POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT (REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR 1902.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1903 Session I, F-01

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1903. NEW ZEALAND.

POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT (REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR 1902.

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

My Lord — General Post Office, Wellington, Bth June, 1903. I have the honour to submit to Your Excellency the Eeport of the Post and Telegraph Department for the year 1902, with the usual statement of revenue and expenditure to the 31st March last. I have the honour to be Your Lordship's most obedient servant, J. G. Ward, Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner. His Excellency the Governor of New Zealand.

EEPOET. The business was highly satisfactory, the receipts exceeding those of any previous year. The gross revenue, which showed a drop last year on account of the penny post, was £36,525 in excess of that for 1901, while the balance of revenue over expenditure reached £37,284. Despite the cheap postage the telegraph revenue has continued to increase abnormally, but the large addition to the staff required to handle the telegraph business is responsible for the fact that there is still a balance of expenditure over the telegraph receipts, which has to be made good out of postal revenue. The different character of the postal and telegraph business may be gauged by the fact that £21,507 more postal revenue was collected than in the preceding year, for an increase in salaries of £6,792 ; while for an increased telegraph revenue of £15,018 the telegraph salaries rose by £11,930—that is to say, the additional postal business cost 31-58 per cent, for salaries while the additional telegraph business cost 79-44 per cent. Moreover, had the same volume of'postal business been done at the postage rates subsisting two years ago, nearly double the revenue would have been derived at the same cost. On the other hand, the telegraph business was dealt with under the same tariff as had been in operation during the six preceding years. The total telegraph salaries show an increase of £22,680, but the large, difference is accounted for by the inclusion for the first time under the head of salaries of the payments made to country telephonists by way of fees, and formerly charged to miscellaneous. _It is not alone in the handling of mail-matter and the transmission of telegrams that the business continues to grow. The year is also a record one for savings-banks, and nearly all other classes of business transacted, except money-orders issued and newspapers handled, which latter fell 2-41 per cent, as compared with the previous year, a result to be attributed mainly if not wholly to the happier though less stirring period which has followed the late war. The moneyorders issued show a decrease, which is entirely due to the attempt to suppress the Tasmanian racing-lotteries. The extraordinary expansion of the Savings-Bank during the past decade is fully referred to later on.

The revenue and expenditure for the year are given below :

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Item. Postal. Telegraph. Total. Receipts. Stamps used for postage (estimated) Money-order and postal-note commission Money-order commission received from foreign offices Private box and bag fees Miscellaneous receipts Paid telegrams Telephone exchanges £ s. d. 246,660 8 1J 19,323 9 6 714 9 7 7,812 12 9 28,093 0 10 £ s. d. : £ s. d. ! 246,660 8 1J 19,323 9 6 714 9 7 7,812 12 9 7,005 4 4 I 35,098 5 2 153,338 3 3 | 153,338 3 3 62,151 8.11 ; 62,151 8 11 Balance of expenditure over revenue (Telegraph) 302,604 0 9} 222,494 16 6 525,098 17 3* 5,872 4 1 Totals £228,367 0 7 £525,098 17 3J £302,604 0 9J

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The amount payable to the Eailway Department for the conveyance of mails was £42,457 12s, against which the sum of £30,426 6s. was recovered for the postage on railway correspondence, for private-box rents, transmission of railway telegrams, telephone-exchange subscriptions, and maintenance of railway telegraph-wires. £9,836 was also paid by the Post Office on account of the salaries of railway officers who also act as Postmasters and telegraphists or telephonists at combined offices. There was a balance in favour of the Eailway Department of £21,867 6s. 53,278,875 letters were posted, equal to 66-78 letters to each head of the population, an increase of 4,908,059. The total increase on all letters dealt with was 5,144,991. The number of forwarded telegrams of all codes was 4,559,304, an increase of 391,323. 80 post-offices were established (including 7 re-opened). The number of post-offices open at the close of the year was 1807. 367,207 money-orders, for £1,277,059 2s. 3d., were issued ; and 286,642 orders, representing £1,117,137 12s. Bd., paid. 616,264 postal notes, of the value of £191,904 135., were sold. £5,069,619 6s. 2d. was deposited in the Post-Office Savings-Bank, and £4,708,771 lis. 2d. withdrawn. The total amount to credit of depositors on the 31st December last was £6,883,787 ss. 9d., as compared with £6,350,013 9s. 2d. at the close of the previous year. 1,137 inland mail-services (excluding services by railway) were in operation during the year. At the close of the year there were 7,749 miles of telegraph-line, and 22,672 miles of wire. The net expenditure on telegraph construction was £68,578 7s. Bd. There were 10,633 telephone-exchange connections on 31st March last. The subscriptions received amounted to £62,151 Bs. lid. A comparison of the revenue and expenditure year by year for the past ten years is shown in the table below. The figures for 1881-82—the first year after the amalgamation of the Post-Office and Telegraph services—and 1891-92 are also given. Statement showing Bevenue and Expenditure of the Post and Telegbaph Depaetment for the Ten Years ended 31st March, 1903, and for the Years 1881-82 and 1891-92.

The balance of revenue over expenditure for last year was £37,284 7s. 3d., as compared with £22,816 12s. 6d. for 1901-1902. Adding the value of the free official correspondence and Government telegrams, there is a credit balance on the year's transactions of £135,670 10s. Id.

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Item. Postal. Telegraph. Total. Expenditure. Salaries (classified officers) Salaries (country Postmasters and telephonists and contributions to railway officers) Conveyance of mails by sea Conveyance of inland mails Conveyance of mails by railway Money-order commission credited to foreign offices Maintenance of telegraph-lines Miscellaneous Telegraph-cable subsidies £ s. d. 92,512 4 0 18,400 4 1 53,283 17 5 47,386 17 7 18,351 13 0 1,954 4 0 £ s. d. 164,337 7 0 15,400 6 0 £ s. d. 256,849 11 0 33,800 10 1 53,283 17 5 47,386 17 7 18,351 13 0 1,954 4 0 22,898 14 1 53,107 12 10 181 10 0 27,558' 9 4 22,898 14 1 25,549 3 6 181 10 0 Balance of revenue over expenditure (Postal) .. „ „ (combined Department) 259,447 9 5 43,156 11 4j 228,367 0 7 487,814 10 0 37,284 7 3J Totals £302,604 0 9J £228,367 0 7 £525,098 17 3J

Year. Revenue. Expenditure. Balance of Revenue over Expenditure. £ 234,529 s. 8 d. 0 £ s. 233,291 10 d. 4 £ s. d. 1,237 17 8 .881-82 891-92 320,058 1 3 268,343 1 1 51,715 0 2 .893-94 .894-95 .895-96 .896-97 .897-98 898-99 .899-1900 900-1901 .901-1902 .902-1903 344,676 12 3 357,449 14 9 365,727 6 5 392,117 1 0 408,383 15 3 445,770 7 1 488,245 16 4 503,835 19 5* 488,573 1 111 525,098 17 3£ 293,704 7 3 299,971 1 4 332,325 4 8 353,699 14 5 364,403 3 1 390,197 8 6 390,448 1 7 418,271 16 11 465,756 9 5 487,814 10 0 50,972 5 57,478 13 33,402 1 38,417 6 43,980 12 55,572 18 97,797 14 85,564 2 22,816 12 37,284 7 0 5 9 7 2 7 9 6i 3* Total for ten years £523,286 14 71 ' 2

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Staff. The total number of officers on the staff on the 31st March was as under :—- -31st March, 1903. Postmaster-General ... .. ... ... ... ... 1 Classified staff:— First Division ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Clerical Division ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,217 Non-clerical Division ... ... ... ... ... ... 677 Distributors and messengers ... ... ... ... ... 503 Total, classified staff ... ... ... ... ... 2,401 Employees not on permanent staff: — Country Postmasters and Postmistresses ... ... ... ... 1,656 Nightwatchmen ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Mail-cart drivers .. ... ... ... 4 Postmasters and telegraphists or telephonists who are Eailway officers 151 Total... .. ... ... ... ... ... 4,215 Comparative Beturn of Officers of the Post and Telegraph Department for the Years ended 31st March, 1902, and 31st March, 1903. Mar. 31, Mar. 31, Mar. 31, Mar. 31, 1902. 1903. 1902. 1903. Postmaster-General .. .. .. 1 1 Brought forward .. .. 122 128 Secretary .. .. .. .. 1 1 Chief Postmasters .. .. 17 17 Superintendent of Electric Lines .. 1 1 Postmasters and Officers in Charge on Assistant Secretary and Inspector .. 1 1 permanent staff .. .. .. 11l 112 Controller of Money-orders and Savings- Clerks (including Telephone Exchanges banks and Accountant .. .. 1 1 cadettes and cadets in post-offices) I. ..,,- . „_. Chief Clerk .. .. .. .. 1 1 Operators (including cadets in telegraph-1 ' Assistant Controller of Money-orders and offices) > Savings-banks and Accountant .. 1 1 Post Office Sorters .. .. .. — 10 Clerks in General Post Office — , Letter-carriers .. .. .. 234 230 Secretary's Office .. .. 18 18 Messengers (Post Office) .. 49 58 Inspector's and Dead-letter Branch .. 7 7 Linemen .. .. .. 70 69 Controller of Money-orders and Savings- Telegraph distributors and message boys.. 468 503 banks and Accountant's Branch .. 66 69 Nightwatchmen .. .. .. 3 3 Storekeeper and assistants .. .. 7 10 Mail-cart drivers .. .. .. 4 - 4 Electrician .. .. .. .. 1 1 Postmasters and telegraphists or teleAssistant Electrician .. .. .. 2 1 phonists who are Railway officers .. 144 151 Mechanicians and cadets .. .. 7 6 Country Postmasters, Postmistresses, and Telegraph Inspectors .. .. .. 4 5 telephonists.. .. .. .. 1,601 1,656 Assistant Inspectors of Post-offices .. 3 4 — — Totals .. .. .. 3,990 4,215 Carried forward .. .. 122 128 The staff is efficient, and the conduct of its members continues satisfactory. Grave offences have been practically unknown, and minor errors and irregularities have been comparatively few, which is to the credit of the employees as a whole. A partial reorganization of the postal staff became necessary, owing to the growing importance of many of the offices and the growth of work generally. An increase in the number of supervising officers has resulted; and, while not overlooking the interchange of duties among the rank and file, it has been found necessary to place branches under officers of a higher rank than heretofore. The condition of many of the controlling officers of the telegraph branch has also been improved. This not only opens out an additional prospect of promotion, but will make for increased efficiency as well. " The Post and Telegraph Department Act, 1902 " (referred to in last year's report as an amending Classification Bill), became law on the Ist October last. It provides an amelioration of the pay of many of the lower grades of the non-clerical division, as may be gathered from the following : — Letter-carriers, first grade, and telegraph linemen: Minimum salary increased from £130 to £135 per annum, and maximum salary from £140 to £150. Letter-carriers, second grade : Minimum salary increased from £95 to £105, and maximum from £120 to £125. Letter-carriers, third grade : Minimum salary increased from £50 to £60, and maximum from £85 to £100. Post-office messengers, first grade : Minimum salary increased from £85 to £105, maximum from £120 to £140. Post-office messengers, second grade : Minimum salary increased from £50 to £60, maximum from £80 to £95. In the assistant counter-clerks' class the annual increments have been altered from two of £10 and six of £5 to five of £10. In the assistant despatch-clerks' class, from two of £10 and ten of £5 to seven of £10 ; in the distributors' class, from one of £10 and four of £5 to three of £10. Assistant counter-clerks now reach the maximum pay in five instead of eight years ; assistant despatch-clerks, in seven instead of twelve years ; distributors, in three instead of five years. A new class of sorters is also provided, mainly with a view to the transfer of non-clerical officers, such as letter-carriers, not educationally or otherwise qualified for higher positions in the clerical division, to the mail-sorting branches of the principal offices. At the same time there is

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no intention of limiting the prospect of promotion for letter-carriers and others who have the necessary educational and other qualifications for clerkships. Such men will, as far as circumstances warrant, continue to receive consideration for clerkships. The Department sees no reason at present to abandon its policy of recruiting the clerical staff from the lower ranks ; but the large additions which have had to be made to the staff during the past two or three years made it necessary on a few occasions to go outside the service. It will not be out of place to mention here that in the last five years 430 letter-carriers, telegraph messengers, and other non-clerical employees have been promoted to the clerical division. Considerable changes have taken place in the service, owing to the retirement of several principal officers under the age limit. Of those who retired last year, Mr. B. Kirton, who joined the Post Office as long ago as 1854, deserves mention. Mr. Kirton was successively clerk at Wellington, Chief Clerk at Christchurch, and Chief Postmaster at Hokitika and Nelson, and at Christchurch, where previous to his retirement he held the position for over ten years with general satisfaction. Mr. S. J. Jago, Chief Postmaster at Wellington, and Mr. E. Cook, Chief Postmaster at Dunedin, and other officers will retire in the course of this year.

Health of Staff. The following table gives the average absence of officers on sick-leave : —

There were four deaths. The Department sustained a loss by the death of Mr. Samuel Birt Biss, late Chief Postmaster at Auckland, on the 20th October last, at the comparatively early age of fifty-nine. Mr. Biss joined the postal service as a cadet in March, 1860, and was appointed Chief Postmaster at Auckland in March, 1870. He was unsparing in attention and devotion to his duties. To his powers of organization and tactful methods may be credited the satisfactory position of the Auckland postal district during his long term of office as Chief Postmaster. Appeal Boaed. Fifteen appeals were dealt with by the Board in May last year, of which nine were reported against, two had already been met by Departmental recommendations, and four cases were reported upon in favour of the appellants. The term of the elective members of the Board having expired, an election was held in February of the present year, which resulted in the return of Mr. F. M. Scully, as postal representative. Mr. W. F. Young was returned unopposed as telegraph representative. Newspapee Postage. The reduction of the newspaper postage to Canada from Postal Union rates (Id. for the first 4 oz. and |-d. for each succeeding 2 oz.) to Id. for each newspaper, which took place as from the 16th May last, will prove popular. It is to be hoped that the new rate to Canada will be speedily followed by a reversion to the rate to the United Kingdom which existed prior to July, 1892, when, notwithstanding strong opposition on the part of the Postmaster-General at Australian Conferences and in correspondence with the Imperial Post Office, New Zealand was required to adopt the higher Postal Union rate to all countries except Australia. Becognising the advantages of a cheap postage rate for our newspapers to places beyond the colony, no opportunity has been lost by the Department in endeavouring to secure a uniform rate of one penny irrespective of weight. While it is the case that a heavy newspaper costs more to transport than a light one, there can be no question that the incidence of the present charges presses so heavily as to make the transmission of the principal illustrated New Zealand newspapers almost prohibitive. It is without question that a better dissemination of such newspapers, which are of a high standard, would do much to make the people of Great Britain better acquainted with the resources of the colony, and at the same time enable many persons to keep more closely in touch with their relatives in different parts of the Empire. As the history of the newspaper postage is an interesting one, it may be opportune to refer briefly to it. Prior to 1843 the postage on newspapers to and from Great Britain was free, but under the regulations then passed newspapers were liable to postage if received by a private ship from beyond seas, and to an additional rate if conveyed from one part of the colony to another, the rate being Id. for British or colonial papers and 2d. for foreign. From beyond seas the cost to the Department was Id. each, and from one part of the colony to another _?d. A great many surcharged newspapers were refused by the addressees on account of the postage, while many remained in the Post-offices unclaimed. In 1846 Commissioners appointed by the Postmaster-General in England to visit the Australian Colonies in order to inspect and report upon the various colonial postal establishments arrived in Auckland. The Neiv-Zealander took the opportunity to protest against the newspaper postage. A penny was levied on newspapers posted from Auckland to Sydney, where they were forwarded free of charge to their destination; and if posted from Sydney to New Zealand they

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were free at the former place, but were charged Id. on arrival in the colony. In 1850 newspapers were once more placed on the free list. The rate from the United Kingdom appears to have been at first Id., although the postage from New Zealand was free. Later the rate from the United Kingdom was raised to 2d: on newspapers forwarded via Southampton and Suez, the option being given to the colonies of charging the same rate in the opposite direction. The New Zealand Government considered, however, that the benefit to be derived from accepting the proposal appeared to be so small in comparison with the inconvenience likely to be occasioned to the public that they declined to act upon it. " The Post Office Act, 1858," provided for the free transmission by post of all newspapers published in the colony, but not of those published elsewhere. An abuse which threatened great inconvenience by unduly increasing the weight of the mails was thus put a stop to. The finances of the Post Office appear to have been strained in the few years following 1860, owing mainly to the sudden call for inland-mail services in Otago as a result of the discovery of gold, and the Postmaster-General in his report for 1863 remarked that " the Post Office expenditure in New Zealand is very far in excess of the revenue, an excess mainly caused by the very heavy cost of transmission of mails. The inland conveyance of mails is an especially heavy item, and this is to a very large extent caused by the great bulk of newspapers transmitted by post. At present newspapers are in New Zealand transmitted free, although such a course is not adopted, as far as can be ascertained, in any other colony. There seems no good reason why the finances of the colony should be burdened with the cost of carriage of newspapers, and it is a matter which should receive the consideration of the next General Assembly whether all newspapers transmitted by post should not be subject to a small postage rate." An attempt was almost immediately made to apply a postage rate, but this was not successful, as would appear from the following extract from the report for 1864 : — " The question of making newspapers transmitted by post subject to a small postage rate was recommended by the late Postmaster-General in his report for the year 1863, and, heartily concurring in the expediency and justice of the proposal, an Order in Council was issued on the 29th December, 1864, to give effect to this recommendation. Owing to some supposed illegality or informality the order was-revoked, and also in order that the subject might be brought prominently before the Assembly for its decision. During the short time it was in operation there is reason to believe that it met with very general satisfaction. The interval which has been allowed to elapse has strengthened the conviction that such a tax is alike demanded by fairness and necessity, especially when there is no restriction against the carriage of newspapers by private enterprise, which, as regards letters, is contrary to law. In Great Britain, with its network of railways affording every facility for cheap conveyance, newspapers transmitted by post are subject to a penny stamp, with a fine for improper folding. In Victoria for each newspaper posted in the colony, not exceeding 5 oz. in weight, Id. must be prepaid, and the instructions are precise as to the mode of sending. In New South Wales every newspaper whatever posted in the colony for transmission inland or beyond sea is subject to a charge of Id. If it be urged that such a charge is a tax upon literature, it may be replied that in Victoria the charge did not have the effect of diminishing the number of newspapers posted, nor was such the case in some parts at least of this colony; and, considering the expense of country mails in New Zealand, amounting to no less a sum than £31,646 9s. 7d. per annum, and the number of newspapers sent by these, amounting to 1,616,919, averaging about six times the weight of the letters, there can be little doubt that the public will reconcile itself to the charge, if not now approving of it already, especially when it is remembered that the newspapers received from abroad are invariably prepaid. The amount derivable from this payment would probably increase the postal revenue by about £10,000 per annum in the shape of direct receipts, while at the same time it is reasonable to suppose that the contracts for the conveyance of inland mails, being much affected by the carriage of newspapers, would in some measure be diminished in amount." Free newspaper postage remained until 1866, when " The New Zealand Post Office Act Amendment Act, 1866," fixed the rate of Id. each on all newspapers posted within the colony for delivery within the colony, and provided for an additional charge to be fixed by Order in Council on newspapers posted within the colony for transmission to other countries. In 1868 the rate to the United Kingdom by way of Panama or Suez was Id. for each newspaper, and via Suez and Marseilles 3d., the higher charge apparently being fixed to cover transmission by the overland route. Thenceforward, until 1873, the postage on inland newspapers remained at Id. each, the same rate being charged by the sea routes to the United Kingdom, with an additional charge of Id. if sent overland via Trieste, when a reduction of the inland postage from Id. to \ d. each newspaper took place, and no further change was made until 1892, when the rate by weight was reluctantly applied to newspapers to the United Kingdom and other places beyond the colony, Australia excluded. At the time of writing the Postmaster-General is not in receipt of any definite reply to the representations made to the London Post Office by cable immediately it was learned that a special arrangement had been come to between the United Kingdom and Canada, under which Canadian newspapers are transmitted to the United Kingdom at the Canadian inland rate. Unfortunately (as indicated in a Press telegram) the Postmaster-General of the Australian Commonwealth does not at the moment appear to be disposed to ask the London Post Office to revert to the penny rate ; and, if this be correct, there may be delay in concluding negotiations with the Imperial Post Office. Inspection. During the year 1902 the Postal Inspectors visited and inspected 1,414 offices, the distance travelled being 25,221 miles

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Beeach of the Post Office Act.

The only prosecution under the Post Office Act during the year was one in which a person pleaded guilty to two charges of having fraudulently stated that he had posted in the postoffice a postal packet containing valuable enclosure, whereas in fact he had not posted such ostal packet, thereby committing a breach of subsection (2) of section 98 of " The Post Office Act, 1900." The accused was fined £5 on each charge. The punishment provided under the Act for the offence is imprisonment for any term not exceeding- two years, with or without hard labour, or a penalty not exceeding £50, or both. Savings-Bank Development. The popularity of the Post-Office Savings-Bank and the thrift of the people of New Zealand are evidenced by even the most casual examination of the mass of figures embodied in the table dealing with that branch of the Department's business. That the number of separate deposit accounts is in the ratio of 1 in every 3| of the population (excluding Maoris) indicates that the adult without a savings-bank account must be the exception, and that numbers of young people and children have accounts. Nor is the account of a depositor a mere matter of a few shillings saved, as the average amount at credit of each account has reached the very respectable sum of £30 ss. 3d., or a total of £6,883,787, which is equal to £8 10s. sd. for each man, woman, and child in the colony. But it is when a comparison is made between the year just closed and 1892 that the progress of the savings-bank system is realised. To meet the public convenience branches have been opened wherever practicable, and during the past ten years the facilities for the encouragement of thrift have been extended by increasing the number of offices from 318 to 481, or over 51 per cent. The public has marked its appreciation of this in no uncertain manner, as shown by the fact that the number .of deposits has increased from 186,945 to 411,215 —that is to say, by 120 per cent. —and the amount deposited from £1,878,270 to £5,069,619, or 170 per cent. There has also been a steady increase in the total and individual savings. During the decennial period the amount at credit of depositors increased from £2,863,670 to £6,883,787, or at the rate of over 140 per cent. It is only natural that with an increase of 102 per cent, in the number of depositors their credit balances should be largely augmented ; but when it is remembered that the increase in the savings far outstripped the ratio of increase in the number of depositors, it will be seen that not only are there more than double the number of depositors, but that each depositor is richer than in 1892. The table shows the average to have increased 19 per cent., or from £25 9s. to £30 ss. 3d. While the amount at credit of depositors increased 140 per cent., the amount allowed by way of interest only exceeded that of 1892 by some 55 per cent. This, of course, is due to the reduction made in the rates of interest between June, 1893, and November, 1897 ; but the fact tends to prove that the institution fulfils its function as a savings-bank independently of the rate of interest. The interest paid rose from £111,301 in 1892 to £172,926 in 1902. The total amount of interest credited depositors during the ten years was £1,363,971. It is somewhat noteworthy that the number of withdrawals has increased in a greater ratio than the number of deposits, the percentages being 120 and 127 respectively. This is probably due to the tendency to deposit amounts in excess of actual savings, and to draw thereon as occasion requires. On the principle that money in a savings-bank is less readily expended than when in the pocket, this is distinctly in favour of increased savings, although throwing more work on the Department and slightly increasing the relative cost of management. The excess of deposits over withdrawals in 1892 was £56,921 ; in 1902 it rose to £360,847, showing an increase of 534 per cent. The Department has every reason to congratulate itself on the marked success of the PostOffice Savings-Bank, and the unabated and increasing confidence of the general public in the institution. New Postage-stamps, etc. During the year postage-stamps at 2d., 3d., 4d., 6d., Bd., and Is. have been printed on watermarked paper. The -J-d. and Id. stamps had already been issued on watermarked paper, which will be used for the remaining values shortly. In connection with the express delivery service, a special 6d. stamp was issued in February. The stamp is a long rectangular one, in the form of a tablet, bearing in plain characters "N.Z. Post-Office Express Delivery. Secures immediate delivery at a Special Delivery Office." The stamp, which in colour is a bright mauve with the value in vermilion, is ornamented with representations of Maori carvings and of the large black tree fern. The stamp-booklets were printed from special plates in August last. New Id. post- and letter-cards, bearing the King's effigy, have been issued. A postal wrapper, to cover both newspapers and commercial papers, has been put on sale. New dies, bearing a representation of His Majesty's head, for impressing envelopes with *d. and Id. postage have just been brought into use. New Zealand postage-stamps at *d., Id., and 2-Jd. had previously been overprinted for use at Niue and Penrhyn Island, and during the year further stamps for those islands at 3d., 6d., and Is. were issued. The overprint on the new stamps consists of the name of the island and the value of the stamp : Tolu c Pene, Ono c Pene, and Taha c Sileni for the Niue stamps at 3d., 6d., and Is. respectively ; and Toru Pene, Ono Pene, and Tahi Silingi for the Penrhyn Island stamps at 3d., 6d., and Is. Through a printer's error the Niue stamp at Is. was printed " Tahae Sileni," which quite altered the meaning of the value. Immediately the error was discovered the stamp was withdrawn, and a corrected one issued.

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It has been decided to overprint postage-stamps at *d., Id., 2*d., 3d., 6d., and Is. for the Island of Aitutaki. It is not intended meanwhile to overprint post- and letter-cards for the islands named. Pacific Cable. The colony is to be congratulated on the consummation of this highly important undertaking. The cable, which was opened for traffic between New Zealand and Australia and Fiji on the 9th April of last year, was completed to Bamfield, Vancouver Island, on the 31st October following, and opened for international business on the Bth December. The steamer " Colonia," with the Vancouver-Fanning Island section of the cable, left London on the 12th July., 1902, and arrived at Vancouver on the 14th September. She landed the Vancouver shore end at Bamfield on the 18th September, and completed laying the deep-sea portion of the cable to Fanning Island on the 6th October. The shore end, which was on the " Anglia," was spliced and landed the following day. This vessel, which had proceeded to London after laying the Southport, Norfolk Island, Doubtless Bay, and Fiji sections, reached Honolulu on the 30th September with the Fanning Island-Fiji section and the Fanning Island shore end of the Vancouver cable. She commenced laying the Fiji section the same day as that on which she landed the shore end of the Vancouver cable, and finished her work.at Suva on the 31st, thereby establishing communication by the State-owned cable with Great Britain and Europe, Canada, and the United States. Congratulatory messages on the completion of so important and far-reaching a project affecting the Empire were exchanged by the Acting-Governor, the Premier, and the Postmaster-General with the Secretary of State for the Colonies; the Acting Governor-General of the Australian Commonwealth; the Earl of Banfurly, the Governor of New Zealand, at Hobart; the Prime Minister of the Australian Commonwealth; the Chairman, Pacific Cable Board; the Prime Minister, Ottawa ; the Agent-General; and others. The deep-sea portion of the Vancouver-Fanning Island cable, the longest in the world, was aid without a hitch in the record time of about twenty days, and the contractors and others connected with the work are to be heartily congratulated. It may be mentioned that the " Colonia," a steamer of 7,976 tons, was built specially for conveying from London, and laying, the Van-couver-Fanning Island section. The Fiji-Fanning Island-Vancouver sections were subjected for thirty days to the usual tests, with excellent results. Indeed, the tests on the Fanning Island-Vancouver section, which is 3,458 knots in length, proved that, instead of a speed of only 70 to 80 letters, 102 letters per minute could, under normal conditions, be relied upon, thereby demonstrating that the workingcapacity of the cable was much higher than the expert evidence had indicated. The cable was handed over to the Board, at the end of the thirty days (as provided by the contract with the manufacturers), on the 17th November. But, as already stated, it was the Bth December before the cable was opened for international traffic. The Telegraph Maintenance and Construction Company, the contractors for manufacturing and laying the cable, carried out their contract in a highly satisfactory manner, the cable-laying being actually finished nearly two months within contract time. The cable had only been opened for business about three weeks when the newly erected land line across Vancouver Island, connecting with the cable at Bamfield, was interrupted, cutting off communication vid the Pacific with Europe and places east of Vancouver; and, unfortunately, there were six subsequent interruptions to this particular line up to the 9th February last. The line, from the nature of the country it traverses, having proved unreliable, it has been decided that a short length of cable from Bamfield to Alberni, about thirty-five miles, shall be laid, and that part of the land line across the island, which has given so much trouble abandoned. The work is to be completed by the end of July. The other telegraph-lines across Canada gave no trouble whatever. The Pacific cable traffic is transmitted across the Atlantic by the Anglo-American and Commercial Telegraph companies. Following the opening of the Pacific cable a much faster cable service between the colony and America and Europe has resulted, and the time has also improved on the Eastern Extension Company's lines. Messages vid the Pacific from London frequently reach the colony within the hour, and the average time of transmission may be put down at about three hours, which should be regarded as a really good service. The Pacific traffic is steadily growing, and since the completion of the cable the colony's telegraph business by both routes has increased by about fifty per cent. On the opening of the Pacific cable for through traffic, the ordinary rate to Great Britain was reduced from 3s. 4d. to 3s. a word, a previous reduction from ss. 2d. to 3s. 4d. having been made by the Eastern Company as from the Ist June last year ; Government messages from 2s. 4d. to Is. 6*d., and Press from Is. 2d. to Is. a word. The following reduced rates were also brought into operation : To Vancouver and San Francisco, 2s. 4d. per word ; to New York, 2s. Bd. per word; a reduction of 2s. 6d. and Is. Bd. per word on the rates formerly charged vid Eastern. Corresponding reductions came into force for America generally. The average number of messages transmitted to and from New Zealand prior to the opening of the Pacific cable was about 425 per day. The present average is nearly 600 a day by both routes. The date and handed-m time were not at the outset inserted in international messages vid Pacific passing over the Atlantic cables, but this was subsequently arranged for, as from the 30th January last, on payment of a fixed annual sum by the Board to the Atlantic cable companies. The date, hour, and minute to the nearest five minutes are now inserted in the preamble of messages from Europe, and messages from Canada and the United States bear Vancouver date and time.

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The Pacific rates to the European continent are generally higher than the Eastern Company's route, and there does not at present appear any prospect of a reduction. But to the advent of the Pacific cable is to be credited the general reduction of rates and the improvement in the cable services generally. The reduced rates based on the present traffic, it is estimated, mean a saving of over £50,000 a year to business firms and other users of the cables between New Zealand and other parts of the world. From a statement furnished by the Pacific Cable Board the contracting Governments may have to provide £94,000 to cover an estimated deficiency in the working of the cable for the year ending the 31st March, 1904, New Zealand's proportion being a ninth, or £10,444. The deficiency far exceeds any previous estimate, and is one which has given rise to much comment. No explanation of this large deficit has been made, but it is a fact that the cable has not secured certain traffic it was expected it would obtain. While the Eastern Extension Company have been actively canvassing for business, the Pacific Cable Board, until very recently, made no attempt to neutralise this. The Board have now decided to solicit business in Australia and New Zealand, and otherwise protect their cable business. A brief canvass of New Zealand showed how very little had to be done to convince the public of the advantages of the State-owned cable, and the result in all respects has been highly satisfactory. Canvassers will shortly be at work in Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland. The Board's cable-repairing steamer "Iris," 2,850 tons, was launched in September last. She arrived at Auckland on the 21st May, left for Doubtless Bay on the 24th, and after calling at Norfolk Island, Suva, and Fanning Island was to proceed to "Vancouver to lay the short length of cable between Bamfield and Alberni, already mentioned. On completion of this work she will make either Suva or Auckland her headquarters. Nothing further has been done in the matter of connecting Fanning Island with Honolulu, so as to provide an alternative route in the event of an interruption to the Fanning IslandVancouver section of the Pacific cable. The Board is waiting further development of the Marconi system of wireless telegraphy before deciding whether the connection shall be by deep-sea cable or by wireless telegraphy. The cable which had been decided to be laid between San Francisco and Honolulu by the Commercial Pacific Cable Company was opened for traffic in January last. The same company is to lay a cable from Honolulu to the Philippines vid Midway Island and Guam, and the work is already in hand. This will give San Francisco direct cable communication with the East. Cable Business. The number and value of cable messages forwarded from New Zealand during 1902 are shown in the following statement. (The Pacific cable was opened for traffic—New Zealand to Southport and Suva, 23rd April, 1902; New Zealand to Vancouver, Bth December following.)

Viâ Pacific.

Via Extension.

The subsidy of £235 per annum paid to the Eastern Extension Company for the midnight cable press service ceased on Bth December, 1902. .

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Ordinary. Press. Destination. ■\T 1 „£ ] Number of ! Messages. Number of , r , Messages. N RUle - Value. Numbei , of Messages. N 5 lumber o Messages. Value. Value. nternational Australia ... 7,573 ... 34,785 £ s. d. 11,600 15 8 7,452 16 3 62 305 £ s. d. 132 1 4 237 16 11 Total for 1902 j : ... 42,358 . 19,053 11 11 367 369 18 3

Ordinary. Press. Destination. Number of Messages. Value. Number of j Messages. Value. International Australia ... £ s. d. 20,165 19 10 6,923 0 7 170 1,293 603 799 v e 7 ' 6 2 7 7,320 27,179 Total for 1902 34,499 27,089 0 5 1,463 1,402 10 1 Total for 1901 64,959 46,974 17 7 1,420 2,718 12 0

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The colony's outward international and Australian cable business, not including Press, for the years 1901 and 1902 was as follows: — International. Number of Value. Messages. £ s. d. 1902 ... ... ... ... ... 14,893 31,766 15 6 1901 ... ... ... ... ... 11,879 32,744 4 4 Inc. 3,014- Dec. 977 8 10+ * 25-37 per cent. f 2-98 per cent. Australia. Number of Value. Messages. £ s. d. 1902 ... ... ... ... ... 61,964 14,375 16 10 1901 ... ... ... ... ... 53,080 14,230 13 3 Inc. 8,884* Inc. 145 3 7t * 16-74 per cent. f I'o2 per cent.

There was a total increase of 11,898 messages, but a decrease of £832 ss. 3d. in value. The forwarded and received cable Press business for the past ten years ended 31st December 1902, has been :—

Old-age Pensions. The following is a comparative return showing the number and amount of old-age pension payments made each month for the two years ended 31st March, 1903 : —

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Porwardi >d. Receivei Year. Number of Number of Value. Value. Messages. Words. Messages. Words. 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 796 994 1,168 1,069 1,294 1,154 1,570 1,034 1,420 1,830 57,390 103,366 68,682 92,946 128,839 133,342 182,066 139,295 148,400 202,968 £ s. d. 504 9 9 899 4 9 433 13 0 531 4 9 945 4 8 907 7 0 1,800 10 4 1,457 4 5 2,718 12 0 1,772 8 4 2,883 3,033 3,926 2,946 3,665 3,599 3,822 4,014 3,989 4,443 202,170 203,326 314,136 285,369 323,617 282,882 298,218 333,300 351,291 396,438 £ s. d. 1,540 17 10 1,179 13 7 1,782 13 5 1,576 1 3 1,752 7 5 1,599 7 0 1,690 12 4 1,878 9 1 1,967 19 3 2,200 10 6

1901-2. 1902-3. Month. Number of Payments. Amount. Number of Payments. Amount. April May June July August September October ... November December January ... February ... March Totals 11,900 12,107 12,110 12,220 12,210 12,121 12,256 12,343 12,257 12,296 12,285 12,322 146,427 £ s. d. 16,962 19 5 17,207 17 7 17,190 16 11 17,327 17 9 17,276 9 8 17,132 4 6 17,321 8 8 17,446 0 6 17,292 10 2 17,350 5 6 17,333 3 7 17,406 7 1 12,295 12,471 12,321 12,481 12,401 12,392 12,453 12,348 12,418 12,325 12,386 12,385 £ s. d. 17,389 3 6 17,647 16 9 17,428 17 10 17,629 8 10 17,523 12 9 17,505 3 8 17,596 19 4 17,441 3 11 17,562 1 0 17,416 4 10 17,507 6 3 17,496 5 2 £207,248 1 4 148,676 £210,144 3 10

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Return for same Period of Number of Payments and Amounts in each Postal District.

POST OFFICE. Abtici.es posted and deliveked. The number of articles posted in the colony and received from places outside the colony during the year 1902, as compared with the number in 1901, was as under : — Letters — . 1902. 1901. Increase. Posted in the colony .. .. .. 53,278,875 48,370,816 Received from places outside the colony .. 3,410,381 3,173,449 56,689,256 51,544,265 5,144,991 Letter-cards— Posted in the colony .. .. .. 1,025,375 1,023,295 2,080 Post-cards— Posted in the colony .. .. .. 1,239,004 1,460,589 Decrease. Received from places outside the colony .. 63,163 61,788 1,302,167 1,522,377 220,210 Books and pattern-packets— Posted in the colony .. .. .. 16,870,951 16,176,195 Increase. Received from places outside the colony .. 1,755,373 1,624,871 18,626,324 17,801,066 825,258 Newspapers— Posted in the colony .. .. .. 13,392,847 13,858,234 Decrease. Received from places outside the colony .. 5,124,429 5,115,398 18,517,276 18,973,632 456,356 X)a ltnal o Posted in the colony .. 244,016 233,491 Increase. Received from places outside the colony .. 47,654 39,951 291,670 273,442 18,228 The letters increased 9-98, letter-cards increased 0-2, post-cards decreased 14-46, books and pattern-packets increased 4-64, newspapers decreased 2-41, and parcels increased 6-67 per cent. In 1901 letters increased 33-32, letter-cards decreased 17-22, post-cards decreased 2023, books and pattern-packets increased 0-48, newspapers increased 11-31, and parcels increased 1713 per cent. The average number of letters posted per head of population was estimated to be 66-78, or 68-07 including letter-cards. The averages in 1901 were 62-18, or 63-49 including letter-cards. The Post Office receipts for the year amounted to £302,604 os. 9*d. —an increase of £21,507 3s. 6d., or 765 per cent. The expenditure was £259,447 9s. 5d., as against £253,340 18s. sd.—an increase of £6,106 lis., or 2-41 per cent, There was a balance of revenue over expenditure of £43,156 lis. 4d. The estimated value of official (free) correspondence was £71,946. The gross earnings of the Post Office for the year were therefore £374,550, and the credit balance £115,103.

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Postal District. 1901-2. Number of Payments. Amount. Number of Payments. 1902-3. Amount. Auckland... Blenheim... Christchurch Dunedin ... Gisborne ... Greymouth Hokitika ... Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru ... Thames ... Timaru ... Wanganui Wellington Westport... 32,091 1,863 20,828 22,283 1,236 6,409 6,128 8,848 5,640 4,238 3,051 2,876 5,911 4,614 4,261 12,446 3,704 £ s. d. 44,821 3 2 2,635 19 5 29,064 10 3 31,486 17 10 1,756 6 6 9,458 11 6 8,992 7 2 12,620 4 7 7,775 10 3 5,755 10 8 4,294 8 4 4,147 7 4 8,550 14 2 6,569 13 6 6,081 11 11 17,823 6 10 5,413 17-11 31,903 2,007 21,182 22,706 1,380 6,524 6,278 9,429 5,710 4,233 2,950 2,960 5,885 4,611 4,628 12,796 3,494 £ s. d. 44,623 11 5 2,811 7 6 29,671 9 10 32,008 18 4 1,966 6 3 9,612 6 0 9,227 6 8 13,343 9 2 7,861 15 10 5,684 11 6 4,097 4 6 4,275 2 2 8,511 12 9 6,479 19 10 6,634 1 0 18,246 1 11 5,088 19 2 Totals 146,427 £207,248 1 4 148,676 £210,144 : 3 10

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WOEK PEEFOBMED FOB OTHEB DePAETMENTS. Customs duties amounting to £26,549 were collected on articles received through the post from places beyond the colony, and £2,187 13s. lid. on account of ordinary Customs work. The sum of £2,211 was collected from the sale of game licenses. Premiums amounting to £27,107 6s. 3d. were collected from policyholders on behalf of the Government Insurance Department. £552 Bs. 9d. was collected for the Government Printer on the sale of Government publications. Income-tax amounting to £109,623 Bs. 6d., and land-tax for £219,464 35., were received at post-offices. Fees under the Live-stock Acts amounting to £21,325 19s. 4d. were collected. The sum of £5,299 was received for machinery fees. The receipts from the sale of miners' licenses amounted to £629 2s. £4,276 14s. was lodged at post-offices for investment in New Zealand Consols. The receipts on behalf of the Public Trust Office were £311,064 15s. 4d., and payments £308,715 6s. Id. Eailway receipts for £9,026 15s. 6d. were also accounted for through the Post Office Account. The fees collected in respect of the registration of births, deaths, and marriages totalled £1,997 14s. 6d. The Advances to Settlers Office receipts amounted to £615,341 3s. 5d., and payments £612,670 19s. 6d. Fees, &c, were also collected on account of the Audit Office, Tourist Department, water rates, goldfields, County Councils, Eoad Boards, Clerks of Court, Harbourmasters, Arms Act, fishing licenses, Lunacy Department, Factories Act, Education Department, Homing-pigeons Protection Act, Hanmer Springs Sanatorium, Botorua baths, Eotorua patients, the Treasury, Licensing Act, Valuation revenue, Coal-mines Act, Immigration Eestriction Act, loan-debenture receipts, and receipts under the Unclaimed Moneys Act. The payments made by the Post Office on behalf of the Treasury were £650,063 lis. 9d. 2,174,160 discount-stamps, valued at £2,264 155., were sold during the year, and 1,955,184, for £2,036 135., redeemed. Gboss Eeceipts and Payments. The gross receipts dealt with during the year were : Departmental, £12,811,940 14s. 3d.; on account of other Departments, £2,226,686 17s. 2d. : total, £15,038,627 lis. sd. The payments were : Departmental, £12,805,084 7s. l_-d. ; on behalf of other Departments— to individuals, £1,759,322 2s. 2d. ; to Government accounts, £447,641 18s. 6d. : a total of £15,012,048 7s. 9d. The gross receipts and payments were therefore £30,050,675 19s. 3d. for the year. Lettee-caeßiees' Delivebies. Deliveries by letter-carrier were established at: Dunedin—Kaitangata and Palmerston. Letter-carriers' deliveries were extended as follows: —Auckland : (C.P.0.) To include Ellerslie district; at Northcote, to include the whole borough. Christchurch : (C.P.0.) Suburban delivery in Addington in the afternoon to take in district towards Sydenham ; in Spreydon, to include Tankerville and adjacent parts, once daily ; extended to Heathcote, including Beckenham and adjacent parts, once daily ; at Ashburton, to include larger area in Allenton district. Dunedin : (C.P.0.) Midday delivery in George and King Streets. Invercargill :At Bluff, morning and afternoon deliveries. Napier: At Hastings, on the north-west, west, and south-west. Thames: At Waihi, to be made twice daily over Waihi, Broadway, Kenny, Johnson, and Union Streets. Timaru: At Waimate, to include Mill Eoad, King Street, &c. Wanganui: (C.P.0.) To Aramoho; to Taylorville, No. 2 Line ; to Durietown; to Putiki; to houses beyond the railway-line in London Street; and to Smiley's Paddock. Wellington : (C.P.0.) Brooklyn delivery to include Vogeltown ; Aro Street and Mitchelltown delivery to include Kelburne ; at Feilding, boundaries generally on all sides; at Hutt, to Dew's Farm and along the Cemetery Eoad. Newspapebs eegisteeed. Nine newspapers were registered for transmission by post, and fifteen ceased publication. Eeceiving-boxes. Forty-seven receiving-boxes were established at : Auckland—City and suburbs, 3; Cambridge, 2. Christchurch —City and suburbs, 6; Ashburton, 2. Dunedin—City and suburbs, 4; Milton, 1; Mosgiel, 1. Greymouth—Town, 1. Napier —City, 1; Wairoa, 1. New Plymouth— Inglewood, 1; Waitara, 1. Thames —Katikati, 2; Waihi, 1. Timaru—Geraldine, 1; Waimate, 2. Wanganui —Marton, 2. Wellington—City and suburbs, 7 ; Eketahuna, 1; Feilding, 1; Foxton, 1; Hutt, 3; Otaki, 1; Palmerston North, 1. Five receiving-boxes were closed at : Auckland—City, 1. Christchurch—City and suburbs, 2. Dunedin—City and suburbs, 1. Wellington —Greytown North, 1.

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The designations of offices were changed as follows : Auckland —Hautapu to Pukeroro ; Owana to Awanga. Dunedin—Victoria Bridge to Waitiri. Invercargill—Maitland Village to Maitland. Napier—Maharahara East to Kiritaki; Patoka to Pakiaka. New Plymouth—Tariki Boad to Tariki. Wanganui —Torere to Ohutu. Wellington—Trentham Eifle Eange to Trentham, and again to Trentham Eifle Eange. Designations were corrected as follows : Auckland — Tawhere to Tauwhare. Dunedin— Otakaia to Otokia. Napier—Petane to Petane, H.B. POST-OFFICES ESTABLISHED, ETC. Eighty post-offices were established (of these seven were reopened offices) and fourteen closed :— Opened. Ahuroa, Auckland Lichfield Street, Christchurch Pukekawa, Auckland Akaaka, Auckland Long Bay Road (reopened), Christ- Puketoi (reopened), Wellington Anama, Christchurch church Puketui, Auckland Anuanu, Thames Lome, Invercargill Richmond Brook, Blenheim Awatuna East, Wanganui Mackaytown, Thames Rock Ford, Christchurch Barewopd, Dunedin Mangapuaka, Napier Saies, Auckland Claverley (reopened), Christchurch Mangatoro, Napier j Sedgebrook, Wanganui Cooper's Creek, Christchurch Mangatuna, Napier. Stokes Valley, Wellington Oreighton, Invercargill Matangi, Auckland Tangawahia, Auckland Eastown, Wanganui Mataroa, Wanganui Tapuhi, Auckland Fabian's Valley, Blenheim Maungatautari, Auckland Taumanmui, Auckland Panning Island, Auckland Mine Creek, Westport Te Awa, Wellington Gordonton, Auckland Muripara, Auckland Te Kowhai, Auckland Grahamsfern, Auckland Newbury, Wellington Titahi Bay, Wellington Hampden Square (R. 0.), (1899) Newton Flat (reopened), Westport j Titiroa, Invercargill Hapuku, Blenheim Nihotupu, Auckland Torere, Thames Haunui, Wellington Ohinewairua, Wanganui Tussock Creek, Invercargill Hautapu, Auckland Omaka, Blenheim Tututawa, New Plymouth Hil sborough, New Plymouth Onetea, Auckland Upper Moonlight, Greymouth Huiakama (reopened), New Plymouth Orua Bay, Auckland Upper Nevis, Invercargill Huiarua, Gisborne Owana, Auckland Waenga, Dunedin Ida Valley, Dunedin Pangatotara, Nelson Waimatua, Invercargill Inehbonnie, Greymouth Patoka, Napier Waitahora, Napier Kaitara, Auckland i Penrhyn Island (Sept., '01), Auck- Waima (reopened), Auckland Karewarewa (reopened), Wellington land Whareama, Wellington Kinohaku, Auckland Poolburn, Dunedin Whareponga, Gisborne Kononi, Dunedin Pouawa, Gisborne Wingatui, Dunedin. Koutu, Auckland Closed. Anuanu, Thames i Claverley, Christchurch Rissington, Napier Ashburton Gorge, Christchurch Cromarty, Invercargill Tahekeroa, Auckland Birkdale, Auckland Khandallah, Wellington Te Ahuahu, Auckland Blackbridge, Wellington Motiti, Thames . Tuiwahi, Wellington. Bullendale, Invercargill Otira Gorge, Greymouth The number of post-offices open at the end of the year was 1,807.

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The following table 1900, 1901, and 1902 :- s. :OWS e num ier ani weig iarce. s pos Lun ig t :e years 1890, Postal Districts. 1890. 1900. 1901. 1902. Number. Weight. I Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Number. j Weight. _ Auckland Thames New Plymouth Gisborne.. Napier .. Wanganui Wellington Nelson .. Westport Greymouth Hokitika Blenheim Christchurch Timaru .. Oamaru .. Dunedin Invercargill .. 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 .. j 859 .. I 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 65,329 13 7,477 5 40,287 2,989 3,038 2,022 8,848 8,846 44,322 5,261 1,868 I 2,583 2,527 I 1,961 30,897 1,743 1,149 34,411 6,661 lb. oz. 122,449 9 9,094 4 9,615 9 5,771 15 28,142 15 28,206 10 160,737 4 16,916 4 4,645 15 7,711 4 9,173 5 5,976 4 118,206 3 5,294 1 4,162 7 125,419 10 20,617 0 45,131 3,763 4,203 2,243 10,543 11,143 54,398 5,931 2,307 3,076 2,993 i 2,417 35,308 2,072 1,715 39,400 6,848 : lb. oz. 145,899 4 10,848 12 . 10,589 1 7,100 3 32,021 7 34,715 1 194,258 6 18,940 6 5,811 14 9,416 10 10,786 3 7,282 13 :122,838 2 6,025 1 5,822 13 145,149 15 18,590 0 lb, oz, 48,878 |167,123 3 3,426 10,376 9 4,501 13,202 0 2,570 : 7,650 11 10,363 31,606 2 11,487 ! 35,232 10 60,954 219,805 11 5,846 ! 18,761 4 2,384 ! 6,119 6 2,737 i 9,011 15 2,961 j 10,197 13 2,090 ! 6,469 8 35,292 1127,831 6 2,507 ; 6,856 10 1,805 : 6,002 7 39,600 i166,967 1 6,692 i 17,855 3 Totals .. 121,292 336,643 12 199,413 682,140 7 |233,491 ! 786,095 15 244,093 861,069 7

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Eegisteeed Lettebs. The number of registered articles dealt with in 1902, compared with the numbers in 1890, 1900, and 1901, is shown below :—

Inland Mails. The inland mail-service contracts have been performed without serious interruption. A general reletting of contracts for the triennium 1904-6 takes place this year. The contract for a twice-weekly steamer service between Wanganui and Pipiriki, in addition to that carried on by Messrs.-Hatrick and Co., referred to in last year's report as having been let to the Wanganui Settlers' Eiver Steamship Company, was allowed to lapse on the 15th September owing to the company going into liquidation. On the 28th January last the frequency of the Wanganui Eiver steamer mail-service was increased as far as Pipiriki from twice to five times weekly during the tourist season, and once to twice weekly during the remainder of the year. The contract entered into between the PostmasterGeneral and Messrs. Hatrick and Co. in 1896 was, in so far as it related to the service between Wanganui and Pipiriki, terminated on that date, a new contract being entered into between the Department of Industries and Commerce and the company. A further extension of the railway travelling post-office in the Auckland district is to take place immediately. Under the new arrangement sorting-vans will be run through from Auckland to Thames, and vice versa. This will materially relieve the work of the Chief Post-office, by throwing the distribution of a large quantity of mail-matter on the travelling post-office and reducing the number of small mails hitherto made up at Auckland. The number of contracts for inland mails in operation in 1902 was 685. There were in addition 452 services not under bond. The length of inland postal routes by road (counted one way only) was 10,562 miles, and the total number of miles travelled 2,645,407, at an average cost of 3-38 d. per mile. In 1901 the respective mileages were 10,310 miles and 2,518,094, at an average cost of 3-37 d. per mile. Ordinary railway-trains with mails travelled 3,272,855 miles. The estimated sum payable to the Eailway Department for the conveyance of mails by ordinary trains was £43,012 12s. San Feancisco Mail-sebvice. The authority the House of Eepresentatives gave Government to renew for eighteen months the arrangement with the J. D. Spreckels and Bros. Company for the performance of the San Francisco mail-service expired with May of the present year. Temporary provision has been made to continue the service until the House has had an opportunity of considering the question of renewal. There have been no serious delays for which the contractors could be charged, but the vexation is still experienced of a few hours' late arrival of the steamer at San Francisco with the Homeward mails being followed by a late arrival of days in London. Delays on the Atlantic and with the United States railway services have been responsible for a number of late deliveries at Auckland. A contract dated the 30th June, 1902, embodied generally the decision of the House of Eepresentatives, and made the usual provisions for safeguarding the interests of the colony in so far as the sailings from New Zealand were concerned. Clause 9of the contract was the subject of considerable discussion : the Government, being desirous of obtaining the maximum delay of the vessels in San Francisco to await the arrival of the English mails, contended for a detention of ninety-six hours, as provided in previous contracts. Ultimately the period was fixed at seventytwo hours, subject to the consent of the United States Government, which alone could sanction such an arrangement. This was given. It is not, however, expected that the period of seventytwo hours will need to be availed of in holding a vessel for the mails.

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1890. 1900. 1901. 1902. Postal Districts. Prom Places beyond the Colony. Registered in the Colony. Totals. From Places beyond the Colony. Register the ta Totals - Colony. From Bb _ 1r . riaces tered i n the Colony. C ° 10^Totals. From Places beyond the Colony. Registered in the Colony. Totals. Auckland Thames New Plymouth .. Gisborne Napier Wanganui Wellington Blenheim Nelson Westport Greymouth Hokitika Christchurch Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill 7,119 130 341 118 999 211 6,129 92 322 112 102 95 3,659 312 278 4,615 1,740 34,398 4,781 3,372 2,120 10,911 6,060 30,369 3,193 3,430 3,254 i 8,879 2,579 20,404 3,551; 2,505: 19,696 9,819 41,517 4,911 3,713 2,238 11,910! 6,271! 36,498 3,285 3,752 3,366 8,981 2,674 24,063 : 3,863 2,783 24,311 11,559 ! 18,108 267 1,310 421 'i 1,659 I 2,151 ; 9,513 116 644 354 680 94 5,404 1,196 120 6,954 : 3,352 101,533 19,912 16,903 7,193 26,685 24,980 85,915 6,371 14,726 6,974 11,606 4,344 49,049 9,973 8,880 44,003 24,989 119,641 20,179 18,213 7,614 28,344 27,131 95,428 6,487 15,370 7,328 12,286 4,438 54,453 11,169 9,000 50,957 28,341 18,577 302 1,498 421 1,952 2,364 13,595 116 1,018 880 602 503 5,690 1,260 116 7,746 5,107! 117,891 22,768 18,306 6,468 26,404 32,707 106,859 8,071 14,814 8,518 13,776 6,634 56,399 10,736 7,815 53,324 26,071 136,468 23,070 19,804 6,889 28 ,'356 35,071 120,454 8,187 15,832 9,398 14,378 7,137 62,089 11,996 7,931 61,070 31,178 18,779 297 1,890 426 1,904 2,390 15,953 372 1,220 882 527 562 6,430 1,100 136 7,986 5,580 120,739 20,057 19,736 6,651 26,282 33,212 96,336 7,736 16,919 8,431 7,955 6,643 51,215 13,174 6,094 53,411 31,233 139,518 20,354 21,626 7,077 28,186 35,602 112,289 8,108 18,139 9,313 8,482 7,205 57,645 14,274 6,230 61,397 36,813 Totals 26,374 i 169,321| l_ |l95,695; 1516,379 61,747 1537,561 599,308 66,434 52,343 464,0361 525,824 592,258

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Vancouveb Mail-seevice. No progress has been made in the negotiations for the inclusion of a New Zealand port as a calling-place for the Vancouver steamers. The Commonwealth Government has now extended the term of the present contract for two years only, presumably because the Imperial Government has given notice to terminate the P. and O. and Orient contract services in 1904, so as to admit of the whole question of mail-services between the colonies and Great Britain coming up for general review. The present Vancouver service leaves much to be desired in the direction of regular delivery of mails in London, and this can only be attained by placing faster steamers on the Pacific. The ocean mail-service question was fully discussed at the Conference of Premiers in London last year. Eeceipts and Payments on Account of the San Feancisco, Peninsulab and Oeiental, and Obient Mail-seevices for the Year 1902. San Francisco Service. Be. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Payments by weight— On mails from New Zealand ... ... ... 16,038 16 4 On mails from Fiji (from Ist July, 1901, to 31st 96 5 7 December, 1902) 16,135 1 11 Interprovincial service, mail agents, &c. ... ... ... 5,813 8 5 T ... , i San Francisco to New York ... • ... 4,300 7 5 ira,Helt cnarges "(New York to Queenstowu ... ' ... 1,822 10 9 ■ 28,071 8 6 Cb. Postages collected in the colony ... ... ... ... 13,290 2 2 Contributions from Fiji... ... ... ... ... 96 5 7 13,386 7 9 Net cost to the colony .. ... £14,685 0 9 1,032,497 letters, 12,540 post-cards, 614,117 books, and 1,210,682 newspapers were received from, and 1,029,028 letters, 12,498 post-cards, 179,022 books, and 720,882 newspapers were despatched to, the United Kingdom vid San Francisco. The average time within which mails were delivered by the San Francisco service was — From Auckland to London, 30-61 days, as against 30-88 days in 1901; and from London to Auckland, 30-94 days, as compared with 30-94 days in the previous year. The shortest delivery was made in 28 days. Peninsular and Oriental and Orient Lines (Federal Mail-service). Db. £ c. d. £ s. d. Payments to P. and O. and Orient lines ... ... 3,209 11 11 Transit charges across Australia ... ... ... 156 8 2 Transit charges across Europe ... ... ... 375 4 6 Gratuities (to and from Australia) ... ... ... 1,787 10 5 5,528 15 0 Cb. Postages collected in the colony ... ... ... 1,743 411 Postages, &c, from London and foreigu offices ... 1,381 18 5 3,125 3 4 Net cost to the colony .. ... ... £2,403 11 8 The number of letters, post-cards, books, and newspapers conveyed from and to the United Kingdom by the Peninsular and Oriental and Orient packets were : Eeceived—Bl7,s9o letters, 9,930 post-cards, 408,107 books, and 1,675,572 newspapers ; despatched—l27,2s2 letters, 1,545 post-cards, 16,732 books, and 84,546 newspapers. 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 1902 by the San Francisco service and by the Peninsular and Oriental and Orient lines was : —

San B'ranoisoo Service. P. and O. Line, Orient Line. Max. Min, Average* Max. Min. Average. Max, Min. Average. London to Auckland . - 34 30 30-94 .. 39 36 37-27 - - 43 37 39-15 Auckland to London .. 34 28 30-61 .. 42 38 39-85 ... 44 38 40-8.8 London to Wellington .. 36 31 32-44 .. 42 38 39-35 .. 41 39 40-08 Wellington to London .. 35 29 31-61 .. 44 36 41-37 .. 46 37 42-54 London to Dunedin.. .. 37 33 33-72 ., 43 39 39-29 .. 43 39 39-52 Dunedin to London.. .. 37 31 33-61 ,. 43 40 40-79 .. 43 41 41-79 London to Bluff .. .. 38 34 34-47 .. 42 38 38-54 .. 42 38 38'77 Bluff to London .. .. 38 32 34-36 .. 42 39 40-04 .. 44 40 4104

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The several subsidised sea mail-services, the subsidy-payments for the year 1902-3, the dates when established, and the date on which each terminates are shown as follows :—

Buildings. The extensive alterations and additions to the Chief Post-office building at Dunedin are being pushed forward, and are nearly completed. The extension and alteration of the Chief Post-office building at Christehurch should not be longer delayed. This is an urgent work. The land and buildings adjoining the General Post Office, Wellington, have been acquired. A part has been fitted up as a mechanicians' workshop, and accommodation is being provided for part of the clerical staff of the clearing-room and for storage of mails. No decision has yet been come to about the plan to be adopted for enlarging the General Post Office. New offices are to be erected at Greymouth, Tauranga, Nelson, Palmerston North, and several smaller places. The public clocks for the post-offices at Ashburton, Feilding, and Oamaru are now in course of manufacture. New buildings have been erected, or are in course of erection, at Carterton, Dargaville, Gisborne, Half-moon Bay, Hunterville, Kaponga, Levin, Norsewood, Onehunga, Paparoa, Raetihi, Spit, Tapanui (Postmaster's residence), Te Puke, Wanganui, and Woodville. The following general repairs, additions, &c, were carried out during the year: Repairs, Akaroa; completion of alterations, also water-supply, &c, Auckland; erection of public clock, Bluff; renovations and repairs, Cheviot; purchase of land for storage purposes, Christehurch; painting, &c, Collingwood; fencing, Denniston; water-supply service, drainage, &c, Pacific-cable Station, Doubtless Bay; linoleum, &c, Dunedin Telegraph-office; renovations, furniture, and fittings, Gisborne; fittings, &c, Gore; renovations, furniture, &c, Hastings; repairs, Havelock; repairs, Hokitika; reclaiming site, Hunterville; purchase of house and land, Kaeo; repairs, Kumara ; purchase of site, Levin ; altering and repairing building for branch post-office, Lichfield Street, Christehurch ; additions and repairs, Lyell; alterations and additions, Manaia; erection of public clock, Masterton ; postal accommodation at railway-station, Mercer; room for mails at railway-station, New Plymouth; alterations to caretaker's quarters and erection of public-clock tower, Oamaru ; fittings, &c, at new office and alterations and repairs at old post-office building, Onehunga; drainage, Opunake; accommodation for post-office at railway-station, Orepuki; additions, Raglan; purchase of land, Rongotea; repairs, &c, Te Kopuru ; fencing, &c, Temuka ; alterations, &c, Timaru; repairs, painting, &c, Waiau; additions, Waihi; additions to Postmaster's residence, Waipukurau; alterations and additions, Wairoa; repairs, &c, Waiuku; fittings at new post-office building and erection of public clock, Wanganui; excavating cellar, furniture, &c, General Post Office; renovations and extension of water-mains, Post and Telegraph Store; enlargement of switching-room, Wellington Telephone Exchange; additions and alterations, Westport; additions, Whangarei,

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Duration of Service. Service. Annual Subsidy or Payment. Number of Mileage Voyages for When When terminated A^m> Complete established. termi ° n r able . Cost per Mile. Auckland and San Francisco Auckland and Fiji Auckland and South Pacific Islands Auckland and Devonport Auckland and Great Barrier Dargaville and Tangiteroria Helensville and Matakohe Helensville and Dargaville Horeke, Kohukohu, Rawene, Koutu, and Opononi Russell and Opua Whangaroa and Totara North Wellington, Ketu Bay, Homewood, Maori Bay (and other offices), and Havelock Wellington and Motueka Nelson, Motueka, Totaranui, Takaka, and Collingwood Westport and Karamea Westport and Little Wanganui .. Hokitika, Okarito, Bruce Bay, Paringa, Haast, Okura, and Jackson's Bay Lyttelton and Chatham Islands (including Pitt's Island) Bluff and Half-moon Bay Bluff and Te Oneroa Interprovincial service in connection with San Francisco linp £ s. d. 16,039 0 0 1,690 0 0 1,200 0 0 60 0 0 250 0 0 100 0 0 550 0 0 600 0 0* 233 0 0 April, 1871 June, 1880 June, 1885 Aug., 1863 j Oct., 1891 Nov., 1893 j I Mav, 1903 17 13 12 Dec, 1903 939 Dec, 1903 52 Dec, 1903 52 Dec, 1902 52 Dec, 1903 I 104 Dec, 1903 52 5,925 2,334 6,992 6 120 46 118} 170 j" 48 s. d. 3 2-22J 1 1-37 0 3-43 0 2-56 0 9-62 0 1003 \ /I Jan., 1881 j 0 6-05 Jan., 1889 j 1 10-40 112 0 0 25 0 0 365 0 0 Jan., 1889 | Jan., 1891 i Dec, 1891 Dec, 1903 156 Dec, 1903 52 Dec, 1903 26 16 2 183 0 10-77 1 6-41 475 0 0 125 0 0 Nov., 1902 Oct., 1903 43 Dec, 1903 52 210 130 1 0-62 0 4-44 J 400 0 0 f June, 1886 1 Jan., 1895 Jan., 1886 ; Dec, 1903 36 Dec, 1908 ; 12 Dec, 1903 6 102 I 82 j 384 1 8-62 6 2-50 600 0 0 300 0 0 Mar., 1904 , 6 1,050 0 11-43 245 0 0 300 0 Of 3,500 0 0 July, 1886 April, 1893 Nov., 1886 Dec, 1903 52 April, 1904 12 June, 1903 13 48 208 1 11-56 2 4-85 • * Subsidy increased by t Subsidy to be paid in I On basis of payment 1 £50 from 1st Jar moieties by the for outward voye mary, 19U3. Marine and the P< ige, which alone is ist and Telegraph Department! controlled by New Zealand.

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Parcel-post. The following table shows the number and weight of parcels exchanged with the United Kingdom and the undermentioned places during the years 1901 and 1902 :—

The declared value of parcels received from places outside the colony in 1902 was £123,912. The Customs duty collected amounted to £22,737. The declared value of parcels despatched to places beyond the colony was £16.313, as against £16,154 in 1901. Official Coeebspondence. The estimated volume and value of official and other free correspondence posted during 1902 is given in the statement below : —

The estimated value of official correspondence was £71,946. Dead Letters. The following comparative table shows the number of unclaimed letters, letter-cards, and post-cards dealt with during the undermentioned years : —

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Recei Lved. Despatched. Country. 1901. Number. Weight. 1902. Number. Weight. 1901. Number, j Weight. 1902. Number. Weight. lb. oz. 24,011 ! 93,411 0 lb. oz. 119,612 0 lb. oz. 15,308 0 i 6,225 lb. oz. 15,411 0 United Kingdom and foreign countries (via London) United States Canada Victoria New South Wales South Australia Queensland Tasmania.. Western Australia Samoa Cook Islands Fiji Ceylon Uruguay Cape Colony Transvaal Natal Malta India 3,019 8,784 15 221 299 8 2,853 13,235 0 7,260 21,233 0 284 857 6 408 807 14 217 567 18 211 : 517 6 32 109 12 60 137 2 487 : 1,196 3J 28,881 4,123 303 4,071 7,705 380 507 237 235 112 +21 48 209 11,725 5 512 8 13,393 0 21,461 0 1,147 9 1,102 12 753 14 645 8 53 0 74 8 121 9 646 6 5,787 833 131 1,456 2,386 245 342 377 264 155 86 168 101 17 537 378 *26 2,380 1 1,085 285 10 168 a, 045 0 1,961 5,849 11 2,704 707 1 ' 246 990 6 359 914 8 464 692 12 310 394 4 143 378 15 J27 532 8 251 239 15 54 36 1 24 1,342 6 407 779 10 §151 56 2 64 2,963 6 501 12 4,509 4 5,948 10 622 0 742 15 1,039 7 778 4 508 10 119 2 781 9 114 11 85 9 975 12 261 10 149 4 814 I 860 0 396 740 8 •72 ! 103 0 2 ! 21 0 174 300 13 352 939 9 ■J47 78 11 136 339 13 Totals 34,010 15J 14,779 39,951 142,140 15 J 47,654 173,229 13 13,336 35,852 10 * Six months only. + Four months only. t Five months only. § Seven months only.

District. Letters. Packets. Registered Articles. Newspapers. Auckland Thames New Plymouth .. Gisborne Napier Wanganui Wellington Nelson Westport Greymouth Hokitika Blenheim Christchurch Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill 870,441 74,776 158,873 38,649 189,306 249,119 1,500,187 123,279 44,850 62,920 39,455 56,368 572,169 84,760 57,083 641,576 275,821 6,604 2,946 15,100 3,484 9,731 3,997 275,270 7,406 617 3,799 3,624 2,748 24,352 3,500 1,612 55,452 19,117 11,867 2,004 1,900 1,012 2,367 7,668 29,840 6,028 ■ 2,337 1,866 2,251 850 13,794 3,650 1,049 13,472 7,972 53,162 33,178 33,670 18,343 56,749 90,406 368,003 43,362 32,064 48,354 32,082 24,910 137,414 32,000 33,696 206,088 80,220 Totals 5,039,632 439,359 109,927 1,323,701

Manner of Disposal. ; 1884. 1885. 1880. 1887. 1889. I 1890. I 1894. 1896. . 1898. 1899. 1900. ,' 1901. 1902. I Opened and returned J68,942166,592 to the writers Returned unopened to, 9,134 8,115 other countries Reissued .. .. 107 185 Destroyed .. .. 3,986: 2,872 Returned unopened by 17,59819,187 Chief Postmasters Totals .. 199,762,96,951 66,729 62,847 62,654 60,540 61,745 63,1121 68,872 7,779 8,94ll 7,546j 8,899 141 130' 148! 219 2,660 4,725 4,069' 3,368 21,93122,042 26,414 33,273 1 i I 93,05197,583J101,289J114, 631 74,132! 76,692 100,036 9,706 9,707 12,251 178 265 *5,112 4,536 4,900: 5,705 22,915; 40,282; 44,523' I j 111,467131,846167,627! 107,476 8,359 7,287 6,220 96 92 5,974 4,340 20,185 21,164 : 14,401 251 6,600 21,144 113,373 6,249 54,285 103,083 96,38994,470 i195,784 * Includini ,911 troo; srs' letters. f Including 13,180 troo; iers' letters.

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The proportion of dead or unclaimed letters, letter-cards, and post-cards to the total number dealt with in the colony was 0-31 per cent., as against 0-31 per cent, in 1901. 37,072 book-packets and circulars were returned to foreign countries ; 36,591 were returned to senders through the Dead-letter Office ; 54,664 were returned by Chief Postmasters : a total of 128,327 book-packets and circulars, as compared with 106,868 in 1901. 686 letters were wrongly addressed; 21 letters were discovered to have been posted with previously used stamps ; 2,973 unclaimed registered letters were dealt with. 2,313 newspapers and 1,375 books and other articles without addresses were received, many of which were subsequently applied for and delivered. 1,613 newspapers were returned to the publishers. 622 letters and 134 letter-cards were posted without addresses. 14 letters with libellous addresses were intercepted. The undermentioned articles of value were found in letters opened in the Dead-letter Office, and returned to senders where practicable : — £ s. A. 954 post-office orders ... ... ... ... ... 1,091 14 7 59 bank drafts ... ... ... ... ... ...5,320 19 3 318 cheques ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,207 14 9 18 dividend warrants ... ... ... ... ... 27 11 8 10 promissory notes ... ... ... ... ... 273 3 0 Postal notes ' ... ... ... ... ... ... 244 17 4 Stamps ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 38 6 4-| Bank-notes ... ... ... ... ... ... 358 0 0 Gold ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 33 10 0 Silver and copper ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 17 5 Eepresenting a total of ... ... £9,602 14 4^ Included in the above list of articles of value, the following items related to letters addressed to " Tattersall," which were returned from Hobart, Tasmania, in accordance with the lottery laws now in force throughout the Commonwealth of Australia : — £ s. d. 623 post-office orders • ... ... ... ... ... 406 0 2 8 bank drafts ... .:. ... ... ... ... .25 7 -0 15 cheques ... ... ... ... ... ... 27 1 0 Postal notes ... ... ... ... ... ... 14119 4 Stamps ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 11 19 11 Bank-notes ... ... ... ... ... ... 148 0 0 Gold ... ... ... ... ... 6 10 0 . Silver and copper ... ... ... .. 050 Total ... ... ... ... £767 2 5 In addition, 1 ladies' gold watch, 2 ladies' gold keyless watches and chains, 1 ladies' rolledgold watch and chain, 1 ladies' silver watch, 1 ladies' silver watch and chain, 1 gold watch, 6 silver watches, 5 silver keyless watches, 2 silver keyless watches and chains, 1 metal watch and chain, 1 keyless metal watch, 1 wrist watch, 7 gold rings, 1 silver ring, 1 metal ring, 3 gold brooches, 13 gold-mounted brooches, 3 gold-mounted greenstone brooches, 1 gold-plated brooch, 5 brooches, 1 silver brooch, 6 gold-mounted ear-rings, 1 gold nugget scarf-pin, 3 gold scarf-pins, 1 gold scarfpin with opal, 2 greenstone pendants, 2 gold-mounted greenstone pendants, 1 gold-mounted greenstone maltese cross, 1 pair of gold sleeve-links, 1 set of studs, 5 silver spoons, 3 silver medals, 1 gold bracelet, 1 rolled-gold bangle, 1 gold trinket, 2 small pieces of gold, 1 boar's tusk, 1 pair pince-nez, 1 pair of silver scissors, 4 metal tie-pins, 1 purse, 1 ladies' blouse, 3 pawn tickets, 28 share certificates, 4 sheets foreign stamps, 3 packets foreign stamps, 1 white silk handkerchief and scapula, 254 Tattersall's lottery tickets, 5 steamer tickets (1 San Francisco to Auckland, 1 Melbourne to Bluff steerage, 1 Sydney to Dunedin steerage, 1 Thames to Auckland saloon, 1 Lyttelton to Wellington steerage), and 1 order for third-class passage from London to Bluff were dealt with. The number of inland, intercolonial, and international articles received and disposed of during the years 1901 and 1902 was as under : —

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1901. 1902. otters. ™£ £& Packets. *«£. Letter , Letter- Post- Packets . New Inland. Returned, delivered, &c, through Deadletter Office Returned by Chief Postmasters direct .. Destroyed in accordance with law 88,115 40,909 4,746 1,726 118 1,360 3,614 86 34,215 46,456 9,139 1,951 42,736 100,699 49,986 5,061 2,225 114 l,035j 4,2991 160; 35,245 54,664 1,348 1,613 31 ] 596 Australian. Originally addressed to other States :— Returned to writers Destroyed in accordance with law .. Returned to other States as unclaimed 5,475 291 4,969 91 10 32 556 34 3,959 7,143 386 5,948 259 14 249 662| 671 4,851 '*48 International. Originally addressed to other countries :— Returned to writers Destroyed in accordance with law .. Returned to other countries as unclaimed 8,272 439 7,091 109 15 44 963 45 20,719 9,156 496 7,874 332 18 330 684 85 32,221 "278 536 "67 Totals 160,307 1,959 5,361 116,086 44,687 186,749 2,339 6,696 129,8271 J34,023

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Missing Letters. 1,183 inquiries for letters and 1,049 for other articles alleged to have been posted and not delivered were made during 1902. In 584 of the inquiries for letters and 588 for other articles—over onehalf the total number—the investigations by the Department resulted in the missing articles being traced or accounted for. These may be summarised as follows:— Number of Traced Cases. Letters. Other Articles. Pound to have been 61 59 ... Missent, misdelivered, or otherwise delayed through fault of Post Office. 46 48 ... Delayed in delivery through fault of addressees. 35 35 ... Not posted. 59 60 ... Posted later than advised ; forwarded by slower routes than letters of advice, &c. 121 119 ... Defectively or wrongly addressed. 32 30 ... Mislaid or lost after delivery. 33 37 ... Eeturned through Dead-letter Office as unclaimed, &c. 197 200 ... Delivered. Eeason for inquiry not given, but probably in most cases omission by addressees to acknowledge receipt. 584 588 Money-orders. Twenty-one money-order offices were opened during the year—namely, Ahuroa, Anuanu, Aramoho, Halswell, Hawea Flat, Kiripaka, Koputarua, Lichfield Street, Mamaku, Niue, Northcote, Okaiawa, Penrhyn Island, Earotonga, St. John's, Saies, Tariki, Toko, Towai, Turua, Whakapara. Four offices were closed —namely, Anuanu, Motupiko, Porootarao, Tahekeroa. The number of offices open at the end of the year was 494, as against 477 twelve months previously. 367,207 money-orders were issued for £1,277,059 2s. 3d., as compared with 405,967 for £1,286,508 Is. lOd. in 1901—a decrease of 38,760 in number and £9,448 19s. 7d. in amount. The decrease is due to the suppression of racing-lotteries in Tasmania. In 1901 there were 69,012 orders for £62,184 Is. Bd. drawn in New Zealand for 'payment in Tasmania, while in 1902 there were only 14,589 for £15,628 Bs. Bd., a falling-off of 54,423 orders, representing £46,555 13s. 286,642 money-orders, amounting to £1,117,137 12s. Bd., were paid, as against 283,611 for £1,108,399 6s. 2d. during 1901—an increase of 3,031 orders and £8,738 6s. 6d. There were 49,230 telegraph money-orders issued for £152,407 145., as compared with 46,570 orders for £147,524 14s. 9d. in 1901—an increase of 2,660 in number and £4,882 19s. 3d. in amount. 109,097 orders for £262,335 6s. 3d. were issued on places beyond New Zealand, as against 150,623 orders for £284,451 9s. 9d. during 1901. 28,259 orders for £103,530 3s. lid. were issued at places beyond New Zealand for payment in the colony, as compared with 27,770 orders for £103,821 19s. 2d. during the previous year. The commission received for money-orders amounted to £14,915 18s. 2d., as against £17,518 lis. received during 1901. The loss of revenue is due to the cause already mentioned. Savings-banks. There were nineteen offices opened during the year for the transaction of savings-bank business —namely, Anuanu, Aramoho, Ahuroa, Halswell, Hawea Flat, Kiripaka, Koputarua, Lichfield Street, Mamaku, Nireaha, Northcote, Okaiawa, St. John's, Saies, Tariki, Toko, Towai, Turua, and Whakapara. Four offices were closed—namely, Anuanu, Motupiko, Porootarao, and Tahekeroa. There were 481 offices open at the end of 1902, as against 466 at the end of the previous year. 53,587 accounts were opened and 38,558 closed, the net gain on the year's working being 15,029 accounts. The number of depositors on the 31st December was 227,465, and the proportion of accounts per head of population was 1 in 351, as compared with 1 in 3-66 at the end of the previous year. The deposits numbered 411,215, representing £5,069,619 6s. 2d., an average of £12 6s. 7d. per transaction. The withdrawals numbered 273,454 for £4,708,771 lis. 2d., an average of £17 4s sd. for each withdrawal. The net amount added by the depositors to their savings during the year was therefore £360,847 155., plus £172,926 Is. 7d. interest earned and credited, making a total of £533,773 16s. 7d. The total amount at credit of depositors increased from £6,350,013 9s. 2d. at the close of the previous year to £6,883,787 ss. 9d. on 31st December last, representing a sum equal to £8 10s. sd. per head of the entire population, and £30 ss. 3d. to each depositor. Last year the figures were £8 3s. 3d. and £29 17s. lOd. respectively. The interest credited to depositors since the Post-Office Savings-banks were established in 1867 now amounts to £2,519,087 4s. 3d. The cost of working the savings-banks amounted to 4-90 d. per transaction, or £14,000 for the year. The cost of management per cent, on the total amount at credit of depositors was 0-203 per cent., or 4s. Id. per £100.

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Average number of deposits per day, 1901 ... ... ... ... 1,244 1902 1,344 Increase per cent. ... ... ... ... ... ... 8-04 Average number of withdrawals per day, 1901 ... ... ... 810 1902 894 Increase per cent. ... ... ... ... ... ... 10-37 Average daily amount deposited, L901 ... ... ... £15,070 2s. 4d. „ ' 1902 ... ... ... £16,567 7s. 8d. Average daily amount withdrawn, 1901 ... ... ...£13,824 3s. 2d. 1902 £15,388 2s. 10d. Postal Notes. The postal-note business, as in former years, continues to show a considerable increase. The following offices were created postal-note offices during the year ended 31st March, 1903 : - Ahuroa. Halswell. Morere. Tβ Kiri. Anuanu. Huiakama. Niuo. Towai. Aramoho. Jackson's. Penrhyn Island. Turua. Birehfield. Kiripaka. Rarotonga. Uruti Road. Clifden. Koputarua. Rough Ridge. Waipara. Plat Greek. Lichfield Street. Springston. Whakapara. Garston. Mangamahoe. St. John's. Greatford. Matahuru. Tariki. Total opened, 30; 5 closed—namely, Anuanu, Cheltenham, Hastwell's, Porootarao, Tahekeroa. The number of offices at which postal notes were sold at the end of the financial year was 575, as compared with 550 on the 31st March, 1902. 616,264 notes of the value of £191,904 13s. were sold, as against 556,316 for £173,317 5s. sold during the previous year. The postal notes paid numbered 610,464, of the value of £190,374 14s. 6d., as compared with 552,878, of the value of £172,522 15s. 6d., paid during 1901-2. The postal-note commission amounted to £4,195 17s. 10d., as against £3,790 15s. lid. TBLEGEAPHS. The total value of the telegraph and telephone business for the year ended the 31st March last, including miscellaneous telegraph receipts and Government telegrams, was £248,934 19s. 4d., as compared with £234,984 2s. 2d. for the previous year—an increase of £13,950 17s. 2d., or 5-94 per cent. The following is a comparison of the traffic in paid telegrams during the last eight years :— Number. Value. 1895-96 ... 1,899,632 ... ... ... £92,289 1896-97 ... 2,285,001 Increase, 20-29 per cent. ... 97,453 Increase, 5-60 per cent. 1897-98 ... 2,469,415 „ 8-07 „ ... 96,537 Decrease, 0-94 1898-99 ... 2,717,548 „ 10-05 „ ... 101,104 Increase, 4-73 1899-00 ... 3,159,093 „ 16-25 „ ... 114,383 „ 13-13 1900-1 ... 3,534,444 „ 11-88 „ ... 126,382 „ 10-49 1901-2 ... 3,850,391 „ 8-94 „ ... 141,581 „ 12-03 1902-3 ... 4,271,218 „ 10-93 „ ... 153,338 „ 8-30 Telegbaph Business. Table showing the number of telegrams forwarded, and the revenue derived therefrom, during the four quarters of the financial years 1901-2 and 1902-3 respectively : —

The telegraph receipts for the financial year, including telephone-exchange subscriptions, private-wire rents, &c, amounted to £222,494 16s. 6d., compared with £207,476 4s. Bd. in 1901-2 —an increase of £15,018 lis. 10d., or 7-24 per cent.

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The expenditure was £228,367 Os. 7d., as against £212,415 lis. for the previous year—an increase of £15,951 9s. 7d., or 7-51 per cent. There was 7,749 miles of line and 22,672 miles of wire at the close of the year—an increase of 280 and 967 miles respectively. The net expenditure out of Public Works Fund for telegraph extension was £68,578 7s. Bd., as compared with £31,728 16s. 2d. in 1901-2. The number of private wires and subsidised lines was 360, compared with 365 in 1901-2. The amount received for rent, maintenance, &c, was £1,967 3s. Bd., as against £1,959 19s. in 1901-2. The total number of telegraph and telephone offices open at the close of the year was 1,103. Of these, 260 were telegraph-offices and 843 telephone-offices. The number of telegrams of all codes forwarded during last financial year was 4,559,304 —an increase of 391,323, or 9-39 per cent., over 1901-2. The proportion of paid telegrams per head of population was 5-32, and 5-33 the previous year. The number of ordinary telegrams forwarded was 3,341,813, of the value of £115,896 Bs. 7d., compared with 3,046,421 for £107,633 2s. lOd. in 1901-2—an increase of 295,392 and £8,263 ss. 9d. The average value of each ordinary telegram was 8-32 d., and of urgent telegrams, Is. 3-60 d. The urgent telegrams numbered 183,412, of the value of £11,919 Bs. lid.—an increase of 18,871 in number and £1,006 6s. 2d. in amount. 374,045 press telegrams, of the value of £14,750 3s. lid., were forwarded in 1902-3, as compared with 328,405, valued at £13,878 17s. Id., forwarded in 1901-2 —an increase of 45,640, or 13-9 per cent, in number and 6-28 per cent, in value. The value of each press telegram averaged 9-46 d., as against 10'14d. in 1901-2. The bureau messages numbered 371,948, of the value of £10,772 Is. 9d., as compared with 311,024, of the value of £9,195 9s. 4d.—an increase of 60,924 in number and £1,576 12s. sd. in amount. The average value of each bureau message was 6'95d. as against 7'o9d. in 1901-2. It will thus be seen that all classes of paid telegrams show a substantial increase. The number of Government telegrams forwarded was 288,086, valued at £26,440 2s. 10d., as compared with 317,590, of the value of £27,507 17s. 6d—a decrease of 29,504 in number and of £1,067 14s. Bd. in amount. 49,230 money-orders for £152,407 14s. were transmitted by telegraph as against 46,570 for £147,524 14s. 9d. in 1901-2—an increase of 2,660 telegrams. The number of paid forwarded telegrams to every hundred letters posted in New Zealand for delivery within the colony was 8-02, as against 796 in 1901-2. Telegraph Messengers' Deliveries. Telegraph messengers' deliveries (by Departmental messenger) were established as follows : Auckland —Warkworth. Christchurch —Doyleston, Hanmer Springs, Leeston, Little Eiver. New 'Plymouth—Tariki, Toko. Thames —Karangahake, Whakatane. Wellington—Halcombe, Sanson. Offices opened and closed during Financial Year ended 31st March, 1903. Opened. Ahuroa. Hopai. Newton Plat. Tane. Ararimu South. Horeke. Okaramio. Te Kao. Ardmore. Huiakama. Okoia. Te Kiri. Ataahua. Hurunui. Onewhero. The Porks. Awaroa. Ida Valley. Otama. Trentham. Awhitu Central. Inaha. Otamatea. Tiniroto. Castlecliff. Kenepuru Heads. Papatawa. Titahi Bay. Oloseburn. Komata. Portage. Turangarere. Cowes. Lauriston. Pukekou. Viotoria Valley. Bast Cape. Lichfield Street. Putiki. Waerenga. East Taieri. Mahau. Pyramid. Waimaha. Pairburn's. Maheno Bureau. Raupo. Waione. Fernhill. Maitland. Richmond Hill. Waitaria. Gibbston. Manaroa. Rongomai. Waitiri. Golden Downs. Mangotoro. St. Helen's; Waiwera Hotel. Greenpark. Matapu. Scargill. Wendonside. Half Moon Bay. Motupipi. Scott's Gap. Westerfield. Hatuma. Naumai. Silverstream. Hilton. Nelson Lighthouse. Swanson. Closed. Bullendale. Ruapekapeka. Tahekeroa. Te Moehau. Mokihinui Mine. Poro-o-Tarao. Te Ahuahu. Tiniroto. Nelson Lighthouse. Opened during year, 74 ; closed, 9. Electric Power and Lighting. During the year the Department, as representing the Board of Control under " The Tramways Act, 1894," has had to deal with Orders in Council for the construction of tramways in Auckland, Wellington, and Dunedin. Applications for licenses under " The Electric Lines Act, 1884," for the electric lighting of boroughs have been received from Gore, Hawera, Bluff, Christchurch, &c. Some of these involve transmission lines for considerable distances at voltages from 5,000 upwards, and entail considerable

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investigation. The Department, as Board of Control, has also to certify to the accuracy of all electrical meters issued by the New Zealand Electrical Syndicate. The classes of work referred to are found to be generally on the increase. TELEPHONE EXCHANGES. The telephone exchanges are growing rapidly. 1,373 new subscribers were added last year, equal to an increase of nearly 15 per cent. Of these, 616 were at the four large centres. To keep pace with this growth, which may be expected to show even a greater percentage, the Department must contemplate a large capital expenditure, as well as a larger cost for maintenance in the future. Almost immediately it will be necessary to more than double the size of the Wellington Exchange building, by providing a new switchboard of the latest type for at least 5,000 subscribers. The old switchboard, of a capacity of 2,400, can be cut up and used at some of the smaller exchanges. The Auckland building will also require enlargement in a year or two. Dunedin and Christchurch have sufficient accommodation for some time. The growth of the larger exchanges and the introduction of the electric tramways bring more prominently under the notice of the users of the telephone the induction from neighbouring wires and the currents from trolley circuits. While these disturbances do not destroy the usefulness of the service, they render conversation at times difficult and disagreeable. The Department has had under consideration for some time the installation of metallic circuits, and the necessary cables and materials for Auckland are expected immediately. Similar arrangements will be made at Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin. Telephone Circuits on Telephone Wires. A change of some importance has been made in some circuits where telephonic communication between important centres has been so seriously affected by induction from neighbouring telegraph and telephone wires as to necessitate metallic circuits for the telephone, by so connecting a telegraph-wire and the affected telephone-wire that while the telegraph circuit remains unimpaired the telephone circuit, by being made metallic, is rendered practically free from inductive noises. Such superimposed circuits have been brought into operation between Wellington and Hutt, Dunedin and Balclutha with Milton intermediate, Dunedin and Palmerston with Waikouaiti intermediate, Christchurch and Akaroa with Little Eiver intermediate, and Christchurch and Eangiora. Ashburton has been connected with Christchurch by telephone without an extra wire being used, it having proved practicable to give an efficient telephone service between those two places by using two telegraph-wires for the metallic circuit, the service of the wires for telegraph purposes being in no way affected. A similar circuit has been installed between Greymouth and Hokitika, and another is on trial between Greymouth and Eeefton. It is intended, where practicable, to introduce more of these superimposed circuits to improve existing telephonic services which are at present subject to induction. It is, however, only under certain conditions of telegraph-work that telegraph-wires can be so utilised, and the employment of these superimposed circuits is therefore somewhat limited. General. There were on the 31st March last 26 central and 44 sub-exchanges. The following is a comparative return of the telephone-exchange connections for the years 1901-2 and 1902-3 :— ■bt_„u„„„. Number of Subscribers or Connections: Jiixonange. March 31> 19Q2 Maroh lgQ3 Ashburton ... ... ... ... 107 ... 11l Auckland ... ... ... ... 1,371 ... 1,554 Devonport ... ... ... ... — ... 28 Blenheim ... ... ... ... 98 ... 112 Christchurch ... ... ... ... 1,164 ... 1,297 Akaroa ... ... ... ... 33 ... 34 Doyleston ... ... ... ... — ... 6 Leeston ... ... ... ... — ... 10 Little Eiver... ... ... ... — ... 7 Eangiora ... ... ... ... 13 ... 14 Dannevirke ... ... ... ... — ... 53 Dunedin ... ... ... ... 1,291 ... 1,420 Balclutha ... ... ... ... 20 ... 20 Kaitangata ... ... ... ... 5 ... 5 Milton ... ... ... ... 20 ... 20 Palmerston South ... ... ... 18 ... 20 Port Chalmers ... ... ... 20 ... 21 Waikouaiti ... ... ... ... 8 ... 9 Feilding ... ... ... ... 99 ... 110 Gisborne ... ... ... ... 215 ... 237 Greymouth ... , ... ... ... 128 ... 161 Hawera ... ... ... ... 117 ... 126 Eltham ... ... ... ... 13 ... 26 Manaia ... ... ... ... 18 ... 19 Otakeho ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1 Patea ... ... ... ... 24 ... " 30

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w , Number of Subscribers or Connections : iixcnarige. March gl> im March 81, 1903. Hokitika ... ... ... ... 95 ... 122 Boss ... ... ... ... — ... 7 Inveroargill ... ... ... ... 291 ... 313 Bluff ... ... ... ... 25 ... 29 Edendale ... ... ... ... 6 ... 5 Gore ... ... ... ... 66 ... 78 Lumsden ... ... ... ... 16 ... 16 Mataura ... ... ... ... 10 ... 9 Otautau ... ... ... ... 26 ... 28 Eiversdale ... ... ... ... 17 ... 18 Eiverton ... ... ... ... 19 ... 17 Winton ... ... ... ... 19 ... 21 Woodlands ... ... ... ... 4 ... 5 Wyndham ... ... ... ... 12 ... 11 Masterton ... ... ... ... Ill ... 134 Carterton ... ... ... ... 22 ... 29 Eketahuna ... ... ... ... 14 ... 15 Grey town North ... ... ... — ... 11 Napier ... ... ... ... 334 ... 357 Hastings ... ... ... ..: 54 ... 65 Weber ... ... ... ... ... 1 Nelson ... ... ... ... 138 ... 185 New Plymouth ... ... ... 253 ... 299 Inglewood ... ... ... ... 17 ... 17 Waitara ... ... ... ... .14 ... 14 Oamaru ... ... ... ... 173 .., 183 Ngapara ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1 Pahiatua ... ... ... ... 71 ... 78 Woodville ... ... ... ... 17 ... 21 Palmerston North ... .„• ... 187 ... 223 Eotorua ... ... ... ... — ... 37 Stratford .... ... ... ... 86 ... 95 Thames .... ... ... ... 81 ... 79 Paeroa ... ... ... ... 17 ... 23 Timaru ... ... ... ... 162 ... 185 Pairlie ... ... ..-. ... 10 ... 12 Temuka ... ... ... ... 15 ... 17 Wanganui ... ... ... ... 328 ... 379 Hunterville ... ... ... ... 6 ... 6 Marton ... ... ... ... 29 ... 36 Okaiawa ... ... ... ... — ... 1 Waverley ... ... ... ... ... 11 Wellington ... ... ... ... 1,731 ... 1,902 Westport ... ... ... ... — ... 87 9,260 10,633

The connections are classified : Paying, 9,769 ; free, 232 ; bureaux, 632 : total, 10,633. The exchange subscriptions amounted to £62,151 Bs. lid., or £6,609 4s. 2d. more than the previous year's. The year's working-expenses, phis 5 per cent, on the capital cost, amounted to £56,276 19s. Bd. The marked increase in number of exchanges and subscribers indicates the appreciation of the public both in town and country of the telephone-exchange system. The following are particulars of telegraph and telephone wires, &c, in the colony on the 31st March, 1903 :— Telegraph. Telephone. Miles of line, Ist April, 1902 ... ... ... ... 7,469 601 31st March, 1903 ... ... ... 7,748| 667 Miles of wire, Ist April, 1902 ... ... ... ... 21,705 7,767 31st March, 1903 ... ... ... 22,672f 8,727 Increase during the year— Miles of line ... ... ... ... ... 279J 66 Miles of wire ... ... ... ... ... 967f 960

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TELEGEAPH AND TELEPHONE CONSTEUCTION AND MAINTENANCE. Auckland. Construction. The following new lines have been erected in connection with the opening of new offices and providing further outlets between existing offices : —

Miles of Poles. Miles of Wire. Auckland to Doubtless Bay ... ... ... — 224 Henderson to Swanson ... ... ... ... 4 4 Motuihi to Waiheke Island offices (Putiki, Awaroa, and Cowes) " 13J 13^ Tuakau to Onewhero ... ... ... , . 7 7 Aoroa to Mangawhare ... ... ... ... 3 Totara North to Mangonui ... ... ... 17 Waihopo (telephone moved) ... ... ... 1J Lead off Mercer-Bangiriri line to Waerenga ... ... 8 8 Paeroa to Komata ... ... ... ... 3-J- 7-J Rotorua to Taupo ... ... ... ... 25 120 Opotiki to Ohiwa ... ... ... ... — 10 Cambridge to Cambridge Sanatorium ... ..'. 5J 6 Manukau Heads to Awhitu Central ... ... ... Of 5 Lead off Eawene-Kohukohu line to Horeke ... ... 5 5 Lead off Tekopuru-Eehia line to Naumai and Eaupo ... 5 5 Leadoff Mercer-EangiririlinetoWaerengaExperimental Farm — 0J Peria to Fairburn's and Victoria Valley ... ... 16 16 „ Ponsonby to Eichmond Hill ... .... ... 0-J If Auckland to Devonport (trunk wire)... ... ... — 11 For Public Works Department — Tahekeroa telephone moved to beyond Ahuroa ... ... Of Of Poles. Wire. For Eailway Department— Miles. Miles. Newmarket-Mount Eden Eailway-station 1-J- 1J) .., , 3 Mercer Eailway-signal wire ... ... — ■§■) . * Totals ... • ... ... 96f 467| Dismantled — Whangaroa loop ... ... ... — 12 | 2 53 Eotorua to Taupo ... ... ... 2 41 j Net increase ... ... ... 94f 414f

The additions for the year make a grand total of 1,984-f miles of poles and 5,131-f miles of wire in this district. Offices. Seventeen new offices were opened during the year, and a bureau only at Waiwera Hotel. Three offices were reopened (Ararimu South, Otamatea, and Te Kao) and four closed (Te Ahuahua, Tahekeroa, Paro-o-Tarao, and Euapekapeka). New offices have been occupied at Waihi, Mercer, Dargaville, Te Puke, Paparoa, Tapu, and Oponini. Tauranga office was destroyed by fire on the 16th November, 1902. Hamilton, Kawhia, and Eaglan have been made bureaux. At Whangarei a duplex has been installed in place of the single set of instruments. The Auckland operating-room has had to be enlarged and two extra quadruplexes installed. This office is also being refitted. Whangaroa has been converted from a Morse to a telephone office. Maintenance. Botorua-Taupo. —A new line from Eotorua connecting with the Cambridge-Taupo line at a point 25 miles south of Eotorua was erected, upon which three wires were run between this new junction and the old one, a distance of fifteen miles, the old route having been in a- bad state and difficult to maintain. On the old line between Orakeikorako. and Earthquake Flat (where the Waiotapu line branches off) 2 miles of poles and 8 miles of wire have been dismantled, and between Earthquake Flat and Eotorua 33 miles of wire have been taken down. The whole section from Eotorua to the old junction (40 miles) has been thoroughly overhauled and strengthened, and is now in excellent order. The section Auckland to Hamilton has received considerable attention. The Mangonui-Cape Maria Van Diemen section (100 miles) has been completely overhauled, and is now in good condition. The Eotorua to Putaruru section (32 miles) has also been well attended to. The work of rebuilding the Auckland-Doubtless Bay section is well in hand. The portion between Doubtless Bay and Whangarei, with the exception of about 3 miles near Kaeo, has been entirely rebuilt and brought on to the roads. To give greater stability a heavier and better class of pole has been used.

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The line has now been connected into the Ohaeawai office, which enables faults to be localised within a much smaller distance. Linemen have been stationed at Mangonui, Whangarei, and Ohaeawai, permitting the men to cover their sections and meet in less than four hours. Telephone Exchanges. The Auckland Exchange is steadily increasing in numbers, there being on the 31st March 1,554 connections, including 55 bureaux, an increase of 183 during the year. Another section of 600 numbers has been added to the switchboard, providing for 2,099 subscribers. The installation of the electric-tramways system in Auckland has necessitated considerable alterations to the telephone-lines, but nevertheless serious disturbance is experienced from induction. To overcome the difficulty metallic circuits will be installed immediately the necessary cable now on order arrives. 105J miles of poles and 1,6574 miles of wire are utilised for exchange connections. Other Exchanges. —New exchanges were opened during the year at Devonport (25 subscribers) and Eotorua (36 subscribers). Both are working well. Thames. —This exchange is working satisfactorily. There is a decrease of 2 in the number of subscribers since last report. Paeroa. —There are now 23 subscribers, an increase of 6. The total connections with the various exchanges in the district are 1,721, of which 1,626 are paying, 28 free, and 67 bureaux —an increase of 252—and the poles and wire connected therewith aggregate respectively 125 miles and 1,7494 miles.

m Wellington. Construction. The following new lines and wires were erected: — Miles of Poles. Miles of Wire. Okoia—lead off Wanganui-Mangamahu line ... ... 1 1 Taradale to Fernhill ... ... ... ... 5f 6£ Taita to Upper Hutt ... ... .... ... — 9£ Wanganui to Castlecliff ... ... ... — 4J Awahuri to Eongotea ... ... ... ... 7 7 Papatawa—lead off Woodville-Maharahara line ... ■ — O^ Hastings to Hastings Eaoecourse ... ... ... — 2 J Porirua to Titahi Bay ... ... ... ... 2| % Te Aute to Pukehou ... ... ... ... — 4£ Normanby to Eltham .. ... ... ... — 8J Kahukura to East Cape Lighthouse ... ... 9£ Gisborne to Tokomaru Bay ... ... ... — 60^ Waipukurau to Hatuma ... ... .. — 5 Kaitawa to Tane ... ... ... ... 6| 6| Taradale to Taradale Eacecourse ... ... ... — 0£ Weber to Waione ... ... ... ... 6-| 6-J-Manaia to Inaha ... ... ... .. — 2f Awatuna to Te Kiri ... ... ... 2£ 1\ Okiawa to Matapu ... ... ... ... 2f 2| Opunake to Pungarehu ... ... ... — 13£ Ohingaiti to Mangaonoho ... ... ... — 4 Mangatoro—lead off Dannevirke-Weber line ... ... — O^ Fordell to Wangaehu ... ... ... ... — 4-J Turangarere —lead off Mangaweka-Pipiriki line ... — 0-J Muriwai Extension ... ... . ... — 2-| Gisborne to Ormond (metallic trunk circuit) ... ... — 23-J Greytown North to Carterton (metallic trunk circuit) ... — 10f Hawera to Manaia (metallic trunk circuit) ... ... — 19-J Dannevirke to Woodville (metallic trunk circuit) ... — 34 Patea to Wanganui (single trunk circuit) ... ... — 40 Poles. Wire. For the Railway Department— Miles. Miles. Palmerston North to Marton (tablet wires)* 29 58 ~\ Upper Hutt to Kaitoke (tablet wires)* ... 7| 7|[ 36| 65| Gisborne to Kaiteratahi Extension ... — OjJ For the Public Works Department — Ohingaiti to Turangarere ... ... 0£ 33 ) g, . Mangaweka to Mangaonoho ... ... 8f 8f) * ¥ Totals ... ... ... 8% 4024 * Maintained by the Eailway Depaitment.

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Lines dismantled— Miles of Poles. Miles of Wire. Woodville to Kumeroa ... ... . . ... — 24 Waipukurau to Porangahau ... ... ... — 28 Eailway lines ceased to be maintained by this Department (vide Appendix A) ... ... ... ... 1084 317 Totals ... ... ... 1084 3474 The total number of miles of poles and wire in the district, exclusive of those maintained by the Eailway Department, are now 2,0144 and 6,889 respectively. Maintenance. The lines throughout the district are in good order, but the increasing number of wires on the main lines makes it imperative that the matter of replacing the present poles with heavier ones should be kept in view. The following sections have been overhauled, and in many cases strengthened with extra poles: — Miles. Kahukura to Tokomaru Bay ... ... ... ... 34 Gisborne to Tokomaru Bay ... ... ... ... 60£ Gisborne to Mahanga ... ... ... ... ... 39f Wairoa to Nuhaka (partially) ... ... ... ... 20 Napier to Moeangiangi ... ... ... ... ... 27 Napier to Meanee ... ... .... ... ... 94 Woodville to Dannevirke ... ... ... ... ... 17 Woodville to Palmerston North ... ... ... ... 17 Palmerston North to Foxton (partially) ... ... ... 24i Bull's to Marton ... ... ... ... ... 9 Marton to Halcombe ... ... ... ... ... 11 Carterton to Greytown North ... ... ... ... 54 Greytown North to Featherston ... ... ... ... 9 Wellington to Oterangi Bay (partially) ... ... ... 12 Eailway wire, Kaitoke to Summit ... ... ... ... 74 Wairoa to Nuhaka (partially, second occasion) ... ... ... 20 Total ... ... ... ... ... 3234 A quantity of bush has been felled on the Druti-Mount Messenger section of the New Plymouth-Mahoenui line, which has so far been effective in preventing further faults from falling timber, but it may be necessary to continue the clearing to make the line absolutely safe. The Napier-Taupo section is in process of overhaul, and arrangements are being made for removing the Napier-Opoutama section of the Gisborne line from the beach to avoid the recurring expense of overhauling the existing line at frequent intervals on account of the sand-drifts. No less than 10 faults (contacts) were caused in the district through pieces of wire being maliciously or mischievously thrown over the lines. Several faults have also occurred through traction engines and threshing-machines coming in contact with the wires. Offices. Four offices were destroyed by fire—viz., Otaki, Egmont, Cheltenham, and Eaetihi. Transfers were effected to new permanent offices or to other non-permanent premises at Wanganui, Gisborne, Tokomaru Bay, Pongaroa, Okiawa, Norsewood, Woodville, Tekaraka, Tongaporutu, Tariki, Kiwitea, Muriwai, Kilbirnie, and Manawatu Heads. New test cabinets have been put in at Gisborne, Greytown North, Carterton, Ormond, Tokomaru Bay, and Tolaga Bay. A quadruplex forked repeater set has been installed at Hawera, which enables that office to work duplex with Wanganui, whilst the latter office also works duplex simultaneously with New Plymouth. Mangaonoho has been separated from the railway and converted to a telephone office. Ohingaiti has been combined with the railway and converted to a Morse office. Tokomaru Bay and Tolaga Bay are also now Morse offices. Nineteen new offices were opened during the year, one reopened (Huiakama), and two closed Tiniroto and Te Moehau). Cables. The laying of a 10-ton cable 38 knots in length to connect East Cape Island with the mainland was completed on the 7th July, 1902. The No. 4 Lyell Bay cable, in which a fault was located near White's Bay, was repaired on 16th July, and has been working satisfactorily since. At the end of December last No. 1 Oterangi Bay cable broke, without warning, about 4 miles from Oterangi Bay ; and on the 15th January No. 2 Oterangi Bay cable developed a fault about 3 miles from Oterangi Bay, which, however, did not entirely destroy the use of the cable. Early in February the " Tutanekai" was equipped to repair both cables, which were restored on the 21st of that month.

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The cable from Wanganui to Wakapuaka (108 knots) had been showing signs of weakness for some months, and during the repairs to the Oterangi Bay-White's Bay cables had become so much worse that it became necessary to repair it also. The fault, which, however, had not affected communication, was localised at 48 knots from Wanganui, and the repairing-steamer sailed on the 27th February to remove it. Eepairs were effected on 3rd March. This cable had been laid for twenty-three years and had not previously developed any fault. From the sound appearance of the armour it is probable that a long period of usefulness may still be expected from the cable. On the 31st March a break again occurred in No. 1 Oterangi Bay, which fault, on being tested, was found to be close to the Oterangi Bay beach. The "Tutanekai" left on the Ist May to effect repairs, and the work was successfully completed on the sth May, a new shore end being run out. All cables are now in good order. Telephone Exchanges. Five new exchanges were opened during the year —viz., Dannevirke, Greytown North, Okiawa, Waverley, and Weber—with subscribers aggregating 60. Wanganui. —The exchange was transferred to the new office, occasioning the erection of a new terminal and other heavy poles and a number of new cables. Manaia. —This exchange has been practically reconstructed and separated from the telegraph line. Gisborne. —The transfer of the exchange to the new office necessitated a large amount of reconstruction. Cables aggregating one mile and a half have replaced many of the aerial wires, which were overloading the poles. Wellington. —The switchboard-room has been enlarged and the board increased by 600 numbers, bringing the capacity of this exchange up to 2,400. The total number of subscribers on the 31st March was 1902, an increase of 171 for the year. Of this number 1,810 are paying connections, 44 free, and 48 bureaux. The total number of telephones connected with this exchange is 2,302. Telegraph Manufacturing Company's 50-number annunciators have been fitted up at Carterton, Greytown North, Woodville, Eketahuna, and Waverley. There are now 28 exchanges in the district, all of which are working satisfactorily. The subscribers connected with the various exchanges in this district total 4,296, an increase of 535 during the year. The aggregate number of telephones connected with the several exchanges is 4,862. There are 233 miles 11 chains of poles and 3,094 miles 22 chains of wire connected with the exchanges in this district. Railway Department's Lines. Eailway Department's lines, alongside the railway, which ceased to be maintained by the Post and Telegraph Department:— Te Aro to Featherston Section— Miles of Poles. Miles of Wire. Lower Hutt to Upper Hutt ... ... ... llf 344 Kaitoke to Featherston ... ... ... 17 52 Wanganui Section— Wanganui to Hawera... ... ... 60 Aramoho to Wanganui ... ... ... 3 94 Aramoho to Kai Iwi ... ... ... ... 9%\ Kai Iwi to Waverley ... ... ... ... 204[ -.on Waverley to Manutahi ... ... ... 164j Manutahi to Hawera ... ... ... ... 10 j Aramoho to Fordell ... ... ... ... 6 Fordell to Wangaehu ... ... ... ... 9 ■ 41 Wangaehu to Turakina ... ... .. 54, 108J 317 Nelson. Construction. The following lines and wires were erected during the year : — Ngahere to Stillwater, 6 miles, to bring the following offices into direct communication with Greymouth : Little Grey Junction, Totara Flat, Nelson Creek, Brunnerton, and Ngahere. Marsden to Kumara, 11 miles, to enable Hokitika and Kumara to have bureau communication with Greymouth. The Westport to Granity wire, formerly owned by the Cardiff Coal Company, has been taken over by the Department and extended to Seddonville. It is used conjointly with the Eailway Department, and. between Westport and Granity is worked by means of Morse instruments. New offices were opened at Golden Downs, Motupipi, Nelson Lighthouse, Newton Flat, Okaramio, St. Helen's, and Waimaha ; and the following places in the Pelorus Sound were also brought into telephonic connection with the main system : Mahau, Portage, Kenepuru Head, Waitaria, Manaroa, and Hopai. This line is being extended to include Eli Bay, Crail Bay, and Homewood. The Waiho Eiver was spanned with 1 mile 10 chains of line, and connected by bells for signalling purposes. The total mileage of poles and wire erected in connection with the above extensions was 44 miles and 103 miles respectively, making a grand total of 992 miles 45 chains of poles and 2,802 miles 15 chains of wire in the district.

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Maintenance. There has been a thorough overhaul during the year of the lines White's Bay to Blenheim, Blenheim to Kekerangu, Taipo to Kumara, Greymouth to Brunnerton, and all sections throughout the district have received, more or less attention. The Eoss-Okarito line will require a thorough overhaul shortly, and also the BichmondTakaka section and Lyell section. The iron wires around Greymouth are considerably coroded, and will be replaced by copper wires shortly. Offices. Granity, Waimangaroa Junction, and Takaka have been converted from telephone to Morse offices. Thirteen new offices were opened, one reopened (The Forks), and two offices closed (Mokihinui Mine and Nelson Lighthouse). The business throughout the district continues to steadily increase. Telephone Exchanges. An exchange was opened at Westport during the year with 47 subscribers, which had increased to 87 (including bureaux connections) on the 31st March. A sub-exchange was opened at Boss, which has now seven subscribers. The Nelson Exchange has been removed to temporary quarters, having outgrown the accommodation in the post-office building. A steady increase of subscribers has taken place throughout the district, there now being 674 connections with the various exchanges—a net increase of 215. Of the total 575 are paying, 24 free, and 75 bureaux. The mileage of poles and wire connected with exchanges is 564 3184 respectively. Canterbury. Construction. The following new lines and wires were erected and completed : — Miles of Poles. Miles of Wire. Christchurch to Leeston (metallic trunk circuit) ... ... — 54 Geraldine to Hilton ... ... ... ... ... 64 64 Gebbie's Flat to Ataahua ... ... ... ... — 6 Christchurch to Lichfield Street ... ... ... — 4 Lincoln to Greenpark... ... ... ... ... 34 34 Waipara to Scargill For Eailway Department— Poles. Wire. Addington to Showgrounds ... ... — 75 chains\ "B" Shed to Weighbridge ... ... — 13 „ | Colombo Street to Christchurch platform — 16 „ i- 12 25f Addington to Eolleston (tablet) ... 12 24 miles I Waipara to Waipara Eailway .. ... — 40 chains; Totals ... ... ... ... ... 22 96 The total number of miles of poles and wire in the district is 917 and 3,402 respectively. Offices. Eight new offices have been opened. A Morse was substituted for the telephone instrument at Waipara. Maintenance. During the erection of the Leeston trunk wire a complete overhaul and strengthening of the line between Hornby and Leeston (21 miles) was effected. Several other sections have also received attention where necessary. The main line between Timaru and Eangitata will require considerable attention during the year. Telephone Exchanges. New sub-exchanges were opened at Little Eiver, Leeston, and Doyleston. Little Eiver uses the Akaroa-Christchurch trunk wire. A metallic circuit was erected for Leeston-Doyleston to Christchurch trunk wire to get rid of induction from the neighbouring wires. The work of constructing sub-exchanges at Waimate, with metallic-circuit trunk wire to Timaru, is being pushed on rapidly. Christchurch Exchange. An addition of 450 numbers has been made to the switchboard, bringing up its capacity to 1,950. The number of subscribers is steadily increasing, the total now being 1,297 —an increase of 133 for the year. Of these 1,224 are paying, 36 free, and 37 bureaux. Other Exchanges. Timaru is increasing steadily, there being 23 additional subscribers for the year. Ashburton is practically at a standstill, having increased by 4 subscribers only. There are three main .exchanges and seven sub-exchanges in the district, all of which are working satisfactorily. The total subscribers to the various exchanges in the district is 1,693 —an increase of 189 for the year. Of these 1,576 are paying, 46 free, and 71 bureaux. The poles and wires connecting subscribers total 130 miles 37 chains and 1,865 miles 51 chains respectively.

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Otago. Construction. The extensions completed during the year are as under : — Miles of Poles. Miles of Wire. Merrivale line to Scott's Gap ... ... ... 24 24 Waimahaka to Eailway Station ... ... ... 04 04 Bluff to Half-moon Bay (Stewart Island), also cable 19-12 knots ... ... ... ... ... 44 6 Kawarau Bridge to Gibbston ... ... ... 64 Poolburn Gorge to Manuherikia ... ... ... — 04 Gore to Balfour ... ... ... ... — 26f Seacliffe to Inebriates' Home, Waitati ... ... Of 8 Gibbston to Waitiri ... ... ... ... — 6 Dunedin to East Taieri... ... ... ... 12 Gore to Otama ... ... ... ... 114 Hi Eiversdale line to Pyramid ... ... ... 04 04 Waikaka line to Maitland ... ... ... Of Of Kakanui line to Maheno Bureau ... ... ... O4 Waikaia line to Wendonside ... ... ... 3 3 Poles. Wire. For the Eailway Department — Miles. Miles. Main line to Mosgiel Eailway ... — Of' Eailway Superintendent, Dunedin, to Locomotive Foreman and running-shed ... — 14 Hedgehope to railway ganger ... — • Of Dunedin to Invercargill ... ... 124f 131 \ ,m 984.1 Wingatui to Ida Valley ... ... 54 97ff 2 4 Invercargill to Eiverton ... ... 23 50 Seacliffe to Puketeraki ... ... 2J 2J Electric bells and telephones at Thames Street, Oamaru ... ... — 04, Totals ... ... ... 1784 368 Dismantled— Thornbury to Eiverton ... ... ... ... 5 5 Net increase ... ... ... 1734 363 To meet the demand for increased wire accommodation between Dunedin and Timaru and Dunedin and Oamaru, a quadruplex repeating set has been put in at Oamaru, enabling Dunedin to work duplex with Oamaru on one side of the quadruplex and with Timaru on the other side; so that where formerly one wire, worked single, served these offices each has now practically the equivalent of two wires, and can work simultaneously with Dunedin. Offices. Twelve new offices were opened during the year. At Balfour, Fairfax, Heriot, and Kelso telephones have been replaced by Morse instruments. The addition to the Dunedin telegraph-office has been completed, giving better facilities to cope with the increasing business as well as increased comfort for the staff. A new office has also been erected at Gore. Maintenance. The lines have been free from interruptions of any magnitude. Eepairing parties have thoroughly overhauled and put in order 505 miles of line during the year, but much remains to be done. There are now 1,8404 miles of poles and 4,447f miles of wire in the district. Telephone Exchanges. No new exchanges were opened during the year, but a steady increase of subscribers to the 21 existing exchanges has been maintained, the number having risen from 2,067 to 2,249 —a gain of 182. The Dunedin list now totals 1,420, an increase of 129 for the year, of which 1,370 are paying, 15 free, and 35 bureaux. There are also 355 extension telephones in use, making a grand total of telephones in the district of 2,604. These subscribers are connected by means of 122 miles of poles and 1,6994 miles of wire, showing a net gain respectively of 34 and 1994 miles. All the exchanges are in good order.

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Table No. 1. POST-OFFICE MONEY-ORDERS ISSUED AND PAID. Table showing the Number and Amount of Money-orders issued and of Money-orders payable in New Zealand since the Year 1863.

Issued in the Colony.

Drawn on the Colony.

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Where payable. Total. Commission received. In the Colony. United Kingdom and Foreign Offices. Australia and other British Possessions. Year. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. , .._____ 1863 £ »■ 1,057 9 ° 2,201 9,613 11 11 £ s. d. 21,944 2 1 £ ■■ i 24,145 7 5 £ s. d. 55,703 1 5 [ 4,740 4,645 11,586 1873 3>562 3 2 34,288 142,642 4 10 >n,9i3 48,547 11 4 6,150 > 28,068 5 5 52,35i 219,258 1 7 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 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 I0 ° 9,649 14 9 9,452 o o 132,232 402,558 12 11 144,227 430,446 18 ro 146,406 439,870 3 9 113,598 412,276 3 o 119,091 426,194 13 9 122,042 432,056 6 2 127,323 , 458,469 7 7 130,641 472,967 4 7 I3 8 .555 504,834 16 9 140,672 540,7 6 3 15 o :26,211 )28,712 )28,722 ,27,389 I 26,057 :26,636 ■ 26,206 25,053 126,590 .27,451 91,634 4 7 96,901 14 o 95,920 9 10 87,904 9 IO 84,264 12 9 81,488 10 3 79,167 o 4 74,566 13 9 77,481 2 9 78,848 1 7 I4,H3 I3,H3 13,494 14,693 14,431 13,709 18,547 20,733 30,094 3i,3i5 1 46,939 17 " ! 45,317 12 4 . 45,604 15 2 I 47,574 9 11 45,285 6 11 I 42,451 4 4 ■ 51,909 6 10 I 54,543 3 7 69,674 o o 75,235 7 IO 172,556 186,052 188,622 155,680 159,579 162,387 172,076 176,427 195,239 199,438 541,132 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 1893 10,248 14 5 H6,I33 576,358 17 2 129,616 86,544 19 " 35,2o8 88,025 8 9 210,957 75o,929 5 10 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 10,600 19 7 ",433 13 8 12,671 6 7 13,835 15 4 M.747 9 6 15,533 4 6 16,512 12 9 17,518 11 o 14,915 18 2 155,534 608,042 2 11 162,600 635,062 17 11: 181,505 717,217 19 1 : 193,867 762,592 10 3; 206,265 798,725 15 8; 221,354 864,513 4 9; 239,565 95i,86o 7 4, 255,344 1,002,05612 1, 258,110 1,014,723 16 0; 28,513 28,882 29,238 31,770 35,377 38,528 40,925 45,701 ,53,9io 79,348 10 2 78,465 o 4 82,498 15 6 93,649 1 3 107,140 7 5 122,064 3 1 122,934 IO 4 125,549 5 I' 138,755 2 8 38,631 52,015 58,823 6S,002 76,728 : 84,782: 89,344 5 104,922 i 55,187] 89,392 II IO 99,076 16 8 102,443 l ° "4,589 3 5 123,375 4 6 132,230 17 9 140,057 18 9 158,902 3 10 123,580 3 7 222,678 243,497 269,566 293,659 318,370 344,664 369,834 405,967 367,207 776,783 4 11 812,604 x 4 Ir 902,159 15 7 970,830 14 11 1,029,241 7 7 1,118,808 5 7 1,214,852 16 5 1,286,508 1 10 1,277,059 2 3

Where issued. Year. In the Colony. United Kingdom and Foreign Offices. Australia and other British Possessions. No. ! Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount, 1863 2,067 £ *■ d. 9,169 4 6 4 r 5 £ 8. d. 1,824 ° 8 558 £ s - d - 3,077 13 7 3,040 £ s - d. 14,070 18 9 1873 34,288 142,642 4 10 1,482 6,625 14 5 1,668 7,689 6 8 37,438 156,957 5 11 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 132,232 144,227 146,406 113,598 119,091 122,042 127,323 130,641 138,555 140,672 402,558 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 3,725 4,535 5,204 5,824 6,334 7,336 7,469 7,775 7,910 8,152 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 J 7 9 27,975 1.5 5 28,518 14 o 29,349 14 7 5,697 6,755 7,725 9,545 8,963 15,365 15,859 i3,33i 13,604 11,291 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 6 141,654 155,517 159,335 129,242 i33,9io 144,450 150,651 151 747 160,069 160,115 441,411 9 9 475,555 17 10 490,686 7 5 471,185 7 o 482,437 17 4 513,728 8 2 541,759 6 8 548,333 2 6 582,054 o 3 611,177 16 1 1893 .146,133 576,358 17 2 8,746 32,616 17 2 10,679 40,929 2 5 165,558 649,904 16 9 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 155,534 162,600 l8l,505 193,867 206,265 221,354 239,565 255,344 258, no 608,042 211 635,062 17 n 717,217 19 1 762,592 10 3 798,725 15 8 864,513 4 9 951,860 7 4 1,002,056 12 1 1,014,723 16 o 9,293 9,938 10,254 10,085 10,671 10,624 !0,34 2 11,082 n,732 33,786 17 6 35,155 7 9 35,553 7 1 35,238 10 3 36,106 9 10 37,290 8 7 36,014 6 3 40,021 14 4 4i,37o !3 3 10,690 11,520 11,507 ",407 12,753 13,399 15,271 16,688 16,527 38,571 3 1 39,862 18 10 40,836 4 7 40,105 1 n 44,558 10 10 48,533 15 11 59,304 9 6 63,800 4 10 62,159 10 8 175,517 184,058 203,266 215,359 229,689 245,377 265,178 283,114 286,369 680,400 3 6 710,081 4 6 " 793,607 10 9 837,936 2 5 879,390 16 4 950,337 9 3 1,047,179 3 1 1,105,878 11 3 1,118,253 19 11

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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 1901 and 1902.

Issued in New Zealand.

Drawn on New Zealand.

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1901. Where payable. Number.. Amount. Number. Amount. United Kingdom and Foreign Offices through United Kingdom United States of America Canada .. .. Cape Colony Ceylon Cook Islands Fiji .. .. ... ... Germany Hawaii Hongkong India Natal New South Wales Queensland Samoa South Australia Straits Settlements Tasmania Transvaal Victoria Western Australia 38,092 I. / s. d. 107,571 2 7 44,091 115,132 15 5 I I 6,829 389 183 87 201 87 780 200 519 64 15,951 1,097 957 62 69,012 15,410 703 16,013 15 3 1,468 16 11 484 15 8 216 14 8 934 7 1 286 12 o 1,964 8 1 842 5 3 2,031 9 2 189 6 5 44,203 5 1 3,344 16 4 2,408 2 O 150 15 II 62,184 ! 8 38,095 13 8 2,061 2 o I 8,773 520 219 95 49 95 1,046 221 472 90 19,203 i,337 10 1,038 69 14,589 18 16,308 854 20,052 5 9 1,952 3 4 779 7 11 261 7 1 205 12 9 230 10 2 3,57° r 6 824 7 o 2,203 13 8 344 14 3 50,495 o 7 4,120 3 2 44 5 2 2,655 6 5 189 19 n 15,628 8 8 87 8 o 40,899 I 5 2,658 14 1 Totals 150,623 284,451 9 9 109,097 262,335 6 3

1901, 1002. Where issued. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. United Kingdom and Foreign Offices through United Kingdom United States of America Canada Cape Colony Ceylon Cook Islands Fiji Germany Hawaii Hongkong India Natal New South Walts Queensland .. .. .. Samoa South Australia Straits Settlements Tasmania Transvaal Victoria Western Australia 9,351 £ s. d. 31,429 9 3 £ s. d. 34,017 2 2 10,115 1,390 293 545 30 189 370 34i "48 183 195 5,227 1,082 5,934 18 3 1,621 15 3 3,016 2 6 101 4 8 1,562 9 2 1,234 11 i° 2,657 6 5 159 9 9 413 19 10 I, III n 10 18,525 7 6 4,776 3 9 1 ,521 317 8l5 36 66 486 96 6,864 2 o 1,621 15 n 4,293 10 9 152 18 7 515 11 5 1,465 5 11 489 9 1 48 292 334 5,306 1,044 374 600 "3 17 3 1,008 18 4 1,865 7 1 17,870 10 7 4,203 6 2 2,935 10 3 2,001 18 2 103 13 8 6,710 2 2 '584 30 3,H4 3,513 1,285 2,012 5 o 84 6 3 12,994 7 o 10,424 14 9 5,76i 15 9 27 1,846 3^78 1,258 11,666 311 5,631 o 6 Totals 27,770 103,821 19 2 28,259 103,530 3 11

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Table No. 3. Table showing the Number and Value of Postal Notes sold from the 1st January, 1886-the date upon which they were first issued-to the 31st March, 1903.

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Number ot Postal Notes sold. Year. Total. Atls. At Is. 6d. At 2s. At 2s. 6d. At 3s. At os. At 7s. 6d. At 10s. At 12s. 6d. | I At 15s. At 17s. Cd. At £1. At £5.* Number. Value. Quarter ended Mar. 31,1886 3,019 2,046 1,012 2,039 | 969 I 2,379 525 I £ s. d. 6,997 5 6 695 992 2,866 16,542 92,546 122,255 1886-87 16,605 12,283 6,647 11,566 5,729 ' 13,103 4,090 5,187 2,375 37,659 7 0 1887-88 22,467 14,961 ; 17,167 9,162 15,553 I 7,671 ! 17,487 19,741 9,477 ! 21,149 5,278 I 6,940 2,952 17,578 47,729 5 0 1888-89 27,428 21,900 11,912 6,618 8,243 | 3,633 19,778 149,879 56,841 18 0 1889-90 32,754 25,387 14,478 23,550 10,894 | 24,011 7,809 9,386 4,158 ■ 22,596 65,484 2 0 28,5-59 175,023 1890-91 35,915 16,092 25,204 ; 12,229 : 25,906 7,969 10,172 4,306 j 23,503 1891-92 189,915 220,683 69,721 18 6 42,416 33,722 19,383 I .. | 29,550 ! 14,019 30,132 9,058 11,611 ; | 4,953 25,839 79,325 16 6 1892-93 48,612 38,849 22,038 33,012 I 16,072 i 32,747 9,904 12,330 5,369 28,969 1893-94 44,706 247,902 87,856 18 0 56,761 25,461 37,771 | 18,096 37,687 11,016 13,800 6,156 33,935 101,002 7 6 1894-95 285,389 62,306 28,975 ; 49,846 ' 43,829 20,423 ! 43,167 11,864 15,567 6,790 I 36,601 319,368 112,307 10 0 1895-96 68,454 j 56,185 j 32,801 ' 49,204 j 22,802 j 47,787 13,601 7,020 1896-97 17,191 | | 33,390 1,192 ; 349,627 123,368 6 6 74,534 62,056 35,322 ■ .. | 54,219 j 24,871 i 51,963 14,365 18,102 I 7,406 ! 32,868 i 129,01118 0 1897-98 1,090 376,796 81,958 69,981 38,617 | 60,843 26,968 ' 55,748 15,463 19,477 | 7,904 32,179 728 409,866 134,378 9 6 1898-99 86,529 72,710 I 41,991 .. | 64,386 28,448 I 59,631 16,202 19,990 | 8,193 32,696 673 431,449 139,957 4 0 1899-1900 93,762 77,431 44,384 70,416 ' 30,680 63,787 16,957 21,393 8,539 33,491 147,686 8 6 1900-1901 85,460 68,066 13,834 607 461,447 52,691 14,702 80,629 24,534 70,999 13,363 23,745 0,855 | 35,067 560 490,505 154,434 1 0 1901-1902 1902-1903 49,529 54,268 30,255 62,285 70,683 65,467 109,663 .. .92,708 75,700 119,593 .. 102,641 32,128 ! 43,042 556 556,316 173,317 5 0 33,409 70,122 76,613 34,508 i | 48,852 558 616,264 191,904 13 0 I | * First issued on 17th June 1895.

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Table No. 4. Table showing the Number and Amount of Transactions at the several Money-order and Savings-bank Offices in New Zealand during the Year 1902.

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Office. Issued. No. Commission. Issued. Money-order Amount. Money-orders. :rs. , I No. Paid. Paid. Amount. kl-jj De P" sits - f-d With <u s c ; : a J, < ° j No. I Amount. % " No. Savings-bank. Withdrawals. hdrawals. Amount. Auckland Ahuroa Aoroa Aratapu Avondale . Awhitu Bombay Cabbage Bay .. Cambridge Clevedon Coromandel Dargaville Devonport Drury Ellerslie Hamilton Helensville Hikurangi Howick Huntly Kaeo Kaihu Kaikohe Kaitaia Kaiwaka Kamo Kaukapakapa .. Kawakawa Kawhia Kihikihi Kiripaka Kohukohu Kuaotunu Mamaku Mangapai Manga wai Mangawhare .. Mangonui Matakana Matakohe Matamata Maungaturoto .. Mercer Mititai Morrinsville Mount Eden .. Mount Roskill.. Newmarket Newton Ngaruawahia .. Niue Northcote Ohaeawai Ohaupo Okaihau Onehunga Onewhero Ongarue Opitonui Opononi Otahuhu Otorohanga Pahi .. Papakura Paparoa Papatoetoe Parnell Parua Bay • Penrhyn Island Pirongia Pokeno Ponsonby Porootarao Poroti Port Albert Puhoi Pukekohe Raglan 20,412 23 400 1,306 97 109 200 202 1,324 190 1,226 1,130 473 216 124 1,525 45i 558 85 1,084 269 696 225 565 60 £ ■• d. 1,052 5 9 o 17 o 15 2 9 68 14 o 360 2 14 6 5 18 0 5 11 3 4 1 12 o 606 42 1 6 81 3 9 ■17 10 o 690 5 12 o 55 1 9 19 15 3 17 6 o 2 11 o 35 13 9 906 23 o 3 12 17 3 44 15 o 233 9 11 o 826 14 15 6 16 3 9 5 17 6 286 ' 7 14 3 11 12 3 o 14 3 869 1 16 19 6 ; 15 17 6 47 3 o 1 6 17 9 5 13 o 5 9 9 4 13 3 1209 840 6 11 9 4 3 6 1 2 10 6 1 20 5 3 51 13 6 17 2 o 030 429 11 2 3 8 15 6 4 3 3 33 2 6 1 600 47 5 6 1700 14 19 9 16 3 0 1 10 9 o 6 18 o 770 1 6 16 o £ s - d - 74,442 13 7, 102 11 4 1,292 8 4 4,736 3 10 235 4 10 171 6 6 599 6 7, 650 17 5! 4,513 4 6 574 IO ° 4,036 15 8 5,046 5 11 1,436 2 2 55i 2 9 408 7 6 5,58i 8 6 1,652 17 7 1,674 13 6 164 17 7 3,542 17 9 767 11 1 2,572 8 8 726 8 9 2,577 10 9 168 o 8 i,i43 3 4 525 17 3 1,445 on i,738 17 3 512 1 9 189 18 6 963 o 3 1,043 5 10 84 17 o 1,000 3 7 931 16 7 1,172 3 4 3,083 10 2 524 11 6 429 5 10 537 13 5 412 2 7 i,i35 9 11 824 17 5 584 9 10 252 o 1 154 4 6 1,674 14 2 3,149 3 11 1,617 8 3 11 5 o 271 11 8 786 o 3 829 3 3 34i 13 i° 2,510 15 2 55o 14 7 5,i77 13 7 1,760 3 2 1,103 9 o 1,116 13 1 952 17 10 429 9 6 617 7 7 564 17 1 33 17 4 1,048 7 6 661 2 10 2 10 6 586 19 1 4:2 16 4 1,366 15 n 243 13 11 676 11 10 613 13 10 229 o 2 2,057 7 6 781 1 5 46,695 2 34 ig8 192 23 43 46 746 97; 704 279 683 in 134 1 1,034 215 130 67 ' 376 62 I 67 1 63 1 65 ! 4 103 i 36 184 I 138 > 144 > 8 i 63 ) 66 £ s - d - 166,870 4 4 24 1 o 184 12 6 744 9 2 750 15 8 81 2 7 219 1 o 379 13 1 2,885 6 9 440 7 9 2,206 16 10 982 10 5 2,690 o 9 682 2 o 505 18 3 3,975 12 9 795 6 6 611 o o 290 5 1 2,049 5 IO 217 6 8 321 3 " 367 6 1 374 4 o 24 3 o 432 9 7 130 19 1 539 8 8 844 5 9 59i 17 4 17 14 4 274 3 7 277 5 10 10 4 4 269 4 8 200 17 4 145 12 3 667 16 4 437 1 11; 101 11 2 185 8 8 282 12 3 354 9 8 91 13 1 602 3 2 587 3 3 436 11 10 1,229 17 5| 5,251 12 1 1,415 17 o ! 2 15 O 192 O IO 280 14 I 592 8 2 187 9 5' 3,585 11 3. 92 18 8 327 6 6: 228 10 9 347 3 7 1,885 5 3 545 19 10 427 14 4 667 18 o 171 4 o 31 10 o l| 2,536 2 7 l66 II 3 250; 416 13 5; 120 o 8 4,122 16 3 30 1 11 25 10 6; 315 18 8, 152 3 11 1,417 8 7! 645 5 9J 3,633;29 79: 13 4 : 25! 10 174! 52 82 "5 63 20 30 • 158 46 33 6 75 12 39 3° 28 2 24,147 3 417 858 109 8 208 36 942 236 55i 971 700 117 214 i,35i 385 268 29 561 no 284 254 208 37 237 241 328 167 186 £ s. d. 457,731 1 8 32 o o 1,308 3 6 8,905 18 2 596 9 3 69 8 o 2,513 2 9 208 5 11 14,672 O II 1,312 8 2 6,436 9 6 1o,946 2 1 3,458 o o 1,589 9 11 601 7 o 17,351 19 2 2,822 14 5 2,893 2 o 119 2 7 4,616 15 4 728 14 o 2,972 3 6 i,945 6 5 3,630 15 6 419 7 o 2,661 4 8 2,093 2 o 3,008 15 8 4,208 7 1 1,409 14 o 244 6 o 1.732 17 1 1,197 4 o 312 15 o 923 5 o 1,925 9 o 2,248 11 2 1,763 16 10 1,724 14 o 1,263 16 o 1,665 1.5 7 1,138 19 o 1,183 o 10 312 2 O 1,364 18 5 57 11 o 94 4 o 2,233 8 2 10,208 7 3 3.733 16 8 3,742 12! 30 4 9 7 49 141 4° 60 24 7 6 67 20 19 3 41 10 24 12 11 2 11 3 23 13 10 28,335 79 193 33 3 96 30 590 68 422 275 205 38 27 5" 128 123 15 224 4° "4 68 93 11 117 71 151 108 £ s - d - 525,463 14 o 496 4 11 4,73o 5 9 327 15 7 59 19 o 1,762 17 11 189 19 5 10,890 12 6 713 3 4 4,928 14 3 5,298 11 1 1,770 6 1 777 17 2 123 18 6 15,369 5 10 1,620 3 10 3,032 13 1 53 19 2 3,091 4 6 472 7 8 813 17 o 628 9 1 1,759 12 11 313 16 4 2.182 18 4 677 1 8 2,255 I' 2 6 2,856 8 3 1.183 7 ! 37 o o i,537 6 1 723 13 2 no o o 427 17 7 560 15 5 748 12 8 1,242 7 11 701 8 3 397 15 o 1,091 6 3 1,825 8 6 710 18 1 403 7 1 858 12 o 74 5 2 35 16 4 685 n 6 2,835 19 o 3,188 10 7 290 176 508 421 176 78 279 37i 22 34 9 36 57 18 8 in 23 211 5 99 83 2 29 25 43 89 53 29 59 44 82 31 21 10 302 239 318 776 186 176 172 146 404 247 202 97 85 539 i 1,33! 587 2 > 4 49 ' 4° 5i ; 149 > 69 1 32 i 55 87 "3 i 16 i 159 176 > 122 10 8 19 27 28 16 18 159 16 60 174 258 189 131 105 189 "3 197 31 205 20 3 2 2 4 14 9 5 10 I 1 25 6 32 4 29 4 6 42 446 1,647 422 9 2 2 19 52 9 11 75 274 216 105 254 224 112 851 209 1,395 474 200 ■■ 374 : i,598 1 44 1 ' 3 I 5i : 57 ; 101 1 41 ; 1,074 14 68 ■ 55 1 52 485 i 99 i 82 30 189 68 13 32 16 9 65 11 50 225 160 69 437 59 286 366 44 696 162 no 162 138 19 1,206 47 87 1 • o 2,079 3 5 1,143 12 9 574 10 o 6,150 7 6 1,062 o o 2,870 15 5 2,707 O 2 763 ° II 3,263 I I 1,178 14 7 573 8 o 1,653 11 6 2,041 0 o 49 13 4 4,832 9 3 5i4 5 11 3 45 27 8 7 1 5 62 48 27 155 39 88 55 24 165 82 45 70 58 11 216 62 7 19 o 593 6 1 1,208 o 5 426 18 7 2,644 2 9 479 16 6 838 3 o 767 19 2 130 6 9 1,637 lS 6 1,216 2 o 296 4 1 496 n 5 1,889 9 2 37 15 o 1,417 11 6 617 18 9 45 33 10 69 21 8 22 1 9 II 7 17 16 395 309 154 246 176 14 452 223 2 170 51 T\ > 759 > 26! i 2 106 32 1,263: 81 ' 15 > 66 : 20 ' 307 : i 98 21 23 2 1 5 9 201 128 620 97 165 207 74 627 219 o 11 o 16 14 o I 6 12 .6 o 1 o 5 3 3 3 16 6 1 22 13 9 2 10 3 II 00 6 8 6 117 7 19 9 . 78 118 132 644 29 64 163 60 449 258 967 2 IO ; 1,722 4 o 3,586 14 2 94 1 o 1,067 o ° 1,829 4 4 867 13 o 5,918 14 11 2,096 17 10 29 4 8 56 20 "4 7 7 62 24 190 54 804 7 11 354 13 7 752 7 8 53 4 6 478 8 10 827 13 6 374 2 4 2,808 19 o 1,238 10 7 2 4 6 18 19 3 4 6 2 25 T 1 12 9 22 3 3 7 4 0 11 5i 35

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Table No. 4-continued. Table showing the Number and Amount of Transactions at the several Money-order and Savings-bank Offices in New Zealand during the Year 1902— continued.

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Money-orders. Savings-banks. Office. Issued. Paid. in '3? 1 No. ! Deposits. £ Withdrawals. §■? gg Amount. I " <■> No. Amount. < No. Commission. Amount. Zgg. < ° No. Amount. Auckland — contd. Rangiriri Rarotonga Rawene Rehia Rotorua Russell Saies Strand Arcade Taheke Tahekeroa Tairua Takapuna Taupo Te Awamutu .. Te Kopuru Te Kuiti TeMata Tirau Tokaanu Tokatea Tokatoka Towai Tuakau Up'r SymondsSt. Wade Waerenga Waihopo Waihou Waipu Waiuku Waiwera Waotu Warkworth Wellsford Whakapara Whakapirau .. Whangapara .. Whangarei Whaugaroa Wharekawa Whitianga Blenheim Havelock Kekerangu Mahakipawa .. Picton Renwicktown .. Spring Creek .. Christchurch .. Addington Akaroa Amberley Ashburton Bealey Belfast Chertsey Cheviot Coalgate Culverden Darfield Dunsandel Duvauchelle East Oxford .. Ellesmere Glentunnel Greendale Halswell Hanmer Springs Hinds Hornby Hororata Kaiapoi Kaikoura Kirwee Leeston Lichfield Street Lincoln. Linwood / s. d. 5 6 3 9 8 6 7 14 o 456 85 2 3 7 19 9 1 14 9 68 12 6 1.76 1 2 61 30 5 9 2 10 3 10 4 o 14 19 3 55 6 o 14 9 3 211 9 6 10 3 3 4 6 486 7 10 6 1 9 o 10 11 9 19 9 3 9 17 o 240 17 8 3 7 16 o 19 15 o 25 60 3 3 0 2 70 16 15 3 610 £ s. d. 495 9 2 1,113 10 1 728 17 4 494 2 4' 9,310 7 10 776 11 9: 107 1 ol 4,49i 11 4; 108 o 5 101 9 1 1,779 11 5 179 I 1 9, 1,118 2 81 1,468 7 9 3,791 15 1 1,654 ° o 264 17 10 607 17 9! 295 7 10 491 14 9 770 7 10 123 - 2 4 1,059 i° 6 1,189 17 9 525 18 10; 223 18 9 947 18 5 1,372 2 5 1,795 8 9; 2,205 19 9: 260 13 51 260 4 4I 1,576 9 1 330 6 2 53 13 11 286 10 11 666 4 2 8,715 18 7 416 12 o 477 17 10 4,129 3 3 11,611 5 8 2,952 12 4 303 2 1 365 3 3; 3,884 5 4| 539 7 3! 665 7 2 63,765 9 7 432 6 9 1,900 16 o 2, no 18 2 12,155 2 2 135 19 5 305 3 11 447 6 8 8,784 10 11 300 2 8 770 16 5 287 15 9 350 16 1 397 14 7 880 15 3 1S7 5 6 33i 5 10 135 o 11 13 5 o ,1,017 10 8 326 17 9 322 9 11 321 2 2 2,012 11 6 5,225 7 3 411 4 1 1,223 11 10 580 9 6 492 I 6: 692 12 5I £ s - d. 203 5 1 1,291 o 9 713 19 6 18 10 6 6,639 16 6 320 7 3 84 6 10 195 o ol 109 o 3; 25 18 6 357 18 o; 165 5 10 442 1 10 1,849 12 1 i,432 7 1 800 11 1 £ s. d.j 271 16 o 2 £ s- d. 212 8 3 i85 164 197 153 2,584 250 50 1,610 41 219 160 10 1,218 ioi 58 25 44 37 445 61 313 427 1,007 469 101 211 102 117 233 55 326 537 135! 77 252 285 597 625 100 7i 501 112 13 120 166 2,534' 150! 99; 1,323 3,370 891 97 103 1,228 169 233 19,070 162 548 608 3,333 5i I25i 143! 837: 104 226 in 112 112 238 48 113 61 6 o 10 o 3 13 o 10 13 o 92 14 9 4 19 3 900 42 19 o; 128 3 3; 27 12 6l 3 12 o 3 10 9 37 14 9 6 4 3 7 3 3! 906 8 oj 5 9 3 1 21 15 6 19 9 o 127 1 0 1 7 6 4 3 6 426 27 9 0 3 6 3 10 o 9, 3 8 6\ 4 7 3; 3 18 6 7 9 6: 3 1 ° ! 3 18 3 1 17 6 0 3 9 9 13 9 206 3 18 9 3 5 9 24 8 o 34 o 6 4 7 3 12 9 3 923 620 13 6 o 74 16 69 34 8 69 66 75 383 146 138 52 46 11 26 25 2 136 183 72 35 60 45 89 146 32 26 200 14 3 39 16 781 no 1 24 : 166 1 >9 02 213 J 4j 79! 478' 41 74 27,708 i88 ! 359 4 2 241 12 6 62 3 3 161 16 10 127 1 1 10 15 o 619 10 9 63015 6 279 16 11 131 2 1 647 2 2 133 5 7 434 ° o 644 7 2 139 o 4 154 15 8 771 4 o 4° 4 3 880 127 5 6 81 19 2 2,743 13 7 558 13 4 142 17 8 837 M x 8,794 6 10 i,33i 18 4 63 11 o 483 9 1 I 1,680 10 4 133 8 o 220 n 3 122,206 12 7 522 9 3 1,092 7 6 543 i° o 4,891 o 7 44 3 10 273 4 11 168 11 9 1,539 15 9 67 14 o 300 10 8 199 14 7 151 14 2 387 8 o 228 3 51 16 3 4 136 o 9 39 11 3 ' 14 8! 193 16 20i 87! 5 7 1 18 66 64 • 43 11 5 2 1 24 1 32 37 22 12 41 13 17 40 7 2 37' 6 1 15I 7 244 7 10 49 606 58 "86 41 1,008 249 55 480 29 26 181 16 86 481 536 144 35 I3 1 12 29 102 4 124 390 185 40 139 65 183 309 47 15 316 87 6 113 39 1,987 "4 87 486 3,833 375: 32 38 631 224 127 |53,964; 220; 52i' 359 • 3,3941 47; 114, 78: 374 20; 164 106 106 "3 172 3&! 87' 53 70 260I 56 1571 119! 1,319! 430: 105 45i 143 205 720 675 13 2 178 8 o 10,248 8 8. 958 13 o, 553 12 o 5,840 3 Ol 293 19 2 289 19 o 2,947 6 1 101 10 o 960 19 II 7,134 3 11' 6,411 12 1 2,755 7 i° 762 to 7 832 14 o 106 10 o 200 o o 842 2 7' 148 o o 1,639 17 2 1,912 7 o 2,073 9 o 252 14' o 2,515 13 o 439 o o 3,443 3 3' 3,297 11 7 427 7 7. 254 0 o 2,851 16 5 1,082 15 o 51 1 o 2.57 6 o 634 I 5: 26,719 8 6 1,087 16 o; 1,744 15 8 4,553 10 10 63,350 11 8 4,177 11 4 300 11 o 163 5 o 7,569 7 2 875 8 o 1,553 13 0 ;755,252 17 o . 1,042 9 0 7,646 2 6 3,93i 3 I 37,i63 11 3 441 10 o 440 9 o 895 4 0 ( 7,296 19 o 266 19 o i,772 5 9 891 5 o 825 15 4 1,052 6 1 i,355 7 9 323 o o 832 12 o 296 14 o 61 7 o 2,349 4 9 54i 9 o 1,471 11 4 ! 1,262 12 o 13,370 ° 10 5,246 5 4 1,557 2 3 5,882 11 4 1.218 4 o 1,258 18 I 1,999 6 1 6 2! 73 10 1 2 3 1 3 1 1 26 33 I? 4 5 1 ij 4| 9 5 3! 1 4 7 12 19 3 M 1 1 108 3 1 23 509 25 3 4 58 4 2 5,176 24 20 228 2 5 10 4 4 5 9 1 5 2 1 8 3 3 64 42 7 24 7 27 1 108 3 1 23 509 25 3 4 58 14 1 44 12 484 64 11 23 15 5 32 3 29 172 178 86 26 23 8 17 35 2 57 35 54 12 36 96 118 15 17 100 19 1 18 6 816 37 3 177 3,o8o 161 261 7 8 628 10 5 6,452 1 11 1,052 14 5 404 17 9 329 9 IO 295 5 10 15 4 4 287 2 1 22 2 7 75i 17 4 4,448 12 6 3,178 2 7 1,051 8 8 434 13 1 344 10 3 58 16 7 204 15 6 244 14 9 690 1,112 14 1 317 6 8 643 18 6 161 19 4 239 9 11 1,392 14 1 1,858 17 3 1,628 3 1 134 8 7 326 14 o 1,219 13 9 332 2 9 400 230 O II 67 14 4 19,243 17 3 4" 4 3 24 o 7 1,855 19 5 58,564 o 8 2,150 10 4 365 17 6 133 16 11 5,476 10 2 314 12 9 72 6 11 795,156 11 6 55i 3 10 4,362 13 7 3,i5i 11 o 27,277 3 3 63 18 6 220 2 10 437 13 1 4,378 18 1 227 8 1 460 9 o 832 7 3 196 17 o 630 7 6 2,475 2 11 464 5 2 377 8 8 99 2 8 15 12 11 1,056 3 4 309 7 o 604 5 11 607 4 1 9,883 3 2 4,181 IO o 948 17 7 4,43i 8 10 200 655 12 11 844 6 5 4 7 109! 21 11 5,68 3i 26! 3 16 360 20 4 2 5,176 14 46,472 43 199 164 i,537 8 46 45 172 11 35 37 25 31 62 12 30 16 6 302 177 1,337; 14 74 33 196 20! 82 56! 46 1061 62 : 6 i 55 12 75 48 486 4 10 8 36' 24 20 228 2 5 10 4 27 14 14 22 15 1 4 4 5 9 1 5 2 IO, 6 104 34 ! 41 31 442 247 43 167 2 128 303 20 1 8 7i 3il 31 53 510 194 41 153 1 320I 83 104 107 596 1,069 116 502 2 5! 171 17 6; 189 14 10; 97 i o! 1,563 5 8; 969 1 1 141 4 gi 622 7 8 8 10 o! 722 6 11 1,055 3 6 1 i I > 1 39 1 12 r 3j 25! 133 72 15 45 15 16 112 1 3 3 64 42 7 24 359 207 143 33 1 7 27 54 138

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Table No. 4— continued. Table showing the Number and Amount of Transactions at the several Money-order and Savings-bank Offices in New Zealand during the Year 1902 — continued.

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Money-orders. Savings-banks, Oflice. Issued. No. i Commission. Amount. Paid. V r\ C Deposits. No. Amount. i2 . Withdrawals. " u No. Amount. < No. Amount. Christchurch— ctd Little Akaloa .. Little River Lyttelton Methven Mount Somers.. New Brighton .. Ohoka Oxford Papanui Pigeon Bay Prebbleton Rakaia Rangiora Rolleston St. Albans Sefton Sheffield Southbridge Springfield Springston Rly. Sumner Sydenham Templeton Tinwald Upper Riccarton Waiau Waikari Whitecliffs Woodend Woolston Dunedin Alexandra South Allanton Balclutha Caversham Clinton. Clyde Cromwell Dunback Dunedin North Gimmerburn .. Green Island .. Hawera Flat .. Heriot Hyde Kaitangata Kelso Kokonga Lawrence Loveil's Flat .. Macrae's Flat .. Middlemarch .. Miller's Flat .. Milton Mosgiel Naseby North-east Valley Ophir Outram Owaka Palmerston Patearoa Pembroke Port Chalmers Portobello Puerua Ranfurly Roslyn Roxburgh St. Bathan's Seacliff South Dunedin Stirling Tapanui Waihola Waikaia Waikoikoi Waikouaiti 31 359 2,432 351 145 66 141 454 175 64 37 526 1,080 46 107 97 312 225 877 84 73 802 52 126 103 262 5i4 124 84 225 16,113 1,606 108 1,312 446 649 723 1-025 197 1,918 59 143 83 242 343 1,134 430 122 1,248 209 359 616 375 : 1,115 629 i,3 12 87 1,275 284 871 801 / s. d. i ii 9 14 7 9 103 16 o 11 3 3 629 2 14 o 5 13 3 13 5 9 6 18 3 230 1146 15 4 o 41 15 3 1 11 3 3 4 6 3 1 6 9 16 o 740 28 15 6 3 4 6 2 12 o: 34 o 9 2 1 6; 449 4 2 6 7 15 o 17 4 6 3 16 9; 2 17 6; 7 7 6 74i 3 9 56 11 6 3 12 6 40 8 o 15 14 9 22 6 6 23 16 9 36 8 9 4 18 6 75 9 9 1 12 o 5 18 9 2 12 o 6 11 9 969 37 11 6 14 1 3 2 19 3 43 5 9 7 3 3 10 12 9 18 11 6 12 19 3 37 10 9 22 19 9 36 4 6 3 15 6 42 18 9 836 23 10 3 25 11 6 826 8 1 o 5° 14 6 2 3 6 3 11 9 9 10 6 11 18 3 26 o 6 12 18 3 £ s - d -| 104 0 3 1,437 9 3. 8,071 9 7; 1,335 7 5 471 9 8 141 17 1 702 4 3 1,527 16 5 499 9 6 159 12 3 91 o 5 1,454 1 2 3,5io 9 1 '34 7 8 247 8 8 271 3 10 987 8 7 608 12 10 3,173 10 i° 231 8 7 178 5 6 2,166 7 11 241 16 8 337 18 6 305 13 11 1,125 17 1 1,942 3 6 361 4 8 255 2 7 514 18 o 56,245 18 10 5,658 12 3 337 15 9 4,396 6 6 1,031 IO IO! 2.107 x 9 4 2,556 18 6 3.720 16 10 857 18 7: 4,499 6 9 185 18 2 378 7 4 234 9 11 658 4 4 1,087 8 2 3,483 14 11 1,258 19 8 373 18 11 4,030 19 11 796 14 11 1,182 5 9 2,222 7 10 1,288 18 6; 3,204 8 5 1,628 6 3 5,114 11 2 227 8 8 5,621 13 I 889 14 10 3,062 2 O 3.108 o 9 976 13 2 764 18 4 3.721 10 4 157 2 5 360 2 4 1,187 1 8 697 1 6 3,206 8 o 1,515 9 11 963 5 I 1 1,643 2 8 642 2 4 2,133 18 1 1,001 10 10 1,366 14 3 212 12 4 1,584 19 o 8 97 1,0891 78 29 154 45 186 153 31 38 163 681 11 151 89 87 72 97 42 101 706 24 55 64 54 118 78 58 164 31,931 384 41 621 528 141 248 391 58 700 7 188 9 70 48 297 78 27 715 58 40 109 54 697 621 499 96 149 84 187 487 40 40 898 £ s - d. 37 17 6 487 9 3 3,744 19 6 322 7 10 112 1 5 658 10 2 "7 3 6 Sio 8 8 623 5 o 202 2 10 98 13 2 538 5 10 2,382 17 3 46 19 9 462 3 o 518 3 6 265 19 3 252 7 3 436 14 4 174 16 9 419 16 7 2,242 4 5 "3 8 5 204 13 2 242 14 9 284 11 1 549 6 3 866 18 11 1.52 16 o 538 14 8 128,332 2 o 1,339 19 1 103 6 4 2,326 2 4 2,022 13 10 506 19 8 864 14 8 i,958 9 5. 209 15 9 2.73 1 9 3 17 4 o 638 13 9 51 19 o 281 8 10 172 2 7 1,065 5 4 392 19 7 132 9 8 2,710 10 7 250 5 8 205 o 6 558 2 6 283 16 1 2,483 7 o 2,242 6 7 2,057 13 2 338 13 8 528 9 11 306 19 8 887 11 1 2,263 7 ° 99 13 11 188 19 8 3,4i5 1 2 9 10 o 159 17 9 259 18 6 814 8 11 1,105 2 o 309 9 11 661 10 6 1,847 11 7 349 8 4 688 13 3 332 11 5 341 17 o 65 6 o 616 8 9 4 28 3ii 44 18 22 3 39 35 11 3 43 245 7 19 '24 26 29 15 25 192 14 21 21 28 21 4 33 5i 4,009 96 20 106 161 5 233 3,094 273 79 291 27 297 265 68 19 3°6 1,836 37 99 135 156 211 263 73 238 2,i79 77 187 15' 171 227 5« 148 449 38,057 646 135 838 1,328 276 312 362 65; 5,780! 8 £ •• d. 26 14 o 4,236 13 o 27,090 I I 2,818 17 9 653 3 o 1,085 9 4 245 16 o 3, 002 10 6 1,300 6 5 944 5 7 301 1 6 3,68i 11 9 28,105 17 8 324 o o 201 17 o 1.425 18 IO i,9io 13 4 I,604 12 5 2,146 19 o 744 10 o 774 14 o 8,794 5 4 612 o o 1,382 2 5 1,959 8 6 2,083 15 3 2,721 11 11 590 4 o 954 3 o 2,409 8 1 527,875 19 2 7,991 n 7 919 15 5 10,658 4 10 5,123 15 8 2,979 5 2 3,996 4 9 5,013 19 3 564 17 2, 34,276 12 5 41 17 o 2,378 11 0 77 6 o; 1,854 1 3 319 13 5 5,613 19 .2; 1,072 4 2 132 IO O; 13,920 l8 II 709 2 6; 498 19 o 2,432 6 71 I , 766 3 6; 11,621 7 5 7,210 o 8 3,339 10 9 1,317 !9 7 3.426 13 1 2,590 1 1 3,864 9 o 6,029 8 4 7 148 7 1 7 20 4 3 11 109 1 9 5 16 9 7 48 6 13 2 9 9 3 5 9 3,98o 32 12 46 1.3 16 9 18 1 97 1,080 69 21 s 96 60 25 7 99 732 5 19 45 77 108 43 30 74 328 43 81 24 60 76 18 42 92 33,347 236 3i 288 too 108 91 125 3i 1,220 £ B. d. 200 1,228 12 7 17,692 12 7 1,514 18 o 298 1 5 409 16 2 261 9 o 1,432 13 I 649 19 3 1,205 8 3 132 7 i° 2,127 o o 15,057 o 7 29 11 7 66 14 5 404 5 7 963 13 4 910 6 1 521 15 11 411 10 11 421 16 8 2,106 14 4 387 16 1 1,452 15 4 534 9 6 1,408 6 o 1,788 17 11 305 8 6 358 2 5 921 0 10 552,622 8 5 3,622 10 3 642 3 3 6,836 n 8 881 5 11 1,641 15 3 1,508 19 8 2,605 9 o 667 o 1 11,684 3 1 8 4 1 i,373 17 3 20 6 o 492 6 o 318 12 2 4,579 7 8 511 9 2 82 o 6 9,875 7 6 196 11 6 212 3 5 899 6 8 863 5 10 8,134 6 1 3,999 10 7 1,807 4 11 67 13 11 1,218 13 2 1,265 11 9 2,520 3 o 3,395 5 2 43 41 49 9 526 3 56 5 23 9 125 • 26 7 146 8 7 21 454 21 88: 48| 705 97 2 7; 907 65 29 163 179; 888! 762 408 301 266; 160 280 621 7 178 1 12 i 10 81 1 27 22 185 41 9 322 12 16 62 54 335 220 160 21 79 70 136 193 23 130 102 54 30 46 28 5 49 5 2 66 2 1 5 6 58 46 36 5 23 5 17 35 40 64 293 185 1,255 56 140 375 322 785 456 251 645 239 727 233 445 84 440 4 45 48 227 273 93 143 609 91 195 69 7i 27, 187: 16 190 19 11 7 no 58 29 21 153 30 55 15 39 '116 1,919 118 64 28 947 397 143 266 i,745 139 376 137 180 517 o 3 14,127 n o 499 12 8 495 13 o 394 18 4 3,643 11 n 5,666 19 9 2,144 15 5 1,681 6 9 8,037 !6 6 1,418 n 10 3,719 3 11 1,817 3 ° 1,360 12 o 10 101 3 3 1 23 21 6 3 63 5 25 15 20 35 684 14 25 11 165 145 3° 34 384 35 116 66 69 316 5 1 9,312 15 3 70 8 8 376 10 10 142 2 6 : 1,047 8 10 ' 2,682 16 o 510 9 3 412 3 8 3,185 11 2 524 4 o 2, on 16 2 1,055 7 4 659 4 2 9 17 6 23 14 6 776 20 7 3 10 17 3 13 19 3 2 n 3 12 15 6 1 I99 ! 2,584 18 5 13 96 i,578 3 11

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Table No. 4 — continued. Table showing the Number and Amount of Transactions at the several Money-order and Savings-bank Offices in New Zealand during the Year 1902 — continued.

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ioney-or. lers. Saving; 5-banks. Office. Issue, Paid. < o No. Deposits. ■a - "Withdrawals. c -a I gi ! < u No. Amount. No. Commission. Amount. No. ! Amount. Amount. Dunedin— ctd. .. Waipiata Waipori Waitahuna Waitati Wedderburn .. Gisborne Port Awanui .. Te Karaka Tokomaru Bay Tolaga Bay Tuparoa Waipiro Bay .. Greymouth Ahaura Blackball Brunnerton Nelson Creek .. Ngahere Otira Railway .. Reefton Stillwater Totara Flat Hokitika Goldsborough .. Kumara Okarito Rimu Ross Stafford Invercargill Arrowtown Balfour Bluff Dipton Edendale Fairfax Fortrose Gore Half-moon Bay Kingston Lumsden Mataura Nightcaps Orepuki Otautau Pukerau Queenstown Riversdale Riverton Thornbury Waikaka Waipahi Wairio Winton Woodlands Wyndham Napier Blackburn Clive Dannevirke Frasertown .. Hastings Havelock North I Herbertville .. : Kaikora North Kumeroa Makaretu .. ! Makotuku .. j Mohaka Norsewood Ongaonga Opoutama Ormondville .. Porangahau Spit .. Takapau Taradale Te Aute 245 162 389 143 316 4,447 121 831 208! 276 185! 213 4,oi5 402 520 497 282 138; "3 2,5281 98 170 1,750 72 883 53 103 447 227 5,600 626 262 819 195 236 90 245 2,960 137 127 335 i,i35 342 1,091 455 127 851 367 641 118 £ s. d. 550 5 15 o 11 26 5 17 6 10 18 6 179 14 ° 4 15 3 323 8 5 9 11 18 9 8 8 3 8 17 o 169 1 o 13 15 3 21 16 o 17 6 6 12 9 3 4100 409 94 9 6 676 5 15 6 67 12 9 2 16 9 29 13 6 280 3 14 6 14 1 6 869 2.33 o 9 20 17 9 903 32 8-3 6 2 31 860 2 12 6 6 17 3 104 6 9 3 13 3 369' 11 16 o 35 i 9 11 19 6 33 12 6 14 6 o 4 3° 29 19 6 12 7 3 22 o 3 3 13 ° 9 14 9 670 460 22 11 3 6 9 9 15 9 o 225 10 6 1 3 6 250 99 19 o 5 1 3 80 11 o £ s. d. 756 18 6 603 2 4 1,327 12 10 465 5 7 1,297 3 9 14,198 5 6 509 14 6 293 9 5 636 1 i| 1,115 5 2 683 15 o 723 15 7 15,072 7 1 1,360 9 7 1,961 9 8 i,577 4 3 1,400 3 3 452 16 10 496 6 9 8,534 8 7 461 o o 577 1 "I 5,670 16 1 206 17 6' 2,627 1 6 172 18 11 243 17 2 1,146 2 7 871 o 3: 17,796 15 2 2,138 18 6 795 6 8 2,584 13 o 533 5 1 1,017 1 5j 184 15 ill 845 10 7 9,181 8 4 37i 2 3 • 313 17 2 1,045 12 o 3,109 18 5 i,i53 2 3 3,189 5 5 1,234 18 S 35i' 1 2 2,631 4 o 1,155 1 8 1.786 9 11 250 10 3! 995 3 8! 5i7 13 5| 37o 6 3! 1,901 18 o 672 17 3 1,529 6 1 17,681 13 10 169 11 1 183 4 4 10,§62 9 9 500 3 11 6,471 9 5 322 1 8 244 o 1 1,075 15 9 456 18 I] 496 9 1 815 6 10 418 n 2 i,7i3 11 7 557 17 4 372 4 8 2,160 19 11 1,232 15 3 2,372 12 2 1,431 15 8 847 o 9 450 14 11 29 53 86 1 761 651 1,6461 52 11 / s. d. 86 14 3 276 11 1 411 4 6 320 14 o 267 16 11 6,391 5 n 199 14 1 31 12 6 79 10 11 1S4 12 o 128 12 7 I78 1 II IO,35I II 7 984 19 6 310 8 1 630 1 7 120 18 3 314 8 o 90 7 6 3,263 14 6 104 15 4 185 10 9 4,482 3 3 185 5 8 1,531 8 10 89 r 6 3 235 o 8 922 15 3; 143 4 7 19,661 15 1 692 7 o 100 14 n i,534 12 3 134 18 3 224 9 8|| 34 10 61! 242 2 Toll 4,l8o 7 2| 164 o 7 33 14 4 567 2 11 1,141 18 8 381 IS 3 486 15 7 919 9 1 85 1 7| 1,696 7 6 424 8 5 I 1,402 19 5 67 8 o! 157 18 8 242. 12 9 j 103 8 5 1,094 16 8 246 17 10 969 16 7 24,105 18 5 2176 120 8 6 4,209 9 4 165 8 o 5,4'22 15 4 299 2 7 81 15 o 270 1 3 116 15 6 169 511 287 13 4 152 1 10 292 7 o 190 7 7 58 7 o I 631 14 0 277 17 6 979 13 4 400 12 8 342 o 9; 416 6 6 [ 15 24 12 8 956 52 176 92 80 6,118 £ »■ d. 2 501 14 o 5 1,827 19 o 2 580 2 6 d 594 3 o 3 75,756 3 11 0 10 25 d 16 59 5 8 42 J 3 26 1 707 4,768 2 I 14 5 16 88 £ s. d. 5 507 2 11 9 1,533 4 10 2 613 2 7 6 294 12 11 8 71,181 18 7 22 5 1 ! 301 35! 2,7601 174, 89 180, 20J 45! 19 914 21 38 i,i97 46 385 21 60 199 46 5,7o8 172 30 427 33 65 14 70 i,i47 34 12 161 337 83 126 15 29 25 21 38 582 20 63 49 ' 15 18 2 291 4 '. 11 162 11 76 2 8 37 17 1, 0S5 44 23 H3 19 35 7 24 280! 117 122 109 172 4,032 145; 436! 99; 89: 21 i,553; 52 80; 794 58 466; 7: 92; 203; 77 S,H5i 213! 97: 7601 86 222 46 160 1,621 2 187 4 2 7 1,051 4 5 2 1,033 17 10 9 I,360 on 2 1,988 4 O 2 ; 54,734 7 9 5 1,177 9 8 5 ! 3,870 7 5 5, 5,798 3 o 3 738 2 11 } 1,232 4 o 1 192 18 5 5 i9,99i 15 7 '. 187 2 o > 718 6 o i' 15,599 9 6 S 710 5 o j 4,502 19 11 'I 75 14 ' 3 ! 1,144 7 o i 2,650 12 O - 897 6 5 i113,458 18 10 il 2,419 3 4 ' 1,505 16 11 > 6,585 12 3 >; 677 5 O • 1,594 7 2 ' 325 4 10 875 1 4 20,773 11 4 296 6 o ; Il6 O O 1 2,o8o 5 II [ 5,36i 3 8 818 8 10 4,832 18 6 ' 1,896 8 8 525 13 o [ 3,417 14 6 906 10 8 ; 4,762 4 o I 1,025 8 o 978 5 6 647 7 2 869 14 o ! 5,401 8 1 961 18 8 2,768 14 8 104,177 15 6 3 21 125 1 6. 35 j i6| 82 3 3,386 3 4| 59 5 22| 74 5 27, 202 I 6| 61 ) 8 42 > 2 8 ' 136! 658 ) 1 8 > ' 4 24 ) 197 885 > 3 9 54 211 i .. ' 5 60 > 21 101 i 4 22 > 1,075 6,369 27 102 11 48 1 50 266 1 9 26 4 38 ' 2 5 7 38 115 697 3 15 2 7 20 71 33 178 4 20 35 160 17 56 5 32 15 117 5 26 42 193 5 18 7 25 8 29 2 14 36j 149 6 37 21 95 1,140 7,0401 4 38 5 6 5 549 6 9 5 611 18 2 5 306 6' 7 2 1,029 7 6 5 58,848 17 3 3 5°i 11 2 1 1,585 4 7 2 2,375 9 6 1 619 5 10 2 378 17 4 3 68 12 2 i 12,642 2 3 i 158 o 9 t 165 9 3 > 21,919 6 1 ) 183 9 7 i: 3,860 18 11 > 855 4 10 ! 2,069 7 4 '■ 364 17 3 )122,497 2 11 ! 1,609 8 8 ! 999 11 3 > 3,528 16 11 > 271 16 6 > 925 16 7 i 69 4 5 I 504 8 1 1 11,905 19 9 , 171 10 1 43 14 8 1,010 10 9 3,644 13 4 176 o 4 3,614 17 2 927 14 o 723 18 5 2,060 8 6 389 o o 2,363 18 11 446 8 4 356 13 5 1,129 6 o 432 8 9 3,602 15 9 371 9 9 2,146 4 11 125,656 9 1 274 26 416 116 395 20 7 3 27 74 18 58 45 13 62 27 75 13 16 9 11 32 18 166 507I I2i| 436i 193' 8 7J 395; no; 573 91 731 65 75! 39ii 82! 272 8,8591 304 182 103 681 181 468 5,285 39 61 3,025 107 2,046 no 88 398 129 119 267 138 496 152 89 591 336 645 476 307 139 5 11 9 3 11 0 12 12 3 3 10 9 3 18 6 8 1 6 4 7 9 15 19 9 4 18 o 3 11 3 18 7 6 14 4 o 26 6 9 15 12 o 10 15 o 5 o 3I 39 91 24 289 75 232 6,351 5 35 1,156! 38 1,691 90 21 72, 22 95 18 39 1,007 20 400 7 359 25 9 22 6 6 in i,959 23 2 , 360 257! 127 192 3o! 51 I32 69 I6 5 ; I56j 368 15 5 20,732 17 2 220 12 10 24,741 10 4 1,275 o 3 508 6 6 1,759 5 o 313 1 o, 481 n 6 ! 1,622 19 1 690 10 7! 1,617 4 9 1,191 17 7; 14 53 171 1,016 6 24 167 1,159 7 75 4 18 13 93 1 14 5 38 12 61 16 46: 19 98 9 61 312 18 6 15,090 2 2 203 13 9 15,643 5 4 689 19 9 231 16 9 963 11 10 146 5 10 679 17 6 891 8 8 668 13 9 1,048 16 7 i,935 5 9 30 102 44 81 45 21 117 68 261 106J i°4 145! 20 26 36 24, I ■• 1,843 6 1 i,059 1 7 3,029 6 11 i,775 3 to 1,202 12 8 510 1 9! 21 in 9 47 14 78; '3J 75; 8 130' el 28I 32| 24 42 25 32; 10! 146 155! 503 158 23ll 55i 2,210 16 2 602 10 6 1,346 o 10 1,618 o 5 657 15 4 195 9 I

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Table No. 4— continued. Table showing the Number and Amount of Transactions at the several Money-order and Savings-bank Offices in New Zealand during the Year 1902— continued.

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Money-orders. Savings-banks. Office. Issued. No. Commission. ; Amount. No. Paid. it. ■ c"0 S a u 01 ~ c No. Deposits. Amount. i2 . Withdrawals. P it si 1 % ° ! No. Amoun'. Amount. 7- " S. Napier— continued. Tikokino Waione Waipawa Waipukurau .. Wairoa Weber Wimbledon Nelson.. Belgrove Brightwater Collingwood Motueka Motupiko Rly... Ngatimote Richmond Riwaka Tadmor Takaka The Port Thorpe Upper Moutere Wakefield New Plymouth .. Inglewood Midhirst Opunake Pungarehu Rahotu . • I Stratford .. | Tariki Toko .. Waitara Oamaru Duntroon Hampden Herbert Kakanui Kurow Maheno Ngapara Pukeuri Junction Shag Point Thames Anuanu Golden Cross .. Karangahake .. Katikati Komata Maketu Miranda Omahu Opotiki Paeroa '■ ■ Tauranga Te Aroha Te Puke Turua Waihi . • ■ Waikino Waiorongomai Waitekauri Whakatane Timaru Albury Fairlie Geraldine Glenavy Makikihi Morven Orari Pleasant Point.. St. Andrew's .. Studholme Junct. Temuka Waimate Winchester Wanganui Alton . £ s - d. ~7 10 3 o 19 o 43 o 6 37 14 o 36 '14 3 6 1 6 £ s. d. 668 2 8 / s. d. 146 2 4 10 9 6 2,356 5 5 1,339 4 3 1,035 13 o 183 12 10 75 11 6 19,743 I 2 7 159 19 4 57i 13 2 1,520 on 1,276 8 9 246 15 11 210 6 5 1,011 10 1 445 19 9! 926 ig 4 912 12 6 446 10 1 44 o 6 103 19 1 660 7 9 22,038 18 I 1,257 J 6 9 469 14 3 gg4 12 6 698 17 2 322 19 3 4,324 o 5' £ s. d. 813 19 2 £ s. d. 806 5 10 224 69 1,222 1,048 749 206 51 3 739 338 309 38 ! 9 I 5,093 30 129 202 369! 62 46 259; iogl 62 181! 18 95 7 52 104 4,285 65 143 1,122 836 153! 141 244 233 104 592 350 75 119 270 5,280.' 1,53o! 585 1,092 355 321 3,395 22 273 968 4,781 377 495 281 46! 579: 241 254i 4i; 167 2,991 38 269 2,094 218 4 13 3 173 10 o 1 19 6 5 17 3 40 17 9 27 1.3 3 6 6 3 4 15 9 8 17 o 6 5 9 2 18 6 20 5 g 14 10 o 2 g o 480 926 ■ 210 11 3 1 51 12 9 17 5 3 39 8 3 10 11 o 10 16 9 112 2 6 0 15 3 8 n 9 32 9 o 158 8 3 8 8 6 14 15 6 8 10 9 1 9 6 16 6 3 7 13 6 9 3 6 in 6 4 15 9 130 6 6 1 2 6 9 3 6 67 6 6 9 18 6 10 11 3 2 12 9 1 16 3 5 12 3 31 17 9 48 17 3 33 15 o 46 15 3 16 13 o 0 19 6 135 7 6 32 4 6 1 16 o 21 14 o 18 15 o 171 10 3 5 14 3 1829 28 15 g 5 1 o 3 !5 o 4 12 o 270 7 5 3 7 18 6 2 16 g 35 18 o 60 2 9 386 285 5 9 400 274 5 4 3,745 7 9 3,260 17 6 3,000 13 8 518 11 1 357 4 9 i4,45i 4 o 187 2 3 487 8 4 4,525 3" 2,851 4 4 875 g 10 4°7 5 4 793 2 3 543 9 8 334 3 8 2,228 15 1 1,247 1 7 * 223 15 g| 266 14 7: 826 1 10 16,986 12 5 4,747 6 2 1,796 15 7 3,525 7 7 820 18 11 984 4 8 14,759 16 7 92 8 4 927 1 1 2,856 13 5 29,911 o o 2,455 16 1 1,645 o 4 1,403 611 164 8 2 3,231 13 5, 785 8 3 1,027 x 6 9 207 13 8; 386 [3 8; 10,264 5 4 129 10 g, 825 16 6 6,058 15 9; 79i 5 7 955 17 7 24 1 16 6 162 6 7 620 6 6 3,522 o 2 4,380 17 IO; 3,061 16 II 4,662 5 II 1,500 9 6 ! 69 8 1 12,227 9 8 2,810 1 8 104 10 3 : 2,038 1 3 1,944 9 I 23,253 8 7; i,2og 11 2! i,934 3 io| 3,433 16 ii! 1,098 17 9; 431 l8 9! 1,142 6 11 245 3 11 633 3 5 i,i34 J 5 8 364 8 2 1 4,480 2 o! 12,810 19 1 268 10 8 26,335 16 3 410 8 i 1 123 17 35 143 4,834! 325: 115 237 no, g8 963I 37 369 2,829 85 313 54i 54 141: 101 59 37 155 3,i43 153 1 I0 i,473 5/ 4 1 H,45o 17 1 406 9 4 1,155 11 10 242 17 8 232.17 5 713 8 5 496 5 11 363 14 9 164 13 o 586 11 6 10,478 17 3 70 no 79 16 735 17 19 83 60 9 9 40 35 3 • 80 39 15 13 36 1,035 254 36 84 30 18 405 7 30 107 678 26 41 12 3 25 16 13 5 9 577 5 18 634 509 4°3 50 986 131 121 439 519 103 77 316 242 15 375 307 80 73 242 6,i47 1,648 209 468 150 88 2,319 9 102 675 4,878 177 209 no 23 136 93 87 18 i 5,687 o 9 5,835 ii 2 4,510 o 5 724 18 8; 93,574 11 31 1,519 8 o i,435 14 I 1 6,121 16 3 5,240 9 3' 820 18 o! 884 10 3 3,257 2 4! 2,450 11 10: 97 5 °' 6,085 19 6 2,453 6 8 441 11 o 724 3 o 2,782 9 2 93,175 14 o 18,811 3 3 2,094 3 11 5,836 3 11 2.263 7 4 679 2 o 30,139 10 6 186 1 7! 1,024 i° 4 8,148 1 o 72,384 16 5 1,488 2 4 2,124 3 IO I,I08 14 4 Il6 4 2 1,422 I 3 638 8 o 976 4 6 •226 16 o 565 18 o 54,945 o 5 135 o o 1,155 16 1 8,604 7 2 1,115 o 1 1,351 8 o 358 17 2 85 8 o 210 o o 6,649 4 6 7,577 14 3 9,981 4 10 5,011 8 11 i,65g 6 5 122 17 9 22,837 15 2 3,163 14 9 27 13 4 3.264 19 8 993 7 2 102,488 2 6 1,132 19 7 3,478 13 7 9,486 11 5! 464 16 o 723 12 8 803 14 10 274 18 o 1,772 4 4 1,413 18 ' 6 1,062 12 , 8 11,129 6 8' 17,939 7 9 1,634 16 5 140,163 10 9 277 9 o 34 44l 52 8 710 3 6 15 22 6 5 13 5 1 30 3 4 11 975 102 30^ 37; 5! 3 223 1 10 42 624 10 10 5 1 7 4 2 247 259 302 27 4,654! 50 57 i45 196 20 48 69 83 5. 163 39 21 33 89 4,943 600 121 195 30 3ij 1,244 3 40; 344| 3,509 59 58 23 6 32 20 16 12 60 4,329 5,241 9 9 5,246 15 8 5,023 15 1 328 17 4 {106,613 11 3 1,266 in 854 4 11 3,185 o o 4,733 o 1 248 8 6 525 15 8 815 19 7 1,054 14 o 48 14 3 4,485 6 8 449 2 8 279 9 3 320 15 4 1,417 3 3 102,830 ig 4 13,238 12 10 1,964 11 10 3,324 2 1 523 16 o 500 8 7 21,446 11 1 15 1 7 320 19 3 5,609 5 8 68,419 2 4 703 9 6 924 13 11 556 12 8 44 18 6 506 6 5 233 14 7 240 5 11 120 o o 55° 2 1 78,078 5 5 333 89 56! 167 998 1,503 981 1,498 504 23 4,109 96 3 ! 53 619; 522 4,248 207 5io 1,007 209 go 159 ii6! 214; 244 87 1,148 i,94i 107; 7,116 130 14 284 107 12 31 12 7 225 696 728 1 617 178 16 938 80 16 187 121 2,727 36 164 32 17 8 1,000 9 o 520 5 4 35 13 10 182 17 n 53 10 9 20 12 O,! 860 I 9; 2,298 IO 3 3,071 1 7] 2,367 6 31 751 4 o' go g 0 3,413 o ° 3g2 11 2 54 11 6 705 3 2 614 6 I 10,459 17 7 181 19 4 925 19 8 1,070 I 2 671 9 4 259 4 5 462 3 2 212 18 g 413 i 5 880 6 11 85 5 11 1,644 18 7' 2,498 ig 7 101 11 9 23,447 7 11 20 4 6 "5 21 23 11 "7 3,721 18 187 1,043 105 214 39 14 39 486 74i 773 600 21 869 8 65 17 7 6 34 502 93 48 21 7 8 225 420 472 327 87 3 1,299 182 431 9 8 6,249 15 5 745 o 10 888 0 4 291 12 3 68 2 10 60 5 o 3,95i 11 4 5,090 6 10 7,885 18 2 4,445 14 11 1,092 11 2 900 15,012 12 8 i,955 16 o 27 9 11 1,653 5 11 314 17 4 100,446 15 1 126 1 5 1,548 7 6 6,954 16 o 308 1 o 520 14 4 691 16 11 744 18 3 481 1 7 343 10 9 556 17 3 6,169 2 3 12,477 16 3 705 3 6 162,242 14 9 241 3 7 2 7 96 "5 "4 92 49 5 382 72 4 48 62 50 48 13 205 20 2,958 513 16 206. 24! 4 23 13 842 2 324 95 43 60! 41 107 129! 29 445 577 36 6,854! 16: 5 27 29 900 13 48 140 16 4°4' 97 7,3i6 68 256 922 48 5° 51 45 117 104 52 881 1,176 95 9,076 49 14 71 7 128 34 5,343 12 84 360 21 21 32 29 36 22 10 11 4 31 4 6 10 3 24 20 7 125 197 9 1,404 8 4 1 49 87 5| 1,639! 3 : 11 346 539 53 7,750 18

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Table No. 4 — continued. Table showing the Number and Amount of Transactions at the several Money-order and Savings-bank Offices in New Zealand during the Year 1902 — continued.

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Money-orders, Savings-banks. Issuei Paid. J I g 'So. < ° Deposits. 'ithdrawals. Office. No. Commission. Amount. No. Amount. No. 1 Amount. No. Amount. Wanganui— ctd. Aramoho Bull's Eltham .. I Fordell Hawera Hunterville Hurleyville Kaimanuka Kaponga Manaia Mangamahu Mangaonoho .. Mangaweka Manutahi Marton Moawhango Normanby Ohingaiti Okaiawa .. | Otakeho Patea Raetihi .. ! St. John's Taihape Turakina Utiku .. ; Waitotara Waverley Wellington Adelaide Road Alfredton Apiti Ashhurst Awahuri Bunnythorpe .. Carterton Castlepoint Chatham Islands Cheltenham .. Colyton Cross Creek Courtenay Place Eketahuna Featherston Feilding Foxton Gladstone Greytown North Halcombe .. ! Hukanui Hutt Johnsonville Kaitoke Kaiwarawara .. 1 Karori Kimbolton Koputarua Levin Longburn Makuri Manakau Mangatainoka Martinborough Masterton Mauriceville .. West: Molesworth St. Ngahauranga .. Nireaha Otaki Pahautanui Pahiatua Palmerston North Paraparaumu .. Petone Pohangina Pongaroa Porirua 67 756 1,578 212 2,728 1,433 42 26 528 710' 155 335 i,342 73 i,4i7 221 190 571 65 144 1,00: 600 20 944 296 401 265 1,001 25-147 " 257 202 538 497 126 88 £ ■• d. 2 14 9 26 19 o 50 12 6 660 100 18 9 45 14 3 1 6 3 o 15 o 17 17 o 28 o 9 3 9 3 9 13 o 35 4 o 236 51 11 6 819 5 19 9 17 13 ° 299 606 32 18 9 14 2 9 o 14 9 24 13 3 10 4 6 9 15 0 980 31 10 3 1,855 16 9 7 16 9 5 14 3 12 9 3 H 7 9 5 4 6 2 16 o 47 16 6 o 11 o 6 18 6 3 5° 8 o 9! £ s. d. 222 2 11 2,611 o 3 6,045 5 9 687 6 5 8,360 13 8! 5,184 13 9 179 19 4 67 to 8 1,724 11 7 2,241 o 10 609 9 2 964 14 6 4,577 I 1 ° 229 9 8 5,358 8 8 907 18 11 528 15 8 1,868 4 9 193 11 2 504 on 3,168 12 5 i,944 11 2 55 1 11 3,172 19 4 955 9 o 1,224 15 2 923 3 o 3,684 15 8 93,°3° 4 o 452 6 4 694 S 7 1,839 1 1 1,368 4 10 421 4 3 319 7 4 4,538 1 11 40 9 5 812 11 3 368 2 5 559 13 10 13 43° 547 43 1,614 349 9 4 83 180 14 67 254 19 873 24 104 87 4 22 398 104 1 165 69 57 114 224 42,835 26 4 1 80 241 54 47 587 £ »■ d. 32 16 o 1,227 9 IQ! 2,483 o 31 173 9 o 5,77i 3 11 i,599 14 2 33 3 ° [ 12 o 10!. 398 13 6 710 3 10; 59 ° 6 294 3 I 975 14 8 80 17 9, 2,704 4 9 101 15 6 471 10 4 380 6 9 26 15 o 92 17 8 1,446 o 10 657 3 10 20 o o 683 o 4 215 12 91 309 11 5J ; 382 16 3 861 5 4 165,560 6 3 71 10 10 196 16 2 391 1 1 852 o 3 144 14 'II 193 2 1 2,157 10 10 2 107 193 i6 359 79 6 5 57 94 21 §5 12 171 9 • 31 46 7 15 no 19 1 57 27 16 29 493 944 102 2,398 4°3 58 18 277 523 207 365 82 1,197 34 214 281 39 65 609 97 6 192 88 46 149 485 48,756 892 127 129 311 83 72 1,140 3 25 34 80 12 1,780 567 763 2,140 1,481 34] 805 271 79 999 514 "3 244 72 274 81 , £ s. d 238 o 10 4,133 10 2 1:6,657 14 9 554 9 ° 28,429 19 11 4,973 11 8 163 2 o 132 18 7 2,942 13 4 9,258 10 4 1,742 14 8 3,263 12 7 506 o 2 13,146 16 2 646 12 9 2,873 14 10 2,608 3 1 297 13 3 262 12 o 7,810 19 2 1,166 9 2 69 o o 2,131 17 6 938 13 6 539 5 10 2,189 3 8 6,466 4 2 677,588 2 1 2,540 11 o 7°5 13 5 837 2 10 2,899 8 9 397 5 ° 655 2 4 10,395 II 8 53 ° 0 255 9 9 230 2 6 1,434 12 4 168 11 o 6,208 11 o 7,883 19 9 8,040 13 1 22,210 19 5 12,776 19 7 234 11 10 6,920 18 o 2,373 17 3 614 o o 9,891 4 11 2,945 f> 7 2,057 I? 9 567 3 ° 229 16 o 3,313 5 ° 759 8 6 6,776 7 5 1,195 9 o 275 10 8 1,182 o 9 1,117 10 o 3,428 7 11 34,036 12 10 !,334 6 9 1,414 11 o J 8,270 18 1 ! 1,782 16 o 32 54 4 205 47 1 29 5° 8 43 2 77 7 20 19 2 5 65 9 12 160 391 36 988 201 8 12 109 218 48 22 5 16 513 27 89 I07 II 38 275 94 £ s. d. 52 10 o 2,310 6 o 8,908 4 2 617 5 o 22,373 7 4 3,564 7 4 67 13 8 95 3 7 2,879 o 9 7,722 14 o 363 11 7 2,571 11 7 157 10 3 9,472 13 11 185 15 10 i>473 19 9 1,265 !5 6 158 11 o 459 17 8 4,470 7 10 1,261 14 7 24 o o 1,398 9 6 225 15 o 365 2 2 862 6 1 4,S66 5 10 713,010 13 4 263 15 7 551 13 6 1,006 9 2 3,633 18 1 256 12 9 655 6 11 9,991 1 6 21 8 4 128 21 27 78 6,225 81 27 16 9 15 32 6,023 10 4 1 90 189 46,049 99 4 1 54 160 3 8 47 15 5 140 27 3 6 70 39 49 469 i,395 '■9\ 202 94 181 79 33 25 627 7 1 71 13 6 80 15 4 6 TI 2 8 iS 22 58 313 4 8 164 4 10 1,314 12 4 17 2 12 6o9 ! 1,080 852 2,397 1,632 75 922 393 169 618 230 93 125I 47 446 61 158 271 196 376 839 I 3>424 173 154 : 1,419 299 67 1,077 87 1,994 4,718 136 i,397 161 21 15 6 31 2 6 31 o 9 81 18 6 55 8 3 2 12 o 29 13 o 12 8 3 4 11 3 23 19 6 7 3 0 2 16 3 3 3 9 1 15 3 13 IO Oi 2 2 5 33 1 ° 540 649 869 7 1 3 29 15 9 137 15 o 5 4° 4 l6 3 57 6 9 II 13 6: i 17 6 40 17 9. 211 3 59 11 o 174 9 6 3 19 9 55 8 6 3 19 6 5 12 6 6 6 6 ! 1,346 9 1 3,140 7 6 2,560 6 2 8,512 5 10 4,868 o 2 202 16 5 2,636 16 3 1,312 8 3 628 16 8 1,902 9 5 616 7 6 301 1 11 175 2 11 130 9 2 1,729 16 2 180 8 9 2,995 13 2 392 8 o 839 18 11 r>79 2 3 946 3 7 2,479 1 5 I3>i35 o 6 540 14 10 420 5 2 3,990 11 6 1,034 8 o 194 4 1 3,614 17 6 208 4 2 8,153 14 3 15,387 10 10 331 18 11 4,179 16 4 477 17 8 1,053 18 o 567 10 o "68 229 7 4] 1,168 9 3 1,292 1 7 6,013 X 7 Io 1,598 1 1 57 15 0 1,690 3 5 547 T 9 8 143 13 i° 1,314 18 7 336 3 4 135 2 7 139 10 6'i 130 12 5 812 17 o 29 15 11 1,768 15 6 135 8 5 387 1 4 229 18 8 408 8 5 610 19 1 7,330 I 10 254 12 o 72 14 11 132 3 0 142 17 3 118 13 6 1,826 16 3 64 15 5 3,312 8 6 15,481 8 o 239 15 6 1,987 2 3 343 7 2 114 14 1 380 2 7 r 43 87 125 287 232 2 24 47 44 129 99 2 42 29 143 327 243 873 557 15! 382; : 52, 286 109 24 39 24! 97j 14 406 127 15; 45 no 167 1,804 67 53 183; 44J 3 300 24 639 2,667 47 1,092 26 48 33 948 9 9 7,775 o 5 4,713 14 6 14,912 17 4 4,973 5 6 152 2 10 5,929 11 3 2,637 o ° 973 19 o 5,103 8 8 1,427 12 9 445 4 7 529 11 9 201 1 6 1,604 13 6 184 14 o 7,O57 15 5 1,614 ° 2 140 9 10 1,066 4 8 2,230 2 6 1,814 19 3 27,678 17 4 1,174 17 6 687 16 9 1,470 17 1 255 6 6 14 o o 3,716 10 8 3°9 359 i>755 498 17 434 121 36 284 10 4l "3 45 5 129 42 9 11 8 58 27 104 34 9 22 29 81 462 23 18 139 41 5° 6 34 3 1 41 igo 9 410 39 63 52 132 160 2,126 4 4 21 745 3i8 33 19 2 42 "5 144 349| 3,299 iogi 106 1,676! 38 7 | 15 18 27 198 7 8 27 8 71 13 42 33 20 536 20 1,077 4,605 5i 665 83 44 83 97 9 187 795 15 338 16 12 9 683! 54 1,314 4,960 93 j 3.194 73 59 68 I 4,285 15 2 39O 5 0 13,776 4 11 64,835 2 2 815 6 7 24,622 10 3 473 12 o 788 7 5 306 o o 39 1 84 372 3 118 2 7 3 99 4 o 12,279 4 4 56,563 15 2 500 13 1 13,940 6 2 459 13 2 792 16 6 229 14 7 299 179

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Table No. 4—continued. Table showing the Number and Amount of Transactions at the several Money-order and Savings-bank Offices in New Zealand during the Year 1902 — continued.

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Money-orders. Savings i-banks. Office. Issued. Paid. No. Amount. lit < ° Deposits. Cβ §1 Withdrawals. I I No. i Commission. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. Wellington— ctd. Rakaunui Rangiwahia Rongotea Sanson Shannon Taueru Te Aro Te Nui Tinakori Road.. Upper Hutt .. Waikanae Waituna West Wellington South Weraroa Whakataki Woodville Westport Addison's Burnett's Face.. Capleston Charleston Denniston Granity Karamea Longford Lyell Millerton Murchison Seddonville Waimangaroa .. 237 208: 477| 237 355 121 2,772 225 86 257 394 I92 ; 1,166J 322 61 1,585 3,446[ 69 448| 61 267 . 871 508 151 139 650 580 476 287 339 £ •■ d. 5 2 j 5 10 3 16 13 9 709 12 8 3 3 13 o 108 o o 7 13 o 2 10 3 929 14 o 6 529 41 18 o 8 11 o 1 12 9 47 3 9 138 3 6 2 8 3 15 1 o 203 ■ 10 6 3 32 17 6 18 10 o 476 5 3 3 2215 o 24 o o 18 15 6 12 4 3 1203 £ s. d. 612 II 6 803 17 3 1,386 7 8 752 7 1 1,147 : IJ 327 12 7 7,682 3 4 875 12 6 193 17 I 850 4 5 1,229 15 6 448 6 2 2,800 o 2 877 8 10 196 16 4 4,914 13 8 11,628 13 11 264 5 o 1,342 18 4 180 9 g 829 15 11 3,389 8 o i,478 4 8 467 12 10 629 10 8 2,563 13 8 i,57i 15 8 1,941 8 9 931 18 6 1,371 18 8 18 32 78 69 120 10 245 32 15 131 77 42 I ,O82J 35 10 £ 8. d. 100 13 6 181 9 11 276 3 6 247 16 8 428 1 5 48 8 8 949 17 2 in 2 5 50 7 o 497 ° 2 366 16 8 134 9 5 3,432 12 1 158 9 4 35 2 9 3,125 2 6 7,264 1 10 33 14 10 89 12 4 68 8 o 235 15 2 487 12 II 235 o 2 210 15 1 96 3 o 949 6 4 201 4 1 3,112 19 5 108 3 7 303 14 4 5 50 27 79! 16 433! 12 52 35 32 9 532 34 9 137 357 25 '336 189 403 66 6,200 115 588 320 114 45 4,706 204 33 903 2,286 1 405 31 142 809 329 41 27 116 609 116 £ s. d 125 o o; 2,430 9 8 1,563 16 o 3,4 X 9 14 7 388 14 o 22,591 13 9 1,196 1 11 926 3 o 2,916 11 5 827 3 o 435 2 11 21,126 2 31 1,588 4 3 143 15 o| 9,41c 14 7 38,207 7 4J I O 0: 2,659 3 2; 174 11 o| i, 669 9 o! 6,879 5 10 3,172 19 1 452 9 11 416 8 o 1,167 4 i° 3,973 16 9 1,122 14 o 594 6 o 1,295 17 1 3 35 13 7 2 40 4 6 4 171 6 1 14 126 61 128 28 348 29 53 66 64 20 978 92 10 399 2,089 3 65 5O151 87 9 12 £ s - d - 352 13 8 2,034 Io 6 1,598 10 1 1,497 14 2 282 15 3 1,569 11 o 627 1 4 330 18 o 882 9 4 402 15 11 358 2 5 6,642 8 o 1,857 i° ! 28 8 o 8,712 1 10 4 6 ,357 12 5 13 1 9 768 15 2 47 o o 656 9 11 2,628 1 7 1,580 6 5 7i 4 9 274 7 11 948 14 2 1,374 17 7 933 15 9 327 4 7 414 10 0 933 1,872 16 11 10 85 117 65 50 19 134 36 2051 32 90 62 7 17 104 43 10 3 26 in 73 4O3 1 13 9 28 11 1 3 5 29 10 6 10 44 90 35 26 48 20 16 72 132 22 SUMMARY. Postal District of — Auckland Blenheim Christchnrch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth .. Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport £ - d. £ ■■ d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ e. d. 66,051 6,091 39,417! 44 ,O2O| 5,5331 8,763 3,535 18,678 18,665 8,732 13,821 7,262 18,028 10,287 24 > 367 65,665 8,292 1367207 16 6 214 o 9, 1,651 o o ji ,668 o 3 i 225 1 3 349 11 3 128 13 9 674 8 3 707 11 o 329 16 3 494 4 9 231 3 o 627 4 9 357 7 9 846 3 3 3,253 2 11 318 12 6 14915 18 2 225,859 12 4 2O,32I 3 I 138,908 5 IO 148,036 13 9 I 18,160 6 3 31,893 7 11 10,938 14 0 57,757 2 6 62,462 10 o 30,248 17 11 47,497 4 9 41,218 17 3 56,37! 11 5 52,441 6 10 84,942 I 7 221,409 12 6 28,591 14 4 66,524 2,801 36,739; 42,9321 1,847! 4,260; 1 .954; 10,4161 12,092 6,86o| 7,088 3,828 7,412 4,8i3 12,742 6i,592 2,742 1248,305 14 4 j 12,707 14 10 :i56,76o 1 8| 170,892 7 11 7.193 9 11 16,356 15 1 7,589 14 6 36,992 12 ii 44,158 7 8 28,280 16 2 3i,733 5 7 18,813 6 11 26,943 8 6 19,867 17 7 45,672 3 6 231,473 4 6 13,396 11 1 7,449i53.475| 8i6| 5,260! 8.347|75,6i5| 6,866|6i ,4501 1,084! 6,68o' 1,055 6,950 313 I > 6 97! 2,24015,037; 2,42517,430: i,i93; 9,°26| 2,oo6]n,8i5 i 828 ; 5,848; I., 765 13,193 1,523'ri, 181 3,062118,526 11,81793,916' 798i 5,"6 !744,°34 lC 6 ! 77,990 7 2 1962,077 12 5 721,231 1 1 81,376 15 3 88,640 16 9 25,580 14 1 185,881 10 10 186,692 10 6 127,889 16 5 162,357 17 10 81,051 8 10 129,250 3 8 |i53,8o5 14 11 254,585 2 10 1,025,386 j 1 61,786 12 0 5,067 605 6,157 5,O5O 767 783 284 1,566 1,800 834 1,428 684 1,467 I , 102 2,406 8,029 529 38,048 3,654 53,775 39,686 5,112 4.522J 1,288! 8,831 11,152 5,672 7,55: 3,795 8,226 6,909 n ,819 60,702 2,712 686,330 2 o 67,077 15 3 919,908 o 3 1651.387 3 o i 73,717 3 r I 77,343 10 1 ! 29,253 4 o 165,923 18 2 187,440 1 3 126,297 7 4 r 49,774 8 3 72,299 5 11 128,251 16 o 132,075 2 1 240,657 18 3 944,638 14 3 56,396 2 o Grand totals .. 1,257,059 2 3 286642 1,117,137 12 8 53,587,411215 5,060.619 j ■ (1 2 38,558 273454 4,708,771 11 3

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Table No. 5.—POST-OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS.— GENERAL STATEMENT. Table showing the Business of the Post-Office Savings-banks in New Zealand, Year by Year, from the Date they were established, in February, 1867, to the 31st December, 1902.

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Number of SavingsBanks Open at tbe Close of the Year. Number of Deposits received during the Year. Total Amount of Deposits received during the Year. ' A verage Amount of each Deposit received during the Year. Number of Withdrawals during the Year. Total Amount of Withdrawals during the Year. Average Amount of Excess of each Deposits over Withdrawal Withdrawals during during the Year, the Year. Excess of V\ ithdrawats over Deposits during the Year. Cost of Management during the Year. Average Cost of each Transaction, Deposit or Withdrawal. Number of Accounts Opened during the Year. Number of Accounts Closed during the Year.! Number of Accounts remaining Open at Close of the Year. Total Amount standing to the Credit of all Open Accounts, inclusive of Interest to the Close of the Year. Average Amount standing to the Credit of each Open Account at Close of tbe Year. Postal Districts. I Merest, for the Year. Auckland Blenheim Christchurch .. Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport 114 7 60 50 6 10 7 27 25 15 10 53,475 5,260 75,6i5 61,450 6,680 6,950; 1,697) 15,037! i7,43o| 9,026! 11,815 5,8 4 8| I2,I93| 11,181; 18,526; 93,9i6 5,ii6| £ s. d. 744, °34 16 6 77,990 7 2 962,077 12 5 721,231 1 1 81,376 15 3 88,640 16 9 25,580 14 1 185,881 10 10 186,692 10 6 127,889 16 5 162,357 17 i° 81,051 8 10 129,250 3 8 153,805 14 11 254,585 2 10 1,025,386 5 1 61,786 12 o £ s - d - ! 13 18 3 14 16 6 12 14 6 11 14 9 12 3 8 12 15 1 15 1 6 12 7 3 10 14 3 14 3 5 13 14 10 13 17 2 IO 12 O! 38,048 3,654 53,775 39,686 5,112 4,522 1,288 8,831 11,152 5,672 7,55i 3,795 8,226 6,909 11,819 60,702 2,712 " £ 8. d. 686,330 2 O 67,077 15 3 919,908 o 3 651,387 3 o 73,717 3 1 77,343 10 1 29,253 4 o 165,923 18 2 187,440 1 3 126,297 7 4 149,774 8 3 72,299 5 11 128,251 16 o i3 2 ,o75 2 1 240,657 18 3 944,638 14 3 56,396 2 o £ 8. d.| 18 o 9; iS 7 2 17 2 2: 16 8 3 14 8 5] 17 2 1 22 14 3 18 15 9 16 16 2 22 5 4 19 16 8 19 I o 15 II IO 19 2 4 20 7 3 15 11 3j 20 15 11! £ 8. d. 57,704 14 6 10,912 11 11 42,169 12 2 69,843 18 1 7,659 12 2 11,297 6 8 19,957 12 8 £ 8. d.j •• . •■ I I 3,672 9 11 -- £ ■■ ! s. d. I" £ s. d. 26,745 10 II 7,449! 2,597 1 11 816' 31,838 4 o 8,347 26,672 10 11 6,866 2,137 5 3 1,084 3,617 15 5 1,055 i,8g4 6 6 313 7,793 19 6 2,240! 7,293 6 6 2,425; 5,611 3 8 1,193 4,413 18 3 2,006; 3,241 10 6 828 5,249 10 n 1,765 5,685 15 4 1,523 7,477 1 4 3,062; 28,255 5 7 11,817, 2,401 15 1 798; ! 5,067; 30,6Si; 605, 4,041 6,157! 42,875 5,050! 32,215 767; 3,357 783; 4,100 284 1,622! 1,566 9,216 1,800 10,186 834 6,644 1,428 6,278 684 3,461 1,467 7,613 1,102 6,621! 2,406 11,497 8,029 44,235 529 2,823 £ ~ s - d. 1,073,642 7 5 106,721 15 6 1,253,509 12 1 1,059,472 9 8 89,031 9 9 143,979 I 10 68,403 5 o 305,801 6 1 283,405 17 7 215,800 18 8 175,219 2 10 126,572 7 5 203,769 9 10 229,696 5 IO 297,035 15 o 1,154,936 11 5 96,789 9 IO £ 8. d. 34 19 10 26 8 2 29 4 9 32 17 9 26 10 5 35 2 4 42 3 5 3i 3 7 27 16 5 32 9 7 27 18 2 36 n 5 26 15 4 34 13 10 25 16 9 26 2 2 34 5 9 •• 747 10 g IO 19 14 29 64 14 13 15 I 13 14 i°: IO 18 4 12 I 7! i,592 9 1 12,583 9 7 8,752 2 11 998 7 8 21,730 12 10 13,927 4 7 80,747 IO IO 5,390 IO o •• Totals for Colony in 1902 .. 1901 .. „ 1900 .. 1899 .. 1898 .. 1897 .. 1896 .. 1895 .. 1894 .. 1893 .. 1892 .. 1891 .. „ 1890 .. 1889 .. 1888 .. 1887 .. 1886 .. 1885 .. 1884 .. 18S3.. 1882-..-1881 .. 1880 .. 1879 .. 1878 .. 1877 .. 1876 .. 1875 .. 1874 • • 1873 .. 1872 .. 1871 .. 1870 .. 1869 .. 1868 .. Totals for Colony from ist Feb. to 31st Dec, 1867 481 466 445 427 409 388 371 357 348 327 3i8 3" 296 294 290 283 271 256 243 222 411,215 380,808 347, 0 56 313,783 281,749 267,615 242, 283 217,393 204,545 202,276 186,945 176,971 162,938; 153,920 145,355 136,197 137,989 131,373 i2g,27g 127, 609 129,952 125,855 81,660 71,865 69, go8 6o,953 57,295 56,129 52,6271 39,223 31,681 24,642 20,489 17,133 13,014 6,977 5,069,619 6 2 4,611,456 6 1 4,170,428 15 3 3,644,980 9 10 3,279,6n 7 5 3,187,219 2 4 2,881,152 16 3 2,794,506 16 o 2,252,862 6 11 2,386,089 10 7 1,878,270 6 4 1,842,987 15 2 1,658,543 3 5 1,515,281 n 3 1,544,747 7 « 1,312,151 1 5 1,248,405 6 11 1,341,001 3 2 1,227,909 11 4 1,178,474 4 1 1,325,852 2 11 1,189,012 2 7 864,441 18 IO 812,399 II II 762,084 12 O 681,294 !3 2 664,134 12 6 657,653 4 o 699,249 14 3 580,542 5 5 430,877 o o 312,338 18 4 264,328 5 7 240,898 5 9 194,535 11 6 96,372 7 10 12 6 7 12 2 2 12 O 4 II 12 4 II 12 IO II 18 2 11 17 IO 12 17 I II o 3 II 15 II IO O II 10 8 3 10 3 6 9 16 10 IO 12 6 9 12 8 9 0 11 10 4 I 9 9 11 9 4 8 10 4 o g 8 11 10 11 9 11 6 1 10 18 o 11 3 6 11 11 9 11 14 4 13 5 8 14 16 2 13 12 o 12 13 6 12 18 o 14 1 2 14 18 11 13 16 3 273,454 247,854 227, o7g 206, g40 ig6,764 179,555 167,248 159,904 152,136 136,739 120,628 in, 603 106,868 99,i85 g6,204 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 14,7731 n,934l 9,292 6,365! 1,919! 4,708,771 11 2 4,230,193 6 2 3,827,416 7 3 3,417,298 19 8 3,194,893 16 7 2,891,169 5 8 2,591,558 19 4 2,369,333 6 7 2,268,624 8 4 2,122,521 16 8 1,821,348 18 1 1,693,515 9 3 1,500,437 9 5 1,457,081 5 o 1,387,471 1 10 1,182,409 7 6 1,336,287 6 4 1,264,305 8 3 i,i95,93i o 11 1,295,719 18 3 1,1:42,599 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 17 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 17 4 5 17 1 4 16 17 1 16 10 3 16 4 9 16 2 o 15 9 10 14 16 4 14 18 3 15 10 5 1520 15 3 5 14 o 9 14 13 9' 14 8 5 13 2 10: 14 19 8: 14 18 o; 14 16 oj 16 10 6! 16 9 8 15 o 1 13 11 8 16 o 4 17 7 2; 16 l8 IO! 17 12 8! 19 14 8 20 16 5; 20 o 5; 18 3 ° 17 13 9 17 11 1 19 8 7 16 16 6 13 15 3 ! 360,847 15 o 381,262 19 II 343,012 8 0 227,681 IO 2 84,717 IO IO 296,049 16 8 289,593 16 II 425,173 9 5 263,567 13 11 56,921 8 3 149,472 5 n 158,105 14 o 58,200 6 3 157,276 6 1 129,741 13 11 76,695 14 11 31,978 10 5 •• 15,762 1 5 .. - • 87,881 19 .5 H7,245 14 2 14,000 11,500 10,500 9,500 8,500 8,000 7,000 7,000 6,500 6,500 5,500 5,ooo 5,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 3,500 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,250 1,800 1,556 i,35i 1,264 1,186 789 822 o 4 90 o 4'39 o 4'39 o 4-38 o 426 o 429 o 410 o 4'45 o 4'37 o 4-60 o 429 o 4-16 o 4-45 0 379 o 3'97 o 4-24 o 4'23 o 4-44 o 4'57 o 4-66 o 482 o 4'52 o 6-04 o 569 o 5'33 o 598 o 620 o 6'44 o 6-55 o 714 o 763 o 823 o 9'36 o 1077 0 9-77 1 IO'l8; 172,926 I 7 159,198 4 O 146,169 2 5 134,917 19 3 128,128 16 6 137,240 8 o 126,497 16 3 129,489 19 6 114,643 4 11 114,760 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 g 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 31,715 18 2 31,664 12 g 2g,i93 14 6 28,762 4 7 28,565 3 5 26,935 6 8 20,106 16 10 14,7" o 5 11,291 IO IO 9,242 3 11 7,412 8 0 4,880 7 3 1,241 5 o 53,587 SO,046 46,086 41,362 37,265 36,394 32,982 30,261 28,669 29,755 26,232 25,131 23,719 21,778 21,307 20,368 21,671 20,66l 20,228 20,386 21,014 25,059 16,137 15,401 13,005 H,235 H,255 11,273 10,346 7,382 6,205 4,615 4,304 3,839 3,282 2,520: 38,558 35,Ol8 31,724 28,284 26,628 24,821 22,907 22,OOI 21,930 19,599 18,171 17,872 17,256 15,521 16,543 15,515 16,757 l6,42I 16,447 15,967 14,505 I2,7l8 12,217 12,786 9,634 8,591 9,472 8,68l 5,736 3,8l6 3,188 2,383 2,277 1,801 I,l86 364 227,465 212,436 197,408 183,046 169,968 159,331 147,758 137,683 129,423 122,684 112,528 104,467 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 26,117 24,334 21,742 17,132 13,566 io,s4g 8,317 6,290 4,252 2,156 6,883,787 5 9 6,350,013 9 2 5,809,552 5 3 5,320,370 14 IO 4,957,771 5 5 4,744,924 18 1 4,3",634 13 5 3,895,543 o 3 3,340,879 n 4 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 !,615, 979 9 6 1,638,035 19 5 1,499 ,112 o 7 1,409,751 16 7 i,47o,95o 1.3 6 1,232,787 16 91' 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 71,197 14 1 30 5 3 29 17 10 29 8 7 29 1 4 29 3 5 29 15 7 29 3 7 28 5 10 25 16 3 26 8 6 25 9 o 25 16 o 25 2 4 24 2 11 24 4 10 22 14 IO 21 II 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 o 38 16 1 36 2 5 33 18 1 35 10 3 36 15 5 38 9 1 33 o 5 207 190 178 165 147 138 124 119 103 97 92 81 183,253 2 10 286,817 ° H 83,937 5 6 ... 63,781 7 4 •■ 20,030 17 9 14,271 5 9 .. 32,146 14 10 72,106 13 9 79,094 5 6 154,634 2 o 117,700 12 1 50,ggi 2 1 54,818 12 5 60,380 1 8 87,440 14 3 69,956 9 1 •• •• •• 70 59 55 46 I I

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Table No. 6. Balance-sheet of the New Zealand Post Office Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1902.

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Balances on 1st January, 1902. Cr. Dr. Trans; actions. Dr. Balances on 31si Cr. December, 1902. Dr. Cr. MoNEY-OBDEE ACCOUNTS :— Money-orders (general) United Kingdom, &c. United States of America Canada Cape of Good Hope Ceylon Cook Islands Fiji Germany Hongkong India Natal New South Wales Queensland South Australia Samoa Straits Settlements Tasmania Victoria Western Australia Transvaal Commission Savings-Bank Accounts: — Deposits and withdrawals Transfers Postal Accounts :— Discount-stamps Stamps Postal Guides ' Postal notes Private box and bag rents Money-order commission Postal revenue Telegraph Accounts :— Pacific cable New South Wales Telegraphs New Zealand & Australian Cable Telephone-exchange receipts .. Maintenance of private wires.. Special messenger service Registration of code addresses Telegraph revenue General Accounts :— Post Office Account Postmasters and Telegraphists Investments Accrued interest on investments Miscellaneous receipts (general) Foreign postage Miscellaneous expenses Fob other Departments :— Advances to Settlers Arms Act licenses Bath receipts, Rotorua Bath tickets, Hanmer Plains.. Clerks of Court County Clerks Customs dues (H.M.C.) Customs duty (parcels) Factories Act Fishing licenses Education Department Game licenses Geraldine County Council Goldfields revenue Government Audit Government Insurance Government Printer.. Harbourmaster Pouto Homing-pigeons Protection Act Income-tax.. Land-tax Licensing Act Lunacy Machinery Mining Act.. Miners' Guides New Zealand Consols Official Assignee Old-age Pensions Outside patients, Rotorua Probation officers Public Trust Railways Registration of births, &c. Rents Road Board receipts Sanatorium, Hanmer Springs Sheep rates Tourist receipts Stock Department Unclaimed moneys Valuation revenue Water rates, Rotorua Suspense Account Stamp Department receipts .. Profit and loss £ s. d. 27,972 5 11 12,599 5 11 164 6 10 £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,382,712 13 4 127,013 8 10 20,170 19 2 2,171 8 5 3,667 11 10 315 o IO 756 3 4 1,505 o 6 3,690 13 9 834 10 11 2,216 18 8 1,922 o 7 5i,i73 5 9 5,304 o 10 3,254 11 10 2,743 18 8 191 17 11 15,760 13 3 44,627 15 4 5,747 18 5 87 16 9 1,964 8 7 £ s. d. 1,380,316 16 9 132,450 1 o 19,918 17 II 2,144 6 2 4,37° 7 o 259 o 3 518 3 o 1,477 13 5 2,846 o 8 1,116 6 5 2,777 o 1 1,899 18 1 54,552 6 9 4,400 o 1 3,040 12 2 2,950 8 9 247 18 4 16,351 2 10 44,796 8 4 5,704 15 11 £ s. d. 30,368 2 6 7,162 13 g 416 8 1 £ s. d. 158 18 7 1,241 19 10 131 16 4 1,944 15 o 35 2 1 166 7 6 234 14 6 91 2 8 71 12 10 816 11 4 289 10 9 655 o 4 1,661 4 5 7 15 3 94 18 11 207 7 5 294 8 7 985 9 6 437 6 o 395 8 9 272 6 I 4,364 10 6 466 14 9 181 9 1 1,806 3 4 2,012 13 5 63 4 o 495 2 10 i,i34 7 5 7 3 7 95 6 9 965 14 5 468 14 6 511 17 o 87 16 9 704 11 4 i,8g5 11 8 635 14 5 6,35 0 ,oi3 9 2 2,264 5 o 5,242,545 7 9 336,243 16 7 4,708,771 11 2 335,724 4 10 6,883,787 5 9 2,783 16 g 1,290 4 o 132,526 9 oj 2,245 0 o 410,940 5 5 385 2 6 194,554 12 6 5,764 12 o 15,029 7 2 260,194 7 2\ 2,047 3 o 412,948 6 3 385 2 6 188,637 1 IO 5,764 12 o 15,029 7 2 256,531 I o 1,488 1 o 130,518 8 z\ 64,889 17 11 70,807 8 7 587 16 9 4,251 2 nj 2,309 0 4 870 17 6 17,876 8 5 20,976 13 4 7,006 IO o 61,756 15 IO 2,036 2 6 104 4 7 417 12 6 268,911 5 1 16,753 17 II 22,883 17 7 7,715 17 3 61,756 15 10 2,036 2 6 104 4 7 417 12 6 268,496 16 oj 1,122 10 6 401 16 1 161 10 3 1,551 16 g\ i,g66 5 10 170,994 o 3 277,592 12 4J '6,361,959 7 8 56,934 10 7 4,052,078 7 8 8,910,814 17 6 1,245, 200 0 o 56,934 10 7 4,490 12 1 4,992 7 8 650,063 11 9 4,037,471 14 10 8,931,755 4 2 1,817,700 o o 59,654 3 9 5,422 o 4 4,500 o o 624,283 19 2 156,387 7 5 298,532 19 o£ 6,934,459 7 8 59,654 3 9 1,660 3 oj 8,384 16 9 n,336 7 o 728 14 g! 8,877 4 5 37,"5 19 7 2,754 17 1 60 o o 181 16 o 424 3 2 6i5,34i 3 5 471 o o 1,674 11 7 481 18 6 46 14 6 296 13 2 2,187 13 11 26,549 o o 35 9 0 681 12 6 360 2,211 00 429 11 8 122 16 o 612,670 19 6 480 o o 1,788 2 3 861 6 2 43 4 o 290 13 2 2,100 15 1 24,677 12 8 35 9 o 713 17 6 360 2,211 o o 429 11 8 i3 8 15 3 17 IO o 26,622 1 7 642 10 6 80 o o 1 17 o 109,575 o o 227,496 o o 22 I O 38 8 o 5,487 IO o 561 12 O 5,425 1 o 51 o o 68 5 4 44 15 6 3 10 6 600 335 3 3 3,707 7 4 248 4 5 1,836 o o 75 o o 42 15 0 17 5 9 300 2,043 4 1 144 5 7 79 3 4 14 10 o 27,107 6 3 552 8 9 0 16 8 1 17 o 109,623 8 6 219,464 3 o 22 1 o 38 o o 5,299 o o 629 2 O 1 6 6 2,528 8 9 54 3 10 36 2 o 9,937 1 1 84 10 6 1,905 4 1 '680 577 17 6 530 15 o 1 5 6 500 o 12 6 600 389 7 6 598 5 o 1 5 6 21,671 15 9 55 13 o 7-533 7 7 1,481 3 6 247 6 6 74 6 o 293 19 6 78 1 o 4,276 14 o 1,859 10 6 205,800 o o 474 1 6 300 311,064 15 4 9,026 15 6 i,997 14 6 205 4 4 100 1,928 8 o 21,325 19 4 627 5 1 26 4 2 o 17 8 2,056 5 3 160 IO o 256 9 2 2 I 8 291,916 14 4 4,281 14 o 1,790 10 8 209,814 3 9 482 9 6 300 308,715 6 1 9,617 12 6 2,019 15 o 254 6 4 100 6g 12 4 17,657 12 o 47 5 o 9,882 16 10 890 6 6 225 6 o 25 4 0 251 15 7 3° 11 o 61 5 o o 6 10 112 7 12 5 1,970 11 11 21,373 9 4 566 o 1 26 18 6 o 17 8 2,061 o o 154 10 o 506 9 2 2 1 8' 264,234 11 7 2 17 8 600 250 o o 195,953 18 7 223,636 1 4 Totals 6,873,066 6 3J 6,873,066 6 3 1 ; 25,315,690 1 ioj| |25,3i5,690 1 ioj| |7,454,802 11 9 j| \7, 454,802 11 9 J

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Table No. 7. Securities, &c., standing in the Name of the Postmaster-General on Account of the PostOffice Savings-Bank Fund on the 31st December, 1902.

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Description of Securities, &c. Nomiual Value. Value at Cost Price. ; Accrued Interest on 3]st December, 1902. " Tbe Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1896 " Debentures, 3J per cent. £ s. d. 100,000 0 0 £ s. d. 100,000 0 0 £ s. d. 1,457 10 7 " The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act 1899 " Debentures, 3J per cent. 125,000 0 0 125,000 0 0 731 3 3 The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Acts 1896 and 1897 Debentures, 3 per cent. 65,000 0 0 65,000 0 0 203 0 3 " The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Aot 1902 " Debentures, 4 per cent. 100,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 323 15 4 " The Consolidated Loan Act 1867 " Debentures, 4 per cent. .. 13,000 0 0 12,480 0 0 109 13 11 " The Consolidated Stock Act 1884 " Debentures, 3| per cent... 629,100 0 0 629,100 0 0 7,299 5 3 " The Dairy Industry Act 1898 " Debentures, 3J per cent. 1,781 0 0 1,781 0 0 8 7 11 " The Defence and other Purposes Loan Act 1870 " Debentures, 4 per cent. 75,000 0 0 72,000 0 0 632 17 6 " The Defence and other Purposes Loan Act 1870" Debentures, 4J per cent. 8,100 0 0 8,100 0 0 The District Railways Purchasing Acts 1885 and 1886 Debentures, 4 per cent. 42,000 0 0 36,076 17 8 418 17 0 The District Railways Purchasing Acts 1885 and 1886 Scrip, 4 per cent. 34,100 0 0 34,100 0 0 340 1 3 Dunedin Garrison Hall Debentures, 5 per cent. 6,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 129 17 3 " The General Purposes Loan Act 1873 " Debentures, 4 per cent. 5,200 0 0 4,342 0 0 43 17 7 "The Government Loans to Looal Bodies Act 1886" Debentures, 3£ per cent. : 231,500 0 0 231,500 0 0 2,686 0 6 Greymouth Harbour Board Debentures, 4 per cent. .. 105,000 0 0 105,000 0 0 2,038 18 1 Hamilton Borough Debentures, 4J per cent. 3,000 0 0 3,000 0 0 56 4 4 Hokitika Harbour Board Debentures, 5 per cent. 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 2,218 9 10 "The Immigration and Public Works Loan Aot 1870 " Debentures, 4 per cent. 174,200 0 0 167,272 0 0 1,469 19 2 " The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act 1870 " Debentures, 4J per cent. 20,900 0 0 20,527 10 0 198 8 2 " The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act 1870 " Debentures, 4 per cent. (Imperial guaranteed) 400,000 0 0 400,000 0 0 1,315 1 4 Inscribed Stock, 3 per cent. i 2,134,940 0 0 2,129,614 0 0 15,968 2 6 " The Land for Settlements Act 1894 " Debentures, 3| per cent. 731,066 0 0 731,060 0 0 4,276 4 9 The La':d for Settlements Act Debentures, 3| per cent. 62,000 0 0 62,000 0 0 541 0 3 " The Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act 1894 " Debentures, 4 per cent. 264,000 0 0 264,000 0 0 2,661 14 0 " The Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act 1894 " Debentures, 3J per cent. 35,000 0 0 35,000 0 0 250 5 5 " The Local Bodies' Loans Act 1901 " Debentures, 3J per cent. 245,000 0 0 245,000 0 0 2,391 19 6 Oamaru Borough Consolidated Loan 1893 Debentures, 5 per cent. 13,800 0 0 13,800 0 0 345 0 0 Oamaru Harbour Bonds, 5£ per cent. 31,000 0 0 31,000 0 0 714 14 0 Patea Harbour Board Debentures, 4-J per cent. 13,000 0 0 13,000 0 0 292 10 0 " The State Coal-mines Act 1901 " Debentures, 3 1 per cent. .... 30,000 0 0 30,000 0 0 245 0 0 Thames Harbour Board Debentures, 4 per cent. 10,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 99 14 6 " The Public Revenues Act 1893 " (Treasury bills), 3| per oent. 749,200 0 0 749,200 0 0 Westport Harbour Board Debentures, 4 per cent. 489,500 0 0 489,500 0 0 9,755 4 1 Accrued interest on Post Office Account 426 6 3 Totals 6,957,387 0 0 6,934,459 7 8 59,654 3 9

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Table No. 8. Post-Office Savings-Bank. Balance-sheet for the Year ended 31st December, 1902.

Table No. 9. Return showing the Total Number of Post-Office Savings-Bank Accounts open on the 31st December, 1902, classified according to the Balances at Credit, compared with the Number open at the end of 1901.

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Dr. £ s. d. Balance to credit of depositors, 1st January,1902 .. .. .. 6,350,013 9 2 Deposits during 1902 .. .. 5,069,619 6 2 Interest credited depositors, 1902 .. 172,926 1 7 Cr. £ s. d. Withdrawals during 1902 .. .. 4,708,77111 2 Balance to credit of depositors, 31st December, 1902 .. .. .. 6,883,787 5 9 £11,592,558 16 11 £11,592,558 16 11 Liabilities md Assets. Dr. £ s. d. Balance to credit of depositors, 31st December, 1902 .. .. .. 6,883,787 5 9 Balance of assets over liabilities .. 223,630 1 4 Cr. £ s. d. Securities (vide Table No. 7).. .. 6,934,459 7 8 Accumulated profits .. £223,636 1 4 Less amount invested and included in total of securities above .. 50,672 1 11 £7,107,423 7 1 172,963 19 5 £7,107,423 7 1 Profit a', id Loss. Dr. £ s. d. Interest credited to depositors during 1902 172,926 1 7 Paid Public Account, for expenses of Savings-bank management .. .. 14,000 0 0 Savings-bank profits carried to postal revenue .. .. .. .. 20,000 0 0 Interest on debentures purchased, ex div. 373 19 5 Balance to next account .. .. 223,636 1 4 Cr. £ s. d. Balance forward, 1st January, 1902 .. 195,953 18 7 Interest received ..£232,262 10 7 Interest accrued on 31st December, 1902 .. 59,654 3 9 £291,916 14 4 Less accrued interest on 31st December, 1901 .. 56,934 10 7 £430,936 2 4 234,982 3 9 £430,936 2 4

Postal District. Not exceeding £20. Exceeding 420 and up to £50. Exceeding £50 and up to £100. Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding £100 and £200 and £300 and £400 and up to £200. up to £300. up to £400. up to £500. j>8 ' Total y§ Number of m sd . Accounts 3.5 ' open. Auckland Blenheim Christchurch .. Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth.. Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport 21,157 3,077 30,235 22,518 2,514 2,805 1,023 6,247 7,523 4,795 4,569 2,238 5,663 4,545 8,770 32,315 1,995 3,361 375 4,491 3,897 360 499 216 1,178 1,061 716 748 488 821 806 1,229 4,963 311 2,499 252 3,116 2,462 232 309 141 807 712 468 430 322 491 545 615 3,020 200 2,227 218 3,324 2,114 169 297 152 643 ! 573 412 j 357 ! 282 ; 406 j 437 545 2,296 205 895 65 1,116 776 42 126 59 231 194 162 98 88 142 187 209 1,016 67 262 27 318 207 20 34 14 02 05 47 39 25 50 52 61 311 25 160 14 144 139 9 12 9 31 34 25 18 9 24 21 39 162 10 120 13 131 102 11 18 8 17 24 19 19 9 16 28 29 152 10 30,681 4,041 42,875 32,215 3,357 4,100 1,622 9,216 10,186 6,644 6,278 3,461 7,613 6,621 11,497 44,235 2,823 Totals, 1902 161,989 25,520 23,743 16,621 14,657 5,473 1,619 860 ! 726 227,465 Totals, 1901 153,593 14,705 12,797 4,765 1,394 768 671 212,436

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Table No. 10. Inland Mail-services established, accelerated, etc.

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District. Name of Service. Frequency. Remarks. .uckland Hautapu Post-office-Railway-station Matangi-Tamahere Railway-station.. Ngaruawahia-Te Kowhai Taupiri-Gordonton Kihikihi-Te Awamutu Hukerenui Post-office-Rail way-station Ongarae- Taumarunui Waikumete-Nihotupu Waiuku-Akaaka Waiuku-Otaua Cambridge-Maungatautari Coromandel-Cabbage Bay Daily Four times weekly Thrice weekly Twice weekly Established. Weekly „ (Giving Cabbage Bay a twiceweekly mail.) Galatea-Muripara.. Hikuai-Puketui Hukerenui-Tapuhi Kawhi a-Kinohaku Manukau Heads-Orua Bay Ohaeawai Okaihau „ (Giving Okaihau a twice-weekly mail.) Ohaeawai-Whangaroa Okupu-Owana Tangowahine-Onetea Totara North- Saies Tryphena-landing and shipping mails Tuakau—Pukekawa Waerenga-Tangawahia Whangarei-Kaitara Pukekohe-Mauku-Waiuku „ (First subsidised service.) Kihikihi-Te Awamutu Te Awamutu-Railway-station Howick-Whitford Extended to Waiuku, thrice weekly, giving Waiuku a daily mail. Frequency increased : from daily to twice daily four days a week (daily the other two). Ditto. Frequency increased: twice to thrice weekly. Ditto. Rotorua-Waiotapu-Wairakei-Taupo Tuakau-Onewhero Rotorua-Atiamuri.. Frequency increased: once to twice weekly. (See Curtailed.) Curtailed to Rotorua-Atiamuri, but frequency increased; and frequency of Rotorua-Waiotapu - Wairakei - Taupo service also increased. Altered: to terminate at Muripara instead of Galatea (alteration of route). Abolished. (See Otherwise Altered.) Rotorua-Atiamuri-Taupo Rotorua-Galatea Galatea-Te Whaiti Kaukapakapa-Makarau - KomokorikiGlorit Porootarao Post-office-Railway-station Te Aroha Post-office-Railway-station Renwicktown-Omaka Seddon-Richmond Brook Fabian's Valley-Wairau Valley Wairau Valley-Top Valley Twice weekly Established. Blenheim Weekly ! '. Christchurch.. Anama Post-office-Railway-station .. Mayfield-Valetta Railway-station Springfield-Porter's Pass-Castle Hill-Bealey-Otira Railway — Aicken's-Jackson's-Taipo Lyttelton-Chatham Islands Oxford-Cooper's Creek-View Hill Waiau-Conway Flat Christchurch-Coalgate (railway) Christchurch-Halswell Christchurch-Little River Twice weekly Frequency increased: once to twice weekly. Established. „ (Giving Mayfield a daily service.) „ (Renewal, 1/1/02.) Six times a year.. „ (Renewal.) Extended to Rock Ford (new office). Extended to Claverley (office reopened). Frequency increased: daily to twice daily. Ataahua Post-office-Kaituna Railwaystation Kowai Bush-Springfield Frequency increased: two additional mails each way on Thursdays. Frequency increased : by an extra mail on Thursdays. Frequency decreased : daily to twice weekly for winter. Curtailed to Scargill-Domett-Cheviot; Waipara and Omihi to be served by railway. Abolished. Established. Waipara-Cheviot Dunedin Mount Somers-Ashburton Gorge Clyde-Springvale (no post-office) Houipapa-Ratanui Pembroke-Cardrona Daily Weekly Taioma-Barewood-Sutton, &c. tt • • (One way only.) „ (Winter service: 17thApril31st October, 1902.) Extended : first to Wedderburn, then to Ida Valley (by extension of railway). Curtailed : by extension of railway from Rough Ridge to Ida Valley. Rough Ridge-Ida Valley-Ophir-Chatto Creek-Alexandra South-Clyde Two services: Thrice weekly

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District. Name of Service. B-requeney. Remarks. Dunedin— ctd. Gisborne Pembroke-Cardrona Palmerston Post - office - Railwaystation Temporarily discontinued, 31st October, 1902 (extra weekly winter service, maintaining twice-weekly communication throughout the year). Abolished as a subsidised service, owing to addition of a letter-carrier to the staff. Established. (First subsidised service.) Te Araroa Post-office —Beach Tokomaru Bay—Huiarua .. Gisborne-Tolaga Bay Road JunctionPouawa Te Araroa-East Cape Lighthouse (no post-office) Gisborne-Waimata Valley-Arakihi .. As required Weekly Twice weekly Monthly Frequency increased : once to twice weekly between Gisborne and W'aimata Valley. Altered : offices now served by railway. Gisborne-Ormond Gisborne-Whatatutu Gisborne - Waerengaokuri - Tiniroto-Ruakituri-Marumaru-Frasertown Abolished as an intermediate setvice. A through service from Napier established 1st January, 1903. Extended to Upper Moonlight (new office). Established. (First subsidised service.) Greymouth .. Invercargill .. Atarau-Ahaura Dalmore Post-office-Railway-siding.. Titiroa Post-office-Railway-siding .. Tussock Creek-Wilson's Crossing Waimatua Post-office-Railway-siding Garston-Upper Nevis Invercargill-Tisbury Daily Twice weekly Napier Weekly Frequency increased: twice weekly to daily. Established. (First subsidised service.) Hastings Post-office-Railway-station Mangatuna-Junction on DannevirkeWeber Road Napier-Dannevirke As required Weekly Ormondville-Whetukura Frasertown-Waikaremoana Ongaonga-Wakarara Te Aute-Anaroa Delivery of parcels and letter-carriers' bags within the City of Nelson Motueka-Pangatotara Ngatimote-Ori noco Toko-Tutuawa New Plymouth-Hillsborough Extended to Wood vi lie (each way) once daily. Extended to Mangapuaka (new office). Altered : accelerated. Abolished. Nelson Twice daily Established. Thrice weekly New Plymouth Twice weekly Twice and once weekly „ (First subsidised service.) Oamaru Stratford-Toko Oamaru-Maheno-Herbert-Hampden-Palmerston-Dunedin (train service) Oamaru-Totaratahi (train service) .. Ohiwa-Opotiki Hikutaia -Anuanu .. Taneatua-Waimana (Jp')tiki-Omaio Abolished as a coach service ; railway extended to Toko. Frequency increased: twice to thrice daily. Frequency increased : once to twice daily. Established. Thames As required Twice weekly Weekly Paeroa-Waitekauri Tauranga-Rotorua Frequency increased : fortnightly to weekly. Section of Opotiki-Rauko-kore service. Frequency decreased: twice to once daily. Altered : from a two-horse to a threehorse service. Abolished as a separate service; now part of post-office messenger's duty. Abolished. Thames Chief Post-office : Landing and shipping mails Hikutaia-Anuanu Ruatoki Waimana Woodbury-Orari Gorge (no post-office) Lake Pukaki-Hermitage Thrice weekly Weekly Established. Timaru (1st May to 31st Oct., 1902 ; renewal of winter service). Frequency increased: thrice weekly to daily. Established. (First subsidised service.) Wanganui Sutherland's Post - office - Railway - station Pipiriki Post-office-Steamers Mangaweka Post-office-Railway- station Eastown Post-office-Railway-station Wanganui-Sedgebrook Hawera-Ararata Mangaonoho - Ohingaiti - Manga woka-Utiku-Taihape-Te Moehau-Moa-whango Taihape-Mataroa-Ruanui As required Four times daily Twice daily Daily Thrice weekly .. „ (Open-mail delivery.) (Renewal.) Twice and once weekly (summer and winter) Weekly (In place of Koeke-Rua- ■ nui, abolished.) (Renewal.) Te Moehau-Turangarere-Waiouru .. Casey's Junction-Ohinewairua „ (Open-mail delivery as well as to new office, Ohinewairua.)

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District. Name of Service. Frequency, Remarks, Wanganui— ctd. Mangaweka open-mail delivery to Te Kapua Road Utiku-Torere Wanganui-Aramoho W T eekly.. Established. Frequency increased : twice to thriea daily. Frequency increased : daily to twice daily thrice a week, daily other days. Abolished. (See Established.) Manga weka-Utiku-Taihape Koeke-Ruanui Mangaweka-Te Moehau Moawhango-Waiouru Ohingaiti Post - office - Mangaonoho Railway-station Ohingaiti-Mangaweka Wanganui - Upokongaro - Koriniti - Jerusalem, &c.-Pipiriki As required „ (Second twice-weekly service of Wanganui Settlers' River Steamship Company.) Established. Wellington Feilding Post-office-Railway-station Harbour service: Anchorage-Wharf and vice versa, and AnchorageSomes Island-Wharf Kaiwarawara - Crofton - Khandallah (letter-delivery) Palmerston North-Newbury Porirua-Titahi Bay Seatoun - Worser Bay - Karaka Bay (letter-delivery) Wellington-Day's Bay (no post office)Muritai Daily Daily, 1st Nov. to 31st May; thrice weekly, 1st June to 31st Oct. Wellington-Seatoun-Worser Bay Whareama-Langdale Junction Thrice weekly .. „ (By steamer.) „ (Connecting at Langdale Junction with Masterton-Te Nui coach.) Puketoi Post-office-Mail-box on Ma-kuri-Pongaroa Road Stokes Valley-Taita Colyton-Te Awa .. Haunui-Junction on Alfredton-Water-falls Road Wellington-Motueka Twice weekly Weekly '.'. Weekly, 1st Nov., '02, to 30th June, '03; fortnightly, 1st July, '03, to 31st Oct., '03. Levin Post-office-Railway-station Frequency increased : thrice daily to aa required. Frequency increased ; thrice weekly to daily during winter. Abolished. Wellington-Day's Bay (no post-office)-Muritai Akatarawa-Upper Hutt Masterton-Stronvar (Masterton-Brancepeth service extended to Stronvar, 1st Jan., 1903.) Muritai-Hutt Seatoun-Wellington Wellington-Worser Bay Millerton-Mine Creek (By road. See Established.) Thrice weekly .. ,/ « it Established. '••tport

Table Wo. ll.-SAN FRANCISCO MAIL-SERVICE. Statement showing the Number of Days occupied in the Delivery of Mails between London and the undermentioned Places by the San Francisco Mail-service.

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FROM LONDON VIA SAN FRANCISCO. Auckland. Wellington. DUNEDIN. Sydney. ELUOURNE. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Auckland No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Wellington. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Dunedin. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from ' London. Date of Arrival in Sydney. No. of Davs. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Melbourne. No. of Days. " 1902. January January February March March April May May June July August August September October October November 4 2 5 8 29 <9 3' 21 2 4 '5 [902. February 4 February 28 March 18 April 8 April 29 May 21 June to June 30 July 2 1 August 12 September 1 September 22 October 14 November 3 November 25 December 16 ' 9°3January 6 Jan uary 2 7 3> 34 3' 32 3° 3 T 3° 3° 3' 3° 3" 3" 1902. January 4 January 25 February 15 March 8 Marcli 29 April 19 May 10 May 3 1 June 21 .1 uly 1 2 August 2 August 23 September 13 October 4 October 25 November 15 1902. February 5 March 2 March 20 April 10 April 30 May 22 June 12 I uiy 2 July 22 August 13 September 3 September 25 October 15 November 4 November 26 December 1 7 32 36 33 33 32 33 33 32 3' 32 32 33 32 3' 32 32 1902. Jan uary 4 January 25 February 15 March " 8 March 29 April 19 May 1 o May 3 1 June 21 July 12 August 2 August 23 September 13 , October 4 October 25 November 15 1902. February 6 March 3 March 2 2 April 1 1 May 1 May 23 June 13 July 3 July 24 August 14 September 4 September 27 October 16 November 6 November 27 December 18 33 37 35 34 33 34 34 33 33 33 33 35 33 33 33 33 1902. 1902. January 4 ■ February 8 January 25 , March 4 February 1 ; March 24 March 8 j April 14 March 29 May 5 April 19 May 26 May 10 I June 13 May 31 1 July 5 'June 21 : July 25 July 12 : August 16 August 2 ' September 6 August 23 ; September 27 September 13 \ October 19 October 4 ! November 7 October 25 : November 29 November 15 December 20 1 9°3December 6 ! January 1 1 December 27 I January 31 35 38 37 37 3 7 37 34 35 34 35 35 35 36 34 35 35 1902. January 4 January 25 February 15 March 8 March 29 April 19 May 1 o May 3 1 J une 2 1 July 12 August 2 August 23 September 13 October 4 October 25 November 15 ] 902. February 10 March 6 March 25 April 15 May 6 May 2; June 17 July 7 July 28 August 18 September 8 September 29 October 20 November 8 December 1 December 22 37 40 38 38 38 38 38 37 37 37 37 37 37 35 37 37 December December 6 27 3i 31 December 6 December 27 1903. January 8 January 28 33 32 December 6 December 27 1903. January 9 January 30 34 34 36 35 December 6 December 2 7 1903. January 13 February 2 38 37 Maximum Minimum Average 34 I 3° ; 3°'94 I 36 3' 32'44 37 33 3372 38 34 35\S5 40 35 37'39 TO LONDON VIA SAN FRANCISCO. ELEOIJRNE. Sydney. DUNEDIN. . v ELLINGTON. Auckland. Date of Despatch from Melbourne. Date of Arrival in London. Mo. of Days. Date of Despatch from Sydney. Date of Arrival in Londori. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Dnnedin. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Wellington. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Auckland. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. 1902. January January February March March A pri 1 May June June August August September October October November 6 10 22 12 12 2 2 3 '3 4 '5 1902. February 10 March 6 March 27 April 14 May 8 May 26 June 14 July 6 July 26 August 18 September 6 September 28 October 2 1 November 9 December 4 December 20 35 38 38 35 38 34 33 34 35 37 35 36 38 36 40 35 1902. January 7 January 28 February 18 Marcli 1 [ April 1 April 22 May j 3 June 3 June 23 July '4 August 4 August 25 September 15 October 6 October 27 November 17 1902. February 1 o March 6 March 2 7 April 14 May 8 May 26 June 14 J uiy 6 J uly 26 August 18 September 6 September 28 October 2 1 November 9 December 4 December 20 34 37 37 34 32 33 33 35 33 34 36 34 33 190 2. January 8 January 29 February 19 March 12 April 2 April 23 May 14 June 4 June 24 July 15 August 5 August 26 September 16 October 7 October 28 November 18 1902. February 1 o March 6 March 2 7 April 14 May 8 May 26 June 14 July 6 July 26 August 18 September 6 September 28 October 2 1 November 9 December 4 December 20 1903. January 12 33 36 36 33 36 33 3> 32 32 34 32 33 35 33 37 32 1902. January to January 31 February 2 1 March 14 April 4 April 25 May 16 June 6 June 26 July 17 August 7 August 28 September 18 October 9 October 30 November 20 1902. February 10 March 6 March 2 7 April 14 May 8 May 26 June 14 July 6 July 26 August 18 September 6 September 28 October 2 r November 9 December 4 December 20 3' 34 34 3> 34 3' 29 3° 3° ■ 32 3° i 3' 33 I 3> 35 3° 1902. January 11 February 1 February 22 March 15 April 5 April 26 May 17 June 7 June 27 July 18 August 8 August 29 September 19 October [ o October 3 1 November 2 1 1902. February 1o March 6 March 27 April 14 May 8 May 26 ]une 14 j July 6 July 26 August 18 September 6 September 28 October 2 1 November 9 December 4 December 20 '9°3 January 12 3° 33 33 33 33 3° 28 29 29 3" 29 3° 32 3° 34 29 December 6 1903. January 12 37 December 8 i9°3January 12 35 December 9 34 December 11 1903. January 12 32 December 12 3' December 27 February 1 36 December 29 February 1 34 December 30 February 1 33 1903. January 1 February 1 31 1903. January 2 February 1 3O Maximum Minimum Average 4° 33 ... ! 36.II 32 34'6' 37 3' 33' 6 ■ 35 29 i 3 1 6 1 34 28 , \

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Table No. 12.-PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL MAIL-SERVICE. Statement showing the Number of Days occupied in the Delivery of Mails between London and the undermentioned Places by the Packets of the Peninsular and Oriental Line.

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FROM LONDON BY THE P. AND O. PACKETS. ELBOORNE. Sydney. Bluff. CukiSTCHURCH. Wellington. Auckland. Date of Despatch from London. 1902. .fan- 3 Jan. 17 .lan. 31 Feb. 14 Feb. 28 March 14 March 28 April 1 1 April 25 May 9 May 23 June (> June 20 July 4 July 18 August 1 August 15 August 29 Sept. 12 Sept. 26 October 1 o October 24 Nov. 7 Nov. 2 1 Date of Arrival in Melbourne. 1902. Feb. 3 Feb. 17 March 4 March 17 March 3 1 April 15 April 28 May 1 1 May 26 ,1 une 9 June 2? July 7 July 20 August 4 August 18 August 31 Sept. 16 Sept. 29 October 13 October 27 Nov. 9 Nov. 24 Dec. 7 Dec. 22 No. Date of of ! Despatch from Days. London. 1902. 3' Jan. 3 31 j Jan. 17 32 Jan- 31 3 1 Feb. 14 31 Feb. 28 32 March 14 31 March 28 30 April 11 3" April 25 3 1 May 9 31 May 23 31 June 6 30 June 20 3' July 4 31 July 18 30 August 1 32 August 15 31 August 29 3 1 Sept. 12 3 1 Sept. 26 30 October 10 3 1 October 24 3c , Nov. 7 3 1 Nov. 2 1 Date of ; No. Arrival in i of Sydney. I Days. 1902. Feb. 4 32 Feb. 18 32 March 5 33 March 18 32 April if 32 April 16 33 April 29 32 May 13 32 May 27 32 June 10 32 June 24 . 32 July 9 ! 33 July 22 32 August 5 32 August 19 32 Sept. 2 ; 32 Sept. 17 : Sept. 30 32 October 14 32 October 28 32 Nov. ii! 32 Nov. 25 32 Dec. 9 32 Dec. 23 32 Date of Date of Despatch Trom Arrival at London. Blnit. 1902. 1902. Jan. 3 Feb. 11 Jan. 17 Feb. 25 Jan. 31 ; March 14 Feb. 14 J March 25 Feb. 28 ; April 7 March 14 April 22 March 28 j May 5 April 1 1 May 19 April 25 ; June 2 Ma} , 9 ; June 16 May 23 June 30 June (> July 15 June 20 July 28 July 4 August 1 1 July 18 August 25 August 1 Sept. 9 August 15 Sept. 23 August 29 October 6 Sept. 1 2 ' October 2 1 Sept. 26 i Nov. 3 October 10 ! Nov. 18 October 24 Bee. 1 Nov. 7 I Dec. 15 Nov. 2 1 j Dec. 29 1903. No. of Days. 39 39 42 39 39 38 38 39 38 38 38 39 39 38 39 38 39 38 38 38 ' Date of Despatch from London. 1902. Jan. 3 Jan. 17 Jan- 31 F"eb. 14 Feb. 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 1 o October 24 Nov. 7 Nov. 2 1 Date of Arrival in Christchurcii. 1902. Feb. 12 Feb. 26 March 13 March 26 April 8 April 25 May 7 May 20 June 3 June 17 July 1 July 16 July 29 August 12 August 26 Sept. 10 Sept. 24 October 7 October 2 2 Nov. 4 Nov. 19 Dec. 3 Dec. 16 Dec. 30 No. of Days. 40 4' 40 39 40 40 39 39 39 39 40 39 39 39 40 40 39 40 39 40 40 39 39 Date of Despatch from London. 1902. J an - 3 Jan. 17 J an - 31 Feb. 14 Feb. 28 March 14 March 28 April 11 April 25 May 9 May 23 June 6 June 20 J ul .V 4 July 18 August 1 August 15 August 29 Sept. 12 Sept. 26 October 10 October 24 Nov. 7 Nov. 2 1 Date of No. Arrival in of Wellington. Days. 1902. Feb. 1,3 41 Feb. 24 1 38 March 12 40 March 27 I 41 April 7 38 April 23 40 May 8 41 May 19 38 June 4 40 June 18 i 40 July 2 J 40 July 16 40 August 1 i 42 August 13 40 August 26 39 Sept. 8 38 Sept. 23 39 October 7 i 39 October 2 1 39 Nov. 4 , 39 Nov. 18' 39 Dec. 1 38 Dec. 16 39 Dec. 29 ! 38 Date of Despatch from London. 1902. Jan. 3 Jan. 17 Jan. 31 Feb. 14 Feb. 28 March 14 March 28 April 1 1 April 25 May 9 May 23 June 6 June 20 July 4 July 18 August 1 August 15 August 29 Sept. 12 Sept. 26 October 1 o October 24 Nov. 7 Nov. 2 1 Date of Arrival in Auckland. 1902. Feb. 1 o Feb. 22 March 9 March 24 April 5 April 21 May 4 May 17 June 1 J une 16 June 29 July 14 July 27 August 1 1 August 24 Sept. 7 Sept. 21 October 5 October 19 Nov. 3 Nov. 18 Nov. 30 Dec. 15 Dec. 28 No. of Days. 38 36 3 7 38 36 38 37 36 37 38 37 3 7 38 37 37 37 3 7 37 38 39 3 7 38 37 Dec. 5 Dec. 19 1903. 32 Dec. 5 3 1 Dec. 19 1903. Dec. 5 Dec. 19 !9°3Dec. s Dec. 19 1903. Dec. 5 Dec. 19 1903. Jan. 6 Jan. 19 Jan. 7 ! 33 Jan. 20 ; 32 Dec. 5 Jan. 12 Dec. 19 Jan. 27 38 i 39 1 .l an - 13 Jan. 28 39 40 Jan. 13 39 Jan. 26 38 Jan. 1 1 Jan. 25 37 3 7 Maximum Minimum Average 32 3° 30-96 33 32 32-19 38 38-54 41 39 ; 39'54 42 38 3935 39 36 37'27

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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. Date of of Despatch from Days. Bluff. Date of Arrival in London. No. ' Date of of Despatch from Days. Sydney. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Melbourne. Date of Arrival in London No. of Davs. 1902. January 6 January 20 February 4 February 17 March 3 March 19 March 31 April 14 April 29 May 13 May 26 June 11 June 23 Ju}y 7 July 22 August 6 August 19 Sept. 2 Sept. 15 Sept. 29 October 14 October 27 November 12 1902. February 15 March 1 March 15 March 29 April 12 April 26 May 10 May 24 June 8 June 22 July 5 July 21 August 4 August 17 August 31 Sept. 14 Sept. 28 October 11 October 25 November 10 November 22 December 6 December 20 1903. January 3 January 17 January 31 40 40 39 40 40 38 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 39 40 39 40 40 38 1902. January 10 January 18 1902. February 15 March 1 36 42 1902. January 6 January 21 February 3 February 17 March 4 March 17 April 1 April 15 April 28 May 13 May 26 June 9 June 23 July 7 July 21 August 6 August 18 Sept. 1 Sept. 16 Sept. 30 October 14 October 27 November 10 1902. February 15 March 1 March 15 March 29 April 12 April 26 May 10 May 24 June 8 June 22 July 5 July 21 August 4 August 17 August 31 Sept. 14 Sept. 28 October 11 October 25 November 10 November 22 December 6 December 20 1903. January 3 January 17 January 31 40 39 40 40 39 40 39 39 41 40 40 42 42 4 1 41 39 41 40 39 4 1 39 40 40 1902. January 14 January 28 February 1 1 February 25 March 11 March 25 April 8 April 22 May 6 May 20 June 3 June 17 July 1 July 15 July 29 August 12 August 26 Sept. 9 Sept. 23 October 7 October 21 November 4 November 18 1902. February 15 March 1 March 15 March 29 April 12 April 26 May 10 May 24 June 8 June 22 July 5 July 21 •August 4 August 17 August 31 Sept. 14 Sept. 28 October 11 October 25 November 10 November 22 December 6 December 20 1903. January 3 January 17 January 31 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 33 33 32 34 34 3 J 33 33 33 32 32 34 32 32 32 1902. January 15 January 29 February 12 February 26 March 12 March 26 April 9 April 23 May 7 May 21 June 4 June 18 July 2 July 16 July 30 August 13 August 27 Sept. 10 Sept. 24 October 8 October 22 November 5 November 19 1902. February 15 March 1 March 15 March 29 April 12 April 26 May 10 May 24 June 8 June 22 July 5 July 21 August 4 August 17 August 31 Sept. 14 Sept. 28 October 11 October 25 November 10 November 22 December 6 December 20 31 3 1 3i 3 1 3i 3'-= 32 31 33 32 32 32 32 31 33 31 31 February 15 March 1 March 15 March 29 April 14 April 26 May 10 May 24 June 7 June 21 July 5 July 19 August 2 August 16 Sept. 3 Sept. 16 Sept. 27 October 11 October 25 March 29 April 12 April 26 May 10 May 24 June 8 June 22 July 5 July 21 August 4 August 17 August 31 Sept. 14 Sept. 28 October 11 October 25 November 10 November 22 December 6 42 42 42 42 40 43 43 42 44 44 43 43 43 43 3* 39 44 42 42 November 25 December 8 December 22 39 40 40 November 22 December 12 December 26 1903. January 3 January 17 January 31 42 36 36 November 24 December 8 December 23 40 40 39 December 2 December 16 December 30 32 32 32 December 3 December 17 December 31 1903. January 3 January 17 January 31 3i 3' Maximum Minimum Average .. 42 38 •• 3985 44 36 4i'37 42 39 40-04 34 32 3246 33 31-46

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FROM LONDON BY THE ORIENT LINE. Melbourne. Sydney. BLUFF. Christchurch. Wellington. Auckland. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival it. Melbourne. No. of Days. Date of Despatch from London. Date of Arrival in Sydney. No. of Days. Date of Date of Despatch from Arrival at London. Bluff. No. ol Days. Date of Despatch from London, Date of Arrival in Christchurch. No. of Days. Date of Date of Despatch from Arrival in London. Wellington. No. of Days. Date of Date of Despatch from ! Arrival in London. Auckland. No. of Days. 1 I 1902. 1902. Feb. 11 Feb 25 March 11 March 2; April 8 April 22 May 6 May 20 June 3 June 17 July 4 July 16 July 29 August 12 August 26 Sept. 9 Sept. 23 October 7 October 23 Nov. s Nov. 18, Dec. 2 Dec. 18 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 35 3i 32 32 32 32 34 33 32 32 34 1902. 1902. Feb. 12 Feb. 26 March 12 March 26 April 9 April 23 May 7 May 21 J une 4 June 18 July 5 July 17 July 3' August 13 August 28 Sept. 1 o Sept. 24 October 8 October 24 Nov. 6 Nov. 19 Dec. 3 Dec. 19 35 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 36 34 34 33 34 1 33 33 33 35 . 34 : 33 33 1902. 1902. Jan. 10 Feb. 18 Jan. 24 March 3 Feb. 7 March 18 Feb. 2 1 March 3 1 March 7 April 15 March 21 April 29 i April 4 May 12 I April 18 May 28 J May 2 June 9 J May 16 June 24 May 30 J uly 1 1 June 13 July 21 June 27 August 4 July 1 1 August 18 j July 25 Sept. 1 August 8 : Sept. 15 August 22 Sept. 29 [ Sept. 5 October 14 j Sept. 19 ; October 31 j October 3 . Nov. 10 J October 17 , Nov. 25 J Oetober 31 i Dec. 8 J Nov. 14 I Dec. 25 39 I 38 ! 39 38 39 39 38 40 39 42 ! 38 38 38 i 38 38 39 42 38 39 38 4' 1902. 1902. Feb. 19 March 4 March 19 April 1 April 16 April 30 May 13 May 29 J une 1 o June 25 July 10 July 22 August 5 August 20 Sept. 2 Sept. 16 October 1 October 15 October 30 Nov. 12 Nov. 26 Dec. 1 o Dec. 24 40 39 40 39 40 ! 4O I 39 39 40 4 1 39 39 40 I 39 39 40 4° ! 4' i 4° 40 40 40 1902. 1902. Jan. 10 Feb. 18 Jan. 24 March 5 Feb. 7 March 19 Feb. 21 April 2 March 7 April 16 March 2 1 May 1 I April 4 May 15 April 18 May 28 May 2 J une 11 May 16 June 26 May 30 July 9 June 13 July 23 June 27 J August 6 July 1 1 August 2 1 July 25 Sept. 4 August 8 Sept. 18 August 22 Sept. 30 Sept. 5 October 15 ! Sept. 19 ; October 29 October 3 ' Nov. 13 October 17 Nov. 26 : October 3 1 Dec. 9 Nov.' 14 Dec. 23 1903. Nov. 28 Jan. 8 Dec. 12 Jan. 20 Dec. 26 Feb. 3 39 40 40 40 40 4' 4' 40 40 4i 40 40 40 4 1 4' 4' 39 4° 40 4 1 40 39 39 I 1902. 1902. Jan. 10 J Feb. 17 Jan. 24 i March 3 Feb. 7 J March 17 Feb. 21 ! March 31 March 7 April 14 March 21 ; April 28 April 4 May 11 April 18 j May 27 May 2 June 9 May 16 June 23 May 30 July 11 June 13 July 24 June 27 August 8 July 1 1 J August 19 July 25 ; Sept. 6 August 8 j Sept. 15 i August 22 ! Sept. 30 t Sept. 5 j October 13 Sept. 19 j October 3 1 October 3 | Nov. 13 October 17 i Nov. 24 October 31 Dec. 8 Nov. 14 Dec. 25 Nov. 28 Jan. 8 38 38 38 38 37 39 38 38 42 4i 42 39 43 38 39 38 42 41 38 38 4' Jan. 1 o Jan. 24 Feb. 7 Feb. 21 March 7 March. 2 1 April 4 April 18 May 2 May 16 May 30 June 13 June 27 July 11 July 25 August 8 August 22 Sept. 5 Sept. 1 g October 3 October 17 October 3 1 Nov. 14 Jan. 10 Jan. 24 Feb. 7 Feb. 2 1 March 7 March 2 1 April 4 April 18 May 2 May 16 May 30 J une 13 June 27 July 1 1 July 25 August 8 August 22 Sept. 5 Sept. 19 October 3 October ! 7 October 3 1 Nov. 14 Jan. 10 Jan. 24 Feb. 7 Feb. 21 March 7 March 2 1 April 4 April 18 May 2 May 16 May 30 June 13 June 27 I July 1 1 July 25 August 8 August 22 ; Sept. 5 Sept. 19 October 3 October 17 October 31 Nov. 14 Nov. 28 Dec. 31 33 Nov. 28 1903. Jan. 1 i 34 1903. Nov. 28 j Jan. 5 38 Nov. 28 1903. Jan. ' 6 39 4" 41 Dec. 12 Dec. 26 1903; Dec. 12 Dec. 26 Dec. 12 Dec. 26 1 38 37 Jan. 13 Jan. 27 32 32 Jan. 14 Jan. 28 33 33 Dec. 12 Jan. 19 Dec. 26 Feb. 2 38 38 |an. 20 Feb. 3 39 39 39 39 Dec. 12 Jan. 19 Dec. 26 Feb. 1 Maximum Minimum Average 35 32 3238 36 33 42 38 38-77 41 39 3969 4' 39 4008 43 37 39' '5

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TO LONDON VIA NAPLES (ORIENT PAC: ETS). 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. I No. of Days. Date of Despatch from Sydney. Date of Arrival in London. No. or Days. Date of Despatch from Melbourne. Date of Arrival in London. No. of Days. [ 1902. January 13 January 27 February 10 February 24 March 10 March 24 . April 8 April 21 I May 5 May 22 June 2 June 16 July i I July 14 July 28 - August 12 August 25 Sept. 8 Sept. 23 J October 7 October 20 November 4 November 17 1902. February 23 March 9 March 23 April 6 April 20 May 3 May 18 June 1 June 15 June 29 July 14 July 28 August 1 1 August 27 Sept. 7 Sept. 22 October 5 October 20 November 2 November 16 December 1 December 15 December 28 1903. January 11 January 25 41 4 1 41 4 1 4 1 4° 40 4 1 41 42 42 4 1 44 41 4 1 41 42 40 40 42 4 1 41 1902. January 31 February 8 February 22 March 8 March 22 April 5 April 19 May 3 May 17 May 31 June 14 June 28 July 12 July 26 August 8 August 23 Sept. 6 Sept. 20 October 7 October 18 November 7 November 15 1902. March 9 March 23 April 6 April 20 May 3 May 18 June 1 June 15 June 29 July 14 July 28 August 11 August 27 Sept. 7 Sept. 22 October 5 October 20 November 2 November 16 December 1 December 15 December 28 1903. January 11 January 25 37 43 43 43 42 43 43 43 43 44 44 44 46 43 45 43 44 43 40 44 38 43 1902. January 13 January 27 February 10 February 24 March 11 March 24 April 7 April 21 May 6 May 20 June 2 June 16 July 1 July 14 July 28 August 11 August 25 Sept. 9 Sept. 23 October 6 October 20 November 4 November 17 j 902. February 23 March 9 March 23 April 6 April 20 May 3 May 18 June 1 June 15 June 29 July 14 July 28 August 11 August 27 Sept. 7 I Sept. 22 October 5 October 20 November 2 November 16 December 1 December 15 December 28 1903. January 11 January 25 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 40 40 4 1 4 1 40 40 42 4 2 4 1 44 4 1 42 4 1 4 1 40 4 1 4 2 4 1 4 1 40 41 1902. January 21 February 4 j February 18 March 4 March 18 April 1 April 15 April 29 May 13 May 27 June 10 June 24 July 8 July 22 August 5. August 19 Sept. 2 Sept. 16 Sept. 30 October 14 October 28 November 11 November 25 December 9 December 23 1902. February 23 March 9 March 23 April 6 April 20 May 3 May 18 June 1 June 15 June 29 July 14 July 28 August 1 1 August 27 Sept. 7 Sept. 22 October 5 October 20 November 2 November 16 December 1 December 15 December 28 1903. January 11 January 25 33 33 33 33 33 32 33 33 33 33 34 34 34 36 33 34 33 34 33 33 34 34 33 1902. January 22 February 5 February 19 March 5 March 19 April 2 April 16 April 30 May 14 May 28 June 11 June 25 July 9 July 23 August 6 August 20 Sept. 3 Sept. 17 October 1 October 15 October 29 November 12 November 26 1902. February 23 March 9 March 23 April 6 April 20 May 3 May 18 June 1 June 15 June 29 July 14 July 28 August 11 August 27 Sept. 7 Sept. 22 October 5 October 20 November 2 November 16 December 1 December 15 December 28 1903. January 11 January 25 32 32 32 32 32 31 32 32 32 32 33 33 33 35 32 33 32 33 32 32 33 33 32 December 1 December 16 41 40 November 29 December 19 43 37 December 2 December 15 33 33 December 10 December 24 1903. January 7 32 32 December 31 February 8 39 December 29 February 8 41 1903. January 6 February 8 33 February 8 32 Maximum Minimum Average 44 40-88 46 37 42'54 44 40 4104 36 32 33'35 35 3i 3235

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Table No. 14. Table showing the Estimated Number of Letters, Letter-cards, Post-cards, Book-packets, Newspapers, and Parcels dealt with in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand during the Year ended 31st December, 1902.

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Posted in the Colony. Received from Places outside the Colony. Total Correspondence dealt with. Postal Districts. Parcels. Letters. °j * Books, &c. Newspapers. Parcels. Lettercards. Post-cards, j Books, &c. Letters. cards Post-cards. Books, &c. Newspapers. Letters. Newspapers. Parcels. Auckland .. 9,768,213 184,470 j 226,434 Thames .. 917,280 16,042 j 18,876 New Plymouth 1,687,543 52,312 j 65,247 Gisborne .. 476,931 3,770 ; 4,342 Napier .. 2,403,635 44,668 ; 56,875 Wanganui .. 2,671,214 64,948 i 71,331 Wellington .. 9,876,971 169,325 j 196,742 Nelson .. 1,045,824 26,546 27,729 Westport .. 402,545 2,873 ' 6,825 Greymouth .. 727,896 4,862 5,603 Hokitika .. 282,906 2,444 4,953 Blenheim .. 685,815 13,208 10,374 Christchurch 8,007,025 180,245 184,171 Timaru .. 1,483,131 41,990 32,110 Oamaru .. 912,873 23,725 24,570 Dunedin .. 8,424,689 138,567 210,431 Invercargill .. 3,504,384 55,380 92,391 Totals .. 53,278,875 1,025,375-1,239,004 2,942,111 2,560,948 184,705 206,700 431,340 447,317 111,150 167,362 646,357 54°, 449 735,644 494,741 3,255,399 1,841,320 283,465 207,831 81,484 124,215 89,622 243,568 30,732 94>:i72 124,279 189,202 2,867,868 2,521,064 308,355 195,455 130,423 145,652 3,604,687 2,480,400 1,043,330 932,451 48,878 3,426 4,501 2,570 10,363 11,487 60,954 5,846 2,384 2,737 2,961 2,013 35,292 2,507 1,805 39,6oo 6,692 625,325 11,548 58,705 963 108,002 3,327 30,523 221 153,832 2,901 i7 0 ,957 3,638 632,286 110,034 66,932 1,414 25,762 348 46,585 286 18,105 253 43,892 529 512,559 9,393 94,920 1,638 58,423 1,253 539,293 10,705 224,280 4,712 3,410,381 63,163 3> J 73,449 61,788 I ' 306,247 978,482 10,747 10,393,538 19,209 79,l66 j 380 975,985 44,859 171,322 j i,349 1,795,545 11,560 64,100 1 727 507,454 67,221 j 206,992 ■ 1,799 2,557,467 76,507 I 189,485 , 1,992 2,842,17,1 338,826 l 705,226 12,060 10,509,257 29,480 ! 79,599 675 1,112,756 8,474 47,574 251 428,307 9,320 j 93,287 649 774,48i 3,196 j 36,068 272 . 301,011 12,925 I 72,464 357 729,707 298,523 ! 964,233 7,593 8,519,584 32,069 ! 74,859 868 1,578,051 13,564 i 55,785 542 971,296 374,887 j 948,658 5,982 8,963,982 108,506 I 357,129 1,411 3,728,664 184,470 ; 237,982 3,248,358 16,042 19,839 203,914 52,312 68,574 476,199 3,770 4,563 ; 122,710 44,668 59,776 713,578 64,948 : 74,969 812,151 169,325 : 206,776 3,594,225 26,546 : 29,143 312,945 2,873 7,173 89,958 4,862 5,889 98,942 2,444 ■ 5,206 33,928 13,208 ; 10,903 137,204 180,245 193,564 3,!66,39i 4:1,990 33,748 340,424 23,725 25,823 143,987 138,567 221,136 3,979,574 55,38o 97,i°3 1,151,836 ,025,375 ji,302, 167 18,626,324 3,539,430 285,866 618,639 231,462 747,441 684,226 2,546,546 287,430 171,789 336,855 130,240 261,666 3,485,297 270,314 201,437 3,429,058 I,289, 580 18,517,276 59,625 3,806 5,850 3,297 12, l62 13,479 73,OI4 6,521 2,635 3,386 3,233 2,370 42,885 3,375 2,347 45,582 8,103 r >025,375:1, 239, 004 16,870,951 13,392,847 244,016 1,755,373 5,124,429 147,654 156,689,256 1,025,375 1,302,167 1291,670 Previous year 148,370,816 1,023,2951,460,589 1,023,2951,460,589 16,176,195 13,858,234 233,491 1,624,871 5,115,398 i39,95i 51,544,265 1,023,295 ji,522, 377 17,801,066 18,973,632 i273,442

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Table No. 15. Table showing the Number of Letters, Letter-cards, Post-cards, Packets, Newspapers, and Parcels posted in New Zealand, and the Number received from beyond the Colony, during the Year ended 31st December, 1902.

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Articles subject to Posta; Articles exem; it from Postage. Parcels. ,e. Letters. Post-cards. Packets, including Printed Matter (except Newspapers), Commercial Papers, and Samples of Merchandise. I Service. Lettercards. Newspapers. Letters. ''■■ Packets. Registered Articles. j Number. ■ Weight. Postage. Declared Value. Ordinary. | £*£ Single. Reply paid. Ordinary- Registered. Posted. I 1,249,148 ;229,237 lb. £ s. d. £ s. d. Inland 45,210,766! .305,261 1,025,375 1,194,876 2,132 15,976,898 43,465 10,283,7384,992,458 423,842 107,901 i 825,258 13,396 10 5 Intercolonial 964,481 41,273 22,951 141,957 4,830 568,941 35,098 9,006 1,216,467 12,076 , 6,511 1,227 i j 48,169 6,044 26,384 8,735 j 13,641 441 18 2 ■ 16,313 0 0 Internations. 1,521,051 47,696,298 34,284 19,045 312,737 3,905 799 22,212 665 12 0 Totals .. 380,818 1,025,375 1,236,872 2,132 16,431,592 52,200 12,069,1465,039,632 439,359 109,927 1,323,701 244,016 861,111 14,504 0 7 16,313 0 ! Received. Intercolonial International 1,125,859 2,208,907 18,476 37,654 35,804 27,359 63,163 316,797 1,428,641 2,471 1,382,637! 6,090 3,740,421' 8,561 5,123,058 12,623 974 5,369 400 17,992 1,374 735 758 1,297 74 13,135 34,519 j 38,504 ! 1134,726 I | 1,186 15 11 | 3,219 18 9 1123,912 6 Totals ., i 3,334,766^ ' 56,130 1 745,438 i ! 1,493 1,371 ' ' 47,654 i T73,230 4,406 14 8 : 123,912 0 •■

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Table No. 16. Table showing the Number of Letters, Letter-cards, Post-cards, Books, Newspapers, and Parcels delivered by the Letter-carriers from the Post-offices within the several Postal Districts during the Year 1902.

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Postal Districts. Letters. Letter-cards. Post-cards. Books, &c. Newspapers. Parcels. Auckland Thames New Plymouth Gisborne Napier Wanganui Wellington Nelson Westport Greymouth Hokitika Blenheim Christchurch Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill 3,816,153 574,403 540,969 169,833 598,290 645,006 3,648,378 294,583 179,437. 265,842 96,429 157,378 2,347,916 455,365 249,276 2,845,109 989,829 73,515 11,065 10,421 3,272 11,526 12,425 70,283 5,675 3,457 5,!2I 1,858 3,032 45,230 8,772 4,802 54,808 I9,o68 90,942 35,46o 32,327 2,633 18,531 43,905 107,253 14,213 7,647 21,345 5,082 5,553 64,626 19,031 30,143 139,169 69,098 883,951 181,935 78,691 16,308 203,573 407,363 1,161,594 83,393 40,037 91,622 19,1:63 38,774 932,163 123,838 49,172 1,021,370 554,853 815,613 149,600 229,699 41,849 142,596 249,031 869,883 165,974 63,412 64,277 39,558 52,002 538,031 78,732 43,808 774,243 215,373 15,923 4,327 6,43i 1,895 6,771 5,96i !4,337 3,669 3,044 4,121 962 2,008 12,804 3,299 1,476 8,282 2,101 Totals 17,874,196 344,330 706,958 5,887,800 4,533,68i 97-4" Previous year .. 16,076,586 339,893 732,744 5,124,504 4,179,621 78,338

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Table No. 17. Comparative Table showing the Progress of the Telegraph Department during the Financial Years ended 30th June, 1866, to 30th June, 1879; 31st March, 1880, to 31st March, 1882; and Calendar Years ended 31st December, 1882, to 31st December, 1893.

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Number ol Telegrams, I ;£ during the Yea £i j Private, j Govern- £ ! and Press. ! ment. v Number ol Telegrams forwarded during the Year. forwarded Cost of xr - Total Value ,. . - Maintenance Cost ot -r . u \r i r e Cost of _ f Mam- — — Telegraph Value of of Maintenance M °L Total | tenance of Revenue from all ; Government Business done .. Lines. _ „,.. .. Sources. Messages. during *' excluding Expenditure. Lines Total. the Year. Stations. Australian Cable : P« Mile. Subsidy. Year ended Number of Miles of Line. Number of Miles of Wire. O - Tariff in Operation. ■ 30th June, 1866' 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 699 i,390 757 i,498 1,110 2,223 1,329 2,495 1,661 ! 2,897 1,976 ; 3,247 13 j 24,761 2,746 21 j 55,621 15,331 31 72,241 26,244 45 106,070 50,097 56 j 122,545 62,878 72 j 253,582 59,292 81 344,524 67,243 93 485,507 83,453 105 645,067 107,832 127 786,237 130,891 142 890,382 160,704 155 952,283 172,159 £ s. d £ s. d. 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 27,407 5,56i 19 2 483 3 2 j 6,045 2 4 3,934 3 4 2,443 2 11 6,377 63 3 9 10 70,952 9,070 10 1 ■ 3,770 4 8 ' 12,840 14 9 8,017 !4 7 2,541 4 11 10,558 19 6 371 98,485 11,652 3 7 6,672 o 3 18,324 3 10 9,489 17 10 5,406 7 3 14,896 51 4 17 4 156,167 18,520 10 4 13,430 11 9 31,951 2 1 14,266 12 7 8,547 4 9 22,813 T 7 4 6 8 6 185,423 17,218 1 4 12,252 6 o 29,470 7 4 16,417 7 4 14,120 ' 4 10 30,537 12 2 8 9 11 312,874 22,419 8 8 9,876 17 6 32,296 6 2 21,254 4 3 JI >344 3 8 32,598 7 11 5 19 6 411,767 28,121 10 o 11,043 3 9 39,i64 13 9 23,593 9 9 8,858 19 7 32,452 94423 568,960 39,680 18 9 11,105 2 o 50,786 o 9 27,040 18 10 9,479 5 4 36,520 42 4 1 II 752,899 46,508 18 10 12,618 11 6 59,127 10 4 38,801 19 4 15,021 17 11 53,823 17 3 6 3 11 917,128 55,301 12 3 13,679 10 9 68,981 3 o 45,814 11 4 14,240 19 7 60,055 i° n 4 16 4 1,051,086 62,715 10 4 16,154 6 o 78,869 16 4 61,696 14 5 21,074 8 8 82,771 31 5 18 10 1,124,442 65,644 15 3 17,024 8 9 82,669 4 o 63,353 IO i°| £ 7,93 I 8 o 81,284 18 10 5 12 11 ]■ Mileage tariff. Mileage tariff in operation up to rst Sept., 1869; uniform as. 6d. tariff from ist Sept., 1869, to 31st March, 1870; and is. tariff from ist April, t8?o. / I 1872 2,185 3,823 1873 2,356 4,574 1874 2,530 5,782 1875 2,986 6,626 From ist November, 1 1873, address and signature given in free. . 1876 3,154 j 7,247 1877 3,259 i 7,423 1878 1879 31st March, 1880 3,434 ' 8,°35 3,512 j 8,117 3,638 ! 9,333 182 1,065,481 194,843 195 1,201,982 246,961 214 824,734 183,675 227 1,058,342 246,370 234 1,215,849 222,923 1,260,324 73,284 1 10 19,148 12 4 92,432 14 2 69,340 1 8118,259 4 9 j 87,599 65 5 10 o 1,448,943 85,402 O 2 26,949 2 2 112,351 2 4 79,502 O 5 17,299 7 IO i 96,801 83509 1,008,409 58,120 3 3 19,707 6 3 77,827 9 6 68,651 10 10 14,758 4 5 I 83,409 15 3 434 1,304,712 73,002 2 o 27,021 3 8 100,023 5 8 78,224 1 823,154 8 3 1101,378 9 11 667 1,438,772 78,828 19 8 22,737 l6 4 101,566 16 o 69,165 5 o 18,292 13 4 j 87,457 18 4 4 17 4 1881 3,758 ; 9,587 1882 3,824 9,653

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Table No. 17— continued. 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— continued.

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3 C E Number of Telegrams forwarded during the Year. Value of < xovemment Messages. Total Value oi Business done during the Year. Cost of Maintenance of Stations. Cost of Maintenance of Lines, excluding Australian Cable Subsidy. I Year ended Number of Miles of Line. Number of Miles of Wire. — Telegraph Revenoe from all ] 3 . t ■ p Sources. Total Expenditure. Cost of Maintenance of i Lines per Mile. Tariff in Operation. Private, Gfavernand Press. ment. J nvate, Oovern- . r . . ; .1 Press. mrnt r ° taL d press, ment. ~ i "I ! 31st Dec, 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 3.974 4.O74 4,264 4,54 6 4,646 4.79O 4.874 5,349 5,479 5,513 9,848 10,037 10,474 10,931 11,178 ",375 11,617 11,827 12,812 13,235 13,459 13,515 264 302 33° 375 412 437 473 489 520 573 615 640 1,361 ,817 1 208,372 1,379,483 219,917 ; 1,433,458 220,847 1,533,406 240,867 1,583,717 252,549 1,589,771 245,623 1,548,233 j 217,630 1.589,157 213,830 1,734,381 226,780 1,746,115 222,149 1,686,064 218,079 1,825,646 244,045 j6i,8i7 208,372 1,570,189 90,633 11 2 579,483 219,917 1,599,400 ; 93,822 3 3 133 >458 220,847 1,654,305 : 95,634 5 5 533,406 240,867 1,774,273 101,652 8 o 583,717 252,549 1,836,266 1106,638 12 2 589,771 245,623 1,835,394 106,548 4 o 548,233 1217,630 1,765,863 106,311 11 6 589,157 213,830 1,802,987 106,462 18 4 734,381 226,780 1,961,161 110,696 17 8 746,115 222,149 ;i,968, 264 117,633 15 9 686,064 218,079 1,904,143 103,813 8 6J 825,646 244,045 2,069,691 112,465 15' 9 £ s. d. 20,608 II II 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 g 3 26,070 12 7 24,840 5 7 24,342 7 o 28,317 7 10 t £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 111,242 3 1 73,554 9 122,451 6 3 "5,37 s 2 5 : 73,054 4 619,210 6 6 116,490 5 o ■ 70,036 6 2120,041 15 10 126,512 17 o 77,082 4 420,900 6 2 I 33,9 I 9 J 6 11 j 77,473 10 7J2i,4O2 18 2 I 36,753 15 10 76,580 10 021,321 2 9 129,476 5 5 , 72,201 13 523,262 1 o 130,681 7 7 : 75,426 g 726,007 1 5 136,767 10 3 76,845 1 1027,546 2 o 142,474 1 4 . 85,658 4 1128,986 10 10 128,155 15 6J 87,472 13 329,580 10 11 140,783 3 7 92,109 17 029,141 6 o £ s. d. £ s. d. 96,005 15 4 5 17 5 92,264 11 o j 4 16 8 90,078 2 0 : 4 18 4 97,982 10 6 4 15 9 98,875 8 9 J 4 15 11 97,901 12 9 4 13 9 95,463 14 5 i 5 o 1 101,433 Yi o J 5 8 7 104,391 3 10 5 13 o 114,644 15 9 5 12 7 117,053 42580 121,251 30:559 I From 1st November ! 1873, address and signature given in free. From 1st Jan., t886, - delayed telegrams posted to addressees immediately after their receipt at offices of destination. J ' or the Financial Years ended 31st March, 1895, to the 31st March, 1903. Year ended Number of Miles of Line. Number ; C - Miles of ' £S. Wire. M° - Number d of Telegrams forwarded luring the Year. Revenue (including Miscellaneous Receipts). Telegraph. Telephone. Value ot Government Messages. Total Value of Business done during the Year. Total Expenditure {excluding (able Subsidy , . Remarks. Private, and Press. 1 ! G ZIT ! *<>*'• I 31st March, 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 „ 1900 „ 1901 „ igo2 1903 6,2 4 5| 6,284! 6,484 6,736 6,910 7.249b 7.469 7,748 J 14,8814 -5,764i 16,470! 18,024 18,746 19,228 2O,682|| 2i,7°5 I 22,672! 705 743 780 824 878 915 991 1,038 1,103 1,802,182 1,899,632 2,285,001 2,469,415 2,717,548 3,I59,O93 3,534,444 3,850,391 4,271,218 231,618 2,033,800 224,579 2,124,211 235,168 2,520,169 226,818 ! 2,696,233 243,190 2,960,738 310,538 3,469,631 363,684 3,898,128 317,590 J 4,167,981 288,086 ! 4,559,304 £ *■ a. 88,459 10 11 97,178 14 oi 100,385 16 1 99,798 8 10J 105,576 6 o 119,641 11 6J 137,861 1 z| 151,933 19 11 160,343 7 7 £ s. d. j £ s. d. 21,552 12 ro 26,050 7 5 -5,933 12 9 J 25,843 11 11 .'9,248 19 5 ! 23,118 2 6 36,422 6 S 24,504 9 8 39,718 7 7 ; 25,500 5 10 43.3°3 2 10 ! 29,431 ig o 49,117 o S 35,327 6 2 55,542 4 9 . 27,507 17 r> 62,151 8 ri 26,440 2 10 £ s - d. 136,062 1I 2 148,955 18 8-1 152,752 18 o 160,725 5 2j 170,794 19 5 192,376 13 4J 222,305 8 o| 234,984 2 2 248,934 19 4 £ s - d. £ s. d. I 35.79 I ° 7 Cable subsidy, 6,492 11 8 143,665 14 o „ 4,774 5 5 153,484 6 8 , 3,972 8 1 165,198 13 5 , 1,849 2 9 173,152 16 6 „ M27 19 11 181,634 TI 3 i » 1,608 7 1 194,014 12 11 „ 1,000 8 6 212,180 16 o „ 234 15 o 228,185 10 7 „ 181 10 o I Note. —Tariff, 1890 : is. for ten words, and free address and signature up to ten words ; delayed telegrams, 6d. 1892 : For twelve w delayed, 6d. Later in 1892 the number of words in text and signature made eighteen. 1896 : First twelve words, 6d.; each additional won ords, and free address and signature, ordinary telegrams, is.; d, id. ; address and signatnre paid for.

Table No. 18. Table showing the Cash Revenue derived from Private and Press Messages, the Value of Government Messages, and the Number of Messages transmitted in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand for the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1903.

Table No. 19. Return of Paid Telegrams of all Codes forwarded during the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1903, and the Revenue received.

Table No. 20. Return of the Number and Value of Telegraph Money-orders issued within the several Postal Districts during the Year ended 31st December, 1902.

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Postal Districts. Revenue derived from Private and Press Messages. I Value of Government Messages. Total Number of Number Value of Private of Messages of all and Press Government Codes. Messages. Messages. Total Number of Messages of all Codes. Auckland Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth .. Oamaru Thames.. Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport £ s. d. I 24,746 8 o 2,385 5 6 18,087 12 10 •• 17,792 16 9 3,768 13 3j! 3,941 7 o 1,700 12 9J 8,005 15 if .. 8,676 15 6J; 3,953 " 54 ■• 1 5,487 5 54 .. 2,311 16 ioj .. 4,809 10 04 .. ! 3,838 15 Oi • • : 9,49i 3 3i •■ i 31,474 1 44 .. I 2,866 12 104 £ s - d. 4,356 4 7 449 13 2 2,270 15 8 1,985 5 s 396 9 o 552 3 8 258 8 11 958 13 2 914 11 3 1,109 7 3 720 10 9 229 16 7 475 1 o 39 s 19 3 950 2 6 9,854 1 6 559 18 11 £ s. d. I 29, 102 12 7 2,834 18 8 20,358 8 6 19,778 2 5 4,165 2 34 4,493 io 8 i,959 1 84 8,964 8 34 9,59i 6 94 5,062 18 8| 6,207 16 24 2,541 13 54 5,284 11 04 4,237 14 34 10,441 5 94 41,328 2 104 3,426 11 94 7°7,793 63,479 461,813 490,790 89,909 104,206 42,266 235,920 232,560 200,788 147,004 55,940 131,594 100,810 267,997 865,822 72,527 43,801 6,308 26,207 26,407 5,126 6,381 2,311 13,011 10,424 13,606 j 10,171 3,213 : 5,444 5,096 9,702 93,586 j 7,292 I 751,594 69,787 488,020 517,197 95,035 110,587 44,577 248,931 242,984 214,394 157,175 59,153 137,038 105,906 277,699 959,408 79,819 Totals, 1902-3 •• 153,338 3 3 26,440 2 10 179,778 6 1 4,271,218 288,086 4,559,304 Totals, 1901-2 .. 141,581 2 7 •• 141,581 2 7 27,507 17 6 169,089 O I 13,850,391 317,590 4,167,981

June ( luarter, 1902. September Quarter, 1902. December Quarter, 1902. March luarter, 1903. 'otals. Class of Telegrams. Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. Number. Number. Revenue. Revenue. Number. Revenue. Ordinary .. Irgent 'ress lureau 79o,359 43,166 91,293 82,688 £ s - d 38,483 7 44 2,913 7 1 3.997 14 5 2,445 2 6 £ ■• d. 760,16337,829 7 1 36,306] 2,464 3 104 95,990 4,470 10 1 86,913 2,616 8 3 888,784' 52,490| 92.93IJ 97,477j £ s. d. 4i,5iS 5 24 3,227 7 4 I 4,067 6 64; ; 2,933 8 10 902,507 51,450 93, s 3i 104,870 £ s. d. 43,082 8 8 3,3H 10 74 4,17813 4 2,777 2 2 3,341,813 183,412 374,045 37I,94 S £ s. d. 160,913 8 4 11,919 8 11 16,714 4 44 10,772 1 9 iross totals ,ess other \ lines and I credits j 47,839 11 44 11,196 5 74 '47,380 9 34 .11,993 4 104 51,746 7 II 11,310 2 Il4 53.352 14 94! I 12,481 6 8 j 200,319 3 44 46,981 o 14 let totals, 1,007,506: 36,643 5 9 979,372 ;35.387 4 5 1,131,682' .40,436 4 n4 1,152,658 40,871 8 14; 4,271,2181 153,338 3 3 1902-3 let totals, 1901-2 951,480 34,9 S 3 9 5 874,759| 32>333 13 2 9 S 0,3I0! 35,773 9 9 1,043,842 38,490 10 3 ,3,850,391 141,581 2 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 .. e 7,320 1,126 3,757 3,677 1,607 1,927 611 i,737 3,34 s 1,115 2,315 474 2,749 768 4,854 10,071 i,774 7,320 1,126 3,757 3,677 1,607 1,927 611 i,737 3,34 s 1,115 2,315 474 2,749 768 4,854 10,071 1,774 £ ■■ d: 366 o o 56 6 o 187 17 0 183 17 o 80 7 o 96 7 o 30 11 o 86 17 o 167 8 o 55 15 o 115 15 o 23 14 o 137 9 0 38 8 o 242 14 o 503 11 0 88 14 0 £ s. d. 24,53 s o 5 2,950 18 11 12,395 9 2 12,012 9 o 5,748 II o 6,271 19 7 1,909 8 10 5,i s 5 8 5 10,181 16 4 3,437 17 11 6,426 4 9 1,552 16 6 7,205 17 7 2,079 2 7 13,381 16 1 32,228 4 9 4,901 12 2 Totals, 1902 49,230 2,461 IO o 152,407 14 o Totals, 1901 46,570 2,328 10 o 147,524 14 9

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Table No. 21. Return showing the Capital Cost, Working-expenses, and Revenue of the Telephone Exchanges, Year by Year, from the Date of their Establishment.

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Is Capital Cost for Instruments, Wire, Poles, Labour, Freight, Superintendence, &c. Materials and Linemen. Working-expenses. Working-pxrmtises. Working-expenses. Balance of Revenue over Working- ! Kent, Fuel, ! expenses. *Wear-and- Light, Paper,! r,.,,..,, tear, &c. Printing, ; ' oc '" Binding, &c. Annual Kate per Cent. yielded on Capital Cost. Year. is Average Cost of each Connection. Salaries and Allowances of Clerks, &c. Total for all Connections. Total for the year ended 31st March, — £ s. d. £ s. d. | £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 275 0 0 253 0 0 150 0 0 £ s. d. aj a. u.. 275 0 0 595 0 0 770 0 0 £ s. d. | £ s. d.l £ s. d. £ s. d. j I 253 0 0 150 0 0 963 0 0 207 16 0 I 827 0 0 300 0 0 2,317 0 0 | 4,492 8 8 I 1,560 0 0 j 350 0 0 3,375 0 0 3,653 7 4 8-17 54-31 23-41 1882 116 21 16 6 2,531 14 0 613 5 2 285 0 0 1883 379 21 16 6 8,271 13 6 5,014 9 2 595 0 0 595 0 0 827 0 0 300 0 0 1884 715 21 16 6 15,604 17 6 7,746 16 7 695 0 0 770 0 0 1,560 0 0 350 0 0 1885| 1,075 21 18 6 23,461 17 6 10,008 3 6 1,770 0 0 1,590 0 0 2,346 0 0 ; 475 0 0 ,590 0 0 I 2,346 0 0 ; 475 0 0 6,181 0 0 I 3,827 3 6 16-31 . ... .. I 1886 1,710 20 8 6 37,319 12 1 12,294 1 2 2,849 1 3 1,704 0 0 3,731 19 2 ; 700 0 0 ,704 0 0 ,580 10 0 ,252 0 0 I 3,731 19 2 ; 700 0 0 8,985 0 5 i 5,011 19 7 I 4,068 12 2 320 0 0 8,842 2 2 6,635 14 0 I 4,940 14 6 : 330 0 0 10,642 4 6 6,239 4 1 13-42 16-30 12-63 '. 1887 .. .. 2,038 19 19 5 40,686 3 1 15,477 16 2 2,873 0 0 1,580 10 0 4,068 12 2 320 0 0 1888 2,153 22 19 0 49,407 5 0 16,881 8 6 3,119 10 0 2,252 0 0 | 4,940 14 6 330 0 0 ' 1889 2,249 23 18 10 53,849 11 6 17,613 4 0 3,315 10 0 '2,249 7 0 5,344 9 2 I 335 0 0 ,249 7 0 I 5,344 9 2 , 335 0 0j 11,244 6 2 : 6,368 17 10; 11-82 1890 2,402 24 4 1 58,229 3 0 ■ 18,581 11 7 I 3,790 0 0 2,206 10 0 ; 5,823 0 1 375 0 0J ,206 10 0 I II I j 5,823 0 1 375 0 0| 12,194 10 1 6,387 1 61 1100 1891 2,587 24 17 1 64,294 4 4 19,961 4 2 4,192 0 0 | 2,249 18 5 ! 6,429 8 5 394 3 9 ,249 18 5 i I 6,429 8 5 394 3 ■ 9 13,265 10 7 6,695 13 7 |10-43 1892 3,080 24 16 11 76,579 1 8 18,571 7 8 i 4,630 0 0 2,345 2 9 ; 7',658 7 11 : 393 1 6 ,345 2 9 ; I ; 7',658 7 11 ; 393 1 6 15,026 12 2 3,544 15 6 4-63 1893 3,690 24 16 11 | 91,687 11 1 I 19,155 11 5 ; 7,405 0 0 2,695 19 10 ] 9,168 15 1 j 464 6 2 ,695 19 10 ) j 9,168 15 1 464 6 2 19,734 1 1 -578 9 8 Loss. 1894 j 4,244 24 12 1 1104,425 3 0 .21,771 4 4 . . j 7,720 0 0 S 3,313 1 1 10,442 10 4 ' 741 18 9 ,313 1 1 . 10,442 10 4 ; 741 18' 9 22,217 10 2 , -446 5 loj Loss. 1895 1896 4,616 5,143 25 6 3 116,845 10 4 ! 21,552 12 10 24 6 6 125,108 4 1 25,933 12 9 9,285 0 0 ! 9,686 0 10 4,253 11 4 11,684 11 0 817 19 5 5,303 11 9 12,510 16 5 1,952 8 3 7,398 0 10 1.3,429 19 1 1,856 13 2 ,253 11 4 ,303 11 9 ,398 0 10 834 2 11 : 11,684 11 0 817 19 5 26,041 1 9 -3,420 1 9 I 12,510 16 5 1,952 8 3 29,452 17 3 -3,519 4 6 I 1.3,429 19 1 1,856 13 2 34,991 2 8 -5,742 3 3 7,110 18 7 1,881 11 11 35,008 11 5 1,413 15 3 Loss. Loss. Loss. 099 1897 .. 5,747 23 7 4 134,299 11 4 29,248 19 5 12,306 9 7 14,181 18 0 1898 5,787 24 11 6 142,218 11 8 36,422 6 8 I 11,834 2 11 7,110 18 7 1,881 11 11 1899 6,203 24 5 3 150,490 18 9 39,718 7 7 15,030 7 1 16,190 4 0 7,524 10 11 1,861 2 3 ,190 4 0 847 13 6 ) 7,524 10 11 1,861 2 3 40,606 4 3 -887 16 8 i 8,116 13 0 1,892 10 8 46,567 10 4 j -3,264 7 6 Loss. Loss. 1900 7,150 22 14 1 162,333 1 2 43,303 2 10 15,710 13 2 16,304 6 3 18,448 3 5 20,847 13 6 8,116 13 0 1,892 10 8 1901 8,210 21 9 7 176,349 1 8 49,117 0 8 18,225 18 9 ; 8,817 9 0 15 10 20,570 0 9 \ 9,675 11 9 |2,078 12 10 ,22,078 4 11 10,698 6 6 2,614 15 0 ,225 18 9 ,570 0 9 078 4 11 I ; 8,817 9 0 |2,000 15 10 45,348 9 10 3,768 10 10 I ! 9,675 11 9 ;2,078 12 10 50,772 8 9 4,769 16 0 . 10,698 6 6 2,614 15 0 50,276 19 8 i 5,874 9 8 2-14 2-46 2-75 1902 .. .. 9,260 20 18 0 193,511 6 2 55,542 4 9 1903 10,633 20 2 6 213,966 10 8 62,151 8 11 ',20,885 13 3 * This column includes 5 per cent, for wear-aud-tear, and 5 per cent, for debenture capital, except in 1897-98 and following years, in which only 5 per cent, for debenture capital is included.

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Table No. 22. Return of the Cost of Maintenance of Telegraph Lines for the Year ended 31st March, 1903.

Table No. 23. Statement showing the Expenditure on, and the Cost of, Telegraph Construction during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1903.

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District. No. of Miles. Travellingexpenses of Inspectors and Linemen. Extra Labour. Value Salaries Cost of of of Material Material Inspectors purchased. issued from and Stores. Linemen. Total Cost ' Average of Cost. Maintenance. . per Mile l_ Auckland Wellington Nelson Canterbury Otago land ngton m n-bury i .. .. 1,984! .. 2,014f992?, 917 | •• 1,8404 £ s. d. 1,186 5 3 1,367 5 1 972 18 1 641 11 11 693 16 11, £ s. d. 1,494 2 2 2,029 12 11 1,922 0 5 604 12 -I 976 11 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,742 19 2 2,574 18 2 2,745 0 0 427 13 0 1,835 7 10 2,810 0 0 363 8 11 1,788 3 4 1,350 0 0 -107 5 10 888 9 5 1,760 0 0 761 10 2 798 10 6 1,320 0 0 £ s. d. 2,742 19 2 427 13 0 363 8 11 -107 5 10 761 10 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. 10,743 4 9 5 8 3J 8,469 18 10 4 4 1 6,396 10 96 8 10J 4,451 19 6 4 17 1 4,550 8 10 2 9 5.) 34,612 2 8 4 9 4 2,161 9 2 7 17 9 3,209 12 3 Cables .. (knots) Stores 7,748| 274 4,861 17 3 110 14 2 74 5 9 7,086 19 1 1,417 11 5 464 12 4 4,792 17 1 46 11 8 2,670 14 2 7,885 9 3 586 11 11 9,985 0 Totals 5.04C 17 2 8, 90' "I 2 10 7,510 2 11 8,472 1 2 9,985 0 0 39,983 4 1

Line. Expenditure. Material from Total Cost during Stores. the Year. Telephone exchanges, — Ashburton Auckland Blenheim Christchurch Dannevirke ... ... ... - Dunedin Feilding Gisborne Greymouth ... Hawera Hokitika Invercargill ... Masterton Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Pahiatua Palmerston North Eotorua Stratford Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington ... Westport ... £ s. d. 25 3 4 1,235 3 10 14 6 6 911 16 10 424 7 3 847 0 7 32 7 1 83 12 0 25 9 3 28 7 3 55 0 6 328 0 8 212 4 6 88 10 4 24 4 6 31 16 8 57 7 11 19 13 4 110 14 0 130 17 7 12 1 8 42 0 10 50 4 2 258 4 9 785 15 4 290 18 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. 80 19 8 106 3 0 2,120 5 11 ' 3,355 9 9 124 1 4 I 138 7 10 1,851 15 10 2,763 12 8 551 18 0 I 976 5 3 1,924 1 3 | 2,771 1 10 67 11 1. 99 18 2 309 4 ('» 392 16 6 176 5 3 . 201 14 6 165 5-7 193 12 10 136 18 0 191 18 6 252 17 0 580 17 8 451 19 3 : 664 3 9 468 16 10 557 7 2 282 5 8 306 10 2 381 3 1 412 19 9 96 12 4 154 0 3 68 11 6 : 88 4 10 415 14 2 526 8 2 196 17 8 ■ 327 15 3 217 6 9 229 8 5 25 11 9 67 12 7 405 6 11 455 II 1 879 17 8 1,138 2 5 2,434 17 9 3,220 13 1 243 10 4 534 9 1 Total exchanges Doubtless Bay ... Waihopo Horeke Whangaroa Totara North-Mangonui... Warkworth-Whangarei ... Aoroa-Mangawhare Tuakau-Onewhero Pahi-Whakapirau Limestone Island Raupo-Eehia ... Ahuroa Waingaro-Ngaruawahia... Awhitu Central-Manukau Heads ... 6,125 9 5 6,369 8 4 38 10 5 195 8 3 0 10 0 99 2 11 70 19 6 8 5 5 259 6 0 0 13 4 167 0 9 0 10 10 2 12 2 49 8 9 14,329 15 1 3 17 9 6 3 7 2 5 6 185 18 8 767 0 10 31 18 3 1 11 3 96 7 10 157 12 11" 28 3 9 4 10 10 15 6 6 26 19 8 20,455 4 6 6,373 6 1 44 14 0 197 13 9 186 8 8 99 2 11 838 0 4 40 3 8 260 17 3 97 1 2 157 12 11 195 4 6 5 18 47 18 8 76 8 5

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Table No. 23 -continued. Statement showing the Expenditure on, and the Cost of, Telegraph Construction during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1903— continued.

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Line. Expenditure. Material from Stores. Total Coat during the Year. £ s. d. £ s. d. 189 14 0 404 9 2 182 18 6 45 9 9 26 9 11 15 1 40 2 6 9 6 4 37 11 4 5 13 1 84 3 11 £ s. d. 189 14 0 880 6 3 182 18 6 45 9 9 44 5 3 89 16 9 110 5 10 9 6 4 260 15 10 5 13 1 535 0 4 99 18 0 14 10 0 7 12 109 5 7 74 3 3 107 17 6 508 10 10 5 7 8 79 12 0 56 11 6 5 5 4 56 6 8 64 .14 0 200 8 10 19 10 7 173 13 6 64 3 9 50 17 4 91 4 1 51 2 0 29 12 3 288 7 7 114 10 10 29 10 4 2 17 4 42 15 6 48 10 4 82 2 8 149 15 6 62 15 3 134 17 3 29 18 0 2 14 4 298 13 10 11 15 3 4 16 10 203 16 8 138 8 8 14 6 128 8 11 1,582 5 2 206 4 2 10 11 8 123 16 10 455 2 11 74 3 8 14 5 7 36 18 1 44 7 2 35 2 1 31 3 8 15 6 12 8 11 2 13 0 Auckland-Devonport Auckland-Waiheke Island Ponsonby-Devonport Mount Roskill-Waikowai Otahuhu-East Tamaki ... Henderson-Swan son Hobsonville Eichmond Hill Bureau ... Waerenga ... ... ... Waerenga Experimental Farm Peria-Victoria Valley-Fairburn's ... Cambridge Sanatorium ... Cambridge-Hautapu-Fen court Ardmore Paeroa-Kom ata Opotiki-Ohiwa... Ormond-Gisborne Gisborne-Tokomaru Bay Napier Park Eacecourse-Taradale Taradale-Fernhill Pukehou-Te Aute Mangatera Waipawa-Elsthorpe Waipukurau-Hatum a Weber-Waione... Blackburn-Whakarara ... Opunake-Pungarehu Otakeho-Auroa Okaiawa-Matapu Kaponga-Awatuna Awatuna-Tekiri Manaia-Inaha ... Hawera-Manaia Normanby-Eltham ... Wanganui-Okoia Wanganui-Castlecliff Wangaehu-Fordell Ohingaiti-Mangaonoho ... Taihape-Euanui Awahuri-Eongotea Shannon-Tokomaru Porirua-Titahi Bay Eongomai Woodville-Dannevirke (metallic circuit) Dannevirke-Waipukurau Eketahuna-Nireaha Papatawa Kaitawa-Tane ... Taita-Upper Hutt Blenheim-N elson Mahau Pelorus Sound ... Kaituna-Okaramio Golden Downs ... Motupipi Karamea Newton Flat-Fern Flat ... St. Helen's ... Ngahere Globe Hill-Crushington ... Koiterangi-Upper Kokatahi Waiho Ferry ... Kumara-Marsden Ross-South Lagoon Hurunui 475 17 1 17 15 4 88 11 8 70 3 4 223 4 6 450 16 5 99 18 0 14 10 0 1 12 10 88 14 7 35 9.6 32 4 0 247 14 6 65 15 4 7 1 0 56 6 8 4 6 3 181 0 11 9 3 0 42 3 5 64 3 9 40 2 6 81 0 8 51 2 0 5 15 10 43 19 4 21 18 7 8 18 4 1 16 9 5 8 4 20 11 0 38 13 9 75 13 6 260 16 4 5 7 8 13 16 8 49 10 6 5 5 4 60 7 9 19 7 11 10 7 7 131 10 1 10"l4 10 10 3 5 23 16 5 244 8 3 92 12 3 20 12 0 10 7 42 15 6 48 10 4 70 2 2 13 18 0 62 12 3 97 4 7 12 9 1 2 14 4 298 13 10 12 0 6 135 17 6 0 3 0 37 12 8 17 8 11 11 15 3 12 0153 16 11 30 17 3 3 14 10 49 19 9 107 11 5 14 6 128 8 11 501 17 11 105 11 2 0 11 10 104 6 0 147 8 11 42 8 5 8 11 0 9 13 10 1,080 7 3 100 13 0 9 19 10 19 10 10 307 14 0 31 15 3 5 14 7 27 4 3 44 7 2' 13 4 3 5 9 33 18 9 27 17 11 15 6 1 12 6 2 13 0 10 16 5

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Table No. 23 — continued. Statement showing the Expenditure on, and the Cost of, Telegraph Construction during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1903— continued.

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Line. Expenditure. I j Material from Stores. Total Cost during the Year. Scargill Kowai Bush Gebbie' s Valley-Kaituna Ataahua Akaroa Trunk ... Leeston Trunk... Green Park Lauriston Westerfield Geraldine-Hilton Waimate Trunk ... ... Maheno Dunback Bureau Seacliff-Waitati Dunedin-Palmerston Dunedin-Balclutha East Taieri Waikawa Bureau Waikaka-Maitland Kawarua Bridge-Gibbston-Waitiri Waikaia-Wendonside Waimahaka Eiversdale-Pyramid Scott's Gap Eiverton-Orepuki Gore-Balfour ... Gore-Otama Bluff-Half-moon Bay £ s. d. £ s. d. 5 17 3 £ s. d. 5 17 3 0 18 5 32 9 5 1 11 8 25 19 4 524 16 4 159 2 5 4 1 11 7 9 9 314 11 9 526 1 1 3 11 5 3 11 7 60 2 0 7 11 2 13 9 3 21 11 11 13 5 0 35 13 4 125 1 9 96 4 6 0 12 10 13 13 1 80 11 8 5 15 3 187 3 11 463 9 5 4,492 11 3 6 18 5 32 9 5 15 3 10 47 6 8 2 3 1 1 4 6 106 9 0 8 6 9 1 11 8 10 15 6 524 16 4 111 15 9 1 18 10 6 5 3 208 2 9 517 14 4 3 11 5 3 11 7 60 2 0 7 11 2 13 9. 3 13 9 1 13 5 0 28 6 1 76 9 8 87 10 10 8" 2 10 7 7 3 48 12 1 8 13 8 0 12 10 4 2 7 15 17 11 9 10 6 64 13 9 5 15 3 90 17 8 407 2 4 339 19 9 96 6 3 56 7 1 4,152 11 6 Purchase of material 18,867 15 10 49,710 11 10 26,063 17 1 44,931 12 11 Total expenditure 1902-3 68,578 7 8 Total expenditure to 31st March, 1902 937,887 2 3 Total expenditure out of Public Works Fund to 31st March, 1903 ... £1,006,465 9 11 Total cost of lines during 1902-3 £44,931 12 11