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Table No. 27. Return of the Number and Amount of Telegraph Money Orders Issued within the several Postal Districts during the Year ended 31st December, 1883.

Table No. 28. Cash Value of Shipping and Weather Telegrams and Amount chargeable to each Department of the General Government for Telegrams, transmitted during the Year ended 31st December, 1883.

Table No. 29. Debtor and Creditor Statement.

J> _____ By Authority: Geobge Didsbuby, Government Printer, "Wellington.—lBB4.

Districts. Number. Commission. Amount. Auckland .. Slenheim .. Christchurch Dunedin Jisborne jreymouth rlokitika invercargill papier kelson <lew Plymouth Damaru rhames Fimaru SVanganui .. Wellington Westport .. 2,968 478 1,500 1,562 483 892 407 642 1,048 576 413 220 934 384 919 2,201 634 £ s. d. 359 12 o 53 7 o 172 1 o 184 II o 59 18 o 103 o o 43 15 o 71 6 o 126 16 o 69 4 o 45 12 o 23 3 o 107 3 o 40 5 o 101 3 o 251 18 o 79 6 o £ ». d. 12,677 ° 1 1,765 19 7 5,825 16 1 6,389 15 6 2,143 4 o 3,502 11 7 1,403 13 7 2,35i 15 1 4,457 I 5 2,422 2 8 1,496 4 8 728 12 o 3,628 2 1 1,262 3 8 3,313 i° 2 8,513 15 3 2,853 19 2 Totals 16,261 1,892 o o 64,735 6 7

Department. Value. Colonial Secretary Customs Defence Judicial Postal Registrar-General Treasury Public Works Shipping Reports Weather Reports £ ■• d. 2,584 17 2 579 2 1 2,743 9 5 1,912 4 7 1,892 12 o 167 13 4 i,443 5 7 5,549 15 9 3,255 7 3 1,427 12 o Total 21,555 19 2 T

Dr. £ s. d. 'o Total cost of maintenance of stations .. 73,054 4 6 Total cost of maintenance of lines .. 19,210 6 6 Cr. By Cash'receipts as under :— £ s. d. Ordinary telegrams .. 72,868 16 o Press „ .. 8,532 19 9 Telephone Exchange receipts .. .. 7,692 1 n Head Office receipts .. 3,915 4 7 £ s. d. y^ruuy * j Balance .. .. .. .. 23,113 n 5 Amount collected for money-order telegrams .. .. .. .. 813 1 o Value of Government telegrams .. 21,555 19 2 £n5.378 2 5 -fii5,378 2 5