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CONVEYANCE OE MAILS VIA SUEZ.

A. A STATEMENT of CREDITS allowed to the Australian Colonies in 1867, on Account of the previous Year.

B. A STATEMENT Showing the Amounts overcharged to New Zealand in the Account for 1866, and undercharged to other Colonies in the same Account, and adjusted in the Account of 1867.

'enalties Inflicted and Premiu: Mail Packet SerTice between 1st January to I MS Eakm: Point dc 31st Decc ED on the ] Galle and anber, 18G( Performance of the Sydney, from Amount of Reduction of Subsidy for the abandonment of Admiralty Survey of Packets from 1st January to 31st December, 1860. Total Credits to Per laities. Prci niums. Colonies. Dates to No. Amounts. No. Amounts. £ 125 125 125 125 s. 0 0 0 0 d. 0 0 0 0 £ a. d. SI March, 1S66 6 (0 June, I860 2 10 September, 1866 3 11 December, 1866 3 8 2 8 8 1,200 400 600 600 4 1 200 50 2 100 14 2,800 7 350 2xcess of Penalties over Premiums... 2,450 2,800 2,800 500 0 0 lalf divisible between the Colonies 1,225 250 0 0 1,475 0 0

Overcharged to New lealand Undercharged to the undermentioned Colonies 1 On the whole Service 2 On the Melbourne and Sydney Service £ s. d. £ s. 2,131 0 1,084 0 378 7 163 17 549 12 53 4 d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 £ s. d. . —The estimated number") of Letters carried for New Zealand was overstated 140,800, that [ Colony was therefore [ overcharged J 4,360 0 0 Victoria New South Wales ... South Australia Tasmania Queensland Western Australia ... 1,502 6 0 765 6 0 !. —The Service between') Melbourne and Sydney ] was overcharged to New \- Zealand on 196,000 | Letters J 2,267 12 0 4,360 0 0 2,267 12 4,360 0 o 0 6,627 12 0 6,627 12 0