GOVERNMENT ADVERTISING (RETURN OF).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1896 Session I, H-32

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1896. NEW ZEALAND.

GOVERNMENT ADVERTISING (RETURN OF).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated 17th June, 1896. Ordered, " That a return be laid before this House showing the amount paid to each newspaper in the colony for Government advertisements during the year ending the 31st March last."—(Mr. Buchanan.)

Amount paid to each Newspapek in the Colony for Govebnmbnt Advertisements during the Year ending the 31st March last. £ a. d. £ s. d. Akaroa Mail, &c. ... ... 9 0 9 HaurakiTribune, &c. (Paeroa) ... 7 11 6 Ashburton Guardian ... ... 45 7 0 Hawera Morning Post, &c. ... 11 12 7, Ashburton Mail, &c. ... ... 29 11 0 { Hawera and Normanby Star, &c... 51 12 0 Auckland Evening Star... ... 301 4 3 J Hawke's Bay Herald ... ... 122 5 0 Auckland Weekly News, &c. (in- i Hawke's Bay Weekly Courier ... 010 6 eluded in New Zealand Herald). Hokitika Guardian, &c. ... ... 78 19 0 Bay of Plenty Times, &c. ... 24 19 6 Hot Lakes Chronicle ... ... 24 7 0 Bruce Herald ... .. ... 31 14 3 Hutt and Petone Chronicle ... 090 Brunner News, &c. ... ... 31 13 9 Inangahua Herald, &c. ... ... 6 7 9 Budget, &o. (included in Taranaki Inangahua Times, &c. ... ... 8 5 0 Herald). Kaikoura Star, &c. ... ... 7 4 6 Buller Miner ... ... ... 19 14 0 Katipo (Dunedin) ... ... 4 14. 3 Bush Advocate ... ... 52 0 0 Kumara Times, &c. ... ... 37 9 0 Canterbury Times (included in Lake County Press ... ... 7 10 9 Lyttelton Times). Lake Wakatipu Mail ... ... 12 19 6 Charleston Herald, &c. ... ... 410 0 Leader, Hokitika (includedin West Christian Outlook .. ... 110 0 Coast Times). Clutha County Gazette, &c. ... 2 11 0 Lyell Times, &c. ... ... 21 5 6 Clutha Leader... ... ... 27 12 6 Lyttelton Times (including CanterColonist (Nelson) ... ... 60 0 7 bury Times and Star)... ... 48118 3 Coromandel County News ... 5 2 0 Manawatu Daily Standard, &c. ... 157 5 9 Cromwell Argus, &c. ... ... 9 5 6 Manawatu Daily Times... .. 78 11 0 Daily News (New Plymouth) ... 28 1 9 Manawatu Farmer, &c. ... ... 12 4 0 Daily Telegraph (Napier) ... 48 16 1 Manawatu Herald ... ... ■ 5 3 3 Daybreak ... ... ... 7 14 6 Manukau Gazette, &c. ... ... 0 5 0 Despatch (Thames) ... ... 2 9 6 Marlborough Daily Times, &c. ... 36 14 0 Dunstan Times, &c. ... ... 10 13 0 Marlborough Express . ... 58 3 7 Egmont Post (Stratford) ... 2.3 6 Marlborough Press, &c. ... ... 33 0 4 Egmont Settler (Stratford) ... 29 18 3 Marlborough Weekly News ... 0 18 0 Egmont Star (Hawera) ... ... 7 4 0 Mataura Ensign ... ... 11 19 6 Eketahuna Express, &c. ... 16 0 0 Mercury (Marton) ... ... 72 17 3 Eketahuna and Pahiatua Mail ... 17 17 0 Mount Benger Mail (Eoxburgh) .... 017 6 Ellesmere Guardian ... ... 216 9 Mount Ida Chronicle ... ... 24 13 9 Eltham Guardian, &c. ... ... 12 7 6 Nelson Evening Mail ... ... 17 14 2 Evening News, &c. (Napier) ... 135 13 6 Nelson Evening Star ... ... 51 7 5 Evening Post ... ... ... 383 7 0 New Zealand Graphic, &c, (AuckEvening Star (Blenheim) ... 16 1 0 land) ... ... ... 40 5 0 Evening Star (Dunedin) . ... 212. 4 0 New Zealand Herald (including Evening Star, &o. (Greymouth) ... 8117 2 Auckland Weekly News) ... 409 4 9 Examiner (Woodville) ... ... 38 14 0 New Zealand Insurance Finance Fair Play ... ... ... 12 6 and Mining Journal ... ... 26 5 0 Feilding Star ... ... ... 74 8 6 New Zealand Mail ... ... 120 4 0 Free Press (Balclutha) ... ... 34 2 9 New Zealand Eailway Eeview ... 15 0 0 Geraldine Guardian ... ... 0 15 0 New Zealand Tablet ... ... 15 17 6 Golden Bay Argus ... ... 714 5 New Zealand Times ... ... 483 15 9 Grey Eiver Argus ... ... 101 2 9 Northern Advertiser ... ... 717 0

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Amount paid to each Newspaper in the Colony for Government Adveetisments— continued. & s. a. £ g. a. Northern Advocate ... ... 38 19 0 Telephone (Gisborne) ... ... 280 Northern Luminary (Kawakawa) 11 19 0 Temuka Leader ... ... 31 2 3 North Otago Times ... ... 30 10 1 Thames Advertiser, &c.... ... 11.17 6 Oamaru Mail ... ... ... 87 4 0 Thames Star ... ... ... 10 3 3 Observer (Auckland) ... ... 8112 6 Timaru Herald ... ... 138 2 6 Ohinemuri Gazette ... ... 0 7 6 Truth ... ... ... 13 4 Opotiki Herald, &c. ... ... 7 14 2 Tuapeka Times ... ... 21 7 6 Opunake Times ... ... 25 6 Waikato Advocate ... ... 16 10 0 Otago Daily Times (including Otago Waikato Times, &c. ... ... 53 15 5 Witness) ... ... ... 357 17 10 Waimea PlainsEeview, &c. (EiversOtago Witness (included in Otago dale) ... ... ... 600 Daily Times). Waimate Times ... ... 17 14 3 Otago Workman, &c. ... ... 23. 9 7 Waimate Witness (Manaia) ... 319 0 Pahiatua Herald ... ... 24 13 6 Waipawa Mail ... ... 54 7 6 Palmerston and Waikouaiti Times 26 2 0 Wairarapa Daily Times (including Paraekaretu Express, &c. ... 29 7 9 Wairarapa Weekly Times ... 65 14 0 Patea County Press ... ... 4 15 1 Wairarapa Observer, &c. ... 36 8 3 Pelorus Guardian, &c. ... ... 44 2 6 Wairarapa Standard ... ... 39 8 9 People (Wellington) ... ... 0.11 6 Wairarapa Star ... ... 79 18 0 Poverty Bay Herald ... .. 32 15 9 Wairarapa Weekly Times (included Press (Christchurch) ... ... 292 19 5 in Wairarapa Daily Times). Prohibitionist ... ... ... 42 12 0 Wairoa Bell (Aratapu) ... ... 17 0 Eangiora Standard, &c. ... ... 4 4 9 Wairoa Guardian, &c. ... ... 5 14 9 Eangitikei Advocate, &c. ... 31 3 6 Waitara Times, &c. ... ... 0 18 0 Eecord and Waitara Age (Ingle- Wanganui Chronicle, &c. ... 103 16 11 wood) . .... ... ... 25 12 0 Wanganui Herald (including YeoEoss and Okarito Advocate, &c. ... 17 6 man) ... ... ... 161 4 3 South Canterbury Times ... 33 1 6 Weekly Argus (Greymouth) ... 1 12 0 Southern Cross ... ... 22 8 9 Weekly Budget (Dunedin) ... 18 3 6 Southern Standard ... ... 18 4 9 Weekly Herald ... ... 9 0 3 Southland Daily News ... ... 13714 0 Weekly Press ... ... ... 16 0 0 Southlander ... ... ... 015 9 Weekly Eecord (Inglewood) ... 0 9 0 Southland Times (including Weekly Weekly Standard (Auckland) ... 411 0 Times), Invercargill ... ... 177 4 6 Weekly Star, &c. (Masterton) ... 013 6 Spectator ... ... ... 150 Weekly Times, Invercargill (inSporting Eeview (Auckland) ... 16 14 6 eluded in Southland Times). Star, Christchurch (included in West Coast Times, Hokitika (inLyttelton Times). eluding Leader) ... ... 118 12 0 Taieri Advocate ... ... 37 0 6 | Western Star, &c. (Eiverton) ... 20 7 4 Takaka News, &c. ... ... 37 0 j Westport News ... ' ... 22 5 6 Tapanui Courier, &c. ... ... 17 2 0 ; Westport Times and Evening Star 71 11 1 Taranaki Herald (including Budget, ! Yeoman (included in Wanganui &c.) ... ... -~ 153 16 7 Herald). Taranaki News .. ... 5 16 £7,472 19 7 Te Aroha and Ohinemuri News, &c. 6 6 2 .

The foregoing return is compiled from information furnished by the various departments. Hugh Pollen. Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, 30th July, 1896.

Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (1,375 copies), £1 7a.

Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB96.

Price 3d.]