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In addition, 4 gold rings set with jewels, 2 plain gold rings, 1 ladies' silver watch and chain, 3 silver Waltham hunting-watches, 1 silver lever-watch, 1 greenstone bar, gold mounted; 4 gold nuggets, portion of gold chain with three keys arid two seals attached, Maltese greenstone cross, gold mounted, and kauri-gum ornament, book-shaped; gold exhibition medals, and a silver and pebble brooch, were received at the Dead Letter Office. 1,240 unclaimed registered letters were dealt with. 55 letters were detained for postage, 5 of which were subsequently forwarded. 439 newspapers and 360 and other articles without addresses were received; of these, 62 were delivered. 62 letters were posted without addresses, 9 letters with obscene and libellous addresses. 121 letters imperfectly and wrongly addressed. 1,205 letters were refused. 2 letters were posted with previously-used postage stamps,
Registered Letters. The number of registered letters dealt with, compared with the numbers in 1879, 1880, and 1881, is shown below: —
Buildings. New offices have been completed and occupied at Arrow Eiver and South Dunedin. The offices at Ngaruawahia and Cambridge have been altered, and an addition to the railwaystation, Pukekohe, is being made for the better performance of postal and telegraph work. New buildings are in progress at Paeroa, Te Aroha, Kihikihi, Eotorua, Parihaka, Manaia, Greytown, Picton, and. Oamaru. The new building at Wellington is progressing satisfactorily, and will probably be ready for occupation about March next. Alterations and additions have either been or are being made to the offices at Eussell, Onehunga, Greymouth, Lyell, Kaitangata, and Ophir. No other new buildings have been decided upon. The growth of business in Auckland has been such as to show that further office accommodation is even now required. This cannot be secured until the Customs vacate their present offices. Inland Mail Sebvices. The following are the particulars of the inland services:— Performed by coach and mail-cart ... ... ... ... 145 ~ on horseback ... ... ... ... ... 221 ~ on foot ■* ... ... ... ... ... ... 55 ~ ,by water ... ... ... ... ... ... 31 „ "by railway ... ... ... ... ... ... 53 Total number of services . ... ... 505
1879. 1880. 1881. 1882. Postal Districts. From Places beyond the Colony. Registered in the Colony. Totals. From Places beyond the Colony. Registeredin Totals Colony. Prom Places beyond the Colony. Registered in the Colony. Totals. From Places beyond the Colony. Registeredin the Colony. Totals. Auckland fhanies .. Sew Plymouth 3-isborne .. STapier vVanganui Wellington Sfelson .. Westport.. jreymouth Sokitika.. 31enheim Jhristchurch timaru .. 2,735 154 290 627 309 2,743 487 82 182 219 132 2,856 373 176 3,584 482 12,569 922 1,429 3,828 4,004 12,167 1,894 862 1,205 1,343 988 12,640 2,532 1,454 11,889 3,381 15,304 1,076 1,719 4,455 4,313 14,910 2,381 944 1,387 1,562 1,120 15,496 2,905 1,630 15,473 3,863 3,195 123 334 751 376 2,803 473 108 196 180 188 3,831 418 232 3,442 1,126 15,625 911 1,939 4,485 4,354 12,894 2,020 1,104 1,776 1,882 1,263 15,873 3,757 1,615 13,136 4,495 18,820! 1,034 2,273 5,236 4,730 15,£97 2,493 1,212 1,972 2,002 1,451 19,704 4,175 1,847 16,578 5,621 4,010 135 356 69 770 481 2,824 797 75 175 188 166 4,156 550 315 4,190 1,471 15,385 1,167 2,413 757 3,926 5,081 13,630 2,629 966 1,881 1,823 1,400 15,274 3,783 1,886 13,328 4,492 19,395; 1,302 2,769 826: 4,696! 5.562J 16.454 1 3,426; 1,041 2,056 ! 2,011 1,566 19,430 4,333 2,20lj 17,518 5,963 J 4,642 161 507 130 921 439 3,137 805 106 187 220 215 4,271 512 271 4,217 1,484 15,459 1,136 2,589 745 4,141 4,771 15,147 2,581 809 1,999 1,700 1,286 13,677 2,853 1,712 13,344 5,100 89,049 20,101 1,297 3,090 875 5,062 5,210 18,284 3,386 915 2,186 1,920 1,501 17,948 3,365 1,983 17,561 6,584 Damaru .. 3unedin .. invercargill Totals I 22,225 : 111,27 15,431 73,107 88,538 117,776 87,129 104,905 20,728 189,821 110,549