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Table No. 20. Number of Letters posted in each Postal District during the Year ended 31st December, 1885; Number of Telegrams forwarded in each Postal District during the Year ended 31st December, 1885; 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, 1884, also for each Quarter of the Year ended 31st December, 1885, and the Revenue derived from each Class.

1884. , i88j. 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 100 Letters. Auckland Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin jisborne 3,155,594 202,397 2,751,372 2,797,977 139,308 232,791 163,826 848,562 628,303 391,248 222,365 357,3i8 370,162 602,264 679,952 2,358,200 118,417 282,078 29,3H '77,952 212,009 25,033 44,689 25,650 76,824 80,153 70,148 35,786 33,522 63,572 39,567 76,284 352,154 29,57° 8-92 14-48 6-46 7-57 17-96 19-11 15-65 9-05 12-75 17-92 1609 9-38 17-17 6-56 11*21 J4'93 24-97 3,206,294 242,619 2,848,443 2,820,025 132,210 227,929 169,065 924,820 711,282 411,034 225,966 370,721 359,550 607,516 710,775 2,375,529 114,699 310,898 34,231 191,963 226,281 25,071 48,208 26,395 83,182 96,547 54,130 39,319 34,000 6i,533 46,181 73,823 387,704 34,807 969 14-10 6-73 802 18-96 21-15 15-61 8-99 I3-57 13-16 17-40 9-17 17-11 7-60 10-38 16-32 3034 greymouth Hokitika invercargill .. Napier Sfelson Sew Plymouth Jamaru rhames Fimaru iVanganui Wellington kVestport

Year. Number of Letters. Number of Telegrams. Proportion of Telegrams sent to every 100 Letters. 1885 1884 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 16,458,477 16,020,056 14,834,217 H, 546,748 11,059,677 10,895,998 7,065,510 7,374.786 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 1,774,273 1,654,305 1,599,400 1,570,189 1,438,772 1,304,7*2 I, 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 10-78 10-32 10-78 10-79 13-00 1197 14-27 1964 20-71 20-29 22'2I 22-59 23-45 19-76 I7-02 11-91 7-81 6-12 5-47

March Quarter. June Quarter. September Quarter. Dece; iber Quarter. "otals. Telegrams. Number. Revenue derived. Number. Revenue derived. Number. Revenue derived. Number. Revenue derived. Number. Revenue derived. 1884. (rdinary .. 319,744, 42,661 £ '. d. 18,700 2 9 2,030 2 5 307,616 4i,369| |. £ s. d. 17,900 16 4 2,128 5 g\ 299,500 47,091 £ s. d 17,602 O I 2,158 3 7\ 330,958 44,519 £ s. d. 18,211 6 o' 1,895 18 5 1,257,818 175,640 £ s. d. 72,414 5 2 8,212 IO 2 'ress Totals .. 362,405 20,730 5 2 348,985 20,029 2 1 346,59i |i9,76o 3 8 375,477 20,107 4 5 ii.433.458 80,626 15 1885. )rdinary .. 358,270 43, J4 2 20,692 16 6 2,063 J5 8 34 I>796 48,024 19,779 !3 T 1,645 13 o 311,821 43,769 19,242 14 8 2,330 10 o 351,237 35,347 20,605 6 10 1,557 " a 1,363,124 170,282 80,320 11 7,597 10 i' 'ress Totals .. 22,756 12 2 389,820 21,425 6 1 355,590 21,573 4 8 386,584 22,162 19 o 1,533,406 87,918 1 1 401,412