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Table No. 26. TABLE showing the REVENUE, EXPENDITURE, &c, of the POSTAL DEPARTMENT in the Province of CANTERBURY, in 1869.

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_ ft ft Total Received and Despatched. Mail SeeviceS; EXPENDITUEE. Totals. PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY. O ft o d Letters. Newspapers.: Weight of Newspapers in lbs. _> Mode of Conveyance. Number of times Weekly. Cost of Conveyance. Salaries. Contingencies Expenditure. Revenue. Trunk Lines, — I. Northern — Christchurch to Kowai ... Kowai to Hurunui Hurunui to Hawkeswood ... II. Southern — Christchurch to Selwyn ... Selwyn to Waitaki III. Western — Christchurch to Hokitika ... £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d £ s. d. 5 2 2 84,209 9,162 6,473 16,974 3,742 4,110 3,182 702 770 27 24 50 Coach Coach Horse 6 2 1 £286 13 4 302 0 0 7 7 3 596 0 7 877 15 2 4 9 15,840 107,887 2,966 37,039 557 6,944 23 i 118 j Railway ' Coach 6 3 Pro v. Govt. 1,890 0 0 47 18 4 370 0 0 1 10 6 36 19 2 49 8 10 2,296 19 2 139 5 1 948 10 0 9 14,930 4,342 815 150 Coach 2 I 1,675 0 0 25 0 0 18 9 1,701 8 9 131 5 1 Branches, — I. Christchurch to Lyttelton ... II- ,> Newtown ... HI. „ Ferry Road IV. Selwyn to Snowdon V. Kaiapoi to Rargiora VI. Rangiora to Oxford VII. Kaiapoi to Eyreton VIII. Christchurch to Southbridge IX. Ashburton to Mount Somers X. Orari to Upper Rangitata ... XI. Timaru to Lake Tekapo XII. Christchurch to Lincoln XIII. Lyttelton to Akaroa XIV. Pigeon Bay to O'Kain's Bay XV. Ljttelton to Port Levy XVI. Lyttelton to Governor's Bay XVII. Governor's Bay to Little River XVIII. German Bay to Le Bon's Bay XIX. Railway to Wharf, Lyttelton XX. Wharf and Vessels in harbor, Lyttelton ... XXI. Railway service, Christchurch 2 3 1 3 1 3 2 5 1 2 3 4 5 2 1 2 1 1 76,071 8,774 4,739 6.762 30,258 11,830 1,868 24,456 4,883 5,324 8,189 4,695 25,259 3,221 952 4,374 1,221 1,142 23,238 1,612 1,182 3,447 7,155 2,041 676 4,668 1,548 1,070 2,547 787 5,467 693 676 848 713 289 4,357 302 222 646 1,342 382 126 876 290 201 477 148 1,025 130 127 159 134 54 9 2i 2 60 6 22 12 32 40 10 70 14 30 10 9 10 22 11 Railway Horse Coach Cart Coach Coach Horse Coach Horse Horse Horse Coach Boat and Horse Foot Boat and Horse Cart ! Horse Foot 12 6 3 1 6 2 2 3 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 Prov. Govt. 45 0 0 30 0 0 80 0 0 70 0 0 55 0 0 30 0 0 85 0 0 90 0 0 100 0 0 125 0 0 47 0 0 350 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 35 0 0 30 0 0 19 10 0 65 0 0 100 0 0 55 0 0 442 12 6 30 0 0 12 0 0 20 0 0 40 0 0 15 0 0 7 18 30 0 0 5 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 72 0 0 10 0 0 23 17 3 0 11 0 0 10 3 2 11 3 1 18 1 0 10 2 16 0 6 9 0 2 9 466 9 9 75 0 0 42 11 0 100 10 3 112 11 3 71 18 1 37 2 8 117 1 6 95 6 9 120 2 9 140 0 0 62 2 0 424 3 0 60 15 3 50 0 0 55 5 3 35 3 9 24 10 0 65 0 0 100 0 0 55 0 0 668 15 9 77 2 8 41 13 2 59 8 11 266 0 3 104 0 1 16 8 6 215 0 1 42 18 8 46 16 1 71 19 11 41 5 7 222 1 3 28 6 4 8 7 4 38 9 0 10 14 8 10 0 10 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 15 3 20 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 3 0 3 9 ... | I - ... ... I • ... Country Mail Services —Totals Chief Post Office, Christchurch 73 1 462,519 469,895 127,830 403,673 ' "I 23,968 75,688 763| I 5,363 3 4 1,508 12 6 2,216 4 5 82 14 9 501 12 7 I 6,954 10 7 2,717 17 0 4,066 4 5 4,791 4 5 8,857 8 10 ... Totals for the Province 74 | 763i 584 7 4 9,672 7 7 932,414 531,503 99,656 ... 5,363 3 4 3,724 16 11