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Table No. 1. 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 Dominion.

Drawn on the Dominion.

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Where payable. Totai. Commission in the Dominion. United Kingdom.* Fore 'S n Countries.t Year. received. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. _ 1 ]___ £ £ £ \ £ | £ \ £ 1863 1,057 2,201 9.614 4.74° 21,944 j 4,645 24,145 J .. .. 11,586 55,7°3 1873 3,562 34-288 142,642 11,913 48,548 6,150 28,068 .. .. 52,351 219,258 1883 9,023 132,232 402,559 26,211 91,634 14."3 46,94° | •• •• 172,556 54 I > I 33 1893 10,249 146,133 576,359 29,616 86,545 35,208 88,025 j .. .. 210,957 750,929 1903 15,882 273,535 1,108,067 63,309 157.790 59,468 150,368 .. .. 396,312 1,416,225 1913 16,872 516,536 2,821,624 100,634 336,992 73.575 199,158 •• .. 690,745 3,357,774 1914 16,336 536,674 2,933,911 87,774 299,155 67,070 194,439 .. .. 691,518 3,427,505 1915 15,819 511,487 2,986,021 81,483 263,371 71,890 222,426 .. .. 664,860 3,471,818 1916 15,966 520,476 3,108,197 60,876 214,254 70,817 221,700 17,186 62,936 669,355 3,607,087 1917 16,077 508,209 2,977,997 54,852 216,835 63,662 212,144 15,960 69,669 642,683 3,476,645 1918 17,487 508,813 3,120,183 48,133 198,452 61,899 217,512 19,655 "3,224 638,500 3,649,371 1919 19,329 558,344 3,994,055 48,592 224,667 58,974 240,437 24,381 144,900 690,291 4,604,059 1920 31,302 572,432 4>69 i ,7 i 7 49,184 235,295 66,027 310,409 12,031 39,355 699,674 5,276,776 1921 31,268 535,897 4,276,158 52,021 254,342 67,893 292,036 13,572 28,284 669,383 4,850,820 1922 27,431 526,906 3,776,896 53,079 221,447 64,523 249,454 15,435 30,732 659,943 4,278,529 1923 28,357 545,6o5 3,849,423 54,461 223,143 68,044 284,778 16,869 32,815 684,979 4,390,159 1924 28,542 580,569 4."3,8i3 57. 1 75 232,436 75,743 312,624 18,024 34, 0 56 731,5" 4,692,929 1925 28,843 610,972 4,406,461 64,777 259,439 72,519 278,050 18,421 33,280 766,689 4,977,230

Where issued. Total. , t-v . . it • _ j v j * Australia and other British u ~ . . , Year. In the Dominion United Kingdom.* Possessions. Foreign Countries.! No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. £ £ £ £ £ 1863 2,067 9,169 415 1,824 558 3>°7 8 •• •• 3 >°4° 14,071 1873 34,288 142,642 1,482 6,626 1,668 7,689 .. .. 37»438 1 561957 1883 132,232 402,559 3.725 15.553 5.697 23,300 .. .. 141,654 44 1 .4 11 1893 146,133 576,359 8,746 32.617 10,679 40,929 •• •• 165.558 649,905 1903 273,535 1,108,067 13,035 49,I8I 17,777 68,340 .. .. 304,347 1,225,589 1913 516,536 2,821,624 12,693 70,084 110,487 .. .. 560,679 3,002,194 1914 536,674 2,933,9" n,439 60,324 3°,974 110,032 .. .. 579,087 3,104,268 1915 511,487 2,986,021 12,409 58,189 30,356 107,510 .. 554,252 3,151,720 1916 520,476 3,108,197 8,337 39,908 35,8oo 128,370 2,445 10,587 567,058 3,287,162 1917 508,209 2,977,997 6,872 34,973 36,978 123,390 2,311 10,348 554,370 3,146,708 1918 508,813 3,120,183 6,802 40,365 33,868 114,652 2,281 12,055 551,764 3,287,255 1919 558,344 3,994.055 8,498 65,526 25,697 104,093 2,410 12,353 594.949 4.176,027 1920 572,432 4,691,717 8,806 67,552 22,946 111,325 1,416 4.420 j 605,600 4,875,014 192X 535,897 4,276,158 8,696 65,818 24,197 122,938 1,366 6,104 : 57°, i 56 4,471,018 1922 526,906 3,776,856 8,788 1 65,516 25,095 121,331 1,587 6,124 j 562,376 3,969,867 1923 545,605 3,849,423 11,042 63,313 26,042 123,703 1,813 8,669 j 584,502 4,045,108 1924 580,569 4,113,813 8,310 60,862 28,543 127,350 2,348 10,309 | 619,770 4,312,334 1925 610,972 4,406,461 9,857 69,098 27,318 1x9,073 2,140 8,391 j 650,287 4,603,023 * Includes foreign offices to year 1915. f In previous years included in United Kingdom and foreign offices.