STATEMENT showing the Number, Amount, &c., of Postal-note Transactions in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand during the Quarter ended 30th June, 1898.

| Postal Districts. | Number of Postal Notes issued and paid | 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 | 98 | 3,986 | 3,445 | 2,138 | 2,891 | 1,281 | 2,504 | 660 | 781 | 286 | 1,320 | 37 | 19,279 | 6,037 16 0 | 123 0 7 | 4,659 | 4,197 | 2,571 | 3,420 | 1,558 | 3,046 | 893 | 1,028 | 377 | 1,529 | 24 | 28,800 | 7,138 2 0 |
| Blenheim | 9 | 831 | 296 | 134 | 217 | 182 | 235 | 62 | 85 | 35 | 129 | 4 | 1,600 | 565 9 11 | 11 2 5 | 127 | 117 | 73 | 112 | 89 | 112 | 24 | 50 | 15 | 62 | 5 | 796 | 275 10 0 |
| Christchurch | 56 | 1,900 | 1,726 | 893 | 1,573 | 676 | 1,524 | 396 | 499 | 203 | 919 | 21 | 10,330 | 3,639 14 6½ | 71 10 6½ | 3,110 | 2,594 | 1,411 | 2,211 | 1,078 | 2,045 | 647 | 782 | 331 | 1,184 | 21 | 15,364 | 5,037 18 6 |
| Dunedin | 58 | 2,758 | 2,453 | 1,174 | 1,895 | 912 | 1,796 | 548 | 667 | 278 | 1,160 | 25 | 13,661 | 4,640 7 4 | 91 7 4 | 3,519 | 2,984 | 1,561 | 2,603 | 1,161 | 2,293 | 640 | 793 | 342 | 1,484 | 40 | 17,422 | 5,806 10 0 |
| Gisborne | 4 | 237 | 209 | 96 | 143 | 74 | 131 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 87 | 5 | 1,064 | 346 19 0 | 6 14 3½ | 101 | 55 | 40 | 47 | 29 | 63 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 415 | 149 18 6 |
| Greymouth | 10 | 414 | 221 | 158 | 259 | 142 | 281 | 77 | 76 | 50 | 145 | 8 | 1,826 | 637 2 5 | 12 14 5 | 207 | 187 | 73 | 136 | 63 | 171 | 49 | 58 | 28 | 109 | 2 | 1,033 | 390 10 0 |
| Hokitika | 8 | 175 | 138 | 95 | 156 | 63 | 152 | 40 | 48 | 8 | 98 | 4 | 977 | 362 11 5½ | 6 19 5½ | 70 | 48 | 37 | 62 | 35 | 83 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 62 | 8 | 449 | 215 7 0 |
| Invercargill | 32 | 1,261 | 948 | 606 | 1,054 | 497 | 1,010 | 316 | 339 | 161 | 523 | 9 | 6,703 | 2,357 3 4½ | 47 4 4½ | 805 | 642 | 356 | 627 | 338 | 710 | 230 | 245 | 91 | 894 | 6 | 4,444 | 1,602 10 6 |
| Napier | 28 | 1,552 | 1,370 | 678 | 974 | 514 | 887 | 291 | 899 | 143 | 896 | 12 | 7,215 | 2,252 11 11 | 46 1 3 | 995 | 835 | 425 | 685 | 347 | 646 | 190 | 259 | 90 | 297 | 10 | 4,779 | 1,523 12 6 |
| Nelson | 15 | 486 | 410 | 220 | 341 | 145 | 298 | 90 | 79 | 40 | 142 | 3 | 2,251 | 692 10 8½ | 14 6 2½ | 386 | 335 | 169 | 295 | 128 | 817 | 78 | 87 | 47 | 161 | 7 | 2,005 | 693 16 0 |
| New Plymouth | 11 | 751 | 617 | 363 | 520 | 266 | 436 | 170 | 195 | 103 | 247 | 3 | 3,671 | 1,205 17 4 | 24 5 10 | 540 | 440 | 245 | 808 | 196 | 321 | 110 | 155 | 73 | 183 | 4 | 2,575 | 853 10 0 |
| Oamaru | 9 | 471 | 406 | 238 | 348 | 157 | 286 | 95 | 184 | 62 | 190 | 2 | 2,389 | 802 13 9½ | 15 18 9½ | 327 | 241 | 131 | 200 | 95 | 234 | 70 | 70 | 41 | 138 | .. | 1,547 | 523 11 0 |
| Thames | 17 | 874 | 816 | 523 | 713 | 352 | 725 | 213 | 230 | 78 | 804 | 7 | 4,833 | 1,588 10 9½ | 32 12 9½ | 870 | 835 | 171 | 267 | 140 | 335 | 64 | 80 | 29 | 147 | 4 | 1,942 | 644 2 6 |
| Timaru | 12 | 678 | 494 | 224 | 501 | 207 | 503 | 125 | 153 | 64 | 295 | 2 | 3,246 | 1,129 14 7½ | 22 10 7½ | 933 | 225 | 100 | 254 | 104 | 270 | 56 | 77 | 31 | 190 | 2 | 1,642 | 603 8 0 |
| Wanganui | 25 | 1,600 | 1,325 | 732 | 1,124 | 521 | 1,019 | 299 | 379 | 142 | 591 | 6 | 7,733 | 2,524 3 2½ | 51 0 3½ | 869 | 693 | 375 | 665 | 295 | 616 | 175 | 197 | 77 | 372 | 8 | 4,342 | 1,463 13 6 |
| Wellington | 56 | 3,123 | 2,667 | 1,629 | 2,724 | 1,083 | 2,486 | 558 | 760 | 260 | 1,435 | 21 | 16,771 | 5,708 6 11½ | 114 3 5½ | 4,096 | 3,510 | 1,979 | 3,584 | 1,357 | 3,030 | 703 | 993 | 860 | 1,582 | 19 | 21,213 | 6,811 8 6 |
| Westport | 15 | 347 | 260 | 170 | 255 | 129 | 232 | 70 | 92 | 48 | 125 | 2 | 1,730 | 587 15 1 | 11 15 7 | 96 | 95 | 55 | 80 | 80 | 72 | 29 | 41 | 16 | 58 | .. | 572 | 206 18 6 |
| Total 2nd quarter in 1898 | 458 | 20,949 | 17,741 | 10071 | 15688 | 7,101 | 14505 | 4,033 | 4,956 | 1,969 | 8,108 | 166 | 105292 | 35,079 10 10 | 703 13 8 | 20,610 | 17,493 | 9,772 | 15556 | 6,993 | 14866 | 3,982 | 4,899 | 1,960 | 7,984 | 165 | 103,750 | 33,945 7 0 |
| Total 2nd quarter in 1897 | 444 | 19,100 | 16,347 | 8941 | 14296 | 6,439 | 13241 | 3,704 | 4,741 | 2,002 | 8,039 | 217 | 97,061 | 33,309 18 8½ | 656 2 2½ | 18,731 | 16,233 | 8,808 | 14074 | 6,836 | 13149 | 3,694 | 4,748 | 2,011 | 8,041 | 214 | 96,039 | 32,464 8 0 |

General Post Office,
Wellington, 25th July, 1898.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.