STATEMENT showing the NUMBER, AMOUNT, &c., of POSTAL-NOTE TRANSACTIONS in the several POSTAL DISTRICTS of NEW ZEALAND during the Quarter ended 31st December, 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. |
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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 .. | 90 | 3,609 | 3,116 | 1,798 | 2,623 | 1,145 | 2,329 | 570 | 793 | 302 | 1,455 | 60 | 17,800 | 117 1 0 | 5,975 16 6 | 4,465 | 4,020 | 2,288 | 3,261 | 1,421 | 2,823 | 753 | 1,016 | 384 | 1,748 | 49 | 22,228 | 7,132 0 0 |
| Blenheim .. | 9 | 362 | 267 | 125 | 272 | 119 | 271 | 57 | 79 | 30 | 138 | 2 | 1,722 | 11 15 2½ | 582 15 2½ | 133 | 114 | 64 | 132 | 48 | 115 | 24 | 55 | 17 | 93 | 4 | 799 | 315 16 6 |
| Christchurch .. | 53 | 1,672 | 1,283 | 758 | 1,296 | 578 | 1,354 | 338 | 407 | 152 | 956 | 34 | 8,828 | 63 3 4½ | 3,330 19 10½ | 2,847 | 2,145 | 1,243 | 1,813 | 914 | 1,985 | 617 | 691 | 288 | 1,278 | 36 | 13,857 | 4,860 19 6 |
| Dunedin .. | 52 | 2,203 | 1,845 | 930 | 1,453 | 743 | 1,515 | 454 | 514 | 227 | 1,060 | 24 | 10,968 | 75 6 1½ | 3,887 6 7½ | 2,775 | 2,354 | 1,325 | 1,977 | 972 | 1,852 | 545 | 613 | 275 | 1,223 | 50 | 13,961 | 4,779 13 6 |
| Gisborne .. | 4 | 181 | 132 | 77 | 113 | 48 | 77 | 26 | 32 | 11 | 68 | 2 | 767 | 4 16 1 | 246 0 1 | 68 | 58 | 41 | 48 | 15 | 42 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 46 | .. | 359 | 128 2 6 |
| Greymouth .. | 10 | 397 | 289 | 145 | 243 | 81 | 248 | 60 | 82 | 25 | 164 | 14 | 1,748 | 11 16 3½ | 641 9 3½ | 202 | 115 | 67 | 128 | 52 | 158 | 35 | 47 | 18 | 83 | 4 | 909 | 333 9 6 |
| Hokitika .. | 8 | 247 | 128 | 94 | 126 | 54 | 147 | 47 | 46 | 15 | 110 | 1 | 1,015 | 6 19 11½ | 357 18 11½ | 95 | 82 | 46 | 59 | 22 | 89 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 71 | 3 | 505 | 199 8 0 |
| Invercargill .. | 31 | 1,089 | 797 | 503 | 811 | 408 | 760 | 219 | 268 | 105 | 450 | 20 | 5,430 | 37 10 4½ | 1,930 2 4½ | 766 | 510 | 319 | 541 | 272 | 559 | 155 | 187 | 73 | 353 | 18 | 3,753 | 1,377 3 6 |
| Napier .. | 27 | 1,458 | 1,314 | 668 | 948 | 484 | 829 | 237 | 294 | 131 | 465 | 22 | 6,850 | 43 10 4 | 2,189 14 4 | 992 | 818 | 459 | 644 | 344 | 573 | 178 | 199 | 72 | 310 | 13 | 4,602 | 1,443 6 6 |
| Nelson .. | 15 | 424 | 313 | 161 | 334 | 141 | 270 | 87 | 71 | 38 | 161 | 1 | 2,001 | 13 6 7½ | 656 7 7½ | 338 | 308 | 223 | 324 | 135 | 293 | 58 | 92 | 43 | 183 | 3 | 2,000 | 686 17 6 |
| New Plymouth .. | 10 | 736 | 609 | 314 | 460 | 204 | 421 | 142 | 168 | 68 | 269 | 3 | 3,394 | 22 2 2½ | 1,104 1 8½ | 524 | 431 | 218 | 306 | 175 | 304 | 116 | 128 | 61 | 182 | 3 | 2,448 | 798 15 6 |
| Oamaru .. | 9 | 391 | 325 | 198 | 286 | 130 | 263 | 76 | 106 | 45 | 149 | 2 | 1,971 | 13 4 6 | 659 0 6 | 193 | 185 | 74 | 147 | 85 | 186 | 45 | 59 | 32 | 124 | 1 | 1,131 | 423 15 6 |
| Thames .. | 15 | 862 | 806 | 498 | 752 | 325 | 656 | 175 | 258 | 74 | 380 | 5 | 4,791 | 32 7 5 | 1,608 13 5 | 348 | 293 | 136 | 248 | 112 | 279 | 55 | 111 | 18 | 162 | 6 | 1,768 | 625 5 0 |
| Timaru .. | 12 | 580 | 374 | 212 | 408 | 174 | 422 | 107 | 146 | 63 | 259 | 7 | 2,752 | 19 10 2 | 1,006 16 2 | 338 | 201 | 96 | 201 | 93 | 240 | 57 | 78 | 26 | 208 | 5 | 1,543 | 598 19 6 |
| Wanganui .. | 23 | 1,429 | 1,303 | 810 | 988 | 469 | 925 | 233 | 320 | 133 | 587 | 6 | 7,203 | 46 15 6 | 2,321 11 6 | 826 | 617 | 398 | 550 | 244 | 499 | 129 | 180 | 68 | 346 | 2 | 3,859 | 1,246 19 0 |
| Wellington .. | 50 | 3,342 | 2,317 | 1,372 | 2,226 | 954 | 2,247 | 503 | 744 | 223 | 1,436 | 43 | 15,407 | 104 17 1½ | 5,373 9 7½ | 4,032 | 3,125 | 1,815 | 3,111 | 1,228 | 2,839 | 627 | 865 | 291 | 1,819 | 53 | 19,805 | 6,699 17 0 |
| Westport .. | 15 | 260 | 267 | 200 | 239 | 132 | 211 | 86 | 74 | 44 | 133 | 5 | 1,651 | 11 10 0 | 590 0 6 | 62 | 87 | 39 | 72 | 32 | 69 | 21 | 34 | 14 | 59 | 6 | 495 | 218 17 6 |
| Total 4th quarter in 1896 | 433 | 19,242 | 15,485 | 8,863 | 13578 | 6,189 | 12945 | 3,417 | 4,402 | 1,686 | 8,240 | 251 | 94,298 | 635 12 3½ | 32,462 4 3½ | 19,004 | 15,463 | 8,851 | 13562 | 6,164 | 12905 | 3,435 | 4,389 | 1,705 | 8,288 | 256 | 94,022 | 31,869 6 0 |
| Total 4th quarter in 1895 | 411 | 17,179 | 13,981 | 8,474 | 12328 | 5,613 | 12089 | 3,300 | 4,225 | 1,712 | 8,450 | 386 | 87,737 | 605 18 0 | 31,913 6 0 | 17,010 | 13,870 | 8,282 | 12223 | 5,623 | 12045 | 3,225 | 4,207 | 1,670 | 8,336 | 380 | 86,871 | 30,981 0 0 |

General Post Office,
Wellington, 25th January, 1897.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.