NEW ZEALAND POSTAL SERVICE.

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Table No. 13. STATEMENT of CORRESPONDENCE, &c., despatched from NEW ZEALAND in the Mails for PANAMA, and for LONDON via PANAMA, during the Year ended 30th April, 1868.

Table No. 14. STATEMENT of CORRESPONDENCE, &c., received in NEW ZEALAND from PANAMA, and from LONDON via PANAMA, during the year ended 30th April, 1868.

For the United Kingdom and the Continent of Europe via Panama. For North, South, and Central Ame: via Panama. IICA, AND THE WEST INDIES, Date of Estimated Estimated j Cost of Transit Newspapers. ! Gross Receipts j across from Postage, &c. the Isthmus of Panama. I Estimated Net Amount accruing to New Zealand on Mails despatched to London. i Total estimated Amount accruing to New Zealand on Mails despatched to Panama, andLondon via Panama, Despatch. Letters. Book Packets. Estimated Share of Postage payable to the British Post Office. Letters. Book ] NewsPackets. | papers. Estimated Gross Receipts from Postage, &c. Estimated Amount of Postage payable to the British Post Office. Estimated Not Amount accruing to New Zealand on Mails despatched to Panama. 18G7. May ... June July ... August... Sept. ... Oct. ... Nov. Dee. ... 1888. 22,714 24,156 23,138 24,027 19,994 19,684 22,084 20,8-17 218 355 436 267 194 188 209 135 13,475 [ 13,475 ! 15,953 14,009 12,722 12,758 13,157 12,520 12,188 13,223 10,923 17,881 : £ s. d. 706 4 2 724 6 3 698 8 5 703 18 1 639 12 4 598 1 0 580 11 1 G19 1G 8 538 15 2 623 17 7 668 16 11 691 10 9 £ s. d. 50 10 10 69 14 6 G5 6 10 62 15 9 62 3 2 68 10 5 54 2 9 57 5 8 52 5 10 57 0 4 72 5 0 79 12 9 £ s. d. 135 7 G 132 8 10 149 2 9 138 0 G 129 G G 123 6 0 123 19 4 124 0 9 £ s. d. 514 5 10 522 2 11 483 18 10 503 1 10 448 2 8 406 4 7 402 9 0 438 10 3 1,063 1,021 961 908 627 934 710 831 6 12 3 3 2 11 9 7 590 646 563 549 525 616 619 575 £ s. d. 62 10 0 58 6 10 30 0 9 35 10 2 33 11 1 35 19 2 29 12 4 33 14 2 £ S. d. 5 18 4 5 10 7 2 18 9 2 18 1 2 3 8 1 19 2 1 16 7 2 13 6 £ s. d. 50 11 8 52 16 3 33 2 0 32 12 1 31 7 5 34 0 0 27 15 9 31 0 8 £ s. d. 570 17 0 574 19 2 517 0 10 535 13 11 479 10 1 440 4 7 430 4 9 469 10 11 Jan. Feb. ... March ... April ... 18,767 20,859 23,443 23,13S 212 184 302 188 109 14 7 125 11 4 133 11 4 130 14 G 370 1-1 9 441 5 11 463 0 7 481 3 6 642 727 794 987 3 1 515 641 656 916 31 10 4 32 1 0 32 12 0 37 2 1 2 7 9 2 12 9 2 13 9 2 8 10 29 8 7 29 8 3 29 18 3 34 13 3 406 3 4 470 14 2 492 18 10 515 16 9 6 Totals ... 262,851 168,284 7,793 18 5 757 13 10 : I i 458 15 11 36 1 9 2,888 1,555 3 11 5,481 0 8 8,208 63 7,411 422 14 2 5,903 14 10 i

From the United Kingdom and the Continent of Europe via Panama. From North, Sout: and the Wesi :, and Cex: Indies, vl -ral America, l Panama. Date of Receipt. Estimated Postage Estimated Amount due to London on Estimated accruing to New NewsDaoers unpaid Correspon- Cost of Transit Zealand for share of * ' dence, from foreign across the Postage on contents Countries &c. Isthmus of Panams. of Mails received from London via Panama. £ s. a. ' £ s. a. £ s. a. 4,544 ! 8 4 4 63 19 4 G52 11 2 3,026 7 7 10 71 1 4 694 3 10 4,725 G G 9 74 19 6 696 10 3 5,853 5 18 4 77 4 8 674 3 8 6,319 6 16 8 81 14 0 685 9 8 6,269 5 13 8 72 3 5 013 7 7 6.048 G 1 4 SO 7 3 687 11 0 6,382 9 2 6 82 8 6 750 7 7 6,750 8 12 75 10 3 603 12 9 6,516 10 8 G 84 0 6 719 19 9 7,108 9 19 85 0 7 766 5 0 5,321 : 4 5 6 63 11 3 546 0 7 6,887 ! 87 8 4 912 0 7 8,120 2 10 Estimated Ne1 Amount to the Credit of New Zealand. Letters. Amount of Postage to tha Credit of New Zealand on Mails received from Panama. Total estimated Amount accruing to New Zealand on Mails received from Panama, and from London via Panama. Letters. Book Packets, j Book Packets. Newspapers. 1867. "I ! £ s. a. 580 7 6 615 14 8 615 4 0 591 0 8 596 19 0 565 10. 6 G01 2 5 G58 16 7 £ s. d. 54 18 G 51 5 5 42 17 7 71 9 4 G7 18 4 71 7 3 71 15 10 67 2 9 £ s. d. 635 G 0 GG7 0 1 658 1 7 662 10 0 664 17 4 636 17 9 672 18 3 725 19 4 May J une August September... October ... November... ... ! December ... ... 1868. 25,262 23,330 25.255 22;621 25,310 22,696 \ 25,229 25,180 22,938 25,641 27,692 19,156 i 290,310 1,918 2,140 1,584 1,073 2,028 1,572 2,054 1,966 1,398 1,398 1,160 1,909 1,779 1,857 ; 1,895 1,758 i 52 5 203 16 63 35 29 101 1,149 1,100 773 1,529 1,373 1,4-45 1,370 1,140 January February ... March April 1,970 2,338 2,092 1,460 520 1 4 625 10 9 672 2 8 478 3 10 1,933 1,933 2,301 1,566 44 111 ' 242 117 1,561 1,486 1,569 728 69 7 6 71 12 10 80 0 9 53 16 0 589 8 10 697 3 7 752 3 5 531 19 10 Totals 22,795 | 7,120 13 11 20,887 1,018 14,818 773 12 1 7,894 6 0