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Table No. 28.— Continued. TABLE showing the REVENUE, EXPENDITURE, &c, of the POSTAL DEPARTMENT in the Province of Otago in 1869.

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NEW ZEALAND POSTAL SERVICE.

00 ft M ft Total Received and Despatched. Mail Seevices. EXPENDITUEE. Totals. PROVINCE OF OTAGO. o ft o d Letters. Newspapers. Weight of Newspapers in lbs. § as __ Mode of Conveyance. Number of times weekly. Cost of Conveyance. Salaries. Contingencies Expenditure. Revenue Branches, — I. Oamaru to Omarama II. East Taieri to West Taieri III. West Taieri to Waipori IV. ,, Lake Waipori... V. North Taieri to Hindon VI. Lawrence to Blue Spur, via Weatherstone... VII. Waihola to Taieri Beach VIII. Balclutha to Kaitangata IX. Kaitangata to Wangaloa X. Balclutha to Port Molyneux... XL Mataura to Waimahaka XII. Waikawa to Catlin's River ... XIII. Beaumont to Switzer's XIV. Switzer's to Nokomai... XV. Waihimo to Hyde, via Macrae's XVI. Kyeburn to Hamiltons XVII. Hamiltons to Linburn XVIII. Eden Creek to Mount Ida ..' XIX. Kyeburn to Mount Ida XX. Mount Ida to Kyeburn Diggings XXI. Blackstone Hill to St. Bathan's XXII. Black's to Dry bread ... XXIII. Kawarau to Nevis XXIV. ,, Cardrona... XXV. Arrow River to Twelve -mile Creek ... XXVI. Queenstown to Skippers XXVIL ,, Kingstown XXVIII. Athol to Kingstown XXIX. Dunedin to Anderson's Bay... XXX. ,, Mornington XXXI. „ Waikari ... XXXII. ,, Port Chalmers, including seaborne Mails XXXIII. „ Portobello XXXIV. Portobello to Kaik ,"' 4 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 4 2 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3,434 22,439 8.727 2,983 921 7,344 855 6,782 32 13,192 915 474 16,733 638 8,770 5,754 1,232 20,758 747 19,257 9,346 3,086 1,991 4,952 1,194 5,802 10 12,489 208 346 13,211 1,026 5,927 4,467 2,361 13,550 186 4,814 2,336 771 497 1,238 298 1,450 3 3,122 52 86 3,302 256 1,481 1,116 572 3,387 75 9 18 11 20 5 9 10 5 12 40 Pack Horse Coach „ ... Pack Horse 1 6 2 1 6 1 3 2 2 1 Uncertain 1 1 * 1 * 2 * 2 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 1 1 1 6 6 6 £ s. d. 250 0 0 60 0 0 100 0 0 15 0 0 14 0 0 69 0 0 20 0 0 42 9 0 £ s. d. 9 11 8 56 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 18 15 3 £ S. d. o ii o £ s. d. 259 11 8 116 11 0 120 0 0 30 0 0 24 0 0 89 0 0 30 0 0 61 4 3 £ s. d. 24 4 2 127 11 1 66 0 1 15 12 4 4 11 2 33 17 5 5 12 33 9 10 10 0 110 2 7 1 1 11 0 2 9 249 15 2 0 5 8 81 4 0 67 19 0 0 2 4 263 19 5 jj ... jj jj 75 15 0 40 3 9 34 3 4 8 0 10 109 18 4 48 4 7 47 35 26 28 7 12 12 8 8 11 22 45 12 37 30 15 2 2 2 j» St. or Sailg. Ves. Pack Horse 167 "6 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 32 0 0 30 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 182 0 0 5 0 0 32 0 0 30 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 44 15 2: 11 13 10 15 0 0 6 0 0 5 0 0 149 11 8 10 0 0 14 7 6 31 0 0 30 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 16 0 0 jj ,j jj 180 6,080 1,627 1,476 7,860 18 5,157 1,053 1.066 5,805 ... ji Coach Pack Horse 44 15 2 11 13 10 ... 0 0 2 75 12 4 5 5 7 6 5 1 66 11 5 4 1,289 263 266 1,451 15 0 0 6 0 0 5 0 0 24 11 8 10 0 0 14 7 6 5 0 0 u ... Coach Pack Horse 125 "6 0 1,165 341 1,273 640 318 160 jj ... Steamer Pack Horse Coach On Foot Horse 26 0 0 30 0 0 15 0 8" 4 1 0 0 10 3,805 2,440 3,382 5,261 1,468 2,549 1,315 367 637 5 0 0 10 0 0 16 0 0 0 10 9 16 10 4 0 8 4 1 2 1 25,852 2,577 317 13,793 3,685 117 3,448 921 29 9 12 7 Steamer 12 2 1 600 0 0 6 0 0 5 7 2 210 11 8 13 10 0 2 6 3 8 8 0 818 19 8 19 10 0 7 13 5' 262 2 7 9 14 2 0 10 7 On Foot ... Country Mail Services —Totals Chief Post Office, Dunedin ... 104 1 635,158 487,886 484,907 624,915 121,194 156,228 1,090 5,350 3 11 2,132 17 7 3,126 12 3 5,259 9 10 130 10 2 1,742 19 8 7,613 11 8 4,869 11 11 5,097 4 1 8,530 17 4 ... ... Totals for the Province 105 1,123,044 277,422 1,090 5,350 3 11 1,873 9 10 1,109,822 ... 12,483 3 7 13,628 1 5 * These Services were carried out by the Police, small payments behn made on two lines.