STATEMENT showing the NUMBER, AMOUNT, &c., of POSTAL-NOTE TRANSACTIONS in the several POSTAL DISTRICTS of NEW ZEALAND during the Quarter ended 30th June, 1897.

| 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 | 92 | 3,592 | 3,182 | 1,889 | 2,697 | 1,089 | 2,192 | 611 | 813 | 324 | 1,251 | 57 | 17,697 | 5,758 7 0½ | 114 4 6½ | 4,439 | 4,200 | 2,376 | 3,398 | 1,403 | 2,897 | 884 | 1,083 | 399 | 1,594 | 48 | 22,721 | 7,205 19 0 |
| Blenheim | 8 | 327 | 247 | 138 | 272 | 108 | 280 | 46 | 80 | 43 | 138 | 4 | 1,683 | 596 16 2 | 11 16 2 | 138 | 102 | 65 | 127 | 39 | 147 | 31 | 58 | 15 | 91 | 1 | 814 | 314 11 0 |
| Christchurch | 56 | 1,691 | 1,528 | 790 | 1,380 | 578 | 1,407 | 362 | 433 | 179 | 936 | 18 | 9,302 | 3,362 2 6½ | 65 7 0½ | 2,957 | 2,459 | 1,263 | 1,911 | 951 | 1,960 | 608 | 672 | 315 | 1,305 | 33 | 14,434 | 4,934 3 0 |
| Dunedin | 52 | 2,393 | 1,982 | 894 | 1,555 | 806 | 1,514 | 498 | 584 | 302 | 1,030 | 31 | 11,589 | 4,105 14 0 | 79 3 0 | 2,796 | 2,589 | 1,231 | 2,148 | 1,074 | 1,958 | 600 | 759 | 351 | 1,245 | 42 | 14,793 | 5,112 19 6 |
| Gisborne | 4 | 167 | 202 | 100 | 144 | 37 | 132 | 44 | 44 | 19 | 99 | 3 | 991 | 349 13 10½ | 6 13 10½ | 52 | 49 | 47 | 68 | 14 | 52 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 41 | 3 | 362 | 145 5 6 |
| Greymouth | 10 | 344 | 266 | 145 | 261 | 71 | 259 | 55 | 87 | 33 | 185 | 8 | 1,714 | 642 3 8½ | 12 0 8½ | 189 | 127 | 88 | 128 | 50 | 149 | 37 | 44 | 20 | 102 | 2 | 991 | 389 12 0 |
| Hokitika | 8 | 196 | 146 | 79 | 140 | 82 | 146 | 36 | 33 | 20 | 79 | 5 | 962 | 344 15 6 | 6 13 0 | 71 | 44 | 39 | 65 | 26 | 82 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 71 | 6 | 451 | 214 19 6 |
| Invercargill | 32 | 1,102 | 841 | 529 | 894 | 487 | 806 | 270 | 344 | 152 | 553 | 8 | 5,986 | 2,188 16 8½ | 42 13 2½ | 798 | 571 | 302 | 543 | 315 | 566 | 177 | 262 | 128 | 415 | 10 | 4,087 | 1,541 9 6 |
| Napier | 28 | 1,375 | 1,199 | 631 | 931 | 463 | 890 | 255 | 324 | 144 | 432 | 25 | 6,669 | 2,218 3 1½ | 43 17 1½ | 890 | 764 | 395 | 657 | 318 | 561 | 173 | 227 | 74 | 342 | 9 | 4,410 | 1,445 6 0 |
| Nelson | 15 | 463 | 362 | 205 | 328 | 155 | 297 | 73 | 113 | 27 | 196 | 8 | 2,227 | 769 9 9½ | 14 18 9½ | 365 | 248 | 186 | 289 | 138 | 327 | 60 | 87 | 44 | 175 | 7 | 1,926 | 698 17 0 |
| New Plymouth | 11 | 794 | 716 | 332 | 557 | 248 | 455 | 152 | 157 | 76 | 251 | 1 | 3,739 | 1,153 12 9½ | 23 14 9½ | 421 | 393 | 197 | 287 | 150 | 300 | 95 | 130 | 75 | 183 | .. | 2,236 | 759 0 6 |
| Oamaru | 9 | 355 | 348 | 161 | 287 | 138 | 231 | 56 | 83 | 47 | 139 | 2 | 1,847 | 602 8 7 | 12 1 7 | 230 | 183 | 90 | 144 | 91 | 174 | 52 | 72 | 36 | 111 | 2 | 1,190 | 432 19 6 |
| Thames | 16 | 927 | 872 | 519 | 834 | 360 | 730 | 226 | 258 | 91 | 360 | 6 | 5,183 | 1,724 11 8½ | 35 1 8½ | 329 | 278 | 138 | 261 | 111 | 264 | 72 | 97 | 36 | 146 | 2 | 1,734 | 598 13 6 |
| Timaru | 12 | 572 | 496 | 211 | 421 | 189 | 460 | 118 | 188 | 83 | 284 | 1 | 3,023 | 1,096 3 5½ | 21 9 11½ | 368 | 249 | 112 | 249 | 113 | 267 | 67 | 105 | 39 | 202 | 1 | 1,772 | 650 19 0 |
| Wanganui | 24 | 1,414 | 1,240 | 700 | 948 | 504 | 927 | 254 | 313 | 143 | 519 | 10 | 6,972 | 2,274 1 11 | 45 15 5 | 788 | 560 | 380 | 573 | 255 | 503 | 127 | 179 | 75 | 309 | 10 | 3,759 | 1,257 10 6 |
| Wellington | 52 | 3,085 | 2,463 | 1,445 | 2,390 | 992 | 2,292 | 574 | 799 | 280 | 1,430 | 26 | 15,776 | 5,506 14 5 | 108 12 5 | 3,793 | 3,332 | 1,846 | 3,159 | 1,246 | 2,855 | 665 | 883 | 371 | 1,647 | 34 | 19,831 | 6,574 6 0 |
| Westport | 15 | 303 | 251 | 173 | 257 | 132 | 223 | 74 | 88 | 39 | 157 | 4 | 1,701 | 616 3 4½ | 11 18 10½ | 107 | 75 | 53 | 77 | 42 | 87 | 21 | 47 | 13 | 62 | 4 | 588 | 237 17 0 |
| Total 2nd quarter in 1897 | 444 | 19,100 | 16,341 | 8,941 | 14296 | 6,439 | 13241 | 3,704 | 4,741 | 2,002 | 8,039 | 217 | 97,061 | 33,809 18 8½ | 656 2 2½ | 18,731 | 16,233 | 8,808 | 14074 | 6,336 | 13149 | 3,694 | 4,748 | 2,011 | 8,041 | 214 | 96,039 | 32,464 8 0 |
| Total 2nd quarter in 1896 | 418 | 17,689 | 14,522 | 8,070 | 12882 | 6,039 | 12842 | 3,889 | 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 |

General Post Office,
Wellington, 22nd July, 1897.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.