E.—No. 7.

Table D.— (Continued). PRESS TELEGRAMS despatched during Year ended 30th June, 1870.

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1869. 1870. Totals. Name op Station. September Quabtee. December Quaeteb. Maecii Quabter. June Quarter. No. of Telegrams. Amount. No. of Telegrams. Amount. No. of Telegrams. Amount, No. of Telegrams. Amount. No. of Telegrams. Amount. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Selwyn Spit Ternuka Timaru ... ,.. Tokomairiro... Waikouaiti ... Waipawa Waipukurau Wanganui ... Wellington ... Government Buildings ... Westport White's Bay 4 3 9 12 13 0 0 6 0 4 8 0 18 8 1 1 19 14 7 0 5 0 0 16 4 14 6 2 12 6 0 18 0 14 5 11 1 18 0 0 12 0 18 0 4 1 39 9 6 0 11 0 0 10 22 17 0 0 10 6 0 10 0 9 5 81 40 24 1 19 0 0 8 6 33 17 6 5 3 8 2 16 0 I 1 0 2 8 301 3 17 0 68 11 0 16 190 518 0 53 1 6 23 385 7 12 1 53 1276 26 31 0 2 8 13 15 0 333 1 6 6 4 10 4 2 0 400 19 1 131 6 6 5 8 10 0 2 6 4 0 0 80 2 6 0 16 0 0 19 6 is 2'"9 6 3 0 10 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... Totals, Bluff to Napier and Patea 1,131 337 11 0 845 215 15 0 715 176 1 0 1,459 241 11 6 4,150 970 18 6 Alexandra, Auckland Auckland Cambridge ... Hamilton Mercer Newcastle Onehunga 14 "i 1 18 8 o'"4 8 4 2 0 12 6 0**3 6 9 11 5 1 14 6 3 14 6 0 14 0 1 0 2 6 28 i'i. 11 4 8 2 3 14 6 12 2 3 0 "9 11 0'7 0 3 2 0 9 11 0 7 0 2 Totals, Auckland Lines 21 1 0 2 6 2 13 3 8 13 0 25 6 3 0 55 10 1 9 Totals, Bluff to Napier and Patea 1,131 337 11 0 845 215 15 0 715 176 1 0 1,459 241 11 6 4,150 970 18 6 Grand Totals ... 1,152 1,460 241 14 0 340 4 3 853 216 18 0 740 182 4 0 4,205 981 0 3