POST OFFICE AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT (REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR 1893.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1894 Session I, F-01

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1894. NEW ZEALAND

POST OFFICE AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT (REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR 1893.

Presented to both Homes of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency

My Loed,— General Post Office, Wellington, Bth July, 1894. I have the honour to submit to your Excellency the Eeport on the Postal and Telegraph Department for the year 1893, with the customary statement of revenue and expenditure to the 31st March last. I have the honour to be, Your Lordship's most obedient servant, J. G Wabd, Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner. His Excellency the Governor of New Zealand.

EEPOET. The expansion of business disclosed in last report was fully maintained during the past year There has been an increase in every branch, due largely to the extended settlement of the country, more particularly in the Wellington, Wanganui, and New Plymouth Districts. The abnormally large increase in the telegraph receipts suggests unusual activity in business circles in matters dealt with by telegraph. The revenue and expenditure for the financial year ended the 31st March, 1894, are given in the following statement: —■ Revenue. £ a. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Stamps used for postage (estimated) 200,000 0 0 Salaries 175 974 14 0 Money-order and postal-note commission Conveyance of mails by sea 35,793 1 6 collected in the colony 12,446 10 5 Conveyance of inland mails . 28,067 411 Money-order commission roceived from Conveyance of mails by railway 305 5 0 foreign offices . 519 2 3 Money-order commission credited to Private box and bag fees 4,838 10 0 foreign offices . . 1,270 19 0 Miscellaneous receipts (postal) 13,676 9 4 Maintenance and repairs to telegraphOrdinary and Press telegrams . 88 371 4 3 lines, and miscellaneous . 49,887 19 10 Telephone exchanges 21771 4 4 Cable subsidies . . 2,405 3 0 Miscellaneous receipts (telegraph) 3,053 11 8 293,704 7 3 Balance of revenue over expenditure .. 50,972 5 0 £344,676 12 jj £344,676 12 3 The revenue increased £25,918 Is. lid., or B'l3 per cent, over that of the previous year. There was an increase under each item, with the exception of " Miscellaneous .'Receipts (Telegraph) ' The item, "Postages from Foreign Offices," disappears from the account, the recoveries having been credited to the vote for conveyance of mails by sea. The expenditure was £15,309 18s. 2d. greater than that for 1892-93- an increase of 55 per cent. The revenue was equal to 10s. s'oBd. and the expenditure Bs. 10'58d. per head of the population. The value of official correspondence for the year is estimated at £63,838 17s. 9d., and Government telegrams £28,317 7s. lOd. The total value of services performed for public departments for which no payment was received was therefore £92,156 ss. 7d. The estimated value of official correspondence and the value of Government telegrams was equal to 26-74 per cent, of the combined revenue. The balance of revenue over expenditure was £50,972 ss. compared with £10,364- Is. 3d. for the previous year Add to this the value of work performed gratuitously for other branches of the public service, and the balance in favour of the department is increased to £143,128 10s. 7d. The letters posted numbered 25,744,745, and 26,340,704 were delivered—an increase of 213,941 and 1,260,766 respectively i—F. 1.

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The number of inland parcels posted increased by 4,546, the figures being 148,059 or 1893 and 143,513 for 1892. 55 post-offices were established, 3 reopened, and 16 closed. The number open at the close of the year was 1,305. The inland mail-services in operation numbered 707, and the subsidies paid amounted to £28,547 ss. 6d. The number of telegrams of all codes forwarded was 2,069,691 —an increase of 165,548, or 869 per cent. The total number of telegraph and telephone offices open at the end of 1893 was 640. 34 miles of telegraph line were constructed. At the close of the year there were 5,513 miles of line and 13,515 miles of wire. The net expenditure out of loan on telegraph extension amounted to £16,126 17s. lOd. for the year. . The number of money-orders issued was 210,957 for a total of £750,929 ss. 10d., and 165,503 orders for £648,490 13s. 4d. were paid. 277,105 postal-notes, representing £100,007 15s. 6d., were sold—an increase of 37,086 in number and £13,045 12s. lid. in amount, over the previous year's business. The deposits in the Post-office Savings Banks during the calendar year amounted to £2,386,089 10s. 7d., and the withdrawals to £2,122,521 16s. Bd. The total amount to credit of depositors on 31st December 1893, was £3,241,998 7s. lOd. The number of telephone exchange subscribers or connections on 31st March last was 4,244, and the subscriptions received for the financial year amounted to £21,771 4s. 4d., compared with £19,155 lis. sd. in 1892. The following table and return give the numbers of offices and officers of all classes on the 31st December last :—

Compaeative Bbturn of Offioees of the Post Office and Telegraph Department for the Tears 1892 and 1893. 1892. 1893. 1892. 1893. Postmaster-General 1 1 Chief Postmasters 16 16 Superintendent .. .. 1 1 Postmasters and Officers in Charge on PerSecretary 1 1 manenfc Staff . 266* 163 Inspector of. Post-offices .. . 1 1 Clerks (including Telephone Exchange Assistant Inspector of Post-offices . 1 1 Cadettes and Cadets in Post offices) 283 373f Sub-Inspectors of Post-offices 2 2 Operators (including Cadets in Telegraph Controller of Money-orders and Savings-banks offices) . 371 326f and Accountant 1 1 Country Postmasters and Telephonists . 1,049 1,086 Telegraph Inspectors .. . .33 Letter-carriers .. 129 141 Telegraph Sub-Inspectors . 2 2 Messengers (Post Office) . 19 21 Electrician 1 1 Linemen . . 52 62 Mechanicians and Cadet 4 4 Telegraph Message Boys .. 202 212 Clerks in General Post Office — Nightwatohmen .. 2 2 Secretary's Branch . . 8 9 Postmasters and Telegraphists or Tele-Dead-lottcr Branch 5 5 phonists who are Railway officers 133 Money-order and Savings-bank Branch 20 20 Sorters in Clearing-room 13 13 Totals . .. 2,458 2,603 Storekeeper and Assistants 5 5 * This number includes Railway officers. t These numbers show the offieors as more exactly classified.

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The first Australasian Postal and Telegraph Conference held in New Zealand met at Wellington on the sth March last—an event which will long be looked upon as a memorable one in the history of the Post Office and Telegraph Service of New Zealand. The whole of the colonies were represented. Tasmania, however, was unable to send a delegate, and deputed the Postmaster-General of this colony to look after its interests. The Conference sat at Wellington on the sth, 6th, 7th, and Bth, and concluded its business at Auckland on the 19th, March. A very large number of important questions and subjects were dealt with, as may be seen by reference to the printed report of the proceedings laid before Parliament. Those more intimately affecting New Zealand may be briefly referred to. The Pacific cable question was fully debated, and the following resolution, proposed by the Postmaster-General of this colony, adopted, South Australia and Western Australia not voting : — "That, considering the important interests involved, both of a national and commercial character, in the establishment of a Pacific cable, the representatives 'of the respective colonies assembled at this Conference recommend their Governments to consider the desirability of entering into a guarantee with the other countries interested, for a period not exceeding fourteen years, and to guarantee interest at 4 per cent, on a capital of not more than £1,800,000 to any company undertaking the laying of a Pacific cable the tariff not to exceed 3s. per word for ordinary telegrams, 2s. per word for Government telegrams, and Is. 6d. per word for Press telegrams, to and from Great Britain and the colonies, and that the United Kingdom be asked to join in the guarantee, the routes to be either of the following Brisbane to Ahipara Bay (New Zealand), Ahipara Bay to Suva, Suva to Apia, Apia to Panning Island, Panning Island to Sandwich Islands, Sandwich Islands to Vancouver or, from New Zealand to Suva, Suva to Apia, Apia to Panning Island, Panning Island to Sandwich Islands, Sandwich Islands to Vancouver " The resolution at once created renewed public interest in the project, and assured for it favourable consideration at the Canadian Conference. The alternative routes mentioned in the resolution contemplate the landing of the cable in New Zealand. Any proposal which did not provide for this would be unacceptable to the colony Another outcome of the decision of the Conference has been the receipt of two offers from substantial firms for constructing and laying the cable under the terms of the resolution. The sum to be provided by the guaranteeing countries is £72,000 a year Should the Imperial Government, with Canada, contribute to the subsidy, the proportions payable by the colonies would be comparatively small. South Australia and Western Australia are not expected to join in the guarantee. The Pacific cable question is now known to have been favourably considered at the Canadian Conference. The tenor of the discussion and the text of the resolutions will probably be received before the rising of Parliament. The Pacific Mail-service question was also dealt with by the Wellington Conference favourably to New Zealand, as evidenced by the following resolutions, which were passed unanimously : — "That this Conference is favourable to a four-weekly service (alternating with the San Branciscb service) between Australia, New Zealand, and Vancouver, the mail-steamers calling at one main port in New Zealand and such ports in Australia as may be determined upon. "That, in the opinion of this Conference, it is desirable that a four-weekly service via San Prancisco be continued, and that strong representations be again made to the United States Government, pointing out the inadequate support given to the service by them, and urging for as increased payment in support of the line ; and that further representations be made to obtain a reduction in the heavy overland charges." The resolutions, it will be observed, not only affirm that the San Prancisco service should be continued, but that a four-weekly Vancouver service, calling at New Zealand, should also be maintained, with the intention of securing a fortnightly Pacific service via San Francisco and Vancouver alternately A resolution urging the Governments of the several colonies to prevent, as far as possible, the transmission and delivery of letters in connection with racing lotteries and sweeps, was passed. Queensland, it may be remarked, is now the only colony where business of this nature is carried on openly One of the more important questions affecting New Zealand was that of the postage on newspapers for the United Kingdom. Under the Postal Union regulations, the rate for newspapers for places beyond the colony, unless otherwise mutually arranged, must be either a -Jd. for each 20z., or Id. per4oz. in weight. The Brisbane Conference, under special agreement with the London Post Office, fixed the rates for colonial newspapers for Great Britain at Id. for the first 40z., and a |d. for each additional 2oz. This colony, at the time, was not aware that these rates were the outcome of any special arrangement, and, as they were not either of the Postal Union optional rates, declined to adopt them, but intimated that the matter would be brought up for settlement at the Wellington Conference. A change in the newspaper postage for Great Britain had to be made. This colony had favoured the Postal Union minimum rate of a -Jd. per 20z., but, the other colonies and the London office having adopted the exceptional rates mentioned, New Zealand also agreed to recognise these rates —a decision, however, which will not be brought into operation until it be seen whether similar rates may be applied to newspapers for foreign countries as well. Glassware, and glass containing liquids—such as medicines, &c. —not of a dangerous nature, and not exceeding lib. in weight, were added to the list of articles which may be forwarded by post at sample rates of postage, both inland and to the Australian Colonies. This should prove a decided convenience to the public. The Australasian Postal Convention was further amended in the direction of securing uniformity of practice in postal and telegraph matters throughout Australasia.

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It had been determined to give the Australian representatives not only a cordial welcome to our shores, but to do what was possible to make their brief sojourn in New Zealand pleasant and interesting as well as instructive. Special arrangements were made whereby the party were enabled to see as much of the country and its industries, and as many of the principal places of interest (so much sought after by people visiting New Zealand) as the limited time at their disposal would permit. To enable this to be done, the whole of the party (which included several ladies) left Melbourne by the same steamer for the Bluff, where they were met and welcomed by the Post-master-General, and at once taken to the West Coast Sounds by the " Hinemoa," accompanied by several members of Parliament, Government officials, and one or two members of local bodies of Southland. Three days were spent at the Sounds, and on the return of the " Hinemoa "to the Bluff the following itinerary was carried out Prom the Bluff the party went by rail to Kingston, and by steamer to the head of Lake Wakatipu, and on to Queenstown. Beturned to Kingston the following day, thence by rail to Dunedin, Christchurch, and on to Springfield. Prom Springfield by coach to Bealey, and through the Otira Gorge to Jackson's (where the party were present by invitation at the ceremony in connection with the extension of the Midland Bailway to Jackson's, performed by the Postmaster-General). Then by rail to Greymouth. Here the party embarked in the " Hinemoa " for Wellington via Westport, the French Pass, and a few of the principal bays in Pelorus Sound, arriving in Wellington on the evening of the 4th March. Four days were spent at Wellington. The party left on the 9th, by rail, for Wanganui. Then by steamer up the Wanganui Biver to Pipiriki. From Piririki by coach to Tokaanu, from there by steamer across the Lake to Taupo , thence by coach to Botorua, stopping at Wairakei en route. A day was spent at Botorua; then by coach to Tarukenga, and by rail to Auckland, which was reached at 5 p.m. on Saturday, 17th March. The journey occupied|eight days from Wellington—twenty-three clays from the time of landing at the Bluff, and the total distance travelled by steamer, rail, and coach was about 2,158 miles. After spending three days at Auckland, the Australian representatives left for Sydney. The tour, which was a complete success—the weather generally being propitious—was highly appreciated by the visitors. A change in the administration of the department has taken place through the retirement of Dr. Lemon, the late Superintendent of Posts and Telegraphs, in January last, after thirty years' service, on a well-earned pension. Dr Lemon took charge of the telegraph system —then in its infancy—in 1867 There were necessarily many difficulties to overcome, but before the late Superintendent's retirement the Telegraph Service had come to be regarded as one of the foremost in the Southern Hemisphere. Not the least important factor towards this was Dr. Lemon's indefatigable zeal for his work. In other respects, Dr Lemon rendered the colony many valuable services. The Secretary, Mr Gray, assumed the position of executive head of the combined department. Mr. Logan, formerly Inspector of Telegraphs for the Otago District, was promoted to the office of Superintendent of Electric Lines, and Mr. Bose, Inspector of Post Offices, to that of AssistantSecretary and Inspector, to assist generally in the work of administration. By a rearrangement of the Telegraph Inspectors' districts, the salary of the Napier Inspector has been saved. The Inspector formerly in charge of that district has been transferred to Auckland, his predecessor being removed to Dunedin. By the introduction of translators into the Blenheim office, telegraph messages are now sent direct from Wellington to Christchurch and Dunedin, and vice versa, instead of being transmitted at Blenheim. The change has had the effect, not only of minimising delays and diminishing errors, but has enabled the Blenheim operating staff to be materially reduced. Wheatstone's automatic telegraph instruments are to be fitted up in the Wellington and Blenheim offices, and utilised in disposing of the telegraph work between the North and South Islands during a break in either of the Cook Strait cables. The Government has decided to sell the " Hinemoa," " Stella,'' and " Terranora," and to procure a larger steamer with all modern appliances, suitable for cable-repairing and for lighthouse work as well. The " Terranora " has done good service, but it is found that her engines are not powerful enough. The condition of the Cook Strait cables has made it advisable to order another single-core cable, which will be laid, so soon as it arrives in the colony, between Oterangi (seven miles north of Lyell's Bay) and White's Bay A recent survey has proved that there is a more suitable and shorter cable route between these points than between Lyell's Bay and White's Bay The addition made to the Post Office inspecting staff at the end of 1892 enabled a more regular and thorough inspection being carried out. Only by frequent and systematic inspection is the general efficiency of the service to be maintained. A number of persons have been prosecuted for making use of previously-used stamps, and several convictions obtained. Officers have been specially enjoined to exercise the utmost vigilance in preventing and detecting attempts to defraud the revenue by means of previously-used stamps. The resolution agreed to at the Brisbane Conference to charge an annual fee of 10s. for the registration of each telegraph cable cypher address has been brought into force in this colony 1 The imposition of the fee has had the effect of keeping the registration of cypher addresses within something like reasonable limits. The question of introducing a system of insurance of parcels, in connection with the parcel post between Great Britain and the Australasian Colonies, has again been brought forward by the London Post Office. New Zealand is favourable to the scheme, but as the other colonies are averse at present to any system of insurance of parcels, the London Post Office proposal cannot be adopted meanwhile. It is intended, however, to have the matter again considered at the next Conference. The first special counting and weighing of correspondence posted in New Zealand for every part of the world, as required under the Postal Union system, for determining the payment to be made

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for the transit of correspondence for a period of three years, was taken last November, and, although it involved a large amount of additional work, more especially as all the weights had to be stated in grammes, it was undertaken by the staff without extra expense to the department. Table No. 17 exhibits t)he result of the special counting, reduced from weights to numbers, and conveys some idea of the ramifications of the business of the department. As the total combined weights of all mails despatched from the colony is required to be ascertained for the payment of our mail-services, and as the bulk figures for the whole year were thus available, little difficulty was experienced in arriving, on the basis of the special counting, at the approximate number of each class of mail-matter for every destination for the year Under "The Post Office Acts Amendment Act, 1893," the currency of all postal notes is made unlimited in time, and authority is given the Governor in Council to issue postal notes in such form as he may prescribe. A new one-pound postal note is to be put into circulation in October next, under the new conditions, and a five-pound note will be issued about the beginning of next year Power is also given under that Act to destroy newspapers or other papers containing indecent matter, experience having shown that such power was required. The Act also provides for the payment of compensation not exceeding £2 for the loss of any registered letter, on production of satisfactory evidence, and subject to such regulations as may be issued. This provision gives effect to the requirement of Article VIII. of the Postal Union Convention. The introduction of letter-cards is also provided for The postage on letter cards was fixed by the late Postal Conference at If d. per card for town, inland, and intercolonial delivery The cards, which will shortly be issued for circulation, may be forwarded to other countries if prepaid at letterrates. A Bill consolidating the several Post Office Acts, and incorporating parts of the Savings Banks Acts of 1867 and 1869 and "The Gaming and Lotteries Act, 1885," has been prepared, and will be introduced into Parliament this session. The contract for advertising on the backs of telegraph-forms and postage-stamps has lapsed. The venture not proving a satisfactory one, the contractors exercised their right to determine the agreement. The General Post Office, Circulation Branch, and Telegraph Office, Wellington, were lighted by electricity in December last, the installation being carried out by the department. The Government having subsequently contracted with the New Zealand Electrical Syndicate (Limited) to light Parliament Buildings and Government offices, it was decided that the General Bost Office building and the Telephone Exchange should also be lighted by the syndicate. Telegraph cable communication between New Caledonia and Bundaberg (Queensland) was established in October last. The rates for ordinary messages from New Zealand are : For the first ten words 12s. 2d., and each additional word Is. 2d. The New Zealand outward cable traffic for 1893 largely exceeded that for 1892. The number of ordinary messages increased from 18,688, of the value of £22,856 9s. 6d. in 1892, to 34,407 messages, and £28,687 12s. in 1893 —an increase of 15,719 messages, and £5,831 2s. 6d. in amount. The outward international business was, — Messages. Value. Number. £ s. d. 1892 . 2,930 11,279 10 9 1893 6,114 .. 20,934 0 10 An increase in 1893 of 3,184 Increase £9,654 10 1 The outward intercolonial cable traffic was therefore, — Messages. £ s. d. 1892 . ... 15,758 11,576 18 9 1893 28,293 .. 7,753 11 2 Increase 12,535 Decrease £3,823 7 7 While the number of intercolonial messages increased by no less than 7955 per cent., the value decreased 33-03 per cent. —a result at once explained when it is remembered that the intercolonial cable-rates have been reduced by over three-fourths — i.e., from Bs. 6d. to 2s. for the first ten words, and from Is. to 3d. for each additional word. The increase in the cable Press traffic, which was expected to follow the reduction from 3d. to Id. per word, introduced on the Ist of April last year, has not been realised, as the following figures show: —

orwan leoeivei Number of Number of 'ear. Value. Value. Messages. Words. Messages, Words. .891 .892 .893 837 791 796 45,285 44,263 57,390 £ s. 932 15 898 3 504 9 d. 8 9 9 2,828 2,884 2,883 198,935 197,477 202,170 £ s. d. 2,739 6 0 2,796 9 4 1,540 17 10

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It was expected that the Cable Company's receipts from Press messages for 1892 would be maintained under the reduced rate. This is not the case, and the contributing colonies have therefore to make up to the Company three-fourths of the difference between the receipts for 1892 and 1893, the Company bearing the other quarter of the loss. New Zealand's outward telegraph cable business for 1893, compared with the business for 1892, is shown by the following statement: —■

New Zealand's proportion of the loss to be made good to the Telegraph Cable Company and South Australia by the contributing colonies, under the several guarantees covering the reduction of the cable-rates, was £6,234 Bs. sd. for the twelve months ended 30th April last—the Cable Company's financial year—-as shown by the following statements:— •■' Statement of Traffic over the New Zealand-Sydney Cable for Year from Ist May, 1893, to the 30th April, 1894. Amount guaranteed to the Cable Company ~ ... .. 26,258 0 0 Actual receipts by the Cable Company ... .. 11,714 0 0 Loss to the Cable Company ... . .. ... 14,544 0 0 Apportioned as follows : —• Cable Company, one quarter . . ... .. 3,636 0 0 New Zealand, three-quarters . ... .:. 10,908 0 0 £14,544 0 0 New Zealand's three-quarters share, divided thus : — New Zealand solus one-third ( = one quarter of total loss) 3,636 0 0 Contributing colonies (including New Zealand), two-thirds (=half of total loss) 7,272 0 0 £10,908 0 0 The contributing colonies' proportion, divided on the basis of population : — Population (Census, Amount April, 1891). Amount. £ s. a. Victoria . .. 1,140,405 2,432 511 .. '■ " •' New South Wales k 1,132,234 2,414 17 4 New Zealand .. .. 620,030 1,322 8 5 South Australia 320,431 683 8 6 Tasmania .... .. 146,667 312 16 4 Western Australia '\ .. . 49,782 106 3 6 3,409,549 £7,272 0 0 Statement of the International Traffic on the Eastern Extension Company's European Lines in respect of the Cable Guarantee Fund, for the Year ended SOfch April, 1894. Amount guaranteed for the year ... . ... 237,736 Actual revenue j .. 225,354 Loss . . ; . • .... j .;. £12,382 Half payable by colonies £6,191

Imary. 're: is. Destination. No. of Messages. Value. No. of Messages. Value. international /ictoria 3outh Australia few South Wales Queensland Tasmania Western Australia sTew Caledonia 6,114 10,931 986 13,778 1,197 1,142 256 3 £ s. d. 20,934 0 10 3,342 11 6 322 10 0 3,160 12 2 399 13 1 432 19 1 93 9 10 1 15 6 2 109 685 ■£ s. d. 1 14 8 25 16 0 476 19 1 Total for 1893 34,407 28,687 12 0 796 504 9 Total for 1892 18,688 22,856 9 6 791 898 Q O

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Distribution of Amount payable by Colonies. Population (Census, t _„•? rl „ 1 ,„„., 9th April, 1891). of each Colony. Victoria ... ... 1,140,405 2,071 New South Wales . 1,132,234 2,056 New Zealand .... .. .. .. 620,030 1,126 South Australia 320,431 582 Tasmania .. ... ~ .. 146,667 266 Western Australia.. 49,782 90 Totals . .. 3,409,549 £6,191 Statement of the International Traffic on the Eastern Extension Company's Lines in respect of the South Australian Guarantee Fund, for the Year ended 30th April, 1894. SO Amount guaranteed for the year .. ... ... .. 37,552 Actual revenue... .... . .. ... ... .. 36,730 Loss £822 Of which New Zealand's proportion is £150. New Zealand's.total liabilities for the year are therefore— £ s. a. £ s. a Intercolonial cable 10,908 0 6 ; International messages . 1,126 0 0 South Australian land-line .. . 150 0 0 12,184 0 0 Less recoveries— From other colonies (intercolonial cable) 5,949 11 7 Net liability . ... . . . . ..... £6,234 8 -5 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 1892, was as under:— 1893. 1892. Increase. Letters—Delivered . ... .. .. .. 26,340,704 25,079,938 Posted . . . .. ..25 744,745 25,530,804 52,085,449 50,610,742 1,474,707 Post-cards—Delivered .-." . 1 309,568 1 224,938 Posted . 1 387,542 1,346,098 2,697,110 2,571,036 126,074 Books and Pattern-packets—Delivered 7,611,279 6,508,463 Posted 6,548,789 6 774,924 14,160,068 13,283,387 876,681 Newspapers—Delivered . .. r .. ... 10,699,299 9,538 945 Posted . ;.., 8,856,731 9,018,620 19,556,030 18,557,565 998,465 The letters increased 291, post-cards. £-90, books and pattern-packets 6-60, and newspapers 538 per cent. The increase in 1892 was—Letters,6-30, post-cards 12-82, books and pattern-packets 85-24, and newspapers o'3o per cent. The average number of letters posted per head of population was estimated to be 38 - 93; in 1892 the average was 39-75. The revenue for the financial year 1893-94 was £231,480 125., as against £214,002 4s. for the previous year, an increase of £17,478 Bs., or 8-17 per cent. The expenditure amounted to £170,053 3s. 5d., compared with £161,341 4s. lid. for 1892-93 an increase of £8,711 18s. 6d., or 5-40 per cent. The revenue was, therefore, £61,427 Bs. 7d. more than the expenditure. The value of the free official correspondence is estimated at £63,838 17s. 9d. The estimated total value of the Post Office business for the year is therefore £295,319 lis. 9d., which, after deducting the expenditure, leaves a credit balance of £125,266 6s. 4d. The Post Office, in addition to forwarding and delivering the official correspondence, also overtakes a large amount of work for other departments of the public service gratuitously. Customs duties, amounting to £5,735 18s. 5d., were collected upon articles received from beyond the colony through the Post Office. £1,351 were collected in connection with the sale of game-licenses. Goldfields revenue amounting to £270 65., and £930 10s. in fees for the sale of miners' licenses, were received on behalf of the Mines Department.

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Premiums amounting to £23,327 16s. 3d. were collected from policy-holders of the Government Insurance Department. Income-tax amounting to £46,156 17s. 9d., and land-tax amounting to £211,656 Os. lid., were received at post offices during the year The fees collected under the Live-stock Acts reached a total of £10,787 17s. Machinery fees amounting to £3,768 ss. were received. The receipts on behalf of the Public Trust Office amounted to £101,464 19s. 5d., and the payments to £103,906 6s. The fees collected for registration of births, deaths, and marriages amounted to £1,787 os. 3d. Fees were also collected for Hospitals, and Charitable Aid, under the Licensing Act, and for public baths, Miners' Guides, and oyster licenses , also property-tax. Payments on behalf of the Treasury were made to the extent of £349,542 12s. 2d. The facilities offered by the Post Office for the receipt of general fees, taxes, &c, not only admit of a great saving in the cost of collection, but afford (on account of the wide distribution of money-order offices) a maximum convenience to the public as well. The gross receipts for the year amounted to Departmental, £4,895,754 19s. Id.; on account of other departments, £759,330 17s. 5d.. total, £5,655,085 16s. 6d. The payments were Departmental, £4,873,143 7s. 3d , for other departments, to individual claimants, £453,448 18s. 2d., and to Government accounts, £301,267 ss. Bd. total, £5,627,859 lis. Id. The gross receipts and payments, therefore, amounted to £11,282,945 7s. 7d. Last year they totalled to £9,963,514 4s. Letter-carriers' deliveries were established—at Greytown North. Kaiapoi additional delivery at 2 p.m. Wellington thrice weekly in suburbs of Brooklyn, Happy Valley, and Ohiro Boad, Letter-carriers' deliveries were extended—at Blenheim town delivery extended in Bedwood and George Streets. Christchurch Waltham delivery extended to south end of Colombo Street. Nelson afternoon delivery extended to Maitai Bank. Thames to Kuranui and Tararu. The deliveries were altered—at Dunedin Leith Valley served by subsidised instead of permanent carrier, Wellington. Newtown and Kilbirnie served by two carriers on foot, instead of one on horseback. Twenty-three receiving-boxes were established—at Auckland, 1; Brooklyn, Wellington, 1, Cashmere Bay, Greymouth, 1, Christchurch, 4 , Featherston, 1, Feilding, 1; Greytown North, 1, Hastings, 1, Hunterville, 1, Invercargill, 1, Kuranui, Thames, 1, Marohema, Wanganui, 1, Marton, 1, New Plymouth, 1, Otaki, 1, Picton, 1, Tararu, Thames, 1, Timaru, 1, Wellington, 1, Wyndham, 1. Nine were closed—at Auckland, 1; Cashmere Bay, Greymouth, 1, Featherston, 1, Feilding, 1, Greytown North, 1; Invercargill, 1, Picton, 1, Timaru, 1, Wellington, 1. There were 323 pillar, wall, and lamp-post receiving-boxes at the end of the year 9,167,480 letters, 428,646 post-cards, 1,560,984 books, circulars, &c, and 2,344,040 newspapers were delivered by letter-carriers. Fifty-five post-offices were established, three reopened, and sixteen closed during the year, as under: — , Opened. Albert Road, New Plymouth. Merrijigs, Greymouth. Rongahere, Dunedin. Arundel (reopened), Timaru. Morrison's, Dunedin. Ruapekapeka, Auckland. Broomfield, Christchurch. Motu, Gisborne. Ruatangata East, Auckland. Brown's, Invercargill. Niagara, Invercargill. St. Helier's, Auckland. Clifden, Invercargill. Nikau, Wellington. Seadown, Timaru. Coonoor, Wellington. Oruoru, Auckland. Taipa, Auckland. Eskdale, Napier. Orowai, Invercargill. Tawataia, Wellington. Glen Murray, Auckland. Otapiri Gorge, Invercargill. Te Moana, Timaru. Greenfield, Dunedin. Oue, Auckland. The Peaks, Christchurch. Haekthorne, Christchurch. Pakawau, Nelson. Three-log Whare, Wanganui. Hauiti, Gisborne. Pakihikura, Wellington. Upper Mangawhero, Wanganui. Hurleyville, Wanganui. Pepepe, Auckland. Upper Waitohi Plat, Timaru. Incholme, Oamaru. Pine Island, Auckland. Waikukupa, Hokitika. Islana Block, Duneain. Pleckville (reopened), Wellington. Waipiata, Duneain. Kiripaka, Auckland. Port Charles, Auckland. Wairakei, Auckland. Kopu, Thames. Port Pegasus (reopened), Inver- Waitahuna West, Dunedin. Lowrie's, Wanganui. oargill. Wakarara, Napier. Maharahara West, Napier. Poututu, Gisborne. Westerfield, Christchurch. Mangaonoho, Wanganui. Rangiwahia, Wellington. Whangarata, Auckland.. Matawhero (reopened), Gisborne. Riverside, Christchurch. Closed. Cameron's Terrace, Greymouth. Kaimata, Greymouth. Remuera, Auckland. Cashmere Bay, Greymouth. Kiwitea, Wellington. Rotoiti, Aucklana. Greenhithe, Auckland. Opaheke, Aucklana. Tararu, Thames. Kanohi, Aucklana. Pleckville, Wellington. Te Kao, Auckland. Kuranui, Thames. Port Pegasus, Invercargill. Tuhara, Napier. Mangamuka, Auckland. The total number of post-offices open at the close of the year was 1,305. The designations of offices were changed as follows Benmore (Invercargill) to Harrington's, Glendermid (Dunedin) to Sawyer's Bay, Lake Takapuna (Auckland) to Takapuna, Motuotaria (Napier) to Wanstead , Ornoru (Auckland) to Oruoru (correction), Otama Bridge (Invercargill) to

Otamita , Takaka East (Nelson) to East Takaka, Upper Mangawhero (Wanganui) to Aberfeldie, Waitemata Mills (Auckland) to Biverhead.

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Three Government Insurance agencies were opened at post-offices during the year The post-office and telegraph business at Danevirke was separated from the railway and placed under the charge of an official of the department. Fourteen newspapers were registered for transmission by post and five ceased publication during the year.

Parcel-post. The following table shows the total number and the weight of inland, intercolonial, United Kingdom, and foreign parcels posted during the years 1890, 1891, 1892, and 1893: —

The postage collected in 1893 amounted to £8,600 3s. lid., compared with £8,165 12s. Id. collected in 1892. The number of inland parcels posted was 148,059, compared with 143,513 in 1892. The increase in the number of inland parcels posted over the number posted in 1892 was 4,546, or 3-17 per cent., as compared with a decrease of 13,952, or 8-86 per cent., in 1892. The following table shows the number of parcels exchanged with British and foreign countries, the United Kingdom and foreign countries via London, the Australian Colonies, &c, during the years 1892 and 1893 :—

The declared value of the parcels received from places outside the colony was £27,941 ss. The Customs duty collected amounted to £5,279 2s. Id. In 1892 the declared value was £25,299 os. 5d., and the duty collected £4,928 13s. Bd. The declared value of parcels despatched to places beyond the colony was £4,860 4s 8d as against £4,296 7s. 3d. in 1892. ii—F. 1.

Postal Districts. Number. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. Weight. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Auckland Thames New Plymouth Gisborne Napier Wanganui Wellington Nelson Westport Greymouth Hokitika Blenheim Christchurch Timaru Oamaru Dunedin 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 6 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 05,329 13 7,477 5 30 126 1 756 1,630 1 149 7 707 5,497 35 427 5,892 1,464 2,998 1 776 2,058 26,312 2,634 1 224 29 995 4,637 lb. OZ. 74,503 8 4,269 12 3,745 13 2 990 10 20,917 7 12,528 12 100 175 0 15,366 2 3,268 6 7 252 12 4,622 7 5,128 15 74,162 2 5,431 6 2,577 11 79,783 0 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 j 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 8J I 31 733 1 879 1,795 1 167 7 739 5,074 35,813 4,628 1,286 2,472 1,773 2,083 23 976 1 979 971 25,073 3,887 lb. oz. 92,885 11 4,614 4 4,592 2 3 427 8 22,442 7 14,271 11 120,554 5 14 120 1 3,488 15 6,563 3 5,369 0 5,534 4 76,976 5 4,934 0 2,252 4 84,204 9 10,533 12 Invercargill Totals 121,292 !l62,282 432,635 3 148,049 448,886 15J !l53 328 476,764 5 336,643 12

Number of Parcels. Country. Rec lived. Despatched. United Kingdom and foreign offices, via London Victoria New South Wales'- ;: Queensland South Australia Tasmania Western Australia Samoaf Tongat Earotongat Ceylon! Straits Settlements! 1892. 13,988 2,252 1893. 13,586 2,722 575 163 219 184 29 11 2 9 23 20 1892. 2,961 1,111 1893. 2,962 1,209 399 173 142 274 75 11 7 5 6 6 125 156 120 13 47 94 278 45 Totals 16,654 17,543 4,536 5,269 * Prom October, 1893. t From August, 1893. J From April, 1893.

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Official Correspondence. The estimated value of official or free correspondence for the year is given in the statement below:—

The estimated weight was over 251 tons. The estimated value of the free correspondence for 1892 was £62,996 Is. lid.

Registered Letters. The number of registered letters dealt with in 1893, compared with the numbers in 1885,1890, and 1892, 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 3-55 per cent., compared with the number disposed of the previous year. The proportion of dead or unclaimed letters and post-cards to the total number of letters and post-cards posted in the colony was 0-36 per cent. The number of missing-letter inquiries to the total number of letters posted was in the proportion of 1 to 18,535. 19,170 book-packets and circulars were returned to foreign countries, 27,572 were returned to senders through the Dead Letter Office, 20 were reissued, and 22,137 were returned by Chief

Postal Districts. Letters. Books. Value. Postal Districts. Letters. Books. Value. Auckland Thames New Plymouth Gisborne Napier Wanganui Wellington Nelson Westport Greymouth lb. oz. 21 828 3J 2,131 13 2,426 6 1,528 5 9,464 0 6 732 8 117 298 13 4,241 8 1 908 0 2,379 4 lb. oz. 25 925 10J 2,564 10 8,000 0 6,552 0 7,228 0 8,020 0 219,000 0 15,500 0 1,469 0 7 068 0 £ s. d. 6,437 4 10 623 5 3 813 16 0 544 1 0 2,674 6 4 1 965 15 0 37,204 9 8 1 454 7 8 539 8 1 781 14 8 Hokitika Blenheim Christchurch Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill lb. oz. 1 765 13 2,453 0 10,039 15 6,162 6 1,970 5 9,345 14 4,347 0 lb. oz. 649 0 5,250 0 19,531 8 4,004 0 1,785 0 13,343 12 11 767 14 £ s. d. 484 8 1 765 4 10 3,084 4 5 1,726 16 4 562 12 1 2 771 10 2 1,405 13 4 Totals |206,023 tf 357 658 6J 63,838 17 9

1885. 1890. 1892. 1893. Postal Districts. From Places beyond the Colony. Registered in the Colony. From Places beyond the Colony. From Places beyond the Colony. From Places beyond the Colony. Totals. Registered in the Colony. Totals. Registered in the Colony. Totals. Registered in the Colony. Totals. Auckland Thames New Plymouth Gisborne Napier Wanganui Wellington Nelson Westport .. Greymouth Hokitika Blenheim Christchurch Timaru Oamaru .. Dunedin Invercargill 5,890 205 675 108 892 283 4,757 559 45 125 173 181 3,717 440 316 5,645 1,614 22,124 2,879 2,876 922 5,453 4,500 19,218 2,432 1,438 2,835 1 907 1 413 13,678 3,153 1,947 12,737 6,661 28,014 3,084 3,551 1,030 6,345 4,783 23 975 2,991 1 483 2,960 2,080 1,594 17 395 3 593 2,263 18 382 8,275 7,119 130 341 118 999 211 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 36,498 3 752 3 366 8,981 ■2,674 3 285 24,003 3,863 2 783 24,311 11,559 9,346 179 375 100 644 410 6,924 339 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 8,485 223 286 131 895 584 7,577 330 108 389 106 159 4,544 306 257 5,035 3 044 45,795 4,674 6,425 7,521 15,136 11 761 47 823 4,559 3,481 9,059 3,687 3,357 28,515 3,994 2,712 23,668 16,001 54,280 4,897 6 711 7,652 16 031 12,345 55,400 4,889 3,589 9,448 3 793 3-, 516 33 059 4,300 2 969 28,703 19,045 Totals 25,625 106,173 131 798 26,374 169,321 195,695 30,862 229,529, ,260,391! 32,459 238,168 270,627

Manner of Disposal. 1881. 1885. 1886. 1887. 1888, 1889, 1890. 1891. 1892, 1893, Ipened and returned to the writers leturned unopened to other countries Reissued )estroyed Returned unopened by Chief Postmasters 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 60,245 6,930 158 2,090 63,483 7,751 128 2,092 62,209 8,265 160 2,941 17,593 19,187 21,144 20,185 19 963 21,164 j 21 931 18,713 19,909 23,115 Totals 99,762 94,470 j 93,051 96,951 103,083 96,389 87 307 88,136 93,363 96,680

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Postmasters a total of 68,*899 book-packets and circulars, against 78,043 in 1892. 504 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 428 post-office orders 786 5 8 51 bank drafts 1,872 6 0 168 cheques 1,343 11 3 2 dividend warrants 51 15 9 7 promissory notes 219 6 1 1 New Zealand Government debenture .. 30 0 0 Postal notes 180 16 2 Stamps 26 16 9$ Bank-notes .. 417 0 0" Gold 18 0 0 Silver and copper 4 6 9 Representing a total of .. .. £4,950 4 5£ In addition, 6 silver watches, 2 nickel watches, 1 gold-mounted greenstone brooch, 1 gold broach, 6 silver brooches, 1 gold watch-chain, 1 silver watch-chain, 2 pairs silver sleeve-links, silverplated knife, fork, and spoon, 1 butter-knife, 1 gold pencil-case, 2 gold nuggets, 5 gold rings, 1 gold cross, 1 gold bangle, 1 greenstone pendant, 1 pair of eyeglasses, 1 penknife, 1 purse containing £1 6s. 9d , 1 silk handkerchief, Tattersall's tickets—l for £20, 2 for £10, 3 for £5, 1 for " Confidence "; 1 pawn ticket, steerage tickets —1 Wellington to Westport, 1 Sydney to Wellington, 1 Lyttelton to Wellington. 2,001 unclaimed registered letters were dealt with. 1,862 newspapers and 987 books and other articles without addresses were received, a considerable number of which were subsequently applied for and delivered. 157 letters were posted without addresses. 8 letters with libellous addresses were intercepted. 589 letters were wrongly addressed. 4,098 letters were refused by the addressees. 22 letters were discovered to have been posted with previously-used stamps. 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 247 Performed on horseback 285 Performed on foot .. 63 Performed by water 41 Performed by railway .. 71 Total number of services 707 Aggregate mileage 11,324 Total number of miles travelled 3,896,243 Cost to the department £28,547 ss. 6d. Average cost per mile l-76d. The total cost in 1892 was .. £25,341 18s. 2d. And the cost per mile .. l-65d. The following services were established during the year:— Auckland— Daily Auckland and St. Helier's. Thrice weekly Tarukenga and Botorua, in connection with extension of Auckland Bailway to Tarukenga. Twice weekly Auckland and Pine Island , Wangarei and Kiripaka. Weekly Aotea and Baglan-Kawhia line (consequent on leaving Aotea out of BaglanKawhia service), Cabbage Bay and Port Charles, Churchill and Glen Murray , Cross Boads (Kamo-Aponga line) and Buatangata East, Dargaville and Tangihua (Tangitiroria); Kaikohe and Oruoru , Kawakawa and Buapekapeka , Mongonui and Taipa , Motukaraka and Broadwood, Omanaia and Oue, Oxford North and Tapapa, Baglan and Aotea , Waingaro and Pepepe. Christchurch— Weekly From Cheviot to Waipara (additional service one way only). Dunedin— Thrice weekly Henley and Berwick, Waitahuna and Waitahuna Flat. Twice weekly Macrae's Flat, Moonlight, and Nenthorn (extension of MacraesMoonlight) , Naseby and Waipiata (extension of Naseby-Gimmerburn), Waipiata and Howell's junction (one way only) Weekly Pembroke, Omarama, and Lake Pukaki (for summer months only). Gisborne— Weekly Ormond, Poututu, and Motu.

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Once to twice weekly Hawera and Meremere, Hunterville, Paraekaretu, Otaera, Turakina River, Fordell Road Junction and Mangahia Valley; Marton and Silverhope Sawmills. Wellington— Once to twice daily Wellington and Karori. Twice to thrice weekly Makino, Cunningham's and Waituna West, Pahiatua and Kaitawa , Pahiatua and Makuri. The frequency of the following services was reduced : — Blenheim — Twice daily to daily Blenheim and Picton. Invercargill— Twice weekly to weekly Lumsden and Te Anau, Mararoa and The Key The following services were abolished : — Auckland— Alexandra and Kawhia, Oxford North and Rotorua (Tarukenga taking the place of Oxford North as the terminus of the Rotorua coach-service on the extension of the railway), Panmure and St. John's College , Post-office and Railway-station, Bemuera , Botorua and Botoiti, Bussed and Wangaruru, Takahue and Broadwood. Dunedin— Outram and Berwick. Greymouth— Clonmore and Cashmere Bay Invercargill—■ Bluff and Port Pegasus. Thames— Thames, Kuranui and Tararu. Wanganui— Hunterville and Ohingaiti, Marton, Leedstown, Hunterville and Otaera. Wellington — Pahautanui and Horokiwi. In addition to the foregoing, weekly services by four-horse coach between Mangaonoho Bailway-station and Waiouru, and between Pipiriki, Waiouru, and Tokaanu have been established. The latter service is mainly for the benefit of tourists, and connects with the Wanganui Biverservice. The members of the Postal Conference party, numbering thirty-six, were taken up the Wanganui Biver in March last, and journeyed from Pipiriki to Tokaanu in two days by the newlyestablished coach-service. This route, from its scenic attractions, is sure to become a popular one with tourists. On the extension of the railway from Tarukenga to Botorua, and when a fast steamer is placed on Lake Taupo —towards the cost of which the department has agreed to give a subsidy of £150 per annum for three years—the facilities for tourists and others visiting the Hot Lakes will be further improved. The prospect of increased traffic on the Wanganui Biver has induced the contractor to procure another steamer, and to run the service twice a week in the place of weekly The coaches between Pipiriki and Tokaanu, from the commencement of the ensuing tourist season, will also run twice a week. BuiLDINGrS. The new office at Danevirke has been completed and occupied, the post-office and telegraph business having been transferred from the railway-station. The four-dial clock has been placed in the tower of the Invercargill building. The new office at Kaikoura has been completed. The following works have been carried out Auckland—Additions, Te Awamutu office , enlarging Waiuku office, erecting post-office and telephone-room, Kaipara Heads. Napier—Bemoval of stable and enlarging telephone-room. Wanganui—Bepairs and painting, Manaia office, additions and alterations, Waverley office. Wellington —Painting Carterton office, erecting porch and painting, Lower Hutt, altering and repairing office at Otaki. Nelson —Bepairs, Wakapuaka office. Christchurch—Extensive alterations and additions to Ashburton office. Timaru office renovated. Dunedin —Bepairs and alterations, Kaitangata office. Invercargill—Painting and repairs, Bluff office, additions, Biverton office. The alterations to the circulation branch, General Post Office, Wellington, have been carried out. The length of the public lobby has been increased by 15ft., and an entrance from Grey Street provided. The mail-room arrangements have been materially improved—additional space having been secured by the transfer of the letter-carriers to the room built for electric-lighting purposes. Extensive repairs and alterations to the Wanganui office will be put in hand immediately A new office is about to be built at Pahiatua. The Gisborne and New Plymouth offices are to be altered, so as to better provide for the increase of business. New offices are to be erected at Hawera, Stratford, Hastings, Cheviot, Queenstown, and TapanuL Ocean Mail-services. The usual printed papers in connection with the ocean mail-services have been laid before Parliament. The San Francisco service contract terminates in November next. It is proposed to renew the service for another three years. New South Wales is desirous that the service should be continued, and has agreed to renew its subsidy of £4,000 a year

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The ocean mail-service question was considered at the late Postal Conference, and a resolution agreed to in favour of the renewal of the San Francisco service, and another in support of a fourweekly Vancouver service, to alternate with the San Francisco steamers, with the object of providing a fortnightly Pacific mail-service. The latter resolution stipulates that the Vancouver steamers shall call at New Zealand. If New Zealand is to derive any trade advantages from a Vancouver service, the main boats should touch at Auckland or Wellington. A branch service, say, with Fiji or Sydney would be wholly unsuitable to the colony's requirements, on account of the delays, additional expense, and other drawbacks in connection with the transhipping. It is expected that the Vancouver service will be the means of opening up a growing trade between the colonies and Canada. New Zealand, however, would secure few of the trade advantages if she had to rely on a branch service. In September last the Canadian-Australian Steamship Company expressed its willingness to provide a service between Sydney, Wellington, and Lyttelton, to connect with the Vancouver boats at Sydney The company at the same time intimated that, in the event of Queensland declining to subsidise the main service, it would be prepared to negotiate for the through steamers calling at New Zealand. The Queensland Government did refuse to subsidise the through service , but, as the steamers have since been running via Fiji, this has probably prevented the company from making definite proposals to include New Zealand in the main service. The colony's representative at the Canadian Conference was fully advised as to the attitude of this colony with regard to the Vancouver service, and that, while the Government would not be satisfied with a branch service, it was prepared to grant a subsidy of at least £10,000 a year as an inducement for the main steamers to call at New Zealand. The net cost of the San Francisco service to the colony last year, including the cost of interprovincial service, was £7,929 Bs. 3d., compared with £7,485 19s. 2d. the previous year The payment for the New Zealand mails %vas £7,814 os. 7d., as against £7,166 10s. the previous year, an increase of £647 10s. 7d., due to an increase in the number of letters despatched. The contractors are paid by the colony lis. per pound on the net weight of its letters conveyed—a payment which also covers the carriage of books and newspapers. The colony also defrays the cost of transport of the Homeward mails from San Francisco to New York, paying 2s. 3-Jd. per pound for letters, and 8-Jd. per pound for other matter, and for Atlantic conveyance at the rate of Is. 9f d. per pound for letters, and 2£d. per pound for other matter Another appeal to the United States Post Office authorities to increase their contribution to the San Francisco service has been without result, the reply being to the effect that, as the present payment—about £12,000 a year—actually exceeded the amount authorized by statute, it was impossible to make a larger contribution. A renewed request to the same authorities for a reduction in the high territorial transit charges now levied for the conveyance of the colony's mails from San Francisco to New York also failed No relief in this direction need now be looked for until the Postal Union Congress meets in Washington in 1897, when the general question of transit charges will no doubt be brought forward, with the object of obtaining a reduction in the rates. The average time within which mails were delivered by the San Francisco service was From Auckland to London, 33-15 days, compared with 32-36 days in 1892, and from London to Auckland, 33-38 days, as against 34-46 days 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 1893, 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 35 32 33-38 50 33 41-00 . 47 39 41-92 Auckland to London .. . 36 32 33-15 .. 46 38 41-14 45 39 42-00 London to Wellington. 37 34 35-00 48 34 41-92 . 45 40 41-58 Wellington to London.. 38 34 35-15 47 39 43-43 45 38 41-46 London to Dunedin 38 36 36-62 . 50 35 42-33 47 39 42-33 Dunedin to London . 39 35 36-15 . 47 38 43-89 47 37 43-52 London to Bluff . .. 39 37 37-37 . 49 34 41-58 . 46 38 41-58 Bluff to London .. . 40 36 36-90 46 37 43-14 46 36 42-77 Receipts and Payments on Account of the San Francisco and Peninsular and Oriental and Orient Mail-services for the Year 1893. San Francisco Service. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Payments by weight— On mails from New Zealand 7,814 0 7 On mails from the United Kingdom 4,875 13 2 On mails from the Australian Colonies, Fiji, &c. 5,822 10 8 . 18,512 4 5 Interprovincial service, Mail Agents, &c. .. 3,467 9 9 m ~ , (San Francisco to New York .. 4,948 211 lransit costs j New York to Queenstown 2,038 17 7 28,966 14 8 ob. Postages collected in the colony 10,339 2 7 Postages from London .. 4,875 13 2 Contributions from non-contracting colonies 5,822 10 8 21,037 6 5 Net loss to the colony ~ ... .. £7,929 8 3

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475,206 letters, 461,459 books, and 1,007,102 newspapers were received from, and 523,079 letters, 93,528 books, and 423,210 newspapers despatched to, the United Kingdom via San Francisco. The letters received from the United Kingdom by this route increased 0-97 per cent., books 22-59 per cent., and newspapers 10-54 per cent., and the letters despatched to that country increased 8-24 per cent., books 8-89 per cent., and newspapers 8-88 per cent, over the numbers forwarded in 1892. P and 0. and Orient Lines (Federal Mail-service). Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Payments to P and O. and Orient Lines 2,695 7 7 Transit-charges across Australia 88 7 0 Transit-charges across European Continent 473 11 1 Gratuities (to and from Australia) ... 1,695 11 11 — 4,952 17 7 Ce. Postages collected in the colony 2,287 15 3 Postages from London and foreign offices 843 14 11 3,131 10 2 Net loss to the colony .. ... .. ..£1,821 7 5 The numbers of letters, books, and newspapers conveyed from and to the United Kingdom by the Peninsular and Oriental and the Orient packets were • Beceived —374,188 letters, 227,192 books, and 915,276 newspapers, despatched—ll6,43Bletters, 17,937 books, and 71,278 newspapers.

Return showing the several Subsidised Mail Steam Services, the Subsidy Payments for the Year 1893, the Dates when established, and the Dates on which each terminates.

Money-orders. Ten money-order offices were opened during 1893 —namely, Granity Creek, Karangahake, Matamata, Murchison, Ohingaiti, Patearoa, Shag Point, Taradale, Tokatoka, and Tolaga Bay The total number of offices opened at the end of the year was 339. 210,957 money-orders for £750,929 ss. lOd. were issued, compared with 199,438 orders for £694,847 4s. sd. in 1892, an increase of 11,519 orders and £56,082 Is. sd. The money-orders issued on the Australian Colonies and other places beyond New Zealand numbered 64,824 for £174,570 Bs. Bd. 20,381 telegraph money-orders were issued for £75,496 15s. Bd, in the previous year the number was 18,543 for £65,621 4s. 9d. 165,503 orders were paid, their value being £648,490 13s. 4d., compared with 160,423 orders for £612,312 ss. lOd. paid the previous year, an increase of 5,080 in number and £36,178 7s. 6d. in amount.

Service. Subsidy or — Payment. Duration When established. Duratio; of Service. Number of Voyages per Annum. Mileage for Complete Voyage. Cost per Mile. When terminated or 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 Helensvillo and Dargaville Bawene and Omapere Bawene 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 Biver, Okuru, Okarito, and Jackson's Bay Westport and Karamea .. Bluff and Stewart Island . Bluff and Coal Island Bluff and Point Pegasus Bluff and Puysegur Point Paterson's Inlet and Half-moon Bay Interprovincial Service in connection with San Francisco Line £ s. d. 7,814 0 7 1,690 0 0 Nov., 1885 June, 1880 Nov., 1894 * 13 13 11,916 2,334 s. d. 1 0-11 1 1-37 1,200 0 0 200 0 0 250 0 0 I 480 0 0 [ 282 10 0 June, 1885 Ocfc.,"l891 Jan., 1881 * March, 1894 Dec, 1894 Dec, 1894 11 4 52 f 52 1 104 I 52 \ 52 { 52 104 6,992 1,050 56 118 ) 170 j 34) 12 30 J 8 0 3-74 0 11-43 1 8-60 0 4-84 Jan., 1889 Dec, 1894 1 5-16 90 0 0 Jan., 1889 Dec, 1894 2 1-96 177 10 0 125 0 0 Dec, 1891 Nov., 1893 26 52 183 130 0 8-95 0 4-44 400 0 0 120 0 0 200 0 0 75 0 0 141 2 6 150 0 0 29 0 0 Jan., 1886 June, 1886 July, 1886 Sept., 1891 Jan., 1893 April, 1893 April, 1892 Dec, 1894 Dec, 1894 Dec, 1893 March, 1893 Aug., 1893 March, 1894 Dec, 1893 4 12 52 3 15 10 52 280 102 40 80 49 80 12 7 1-71 1 11-53 1 11-08 6 8 00 3 10-08 3 900 0 11-15 3,000 0 0 Nov., 1886 Nov., 1894 13 * On three months' notice.

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The money-orders drawn abroad and paid in the colony numbered 19,425, representing £73,545 19s. 7d. The money-orders issued on places beyond the colony exceeded the orders drawn upon the colony by £101,024 9s. Id., as compared with £83,669 Bs. 4d. for the previous year The money-order commission received during the year amounted to £10,248 14s. 5d., an increase of £796 14. sd. over that of the previous year During the year a direct exchange of money-orders was established with the Straits Settlements and with Ceylon. Negotiations for like exchanges with India and Cape Colony were begun and have since been completed. Canada will shortly be added to the list of countries with which money-orders may be exchanged direct. Postal Notes. The issue of postal notes was extended to the following post-offices Moawhanga, Karamea, Kenepuru, Mandeville, Tadmor, and Pern Flat. The number of postal-note offices on 31st December, 1893, was 361. Postal notes to the value of £100,007 15s. 6d. were sold during the year, as against £86,962 2s. 7d. in 1892—an increase of £13,045 12s. lid. The number of notes sold increased from 240,019 to 277,105, being 37,086 more than the sales of the previous year The postal notes paid numbered 275,194, of the value of £97,536 15s. This, compared with 238,383 for £84,800 6s. 6d. for the year previous, shows an increase of 36,811 in number and £12,736 Bs. 6d. in amount. The commission received from the sale of postal notes amounted to £1,928 195., as against £1,680 19s. Id. in 1892—an increase of £247 19s. lid. The large and steadily-increasing postal-note business is, as in previous years, a noticeable feature of the year's work. Savings-banks. Savings-bank offices were opened at Chatham Islands, Granity Creek, Hanmer Plains, Karangahake, Matamata, Murchison, Ohingaiti, Tokatoka, and Tolaga Bay The number of offices open at the end of the year was 327 —an increase of 9. The number of new accounts opened during the year was 29,755, compared with 26,232 in 1892—an increase of 3,523. The number of accounts closed was 19,599 —an increase of 1,428 over the previous year's number The total number of savings-bank accounts open at the end of the year was 122,684 — equal to 1 account for every 5-48 of the population. Last year's figures were 112,528 accounts, or 1 to every 5-78 persons. Comparing the number of Post-Office Savings-Bank depositors to the populations of the following countries, the proportion is found to be distinctly in favour of this colony : — England and Wales (1892) lin 6 Scotland (1892) 1 „ 20 Ireland (1892) .. 1 „ 21 New South Wales (1893) .. 1 „ 11 Victoria (1893) .. 1 „ 9 New Zealand (1893) .... 1 „ 5£ The total number of open accounts increased by 10,156. The savings-bank deposits numbered 202,276, and amounted to £2,386,089 10s. 7d., which, compared with 186,945 deposits for £1,878,270 6s. 4d. made the previous year, shows a very marked increase of 15,331 in number, and £507,819 4s. 3d. in amount, a result largely due, it is believed, to the crisis in banking circles in the neighbouring colonies during the early part of the year It may be of interest to mention that for the six months, April to September, of last year, no less than £1,350,042 were deposited in the Post-Ofiice Saving-Banks of the colony, compared with £927,807 deposited during the corresponding period of the previous year The average amount of each deposit was £11 15s. lid., as against £10 os. lid. in 1892. There were 136,739 withdrawals, the amount withdrawn being £2,122,521 16s. Bd. For the previous year the number was 120,628, and the amount £1,821,348 18s. Id. The increase was therefore 16,111 transactions, and £301,172 18s. 7d. in amount. The average amount of each withdrawal was £15 10s. 5d., compared with £15 2s. in 1892. The interest credited to depositors for the year amounted to £114,760 Is. Id., compared with £111,301 13s. Id. in 1892. The total amount of interest credited to depositors since the Post-Office Savings-Banks were established in 1867 has been £1,269,875 lis. lOd. The deposits exceeded the withdrawals by £263,567 13s. lid., the balance of savings thus exceeding over a quarter of a million pounds sterling. In 1892 the excess of deposits over withdrawals was £56,921 Bs. 3d. The balance to credit of depositors at the end of the year was £3,241,998 7s. 10d., an amount equal to £4 16s. sd. per head of the population of the colony Last year's figures were £4 Bs. Id. per head. The number of accounts with balances not exceeding £20 increased by 8,261, with balances exceeding £20 but not exceeding £200 by 1,402, and exceeding £200 by 493. A detailed classification of the balances to credit of depositors will be found in Table No. 8. The average cost of each savings-bank transaction for the year was 4'6d., and for the period of the existence of the system 4 - 91 d.

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The number of accounts opened during 1893 by means of stamps affixed to cards, the total number of such accounts open, and the amount at credit, on the 31st December last will be gathered from the following return: —

TELEGRAPHS. The total value of telegraph and telephone business for 1893, including Government telegrams, fees collected on money-order telegrams, and miscellaneous receipts, was £140,783 3s. 7d., compared with £128,155 15s. 6d. in 1892—an increase of £12,627 Bs. Id., or 9-85 per cent. The number of telegrams of all codes forwarded during the year was 2,069,691, an increase of 165,548 on 1,904,143 in 1892, or 8-69 per cent. The proportion of telegrams per head of population was 3-13, as compared with 2-96 the previous year The number of ordinary telegrams forwarded was 935,823, for which £81,591 7s. lid. was received, inclusive of amounts payable to other lines. The urgent telegrams numbered 40,147, producing a revenue of £5,162 18s. Id. There were 583,279 delayed telegrams forwarded, of the value of £18,054 16s. As in past years the high proportion which the delayed bears to the ordinary messages is again a noticeable feature of the business. In 1892 the delayed messages numbered 518,049 — the increase is therefore 65,230. Press telegrams numbered 189,991, of the value of £9,006 9s. 2d., including proportion payable to other lines. In 1892 the figures were 175,054 messages, and £8,309 lis. in value—the increase is therefore 14,937 in number, and £696 18s. 2d. in amount. The average value of each Press telegram was 11-38 d., as against 11'39d. in 1892. The bureau messages forwarded during the year numbered 76,406, of the value of £1,881 lis. 5d., an average of 5-91 d. per message. Government telegrams numbered 244,045, and their value was £28,317 7s. lOd. Compared with 218,079, valued at £24,342 75., the increase over last year is 25,966 messages, and £3,975 os. lOd. in amount. The money-orders transmitted by telegraph numbered 20,381 for £75,496 15s. Bd., and the fees £1,019 Is. In 1892 the figures were 18,543 orders, of the value of £65,621 4s. 9d., and £927 3s. in fees. The number of forwarded telegrams to every hundred letters posted in the colony for delivery within the colony during 1893 was 8-04. In 1892 the number was 7-46 , in 1891, 8-29, and in 1890, 9-12, The telegraph receipts for the financial year, including telephone-exchange subscriptions, private-wire rents, &c, amounted to £113,196 os. 3d. These figures, compared with £104,756 6s. 4d. in 1892-93, show an increase of £8,439 13s. lid., or 8-06 per cent. The expenditure amounted to £123,651 3s. 10d., as against £117,053 4s. 2d. the previous year— an increase of £6,597 19s. Bd., or 5-64 per cent. The credit balance for the financial year, after taking into account the value of Government telegrams and fees on money-order telegrams, was £18,881 ss. 3d., as compared with £11,102 lis. 4d. in 1892. There were 5,513 miles of line, and 13,515 miles of wire at the close of the year—an increase of 34 and 56 miles respectively The net expenditure out of loan for telegraph extension was £16,126 17s. 10d., compared with £29,245 9s. 2d. in 1892. The cost of maintenance of lines was £29,141 65., an average of £5 ss. 9d. per mile. The figures for 1892 were £29,580 10s. lid., and £5 Bs. per mile. The number of private wires was 141, compared with 130 in 1892. The amount received for rent, maintenance, &c, was £1,278 lis. 3d., as against £1,008 18s. 6d. in 1892. Telephone bureaux were opened at Woolston, Linwood, Ryal Bush, Thornbury, Waimatuku, Brougham Street (Wellington), Pahautanui, Clifton, Longridge Village, Taradale, and Kopu. iii—F. 1.

District. No. of Accounts opened during 1893. No. of Accounts open on 31st Dec, 1893. Amount at Credit of Accounts open on 31st Dec, 1893. Auckland 31enheim jhristchurch Dunedin lisborne }reymouth lokitika Invercargill Napier kelson STew Plymouth Damaru Chames Pimaru iVanganui Wellington (Vestport 2 18 11 8 3 114 115 588 344 23 8 £ s. d. 87 5 4 205 18 8 685 8 9 114 14 10 9 4 8 7 18 9 9 20 72 281 82 59 113 121 48 167 11 13 18 8 40 7 6 778 8 1 20 7 4 168 5 6 118 19 6 184 3 8 133 18 9 76 4 8 27 6 5 2 5 6 12 12 Total 88 2,166 2,672 11 1

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The total number of telegraph and telephone offices open at the close of the year was 640. Of these 229 were telegraph and 411 telephone offices. A telegraph office was opened at the railway-station, Sawyer's Bay A telephone was substituted for the Morse at Capleston, and the office transferred to a store, owing to the decrease in business. Twenty-six telephone offices were opened, and two, Waikoikoi and Takapuna, closed. The offices opened were— Appleby Linwood Byall Bush Brougham Street Longridge Village Tadmor Canvastown Lower Moutere Taipa Clifton i Matamata Tawa Flat Ealing Mititai Te Mata Fitzroy Morrison's Waikoikoi Harben Pakawau Waimatuku Kiwitea Peel Forest Woolston. Kopu Buapekapeka Telephone Exchanges. Sub-exchanges were established at Woodlands and Mataura. There are now 14 exchanges and 10 sub-exchanges, a total of 24. The following table gives the number of subscribers or connections for 1892-93 and 1893-94 respectively : — -n, . No. of Subscribers or Connections iixcnange. Mar> lgg4 _ Mar> 18g3 _ Auckland 736 659 Blenheim 57 60 Christchurch .. 735 639 Dunedin 788 763 Balclutha 15 16 Milton 13 11 Port Chalmers 17 11 Greymouth 60 64 Invercargill 176 137 Bluff 19 21 Gore .. 48 40 Mataura 9 Biversdale .. 10 .. 8 Winton 6 6 Woodlands .. .. 6 Napier .. 222 175 Nelson 60 58 Oamaru 80 66 Palmerston North 75 74 Thames 83 85 Timaru 65 67 Wanganui 91 .. 81 Wellington 872 768 Hutt 1 2 Totals 4,244 3,811 The total increase in number was therefore 433, and the rate of increase 11-36 per cent. The connections may be classified as follows Paying, 3,862, free, 265, bureaux, 117 total, 4,244. The telephone-exchange receipts during the financial year amounted to £21,771 4s. 4d., as compared with £19,155 lis. sd. the previous year The working-expenses, interest on capital cost, and allowance for depreciation for the year amounted to £22,217 10s. 2d. The total expenditure in connection with the telephone-exchange system to 31st December, 1893, was £117,680 4s. Bd.

The following is extracted from the reports of the District Inspectors of Telegraphs:— Auckland District. It has only been found necessary to construct some 12 miles of new line in the district during the past year for the purpose of opening telephone offices at Te Mata, Kopu, Leigh, Tokatoka, and Tokatoka Wharf. Six miles of line have been reconstructed, and 484 miles overhauled, 500 poles rebutted, and the lines throughout the district generally strengthened. The lines are in good order and will require nothing special doing for the present.

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Napier District. It has not been necessary to construct any new lines in this district during the past year, and very little reconstruction has been required—only some 200 new poles on the Napier-Hastings section. The lines generally have been overhauled and are in good order Some sections, however, may require attention during the current year Wellington District. The lines in this district worked satisfactorily during the past year, and there is nothing particular to report. The following extensions have been made, connecting new telephone offices Otaki to Shannon, Eketahuna to Alfredton, Paikakariki to Paraparaumu, and loop-line at Danevirke. The lines have been thoroughly overhauled and strengthened where necessary, and are now in good working-order The three-core cable parted on the morning of the 22nd January Bepairs were completed on the evening of the 12th February, and the cable has since remained in a satisfactory condition. Nelson District. There has been no new line required in this district during the past year Only some 33 miles of wire have been run to connect several new telephone offices. The lines have been overhauled and repaired and are in fairly good order. Canterbury District. No new lines have been constructed in the during the past year Certain sections have been thoroughly overhauled, and others are in course of overhaul and strengthening The remaining lines are in good working-order and will require nothing special this year Otago District. Forty miles of line have been erected in this district, and also 19 miles of wire run, conconnecting 9 telephone offices which have been opened since last report. The lines have been generally overhauled and repaired where necessary, and are in good working-order at present. Nothing special required during the ensuing year

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Table No. 1. Table showing the Number and Amount of Money Orders issued and of Money Orders payable in New Zealand, Year by Year, since the Year 1880.

Table No. 2. Table showing the Money Orders issued in New Zealand on Offices beyond the Colony, and Money Orders issued at Offices beyond the Colony on New Zealand, during the Years 1892 and 1893.

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Issued in the )OLONY Where payable. Year. Commission received. In :he Colony. United Kingdom and Foreign Offices. Australia and other British Possessions. "otal No. No. No. No. Amount. Amount. Amount. Amount. 880 881 882 883 884 :885 :886 :887 888 889 890 891 :8g2 :893 £ s. d. 7,943 15 4 7 582 8 5 8,267 9 8 9,022 10 6 9,525 3 8 9,553 o 7 8 541 7 10 8 532 10 5 8,377 6 4 8,696 13 5 8,823 10 o 9,649 14 9 9,452 o o 10,248 14 5 97,275 99,523 108,916 132,232 144,227 146,406 113,598 119,091 122 042 127,323 130,641 138 555 140,672 146,133 £ 8. d. 320,260 19 II 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 576,358 17 2 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 29,616 £ s. d. 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 86,544 19 11 10,786 10,657 i3,34 8 14,113 13,113 13 494 i4, 6 93 14,431 13 709 18,547 20,733 30,094 31 315 35,208 £ 8. d. 40,994 15 4 40,317 19 2 47 641 7 5 46,939 17 11 45 317 !2 4 45 604 15 2 47 574 9 11 45 285 6 11 42,451 4 4 51,909 6 10 54,543 3 7 69,674 o o 75 235 7 10 88,025 8 9 135,648 135 556 148 162 172 556 186,052 188,622 155,680 159,579 162 387 172,076 176,427 195 239 199,438 210,957 £ 8. d. 465,405 I I 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 5 750,929 5 10 Drawn on the Colony lere issued. Total. Year. In the Colony. United Kin, lorn & Foreign Offices 1 Australia and other British Possessions. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 97 275 99 523 108,916 132 232 144,227 146,406 113 598 119,091 122,042 127 323 130,641 138 555 140,672 146,133 £ 8. d. 320,260 19 II 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 *5 o 576,358 17 2 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 8,746 £ s - d - 14,811 14 8 14.078 17 3 13 416 1 g 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 32,616 17 2 3,913 4,649 5,076 5,697 6,755 7 725 9,545 8 963 15 365 15 859 13 331 13,604 11,291 10,679 £ 8. d. 15,829 O 3 18,863 4 2 21,090 4 10 23,299 12 11 27,429 18 6 30,724 6 4 36,513 3 11 33 254 2 3 56,141 4 1 56,402 1 4 47,890 2 6 48 700 9 6 41,064 6 6 40,929 2 5 104,654 107,638 IJ 7,4i3 141 654 155 517 159,335 .129,242 133,91° 144,450 150,651 151 747 160,069 160 115 165,558 £ 8. d. 350,901 14 10 354,577 4 8 394,702 11 4 44i,4" 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 o 3 611,177 16 1 649,904 16 9

Issued in New Zealand. 1892. 1893. Where payable. Number. Amount, Number. Amount. United Kingdom Foreign Offices through London United States of America Canada Hongkong Ceylon Straits Settlements Victoria South Australia New South Wales Queensland Tasmania W'estern Australia 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 24,969 1,984 2,663 171 39 3 8 11,236 685 15,861 5,604 1,464 137 £ s. d. 70,444 6 11 8,223 18 2 7,876 14 10 804 5 8 219 18 8 15 18 3 15 13 6 33,832 13 2 2,078 10 8 36,571 16 11 9,772 8 0 4,074 10 2 639 13 9 26,758 4 2 i,53i 18 4 41,369 11 o 1,729 5 4 3 192 19 3 611 12 3 Totals 58,766 154,083 9 5 64,824 174,570 8 8 Issued beyond New Zealand. 1892. 1893. Where issued. Number. Amount. Nxrmber. Amount. Jnitcd Kingdom and Foreign Offices Jnited States of America Canada longkong "eylon itraits Settlements Victoria iouth Australia Jew South Wales Queensland 'asmania Vestern Australia 7 357 670 125 5 3,959 354 4,68 7 710 i 358 218 £ s. d. 25 548 13 11 3 286 13 9 514 6 11 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 7-957 612 177 16 2 2 3 552 43i 4,453 698 1 186 339 £ 8. d. 28,923 11 6 2,711 8 10 981 16 10 56 1 11 7 19 o 241 13,512 18 4 1,173 7 2 i6,449 17 7 3,025 1 9 5 192 9 5 1 509 3 2 Totals 19,443 70,414 1 1 19 425 73,545 19 7

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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 New Zealand during the Year 1893.

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Money Orders. Savings 'Banks. Office. Issued. Paid. to . fell <° Deposits. ™ _: Withdrawals. P <£ u No. Amount. No. Commission. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. .UCKLAND Alexandra Aratapu Avondale Bombay Cambridge Clevedon Coromandel Dargaville Devonport Drury Hamilton Helensville Huntly Kaeo Kaitaia Kamo Kaukapakapa Kawakawa Kihikihi Kohukohu Kuaotunu Mangapai Mangawai Mangawhare Matakana Matamata 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 Te Awamutu Te Kopuru Te Kuiti Tokatoka Tuakau Upper Symonds Street Wade Waipu Waiuku Waiwera Wangarei Wangaroa Waotu "Warkworth Wellsford Whangapoua Whitianga 13,194 80 540 27 151 632 135 490 i,i73 259 149 858 577 532 269 37i 790 92 614 215 190 408 305 221 269 133 86 56 99 240 177 5°9 ,108 £ s. d. 779 11 6 276 22 11 9 1 10 o £ s - d - 49,197 13 I 230 16 9 1,630 10 7 77 10 8 464 3 5 1,928 8 6 369 9 10 I.47 1 9 7 5,649 8 3 813 1 6 442 17 3 2,818 11 9 I 692 11 4 1 786 3 5 826 10 10 1,221 19 5 2,502 16 I 205 7 3 2 114 2 2 538 1 10 865 13 11 1 332 2 1 1,235 o z 503 19 8 904 3 9 468 14 o 34° 15 9 212 8 1 363 17 o 759 11 3 582 II 4 1,747 10 8 336 I 10 25 11 6 812 1 8 1,670 7 11 786 3 3 2,153 17 8 356 12 6 648 4 7 1,375 4 7 511 2 4 956 16 2 574 9 9 659 14 0 400 7 8 688 4 3 839 8 0 412 10 4 301 3 11 605 12 8 721 19 9 1,406 7 1 816 5 4 945 9 6 726 5 9 2,565 18 11 752 18 g 867 4 6 962 14 9 1,992 11 o 390 14 1 114 17 4 738 19 o 525 2 3 25,758 45 114 63 62 £ s. d. 94 221 o 6 146 17 1 522 1 6 252 11 8 412 4 2 1,564 10 10 164 16 10 637 11 7 743 3 3 877 2 3 504 9 6 2,409 6 8 523 5 6 659 o 6 199 15 2 419 13 4 752 8 2 45 3 2 677 2 2 343 12 7 231 5 2 418 4 8 209 14 3 108 19 o in 6 4 "5 17 7 32 18 9 223 10 3 301 n 7 385 1 7 74 3 10 382 5 2 293 7 o 35i 19 11 793 9 I 3,407 14 6 632 15 1 398 1 1 312 18 5 232 o 3 2 760 14 4 1,113 11 1 285 12 8 92 8 o 184 n 2 558 2 5 346 7 10 1,446 10 3 92 9 0 167 2 2 2,232 14 8 319 2 o 780 18 7 348 9 4 242 5 o 333 4 3 2 056 1 1 637 2 5 459 9 1 735 13 5 952 9 6 8 17 8 13 5 5 495 8 9 323 15 4 2,260 5 27 3 18 10,807 35 268 32 62 £ ■■ d. 274,394 5 8 160 6 o 2,003 10 o 115 10 o 280 6 10 4,210 17 o 417 3 2 2 140 o o 9,567 6 7 1,316 15 o 415 1 o 5 759 16 4 2,897 3 9 1,429 8 6 1,251 4 0 891 2 2 4,244 10 8 689 3 1 2 758 10 o 722 17 o 635 14 o 803 4 o 565 2 o 960 16 o 1,268 10 o 283 I o 586 8 o 378 15 o 388 2 o 990 7 o 964 7 o 2,191 12 6 889 1 7 220 725 15 o 5 299 9 8 1 575 7 3 2,663 19 o 214 o o 254 15 7 2 288 14 6 2 223 11 o 485 3 3 719 14 o 684 5 o 714 o o 1 142 14 0 972 2 5 304 O I 538 16 6 491 19 6 784 15 o 1,896 7 6 1,006 1 8 128 16 o 944 3 3 2,511 2 8 477 8 0 , 628 1 o 2,958 3 o 2,075 12 0 320 13 11 76 10 o 490 4 7 278 5 o 1,693 6 12,441 32 77 4 37 178 28 £ 8. d. 231,053 2 1 314 9 9 893 15 10 9 6 11 320 4 5 3,519 9 2 120 16 11 2 037 4 2 4,687 12 9 542 8 1 127 8 7 4,143 2 o 1 194 4 2 847 12 5 751 10 7 774 8 8 4 183 16 o 455 12 5 2,768 17 5 674 on 446 4 2 553 12 o 482 o 8 381 16 4 i,i95 16 5 271 19 6 94 13 5 68 2 o 503 25 3 6 4 12 6 22 16 o 112 8 o 12 13 o 526 36 2 9 23 o 9 19 19 0 12 19 o 15 11 6 27 17 6 3 10 o 27 2 6 7 11 3 10 10 9 20 2 9 9 19 o 8 II 3 10 5 9 4 15 6 2 17 6 1 18 3 3 18 6 8 16 9 5 12 o 19 9 3 4 11 3 080 12 17 3 32 15 o 11 16 3 33 o 6 4 3° 7 5 0 23 11 6 9 11 3 13 4 9 7 3 3 9 16 9 4 3 0 876 14 9 6 409 2 12 6 10 7 0 8 4 9 14 11 o 8 10 o 989 9 12 6 32 13 o 7 10 3 13 15 9 13 3 9 24 6 6 2 16 o 4°5 47 201 179 234 96 663 151 154 46 61 146 17 163 92 44 77 5i 32 38 23 8 32 96 87 14 105 56 141 237 1,125 168 74 7i 33 760 290 52 26 53 112 66 462 21 28 642 84 212 90 44 87 359 117 40 166 147 4 4 122 76 73 15 20 169 36 7 90 57 27 16 24 58 27 49 15 10 21 495 83 246 703 412 54 743 306 185 131 88 527 127 375 104 70 120 9 i 4 3° 4 19 64 16 3 25 13 5 10 6 22 IO 26 6 130 149 107 24 241 78 73 39 43 206 39 141 74 35 57 26 21 54 27 10 8 14 49 37 63 29 9 10 29 94 117 35 95 49 46 92 40 138 146 5 73 671 160 5 4 1 3 12 23 8 17 5 14 19 14 39 31 I 11 117 24 51 II 10 I 3 7 10 5 303 9 2 432 16 10 7i5 14 o 1,236 19 10 635 13 6 14 282 631 302 499 122 9 26 14 15 3 2 13 II 3 1 24 108 97 74 24 12 61 92 23 15 4i 45 61 37 25 22 28 55 78 54 15 35 119 3i 30 98 92 8 2 36 15 201 2 9 1,303 17 4 1,247 I0 i° 838 15 10 273 4 10 169 1 4 737 7 6 1,159 18 6 218 n 6 241 n 5 322 13 10 542 18 4 988 7 5 81 19 5 132 2 9 227 1 8 256 9 7 583 o 6 1,045 3 5 617 14 7 157 3 5 563 3 11 999 15 11 490 1 7 250 6 6 1,929 o 4 1,475 2 o 54 14 o 29 17 6 303 o 9 50 14 7 215 446 224 285 150 224 122 232 276 124 71 241 255 384 198 268 207 631 194 247 308 563 69 39 234 187 244 47 137 233 275 62 44 36 17 9 24 11 20 66 6 150 77 89 80 557 23 39 72 129 230 160 22 48 212 65 174 239 177 25 9 36 64 3 4 9 5 3 15 15 12 35 29 3 10 45 12 18 7 3 9 6 I 3 30 2 3 n 120 30 32 9 6 13 10 19 1 9 1 7 12 o 10 17 9 155 574 418 73 1,415 "5 46 314 104 53 631 5 5 6 19 3 6 14 8 6 303 50 19 6 609 263 9 17 o 3 10 6 293 22 15 3 432 13 6 1,841 o 2 I 378 19 6 228 o 8 4,284 18 6 374 o o 110 19 2 1,049 6 10 304 15 6 142 16 8 1,807 *49 35 155 170 40 547 66 15 162 156 1 4 737 17 9 856 9 9 158 17 10 2,057 4 6 265 2 4 54 5 6 801 5 1 163 13 5 44 9 7 7i° 17 3 18 25 3° 7 114 10 6 24 7 4 55 77 150 160 700 14 o 1,602 8 1 1,418 17 8 . 376 12 o 6,460 18 4 1,629 14 o 135 11 o 1 107 10 10 213 3 11 283 4 o 2,15011 o 4 6 17 2 18 61 103 20 316 17 8 79 17 8 116 197 10 6 724 9 11 1,039 o o 182 4 o 5,290 6 n 4.91 12 o 14 12 8 1,125 2 3 185 1 11 53 3 1 1,003 11 1 42 651 113 28 i73 30 23 _ 2Q 4 53 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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 New Zealand during the Year 1893 — continued.

Money Orders. Saving! Banks. Office. Issued. Paid. to E 3 = < ° Deposits. < ° Withdrawals. No. Commission. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. Slenheim Cullensville Havelock Kaikoura Kekerangu Picton Renwicktown Spring Creek ■HBISTCHURCH Akaroa Alford Forest Amberley Ashburton Bealey Belfast Chertsey Cheviot Coalgate Culverden Darfleld 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 >UNEDIN 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 Owaka Palmerston Patearoa 2,031 320 585 447 107 821 82 123 12,164 401 95 261 2,164 65 52 77 555 140 165 100 "3 124 25 96 75 "4 5i7 144 285 102 284 i,577 243 102 £ 8. d. 90 5 9 12 13 6 21 15 9 21 12 6 4 14 9 33 4 o 303 5 12 9 680 19 o 18 13 3 256 11 3 o 91 I o 306 226 2 12 O £ s. d. 6,774 6 6 1,010 8 4 2,397 11 1 1,546 2 3 367 9 11 2,444 8 4 260 6 8 422 14 7 42 096 17 11 i,455 7 1 246 8 3 811 3 6 7,481 15 2 214 16 7 155 13 6 200 10 8 2,538 9 o 563 6 9 811 12 o 320 1 5 464 1 10 341 17 3 58 15 6 322 1 2 279 9 3 377 9 1 1 800 15 o 853 12 7 1 128 2 1 354 7 7 1 106 6 o 5 729 18 3 912 16 4 344 15 1 1 170 0 7 89 7 4 439 2 9 1 381 16 1 2 467 1 1 52 3 11 786 5 5 941 1 o 1 036 15 2 1,000 2 4 266 2 10 708 7 6 966 7 4 53i 13 11 126 2 10 37,417 18 o 2,052 6 9 2,917 18 4 443 14 o 1 269 15 II I 203 1 4 1 698 1 o 310 19 2 3 533 16 2 356 14 1 164 11 6 522 18 o 466 18 4 4,209 16 3 2 107 18 6 534 6 2 2,442 16 1 1,910 16 2 1,696 11 3 2 375 16 3 709 15 o 2 171 5 10 126 13 8 i,332 17 7 709 16 11 2,458 9 o 2,548 8 5 436 I 4 i,i39 50 153 184 5 460 25 48 17,418 17S 9 146 897 6 £ s. d. 4,417 4 10 215 16 II 660 7 5 746 5 8 25 17 o 1,875 7 6 67 8 10 232 1 3 63 520 17 5 808 6 o 23 3 6 49i 9 3 3 702 8 o 355 17 47 4i 2 47 8 2,429 147 308 236 54 474 104 73 28,130 313 £ s - d - 30,487 15 9 i,475 6 7 2 266 18 7 1,845 16 o 345 11 o 4>°3i 7 2 515 4 o 380 9 0 356,747 9 6 2,943 i° o 298 17 16 20 30 1,926 74 103 77 5 224 8 14 23,179 80 £ 8. d. 32,613 7 7 1 2g8 12 4 1,673 3 4 1 387 12 2 162 o o 4 196 2 2 30 9 8 147 19 8 366,610 5 7 2,489 7 10 4 7 3,265 55 2,383 20 36 3" 217 1 749 34 45 3i 107 1,832 12 9 19 645 14 o 219 7 o 371 13 o 287 13 o 1,359 4 5 22 152 102 781 2 10 10 1,537 2 8 11 563 1 5 21 o o 35 25 35 37 74 19 3 1 34 10 18 49 1 o 108 7 10 114 7 o 279 14 8 129 13 1 343 1 8 109 17 8 113 16 o 117 8 9 23 9 4 95 4 o 85 2 4 102 14 10 1 754 3 5 161 16 4 932 10 10 379 19 8 356 7 7 2,663 13 5 240 2 4 96 17 4 786 12 8 307 14 8 134 17 o 354 15 7 1,979 19 3 25 12 o 209 9 7 664 19 8 372 16 o 1,919 17 9 80 15 3 142 17 5 340 12 4 95 5 o 84 13 6 77,444 II 9 496 9 4 1,360 17 2 I 125 16 11 339 13 4 366 2 o 1,357 11 6 108 2 11 2,539 7 5 463 4 8 93 19 0 47 10 9 127 3 6 183 4 6 558 16 11 195 15 11 1,864 8 3 195 8 3 1 251 3 5 1 566 14 2: 900 3 11 1,034 13 io| 23 o 7 252 4 10 610 18 o 947 14 P 2,794 9 6 37 3 ol 3 4 8 25 2 5 125 19 10 266 12 10 1,311 O II 29 IO O 6 18 9 10 9 3 4 17 O 6 12 9 496 1 I o 3 14 o 3 1 o 3 15 9 23 3 0 8 1 6 13 2 6 5 8 9 1276 86 13 o 10 2 9 5 7 6 12 13 10 120 4 18 6 16 14 o 36 12 0 0 14 3 796 11 19 9 11 76 15 17 6 2 17 3 10 6 6 10 8 6 6 10 2 216 603 15 0 23 3 9 35 o 6 5 17 9 14 3 3 14 o 6 23 12 3 3 5 9 63 1 3 626 209 5 9 9 526 49 12 o 26 4 o 606 32 13 o 16 9 3 16 3 3 28 3 9 12 9 6 25 16 9 1 14 9 16 15 o 9 10 3 21 18 3 28 16 3 400 45 34i 27 103 456 802 21 186 19 19 338 53 283 92 80 786 46 24 230 68 15 13 12 17 5 1 5 8 119 11 46 8 25 175 36 14 35 15 13 38 186 1 17 24 20 121 76 60 58 31 2 20 70 938 48 322 76 133 1,467 245 57 282 109 53 242 1,124 15 130 149 in 1 385 94 287 77 99 65 19,880 80 488 632 185 100 138 30 4,009 204 23 41 50 159 487 76 472 14 120 1 800 11 2 426 6 11 834 4 o 643 11 8 198 6 o 9 11 o 144 10 2 696 6 0 8 162 11 2 702 17 7 2,059 17 1 646 o 5 i,935 15 4 12 701 4 8 1,536 9 9 559 2 9 3,924 3 4 557 1 0 343 18 6 2 548 IO 9 12,243 J 4 9 71 17 O 1,354 l6 7 1,095 13 o 1,430 8 4 4,331 n 10 695 8 o 2,089 o o 899 16 9 932 8 o 211 3 o 250,614 6 6 781 II o 4,597 " 4 1,182 2 6 960 7 7 460 9 o 1,058 I 1 139 6 o 19,001 15 5 1,450 12 6 343 14 ° 259 3 8 211 18 o 715 16 o 2,873 18 10 874 19 IO 3,282 8 8 120 8 o 1,006 7 7 4 778 10 9 2 380 14 8 2,196 16 o 40 15 o 293 6 0 525 9 o 794 4 o 2 513 4 o I I 2 I 1 I 60 2 13 I 95 16 2 18 7 1 24 83 3 16 21 16 3i 20 3 2 II 17 329 II 90 9 45 57i 87 12 118 37 12 H9 487 II 63 82 70 195 45 39 41 44 13 17,869 34 212 476 5 4 222 13 9 604 11 3 357 5 9 92 0 o 210 O O 40 15 II 278 19 4 6,316 2 6 124 15 1 1,215 1 2 434 19 o 603 1 8 8,923 n 4 813 o 9 412 7 1 1 786 5 10 183 15 1 101 6 6 270 279 37° 87 207 233 186 56 10,214 564 943 119 439 3 : 7 625 99 1,298 133 54 146 160 753 686 158 780 464 358 693 278 708 29 64 524 8 49 168 70 629 29 38 87 18 27 21,020 112 376 309 99 133 236 33 619 149 20 125 18 29 15 6 24 17 35 7 11 7 8 4 2 164 9 43 4 17 6 5 4 158 17 4 3 4 4 47 5 46 3 3 52 20 1 773 9 5 8,615 11 8 66 4 o 1 004 5 8 802 13 5 1 120 18 0 I 708 15 6 838 7 11 684 9 10 526 10 1 556 4 7 113 15 3 258,921 1 o 444 5 6 4,514 2 9 199 16 8 689 6 6 300 3 10 648 9 3 246 6 3 6,912 14 3 768 18 6 70 18 8 57 12 11 128 17 5 332 10 3 2,078 14 8 192 10 5 2,604 2 4 98 15 4 372 8 9 3,638 17 10 1,284 ! 1° 1,254 !2 O 2 19 O 2IO 4 2 635 IO 8 I 124 I 3 1,299 12 2 9 2,3 8 7 21 72 52 31 18 28 40 61 22 16 15 884 54 n 6 9 13 123 19 13S 9 26 223 92 65 5 18 4i 78 102 14 25 33 138 28 486 4 369 33 8 7 7 16 84 17 63 4 21 40 69 385 247 262 6 70 55 28 495 327 225 9 61 113 85 755 24 59 474 243 664 773 127 0 55 134 199 521 11 7 16 16 66 5 4 8 34

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Table No. 3 — continued. Table showing the Number and Amount of Transactions at the several Money Order and Savings Bank Offices in New Zealand during the Year 1893 — continued.

Money Orders. Savings Banks. [Office. Issued. Paid. M De «l| < ° No. Deposits. eposits. Amount. in fl-O go Withdrawals. No. Commission. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. Dunedin— cont'd. Pembroke Port Chalmers Puerua Roxburgh St. Bathan's Seacliff South Dunedin Stirling Tapanui Waihola Waikaia Waikoikoi Waikouaiti Waipori Waitahuna Waitati Gisborne Tolaga Bay 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 Taradale Taupo Tikokino Waipawa Waipukurau .. Wairoa 276 923 72 646 425 171 3" 144 642 98 433 18 491 82 158 121 2,911 42 257 2 397 336 696 34 243 1,228 112 138 I 328 88 971 380 3°4 3,568 498 97 785 199 176 4i5 1,640 63 171 313 686 346 234 93 575 355 525 81 151 177 467 136 342 4,96c 993 1,986 196 279 117 218 202 137 578 176 245 3" 576 272 35 361 101 979 737 582 2 739 152 £ 8. d. 21 3 o 48 14 o 2 18 O 23 18 9 17 1 3 630 14 18 3 6 53 21 13 9 409 15 8 o 0 13 6 15 2 6 2 n 3 5 12 o 4 14 3 165 13 o 200 15 15 6 126 o 6 13 18 o 33 11 6 120 8 17 9 65 18 o 506 5 3 6 61 o 9 420 41 17 9 15 18 9 10 18 6 171 13 6 22 8 9 4 17 o 37 3 ° 7 17 9 6 8 3 15 o 3 62 16 o 246 614 13 o o 24 12 9 11 8 4 7 17 o 3 4 9 23 16 o 15 12 o 19 o 6 3 19 9 4 17 9 8 9 3 18 7 9 5 8 6 12 11 o 287 1 9 37 8 o 105 3 7 10 3 o 15 8 o 3 10 6 7 3 9 683 870 22 12 3 5 11 5 840 21 o 6 32 19 6 11 8 3 1 12 3 19 1 9 4 10 9 46 17 3 31 16 o 38 7 6 132 13 9 7 15 3 £ s - d - 1 371 4 9 3 184 4 1 215 17 8 2,340 10 8 I 383 13 1 521 3 1 884 18 9 462 17 1 1 853 2 11 295 8 11 1 273 12 1 33 14 9 I 305 17 11 220 6 5 377 17 10 446 13 8 10,497 15 2 121 9 5 927 5 5 8,833 4 3 I 295 8 1 2,076 on 122 1 10 695 3 4 4,3io 5 9 359 10 o 410 8 5 4,057 7 i° 231 14 8 2,926 15 o 1 179 2 9 915 2 2 11,938 1 -7 1 588 16 5 314 16 9 3 141 17 10 674 8 10 581 7 8 I,5i6 4 3 5,H9 9 6 245 15 7 627 9 7 1,072 7 9 2,og6 3 1 1 189 4 5 695 7 11 345 17 3 1 815 1 8 1 217 18 2 1 709 3 o 262 18 3 426 15 9 798 11 3 1,471 2 2 504 12 IO 933 10 9 18 734 7 o 3 303 0 8 6 582 12 9 697 14 o 1,017 7 6 474 17 i° 848 2 o 678 5 2 528 5 4 2,546 9 7 607 17 7 790 1 3 1,519 7 o i,954 13 3 1 122 7 9 89 15 4 2,360 10 o 280 II o 3 638 5 6 2,624 9 8 2,645 17 7 8,985 15 1 580 17 3 39 827 16 122 63 141 471 76 141 28 49 12 187 9 55 89 939 5 42 1 815 46 329 1 15 907 25 13 811 19 287 124 45 4,247 89 15 358 48 19 46 559 58 10 £ 8. d. 176 o 9 2,890 15 2 46 11 o 486 9 10 260 15 2 579 13 10 1,941 11 10 282 13 8 476 15 8 160 17 2 180 15 9 35 5 0 564 17 2 32 14 J 256 16 7 389 8 1 3 952 1 8 19 12 6 271 10 7 6,618 12 o 126 9 11 1,225 11 9 400 51 16 3 2,694 5 3 99 3 9 25 16 A, 2,832 17 9 88 15 4 I 063 11 9 497 5 8 195 15 7 15 3 J 5 15 10 357 5 4 45 15 8 1,733 15 9 I08 13 IO; 90 3 5 269 4 11 1,982 15 4 350 10 9 56 1 10 493 4 1° 445 18 7 523 18 2 265 7 1 134 11 2 816 14 7 193 4 4 1,179 o 10 54 19 6 81 7 2 100 o 10 496 16 2 218 19 6 482 11 3 17,995 17 10 1 562 II o 3,757 1 3 171 1 8 276 6 4 202 12 6 49 13 8 300 6 10 201 6 9 362 18 2 112 10 1 272 o 8 186 11 7 567 10 1 297 10 6 37 4 7 433 3 1 58 16 6 2 141 7 1 932 6 9 1 193 2 7 15,523 19 4 301 11 9 38 20 16 87 13 41 13 23 14 10 IO 594 7 43 294 16 68 2 8r 7 II 122 8 58 34 14 660 22 18 62 9 8 15 159 2 7 176 36 1 852 3°i 144 120 780 87 257 59 174 164 59 61 3 °7 6 12 203 2,056 79 552 37 384 26 39 669 32 416 148 77 4,266 94 86 346 57 54 68 738 11 38 121 261 125 122 69 250 158 489 38 27 62 210 82 £ s - d - 364 9 o 9,444 12 10 2,937 i° 0 450 o o 539 13 3 3 226 2 11 597 13 1 1 675 19 11 432 7 o 1,015 17 o 688 o 4 688 12 o 396 8 o 35 569 7 1 in 7 o, 1 634 10 6 40 959 14 1 966 11 o 4 067 12 9 207 19 0 3 835 2 11 220 13 5 438 6 o 15,211 2 9 867 14 o 4 858 14 1 2,475 12 11 289 5 o 47,121 IO o 989 4 o 570 8 o 2 522 9 8 401 18 o 1 196 8 11 801 7 6 5,566 12 8 14 18 o 274 10 o 1 350 9 7 1 720 10 2 972 2 5 1 301 6 8 1 203 17 o 1 543 15 4 561 3 11 4,259 16 2 140 10 o 150 10 o 498 17 o 3 208 14 7 660 1 4 976 10 11 70,630 o o 4,264 II 0 12 214 16 II 483 4 6 728 7 5 3 6 466 9 335 3 27 2 29 2 1 93 3 41 14 585 14 3 23 3 7 6 84 3 1 23 38 9 13 4 19 12 38 9 3 89 28 12 33 8 19 1 12 2 17 465 84 20 13 155 39 66 14 46 43 18 32 2,573 1 30 1 698 31 130 25 140 16 11 478 21 170 73 41 3 238 55 20 130 16 21 13 325 5 4 52 118 £ 8. d. 322 15 IO 5 246 18 o 1,970 4 11 280 13 o 125 15 o 1 297 7 4 480 o 3 1 274 16 1 127 14 2 519 4 8 699 13 11 864 o 9 251 5 9 33 416 17 o 62 o o 486 2 6 34,696 15 I 439 10 8 1 288 14 4 314 12 2 2 375 19 11 171 13 5 97 9 7 n 167 11 3 228 5 9 2 363 7 3 942 11 8 39i 19 9 48,879 1 10 938 14 5 274 5 5 1,450 6 5 169 1 9 480 17 2 423 1 3 4,563 2 1 44 2 3 61 1 3 934 13 7 1 560 12 2 59i 18 8 563 14 5 243 o 7 1 244 5 5 507 19 o 2 250 16 9 178 3 3 134 o o 203 19 11 1 331 19 11 176 12 7 1 369 11 3 75 763 2 4 2,855 13 3 6,751 4 10 219 15 10 412 O II 101 154 69 55 34 230 62 379 17 29 17 138 70 121 4 5i7 363 860 5 25 45 13 31 20 47 33 17 80 35 165 13 12 13 67 23 72 5 344 191 54° 20 38 31 22 73 9 6 12 53 15 34 876 123 295 21 18 174 6,032 394 1,265 95 in 3 24 7 16 864 45 112 3 10 33 60 33 15 74 39 88 10 7 8 35 73 25 61 64 55 57 432 90 644 12 o 609 13 3 171 18 o 675 17 6 419 o 4 769 15 o 630 15 II 2 449 13 2 695 4 6 41 26 6 34 19 41 8 497 13 o 295 o II 76 6 6 585 17 4 215 17 6 355 1 8 54 12 o 408 3 8 556 17 7 1 1 8 34 81 3i 159 7i 16 19 9 7 16 54 16 5 7 5 53 33 74 13 682 232 252 3 786 68 14 4 78 76 67 455 19 49 34 428 420 342 3,315 1.54 607 I o 343 10 o 4,992 7 2 7,022 6 9 3 358 5 3 59 653 7 4 i,593 12 o 1 2 37 37 4i 337 6 9 12 183 178 136 2 728 38 33o 13 2 180 2 10 2,110 9 8 4 134 1 o 1,916 2 10, 57,926 3 2 407 11 7 Nelson Belgrove

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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 New Zealand during the Year 1893 — continued.

Money Orders. Saving! Banks. Office. Issued. Paid. Deposits. en 8S <" No. Withdrawals. No. Commission. I Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. Amount. Nelson— continued. Brightwater Collingwood Motueka Richmond Takaka The Port Wakefield New Plymouth Inglewood Opunake Pungarehu Stratford Waitara Oamaru Duntroon Hampden Herbert Kakanui Kurow Maheno Ngapara Shag Point Thames Katikati Karangahake 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 Ohingaiti Patea Turakina Waitotara Waverley Wellington Ashurst Campbelltown Carterton Castlepoint Chatham Islands Eketahuna Featherston Feilding Fowler's Foxton Greytown North Halcombe Hutt 139 527 528 128 384 189 157 2,778 855 396 121 1 470 483 2 866 £ s - d - 569 19 19 o 18 11 9 6 10 o 15 16 3 10 9 6 796 130 13 3 31 16 3 15 3 o 5 15 o 59 19 .3 21 9 6 146 10 o 5 13 o 1229 6 18 o £ s - d - 482 6 9 2,676 16 11 1,924 15 5 490 5 o i,554 3 7 577 8 4 589 1 0 9 270 8 11 3 210 1 3 1 735 13 ° 641 10 5 6,005 7 3 1,810 8 2 11 026 9 10 641 13 4 1,191 19 10 732 8 5 239 13 8 851 9 7 442 12 7 443 11 10 36 14 4 6,965 6 7 467 8 o 1,130 9 6 345 6 4 108 3 5 1,622 o 9 1 539 6 9 52 10 o 1,669 o 6 2,913 14 1 533 1 10 1,478 11 8 286 4 o 303 o 8 1,024 17 1 11 868 6 5 674 7 6 2,634 14 I 213 8 6 619 7 4 473 6 1 1 990 11 4 4,430 6 9 317 6 o 204 6 10 15,769 2 11 1,841 19 2 1,943 18 4 728 11 3 5 291 18 7 3 271 4 2 864 o 9 3,594 12 3 221 15 4 5,267 4 7 915 14 5 95 6 7 2,465 o 5 761 1 3 743 4 4 2 202 16 5 59 746 6 3 1,481 6 o 642 o 9 2 596 8 5 179 9 7 514 o 8 4,199 12 1 1 682 17 0 7,060 on 1 57i 13 o 2 454 5 11 2 662 9 3 1 097 13 9 899 2 11 57 94 235 128 125 104 96 2 963 242 121 84 442 235 1,709 £ 8. d. 195 14 o 567 19 I 1 129 13 6 487 7 10 527 9 IO 314 2 IO 493 5 8 14,938 o 8 1,064 16 3 627 11 2 753 2 11 2 223 19 5 1,234 8 8 6,401 1 7 187 4 3 1,130 2 5 211 13 11 154 1 0 582 11 11 197 13 6 109 19 2 29 11 3 5,850 4 1 302 16 5 114 11 3 220 15 1 45 16 6 1,049 9 o 633 3 4 16 3 o: 2,144 19 6| I 225 7 2 217 2 O 200 14 IO 104 9 3] 52 16 o 678 6 6 1 6,651 2 8 426 18 3 811 2 9, 44 7 ni 217 7 9 369 11 11 1 102 12 4 1 1 264 11 6 105 1 2 85 9 10 11,038 I 6! 738 5 11 1,023 8 8 96 8 11 2,724 17 11 1,166 13 5 197 8 o 1,184 6 2 77 8 6 1,898 4 8 554 7 2 7 18 3 1 235 10 10 262 12 9 208 4 2 464 5 o 98 444 12 1 766 9 8 114 8 5 1 684 10 3 191 18 o 234 9 II 2,068 10 4 469 17 5 2,984 7 3 252 2 2 1 094 6 3 I 048 14 3 384 2 3 605 7 5 10 27 64 29 20 14 25 481 114 35 n 58 176 319 185 130 140 220 3 i°4 652 204 66 497 3" 2,845 65 50 83 25 121 £ s - d - 275 6 0 2 584 o 1 3 337 5 1 2 157 16 7 i,401 3 1 929 12 o 2,272 7 3 50,427 12 4 4,727 9 3 2,279 7 2 1,004 9 5 8,197 4 5 3 750 15 7 37 008 17 5 453 o o 577 16 o 1,169 7 2 539 18 3 799 3 5 847 8 1 39° 10 9 2 I 26 9 3 5 2 409 36 13 2 58 23 358 2 2 5 3 7 2 2 23 59 I3 1 63 43 42 52 2,57i 264 88 15 300 152 2,041 32 3i 4° 9 35 25 8 £ 8. d. 383 15 10 1 028 4 II 2 05O ig IO 1 216 4 8 861 11 9 542 7 5 1,038 13 4 51 834 11 10 3 210 5 10 1,913 16 7 120 9 3 5 989 14 11 2 196 7 7 33,688 7 4 287 14 2 619 18 7 1 023 2 6 188 6 1 535 12 3 182 1 9 105 3 6 155 333 191 7i 212 41 335 41 46 136 44 32 8 1,473 74 27 49 12 226 149 4 564 271 54 4i 30 15 133 1 794 77 182 10 44 74 260 297 18 21 2,922 172 151 33 680 142 63 417 10 6 15 9 21 19 16 131 131 23 2 036 172 304 no 32 436 477 21 554 884 166 394 87 90 287 3,196 180 720 72 169 153 613 i,i53 73 73 4,165 512 5i9 222 1,607 815 210 693 64 1,262 224 20 710 180 i6g 546 15 839 43i 195 766 46 102 841 558 1,550 322 790 715 291 283 2 13 o 9 3 9 4 19 6 4 19 9 o 17 6 95 15 3 706 II 14 6 469 2 3 3 19 4 6 19 4 6 o 16 9 25 1 9 31 7 3 8 7 9 15 8 6 3 12 3 2 16 6 13 19 9 158 3 9 869 25 14 3 2 16 o 7 5 6 626 24 19 o 41 2 3 276 2 10 9 197 4 9 25 4 o 22 1 3 8 16 o 74 2 6 37 5 3 5 16 o 24 5 6 2 14 4 51 12 6 909 0 16 6 27 15 9 8 7 3 766 20 15 3 1,071 14 11 15 6 o 7 19 33 9 3 1 19 6 4 18 6 33 2 9 23 12 6 61 4 9 8 14 1 32 19 3 35 17 o 11 15 6 13 12 o 309 n 23 6 35 42 no 87 14 41 2 10 503 25 88 4 16 6 72 101 6 16 766 82 70 12 173 87 23 57 5 133 31 1 80 15 17 39 3,43i 40 16 93 49 2 4°3 63 93 43 174 164 538 39i 61 210 15 41 3 729 89 609 26 84 5i 404 615 19 103 4,985 437 239 44 903 320 58 258 20 25,720 18 4 198 11 0 399 15 11 426 15 8 3,59i 15 4 1,325 17 1 7,414 13 11 3 502 3 8 869 19 1 1,769 4 2 91 15 o 535 17 0 39,359 3 5 2 529 17 11 4,194 12 4 189 2 o 434 3 o 306 3 5 2,807 13 5 7,072 9 6 345 12 1 587 13 9 63,220 18 11 3 707 18 10 2,169 o o 411 12 9 11 557 19 o 4 248 6 8 217 5 6 3,303 15 11 136 13 o 7,232 17 6 1,138 7 1 27 o o 3 868 S 4 55o 7 4 807 10 o 3 688 13 7 327,053 19 3 1 063 6 1 360 11 o 5 747 15 9 94 o o 44 13 6 3 736 18 2 2,786 9 6 10,583 4 3 729 2 6 5,149 8 10 4 629 12 7 i,442 3 9 4,904 4 6 306 6 1 6 32 13 30 37 5 9 3 16 461 16 42 2 35 64 6 696 49 28 5 89 40 7 31 2 48 17 2,236 28 16 21 72 89 212 237 3 1 46 6 41 2,760 48 197 7 27 9 149 252 4 34 4,578 221 95 17 439 132 20 166 n 301 68 27,093 13 5 385 18 7 in o o 455 14 7 2 892 17 2 1,000 5 6 4,906 15 3 2 912 12 11 348 18 11 889 7 9 44 9 2 708 2 6 42,948 2 5 1 345 19 9 2 915 7 3 162 0 o 325 6 3 79 o o 2 177 3 2 6,368 1 4 87 18 1 560 18 4 65,905 16 1 2 552 17 2 1 054 8 o 232 13 1 11 022 7 o 2.538 iS 7 352 10 8 3,515 3 o 5i 5 o 5.539 14 3 965 19 1 202 3i 243 12 5i8 104 1 271 69 5i 108 717 129 4 578 84 59 275 25 347 149 67 788 7 27 7 4 22 2,811 24 12 49 173 43 24 120 22,859 89 32 276 2 1 928 17 11 812 8 11 614 o 6 2,470 17 4 321 79i 14 4 874 14 9 579 14 o 4 107 9 9 39 o o 23,409 160 27 385 26 100 27 306 143 717 45 310 303 103 161 5 82 59 212 26 96 74 36 66 20 205 128 476 48 350 222 76 130 3 153 9 1 1 789 9 11 9,358 8 7 614 8 2 3 262 12 2 4,034 8 6 I 285 2 5 1,608 o 6 301 271 I 061 79 679 520 155 439 25 96 10 46 40 20 34

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Table No. 3 — continued. Table showing the Number and Amount of Transactions at the several Money Order and Savings Bank Offices in New Zealand during the Year 1893 — continued.

SUMMARY

Money Orders. Saving! Banks. Office. Issued. Paid. < o No. Deposits. eposits. Amount. O to Withdrawals. No. Amount. No. Commission. Amount, No. Amount. /ELLINGTON continued. Johnsonville Kaitoke Kaiwarawara Levin Manukau Martinborough Masterton Mauriceville Ngahauranga Otaki Pahiatua Palmerston North Petone Sanson Shannon Te Aro TeNui Upper Hutt Wellington South Woodville 7ESTP0RT Cape Foulwind Capleston Charleston Denniston Granity Creek . Longford Lyell Murchison Waimangaroa £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ s- d. io8 64 7i 247 135 473 2,250 3i8 46 595 1,667 3,545 434 227 19S 1,682 306 177 119 i,775 i,953 84 57 221 1,315 51 181 872 152 167 4 8 3 263 3 18 10 7 17 o 4 13 6 21 4 0 99 13 3 9 18 9 201 26 18 9 54 13 9 154 3 9 18 14 9 8 1 oi 7 12 6: 79 16 3, 12 11 6 639; 5 12 3, 62 12 o 102 15 91 3 2 o, 260 9 16 6 66 10 0 229 860 35 o 3 646 710 279 6 7 250 10 o 209 2 6 712 3 o 374 17 9 1,433 7 6 9,037 19 8 1 250 8 1 195 11 1 2,171 1 5 6,995 9 7 12,180 1 8 1 299 3 10 948 6 7 746 8 1 4,826 5 10 909 18 4 572 5 2 363 10 3 5,913 7 " 7 203 15 4 205 16 10 I4I O 2 600 18 IO 4,582 II II 117 13 7 802 11 5 3 "4 4 7 562 II 6 514 10 7 57 9 11 5i 39 47 1 219 32 22 266 433 2,356 303 49 41 130 43 93 33 533 1 094 14 218 5 11 26 o 0 46 14 o 203 1 6 163 16 5 150 10 10 5,084 13 3 115 6 5 71 6 6 1,102 7 4 1,984 1 1 9,151 16 11 1,106 10 10 202 5 7 229 5 10 447 2 o 159 11 2 364 9 9 77 11 o 2 194 5 7 4,195 1 6 74 2 2 85 18 o 339 18 7 295 o 6 18 10 8 123 5 2 221 5 7 26 13 6 112 14 o 18 9 12 33 25 54 332 17 9 46 171 474 89 16 3 1 443 33 21 43 109 226 9 3 15 104 9 4 39 5 17 413 98 120 105 84 188 1,753 98 60 323 627 2,514 851 140 88 i,77i 3 o 209 8 o 393 19 4 770 5 6 483 16 o 1,608 iS 2 15,878 6 4 1,168 17 4 172 3 0 2,085 10 6 11,375 6 8 29,476 7 5 4,767 4 2; 1,602 15 O; 644 16 4I 17 365 15 o| 1 349 8 o 1,024 14 o 1 310 16 0 6,200 5 IO 15 566 IO 2 184 4 O 85 8 o 664 12 I 5,095 4 o 58 10 o 411 o o 2,688 17 1 144 2 o 452 12 5 6 3 2 6 4 8 148 10 3 35 73 264 38 10 5 74 4 12 10 65 247 96 12 45 46 50 57 813 78 18 132 370 1,401 317 49 38 398 47 64 56 294 1 186 2 34 48 185 1 8 1,085 17 o 129 15 1 266 2 6 449 16 10 383 14 10 517 6 4 12 250 14 2 1 138 6 3 59 2 11 1,518 5 11 7,031 18 2 24 709 9 9 3 214 7 o 1 153 10 8 562 3 6 2 552 12 n 631 2 5 912 8 11 502 3 11 5,427 7 9 17 593 11 5 25 o o 429 o 5 328 17 8 1,661 7 9 100 146 13 1 i,447 7 4 334 4 6 222 19 8 24 58 68 5 18 50 5 30 4,349 153 122 277 614 1,269 3° 19 142 911 26 19 238 20 117 11 3 23 1 9 2 4 49 12 17

Postal District £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ 8. d. OF — Auckland Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth .. Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport 36,091 4,5i6 23,664 27,340 3 210 5,184 3,071 12 093 14,040 4,943 6,103 4,113 6,050 6,402 11,918 37 166 5,053 1,792 12 3 192 19 3 1,202 5 O I 311 19 6 183 8 6 259 II 9 133 17 9 508 15 8 724 15 3 224 11 9 264 16 3 193 17 3 260 19 9 279 8 3 523 4 1 1,948 7 5 243 4 9 124,894 9 o 15 223 7 8 82,932 18 11 94,301 4 8 11,546 10 o 18 102 2 7 9,3io 2 5 40,287 2 3 53,044 17 9 17,861 9 4 22,673 9 o 15,606 13 5 20,439 I 2 23,426 o IO 45,977 10 9 137 456 11 4 17,845 14 9 36 636 2,064 22,750 28,084 9S6 3,151 1 286 6 925 7 727 4,693 4,087 2 392 3 122 2,777 5 568 31 889 1 366 138,085 9 8 8 240 9 5 84,304 10 11 106,048 10 1 4,243 4 9 10,845 15 3 4 678 6 1 25 796 16 8 31 in 19 6 I9,54i 3 10 20,841 19 1 9,003 19 o 12 856 13 11 11 078 6 1 22,878 1 10 133,442 17 7 5,492 9 8 4,268 524 4,768 3,968 644 479 236 1 349 I 718 663 846 513 690 837 i,59i 6,230 431 23 179 3 825 38 572 33,352 3 291 3 173 1 342 7,946 10,062 4,697 4 834 3 331 4 196 5 729 9,110 42 846 2 791 378 525 14 o 41 348 8 1 449 194 o 2 325,915 2 3 37 315 4 7 50,695 19 2 23 702 8 9 78,007 11 10 in 710 19 8 74 204 9 5 70 386 18 2 41 786 1 1 45,847 6 2 57,826 10 10 106 286 11 5 467,985 5 3 25,350 19 9 2,359 385 3,045 2,909 475 399 162 944 I,i79 39i 54i 381 464 626 1,072 3,967 300 l6,79I 2,431 26,860 21 I97 2,604 2,051 783 4 574 6,912 3 179 3 390 2 221 3,035 3,4 8 7 6,408 29,274 1 542 294,036 9 3 41 509 6 11 424,932 13 9 302,492 3 10 33,964 19 6 39 384 15 2 15 °93 15 8 68,575 1 4 97,718 16 10 65,455 12 6* 65 265 6 o 36,630 6 2 41 749 15 9 56,969 16 7 99,557 16 7 416,994 19 o 22,190 1 10 Totals 10248 14 5 165503 648,490 13 4 2,386,089 10 7 2,122,521 16 8 210957 750,929 5 10 29,755 202276 19,599 136739

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Table No. 4. Table showing the Business of the Post Office Savings-Banks in New Zealand Year by Year, from the Date they were established, in February 1867, to the 31st December, 1893.

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. Average Total Amount of Am0 "f of Withdrawals w., , , a.,--~ .u v .... Withdrawal during the Year. dnfmg 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 o£ 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 Greymouth Hokitika Invercargiil Napier ... Nelson ... New Plymouth Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport 76 8 39 40 3 8 5 24 9 6 8 12 23,179 38,572 33,352 3,291 3,173 10,062 4,697 4,834 3,33' 4,196 9, 110 42,846 378,525 14 ° 41,348 8 1 449,194 o 2 325,915 2 3 37,315 4 7 50,695 19 2 23,703 8 9 78,007 11 10 111,710 19 8 74,204 9 5 70,386 18 2 41,786 1 1 45,847 6 2 57,826 10 10 106,286 11 5 467,985 5 3 25,350 19 9 £ s. d. 1667 10 16 2 11 12 II 9 15 5 11 69 'S '9 7 17 '3 3 9 16 4 11 2 1 15 16 o '4 11 3 12 10 II 10 18 6 10 I IO 11 13 4 10 18 s 9 1 8 16,791 2,43' 26,860 21,197 2,604 2,051 783 4,574 3,179 3,39° 2,221 3,035 3,487 6,408 29,274 ',542 294,036 9 3 41,509 6 11 424,932 13 9 302,492 3 10 33,964 19 6 39,384 IS 2 15,093 15 8 68,575 1 4 97,718 16 10 65,455 12 6 65,265 6 o 36,630 6 2 4i,749 15 9 56,969 16 7 99,557 16 7: 416,994 19 o, 22,190 I IO, £ s. d. 17 IO 3 17 1 6 '5 '6 5 '4 5 5 13 o 10 19 4 1 '9 5 6 14 19 10 14 2 9 20 1 I IO 19 5 > 16 9 10 «| 15 1 1669 15 10 9 14 4 11 14 7 10 £ s. d. 84,489 4 9 24,261 6 5 23,422 18 5 3,35° 5 1 11,311 4 o 8,608 13 1 9,432 10 6 13,992 2 10 8,748 16 11 5,121 12 2 S,i55 14 11 4,097 10 5 856 14 3 6,728 14 10 50,990 6 3 3,160 17 11 £ s. d. 160 18 IO £ s. d. £ s. d. 16,303 O 2 2,379 '4 1 23,266 15 2 18,660 1 2 1,260 9 3 2,411 18 3 1,442 12 7 4.489 13 o 5,265 14 o 3,546 9 3 2,619 9 1 2,233 5 7 2,832 12 3 3,526 11 7 4,609 13 7 18,421 2 8 1.490 19 5 4,268 524 4,768 3,968 644 479 236 i,349 1,718 846 5'3 690 837 i,59i 6,230 431 2,359 385 2,909 475 399 162 944 1,179 39i 541 381 464 626 1,072 3,967 300 15,309 2,760 24,563 18,750 1,514 2,315 1,12.3 5,024 5,847 3,88.3 3,060 2,072 3,382 3,682 5, 6 50 22,260 1,490 487,489 2 10 63,974 15 6 641,975 o 2 508,944 3 6 36,010 16 11 73,094 3 2 42,090 2 II 124,056 2 2 151,037 19 9 99,588 15 10 74,i59 9 7 62,040 4 9 78,084 1 o 94,915 16 4 128,515 15 4 534,S°7 5 3 4i,5H 12 10 £ 8. d. 31 16 10 23 3 7 26 2 9 27 2 10 23 IS 8 31 11 6 37 9 7 24 13 10 25 16 8 25 12 11 24 4 8 29 18 10 23 1 9 25 15 7 22 14 11 24 o 3 27 17 3 10 16 34 10 ... ... I Totals foi Colony in 1893 ... ,, „ 1892 ... „ „ 1891 ... „ ,, 1890 ... 1889 .. 1888 ... 1887 ... 1886 ... 1885 •■• „ 1884 ... 1883 .. „ „ 1882 ... 1881 ... 1880 ... 1879 ••• 1878 ... 1877 ... 1875 ... '874 ... » „ 1872 ... 1871 ... ,, 1870 ... 1869 ... „ „ 1868 .. Totals for Colony from 1st Feb. to 31st Dec, 1867 327 318 3" 296 294 290 283 271 256 243 222 207 190 178 165 147 138 124 119 103 97 92 81 70 55 46 202,276 186,945 176,971 162,938 I53,920 145,355 136,197 137,989 131,373 129,279 127,609 129,952 125,855 81,660 71,865 69,908 60,953 57,295 56,129 52,627 39,223 31,681 24,642 20,489 17,133 13,014 6,977 2,386,089 10 7 1,878,270 6 4 1,842,987 15 2 ',658,543 3 5 1,515,281 11 3 ',544,747 7 "i ',312,151 1 5 1,248,405 6 n 1,341,001 3 2 1,227,909 11 4 1,178,474 4 1 1,325,852 2 11 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 6 57,653 4 o 699,249 '4 3 580,542 5 5 430,877 o o 312,338 18 4 264,328 5 7 240,898 5 9 '94,535 11 6 96,372 7 10 11 15 11 10 on 10 8 3 10 3 6 9 16 10 1012 6 9 12 8 9 on 10 4 1 9 9 n 948 1040 9 8 11 10 n 9 11 6 1 10 18 o 11 3 6 11 11 9 11 14 4 '3 S 8 14 16 2 13 12 o 12 13 6 12 18 o 136,739 120,628 1 11,603 106,868 96,204 89,962 89,182 84,832 80,800 78,405 69,308 60,137 57,446 54,698 42,746 39,363 39,486 36,977 29,778 21,268 17,254 14,773 9,292 6,365 2,122,521 16 8 1,821,348 18 1 1,693,51s 9 3 ',5oo,437 9 5 i,457,o8i 5 o 1,387,471 1 i° 1,182,409 7 6 1,336,287 6 4 1,264,305 8 3 i,i95,93i ° 11 ',295,719 18 3 1,142,599 o 1 902,195 1 8 780,504 13 4 876,180 19 3 742,053 14 3 667,023 7 5 696,281 7 4 729,759 !7 9 620,155 8 9 425,908 3 5 313,176 7 11 261,347 16 3 209,509 13 2 180,518 4 1 107,094 17 3 26,415 18 9 ■5 '° 5 15 2 o 15 3 5 14 o 9 14 '3 9 '4 8 5 13 2 10 14 19 8 14 18 o 14 16 o 16 10 6 16 9 8 15 o 1 13 n 8 1604 1772 16 18 10 17 12 8 19 14 8 20 16 5 20 o 5 18 3 o 17 13 9 17 11 1 19 8 7 16 16 6 '3 IS 3 263,567 13 11 56,921 8 3 149,472 5 11 158,105 14 o 58,200 6 3 157,276 6 1 129,741 13 11 76,695 14 11 3i,978 10 5 183,253 2 10 286,817 o 11 83,937 5 6 ... 87,881 19 5 117,245 14 2 63,781 7 4 6,500 5,5°° 5,000 5,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 3, 5 °° 3,000 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,250 1,800 I,5S6 i,35i 1,264 1,186 789 822 o 4'6o o 4-29 o 4' 16 o 4'45 o 3-79 o 3'97 o 4-24 o 4-23 o 4-44 ° 4'57 o 4'66 o 4-82 o 4-52 o 6-04 o 5-69 o 5'33 o 5-98 o 620 o 6-44 o 6-55 o 7-14 o 7-63 0 8-23 o 9-36 o 10-77 0 9-77 1 10- 18 114,760 1 1 111,301 13 1 104,098 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',7'5 l8 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 11 7,412 8 o 4,88o 7 3 1,241 5 o 29,755 26,232 25,1.31 21,778 21,307 20,368 21,671 20.661 20,228 20,386 21,014 l6,I37 13,005 i',235 11,273 10,346 7,382 6,205 4,6i5 4,304 3,839 3,282 2,520 '9,599 18,171 17,872 15,521 16,543 15,5 '5 i6,757 16,42 1 ■ 6,447 15,967 12,718 12,217 12,786 9,634 8,59' 9,472 8,681 5,736 3,816 3,188 2,383 2,277 1,801 1,186 364 122,684 "2,528 104,467 97,208 90,745 84,488 79,724 74,871 69,957 65,717 6l,936 57,517 51,008 38,667 34,747 32,132 '28,761 26, 1 17 24,334 21,742 17,1.32 13,566 IO,549 8,317 6,290 2,156 3,241,998 7 10 2,863,670 12 10 2,695,447 11 6 2,441,876 8 7 2,191,451 14 1 2,048,441 10 9 1,813,084 18 8 i,6iS,979 9 6 1,638,035 19 5 1,499,112 o 7 ',409,751 16 7 i,47o,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 7 231,3" 5 3 163,518 15 7 ;i 197 14 1 26 8 6 25 9 o 25 16 o 25 2 4 24 211 24 4 10 22 14 IO 21 I I 8 23 8 4 22 16 3 22 15 2 25 11 5 24 3 4 23 7 6 22 12 11 25 9 9 26 13 7 27 14 4 29 17 9 35 9 ° 38 16 1 36 2 5 33 18 1 35 10 3 36 15 5 38 9 1 33 o 5 20,030 17 9 14,271 5 9 32,146 14 10 '72,106 13 9 79,094 5 6 154,634 2 ° 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 ...

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Table No. 5. Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1893.

Balances on 1st January, 1893. Transactions. Balances on 31st December, 1893. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. Cr. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. iloNEY Order Accounts :— Money orders United Kingdom, &c. United States of America, &c. Ceylon Hongkong Straits Settlements Victoria South Australia New South Wales Queensland Tasmania Western Australia Commission !avings-Bank Accounts :— Deposits and withdrawals Transfers .. Telegraph 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 iENErai. Accounts :— Post Office Account Postmasters and Telegraphists Investments Accrued interest on investments Postal notes Maintenance of private wires Telephone exchanges Foreign postage Miscellaneous expenses Customs duty Game-license fees Goldfields revenue Government Insurance Gum licenses Hospital and charitable aid Income-tax. Land-tax Licensing Act Live-stock Machinery fees Miners' Guides Mining Act Native lands Oyster licenses Property-tax Public baths Public Trust Registration of births, &c. Bents General Post Office Pine Fund Eegistration of code addresses Profit and loss 16,506 15 4 1 764 7 11 987 16 8 29 8 1 2,671 13 o 570 4 2 2,654 !2 6 2 863,670 12 10 i,53i 1 5 2,167 7 i\ 417 9 3 79i 16 3 114,623 2 ij 016 1 721 3 °i 39 446 6 9 52 139 16 4 200,926 1 5 2 821 191 7 8 21,284 11 2 35 10 1 753 3 1 323 7 8 243 5 11 825 032 2 8 80,112 1 1 8 796 10 o 16 1 5 222 2 8 15 16 8 34 056 2 11 2 091 iS 6 36,829 15 2 io,345 11 5 5,106 o g 1 642 17 10 1 118 9 11 2 500 849 11 8 128,807 12 2 141 220 4 8J 21,955 4 o 6,593 3 6 292,711 18 4j 333 4 6 4,912 10 o 280 6 5 10,248 14 5 202,656 5 9 \ 2,358,810 4 II 4,334,483 7 10 953 091 o o 21 284 11 2 103 no 14 8 1 278 11 3 21,105 14 10 8 722 15 11 351,603 9 1 5 735 18 5 1 351 o o 270 6 o 23,327 16 3 823,607 9 o 74,180 1 n 9,758 n 9 807 56 13 1 246 32,726 12 6 2 283 14 5 38 144 n 9 10,060 4 9 5 715 10 6 I 519 2 7 1 271 9 6 2 122 521 16 8 128,851 17 o 141,989 o ni 21,046 18 11 7,oio 14 4 291,085 o 4J 333 6 o 4,912 10 o 280 6 5 10,248 14 5 204,785 1 o 2,386 045 12 o 4,337 7°8 13 6| 1 321 322 o o 24,750 O 2 99,885 17 II 1 278 11 3 21 105 14 10 8 600 o o 17 93i 9 o 7,696 7 1 25 14 11 8 o 10 194 17 8 13 12 2 4,ooi 3 5 378 8 3 1 339 15 11 249 16 7 3,241,998 7 10 1,486 16 7 1 398 IO IlJ 1 325 14 4 374 5 5 116,250 o 1^ 407 12 2 79 375 3 5 204 151 7 I,} 3 189,422 7 8 24 750 0 2 1,362 12 10 199 12 5 396 5 6 42,671 3 6 3,371 6 5 7 569 16 9 55S 6 ii 349,542 12 2 5,795 9 8 i,35i o o 260 18 6 22 650 5 7 3,494 2 4 9 630 13 8 498 14 10J 5 17 o 1,468 19 3 594 o o o 2 11 15' 4 6 2 146 9 11 594 o o 2,939 12 4 10 10 7 46,156 17 9 211,656 o 11 20 o o 10,787 17 o 3,768 5 o 126 930 10 o 10 13 6 46,025 10 7 207,675 9 7 20 o o 10,785 I o 3,826 5 o 131 7 2 6 920 3 8 224 10 o 3 10 6 2,742 10 o 2 16 o 166 10 o 4 13 o 3,024 IO o 648 10 o 10 11 8 30 11 0 7,061 10 8 129 8 o o 10 o 300 214 12 2 241 12 I 101,464 19 5 1,787 o 3 83 19 6 600 279 10 o 160,982 4 2 300 223 14 4 242 11 8 103,906 6 o 1,748 16 3 82 ig 6 4 10 o 279 10 o 150,344 12 3 196 29 11 5 4,620 4 1 167 12 o I IO o I IO O 20,632 2 8 31 269 14 7 Totals 3,096,897 3 4 3,096,897 3 4 113,038,523 18 2j 13,038,523 IS 2% 3,500,065 1 3j| 3,500,065 I 35

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Table No. 6. Securities, &c., standing in the Name of the Postmaster-General on Account of the Post Office Savings-Banks Funds on the 31st December, 1893.

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Description of Securities, &c. Nominal Value. Value at Cost Price. Interest accrued but not received at Close of Year. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Consolidated Loan 1867 Debentures, 4 per cent. 13,000 0 0 12,480 0 0 109 13 11 " Consolidated Stock Act 1884 " Debentures, 4£ per cent. 1,278,602 0 0 11,278,602 0 0 5,188 17 10 Defence Loan 1870 Debentures, 4 per cent. 75,000 0 0 72,000 0 0 G32 17 6 Defence Loan 1870 Debentures, 4J per cent. 8,100 0 0 8,100 0 0 District Railways Purchasing Act Debentures, 4 per cent. 42,000 0 0 36,076 17 8 418 17 0 District Railways Purchasing Act Scrip, 4 per cent. 34,100 0 0 34,100 0 0 340 1 3 General Purposes Loan 1873 Debentures, 4 per cent. 5 200 0 0 4 342 0 0 43 17 7 "Government Loans to Local Bodies Act 1886" Debentures, 4| per cent. 169,800 0 0 169,800 0 0 2,307 8 5 Greymouth Harbour Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 73,000 0 0 73,000 0 0 1,825 0 0 Hamilton Borough Debentures, 5J per cent. 3,000 0 0 3 000 0 0 68 14 3 Hokitika Harbour Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 68 9 10 Immigration and Public Works Loan 1870 Debentures, 4 per cent. 173,200 0 0 166,272 0 0 1,461 10 4 Immigration and Public Works Loan 1870 Debentures, 4£ per cent. 20,900 0 0 20,527 10 0 161 8 4 Imperial Immigration and Public Works Loan 1870 Guaranteed Debentures, 4 per cent. 324,000 0 0 324,000 0 0 1,065 4 0 " Land for Settlements Act 1892 " Debentures, 4| per cent. 33,522 0 0 33,522 0 0 249 10 9 " Native Land Purchases Act 1892 " Debentures, 4£ per cent. 75,000 0 0 75,000 0 0 564 0 9 North Rakaia River Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 3,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 62 9 4 Oamaru Borough Debentures, 5 per cent. 5,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 94 10 5 Oamaru Gas Bonds, 5 per cent. 8,800 0 0 8,800 0 0 36 3 3 Oamaru Harbour Mortgages, 5J per cent. 32,500 0 0 32,500 0 0 749 5 6 Oamaru Harbour Mortgages, 5 per cent. 30,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 628 15 4 Patea Harbour Board Debentures, 4J per cent. 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 225 0 0 Thames Borough Debentures, 6 per cent. 6,500 0 0 6,500 0 0 190 3 9 Thames Harbour Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 250 0 0 Treasury Bills, 4£ per cent. 467,500 0 0 467,500 0 0 Westport Harbour Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 295,300 0 0 295,300 0 0 7,275 10 11 Post Office Account 732 9 11 I Totals 3,207,024 0 0 3,189,422 7 8 24,750 0 2

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Table No. 7 POST-OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS. Balance-sheet for the Year ended 31st December, 1893.

Dr. £ s. d. Cr. & s. d. Balance to credit of depositors, Ist Withdrawals during the year 2,122,52116 8 January, 1893 2 803,670 12 10 i Balance to credit of depositors, 31st Deposits during the year 2,380,089 10 7 December, 1893 3 241998 710 Interest credited depositors 114,760 1 1 i . £5,364 520 4 6 £5,361,520 4 6 Dr. Liabilities and Assets. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance to credit of depositors, 31st Securities (vide Table No. 6) 3,189,422 7 8 December, 1893 3,241,998 7 10 Gash in Post Office Account on 31st December, 1893 52,576 0 2 £3 241,998 7 10 £3,241 998 7 10 Dr. Profit and Loss. Cr. £ s. d. & s - d - Balance forward, Ist January, 1893 20 032 2 8 Interest credited to depositors, 1893 114,760 1 1 Interest on investments £160,982 4 2 Paid Public Account, expenses of manageLess— ment 0,500 0 0 Accrued interest on 31st Savings-bank profits carried to revenue 7,000 0 0 December, 1892 21284 11 2 Premium on Westland Loan written off .. 800 0 0 139 697 13 0 Balance to next account . 31 209 14 7 I £160,329 15 8 £160,329 15 8

Table No. 8. Return showing the Total Number of Post-Office Savings-Bank Accounts open, on the 31st December, 1893, with Classified Balances, and the Number open at the end of 1892.

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Table No. 7 POST-OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS. Balance-sheet for the Year ended 31st December, 1893. Dr. £ s. a. Or. £ e. d. Balance to credit of depositors, 1st Withdrawals during the year 2,122,52110 8 January, 1893 2 863,670 12 10 Balance to credit of depositors, 31st Deposits during the year 2,386,089 10 7 December, 1893 3 241998 7 10 Interest credited depositors 114,760 1 ll £5,364 520 4 6 | £5,364,520 4 6 Dr. Liabilities and Assets. Cr. £ s. d. I £ s. d. Balance to credit of depositors, 31st Securities (vide Table No. 6) 3,189,422 7 8 December, 1893 3,241,998 7 10 Cash in Post Office Account on 31st December, 1893 52,576 0 2 I £3 241,998 7 10 I £3,241 998 7 10 Dr. Profit and Loss. Cr. £ s. a. £ s- *• Balance forward, 1st January, 1893 20 632 2 8 Interest credited to depositors, 1893 114,760 1 1 Interest on investments £160,982 4 2 Paid Public Account, expenses of manageLess- merit 0,500 0 0 Accrued interest on 31st Savings-bank profits carried to revenue 7,000 0 0 December, 1892 21284 11 2 Premium on Westland Loan written off .. 800 0 0 139 697 13 0 Balance to next account . 31 209 14 7 £160,329 15 8 £160,329 15 8 Table No. 8. Eetuen showing thi December, 1893, Total ] with CI; lumber < jSsified 1 of Post-Oflice Savings-Bank Accou Balances, and the Number open at ants ope: t the eni i on the 31st I of 1892. Postal District. Not exceeding £20. Exceeding MO and up to £50. Exceeding £50 and up to £100. Exceeding £100 and up to £200. Exceeding £200 and up to £300. Exceeding £300 and up to £400. Exceeding £400 and up to £500.' H.S Total. Auckland Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth. Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport 10,892 2 144 17,705 13,689 1 117 1 670 745 3,593 4,299 2,903 2 234 1,427 2,588 2,736 4,322 16 123 1,073 1 096 246 3 220 2,192 198 257 147 688 705 387 373 300 356 405 601 2 397 170 1 133 182 1 845 1,320 97 168 94 393 460 264 237 156 196 249 360 2 262 110 1 027 128 1 215 1,015 72 143 87 264 263 243 156 140 162 204 256 914 99 347 38 329 351 19 52 29 63 77 55 42 22 49 52 63 316 30 94 6 173 101 6 9 9 16 27 15 10 11 16 19 24 140 4 70 12 37 41 2 8 3 5 8 10 7 12 9 8 10 56 2 50 4 39 41 3 8 9 2 8 6 1 4 6 9 14 52 2 15,309 2,760 24,563 18,750 1,514 2,315 1 123 5,024 5,847 3,883 3,060 2,072 3,382 3,682 5,650 22,260 1,490 122,684 080 300 258 Totals, 1893 89,260 14 338 9,526 6,388 1 934 Totals, 1892 80,999 14 795 8,423 5,632 1,073 561 262 183 112,528

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Table No. 9.-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.

PROM LONDON VIA SAN PRANCISCO. UCKLAND. ELLINGTON. Dunedin. Sydney. Melbourne. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Auckland. No. of Days. i Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Wellington. February 26 March 24 April 23 May 20 June 16 July 14 August 13 September 8 October 13 I November 1 1 December 11 1894. January 5 February 4 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. 1893. January 21 February 18 March 18 April 15 May 13 June 10 J "ly 8 August 5 September 9 October 7 November 4 1893. FebruaLy 24 March 23 April 21 May 18 June 14 August 1 1 September 7 October 12 November 9 December 9 1894. January 4 February 2 34 33 34 j 33 32 j 33 34 33 33 33 35 ■ 893January 2 1 February 18 March 18 April 15 May 13 |une 10 July 8 August 5 September 9 October 7 November 4 36 34 36 35 34 34 36 34 34 35 37 i 1893. January 21 February 18 March 18 April 15 May 13 June 10 July 8 August 5 September 9 October 7 November 4 1893. February 2 7 March 26 April 24 May 2 2 June 18 July 16 August 14 September 10 October 15 November 13 December 12 1894. January 7 February 5 37 36 37 37 36 3» 37 36 36 37 38 1893. January 2 1 February 18 March 18 April 15 May 13 June jo July 8 August 5 September 9 October 7 November 4 1893. February 28 March 2 7 April 25 May 22 June 19 July 18 August 15 September 1 1 October 16 November 14 December 13 1894. January 8 February 6 38 38 37 37 38 38 37 3 7 38 39 1893. January 21 February 18 March 18 April 15 May 13 |une 10 July 8 August 5 September 9 October 7 November 4 1893March i March 28 April 26 May 23 June 20 July 19 August 16 September 12 October 17 November 15 December 15 1894. January 9 February 7 39 38 39 38 38 39 39 38 38 39 41 December 2 December 30 33 34 December 2 December 30 34 36 December 2 December 30 36 I 37 December 2 December 30 37 38 December 2 December 30 38 39 Maximum Minimum Average 35 32 3.r38 37 34 38 3662 39 37 41 38 38-69 'O LONDON VIA SAN PRANCISCO. ELBOURXE. Sydney. Dunedin. 'ELLINGTON. Auckland. Date of Despatch from Melhourne. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Da vs. Date of Despatch from Sydney. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Dunedin. Date of Arrival in London. 1893. March 5 March 29 April 28 May 26 J une 2 1 J uly 19 August 18 September 13 October 12 November 9 December 6 1894. January 4 February 2 No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Wellington. 1893. January 26 February 23 March 23 April 20 May 18 June 15 July 13 August 10 September 7 October 5 November 2 Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Auckland. Date of Arrival in London. So. of Davs. 1893. January February March April May June July August September September October 21 18 15 13 10 8 5 2 30 28 March 5 March 29 April 28 May 26 June 21 July 19 August 18 September 13 October 12 November 9 December 6 1894. January 4 February 2 43 39 4i 41 39 39 41 39 40 40 39 1893. January 23 February 20 March 20 April 17 May 15 June 12 July 10 August 7 September 4 October 2 October 30 March 5 March 29 April 28 May 26 June 21 July 19 August 18 September 13 October 12 November 9 December 6 .894. January 4 February 2 41 37 39 39 37 37 39 37 38 38 37 1893. January 25 February 22 March 2 2 April 19 May 17 J une 14 J uly 1 2 August 9 September 6 October 4 November 1 39 35 37 31 35 35 37 35 36 36 35 1893. March 5 March 29 April 28 May 26 June 2 1 July 19 August 18 September 13 October 12 November 9 December 6 1894. January 4 February 2 38 36 34 34 36 34 35 35 34 1893. January 28 February 25 March 25 April 2 2 May 20 June 17 July 15 August 12 September 9 October 7 November 4 ■ 1893. March 5 March 29 April 28 May 26 June 21 July 19 August 18 September 13 October 12 November 9 December 6 1894. January 4 February 2 36 32 34 34 32 32 34 32 33 33 32 November December 2.5 23 40 41 November 27 December 2^ 38 39 November 29 December 27 36 37 November 30 December 28 35 36 December 2 December 30 33 34 Maximum Minimum Average 43 39 4Q-' 5 41 37 38-15 39 35 36- 15 38 34 35' 15 36 32 3.VS

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Table No. 10.-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 BY P AND O. PACKETS. Melbourne. Sydney. Bluff. Christchurch. Wellington. Auckland. Date of Despatch from London. 1893. Jan. 13 Jan. 27 Feb. 1o Feb. 24 March 1 o March 24 April 7 April 21 May 5 May 19 June 2 June 16 June 30 July 14 July 28 August 1 1 August 25 Sept. 8 Sept. 22 October 6 October 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 17 Date of Arrival in Melhourne. 1893. Feb. 12 March 2 March 13 March 27 April 13 April 27 May 5 May 25 June 5 June 16 July 4 July 18 August I August 15 August 31 Sept. 15 Sept. 28 October 10 October 26 Nov. 3 Nov. 20 Dec. 5 Dec. 18 1894. No. of Days. 3° 34 31 31 34 34 28 34 31 28 Date of Despatch from London. 1893. Jan. 13 Jan. 27 Feb. 1 o Feb. 24 March 1 o March 24 April 7 April 21 May 5 May 19 June 2 June 16 June 30 July 14 July 28 August 11 August 25 Sept. 8 Sept. 22 October 6 October 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 17 Date of Arrival in j Sydney. 1893. Feb. 14 March 3 March 14 March 28 April 14 April 28 May 6 May 26 June 6 June 17 J ul y 5 July 19 August 2 August 16 Sept. 1 Sept. 16 Sept. 29 October 11 October 27 Nov. 4 Nov. 2 1 Dec. 6 Dec. 19 ! 1894. No. of Days. 32 35 32 32 35 35 29 35 32 29 33 33 33 33 35 36 35 33 35 29 32 33 32 Date of Despatch from London. I 1893. Jan. 13 Jan. 27 Feb. 1 o Feb. 24 March 1 o March 24 April 7 April 21 May 5 May 19 June 2 June 16 June 30 July 14 July 28 August 1 1 August 2^ Sept. 8 Sept. 22 October 6 October 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 17 Date of Arrival at Bluff. 1893. Feb. 20 March 1 1 March 24 April 4 April 20 May 8 May 15 June 5 June 12 June 26 July 11 August 1 August 8 August 28 Sept. 8 Sept. 29 October 9 October 18 Nov. 3 Nov. 9 Dec. 1 Dec. 16 Dec. 29 1894. No. of Days. 38 43 42 39 41 45 38 x 45 38 38 39 46 39 45 42 49 45 40 42 34 42 43 42 Date of Despatch from London. 1893. Jan. 13 Jan. 27 Feb. 1 o Feb. 24 March 1 o March 24 April 7 April 2 1 May 5 May 19 June 2 June 16 June 30 July 14 July 28 August 11 August 2^ Sept. 8 Sept. 22 October 6 October 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 17 Date of No. Arrival in cf Christchurch. Days. 1893. Feb. 2 1 39 March 14 46 March 25 43 April 5 40 April 2 2 43 May 9 46 May 16 39 June 6 46 June 13 39 June 27 39 July 12 40 July 3' 45 August 9 40 August 29 46 j Sept. 9 43 October 1 5 1 October 10 46 October 19 41 Nov. 4 43 Nov. 1 i 36 Dec. 3 44 Dec. 18 45 Dec. 27 i 40 1894. Date of Despatch from London. 189.3. Jan. 13 Jan. "7 Feb. 1 o Feb. 24 March 10 March 24 April 7 April 2 1 May 5 May 19 June 2 June 16 June 30 July 14 July 28 August 1 1 August 25 Sept. 8 Sept. 22 October 6 October 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 17 Date of No. Arrival in of Wellington. Days. 1893. Feb. 24 42 March 11 : 43 March 21* 39 April 6 I 41 April 19 ! 40 May II 48 May 15 38 June 3 43 June 15 41 June 22 34 July 13 41 July 28 42 August 1 1 42 August 25 42 Sept. 10 44 Sept. 28 48 October 9 45 October 20 42 Nov. 8 47 Nov. 10 35 Dec. 2 j 43 Dec. 14 I 41 Dec. 26 j 39 1894. j Date of Despatch from London. 1893. Jan. 13 Jan. 27 Feb. 1 o Feb. 24 March 1 o March 24 April 7 April 2 1 May 5 May 19 June 2 June 16 June 30 July 14 July 28 August 11 August 25 Sept. 8 Sept. 22 October 6 October 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 17 Date of Arrival in Auckland. 1893. Feb. 25 March 9 March 2 2 April 7 April 22 May 13 May 18 May 31 June 13 June 24 July 11 July 24 August 8 August 23 Sept. 8 Sept. 30 October 7 October 1 7 Nov. 4 Nov. 8 Nov. 30 Dec. j 3 Dec. 24 1894. No. of Days. 43 41 40 43 4i 40 39 36 39 39 40 42 5° 43 39 43 33 4i 40 37 32 32 32 32 34 35 34 32 34 28 31 32 31 Dec. 1 Dec. 15 Dec. 29 Jan. 6 Jan. 15 Feb. 2 36 31 35 Dec. 1 Dec. 15 Dec. 29 Jan. 8 Jan. 16 Feb. 3 38 32 36 Dec. 1 Dec. 15 Dec. 29 Jan. 12 Jan. 26 Feb. 9 42 i 42 42 I Dec. 1 I Dec. 15 Dec. 29 Jan. 15 45 Jan. 26 42 Feb. 10 43 Dec. 1 Dec. i S Dec. 29 Jan. 16 46 Jan. 24 40 Feb. 11 44 Dec. 1 Dec. 15 Dec. 29 Jan. 15 Jan. 2=; Feb. 8 45 4' 41 Maximum Minimum Average 36 28 3 2 'i5 38 29 33" 2 3 49 34 4158 I 51 : 36 i 4269 48 34 41-92 5° 33 41-00

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TO LONDON VIA BRINDISI (P AND O. 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. Date of of Despatch from Days. Melbourne. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. i8 93 . January 7 January 21 February 4 February 18 March 4 March 23 April 1 April 18 1893. February 20 March 4 March 20 April 2 April 15 M"ay 1 May 14 May 28 44 42 44 43 42 39 43 40 1893. January 6 January 21 February 3 February 21 March 6 March 17 April 5 April 14 April 28 May 13 May 26 1893. February 20 March 4 March 20 April 2 April 15 May 1 May 14 May 28 June 13 June 27 July 9 45 42 45 40 40 45 39 44 46 45 44 I893January 7 January 24 February 4 March 9 March 18 1893. February 20 March 4 March 20 April 15 May 1 44 39 44 37 44 1893. January 16 January 30 February 13 February 27 March 13 March 27 April 10 April 24 May 8 May 22 June 5 June 19 July 3 July 17 July 31 August 14 August 28 Sept. 11 Sept. 25 October 9 October 23 November 6 November 20 1893. February 20 March 4 March 20 April 2 April 15 May 1 May 14 May 28 June 13 June 27 July 9 July 25 August 6 August 20 Sept. 3 Sept. 17 Sept. 30 October 15 October 31 November 13 November 27 December 10 December 24 1894 January 6 January 21 35 33 35 34 33 35 34 34 36 34 34 34 34 34 33 34 36 35 35 34 34 1893. January 17 January 31 February 14 February 28 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 1893. February 20 March 4 March 20 April 2 April 15 May 1 May 14 May 28 June 13 June 27 July 9 July 25 August 6 August 20 Sept. 3 Sept. 17 Sept. 30 October 15 October 31 November 13 November 27 December 10 December 24 1894. January 6 January 21 34 32 34 33 32 34 33 33 35 35 33 35 33 33 33 33 32 33 35 34 34 33 33 April 18 April 29 May 28 June 13 40 45 May 30 June 14 June 27 July 12 July 25 August 9 August 23 Sept. 5 Sept. 20 October 4 October 17 July 9 July 25 August 6 August 20 Sept. 3 Sept. 17 Sept. 30 October 15 October 31 November 13 November 27 40 41 40 39 40 39 40 41 40 4 1 June 22 July 19 August 2 August 19 August 30 Sept. 14 October 3 October 17 November 1 August 6 Sept. 3 Sept. 17 Sept. 30 October 15 October 31 November 13 November 27 December 10 45 46 46 42 46 47 41 4 1 39 May 26 June 9 June 24 July 7 July 21 August 4 July 9 July 25 August 6 August 20 Sept. 3 Sept. 17 44 46 43 44 44 44 Sept. 1 Sept. 18 October 15 October 31 44 43 November 8 December 24 October 13 October 28 November 10 November 27 December 10 December 24 1894. January 6 January 21 February 4 45 43 44 46 1894. January 6 January 21 February 4 December 12 December 23 1894. January 21 February 4 40 43 November 24 December 9 December 21 43 43 45 November 25 December 9 December 22 42 43 44 December 4 December 18 1894. January 1 33 34 December 5 December 19 1894. January 2 32 33 33 February 4 34 February 4 Maximum Minimum Average 46 38 41-14 47 39 4343 46 37 43'i4 36 33 34'35 35 32 33'35

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Table No. 11.-ORIENT MAIL-SERVICE. Statement showing the Number of Days occupied in the Delivery of Mails between London and the under-mentioned Places by the Packets of the Orient Line.

FROM LONDON VIA NAPLES (ORIENT PACKETS). Melbourne. Sydney. Bluff. Christchurch. Wellington. Auckland. Dite of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Melbourne. No. of Days, Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Sydney. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Bate of Arrival at Bluff. No. 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. 1893. Jan. 6 Jan. 20 Feb. 3 Feb. 17 March 3 March 17 March 3 1 April 14 April 28 May 12 May 26 June 9 June 23 July 7 July 21 August 4 August 18 Sept. 1 Sept. 15 Sept. 29 October 13 October 27 Nov. 10 1893. Feb. 8 Feb. 23 March 7 March 22 April s April 19 May 3 May 17 June 1 June 13 June 27 July 1 [ July 27 August 9 August 24 Sept. 6 Sept. 21 October 5 October 19 Nov. 2 Nov. 15 Nov. 30 Dec. 13 33 34 32 33 33 33 33 33 34 32 32 32 34 33 34 33 34 34 34 34 33 34 33 1893. Jan. 6 Jan. 20 Feb. 3 Feb. 17 March 3 March 17 March 3 1 April 14 April 28 May 12 May 26 June ( 9 June 23 July 7 July 21 August 4 August 18 Sept. 1 Sept. 15 Sept. 29 October 13 October 27 Nov. 1 o 1893. Feb. 9 Feb. 24 March 8 March 23 April 6 April 20 May 4 May 18 June 2 June 14 June 28 July 12 July 28 August 10 August 25 Sept. 7 Sept. 22 October 6 October 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 16 Dec. 1 Dec. 14 34 35 33 34 34 34 34 34 35 33 33 33 35 34 35 34 35 35 35 35 34 35 34 1893. Jan. 6 Jan. 20 Feb. 3 Feb. 17 March 3 March 17 March 3 1 April 14 April 28 May 12 May 26 June 9 June 23 July 7 July 2i August 4 August 18 Sept. 1 Sept. 15 Sept. 29 October 13 October 27 Nov. 10 1893. Feb. 14 March 2 March 13 March 30 April 1 o April 24 May 15 May 29 June 12 June 19 July 4 July 19 August 8 August 18 Sept. 2 Sept. 18 Sept. 29 October 14 October 27 Nov. 9 Nov. 24 Dec. 7 Dec. 22 1894. 39 41 38 41 38 38 45 45 45 38 39 40 46 42 43 45 42 43 42 42 41 42 1893. Jan. 6 Jan. 20 Feb. 3 Feb. 17 March 3 March 17 March 3 1 April 14 April 28 May 12 May 26 June 9 June 23 July 7 July 21 August 4 August 18 Sept. 1 Sept. 15 Sept. 29 October 13 October 27 Nov. 1 o 1893. Feb. 15 March 3 March 14 April 1 April 1 1 April 25 May 16 May 30 June 13 June 20 July 5 July 20 August 5 August 19 Sept. 1 Sept. 16 October 1 October 13 October 28 Nov. 11 Nov. 24 Dec. 9 Dec. 23 1894. 40 42 39 43 39 39 46 46 46 39 40 41 43 43 42 43 44 42 43 43 42 43 43 1893. Jan. 6 Jan. 20 Feb. 3 Feb. 17 March 3 March 17 March 3 1 April 14 April 28 May 12 May 26 June 9 June 23 July 7 July 21 August 4 August 18 Sept. I Sept. 15 Sept. 29 October 13 October 27 Nov. 10 1893. Feb. 17 March 2 March 15 March 3 1 April 15 April 28 May 13 May 29 June 9 June 22 July 7 July 20 August 4 August 1 7 August 3 1 Sept. 14 Sept. 28 October 1 2 October 26 Nov. 1 o Nov. 22 Dec. 8 Dec. 2 1 1894. 42 41 40 42 43 42 43 45 42 4i 42 4i 42 41 41 41 4i 4i 41 42 40 42 41 1893. Jan. 6 Jan. 20 Feb. 3 Feb. 17 March 3 March 17 March 31 April 14 April 28 May 12 May 2 6 June 9 June 23 July 7 July 21 August 4 August 18 Sept. 1 Sept. 15 Sept. 29 October 13 October 27 Nov. 10 1893. Feb. 16 March 3 March 16 March 28 April 12 April 29 May 9 May 31 June 10 June 24 July 10 July 18 August 7 August 19 Sept. 2 Sept. 14 Sept. 30 October 14 October 28 Nov. 8 Nov. 23 Dec. 7 Dec. 20 1894. 41 42 41 39 40 43 39 47 43 43 45 39 45 43 43 4i 43 43 43 40 41 41 40 Nov. 24 Dec. 27 1894. Jan. 1 1 Jan. 26 33 Nov. 24 Dec. 28 1894. 34 Nov. 24 Jan. 5 42 Nov. 24 Jan. 4 41 Nov. 24 Jan. 3 40 Nov. 24 Jan. 4 4t Dec. 8 Dec. 22 34 35 Dec. 8 Dec. 22 Jan. 12 Jan. 27 35 36 Dec. 8 Dec. 22 Jan. 18 Feb. 2 41 42 Dec. 8 Dec. 2 2 Jan. 18 Feb. 3 4i 43 Dec. 8 Dec. 22 Jan. 17 F'eb. 4 40 44 Dec. 8 Dec. 22 Jan. 18 Feb. 3 41 43 : Maximum Minimum Average 35 32 33'3i 36 33 34'3 1 46 38 41-58 46 39 45 40 41-58 47 39 41-92

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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. 1893. January 16 January 30 February 11 February 25 March 11 March 25 April 10 April 21 May 3 May 22 i8g 3 . February 25 March 11 March 27 April 6 April 22 May 6 May 22 June 2 June 17 July 2 40 40 40 42 42 42 45 4 1 1893. January 13 January 27 February 10 March 23 1893. February 25 March 11 March 27 May 6 43 43 45 44 1893. January 13 January 27 February 15 February 24 1893. February 25 March 11 March 27 April 6 43 43 40 41 1893. January 23 February 6 February 20 March 6 March 20 April 3 April 17 May 1 May 15 May 29 June 12 June 26 July 10 July 24 August 21 Sept. 4 Sept. 18 October 2 October 16 October 30 November 13 November 27 1893. February 25 March 11 March 27 April 6 April 22 May . 6 May 22 June 2 June 17 July 2 July 17 July 30 August 14 August 27 Sept. 25 October 8 October 22 November 4 November 20 December 4 December 16 December 30 1894. January 13 January 29 33 33 35 3 1 33 33 35 32 33 34 35 34 35 34 35 34 34 33 35 35 33 33 1893. January 24 February 7 February 21 March 7 March 21 April 4 April 18 May 2 May 16 May 30 June 13 June 27 July 11 July 25 August 22 Sept. 5 Sept. 19 October 3 October 17 October 31 November 14 November 28 1893. February 25 March 11 March 27 April 6 April 22 May 6 May 22 June 2 June 17 July 2 July 17 July 30 August 14 August 27 Sept. 25 October 8 October 22 November 4 November 20 December 4 December 16 December 30 1894. January 13 January 29 32 32 34 3° 32 32 34 31 32 33 34 33 34 33 34 33 33 32 34 34 32 32 June 7 July 17 March 28 April 8 April 24 May 12 May ig June 2 June 16 May 6 May 22 June 2 June 17 July 2 July 17 July 30 39 44 39 36 44 45 44 40 Sept. 7 July 5 July 17 August 14 August 27 40 4i July 14 August 11 August 25 August 27 Sept. 25 October 8 44 45 44 October 12 October 22 November 20 45 39 October 10 October 25 November 8 November 22 November 20 December 4 December 16 December 30 1894. January 13 41 40 38 Sept. 22 October 5 October 20 November 3 November 17 November 4 November 20 December 4 December 16 December 30 1894. January 13 January 29 February 10 43 46 45 43 43 December 2 December 16 1894. January 13 January 29 December 1 December 1 December 16 December 29 December 12 December 26 1894. January 9 42 44 December 29 February 10 43 43 43 44 43 December 11 December 25 1894. January 8 33 35 32 34 February 10 33 February 10 32 Maximum Minimum Average 45 39 42'00 45 38 41-46 46 36 4277 35 3i 3372 34 3° 3272

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Table No. 12. 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, 1893.

Table No. 13. 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, 1893.

Table No. 14. Table showing the Number of Letters, Post-cards, Books, and Newspapers delivered by the Letter-carriers from the Post Offices within the several Postal Districts during the Year ended 31st December, 1893.

Delivc :red. Posted. 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 5,354,024 429,429 538,616 263,510 1,555,762 1 363,869 4 946,916 549,5io 193,024 329,537 219,700 403,221 3,754,920 859,144 485 823 3,463,005 1,630,694 215,306 15,860 34,515 6,773 69 225 99,528 197,327 21,957 5,369 8,853 6 227 14,911 200,161 62,101 29,692 200,421 121 342 I,7 0 S,769 88,855 91 351 42,822 377,702 295,100 I 156,116 99,645 39,130 7 I >°32 42,380 113 178 I 372,605 212,966 127,166 I 382,368 393,094 2,209,376 222 313 282,243 217,360 618,397 673,140 1 666,847 237,874 150,696 219 700 175 513 252 161 1 182 896 339,95o 173,654 1,286,740 790,439 4,697,927 369,720 537 784 245,076 1 370,486 1 358,136 4 96i 593 526,162 185,484 366,067 181,233 343,655 4,090,099 815,854 469,222 3,699,917 1 526,330 345 241 13 312 41 184 3 575 7 2 >436 98,813 199 329 25 363 3,432 8 788 4 0 56 9 256 193 206 53 352 26,546 202 007 87 646 I 426,711 44,876 59,150 23,309 324,974 284,284 1,186,120 109,408 17,056 50,843 23,166 57,278 1 107,327 212,446 62,088 1,148,017 4", 736 2,045 303 101,413 171,093 70,902 408,486 332,384 1,283,503 124,423 83 59o 157 781 88 361 113,126 1 795,599 147,004 102 557 1 350,466 480,740 Invercargill Totals 26,340,704 1,309,568 7 611,279 10,699,299 25 744,745 I 387 542 6 548,789 8,856,731 Previous year 6,508,463 25,530,804 I 346,098 9,018,620 25,079,938 1,224,938 9 538,945 6,774,924

Received. Despatched. Letters. Books, &c. Newspapers. Letters. Books, &c. I Newspapers. United Kingdom— Via San Francisco Via Direct packets Via P and O. and Orient lines Australian Colonies Other places 475,206 12 198 374,188 723,082 118,131 4 6l ,459 573 227,192 692,018 124,739 1,007,102 2,6gi 915 276 1,122,900 262,988 523,079 80,176 116,438 674,381 139,627 93,528 10,482 17,937 85,440 35,564 423,210 47,425 71,278 492,369 119,224 Totals 1 702,805 1,505,981 3,310,957 I 533,7 01 242,951 1,153 506 Totals for previous year 1,694,273 1,829,284 3,008,962 1,440,256 I 203,989 I 129,379

Postal Districts. Letters. Post-cards. Books, &c. Newspapers. Auckland ["names ••Jew Plymouth gisborne Napier .. Wanganui Wellington Sfelson iVestport greymouth rlokkika Blenheim Christchurch fimaru 3amaru . dunedin invercargill 1 2,511,228 207 151 139,608 86,882 400,326 323,892 1 585 154 179,5" 46,868 116,694 79,384 79,231 i>74i,3 10 204,460 126,662 976,156 362,963 83,721 H, I2 3 13,836 2 269 17 J 34 22,453 57 796 8 859 1,987 5,028 3,690 4,871 89,655 i7>»3 9,279 33 264 43 568 328,713 23,428 25 301 4,184 86 593 86,043 208,439 19,650 11 792 21,089 12,671 29,469 292,633 37,488 24,938 239,726 108,827 511,021 67,398 87 305 31,369 70,990 101,336 354 205 76,188 19,904 48,812 61 576 60,250 392,963 53,043 25,869 255,635 126,176 Totals 9,167,480 428,646 1,560,984 2 344,040

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Table No. 15. 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, 1892, and 1893.

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Letters. Post-cards. Books. Newsp; ipers. Postal Districts. Revenue. Delivered. Posted. Delivered. Posted. Delivered.. Posted. Delivered. Posted. Auckland —■ 1885 1890 1892 1893 £ s - d - 37,636 12 5 50,005 16 1 56,346 14 8 52,728 17 8 3,776,630 5,083,429 5,685,550 5,354,°24 3,206,294 4,286,499 5,°39,528 4.697.92? 126,646 208,780 224,679 215,306 127,946 2.33,845 355,225 345.24I 277,927 620,217 1,600,807 1,705,769 1 76,1 50 660,281 1,222,078 1,426,7 1 1 1,400,906 2,152,878 2,400,67 1 2,209,376; ',339,468 2,155,040 2,528,825 2,045,303 'hames — 1885 1890 1892 1893 3,887 M 3 3,920 5 7 3,755 '5 1° 3,821 10 3 369,100 435,656 399,763 429,429 359,55° 347-538 356,317 369,720 i°,374 i5, 0 4i 16,094 15,860 11,310 10,701 10,907 13,312 24,674 56,680 8i,497 88,855 18,681 24,33° 43,888 44,8/6 240,569 2 24,939 232,765 222,313 168,844 208,819 259,480 282,243 187,317 111,172 104,403 101,413 107 141 '45>'97 ■7',°93 lew Plymouth — 1885 1890 1892 1893 3,210 16 4 3,812 1 7 5,533 14 1 5,54' 9 1 261,426 323,492 467,142 538,616 225,966 308,016 481,052 537,784 23,'79 24,1,54 37,505 34,5'5 24,037 29,083 32,734 41,184 34,545 48,490 81,874 91,35' 26,676 20,076 56,836 59, '5° risborne — 1885 1890 1892 1893 i,S45 13 o 2,353 9 8 2,626 o 7 2,635 2 1 153,998 198,744 2 5 2,1 48 263,510 132,210 i'8o,6s6 214,942 245,076 1,846 4,810 11,960 6,773 2,990 2,560 3,3 1S 3,575 10,699 63,232 54,210 42,822 12,870 34,991 33,696 23,309 115,089 167,193 210,041 2 17,360 71,682 71,151 70,473 70,902 apier—• 1885 1890 1892 1893 7,953 '6 o io,953 18 2 '3,°°' '4 5 15,219 o o 795>236 1,039,636 i,243,54i 1,555,762 711,282 998,733 1,270,646 1,370,486 21,203 38,675 62,075 69,225 2 1,437 33,52 1 54>548 72,436 75,28.3 121,212 238,914 377,702 52,286 165,202 309,868 324,974 354,'59 474,591 5 ",537 618,397 3°9,985 338,990 353,288 408,486 Wanganui— 1885 1890 1892 1893 8,219 18 7 ",955 4 7 14,340 o -i 1 14,210 18 8 872,430 1,038,882 1,246,089 1,363,869 7io,775 1,078,236 i,33',85° 1,358,136 34,658 63,089 79,092 99,528 36,504 65,44° 99,281 98,813 '37,956 109,850 395,98° 295,10° 52,871 '46,583 370,916 284,284 441,792 469,352 S78,4°9 673,140 193,700 229,893 302,627 332,384 Wellington — 1885 1890 1892 1893 68,085 14 7 76,912 9 9 78,244 15 1 8o,737 2 9 2,813,460 3,766,685 4,565,119 4,946,9'6 2,375,529 3,7",877 4,575>584 4,96i,593 66,443 134,498 177 '38 '97,327 65,104 115,071 172,224 199.329 241,020 524,589 826,215 1 156,116 387,140 75°>9°5 1,203,813 1 186,120 848,601 1,327,664 1,462,422 1,666.847 897,728 1,340,232 1,209,962 1,283,503 elson — 1885 1890 1892 1893 4,667 18 1 5,103 6 o 6,633 8 10 6,292 17 5 456,222 464,477 497,367 549,5'° 411,034 443,755 605,280 526,162 io,543 2 2,334 19,916 2',957 13,234 21,848 27,924 25,363 55,536 62,517 151 190 99,645 35,5?6 62,840 178,581 109,408 2°3,346: 234,767 193,999 237,874 | H7,923 124,341 142,753 1 24,423 45,'19 73,686 80,691 83,590 Westport —• 1885 1890 1892 1893 1,432 19 2 1,967 2 I 2,020 13 7 2,222 19 8 121,589 190.879 167,700 193,024 I 14,699 169,889 178,425 185,484 3,7'8 5,642 5,551 5,369 2,73° 5-541 3,' 98 3,432 10,634 21 164 45.1.36 39,1.3° 5,547 9,112 16,887 17,056 8.3,772 156,936 142,584 150,696 Greymouth— 1885 1890 1892 1893 2,920 o 8 3,973 1 10 3,982 2 9 4,103 17 6 266,682 368,108 307,840 329,537 227,929 347,354 367,081 366,067 6,240 9,165 8,060 8,8.53 5,330 8,548 T,020 8,788 26,546 52,975 95,8io 71,032 14,690 37,°79 72,462 5°,843 i9 0 ,554 253,474 i97,oi5 219,700 136,552 136,106 159,198 157,78' Hokitika — 1885 1890 1892 1893 2,154 3 i,996 5 2,057 '7 2,189 1' 1 4 7 5 208,975 187,889 205,530 219,700 169,065 '58,755 169,637 181,233 6,214 8,333 7,176 6,227 6,071 5,°°3 4,3i6 4,°56 21,615 31,356 66,963 42,380 10,361 16,675 30,927 23,166 168,766 14' '93 '48,343 175,513 85,003 65,781 79,040 88,361 Blenheim— 1885 1890 1892 1893 2,952 6 o 3,9°8 14 7 4,036 o o 3,822 3 1 308,529 334,8i5 37i,4'o 403,221 242,619 317,523 340,483 343,635 n,479 10,608 13,767 14,911 4,173 9,007 9,256 9,256 3',525 49,452 85,930 113,178 13,936 41 '7 6 77,259 57,278 154,544 204,71 1 221,806 252,161 78,520 89,323 109,044 113,126 Christchurch — 1885 1890 1892 1893 31,836 10 o 36,226 7 6 42,369 8 2 42,100 14 1 3,212,638 3,398,291 3,659,383 3,754,920 2,848,443 3,398,5S6 4,026,607 4,090,099 1 29,549 186,329 206,219 200,161 145,°54 181,128 205,361 193,206 266,223 384,475 809,549 1,372,605 269,438 505,820 1 120,95 1 ' "'7,327 1,0.51,934 949,806 8.31,493 1,182,896 ','95,558 1,260,362 1,723,267 ',795,599 127,036 148,566 150,150 147,004 Timaru — 1885 1890 1892 1893 6,454 6 2 8,783 14 4 9,372 19 4 9,063 14 9 783,900 782,184 809,510 8.59,'44 607,516 77i>36i 872,274 8'5.854 33,67° 5°,°37 55,445 62,101 33,553 45,745 46,267 53,352 69,593 97,786 165,672 212,966 35,2°4 99,251 178,841 212,446 234,260 274,001 261 183 339,95° Oamaru — 1885 1890 1892 1894 3,998 7 6 4,355 19 6 4,620 6 3 4,553 1.3 4 569,101 447,21.3 516,165 485,823 37 0 >72i 4°9, 6 95 488,631 469,222 15,587 30,615 29,198 29,692 15,99° 26,247 23,478 26,546 52,156 59,42.3 121,836 127,166 26,403 49,8i5 91,962 62,088 271,180 1.34,355 176,306 173,6,54 106,444 85,7'3 104,767 ■02,55; Dunedin— 1885 1890 1892 1893 32,468 19 10 36,908 12 2 40,119 15 7 38,571 13 4 3,23',124 3,147,690 3,335,16.3 3,463,005 2,820,025 3,406,250 3,783,429 3,699,9'7 97,812 138,320 183,950 200,421 119, 119 136,841 212,238 202,007 240,409 396,162 1,393,249 1,382,368 373,°35 495,592 ',35',493 1,148,017 1,168,7781 1,233,89s 1 i,o97, '351 1,286,740 1,284,114 1 ,954,939 ',321,346 1,350,466 Invercargill — 1885 1890 1892 '893 9,873 14 10 12,296 1 2 14,027 12 8 15,346 2 8 ' I7°>338 1,207,193 ',350,518 1,630,694 924,820 1,167,244 1,429,038 ',526,33° 54>56i 69,004 87,H3 121,342 31,629 60,936 78,806 87,646 94,367 1.38,749 293,631 393,094 87,438 201,073 414,466 4",736 588,276 612,638 6'3,75 6 790,439 274,079 399,086 433>589 480,740 Totals1885 1890 1892 1893 229,299 7 6 275,432 9 n 303,089 o 4 303,161 7 9 I9-.37',378 22,415,263 25,079,938 26,340,704 i6,458,477 2i,5°',937 25,530,804 25,744,745 653,722 1,019,434 1,224,938 I,3°9,c68 666,211 991,065 1,346,098 1,387,542 1,670,708 2,838,329 6,508,463 7,6n,279 ',595> 2 52 3,320,801 6,774,924 6,548,789 7,685,37° 9,221,212 9,538,945 10,699,299 [6,548,508 8,691,522 19,018,620 8,856,73<

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Table No. 16. 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 1893.

Total Estimated Correspondence posted and delivered. Estimated Expenditure. Estimated Revenue. Postal Districts. No. of Offices. Letters. Post-cards. Books and Samples. Parcels. Newspapers. Cost of Convevance of Mails. Salaries. Contingencies. Total. From Stamps, &c. Official Postage. Total. North Island. Auckland.. . 289 Thames .. . 38 New Plymouth 63 Gisborne ,.. 33 Napier .. j 24 Wanganui . 55 Wellington 1 11 Totals for North Island 613 Middle Island. N?lson 44 Westport .. .. .. 28 Greymouth . . 30 Hokitika .. 35 Blenheim . 33 Christchurch . 171 Timaru ... 3° Oamaru .. . .45 Dunedin 156 Invercargill . 120 10,051,951 799,149 1,076,400 508,586 2,926,248 2,722,005 9,908,509 27,992,848 56o,547 29,172 75,699 10,348 141 661 198,341 396,656 1,412,424 3,132,480 133,731 150,501 66,131 702, 676 579,384 2,342,236 7 107 139 177,232 66,020 3,903 3,727 2,423 16,098 io,55i 74,5io 10,302,760 4 254,679 323 726 453,336 288,262 1,026,883 1,005,524 2,950,350 12,740 3 8 £ s. d. 5,074 16 2 1,332 16 3 560 17 6 584 9 6 1,862 9 8 1,081 8 7 2,243 6 o 35,925 18 2 12,429 11 o 2 370 14 9 1 689 10 o 847 10 o 4,365 o o 3,027 19 IO 11,195 12 7 7,655 18 8 £ s. d. 2 I76 2 II 338 19 IO 167 15 6 77 5 5 480 7 8 221 9 7 4,193 17 9 £ s. d. 19,680 10 1 4,042 IO IO 2,418 3 o 1,509 411 6,707 17 4 4,330 18 o 17,632 16 4 56,322 o 6 £ s. d. 46,291 12 IO 3,198 5 O 4,727 13 I 2,091 I I 12 544 13 8 12,245 3 8 43,532 13 1 [124,631 2 5 6,437 4 10 623 5 3 813 16 o 544 1 o 2 674 6 4 1,965 15 o 37,204 9 8 50,262 18 I 174,894 o 6 52,728 17 8 3,821 10 3 5 54i 9 1 2,635 2 1 15,219 o o 14,210 18 8 80,737 2 9 I 075,672 378,508 695,604 400,933 746,876 7,845,019 1,674,998 955,045 7,162,922 3,157,024 47,320 8,801 17,641 10,283 24,167 393,367 H5,453 56,238 402,428 208,988 209,053 56,186 121,875 65,546 170,456 2,479,932 425,412 189,254 2,530,385 804, 830 9,627 2 669 5,137 3,683 4 327 49,877 4,111 2,014 52,160 8,080 362,297 234,286 377,481 263,874 365, 287 2,978,495 486,954 276,211 2,637,206 1,271,179 1 096 5 o 342 15 o 774 5 o 574 4 9 964 o o 3,804 12 4 530 10 o 236 IO o 5,272 4 1 2,211 15 8 2,142 10 o 1,032 17 o 2,024 6 8 1,040 7 2 1 549 10 o 9,652 11 7 2,298 IO o 1,179 16 '8 9,938 15 5 4,272 4 7 346 14 7 89 15 3 154 17 2 77 16 11 117 17 2 1 201 o 7 218 8 3 95 " 8 2 091 15 3 533 14 10 3,585 9 7 1,465 7 3 2,953 8 10 1,692 8 10 2,631 7 2 14,658 4 6 3,047 8 3 1,511 18 4 17 302 14 9 7,017 15 1 4,838 9 9 1,683 n 7 3,322 2 10 i,705 3 4 3,056 18 3 39,016 9 8 7,336 18 5 3,991 1 3 35,800 3 2 13,940 9 4 1,454 7 8 539 8 1 781 14 8 484 8 1 765 4 10 3,084 4 5 1,726 16 4 562 12 1 2 771 10 2 1,405 13 4 6,292 17 5 2,222 19 8 4,103 17 6 2,189 11 5 3 822 3 1 42,100 14 1 9,063 14 9 4,553 13 4 38,571 13 4 i5,34 6 2 8 Totals for Middle Island 692 24,092,601 1,284,686 141,685 9,253 270 15,807 I IO 35 J 3i 9 I 4,927 11 8 55,866 2 7 48,722 on 114,691 7 7 14,134 7 8 13,575 19 8 128,267 7 3 7,052,929 I General Post Office - 41,716 7 10 6,231 o o 774 13 1 14,134 7 8 ! j : 2,697,110 Totals for the Colony 1,305 52,085,449 14,160,068 318,917 19,556,030 70,263 13 4 77,288 7 3 13 358 3 5 160,910 4 o 253,456 17 8 63,838 17 9 317,295 15

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Table No. 17 Return showing the Correspondence estimated to have been posted in New Zealand during the year 1893 for the following Countries: —

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Country. Lette: •s. S a sag. a Pc Cm >st ids. *3 s CD pq CO S> Ph g6 Ph ■a to a ID U <B ft <S '3 © s s o o O a . o © _o 6'> oaGO © O Eegisi Artii ;ered ilea. ■ id 2? '3 ~<W A p d *h o g <a eg cn < Q 'a Ph 6 Jj 02 to O ■Si a eg m 3 a O w "3 o u I.—Europe. Austria-Hungary Belgium Bulgaria Denmark Prance .. Gibraltar Germany Great Britain Greece Holland .. Italy Luxembourg Malta Norway Portugal Boumania Russia Servia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey II.—Africa. Algeria .. AsceDsion Bechuanaland Cape Colony Central Africa Comoro Islands Egypt .. French Possessions Lagos (West Coast) Madagascar Morocco Mauritius Natal Niger Coast (Oil Biver Protectorate) Orange Free State Portuguese Colonies St. Helena Seychelles Sierra Leone South African Republic Tripoli Zanzibar III.—America. America (United States) Argentine (Republic) Bermuda Bolivia Brazil Canada Chili Colombia (Republic) Danish Possessions Dutch Possessions Falkland Islands French Possessions Guatemala Guiana (British) Honduras (British) Honduras (Republic) Mexico Nicaragua Newfoundland Paraguay Peru Salvador Spanish Possessions Uruguay Venezuela West Indies ) No. 3 793 912 4 2,515 4,403 112 12,070 675 175 81 866 1 189 43 272 1,591 134 52 1,067 2 619 2,390 1,387 73 No. 90 22 No. 17 4 No. No. 273 1,039 No. 41 150 No. 19 74 No. 21 5 No. 849 25 1 99 157 No. 1 No. 9 4 60 105 3 288 16,127 2 22 28 1 6 38 3 1 25 10 20 55 3,058 1 119 2,092 65 5,217 531,695 108 313 10 780 79,529 80 150 5 373 38,023 14 25 1 68 3,823 3 "3 38 11 13 34 2,786 983 15,002 11 15 200 4 5 398 549 60 82 28 39 5 8 "l 7 5 2 7 1 296 764 44 44 114 7 21 55 3 1 9 1 4 82 20 10 170 1 1 3 5 178 27 13 "2 1 2 6 16 56 33 2 3 11 6 86 537 517 41 13 81 77 6 6 38 37 3 4 16 8 38 121 79 12 *5 "l 1 7 5 14 17 184 2,505 1 2 8 88 2,770 1 14 414 4 199 1 14 1 "*82 1 1 8 4 60 1 10 596 75 9 0 86 374 513 69 147 29 34 23 18 919 73 73 14 2 2 10 12 2 4 3 2 141 41 6 48 31 323 869 14 344 17 52 161 8 1 267 '21 6 7 5 48 130 2 51 3 8 25 2 190 10 3 4 2 23 62 26 1 4 12 1 91 2 2 1 1 41 6 2 11 28 1 1 1 3 11 1 3 1 22 2 2 4 5 14 45 1 '3 1 239 36 17 1 60,740 873 90 45 409 7,445 369 29 1 2 1 13 18 128 45 13 253 2 122 10 91 13 118 248 96 580 1 453 21 2 1 10 178 9 1 274 4 1 48,678 682 7,281 102 3,481 49 344 5 1 1,613 22 1 45 3 2 34| 2 41 121 11 378 402 3 6 18 1,702 60 3 9 814 29 2 42 2 24 187 12 8 1 2 1 4 3 2 1 1 19 3 1 3 200 3 30 15 6 1 268 40 19 : 8 1 3 1 "774 116 55 1 1 2 16 2 56 2 287 149 58 756 8 4 G 2 6 2 15 43 22 9 113 21 11 2 13 5 16 'l 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 54

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Table No. 17 — continued. Return showing the Correspondence estimated to have been posted in New Zealand during the year 1893 for the following Countries: —

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Country. "2 "3 Ph Letters. a d CD_ • lis sap "3 Ph W © 0Q tf Post Cards. eft <a Cg Ph n CD += Ph CD o3 'o CD O O Hi Ul O . Q.[ © H.M O > ,. © co O CD ►4 Registered Articles. 1 *d bo *3 •9 8 S £ '-. CD CD o ■< a to CD a eg m % cy H a Ph IV.—Asia. Afghanistan Aden Borneo Burmah Ceylon China and Corea .Cyprus Dutch East Indies French Colonies Hongkong India ' Japan Java New Britain ■ New. Guinea Persia Phillipine Islands Sara Siam Straits Settlements Turkey in Asia V.—Australia and Oceania. Australian Colonies— Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania .^ Fiji Norfolk Island New Caledonia ... New,Hebrides Raro.tonga Samoa . Sandwich Islands Savage Island Tahiti Tonga No. 17 588 98 15 2,787 470 14 318 2 981 8,843 630 130 8 16 218 25 41 1 055 219 No. 14 3 68 1 11: 7 69, 211 15 3: 5 l! li 26: 5 No. 3 13 2 "2 14 40 3 1 No. No. 578 150 56 1 399 544 78 02 829 5 171 409 90 6 16 2 57 3 865 65 8 129 10 No. 86 23 8 209 81 12 9 124 774 01 13 1 3 1 4 62 5 No. 41 11 4 i 100: 39| 5 5 59 370! 29! T No. 3 1 16 3 1 18 50 4 1 1 "6 1 15 113 No. 44 34 217 245 20 7! No. No. 1 1 10 4 3 21 6 1 271 392 203,550 39 190 20,453 9,798 46,049 12 737 1 900 571 272 1 525 3,639 1,568 32 600 5 527 -I 30,011 •28,713 4,174 3 162 1 139 5,060 1,518 379 64 36 349 691 557' 10: 115 911 14 643 13 735 1 997 1 513 545 2 420 726 181 27 17 166 330 266 4 55 437 3,843 14,164 7 249 314 119 574 103 4 9 1 58 62 46 6 483! •6,295' 936. • 632 234 1 100 304 46 14 83 36 86 37' 1 14! 132] 1,228 1 193 176 120 44 207 58 9 2 2 7 16 7 2 2 1 204,634 191 943 27 904 21 140 7 011 33 822 10,146 2 537 428 241 2,325 4,624 3,725 05 770 6,100 1,537 1,492 222 150 55 260 72 11 4 2 9 20 9 10 30 18 1 2 1,209 399 173 142 75 274 5 11 3 25 3 31: 9 160 7 Totals 1,489,617 8,433 '47,479 195 5,269 35,651! 6 736: 11 II 143 597 171,061 81 799

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Table No. 18. 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, 1893.

1/) c Number of Telegrams forwarded during the Year. Cost of Maintenance of Lines, excluding Australian Cable Subsidy. "5 during the Year. ! 1 Cost of Maintenance of Lines per Mile. Year ended Number of Miles of Line. Number of Miles of Wire. «c i — —— j> i Private. : Governg ! and Press. ; ment. Total. — 1 Telegraph Revenue from all Sources. Value of Government Messages. Total Value of Business done during the Year. Cost of Maintenance of Stations. Total Expenditure. Tariff in Operation. 30th June, 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 31st March, 1880 1881 1882 31st Dec, 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 » 1890 1891 1892 1893 699 757 1 no 1,329 1,661 1,976 2 185 2 356 2,53° 2,986 3,154 3,259 3,434 3,512 3 758 3 824 3,'974 4,074 4 264 4,463 4,546 4,646 4 79° 4,874 5,148 5 349 5,"479 5,513 1 390 1,498 2 223 2,495 2,897 3,247 3,823 4 574 5,782 6,626 7 247 7,423 8,035 8,117 9,333 9,587 9,653 9,848 10,037 10,474 10,931 11,178 11 375 11 617 n 827 12,812 13 235 13,459 13 515 13 21 3 1 45 56 72 81 93 i°5 127 142 155 182 !95 214 227 234 264 302 330 375 412 437 473 489 520 573 615 640 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 I 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 1 734,38i 1 746 115 1 686,064 1 825,646 2 746 15 33i 26 244 50,097 62,878 59 292 67 243 83,453 107 832 130,891 160,704 172 159 194,843 246, g6i 183,675 246 370 222, g23 208 372 2ig,gi7 220,847 240,867 252 549 245,623 217,630 213 830 226,780 222 i4g 218, o7g 244,045 27,407 70,952 98,485 156,167 I 85,4 2 3 312 874 411,767 568,960 752,899 917 128 1,051 ,086 1 124,442 1 260,324 1 448,943 1,008, 409 1 304,712 1,438 772 1 57°> l8 9 1,599,400 1,654, 305 1 774,273 1 836,266 r ,835 394 1 765,863 1 802, 987 1,961,161 1,968 264 !,904, 143 2,o6g,6gi 5 561 ig 2 9,070 10 1 11,652 3 7 18 520 10 4 17,218 1 4 22,4ig 8 8 28,121 10 o 39,680 18 9 46 508 18 10 55 3 01 !2 3 62 715 10 4 65,644 15 3 73 284 1 10 85,402 o 2 58 120 3 3 73,002 2 o 78,828 19 8 90 633 11 2 93,822 3 3 95,634 5 5 101 652 8 o 106,638 12 2 106,548 4 o 106,311 n 6 106,462 18 4 110,696 17 8 117,633 15 9 103,813 8 6J 112 465 15 9 £ s. d. 483 3 2 3,770 4 8 6,672 o 3 13,430 11 9 12 252 6 o g,876 17 6 11,043 3 9 n 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 n n 21 555 19 2 20 855 19 7 24,860 9 o 27 281 4 9 30,205 11 10 23 164 13 11 24,218 9 3 26,070 12 7 24,840 5 7 24,342 7 o 28,317 7 10 6,045 2 4 12 840 14 9 18,324 3 10 31,951 2 1 29,470 7 4 32 296 6 2 39,164 13 g 50,786 o 9 59 127 10 4 68,981 3 o 78 869 16 4 82,669 4 o 92,432 14 2 112 351 2 4 77 827 g 6 100,023 5 8 101 566 16 o in 242 3 1 115 378 2 5 116, 4go 5 o 126 512 17 o 133 gi9 16 n J 36 753 15 10 129,476 5 5 130,681 7 7 136,767 10 3 142,474 1 4 128 155 15 b\ Ho, 783 3 7 £ 3. d. 3,934 3 4 8,017 14 7 9,489 17 IO 14 266 12 7 16,417 7 4 21,254 4 3 23,593 9 9 27,040 18 10 38,801 19 4 45 814 II 4 61,696 14 5 63,353 10 IO 69,340 1 8 79,502 o 5 68,651 10 10 78,224 1 8 69,165 5 o 73 554 9 1 73,o54 4 6 70,036 6 2 77,082 4 4 77,473 IO 7 76,580 10 o 72,201 13 5 75,426 9 7 76,845 1 10 85,658 4 11 87,472 13 3 92,109 17 o £ s. d. 2 443 2 n 2,541 4 11 5,406 7 3 8,547 4 9 14,120 4 10 11 344 3 8 8 858 19 7 9,479 5 4 15 021 17 n 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 n 29,141 6 o 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 IO J1 82 771 3 1 81 284 18 10 87 599 6 5 96,801 8 3 83 409 15 3 101 378 9 II 87,457 18 4 96,005 15 4 92,264 n o 90,078 2 o 97,982 10 6 98,875 8 9 97 goi 12 9 95,463 14 5 101 433 n o 104 3gi 3 10 114,644 15 g "7,053 4 2 121 251 3 o £ s. d. 3 9 10 3 7 1 4 17 4 6 8 6 8 9 n 5 19 6 423 4 1 n 6 3 11 4 16 4 5 18 10 5 12 n 5 10 o 5 o g 4 3 4 667 4 17 4 5 17 5 4 16 8 4 18 4 4 15 9 4 x 5 " 4 13 9 5 o 1 5 8 7 5 13 o 5 12 7 580 5 5 9 Mileage tariff. Mileage tariff in operation up to ist Sept., 1869; uniform 2s. 6d. tariff from ist Sept., 1869, to 31st March, 1870; and is. tariff from ist April, 1870. From ist November, 1873, address and signature given in free. From ist Jan., 1886, delayed telegrams posted to addressees immediately after their receipt at offices of destination.

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Table No. 19. 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, 1893.

Table No. 20. Return of Paid Telegrams of all Codes forwarded during 1893, an d the Revenue received.

Table No. 21. Return of the Number and Value of Telegraph Money Orders issued within the several Postal Districts during the Year ended 31st December, 1893.

Postal Districts. Revenue derived from Private and Press Messages. Value of Government Messages. Total Number of Value of Private Messages of all and Press Codes. Messages. Number of Govt. 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 £ >• A. 13 824 16 io 1 1 546 o 7 10,809 15 41 11,917 II 2 1,958 I 2 2 472 l8 9 1 057 14 5 4,925 19 6 6,252 7 5 2,251 6 11 2 14O 14 II_ 1,674 6 3 2,475 1 10 2 289 6 6 4,503 1 4 15,652 8 oj 1,673 18 6 £ s. d. 4,141 16 10 581 18 o 2,287 8 9 2 511 6 4 575 2 1 838 14 9 399 6 2 970 18 8 1 363 16 8 656 6 10 870 11 o 228 o 8 503 6 8 335 5 4 1 169 12 o 10,158 2 3 725 14 10 £ s - d. 17,966 13 8J 2 127 18 7 13,097 4 *i 14,428 17 6 2,533 3 3 3 3" 13 6 1 457 o 7 5 896 18 2 7 616 4 1 2 ,9°7 T 3 9 3 0I1 5 "4 1,902 6 11 2,978 8 6 2,624 IT IO 5,672 13 4 25,810 10 3J 2,399 13 4" 294 560 29,975 196,698 245 221 37,267 46,441 20 230 112,013 112,360 51,495 43,430 26,964 48,489 40,175 87 099 400,440 32 789 37 235 5,757 18,971 22,552 3 55° 6,480 3,112 8, 971 13,732 6,550 7 538 2 177 5,053 3,428 10,919 81 833 6,177 331,795 35 732 215,669 267 773 40,827 52,921 23 342 120,984 126,092 58,045 50,968 29,141 53,542 43,603 98,018 482,273 38,966 2,069,691 1 904,143 Totals, 1893 Totals, 1892 87,425 9 7 81,041 18 7 28,317 7 IO 24,342 7 O ,115 742 17 5 105,384 5 7 1,825,646 1,686,064 244,045 218,079

March Quarter. June Quarter. Septei iber Quarter. Decei iber Quarter. Tota! Is for Year. Class of Telegrams. Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. Ordinary Jrgent delayed Press 253,4*7 10,876 151 321 45 107 19,761 £ s. d. 21,868 9 7 1,403 2 6 4 637 II 7 1,926 15 10 484 16 o 226,220 9,181 143,402 44,875 i8,354 £ B. d. 19,951 iS 11 1 200 12 5 4,436 12 4 2 112 9 7 464 13 7 213,939 9,121 140,657 53 I7 1 i8,935 £ s. d. 19,595 6 5 1 206 9 4 4 412 14 6 2,848 4 1 462 11 9 242,247 10,969 147,899 46,838 19,356 £ B. d. 20,175 13 o 1,352 13 10 4,567 17 7 2 118 19 8 469 10 1 935,823 40,147 583,279 189,991 76,406 £ s. d. 81 591 7 11 5 162 18 1 18,054 16 o 9,006 9 2 1 881 n 5 3ureau Totals (Gross) Less other \ lines and I credits ) 480,482 30,320 15 6 442,032! 28,166 6 10 435,823 28,525 6 1 467 309 28,684 z 4 2 6,589 8 7 1,825,646 115,697 2 7 28,271 13 o 7,324 3 9] 7,091 5 1 7 266 15 7 Totals .. (Nett) Totals, 1892 1 480,482 22,996 11 9 442,032! 121,075 1 9 435,823 21,258 10 6 [467 3°9 22,095 5 7 1 825,646 87,425 9 7 456,388] 22,287 2 9 394,801 19,222 13 2 395,491 18,845 8 o| 1439,3841 [20,686 14 8, ! 1,686,064! 81,041 18 7

Districts. Number. Telegraph Commission. Value of Orders. Auckland Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport 3 452 494 1,632 1,876 761 964 290 769 I 882 418 642 194 725 276 I 368 3,743 895 £ B. d. I72 12 O 24 14 O 8l 12 O 93 16 o 38 1 o 48 4 o 14 IO o 38 9 o 94 2 o 20 18 o 32 2 O 9 14 o 36 5 0 13 16 o 68 8 o 187 3 0 44 15 o £ s. d. 13 398 12 1 1,565 8 5 6,430 19 8 8,183 15 1 2,557 2 7 3,152 12 8 991 6 3 2,435 5 4 8,085 4 3 1,495 7 3 2,056 10 5 555 o o 2,366 5 2 964 2 1 4,424 11 10 13,815 2 o 3,019 10 7 1 Totals, 1893 20,381 1,019 I O 75,496 15 8 Totals, 1892 18,543 927 3 o 65,621 4 9

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Table No 22. Return showing the Capital Cost, Working-expenses, and Revenue of the Telephone Exchanges, Year by Year, from the Date of their Establishment.

CD HJ Capital Cost for Instruments, Wire, Poles, Labour, Freight, Superintendence, &c. Working-expenses. Year. Balance of Revenue over Workingexpenses. Annual Rate per Cent. yielded on Capital Cost. a a Average ! Cost of ; Total for all each Con- ! Connections' nection. I Close of Year. •We-irand- ' Bent, Fuel, tear 1c iLi S ht ' Pa l ,er ' TenS'r Cent I Printing, I '■ en per ° tut - ! Binding, &e. otal. Salaries and Allowances of Clerks, &c. Linemen, Batteries, and Materials. 'otal for the year ended 31st March,— 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. ■£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. ft. 116 379 715 1,075 1 710 2,038 2,153 2 249 2,402 2,587 3,060 3,690 4 244 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 24 12 1 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 1 104,425 3 0 613 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 21,771 4 4 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 21,771 4 4 285 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 7,720 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 3,313 1 1 253 0 0 ! 150 0 0 827 0 0 300 0 0 1,560 0 0 350 0 0 2,346 0 0 475 0 0 3,731 19 2 700 0 0 4,068 12 2 320 0 0 4,940 14 6 330 0 0 5,344 9 2 335 0 0 5,823 0 1 375 0 0 6,429 8 5 394 3 9 7,658 7 11 393 1 6 9,168 15 1 464 6 2 110,442 10 4 741 18 9 963 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 22,217 10 2 207 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 -446 5 10 8T7 54-31 23-41 16-31 13-42 16-30 12-63 11-82 11-00 10-43 4-63 Loss. Loss. | * This column includes 5 ier cent, for wear-and-tear, and 5 per cent, for debenture capital.

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Table No. 23. Return of the Cost of Maintenance of Telegraph Lines for the Year ended 31st December, 1893.

Table No. 24. Statement showing the Total Cost of New Zealand Telegraph Lines, Cables, and Telephone Exchanges up to the 31st December, 1893.

Approximate Cost of Paper— Preparation (not given); printing (1,875 copies), £51 4s. 5d., exclusive of maps.

By Authority Samuel Co-stall, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB94. Price, 2s. 6'ct]

Section. No. of Miles. Travelling Expenses of Linemen and Inspectors. Extra Labour. Cost of Material used for Repairs. Salaries of Linemen and Inspectors. Total Cost of Maintenance. Riverton to Balclutha Tokomairiro to Queenstown Balclutha to Waitaki Waitaki to Christchurch Christchurch to Kumara Kumara to Lyell Lyell to Nelson Nelson to Blenheim, including Tophouse Line Blenheim to Kaikoura Kaikoura to Christchurch Wellington to New Plymouth Wellington to Te Nui Te Nui to Napier Napier to Tauranga Tauranga to Thames Auckland South Auckland North P.s. "Terranora " 467 323 570 410 204 165 265 140 £ s. d. 153 17 0 186 1 6 326 16 4 406 3 0 309 7 9 143 17 3 193 14 8 134 10 0 £ s. d. i 346 14 8 173 3 10 ! 368 0 4 1 233 17 5 222 6 11 271 8 0 129 14 6 361 9 11 £ s. d. 967 13 9 225 15 4 600 18 5 1 930 5 3 159 8 9 270 15 0 353 10 6 331 9 7 £ s. d. 278 0 0 240 0 0 550 0 0 558 0 0 502 0 0 425 0 0 210 0 0 325 0 0 £ s. d. 1 746 5 5 825 0 8 1 845 15 1 4,128 5 8 1 193 3 5 1,111 0 3 886 19 8 1 152 9 6 100 216 576 172 186 547 76 527 569 121 9 5 57 8 9 511 5 2 247 12 1 267 2 6 398 10 1 85 19 7 501 1 7 364 6 9 129 9 10 59 16 6 835 15 6 254 5 7 433 1 7 625 10 2 297 10 7 769 15 11 638 10 6 676 11 9 40 19 11 31 15 1 1 201 16 11 478 16 11 427 5 2 653 12 5 205 12 8 764 9 10 480 13 7 288 0 0 405 0 0 1 171 0 0 735 0 0 220 0 0 800 0 0 153 0 0 385 0 0 535 0 0 579 19 2 554 0 4 3,719 17 7 1 715 14 7 1,347 9 3 2,477 12 8 742 2 10 2,420 7 4 2,018 10 10 676 11 9 Totals 29 141 6 0 5,513 4,409 3 5 7,827 3 6 9 124 19 1 7 780 0 0 5,513 miles of line; average cost per mile, £5 5s. 9d.

Section of Line. Total Cost of Section. £ s. d. North Island. Total, North Island, to 31st December 1892 Expenditure on sundry lines constructed during 1893 255 411 10 g 1 299 2 2 Totals 256 710 12 11 South Island. Total, South Island, to 31st December 1892 Expenditure on sundry lines constructed during 1893 253 513 3 1 1 721 15 5 Total for South Island 255,234 18 6 Total for North Island 256,710 12 11 Total for colony 5H,945 11 5 Cook Strait cables 89,905 2 4 Telephone exchanges 117,680 4 8 Grand Total . £719,530 18 5

NORTH ISLAND N.Z. TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CIRCUITS

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. TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CIRCUITS