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Table No. 24. , TABLE showing the REVENUE, EXPENDITURE, &c, of the POST OFFICE in the Postal District of NELSON in 1871.

Table No. 25. TABLE showing the REVENUE, EXPENDITURE, &c, of the POST OFFICE in the Postal District of MARLBOROUGH in 1871.

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Total Received and Despatched. Mail Services. Expenditure. Total. MAIL SERVICES. ft w O ft fco Letters. Weight of Books and Books and Newspapers. Newspapers in lbs. R.S Mode of Conveyance. Number of Times Weekly. Coat of Conveyance. Salaries. Contingencies. Expenditure. Revenue. Trunk Lines : I. Nelson to Bivraka... II. Nelson to Foxhill... III. Foxhill to Wangapeka 5 6 2 22,063 24,981 4,777 6,311 6,128 2,744 1,051 1,021 458 36 24 35 Spring Cart Coach Horse 2 6 2 £ s. d. 90 0 0 100 0 0 130 0 0 £ s. d. 72 0 0 65 0 0 15 0 0 £ s. d. 3 8 0 3 10 0 13 9 £ s. d. 165 8 0 168 1 0 145 13 9 £ s. d. 151 19 10 171 10 9 31 4 7 Branches : I. Lower Moutere to Ngatimoti II. Ngatimoti to Thorpe III. Spring Grove to Waimea West IV. Nelson to Wakapuaka 1 1 3 1 1,941 381 3,344 2,985 770 130 569 1,142 128 21 94 190 7 6 3 12 ,, M 1 3 2 10 0 0 10 0 0 19 0 0 25 10 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 12 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 7 0 9 3 0 4 9 15 2 6 15 0 7 31 9 3 31 14 9 12 14 5 2 9 8 22 0 0 20 1 8 » ,> Seaborne : I. Nelson to Golden Bay II. Westport, &c, and Branches III. Grrey Services 6 8 9 16,105 107,346 33,684 4,227 80,432 13,971 116,424 172, 008 704 6,185 2,180 12,032 28,674 52 156 49i Vessel Coach,Boat&Foot Boat and Horse t 594"o 0 257 19 2 57 0 0 538 0 0 63 15 0 2 18 59 1 8 1,132 0 0 325 15 2 107 7 2 676 14 5 162 0 0 4 10 Country Mail Services —Totals Chief Post Office, Nelson ... 42 1 217,607 196,318 780i 1 ... 1,236 9 2 49 0 0 838 15 0 875 0 0 14 2 6 39 13 6 2,089 6 8 936 13 6 1,358 8 6 1,198 1 0 ... Totals !— 43 413,925 288, 492 40,706 780i I 1,285 9 2 1,713 15 0 53 16 0 3,053 0 2 ... 2,556 9 6 # As opportunity offers. f Daily, bi-weekly, weekly, and fortnightly. £ Daily, bi-weekly, and weekly.

Total Received and Despatched. Mail Sehvices. Expenditure. Total. MAIL SERVICES. ft ft O O O ft Zio "Weight of -j- ,, Books and Books and Newspapers. Newspapers in lbs. a. a Mode of Conveyance. Number of Times Weekly. Cost of Conveyance. Salaries. Contingencies. Expenditure. Revenue. Trunk Lines : I. Blenheim and Picton II. Blenheim and Havvkswood III. Blenheim and Bemvicktown IV. Blenheim and Wairau Valley 2 4 1 2 27,157 11,410 3,436 1,816 19,381 10,885 1,442 1,366 4,424 l,020i 135i 128 20 140 7 25 Coach Horse Spring Cart 3 1 1 1 £ s. d. 99 10 0 320 0 0 15 0 0 45 0 0 £ s. a. 152 0 0 21 9 5 13 3 11 15 0 0 £ s. d. 35 16 0 10 0 6 0 16 0 0 0 6 £ s. d. 287 6 0 351 9 11 28 19 11 60 0 6 £ s. d. 192 16 7 69 17 5 12 0 0 10 0 )> Branches : I. Picton and Haveloek II, Haveloek and Beep Creek ... III. Haveloek and Homewood ... IV. Haveloek and Nelson V. Wairau Valley and Bartlett's Creek ... 2 1 1 1 1 11,059 450 426 1,565 63 6,017 540 213 382 4 564 50| 20 35| 2 6,378| 4,761i 25 20 25 36 7 Boat Horse Boat Horse 3 Fortnightly 120 0 0 18 4 0 40 0 0 56 0 0 32 0 0 6 0 0 0 16 0 0 9 152 1 6 24 4 9 40 0 0 56 0 0 110 5 8 1 10 0 " Country Mail Services —Totals Chief Post Office, Blenheim 1 15 1 57,382 63,268 40,230 51,015 305 ■ 713 14 0 239 13 4 352 2 0 46 15 3 48 18 6 1,000 2 7 401 0 6 387 9 8 814 5 3 ... - ... — ! i i Totals 16 120,650 ! 91,2^45 11,140 305 713 14 0 591 15 95 13 9 1,401 3 1 1,201 14 11