8.—9.

Sess. 11.—1879. NEW ZEALAND.

ADVERTISEMENTS AND PRINTING (RETURN OF AMOUNTS PAID TO NEWSPAPERS IN THE COLONY FOR, FROM 1ST JULY, 1878, TO 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1879).

Laid on the Table by the Hon. Mr. Hall, with the leave of the House.

RETURN of AMOUNTS paid for ADVERTISEMENTS and for PRINTING to Newspapers severally, from 1st July, 1878, to 30th September, 1879.

Name of Paper. Where Published. Advertising. Printing. Totals. £ s. d. 2 0 0 2 10 0 2 0 0 28 2 0 40 17 8 42 0 3 154 12 8 3 6 9 212 15 3 12 12 11 32 10 0 88 8 6 £ s. d. £ a. d. 2 0 0 2 10 0 2 0 0 28 2 0 73 2 8 42 0 3 154 12 8 3 6 9 272 6 9 34 3 5 32 10 0 118 7 6 9 10 110 15 6 61 9 11 176 13 3 90 18 9 110 2 0 0 51 14 8 46 0 6 2 18 0 3 15 0 5 8 6 388 3 4 1 12 0 0 15 0 807 0 7 482 8 3 71 5 6 1,018 10 6 .459 18 0 307 2 0 60 15 6 68 7 9 0 7 0 21 15 0 331 8 0 0 9 0 250 11 3 1 10 0 26 0 6 118 13 0 40 14 6 42 15 9 74 19 0 8 5 0 49 13 6 1,640 1 11 Argus Australasian Age Age Akaroa Mail Arrow Observer Ashburton Mail Ashburton Herald Bay of Plenty Times Bruce Herald ... Budget Buller News Canterbury Times Charleston Herald Clutha Leader ... Colonist Cromwell Ar^us Coromandel Mail Daily Telegraph Daily Telegraph Dunstau Times ... Echo ... Evening Argus ... Evening Telegraph Evening Mail ... Evening News ... Evening News ... Evening Post Evening Chronicle Evening Tribune Evening Star Evening Star ... Evening Star Evening Star Evening Star Feildiug Guardian Globe Grey River Argus Guardian Hawke's Bay Herald Hokitika Advertiser Invercargill News Inangahua Herald Inangahua Times Kumara Times ... Lake Wakatipu Mail Leader Lyell Argus Lyttelton Times Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne Dunedin Akaroa Arrowtown Ashburton Ashburton Tauranga Tokomairiro New Plymouth Westport Christchurch ... Charleston Balclutha Nelson Cromwell Coromandel Melbourne Napier Clyde Ashburton Wellington Timaru Oamaru Sydney Timaru Wellington Wellington Dunedin Auckland Thames Dunedin Greymouth Hokitika Feilding Christchurch ... Greymouth Ashburton Napier Hokitika Invercargill Reef ton Reef ton Kumara Queenstown Hokitika Lyell Christchurch ... 110 15 6 46 9 11 110 12 6 58 16 9 110 2 0 0 44 12 2 46 0 6 2 18 0 3 15 0 5 8 6 338 3 10 1 12 0 0 15 0 556 6 7 466 13 3 71 5 6 778 1 6 282 17 6 378 17 0 00 15 6 55 7 3 0 7 0 21 15 0 263 12 6 0 9 0 223 19 3 1 10 0 20 0 6 • 118 13 0 40 14 6 42 15 9 57 11 6 8 5 0 49 13 6 1,038 13 7 32 5 0 29 U 6 21 10 6 29 19 0 9 10 15 0 0 66 0 9 38 2 0 7 2 6 49 19 6 250 14 0 15 15 0 240 9 0 177 0 6 18 5 0 13 0 6 67 15 6 32 12 0 17 7 6 601 8 4 Carried forward 5,969 0 10 1,732 19 1 7,701 19 11