,55° 349,128 347.538 io,374 14,963 15,041 11,310 9,282 10,701 24,674 56,368 56,680 18,681 26,819 24,3.30 52,223 240,569 198,601 224,939 52,886 187,317 101,972 ■ 1 1,173 lew Plymouth— 1875 1885 1889 1890 1,815 9 5 3,210 16 4 3,578 7 3 3,812 1 7 97,040 261,426 294,827 323.492 89,469 225,966 297,908 308,016 23,'79 20,878 24,154 24>037 21,528 29,083 34,545 41,197 48,490 26,676 30,017 20,076 72,462 168,844 181,259 208,8-9 49,652 98,280 ■°3,337 107,141 [Jis borne— 1875 1885 1889 1890 1,545 '3 ° 1,960 o 5 2,353 9 8_ 4,076 19 8 7,953 16 o io,939 5 5 10,953 18 2 i.'3.998 '7'.43' 198,744 132,210 166,179 180,656 1,846 7,761 4,810 2,990 4,082 2,560 10,699 22,087 63 232 12,870 ' 7,979 34-09' 1 i 160,862 '67,193 71,682 72,579 apicr —• '875 1885 1889 1890 186,993 795,236 96i,779 1,039,636 2..o,973 711,282 1,°o6,395 908.733 21,203 36,-^0 58,675 2i,437 38,675 33-521 75,283 1 15,869 12 r,21 2 52,286 132,938 165.202 128,480 354,159 420,225 474.591 i.5°,75° 309,985 351,962 358,990 .Vanganui — '875 1885 1889 1890 8,219 18 7 1 1,652 16 4 ■ ',955 4 7 872,430 967,577 1,038,882 710,775 1,037,75' 1,078,236 34,6.i8 53,482 63.080 36,504 63,765 65,440 '37.956 123,097 109,850 52,871 93,314 146,583 441,792 409,786 469,352 596,768 848,601 1,207,180 1,327,664 193,700 234,585 229 893 470,650 897,728 ',274,429 1,340,232 -Wellington— 'S75 1885 1889 1890 51,050 5 8 68,085 '4 7 87,475 16 11 76,912 9 9 802,950 2,813,460 3,624,153 3.766,685 922,177 2,375,529 3,692,013 3,7",877 66,443 1 11,241 1.34.498 65,104 95.823 i 1 5,071 241,020 427,336 524089 3':7,'4° 624,247 750,905 kelson— '875 1885 1889 1800 2,399 " i0 4,667 18 1 0,569 12 5 5,103 6 o 205.7'6 456,222 458,887 464,477 180,707 41 1,034 492,817 443,755 io,543 24,635 22.334 '3,234 26,078 21.848 55,536 62,010 62,517 35,526 64,805 62,840 145,47° 203,346 2 13,330 234,767 111,769 "7>923 152,893 124,341 'estport— i8/5 188^ 1889 1890 1,05.. 6 2 i,432 19 2 1,833 18 3 1,967 2 1 73,527, ' 2 1,589 '91,243 I<)0,879 57,447 1 14,699 156,130 169,889 3.718 4,732 5,642 2,730 2,600 5.54' 10,634 34,515 21,164 5,547 8,957 q,i 1 2 95,2.37 8.3,772 155>441 156,936 5',258 45,'19 72,449 73,686 rrcymouth — '875 1885 18S9 I r-fjO 2,171 '3 7 2,920 o 8 3,80.6 2 2 3,973 i ,0 146,702 266,682 368,108 167,980 227,929 352,235 347,354 6,240 9,'78 9,165 5,33° 6,370 8,548 26,546 51,922 52,975 14,690 33,982 37,o79 130,734 190,554 228,085 253,474 153,106 136,552 '55,675 156,106 iokitika — '875 1885 1889 1890 1,816 o 9 2,i..4 3 ' 2,294 i3 6 1,996 5 4 121,517 208,975 i8i,337 187,889 i2',743 169,065 177,229 158,755 6,214 7,397 8.333 6,071 6,5'3 5,003 21,615 40,300 31,356 10,361 20,501 16.675 151,832 168,706 135,629 141.193 68,695 85,003 76,44° 65,781 lenheim— '875 ,885 1889 ,890 1,7.9 9 o 2,952 6 o 4,086 1911 5,9°8 14 7 '53,723 308,529 329,°95 334,8i5 131,624 242,619 33°,42i 3 1 7, ."3 ",479 9>'39 ic,6o8 4,173 5,°°5 9,007 3',525 47,658 49,452 13,936 38,597 41,176 153,124 154,544 181,220 204,71 1 60,787 78,52° '6,752 89,323 3hristchurch — " '875 1885 1889 1890 17,582 19 8 31,836 10 o 35,265 4 4 36,226 7 6 1,052,07 1 3,21 2,638 3,32 ',227 3,398,291 1,000,864 2,848,443 3,351,23' ,3.3118, .556 1 29,549 141,479 186,329 ' 45,054 181,259 181,128 266,223 395,382 384,475 269,438 486,850 505,820 529,554 ',o.5i,934 ',029,353 949,806 295,420 1,'95,558 1,077,856 1,260,362 rimaru — '875 '885 1889 1890 6,454 6 2 .8,696 17 !1 I 8.783 '4 4_ 783,900 746,031 782,184 607,516 740,324 77'>36i 33,67° 44,772 5o,°37 33,553 5°,S7° 45,745 69,593 105,469 97,786 35,204 146,003 99,25' 234,260 255,45° 274,001 127,036 184,951 148.366 'amaru — '8?5 1885 1889 1890 3,998 7 6 4,186 8 1 4,355 '9 6 569,101 416,234 447,2 13 370,721 408,629 409,695 ■5,587 29,393 30,615 15,99° •7,'99 26,247 52,156 56,511 59,423 26,403 40,586 49,815 271,180 129,844 '34,355 106,444 87,230 85,713 unedin— '875 1885 1889 1890 20,89' 5 9 32,468 19 10 37,'77 5 10 36,908 12 2 1,106,168 3-231,124 • 3,025,698 3,147,690 ',343,748 2,820,025 3,516,066 3.406,250 97,812 1 28,427 '38,320 119,119 151,788 136.841 240,409 35',7°2 396,162 373>o35 5 ",953 495,592 1,142,015 1,168,778 1,061,242 ',233,895 872,706 1,284,114 1,877,954 1.954.939 :nvcreargill— ■875 1885 1889 1890 3,121 5 9 9,873 '4 10 11,560 16 2 12,296 1 2 205,249 ',170,338 ',173,224 1,20/,193 238,145 924,820 i,'58,39! ','67,244 54,5° > 63,778 69,004 31,629 59,228 60,936 94,367 159,081 •38,749 87,438 ■°5,495 201,073 181,133 588,276 585,143 612,638 120,913 274,079 397,93° 399,086 rota Is— 1875 1885 1889 1890 122,495 l8 9 229,299 7 6 279,664 18 J2 275.432 9 U 5,°53,4°3 '9,37',378 21,274,396 22,415,263 5,374,448 16.45S.47 7 21,026,837 2i,5°',937 653,722 9'4,342 1019434 666,2 11 935,8'8 991,065 1,670,708 2,604,719 2,838,329 1,595,252 2,776,774 3,320,801 4,026,457 7,685,370 8,448,635 9,221,212 2,784,820 6,548,508 8,272,381 8,691,522

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Table No. 15. Table showing the Estimated Correspondence posted and delivered, and the Estimated Expenditure and Revenue for the several Postal Districts and of the General Post Office, for the Year 1890.

Total Estimated Correspondence posted and delivered. Estimated Expenditure. Estimated Revenue. Postal Districts. No. of Offices. Letters. Post-cards. Books and Parcels. Newspapers. Cost of Convevance of Mails. Salaries. Contingencies. Total. From Stamps, &c. Official Postage. Total. North Island. Auckland Thames New Plymouth Gisborne Napier Wanganui Wellington 269 36 27 21 60 9,369,928 783, 194 631,508 379,400 2,038,369 2,117,118 7,478,562 442,625 25,742 53,237 7,370 72,196 128,529 249,569 979,268 1,280,498 8l,OIO 68,566 98,223 286,414 256 433 1,275,494 3,346,638 4,307,918 315,960 238,344 813,581 699,245 2,667,896 £ s. d. 4,210 15 7 1,447 12 1 456 o o 477 o o 1,723 15 o 699 19 o 1,821 6 3 £ s. d. 10,525 18 o 2,172 8 4 1,126 10 o 658 10 o 3,313 o o 2,863 ° o 8,649 13 5 £ s. d. 2,888 4 1 505 3 1 238 8 7 159 17 4 445 iS 4 125 12 6 2,767 17 1 £ s. d. 17,624 17 8 4>I2 5 3 6 1,820 18 7 1,295 7 4 5,482 13 4 3,688 11 6 13,238 16 9 £ s. d. 42,597 15 10 3,165 2 o 2,816 o o 1,776 8 o 9,74i 5 7 9,981 10 2 34,736 5 11 104,814 7 6 £ B. d. 7,408 o 3 755 3 7 996 1 7 577 1 8 1,212 12 7 1,973 14 5 42,176 3 10 50,005 16 1 3,920 5 7 3,812 1 7 2,353 9 8 10,953 18 2 ",955 4 7 76,912 9 9 41 96 1 Totals for North Island .. 550 I 22,798,079 9,379,055 10,836 7 II 29,308 19 9 7> I3I 1 o 47,276 8 8 55,098 17 II 159,913 5 5 Middle Island. Nelson Westport Greymouth Hokitika Blenheim Christchurch Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill 41 25 32 36 25 156 44 23 151 102 908,232 360,768 715,462 346,644 652,338 6,796,847 1,553,545 856,908 6,553,940 2,374,437 44,182 11,183 I7,7 T3 13,336 19,615 367,457 95,782 56,862 275,161 129,940 125,357 30,276 90,054 48,031 90,628 890,295 197,037 109,238 891,754 339,822 359,108 230,622 389,580 206,974 294,034 2,210, 16S 422,567 220,068 3,188,834 1,011,724 1,303 7 ° 1,164 o o 1,334 10 o 1,257 Iz o 960 o o 2,537 1 o 479 6 2 175 19 o 5,"3 T3 " 1,910 o 10 1,964 o o 878 o o 1,773 o o 915 10 o 1,300 o o 8,792 o 8 1,830 1 o 1,125 I5 IO 9,383 10 o 3,408 o o 342 8 o 250 4 o 153 I0 o 77 2 5 262 15 6 1,520 5 7 238 17 o 127 11 6 2,058 17 4 604 17 6 3,609 15 o 2,292 4 o 3,261 o o 2,250 4 5 2,522 15 6 12,849 7 3 2,548 4 2 1,429 6 4 16,556 1 3 5,922 18 4 4,282 5 o 1,561 13 5 3,302 18 6 i,537 6 8 2,949 15 o 32,986 3 4 7,°93 4 4 3,717 7 2 34,314 8 5 ",399 3 6 821 1 o 405 8 8 670 3 4 45S 18 8 958 19 7 3,240 4 2 1,690 10 o 638 12 4 2,594 3 9 896 17 8 5,103 6 o 1,967 2 1 3,973 1 I0 1,996 5 4 3,908 14 7 36,226 7 6 8,783 14 4 4,355 19 6 36,908 12 2 12,296 I 2 Totals for Middle Island .. 635 21,119,121 1,031,231 2,812,492 8,533,679 16,235 9 11 31,369 17 6 5,636 8 10 804 13 11 53,241 16 3 I03,M4 5 4 21,908 2 4 12,374 T9 2 "5,519 4 General Post Office •• 37,335 14 o 5,393 5 o 43,533 12 11 21,908 2 •• •• •• Totals for the Colony 1,185 43,9I7, 2oo 2,010,499 6,159,130 144,051 17 10 229,866 15 2 17,912,734 64,407 11 10 66,072 2 3 13,572 3 9 67.473 T7 1 297,340 12

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Table No. 16. Comparative Table showing the Progress of the Telegraph Department during the Financial Years ended 30th June, 1866, to 30th June, 1879; 31st March, 1880, to 31st March, 1882; and 31st December, 1882, to 31st December, 1890.

Year ended Number of Miles of Line. Number of Miles of Wire. G C c/j H . c o. ; jj° [ ■ Private, g ! and Press. Z 1 j Number of Telegrams forwarded during the Year. I Govern- j ment. I Total. Revenue derived from Private Press Messages, Money-order Telegrams, and Incidental Receipts. Value of Government Messages. Cost of _.,.., - j ~ . , Maintenance Total Value of ! Cost of ot - Business done Maintenance , , during of excluding the Year. Stations. iustraHari ca ble j subsidy. Total Expenditure. Cost of Maini tenance of Lines per Mile. Tariff in Operation. 30th June,. 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 31st March, 1880 1881 1882 31st Dec, 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 , „ 1888 1889 1890 699 757 1,110 1,329 1,661 1,976 0 2,i8 5 (b) 2,356( c) 2,530 c 1) 2,986 (e) 3.154.') 3,259 (g) 3,434 (h) 3,512 (>) 3,638 (J) 3,758 (k) 3,824 0 3,974( m) 4,°74( n) 4,264(0) 4,463 (p) 4,546(i) 4,646 (') 4,790 (s) 4,874 0 5,060 C) 1,390 1,498 2,223 2,495 2,897 3,247 3,823 4,574 5,782 6,626 7> 247 7,423 8,035 8,117 9,333 9,587 9,653 9,848 10,037 10,474 10, 93 1 11,178 ii,375 11,617 11,827 12,771 13 21 31 45 56 72 81 93 105 127 142 155 182 195 214 227 234 264 302 330 375 412 437 473 489 520 24,76l 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 I,201 ,982 824,734 1,058,342 1,215,849 1,361,817 1,379,483 1,433,458 1,533,406 I,583,7 I7 1,589,771 1,548,233 1,589,157 i.734,38i 2,746 I5,33i 26,244 50,097 62,87s 59,292 67,243 83,453 107,832 130,891 160,704 172,159 194,843 246,961 183,675 246,370 222,923 208,372 219,917 220,847 240,867 252,549 245,623 217,630 213,830 226,780 27,407 70,952 98,485 156,167 185,423 312,874 411,767 568,960 752,899 917,128 1,051 ,086 1,124,442 1,260,324 1,448,943 1,008,409 1,304,712 1,438,772 1,570,189 1,599,400 1,774,273 1,836,266 1,835,394 1,765,863 1,802,987 I,961,161 £ s- d5,561 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 55,301 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 95.634 5 5 101,652 8 o 106,638 12 2 106,548 4 o 106,311 11 6 106,462 18 4 110,696 17 8 £ B. d. 483 3 2 3,770 4 8 6,672 o 3 13,430 11 9 12,252 6 o 9,876 17 6 ",043 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 I9,7 0 7 6 3 27,021 3 8 22,737 16 4 20,608 11 11 21,555 19 2 20,855 19 7 24,860 9 o 27,281 4 9 30,205 11 10 23,164 13 11 24,218 9 3 26,070 12 7 £ s. d. 6,045 2 4 12,840 14 9 18,324 3 10 3i,95i 2 1 29,47o 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 ° 92,432 14 2 112,351 2 4 77,827 9 6 100,023 5 8 101,566 16 o 111,242 3 1 H5,378 2 5 116,490 5 o 126,512 17 o 133,919 16 II 136,753 15 10 129,476 5 5 130,681 7 7 136,767 10 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. 3,934 3 4 2,443 2 11 8,017 14 7 2,541 4 11 9,489 17 10 5,406 7 3 14,266 12 7 8,547 4 9 16,417 7 4 14,120 4 10 21,254 4 3 11,'344 3 8 23,593 9 9 8,858 19 7 27,040 18 10 9,479 5 4 38,801 19 4 15,021 17 11 [45,814 11 4 14,240 19 7 161,696 14 5 21,074 8 8 |63,353 10 10 17,931 8 o 1 8 18,259 4 9 [79,502' o 5 17,299 7 10 !68,65i 10 10 114,758 4 5 [78,224 1 8 [23,154 8 3 69,165 5 o :18,292 13 4 73,554 9 1 :22,451 6 3 73,054 4 6 19,210 6 6 70,036 6 2 20,041 15 10 77,082 4 4 20,900 6 2 77,473 10 7 21,402 18 2 76,580 10 o 21,321 2 9 72,201 13 5 123,262 1 o 75,426 9 7 [26,007 1 5 76,845 1 10 27,546 2 o £ 8. d. 6,377 6 3 10,558 19 6 14,896 5 1 22,813 17 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 J8 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 90,078 2 o 97,982 10 6 98,875 8 9 97,901 12 9 95,463 14 5 ioi,433 11 o 104,391 3 10 £ s. d. 3 9 10 3 7 1 4 17 4 6 8 6 8 9 n 5 19 6 423 4 1 n 6 3 11 4 16 4 5 18 10 5 12 11 5 10 o 509 4 3 4 667 4 17 4 5 17 5 4 16 8 4 18 4 4 15 9 4 15 11 4 13 9 5 o 1 5 8 7 5 13 o 1 Mileage tariff. Mileage tariff in operation up to 1st Sept., 1809; uniform 2S. 6d. tariff from ist Sept., 1869, to 31st March. 1870; and is. tariff from ist April, 1870. From ist November, 1873, address and signature given in free. From ist Jan., 1886, - delayed-telegrams posted to addressees immediately after their receipt at offices of destination (a) From this mileage 78 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for mail ' (b): .32 C) . 42 (d) .106 (•) . 3i 0 . 174 » C) .150 C) 85 (') .116 (1) . 109 . .tenance. (k) From this mile; (m) (n) (°) (p) (r) (5) (') _". ,ge 95 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance. 102 „ „ „ „ 66 100 „ 190 ,. 199 83 100 „ „ „ „ 144 » 84 186 » » » » n

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Table No. 17. Table showing the Cash Revenue derived from Private and Press Messages, the Value of Government Messages, and the Number of Messages transmitted in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand, for the Year ended 31st December, 1890.

Table No. 18. Number of Letters posted in each Postal District during the Year ended 31st December, 1890; Number of Telegrams forwarded in each Postal District during the Year ended 31st December, 1890; and the Proportion of Telegrams to every 100 Letters; together with a similar Return for the previous Year.

Districts. Revenue derived from Private and Press Messages. Value of Government Messages. Total Value of Messages of all Codes. Number of Private and Press Messages. Number of Govt. Messages. Total Number of Messages of ali Codes. ~nd 31enheim "hristchurch Dunedin j-isborne __-reymouth rlokitika jivercargill Napier .. Melson .. Slew Plymouth .. Damaru rhames.. rimaru .. Wanganui Wellington Westport £ s. d. 13,956 1 8 2,131 17 9 11,566 o 2 12,422 13 5 1,708 11 11 3,559 3 3 1,115 8 2 4,399 15 o 5,215 13 11 2,478 13 o 1,498 11 5 1,862 14 11 2,854 5 o 2,487 o 9 3,679 16 5 12,907 7 6 2,110 10 3 £ s. d. 3,520 16 5 548 17 4 1,906 13 1 2,298 8 2 458 11 9 753 7 5 304 4 6 842 6 8 1,268 10 11 606 18 o 484 17 5 434 10 4 536 7 7 472 15 8 547 13 5 10,151 1 2 934 2 9 £ s. d. 17,476 18 1 2,680 15 1 13,472 13 3 14,721 1 7 2,167 3 8 4,312 10 8 1,419 12 8 5,242 1 8 6,484 4 10 3,085 11 o 1,983 8 10 2,297 5 3 3,391 2 7 2,959 16 5 4,227 g 10 23,058 8 8 3,044 13 o 283,391 36,730 195,843 264,490 29,229 63,435 20,948 88,351 90,113 55,278 32,840 30,756 55,338 44,017 68,062 338,498 37,062 30,592 6,169 18,037 24,525 3,701 6,926 2,605 10,091 12,027 6,228 5,oi5 3,095 5,714 3,647 6,600 75,633 6,175 313,983 42,899 213,880 289,015 32,930 70>36l 23,553 98,442 102,140 61,506 37,855 33,851 61,052 47,664 74,662 414,131 43,237 1,961,161 1,802,987 Totals, 1890 Totals, 1889 85,954 4 6 82,S25 I 6 26,070 12 7 24,218 9 3 112,024 17 i 107,043 10 9 1,734,381 1,589,157 226,780 213,830

1SS9. 1890. Districts. Number of Letters. Number of Telegrams. Proportion of Telegrams to every 100 Letters. Number of Letters. Number of Telegrams. Proportion of Telegrams to every 100 Letters Auckland 31enheim "hristchurch Dunedin jisborne 3,993,990 330,421 3,351,231 3,316,066 166,179 352,235 177,229 1,158,391 1,006,395 492,817 297,908 408,629 349,128 74 0,324 1,037,751 3,692,013 156,130 265,672 42,171 205,363 271,482 26,661 7o,773 25,445 83,014 94,891 68,711 37,150 33,347 51,637 48.141 69,537 366,970 41,823 6-65 12-76 613 8-19 16-04 20-09 i4'36 7-i7 9'43 I3-94 12-47 8-21 4,286,499 317,523 3,398,556 3,406,250 180,656 347,354 158,755 1,167,244 998,733 443,755 3oS,oi6 409,695 347,538 771,361 1,078,236 3,7",877 169,889 313,983 42,899 213,880 289,015 32,930 70,361 23,553 98,442 102,140 61,506 37,855 33,851 61,052 47,664 74,662 4I4>I3I 43,237 7'32 13-51 6-29 8-48 18-22 20-25 I4-83 8-43 10-22 13-86 1228 826 17-56 6-17 692 IO'II 25-50 .Ireymouth rlokitika Invercargill .. Slapier kelson <Iew Plymouth Damaru rhames rimaru Wanganui Wellington Westport I4-79 6-5 6-7 9'94 26-79

Year. Number of Letters. Number of Telegrams. Proportion of Telegrams sent to every 100 Letters. 1890 1889 1888 1887 1886 1885 1884 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 21,501,937 21,026,837 19,502,704 18,711,329 18,188,144 16,458,477 16,020,056 14,834,217 14,546,748 11,059,677 10,895,998 7,065,510 7,374,786 6,078,384 5,540,920 4,731,8/3 4,059,517 3,209,837_ .2,828,372 ' 2,418,021 '2,626,947 '2,374,060 2,749,488 I,93S,578 i,g6i,161 1,802,988 1,765,863 1,835,394 1,836,266 i,774,273 1,654,305 1,599,400 1,570,189 1,438,772 1,304,712 1,008,409 i,448,943 1,260,324 1,124,432 1,051,086 917,218 752,899 568,960 4",,677 312,874 185,423 146,167 106,104 9*12 8-57 9-05 9-8 1009 10-78 10-32 10-78 10-79 13-00 11-97 14-27 1964 2071 20-29 2221 22-59 23'45 19-76 1702 11-91 7-81 612 5'47

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Table No. 19. Ordinary and Press Telegrams despatched during the Four Quarters ended 31st December, 1889, also for each Quarter of the Year ended 31st December, 1890, and the Revenue derived from each Class.

Table No. 20. Return of the Number and Amount of Telegraph Money Orders issued within the several Postal Districts during the Year ended 31st December, 1890.

Table No. 21. Cash Value of Shipping, Weather, and Government Telegrams transmitted during the Year ended 31st December, 1890.

4—F. 1.

March Quarter. June Quarter. September Quarter. December Quarter. Totals for Year. Class. Number. Revenue derived. Number. Revenue derived. Number. Revenue derived. Number. Revenue derived. Number. Revenue derived. 1890. .rdinary .. 417,619 38,904 £ s. d. 20,96l 14 2 1,809 J8 9 I £ »• d. 368,537.18,393 2 I 39,455; 1,690 8 8 365,615 64,009 £ s. d. 19,622 II I 3,426 5 I I £ s. d. 389,728118,191 g 4 50,514 1,858 15 4 £ s. d. 77,168 16 8 8,785 7 10 i,54i,499 192,882 'ress Totals .. 456,523 22,771 12 11 407,99220,083 10 9 429,624 23,048 16 2 440,24220,050 4 8 i,734,38i 85,954 4 < 1889. (rdinary .. 'ress 389,902 39,184 21,166 9 1 i,75o 15 7 327,17116,679 7 7 39,52o| 2,221 14 o 322,467 51,767 16,696 17 8 2,968 1 11 377,374'i9,688 io n 41,772! 1,653 4 9 1,416,914 172,243 74,231 5 : 8,593 16 ; Totals .. 429,086 22,917 4 81 366,69118,901 1 7 19,664 19 7 419,14621,341 15 8 82,825 I 374,234; 1,589,157

Districts. Number, Commission. Amount. Auckland .. Blenheim .. _.hristchurch Dunedin iisborne jreymouth rlokitika :nvercargill Napier kelson Plymouth Damaru rhames rimaru iVanganui .. Wellington iVestport .. 3.°4° 955 i,594 1,671 607 i,396 300 593 1,495 397 272 151 74i 3" 758 3,266 921 £ s. d. 152 o o 47 15 o 79 14 o 83 II o 30 7 o 69 16 o 15 o o 29 13 o 74 15 o 19 17 o 13 12 0 7 11 o 37 1 o 15 II o 37 18 o 163 6 o 46 1 o £ * d. 10,740 15 9 3,338 16 II 5,527 2 9 5,590 6 3 1,921 2 3 4,431 5 11 872 n 7 1,733 9 1 5,067 15 5 i,354 13 10 972 4 6 461 9 3 2,424 4 10 994 16 8 2,228 4 1 10,208 18 9 3,001 11 5 Totals 18,468 923 8 O 60,869 9 3

No. Amount. ~nd 31enheim "hristchurch Dunedin jisborne jreymouth rlokitika :nvercargill Napier STelson Stew Plymouth .. Damaru .. .. rhames rimaru .. Wanganui Wellington Westport 3o,592 6,169 18,037 24,525 3,70i 6,926 2,605 10,091 12,027 6,228 5,015 3,095 5,714 3,647 6,600 75,633 6,i75 £ S. d. 3,52o 16 5 548 17 4 1,906 13 1 2,298 8 2 458 11 9 753 7 5 304 4 6 842 6 8 1,268 10 11 606 18 o 484 17 5 434 10 4 536 17 7 472 1.5 8 547 13 5 10,151 1 2 934 2 9 Totals .. 226,780 26,070 12 7

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Table No. 22. Insulation Tests of the First and Second Cook Strait Cables for the Year ended 31st December, 1890, showing the Resistance per Knot after Two Minutes' Electrification in Megohms (British Association Units of Resistance).

Table No. 23. Insulation Tests of the Wanganui and Wakapuaka Cable for the Year ended 31st December, 1890, showing the Resistance per Knot after Ten Minutes' Electrification in Megohms (British Association Units of Resistance). Length of Cable laid, 1O8.69 Knots.

Table No. 24. Cost of Telegraph Lines, Telephone Exchanges, and Cables throughout the Colony.

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First Cook Strait Cable. No. 1 Wire. No. 2 Wire. No. 3 Wire. Second Cook Strait Cable. Dielectric Resistance per Knot. January February March .. kpril May June fuly .. August .. September October Nevember December 151 143 128 149 151 146 149 155 149 132 135 138 183 170 156 177 183 173 169 176 168 347 327 287 321 3i8 310 312 333 312 290 301 324 January February March April May (after repair) June .. July .. August September October November December 4'i 2-05 1-86 0-292-954 975 744 918 1,087 805 826 868 150 157 161

Date. Dielectric Resistance per Knot. Copper Resistance per Knot in Ohms. Mean Temperature of Sea-bottom calculated trom the Observed C.R. anuary .. February tf arch Vpril tfay une uly Vugust September October .. November December Twenty Cells. 5,054 4,648 3,993 4,590 5,315 5,974 6,628 8,056 6,665 5,859 5,717 5,35o 10-96 11-017 11-03 11-048 II-022 IC96 10-935 10-977 10-98 1098 10-979 11 Deg. Fahr. 57'2 60 60-5 61 60 57-2 56 58 58 58 58 59

Section of Line. Number of Miles of Line. Total Cost of Section. Cost per Mile. £ s. d. £ s. d. North Island. Total, North Island, to 31st December, 1889 Expenditure on sundry lines constructed during year 1890 .. 2,320j 1394 240,498 3 1 7,677 14 7 55 o 9 Totals .. 2,459! 248,175 17 8 South Island. Total, South Island, to 31st December, 1889 Expenditure on sundry lines constructed during year 1890 .. 2,5544 47 240,955 1 11 3,568 13 3 75 18 7 Total, South Island, to 31st December, 1890 2,601J 244,523 15 2 Total, North Island, to 31st December, 1890 2,4591 248,175 17 8 Totals .. 5,o6iJ 492,699 12 10 .ook Strait cables 81,280 2 4 "elephone exchanges .. 69,172 17 I ■*, Total i.643,152 12 3

NORTH ISLAND N.Z. TELEGRAPH and TELEPHONE CIRCUITS AUCKLAND DISTRICT

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