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Table No. 8. COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Postal Revenue and Number of Letters and Newspapers received at and despatched from the several Postal Districts, from 1865 to 1875, both Years inclusive.

Leti Received. ters. Despatched. Newspapers. Postal Districts. Revenue. Received. Despatched. Auckland— 1865 ... 1870 ... 1871 ... 1872 ... 1873 - 1874 ... 1875 ... £ »• d. ",548 4 5 10,264 15 3 12,549 7 9 10,950 12 11 11,108 4 2 12,523 2 4 13,133 " o 5' 4,42 1 653,70° 692,462 627,212 691,154 740,502 782,329 528,509 619,466 603,928 584,9IS 626,188 786,279 779,617 318,569 436,809 515,532 524,094 575,954 626,164 647,325 727,170 262,471 227,121 243,543 259,285 352,197 326,248 Thames— 1873 1874 1875 1,787 19 4 1,618 o 1 1,664 o 6 118,904 110,131 119,418 95,398 97,859 109,954 45-532 52,244 52,323 40,670 44,382 52,886 Taranaki— 1865 ... 1870 ... 1871 ... 1872 ... 1873 ... 1874 - 1875 ... 984 14 3 593 6 4 820 2 5 982 o 5 1,068 3 5 1,336 1 3 1,815 9 5 52,498 30,767 42,191 57,O29 66,572 80,112 97,040 52,082 28,320 39,8o6 5O,739 58,889 71,108 89,469 66,448 27,3i5 3o,759 38,105 44,354 56,384 72,462 25,128 15,308 '5,457 18,275 25,545 30,217 49,632 Hawke's Bay—1865 ... 1870 ... 1871 ... 1872 ... 1873 ... 1874 ... 1875 ... 1,107 13 7 1,476 14 2 1,569 '3 2 1,789 14 4 2,000 2 3 2,972 17 11 4,076 19 8 68,721 72,744 85,003 99,O46 139,189 148,837 186,993 71-546 76,553 92,297 109,083 150,948 179,703 230,973 94,718 61,963 63,339 64,315 88,172 109,157 128,480 68,780 54,157 67,293 72,628 93,090 136,825 150,750 Wellington— 1865 ... 1870 ... 1871 ... 1872 ... 1873 ... 1874 - 1875 ... 5,176 6 10 12,674 5 3 24,040 10 o 41,883 4 o 38,274 5 o 40,588 16 2 S'. OS° 5 8 259, I5 2 354,815 361,442 458,702 675,258 691,956 802,950 237,907 336,375 369,343 472,016 564,991 743,776 922,177 206,566 262,631 283,917 3i5,3i4 37°>i49 506,428 596,768 261,080 216,621 216,181 236,486 313,347 390,085 470,650 Nelson — 1865 ... 1870 ... 1871 ... 1872 ... 1873 ... 1874* .- 1875 •■• 2,012 15 10 3,093 5 8 2,556 9 6 3,004 17 6 3,030 6 8 2,262 14 7 2,399 «' I0 99,661 188,860 205,159 266,774 256,566 176,606 205,716 126,143 185,179 208,766 263,147 249,349 172,461 180,707 128,317 191,671 154,687 190,304 210,467 162,202 145,470 130,436 123,821 133,805 157,988 187,005 89,568 111,769 Westport — 1875 1,053 6 2 73,527 57,447 95,237 51,258 Marlborough—1865 1870 ... 1871 ... 1872 ... ■ 1873 ■•■ 1874 ... 1875 ■•• 853 17 6 1,099 l6 7 1,201 14 11 1,317 o 4 1,417 17 11 1,368 7 3 1,719 9 o 59,5O7 62,647 75,067 107,658 125,314 153,723 62,672 92,124 58,003 67,928 96,920 128,954 131,624 62,212 7 M67 54,948 55,264 91,968 128,956 153,124 73,354 72,202 36,279 36,585 53,764 76,205 60,787 Canterbury — 1865 ... 1870 ... 1871 ... 1872 ... 1873 ... 1874 ... 1875 ... 10,158 1 9 8,905 19 6 9,072 1 10 10,324 5 1 12,191 14 8 13,382 13 11 17 582 19 8 472,284 623,794 718,910 876,786 951,020 844,327 1,052,071 486,007 410,938 455,536 497,326 541,341 858,393 1,000,864 381,360 353,651 338,356 373,763 511,109 476,098 529,554 480,238 168,635 179,077 195,346 238,416 231,718 295,420 Hokitika— 1870 ... 1871 ... 1872 ... 1873 ... i8 7 4t ... 1875 ... 2,252 4 4 3,395 7 3 3,386 18 1 3,393 3 7 1,996 8 3 1,816 o 9 212,689 235,179 220,470 230,294 116,644 121,517 225,157 240,405 208,028 201,940 125,049 121,743 165,380 215,463 241,495 282,207 I49, O35 i5 I >832 123,906 162,782 156,729 178,257 62,182 68,695 Greymouth— 1875 2,171 13 7 146,702 167,980 130,734 I53,io6 Otago— 1865 ... 1870 ... 1871 ... 1872 ... 1873 »■ 1874 ... 1S75 ... 12,611 18 1 13,667 14 1 15,044 12 9 17,339 7 2 18,418 7 1 18,262 18 8 20,891 5 9 588,545 7",479 893,997 653,H' 824,495 923,165 1,106,168 568,001 578,299 716,623 • 873,132 959,219 i,i45,452 1,343,748 439-733 582,593 651,633 828,490 672,038 1,197,172 1,142,015 55!>3°3 558,799 833,1.37 4H,275 821,988 746,427 872,706 Southland — 1865 ... 1870 ... 1871 ... 1872 ... 1873 ■•• 1874 ... 1875 .« 2,OI2 7 4 1,758 15 2 1,696 5 IO 1,691 19 3 1,962 II II 2,368 14 4 3,121 5 9 93,396 82,910 92,903 118,941 160,867 I73>3i 1 205,249 102,321 74,536 9r,657 131,687 148,825 181,248 238,14s 111,660 "3,454 83,616 74,877 71,220 186,758 181,133 79,920 26,808 58,328 68,888 94.658 7°,4i9 120,913 Totals— 1865 ... 1870 ... 1871 ... 1872 ... 1873 ... 1874 ... 1875 ... 46,475 9 3 55,78° i8 3 70,249 19 7 94,733 '4 8 94,-706 16 0 104,361 2 11 122,40s '8 9 2,208,285 3,018,932 3,296,990 3,588,073 4,221,977 4>339,l65 = ,053,403 2,235,188 2,626,947 2,784,707 3,37o,47o 3,694,008 4,719,291 5,374,148 1,809,583 2,266,934 2,308,634 2,767,682 2,963,170 3,872,668 4,026,457 2,397,409 1,622,728 1,871,150 1.643,409 2,306,025 2,434,024 2,784,820 • The Westport returns have been separated from thosi those of : of Nelson. t The Greymouth returns have been separated from