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APPENDIX H. ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF POSTAGE RECEIVED ON ACCOUNT OF LETTERS CONVEYED BETWEEN NEW ZEALAND AND THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, SHEWING THE SUMS PAYABLE TO THE IMPERIAL AND COLONIAL GOVERNMENTS RESPECTIVELY, IN CASE THE CLAIM OF 4d. PEE SIXPENNY LETTER BE ACCEDED TO.

Period of Nineteen Months, from 1st December 1858, to 30th June 1860.

Quarter ended 30th September, 1860.

Quarter ended 31st December, 1860.

Mails foe Letters. Total Postage. Imperial Proportion. Colonial Proportion. New South Wales 18,237 £ s. d. 510 5 1 £ s. d. 340 3 4 £ S. d. 170 1 9 Victoria 13,042 367 7 8 244 18 5 122 9 3 Tasmania 2,516 73 6 4 48 17 8 24 8 8 South Australia... 1,575 46 10 10 31 0 6 15 10 4 West Australia ... 224 9 14 0 6 9 3 3 4 9 Queensland 242 7 5 7 4 17 1 2 8 6 Totals 35,836 1,014 9 6 676 6 3 338 3 3

Mails foe Letters. Total Postage. Imperial Proportion. Colonial Proportion. few South Wales 3,064 X s. d. 87 4 8 £ s. d. 58 3 1J £ s. d. 29 1 6i Victoria 2,825 78 18 1 52 12 0J 26 6 OJ Tasmania 484 11 9 11 7 13 3\ 3 16 7J iouth Australia... 301 8 8 0 5 12 0 2 16 0 Vest Australia ... 34 1 1 0 0 14 0 0 7 0 Queensland 50 1 9 0 0 19 4 0 9 8 Totals 6,758 188 10 8 125 13 9J 62 16 10£

Mails fob Letters. Total Postage. Imperial Proportion. Colonial Proportion. New South Wales 4,583 £ s. d. 125 18 10 £ s. d. 83 19 2 £ s. d. 41 19 7 Victoria ... 3,846 99 10 4 66 6 10J 33 3 5J Tasmania 653 14 5 9 9 10 6 4 15 3 South Australia... 358 9 7 8 8 5 11 3 2 6J West Australia ... 35 1 3 1 0 15 4| 0 7 8J Queensland 101 4 7 6 2 18 4 1 9 2 Totals 9,576 254 13 2 169 15 5J 84 17 8J