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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 1885, 1890, 1891, and 1892.

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Postal Districts. Revenue. Letter Delivered. Letters. :rs. Posted. Delivered. Posted. Post-cards. Delivered. Posted. Books. Delivered. Posted. Newspapers. Auckland— 1885 1890 1891 1892 £ s. d. 37,636 12 5 50,005 16 1 51,44° 11 3 56,346 14 8 3.776,630 5,083,429 5,705,466 5,685,550 ,3,206,294 4,286,499 4,682,483 5,039,528 126,646 208,780 232,362 224,679 127,946 233,845 273,533 355,22.5 277,927 620,217 814,099 1,600,807 176,150 660,281 753,558 1,222,078 1,400,906 2,152,878 2.543.9O5 2,400,671 1,339,468 2,iS5>°4° 2,294,890 2,528,825 hames — 1885 1890 1891 1892 3.887 11 3 3,920 5 7 ,3,980 1 o 3,755 '5 'o 369,100 435,656 446,693 399,763 359,55° 347,538 377,'i7 356,317 io,374 15,041 I7.55O 16,094 11,310 10,701 9,737 10,907 24,674 56,680 55,458 8i,497 18,681 24,330 30,641 43,888 240,569 224,939 247,962 232,765 187,317 111,172 104.455 104,403 New Plymouth — 1885 1890 1891 1892 3,210 16 4 3,812 1 7 5,261 15 3 5,533 14 1 261,426 323,49 2 41.5,7'4 467,142 225,966 308,016 382,551 481,052 23,179 24,iS4 28,028 37.5O5 24,037 29,083 23,595 32,734 34,545 48,490 43,7o6 81,874 26,676 20,076 29,848 56,836 168,844 208,819 208,403 259,480 98,280 107,141 134,680 145,'97 Gisborne — 1885 1890 1891 1892 1,545 ] 3 o 2,353 9 8 2,266 4 2 2,626 o 7 153,998 198,744 215,852 252,148 132,210 180,656 184,587 214,942 1,846 4,810 5,395 11,960 2,990 2,560 5,S64 3,3'S 10,699 63.232 45,292 54,2io 12,870 34,99' 24,531 33,696 115,089 167.193 169,052 210,041 71,682 71,151 65,66.3 7o,473 apier— 1885 1890 1891 1892 7,953 '6 o 10,953 18 2 12,365 8 8 13,001 14 5 795,236 1,039,636 1,060,553 1,243,541 711,282 998,733 1,191,918 1,270,646 21,203 38,675 44,746 62,075 21,437 33,52 1 43,8.36 54,548 75,283 121,212 '29,'55 238,914 52,286 165,202 205,491 309,868 354,159 474.S9 1 436,'37 5'1.537 309,985 338,990 331,058 353,288 Wanganui—' 1-885 1890 1891 1892 8,219 18 7 ",955 4 7 13,210 11 9 14,340 o 11 872,430 1,038,882 1,148,667 1,246,089 7io,775 1,078,236 1,189,084 1,331,850 34,658 6.3,089 66,911 79,092 3 6 ,5O4 65,440 101,686 99,281 137,956 109,850 148,161 395,980 52,871 146,583 207,857 .370,916 441,792 469,352 527,046 578,409 19,3,700 229,893 266,591 302,627 Wellington — 1885 1890 1891 1892 68,085 14 7 76,912 9 9 76,153 4 9 78,244 IS i_ 2,813,460 3,766,685 4,068,402 4,565,'i9 2,375,529 3,7'1,877 4,072,614 4,575.584 66,443 I34,49 8 138,645 177.'38 65,104 ii5, o 7' 126,204 172,224 241,020 524,589 597,3H 826,215 3X7,140 75°.9°5 685,789 1,203,813 848,601 1,327,664 1,434,979 1,462,422 897,728 1,340,232 1,196,286 1,209,962 elson- — 1885 1890 1891 1892 4,667 18 1 5,103 6 o 5,625 15 11 6,6,33 8 10 456,222 464,477 5IO.47I 497'3f'7 411,034 443,755 5 19,662 605,280 io,S43 22,334 3i,3i7 19,916 13,2.34 21,848 25,155 27,924 55,536 62,517 63,089 i 5 1,190 35.526 62,840 92,573 178,581 203,346 234,767 212,095 193,999 "7,923 124,341 "9,379 142,753 Westport —■ 1885 1890 1891 1892 1,432 19 1,967 2 2,193 8 2,020 13 2 1 o 7 121,589 190,879 201,201 167,700 114,699 169,889 199,355 178,425 3,7i8 5,643 9,399 5,55' 2,730 5,54i 4,316 3,'98 10,634 21,164 29,276 45,136 5,547 9,112 12,350 16,887 83,772 156,936 153,270 142,584 45,'19 73,686 76,752 80,691 Greymouth — 1885 1890 1891 1892 2,920 o 8 3,973 ' ,o 3,76i o 8 3,982 2 9 266,682 368,108 317,629 307,840 227,929 347,354 338,429 367,081 6,240 9,165 12,571 8,060 5,33O 8,548 9,399 7,020 26,546 52,975 53, 2 22 95,8lO 14,690 37,079 53.573 72,462 190,554 253,474 211,107 197,015 136,552 136,106 147,004 159,198 Hokitika— 1885 1890 1891 1892 2,154 3 1 1,996 5 4 1,998 11 11 2,057 '7 7 208,975 187,889 175,864 205,530 169,065 •58,755 168,31 1 169,637 6,214 8,333 7,709 7,'76 6,071 S.003 3,458 4,3'6 21,615 31.356 3.0, 108 66,963 10,361 16,675 18,928 .30,927 168,766 141,193 128,245 '48,343 85,003 65,781 7i,9i6 79,040 Blenheim — 1885 1890 1891 1892 2,952 6 o 3,908 14 7 4,121 9 7 4,036 o o 308,529 334,815 344,643 371,4'Q 242,619 3'7,5 2 3 347,88o 340,483 ii,479 10,608 12,184 13,767 4,173 9,007 8,242 9,2.56 31.525 49,452 52,247 8S>930 13,936 41,176 42,627 77,259 154,544 204,711 210,483 221,806 78,520 89,323 103,740 109,044 Christchurch — 1885 1890 [891 1892 31,836 10 o 36,226 7 6 39,720 10 7 42,369 8 2 3,212,638 3,398,291 3,442,140 3,659,383 2,848,443 3,398,556 3,723,590 4,026,607 129,549 186,329 178,789 206,219 145,°54 181,128 228,345 266,223 384,475 4S4,5'9 809,549 269,438 505,820 576,953 1,120,951 i,o.5i,934 949,806 935,688 831,493 1,195,558 1,260,362 1,651,910 1,723,267 'imaru — 1885 1890 1891 1892 6,454 6 2 8,783 14 4 9,761 18 7 9,372 19 4 783,900 782,184 801,034 809,510 607,516 771,361 896,610 872,274 33,670 50,037 54,95i 55,445 33,553 45.745 50,284 46,267 69,593 97,786 128,531 165,672 35,2°4 99,25' '35.057 178,841 234,260 274,001 298,610 261,183 127,036 148,566 161,317 150,'50 Oamaru — 1885 1890 1891 1892 3,998 7 6 4,355 19 6 4,865 16 11 4,620 6 3 569,101 447,213 463,242 516,165 37°.72' 409,695 472,355 488,631 15,587 30,615 30,342 29,198 15,990 26,247 25,298 2.3,4/8 5 2 > '56 59,423 67,912 121,836 26,403 49,8i5 66,690 91,962 271,180 134,355 150,371 176,306 106,444 85,713 92.365 104,767 Dunedin — 1885 1890 1891 1892 32,468 19 10 36,908 12 2 38,355 ' 8 40,119 [S 7 3,231,124 3,147,690 3,272,386 3,335,i6.3 2,820,025 3.406,250 3.63i>979 3,783,429 97,812 138,320 145,288 183,950 119,119 136,841 155,2.59 212,238 240,409 396,162 444,'32 1,393,249 373>°35 495.592 690,911 '■35'.493 1,168,778 1,233,895 1,222,442 1,097,135 1,284,114 ',954,939 1,477,177 1,321,346 Invercargill — 1885 1890 1891 1892 9,873 14 10 12,296 1 2 13,690 18 4 14,027 12 8 1,170.338 1,207,193 1,277.445 1,350,518 924,820 1,167,244 1,366,937 1,429,038 S4,56i 69,004 81,601 87,"3 31,629 60,936 87,230 78,806 94.367 138,749 186,563 293,631 87,438 201,073 200,60,3 414,466 588,276 612,638 678,431 613,756 274,079 399,086 438,503 433,589 Totals— 1885 1890 1891 1892 229,299 7 6 275,432 9 " 288,772 9 o 303,089 0 4 19,37 '.378 22,415,263 23,867,402 2.5,079,938 16,458,477 21,5°! >93 7 23.745,462 25.530.804 653,722 1,019,434 1,097,788 1,224,938 666,211 991,065 [,181,141 1,346,098 1,670,708 2,838,329 3,342,781 6,508,463 ',595,252 3,320,801 3,827,980 6,774,924 7,685,370 9,221,212 9,768,226 9,538,945 6,548,508 8,691,522 8,733.686 9,018,620