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Table No. 21. iETTTRN showing the Number of NEWSPAPERS received and despatched at the several Chief Post Offices in New Zealand for the Tear closing 31st December, 186Q RECEIVED. Without the Colony. Within the Colony. Totals. United Kingdom. Australian Colonies. Other Pli\cc3. Total. Other Provinces. Offices within the Provinces. Total. I Auckland Taeanaki Hawke's Bay ... Wellington ... Nelson Mablboeough ... Canteebuby ... Otago Southland 209,429 28,974 23,808 87,326 75,175 24,321 216,102 206,601 . i 44,038 . ! 945,774 31,555 3,788 2,558 10,508 12,272 2,237 69,630 63,964 14,756 3,220 5 ... G56 I 279 244,204 32,767 26,366 98,490 87,726 26,558 315,86t 275,567 58,809 52,750 28,091 36,311 89,999 35,016 48,036 129,970 104,363 26,967 30,983 336 20,238 21,817 3,305 3,741 66,304 90,890 4,030 83,733 28,427 56,579 111,816 38,321 51,777 196,274 195,253 30,997 327,937 61,194 82,945 210,306 126,047 78,335 512,138 470,820 89,806 ... 132 5,002 15 Totals 211,268 9,309 1,166,351 551,533 241,644 793,177 1,959,528 Table No. 22. DESPATCHED. Without the Colony. Within the Colony. Totals. United Kingdom. Australian Colonies. Other Places. Total. Other Provinces. Offices within the Province. Total. Auckland Tabanaki IIawke's Bay ... Wellington ... Nelson Maklboeough ... Canterbury ... Otago Southland 87,852 6,350 14.188 42,039 28,979 4,005 122,462 122,142 9,510 27,694 1,594 2,538 11,774 9,265 1,036 42,529 41,777 8,701 1,301 3 74 857 13 18 511 8,362 229 116,847 7,947 16,800 54,670 38,257 5,059 165,502 172,281 18,440 82,057 9,165 14,040 103,947 57,948 41,201 102,650 88,690 16,745 362,244 3,058 51,082 128,272 62,672 19,159 329,068 300,370 45,340 444,301 12,223 65,122 232,219 120,620 60,360 431,718 389,060 62,085 661,148 20,170 81,922 286,889 158,877 65,419 597,220 561,341 80,525 Totals 437,527 116,908 11,368 595,803 516,443 1,301,265 1,817,708 2,413,511