STATEMENT showing the Number, Amount, &c., of Postal-note Transactions in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1898.

| 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, including Commission. | 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 | 103 | 4,020 | 3,278 | 2,192 | 2,945 | 1,203 | 2,620 | 653 | 742 | 340 | 1,370 | 14 | 19,377 | 6,045 0 7½ | 124 13 7½ | 4,826 | 3,817 | 2,598 | 3,383 | 1,428 | 3,033 | 777 | 921 | 395 | 1,470 | 16 | 22,664 | 6,822 1 6 |
| Blenheim | 8 | 343 | 318 | 114 | 294 | 129 | 298 | 64 | 74 | 30 | 164 | 2 | 1,880 | 634 11 3½ | 12 13 9½ | 153 | 152 | 68 | 123 | 47 | 125 | 13 | 41 | 17 | 74 | 2 | 815 | 276 3 6 |
| Christchurch | 57 | 2,009 | 1,720 | 1,120 | 1,726 | 667 | 1,608 | 391 | 540 | 175 | 962 | 15 | 10,933 | 3,769 13 7½ | 75 2 1½ | 3,050 | 2,613 | 1,653 | 2,320 | 1,083 | 2,175 | 672 | 797 | 307 | 1,187 | 21 | 15,878 | 5,207 2 0 |
| Dunedin | 53 | 2,551 | 2,267 | 1,177 | 1,841 | 890 | 1,834 | 492 | 599 | 249 | 1,142 | 46 | 13,088 | 4,591 5 9½ | 88 19 3½ | 3,430 | 3,017 | 1,684 | 2,351 | 1,131 | 2,392 | 609 | 742 | 327 | 1,289 | 49 | 16,971 | 5,523 8 0 |
| Gisborne | 4 | 186 | 197 | 99 | 142 | 75 | 137 | 39 | 33 | 18 | 89 | 7 | 1,022 | 364 5 11½ | 6 16 11½ | 107 | 82 | 39 | 62 | 20 | 53 | 27 | 25 | 7 | 43 | 4 | 469 | 170 12 6 |
| Greymouth | 10 | 387 | 208 | 186 | 261 | 114 | 239 | 71 | 91 | 34 | 144 | .. | 1,735 | 583 18 2 | 11 16 8 | 204 | 119 | 85 | 130 | 60 | 145 | 46 | 51 | 22 | 67 | 1 | 930 | 915 10 0 |
| Hokitika | 8 | 198 | 165 | 111 | 132 | 62 | 154 | 37 | 45 | 11 | 86 | 1 | 1,002 | 333 12 11½ | 6 14 11½ | 116 | 91 | 51 | 75 | 31 | 91 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 60 | 3 | 575 | 211 0 0 |
| Invercargill | 32 | 1,263 | 966 | 592 | 977 | 488 | 962 | 295 | 365 | 156 | 462 | 9 | 6,535 | 2,264 19 8 | 45 10 2 | 818 | 603 | 401 | 618 | 430 | 613 | 186 | 244 | 108 | 369 | 14 | 4,304 | 1,553 15 0 |
| Napier | 29 | 1,764 | 1,383 | 725 | 1,133 | 527 | 1,052 | 274 | 337 | 143 | 467 | 14 | 7,819 | 2,425 7 3 | 49 16 3 | 1,193 | 845 | 508 | 796 | 339 | 683 | 183 | 236 | 93 | 289 | 9 | 5,174 | 1,560 18 0 |
| Nelson | 17 | 525 | 449 | 242 | 323 | 135 | 282 | 79 | 95 | 39 | 146 | 1 | 2,316 | 682 10 4½ | 14 4 4½ | 418 | 377 | 244 | 318 | 129 | 305 | 74 | 106 | 48 | 191 | 2 | 2,212 | 728 16 0 |
| New Plymouth | 11 | 976 | 742 | 407 | 606 | 276 | 520 | 172 | 221 | 105 | 307 | .. | 4,332 | 1,370 7 6 | 27 18 6 | 727 | 537 | 275 | 354 | 240 | 388 | 124 | 170 | 89 | 236 | 8 | 3,148 | 1,042 7 6 |
| Oamaru | 9 | 435 | 376 | 235 | 347 | 147 | 303 | 75 | 122 | 37 | 163 | 2 | 2,242 | 731 6 3 | 14 17 3 | 236 | 212 | 103 | 170 | 88 | 210 | 51 | 88 | 37 | 132 | 3 | 1,330 | 498 6 6 |
| Thames | 18 | 857 | 726 | 470 | 751 | 330 | 656 | 163 | 171 | 88 | 267 | 2 | 4,481 | 1,409 4 9 | 29 11 3 | 350 | 313 | 176 | 299 | 136 | 362 | 87 | 83 | 41 | 154 | 3 | 2,004 | 691 4 6 |
| Timaru | 13 | 610 | 536 | 294 | 450 | 211 | 434 | 120 | 183 | 66 | 272 | 1 | 3,177 | 1,084 14 5 | 21 12 11 | 327 | 272 | 163 | 298 | 118 | 283 | 63 | 101 | 31 | 207 | .. | 1,863 | 666 12 6 |
| Wanganui | 25 | 1,817 | 1,498 | 885 | 1,157 | 614 | 1,089 | 276 | 376 | 142 | 666 | 7 | 8,527 | 2,712 11 1 | 54 19 7 | 963 | 802 | 479 | 699 | 322 | 634 | 166 | 218 | 84 | 409 | 3 | 4,779 | 1,545 8 6 |
| Wellington | 58 | 3,363 | 2,690 | 1,627 | 2,789 | 1,129 | 2,464 | 603 | 758 | 271 | 1,417 | 21 | 17,132 | 5,746 1 4 | 115 13 4 | 4,623 | 3,723 | 2,140 | 4,205 | 1,481 | 3,395 | 783 | 973 | 349 | 2,168 | 22 | 23,862 | 7,884 10 0 |
| Westport | 15 | 360 | 330 | 207 | 261 | 102 | 239 | 66 | 71 | 28 | 117 | 3 | 1,784 | 553 19 10½ | 11 7 4½ | 122 | 91 | 62 | 66 | 33 | 78 | 16 | 31 | 8 | 52 | .. | 559 | 180 16 0 |
| Total 4th quarter in 1898 | 470 | 21,664 | 17,849 | 10683 | 16135 | 7,099 | 14891 | 3,870 | 4,823 | 1,932 | 8,241 | 145 | 107332 | 35,303 10 11 | 712 8 5 | 21,663 | 17,666 | 10729 | 16267 | 7,016 | 14965 | 3,899 | 4,853 | 1,972 | 8,347 | 160 | 107,537 | 34,878 12 0 |
| Total 4th quarter in 1897 | 449 | 20,138 | 17,194 | 9,726 | 15473 | 6,622 | 13985 | 3,794 | 4,666 | 1,862 | 8,072 | 170 | 101702 | 33,957 7 6½ | 679 3 6½ | 20,125 | 17,117 | 9,730 | 15460 | 6,662 | 13920 | 3,762 | 4,618 | 1,837 | 8,121 | 162 | 101,514 | 33,182 13 0 |

General Post Office,
Wellington, 24th January, 1899.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.