STATEMENT showing the NUMBER, AMOUNT, &c., of POSTAL-NOTE TRANSACTIONS in the several Postal Districts of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 30th June, 1890.

| 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 | 69 | 1,704 | 1,324 | 857 | 1,207 | 596 | 1,202 | 379 | 406 | 202 | 1,049 | 8,926 | 3,247 17 3½ | 62 17 3½ | 2,049 | 1,555 | 1,088 | 1,490 | 661 | 1,498 | 463 | 440 | 214 | 1,250 | 10,708 | 3,781 1 6 |
| Blenheim | 8 | 225 | 149 | 74 | 130 | 61 | 158 | 52 | 55 | 14 | 159 | 1,077 | 418 18 8 | 7 17 8 | 84 | 52 | 23 | 45 | 18 | 60 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 58 | 368 | 137 19 6 |
| Christchurch | 39 | 815 | 701 | 368 | 595 | 287 | 671 | 221 | 294 | 133 | 609 | 4,694 | 1,850 2 0½ | 34 18 0½ | 1,184 | 973 | 477 | 833 | 409 | 926 | 403 | 429 | 196 | 835 | 6,665 | 2,596 11 0 |
| Dunedin | 41 | 1,049 | 987 | 433 | 791 | 388 | 778 | 294 | 348 | 133 | 800 | 6,001 | 2,317 12 2½ | 43 12 8½ | 1,344 | 1,248 | 616 | 1,081 | 481 | 1,029 | 385 | 474 | 187 | 989 | 7,834 | 2,951 13 6 |
| Gisborne | 1 | 59 | 41 | 22 | 55 | 16 | 39 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 46 | 303 | 114 11 0½ | 2 3 0½ | 28 | 24 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 154 | 58 4 0 |
| Greymouth | 7 | 118 | 70 | 61 | 92 | 35 | 122 | 27 | 33 | 21 | 125 | 704 | 306 10 3 | 5 12 3 | 60 | 101 | 45 | 70 | 29 | 52 | 21 | 38 | 13 | 61 | 490 | 184 11 6 |
| Hokitika | 5 | 69 | 44 | 31 | 55 | 28 | 52 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 47 | 372 | 146 5 1 | 2 15 1 | 43 | 30 | 14 | 28 | 11 | 49 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 38 | 235 | 95 15 6 |
| Invercargill | 24 | 507 | 354 | 201 | 415 | 218 | 439 | 181 | 234 | 78 | 428 | 3,055 | 1,290 18 10 | 24 0 10 | 386 | 262 | 146 | 268 | 179 | 302 | 90 | 135 | 73 | 317 | 2,158 | 880 14 0 |
| Napier | 19 | 604 | 464 | 226 | 452 | 195 | 437 | 100 | 166 | 54 | 410 | 3,108 | 1,164 6 7 | 22 4 1 | 404 | 336 | 153 | 359 | 161 | 316 | 79 | 129 | 43 | 279 | 2,259 | 835 8 0 |
| Nelson | 9 | 178 | 131 | 79 | 149 | 61 | 156 | 55 | 61 | 26 | 157 | 1,053 | 434 14 0 | 8 2 0 | 236 | 120 | 85 | 163 | 62 | 165 | 38 | 62 | 27 | 155 | 1,113 | 426 16 0 |
| New Plymouth | 6 | 310 | 292 | 134 | 171 | 101 | 182 | 73 | 74 | 40 | 155 | 1,532 | 527 3 5½ | 10 5 5½ | 264 | 215 | 99 | 148 | 80 | 120 | 53 | 68 | 45 | 121 | 1,213 | 413 4 0 |
| Oamaru | 8 | 175 | 169 | 86 | 118 | 62 | 143 | 45 | 75 | 35 | 120 | 1,028 | 398 19 7 | 7 11 1 | 102 | 83 | 57 | 69 | 32 | 83 | 25 | 41 | 15 | 99 | 606 | 247 14 0 |
| Thames | 13 | 297 | 304 | 168 | 238 | 113 | 270 | 62 | 83 | 34 | 219 | 1,788 | 658 0 1½ | 12 14 7½ | 132 | 98 | 54 | 103 | 57 | 122 | 24 | 44 | 24 | 105 | 763 | 302 16 6 |
| Timaru | 9 | 346 | 215 | 118 | 237 | 102 | 243 | 92 | 102 | 41 | 237 | 1,733 | 686 19 7 | 12 18 7 | 140 | 97 | 86 | 108 | 47 | 110 | 30 | 45 | 17 | 136 | 816 | 328 0 6 |
| Wanganui | 13 | 669 | 447 | 262 | 417 | 177 | 386 | 131 | 174 | 82 | 413 | 3,158 | 1,182 15 11½ | 22 6 5½ | 385 | 284 | 165 | 288 | 121 | 254 | 88 | 111 | 51 | 211 | 1,958 | 699 8 6 |
| Wellington | 30 | 1,130 | 936 | 507 | 868 | 404 | 907 | 255 | 350 | 107 | 795 | 6,259 | 2,367 19 2 | 45 7 8 | 1,452 | 1,061 | 603 | 958 | 485 | 998 | 280 | 401 | 142 | 1,016 | 7,396 | 2,763 18 6 |
| Westport | 8 | 102 | 84 | 28 | 68 | 45 | 80 | 29 | 36 | 21 | 63 | 556 | 219 8 10 | 4 3 4 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 169 | 69 14 0 |
| Total 2nd quarter in 1890 | 309 | 8,357 | 6,712 | 3,655 | 6,058 | 2,889 | 6,265 | 2,010 | 2,528 | 1,041 | 5,832 | 45,347 | 17,333 2 8½ | 329 10 2½ | 8,320 | 6,562 | 3,728 | 6,051 | 2,856 | 6,141 | 2,013 | 2,455 | 1,066 | 5,713 | 44,905 | 16,773 10 6 |
| Total 2nd quarter in 1889 | 303 | 7,643 | 5,808 | 3,275 | 5,610 | 2,604 | 5,779 | 1,852 | 2,183 | 1,004 | 5,321 | 41,079 | 15,790 0 10½ | 300 3 4½ | 7,586 | 5,920 | 3,159 | 5,550 | 2,582 | 5,645 | 1,804 | 2,193 | 988 | 5,245 | 40,672 | 15,278 3 6 |

General Post Office,
Wellington, 22nd July, 1890.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.