Oct. 29.

STATEMENT showing the Number, Amount, &c., of Postal-note Transactions in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1896.

Postal Districts. | No. of Postal-note Offices open at the end of the Quarter. | Number of Postal Notes sold. | | | | | | | | | | | | Commission on Postal Notes sold. | Total Amount of Postal Notes sold. | Number of Postal Notes paid. | | | | | | | | | | | | Total Amount of Postal Notes paid.
| | | 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 .. | 88 | 3,711 | 3,186 | 1,941 | 2,612 | 1,159 | 2,349 | 666 | 819 | 331 | 1,336 | 60 | 18,170 | 118 14 0½ | 6,004 1 6½ | 4,310 | 3,872 | 2,469 | 3,153 | 1,486 | 3,000 | 862 | 1,085 | 411 | 1,758 | 65 | 22,471 | 7,455 3 0
Blenheim .. | 9 | 332 | 267 | 173 | 279 | 101 | 267 | 69 | 91 | 42 | 162 | 5 | 1,788 | 12 11 4 | 647 1 4 | 163 | 132 | 62 | 133 | 46 | 139 | 27 | 53 | 18 | 123 | 4 | 905 | 361 8 6
Christchurch .. | 52 | 1,662 | 1,505 | 800 | 1,348 | 621 | 1,350 | 347 | 447 | 179 | 1,024 | 28 | 9,311 | 66 1 4½ | 3,479 13 4½ | 2,949 | 2,397 | 1,309 | 1,919 | 955 | 1,970 | 593 | 690 | 325 | 1,301 | 43 | 14,451 | 5,002 4 6
Dunedin .. | 52 | 2,562 | 2,087 | 1,172 | 1,680 | 878 | 1,614 | 497 | 571 | 291 | 1,206 | 48 | 12,606 | 85 16 5½ | 4,512 13 11½ | 3,241 | 2,920 | 1,558 | 2,396 | 1,141 | 2,158 | 702 | 807 | 381 | 1,453 | 52 | 16,809 | 5,772 1 0
Gisborne .. | 4 | 206 | 193 | 81 | 129 | 58 | 125 | 28 | 36 | 8 | 91 | 7 | 962 | 6 4 8 | 335 2 8 | 65 | 58 | 22 | 42 | 15 | 57 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 48 | 4 | 338 | 142 7 0
Greymouth .. | 10 | 357 | 258 | 162 | 241 | 103 | 252 | 57 | 67 | 24 | 242 | 19 | 1,782 | 12 16 5 | 739 0 5 | 197 | 123 | 94 | 155 | 74 | 144 | 35 | 68 | 34 | 110 | 4 | 1,038 | 401 19 0
Hokitika .. | 7 | 207 | 140 | 82 | 121 | 58 | 141 | 41 | 63 | 20 | 117 | 4 | 994 | 7 3 7 | 388 3 1 | 65 | 65 | 31 | 60 | 29 | 58 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 68 | 16 | 440 | 249 15 0
Invercargill .. | 30 | 1,146 | 929 | 506 | 853 | 445 | 867 | 289 | 385 | 150 | 505 | 18 | 6,093 | 43 7 5 | 2,242 16 11 | 850 | 647 | 362 | 596 | 277 | 672 | 169 | 267 | 106 | 419 | 10 | 4,375 | 1,592 15 6
Napier .. | 27 | 1,400 | 1,228 | 590 | 930 | 439 | 871 | 268 | 351 | 137 | 480 | 29 | 6,723 | 44 9 4 | 2,288 11 4 | 853 | 702 | 320 | 552 | 256 | 564 | 161 | 225 | 65 | 306 | 17 | 4,021 | 1,368 11 0
Nelson .. | 15 | 407 | 296 | 173 | 253 | 122 | 270 | 77 | 83 | 33 | 214 | 6 | 1,934 | 13 7 11 | 704 16 5 | 377 | 272 | 210 | 272 | 130 | 349 | 81 | 106 | 48 | 231 | 10 | 2,086 | 809 17 6
New Plymouth .. | 9 | 606 | 567 | 275 | 421 | 189 | 364 | 106 | 154 | 65 | 220 | 4 | 2,971 | 19 5 2 | 963 4 2 | 394 | 326 | 185 | 258 | 132 | 271 | 64 | 132 | 56 | 187 | 5 | 2,010 | 716 15 6
Oamaru .. | 9 | 407 | 327 | 201 | 280 | 123 | 277 | 91 | 107 | 38 | 196 | 9 | 2,056 | 14 4 7 | 750 4 7 | 192 | 194 | 92 | 174 | 89 | 186 | 44 | 61 | 44 | 135 | 3 | 1,214 | 467 5 6
Thames .. | 15 | 824 | 762 | 574 | 717 | 334 | 696 | 181 | 261 | 81 | 399 | 5 | 4,834 | 33 6 2½ | 1,659 13 2½ | 293 | 272 | 157 | 247 | 118 | 285 | 61 | 77 | 28 | 157 | 4 | 1,699 | 600 11 0
Timaru .. | 12 | 604 | 458 | 227 | 438 | 222 | 478 | 126 | 154 | 76 | 267 | 8 | 3,058 | 21 14 2 | 1,114 2 8 | 330 | 224 | 124 | 220 | 108 | 242 | 72 | 107 | 29 | 183 | 11 | 1,650 | 653 18 6
Wanganui .. | 23 | 1,370 | 1,135 | 728 | 989 | 482 | 902 | 266 | 379 | 156 | 536 | 9 | 6,952 | 46 13 3 | 2,338 5 9 | 708 | 630 | 349 | 605 | 277 | 523 | 134 | 199 | 84 | 321 | 10 | 3,840 | 1,320 8 0
Wellington .. | 49 | 2,994 | 2,545 | 1,433 | 2,291 | 920 | 2,242 | 592 | 764 | 288 | 1,420 | 48 | 15,537 | 107 0 5 | 5,520 9 5 | 3,943 | 3,204 | 1,836 | 2,965 | 1,301 | 2,731 | 706 | 914 | 373 | 1,748 | 43 | 19,764 | 6,677 14 0
Westport.. | 15 | 255 | 247 | 201 | 253 | 139 | 244 | 84 | 88 | 53 | 148 | 5 | 1,717 | 12 9 2½ | 644 2 2½ | 98 | 81 | 55 | 72 | 40 | 78 | 20 | 31 | 15 | 54 | 2 | 546 | 202 14 6
Total 3rd quarter in 1896 | 426 | 19,050 | 16,130 | 9,319 | 13,835 | 6,393 | 13,309 | 3,785 | 4,820 | 1,972 | 8,563 | 312 | 97,488 | 665 5 6½ | 34,332 3 0½ | 19,033 | 16,119 | 9,235 | 13,819 | 6,474 | 13,427 | 3,756 | 4,863 | 2,026 | 8,602 | 303 | 97,657 | 33,795 9 0
Total 3rd quarter in 1895 | 403 | 17,512 | 14,454 | 8,768 | 12,635 | 5,917 | 12,173 | 3,528 | 4,346 | 1,760 | 8,352 | 433 | 89,878 | 619 4 4½ | 32,660 9 10½ | 17,607 | 14,609 | 8,836 | 12,754 | 5,962 | 12,066 | 3,544 | 4,380 | 1,829 | 8,447 | 437 | 90,471 | 32,270 3 0

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

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.