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1885. NEW ZEALAND.

TELEGRAPH OFFICE RECEIPTS BETWEEN 7 AND 8 P.M.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatiues, dated 11th August, 1885. Ordered, " That there bo laid upon the table a return of the expenditure and receipts from post and telegraph offices, between the hours of 7 and 8 p.m."—(Me. W. P. BUCKLAND.)

Return of the Total Annual Receipts from, and Expenditure on, Post and Telegraph Offices, between the Hours of 7 and 8 p.m.

General Post Office, W. Gbay. 7th September, 1885. [Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, £ ; printing (1,225 copies), £0 lis. 6d.]

By Authority : George Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBBs.

Total Messages for the Year. Total Annual Value of Messages. Total Annual Expenditure. Forwarded. Beceived. 59,534 67,078 £5,515 8 10 £1,342 14 0