STATEMENT showing the NUMBER, AMOUNT, &c., of POSTAL-NOTE TRANSACTIONS in the several Postal Districts of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 30th June, 1888.

| POSTAL DISTRICTS. | No. of Offices which transact Postal-note Business. | NUMBER OF POSTAL NOTES SOLD. | | | | | | | | | | | Total Amount of Postal Notes sold. | Commission on Postal Notes sold. | NUMBER OF POSTAL NOTES PAID. | | | | | | | | | | | Total Amount of Postal Notes paid. |
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| | | At 1/0 | At 1/6 | At 2/6 | At 5/0 | At 7/6 | At 10/0 | At 12/6 | At 15/0 | At 17/6 | At 20/0 | Total. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | At 1/0 | At 1/6 | At 2/6 | At 5/0 | At 7/6 | At 10/0 | At 12/6 | At 15/0 | At 17/6 | At 20/0 | Total. | £ s. d. |
| Auckland | 67 | 1,202 | 1,038 | 618 | 851 | 447 | 1,045 | 298 | 379 | 172 | 1,002 | 7,052 | 2,793 11 2½ | 52 9 8½ | 1,468 | 1,302 | 767 | 1,038 | 526 | 1,245 | 337 | 405 | 220 | 1,174 | 8,482 | 3,227 1 0 |
| Blenheim | 7 | 124 | 86 | 49 | 91 | 38 | 104 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 82 | 634 | 238 10 0½ | 4 12 0½ | 67 | 28 | 23 | 39 | 24 | 59 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 75 | 350 | 157 11 6 |
| Christchurch | 37 | 663 | 511 | 291 | 557 | 228 | 556 | 196 | 242 | 103 | 456 | 3,803 | 1,489 3 6½ | 28 9 0½ | 980 | 687 | 368 | 649 | 350 | 833 | 245 | 319 | 143 | 666 | 5,240 | 2,040 0 6 |
| Dunedin | 37 | 788 | 656 | 349 | 586 | 275 | 639 | 222 | 265 | 144 | 633 | 4,557 | 1,832 1 1 | 34 4 1 | 1,051 | 824 | 470 | 824 | 352 | 755 | 305 | 347 | 180 | 809 | 5,917 | 2,305 19 6 |
| Gisborne | 2 | 32 | 21 | 13 | 33 | 18 | 40 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 190 | 69 14 8 | 1 8 8 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 78 | 35 2 0 |
| Greymouth | 6 | 98 | 54 | 44 | 90 | 32 | 79 | 28 | 29 | 9 | 77 | 540 | 216 13 7 | 4 2 1 | 72 | 92 | 46 | 66 | 22 | 59 | 38 | 48 | 8 | 58 | 509 | 195 5 0 |
| Hokitika | 6 | 42 | 29 | 22 | 48 | 16 | 49 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 44 | 301 | 131 17 5½ | 2 9 5½ | 35 | 18 | 11 | 28 | 9 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 173 | 63 9 6 |
| Invercargill | 24 | 424 | 316 | 163 | 316 | 175 | 342 | 131 | 171 | 82 | 405 | 2,525 | 1,087 11 4 | 19 15 10 | 247 | 219 | 104 | 175 | 115 | 240 | 97 | 134 | 49 | 260 | 1,640 | 712 13 0 |
| Napier | 18 | 414 | 319 | 173 | 289 | 146 | 329 | 101 | 129 | 69 | 303 | 2,272 | 897 18 2 | 16 18 2 | 341 | 274 | 136 | 203 | 118 | 260 | 88 | 107 | 55 | 249 | 1,831 | 711 19 6 |
| Nelson | 9 | 156 | 103 | 68 | 119 | 71 | 122 | 38 | 40 | 25 | 88 | 830 | 311 1 11 | 6 1 5 | 178 | 174 | 88 | 150 | 68 | 132 | 33 | 52 | 24 | 96 | 995 | 338 11 6 |
| New Plymouth | 6 | 249 | 238 | 106 | 132 | 84 | 150 | 59 | 65 | 43 | 121 | 1,247 | 435 15 1½ | 8 9 1½ | 155 | 152 | 78 | 113 | 62 | 114 | 39 | 58 | 27 | 111 | 909 | 339 18 0 |
| Oamaru | 8 | 141 | 111 | 69 | 90 | 59 | 97 | 38 | 54 | 18 | 90 | 767 | 292 14 1 | 5 11 7 | 80 | 69 | 27 | 70 | 29 | 76 | 22 | 34 | 13 | 98 | 518 | 227 11 0 |
| Thames | 12 | 254 | 185 | 136 | 201 | 96 | 202 | 57 | 59 | 22 | 160 | 1,372 | 499 14 9 | 9 15 9 | 83 | 63 | 28 | 67 | 27 | 107 | 25 | 33 | 7 | 101 | 541 | 240 5 0 |
| Timaru | 8 | 245 | 153 | 106 | 145 | 90 | 231 | 48 | 88 | 44 | 209 | 1,359 | 576 13 0½ | 10 13 6½ | 122 | 69 | 42 | 87 | 44 | 118 | 18 | 42 | 23 | 81 | 646 | 257 13 0 |
| Wanganui | 12 | 440 | 372 | 154 | 288 | 137 | 297 | 96 | 132 | 54 | 288 | 2,258 | 851 7 9 | 16 2 3 | 299 | 221 | 117 | 223 | 112 | 222 | 64 | 81 | 40 | 178 | 1,557 | 568 13 0 |
| Wellington | 28 | 911 | 758 | 366 | 612 | 313 | 670 | 187 | 278 | 102 | 670 | 4,867 | 1,873 8 5½ | 35 5 5½ | 962 | 772 | 421 | 701 | 329 | 648 | 201 | 265 | 106 | 684 | 5,089 | 1,882 7 6 |
| Westport | 7 | 53 | 20 | 21 | 34 | 19 | 41 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 242 | 94 1 5½ | 1 15 11½ | 25 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 9 | .. | 16 | 135 | 52 14 6 |
| Total 2nd quarter in 1888 | 294 | 6,236 | 4,970 | 2,748 | 4,482 | 2,244 | 4,903 | 1,556 | 1,994 | 911 | 4,682 | 34,816 | 13,691 17 8 | 258 4 2 | 6,173 | 4,988 | 2,739 | 4,467 | 2,200 | 4,933 | 1,552 | 1,966 | 905 | 4,687 | 34,610 | 13,356 15 0 |
| Total 2nd quarter in 1887 | 286 | 4,849 | 3,556 | 1,980 | 3,414 | 1,669 | 3,883 | 1,191 | 1,509 | 706 | 3,978 | 26,735 | 10,851 4 10½ | 201 16 10½ | 4,822 | 3,524 | 1,896 | 3,423 | 1,658 | 3,825 | 1,217 | 1,492 | 693 | 4,021 | 26,571 | 10,639 8 0 |

General Post Office,
Wellington, 19th July, 1888.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.