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Table No. 29. TABLE showing the REVENUE, EXPENDITURE, &c., of the POSTAL DEPARTMENT in the Province of CANTERBURY, in 1867.

Total Received and Despatched.! Mail Contracts. Expenditure. Revenue. rH CO Province of Canterbury. I Letters. Newspapers. Weight of Newspapers in lbs. Distance in Miles. Mode of Conveyance. No. of Times Weekly. Cost of Conveyance. £ a. d. Salaries. Contingencies. Expenditure. Revenue. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ b. _J : Trunk Lines — I.—Northern — Christchurch to Kowai Kowai to Hawkswood II. —Southern — Christchurch to Waitaki III. —Western — t Christchurch to Hokitika and Greymouth... Hokitika and Greymouth, &c. 5 4 98,317 19,502 21,929 8,002 4,112 1,500 27 74 Coach ... 6 3 400 0 0 300 0 0 271 5 0 18 10 0 65 2 6 2 2 3 736 7 6 320 12 3 658 10 0 121 4 6 ,, 14 180,574 50,657 9,498 161 }, 3 2,650 0 0 438 15 0 137 6 11 3,226 1 11 1,329 8 0 J26 651,631 303,324 52,718 ( 150) I 291 j 2 6,252 14 4 2,363 17 1 725 3 3 9,341 14 8 7,292 3 2 I.—Main Branch — Christchurch to Lyttelton Branches — I.—Christchurch to St. Albans and Addington ... II. —Selwyn to Snowdon III. —Rangiora to Kaiapoi IV. —Rangiora to Oxford V.—Kaiapoi to Eyreton VI. —Christchurch to Prebbleton VII. —Prebbleton to Leeston VIII. —Ashburton to Mount Soniers IX. —Upper and Lower Perries, Rangitata X.—Timaru and Lake Tekapo XL —Christchurch to Clanricarde XII. —Lyttelton to Akaroa XIII. —Pigeon to O'Kain's Bay XIV.— Lyttelton to Port Levy XV. —Lyttelton to Governor's Bay XVI. —Governor's Bay to Little River ... XVII. —Boating Service at Lyttelton Country Mail Services —Totals ... Chief Post Office, Christchurch ... 2 3 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 10 2 5 3 1 2 1 262,698 4,926 7,046 37,611 12,025 2,148 3,969 12,006 5,519 4,839 8,206 1,007 24,889 3,381 1,021 1,758 210 63,417 1,011 6,543 9,312 2,811 1,102 911 2,659 3,407 1,342 3,274 241 5,339 779 1,076 390 95 11,890 190 1,226 1,871 527 206 170 498 638 251 613 45 1,000 146 200 73 18 8 2 60 8 20 4 8 18 40 11 50 12 30 10 9 10 16 » Horse ... Cart .'.'. Horse Coach Horse 12 3 1 6 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1,260 11 5 50 0 0 100 0 0 40 0 0 80 0 0 35 0 0 15 0 0 40 0 0 140 0 0 50 16 8 155 0 0 26 0 0 350 0 0 40 0 0 40 0 0 30 0 0 21 0 0 110 0 0 758 3 4 20 0 0 20 0 0 40 0 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 12 10 0 10 0 0 72 0 0 10 0 0 107 3 0 0 6 9 3 12 6 17 0 ... 2,125 17 9 70 6 9 120 0 0 83 12 6 96 7 0 40 0 0 20 0 0 60 0 0 140 0 0 60 16 8 167 10 0 36 0 0 428 17 11 50 10 6 40 O 0 41 5 0 22 5 0 110 0 0 2,152 19 0 42 6 2 79 5 0 304 3 0 112 7 9 19 0 9 30 1 0 120 9 0 55 11 4 40 2 0 95 4 0 12 7 4 210 0 0 28 3 0 12 10 2 21 0 0 3 0 0 ... Cart Boat and horse Horse 6 17 11 0 10 6 11 5 0 15 0 ... Boat ... 92 1 1,343,283 322,614 487,621 353,789 87,390 66,335 1,019 12,186 2 5 4,102 10 5 2,237 18 4 1,049 12 7 452 11 6 17,338 5 5 2,690 9 10 12,739 15 2 2,731 14 6 Totals 93 1,665,897 841,410 153,725 1,019 ... - 12,186 2 5 6,340 8 9 1,502 4 1 20,028 15 3 15,471 9 8