640

RETURN of the POSTAL and TELEGRAPH REVENUE collected at the Postmaster-General's Office and in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand for the Quarter
ended 31st March, 1882.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 42

| | Postage Re-
ceived from
Foreign
Offices. | Postage
Stamps Sold. | Money Order
Commission. | Private Box
and
Bag Rents. | Postal
Guides. | Miscellaneous
Receipts. | Total
Postal Revenue. | \multicolumn{4}{c|}{TELEGRAPH REVENUE} |
| :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | \multicolumn{2}{c|}{Paid Telegrams} | \multicolumn{2}{c|}{Government Telegrams} |
| Office | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | No. | £ | s. | d. | No. | £ | s. | d. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postmaster-General's Office | 7,140 | 0 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Auckland | ... | ... | ... | 5,525 | 16 | 10 | 389 | 9 | 4 | 414 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 6,349 | 15 | 8 | 55,129 | 3,610 | 7 | 10 | 10,489 | 916 | 12 | 1 |
| Blenheim | ... | ... | ... | 507 | 18 | 6 | 42 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 584 | 19 | 8 | 5,603 | 432 | 14 | 3 | 1,253 | 99 | 12 | 1 |
| Christchurch | ... | ... | ... | 5,948 | 0 | 2 | 281 | 6 | 4 | 551 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 13 | 4 | 6,884 | 10 | 10 | 42,981 | 2,779 | 11 | 3 | 4,042 | 372 | 12 | 8 |
| Dunedin | ... | ... | ... | 6,568 | 5 | 2 | 308 | 7 | 2 | 359 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 7,331 | 4 | 10 | 51,620 | 3,200 | 15 | 8 | 6,288 | 673 | 7 | 10 |
| Gisborne | ... | ... | ... | 276 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | 354 | 0 | 6 | 5,359 | 394 | 13 | 7 | 854 | 89 | 8 | 5 |
| Greymouth | ... | ... | ... | 478 | 8 | 7 | 63 | 8 | 0 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | 599 | 18 | 7 | 11,160 | 725 | 1 | 1 | 1,179 | 149 | 6 | 8 |
| Hokitika | ... | ... | ... | 389 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 58 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | 484 | 2 | 7 | 4,831 | 311 | 13 | 3 | 889 | 89 | 19 | 0 |
| Invercargill | ... | ... | ... | 1,915 | 15 | 3 | 105 | 15 | 6 | 277 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2,304 | 16 | 3 | 15,746 | 938 | 11 | 5 | 2,197 | 195 | 7 | 3 |
| Napier | ... | ... | ... | 1,416 | 6 | 5 | 94 | 17 | 8 | 194 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1,726 | 18 | 1 | 16,848 | 1,143 | 5 | 3 | 2,012 | 169 | 13 | 8 |
| Nelson | ... | ... | ... | 776 | 5 | 7 | 52 | 19 | 8 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 903 | 7 | 3 | 15,253 | 658 | 19 | 10 | 1,999 | 169 | 11 | 3 |
| New Plymouth | ... | ... | ... | 545 | 15 | 2 | 65 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | 658 | 6 | 6 | 9,145 | 552 | 16 | 6 | 3,087 | 312 | 18 | 10 |
| Oamaru | ... | ... | ... | 892 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 97 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1,038 | 7 | 11 | 7,435 | 503 | 13 | 7 | 851 | 68 | 9 | 2 |
| Thames | ... | ... | ... | 358 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 397 | 0 | 9 | 4,135 | 283 | 7 | 9 | 473 | 55 | 15 | 1 |
| Timaru | ... | ... | ... | 1,486 | 7 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 6 | 170 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 1,787 | 7 | 7 | 9,974 | 673 | 1 | 2 | 928 | 73 | 10 | 6 |
| Wanganui | ... | ... | ... | 1,520 | 14 | 9 | 94 | 3 | 10 | 155 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | 1,772 | 18 | 7 | 18,759 | 1,194 | 17 | 9 | 2,598 | 221 | 16 | 11 |
| Wellington | ... | ... | ... | 3,403 | 14 | 0 | 230 | 3 | 2 | 416 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 53 | 10 | 0 | 4,114 | 15 | 8 | 51,072 | 2,206 | 3 | 9 | 13,611 | 1,479 | 3 | 4 |
| Westport | ... | ... | ... | 173 | 15 | 8 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 239 | 13 | 2 | 5,039 | 311 | 3 | 3 | 1,250 | 114 | 15 | 8 |
| Total first quarter in 1882 | | | | 7,140 | 0 | 11 | 32,183 | 12 | 7 | 1,951 | 16 | 6 | 2,991 | 5 | 0 | 101 | 9 | 0 | 304 | 1 | 4 | 44,672 | 5 | 4 | 330,089 | | | | 54,000 | | | |
| Corresponding quarter, 1881 | | | | 13,719 | 7 | 5 | 28,922 | 1 | 11 | 1,819 | 15 | 6 | 2,715 | 10 | 0 | 105 | 13 | 0 | 141 | 10 | 0 | 47,423 | 17 | 10 | 279,784 | 17,889 | 11 | 2 | 61,883 | 6,792 | 5 | 7 |

Post Office and Telegraph Department,
Wellington, 21st April, 1882.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.