E.—No. I

NEW ZEALAND POSTAL SERVICE.

15

(Appendii.)

Table No. 16. :ETURN showing the Number of NEWSPAPERS 1 Offices in the different Peotoces of New Zeala: sceived at the Chief and )ther Post :d, during the Sis Months mded 30th June, 1867. WlTnOFT ;e Colost. the Co: INT. PROVINCES. Totals WITHOUT AND WITHIN the Colony. United Kingdom. Australian Colonies. Other Places. Total without the Colony. Other Provinces in New Zealand. Places within the Province. Total within the Colony. Auckland 60,301 12,601 1.57G 74,481 16,831 10,637 27,468 101,949 Taranaki 6,834 1,626 16 8,476 7,170 36 7,206 15,682 Hawke's Bay ... 12,166 1,096 1 13,263 12,629 6,936 19,565 32,328 Wellington 36,643 5,999 310 42,952 21,819 6,616 31,435 74,387 Nelson 27,475 6,116 95 33,686 11,583 919 12,502 46,188 Marlborougli ... 4,239 703 C 4,9.48 8,809 7,686 16,495 21,443 Canterbury 97,318 33,183 51 130,552 48,056 73,151 121,207 251,759 Otago 96,609 29,015 2,073 127,697 27,4/13 37,891 65,334 193,031 Southland 16,928 6,319 9 23,256 9,139 2,069 11,208 34,464 Totals... 358,513 96,661 4,137 459,311 166,479 145,941 312,420 771,731 Table No. 17. EETUEN showing the Number of NEWSPAPERS Despatched from the Chief and other Post Offices in the different Pboyinces of New Zealand, during the Six Months ended 30th June, 1867. Without ti WE COLONl". WlTI [IN THE CO! >Nr. PROVINCES. United Australian Kingdom. Colonies. Totais WITHOUT AND WITHIN the Colony. Australian Colonies. Other Places. Total without the Colony. Other Provinces in New Zealand. Places within the Province. Total within the Colony. Auckland 21,786 3,677 718 31,210 17,457 67,313 84,770 115,980 Taranaki 1,212 421 6 1,642 3,132 1,158 4,234 5,926 Ilawke's Bay ... 3,G93 991 29 4,713 5,790 19,892 25,781 30,495 Wellington 13,775 3,491 431 17,700 44,810 27,097 71,907 89,607 Nelson 5,202 1,644 6,846 16,495 11,954 28,419 35,295 Marlborougli ... 3,852 805 4 4,661 7,938 8,883 116,821 21,482 Canterbury 28,787 14,668 592 44,017 32,219 65,141 97,360 141,407 Otago 49,032 15,043 2,608 66,683 31,151 175,021 206,172 272,855 Southland 3,172 2,181 100 5,453 5,405 15,681 21,086 26,639 Totais ... 130,510 47,924 4,521 182,955 104,497 392,134 556,631 739,580