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NEW ZEALAND POSTAL SERVICE.

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E.—No. 1

Table No. 16. RETUEN showing the Number of Letters received by the different PROVINCES of NEW Zealand, during the Year ending 31st December, 1869.

Table No. 17. RETURN showing the Number of Letters despatched from the different PROVINCES of NEW ZEALAND, during the Year ended 31st December, 1869.

Feom 'laces wit: Colony. :in THE Feom 'laces wit: :out the Ci ILONY. PROVINCES. Total without the Colony. Other Provinces in New Zealand. Places within the Province. Total within the Colony. Totals without AND WITHIN the Colony. United Kingdom. Australian Colonies. Other Places. 66,272 36,096 2,477 104,845 85,235 388,391 473,626 578,471 Auckland ... Taranaki ... 3,447 1,092 18 4,557 17,943 3,749 21,692 26,249 Hawke's Bay 9,397 2,231 35 11,663 28,444 27,800 56,244 67,907 Wellington 31,418 16,656 2,766 50,840 128,335 140,534 268,869 319,709 Nelson 17,696 7,566 36 25,298 91,361 64,168 155,529 180,827 Marlborough 3,967 1,176 3 5,146 21,268 28,398 49,666 54,812 Canterbury 65,580 17,792 1,517 84,889 101,456 348,717 450,173 535,062 Otago 71,929 45,925 2,981 120,835 84,217 379,663 463'880 584,715 Southland... 10,381 7,809 214 18,404 21,386 31,624 53,010 71,414 Westland ... 14,981 41,171 56,152 101,574 65,643 167,217 223,369 Totals 295,068 177,514 10,047 482,629 681,219 1,478,687 2,159,906 2,642,535

To P: ;ACES with: Colony. :n the To 'laces wit: :out the Co: ,ONY. PROVINCES Total without the Colony. Other Provinces in New Zealand. Totals without AND within the Colony. United Kingdom. Australian Colonies. Other Places. Places within the Province. Total within the Colony. 63,710 33,767 2,284 99,761 81,940 313,614 395,554 Auckland ... 495,315 Taranaki ... 3,670 889 45 4,604 17,831 4,143 21,974 26,578 Hawke's Bay 6,285 1,327 41 7,653 28,643 29,671 58,314 65,967 Wellington 34,116 17,534 1,114 52,764 140,103 109,342 249,445 302,209 Nelson 14,872 6,276 423 21,571 96,198 59,134 155,332 176,903 Marlborough 3,484 651 19 4,154 20,783 28,625 49,408 53,562 Canterbury 66,853 17,553 844 85,250 99,025 213,077 312,102 397,352 Otago 72,947 42,843 2,263 118,053 96,879 323,397 420,276 538,329 Southland... 9,674 7,328 234 17,236 18,981 39,228 58,209 75,445 Westland... 28,234 38,037 58 66,329 89,836 86,235 176,071 242,400 Totals 303,845 166,205 7,325 477,375 690,219 1,206,466 1,896,685 2,374,060