STATEMENT showing the NUMBER, AMOUNT, &c., of POSTAL-NOTE TRANSACTIONS in the several POSTAL DISTRICTS of NEW ZEALAND during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1900.

| POSTAL DISTRICTS. | No.of Postal-note Offices open at the End of the Quarter | NUMBER OF POSTAL NOTES SOLD. 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 £1. | At £5. | Total. | Total Amount of Postal Notes sold, including Commission. | Commission on Postal Notes sold. | NUMBER OF POSTAL NOTES PAID. 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. | Total Amount of Postal Notes paid. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Auckland | 114 | 4,791 | 3,982 | 2,635 | 3,621 | 1,464 | 2,908 | 778 | 872 | 381 | 1,822 | 31 | 22,785 | £6,869 11 s. d. | £143 2 s. d. | 6 | 5,976 | 4,676 | 2,944 | 4,176 | 1,795 | 3,503 | 1,008 | 1,102 | 4541,499 | 20 | 27,153 | £7,938 17 s. d. |
Blenheim | 10 | 412 | 323 | 174 | 338 | 153 | 321 | 87 | 104 | 42 | 172 | 6 | 2,132 | £754 18 s. d. | £14 17 s. d. | 4½ | 121 | 118 | 50 | 116 | 46 | 147 | 26 | 28 | 13 | 91 | 3 | 759 | £295 10 s. d. |
Christchurch | 61 | 2,358 | 1,755 | 1,117 | 1,723 | 655 | 1,623 | 404 | 537 | 194 | 1,023 | 25 | 11,414 | £3,927 7 s. d. | 3 | £77 6 s. d. | 9 | 3,241 | 2,611 | 1,527 | 2,268 | 1,074 | 2,244 | 682 | 819 | 3481,309 | 22 | 16,145 | £5,404 10 s. d. |
Dunedin | 59 | 3,014 | 2,650 | 1,661 | 2,124 | 958 | 1,943 | 524 | 673 | 251 | 1,173 | 42 | 15,013 | £4,951 15 s. d. | 7 | £98 1 s. d. | 7 | 3,806 | 3,186 | 1,784 | 2,651 | 1,182 | 2,404 | 640 | 851 | 3191,347 | 42 | 18,212 | £5,834 12 s. d. |
Gisborne | 6 | 255 | 240 | 144 | 194 | 87 | 179 | 39 | 59 | 20 | 54 | .. | 1,271 | £365 13 s. d. | £7 19 s. d. | 1½ | 93 | 77 | 63 | 80 | 34 | 66 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 32 | 1 | 480 | £146 18 s. d. |
Greymouth | 10 | 434 | 288 | 205 | 292 | 145 | 254 | 83 | 75 | 51 | 148 | 3 | 1,978 | £652 3 s. d. | £13 2 s. d. | 1 | 197 | 144 | 74 | 152 | 63 | 175 | 61 | 46 | 23 | 85 | 1 | 1,021 | £361 15 s. d. |
Hokitika | 8 | 196 | 168 | 124 | 182 | 56 | 131 | 48 | 44 | 29 | 65 | .. | 1,043 | £330 2 s. d. | 4 | £6 16 s. d. | 10 | 108 | 79 | 78 | 86 | 35 | 79 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 55 | .. | 581 | £194 4 s. d. |
Invercargill | 32 | 1,388 | 1,030 | 716 | 989 | 488 | 1,041 | 258 | 367 | 141 | 533 | 14 | 6,965 | £2,397 12 s. d. | £47 17 s. d. | 4½ | 946 | 718 | 401 | 634 | 325 | 674 | 179 | 257 | 109 | 375 | 19 | 4,637 | £1,638 13 s. d. |
Napier | 33 | 1,675 | 1,413 | 764 | 1,156 | 503 | 1,055 | 248 | 382 | 145 | 387 | 13 | 7,741 | £2,359 15 s. d. | 11 | £49 1 s. d. | 5 | 1,198 | 935 | 486 | 763 | 343 | 694 | 179 | 254 | 88 | 273 | 5 | 5,218 | £1,534 10 s. d. |
Nelson | 21 | 563 | 434 | 260 | 417 | 160 | 402 | 97 | 112 | 47 | 172 | 1 | 2,665 | £838 14 s. d. | 0 | £17 10 s. d. | 0 | 511 | 417 | 243 | 358 | 147 | 367 | 82 | 104 | 56 | 161 | 5 | 2,451 | £779 11 s. d. |
New Plymouth | 15 | 1,132 | 1,005 | 543 | 859 | 368 | 688 | 216 | 226 | 127 | 363 | 15 | 5,542 | £1,786 0 s. d. | 0 | £35 15 s. d. | 6 | 729 | 601 | 354 | 405 | 254 | 372 | 145 | 154 | 87 | 188 | 12 | 3,301 | £1,038 10 s. d. |
Oamaru | 10 | 460 | 428 | 293 | 354 | 178 | 304 | 128 | 135 | 82 | 143 | 2 | 2,507 | £821 13 s. d. | 10 | £16 14 s. d. | 4 | 276 | 218 | 117 | 172 | 78 | 208 | 53 | 77 | 39 | 133 | 1 | 1,372 | £484 0 s. d. |
Thames | 18 | 1,120 | 1,100 | 562 | 943 | 370 | 750 | 170 | 236 | 96 | 238 | 3 | 5,588 | £1,613 2 s. d. | £34 12 s. d. | 10½ | 488 | 517 | 225 | 352 | 136 | 366 | 98 | 100 | 40 | 126 | 3 | 2,451 | £725 11 s. d. |
Timaru | 14 | 618 | 462 | 300 | 513 | 273 | 484 | 141 | 165 | 101 | 279 | 2 | 3,338 | £1,188 11 s. d. | 7½ | £23 13 s. d. | 1½ | 302 | 255 | 175 | 283 | 110 | 285 | 58 | 89 | 39 | 195 | 2 | 1,793 | £652 14 s. d. |
Wanganui | 29 | 1,988 | 1,431 | 987 | 1,362 | 662 | 1,324 | 343 | 435 | 175 | 658 | 5 | 9,370 | £3,019 13 s. d. | 6½ | £62 1 s. d. | 6½ | 1,140 | 805 | 530 | 779 | 414 | 735 | 199 | 246 | 110 | 328 | 3 | 5,289 | £1,649 5 s. d. |
Wellington | 65 | 3,933 | 3,022 | 1,888 | 3,281 | 1,218 | 2,808 | 689 | 884 | 347 | 1,543 | 22 | 19,635 | £6,522 10 s. d. | 0 | £131 19 s. d. | 0 | 5,290 | 4,384 | 2,866 | 5,185 | 1,730 | 4,082 | 818 | 1,155 | 455 | 2,258 | 35 | 28,258 | £9,146 3 s. d. |
Westport | 16 | 317 | 276 | 203 | 244 | 119 | 225 | 72 | 77 | 48 | 102 | 5 | 1,688 | £563 1 s. d. | 5½ | £11 5 s. d. | 5½ | 112 | 90 | 67 | 75 | 37 | 100 | 26 | 36 | 18 | 50 | 2 | 613 | £222 7 s. d. |
Total 4th quarter in 1900 | 521 | 24,654 | 20,007 | 12576 | 18592 | 7,857 | 16440 | 4,325 | 5,383 | 2,277 | 8,375 | 189 | 120675 | £38,962 8 s. d. | £4791 16 s. d. | 10½ | £24,584 | 19,831 | 11984 | 18535 | 7,803 | 16501 | 4,286 | 5,360 | 2,219 | 8,505 | 176 | 119,734 | £38,047 15 s. d. |
Total 4th quarter in 1899 | 489 | 23,158 | 18,469 | 10996 | 17186 | 7,268 | 15724 | 3,973 | 4,918 | 2,102 | 8,133 | 126 | 112053 | £36,314 14 s. d. | £4739 5 s. d. | 10½ | £23,035 | 18,658 | 10954 | 17402 | 7,172 | 15710 | 3,976 | 4,950 | 2,048 | 8,214 | 135 | 112,254 | £35,693 17 s. d. |

General Post Office,
Wellington, 23rd January, 1901.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.