JULY 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1389

STATEMENT showing the NUMBER, AMOUNT, &c., of POSTAL-NOTE TRANSACTIONS in the several POSTAL DISTRICTS of NEW ZEALAND during the Quarter ended 30th June, 1899.

| POSTAL DISTRICTS. | No. of Postal-note Offices open at the End of the Quarter. | NUMBER OF POSTAL NOTES SOLD. | | | | | | | | | | | | Total. | Total Amount of Postal Notes sold, including Commission. | Commission on Notes sold. | NUMBER OF POSTAL NOTES PAID. | | | | | | | | | | | | Total. | Total Amount of Postal Notes paid. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | At 1/0 | At 1/6 | At 2/0 | 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. | | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | At 1/0 | At 1/6 | At 2/0 | 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. | | £ s. d. |
| Auckland | 105 | 4,206 | 3,569 | 2,174 | 2,318 | 1,316 | 2,549 | 659 | 562 | 367 | 1,358 | 21 | .. | 20,399 | 6,345 5 5½ | 130 10 11½ | 4,363 | 4,186 | 2,626 | 3,521 | 1,596 | 3,149 | 891 | 1,106 | 411 | 1,559 | 22 | .. | 24,032 | 7,359 7 0 |
| Blenheim | 8 | 353 | 304 | 135 | 268 | 131 | 288 | 70 | 74 | 36 | 137 | 2 | .. | 1,808 | 608 15 10 | 12 6 10 | 148 | 159 | 57 | 119 | 49 | 110 | 34 | 35 | 11 | 61 | .. | .. | 783 | 247 14 0 |
| Christchurch | 57 | 2,230 | 1,919 | 1,005 | 1,751 | 731 | 1,704 | 452 | 637 | 228 | 965 | 17 | .. | 11,662 | 4,058 14 1 | 80 8 1 | 3,384 | 2,685 | 1,501 | 2,139 | 1,137 | 2,116 | 659 | 869 | 362 | 1,275 | 10 | .. | 16,137 | 5,297 14 0 |
| Dunedin | 53 | 2,757 | 2,392 | 1,263 | 1,938 | 938 | 1,917 | 577 | 712 | 282 | 1,327 | 14 | 8 | 13,927 | 4,958 1 8½ | 94 18 1½ | 3,832 | 3,141 | 1,614 | 2,752 | 1,154 | 2,385 | 691 | 837 | 342 | 1,471 | 43 | .. | 18,062 | 6,052 1 0 |
| Gisborne | 4 | 225 | 218 | 102 | 182 | 51 | 141 | 37 | 40 | 13 | 77 | 2 | .. | 1,088 | 333 15 8½ | 6 16 2½ | 81 | 73 | 44 | 62 | 12 | 71 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 42 | .. | .. | 422 | 140 5 6 |
| Greymouth | 10 | 439 | 286 | 172 | 271 | 128 | 269 | 87 | 105 | 48 | 130 | 1 | .. | 1,936 | 628 5 6 | 13 0 0 | 218 | 149 | 92 | 141 | 77 | 157 | 43 | 67 | 33 | 76 | .. | .. | 1,053 | 358 4 0 |
| Hokitika | 8 | 194 | 155 | 75 | 148 | 76 | 141 | 39 | 50 | 26 | 76 | .. | .. | 980 | 334 1 5½ | 6 14 11½ | 90 | 45 | 29 | 73 | 28 | 81 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 62 | 1 | .. | 465 | 188 12 6 |
| Invercargill | 32 | 1,427 | 1,191 | 645 | 1,058 | 576 | 1,038 | 328 | 382 | 150 | 539 | 6 | .. | 7,343 | 2,481 1 4 | 50 2 10 | 976 | 757 | 390 | 717 | 412 | 707 | 226 | 270 | 109 | 402 | 12 | .. | 4,980 | 1,743 19 0 |
| Napier | 29 | 1,740 | 1,537 | 749 | 1,191 | 559 | 1,036 | 290 | 360 | 173 | 484 | 18 | .. | 8,137 | 2,549 18 9 | 51 14 11 | 1,222 | 1,013 | 502 | 803 | 395 | 697 | 206 | 232 | 124 | 325 | 12 | .. | 5,531 | 1,693 9 0 |
| Nelson | 19 | 558 | 463 | 251 | 364 | 165 | 321 | 78 | 117 | 45 | 174 | 1 | .. | 2,537 | 778 5 6½ | 16 0 8½ | 443 | 344 | 192 | 310 | 127 | 281 | 74 | 113 | 38 | 151 | 3 | .. | 2,076 | 667 16 6 |
| New Plymouth | 12 | 857 | 658 | 360 | 617 | 277 | 538 | 154 | 232 | 82 | 356 | 1 | .. | 4,132 | 1,423 2 8 | 28 11 2 | 473 | 457 | 212 | 302 | 186 | 337 | 107 | 146 | 58 | 195 | 2 | .. | 2,475 | 830 6 0 |
| Oamaru | 10 | 411 | 412 | 200 | 347 | 167 | 308 | 85 | 105 | 51 | 179 | 2 | .. | 2,266 | 755 11 2 | 15 4 8 | 316 | 304 | 126 | 217 | 132 | 416 | 68 | 101 | 37 | 150 | 1 | .. | 1,871 | 673 19 6 |
| Thames | 18 | 1,047 | 824 | 564 | 864 | 731 | 180 | 262 | 81 | 269 | 2 | .. | .. | 5,148 | 1,579 19 7½ | 33 9 1½ | 440 | 380 | 218 | 375 | 140 | 396 | 83 | 117 | 42 | 185 | 6 | .. | 2,382 | 813 7 6 |
| Timaru | 13 | 692 | 480 | 261 | 491 | 219 | 532 | 130 | 203 | 70 | 305 | 3 | .. | 3,386 | 1,212 16 11½ | 23 19 11½ | 333 | 282 | 139 | 265 | 108 | 334 | 51 | 111 | 26 | 218 | 5 | .. | 1,872 | 709 16 0 |
| Wanganui | 25 | 1,894 | 1,494 | 855 | 1,200 | 554 | 1,107 | 299 | 384 | 174 | 687 | 5 | .. | 8,653 | 2,770 0 0 | 56 0 0 | 1,005 | 776 | 443 | 676 | 334 | 696 | 171 | 222 | 93 | 403 | 2 | .. | 4,821 | 1,573 16 6 |
| Wellington | 60 | 3,492 | 2,888 | 1,768 | 2,851 | 1,289 | 2,461 | 603 | 936 | 344 | 1,398 | 31 | .. | 18,225 | 6,182 19 0½ | 124 0 0½ | 4,686 | 4,070 | 2,389 | 4,095 | 1,528 | 3,373 | 773 | 1,113 | 465 | 1,776 | 22 | .. | 24,293 | 7,734 1 0 |
| Westport | 16 | 310 | 243 | 214 | 257 | 108 | 237 | 89 | 105 | 39 | 109 | 5 | .. | 1,716 | 598 2 9 | 11 18 3 | 155 | 71 | 59 | 97 | 40 | 99 | 24 | 53 | 18 | 55 | 4 | .. | 675 | 254 14 0 |
| Total 2nd quarter in 1899 | 479 | 22,532 | 19,031 | 10,763 | 17,081 | 7,959 | 15,561 | 4,152 | 5,525 | 2,304 | 8,493 | 174 | .. | 113,433 | 37,618 19 2 | 755 16 10 | 22,515 | 18,892 | 10,633 | 16,745 | 7,457 | 15,405 | 4,137 | 5,435 | 2,191 | 8,405 | 165 | .. | 111,990 | 36,369 3 0 |
| Total 2nd quarter in 1898 | 458 | 20,949 | 17,741 | 10,007 | 15,683 | 7,101 | 14,050 | 4,038 | 4,956 | 1,903 | 8,108 | 166 | .. | 105,292 | 35,079 10 10 | 703 13 8 | 20,610 | 17,493 | 9,772 | 15,505 | 6,933 | 13,986 | 3,992 | 4,899 | 1,860 | 7,984 | 165 | .. | 103,780 | 33,945 7 0 |

General Post Office,
Wellington, 25th July, 1899.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.