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Table No. 14. Table showing the Estimated Postal Revenue, and the Estimated Number of Letters, Post-cards, Books, and Newspapers delivered and posted, within the several Postal Districts, during the Years 1875, 1885, 1890, and 1891.

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Postal Districts. Revenue. Letter i Delivered. Letters. :rs. Posted. Post-cards. Book Delivered. Posted. ; Delivered. I Post-cards. Books. ks. Posted. Delivered. Posted. Newspapers. Auckland — 1875 1885 1890 1891 £ s. d. I3,i33 J 1 o 37,636 12 s 50,005 16 I 5',44O 11 3_ 782,329 3,776,630 5,08.3,429 5,705,466 779,617 3,206,294 4,286,499 4.682,483 126,646 208,780 232,362 127,946 233,845 273,533 277,927 620,217 814,099 176,150 660,281 753,558 647,325 [,400,906 2,152,878 2,543,9O5 326,248 ',339,468 2,i5S>°4° 2,294,890 hames — 1875 1885 1890 1891 1,664 ° 6 3,887 'I 3 3,920 5 7 3,980 1 o 119,418 369,100 435>656 446,693 io9,954 359,55° 347,538 377,'i7 io,374 15,041 17,55° 11,310 10,701 9,737 24,674 56,680 55,458 18,681 24,330 30,641 52,223 240,569 2 24,939 247,962 72,462 168,844 208,819 208,403 52,886 187,317 111,172 104.455 49,632 98,280 107,141 134,680 lew Plymouth — 1875 1885 1890 1891 1.815 9 5 3,210 16 4 3,812 1 7 5,261 15 3 97,040 261,426 323,49 3 4'5,7'4 89,469 225,966 308,016 382,551 23,'79 24,154 28,028 24,037 29,083 23,595 34,545 48,490 43,7o 6 26,676 20,076 29,848 Gisborne— 1885 1890 189! 1,545 13 ° 2,353 9 s 2,266 4 2 153,998 198,744 215,852 132,210 180,656 184,587 1,846 4,810 5,395 2,990 2, 5,564 10,699 63.232 45,292 12,870 34,99' 24,53' 115,089 167,193 169,052 71,682 "',151 65,663 apier— '875 '885 1890 1891 4,076 19 8 7,953 16 o 10,953 18 2 12,365 8 8 186,993 795,236 1,039,636 1,060,553 230.973 711,282 998,733 1,191,918 21,203 38,675 44,746 21,437 33,521 43-836 ■ 75,283 121,212 129,155 52,286 165,202 205,49' 128,480 354,'59 474,59' 436,1 37 '5°,75° 3°9,985 338,990 331,058 Wanganui — l8 75 1885 1890 1891 8,219 18 7 11.955 4 7 13,210 11 9 872,430 1,038,882 1,148,667 7io,775 1,078,236 1,189,084 34,658 63,089 66,91.1 36,504 65,440 101,686 137,956 109,850 148,161 52,871 146,583 207,857 441,792 469,352 527,046 193,700 229,893 266,591 Wellington — 1875 1885 1890 1891 5i,°5° 5 8 68,085 14 7 76,912 9 9 76,153 4 9 802,950 2,81 3,460 3,766,685 4,068,402 922,177 2,375,529 3,711,877 4,072,614 66,443 134,498 138.645 65,i°4 "a. 0 ?' 126,204 241,020 524,589 597,3" 337,14° 75 O .9O5 685,789 596,768 848,601 1,327,664 ',434,979 470,650 897,728 [,340,232 1,196,286 ,'elson— 1875 1885 1890 1891 2,399 ! ' 1O 4,667 18 1 5,103 6 o 5,625 15 1 1 205,716 456,222 464,477 5 '0,47' 180,707 411,034 443,755 519,662 10,543 22,334 3',3'7 '3.234 21,848 25,155 55,536 62,517 63,089 35,526 62,840 92,573 145,47° 203,346 234,767 212,095 1 1 1,769 117,923 124,341 119,379 Westport — '875 1885 1890 1891 1,053 6 2 1,432 19 2 1,967 2 1 2,193 8 o 73,527 121,589 190,879 201,201 57,447 114,699 169,889 '99,355 3,7 '8 5,642 9,399 2,73O 5,54' 4,3i6 10,634 21,164 29,276 5.547 9,112 12,350 95,2.37 83,772 '56,936 153,270 51,258 45,'19 73,686 76,752 Greymouth — '875 1885 1890 1891 2,17' '3 7 2,920 o 8 3,973 ' IO 3,761 o 8 146,702 266,682 368,108 317,629 167,980 • 3/5(7,929 347,354 338,429 6,240 9.165 12.571 5,33° 8,548 9,399 26,546 5 2 ,975 53,222 14,690 37,°79 53,573 13°,734 '9°,554 253,474 211,107 ■53,i°6 136,552 136,106 147,004 Hokitika — 1875 1885 1890 1891 1,816 o 9 2,154 3 1 1,996 5 4 1,998 11 ii 121,517 208,975 187,889 175,864 121,743 169,065 158,755 168,31 1 6,214 8,333 7,7°9 6,071 5,o°3 3.458 21,615 31,356 30, 108 10,361 16,675 18,928 151,832 168,706 i4i,i-93 128,245 68,695 85,003 65,781 71,916 Blenheim — 1875 1885 1890 1891 1,719 9 ° 2,952 6 o 3,908 14 7 4,121 9 7 153,723 308,529 334,81 5 344,643 131,624 242,619 3'7.5 23 347,88o 11.479 10,608 12,184 4,i/3 9,007 8,242 31,525 49,452 52,247 '3,936 41,176 42,627 153,124 '54,544 204,711 210,483 60,787 78,52° 89,323 103,740 Christchurch — '875 1885 1890 [891 17,582 19 8 31,836 10 o 36,226 7 6 39,720 10 7 1,052,071 3,212,638 3,398,291 3,442,140 1,000,864 2,848,443 3,398,556 3,723,S9 0 129,549 186,329 '78,78') '45,°54 181,128 228,345 266,223 384,475 454,5'9 269,438 505,820 576,953 529,554 i,o5i,934 949,806 935,688 295,420 ',' 95,558 1,260,362 1,651,910 Timaru — ■875 1885 1890 1891 6,454 6 2 8,783 14 4 9,761 18 7 783,900 782,184 801,034 607,5 16 7 7 1>36 1 896.610 33,670 5°,°37 54-951 33,553 45,745 50,284 69,593 97,786 I2«,K3I 35,204 99,2Si 135,°57 234,260 274,001 298,610 127,036 148,566 '61,317 Oamaru — '8/5 '885 1890 1891 3,998 7 6 4,355 '9 6 4,865 16 ii 569,101 447,213 463,242 37o,72i 409,695 472,355 15.587 3°.6i5 30.342 '5,99° 26,247 25,298 52,156 59.423 67,912 26,403 49.815 66,690 271,180 134,355 ' jjo.37' 106,444 85,7i3 92,365 Dunedin — ■875 1885 1890 1891 20,891 5 9 32,468 19 10 36,908 12 2 38,355 ' 8 1,106,168 3,231,124 3,147,69° 3,272,386 1,343,748 2,820,025 3,406,250 3,631,979 97.812 138,320 145,288 119, 119 136,841 155,25Q 240,409 396,162 444,132 373,035 495,592 690,911 1,142,015 1,168,778 1,233,895 1,222,442 872,706 1,284,114 ',954,939 ',477,'77 Invercargill — l8 75 1885 1890 1891 3,121 5 9 9,873 14 10 12,296 1 2 13,690 18 4 205,249 1,170,338 1.20;,193 1,277,445 238,145 924,820 1,167,244 1,366,937 54>S 6[ 69,004 81,601 31,629 60,936 87,230 94,367 138,749 186,563 87.438 201,073 200,603 181,133 588,276 612,638 6/8,43' 120,913 274,079 399,o86 438,503 Totals — 1875 1885 1890 1891 122,495 l8 9 229,299 7 6 275,432 9 " 288,772 9 o : 5> O 53,4 O 3 '9>37',378 22,415,263 23,867,402 5,374.448 16,458,477 2i,5 o[ >937 2.S,74;.462 653,722 1,097,788 666,211 991,065 [,181,141 1,670,708 2,838,329 3.342.78' ',595.252 3,320,80 [ 3,827,980 4,026,457 7,685.37° 9,221,2] 2 9,768,226 2,784,820 6,548,508 8,691,522 8,733,686