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Table No. 16. Statement of Correspondence received from the United Kingdom viâ San Francisco, and per New Zealand Shipping Company's, Victorian, and New South Wales Packets, during the Year ended 31st December, 1885.

Table No. 17. Statement of Correspondence despatched to the United Kingdom viâ San Francisco, and per New Zealand Shipping Company's, Victorian, and New South Wales Packets, during the Year ended 31st December, 1885.

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Per New Zealand Shipping Compaq's Packets. Per Victorian Packets. Per New South Wales Packets. rid San Francisco. Date of Receipt. Letters. ., , NewsBooks- papers. Letters. Books. pa^* Letters. Books. Nejj. Letters. Books. £««. January February March April 30,820 24.457 27,004 24,836 11,650 4,896 9,634 7,274 59.176 51,690 59,5°2 25,850 27,650 25,236 9,990 ii,33° 12,307 12,686 43,oi4 57,558 34,062 2,955 2,177 1,466 1,459 1,233 1,299 1,038 1,029 996 656 1,005 994 936 967 798 1,095 896 964 1.438 319 426 318 383 346 423 140 377 608 58S 520 344 335 191 342 3,135 8,463 2,446 2,563 1,709 2,115 1,835 1,806 1,668 727 1,259 1,045 1,017 1,152 1,000 1,469 1,294 18,524 1,527 1,745 942 897 683 733 991 7°3 971 456 674 722 15,769 1.346 874 425 151 349 19 201 238 359 105 172 275 43,124 4,160 2,437 1,768 1,282 1.334 991 1,059 346 913 54i 795 655 57,576 25,054 51,273 May 25,859 8,557 55,44° 21,356 8,694 60,484 June 21,638 20,320 i3,59o 12,828 55,938 55.794 i8,347 10,159 57,922 July ;; August 25.347 26,764 11,126 13,776 53,532 53,3i6 16,214 iS.363 10,262 13.8S1 5i,i97 5°,H4 655 575 878 547 718 623 335 334 99 181 125 508 681 862 563 1,046 862 849 September .. October 22,888 25,985 55,519 22,748 52,248 51,894 19,651 8^53 15,606 55,699 816 988 1,284 948 195 482 305 339 1,128 1,318 3.344 1,380 774 609 618 556 1,051 669 722 168 144 221 182 2,036 1,271 833 1,093 1,166 1.177 1,303 20,472 49,725 November December 25,421 23,343 9,170 12,516 53,202 56,656 20,788 21,616 17,279 21,639 52,404 51,369 1,124 1,150 1,279 1,011 1,707 230 355 460 645 820 1,821 i,73° I,74 2 1,703 2,035 313 202 309 Totals .. 324,682 193,284 7!5,964 260,597 151,9S6 614,821 b1^05 111,893 50,904 38,563 23,404 73,147

Per New Zealand Shipping Company's Packets. Per Victorian Packets. Per New South Wales Packets. Fid San Francisco. Date of Dispatch. . . r, 1 NewsLetters. Books. papers „ , NewsBooks- papers. Letters. D , NewsBooks- papers. Letters. Books. ££* Letters. January 23,264 32,538 2,926 2,243 28,716 3^848 11,366 11,792 976 9,3i8 8,322 211 38 50 181 16 170 122 170 1 6 I 31 2 48 25 210 217 8 3 31 2 4 2 21 1 31 24 3 February 1,277 22 I 14 21 59 4 March April 29,096 27,932 2,132 2,855 29,898 29,604 13.747 12,507 1,235 '738 9,018 9,i74 4 4 11 4 1 9 37 168 227 no "8 1 8 4 23 29 5 14 6 May 31,493 27,150 29,755 3,021 2,334 4,091 28,524 26,400 31,962 15.879 1,015 1,534 10,764 16,110 1 2 1 June 13.328 7 93 134 in "3 119 108 48 2 7i 56 19 96 22 104 19 64 July 27,048 2,401 29,214 15,692 1,191 10,458 10,692 10,590 3 3 23 15 12 27 11 August 27,660 2,780 30,768 u.365 13.498 1,607 2,037 23 33 5 4 September .. October 25,764 24,752 2,401 2,409 27,984 33,37s 12,925 10,103 12,887 1,601 1,270 3.74 1 9,780 8^268 7,332 43 116 102 173 43 9i 67 98 1 1 6 6 4 8 2 4 4 10 I 2 5 3 16 3 6 '"16 7 3 8 8 18 16 2 November 32,041 5,130 30,426 13 9 12 8 December 26,946 4,420 29,412 11,092 i,537 6,552 22 Totals .. 365,439 39,143 388,134 i66,i8i 19,759 126,378 1,755 60 237 2,279 101 335