STATEMENT showing the NUMBER, AMOUNT, &c., of POSTAL-NOTE TRANSACTIONS in the several Postal Districts of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st December, 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 .. | 72 | 1,714 | 1,396 | 965 | 1,178 | 590 | 1,132 | 353 | 409 | 185 | 932 | 8,854 | 3,074 8 10 | 60 8 4 | 1,995 | 1,681 | 1,148 | 1,500 | 670 | 1,564 | 455 | 482 | 212 | 1,170 | 10,877 | 3,778 19 0 |
| Blenheim .. | 8 | 170 | 158 | 79 | 139 | 62 | 137 | 33 | 66 | 17 | 124 | 985 | 372 16 8½ | 7 2 2½ | 72 | 61 | 25 | 51 | 23 | 67 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 72 | 414 | 169 13 6 |
| Christchurch .. | 40 | 803 | 671 | 355 | 615 | 315 | 716 | 174 | 277 | 101 | 668 | 4,690 | 1,867 15 1½ | 35 3 1½ | 1,205 | 990 | 466 | 843 | 441 | 902 | 291 | 416 | 169 | 862 | 6,585 | 2,523 12 6 |
| Dunedin .. | 41 | 1,189 | 974 | 470 | 819 | 365 | 868 | 268 | 319 | 150 | 819 | 6,241 | 2,368 16 0 | 44 18 6 | 1,410 | 1,269 | 616 | 1,042 | 510 | 1,120 | 305 | 408 | 169 | 1,040 | 7,889 | 2,938 18 6 |
| Gisborne .. | 1 | 54 | 35 | 26 | 52 | 13 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 50 | 295 | 116 12 3½ | 2 3 3½ | 29 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 150 | 54 3 0 |
| Greymouth .. | 6 | 111 | 87 | 70 | 68 | 45 | 96 | 17 | 34 | 10 | 86 | 624 | 238 2 4 | 4 10 10 | 96 | 98 | 86 | 64 | 29 | 58 | 27 | 50 | 11 | 46 | 565 | 188 15 6 |
| Hokitika .. | 5 | 62 | 66 | 44 | 49 | 25 | 50 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 58 | 416 | 165 17 9½ | 3 1 9½ | 48 | 36 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 44 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 42 | 266 | 104 7 0 |
| Invercargill .. | 24 | 570 | 432 | 246 | 435 | 235 | 498 | 156 | 249 | 84 | 412 | 3,317 | 1,332 11 0½ | 25 5 6½ | 419 | 310 | 173 | 272 | 150 | 310 | 104 | 152 | 61 | 269 | 2,220 | 846 9 0 |
| Napier .. | 19 | 669 | 570 | 275 | 464 | 202 | 451 | 152 | 183 | 66 | 363 | 3,395 | 1,204 6 5½ | 23 9 11½ | 450 | 391 | 204 | 325 | 161 | 320 | 97 | 136 | 59 | 258 | 2,396 | 846 4 0 |
| Nelson .. | 9 | 201 | 109 | 75 | 139 | 60 | 153 | 38 | 50 | 27 | 148 | 1,000 | 401 15 0½ | 7 10 6½ | 204 | 117 | 69 | 155 | 65 | 153 | 30 | 54 | 18 | 138 | 1,003 | 380 4 6 |
| New Plymouth .. | 6 | 328 | 333 | 116 | 167 | 99 | 172 | 71 | 86 | 31 | 177 | 1,580 | 544 3 10 | 10 8 10 | 262 | 222 | 85 | 152 | 89 | 151 | 42 | 84 | 35 | 136 | 1,258 | 443 2 6 |
| Oamaru .. | 8 | 189 | 182 | 54 | 145 | 62 | 159 | 43 | 43 | 13 | 149 | 1,039 | 395 17 2 | 7 10 2 | 113 | 94 | 24 | 64 | 39 | 89 | 32 | 24 | 7 | 85 | 571 | 219 19 0 |
| Thames .. | 13 | 312 | 258 | 177 | 206 | 111 | 277 | 56 | 71 | 42 | 208 | 1,718 | 634 0 3 | 12 6 3 | 162 | 118 | 88 | 91 | 56 | 111 | 31 | 39 | 18 | 113 | 827 | 304 11 6 |
| Timaru .. | 9 | 306 | 242 | 135 | 215 | 112 | 228 | 92 | 89 | 28 | 207 | 1,654 | 627 17 1½ | 12 0 7½ | 165 | 140 | 84 | 139 | 48 | 164 | 43 | 40 | 23 | 138 | 984 | 379 0 0 |
| Wanganui .. | 13 | 663 | 512 | 298 | 425 | 201 | 407 | 118 | 152 | 92 | 351 | 3,219 | 1,135 3 11 | 22 0 5 | 485 | 390 | 196 | 263 | 164 | 291 | 88 | 112 | 59 | 225 | 2,273 | 765 7 6 |
| Wellington .. | 30 | 1,234 | 1,090 | 552 | 884 | 417 | 1,028 | 286 | 406 | 150 | 792 | 6,889 | 2,562 6 11 | 49 10 5 | 1,608 | 1,151 | 664 | 1,064 | 475 | 1,079 | 324 | 434 | 167 | 951 | 7,917 | 2,858 9 6 |
| Westport .. | 8 | 96 | 81 | 54 | 86 | 40 | 67 | 20 | 26 | 16 | 85 | 571 | 222 15 3½ | 4 2 9½ | 43 | 38 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 31 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 241 | 99 10 0 |
| Total 4th quarter in 1890. | 312 | 8,721 | 7,196 | 3,991 | 6,086 | 2,954 | 6,477 | 1,916 | 2,496 | 1,026 | 5,624 | 46,487 | 17,265 6 1½ | 331 13 7½ | 8,766 | 7,137 | 3,990 | 6,084 | 2,959 | 6,467 | 1,911 | 2,486 | 1,032 | 5,604 | 46,436 | 16,902 6 6 |
| Total 4th quarter in 1889 | 310 | 8,696 | 6,694 | 3,850 | 6,073 | 2,653 | 6,156 | 1,968 | 2,355 | 1,039 | 5,717 | 45,201 | 16,955 4 7½ | 323 12 7½ | 8,539 | 6,530 | 3,778 | 6,064 | 2,705 | 6,091 | 1,991 | 2,369 | 1,014 | 5,699 | 44,780 | 16,572 4 0 |

General Post Office
Wellington, 20th January, 1891.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.