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1893. NEW ZEALAND.
POST OFFICE AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT (REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR 1892.
Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.
My Lord,— General Post- Office, Wellington, 26th July, 1893. I have the honour to submit to your Excellency the report on the Postal and Telegraph Department for the year 1892, with the customary statement of revenue and expenditure to the 31st March last. I have the honour to be Tour Lordship's most obedient servant, J. G. Ward, Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner. His Excellency the Governor of New Zealand.
EEPOET. There has been a large increase of business in nearly every branch of the department. The returns of the correspondence transmitted by post cover the first complete year's results under the regulations of the Postal Union, and they disclose a very decided increase of all classes of mail-matter, except that of parcels post. The increase in the number of books and packets posted and delivered is unprecedented, being no less than 85-24 per cent.—from 7,170,761 in 1891, to 13,283,387 in 1892.This is mainly to be attributed to the reduction of the book-postage from Bd. to 4d. per pound, and to the introduction of a halfpenny town paper post for trade accounts and general commercial papers, which were formerly subjected to letter rates of postage. The postage reductions, and the more liberal conditions of transmission conceded to the public, have been the means of attracting to the Post Office an entirely new class of business, without appreciably adding to the expense of the department. The revenue returns, notwithstanding the reductions of postage rates and of other charges, have been well maintained. The postal conveniences which followed the entry of the colony into the Postal Union have been fully appreciated by the public. The revenue and expenditure for the financial year ended the 31st March, 1893, are given in the following statement : — Revenue. £ s. d. Expenditube. £ s. d. Stamps used for postage (estimated) .. 187,000 0 0 Salaries .. .. - .. .. 167,633 10 5 Money-order and postal-note commission Conveyance of mails by sea .. .. 33,370 19 0 collected in the colony .. .. 11,180 10 8 Conveyance of inland mails .. .. 26,020 18 1 Money-order commission received from Conveyance of mails by railway .. 187 17 6 foreign offices .. .. .. 496 19 1 Money-order commission credited to Private box and bag fees .. .. 4,703 10 0 foreign offices .. .. .. 1,170 4 5 Postages from foreign offices .. .. 2,000 0 0 Telegraph extension (Consolidated Fund) 1,073 4 0 Miscellaneous receipts (Postal) .. 8,021 4 3 Maintenance and repairs to telegraphOrdinary and Press telegrams .. .. 81,751 7 7 lines, and miscellaneous .. .. 48,629 9 0 Telephone exchanges .. .. .. 19,155 11 5 Cable subsidies .. .. .. 308 6 8 Miscellaneous receipts (Telegraph) .. 3,849 7 4 278,394 9 1 Balance of revenue over expenditure .. 40,364 1 3 £318,758 10 4 £318,758 10 4 The revenue was £1,299 10s. lid. less than the previous year's receipts. The item " Postages from Foreign Offices " (which was a balance of former years) was £1,949 16s. 9d. under the amount brought to charge in 1891-92. This item will disappear altogether as revenue, as the recoveries are now applied in reduction of the vote for conveyance of mails by sea. Eeceipts from telegrams fell off £3,490 16s. compared with the 1891-92 receipts, probably due to one of two causes. Eor several years past it was the practice to base the revenue from telegrams on the results of periodical countings. As the figures for 1892-93 represent actual amounts, it is probable that the previous year's receipts were overstated. And the change made last year, by which a telegram of eighteen words, including address and signature, is accepted at the initial rate, in lieu of ten words in the text and free address and signature up to ten words, has had the effect of decreasing the receipts from telegrams by about £4,200 for a year. Under the present tariff as many as fourteen and fifteen words are frequently written in the text of telegrams—four, and even three, words sufficing for address and signature. The effect of this has been to bring down the average value of a telegram (ordinary or delayed) by about P3od. The expenditure was £10,051 Bs., or 375 per cent, more than the expenditure of the previous year.
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The balance of revenue over expenditure was £40,364 Is. 3d., compared -with £51,715 0s. 2d. for the former year. The combined Post Office and Telegraph revenue was equal to 9s. ll-12d. per head of the population, and the expenditure 8s. 8-03d. The estimated value of the official correspondence was £62,996 Is. lid., and that of Government telegrams £24,342 7s. —a total of £87,338 8s. lid. for services performed for departments of the public service without payment. This sum, added to the revenue, gives £406,096 19s. 3d. as the value of the Post Office and Telegraph work for the yea/, which, on deducting the expenditure, leaves a balance of £127,702 10s. 2d. in favour of the department. The estimated value of the official correspondence and Government telegrams was equal to 27'39 per cent, of the combined revenue. 25,530,804 letters were posted, and 25,079,938 delivered—an increase of 1,785,342 and 1,212,536 respectively. 143,513 inland parcels were posted, compared with 157,465 in 1891, a decrease of 13,952, due to numbers of the smaller-sized parcels having been sent by packet post, the rate for which was reduced from 8d. to 4d. per pound. 1,904,143 telegrams of all codes were forwarded—a decrease of 64,121, or 3-26 per cent. The system adopted of estimating the number of telegrams from periodical countings has been abandoned, and returns kept of the actual messages forwarded. 199,438 money-orders for £694,847 4s. 5d. were issued ; and 160,423 orders for £612,312 5s. 10d. were paid. 240,019 postal-notes, representing a sum of £86,962 2s. 7d., were sold, being an increase of 25,685 in number and £8,153 12s. 5d. in amount. 39 post-offices were established, 5 reopened, and 12 closed. The total number of post and telegraph or telephone offices open at the end of 1892 was 1,263. The number of telephone exchange connections including bureau offices on the 31st March last was 3,811, and the subscriptions received for the year amounted to £19,155 11s. 5d., against £18,571 7s. 8d. in 1891. Telephone exchanges were established at Palmerston North and Thames, and a sub-exchange at Winton. The number of central telephone exchanges now open is 14, and also 8 sub-exchanges. The inland mail-services in operation numbered 683, costing the department £25,341 18s. 2d. 130 miles of telegraph line were erected. At the close of the year the total mileage was : 5,479 miles of line, and 13,459 miles of wire. The net expenditure out of loan on telegraph extension was £29,245 9s. 2d.; £1,073 4s. out of • Consolidated Fund was also expended. The deposits in the Post-office Savings Bank during the calendar year amounted to £1,878,270 6s. 4d., and the withdrawals to £1,821,348 18s. Id. The total amount at the credit of depositors on the 31st December, 1892, was £2,863,670 12s. 10d. The following table and return give the number of offices and officers of all classes on the 31st December last: —
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Comparative Beturn of Officers of the Post Office and Telegraph Department for the Years 1892 and 1891. 1892. 1891. 1892. 1891 Postmaster-General .. .. .. 1 1 Sorters in Clearing-room .. .. 13 14 Superintendent .. .. .. .. 1 1 Storekeeper and Assistants .. .. 5 5 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 .. .. .. 266 248 Sub-Inspectors of Post-offices .. ■ .. 2 .. Clerks and Cadets in Post-offices .. 283 242 Controller of Money-orders and Savings-banks Operators (including Cadets in Telegraph and Accountant .. .. .. 1 1 offices) .. .. .. .. 371 372 Telegraph Inspectors .. .. .. 3 3 Country Postmasters and Telephonists .. 1,049 1,012 Telegraph Sub-Inspectors.. .. .. 2 2 Letter-carriers .. .. .. .. 129 119 Electrician .. .. .. .. 11 Messengers (Post Office) .. .. 19 19 Mechanicians and Cadet .. .. .. 4 4 Linemen .. .. .. .. 52 51 Clerks in General Post Office — Telegraph Message Boys .. .. 202 204 Secretary's Branch .. .. .. 8 8 Nightwatchmen .. .. .. 2 2 Dead-letter Branch .. .. .. 5 4 Money-order and Savings-bank Branch .. 20 17 Totals .. .. .. 2,458 2,349 The report of the proceedings of the Postal and Telegraph Conference, held at Brisbane in March last, has been laid before Parliament. The business transacted was important, and among the principal resolutions adopted were the following:— " That in the opinion of this Conference one representative should be sent from Australasia on behalf of all the colonies to represent them at the Postal Union Congress. "That, in view of the necessity for speedy and regular communication between the United Kingdom and Australasia, this Conference is of opinion that the system of subsidies should be continued, and the mail service maintained by the United Kingdom and the colonies as at present. That the London Post Office be invited to call for tenders in Great Britain and Australasia for a weekly service, on conditions approved by the colonies, from bond fide British companies (to be performed by one or more companies running on alternate weeks as at present). Before any tenders are accepted, it be a request that they be submitted to the colonies for approval. [This refers to the Suez service, to which this colony declined to be a party. The contracts expire in January, 1895.] " That this Conference considers it desirable to negotiate for a Canadian-Pacific Postal service. " That this Conference directs that a communication be sent to the Postmaster-General, Washington, regretting the continued non-participation of the United States in the matter of the subsidy to the present San Francisco mail service, and also directs his attention to the excessive overland transit-rates between San Francisco and New York, and respectfully requests him to urge the Pacific Eailway Company to give more favourable terms. " That this Conference does not consider it desirable, after the recent arrangement as to rates, to give notice to the Eastern Extension Cable Company to terminate the existing guarantee. " That it is the opinion of this Conference that the time has arrived when a second cable route should be established via the Pacific to Vancouver, touching at such places en route as may be hereafter agreed upon. " That it is desirable in the interests of the public that the hour-zone system should be adopted in a modified form, so that there should be one time throughout Australia—namely, that on the 135 th meridian, or nine hours east of Greenwich." [New Zealand has since declined to give effect to the resolution.] With reference to the Pacific cable question, it should be stated that a French company—the Societe Francaise dcs Telegraphes Sous-Marins —under contract with the French Government, is about to lay a cable between Queensland and New Caledonia, and that the Governments of New South Wales and Queensland have each guaranteed £2,000 and the French Government £8,000 per annum for thirty years towards the cost and working-expenses of the cable. The company desires to make this the first link of a through Pacific cable to Vancouver; but the general feeling of the colonies and of others equally interested is that any Pacific-cable scheme should not be controlled by a foreign power or company, and should as far as practicable avoid passing through foreign territory. Correspondence in reference to the New Caledonia cable will be found in the cable papers F.-5. Under the original proposals of the Pacific Telegraph Cable Company the route indicated for the Pacific cable was—Queensland to a point near the North Cape of New Zealand; thence to Fiji, Faning Island, Sandwich Islands, and Vancouver. If, however, the New Caledonia route is adopted, the cable would not be landed at New Zealand, and this would render the service of little direct advantage to the colony. The. resolution of the Conference will probably hurry on the Pacific-cable question, inasmuch as the colonies hitherto have been by no means unanimous as to the need for an alternative cable service by way of the Pacific, a circumstance which deterred the original promoters from taking practical action. Many other matters relating to the improvement of the post-office and telegraph services were dealt with by the Conference, including the adoption of uniform rates and regulations applicable to the whole of Australasia. This department, however, has been unable to give effect to the Conference decisions as a whole, as many of the proposals and conditions affecting the public are not so liberal as those already in force in this colony. It was unanimously decided that the next Conference should meet in New Zealand. The reduced telegraph cable rates could not be brought into operation until the Ist of January last. In August, last year, representatives from the Colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia met in Melbourne to consider the question of cable rates, and the proposals which had been made by this colony to join in the cable-guarantee, conditionally on the contributing colonies
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sharing with New Zealand the loss to be made good to the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company in the event of the proposed reduction of rates on the New Zealand-Sydney cable being adopted. As the loss on the international cable traffic bore somewhat heavily on the guaranteeing colonies, the Postmaster-General of New South Wales proposed that the rate for European ordinary messages between Adelaide and London should be raised from 4s. to 4s. 9d. per word; the 9d. to be apportioned—cable companies 7d., and South Australia 2d. This extra rate, which was estimated to produce an additional £37,429 a year, was agreed to, and New Zealand's proposals accepted. The first accounting period under the agreement with the Cable Company closed on the 30th of April last, the date on which the company's year ends. The increase of New Zealand's cable business for the four months was far beyond the most favourable estimate. A comparison of ow cable traffic from January to April last, compared with the corresponding four months of 1892, is snown in the following return : —
Comparative Return of New Zealand's Cable Business for the Four Months, January to April, of 1892 and 1893.
The increase in the number of international forwarded messages was 10362 per cent., and .73-63 per cent, in value; and received messages 8746 per cent. The intercolonial forwarded messages increased 78-46 per cent., but decreased 32-24 per cent, in value. The number of received messages increased 51-54 per cent. The colony's liability on the cable traffic, under the guarantee agreements, for the four months ended 30th April last, is set out in the statements which follow : — Statement of Traffic over the New Zealand-Sydney Cable for the Four Months, Ist January to the 30th April, 1893. £ s. d. Amount guaranteed to Cable Company for the year ...- ... 26,258 0 0 Guaranteed revenue for the four months ... ... ... 8,753 0 0 Actual receipts by the Cable Company during the above period ... 4,359. 0 0 Or a loss to the Cable Company of ... ... ... £4,394 0 0 Apportioned as follows : — ■ ■ Cable Company, one quarter ... ... ... ... 1,098 10 0 New Zealand, three-quarters ... ... ... ... 3,295 10 0 £4,394 0 0 New Zealand's three-quarters share, divided thus : — New Zealand solus pays one-third (= one-quarter of total 1055)... 1,098 10 0 The contributing colonies, including New Zealand, two-thirds (= half of total loss) ... ... ... ... ... 2,197 0 0 £3,295 10 0 The contributing colonies' proportion, divided on the basis of population, therefore is:— Population (Census, .„ , a -i linn Amount. April, 1891). £ s. d. Victoria ... ... ... ... ... 1,140,405 734 16 9 New South Wales .. ... ... ... 1,132,234 729 11 6 New Zealand ... ... ... ... 620,030 399 10 6 South Australia ... .. ... ... 320,431 206 9 6 Tasmania... ... ... ... ... 146,667 94 10 2 Western Australia ... ... .... ... 49,782 32 1 7 £3,409,549 £2,197 0 0
International. Intercolonial. Totals. Year. lit 111 % 43 Value. ill ri ffl 0) H OJ O SW • a - I Value. O w . , ® n3 d m 5 H QJ O O »n3 IN CD & Value. O to . l|l d cq Q 9 a) O £ M (C .892 1,022 £ 4,020 s. a. 9 2 957 5,562 s s. a. 4,190 7 8 6,684 6,584 £ s. a. 8,210 16 10 7,641 893 2,081 6,980 5 2 1,794 9,926 2,839 18 4 10,129 12,007 9,820 3 6 11,923
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Statement of the International Traffic on the Eastern Extension Company's European Lines in respect of the Cable Guarantee Fund, for the Four Months ended 30th April, 1893. £ Amount guaranteed for the year ... ... ... ... 237,736 Guaranteed revenue for the four months ... ... ... ... 79,245 Actual revenue for the four months ... ... ... ... 70,280 Loss on the four months ... ... ... ... £8,965 Half payable by colonies ... ... ... ... ... £4,483 Distribution of Amount payable by Colonies. Population (Census, , e a C h°CoTonv sth April, 1891). 0I eacn £^ olon yVictoria ... ... ... ... ... 1,140,405 1,499 New South Wales ... ... ... ... 1,132,234 1,489 New Zealand ... ... ... ... 620,030 815 South Australia ... ... ... ... 320,431 421 Tasmania ... ... ... ... 146,667 193 Western Australia... ... ... ... 49,782 66 Totals ... ... ... 3,409,549 £4,483 Statement- of the International Traffic on the Eastern Extension Company's Lines in respect of the South Australian Guarantee Fund, for the Four Months ended 30th April, 1893. £ Amount guaranteed for the year ... ... ... ... ... 37,552 Guaranteed revenue for the four months ... ... ... ... £12,517 Eevenue in the four months ... ... ... ... ... 11,629 Loss on the four months ... ... ... ... £888 Of which New Zealand's proportion is £162. Summarising New Zealand's total liabilities for the four months, the position will be found to be, — Payments by the colony — £ s. d. £ s. d. Intercolonial cable ... ... ... 3,295 10 0 International messages ... ... . . 815 0 0 South Australian land-line ... ... 162 0 0 4,272 10 0 Eecoveries—■ From other colonies ... ... ... 1,797 9 6 Under merchants' guarantee ... ... 825 0 0 2,622 9 6 Colony's net liability... ... ... ... £1,650 0 6 or about £4,950 a year—a highly satisfactory result, when it is remembered that the colony has secured very material reductions indeed in its cable rates, as will at once be seen from the following comparison:— International— Old Rates. New Rates. Ordinary messages ... ... ... 10s. 2d. per word ss. 2d. per word Government messages ... ... 10s. 2d. „ 3s. lOd. „ Intercolonial messages— To New South| First ten words ... 9s. 6d. ... 3s. Od. Wales j Each word after first ten Is. ... sd. And a corresponding reduction of rates to all the other colonies except Queensland. A special intercolonial cable-rate of Id. per word for Press messages for individual newspapers was also secured; and since the Ist April last the charge for Press Association's messages has been reduced from 3d. to Id. per word—the Telegraph Cable Company and the colonies sharing any loss arising from the reduction. New Zealand's outward telegraph cable business for 1892, compared with the business for 1891, is shown by the following statement: —
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The employment of women in telephone-exchanges, which has now had an extended trial, has confirmed the opinion that women can satisfactorily overtake the duties. There have been occasional complaints, as might have been expected, but these probably would have been made even had a number of young men been placed in the exchanges under similar conditions. The employment of women as exchange clerks has been limited to the four principal exchanges ; but, on the completion of the new offices at Invercargill, women will be appointed to the exchange there. It is necessary to state that the applications from women for employment are far in excess of possible requirements. No fewer than 484 applications for employment from women have been recorded since the Classification Act of 1890 became law, in addition to numbers disposed of without being recorded; but up to the beginning of last month vacancies could be found for only 79. There is no prospect whatever of employment being found for any but a minimum number of the applicants whose names are now on the books. The exchange staffs are about at their maximum strength, and there are no other openings in the department for women at present. A contract has been made with a business firm in Wellington for the right to advertise on the backs of postage stamps and telegram forms for a payment of £800 a year. The department had been repeatedly urged to agree to this method of advertising, and eventually decided to give it a trial. The contract, which is for three years, may be terminated by the contractors at the end of twelve months. The Thames office is now lighted by electricity. The motive power is derived from the county water-race, at a reasonable rate, minimising the annual charge for maintenance. It is intended to light the General Post Office building throughout by electricity during the ensuing year. Seven officers who attained the age of sixty years were retired on pension. Their pensions aggregate £1,003 per annum. The work of inspection has been strengthened by the appointment of a Sub-Inspector for the Districts of Auckland and Thames, and another for the Dunedin and Invercargill Districts. The promotions and transfers, consequent upon the retirements and the appointment of the Sub-Inspectors, involved no less than thirty-six changes —the first series of any importance since the introduction of classification. A Bill has been introduced into Parliament to amend existing Post Office Acts in the direction of giving power to deal with newspapers, packets, or parcels containing anything of an immoral, indecent, or obscene nature; providing for the introduction of letter-cards; paying compensation, not exceeding £2, for the loss of a registered letter, on production of satisfactory evidence ; relieving masters of vessels from personally attending post offices for the purpose of making declarations as to the delivery of mails; for varying the form of postal notes; and for determining that the currency of £1 and £5 postal notes shall not be limited. POST OFFICE. The number of letters, post-cards, books and pattern-packets, and newspapers, delivered and posted during the year, compared with the number dealt with in 1891, was as under : — 1892. 1891. Increase. Letters—Delivered .. .. .. .. 25,079,938 23,867,402 Posted.. .. .. .. .. 25,530,804 23,745,462 50,610,742 47,612,864 2,997,878 Post-cards—Delivered .. .. .. .. 1,224,938 1,097,788 Posted .. .. .. .. 1,346,098 1,181,141 2,571,036 2,278,929 292,107 Books and Sample-packets—Delivered .. .. 6,508,463 3,342,781 Posted .. .. 6,774,924 3,827,980 13,283,387 7,170,761 6,112,626 Newspapers—Delivered .. .. .. .. 9,538,945 9,768,226 Posted .. .. .. .. 9,018,620 8,733,686 18,557,565 18,501,912 55,653
Ordi: iary. Prei ss. Destination. No. of Messages. Value. No. of Messages. Value. £ s. 11,279 10 5,286 12 536 15 4,410 7 607 7 553 7 182 9 a. 9 3 0 3 8 1 6 £ s. d. international ... /ictoria jouth Australia Nfew South Wales Queensland Casmania iVestern Australia 2,930 6,629 772 6,626 785 738 208 183 608 95"15 1 802" 8 £ Total 18,688 22,856 9 6 791 898 3 Total for 1891 19,270 27,626 17 9 837 932 15
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The letters increased 6-30, post-cards 12-82, books and sample-packets 85-24, and newspapers 0-30 per cent. The increase in 1891 was—Letters 8-42, post-cards 13-35, books and sample-packets 16-42, and newspapers 3-29 per cent. The average number of letters posted per head of population was estimated to be 3975; in 1891 the average was 37-70. The revenue for the financial year ended the 31st March last was £214,002 45., compared with £209,894 7s. 4d. for 1891-92, an.increase of £4,107 16s. Bd., or 1-96 per cent. The expenditure was £161,341 4s. lid., as against £153,698 ss. 4d. for the previous year, an increase of £7,642 19s. 7d., or 4-97 per cent. The expenditure for the year was therefore £52,660 19s. Id. less than the receipts. The estimated value of the official free correspondence was £62,996 Is. lid., compared with £63,579 16s. 4d. for the former year. The estimated total value of the business was £276,998 ss. lid., which, after deducting the expenditure, left a balance of £115,657 Is. in favour of the Post Office. Fees amounting to £1,680 17s. 6d. for registration of births, deaths, and marriages were received. For the inspection of machinery the fees collected amounted to £3,247 15s. 3d. Under the Live-stock Acts the sum of £10,147 6s. 6d. was collected. The number of payments on account of the property-tax was 3,548, for £91,945 4s. 3d. 9,884 land-tax payments, for £233,939 12s. 4d., were also collected. Gratuities for the conveyance of mails by unsubsidised vessels amounted to £8,547 18s. 7d. £4,703 10s. was received as fees for private boxes and bags. Letter-carriers' deliveries were established at Feilding, Marton, and Whangarei. The delivery at Kaitangata was discontinued. Letter-carriers' deliveries were extended at Gisborne, to include North Gisborne ; Napier, to include the whole town twice daily; Wellington, to include Mitchelltown, Taitville, Wadestown, and Kaiwarawara; Christchurch, to include Windsor and part of St. Albans. The delivery at Hastings was reduced from thrice to twice daily. Fourteen receiving-boxes were established—at Auckland, 2; New Plymouth, 1; Momohaki, Wanganui, 1; Wellington, 1; Wadestown, 1; Otaki, 1; Christchurch, 1; Sydenclam, 1; Temuka, 1; Oamaru, 1 (for telegrams only); Dunedin, 3. Two were closed at Auckland, and one at Pikirangi, on the road from Eotorua to Eotoiti. There were 309 pillar, wall, and lamp-post receivers open at the end of the year. 8,959,759 letters, 388,799 post-cards, 1,365,323 books, circulars, &c, and 2,377,265 newspapers were delivered by letter-carriers. Thirty-nine post-offices were first established, five reopened, and twelve closed during the year, as under : — Opened. Akuaku (reopened), Gisborne. Makakahi, Wellington. Pukiore, Wanganui. Aramoho, Wanganui. Makuri, Wellington. Purangi, New Plymouth. Atarau, Greymouth. Mangamako, Wanganui. Puysegur Point, Invercargill. Awahou (reopened), Auckland. Mareretu, Auckland. Roslyn Busli (reopened), InverBroadwood, Auckland. Merrivale, Invercargill. cargill. Dieffenbach, Blenheim. Momohaki, Wanganui. Ru Point, Auckland. Granity Creek, Westport. Motukaraka, Auckland. Sandon Block, Wanganui. Grovetown (reopened), Blenheim. Newborough, Oamaru. Scarrott's, Auckland. Harewood Road, Christchurch. Nuhaka, Napier. Te Horo, Wellington. Hautere Cross, Wellington. Ohingaite, Wanganui. Te Kaha, Thames. Havelock (Suburban) Blenheim. Omaio, Thames. Te Mata (reopened), Auckland. Hilderthorpe, Oamaru. Omanaia, Auckland. Toko, New Plymouth. Kaimanuka, Wanganui. Onewhero, Auckland. Tarukenga, Auckland. Ketu Bay, Blenheim. Oreti Plains, Invercargill. Waikawa Township, Invercargill. Makairo, Wellington. Puketutu, Auckland. Wharekuri, Oamaru. Closed. Awahou, Auckland. Maryville, New Plymouth. Tawhai, Greymouth. Coal Island, Invercargill. Mataahu, Gisborne. Wadestown, Wellington. Grovetown, Blenheim. Porewa, Wanganui. Waihemo, Dunedin. Maitahi, Auckland. Roslyn Bush, Invercargill. Waipuna, Auckland. The total number of post-offices open at the close of the year was 1,263. The designations of offices were changed as follows: Fairlie Creek to Fairlie, Shag Point Junction to Shag Point, The Eeefs to Bullendale, Lake Brunner to Jackson's. Six Government Insurance agencies were opened at post-offices during the year. Eleven newspapers were registered for transmission by post, and two newspapers ceased to be published during the year. The total number of newspapers on the General Post Office register at the close of the year was 243. The debit and credit transactions of the Post Office for the year ended 31st December, 1892, exclusive of receipts and payments for other departments, were —Eeceipts, £4,155,207 2s. 4d.; payments, £4,194,374 15s. 5d.: a total of £8,349,581 17s. 9d. For other departments the transactions were —Eeceipts, £811,517 9s. 9d.; payments, £354,920 lis. Bd. to individual claimants, and £447,494 4s. lOd. to Government accounts —a total of £802,414 16s. 6d.: making in all £1,613,932 6s. 3d. received and paid for other departments. The gross receipts and payments through the Post Office for the year were therefore £9,963,514 4s. For 1891 they amounted to £7,816,864 19s. 7d. The order for engraving a new series of postage-stamps for the Post Office, Tonga, has been executed, and the stamps are in use. The denominations are Id., 2d., 4d., Bd., and Is. The penny and fourpenny stamps have the Government coat-of-arms in centre, and are printed in rose and Indian-red respectively. The likeness of King George of Tonga appears on the twopenny, eightpenny, and shilling stamps. The respective colours are silver-grey, mauve, and green. The Post Office, Earotonga (Cook Island Federation), has also issued a new set of postagestamps of the values of Id., lid., 2Jd., 5d., and 10d., to replace the original stamps, printed from ordinary printing-type. The likeness of Queen Makea appears on each stamp. The colours are brown, mauve, crimson-lake, silver-grey, and green.
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Parcel-post. The following table shows the total number and the weight of inland, intercolonial, United Kingdom, and foreign parcels posted during the years 1889, 1890, 1891, and 1892: —
The postage collected amounted to £8,165 12s. Id., compared with £8,267 3s. lid. collected in 1891. The number of inland parcels posted was 143,513, compared with 157,465 in 1891. The decrease in the number of inland parcels posted against the number posted in 1891 was 13,952, or 8-86 per cent., compared with an increase of 33'88 per cent, in 1891 over 1890. This decrease is due to the diversion of lighter parcels to the packet-post, owing to the decrease of postage by the packet-post from 8d. to 4d. per lb. The following table shows the number of parcels exchanged with the United Kingdom and foreign countries via London, and the Australian Colonies during the years 1891 and 1892 : —
The declared value of the parcels received from places outside the colony was £25,299 os. sd. The Customs duty collected amounted to £4,928 13s. Bd. In 1891 the declared value was £23,385 13s. 7d., and the duty collected £3,835 3s. lid. The declared value of parcels despatched to places beyond the colony was £4,296 7s. 3i-d., as against £4,193 9s. lid. in 1891.
Free Official Correspondence. The estimated value of official or free correspondence for the year is given in the statement underneath:—
The estimated weight was over 240 tons. The estimated value of the free correspondence for 1891 was £63,579 16s. 4d.
Postal Districts. 18f Number. 1889. 389. Weight. 1800. 1891. 1892. Numbe Weight. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Auckland .. Thames New Plymouth Gisbome .. Napier Wanganui Wellington Nelson Westport .. Greymouth Hokitika .. Blenheim .. Christchurch Timaru Oamai'u .. Dunedin .. Inveroargill 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 20,3G3 3,138 lb. oz. 53,351 11 3,053 ljj 2,341 14 1,969 0 13,802 2 7,862 8 55,910 9 11,013 13 J 1,859 14 4,024 11J 3,394 5" 4,008 15 48,403 14 3,807 1 1,873 14 57,366 11 7,722 12J 21,882 1,491 1,007 938 6,265 4,035 25,893 4,723 1,077 2,509 1,413 1,846 19,383 2,013 859 22,500 3,458 lb. oz. 57,912 10 3,661 8 2,674 3 2,570 0 17,075 14 9,563 8 74,544 2 13,370 7 2,332 4 6,243 13 3,924 5 4,357 11 58,708 4 4,774 8 2,123 3 65,329 13 7,477 5 lb. OZ. 30,120 74,503 8 1,756 4,269 12 1,630 3,745 13 1,149 2,990 10 7,707 20,917 7 5,497 12,528 12 35,427 106,175 0 5,892 15,366 2 1,464 3,268 6 2,998 , 7,252 12 1,776 4,622 7 " 2,058 5,128 15 26,312 74,162 2 2,634 5,431 6 1,224 2,577 11 29,995 79,783 0 4,637 ! 9,911 8 31,699 1,769 1,463 1,103 6,675 4,892 32,677 4,574 1,276 2,634 1,705 2,108 23,804 2,329 872 24,813 3,656 lb. oz. 86,125 10 4,385 11 4,903 12 3,310 6 20,779 2 13,352 15 111,365 13 14,282 5 3,086 13 6,710 10 4,593 12 5,151 1 76,804 0 5,665 6 2,239 0 76,774 3 9,356 8 J 144.8,886 15£ Totals 162,282 '432,635 3 148,049 104,586 281,766 13 121,292 336,643 12
JNumbe Received. Number of Parcels. 3r of P Parcels. Despa Country. iohed. United Kingdom and Foreign Offices, via London ... Victoria South Australia Tasmania Queensland ... Western Australia .:. Totals 1891. 1892. ... 17,115 13,988 1,649 j 2,252 113 ! 156 76 120 125 • 14 13 ... 18,967 ! 16,654 1891. 3,253 1,176 107 250 1892. 2,961 1,111 94 278 47* 45 31 4,817 4,536 * From August, 1892.
Postal Districts. Lottors. Books. Yaluo. Postal Districts. Letters. Books. Value. Auckland Thames New Plymouth .. Gisborne Napier Wanganui Wellington Nelson Westport Greymouth lb. oz. 25,039 9 2,269 6 4.460 14 1,587 S 4,106 6 6,955 0 126,513 13 3,002 0 1,492 0 1.461 0 lb. oz. 17,330 10 2,406 15 7,000 0 16,320 0 11,648 0 8,324 0 213,300 0 1,320 0 906 0 8,132 0 £ s. d. 6,991 7 3 645 11 7 1,306 5 1 695 6 8 1,289 3 4 1,994 9 4 37,664 5 5 822 13 4 412 19 4 525 2 8 Hokitika Blenheim Christehurch Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill lb. oz. 1,496 0 2,934 12 12,558 4 6,026 8 1,169 13 10,063 1 3,263 0 lb. oz. 430 0 9,876 0 11,136 2 3,624 0 1,676 0 6,903 0 4,970 8 £ s. d. 406 2 0 947 10 8 3,534 9 4 1,667 12 8 339 17 8 2,798 13 5 .954 G 2 Totals 214,398 14 325,303 3 62,996 1 11
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Registered Letters. The number of registered letters dealt with in 1892, compared with the numbers in 1885, 1890, and 1891, is shown below: —
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 an increase of 5-93 per cent., compared with the number disposed of the previous year. The proportion of dead or unclaimed letters to the total number of letters posted in the colony was 0-37 per cent. The number of missing-letter inquiries to the total number of letters posted was in the proportion of 1 to 18,541. 29,806 book-packets and circulars were returned to foreign countries, 30,866 were returned to the senders through the Dead Letter Office, 4 were reissued, and 17,367 were returned by Chief Postmasters: a total of 78,043 book-packets and circulars, against 61,767 in 1891. 935 newspapers were returned to the publishers. The under-mentioned articles of value were found in letters opened in the Dead Letter Office, and returned to the senders where practicable : — £ s. d. 170 post-office orders ... ... ... ... 438 2 2 30 bank drafts ... ... ... ... ... 3,034 9 6 131 cheques ... ... ... ... ... 904 0 10 2 dividend warrants ... ... ... ... 600 6 promissory notes ... ... ... ... 178 9 10 Postal-notes ... ... ... ... ... 40 6 0 Stamps ... ... ... ... ... 13 2 2 Bank-notes ... ... ... ... ... 109 0 0 Gold ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 0 0 Silver and copper ... ... ... ... 1127 Eepresenting a total of ... ... ...- £4,740 3 1 In addition, 4 silver watches, 1 silver watch and steel chain, 1 silver watch chain, 1 silver stop-watch, 1 ladies' waterbury watch, 1 greenstone brooch, 2 gold brooches, 1 pair gold earrings, 1 gold locket, 1 gold safety-pin with pearls, 2 gold rings, 1 silver needle-case, 1 silver thimble, 1 shell necklace, 1 pair gold-mounted spectacles, 1 silver locket, 1 gold watch-key were received. 1,003 unclaimed registered letters were dealt with.
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1885. 1890. 1891. 1892. Postal Districts. From Places beyond the Colony. Registered in the Colony. Totals. From Places beyond the Colony. Registered in the Colony. Totals. From Places beyond the Colony. Registered in the Colony. Totals. From Places beyond the Colony. Registered in the Colony. Totals. Auckland Thames .. New Plymouth Gisborne .. Napier Wanganui Wellington Nelson Westport .. Greymouth Hokitika .. Blenheim Ohristohuroh Timaru 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 5,4531 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 I 3,084 i 3,551 ! 1,030 i 0,345 i 4,783' ; 23,975 2,991 1,483 2,960 2,080 1,594 17,395 3,593 2,263 18,382 8,275 7,119 130 341 118 999 211 6,129 322 112 102 95 92 3,659 312 278 4,615 1,740 34,398 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 30,498 3,752 3,366 8,981 2,674 3,285 24,063 3,363 2,783 24,311 11,559 7,797 165 381 132 1,053 306 7,492 392 90 235 76 125 4,292 380 293 4,782 2,031 40,807 4,552 3,953 2,428 12,627 7,030 30,491 4,314 3,434 10,436 2,624 3,262 21,956 3,740 2,048 19,762 10,708 48,604 4,717 4,334 2,560 13,680 7,336 43,983 4,706 3,524 10,671 2,700 3,387 26,248 4,120 2,341 24,544 12,739 9,346 179 375 100 644 410 0,924 339 98 338 101 133 4,483 263 219 4,140 2,770 50,348 5,314 5,514 2,930 11,999 10,341 44,413 5,009 3,492 11,150 2,821 2,848 27,423 3,961 2,638 26,088 13,240 59,694 5,493 5,889 3,030 12,643 10,751 51,337 5,348 3,590 11,488 2,922 2,981 31,906 4,224 2,857 30,228 16,010 Oamaru .. Dunedin .. Invoroargill Totals 25,625 106,173: 131,798 26,374 169,321 195,695 30,022 x90,172 220,194 30,862 229,529 260,391
Manner oi Disposal. 1883. 1884. 1885. 1886. 1887. 1888. 1889. 1S90. 1801. 1802. I 60,245 63,483 Opened and returned to the writers Returned unopened to other countries Beissued Destroyed Eeturned unopened by Chief Postmasters .. 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 6,600 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 2,660 6,930 j 7,751 158 I 128 2,090 j 2,092 15,833 17,593 19,187 21,144 20,185 19,963 21,164 21,931 18,713 ; 19,909 Totals 96,797 99,762 j 96,951 103,083 J 96,389 87,307 94,470 93,051 88,136 j 93,363 I
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2,669 newspapers and 927 books and other articles without addresses were received, a considerable number of which were subsequently applied for and delivered. Of these 1,075 newspapers and 249 book-packets, &c, had been damaged by sea-water on the s.s. '-'Majestic" on the Atlantic. 174 letters were posted without addresses. 8 letters with libellous addresses were intercepted. 296 letters were wrongly addressed. 2,807 letters were refused by the addressees. 6 letters were discovered to have been posted with previously-used stamps. Buildings. The new offices at Invercargill will be occupied next month. The clock-tower has been finished, and a tender for the manufacture and erection of the four-dial clock accepted. The clock should be in position about the end of the year. The new offices at Waimate and Fortrose have been finished. The extensive additions and alterations to the Chief Post-office, Christchurch, have also been completed, and have materially improved the public and office accommodation. Offices are being erected at Danevirke and Kaikoura; and it has been decided to build at Pahiatua. The Wellington Telephone Exchange has been enlarged, and the exchanges at Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin altered and improved. Of the more principal works carried out during the year the following may be mentioned : Auckland —altering public lobby, Chief Post-office; drainage and gas services, and erecting fumi-gating-shed, Mechanics' Bay : Lyttelton, repairs; Mataura, raising building; Temuka, repairs and painting; Opunake, additions; Hokitika, repairs and painting; bluntly, additions; Cambridge, repairs; Te Puke, additions ; Manaia, repairs and painting; Blenheim, alterations; Duvauchelle, additions; Gore, alterations and repairs; Longburn, additions; Masterton, repairs; Mount Somers, additions; New Plymouth, alterations; Eeefton, repairs; Shag Point, additions; Sydenham, repairs. The accommodation at Napier has been rearranged, and a public lobby for receipt of telegrams provided on ground-floor. Additions and alterations to the Ashburton office are in hand. The accommodation at the circulation branch, Wellington, is to be improved. The Wanganui office is to be enlarged. 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 ... ... ... ... 207 Performed on horseback ... ... ... ... ... 306 Performed on foot ... ... ... ... ... 50 Performed by water ... ... ... ... ... 40 Performed by railway ... ... ... ... ... 80 Total number of services ... ... ... 683 Aggregate mileage ... ... ... .... ... 10,296 Total number of miles travelled ... ... ... 3,689,946 Cost to the department ... ... ... ... £25,341 18s. 2d. Average cost per mile ... ... ... ... ... l-65d. The total cost in 1891 was ... ... ... £27,301 15s. 9d. And the cost per mile ... ... ... ... ... L66d. The following services were established during the year:— Auckland — Weekly : Paparoa and Mareretu, Tuakau and Onewhero, Helena Bay and Wangaruru, Lichfield and Taupo (re-established), Eawene and Motukaraka, Takahue and Broaclwood. New Plymouth— Weekly : Stratford and Toko, Tarata and Purangi. Wanganui— Twice weekly: Eltham and Kaponga, Manaia and Kapuni. Weekly: Hunterville, Mangamako, Ohingaite and Sandon Block, Waitotara and Kaimanuka. A weekly steam-service between Wanganui and Pipiriki was established in May, 1892. Although controlled by the Post Office, it is maintained by the Lands and Survey Department primarily for settlement purposes. It promises to develop a large passenger and cargo traffic ; and when coaches can run through between Pipiriki and Tokaanu the route via the Wanganui Eiver will no doubt become a favourite one with tourists travelling to and from the Hot Lakes. Wellington— Twice weekly : Pahiatua and Makuri. Christchurch — Thrice weekly : Hackthorne and Eiverside. Twice weekly to The Peaks.
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The inland mail-services have been relet for two years ending the 31st December, 1894. Generally, there has been an increase in cost compared with the tendering for 1891-92. A number of new services were established, many existing services extended to new settlements, and the frequency of others increased. Ocean Mail-services. The printed papers give the usual information relating to the services. The Imperial authorities have declined to contribute to the cost of the San Francisco service any longer except on "strict Postal Union lines." In the place of crediting the colony 12s. per pound on the letter portion of their mails, for conveyance from San Francisco to Auckland, only 43-71 d. per pound on the letters and 2-89 d. per pound on the printed matter will be paid. This will diminish the receipts from the London Post Office by about £1,975 a year. The loss, however, will fall on the contractors, and not on the colony. The Home authorities were urged to reconsider their decision, and to continue to pay the higher rate, but they refused, to do so. The Government of New South Wales was then approached, and asked to increase its payment to £5,000 a year (its annual contribution at the time did not exceed £2,880), in order to prevent the possibility of the service being dropped by the contractors. The appeal resulted in the Government agreeing to make a fixed payment of £4,000 for one year. A twelvemonth's renewal of the service was then concluded with the contractors. This expires in November next; and a further renewal until November, 1894, will be arranged, which will exhaust the authority given by Parliament in the second session of 1891 for the continuance of the service for a further term of three years. It will be for the new Parliament to determine what shall be the future arrangments for the maintenance of mail-communication with Europe. No further action has been taken by the United States Post Office towards establishing a fortnightly mail-service between San Francisco, New Zealand, and Australia, reference to which was made in the reports for 1890 and 1891; nor has it increased its contributions to the present service. The heavy American territorial transit-charges are still enforced, and it is now doubtful whether any reduction will be secured until the question is dealt with by the Postal Union Convention which is to meet at Washington in 1897. The opinion shared by the colonies as to the inadequate support accorded by the United States to the San Francisco service is indicated by the following resolution passed by the Postal Conference at Brisbane in March last: "That this Conference directs a communication to be sent to the Postmaster-General, Washington, regretting the continued non-participation of the United States in the matter of the subsidy to the present San Francisco mail-service, and also directs his attention to the excessive overland transit-rates between San Francisco and New York, and respectfully requests him to urge the Pacific Eailway Company to give more favourable terms." The colony having at its disposal only one contract service, the receipt and despatch of European mails by other routes than that of San Francisco have necessarily been irregular; but everything possible has been done to minimise the inconvenience to the public. The Direct passenger steamers timed to leave the colony the week following the arrival of the San Francisco mails at Auckland have afforded a fairly reliable service for replies to letters received vid San Francisco, the mails on the average having reached London in forty-three- days, or twelve days in advance of the mails vid San Francisco leaving the colony three weeks later. The Suez services have also been used whenever it appeared that delivery in London would anticipate the receipt of mails by other routes. In 1891 the despatch of the mails from the colony by the San Francisco service was put back five days, in order that the swiftest steamers on the Atlantic might be secured for the conveyance of the homeward mails. The inward mails were already being carried by the fastest vessels, and
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the through transit-time each way was shortened by about two days. Under this alteration the outward mail was timed to leave Auckland two days after the arrival of the incoming one, and the interval between the steamer's arrival from San Francisco and her return was increased from twenty-three to thirty days. Auckland was enabled to answer incoming letters by the outgoing mail —an advantage not obtained by any other part of the colony. During the maintenance of the Direct contract service, and so long as the Direct steamers offered a reliable opportunity for answering letters received vid San Francisco, this alteration made but little difference to the southern portion of the colony; but now, looking to the interests of the colony as a whole, a change is desirable. It has therefore been decided to put back the London despatch a week, which will reduce the time between the arrival of the mail-steamer at Auckland and her departure to about three weeks, and place all parts of the colony on an equal footing. A shorter interval, by despatching the mails from the colony a week earlier, would have been more suitable; but, as this would give the steamers only six lay-days in Sydney, and not allow sufficient time for docking and coaling, it was inadvisable to alter the despatch from this end. The change of the despatch from London commences with the September mails. The San Francisco service shows a loss of £7,485 19s. 2d. for the year, as against £3,454 lis. lid. for 1891, the difference being almost entirely due to the increased payments for the transit of the homeward mails across America and the Atlantic. The rate for territorial transit is, approximately, 2s. 3-|d. per pound for letters, and 8-J-d. per pound for other articles; and for Atlantic conveyance Is. 9-fcl. per pound for letters, and 2-id. per pound for other articles. The interprovincial contract service for the collection and distribution of the San Francisco mails was also renewed for a year. The increase in the quantity of mail-matter conveyed by the San Francisco steamers has necessitated an assistant mail agent being sent by each vessel. The possibilities of a Canadian-Pacific mail-service have unexpectedly been practically solved by the inauguration of a monthly line of steamers between Sydney, Brisbane, and Vancouver in May last. The Brisbane Postal Conference affirmed that it was desirable to negotiate for a Pacific-Vancouver service, but the Conference was not aware at the time that the negotiations on the part of the Canadian Government for establishing a service were so far advanced. The service, which does not embrace New Zealand, is a calendar monthly one; and the time allowed between Brisbane and Vancouver about twenty days. Canada contributes £25,000, and New South Wales £10,000 per annum. The Imperial Government and the other Australian Colonies up to the present time have declined to subsidise the line. It is probable that the service will undergo certain changes before it can be regarded as on a permanent footing. The average time within which mails were delivered by the San Francisco service was : From Auckland to London, 32-36 days, compared with 32-75 days in 1891; and from London to Auckland, 34-46, against 35 the previous year. The shortest delivery was'made in 32 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 1892, by the San Francisco contract service, and by the Peninsular and Oriental and Orient lines, were: — San Francisco Service. P. and O. Line. Orient Line. London to Auckland .. .. 37 33 34-46 .. 47 39 41-78 .. 51 39 41-31 Auckland to London .. .. 35 32 32-36 .. 48 39 42-79 .. 45 35 39-85 London to Wellington.. .. 39 34 36-46 .. 49 38 42-33 .. 48 39 42-38 Wellington to London.. .. 37 34 34-36 .. 46 38 43-00 .. 46 37 41-83 London to Dunedin .. .. 40 37 37-77 .. 48 38 41-90 .. 47 39 42-29 Dunedin to London .. .. 38 35 35-36 .. . 48 39 44-19 .. 47 36 43-75 London to Bluff .. .. 41 38 38-52 .. 47 37 41-15 .. 46 38 41-54 Bluff to London .. .. 39 36 36-11 .. 47 38 4344 .. 46 35 43-00 Eeceipts and Payments on account of the San Francisco and Peninsular and Oriental, and Orient Mail-services for the Year 1892. San Francisco Service. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Payments by weight— On mails from New Zealand ... ... ... 7,166 10 0 On mails from the United Kingdom ... ~. 5,709 13 10 On mails from the Australian Colonies, Fiji, &c. 4,449 10 2 17,325 14 0 Interprovincial service, Mail Agents, &c... ... ... 3,414 10 9 m ~ , (San Francisco to New York ... ... 4,551 17 3 iransit costs j New York to Queenstown 1,878 14 6 27,170 16 6 Cr. Postages collected in the colony ... ... ... 9,525 13 4 Postages from London ... ... ... ... 5,709 13 10 Contributions from non-contracting colonies ... ... 4,449 10 2 19,684 17 4 Net loss to the colony ... ... ... ... ... £7,485 19 2 470,664 letters, 376,438 books, and 911,106 newspapers were received from, and 483,258 letters, 85,896 books, and 388,695 newspapers despatched to, the United Kingdom vid San Francisco. The letters received from the United Kingdom by this route increased 21-51 per cent., books 126-63 per cent., and newspapers 26.26 per cent., and the letters despatched to that country increased 7-43 percent., books 44-34 per cent., and newspapers 7-56 per cent., over the numbers forwarded in 1891.
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P. and O. and Orient Lines (Federal Mail-service). Dr. £ s. d. £ s. cl. Payments to P. and O. and Orient Lines ... ... 1,503 13 11 Transit charges across Australia ... ... ... 46 18 11 Transit charges across European Continent ... 266 17 11 Gratuities (to and from Australia) ... ... 1,101 17 0 2,919 7 9 Cr. Postages collected in the colony ... ... ... 1,278 14 0 Postages from London and foreign offices ... ... 756 11 3 2,035 5 3 Net loss to the colony ... ... ... ... £884 2 6 The number of letters, books, and newspapers conveyed from and to the United Kingdom by the Peninsular and Oriental and the Orient packets were : Eeceived—33B,33s letters, 200,375 books, and 807,222 newspapers; despatched—62,B9l letters, 7,308 books, .and 31,255 newspapers.
Return showing the several Subsidised Mail Steam Services, the Subsidy Payments for the Year 1892, the Dates when established, and the Date on which each terminates.
Money Orders. Twelve money-order offices were opened during the year—namely, Kaponga, Levin, Manukau, Mount Somers, Oxford North, Puerua, Shannon, Te Kuiti, Waihi, Waikoikoi, Waitaki, Waitekauri. The offices at Babylon, Blackstone Hill, Lichfield, Taupiri, and Waharoa were closed. The total number of money-order offices open at the end of the year was 329. 199,438 money-orders, representing £694,847 4s. 5d., were issued, compared with 195,239 orders for £651,989 19s. 6d. issued in 1891, an increase of 4,199 in number and £42,857 4s. lid. in amount. The orders paid numbered 160,423 of the value ot £612,312 ss. 10d., as against 160,279 orders for £582,661 16s. 7d. paid in 1891, an increase of 144 orders and £29,650 9s. 3d. in amount. The disproportion between the increase in number and amount is accounted for by the fact that from the Ist May, 1892, orders were issued up to £20, instead of £10, as before. The money-orders issued on the Australian Colonies, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and Canada, and on foreign countries through the medium of the London Post Office, numbered 58,766, for £154,083 9s. sd. The number of orders drawn abroad and paid in the colony during the year was 19,443, of the value of £70,414 Is. Id. The balance against the colony on foreign money-order account was £83,669 Bs. 4d., compared with £69,935 19s. 3d. in 1891. The telegraph money-orders issued numbered 18,543 for sums amounting to £65,621 4s. 9d., as against 18,800 orders for £62,407 6s. sd. issued in 1891.
Duration of Service. Service. Subsidy or Payment. Number of Voyages peiAnnum. Mileage for Complete Voyage. Cost per Mile. When established. When terminated or when terminable. Auckland and San Francisco Auckland and Fiji New Zealand and South Pacific Islands New Zealand and Chatham Islands Auckland and Great Barrier Helensville and Matakohe Helensville and Dargaville Eawene and Omapere Rawene and Horeke Omapere and Waitapu Bussell and Opua Wellington, Ketu Bay, Maud Island, Maori Bay, Homewood, and Havelock Nelson and Golden Bay Hokitika, Bruce Bay, Paringa, Haast River, Okuru, Okarito, and Jackson's Bay Westport and Karamea Bluff and Stewart Island Bluff and Coal Island Paterson's Inlet and Half-moon Bay Interprovincial Service in connection with San Francisco Line £ s. d. 7,166 10 0 1,690 0 0 Nov., 1885 June, 1880 Nov., 1893 13 13 11,916 2,334 s. d. 0 11-10 1 1-37 1,200 0 0 200 0 0 200 0 0 June, 1885 * 12 4 36 f 52 104 52 - 52 52 156 6,992 1,050 56 118 1 170} 34 12 30 ) 8 0 3'43 0 11-43 1 11-81 Oct., 1891 March, 1893 Dec, 1894 l 450 0 0 [ 200 0 0 Jan., 1881 Jan., 1889 Dec, 1892 Dec, 1892 0 4-53 1 0-15 90 0 0 Jan., 1889 Dec, 1892 1 5-31 180 0 0 150 0 0 Dec, 1891 Nov., 1892 Dec, 1892 26 72 183 130 0 9-08 0 3-85 400 0 0 120 0 0 179 15 0 310 0 0 18 15 0 Jan., 1886 June, 1886 July, 1886 Sept., 1891 April, 1892 Dec, 1892 Dec, 1892 Dec, 1892 March, 1893. Dec, 1892 6 13 52 12 52 280 102 40 80 12 4 9-14 1 9-72 1 8-74 6 5-50 0 7-21 3,000 0 0 Nov., 1886 Nov., 1893 13 :|: On three months' notice.
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The amount received as money-order commission was £9,452. In 1891 the amount was £9,649 14s. 9d. It should be explained that while the value of the orders issued increased by £42,857 4s. lid., the commission decreased £197 14s. 9d., a reduction due to the commission on orders drawn on the Australian Colonies for sums up to £2 and between £5 and £7, being reduced at the time the maximum amount for a single order was raised to £20. A direct exchange of money-orders has been established between the colony and the Straits Settlements. Postal Notes. Postal-note facilities have been extended to a number of posfc-olfices where the business did not appear to justify establishing money-order branches. The increase in the postal-note transactions continues. During the year 240,019 notes of the value of £86,962 2s. 7d. were sold, compared with 214,334 notes for £78,808 10s. Id. sold in 1891—an increase of 25,685 in number and £8,153 12s. 5d. in amount. 238,383 postal-notes for £84,800 6s. 6d. were paid. £1,680 19s. Id. was received as commission against £1,518 0s. Id. in 1891—an increase of £162 18s. lid. Savings-banks. Eleven savings-bank offices were opened —namely, Fortrose, Kaponga, Levin, Manukau, Mount Somers, Oxford North, Shannon, Te Kuiti, Waihi, Waitaki, and Waitekauri. The offices at Babylon, Lichfield, Taupiri, and Waharoa were closed. The number of post-offices open for the transaction of savings-bank business at the end of 1892 was 318. The number of new accounts opened was 26,232, compared with 25,131 opened in 1891—an increase of 1,101. The accounts closed numbered 18,171, against 17,872 in 1891—an increase of 299. The total number of post-office savings-bank accounts open on the 31st December, 1892, with classified balances, and the number open at the end of 1891, are given in the table below : —
The number of accounts with balances not exceeding £20 increased by 4,922; with balances not exceeding £200 by 3,019; and those with balances in excess of £200 by 120. There were 112,528 open accounts at the end of the year—l account to every 5-78 of the population. In 1891 the proportion was Ito every 6-07. 186,945 deposits for £1,878,270 6s. 4d. were made during the year —an increase of 9,974 in number, and £35,282 lis. 2d. in amount, over the deposits in 1891. The average amount of each deposit was £10 os. lid., against £10 Bs. 3d. in 1891. There were 120,628 withdrawals, amounting to £1,821,348 18s. Id.—an increase of 9,025 in number, and £127,833 Bs. lOd. in amount, over the withdrawals in 1891. The average amount of each withdrawal was £15 25., compared with £15 3s. sd. in 1891. The amount deposited during the year exceeded the withdrawals by £56,921 Bs. 3d. In 1891 the excess of deposits was £149,472 ss. lid. The interest credited to depositors for the year amounted to £111,301 13s. Id., compared with £104,098 17s. in 1891. The total amount of interest credited to depositors since the Post Office Savings Banks were established in 1867 has been £1,155,115 10s. 9d. At the end of the year the balance to the credit of depositors was £2,863,670 12 lOd.—equal to £4 Bs. Id. per head of the population, compared with £4 ss. for 1891. The abnormal number of large deposits made during the first few months of this year indicated that the rates of interest and the facilities afforded by the Post Office Savings Bank were attracting a class of business which was never anticipated. The Colonial Treasurer determined, therefore, from the Ist June ultimo, to reduce the rate of interest paid from 4|- per cent, for sums not exceeding £200, to 4 per cent., and from 4 per cent, for sums exceeding £200 and up to £500, to 3-J- per cent.
Postal District Not Exceeding exceeding £20 and £20. up to £50. Exceeding £S0 and up to £100. Exceeding £100 and' I up to £wo: Exceeding £200 and up to £300. Exceeding £300 and up to £400. Exceeding! £400 and up to £500. H.S Total. Auckland Blenheim Christchurch .. Duncdin Gtisborne Greymouth Hokitika Inveroargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth.. Oam aru Thames Timaru 9,748 2,031 16,750 13,098 997 1,021 725 3,344 3,876 2,745 2,012 1,351 2,428 2,535 3,882 12,891 965 1,458 250 2,915 2,008 162 245 132 632 655 367 350 258 314 418 574 3,840 157 979 162 1,695 1,137 100 164 89 356 405 221 212 173 191 250 337 1,833 119 791 115 1,015 905 05 157 70 206 262 197 122 120 157 190 234 940 86 2G6 37 283 327 8 31 19 62 64 55 39 19 41 44 65 290 23 81 9 109 94 7 11 9 12 25 17 13 11 14 16 21 107 5 43 11 33 37 5 3 4 5 15 6 4 6 7 9 11 59 4 34 6 40 25 1 3 1 2 6 3 3 2 4 9 7 37 13,400 2,621 22,840 17,691 1,345 2,235 1,049 4,619 5,308 3,611 2,755 1,940 3,156 3,471 5,131 19,997 1,359 Wangamii Wellington Westport 14,795 Totals, 1892 80,999 8,423 5,632 1,673 561 262 183 112,528 Totals, 1891 76,077 13,157 7,504 5,170 1,640 489 261 169 104,467
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The average cost of each savings-bank transaction, deposit or withdrawal, for the year was 4-29 d., and for the period of the existence of the Post Office Savings Banks 4'94d. The number of accounts opened during 1892 by means of stamps affixed to cards, the total number of such accounts open, and the amount at credit, on the 31st December last, are given in the following table : — No. of Accounts No. of Accounts Amount at Credit Postal District. opened open on of Accounts open on during 1892. 31st Dec, 1892. 31st Dec, 1892. £ s. d. Auckland ... ... 12 ... 124 ... 85 0 6 Blenheim ... ... 4 ... 105 ... 159 4 7 Christchurch ... ... 9 ... 586 ... 714 3 9 Dunedin ... ... 7 ... 354 ... 119 6 8 Gisborne ... ... 7 ... 21 ... 2 7 6 Greymouth ... ... ... ... 8 ... 11 510 Hokitika ... ... 2 ... 0 14 0 Invercargill ... 22 ... 13 12 8 Napier ... ... 1 ... 65 ... 38 8 4 Nelson ... ... 12 ... 305 ... 613 15 0 New Plymouth... ... 96 ... 25 9 1 Oamarn ... ... 1 ... 64 ... 149 8 2 Thames ... ... 3 ... 114 ... 96 9 2 Timaru ... ... 10 ... 127 ... 176 11 1 Wanganui ... ... 37 ... 101 14 9 Wellington ... ... 5 ... 179 ... 80 5 9 Westport ... ... 14 ... 13 18 9 Totals, 1892 ... 71 '.". 2,223 '... £2,40115 7 Totals, 1891 ... 119 '.'.'. 2,301 '.'.'. £2,451 7 4 TELEGEAPHS. 1,904,143 telegrams of all codes were forwarded, a decrease of 64,121 on the number forwarded in 1891. It should be explained that the figures for 1892 are actual results, while the returns for 1891 were based on periodical countings. It may fairly be assumed that there was an over-estimate for 1891. The proportion of forwarded telegrams per head of population was 2-96. 1,511,010 ordinary and delayed telegrams were forwarded of the value of £72,732 7s. 7d. In 1891 the number was 1,558,492 for £77,954 6s. sd. The press telegrams numbered 175,054 of the value of £8,309 lis. —a decrease of 12,569 in number, and £1,280 14s. 6d. in value, compared with the press business of 1891. The proportion of press to ordinary and delayed telegrams was as Ito 863. The average value of each press telegram was 11-39 d., against Is. 0-27 d. in 1891. The number and value of telegrams of all codes forwarded during the calendar years 1892 and 1891 were as follow :— Ordinary and Delayed Telegrams. Press Telegrams. Government Telegrams. Number. £ s. d. Number. £ s. d. Number. £ s. d. 1892 ... 1,511,010 72,732 7 7 ... 175,054 8,309 11 0 ... 218,079 24,342 7 0 1891 ... 1,558,492 77,954 6 5 ... 187,623 9,590 5 6 ... 222,149 24,840 5 7 The telegraph receipts for the financial year ended the 31st March last, including telephone exchange subscriptions, private-wire rents, &c, amounted to £104,756 6s. 4d., compared with £110,163 13s. lid. in 1891-92. The expenditure was £117,053 4s. 2d., compared with £114,644 15s. 9d. in 1891-92. The total value of the services performed by telegraph for the year, inclusive of £24,342 7s. for Government telegrams, and £927 35., fees collected on money-order telegrams, was £128,155 15s. 6d. The credit balance was therefore £11,102 lis. 4d. on the year's transactions, equal to a return of 1-57 per cent, on the capital cost. 35,078 urgent telegrams, of the value of £4,542 10s. lOd. were forwarded —an increase of 4,293 in number, and £363 19s. 4d. in amount, compared with the figures for 1891. 518,049 delayed telegrams were forwarded, against 562,927 in 1891—a decrease of 44,878, or 7-97 per cent. The proportion of delayed to ordinary telegrams was equal to 52-17 per cent., compared with 56-54 per cent, in 1891. 218,079 Government telegrams, of the value of £24,342 75., were forwarded—a decrease of 4,070 in number, and £497 18s. 7d. in amount, compared with 1891. Table No. 22 shows the value of telegrams forwarded by Government departments in the different postal districts. The number of forwarded telegrams to each hundred letters posted in the colony for delivery within the colony was 7-46, compared with 8-29 in 1891, and 9-12 in 1890. The number of money-order telegrams transmitted was 18,543, and the value £65,621 4s. 9d., compared with 18,800 for £62,407 6s. sd. in 1891. The telegraph fees on these orders amounted to £927 3s. Table No. 21 shows the number and value of money-order telegrams for each postal district. The maximum telegraph money-order was raised from £10 to £20.
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Telephone offices were established during the year at the following places: — Bald Hill Flat Khandallah Puerua Blackburn Kingsland Eomahapa Burkes Le Bon's Bay Shag Point Bunnythorpe Little Akaloa Stanley Brook Cheltenham Mauriceville Eailway Taipo Colac Bay Mount Albert ( Thorpe Creighton Ngatimoti Toko Drummond Ngahauranga Trentham Five Eivers O'Kains Bay Tuparoa Fowlers Oreti Plains Wairoa Pilot-station Granity Creek Otiake Waitapu Wharf Hillgrove Otira Gorge Waitepeka Jackson's Pomahaka Whakarewarewa. Kakapuaka Port Awanui The telephone office at Eamarama was closed. At the close of the year there were 375 offices connected by telephone. The total number of telegraph and telephone offices open at the end of the year was 615. There were 5,479 miles of line at the end of the year, an increase of 130 miles, compared with the mileage for 1891. The cost of maintenance per mile averaged £5 Bs., against £5 12s. 7d. the previous year. The net expenditure out of loan for telegraph extension was £29,245 9s. 2d., compared with £27,772 16s. in 1891. The number of private wires was 130, against 114 in 1891; and the amount received by way of rental, maintenance, &c, was £1,008 18s. 6d., against £670 6s. 9d. in 1891. Telephone Exchanges. The business of this branch has expanded in a marked degree since the reduction of the rates in October, 1891. A brief reference to the initiation and progress of the telephone-exchange system will be of interest. The initial telephone exchange was established at Christchurch on the Ist October, 1881, with 27 subscribers. The next exchange was opened at Auckland, on the 24th of the same month, with 26 subscribers. Dunedin followed, on the 26th April, 1882, with 56 subscribers; and Wellington, on the Ist March, 1883, with 31 subscribers. On the 31st March last, Christchurch had 639 subscribers; Auckland, 659; Dunedin, 763; and Wellington, 768. On the same date there were 14 exchanges and 8 sub-exchanges, with a total of 3,811 subscribers, or connections. The subscriptions originally were—for a first connection, £17 10s. per annum, and for every additional connection to the same subscriber, £15. On the Ist January, 1883, the rates were reduced to £12 for the first year, and £10 for the second and following years, the reductions dating back to the commencement of the system. A further reduction was made on the Ist July, 1885, from £12 to £10 for the first year, and £8 for every succeeding year. On the Ist October, 1891, the subscription was again reduced, this time to £5 a year with an entrance-fee of £1. The increase in the number of subscribers from the Ist October, 1891, to the 31st March last, was 1,109, or 41-04 per cent, of the total number of subscribers secured from the initiation of the system in 1881, to the 30th September, 1891. Telephone exchanges have been established at Palmerston North and Thames, and a subexchange at Winton. The following table gives the number of subscribers for 1891-92 and 1892-93:— t,, >. „ No. of Subscribers or Connections lixcnange. Mar] 18g3> Mar> lgg2 _ Auckland ... , -. ... 659 ... 560 Blenheim ... ... ... ... ... 60 ... 48 Christchurch .. ... ... ... ... 639 ... 524 Dunedin ... ... ... ... ... 763 ... 679 Balclutha ... ... ... ... ... 16 ... 13 Milton ... ... ... ... ... 11 ... 8 Port Chalmers ... ... ... ... 11 ... 10 Greymouth ... ... ... ... ... 64 ... 51 Invercargill ... ... ... ... ... 137 ... 100 Bluff 21 ... 13 Gore 40 ... 15 Biversdale ... ... ... ... ... 8 ... 5 Winton ... ... ... ... ... 6 Napier... ... ... ... ... ... 175 ... 143 Nelson... ... ... ... ... ... 58 ... 53 Oamaru ... ... ... ... ... 66 ... 58 Palmerston North ... ... .. ... 74 Thames ... ... ••• ••• ••• 85 Timaru ... ... ... ... ... 67 ... 67 Wanganui ... ... ... ... ... 81 ... 74 Wellington ... ... ... ... ... 768 ... 660 Hutt 2 ... 2 Totals 3,811 ... 3,083
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Of the 3,811 connections, 358 are free, including bureaux. Forty-five bureau-offices were established during the year, and the total number open at the end of the year was 105. £19,155 lis. sd. was received during the financial year for telephone-exchange subscriptions, compared with £18,571 7s. Bd. the previous year. The number of subscribers, as shown in the* table, increased 23-61 per cent, over the number in 1892. The working expenses, maintenance, interest on capital cost, and allowance for depreciation, amounted to £19,734 Is. Id. for the yea*. The total expenditure in connection with the telephone-exchange system up to the 31st March last was £107,254 Is. 3d.
The following information is extracted from the annual reports of District Inspectors of Telegraphs :■ — Auckland District. Construction. —The lines constructed in this district during the year have been—Kingsland, 3 miles of wire ; Mount Albert, 5 miles of wire ; Mititai, 1 mile of wire and 70 chains of submarine cable. Maintenance. —498 miles of lines in various parts of the district have received a thorough overhaul. Over a thousand poles have either been renewed, stumped, or rebutted. 11-J miles of line were entirely reconstructed. Provision has been made for the lighting of the Thames office by means of the electric light, the motive-power being obtained from the county water-race. The lines generally in the district are in good order. Napier District. Construction. —Under this head are comprised the following lines—namely : Blackburn, 3 miles; Wairoa Pilot-station, 1\ miles; Whakarewarewa, 3Jf miles. Five new offices have been opened during the year. Reconstruction. —Between Taupo and Oruanui 6 miles of poles have been renewed. Tarawera and Taupo, 160 butts have been fixed, and in the Town of Napier 20 new 35ft. poles have been erected on main line. The various sections throughout the district have undergone repairs. Overhauling. —The principal sections overhauled were those between Waipukurau and Tenui, Napier and Taupo, and Wairoa and Napier. The Taupo and Cambridge Section is in progress of overhaul, and special attention will be required shortly to the portion between Katikati and Thames, and Otuparehuki and Eotorua. Generally the lines in this district are in good working-order. Wellington District. The lines in this district, which extend from Wellington to New Plymouth on the west coast of the North Island, and from Wellington to Castlepoint on the east side, have given little or no trouble during the past twelve months. On the Bth November the line from Feilding to Birmingham (Fowler's) was commenced, and was completed on the 16th December following. On the 27th April the single-core cable across the Strait parted during a heavy southerly gale, and the three-core cable also broke down on the 15th May following, thereby throwing the whofe of the telegraphic work between the two Islands on the single-core cable lying between Wanganui and Wakapuaka. The telegraph staff showed themselves equal to the occasion, and gave evidence of great expertness, the average number of messages passed on the duplexed cable exceeding two a minute. At the suggestion of the Hon. Mr. Ward, Postmaster-General, negotiations for the purchase of a steamer were commenced, and the p.s. " Terranora " was purchased and fitted-up, and the repairs to the two broken cables were completed on the evening of the 2nd August. Since then both cables have remained in satisfactory condition. The insulation tests of the three cables will be found in the tables attached to the report. Nelson District. Overhauls and Repairs. —A short length of line at Arahura has been shifted to the new railway bridge. The Hokitika-Stafford line has also been rewired. The wires have been raised on the Greymouth and Brunnerton Section (8 miles). Portions of the Motueka-Eichmond Section have been rebutted. Necessary poles and butts for repairs between Belgrove and Westport are on the ground, and work will commence immediately. No work of any magnitude has been necessary during the past year, and all lines in the district have worked satisfactorily. Canterbury District. Ghristchurch-Kaikoura. —This section has been repoled to a distance of 4 miles from Christchurch. The line as far as Kaiapoi will require some attention during the coming year, and in all probability strengthening through to Amberley. The remainder of this section is in good order. Christchurch to Waitaki. —Addington to Hornby has been repoled, and the overhauling and strengthening the other portion of this section is now in hand. Rolleston to Loopline. —This line, between Darfield and Old John's, has been thoroughly overhauled. No further expenditure will be required this year. Amberley to Waiait. —This line will require an overhaul this year. Many poles require rebutting, crossings raised, &c.
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Christchurch-Lyttelton. —This line is becoming too heavy, and will in all probability be repoled shortly. Christchurch—Southbridge, —Beyond rebutting a few poles, nothing will be required this year. Christchurch-Akaroa. —This line, beyond rebutting a few poles, is in good order. The lines are otherwise in good working-order. Otago District. The following new lines have been erected: Palmerston to Shag Point, 6 miles ; Lumsden to Five Eivers, 5 miles. Reconstruction. —Twenty-three miles of main line between Dunedin and Palmerston, and 3 miles of branch to Port Chalmers. The reconstruction of the line, Clinton to Kelso, has been completed. Sections Clyde to Queenstown, Clyde to Naseby, and Clyde to Eoxburgh have been repaired, and iron-rail poles put in. Other sections have been seen to and overhauled. The main requirements for maintenance at present are—Eeconstruction of about 10 miles between Oamaru and Waitaki, and the erection of new line, Eiversdale to Waikaia, 14 miles. Otherwise the district is in very good order.
The usual telegraph circuit plans, and a post-office and telegraph map, corrected up to the Ist April last, 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 1891 and 1892.
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.
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1891. 1S92. Where payable. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. United Kingdom Foreign Offices through London United States of America .. Canada Hongkong Victoria South Australia New South Wales Queensland Tasmania Western Australia 23,694 1,053 1,701 142 £ s. d. 68,513 o 5 4,675 1 8 3,787 6 4 505 14 4 23,957 1,246 2,107 141 12 8,246 467 20,992 456 1,018 124 £ s. d. 68,676 17 8 5,146 12 1 4,497 1 9 527 10 1 41 17 6 26,758 4 2 i,53i 18 4 41,369 11 o 1,729 5 4 3,192 19 3 611 12 3 7,106 457 21,308 418 711 94 22,753 2 4 1,499 13 10 41,105 19 3 i,343 6 o 2,628 1 2 343 17 5 Totals 56,684 58,766 I54,°83 9 5 147,155 2 9 Table showing the Money Orders issued at Oi during the Years 1 fEces beyond the 891 and 1892. Colony on New Zealand 1891. 1892. Where issued. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. United Kingdom and Foreign Offices United States of America Canada Hongkong Victoria South Australia New South Wales Queensland Tasmania Western Australia 7, I 7I 62 5 ii4 5.345 420 5,i9i 77 6 ioi £ s. d. 25,204 11 6 2,728 18 2 585 4 4 17,100 15 1 1,327 2 3 18,719 15 6 3,420 12 5 7,733 17 5 398 6 10 7,357 670 125 5 3.959 354 4,687 710 i,358 218 £ s- d. 25,548 13 11 3,286 13 9 514 6 ji 12 15 3 13,625 13 3 1,202 18 7 16,525 19 7 2,988 15 4 5,812 o 11 896 3 7 Totals 77,219 3 6 21,514 70,414 1
Money Orders issued in the Colony. Where payable. Year. Commission received. In the Colony. United Kingdom and Foreign Offices. Australian and other Colonies. 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 1891 1892 £ s. d. 2,367 3 6 2,608 3 6 3,068 17 6 3,562 3 2 4.393 2 3 4.95O 19 4 5,261 19 2 5.714 I 8 4 6,288 13 o 7,285 I 6 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 Io ° 9,649 14 9 9,452 o 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 "3,598 119,091 122,042 127,323 130,641 138,555 140,672 £ 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 1212,089 ! 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 7 504,834 16 9 I540,763 15 o 9,624 10,407 10,619 11,913 14.379 16,949 17,331 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 26,590 27.451 £ 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 77,481 2 9 78,848 1 7 5,419 5,37O 5,885 6,150 7,365 7,467 7,176 8,303 9,317 10,059 10,786 10,657 13,348 I4,"3 13.113 13.494 14.693 I4>43i 13.709 i8,547 20,733 30,094 31.315 £ * d. 25,637 12 7 24,653 5 9 26,347 !7 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 4 6 >939 17 11 45,317 12 4 45,604 15 2 47,574 9 11 45,285 6 11 42,451 4 4 5i,gog 6 10 54,543 3 7 69,674 o o 75,235 7 IO 31,864 36,291 44,660 52,351 62,712 73,O27 80,255 90,672 101,017 117,999 135,648 135,556 148,162 172,556 186,052 188,622 155,680 159.579 162,387 172,076 176,427 195,239 199,438 - £ 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 11 651,989 19 6 694,847 4 5 Money Orders drawn on the Colony. Where issued. Total. Year. In the Colony. United Kingdom & Foreign Offices Australiaand other Colonies. 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 1891 1892 16,821 20,514 28,156 34,288 40,968 48,611 55.748 64, 000 7o,53i 83,479 97,275 99,523 108,916 132,232 144,227 146,406 113,598 119,091 122,042 127,323 130,641 138,555 140,672 £ s - d - 73,344 11 9 88,546 9 7 120,125 14 8 142,642 4 10 171,683 6 1 193,551 13 9 212,089 1 6 233,804 15 10 250,861 6 o 297,290 13 8 320,260 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 7 504,834 16 9 540,763 15 o 1. 156 1,396 1,504 1,482 1,603 1,969 2,243 2,258 2,260 2,544 3,466 3,466 3,421 3,725 4,535 5,204 5,824 6,334 7,336 7,469 7.775 7,910 8,152 £ s- d. 5,523 4 4 6,217 11 5 7,078 8 6 6,625 14 5 7,284 10 7 9,262 9 7 10,202 13 6 9,744 8 8 9,833 18 6 10,673 3 11 14,811 14 8 I4. O 78 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 28,518 14 o 29,349 14 7 1,267 1,318 1.459 1,668 1,800 1.995 2,385 2,568 2,528 2,942 3,9i3 4.649 5,076 5,697 6,755 7,725 9,545 8,963 15,365 15,859 I3,33i 13,604 11,291 £ 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 10,69s 14 3 12,295 5 4 15,829 o 3 18,863 4 2 21,090 4 10 23,299 12 II 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 48,700 9 6 41,064 6 6 19,244 23,228 37.438 44.371 52,575 60,376 68,826 75.319 88,g65 104,654 107,638 117.413 141,654 155.517 159.335 129,242 133.910 144.450 150,651 151.747 160,069 160,115 £ s- d84,923 3 o 100,678 19 7 134,007 18 5 156,957 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 6 582,054 0 3 611,177 l6 !
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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 1892.
Money Orders. Saving! Banks. Issued. Paid. Deposits. ff -= Withdrawals. Office. No. Commission. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount, <; u No. Amount. Auckland Alexandra Aratapu Avondale Babylon Bombay Cambridge Clevedon Coromandel Dargaville Devonport Drury Hamilton Helensville Huntly Kaeo Kaitaia Kamo Kaukapakapa .. Kawakawa Kihikihi Kohukohu Kuaotunu Lichfield _ Mangapai Mangawai Mangawhare .. Matakana Mauku Maungaturoto.. Mercer Mititai Mongonui Morrinsville Mount Eden .. Newmarket Newton Ngaruawahia ,. Ohaeawai Ohaupo Omapere Onehunga Otahuhu Otorohanga Oxford N. Pahi .. Papakura Paparoa Parnell Parua Bay Pokeno Ponsonby Port Albert Pukekohe Raglan Rangiriri Rawene Rotorua Russell Tairua Taupiri Tβ Awamutu .. Te Kopuru Te Kuiti Tuakau Upper Symonds Street Wade Waharoa Waipu Waiuku Waiwera Wangarei Wangaroa Waotu Warkworth Wellsford 12,175 115 622 23 21 X 43 620 120 561 785 214 136 835 597 585 287 442 821 89 714 196 146 424 69 318 136 231 in 48 109 263 156 543 98 283 609 322 417 97 195 416 248 285 20 194 165 222 276 162 £ s - d - 745 15 6 4 X 3 6 24 I 2 i 5 6 0 19 6 ■ 4 9 6 25 6 3 3 14 6 25 4 z 39 12 I 11 8 4 4 13 G 33 3 o 21 1 7 21 16 3 14 5 10 18 18 8 29 7 10 3 13 5 26 2 1 7 3 4 889 19 13 8 3 7 10 10 6 6 4 18 6 10 2 3 3 11 0 176 3 19 I 1 940 5 3° 20 11 2 3 18 11 070 13 2 7 36 8 11 13 11 3 26 5 1 386 7 3 2 23 2 2 9 17 " 14 5 5 1 7 9 7 9 1 5 7 IO 7 12 11 13 II H 5 5 9 2 14 o 862 7 17 10 11 10 3 9 7 11 630 9 12 8 31 13 9 10 11 4 14 13 ° 2 9 9 9 10 10 24 3 6 006 7 13 ° 7 8 2 £ «• d.j 45,236 6 3 352 11 5 1,853 J 4 ! 45 1 2 90 14 6 383 6 7 1.852 7 2 304 4 11 1,659 7 10 2,679 1 9 596 5 10 393 4 ° 2,746 16 2 1,701 18 2 1,989 19 1 903 4 10 1,527 o 2 2,521 3 8 352 3 3 2,072 12 11 532 10 1 491 15 5 1,513 18 5 278 o 10 1,311 11 o 2S6 13 II 799 13 7 279 9 10 137 o 7 31° 9 4 826 3 8 515 7 4 2,183 11 8 336 17 7 II 7 10 1,018 3 9 1,849 8 3 1,001 14 1 1,657 2 9 300 5 1 461 17 8 1,421 8 6 738 10 11 963 o 7 79 4 9 547 3 1 515 19 7 622 16 6 858 15 1 466 2 2 318 15 9 468 9 11 696 11 9 1,127 7 o 847 5 5 595 3 8 752 3 5 2,521 11 11 890 4 3 768 16 4 250 16 11 596 7 1 1.853 10 o 3 11 10 842 5 4 357 6 i° 25,131 41 10: [ 1 58 34&! 47 159 1311 263' 128J 635| 2361 133 45 70 145 14 193 119 41 81 19 75 19 41 20 42 62 120 19 107 42 107 273 1,011 184 64 70 34 760 282 67 2 51 172 54 515 37 56 564 "3 203 58 35 114 34° 135 23 40 184 138 I / s. a.1 90,610 12 4 135 6 8 462 8 ij 254 9 2 410 340 9 8[ 1,346 2 Sil 172 13 6 5S6 2 6j 500 7 oj 9-1O 13 7| 674 1 5! 2,288 O 10' 726 4 5; 538 17 2 | 156 15 o. 469 4 o 695 8 1 46 14 11 749 14 3 417 2 o 219 7 o, 470 5 11 88 14 9: 368 16 3: 80 11 6| I/O 1 9J 108 17 1 213 13 10 187 0 II 536 14 9 139 12 o 387 1 11 176 4 6 317 11 3 859 10 5 3.321 7 8 720 9 3 2S6 5 5 329 7 8 126 15 6 2,480 16 6 1,008 4 1 273 5 7 6 14 8| 253 iS 5 842 2 3 212 11 6 1,635 I2 2 184 7 6 330 10 7 1,873 13 6 624 18 7 8S2 9 2 199 10 6 166 6 7 510 10 4 2,234 4 4 737 17 5 128 6 6 185 16 3 799 12 9 780 4 2 i>433 4 33 4 1 11 68 4 22 116 20 9 79 3°j 2 3i 17 18 42 12 62 13 10 37 8 7 21 24 8 5 7 20 8 8,703 32 309 24 20 54 398 7-1 2 45 554 266 63 600 166 106 143 538 % 109 42 143 4-7 36 134 149 45 47 32 116 46 149 98 5 58 478 182 275 50 75 149 246 47 23 67 88 £ s - d - 155,"330 5 9 226 14 8 1,438 13 o 133 11 o 133 9 ° 871 19 6 3,39O 15 3 33S 17 o 1,79s 2 5 6,488 o 5 1,086 13 o 752 3 3 4,374 11 8 1,540 17 o 1,409 5 o 606 4 o 806 8 o 3,617 7 1 428 12 0 I 3,804 10 0 847 15 4 490 5 6 1,342 on 281 16 o 455 2 o 1,318 6 4 1,567 16 o 384 7 o 217 1 o 667 5 o 1.215 15 10 487 17 o 2,362 7 o 563 9 9 17 9 7 143 10 11 2,286 3 5 966 17 o 3,195 2 o 213 12 10 377 14 o 1,617 19 9 1,255 16 o 886 7 11 169 2 o 573 5 o ' 843 9 4 915 8 o 475 6 5 147 7 3 843 19 1 127 11 0 1.216 11 0 1,418 13 1 751 5 3 144 13 Oj 888 16 o 2,563 13 8 1,021 5 o 619 9 o 257 9 o 2,040 12 O 1,422 o o 1,521 4 17 1 6 26 3 11 29 10 3 38 16 13 5 23 7 21 11 4 7 2 2 6 I I 5 12 5 12 10,277 36 82 8 3 26 170 12 no 123 52 19 195 103 "5 29 22 144 25 101 67 44 66 7 23 23 27 13 10 16 66 38 65 20 £ ■■ d. 179,584 14 1 148 15 8 1,022 15 7 50 18 9 15 15 11 310 6 1 2,120 13 10 239 18 9 1,626 19 7 2,499 3 6 3°i 13 4 96 8 o 2,963 18 6 927 2 4 1,506 4 10 485 15 7 245 2 6 2,115 19 9 203 6 7 1,806 6 5 390 6 3 3 01 3 7 593 12 6 65 19 7 347 3 3 287 8 7 645 11 3 200 5 o 88 6 3 156 1 5 936 14 1 647 16 5 1,908 4 7 372 12 3 19 10 4 49 8 o 638 8 8 919 12 3 690 4 11 92 9 11 208 19 5 781 13 5 1,010 6 7 567 12' O 101 O O 168 19 7 619 11 9 442 19 4 82 3 4 130 17 1 439 7 6 13 8 o 741 18 9 584 6 4 364 1 4 78 o o 342 7 10 1,412 17 5 399 5 8 219 12 2 187 10 10 2,360 18 4 853 11 2 25 15 2 6 56 33 67 6 7 29 27 11 4 1 1 12 15 12 3 9 77 74 55 9 12 84 100 26 3 3 16 11 4 72 189 222 309 209 192 186 596 277 244 57 201 59O 1 239 115 3 14 15 9 43 9 6 7 22 29 39 5 11 62 93 396 32 71 94 119 192 143 22 36 238 67 124 40 250 169 3 11 5 18 1 6 10 4 11 9 4 31 64 47 44 24 29 I? 60 58 39 5 27 115 32 3° 21 88 80 10 21 7 34 32 5 25 6 4 6 11 12 ill 60 420 2 7 244 11 9 19 2 57 40 362 13 4 160 19 o 6 1 22 10 266 4 1 25 9 11 124 85 482 375 64 1,622 135 77 256 83 3 17 9 2 17 6 15 6 5 13 17 1° 2 l8 7 55 12 7 6 14 1 3 18 11 10 3 1 2 12 9 231 16 2 293 12 4 1,461 4 6 1,326 I 9 284 18 2 4,753 10 o 438 8 8 193 11 11 951 16 8 226 II 4 37 7 126 178 35 514 53 13 201 26 154 4 1° 42 6 6 645 17 1 830 iS 3 135 3 1 2,014 5 7 155 17 3 57 11 °i 855 15 °! 83 18 8' 25 15 17 40 3 112 14 76 84 116 141 66 629 124 6 145 36 478 16 o 433 13 3 1,579 11 o 942 5 0 590 18 o 6,167 11 2 1,346 10 o 48 o o 1,042 12 0 449 16 o 8 10 14 16 3 72 5 26 28 56 90 20 317 27 2 82 8 365 8 2 304 12 11 961 13 4 706 o o 182 o 0 4,544 17 9 721 13 2 20 16 o 686 9 9 47O 15 11 14 5 11
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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 1892 — continued.
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Money Orders. Savings Banks. Office. Issued. Paid. < « Deposits. Withdrawals. Commission. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. go No. Amount. No. Auckland— cont'd. Whangapoua .. Whitianga Blenheim Cullensville Havelock Kaikoura Kekerangu Picton Renwicktown .. Spring Creek .. Chkistchurch .. Akaroa Alford Forest .. Amberley Ashburton Bealey Belfast Chertsey Cheviot Coalgate Culverden Darfield Dunsandel • Duvauchelle Ellesmere Hanmer Plains Hinds Hororata Kaiapoi Kirwee Leeston Lincoln Little River Lyttelton Methven Mount Somers.. Oxford Papanui Pigeon Bay Rakaia Rangiora Rolleston Sheffield Southbridge Springfield Sydenham Tinwald Waiau Waikari Whitecliffs Woolston DUNEDIN Alexandra South Balclutha Caversham Clinton Clyde Cromwell Dunback Dunedin North Green Island .. Greytown South Hamilton South Heriot Hyde Kaitangata Kelso Lawrence Macrae's Flat .. Middlemarch .. Milton Mosgiel Naseby Nenthorn Ophir Outram Owake I08 625 2,123 24O 459 411 100 79S 45 140 ii,356 399 84 267 2,156 74 92 84 135 121 150 no • 97 148 12 88 59 119 492 134 240 90 293 1,785 195 64 391 G3 116 357 847 14 216 £ s. d. 5 o 101 23 3 7 101 5 0 10 14 10 17 17 10 20 10 o 418 32 9 4 2 IS 6 7 16 11 640 12 6 19 18 6 2 3 6 11 8 6 91 9 2 2 II II 2 IO 6 232 7 13 5 5 19 3 8 5 7 4 10 o 406 5 12 o 080 3 11 6 2 3 9 4 II 8 23 13 4 7 15 8 10 7 3 4 4 4 11 12 2 98 17 10 8 3 11 2 14 o 14 7 11 2 14 4 5 13 o 11 18 3 38 4 10 0 10 2 8 11 9 10 8 3 11 4 7 17 13 11 3 ° 3 7 7 8 9 8 3 5 4 11 1 12 o 543 9 9 21 6 7 36 6 8 5 11 9 15 4 o 13 2 3 24 10 1 746 64 2 2 6 19 6 3 I ° 922 4 18 o 22 1 n 20 4 3 8 13 9 35 * 5 18 3 9 12 9 5 29 14 5 11 19 11 25 16 8 410 20 1 o 990 25 11 2 £ s- d 390 11 7 1,922 7 3 7,327 13 11 702 9 o 2,007 7 4 1,306 11 1 270 . o 10 2,372 13 11 182 11 o 375 16 2 38,214 19 o 1,485 8 6 230 8 2 820 4 2 7,4.75 o o 212 11 8 19S 4 11 230 3 2 514 1 S 9 424 4 2 727 12 o 356 15 8 3*5 9 5 535 1 2 18 8 8 399 ° 7 191 18 11 447 i° I 1,737 16 6 649 15 3 855 7 2 269 6 10 859 15 5 7,501 6 6 723 12 2 1S4 S 2 1,210 10 11 161 17 o 510 19 9 1,036 13 o 2,797 18 1 42 7 6 860 6 7 908 13 6 1,138 10 10 1,074 18 8 260 6 8 552 18 o 717 5 4 443 J 9 ° 89 15 6 34,955 6 10 1,949 13 10 2,841 12 5 398 13 5 1,233 17 2 1,083 8 8 1,829 16 2 743 8 5 3,535 7 7 411 13 10 390 9 1 916 4 8 451 7 8 1,710 15 C 1,602 9 7 733 11 1 2,546 17 8 1,954 ° n 1,556 11 1 2,416 11 8 714 4 6 1,962 o 4 396 2 4 1,395 17 8 | 689 18 8 2,702 15 9 9 no 1,149 64 127 195 4 372 37 42 16,562 169 10 150 808 7 30 20 11 42 46 13 23 31 9 20 22 17 328 41 214 108 79 817 45 7 196 85 32 74 513 10 £ s - d - 15 17 6 566 14 o 4,406 15 6 2-1-3 6 9 450 19 oj 716 2 4-| 36 1 o! 1,357 13 ioj 108 18 1 226 6 10 58,256 11 1 649 7 n 39 5 7 539 11 9 2,997 9 4 29 14 4 101 19 1 61 2 o 42 8 5 144 2 4 186 8 o 32 7 1 79 19 o 98 14 1 27 o o 121 9 11 104 19 10 50 16 4 1,247 19 4 163 12 10 783 9 11 498 12 5 305 7 4 2,835 8 2 135 1 9 25 12 o 755 12 2 360 7 10 106 14 3 210 7 3 2,020 15 3 58 1 6 189 6 11 721 15 9 258 2 II 2,034 i 7 38 2 o 157 3 9 178 9 8 61 8 o 91 11 9 74,832 12 4 351 14 2 1,426 8 9 1,336 12 3 420 ig 8 4°7 5 4 1,714 15 5 128 12 1 3,075 13 10 543 5 10 132 4 o 122 2 6 131 8 4 550 19 7 445 18 2 121 10 1 2,088 10 6 195 2 4 231 17 6 1,496 2 7 798 3 5 842 5 6 82 6 5 185 7 8 534 ° 3 601 15 4 6 49 320 25 44 57 3 59 9 15 2,942 46 23 257 2,206 106 275 276 59 542! 114 82 25,844 34 1 £ s. d. 106 7 o 1,709 17 7 26,337 1 11 823 18 10 i,8S5 12 7 1,867 7 8 319 1 7 I 3,959 ° 3 327 6 2 502 8 7 297,418 10 9 1,902 1 5 12 281 21 23 26 6 77 1,820 91 103 70 £ B. d. 61 10 o 1,179 4 o 28,492 10 7 1,127 5 2 1,831 15 5 1,375 3 5 38 o o 3,172 13 1 44 T 3 i° 137 2 7 313,837 3 1 1,519 18 10 15 5 1 c 164 9 ■ 20 20,681 74 2,231 26 34 262 5 9 6 7 211 1,764 43 57 32 54 1,664 911 15,247 10 11 275 3 ° 53° 7 7 224 1 2 830 18 11 .. I 28j .. 83 658 3 24 17 15 1,698 11 7 12,119 8 1 195 1 i° 198 16 o 139 4 3 465 3 4 2 2 20 15 9 20 2 122 55 68 46 26 993 19 0 632 12 4 708 15 o 575 8 0 196 14 o 5 2 3 8 19 19 17 21 476 13 11 4 10 7 3 183 6 2 383 7 8 40 o o 2 253 294 368 80 168 173 160 39 9,722 532 967 97 431 319 604 188 1,276 122 51 180 69 671 20 37 57 10 26 20,809 94 377 391 107 135 271 36 773 150 22 24 40 57 129 29 571 42 52 393 225 255 18 55 128 132 4 6 no 5 53 9 16 158 118 11 34 14 7 4i 170 15 26 23 in 14 22 25 13 4 2,133 11 73 66 28 15 16 10 375 31 5 r 4 4 48 15 65 4 T 3 82 38 46 5 14 33 331 17 95 3i3 31 3°3 50 72 1,520 331 26 273 130 45 250 1,031 27 no 190 139 1,210 So 185 96 122 67 18,657 78 447 608 208 90 118 37 3.851 207 20 251 18 o 796 16 o 6,529 19 o 35C 14 3 2,276 8 5 274 3 G 1,028 5 3 11,708 10 2 1,814 10 1 150 13 o 2,550 1 o 565 9 o 208 16 o 1,686 6 1 9,g6S 16 8 i 174 11 o 997 5 ° 1,346 8 0 1,067 5 o 4,975 17 ° 733 18 7 1,578 12 o 808 4 o 56S 3 o 414 17 ° 194,561 3 o 831 5 o 3,500 16 7 1,385 2 4 1,772 15 8 567 7 o 766 1 9 172 18 o 17,418 18 11 1,780 16 7 178 16 6 178 18 o 164 o o 128 10 0 1,777 4 6 673 19 1 3,315 3 11 61 14 11 319 13 ° 5,061 9 7 2,018 8 0 1,126 13 o 145 7 ° 242 12 o 870 14 4 1,362 10 6 57 1 13 2 2 92 10 1 20 6 3 14 86 1 6 26 12 24 7 6 14 6 1 2,047 .10 43 11 21 11 20 261 10 76 17 46 562 62 1 105 35 14 90 4 2S 12 32 84 55 127 40 53 37 3° 4 16,450 44 186 41 58 37 26 145 1 8 483 12 6 4,629 14 3 237 11 3 1,287 6 5 no 7 7 530 19 8 10,407 17 3 504 13 9 5 2 3 2,691 17 4 229 9 5 264 8 6 1,117 2 3 6,954 4 9 207 6 10 955 2 o 1,552 11 2 785 18 o 661 7 7 864 17 10 927 18 4 717 7 9 300 4 9 43 4 ° 223,741 11 4 650 13 5 3,715 14 10 336 9 5 1,428 1 11 520 3 o 350 17 o 125 16 5 6,683 19 7 1,254 I2 10 160 14 3 197 16 7 130 7 7 20 6 4 837 12 10 580 5 10 3,184 9 6 59 1 6 70 10 8 2,564 7 11 1,420 3 o 1,086 14 11 52 o o 152 12 8 647 16 5 858 9 1 3 12 74 249 153 339 533 235 914 5" 317 684 289 679 100 29 48 46 328 78 467 12 1 143 26 3 4 3 2 37 4 35 1 22 912 73 10 11 9 4 84 13 122 51 546 284 275 62 76 112 2 51 18 11 4 9 192 64 5 1 3 16 4 8 77 5°i 217 734 S 16 131 7
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Table No. 3—continued. Table showing the Number and Amount of Transactions at the several Money Order and Savings Bank Offices in the Colony of New Zealand during the Year 1892 — continued.
Money Orders. Savings Banks, Office. Issued. ] No. Paid. Amount. Paid. - «og 3° No. Deposits. eposits. Amount. Q o < Withdrawals. No. Commission. | I Amount. No. Amount. Dunedin — cont'd. Palmerston Pembroke Port Chalmers Puerua Roxburgh St. Bathan's Seacliff South Dunedin Stirling Tapanui Waihola Waikaia Waikoikoi Waikouaiti Waipori Waitahuna Waitati GlSBOENE Waipiro Bay .. Greymouth Ahaura Brunnerton Kaimata ' ' .. Nelson Creek .. Reefton Stillwater Totara Flat HOKITIKA Goldsborough .. Kumara 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 Makaretu Makotuku Mohaka Norsewood Ongaonga Ormondville .. Porangahau Port Ahuriri .. Takapau Taupo Tikokino Waipawa Waipukurau .. Wairoa Nelson.. Belgrove Brightwater 781 337 869 34 603 31S 193 283 126 660 107 526 3i 412 no 165 in 2,786 181 2,496 402 866 ' 45 163 1,754 143 133 1,230 in 1,166 34 1 334 3,205 524 62 632 184 195 281 1,677 70 104 266 591 328 237 92 603 37° 428 84 167 120 393 114 361 4,883 897 1,722 200 264 116 168 184 109 466 168 255 243 620 267 326 81 £ s. d. 28 2 10 32 1 7 49 19 11 140 22 12 9 12 5 5 6 10 3 13 10 7 4 I 1 9 21 12 10 3 11 7 18 8 o £ s - d - 2,477 17 3 1,993 12 1 3,062 3 8 97 15 4 2,141 11 2 938 5 10 559 o 3 780 13 8 405 6 8 2,062 14 1 388 10 10 1.531 9 o 70 18 o 1,115 .10 6 318 2 2 453 8 9 376 19 3 9,955 10 3 662. 7 7 8.238 16 3 1,587 2 3 2,636 15 2 190 7 10 769 9 7 5,943 15 3 528 19 9 345 16 o 3,783 5 6 263 16 10 3,502 7 1 949 15 1 1,030 2 o 10,820 8 6 1,651 6 7 213 17 I] 2,706 3 7 642 7 3 635 11 5 1,127 5 6 5,219 2 6 389 16 2 375 4 11 857 14 9 i>779 17 3 1,104 14 11 855 11 o 288 19 7 1,796 7 5 1,252 9 2 i,277 5 3 252 4 11 455 11 9 486 o 4 1,248 2 6 451 6 10 1,023 14 ° 17,649 12 1 2,832 8 6 5,181 11 11 705 17 10 918 18 6 409 7 4 587 18 o 56l 13 4 288 16 I 1,834 4 7 588 2 8 789 19 11 1,323 6 5 2.239 13 i° 873 13 4 2,531 15 8 292 18 7 3,166 14 7 2,155 17 o 2,563 4 9 8,168 12 1 97° 5 1 323 6 1 519 37 877 7 198 52 154 418 58 174 18 48 1 209 18 56 79 777 44 1,880 52 208 8 £ s. d. 2,361 8 7 155 13 4 3,277 5 3 17 9 11 830 15 o 204 7 4 608 19 7 1,708 7 8 202 6 4 676 9 10 72 3 3 195 15 9 10 o o 614 13 10 85 6 7 155 14 9 333 11 4 3,215 17 2 224 12 o 7,039 13 11 206 10 3 738 3 6 24 17 o 90 12 o 2,687 4 9 97 6 o 130 3 9 2,848 11 6 133 1 6 890 5 4 523 9 8 158 2 11 1-5,250 o 10 343 0 2 33 11 o 681 4 3 116 5 11 133 7 o 157 15 5 i>753 16 3 1,281 14 6 134 10 6 224 4 6 421 19 7 221 8 11 182 8 9 82 15 4 944 4 3 278 17 8 995 5 2 63 13 1 160 1 10 162 16 5 580 12 11 213 2 9 341 o o 16,609 !6 9 1,021 11 4 3,099 12 10 157 3 3 191 19 6 125 9 8 135 14 3 204 13 7 209 13 6 244 18 4 48 19 8 272 2 6 130 15 6 463 19 8 197 12 11 471 7 I 1 87 17 o 1,800 7 2 717 14 6 1,125 i° 8 15,546 5 10 268 13 o 246 12 7 52 9 185 68o 29 1,681 1,615 II o 343 7 ° 8,864 I2 1 20 1 9i 63 12 495 £ ■• d. 1,100 2 o 97 1 6 5,333 16 7 40 13 12 80 230 92 83 824 9i 321 58 135 i>943 14 ° 319 3 2 373 14 5 3,600 3 10 661 7 o 1,605 2 1 470 12 7 939 7 5 18 7 2 31 8 2 16 "66 15 17 134 36 76 20 49 837' 8 7 183 9 3 183 8 5 1,692 9 5 615 15 7 948 3 10 302 4 9 769 9 4 22 48 6 20 1 1 o 13 2 6 407 5 8 3 476 160 5 6 10 7 11 127 15 5 16 10 o 45 3 ° 1 12 6 6 12 11 103 6 2 6 13 o 4 14 11 60 5 6 416 51 17 2 15 14 11 12 10 8 152 11 3 21 11 3 4 7 4 31 2 7 6 14 5 7 8 10 10 2 2 65 2 6 2 18 6 3 15 2 10 9 11 20 14 10 10 12 9 10 1 5 3 11 1 24 6 6 14 12 5 17 9 6 3 6 6 5 3 6 4 16 11 14 17 1 4 16 3 12 7 2 285 6 5 33 2 6 91 9 5 9 14 11 13 9 11 3 9 8 4 16 6 5 19 7 5 S 5 17 3 8 600 805 20 5 o 34 3 11 10 6 o 18 2 10 4 1 8 44 18 2 31 10 11 37 1 4 118 18 3 13 7 8 4 13 4 23 191 1,741 8 1 4 46 1,051 19 6 19 904 23 29 819 3i 269 127 43 4,068 81 II 16 577 45 243 10 81 9 5 64 8 7 108 "60 68 2,918 125 1,891 55 656 34 44 366 4i 34 707 2 4 371 129 76 4,042 no 68 306 4 o j 1,041 5 9 29,106 3 5 1,360 7 o 25,880 o 3 636 15 o 5,511 18 8| 295 8 o 340 18 o 3, IO 7 15 9 355 6" o 294 4 Oj 9,122 12 10 293 13 o 3,209 18 2 1,167 16 5 594 4 9 40,857 11 3 888 10 7 496 18 io| 2,343 16 7 209 14 o 1,216 13 o 2°3 14 3 5,346 5 1 iS 19 oj 101 13 8| 1,367 4 5| 1,291 15 ij 640 19 o 707 18 o 271 13 o 1,799 15 3 932 6 2 2,506 19 6 215 3 o 477 10 8 894 13 o 1,244 16 4 419 11 1 1,459 8 4 57,315 19 3 2,453 16 3 10,001 18 o 398 14 o 788 4 9 4 14 325 285 7 15 1 57 101 7 41 14 6 469 11 3 16 7 9 80 2 1 18 15 8 6 1 10 5 25 6 4 17 7 9 777 38 83 2 12 13 39 2,196 21 1,621 37 104 1 15 176 10 268 2 o 560 17 11 24,825 1 1 310 4 o 27,957 9 8 195 4 11 1,675 17 5 500 95 3 10 2,529 7 7 149 18 10 137 14 ° 7,56i 8 4 91 1 o 2,766 8 11 851 15 3 523 11 o 44,932 3 2 834 o 4 219 11 10 1,306 11 5 411 2 7 760 18 7 500 4,467 2 4 28 15 o 44 1 1 695 8 o 1,051 13 7 647 on 299 15 1 161 3 4 1,015 8 4 528 o 10 2,209 16 4 13 19 1 282 10 o 149 2 5 844 12 10 216 8 10 956 6 o 65,433 14 6 1,641 7 6 4,897 o 8 159 4 6 781 4 7 11 5 57 25 12 628 19 15 46 6 13 7 146 1 437 11 H3 49 29 2,491 32 17 90 20 27 1 13 251 34 37 36 524 153 20 67 152 37 48 33 262 67 3 r 5 23 44 36 152 62 2 40 47 15 9 11 35 21 63 7 6 279 53 108 20 847 10 22 172 238 74 86 292 5 4 51 68 35 29 18 52 29 125 11 9 37 9 37 790 63 55 277 143 356 45 26 49 155 56 255 5,515 273 1,021 65 93 12 12 57 17 57 4,687 137 396 J 4 51 100 4,339 287 696 35 57 30 18 64 36 59 17 81 38 155 59 65 19 638 197 275 3,837 55 7i 228 11 24 14 J 7 3 15 7 16 3 56 20 27 103 18 62 36 75 43 506 80 34 24 414 425 352 2,887 211 33 315 11 2 985 13 ° 203 7 o 719 o 9 224 15 o 878 15 8 815 11 o 2,591 18 10 1,431 18 9 370 3 o 266 3 o 3,391 12 7 5.155 5 11 2,825 1 3 34>963 5 o 2,905 17 3 29340 2 2 10 4 11 2 9 11 1 4 1 37 22 328 5 2 36 32 5 33 17 76 14 88 721 2 7 416 4 3 37 o o 502 12 4 186 o 1 990 5 9 215 18 10 746 10 10 608 19 8 429 19 o 91 1 2 3,094 17 5 3,367 14 5 1,599 18 7 43,472 2 10 543 6 7 177 12 5 942 644 668 2,430 265 "4 4 7 76 72 60 384 38 6 4-2 13 5 198 183 119 2,225 33 24
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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 1892 — continued.
Money Orders. Savings Banks. Office. Issued. Paid. s. ° s < ° Deposits. si Withdrawals. No. Commission. L_ Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. < " No. Amount. Nelson— continued. Collingwood .. Motueka Richmond Takaka The Port Wakefield New Plymouth .. Inglewood Opunake Pungarehu Stratford Waitara 500 474 116 356 237 147 2,657 712 398 92 1,085 455 2,685 129 300 208 £ ■■ d. 17 15 o 17 18 7 650 14 18 o 13 15 6 6 14 7 130 6 9 27 11 2 13 15 o 4 18 10 41 12 11 20 14 7 116 12 7 4 18 3 10 17 3 6 14 3 1 13 10 10 8 6 5 8 1 5 3 2 83 8 5 692 3 5 5 1 7 2 2210 25 o 4 0 10 2 24 15 3 29 16 4 10 6 5 7 12 9 2 16 11 1 17 6 10 5 6 136 2 3 7 10 11 25 5 i° 1 19 9 6 6 8 5 11 10 20 14 9 35 13 9 1 3 6 2 15 3 205 3 o 21 3 5 12 16 9 690 59 12 3 45 3 7 0 14 6 22 9 3 1 14 6 4 6 5 2 8 9 3 25 7 4 6 14 7 6 13 9 20 9 1 809 11 6 12 18 2 6 12 10 36 11 7 o 14 6 3 4 6 24 15 10 21 7 o 58 10 7 5 16 6 3i 11 3 33 1 6 11 5 3 12 o 7 4 7 11 2 12 3 4 16 11 III O £ ■■ d. 2,251 12 10 1,647 2 i°! 526 3 2 1,421 4 7 813 16 11 539 19 o 9,237 1 2 2,716 11 7 I,545 3 2 447 8 5 4,132 8 6 I,6i6 12 g 8,907 17 4 568 o 2 1,215 i5 7 657 16 7 158 9 11 I,i95 15 4 427 2 6 428 3 8 5,890 ig 6 438 3 6 245 8 10 68 9 3 1,584 3 4 1,993 3 8 29 2 o 1,720 2 3 2,884 4 o 526 1 3 892 10 3 257 10 7 247 4 10 707 10 11 9,34i 12 5 718 4 6 2,424 19 11 J 44 15 7 404 6 9 452 II 5 1,737 3 6 3,525 14 7 142 4 1 252 10 11 16,594 17 6 1,701 1 6 1,255 n Io 695 15 10 6,576 19 3 3,780 12 8 72 19 9 3,019 7 10 151 6 6 4,879 16 1 916 7 10 2,263 5 11 610 13 4 594 19 2 1,583 19 11 52,074 16 1 1,354 5 4 627 17 6 2,537 ° 4 58 15 4 37 1 14 4 3,453 15 2 1,574 14 6 7,214 17 11 1,892 17 1 2,674 15 2 2,469 15 11 1,017 11 11 784 12 4 342 8 4 256 17 11 310 17 10 151 o 1 144 262 126 120 94 9 6 3.048 249 136 64 314 248 1.735 42 356 37 34 124 57 22 1,460 75 3 1 7 178 129 23 544 258 77 11 £ . s - <*■ 734 2 5 1,238 17 3 463 4 2 533 11 4 274 7 8 412 2 2 15,241 18 9 1,233 17 2 731 7 5 420 10 10 1,466 16 3 963 13 2 6,684 14 1 167 18 1 1,110 16 11 150 9 7 138 4 3 614 6 o 268 5 10 56 11 11 5.745 14 ° 309 15 2 129 2 4 39 18 6 734 17 5 592 4 5 98 15 11 1,860 15 8 1,096 3 10 218 7 6 44 o 10 103 5 o 7 10 o 533 6 6 6,395 13 10 287 3 6 812 1 9 69 0 3 175 1 9 356 13 3 968 2 4 1,493 15 2 40 2 10 38 17 6 9,934 4 o 541 6 3 595 14 10 165 11 6 2,386 5 11 558 7 11 900 802 19 o 98 6 6 1,724 16 1 520 10 9 1,002 17 10 290 9 2 359 9 8 476 16 1 90,659 16 4 944 3 11 107 14 3 1,109 4 2 9 15 6 244 4 10 1,651 7 2 555 ° 9 2,591 14 o 163 11 10 1,194 l8 o 1,034 i° 4 315 18 6 579 7 ° 232 8 o 83 3 8 49 16 5 76 5 o 28 43 25 33 15 26 453 117 36 14 165 5i 383 13 7 7 6 154 341 185 129 131 213 3,028 649 216 £ ■- d. 2,325 17 o 3,259 o 4 1,428 11 9 1,504 14 11 722 11 o 2,215 7 7 40,055 12 o 6,356 10 4 1,623 9 Ir 1,332 o 1 7,086 6 8 3,396 o 10 25,352 17 7 490 1 o 448 2 o 509 14 o 202 3 10 1,056 14 6 447 16 8 339 10 10 23,429 15 7 337 3 ° 338 13 ° 7 35 7 6 344 40 5 il 46 123 56 61 31 42 2,357 222 51 16 237 144 1,906 27 17 18 9 32 28 15 2,233 3 1 12 £ s. d. 1,282 8 10 2,204 1 5 1,269 Io 9 1,128 13 8 276 18 o I,119 18 6 48,475 4 8 3,333 10 o 756 5 9 131 14 9 4,178 8 4 2,444 5 1 28,141 5 6 419 7 10 331 10 7 201 9 11 127 8 7 439 5 9 217 o o 285 16 8 24,907 15 11 372 9 2 251 3 4 Oamaru Duntroon Hampden Herbert Kakanui Kurow Maheno Ngapara Thames Katikati Maketu Miranda Opotiki Paeroa Tapu Tauranga Te Aroha Te Puke Waihi Waiorongomai Waitekauri Whakatane Timaru Fairlie Geraldine Makikihi Pleasant Point.. St. Andrew Temuka Waimate Waitaki "Winchester Wanganui Bull's Eltham Fordell Hawera Hunterville Kaponga Manaia Manutahi Marton Normanby Patea Turakina Waitotara Waverley Wellington Ashurst Campbelltown .. Carterton Castlepoint Chatham Islands Eketahuna Featherston Feilding Fowler's Foxton Greytown North Halcombe Hutt Johnsonville Kaitoke Kaiwarawara .. Levin 43 240 128 139 1,916 161 . 98 31 519 556 11 56i 785 184 191 76 49 252 2,758 !73 737 51 140 135 551 903 26 55 510 312 2,574 83 51 69 18 136 87 39 2,323 82 50 5° 28 372 8 1 2 2 21 17 12 316 7 11 3 6 3 299 4 2 39 30 '182 160 i,7 J 3 1 2 1,370 14 10 26 13 "69 59 1.594 17 3 959 9 8 "69 7 1 11 428 4°3 59 66 3,702 9 6 3,iii 5 8 472 12 9 621 10 o 37 29 2 6 168 148 34 16 3.515 1 4 1,947 12 11 459 2 6 203 11 6 21 92 4,465 457 345 151 1,554 1,005 19 697 45 1,194 226 632 162 136 461 14,184 396 199 788 18 83 73° 472 i,575 344 781 681 271 250 109 76 87 48 29 3 95 1,775 52 210 14 33 69 261 343 7 15 2,759 153 114 52 614 126 178 16 5°4 108 263 62 56 125 22,226 176 22 292 3 27 259 156 613 35 312 272 83 179 72 16 18 11 13 517 19 86 3 20 5 78 in 4 11 704 87 58 9 160 124 2 60 2 126 29 65 10 6 38 2,821 28 59 3,949 106 523 12 74 51 404 t>37 5 96 4,839 5" 161 58 931 324 2 3*3 13 758 112 468 9i 35 267 22,225 97 61 7 6 3 6 178 15 7 752 12 5 34.937 J 3 4 1,119 13 2 3,675 16 o 142 13 8 366 19 0 406 6 o 3,769 11 9 5,597 5 10 22 6 o 399 3 11 57,424 6 6 2,866 1 o 1,984 8 o 732 12 o 8,503 5 10 3,968 o 3 25 14 o 2,107 19 10 117 3 o 5,581 10 6 798 12 6 3,214 19 3 521 2 o 439 17 6 2,175 15 8 257,397 2 7 649 1 10 277 17 o 5,028 7 9 22 5 o 7 481 5 33 3 9 3 38 58 7 654 4 1 28 2 67 38 27 1 44 10 27 2,547 23 179 11 31 20 135 239 25 3,855 185 86 18 276 124 118 8 284 5° 189 3° 12 99 19,741 78 22 268 I 993 1 9 36,546 16 8 856 o 7 3.243 16 1 126 18 3 286 15 3 194 4 9 1,854 Io 8 5,577 7 ° 190 2 o 64,163 6 8 3,132 2 2 1,314 18 o 552 19 5 6,410 13 o 2,209 9 7 40 o o 2,572 17 8 145 4 6 5,771 12 o 1,036 2 9 2,668 19 6 407 10 9 178 13 8 1,092 o o 274,091 14 2 1,261 5 10 263 4 3 5,050 4 2 800 32 3 4 21 2,609 19 9 4 1 27 10 107 43 51 149 6 87 68 3i 73 3° 3 6 6 182 3i8 899 18 578 495 144 465 398 103 173 16 2,607 2 4 2,4 6 3 3 3 7,901 4 7 150 9 10 4.765 4 2 4,974 2 8 1 ,355 8 7 3,917 14 9 1,693 6 6 363 2 10 564 19 o 75 2 o 11 24 87 2 33 43 23 44 10 202 96 358 23 265 211 94 J 47 86 6 58 7 3,085 17 7 1,526 17 10 6,359 4 o 394 17 3 3,862 3 5 4,125 10 3 1,273 17 10 2,308 8 11 746 15 6 50 15 8 335 4 9 87 s 2 2 7 3 19
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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 1892 — continued.
SUMMARY.
Money Orders. Savings Banks. Office. Issued. Paid. sS'S < ° Deposits. BT3 P Withdrawals. No. Commission. Amount. No. ■ Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. Wellington — continued. Manukau Martinborough Masterton Mauriceville .. Ngahauranga .. Otaki Pahiatua Palmerston North Petone Sanson Shannon Te Aro Te Nui Upper Hutt .. Wellington South Woodville Westport Cape Foulwind Capleston Charleston Denniston Longford Lyell Waimangaroa .. 48 274 2,054 294| 90 638 1,553 3,591 422 292 47 1,495 215 166 112 1,857 1,972 116 84 240 1,289 . 205 683 X 43 £ «■ d. 1 12 6 15 6 11 go 10 7 9 3 9 3 14 o 29 2 3 53 6 1 151 13 o 18 9 o 11 6 4 1 10 6 70 5 o 9 15 6 6 18 2 5 2 1 64 13 o 100 18 8 £ s. d 142 9 3 937 13 2 7,469 11 5 1,121 8 7 387 3 3 2,101 6 8 6,361 5 11 11,694 8 11 1,154 8 9 1,196 II 4 128 12 5 4,127 12 3 707 7 5 584 13 4 369 11 5 6,220 6 6 6,697 2 6 318 6 o 341 15 9 612 4 1 4,864 17 o 800 6 1 2,061 17 3 408 15 10 I,2O5j 19 33 306 411 2,179, 282 77 16 £ s - d - 18 15 C 207 o 3 4,861 15 9 48 3 o 127 3 o 1,209 7 TI 2,063 15 7 8,510 9 2 1,013 1 4 231 1 11 104 5 2 492 4 1 277 ir 9 307 11 7 172 15 8 1,663 18 9 3,739 12 7 48 2 2 90 19 4 209 15 6 350 6 1 258 o 3 246 10 7 299 9 2 10 38 307 1 55 130 491 86 27 7 364 33 12 33 127 214 8 19 1 1597 101 49j 3°9 426 2,525 812 132 21 3,98o 139 164 276 574 1,446 58 56 125 1,031 54 154 67 £ s - d. 171 6 o 921 4 o 15,322 8 4 1,118 13 o 3 J 3 13 o 2,544 l8 2 6,473 17 8 27,062 17 2 4,604 17 1 1,678 7 1 151 19 o 14,872 o 4 1,347 13 o 1,528 14 o 920 15 o 6,206 4 7 17,136 12 1 448 18 o 358 3 o 747 2 8 6,179 13 o 862 3 6 1,447 8 9 186 15 o 24 65 ! 232 26; I3 : I 3 153 2 20 36 737 59 21 134 330 i,332 205 59 4 4 J 3 38 64 45 348 1,262 £ s - d. 152 18 5 336 2 4 11,244 17 11 893 12 6 166 1 o 1,865 17 5 5,036 14 3 20,666 7 2 2,548 3 10 1,583 5 C 31 19 o 2,684 18 6 652 12 5 651 19 4 643 11 4 6,512 5 10 22,930 5 11 56 16 6 1,013 7 8 822 6 o 1,414 11 2 171 16 7 440 8 10 81 12 10 121 51 66 61 441 1,049 13 20 95 4 21 8 94 285 4 4I3 2 4 8 3 10 18 5 70 19 10 8 18 10 25 4 8 626 54 81! 41 57 74 4 17 104 8 27 4 15 | 5, 12 39 57 119 7 36 19
Postal District OF — Auckland Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth .. Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport £ ■■ d- £ a. d £ s - d - £ ■■ d. £ •■ d. 34,437 4,3i6 22,383 26,453 2,967 6,002 3,182 11,088 13,223 4,639 5,399 3,872 5,390 5,566 11,549 34,240 4,732 199438 1,669 15 4 197 14 J 1,135 2 O 1,240 18 5 170 13 5 312 7 11 144 9 9 462 19 10 6S4 11 3 214 5 11 23 s 19 3 161 15 11 229 12 4 243 4 6 489 5 5 1,623 J 8 4 232 6 4 117,002 5 4 14,545 3 3 77,386 4 4 89,896 15 o 10,617 J 7 i° 20,241 2 1 9,529 6 6 36,911 4 o 47,495 14 11 16,662 2 7 19,695 5 7 13,559 2 1 17,484 14 2 19,144 3 8 44,697 14 11 123,873 3 8 16,105 4 6 35,921 1,990 21,660 28,238 821 3,123 1,289 6,615 7,i65 4,805 4,°59 2,407 2,920 2,779 5,i3i 30,111 1,389 133,834 14 ° 7,546 3 4 76,800 10 5 104,308 2 2 3,440 9 2 11,014 1 1 2 4,553 10 11 24,757 *7 o 27,317 o 6 19,717 16 5 20,058 3 7 9,191 6 8 ",513 17 1 10,636 12 2 19,466 15 6 122,912 o 1 5,242 15 8 3,159 532 4,386 3.7°5 622 427 207 1,229 1,486 598 836 466 599 354 1,480 5,260 386 19,957 3,660 35,876 31,409 3,043 3,121 1,307 7,546 9,166 4,284 4,77° 3,057 3,840 5,857 8,883 38,178 2,991 243,628 1 6 36,021 17 7 374,032 19 o 264,208 11 7 30,466 10 5 36,422 5 8 14,388 5 2 65,913 9 1 91,133 9 2 49,618 8 10 59,849 19 10 28,847 o 5 36,028 13 6 50,437 8 8 90,461 7 10 379,445 2 1 ' 27,366 16 o 2,215 372 2,833 2,758 328 365 169 729 1,064 392 468 397 425 637 972 3,7° 8 339 14,172 2,282 23,845 19,647 2,217 1,975 669 3,552 6,146 2,641 3,027 2,052 2,797 3,210 5,337 25,508 i,55i 230,231 1 6 36,219 4 1 368,282 9 1 264,775 17 6 25,135 5 1 32,745 16 3 11,794 4 6 62,080 11 11 85,915 16 8 51,474 13 ° 59,319 8 7 30,163 4 10 35,204 5 4 48,876 11 3 91,696 9 8 360,502 13 4 26,931 5 6 Totals 9,452 o o 694,847 4 5 160423 612,312 5 10 26,232 186945 1,878,270 6 4 18,171 120628 1,821,348 i8 1
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Table No. 4. POST OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS.— GENERAL STATEMENT. Table showing the Business of the Post Office Savings-Banks in New Zealand Year by Year, from the Date they were established, in February, 1867, to the 31st December, 1892.
Postal Districts. Number of Post Office SavingsBanks Open at the Close of the Year. Number of Deposits received during the Year. Total Amount of Deposits received during the Year. Average Amount of each Deposit received during the Year. Number of Withdrawals during the Year. Total Amount of Withdrawals during the Year. Average Amount of each Withdrawal during the Year. Excess of Deposits over Withdrawals during the Year. Excess of Withdrawals over Deposits during the Year. Cost'of Management during the Year. Average Cost of each Transaction, Deposit or Withdrawal. Interest for the Year. Number of Accounts Opened during the Year. Number of Accounts Closed during the Year. Number of Accounts remaining Open at Close of the Year. Total Amount standing to the Credit of all open Accounts, inclusive of Interest to the Close of the Year. Average Amount standing to the Credit of each open Account at Close of the Year. Auckland Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne vireymouth llokitika kivercargill * ... Napier ... Xelson ... New Plymouth Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westpoit 76 8 40 8 5 24 *9 9 6 8 10 1 9,95 7 3,660 35,876 3',409 3,043 3,121 i>307 7,546 9,166 4,284 4,77° 3,O57 3,S4O 8QQ. 38,178 2,991 243,628 1 6 36,021 17 7 374,032 19 o 264,208 11 7 30,466 10 5 36,422 5 8 14,388 5 2 6 5,9'3 9 A 49,618 8 10 59,849 19 ic 28,847 ° 5 36,028 13 6 90,461 7 10 379.445 2 1 27,366 16 o £ s. d. 124 2 9 16 10 10 8 6 883 10 o 3 11 13 5 11 02 8 14 8 9 18 10 11 11 8 14,172 2,282 23,845 19,647 2,2 17 i>975 669 3,55 - 6,146 2,641 3,027 2,052 2,797 3,210 5,337 25,508 1.S51 £ s. d 230,231 1 6 36,219 4 1 368,282 9 1 264,775 17 6 35,'35 5 ' 32,745 '6 3 11,794 4 6 62,080 11 11 85,915 16 8 5i,474 '3 o 59,319 8 7 30, 163 410 35,204 5 4 48,876 11 3 91,696 9 8 360,502 13 4 26,931 5 6 £ s. d. 16 411 '5 '7 5 15 8 11 1396 11 69 16 11 7 17 12 7 17 9 7 '3 '9 7 19 9 10 19 11 11 14 14 o 12 11 9 '5 4 6 17 3 8 14 2 8 '7 7 3 '3,397 o o 5,75° 9 " 5,33' 5 4 3,676 9 5 2,594 o 8 3.832 17 2 5,217 12 6 £ s. A. 197 6 6 567 5 n ... ... £ s. d. £ B.. d. 14,645 3 6 2,461 5 2 23,210 13 6 '8,534 ' 7 1,060 17 1 2,252 7 10 1,216 6 3 4,402 17 7 5,i34 3 7 3,495 o 10 2,533 '7 9 2,231 11 5 2,787 15 8 3,526 10 4 4,59i '5 ' 17,747 ' 2 1,470 4 9 3,159 532 4,386 3,7°5 622 427 207 1,229 1,486 598 8^6 466 599 854 1,480 5,260 ' 386 2,215 372 2,833 2,758 328 365 169 729 1,064 392 468 397 425 637 972 3,7°8 339 13.400 2,621 22,840 17,691 i>345 2,235 1,049 4,619 5,3o8 3,6" 2,755 1,940 3,156 3,47' ■9,997 i,359 £ s. d. 386,696 17 11 61,756 o 3 594,446 18 7 466,861 3 11 31,400 2 7 59,37' o 11 32,038 17 3 110,133 '8 8 131,780 2 11 87,293 9 8 66,418 8 4 54,651 4 3 7",'53 '8 4 90,532 10 6 117,1 77 6 11 16 4 36,862 15 6 £ s. A. 28 .7 2 23 1 1 3 26 o 6 26 7 10 23 611 2C11 1 3 30 10 10 23 16 10 2416 6 24 3 6 24 2 2 28 3 5 22 10 1 1 26 1 8 2216 9 23 5 2 27 2 6 1,856 4 2 12 10 11 989 9 7 8 812 3 10 3 8 9 18 9 9 3O 53° « 3 1,316 4 5 824 8 2 i,5 6 ° 17 5 15 8 1,235 ' i° 18,942 8 9 435 10 6 Totals tor Colony in 1892 ... | 1891 ... ,, 1S90 ... 1889 ... „ 1888 ... 1887 ... 1886 ... 1885 ... 1884 ... 1883 ... 1882 ... „ 1881 ... ,, 1880 ... 1879 ... 1878 ... 1877 ... „ 1876 ... 1875 ••■ 1874 ... 1873 ■•• „ 1872 ... „ 1871 ... 1870 ... „ „ 1869 ... 1868 ... Totals for Colony from 1st Feb. to 31st Dec, 1867 320 3" 296 294 290 283 271 256 243 222 207 190 .78 '6S 147 138 124 119 103 97 92 81 70 59 55 46 186,945 176,971 162,938 153,920 '45,355 136,197 '37,989 131,373 129,279 127,609 129,952 '25,855 81,660 71,86s 69,908 60,953 57,295 56,129 52,627 39,223 31,681 24,642 20,489 17,'33 13,014 6,977 1,878,270 6 4 [,842,987 15 2 ■,658,543 3 5 1,515,281 11 3 ',544,747 7 " 1,312,151 1 5 1,248,405 6 11 1,341,001 3 2 1,227,909 11 4 1,178,474 4 1 1,325,852 2 ii 1,189,012 2 7 864,441 18 10 812,399 11 11 762,084 12 o 681,294 13 2 664,134 12 6 657, 6 53 4 ° 699,249 14 3 5 8 °.542 5 5 430,877 o ° 312,338 18 4 264,328 5 7 240,898 5 9 194,535 i' 6 96,372 7 10 10 on 10 8 3 10 3 6 91610 1012 6 9 12 8 9 on 10 4 1 9 9 11 9 4 8 10 4 o 9 811 10 1 1 9 11 6 1 10 18 o 11 3 6 1 1 1 1 9 11 14 4 13 5 8 14 16 2 13 12 o 1213 6 12 18 o 120,628 111,603 ic6,868 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>.s63 39,486 36,977 29,778 21,268 17,254 14,773 n=934 9,292 6,365 1,919 1,821,348 18 1 1,693,5 '5 9 3 ',5oo,437 9 5 1,457,081 5 o ',387,471 1 10 1,182,409 7 6 ',336,287 6 4 1,264,305 8 3 i,i95,93i ° 11 1,295,719 18 3 ', o ' 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 9 425,9°8 3 5 313,176 7 11 261,347 16 3 209,509 13 2 180,518 4 1 107,094 17 3 26,415 '8 9 '5 2 o '5 3 5 14 o 9 H 13 9 H 8 5 "3 2 10 14 19 8 14 18 o 1416 o 1610 6 16 9 8 15 ° ' 13 11 8 1604 1772 16 18 10 17 12 8 19 14 8 20 16 5 20 o 5 18 3 o 17 '3 9 17 11 1 19 8 7 16 16 6 56,921 8 3 149,472 5 " 158,105 14 o 58,200 6 3 157,276 6 '1 129,741 13 11 76,695 14 11 3',978 10 5 183,253 2 10 286,817 o 11 83,937 5 6 ... 87,881 19 5 ... H7,245 14 *l 63,781 7 4 5,500 5,000 5,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 3,5°° 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,250 1,800 i,556 i,35i 1,264 1,186 789 822 o 4-29 o 4'i6 ° 4'45 ° 379 0 3'97 o 4-24 o 4-23 o 4-44 o 4"57 o 4'66 o 4-8.2 ° 4'52 o 6 04 o 5-69 0 5'33 o 5-98 O 6 - 2O o 6-44 o 6 '55 o 7-14 o 7-63 o 8-23 o 9-36 o 10-77 0 9-77 1 io"i8 111,301 13 I 104,098 17 o 92,319 o 6 84,809 17 1 78,080 6 o 67,363 15 3 65,825 9 6 62,228 3 11 57,38i 13 7 56,046 17 3 54,909 13 11 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 " 7,412 8 o 4,880 7 3 1,241 5 o 26,232 25,13' 23,7'9 21,778 21,307 20,368 21,671 20,661 20,228 20,386 21,014 25,059 16,137 '5>40i 13,005 ",235 ",255 ",273 10,346 7,382 6,205 4,615 4>3°4 3,839 3,282 2,520 18,171 17,872 17,256 '5,521 '6,543 '5,5 15 '6,757 16,421 '6,447 15,967 14,50s 12,718 12,217 12,786 9,634 8,59' 9,472 8,681 5,736 3,188 2,383 2,277 1,801 1,186 3 6 4 112,528 104,467 97,2o8 90,745 84,488 79,724 74.871 69,957 63,717 61,936 57,517 51,008 38,667 34,747 32,132 28,761 26,117 24,334 21,742 13,566 ' 0,549 8,3 '7 6,290 4,252 I 2,156 2,863,670 12 10 2,695,447 I' 6 2,441,876 8 7 2,19',45i 14 ' 2,048,441 io 9 1,813,084 18 8 ',6>5,979 9 6 1,638,035 19 j 1,499,112 o 7 I,4O9,75' 16 7 1,470,950 13 6 1,232,787 16 9 903,765 16 10 787,005 19 o 819,071 8 2 767,375 17 8 723,910 17 5 727,295 7 8 770,836 18 o 664,807 5 10 490,066 7 o 357,654 14 6 295,372 1 7 231,311 5 3 163,518 15 7 71,197 14 1 25 9 o 2516 o 25 2 4 24 2 11 24 4 IO 22 14 IO 21 I I 8 23 8 4 2 2 16 3 22 15 2 2 5" 5 24 3 4 2.5 7 6 22 12 11 25 9 9 26 13 7 27 14 4 29 17 9 35 9 o 38 16 1 36 2 5 U 18 1 35 10 3 36 15 5 38 9 ' ii ° 5 20,030 17 9 14,271 5 9 32,146 14 10 72,106 13 9 79,094 5 6 154,634 2 o 117,700 12 1 50,991 2 1 54,818 12 5 60,380 1 8 87,440 14 3 69,956 9 1 14 1 2 14 18 11 13 16 3 •3 '5 3 ...
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Table No. 5. Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1892.
Balances on 1st January, 1892. Transactions. Balances on 31st December, 1892. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. iIoney Order Accounts :— Money orders United Kingdom, &c. United States of America, &c. Hongkong Victoria South Australia New South Wales Queensland Tasmania Western Australia Commission >avings-Bank Accounts :— Deposits and withdrawals Transfers rELKGKAPH ACCOUNTS :— Receipts .. ' New South Wales New Zealand & Australian Cable 'ostal Revenue Accounts: — Stamps Postal Guides Private box and bag rents Miscellaneous revenue Money-order commission Total revenue 3-enebal Accounts :— Post Office Account Postmasters and Telegraphists Investments Accrued interest on investments Postal notes Maintenance o£ private wires.. Foreign postage Miscellaneous expenses Customs duty Game-license fees Goldfields revenue Goldminers' Guides Government Insurance Gum licenses Hospital and charitable aid .. Land-tax Live-stock .. Machinery fees Mining Act Native lands Oyster licenses Property-tax Public baths Registration of births, &c. . 1 Rents Advances to Treasury for payments to London office on Money Order Account Public Trust General Post Office Fine Fund Profit and loss £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 17,612 16 4 791 14 3 1,565 6 9 256 5 3 219 4 1 15,542 6 3 765,865 18 o 89,921 11 o 5,070 2 I 42 5 10 26,941 14 o 1,541 I 2 41,755 12 4 3,183 14 7 7,211 15 5 615 10 8 1,128 9 3 766,971 19 o 72,614 16 10 4,873 19 8 12 17 9 25,835 7 9 1,227 2 3 39,320 3 11 3,013 14 8 5,870 7 8 901 2 7 1,241 17 3 16,506 15 4 1,764 7 11 987 16 8 29 8 1 2,671 13 o 570 4 2 2,654 I2 6 205 10 o 2,094 I0 Io 37 15 9 129 17 11 35 10 1 753 3 1 323 7 8 243 5 11 2,695>447 11 6 941 5 9 i>989.571 19 5 123,903 5 6 1,821,348 18 1 123,313 9 10 2,863,670 12 10 I.53 1 1 5 1,320 4 5 423 19 7 506 7 7 128,387 7 9 11,487 3 o I3>!97 Io 7 127,540 4 11J 11,493 13 4 12,912 1 II 2,167 7 2J 4 J 7 9 3 791 16 3 111,745 4 11 275>879 6 10 361 8 6 4,703 10 o 43° 3 4 9,452 o o 192,124 4 8 273,001 9 7J 361 7 o 4,703 10 o 43° 3 4 9,452 o o 197,727 18 o 114,623 2 ij 016 7,324 16 4i 1,721 3 oj 38,023 8 3 i>348 4 3 11,936 12 2 652 2 10J 70,902 3 5 186,899 is 7 2,609,137 7 8 20,645 9 5 2,043,659 5 10 4,093,026 4 gj 801,546 o o 20,645 9 5 87,913 6 8 1,008 18 6 13,862 11 8 350,553 16 3 5,340 17 10 1,503 10 o 239 12 2 3 10 6 21,755 9 4 600 o o 2,024,896 18 9 4,107,052 10 7J 1,013,600 o o 21,284 H 2 86,490 8 2 1,008 18 6 11,839 9 6 354,920 11 8 5,434 14 7 1,503 10 o 238 16 8 39,446 6 9 3,371 6 5 7,569 16 9 558 6 li 52,139 16 4 200,926 1 5 2,821,191 7 8 21,284 II 2 5 1 6 890 3 5 21,176 13 6 600 16 2 6 231,000 o o 10,147 6 6 3,091 o 3 619 6 o 5 17 o 3 10 6 1,468 19 3 594 o o o 2 11 3 6 1 12 19 4 233,939 12 4 10,147 6 6 3,247 15 3 3,361 16 o 2,939 12 4 67 15 o 224 10 0 2,742 10 0 43 2 7 5 97 4 6 100 91,945 4 3 225 19 2 1,680 17 6 56 13 6 5,794 9 11 100 92,367 o o 195 8 2 1,648 14 o 56 3 6 10 11 8 30 11 0 129 8 o o 10 o 5,794 9 11 152 10 o 86,901 9 ioj 300 145,453 10 8 79,992 9 2! 300 144,447 2 6 7,061 10 8 19,625 14 6 20,632 2 8 Totals 3,096,897 3 4 2,911,389 6 9 2,911,389 6 9 11,717,206 1 2 11,717,206 1 2 3,096,897 3 4
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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, 1892.
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Description of Securities, &o. Nominal Value. Value at Cost Price. Interest accrued taut not received at Close of Year. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. Consolidated Loan 1867 Debentures, 4 per cent. 13,000 o o 12,480 o 0 109 13 11 " Consolidated Stock Act 1884 " Debentures, 4J per cent. 992,793 o o 992,881 o o 4,038 17 4 ' Consolidated Stock Act 1884 " Debentures, 5 per cent. 250,000 o o 250,000 o o 1,130 2 10 Defence Loan 1870 Debentures, 4 per cent. 75,000 o o 72,000 0 o 632 17 6 Defence Loan 1870 Debentures, 4J per cent. 5,000 o o 5,000 o o District Railways Purchasing Act Debentures, 4 per cent. 42,000 0 o 36,076 17 8 418 17 o District Eailways Purchasing Act Scrip, 4 per cent. 34,100 o 0 34,100 o o 34° 1 3 General Purposes Loan 1873 Debentures, 4 per cent. 5,200 o o 4,342 o o 43 17 7 ''Government Loans to Local Bodies Act 1886" Debentures, 4J per cent. 65,000 o o 65,000 o o 977 13 5 3-reymouth Harbour Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 69,000 o o 69,080 o 0 1,685 15 1 Hamilton Borough Debentures, 5J per cent. 3, 000 o o 3,000 o o 68 14 3 Hokitika Harbour Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 10,000 o o 10,000 o o 68 9 10 Immigration and Public Works Loan 1870 Debentures, 4 per cent. 173,200 o o 166,272 o o 1,461 10 4 [mmigration and Public Works Loan 1870 Debentures, 4 J per cent. 14,900 o 0 14,527 10 0 141 8 11 [mperial Immigration and Public Works Loan 1870 Guaranteed Debentures, 4 per cent. 324, 000 o o 324,000 0 0 1,065 4 o " Native Land Purchases Act 1892 " Debentures, 4£ per cent... 20,000 O O 20,000 O O 147 18 11 North Rakaia River Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 3,500 o o 3,500 o o 72 17 6 Damaru Borough Debentures, 5 per cent. 5,000 0 o 5,000 0 o 94 10 5 Oamaru Gas Bonds, 5 per cent. 8,800 o 0 8,800 o 0 36 3 3 Damaru Harbour Mortgages, 5£ per cent. 33,000 o o 33,000 o 0 760 16 1 Damaru Harbour Mortgages, 5 per cent. 30,000 o 0 30,000 o o 628 15 4 Patea Harbour Board Mortgages, 5 per cent. 10,000 o o 10,000 o o 72 12 1 rhames Borough Debentures, 6 per cent. 6,500 0 o 6,500 o o 190 3 9 Phames Harbour Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 10,000 o 0 10,000 o 0 124 13 2 Treasury Bills, 4| per cent. 366,500 o o 366,500 o o iVestport Harbour Board Debentures, 5 percent. 268,500 o o 269,132 o o 6,514 2 10 Post Office Account 458 14 7 Totals 21837,993 0 o 2,821,191 7 8 21,284 11 2
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Table No. 7. POST-OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS. Balance-sheet for the Year ended 31st December, 1892.
Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Balance to credit of depositors, 1st Withdrawals .. .. .. 1,821,348 18 1 January, 1892 .. .. .. 2,695,447 11 6 Balance to credit of depositors, 31st Deposits .. .. .. .. 1,878,270 6 4 December, 1892 .. .. .. 2,863,670 12 10 Interest allowed to depositors .. 111,301 13 1 £4,685,019 10 11 i £4,685,019 10 11 Dr. Liabilities and Assets. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance to credit of depositors, 31st Securities (vide Table No. 6).. .. 2,821,191 7 8 December, 1892 .. .. .. 2,863,670 12 10 To credit of Post Office Account on 31st December, 1892 .. .. .. 42,479 5 2 £2,863,670 12 10 £2,863,670 12 10 i Dr. Profit and Loss. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance forward, 1st January, 1892 .. 19,625 14 6 Interest credited to depositors, 1892 .. 111,301 13 1 Interest on investments .. £145,453 10 8 Paid Public Account, expenses of manageLess— ment .. .. .. .. 5,500 0 0 Accrued interest to 31st Savings-bank profits carried to revenue .. 7,000 0 0 December, 1891 .. 20,645 9 5 Balance to next account .. .. 20,632 2 8 124,808 1 3 £144,433 15 9 £144,433 15 9
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Table No. 8.-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.
in: Auckland. Wellington. Dunedin. Sydney. ELBOURNE. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Auckland, No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Wellington. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London, Date of Arrival in Dunedin. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Sydney. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Melbourne. No. of Days. i ! 1 1892. January February March April May June July August September October •October 2.3 2O 16 9 6 3 29 1892. February 27 March 25 April 22 May 2 1 June 18 July H August 12 September 8 October 6 November 5 December 4 35 34 34 35 35 33 34 33 33 35 36 1892. January 23 February 20 March 19 April 16 May 14 June 11 July 9 August 6 September 3 October 1 October 29 1892. February 29 March 2 7 April 24 May 23 June 20 July 17 August 14 September 10 October 7 November 7 December 6 1893. January 1 37 36 36 37 37 36 36 35 34 37 38 1892. January 23 February 20 March 19 April 16 May 14 Jane 11 July 9 August 6 September 3 October 1 October 29 1892. March 1 March 28 April 25 May 25 June 21 July 18 August 15 September 12 October 10 November 8 December 7 1893. January 2 38 37 37 39 3§ 37 37 37 37 38 39 January 23 February 20 March 19 April 16 May 14 J une 11 July 9 August 6 September 3 October 1 October 29 1892. March 3 March 3 1 April 26 May 25 June 24 July 19 August 17 September 13 October [ o November io December 9 1893. January 4 40 40 38 39 4i 38 39 38 37 40 41 1892. January 23 February 20 March 19 April 16 May 14 June 11 July 9 J August 6 September 3 : October 1 October 2Q 1892. March 4 April 1 April 27 May 26 June 25 July 20 August 18 September 15 October 1 1 November 11 December 10 1893. January 5 41 4" 39 40 42 39 40 40 38 41 42 November 26 December 30 1893. January 30 34 November 26 36 November 26 37 November 26 39 November 26 40 December 24 3 7 December 24 February 1 39 December 4 February 2 40 December 24 February 4 42 ! December 24 February 6 I 44 Maximum Minimum Average 37 33 39 34 36-46 40 37 3777 42 37 39-38 44 38 4°' 54 TO LONDON VIA SAN FRANCISCO. ELBOURXE. Sydney. Dunedin. ELLINGTON. Auckland. Date of Despatch from Melbourne. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Sydney. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Dunedin. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Wellington. 1891. December 3 1 1892. January 28 February 25 March 24 April 2 1 May 19 June 16 i July 14 August 11 September 8 October 6 November 3 Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Auckland. Date of Arrival in London. Mo. of Days. 1891. December 1892. January February March April May June July August September October October 26 20 16 '4 11 9 6 3 1 29 1892. February 3 March 5 March 3 1 April 27 May 25 June 22 July 20 August j8 September 14 October 12 November 9 December 7 1893. January 4 February 1 39 42 40 39 39 39 39 40 39 39 39 39 1891. December 28 1892. January 25 February 22 March 2 1 April 18 May 16 June 13 July 1 1 August 8 September 5 October 3 October 3 1 1892. February 3 March 5 March 3 1 April 2 7 May 25 June 22 July 20 August 18 September 14 October 12 November 9 December 7 1893. January 4 February 1 37 ■40 38 37 37 37 37 38 37 37 37 37 1891. December 30 1892. January 27 February 24 March 23 April 20 May 18 June 15 July 13 August 10 September 7 October 5 November 2 __ 18.92. February 3 March 5 March 3 1 April 27 May 25 June 22 July 20 August 18 September 14 October 12 November 9 December 7 1893. January 4 February 1 35 38 36 35 35 35 35 36 35 35 35 35 1892. February 3 March 5 I March 31 April 27 May 25 June 22 July 20 August 18 September 14 October 12 November 9 December 7 1893. January 4 j February t 34 37 35 34 34 34 34 35 34 34 34 34 1892. January 2 January 30 February 2 7 March 26 April 23 May 21 June 18 July 16 August ] 3 September 1 o October 8 November 5 . I 1892. February 3 March 5 March 3 1 April 27 May 25 June 22 July 20 August 18 September 14 October 12 November 9 December 7 1893. January 4 February 1 32 35 33 32 32 32 33 32 32 32 32 November December 26 24 39 39 November 28 December 26 37 37 November 50 December 28 35 35 December 1 December 29 34 34 i December 3 I December 3 1 32 32 Maximum Minimum Average 42 39 39"36 40 37 37"3 6 38 35'3Q 37 34 34'36 35 32
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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 BBL DISI (P. AND O. PACKETS). Melbourne. Sydney. Bluff. Christchurch. Wellington. Auckland. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Melbourne. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Sydney. No. I of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival at Bluff. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from I London. Date of Arrival in Christchurch. No. of Days. Date of Date of Despatch from ; Arrival in London. < Wellington. 1892. 1892. Jan. I j Feb. 12 Jan. 15 : Feb. 24 Jan. 29 ' March 17 Feb. 12 j March 22 Feb. 26 April 7 March 11 April 29 March 25 May 2 April 8 May 27 April 22 June 1 May 6 June 13 May 20 June 28 June 3 July 17 June 17 July 25 July 1 August 10 July 15 August 31 July 29 Sept. 14 August 12 Sept. 30 August 26 October 6 Sept. 9 ' October 2 1 Sept. 23 October 3 1 October 7 Nov. 14 October 2 1 Dec. 4 Nov. 4 Dec. 15 1893. No. of Days. i Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Auckland. No. of Days. I 1892. Jan. 1 Jan. 15 Jan. 29 Feb. 12 Feb. 26 March 1 1 March 25 ! April 8 Apri! 22 May 6 May 2 o June 3 June 17 July I July '5 July 29 August 12 August 26 Sept. 9 Sept. 23 October 7 October 2 1 Nov. 4 1892. Feb. 1 Feb. 16 March 3 March 14 March 3 1 April 15 April 23 May 12 May 24 June 6 June 20 '[uly 8 July 18 August 2 August i8 Sept. 1 Sept. 15 Sept. 26 October 14 October 25 Nov. 6 Nov. 2 1 Dec. 7 34 34 29 34 31 3 ! 35 32 34 34 34 3i 35 3 2 3° 33 J 1892. Jan. 1 J an - '5 Jan. 29 Feb. 12 Feb. 26 March 11 March 25 April 8 April 2 2 May 6 May 20 June 3 June 17 July 1 July 15 July 29 August [2 August 26 Sept. 9 Sept. 23 October 7 ! October 2 1 Nov. 4 1892. Feb. 2 Feb. 17 March 4 March 15 April 1 April 16 April 25 May .3 May 25 June 7 J une 2 1 J uly 9 July 19 August 3 August 19 Sept 2 Sept. 16 Sept. 27 October 15 October 26 Nov. 8 Nov. 22 Dec, 8 32 33 35 32 35 36 3i 35 33 36 32 33 35 3 s 35 32 36 33 32 32 34 1892. Jan. 1 Jan. 1 s Jan. 29 F'eb. 12 Feb. 26 March 1 1 March 25 April 8 April 2 2 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 2 1 Nov. 4 1892. Feb. 9 Feb. 2; March 14 March 2 1 April 1 1 April 26 May 2 May 23 May 3 1 June 13 June 28 July 18 July 24 August 9 August 29 Sept. 12 Sept. 28 October 3 October 24 October 3 r Nov. 13 Nov. 28 Dec. 16 39 4' 45 38 45 4 6 38 45 39 38 39 45 37 39 45 45 47 38 45 38 37 38 42 1892. Jan. 1 Jan. 15 Jan. 29 Feb. 12 Feb. 26 March 11 March 25 April 8 April 22 May 6 May 20 June 3 June 17 July [ July 15 July 29 August 12 August 26 Sept. 9 Sept. 23 October 7 October 2 1 Nov. 4 1892. Feb. 10 1 Feb. 25 March 1 5 March 22 April 13 April 27 May 3 May ,24 June i June [4 June 29 July 19 July 26 August 10 August 30 Sept. 13 Sept. 30 October 4 October 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 Nov. 29 Dec. 17 4° 41 46 39 47 47 39 46 40 39 40 46 39 40 46 46 49 39 46 39 39 39 43 42 40 48 39 4i 49 38 49 4° 38 39 44 38 40 47 47 49 41 42 38 38 1892. Jan. 1 Jan. 15 Jan. 29 Feb. 12 Feb. 26 March 1 1 ; March 25 April 8 April 22 May 6 I May 20 June 3 June 17 July 1 July 15 July 29 August 12 August 26 Sept. 9 Sept. 23 October 7 October 2 1 Nov. 4 1892. Feb. 10 Feb. 23 March 14 March 2 2 April 7 April 22 May 4 May 20 June 5 June 15 July 2 July 15 July 27 August 13 August 3 1 Sept. 10 Sept. 28 October 7 October 21 Nov. 5 Nov. 16 Dec. 2 Dec. 13 40 39 45 39 41 42 40 42 44 40 43 42 40 43 47 43 47 42 42 43 40 42 39 Nov. 18 Dec. 22 34 Nov. 18 Dec. 23 1893. 35 Nov. 1 8 Dec. 29 1893. 4' Nov. 18 Dec. 3 1 1893. 43 Nov. 18 Jan. 1 44 Nov. 18 Dec. 29 1893. 4' Dec. 2 Dec. 51 .893.' 29 Dec. 2 Jan. 2 j 3' Dec. 2 Jan. 10 39 Dec. 2 Jan. 11 40 Dec. 2 Jan. 13 42 I Dec. 2 Jan. 12 4' Dec. 16 Dec. 30 Jan. 20 Jan. 29 35 3° Dec. 16 Dec. 30 Jan. 2i Jan. 31 36 32 Dec. 16 Dec. 30 Jan. 26 Feb. 9 4' 4" Dec. 16 Dec. 30 Jan. 27 Feb. 1 [ 42 43 Dec. 16 Jan. 29 Dec. 30 I Feb. 9 44 Dec. j 6 Dec. 30 Jan. 26 Feb. 8 4' 40 Maximum Minimum Average 35 29 36 3' 3.V52 47 37 49 39 4233 49 38 42-33 47 39 41-78
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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.
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TO LONDON Til BEINDISI (P. AND O. PACKETS). Auckland. Wellington. Bluff. Sydney. Melbourne. Date of Despatch from Auckland. Date of Anival in London. No. of Davs. Date of Despatch from Wellington. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Bluff. Date of Arrival in London. No. Date of of Despa'ch from Days. Sydney. Date of Arrival in London. No. i.f Days. Date of Despatch from Melbourne. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. 1892. J anuary 6 1892. February 21 46 1892. January 14 January 22 February 6 February 20 March 4 March 2 1 April 2 April 16 April 30 May 14 May 2S June 11 June 25 July 8 July 23 August 6 August 20 Sept. 3 Sept. 17 1892. February 21 March 7 March 20 April 3 April 17 May 2 May 15 May 30 June 13 June 26 July 13 July 26 x\ugust 7 August 21 Sept. 6 Sept. 18 October 2 October 17 October 31 38 45 43 43 44 42 43 44 44 43 46 45 43 44 45 43 43 44 44 1892. January 8 January 22 February 5 February 20 March 4 March 19 April 1 April 16 April 30 May 13 May 27 June 13 June 27 July 11 1892. February 21 March 7 March 20 April 3 April 17 May 2 May 15 May - 30 June 13 June 26 July 13 July 26 August 7 August 21 1892. January 18 February 1 February 15 February 29 March 14 March 28 April 11 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 November 7 November 21 1892. February 21 March 7 March 20 April 3 April 17 May 2 May 15 May 30 June 13 June 26 July 13 July 26 August 7 August 21 Sept. 6 Sept. 18 October 2 October 17 October 31 November 14 November 27 December 11 December 24 1893. January 7 January 21 1892. January 19 February 2 February 16 March 1 March 15 March 29 April 12 April 26 May 10 May 24 June 7 June 21 J uI y 5 July 19 August 2 August 16 August 30 Sept. 13 Sept. 27 October 11 October 25 November 8 November 22 1892. February 21 March 7 March 20 April 3 April 17 May 2 May 15 May 30 June 13 June 26 July 13 July 26 August 7 August 21 Sept. 6 Sept. 18 October 2 October 17 October 31 November 14 November 27 December 11 December 24 1893. January 7 January 21 February 9 February 24 March 9 March 23 April 5 March 20 April 3 April 17 II ay 2 May 15 40 39 39 40 40 44 45 44 43 44 44 44 44 44 44 47 43 4 1 41 34 35 34 34 34 35 34 35 35 34 37 36 34 34 36 34 34 35 35 35 34 34 33 33 34 33 33 33 34 33 34 34 33 36 35 33 33 35 33 33 34 34 34 33 33 32 M ay 26 June 8 July 13 July 26 4 S 48 July 8 August 21 44 August 31 Sept. 14 October 6 October 17 October 31 November 14 47 47 39 August 5 August 19 Sept. 3 Sept. 16 Sept. 30 October 14 October 28 November 12 Sept. 18 October 2 October 17 October 31 November 14 November 27 December 11 December 24 1893. January 7 January 21 44 44 44 45 45 44 44 42 1893. January 7 November 11 December 24 1893. January 7 43 November 29 39 November 30 38 November 26 December 10 4 2 42 December 5 December 19 1893. January 2 33 33 December 6 December 20 1893. January 3 32 32 December 24 February 5 43 December 28 February 5 39 December 29 February 5 38 February 5 34 February 5 33 Maximum Minimum Average .. 4 8 39 ■ ■ 4279 46 38 ! 43'°° 47 38 4344 37 33 34'42 36 32 33H2
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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.
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FROM LONDON VIA NAPLES (ORIENT PACKETS).. Melbourne. Sydney. Bj.UFF. Christchurch. Wellington. Auckland. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Melbourne. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Sydney. No. I of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival at Bluff. Xo. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Christchurch. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Wellington. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Auckland. No. of Days. I 1892. 1892. Feb. 17 March 8 March 2 2 March 29 April [9 April 27 May 10 June 1 June 14 June 2i .1 uly 1 3 July 26 August 2 August 16 August 30 Sept. 20 Oct. 4 Oct. 1 [ Nov. 1 Nov. 10 Nov. 29 Dec. 13 Dec. 21 1893. Jan. 4 1892. 1892. Feb. 16 March 2 March 22 March 30 April 12 April 26 May 1 1 June s J une 9 June 22 Ju'y 5 July 25 August 2 August 16 August 3 i Sept. 14 October 7 October 1 1 Nov. 5 Nov. 8 Nov. 22 Dec. 6 Dec. 2 1 1893: 1892. Jan. 8 Jan. 22 Feb. 5 Feb. 19 March 4 March 18 April 1 April 15 April 29 May 13 May 2 7 June 10 June 24 July 8 July 22 August 5 August 19 Sept. 2 Sept. 16 Sept. 30 October 14 October 28 Nov. 11 1892. Feb. 10 Feb. 24 March 1 o March 22 April 6 April ] 9 May 3 May 19 June 1 June 14 June 29 July 14 July 23 August 9 August 2 Sept. 8 Sept. 23 October 2 October 20 Nov. 1 Nov. 16 I Nov. 30 Dec. 14 33 33 34 3 2 3 2 32 34 33 32 33 34 29 32 32 34 35 3° 34 32 33 33 33 1892. Jan. 8 1 Jan. 22 Feb. 5 J Feb. 19 March 4 March 18 April i April 15 April 29 May 1 3 : May 27 June 10 June 24 i July 8 July 2 2 August 5 August 19 I Sept. 2 J Sept. 1C J Sept. 30 October 14 October 28 | I Nov. 1 1 1892. Feb. 1 1 Feb. 25 March 1 1 March 23 April 7 April 20 May 4 May 20 June 2 June 15 June 30 July '5 I July 25 August 10 August 24 Sept. 9 Sept. 24 October 4 October 21 Nov. 2 Nov. 17 J Dec. 1 Dec. 15 34 3s 33 34 33 33 35 34 33 34 35 3' : 33 33 35 3 2 35 33 34 34 34 Jan. 8 Jan. 22 Feb. s Feb. 19 March 4 March 18 April 1 April j 5 April 29 May 13 May 27 June 10 [une 24 July 8 I July 22 August 5 August 19 Sept. 2 Sept. 16 Sept. 30 J October . 14 October 28 Nov. 11 1892. Feb. ] 6 March 7 March 2 1 March 28 April 18 April 26 Mav 9 May 31 June 13 June 20 July 12 July 24 August 1 August 15 August 29 Sept. 19 October 3 I October 10 October 3 1 Nov. ' 8 Nov. 28 Dec. 1 1 Dec. 19 1893. 39 45 45 38 45 39 46 45 38 44 38 38 38 45 45 58 45 39 45 44 38 1892. Jan. 8 Jan. 22 Feb. 5 Feb. 19 March 4 March 18 April 1 April 15 April 29 May 13 May 27 June ]0 June 24 July 8 July 22 August 5 August 19 Sept. 2 Sept. i 6 Sept. 30 October 14 October 28 Nov. 1 1 40 46 46 46 40 39 47 46 39 j 47 46 39 39 39 46 46 { 39 J 46 1 46 40 Jan. 8 I an. 22 Feb. 5 Feb. 19 March 4 March 18 April j April 15 April 29 May 13 May 27 June 10 June 24 July 8 July 22 August 5 August 19 Sept. 2 Sept. 16 Sept. 30 October [4 October 28 Nov. 1 1 1892. Feb. 19 March 5 March 22 March 31 April 15 May 1 May i 1 ; June I June 13 June 23 .1 uly 7 July 21 August 3 August 19 August 31 Sept. 14 October 6 October 1 4 October 3 1 Nov. 1 Nov. 25 Djc. 10 Dec. 20 1893. 42 43 46 4" 42 44 40 47 45 41 4' 41 40 42 40 40 48 42 45 44 42 43 39 1892. Jan. 8 Jan. 22 Feb. 5 Feb. 19 March 4 March 18 April 1 April 15 April 29 May 13 May 2 7 June 10 June 24 July 8 July 22 August 5 August 19 Sept. 2 Sept. 16 Sept. 30 October 14 October 28 Nov. [ 1 39 40 46 40 39 39 40 4' 40 39 45 39 39 40 40 49 39 5° 39 39 39 40 Nov. 25 Dec. 27 1893. 32 Nov. 25 Dec. 28 1893. 33 Nov. 25 Jan. 3 39 Nov. 25 40 Nov. 25 Jan 4 40 Nov. 25 Jan. 5 4' Dec. 9 Dec. 23 ' Jan. 12 Jan. 26 34 34 Dec. 9 Dec. 23 Jan. 13 Jan. 27 35 35 Dec. 9 Dec. 23 Jan. 17 Feb. 2 39 4' Dec. 9 Dec. 23 [an. 19 Feb. 3 4' 42 Dec. 9 Dec. 23 Jan. 19 Feb. 4 4i 43 Dec. 9 Dec. 23 Jan. 18 Feb. 2 40 41 I Maximum Minimum Average 35 29 36 3« 46 38 4>"54 47 39 I 4273 48 39 4238 5' 39 4' "3 1
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TO LONDON VIA NAPLES (ORIENT PACKETS). Auckland. Wellington. Bluff. Sydney. Melbourne. Date of 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 Despatch from Bluff. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Sydney. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Melbourne. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. 1892. January 19 February 2 February 16 March 1 March 16 March 29 April 12 April 26 May 11 May 21 1892. February 27 March 13 March 28 April 9 April 23 May 9 May 21 June 4 June 18 July 2 1892. 1892. 1892. January 15 January 30 February 13 February 26 March 11 March 26 April 8 April 23 May 6 May 20 June 3 June 18 July 1 July 16 July 30 August 12 August 26 Sept. 10 Sept. 23 October 8 October 26 November 4 November 18 1892. February 27 March 13 March 28 April 9 April 23 May 9 May 21 June 4 June 18 July 2 July 16 August 1 August 15 August 27 Sept. 13 Sept. 24 October 8 October 23 November 6 November 21 November 30 December 17 December 30 1893. January 17 January 28 1892. January 25 February 8 February 22 March 7 March 21 April 4 April 18 May 2 May 16 May 30 June 13 June 27 July 11 July 25 August 8 August 22 Sept. 5 Sept. 19 October 3 October 17 October 31 November 14 November 28 1892. February 27 March 13 March 28 April 9 April 23 May ■ 9 May 21 June 4 June 18 July 2 July 16 August 1 August 15 August 27 Sept. 13 Sept. 24 October 8 October 23 November 6 November 21 November 30 December 17 December 30 1893January 17 January 28 1892. January 26 February 9 February 23 March 8 March 22 April 5 Aprii 19 May 3 May 17 May 31 June 14 June 28 July 12 July 26 August 9 August 23 Sept. 6 Sept. 20 October 4 October 18 November 1 November 15 November 29 1892. February 27 March 13 March 28 April 9 April 23 May 9 May 21 June 4 June 18 July 2 July 16 August 1 August 15 August 27 Sept. 13 Sept. 24 October 8 October 23 November 6 November 21 November 30 December 17 December 30 1893. January 17 January 28 39 40 4 1 39 38 41 39 39 38 42 43 43 44 43 43 44 43 42 43 43 43 44 45 42 45 43 43 43 44 44 35 43 42 33 34 35 33 33 35 33 33 33 33 33 35 35 33 36 33 33 . 34 34 35 3° 33 32 32 33 34 32 32 34 32 32 32 32 34 34 32 35 32 32 33 33 34 29 32 3i June 21 August 1 41 August 15 August 27 Sept. 13 Sept. 24 38 39 July 2 44 July 20 August 3 August 16 October 11 October 26 November 8 November 22 November 21 November 30 December 17 December 30 1893. January 17 January 28 4 1 35 39 38 Sept. 30 October 6 October 21 November 4 November 19 November 6 November 21 November 30 December 17 December 30 37 46 40 43 4 1 December 4 December 14 44 45 December 2 December 16 46 43 December 12 December 26 1893. January 9 36 33 December 13 December 27 1893. January 10 35 32 December 30 February 10 42 February 10 32 February 10 31 Maximum Minimum Average 45 35 39-85 46 37 46 35 43-00 36 3° 33-54 35 29 32-54
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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, 1892.
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, 1892.
Table No. 13. Table showing the Number of Letters, Post-cards, Book-packets, and Newspapers delivered by the Letter-carriers from the Post Offices within the several Postal Districts during the Year ended 31st December, 1892.
Ddivi :red. Posi :ed. Postal Districts. Letters. Post-cards. Books, &c. Newspapers Letters. Post-cards. Books, &c. Newspapers. Auckland Thames New Plymouth Gisborne Napier Wanganui Wellington Nelson Westport Greymouth .. Hokitika Blenheim Christchurch .. Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill .. 5,685,550 399,763 467,142 252,148 1,243,541 1,246,089 4,565,"9 497,367 167,700 307,840 205,530 371.410 3.659,383 809,510 516,165 3,335,163 1,350,518 224,679 16,094 37,505 11,960 62,075 79,092 177,138 19,916 5,551 8,060 7,176 13,767 206,219 55,445 29,198 183,950 87.113 1,600,807 81,497 81,874 54,2io 238,914 395,98o 826,215 151,1go 45,ij6 95,810 66,963 85,930 809,549 165,672 121,836 1,393.249 293,631 2,400,671 232,765 259,480 210,041 511,537 578,409 1,462,422 193,999 142,584 197,015 148,343 221,806 831,493 261,183 176,306 1,097,135 613,756 5,039,528 356,317 481,052 214,942 1,270,646 1,331,850 4,575,584 605,280 178,425 367,081 169,637 34 O ,483 4,026,607 872,274 488,631 3,783.429 1,429,038 355,225 10,907 32,734 3,315 54,548 99,281 172,224 27,924 3.198 7,020 4.3i6 9,256 205,361 46,267 23,478 212,238 78,806 1,222,078 43,888 56,836 33,696 309,868 370,916 1,203,813 178,581 16,887 72,462 30,927 77,259 1,120,951 178,841 91,962 1,351,493 414,466 2,528,825 104,403 145,197 7O,473 353,288 302,627 1,209,962 142,753 80,691 159,198 79,040 109,044 1,723,267 150,150 104,767 1,321,346 433,589 Totals 25,079,938 1,224,938 6,508,463 9,538.945 9,768,226 25,530.804 23.745,4 62 1,346,098 6,774.924 3,827,980 g,oi8,62O Previous year.. 1,181,141 8,733.686 23,867,402 1,097,788 3,342,781
Letters. Received. Books, &c. Newspapers. Received. Despatched. Letters. Books, Sec. Newspapers. United Kingdom— Vid San Francisco .. .. 470,664 ' 376,438 Via Direct packets .. .. ! 30,406 4,082 Via P. and O. and Orient lines .. ! 338,335 ' ,200,37s Australian Colonies .. .. 741,754 1,094,204 Other places .. .. .. 113,114 : 154,185 911,106 19.132 807,222 996,861 274,641 911,106 19.132 807,222 996,861 274,641 483,258 134. 68 3 62,891 641,259 118,165 85,896 19.134 7.308 71.337 20,314 388,695 86,570 31,255 507.241 115,618 Totals .. .. .. 1,694,273 ' 1,829,284 3,008,962 3,008,962 1,440,256 203,989 1.129,379 Totals for previous year .. 1,610,942 ' 1,211,893 2,578.514 1,407,803 181,389 1,129,799
Postal Districts. Letters. Post-cards. Books, Circulars, &c. Newspapers. Auckland Thames .. New Plymouth Gisborne Napier .. Wanganui Wellington Nelson .. Westport Greymouth Hokitika Blenheim Christchurch Timaru .. Oamaru .. Dunedin Invercargill 1 2,327,365 ■ I 77,4 2 9 163,960 60,256 364,122 298,186 1,467,760 186,056 41,613 124,772 76,109 77,479 1,770,658 I95>7 1 5 127,636 1,182,449 318,194 66,250 13,980 i6,335 3,116 12,827 17,833 49,693 8,193 1,877 4,623 3,417 5,208 82,273 17,478 11,425 46,649 27,622 234,845 I5,I5O 25,476 9,502 54,735 52,973 164,836 21,767 9,767 22,757 13,463 23,032 269,679 34,474 32,926 287,221 92,720 438,269 60,748 92,872 27,444 59,201 115,201 334.334 76,256 17,638 51.334 55,217 56,958 477,027 56,321 25.78 1 315,23° IJ 7>434 Totals 3,959,759 388,799 1,365,323 2,377,265
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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 1885, 1890, 1891, and 1892.
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Postal Districts. Revenue. Letter Delivered. Letters. :rs. Posted. Delivered. Posted. Post-cards. Delivered. Posted. Books. Delivered. Posted. Newspapers. Auckland— 1885 1890 1891 1892 £ s. d. 37,636 12 5 50,005 16 1 51,44° 11 3 56,346 14 8 3.776,630 5,083,429 5,705,466 5,685,550 ,3,206,294 4,286,499 4,682,483 5,039,528 126,646 208,780 232,362 224,679 127,946 233,845 273,533 355,22.5 277,927 620,217 814,099 1,600,807 176,150 660,281 753,558 1,222,078 1,400,906 2,152,878 2.543.9O5 2,400,671 1,339,468 2,iS5>°4° 2,294,890 2,528,825 hames — 1885 1890 1891 1892 3.887 11 3 3,920 5 7 ,3,980 1 o 3,755 '5 'o 369,100 435,656 446,693 399,763 359,55° 347,538 377,'i7 356,317 io,374 15,041 I7.55O 16,094 11,310 10,701 9,737 10,907 24,674 56,680 55,458 8i,497 18,681 24,330 30,641 43,888 240,569 224,939 247,962 232,765 187,317 111,172 104.455 104,403 New Plymouth — 1885 1890 1891 1892 3,210 16 4 3,812 1 7 5,261 15 3 5,533 14 1 261,426 323,49 2 41.5,7'4 467,142 225,966 308,016 382,551 481,052 23,179 24,iS4 28,028 37.5O5 24,037 29,083 23,595 32,734 34,545 48,490 43,7o6 81,874 26,676 20,076 29,848 56,836 168,844 208,819 208,403 259,480 98,280 107,141 134,680 145,'97 Gisborne — 1885 1890 1891 1892 1,545 ] 3 o 2,353 9 8 2,266 4 2 2,626 o 7 153,998 198,744 215,852 252,148 132,210 180,656 184,587 214,942 1,846 4,810 5,395 11,960 2,990 2,560 5,S64 3,3'S 10,699 63.232 45,292 54,2io 12,870 34,99' 24,531 33,696 115,089 167.193 169,052 210,041 71,682 71,151 65,66.3 7o,473 apier— 1885 1890 1891 1892 7,953 '6 o 10,953 18 2 12,365 8 8 13,001 14 5 795,236 1,039,636 1,060,553 1,243,541 711,282 998,733 1,191,918 1,270,646 21,203 38,675 44,746 62,075 21,437 33,52 1 43,8.36 54,548 75,283 121,212 '29,'55 238,914 52,286 165,202 205,491 309,868 354,159 474.S9 1 436,'37 5'1.537 309,985 338,990 331,058 353,288 Wanganui—' 1-885 1890 1891 1892 8,219 18 7 ",955 4 7 13,210 11 9 14,340 o 11 872,430 1,038,882 1,148,667 1,246,089 7io,775 1,078,236 1,189,084 1,331,850 34,658 6.3,089 66,911 79,092 3 6 ,5O4 65,440 101,686 99,281 137,956 109,850 148,161 395,980 52,871 146,583 207,857 .370,916 441,792 469,352 527,046 578,409 19,3,700 229,893 266,591 302,627 Wellington — 1885 1890 1891 1892 68,085 14 7 76,912 9 9 76,153 4 9 78,244 IS i_ 2,813,460 3,766,685 4,068,402 4,565,'i9 2,375,529 3,7'1,877 4,072,614 4,575.584 66,443 I34,49 8 138,645 177.'38 65,104 ii5, o 7' 126,204 172,224 241,020 524,589 597,3H 826,215 3X7,140 75°.9°5 685,789 1,203,813 848,601 1,327,664 1,434,979 1,462,422 897,728 1,340,232 1,196,286 1,209,962 elson- — 1885 1890 1891 1892 4,667 18 1 5,103 6 o 5,625 15 11 6,6,33 8 10 456,222 464,477 5IO.47I 497'3f'7 411,034 443,755 5 19,662 605,280 io,S43 22,334 3i,3i7 19,916 13,2.34 21,848 25,155 27,924 55,536 62,517 63,089 i 5 1,190 35.526 62,840 92,573 178,581 203,346 234,767 212,095 193,999 "7,923 124,341 "9,379 142,753 Westport —■ 1885 1890 1891 1892 1,432 19 1,967 2 2,193 8 2,020 13 2 1 o 7 121,589 190,879 201,201 167,700 114,699 169,889 199,355 178,425 3,7i8 5,643 9,399 5,55' 2,730 5,54i 4,316 3,'98 10,634 21,164 29,276 45,136 5,547 9,112 12,350 16,887 83,772 156,936 153,270 142,584 45,'19 73,686 76,752 80,691 Greymouth — 1885 1890 1891 1892 2,920 o 8 3,973 ' ,o 3,76i o 8 3,982 2 9 266,682 368,108 317,629 307,840 227,929 347,354 338,429 367,081 6,240 9,165 12,571 8,060 5,33O 8,548 9,399 7,020 26,546 52,975 53, 2 22 95,8lO 14,690 37,079 53.573 72,462 190,554 253,474 211,107 197,015 136,552 136,106 147,004 159,198 Hokitika— 1885 1890 1891 1892 2,154 3 1 1,996 5 4 1,998 11 11 2,057 '7 7 208,975 187,889 175,864 205,530 169,065 •58,755 168,31 1 169,637 6,214 8,333 7,709 7,'76 6,071 S.003 3,458 4,3'6 21,615 31.356 3.0, 108 66,963 10,361 16,675 18,928 .30,927 168,766 141,193 128,245 '48,343 85,003 65,781 7i,9i6 79,040 Blenheim — 1885 1890 1891 1892 2,952 6 o 3,908 14 7 4,121 9 7 4,036 o o 308,529 334,815 344,643 371,4'Q 242,619 3'7,5 2 3 347,88o 340,483 ii,479 10,608 12,184 13,767 4,173 9,007 8,242 9,2.56 31.525 49,452 52,247 8S>930 13,936 41,176 42,627 77,259 154,544 204,711 210,483 221,806 78,520 89,323 103,740 109,044 Christchurch — 1885 1890 [891 1892 31,836 10 o 36,226 7 6 39,720 10 7 42,369 8 2 3,212,638 3,398,291 3,442,140 3,659,383 2,848,443 3,398,556 3,723,590 4,026,607 129,549 186,329 178,789 206,219 145,°54 181,128 228,345 266,223 384,475 4S4,5'9 809,549 269,438 505,820 576,953 1,120,951 i,o.5i,934 949,806 935,688 831,493 1,195,558 1,260,362 1,651,910 1,723,267 'imaru — 1885 1890 1891 1892 6,454 6 2 8,783 14 4 9,761 18 7 9,372 19 4 783,900 782,184 801,034 809,510 607,516 771,361 896,610 872,274 33,670 50,037 54,95i 55,445 33,553 45.745 50,284 46,267 69,593 97,786 128,531 165,672 35,2°4 99,25' '35.057 178,841 234,260 274,001 298,610 261,183 127,036 148,566 161,317 150,'50 Oamaru — 1885 1890 1891 1892 3,998 7 6 4,355 19 6 4,865 16 11 4,620 6 3 569,101 447,213 463,242 516,165 37°.72' 409,695 472,355 488,631 15,587 30,615 30,342 29,198 15,990 26,247 25,298 2.3,4/8 5 2 > '56 59,423 67,912 121,836 26,403 49,8i5 66,690 91,962 271,180 134,355 150,371 176,306 106,444 85,713 92.365 104,767 Dunedin — 1885 1890 1891 1892 32,468 19 10 36,908 12 2 38,355 ' 8 40,119 [S 7 3,231,124 3,147,690 3,272,386 3,335,i6.3 2,820,025 3.406,250 3.63i>979 3,783,429 97,812 138,320 145,288 183,950 119,119 136,841 155,2.59 212,238 240,409 396,162 444,'32 1,393,249 373>°35 495.592 690,911 '■35'.493 1,168,778 1,233,895 1,222,442 1,097,135 1,284,114 ',954,939 1,477,177 1,321,346 Invercargill — 1885 1890 1891 1892 9,873 14 10 12,296 1 2 13,690 18 4 14,027 12 8 1,170.338 1,207,193 1,277.445 1,350,518 924,820 1,167,244 1,366,937 1,429,038 S4,56i 69,004 81,601 87,"3 31,629 60,936 87,230 78,806 94.367 138,749 186,563 293,631 87,438 201,073 200,60,3 414,466 588,276 612,638 678,431 613,756 274,079 399,086 438,503 433,589 Totals— 1885 1890 1891 1892 229,299 7 6 275,432 9 " 288,772 9 o 303,089 0 4 19,37 '.378 22,415,263 23,867,402 2.5,079,938 16,458,477 21,5°! >93 7 23.745,462 25.530.804 653,722 1,019,434 1,097,788 1,224,938 666,211 991,065 [,181,141 1,346,098 1,670,708 2,838,329 3,342,781 6,508,463 ',595,252 3,320,801 3,827,980 6,774,924 7,685,370 9,221,212 9,768,226 9,538,945 6,548,508 8,691,522 8,733.686 9,018,620
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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 1892.
Postal Districts. No. of Offices. Total Estimated Correspondence posted and delivered. Books and Parcels. Newspapers. Samples. Estimated Expenditure. E Total. From Stamps, &c. Estimated Revenue. Letters. Post-cards. Cost of Conveyance of Mails. Salaries. Contingencies. Official Postage. Total. North Island. Auckland Thames New Plymouth Gisborne Napier Wanganui Wellington 283 39 29 22 62 5° 107 10,725,078 756,080 948,194 467, ogo 2,514,187 2,577,939 9,140,703 579,904 27,001 7°,239 15,275 116,623 I7 8 ,373 349,362 j>336.777 2,822,885 125,385 138,710 87,906 548,782 766,896 2,030,028 6,520,592 65,999 3,678 3,041 2,297 13,893 10,179 68,037 4,929,496 337,i68 404,677 280,514 864,825 881,036 2,672,384 4,730 13 10 1,426 16 o 433 3 4 538 o o 1,747 17 ° 770 11 5 1,879 11 3 £ s. d. 12,265 18 o 2,288 7 9 1,484 o o 799 10 o 4,207 10 o 3,011 3 11 10,049 1 5j £ s. d. 2,237 3 5 35O 17 3 191 19 11 79 o 10 475 9 11 157 13 9 3,748 19 10 £ s. d. 19,233 15 3 4,066 1 o 2,109 3 3 1,416 10 10 6,430 16 11 3,939 9 1 15,677 12 6J 49,355 7 5 3,iio 4 3 4,227 9 o 1,930 13 11 11,712 11 1 12,345 11 7 40,580 9 8 123,262 6 11 £ s. d. 6,991 7 3 645 11 7 1,3°6 5 1 695 6 8 1,289 3 4 1,994 9 4 37,664 5 5 56,346 14 8 3,755 15 10 5,533 14 1 2,626 o 7 13,001 14 5 14,340 o 11 78,244 15 I Totals for North Island 592 27,129,271 167,124 10,370,100 11,526 12 10 34,105 11 ii 7,241 4 " 52,873 8 iojj 50,586 8 8 173,848 15 7 Middle Island. Nelson Westport Greymouth Hokitika Blenheim Christchurch Timaru 43 28 32 34 33 166 44 26 150 1,102,647 346,125 674,921 375,167 711,893 7,685,990 1,681,784 1,004,796 7,118,592 2,779,556 47,840 8.749 15,080 11,492 23,023 411,580 101,712 52,676 396,188 165,919 329,771 62,023 168,272 97,890 163,189 1,930,500 344,513 213,798 2,744,742 708,097 9,5i8 2,651 5,482 3,550 4,389 49,567 4,847 1,813 51,667 7,608 336,752 223,275 356,213 227,383 330,850 2,554,76o 4",333 281,073 2,418,481 i,O47,345 1,057 10 ° 383 1 o 494 13 4 515 14 o 972 5 o 2,651 2 6 479 13 8 151 o o 5,006 1 6 2,104 4 4 2,034 Io o 1,105 o o 1,989 o o 979 5 2 1,457 o o 9,646 8 2 2,122 10 o 1,448 15 o 10,187 14 10 3.423 4 2 431 3 1 167 10 6 133 5 3 120 17 11 147 17 4 993 3 9 164 3 9 76 o 5 1,959 3 3 571 10 2 3,523 3 1 1,655 11 6 2,616 18 7 1,615 17 1 2,577 2 4 13,290 14 5 2,766 7 5 1,675 15 5 17,152 19 7 6,098 18 8 5,810 15 6 1,607 14 3 3,457 ° 1 1,651 15 7 3,o88 3 4 38,834 18 10 7,705 6 8 4,280 8 7 37,321 2 2 13,073 6 6 822 13 4 412 19 4 525 2 8 406 2 o 947 16 8 3,534 9 4 1,667 12 8 339 17 § 2,798 13 5 954 6 2 6,633 8 10 2,020 13 7 3,982 2 9 2,057 17 7 4,036 o o 42,369 8 2 9,372 19 4 4,620 6 3 40,119 15 7 14,027 12 8 Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill Totals for Middle Island 671 23,481,471 1,234,259 6,762,795 141,092 8,187,465 13,815 5 4 34,393 7 4 4,764 15 5 52,973 8 1 116,830 11 6 12,409 13 3 129,240 4 9 General Post Office •• .. .. •■ 35.173 II 2 60,515 9 4 5,814 10 o 759 19 3 41,748 o 5 12,400 14 7 12,400 14 7 •• Totals for the Colony .. 1,263 18,557,565 50,610,742 2,571,036 13,283,387 308,216 74,313 8 5j 12,765 19 7 147.594 17 4i 252,493 13 o 62,996 1 11 315,489 14 II
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Table No. 16. Table showing the Area and Population of Countries belonging to, and the respective Dates of their Entry into, the Postal Union.
Country. Area in Square Miles. Population. Date of Entry into the Union. Country. Area in Square Miles. Date of Entry Population. into the Union. America (United States of) Argentine Republic Austria-Hungary Belgium Bolivia Bosnia-Herzegovina Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chili .. Colombia Congo (Independent State of) Costa Rica Denmark Danish Antilles Dominican Republic Egypt Ecuador France and Algeria French Colonies Germany German Protectorates — Africa East Africa South-west .. Cameroons Marshall Islands New Guinea Togo Territory Great Britain British Colonies— Australasia— Fiji New Guinea New South Wales New Zealand Queensland South Australia .. Tasmania Victoria "Western Australia Antigua Bahamas .. Barbadoes Bermuda British North Borneo Ceylon Cyprus Dominica Falkland Islands .. Gambia Gibraltar Gold Coast Grenada and Grenadines Guiana (British) .. Honduras (British).. Hong Kong Jamaica .. Labuan 3,557,019 1,077,033 241,599 11,374 515,156 19,734 3,219,130 37,322 3,385,351 290,829 513,873 865,383 23,001 89,771 139 18,756 383,915 118,632 461,794 525,807 208,665 368,826 332,446 10,039 160 96,917 23,167 121,483 62,982,244 3,793,800 41,394,072 6,136,444 1,434,800 1,336,091 14,002,335 3,154,375 4,829,411 2,817,552 3,320,530 14,000,000 243,205 2,266,778 32,786 417,000 6,848,000 1,204,000 42,531,196 27,058,130 49,428,470 2,900,000 200,000 480,500 16,000 387,000 2,250,000 37,879,285 1 July, 1875. 1 April, 1878. 1 July, 1875. 1 July, 1875. 1 April, 1886. 1 July, 1892. 1 July, 1877. 1 July, 1879. 1 July, 1878. 1 April, 1881. 1 July, 1881. 1 Jan., 1886. 1 Jan., 1883. 1 July, 1875. 1 Sept., 1877. 1 Oct., 1880. 1 July, 1875. 1 July, 1880. 1 Jan., 1876. 1 July, 1876. 1 July, 1875. 1 April, 1891. 1 July, 1888. 1 June, 1887. 1 Oct., 1888. 1 Jan., 1888. 1 June, 1888. 1 July, 1875. British Colonies — contd. Lagos Malta Mauritius and Dependencies Montserrat Natal and Zululand Nevis Newfoundland St. Christopher St. Lucia St. Vincent Sierre Leone Straits Settlements Tobago Trinity Turk's Island Virgin Islands Greece Guatemala Hayti Hawaiian Islands Holland Dutch Colonies— Dutch Antilles Dutch Guiana Dutch East India .. i Honduras (Republic of).. India (British) Italy .. Japan Liberia Luxembourg Mexico Montenegro Nicaragua Norway Paraguay Persia Peru Portugal Portuguese Colonies Roumania Russia Salvador Servia Siam South African Republic Spain.. Spanish Colonies . .. Sweden Switzerland Tunis.. Turkey Uruguay Venezuela (United States of) 1,069 125 1,086 32 26,314 45 42,731 68 237 147 3,000 1,544 114 1,754 222 64 25,143 48,303 11,072 6,543 12,742 436 49,848 723,219 46,264 1,876,255 110,679 147,657 14,363 999 751,584 3,500 47,859 124,559 97,726 635,161 439,014 35,745 850,738 50,589 8,660,590 8,135 18,761 308,893 113,634 194,990 165,644 173,974 15,964 44,905 1,150,511 72,173 85,607 177,225 397,637 11,762 6S6,465 13,087 202,100 30,876 41,713 41,054 74,835 506,984 18,335 208,030 4,744 4,639 2,187,208 1,452,003 960,000 89,990 4,564,565 45,162 68,873 32,174,600 381,938 291,351,000 30,355,491 40,353,461 2,000,000 211,088 11,885,607 200,000 312,845 1,988,664 330,000 7,500,000 2,980,000 4,708,178 14,213,000 5,038,342 112,915,520 777,895 2,161,961 9,000,000 768,700 J 17,571,432 9,490,000 4,784,981 2,917,754 1,500,000 22,075,000 706,524 1 Jan., 1879. 1 July, 1875. 1 April, 1877. 1 July, 1879. 1 July, 1892. 1 July, 1879. 1 Jan., 1879. 1 July, 1879. 1 Feb., 1881. 1 Sept., 1881. 1 Jan., 1879. 1 April, 1877. 1 Feb., 1881. 1 April, 1877. 1 Feb., 1881. 1 July, 1879. 1 July, 1875. 1 Aug., 1881. 1 July, 1881. 1 Jan., 1882. 1 July, 1875. 1 May, 1877. 1 May, 1877. 1 May, 1877. 1 April, 1879. 1 July, 1876. 1 July, 1875. 1 June, 1877. 1 April, 1879. 1 July, 1875. 1 April, 1879. 1 July, 1875. 1 May, 1882. 1 July, 1875. 1 July, 1881. 1 Sept., 1877. 1 April, 1879. 1 July, 1875. 1 July, 1877. 1 July, 1875. 1 July, 1875. 1 April, 1879. 1 July, 1875. 1 July, 1885. 1 Jan., 1893. 1 July, 1875. 1 May, 1877. 1 July, 1875. 1 July, 1875. 1 July, 1888. 1 July, 1875. 1 July, 1880. 8,046 88,460 308,586 104,640 668,260 380,603 26,215 88,451 975,825 170 5,390 166 19 31,005 24,702 3,707 67 4,839 69 2 38,685 121,180 489,000 1,133,153 668,353 393,938 315,048 146,667 1,140,405 49,835 30,699 47,565 182,306 15,013 120,000 3,008,239 209,291 26,841 1,789 14,266 25,775 1,500,000 1 Oct., 1891. 1 Oct., 1891. 1 Oct., 1891. 1 Oct., 1891. 1 Oct., 1891. 1 Oct., 1891. 1 Oct., 1891. 1 Oct., 1891, 1 Oct., 1891. 1 July, 1879. 1 July, 1880. 1 Sept., 1881. 1 April, 1877. 1 Feb., 1891. 1 April, 1877. 1 July, 1875. 1 July, 1879. 1 Jan., 1879. 1 Jan., 1879. 1 Jan., 1876. 1 Jan., 1879. 166 88,652 8,292 31 4,193 30 53,209 284,887 31,471 121,441 639,491 5,853 1 Feb., 1881. 1 April, 1877. 1 Jan., 1879. 1 April, 1877. 1 April, 1877. 1 April, 1877. 403,087 2,323,527 1 Jan., 1880. Totals 36,886,395 988,976,721
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Table No. 17. 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 Calendar Years ended 31st December, 1882, to 31st December, 1892.
c Number o do f Telegrams forwarded iring the Year. Revenue derived from Private and Press Messages, Money-order Telegrams, and Incidental Receipts. ) Cost of Maintenance of Lines. excluding Australian cable subsidy. Year ended Number of Miles of Line. Number of Miles of -Wire. z Government. Total. Value of Government Messages. Total Value of Business done during the Year. Cost of Maintenance ■ of Stations. Total Expenditure. Cost of Maintenance of Lines per Mile. -ft Tariff in Operation. Private, and Press. 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 1891 „ 1892 699 757 1,110 1,329 1,661 1,976 2,185 2,356 2,530 2,986 3,154 3,259 3,434 3,5" 3,638 3,758 3,824 3,974 4,074 4,264 4,463 4,546 4,646 4,790 4,874 5,148 5,349 5,479 1,39° 1,498 2,223 2,495 2,897 3,247 3,823 4,574 5,782 6,626 7> 2 47 7,423 8,035 8,117 9,333 9,587 9,653 9,848 10,037 10,474 10,931 11,178 n,375 11,617 11,827 12,812 13,235 13,459 13 21 31 45 56 72 81 93 105 127 142 155 182 195 214 227 234 264 302 330 375 412 437 473 489 520 573 615 24,761 55,621 72,241 106,070 122,545 253,582 344,524 485,507 645,067 786,237 890,382 952,283 1,065,481 1,201,982 824,734 1,058,342 1,215,849 1,361,817 1,379,483 1,433,458 1,533,406 1,583,717 1,589,771 1,548,233 1,589,157 i,734,38i 1,746,115 1,686,064 2,746 i5,33i 26,244 50,097 62,878 59,292 67,243 83,453 107,832 130,891 160,704 172,159 194,843 246,961 183,675 246,370 222,923 208,372 219,917 220,847 240,867 252,549 245,623 217,630 213,830 226,780 222,149 218,079 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 1,654,305 1,774,273 1,836,266 1,835,394 1,765,863 1,802,987 1,961,161 1,968,264 1,904,143 £ s. d. S 5,561 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 IO 55,30i 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 II 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 "7,633 15 9 103,813 8 6J £ 8. d. 483 3 2 3,77o 4 8 6,672 o 3 13,430 11 9 12,252 6 o 9,876 17 6 11,043 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 19,707 6 3 27,021 3 8 22,737 16 4 20,608 11 11 2i,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 24,840 5 7 24,342 7 o 6,045 2 4 12,840 14 9 18,324 3 IO 31,951 2 I 29,470 7 4 32,296 6 2 39,164 13. 9 50,786 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 in, 242 3 1 115,378 2 5 116,490 5 o 126,512 17 o !33,9I9 16 11 136,753 15 10 129,476 5 5 130,681 7 7 136,767 10 3 142,474 1 4 128,155 15 6j 3,934 3 4 8,017 I 4 7 9,489 17 10 14,266 12 7 16,417 7 4 21,254 4 3 23,593 9 9 27,040 18 10 38,801 19 4 45,814 11 4 61,696 14 5 63,353 IO I0 69,340 1 8 79,502 o 5 68,651 10 10 78,224 1 8 69,165 5 o 73,554 9 1 73,054 4 6 70,036 6 2 77,082 4 4 77,473 10 7 76,580 10 o 72,201 13 5 75,426 9 7 76,845 I IO 85,658 4 11 87,472 13 3 £ s. d. 2,443 2 11 2,541 4 11 5,406 7 3 8,547 4 9 14,120 4 10 n,344 3 8 8,858 19 7 9,479 5 4 15,021 17 11 14,240 19 7 21,074 8 8 17,931 8 o 18,259 4 9 17,299 7 10 14,758 4 5 23,154 8 3 18,292 13 4 22,451 6 3 19,210 6 6 20,041 15 10 20,900 6 2 21,402 18 2 21,321 2 9 23,262 1 o 26,007 1 5 27,546 2 O 28,986 10 10 29,580 10 II 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 18 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 95,403 14 5 101,433 11 o 104,391 3 i° 114,644 15 9 "7,053 4 2 £ s. d. 3 9 10 3 7 1 4 17 4 6 8 6 8 9 11 5 19 6 423 4 in 6 3 11 4 16 4 5 18 10 5 12 11 5 IO o 509 4 3 4 667 4 J 7 4 5 17 5 4 16 8 4 18 4 4 15 9 4 *5 « 4 13 9 5 o 1 5 8 7 5 13 o 5 12 7 580 Mileage tariff. Mileage tariff in operation up to 1st Sept., 1869; uniform 2s. 6d. tariff from 1st Sept., 1869, to 31st March. 1870; and is. tariff from 1st April, 1870. From 1st November, 1873, address and signature given in free. From 1st Jan., 1886, delayed telegrams posted to addressees immediately after their receipt at offices of destination. * The cost of maintenance per mile is calculated upon the number of miles of line open (after deducting (( dismantled ") at the close of eacl previous year.
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Table No. 18. 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, 1892.
Table No. 19. Number of Letters posted and Number of Telegrams forwarded in each Postal District during the Year ended 31st December, 1892; and the Proportion of Telegrams to every 100 Letters; together with a similar Return from 1867-68.
Postal Districts. Revenue derived from Private and Press Messages. Value of Government Messages. Total Number Number Value of of Private of Messages of and Press Govt. all Codes. Messages. Messages. Total Number of Messages of all Codes. Auckland Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport £ s - d. 12,960 11 10J 1,669 14 5 10,098 16 10 10,706 15 4 1,876 6 o 2,655 1 8 J 1,037 XI 7 4,546 13 6i 5,757 2 3 2,423 13 o 1,985 3 6 1,515 19 2-J 2,243 10 iij 2,368 10 5J 4,202 1 8 13,375 2 4 1,619 3 IJ i £ s. d. 3,574 10 2 499 8 7 1,722 10 7 2,282 13 10 437 9 2 675 7 9 367 13 o 886 7 1 1,186 5 3 558 15 o 688 14 9 188 15 o 353 4 9 324 13 9 966 o 8 8,954 I0 3 675 7 5 £ s. d. 15,535 2 °3 2,169 3 ° 12,821 7 5 12,989 9 2 2,313 15 2 3,330 9 5i 1,405 4 7 5,433 o 7 J 6,943 7 6 2,982 8 o 2,673 18 3 1,704 14 2I 2,596 15 8J 2,693 4 2 J 5,168 2 4 22,329 12 7 2,294 " 4i 269,271 30,457 180,344 224,837 33,3° 8 48,434 19,374 100,948 101,451 53,349 38,111 24,369 43,688 40,078 80,305 367,496 30,244 33,859 5,018 15,316 20,323 3,542 5,7io 2,984 8,187 11,912 5,841 6,681 1,711 4,172 3,302 9,869 74,068 5,584 3°3>i3° 35,475 195,660 245,160 36,850 54,144 22,358 IO9,I35 113,363 59,190 44,792 26,080 47,860 43,38o 90,174 441,564 35,828 Totals, 1892 Totals, 1891 81,041 18 7j 87,544 11 11 24.342 7 o 24,840 5 7 105,384 5 74 112,384 17 6 1,686,064 i,746,ii5 218,079 222,149 1,904,143 1,968,264
1891. 1892. Districts. Number of Letters. Number of Telegrams. Proportion of Telegrams to every 100 Letters. Number of Letters. Number of Telegrams. Proportion of Telegrams to every 100 Letters. Auckland Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth .. Hokitika Invercargill.. Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui .. Wellington .. Westport 4,682,483 347,880 3,723,590 3,631,979 184,587 338,429 168,311 1,366,937 1,191,918 5ig,662 382,551 472,355 377,ii7 896,610 I,i8g,o84 4,072,614 199,355 313,870 42,709 204,353 260,831 36,965 63,982 23,141 ioi,579 log, in 64,181 43,256 26,482 56,652 44,618 92,3" 44 I > II 5 43,108 670 12-28 5'49 7-i8 2003 18-91 1375 7'43 9-15 12-36 11-31 5'6i 1502 4-98 7-76 10-83 21-62 5,039,528 340,483 4,026,607 3,783,429 214,942 367,081 169,637 1,429,038 1,270,646 605,280 481,052 488,631 356,317 872,274 1,331,850 4,575,584 178,425 3°3, 130 35,475 195,660 245, 160 36,850 54,M4 22,358 109,135 "3,303 59,190 44,792 26,080 47,860 43,38o 90,174 441,564 35,828 6-oi 10-42 4-86 6-48 17-14 I 475 1318 7-64 8-92 978 9'3i 5'34 I3-43 4'97 677 9-65 2O'o8 :ar. Number of Letters. Number ofTelei -rams Pr°P°rtioi 1 of Telegrams sen :ry 100 Letters. 1892 1891 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 25,530,804 23,745,462 21,501,937 21,026,837 19,502,704 18,711,329 18,188,144 16,458,477 16,020,056 14,834,217 H,546,74 8 11,059,677 io,8g5,gg8 7,065,510 7,374,7 85 6,078,384 5,540,920 4,731,873 4,059,517 3,209,837 2,828,372 2,418,021 2,626,947 2,374,060 2,749,488 1,938,578 1,904,143 1,968,264 1,961,161 I,8o2,g88 1,765,863 1,835,394 1,836,266 J ,774,273 1,654,305 i,5g9,4OO 1,570,189 1,438,772 1,304,712 i,oo8,4og 1,448,943 1,260,324 1,124,432 1,051,086 917,218 752,899 568,g6o 411,677 312,874 185,423 146,167 106,104 7-46 8-29 9-12 8-57 9'O5 g-8 1009 10-78 1032 10-78 10-79 13-00 11-97 14-27 19-64 20-71 20-29 22'2I 22-59 23-45 19-76 I7-O2 n-gi 7-81 5-32 5-47
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Table No. 20. Ordinary and Press Telegrams forwarded during the Four Quarters ended 31st December, 1892, also for each Quarter of the Year ended 31st December, 1891, and the Revenue derived therefrom.
Table No. 21. Return of the Number and Amount of Telegraph Money Orders issued within the several Postal Districts during the Year ended 31st December, 1892.
Table No. 22. Value of Shipping, Weather, and Government Telegrams transmitted during the Year ended 31st December, 1892.
March Quarter. June Quarter. Septe: iber Quarter. Decei iber Quarter. Tot: Is for Year. Class. Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. 1892. h'dinary .. 410,992 45,396 £ s. d. 20,112 19 3 2,174 3 6 357,190 37,6ii £ •• d. 17,552 2 8 1,670 10 6 346,685 48,806 £ ■■ d. 16,319 1 4^ 2,526 6 8 396,143 43,241 £ s - d. 18,748 4 4 1,938 10 4 1,511,010 175,054 £ s. d. 72,732 7 7J 8,309 11 o 'ress Totals .. 456,388 22,287 2 9 394,801 19,222 13 2 395,49! 18,845 8 oj 439,384 20,686 14 8 1,686,064 81,041 18 7J 1891. Irdinary .. 426,231 53>°4° 21,873 7 4 2,716 3 9 396,536 39,312 20,272 18 8 1,689 J 7 2 358,353 56,042 17,117 19 6 3,382 10 4 377.367 39,229 18,690 o ii 1,801 14 3 1,558,492 187,623 1,746,115 77,954 6 5 9,590 5 6 87,544 11 11 'ress Totals .. 435,848 21,962 15 10 20,491 15 2 479,271 24,589 II I 414,400 20,500 9 10 416,596
Districts. Number. Commission. Amount. Auckland .. Blenheim .. Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui .. Wellington Westport .. 3.209 536 1,289 1.597 728 1,138 292 601 1,723 448 618 158 549 256 1,191 3,379 831 £ s - d. 160 9 o 26 16 o 64 g o 79 *7 ° 36 8 o 56 18 o 14 12 o 30 1 o 86 3 o 22 8 o 30 18 o 7 18 o 27 9 o 12 l6 O 59 11 o 168 19 o 41 11 o £ s. d. 11,688 16 11 1,686 19 11 4,558 17 2 6,595 9 4 2,383 19 4 3,894 19 4 1,096 3 10 1,881 7 7 6,811 11 10 1,422 o 10 2,073 o 6 425 6 10 1,751 13 8 864 2 2 3,743 11 9 11,772 14 9 2,970 9 o Totals i8,543 927 3 o 65,621 4 g Totals for 1891 18,800 62,407 6 5 940 o o
Districts. No. Amount. Auckland Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport 33,859 5,Ol8 I5,3l6 20,323 3.542 5.710 2,984 8,187 11,912 5,841 6,681 1,711 4.172 3,302 9,869 74,068 5.584 £ s. d. 3.574 i° 2 499 8 7 1,722 10 7 2,282 13 10 437 9 2 675 7 9 367 13 o 886 7 1 1,186 5 3 558 15 o 688 14 9 188 15 o 353 4 9 324 13 9 966 o 8 8,954 10 3 675 7 5 Totals .. 218,079 24,342 7 o Totals for 1891 .. 24,840 5 7 222,149
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Table No. 23. Insulation Tests of the First and Second Cook Strait Cables for the Year ended 31st December, 1892, showing the Resistance per Knot after Two Minutes' Electrification in Megohms (British Association Units of Resistance).
Table No. 24. Insulation Tests of the Wanganui and Wakapuaka Cable for the Year ended 31st December, 1892, showing the Resistance per Knot after Ten Minutes' Electrification in Megohms (British Association Units of Resistance). Length of Cable laid, 108.69 Knots.
Table No. 25. Maintenance.
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First Cook Strait Cable. Dielectric Resistance per Knot. Second Cook Strait Cable. I Dielectric Resistance per Knot. No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Wire. Wire. Wire. anuary February VIarch .. Vpril .. Vlay une uly August (after repair) August September October vlovember December 89 86 87 83 I Broke \ n. 127 127 124 126 170 173 180 181 160 187 260 266 241 253 332 291 302 313 282 299 January February March April May June .. July .. ■August (after repair) August September October November December 953 779 838 7°3 L Broken. 116 101 781 21'40 IOI IOO 87 99-9 1,142 802 227 1,498
Date. Dielectric Resistance per Knot. Copper Resistance per Knot in Ohms. Mean Temperature of Sea-bottom, calculated from the Observed C.R. Twenty Cells. 5-279 4,621 5,782 4,250 6,040 3,3i6 6,929 6,670 5,685 6,179 6,024 5,593 Deg. Fahr. 60 anuary .. February March \.pril Way une uly August September Dctober .. November December II'O2 10-997 11-408 II'I28 11'042 II 10-996 10-912 10-93 10-873 10979 10-97 59 76 64-5 60-5 59 59 55 56 53-6 58 577
Section. No. of Miles. Travelling Expenses of Linemen and Inspectors. Extra Labour. Cost of Salaries of Material used Linemen for and Repairs. Inspectors. Total Cost of Maintenance. Average Cost per Mile. Riverton to Balclufcha Tokomairiro to Queenstown Balclutha to Waitaki Waitaki to Cbristchurch Christehurch to Kumara Kumara to Lyell Lyell to Nelson Nelson to Blenheim, including Tophouse Line Blenheim to Kaikoura Kaikoura to Christehurch Wellington to New Plymouth .. Wellington to Te Nui Te Nui to Napier Napier to Tauranga Tauranga to Thames Auckland South Auckland North 461 323 553 400 204 165 265 140 £ s. d. 152 8 10 201 14 5 373 10 0 189 13 9 305 19 5 203 14 8 153 15 5 101 5 6 £ s. d. 533 16 2 165 1 6 1,090 12 11 367 5 6 560 19 2 208 18 1 155 2 0 121 6 10 £ s. d. 1,013 11 11 284 6 10 1,962 9 1 2,013 19 7 572 14 10 120 7 6 175 0 10 273 5 5 £ s. d. 278 0 0 240 0 0 550 0 0 558 0 0 502 0 0 425 0 0 205 0 0 320 0 0 £ s. d. 1,977 16 11 891 2 9 3,970 12 0 3,128 18 10 1,941 13 5 958 0 3 688 18 3 815 17 9 £ s. d. 4 5 10 2 15 2 7 3 10 7 16 5 9 10 4 5 16 1 2 12 0 5 16 7 100 216 576 172 186 547 76 527 568 155 5 0 61 0 11 423 12 4 198 4 8 184 1 3 462 13 5 56 17 0 514 0 3 303 13 8 283 9 9 304 9 1 516 15 3 130 2 1 475 8 3 689 9 1 163 15 0 722 9 1 650 19 3 275 16 10 285 19 11 1,284 15 1 238 19 2 438 2 9 492 6 6 96 10 6 665 3 5 565 11 3 288 0 0 400 0 0 1,166 0 0 735 0 0 220 0 0 690 0 0 153 0 0 380 0 0 530 0 0 1,002 11 7 1,051 9 11 3,391 2 8 1,302 5 11 1,317 12 3 2,334 9 0 470 2 6 2,281 12 9 2,050 4 2 10 0 6 4 17 4 5 17 9 7 11 5 7 18 4 5 4 6 3 9 4 6 7 3 12 2 Totals 5,479 4,041 10 6 17,139 19 0 10,759 1 5 7,640 0 0 29,580 10 11 *5 8 0 * Averai ier mile of total cost.
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Table No. 26. Return showing the Capital Cost, Working-expenses, Income, and Revenue of the Telephone Exchanges, Year by Year, from the Date of their Establishment.
Si Revenue. Capital Cost for Instruments, Wire, Poles, Labour, Freight, Superintendence, &c. Working-expenses. Net Revenue — i.e., Annual Rate per Cent. yielded by Net Revenue on Capital Cost. Year. 13 Received during Year. Annual Kate at Close of Year. Average Cost of each Connection. Total for all Connections. Salaries and Allowances of Clerks, &c. Linemen and Battery Materials. Repairs, Wear-and-tear, &c, Ten r,er Cent. Rent, Fuel, Light, Paper, Printing, Binding, &c. Total. Revenue over Workingexpenses. Total for the year ended 31st March — 1882 18S3 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. £ S. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. * 116 379 715 1,075 1,710 2,038 2,153 2,249 2,402 2,587 3,080 3,690 613 5 2 5,014 9 2 7,746 16 7 10,008 3 6 12,294 1 2 15,477 16 2 16,881 8 6 17,613 4 0 18,581 11 7 19,961 4 2 18,571 7 8 19,155 11 5 1,170 16 0 6,809 8 8 7,028 7 4 10,008 3 6 13,997 0 0 15,477 16 2 16,881 8 6 17,613 4 0 18,581 11 7 19,961 4 2 18,571 7 8 19,155 11 5 21 16 6 21 16 6 21 16 6 21 18 6 20 8 6 19 19 5 22 19 0 23 18 10 24 4 1 24 17 1 24 16 11 24 16 11 2,531 14 0 8,271 13 6 15,604 17 6 23,461 17 6 37,319 12 1 40.686 3 1 49,407 5 0 53,849 11 6 58,229 3 0 64,294 4 4 76,579 1 8 91.687 11 1 285 0 0 595 0 0 695 0 0 1,770 0 0 2,849 1 3 2,873 0 0 3,119 10 0 3,315 10 0 3,790 0 0 4,192 0 0 4,630 0 0 7,405 0 0 275 0 0 595 0 0 770 0 0 1,590 0 0 1,704 0 0 1,580 10 0 2,252 0 0 2,249 7 0 2,206 10 0 2,249 18 5 2,345 2 9 2,695 19 10 253 0 0 827 0 0 1,560 0 0 2,346 0 0 3,731 19 2 4,068 12 2 4,940 14 6 5,344 9 2 5,823 0 1 6,429 8 5 7,658 7 11 9,168 15 1 150 0 0 300 0 0 350 0 0 475 0 0 700 0 0 320 0 0 330 0 0 335 0 0 375 0 0 394 3 9 393 1 6 464 6 2 963 0 0 2,317 0 0 3,375 0 0 6,181 0 0 8,985 0 5 8,842 2 2 10,642 4 6 11,244 6 2 12,194 10 1 13,265 10 7 15,026 12 2 19,734 1 1 207 16 0 4,492 8 8 3,653 7 4 3,827 3 6 5,011 19 7 6,635 14 0 6,239 4 1 6,368 17 10 6,387 1 6 6,695 13 7 3,544 15 6 -578 9 8 8-17 54-31 23-41 16-31 13-42 16-30 12-63 11-82 110 10-43 4-63 Loss. * This column includes 5 per cent, for wear-and-tear, and 5 per cent, for debenture capital.
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Table No. 27. Cost of Telegraph Lines, Telephone Exchanges, and Cables throughout the Colony.
Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (not including plans) 1,850 copies, .643 15s.
By Authority: Samuel Costall, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB93.
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Section of Line. Number of Miles of Jjine. Total Cost of Section. Cost per Mile. £ s - d. £ s - dNorth Island. Potal, North Island, to 31st December, 1891 Expenditure on sundry lines constructed during 1891 2,566 253,311 14 11 2,099 X 5 I0 49 19 11 t Totals .. 2,608 255,411 10 9 South Island. Total, South Island, to 31st December, 1891 Expenditure on sundry lines constructed during 1891 2,804 88 251,214 5 o 2,298 18 1 26 2 6 Total for South Island 2,892 253>5i3 3 1 Total for North Island 2,608 255,411 10 9 Total for colony 5,500 508,924 13 10 Cook Strait cables 89,905 2 4 Telephone exchanges 107,254 1 3 Grand Total .. 17 5
Scale: £100,000 to the Inch,
Diagram illustrating the Money Orders Issued Business during the Decennial Period ended 1892.
Diagram illustrating the Money Orders Paid Business during the Decennial Period ended 1892.
Scale: £100,000 to the Inch.
Diagram illustrating the Progress of the Post Office Savings Bank Business for the Decennial Period ended 1892.
Scale: £200,000 to the Inch.
Diagram illustrating the combined Postal and Telegraph REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE PAST ELEVEN YEARS.
Diagram illustrating the Increase in the Number of Letters Posted during the Decennial Period ended 1892.
Scale: 3,000,000 to the Inch.
Diagram illustrating the Number of Ordinary and Press Telegrams Forwarded during the Decennial Period ended 1892.
Scale: 200,000 to the Inch,
NORTH ISLAND N.Z. TELEGRAPH and TELEPHONE CIRCUITS AUCKLAND DISTRICT
NORTH ISLAND N.Z. TELEGRAPH and TELEPHONE CIRCUITS
NORTH ISLAND N.Z. TELEGRAPH and TELEPHONE CIRCUITS
SOUTH ISLAND N.Z. TELEGRAPH and TELEPHONE CIRCUITS
SOUTH ISLAND N.Z. TELEGRAPH and TELEPHONE CIRCUITS
SOUTH ISLAND N.Z. TELEGRAPHS and TELEPHONE CIRCUITS
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POST OFFICE AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT (REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR 1892., Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1893 Session I, F-01
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35,710POST OFFICE AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT (REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR 1892. Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1893 Session I, F-01
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