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Table No. 1. POST-OFFICE MONEY-ORDERS ISSUED AND PAID. Table showing the Number and Amount of Money-orders issued and of Money-orders payable in New Zealand since the Year 1863.

Issued in the Colony.

Drawn on the Colony.

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Where payable. Total. Commission received. In the Colony. United Kingdom and Foreign Offices. Australia and other British Possessions. Year. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. , .._____ 1863 £ »■ 1,057 9 ° 2,201 9,613 11 11 £ s. d. 21,944 2 1 £ ■■ i 24,145 7 5 £ s. d. 55,703 1 5 [ 4,740 4,645 11,586 1873 3>562 3 2 34,288 142,642 4 10 >n,9i3 48,547 11 4 6,150 > 28,068 5 5 52,35i 219,258 1 7 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 9,022 10 6 9,525 3 8 9,553 o 7 8,541 7 10 8,532 10 5 8,377 6 4 8,696 13 5 8,823 I0 ° 9,649 14 9 9,452 o o 132,232 402,558 12 11 144,227 430,446 18 ro 146,406 439,870 3 9 113,598 412,276 3 o 119,091 426,194 13 9 122,042 432,056 6 2 127,323 , 458,469 7 7 130,641 472,967 4 7 I3 8 .555 504,834 16 9 140,672 540,7 6 3 15 o :26,211 )28,712 )28,722 ,27,389 I 26,057 :26,636 ■ 26,206 25,053 126,590 .27,451 91,634 4 7 96,901 14 o 95,920 9 10 87,904 9 IO 84,264 12 9 81,488 10 3 79,167 o 4 74,566 13 9 77,481 2 9 78,848 1 7 I4,H3 I3,H3 13,494 14,693 14,431 13,709 18,547 20,733 30,094 3i,3i5 1 46,939 17 " ! 45,317 12 4 . 45,604 15 2 I 47,574 9 11 45,285 6 11 I 42,451 4 4 ■ 51,909 6 10 I 54,543 3 7 69,674 o o 75,235 7 IO 172,556 186,052 188,622 155,680 159,579 162,387 172,076 176,427 195,239 199,438 541,132 15 5 572,666 5 2 581,395 8 9 547,755 2 9 555,744 13 5 555,996 o 9 589,545 14 9 602,077 1 11 651,989 19 6 694,847 4 5 1893 10,248 14 5 H6,I33 576,358 17 2 129,616 86,544 19 " 35,2o8 88,025 8 9 210,957 75o,929 5 10 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 10,600 19 7 ",433 13 8 12,671 6 7 13,835 15 4 M.747 9 6 15,533 4 6 16,512 12 9 17,518 11 o 14,915 18 2 155,534 608,042 2 11 162,600 635,062 17 11: 181,505 717,217 19 1 : 193,867 762,592 10 3; 206,265 798,725 15 8; 221,354 864,513 4 9; 239,565 95i,86o 7 4, 255,344 1,002,05612 1, 258,110 1,014,723 16 0; 28,513 28,882 29,238 31,770 35,377 38,528 40,925 45,701 ,53,9io 79,348 10 2 78,465 o 4 82,498 15 6 93,649 1 3 107,140 7 5 122,064 3 1 122,934 IO 4 125,549 5 I' 138,755 2 8 38,631 52,015 58,823 6S,002 76,728 : 84,782: 89,344 5 104,922 i 55,187] 89,392 II IO 99,076 16 8 102,443 l ° "4,589 3 5 123,375 4 6 132,230 17 9 140,057 18 9 158,902 3 10 123,580 3 7 222,678 243,497 269,566 293,659 318,370 344,664 369,834 405,967 367,207 776,783 4 11 812,604 x 4 Ir 902,159 15 7 970,830 14 11 1,029,241 7 7 1,118,808 5 7 1,214,852 16 5 1,286,508 1 10 1,277,059 2 3

Where issued. Year. In the Colony. United Kingdom and Foreign Offices. Australia and other British Possessions. No. ! Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount, 1863 2,067 £ *■ d. 9,169 4 6 4 r 5 £ 8. d. 1,824 ° 8 558 £ s - d - 3,077 13 7 3,040 £ s - d. 14,070 18 9 1873 34,288 142,642 4 10 1,482 6,625 14 5 1,668 7,689 6 8 37,438 156,957 5 11 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 132,232 144,227 146,406 113,598 119,091 122,042 127,323 130,641 138,555 140,672 402,558 12 11 430,446 18 10 439,870 3 9 412,276 3 o 426,194 13 9 432,056 6 2 458,469 7 7 472,967 4 7 504,834 16 9 540,763 15 o 3,725 4,535 5,204 5,824 6,334 7,336 7,469 7,775 7,910 8,152 15,553 3 11 17,679 o 6 20,091 17 4 22,650 1 10 23,423 16 2 26,262 14 5 26,887 J 7 9 27,975 1.5 5 28,518 14 o 29,349 14 7 5,697 6,755 7,725 9,545 8,963 15,365 15,859 i3,33i 13,604 11,291 23,299 12 11 27,429 18 6 30,724 6 4 36,513 3 11 33,254 2 3 56,141 4 1 56,402 1 4 47,890 2 6 48,700 9 6 41,064 6 6 141,654 155,517 159,335 129,242 i33,9io 144,450 150,651 151 747 160,069 160,115 441,411 9 9 475,555 17 10 490,686 7 5 471,185 7 o 482,437 17 4 513,728 8 2 541,759 6 8 548,333 2 6 582,054 o 3 611,177 16 1 1893 .146,133 576,358 17 2 8,746 32,616 17 2 10,679 40,929 2 5 165,558 649,904 16 9 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 155,534 162,600 l8l,505 193,867 206,265 221,354 239,565 255,344 258, no 608,042 211 635,062 17 n 717,217 19 1 762,592 10 3 798,725 15 8 864,513 4 9 951,860 7 4 1,002,056 12 1 1,014,723 16 o 9,293 9,938 10,254 10,085 10,671 10,624 !0,34 2 11,082 n,732 33,786 17 6 35,155 7 9 35,553 7 1 35,238 10 3 36,106 9 10 37,290 8 7 36,014 6 3 40,021 14 4 4i,37o !3 3 10,690 11,520 11,507 ",407 12,753 13,399 15,271 16,688 16,527 38,571 3 1 39,862 18 10 40,836 4 7 40,105 1 n 44,558 10 10 48,533 15 11 59,304 9 6 63,800 4 10 62,159 10 8 175,517 184,058 203,266 215,359 229,689 245,377 265,178 283,114 286,369 680,400 3 6 710,081 4 6 " 793,607 10 9 837,936 2 5 879,390 16 4 950,337 9 3 1,047,179 3 1 1,105,878 11 3 1,118,253 19 11