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TABLE B. Number of Interprovincial Letters forwarded during the Year ended 31st December, 1876; Number of Telegrams despatched in each Province during tho Year ended 30th June, 1877; and proportion of Telegrams to every 100 Letters ; together with a similar Return for the previous Year.

1876-77. 1873-76. 187-1-75. 1873-7-1. 1872-73. 1871-72. 1870-71. 1869-70. 1368-60. 13G7-CS. Total number of Letters ... 6,51-0,920 4,731,873 4,059,517 3,209,837 2,878,372 2,418,021 2,626,947 2,374,060 2,749,488 1,933,578 Total number of Tdegranw ... 1,124,432 1,051,080 917,128 752,899 568,900 411,677 312,874 185,423 146,167 106,104 Proportion of Telegrams to every 100 Letters ... 2029 2221 2259 2345 1976 1702 11-91 781 6-12 547

TABLE C. RETURN of the NUMBER and AMOUNT of TELEGRAPH MONEY ORDERS ISSUED within the several POSTAL DISTRUCTS during the Year ended 30th June, 1877.

TABLE D. CASH VALUE of Shipping Telegrams and Amount chargeable to each Department of the General Government for Telegrams transmitted during the Year ended 30th June, 1877.

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1876-77. 1875-76. K umber of Letters. Number of Telegrams. Proportion of Telegrams sent for every 100 Letters. Number of Letters. Number of Telegrams. Proportion of Telegrams sent for every 100 Letters. Wellington ilarlborough kelson Canterbury (Vestlaud )Uge Southland f avvke's Bay Daranaki Auckland 926,387 143,719 237,257 1.170.0SS 280,730 1,319,753 230,200 262,023 101,300 8G2,203 260,449 21,016 57,055 157,143 90,700 223,615 38,533 65,645 23,348 180,028 28-11 14-62 24-04 1335 323 16-94 16-73 24-99 23 04 21-07 817,348 124,634 217,650 877,558 250.931 1,169,431 211,929 218,520 84,623 759,219 227,350 21,598 63,233 119,764 68,021 223,185 41,752 41,484 37,614 177,079 27-81 1732 29-04 1706 27-1 19-08 19-7 18-98 44-44 2332

District. Number. Commission. Amount. Auckland Thames New Plymouth Napier Wellington ... ' Blenheim Nelson Westport Greymouth ,.. Ilokitika Chris tchnroh Dunedin luvcreargill ... 1,G37 157 339 1,077 2,309 361 333 367 788 603 3,G37 2,356 372 £ s. d. 218 10 4 18 3 8 43 12 4 142 3 8 287 2 4 41 14 4 40 10 4 4G 13 8 102 14 8 71 16 4 191 17 0 S02 1G 0 43 12 0 S s. d. 8,058 3 9 Gil 16 0 1,550 IS 3 5,238 19 7 10,212 13 11 1,570 14 10 1,414 8 8 1,663 17 4 3,687 17 0 2,387 5 6 6,488 13 7 10,95G 11 31 1,450 2 2 Total 12,330 1,554 12 8 55,322 2 6

Colonial Secretary Customs Defence Government Annuities ... Judicial Postal Registrar-General Shipping Reports ... ... Treasury Weather Reports Works £ s. a. 2,005 10 9 521 17 0 2,330 5 0 220 9 0 1,730 12 0 2,192 10 0 81 7 0 1,362 11 0 1,362 8 0 940 2 0 4,353 2 0 Less amount paid by Government Annuities ... 17,100 13 9 76 5 0 Total 17,024 8 9