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Table No. 16. Statement of Correspondence received from the United Kingdom viâ San Francisco and viâ Brindisi and Suez during the Year ended 31st December, 1880.

Table No. 17. Statement of Correspondence despatched to the United Kingdom via San Francisco and via Suez and Brindisi during the Year ended 31st December, 1880.

riei San Francisco. Fill Suez and Melbourne. Date of Receipt. Letters. Books. Newspapers. Letters. Books. Newspapers. January February March ,, April ». May June July 28,086 35.509 33.449 36,507 33.562 31.635 34.466 10,918 11,178 10,019 8,841 9,499 12,424 11,665 84,021 95,7I 6 88,342 77,4l6 66,554 91,940 85,040 6,891 2,488 5,841 2,606 5399 2,329 4,969 2,647 4,701 2,319 3,76o 3,448 4,543 2,328 4,399 2,626 3,656 2,431 4,133 2,580 4,592 2,625 4,838 2,634 5,127 3,074 2,376 528 3.203 578 2,289 693 2,839 1,727 2,262 1,289 1,434 i,3i5 2,032 676 1,236 719 1,870 917 I.74I 939 1,362 1,260 2,182 607 1,234 670 12,064 1,948 12,309 4.451 13.784 4.469 10,182 3,554 12,804 3,475 18,340 8,280 18,142 5,078 17.657 4.831 IS.075 5.109 15.077 6,020 15,640 5.279 15,698 5,577 15.17S 5.764 August 36,283 31,863 6,283 11,643 56,335 87.974 ,. September 33,972 12,107 96,760 October November 33.552 37.278 7.958 12,131 90,587 90,290 ,, December 37.121 ii.777 99.374 ,, Totals 443,283 1.36,443 97.484 37.978 255.782 1,110,349 Previous year 415.275 126,464 1,147.515 93.713 35-575 160,799

riel San Prancisci rid [elbourne and luez. Date of Despatch. Letters. Books. Newspapers. Letters. Books. Newspapers. January February March March April May June July July August September October November December 30.700 39,261 35.720 32,887 37.450 37.128 38,473 38,307 1.459 1,622 i,576 1.318 1,166 1,489 1.553 1,436 27.517 30,225 32,729 31,400 34,099 32,085 34,044 34,557 6,291 4,773 5."3 4,855 5.109 4.579 4.255 3,989 4,i97 3,691 3,34i 3,5Si 3,56.3 124 81 193 298 169 130 178 141 »95 176 •53 124 112 2,861 641 1,079 955 1.395 1,279 1,038 i,554 1.245 1.055 1,003 1.335 1,239 16,679 37.I2I 33,3S3 33.992 36,097 33,4" 463,900 417.362 2,020 2,044 2,030 3,o49 2,552 36,930 33,991 36,317 35.629 33.5 25 Totals 23.314 16,034 433,048 57.307 2,074 Previous year 350,355 67.913 2,090 51.605