NEW ZEALAND POSTAL SERVICE.

VII

E.—No. 1

The following table shows the dates of receipt and of despatch at the several ports of New Zealand, and at Melbourne, of the European mails since the termination of the contract to June last, together with the cost of the conveyance of those mails between New Zealand and Australia :—

The postage on letters addressed to the Colonies of Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and Tasmania, has been reduced from 6d to 3d per half ounce, in accordance with a suggestion originally made by the Government of Victoria. Western Australia has lately also agreed to come under a similar arrangement. Correspondence has passed between New Zealand and the United Kingdom via Brindisi since December last, accelerated trains having been established by the Italian Government between the French frontier and Brindisi. The course of post by this route is about one day less than via Marseilles. The following table shows the number of letters and of newspapers received and despatched from and to the United Kingdom via Brindisi: —

OUTWAED !ails. Cosof Convey, .NCE. rd 49 3 O a >f Lati d o M .a "a ;st date: of desi ratch o: Mails From m u CD | 'si -a Q _ o Pn §s <_ QJ *2 t-< -ago _ _ a __ I I'5 I For Gratuities, Freight, and Eemission of Light Dues. Bonus. Total o -5 '3. d o ii d o o d o ''3 "£> ■A 03 o w £ a. d. £ a. d. 177 7 8 396 10 10 314 12 10 34 10 9 7 16 1 220 1 6 13 12 0 Dec. 23 Jan. 18 Feb. 19 Mar 17 Dec. 24 Jan.19 Feb. 16 Dec 18 Ian.14 Feb. f 11 Dec. 27 Jan.21 Feb. 18 Mar 17 April 9 Mayl4 June 4 Dec 26 Jan. 19 Feb. 15 Mar 14 Apl. 11 MaylO June 6 Dec. 25 Jan. 21 Feb. 18 Mar. 8 Aprl. 7 May 12 May 21 Dec 24 Jan. 22 Feb. 19 Mar 19 Dec 23 Jan. 24 Feb.21 Mar 22 Dec.21 Jan. 25 Feb. 22 Mar 23 Dec. 28 Jan. 19 E'eb.15 Mar 17 Apl, 12 Mayll June 7 Jan. 4 Feb. 1 Mar Mar 29 Apl. 24 May 22 Jne. 19 £ s. d. 177 7 8 196 10 10 14 12 10 34 10 9 7 16 1 20 1 6 13 12 0 200 "6 0 300 0 0 MaylO June 8 Apl'.'10 May 31 May 15 May 16 May 17 June 3 200 6 0 Inwab: Maili i.—Dab ss of A: •rival al aS 3 3 o a "3 o g r-, 5 S <D u d o .a d o m . d o d o _ to <D | Q r. O PH c3 -id M O w 3 :Nov.25 Dec.22 Jan.20 Feb. 16 Mar 16 Apl. 13 Mayll June 5 Dec. 3 Dec. 29 Feb. 3 Mar. 6 Mar 27 Apl. 30 June 4 July 5 Dec 10 Jan. 7 Feb. 6 Mar. 6 Mar 28 Apl. 30 June 4 July 5 Decll Jan. 4 Feb. 9 Mar. 6 Apl. 3 May 4 June 1 Jne. 24 Dec. 9 Jan. 1 Feb. 3 Mar. 3 Apl. 1 Apl. 26 May26 Jne. 17 Decll Jan. 4 Feb. 3 Mar. 7 Apl. 4 Apl. 29 May 27 Jne. 18 Dec 12 Jan. 11 Feb. 5 Mar. 6 Apl. 3 Apl. 28 May 29 Jne. 21 Dec 8 Dec 31 Feb. 5 Mar. 1 Mar 30 Apl. 25 May 24 Jne. 15 Dec 6 Dec29 Feb. 6 Feb. 25 Mar 28 Apl. 23 May 22 Jne. 13 Dec 5 Dec28 Feb- 9 Feb.24 Mar 27 Apl. 22 May 21 Jne. 12 Decll Jan. 6 Jan. 31 Mar. 5 Mar 30 Apl. 27 May28 Jne. 18 246 3 10 267 18 4 147 12 10 136 14 8 153 17 9 148 9 2 141 7 5 114 11 8 246 3 10 267 18 4 147 12 10 136 14 8 153 17 9 148 9 2 141 7 5 114 11 8 Total Cost of ;he Coir ■eyance of the '.Z. Eui •opean iails, I] .wards Outwi irds...£! '1821 7 4 700 0 0 2521 7 4

Eeo: :iybd. Despatched. Month. Letters. Newspapers. Letters. Newspapers. 'anuary February larch... Lpril ... 37 40 39 56 2 22 11 67 145 55 7 10 11 4 2 Total 172 35 274 27