STATEMENT showing the NUMBER, AMOUNT, &c., of POSTAL-NOTE TRANSACTIONS in the several POSTAL DISTRICTS of the DOMINION of NEW ZEALAND during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1915.

| POSTAL
| --- | Number of Postal Notes Sold.
| DISTRICTS. | No.of Postal-note Offices open at the End of the Quarter. | At 1/0 | At 1/6 | At 2/0 | At 2/6 | At 3/0 | At 5/0 | At 10/0 | At 15/0 | At 20s. | Total. | Total Amount of Postal Notes sold, including Commission. | Commission on Postal Notes sold.
| Auckland | ... | 283 | 12,675 | 7,881 | 21,158 | 24,193 | 18,621 | 30,330 | 20,576 | 6,273 | 11,802 | 153,509 | £ s. d. 44,198 10 2½ | £ s. d. 668 7 2½
| Blenheim | ... | 22 | 695 | 421 | 1,260 | 1,238 | 1,189 | 1,639 | 1,219 | 356 | 788 | 8,805 | 2,638 13 7 | 39 0 1
| Christchurch | ... | 79 | 3,999 | 2,247 | 6,659 | 7,173 | 5,233 | 10,068 | 7,551 | 2,357 | 5,249 | 50,536 | 16,257 1 10 | 231 17 10
| Dunedin | ... | 91 | 3,948 | 2,375 | 6,948 | 7,627 | 5,902 | 10,211 | 7,605 | 2,472 | 4,230 | 51,318 | 15,578 3 0 | 229 18 0
| Gisborne | ... | 24 | 920 | 559 | 1,495 | 1,821 | 1,653 | 2,139 | 1,632 | 475 | 1,478 | 12,172 | 3,953 13 3½ | 55 13 8½
| Greymouth | ... | 19 | 709 | 506 | 1,112 | 1,195 | 994 | 1,593 | 1,192 | 464 | 886 | 8,651 | 2,750 12 6 | 39 6 0
| Hokitika | ... | 18 | 223 | 171 | 425 | 386 | 306 | 472 | 437 | 138 | 323 | 2,881 | 936 17 2½ | 18 4 8½
| Invercargill | ... | 52 | 2,201 | 1,375 | 3,895 | 4,406 | 3,404 | 5,856 | 4,273 | 1,387 | 2,425 | 29,222 | 8,860 9 6½ | 130 14 0½
| Napier | ... | 61 | 2,536 | 1,629 | 4,417 | 5,266 | 3,797 | 6,069 | 4,322 | 1,615 | 3,012 | 32,663 | 9,964 10 2 | 144 10 8
| Nelson | ... | 38 | 1,041 | 679 | 1,785 | 1,742 | 1,474 | 2,286 | 1,574 | 530 | 954 | 12,065 | 3,482 8 1½ | 52 1 7½
| New Plymouth | ... | 34 | 1,269 | 901 | 2,532 | 2,401 | 1,889 | 3,118 | 2,293 | 853 | 1,711 | 16,967 | 5,320 11 8½ | 76 2 8½
| Oamaru | ... | 14 | 932 | 411 | 1,153 | 1,252 | 1,026 | 1,592 | 1,498 | 507 | 931 | 9,302 | 3,004 11 2 | 43 3 8
| Thames | ... | 39 | 1,920 | 1,320 | 3,328 | 3,771 | 2,809 | 4,453 | 3,339 | 1,177 | 2,137 | 24,254 | 7,330 5 3½ | 107 4 9½
| Timaru | ... | 16 | 879 | 628 | 1,678 | 2,083 | 1,380 | 2,577 | 2,064 | 672 | 1,455 | 13,416 | 4,423 17 3 | 62 7 9
| Wanganui | ... | 66 | 3,378 | 1,866 | 5,782 | 6,347 | 4,675 | 8,368 | 5,839 | 2,002 | 3,876 | 42,133 | 12,958 17 1½ | 188 3 7½
| Wellington | ... | 120 | 6,556 | 3,796 | 11,772 | 13,507 | 10,258 | 19,179 | 12,891 | 4,097 | 8,997 | 91,053 | 28,740 4 0½ | 413 8 6½
| Westport | ... | 22 | 428 | 385 | 771 | 842 | 809 | 1,042 | 809 | 272 | 500 | 5,858 | 1,748 18 4 | 25 18 10

Totals 1st qr. in 1915
| ... | 988 | 44,309 | 27,150 | 76,170 | 85,250 | 65,419 | 110,992 | 79,114 | 25,647 | 50,754 | 564,805 | 172,148 4 4½ | 2,516 3 4½

Totals 1st qr. in 1914
| ... | 944 | 41,820 | 25,228 | 72,673 | 81,901 | 62,946 | 104,363 | 76,716 | 26,075 | 61,025 | 552,747 | 178,483 17 10 | 2,523 19 4

NUMBER OF POSTAL NOTES PAID.

| POSTAL
| --- | At 1/0 | At 1/6 | At 2/0 | At 2/6 | At 3/0 | At 5/0 | At 10/0 | At 15/0 | At 20s. | Total. | Total Amount of Postal Notes paid.
| Auckland | ... | ... | 12,158 | 8,025 | 22,812 | 21,308 | 15,329 | 27,064 | 21,774 | 6,966 | 12,586 | 148,022 | £ s. d. 43,917 6 6
| Blenheim | ... | ... | 246 | 169 | 529 | 405 | 353 | 623 | 563 | 123 | 351 | 3,362 | 1,061 19 0
| Christchurch | ... | ... | 4,188 | 2,606 | 7,904 | 8,097 | 5,783 | 10,881 | 8,875 | 2,813 | 6,313 | 57,460 | 18,655 6 6
| Dunedin | ... | ... | 4,878 | 3,215 | 9,104 | 8,660 | 6,667 | 11,644 | 9,554 | 3,215 | 5,580 | 62,512 | 19,156 19 6
| Gisborne | ... | ... | 371 | 236 | 685 | 576 | 500 | 807 | 710 | 224 | 527 | 4,636 | 1,503 10 0
| Greymouth | ... | ... | 334 | 232 | 532 | 507 | 423 | 732 | 657 | 244 | 531 | 4,192 | 1,439 12 6
| Hokitika | ... | ... | 100 | 76 | 190 | 218 | 123 | 372 | 244 | 88 | 177 | 1,588 | 533 8 0
| Invercargill | ... | ... | 1,335 | 786 | 2,370 | 2,461 | 1,772 | 3,194 | 2,837 | 987 | 1,632 | 17,374 | 5,525 7 6
| Napier | ... | ... | 1,623 | 933 | 3,056 | 2,950 | 2,180 | 3,721 | 3,056 | 1,119 | 2,042 | 20,680 | 6,491 19 6
| Nelson | ... | ... | 623 | 395 | 1,061 | 1,014 | 844 | 1,504 | 1,169 | 388 | 719 | 7,717 | 2,390 14 6
| New Plymouth | ... | ... | 740 | 531 | 1,451 | 1,236 | 1,036 | 1,803 | 1,391 | 524 | 1,051 | 9,763 | 3,122 1 6
| Oamaru | ... | ... | 311 | 165 | 522 | 560 | 401 | 710 | 687 | 211 | 500 | 4,067 | 1,389 10 6
| Thames | ... | ... | 691 | 424 | 1,295 | 1,183 | 818 | 1,490 | 1,394 | 505 | 923 | 8,723 | 2,837 13 6
| Timaru | ... | ... | 707 | 375 | 1,228 | 1,204 | 898 | 1,765 | 1,549 | 456 | 1,003 | 9,185 | 3,032 4 6
| Wanganui | ... | ... | 1,602 | 944 | 3,119 | 3,011 | 2,218 | 4,046 | 3,338 | 1,126 | 2,195 | 21,599 | 6,891 17 6
| Wellington | ... | ... | 12,990 | 7,319 | 18,771 | 30,311 | 23,290 | 38,008 | 20,779 | 6,108 | 14,320 | 171,896 | 49,150 8 0
| Westport | ... | ... | 160 | 101 | 350 | 288 | 267 | 385 | 355 | 122 | 301 | 2,329 | 792 17 6

Totals 1st qr. in 1915
| ... | ... | 43,052 | 26,532 | 74,979 | 83,989 | 62,902 | 108,749 | 78,932 | 25,219 | 50,751 | 555,105 | 167,892 16 6

Totals 1st qr. in 1914
| ... | ... | 39,884 | 24,398 | 71,396 | 79,119 | 59,313 | 100,784 | 75,545 | 25,473 | 59,652 | 585,564 | 171,475 14 6

General Post Office,
Wellington, 28th April, 1915.

W. R. MORRIS, Secretary.