F.—l.

Table No. 3. Table showing the Number and Value of Postal Notes sold from the 1st January, 1886— the date upon which they were first issued— to the 31st March, 1908.

3

Number of Postal Notes sold. Total. Year. At Is. 6d. At 2s. At 2s. 6d. ] At 3s. At 5s. At 7s. 6d. At LOs. At 12s. 6d. j At 15s. At 17s. fid. At fl. At Is. At £ 5.* Number. Value. 2,046 j 1,012 .. 2,039 969 j 2,379 695 992 425 2.866 16,442 £ s. d. 6,909 15 6 Quarter ended Mar. 31,1886 ] 3,019 1886-87.. .. .. 16,605 12,283 ] 17,167 6,647 .. j 11,566 9,162 .. ! 15,553 5,729 , 13,103 7,671 ' 17,487 4,090 •5.187 2.375 14,961 92,546 37,659 7 0 1887-88.. .. .. 22,467 5,278 ! 6,940 2,952 17,578 122,255 47,729 5 0 1888-89.. .. .. 27,428 21,900 11,912 .. 19,741 9,477 i 21,149 6,618 8,243 9,386 3.633 19,778 4 J158 22,596 149,879 56,841 18 0 1889-90 .. ... .. 32.754 25,387 14,478 ] .. j 23,550 16,092 | .. j 25.204 10,894 24,011 7,809 175,023 65.484 2 0 1890-91.. .. .. 35,915 28,559 12,229 25,906 7,969 i 10,172 4,366 23,503 189,915 69,721 18 6 1891-92.. .. .. 42,416 33,722 , 19,388 .. 29,550 ! 14,019 30,132 9,058 ! 11,611 ' 4,953 25,839 220,683 79,325 16 6 1892-93.. .. .. 48,612 38,849 22,038 .. i 33,012 16,072 j 32,747 9,904 12,330 5,369 28,969 247,902 87,856 18 0 1893-94.. .. .. | 56,761 44,706 25,461 .. 37,771 18,096 37,687 11,016 13,800 6,156 33,935 285,389 101,002 7 6 1894-95.. .. .62,306 49,846 .. :.-■: 28,975 I .. 43,829 20,423 ; 43,167 11,864 15,567 6,790 : 36,601 319,368 112,307 10 0 1895-96.. .. .. | 68,454 56,185 32.801 .. 49,204 22,802 | 47,787 13,601 17,191 7,020 33,390 1,192 349,627 123,368 6 6 1896-97.. „ 74,534 62,056 35,322 54,219 24,871 | 51,963 14,365 ! 18,102 19,477 7,406 32,868 7,904 32,179 1,090 376,796 129,011 18 0 1897-98 .. .. .. 81,958 69,981 38,617 60,843 26,968 ] 55,748 15,463 728 409,866 134,378 9 6 1898-99.. .. .. 86,529 72,710 41,991 j .. 64,386 44,384 : .. 70,416 28,448 ] 59,631 16,202 19,990 8,193 32,696 673 431,449 139,957 4 0 1899-1900 .. .1 93,762 77,431 30,680 j 63,787 16,957 21,393 8,539 33,491 607 461,447 147,686 8 6 1900-1901 .. .. 85,478 68,068 13,834 52,691 14,702 80,630 24,497 71,001 13,304 23,875 6,799 j 35,067 560 490,506 154,435 16 6 1901-1902 .. 49,529 30,255 62,285 70,683 65,467 i 109,663 76,613 75,700 119,593 J 92,708 32,12S i 43,042 556 556,316 173,317 5 0 1902-1903 .. 54,268 33,409 70,122 102,641 34,508 48,852 558 616,264 191,904 13 0 1903-1904 .. .. 61,373 37,514 85,909 86,626 89,276 | 134,270 114,755 38,030 58,629 656 707,044 220,069 11 0 1904-1905 .. .. 65,484 40,263 86,711 96,228 j 99,739 154,281 108,493 114,411 167,430 120,321 128,384 187,083 130,430 42,317 .. ' j 69,206 688 785,347 250,123 7 6 1905-1906 .. .. ! 74,389 45,358 98,503 143,216 46,228 76,508 788 875,324 276,279 7 6 1906-1907 .. .. I 82,417 54,375 106,311 159,045 51,559 I 91,193 954 981,642 314,053 6 0 1907-1908 .. .. 89,906 58,202 124,052 136,392 143,854 205,500 171.951 57,637 ! 104,714 423 1,092,631 347,300 0 0 * First issued on 17th June, 1895.