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Table No. 20. Number of Letters forwarded in each Postal District during the Year ended 31st December 1883; Number of Telegrams forwarded in each Postal District during the Year ended 31st December, 1883; and the Proportion of Telegrams to every 100 Letters; together with a similar Return for the previous Year.

Table No. 21. Ordinary and Press Telegrams despatched during the Four Quarters ended 31st December, 182 also for each Quarter of the Year ended 31st December, 1883, and the Revenue derived from each Class.

1882. 1883. Districts. Number of Letters. Number of Telegrams. Proportion of Telegrams to every 100 Letters. Number of Letters. Number of Telegrams. Proportion of Telegrams to every ioo Letters. Auckland Blenheim Christchurch .. Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill .. Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport 3,025,396 185,242 2,715,395 2,666,356 123,677 306,113 140,403 638,992 531,925 361,249 200,735 326,909 157,230 613,572 710,161 1,755,489 87,904 271,606 26,438 181,346 227,992 24,846 55,773 24,314 71,994 67,990 65,445 42,902 32,738 30,399 44,548 82,058 292,844 27,323 8-98 14-27 667 855 20 09 l8'22 I7-3I 11-26 12-78 i8-ii 2i'37 IO'OI 1934 7-21 n'55 1667 31-08 2,928,573 202,276 2,632,113 2,513,712 147,314 237,554 161,715 696,636 582,137 359,"3 219,795 312,484 371,078 597,565 662,521 2,090,243 119,388 262,093 25,848 173,157 222,578 24,811 49,902 25,246 73,158 72,047 67,909 37,752 34,846 68,396 42,017 77,804 314,332 27,504 8'95 1278 6'57 8-85 i6'84 21 1561 I0'5 i2'37 18-91 I7-I7 1115 18-43 7-03 1174 15-03 2303

Year. Number of Letters. Proportion oi Number of Telegrams. Telegrams sent to every 100 Letters. 1883 1882 1881-82 1880-81 1879-80 (for nine months only) 1878-79 1877-78 1876-77 1875-76 .. 1874-75 .. 1873-74 •• 1872-73 •• 1871-72 1870-71 1869-70 1868-69 •• 1867-68 14,834,217 14,546,748 11,059,677 10,895,998 7,065,510 7,374.7 86 6,078,384 5,540,920 4,731,873 4,059,517 3,209,837 2,828,372 2,418,021 2,626,947 2,374,060 2,749,488 1,938,578 .j, 599,4°o 1,570,189 1 >438,772 1,304,712 1,008,409 1.448,943 1,260,324 1,124,432 1,051,086 917,218 752,899 568,960 411,677 312,874 185,423 146,167 106,104 1078 1079 13 11-97 14-27 1964 2071 20-29 22'2I 2259 2345 19-76 I7-O2 n-gi 7 -8i 612 5'47

eac .ass. Marc! Quarter. Jttm Quarter. Septei iber Quarter. December Quarter. Totals. Telegrams. Revenue derived. Revenue derived. Number. Revenue derived. Number. Revenue derived. Number. Number, Number, Revenue derived. 1882. (rdinary .. 'ress 299,042 31,047 £ b. d. 17,973 16 2 i,554 7 o 302,003 37,907 £ s. d. 18,382 5 8 2,206 I 6 298,905 44,303 I £ s. d. 18,455 IO o 2,535 9 11 307,269 41,341 £ s. d. 18,224 13 9 2,438 o 8 1,207,219 154,598 / s. d 73,036 5 5 8,733 19 1 Totals.. 330,089 19,528 3 2 339,9.10 20,588 7 2: 343,208 20,990 19 11 348,610 20,662 14 5 I,36l,8l7 8i,770 4 1883. )rdinary .. 'ress 320,658 39,771 ;I9»329 9 1 2,086 11 o 308,916 38,293 i8,399 17 9 2,088 4 2 290,071 41,808 17,254 13 10 2,494 18 8 3oi,945 38,021 17,884 15 4 1,863 5 11 1,221,590 I57>893 72,868 16 8,532 19 Totals.. 360,429 21,416 o I 20,488 1 11 33i»879 339,966 19,748 i 3 1,379,483 81,401 i$ 3471209 19,749 12