STATEMENT showing the NUMBER, AMOUNT, &c., of POSTAL-NOTE TRANSACTIONS in the several POSTAL DISTRICTS of NEW ZEALAND during the Quarter ended 30th June, 1896.

| POSTAL DISTRICTS. | No. of Postal-note Offices open at the end of the Quarter. | 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 £1. | At £5. | 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 £1. | At £5. | Total. | £ s. d. |
| Auckland | 86 | 3,169 | 2,732 | 1,599 | 2,400 | 1,013 | 2,175 | 597 | 663 | 336 | 1,286 | 72 | 16,042 | 5,548 7 8½ | 107 8 2½ | 3,856 | 3,357 | 2,048 | 2,911 | 1,257 | 2,849 | 784 | 921 | 391 | 1,647 | 71 | 20,092 | 6,849 1 6 |
| Blenheim | 10 | 387 | 269 | 156 | 276 | 117 | 289 | 47 | 104 | 31 | 161 | 8 | 1,845 | 664 14 4 | 12 16 4 | 186 | 120 | 56 | 91 | 40 | 115 | 24 | 45 | 20 | 97 | 4 | 798 | 303 16 0 |
| Christchurch | 51 | 1,549 | 1,276 | 693 | 1,285 | 587 | 1,300 | 332 | 461 | 180 | 1,037 | 31 | 8,731 | 3,417 14 11 | 63 16 11 | 2,871 | 2,211 | 1,253 | 1,758 | 960 | 1,880 | 589 | 702 | 281 | 1,228 | 41 | 13,774 | 4,779 0 0 |
| Dunedin .. | 51 | 2,216 | 1,875 | 898 | 1,438 | 780 | 1,539 | 479 | 602 | 284 | 1,109 | 33 | 11,253 | 4,137 5 9½ | 78 14 9½ | 2,650 | 2,440 | 1,237 | 2,047 | 1,007 | 1,992 | 605 | 730 | 319 | 1,385 | 51 | 14,463 | 5,200 5 0 |
| Gisborne .. | 4 | 198 | 162 | 86 | 147 | 48 | 131 | 24 | 39 | 9 | 82 | 3 | 929 | 308 4 9½ | 6 1 3½ | 85 | 55 | 30 | 48 | 19 | 61 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 377 | 143 10 0 |
| Greymouth | 10 | 383 | 233 | 125 | 201 | 92 | 241 | 53 | 84 | 30 | 213 | 25 | 1,680 | 730 1 9½ | 12 4 3½ | 188 | 132 | 81 | 121 | 67 | 161 | 38 | 48 | 20 | 105 | 6 | 967 | 377 11 0 |
| Hokitika .. | 7 | 174 | 124 | 72 | 111 | 73 | 112 | 38 | 40 | 30 | 69 | 5 | 848 | 318 1 8½ | 5 19 2½ | 84 | 46 | 28 | 48 | 31 | 72 | 9 | 22 | 16 | 54 | 11 | 421 | 215 18 0 |
| Invercargill | 30 | 1,074 | 848 | 469 | 811 | 407 | 844 | 223 | 350 | 129 | 505 | 19 | 5,679 | 2,108 11 7½ | 40 10 7½ | 774 | 548 | 287 | 540 | 269 | 569 | 163 | 247 | 96 | 396 | 23 | 3,912 | 1,518 3 6 |
| Napier .. | 25 | 1,392 | 1,241 | 592 | 919 | 436 | 901 | 261 | 317 | 117 | 449 | 23 | 6,648 | 2,191 2 10 | 43 9 4 | 887 | 815 | 373 | 600 | 289 | 547 | 172 | 194 | 78 | 298 | 6 | 4,259 | 1,333 4 6 |
| Nelson .. | 15 | 422 | 297 | 174 | 265 | 103 | 268 | 74 | 83 | 46 | 171 | 6 | 1,909 | 666 13 3 | 12 18 3 | 334 | 295 | 159 | 278 | 127 | 270 | 70 | 107 | 48 | 190 | 6 | 1,884 | 696 16 6 |
| New Plymouth | 9 | 738 | 588 | 292 | 443 | 197 | 498 | 141 | 152 | 71 | 318 | 3 | 3,391 | 1,167 14 8½ | 23 2 2½ | 416 | 303 | 162 | 286 | 120 | 290 | 95 | 121 | 56 | 181 | 3 | 2,033 | 720 8 0 |
| Oamaru .. | 9 | 378 | 367 | 168 | 293 | 118 | 270 | 72 | 96 | 44 | 187 | 15 | 2,008 | 751 4 7 | 13 16 1 | 230 | 175 | 87 | 165 | 65 | 169 | 38 | 81 | 30 | 128 | 7 | 1,175 | 459 7 6 |
| Thames .. | 15 | 674 | 613 | 432 | 622 | 308 | 600 | 120 | 220 | 84 | 330 | 6 | 4,009 | 1,406 3 8½ | 28 0 2½ | 284 | 251 | 136 | 233 | 123 | 248 | 57 | 84 | 37 | 144 | 4 | 1,601 | 573 8 0 |
| Timaru .. | 12 | 606 | 437 | 198 | 419 | 226 | 430 | 117 | 146 | 67 | 229 | 6 | 2,881 | 1,012 11 9 | 20 0 3 | 315 | 228 | 120 | 221 | 98 | 216 | 61 | 89 | 41 | 207 | 6 | 1,602 | 625 12 0 |
| Wanganui | 21 | 1,324 | 1,079 | 611 | 909 | 418 | 902 | 257 | 336 | 138 | 531 | 16 | 6,521 | 2,247 0 10 | 44 3 4 | 661 | 551 | 306 | 498 | 227 | 490 | 131 | 171 | 93 | 307 | 15 | 3,450 | 1,240 15 0 |
| Wellington | 48 | 2,800 | 2,277 | 1,350 | 2,129 | 994 | 2,140 | 492 | 704 | 264 | 1,434 | 41 | 14,625 | 5,261 15 4 | 101 14 10 | 3,594 | 2,898 | 1,627 | 2,877 | 1,252 | 2,684 | 558 | 820 | 297 | 1,665 | 48 | 18,320 | 6,259 16 0 |
| Westport.. | 15 | 205 | 154 | 155 | 214 | 122 | 202 | 62 | 78 | 30 | 114 | 2 | 1,333 | 494 19 8½ | 9 16 2½ | 84 | 77 | 70 | 71 | 25 | 93 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 52 | 1 | 523 | 185 2 0 |
| Total 2nd quarter in 1896 | 418 | 17,689 | 14,522 | 8,070 | 12882 | 6,039 | 12842 | 3,389 | 4,470 | 1,890 | 8,225 | 314 | 90,332 | 32,432 9 4½ | 624 12 4½ | 17,499 | 14,502 | 8,060 | 12793 | 5,976 | 12706 | 3,430 | 4,417 | 1,833 | 8,129 | 306 | 89,651 | 31,481 14 6 |
| Total 2nd quarter in 1895 | 399 | 16,470 | 13,170 | 7,402 | 11583 | 5,490 | 11345 | 3,283 | 4,336 | 1,779 | 8,537 | 78 | 83,473 | 29,729 13 8½ | 578 13 8½ | 16,023 | 12,899 | 7,205 | 11327 | 5,334 | 11203 | 3,198 | 4,210 | 1,740 | 8,545 | 33 | 81,717 | 28,491 9 0 |

General Post Office,
Wellington, 21st July, 1896.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.