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Table No. 10. COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Postal Revenue and Number of Letters and Newspapers received at and despatched from the several Postal Districts, from 1870 to 1876, both Years inclusive.

Letters. Newspapers. Postal Districts. Revenue. Received. Despatched. Received. Despatched. .uckland — 1870 ... 1871 ... 1872 ... 1873 -. 1874 ... 1875 ... 1876 ... £ »• d. 10,264 15 3 12,549 7 9 10,950 12 11 11,108 4 2 12,523 2 4 i.3,i33 11 o 13,445 1 3 653,7oo 692,462 627,212 691,154 740,502 782,329 851,721 619,466 603,928 584,915 626,188 786,279 779,6i7 886,452 436,809 515,532 524,094 575,954 626,164 647,325 768,214 262,471 227,121 243,543 2.59,285 352,197 326,248 372,799 'hames — 1873 ••• 1874 ... 1875 ... 1876 ... 1,787 19 4 1,618 O I 1,664 o 6 1,601 6 2 118,904 110,131 119,418 114,205 95,398 97,859 109954 106,605 45,532 52,244 52,323 54,857 40,670 44,382 52,886 49,519 'aranaki— 1870 ... 1871 ... 1872 ... 1873 ...' 1874 ... 1875 ... 1876 ... 593 6 4 820 2 5 982 o 5 1,068 3 5 1,336 1 3 1,815 9 5 2,520 19 6 30,767 42,191 57,029 66,572 80,112 97,040 121,734 28,320 39,806 50,739 58,889 71,108 89,469 106,207 27.3'S 30,759 38,105 44,354 56,384 72,462 91,482 15.308 '5457 18,275 25.545 30,217 49,632 52.777 lawke's Bay—1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1,476 14 2 1,569 13 2 1,789 14 4 2,000 2 3 2,972 17 11 4,076 19 8 4,421 6 9 72,744 85,003 99,046 139.189 148,837 186,993 283,430 76,553 92,297 109,083 150,948 179,703 230,973 277-512 61,963 63-339 64,315 88,172 109,157 128,480 282,668 54,157 67,293 72,628 93,090 136,825 150.750 118,220 Wellington — 1870 ... 1871 ... 1872 ... 1873 ... 1874 ... 1875 •■• 1876 ... 12,674 5 3 24,040 10 o 41,883 4 o 38,274 5 o 40,588 16 2 51,050 5 8 5i,8.S7 10 9 354,8i5 361,442 458,702 675-258 691,956 802,950 95i,7i7 336,375 369,343 472,016 564,991 743,776 922,177 1,040,510 262,631 283,917 315,314 37o,i49 506,428 596,768 732,782 216,621 216,181 236,486 313,347 390,085 470,650 516,060 Nelson — 1870 ... 1871 ... 1872 ... 1873 ■■• 1874* .- 1875 ••• 1876 ... 3,093 5 8 2,556 9 6 3,004 17 6 3,030 6 8 2,262 14 7 2,399 " 10 2,367 15 1 188,860 205,159 266,774 256,566 176,606 205,716 209,951 185,179 208,766 263,147 249-349 172,461 180,707 197,122 191,671 154,687 190,304 210,467 162,202 145,470 171,325 123,821 133,805 157,988 187,005 89,568 111,769 109,297 Westport— 1875 ... 1876 ... 1,053 6 2 828 17 11 73,527 72,984 57,447 68,394 95,237 91,581 51,258 49.445 Marlborough — 1870 ... 1871 ... 1872 ... 1873 ••• 1874 ... 1875 .» 1876 ... 1,099 '6 7 1,201 14 11 1,317 o 4 1,417 17 II 1,368 7 3 1,719 9 o 1,740 o o 87,174 62,647 75,o67 107,658 125,314 153,723 154,091 92,124 58,003 67,928 96,920 128,954 131,624 149,033 71-467 54,948 55,264 91,968 128,956 153,124 138,035 72,202 36,279 36,585 53,764 76,205 60,787 68,929 Canterbury— 1870 ... 1871 ... 1872 ... 1873 - 1874 ... 1875 ••• 1876 ... 8,905 19 6 9,072 1 10 10,324 5 ' 12,191 14 8 13-382 13 11 17,582 19 8 20,136 3 1 623,794 718,910 876,786 951,020 844,32 7 1,052,071 1,140,180 410,938 455,536 497-326 541-34' 858,393 1,000,864 1,285,833 3S3,65i 338,356 373,763 511,109 476,098 529,554 738,218 168,635 179,077 195.346 238,416 231,718 295,420 410,290 Hokitika — 1870 ... 1871 ... 1872 ... 1873 ... 1874T ■•• 1875 - 1876 ... 2,252 4 4 3,395 7 3 3-386 18 1 3,393 3 7 1,996 8 3 1,816 o 9 1,839 ' 'o 212,689 235-179 220,470 230,294 116,644 121,517 135,423 225,157 240,405 208,028 201,940 125,049 '21,743 127,518 165,380 215-463 241,495 282,207 149,035 151,832 147,620 123,906 162,782 156,729 178,257 62,182 68,695 80,286 Greymouth — 1875 1876 2,171 '3 7 2,359 3 10 146,702 158,240 167,980 181,678 130,734 132,898 i53>io6 151,154 Otago 1870 ... 1871 ... 1872 ... 1873 - 1874 ••• 1875 ... 1876 ... 13,667 14 1 i5,o44 12 9 '7,339 7 2 18,418 7 1 18,262 18 8 20,891 5 9 22,054 18 4 7",479 893,997 653,141 824,495 923,165 1,106,168 1,140,440 578,299 716,623 873,132 959,219 ','45,452 1,343,748 1,500-754 582,593 651,633 828,490 672,038 1,197,172 1,142,015 1,286,271 558,799 833,137 414,275 821,988 746,427 872,706 9'7,994 Southland— 1870 ... 1871 ... 1872 ... 1873 - 1874 ... 1875 ... 1876 ... i,758 15 2 1,696 5 10 1,691 '9 3 1,962 11 11 2,368 14 4 3-'2i 5 9 4, 111 2 o 82,910 92,903 118,941 160,867 i73,3ii 205,249 242,732 74-536 9I-657 131.687 148,825 181,248 238,145 266,271 H3-454 83,616 74,877 71,220 186,758 181,133 225,892 26,808 58,328 68,888 94,658 70,419 120,913 204,135 Totals— 1870' ... 1871 ... 1872 ... 1873 -. 1874 ... '875 - 1876 ... 55,780 18 3 70,249 19 7 94,733 '4 8 94,706 16 o 104.361 2 11 122,495 '8 9 129,263 6 6 3,018,932 3,296,990 3-588,073 4.221,977 4,339,i65 5,o.53,403 5,576,848 2,626,947 2,784,707 3.370,470 3,694,008 4,719,291 5,374-448 6,193,889 2,266,934 2,308,634 2,767,682 2,963,170 3,872,668 4,026,457 4,861,843 1,622,728 1,871,150 1,643,409 2,306,025 2,434,024 2,784,820 3,100,905 * The Westport returns separated from those of Nelson t The Greyi ;itifca. louth returns sep; irated from those of Nelson and