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STATEMENT of CORRESPONDENCE, &c., Received form and Despatched to LONDON and the CONTINENT of EUROPE via SUEZ, from July, 1866, June, 1867.

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Despatched to the United Kingdom and the Continent of Etteope tia Suez. Received fbom the United Kingdom and the Continent of EuKorE via Suez. Estimated Amount Date op Despatch and Receipt. Estimated Gross Receipts from Postage. Estimated Amount accountable to London. Estimated Net Amount accruing to New Zealand. Estimated Amount to Credit of London. Estimated Amount to Credit of New Zealand. Zealand on Mails to and from London via Suez. Letters. Book Packets. Newspapers. Letters. Book Packets. I Newspapers. I 1866. 24,836 726 37,986 £ s. d. £ 8. <1. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. July 684 12 10 8G 2 7 598 10 3 2,162 30,338 113 2 8 8 599 17 8 25,789 August 14,699 540 37,546 431 6 4 118 9 1 312 17 3 25,429 1,621 30,982 14 5 2 11 0 314 3 10 September ... 14,679 412 30,296 42G 5 10 83 18 1 342 7 9 24,710 1,246 29,764 0 16 2 3 0 2 344 11 9 October 16,491 519 32,985 471 4 2 96 12 2 374 12 0 24,174 1,292 24,226 16 3 2 6 10 375 12 7 November ... 14,016 404 20,170 412 6 3 85 14. 6 326 11 9 23,950 1,141 49,023 0 18 10 2 18 4 328 11 3 December 7,178 161 19,985 22G 4 7 52 1G 4 173 8 3 21,658 1,124 39,470 0 19 4 2 8 6 174 17 5 18G7. 8,697 112 19,093 267 12 8 57 12 1 110 0 7 0 12 10 2 4 0 January 18,585 842 41,622 111 11 9 February ... 0,554 95 16.G21 208 4 6 48 4 6 150 0 0 16,621 453 16,812 0 14 G 1 18 0 151 3 6 March 7,274 86 17,808 210 5 1 62 16 3 177 8 10 2,870 148 10,730 0 16 6 2 2 0 178 14 4 April 7,552 67 18,926 232 1G 6 71 12 8 161 3 10 2,329 199 8,708 0 15 10 2 4 6 162 12 6 May 7,3G6 . 9,538 221 12 6 77 M 2 143 18 4 2,566 125 41,254 0 14 G 18 2 144 12 0 June 5,621 u 10,810 101 4 3 69 8 4 121 15 11 2,460 141 50,434 0 16 2 1 11 6 122 14 3 Totals I I I 134,963 3,253 I 271,800 4,013 15 6 911 0 9 2,992 14 9 191,147 10,494 373,413 10 10 7 27 4 8 3,009 2 10 .