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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, 1881.

Table No. 17. Statement of Correspondence despatched to the United Kingdom viâ San Francisco and viâ Suez and Brindisi during the Year ended 31st December, 1881.

Table No. 18. Table showing the Number of Letters, Book-packets, and Newspapers received from and despatched to Places outside the Colony during the Year ending 31st December, 1881.

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'id San -rancisco. iuez an lourne. Date of Receipt. Letters. Books. Newspapers. Letters. Books. Newspapers. January a ••• • •* ,j ... February March ji ... •>• April ,, ••• May „ ... June ,, ... ... July 37,101 33,237 36,033 30,859 35,258 22,226 38,095 30,991 11,763 17,028 M,54I 13,208 12,844 12,466 13,201 12,715 99,36S 80,070 103,181 97,378 96,506 87,905 95,372 67,482 5,428 2.90S 5,894 2,834 5,213 2,471 5,364 2,913 5,025 2,700 4,442 2,170 5,252 2,747 4,239 2,747 3,896 2,490 4,367 2,674 4,i7S 2,622 4,6u 2,744 4,962 3,030 1,149 769 2,952 791 1,624 53° 2,160 1,501 2,176 805 i,789 524 2,844 1,152 2,026 1,2.38 2,165 1,003 2,786 964 1,665 1,606 2,452 645 4,220 1,418 14,716 5,324 17,221 5,278 16,662 5,008 16,841 5,454 16,792 4,796 '6,595 4,907 20,002 5,499 18,011 4,925 18,796 5,304 18,327 5,o34 19,534 5,237 18,879 4,645 19,667 4,949 August 33,184 11,628 94,121 H ... ... September 33,147 ",825 8s',763 October 34,49o i3,S7S 70,565 ,) ••• ... November 38,597 26,896 82,724 » ... ... December 37,317 20,093 89,003 ,, Totals... 440,535 191,783 M49.435 97>9 I 5 42,954 298,403 Previous year ... 443,283 136,443 1,110,349 97,484 37,978 255,782

r id San Francisci Vid elbourne and ,uez. Date of Despatch. Letters. Books. Newspapers. Letters. Books. Newspapers. January February March 31,192 35.831 34,446 36,502 34,534 40,670 33,926 36,78l 34,657 33,949 32,015 38,430 33,109 2,358 2,210 1,694 2,244 2,432 2,774 2,432 2,827 2,769 2,982 2,860 3,597 3,53i 35,794 34,434 34,668 32,698 '28,817 52,815 38,481 38,815 37,322 38,091 40,011 42,760 43,H9 3,609 4,198 III 134 170 5 1,098 663 25 April May June July August September October November December '"855 2,922 2,077 2,168 2,808 1,156 1,663 2,204 86 97 73 65 72 16 107 475 249 221 .332 146 213 252 54 57 Totals 456,042 34,7io 497,855 23,77' 829 3,78i Previous year 463,900 433,048 16,679 23,3H 57>307 2,074

Leceivei ►espal hei Letters. Book-packets. Newspapers. Letters. Book-packets. Newspapers, Jnited Kingdom— Via San Francisco Via Suez Orient Line ... Australian Colonies )ther places 440,535 97,915 8,769 341,956 48,166 191,783 42,954 45,259 17,867 1,149,435 298,403 16,943 508,408 77,248 456,042 23,77i io,947 317,095 55,2i6 863,071 34,710 829 830 16,472 5,9i6 58,757 497,855 3,78l 3,522 221,218 56,913 783,289 Totals 937,341 297,863 2,050,437 'revious year ... 935,197 224,730 1,997,191 955,531 45,963 714,942