GOVERNMENT ADVERTISING (RETURN OF AMOUNTS PAID FOR, SINCE 1890).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1895 Session I, H-32a

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1895. NEW ZEALAND.

GOVERNMENT ADVERTISING (RETURN OF AMOUNTS PAID FOR, SINCE 1890).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated 24th July, 1895. Ordered, " That a return be laid before this House showing the total amounts paid to each newspaper in the colony fo advertising since the year 1890, inclusive."—(Mr. Hall.)

The following return is compiled from information furnished by the various departments. D Hugh Pollen, Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, 24th October, 1895. Under-Secretary.

Amounts paid to each Newspaper in the Colony for Advertising since the year 1890, inclusive.

Name of Newspaper. 1890-91. 1891-92. 1892-93. 1893-94. 1894-95. Total. Akaroa Mail Ashburton , Guardian (see Ashburton Mail, &c.) Ashburton Mail (including Ashburton Guardian) Auckland Evening Star (including New Zealand Farmer and New Zealand Graphic) Auckland Weekly News (see New Zealand Herald). Australasian Machinery, Market, &c, Begister Bay of Blenty Times Bruce Herald Brunner News ... Budget and Taranaki Weekly Herald Buller Miner Buller News Bush Advocate (Dannevirke) Canterbury Times (see Lyttelton Times). Catholic Times ... Charleston Herald Chronicle (Tapanui) Clutha County Gazette, &c. Clutha Leader ... Colonist (Nelson) Coromandel County News Cromwell Argus ... Daily News (New Plymouth) Daily Telegraph (Napier) ... Dunstan Times ... Echo (Kamo) Egmont Chronicle Egmont Post Egmont Settler ... £ s. 31 14 d. 5 £ s. 8 17 d, 0 £ s. 11 4 d. 3 £ s. 17 12 d. 3 £ s. d. 9 6 6 £ s. d. 78 14 5 140 2 0 83 10 3 72 15 2 121 1 9 78 7 6 495 16 8 347 16 9 309 18 7 293 0 0 434 19 7 400 10 6 1,786 5 5 1 11 6 1 11 6 40 3 16 4 23 10 4 6 2 29 8 9 15 18 0 37 9 8 21 4 11 25 1 0 28 17 5 1 11 0 28 15 1 33 17 9 46 14 5 0 16 6 14 2 10 27 15 6 41 9 6 5 5 3 133 14 11 118 16 9 178 1 2 7 12 9 7 10 0 1 12 0 41 4 9 10 15 4 1 16 0 49 7 9 35 3 0 22 13 0 76 1 4 3 8 0 195 14 3 11 12 9 56*4 6 37 4 6 14 18 6 10 6 0 17 10 0 12 6 16 12 6 5 9 6 3 9 0 2 18 6 5 15 6 73 14 2 8 6 6 4 11 0 53 17 7 83 12 6 15 0 9 10 9 3 5 2 9 1 10 0 5 18 0 61 0 3 24 2 9 3 9 0 47 11 2 95 13 0 367 4 5 34 4 0 54 10 11 276 12 6 449 10 5 76 12 3 2 5 6 12 4 6 5 18 6 247 18 6 6 9 24 10 83 13 6 19 11 19 73 2 124 10 13 4 6 6 0 6 6 3 0 0 3 18 9 14 15 3 66 6 6 6 7 6 49 18 10 67 19 5 6 16 2 5 6 12 4 6 19 10 5 27 16 0 75 16 0 13 13 9 11 11 11 66 12 4 96 12 6 24 18 0 14 14 0 22 15 9 67 14 9 5 4 3 20 1 0 33 1 6 76 16 0 17 8 0 2 *6 o! 60 *7 9 77*18 0 69 12 6 5 18 6 37 14 3

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Name of Newspaper. 1890-91. 1891-92. 1892-93. 1893-94. 1894-95. Total. Egmont Star Eketahuna Express Eketahuna and Pahiatua Mail Ellesmere Chronicle Ellesmere Guardian Eltham Guardian Evening Herald (Dunedin) Evening News (Napier) ... Evening News (Tauranga) Evening Post (Wellington... Evening Press (Wellington) Evening Star (Blenheim) ... Evening Star (Dunedin) ... Evening Star (Greymouth) Evening Star (Tauranga) ... Examiner (Woodville) Eair Play (Wellington) Featherston Chronicle Eeilding Star Finance Chronicle Free Press (Balclutha) Gerald.ine, Guardian Geraldine Times... Gisborne Standard Globe (Dunedin)... Golden Bay Argus Grey Biver Argus Gumdiggers' Weekly (Whangarei) Hauraki Tribune... Hawera and Normanby Star Hawera Morning Post Hawke's Bay Herald (including Hawke's Bay Weekly Courier) Hawke's Bay Weekly Courier (see Hawke's Bay Herald). Hokitika Guardian Hot Lakes Chronicle Hutt and Petone Chronicle Inangahua Herald Inangahua Times Inglewood Becord Kaikoura Star Kaitangata News . Kumara Times ... Lake County Press Lake Wakatipu Mail Leader (Hokitika) Lyell Times Lyttelton Times (including Canterbury Times and Star, Christchurch) Manawatu Daily Standard Manawatu Daily Times ... Manawatu Farmer Manawatu Herald Manukau Gazette Marlborough Daily Times... Marlborough Express Marlborough Press Marlborough Weekly News Marsden Times ... Mataura Ensign ... Mercury (Marton) Mount Benger Mail (Boxburgh) £ s. d. £ s. d. 20 8 0 £ s. d. 42 6 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 2 6 0 5 2 0 22 14 0 £ s. d. 65 0 0 5 2 0 38 8 3 2 *5 0 1 10 0 8"*8 9 3 10 6 6 5 0 7 4 0 96 *8 7 103 1 6 344 15 0 231 5 11 296 17 7 82 19 9 0 18 0 65 7 6 8"a o 2 8 11 81 18 8 0 5 0 271 8 2 171 6 1 170 11 2 65 5 0 44 12 0 5 8 0 122 7 0 226 10 6 157 12 4 187 "5 5 60 8 0 58 14 6 7 16 9 14112 0 340*12 5 168 6 8 206 4 0 106 16 3 49 3 6 6 5 0 8 19 3 135*14 6 254 10 0 79 4 3 10 16 0 215 9 0 102 9 6 32 11 6 8 6 0 6 5 0 34 15 9 8 19 3 98 17 6 584 13 8 0 5 0 1,437 16 1 807 15 3 10 16 0 1,076 7 2 417 18 6 0 18 0 250 9 0 8 6 0 4 13 0 337 17 3 7 10 0 70 16 9 12 4 9 0 11 3 35 19 6 451 5 3 26 3 5 507 19 7 5 8 0 3 12 0 64 18 3 7 10 0 54 14 6 0 10 6 60 18 9 0 10 6 87 13 6 69 12 3 5*2 0 3 13 6 12*1 6 2 15 6 24 9 9 5 6 9 29 "*3 6 0 9 0 0 11 3 31 18 3 82 14 0 4 4 9 100 0 8 0 6 3 135 19 0 4 7 0 84 10 11 3 15 0 187 2 3 5 0 6 79 12 6 41 2 0 7 14 11 122 6 6 5 8 0 4 8 0 4 16 3 121 9 0 5 10 6 76 9 0 5 13 6 60 15 9 0 19 6 61 19 6 4 19 9 92 18 0 0 15 9 75 15 0 4 7 0 124 18 0 17 19 0 367 17 3 4 7 0 604 10 0 136 8 0 78*0 9 100 6 3 164 7 10 47 10 6 12 13 8 30 16 2 11 12 12 0 0 0 6 0 6 22 18 4 1 0 7 7 14 34 6 7*"8 0 0 6 0 3 3 30 19 0 0 19 1 20 16 3 35 19 0 34 2 0 10 0 9 0 7 6 34 13 10 7 4 3 13 7 0 3 12 0 9 17 6 397 6 0 50 16 7 7 5 17 9 10 25 2 37 8 13 1 6 0 0 9 6 0 3 57 6 0 8 19 9 1 13 0 2 0 0 12 3 3 8 17 4 14 4 6 209 9 6 21 6 10 14 9 6 53 9 0 138 7 6 82 18 4 57 7 3 0 7 6 205 9 4 53 7 2 81 7 4 14 15 0 60 19 6 2,198 11 3 30 18 18 0 18 15 2 10 15 9 530 16 6 3 6 0 0 1 44 11 9 1 14 12 3 0 0 48 10 9 10 18 1 0 8 0 46 15 9 9 11 0 16 11 10 8 13 0 10 7 6 454 10 2 10 13 391 14 6 7 14*12 424 4 0 5 65 17 71 11 21 7 6 3 60 12 52 11 19 18 6 7 0 6 0 0 0 87 9 85 6 13 6 2 11 56 12 66 10 27 8 0 19 6 9 3 0 3 8 0 6 101 2 9 92 15 6 17 7 0 6 12 0 54 12 8 65 0 0 32 1 9 125 7 110 14 5 13 11 8 9 6 0 9 134 12 0 57 16 9 7 17 6 22 1 6 1 17 0 75 11 0 52 14 3 30 7 6 1 13 0 514 9 6 418 5 1 13 10 6 85 10 6 17 3 6 306 5 8 281 1 1 161 3 9 2 12 6 24 15 6 152 9 4 206 13 2 29 2 6 58 17 44 5 51 8 9 2 6 47 0 0 7 7 4 6 6 6 27 0 22 0 6 13 9 6 0 22 7 6 33 0 3 63 18 6 3 10 6 2 8 33 7 58 17 8 10 0 7 0 6 12 0 3 61 9 8 3 4 0

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Name of Newspaper. 1890-91. 1891-92. 1892-93. 1893-94. Mount Ida Chronicle Nelson Evening Mail Nelson Evening Star Nenthorn Becorder New Zealand Church News (Christchurch) New Zealand Craftsman (Auckland) New Zealand Farmer (see Auckland Evening Star). New Zealand Graphic (see Auckland Evening Star). New Zealand Herald (including Auckland Weekly News) New Zealand Insurance, Finance, and Mining Journal (Dunedin) New Zealand Mail (see New Zealand Times). New Zealand Bailway Eeview (Christchurch) New Zealand- Beferee (see Bress). New Zealand Schoolmaster New Zealand Standard and Cook County Gazette New Zealand Tablet (Dunedin) New Zealand Times (including New Zealand Mail) Northern Advertiser Dargaville) Northern Advocate (Whangarei) Northern Luminary (Kawakawa) Northern Wairoa Gazette (Dargaville) North Otago Times Oamaru Mail Observer (Auckland) Ohinemuri Gazette Opotiki Herald ... Opotiki Mail Opunake Times ... Otago Daily Times (including Otago Witness) Otago Witness (see Otago Daily Times). Otago Workman (Dunedin) Otaki Times Oxford and Cust Observer... Pahiatua Herald... Pahiatua Star Palmerston and Waikouaiti Times Paraekaretu Express (Hunterville) Patea County Press Patea Mail Pelorus Guardian People's Journal (Dunedin) Poverty Bay Herald (Gisborne) Press (Christchurch) (including Weekly Press and New Zealand Beferee) £ s. d. 14 2 0 90 8 3 £ s. d. 7 9 6 71 19 6 £ s. d. 33 5 0 59 17 4 £ s. d. 31 18 0 52 12 9 0 17 0 £ s. d. 31 9 6 37 12 10 6 2 0 £ a. a. 118 4 0 312 10 8 6 19 0 18 0 4 4 0 18 0 4 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 424 14 6 495 19 7 529 0 5 2,267 11 10 373 5 0 444 12 4 19 13 0 23 0 0 35 5 6 11 5 0 26 0 0 115 3 6 16 12 6 15 0 0 31 12 6 1 7 0 0 14 0 0 14 0 17 0 5 8 0 0 16 0 6 0 0 12 18 0 7 12 0 32 14 0 308 18 2j 334 13 9 475 13 8 661 6 9 521 7 2 2,301 19 6 15 11 9 0 16 6 10 7 0 10 16 6 5 9 0 43 0 9 24 19 0 22 11 6 38 10 0 45 13 9 35 0 0 166 14 3 25 11 0 14 2 0 26 4 6 36 7 1 28 14 6 130 19 1 1 16 0 1 16 0 107 9 7 104 10 5 5 14 9 0 8 9 7 14 9 66 5 3 83 8 7 10 13 3 80 8 8 123 5 5 111 17 3 3 6 3 9 10 6 0 13 0 59 2 7 132 6 3 128 14 4 7 13 5 2 9 69 5 5 126 19 3 191 8 10 1 13 9 8 2 6 382 11 6 570 9 11 448 8 5 12 10 0 36 17 4 16 0 2 17 0 2,210 10 7 6 6 10 0 13 0 564***5 4 293 6 2 464 13 10 478 4 4 2 17 0 410 0 11 5 18 0 0 18 0 5 10 0 4 10 15 9 0 0 18 0 0 12 0 31 11 9 65 14 1 139 12 6 17 "il 7 27 11 0 8*19 0 20 11 0 3 3 0 12 17 0 27 12 6 0 5 0 18 4 6 15 2 6 28 19 0 0 7 0 10 4 3 11 4 0 34 19 0 36 6 0 21 9 9 57 15 9 18 7 3 14 3 6 17 2 0 13 7 3 12 11 6 15 9 9 12 16 0 19 10 9 10 7 0 5 12 0 28 8 9 10 18 0 67 2 0 29 18 0 5 9 9 29 3 9 10 15 9 36 14 0 91 4 0 37 5 0 103 18 3 21 13 9 199 14 0 46***7 6 22 19 9 26*10 9 514 16 9 339 1 5 359 14 2 411 10 10 331 9 9 1,956 12 11

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Amounts paid to each Newspaper in the Colony for Advertising— continued.

Name of Newspaper. 1890-91. 1891-92. 1892-93. i-h 14. 14-i £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 2 19 0 19 5 0 8 5 3 71 12 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 2 19 0 83 18 0 47 10 7 403 9 2 12 12 6 11 2 3 6 5 0 76 7 6 246 11 0 32 16 2 144 3 9 818 16 2 916 2 4 Press (Pelorus) ... Prohibitionist (Christchurch) Bangiora Standard Bangitikei Advocate Eecord and Waitara Age ... Beef ton Guardian Beview (Wellington) Boss, &c, Advocate South Canterbury Times ... Southern Cross (Invercargill) Southern Standard (Gore)... Southland Daily News Southland Daily Times (including Weekly Times, Invercargill) Southlander (Invercargill ... Sporting Beview (Auckland) Standard and North Canterbury Guardian Star (Christchurch) (see Lyttelton Times). Taieri Advocate ... Takaka News Tapanui Courier ... Taranaki Herald... Taranaki News ... Te Aroha, &c, News Telegraph (Christchurch) ... Temuka Leader ... Thames Advertiser Thames Evening News Thames Star Timaru Evening Mail Timaru Herald ... Truth (Christchurch) Tuapeka Times ... Waikato News ... Waikato Times ... Waimate Times ... Waimate Witness Waimea Plains Beview Waipawa Mail ... Wairarapa Daily Times (including Wairarapa Weekly Times) Wairarapa Daily News Wairarapa Liberal Wairarapa Observer Wairarapa Standard Wairarapa Star (including Weekly Star) Wairarapa Weekly Times (see Wairarapa Daily Times). Wairoa Bell Wairoa Guardian Wanganui Chronicle Wanganui Herald (including Yeoman) Weekly Budget (Dunedin)... Weekly Chronicle (Wanganui) Weekly Herald (Wellington) Weekly Post (Dunedin) Weekly Press (Christchurch) (see Press, Christchurch). Weekly Standard (Auckland) Weekly Star (Masterton) (see Wairarapa Star). 14**11 9 114 1 0: 4 19 6 6 5 0| 15 12 o! 93 18 9 23 14 Oj 183 6 10 ! 212 14 0 1 10 0 0 7 6 11 10 0: 7 0 Oi 14 2 3! 150 18 9; 81 13 3 13 1 4 37 12 0 37 5 8 18 9 9 2 3 6 200 7 3 16 12 9 17 0 45 17 2 33 11 3 19 13 9 5 0 0 7 2. 3 86 0 5 6 "l 0 41 0 6 21 6 0 152 13 1 168 14 8 2 2 9 0 16 3 3 9 0 8 14 9 14 1 6 116 13 11 54 15 3 19 18 10 0 7 0 21 15 0 23 1 8 48 13 1 ... 107 19 5 13 14 0 13 3 10* 12 0 48 8 6 26 16 6 161 1 6 193 17 9 10 16 0 6 4 6 22 12 0 11 18 9 10 11 9 126 5 8 57 18 6 8 3 4 14 0 15 2 3 12 5 6 17 18 6 113 16 9 13 3 0 4 13 0 13 5 3 89 16 3 4 19 6 14 7 6 38 6 0 11 7 6 27 6 0 168 19 3 169 1 6 1 13 9 7 13 0 26 6 3 5 5 0 7 11 6 137 14 4 45 14 8 27 11 11 43 12 3 44 17 8 43 16 3 152 3 0 26 19 0 40 8 6 55 0 0 4 6 1 41 19 3 12 12 6 29 15 0 24 17 3 21 8 8! 45 1 3 152 15 6 171 14 5 1 13 9 8 10 3 0 12 3 26 0 0 2 16 3 21 16 6 138 19 6 5 0 6 13 3 6 14 13 6 11 11 0 4 0 0 31 15 11 128 15 2 11 18 0 31 4 0 17 16 3 23 11 6 0 12 3 89 17 3 35 14 9 68 3 6 670 12 2 245 2 2 81 18 11 1 11 0 132 15 0 129 1 6 4 0 0 160 13 6 2 3 6 703 1 7 38 17 0 115 2 3 17 0 285 7 10 124 14 6 90 5 3 19 9 0 205 5 9 350 16 0 62 3 4 17 18 0 13 5 0 43 1 11 21 14 9 24 5 9 58 10 6 19 5 0 23 19 3 9 3 3 73 7 3 72 19 3 75 14 11 32 5 6 9 16 10 5 9 36 8 0 50 16 9 31 16 6 81 11 0 33 13 0 86 18 9 30 1 0 58 10 3 47 18 2 42 19 3 93 9 10 34 10 6 24 13 0 70 13 7 26 17 3 15 1 6 102 8 1 15 0 50 5 9 58 0 9 95 16 0 110 1 18 6 37 1 0 35 1 6 78 11 0 110 3 3 6 196 12 8 175 16 0 440 18 6 5 8 0 17 1 0 146 10 9 158 10 10 9 5 0 145 19 11 201 16 9 5 6 0 17 6 0 173 16 6 212 5 8 6 7 11' 10 6 6 172 3 3! 187 8 0 14 9 2 11 0 92 17 9 185 5 9 18 6 8 56 9 6 731 8 2 945 7 0 2 3 0 2 4 0 2 3 0 2 4 0 9 14 0 13 18 0 25 3 3 0 18 0 24 12 6 8 6 3 81 14 0 0 18 0 0 18 0 65 4 0 66 2 0

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Amounts paid to each Newspaper in the Colony for Advertising— continued.

Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given ; printing (1,200 copies), £4 lis. 6d.

By Authority: Samuel Costall, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB9s. Price 6d._

,ame o: Newspaper. i-9; Weekly Times (Invercargill) (see Southland Times). West Coast Mail (Otaki) ... West Coast Times (Hokitika) Western Star (Biverton) ... Westport News ... Westport Times and Evening Star Westport Star ... Yeoman (Wanganui) (see Wanganui Herald). Zealandia £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 69**4 3 74 15 9 70"*9 6 1 16 95 19 9 9 0 9 108 9 0 9< 2 5 418 19 9 0 27 6 72 0 58 18 0 0 1 24 16 49 13 34 14 0 3 3 21 17 54 18 22 9 9 0 0 24 10 93 4 71 4 4 0 0 26 7 22 14 55 3 8 6 9 124 17 292 9 242 9 9 9 1 5 9 6 4 18 9 5 17 3 2 12 9 18 18 3 5 0 0 5 0 0 Sundry newspapers not specified (see Beturn of Lands and Survey Department) 18 12 0 0 18 o! 19 10 0 Totals ... 8,389 2 1 6,683 12 1 7,651 9 3 9,087 13 6 7,911 7 0 ,39,723 3 11