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Compaeative Betuen of Officebs of the Postal and Telegbaph Depaetment for the Tears 1887 and 1886. 1887. 1886. 1887. 1886. Postmaster-General ... .. ..1 1 Mail Agent .. .. .. .... 1 Superintendent .. .. .. .. 1 1 Storekeeper and Assistant .. 2 2 Secretary .. .. .. 1 1 Chief Postmasters .. .. 17 17 Inspector of Post Offices .. .. .. 1 1 Postmasters and Officers in Charge on PerAssistant Inspector of Post Offices .. 1 1 manent Staff .. .. .. 272 277 Accountant .. .. .. .. 1 1 Clerks and Cadets .. .. .. 201 197 Telegraph Inspectors .. .. .. 3 3 Operators .. .. .. .. 306 317 Telegraph Sub-Inspectors .. .. 3 3 Country Postmasters and Telephonists .. 844 811 Electrician .. .. .. .. 1 1 Letter-carriers .. .. .. 104 104 Mechanicians .. .. .. .. 3 3 Messengers (Post Office) .. .. 14 14 Clerks in General Post Office— Linemen .. .. .. 46 47 Secretary's Branch .. .. 7 7 Telegraph Message Boys .. .. 189 201 Dead Letter Branch .. .. .. 3 3 Money Order and Savings Bank Branch.. 15 17 Totals .. .. 2,045 2,038 Sorters in Clearing-room .. .. .. 9 7 POST OFFICE. There has been a satisfactory increase of business. The number of letters, post-cards, book-packets and pattern-parcels, and newspapers delivered and posted during the year, compared with the number dealt with in 1886, was as under:— 1887. 1886. Increase. Letters—Delivered .. .. .. .. 20,666,445 19,896,448 Posted .. .. .. .. 18,711,329 15,188,144 39,377,774 38,084,592 1,293,182 Post-cards—Delivered .. .. .. .. 758,056 692,276 Posted .. .. .. .. 849,637 741,611 1,607,693 1,433,887 173,806 Books and parcels—Delivered .. .. .. 2,065,492 1,747,941 Posted .. .. .. 2,254,213 1,719,718 4,319,705 3,467,659 852,046 Newspapers—Delivered .. .. .. .. 8,131,175 7,479,209 Posted .. .. .. .. 7,250,148 6,844,838 15,381,323 14,324,047 1,057,276 The letters increased 3-4, post-cards 12-12, books and parcels 24-57, and newspapers 7-38 per cent. The increase in 1886 was—letters 629, post-cards 863, books and parcels 6-18, and newspapers 0-63 per cent. The average number of letters posted by each person was estimated to be 29 -31. The cash revenue for the financial year was £207,954 19s. 5d., compared with £199,147 7s. 6d. received the previous year, an increase of £8,807 lls. lid., or 4-42 per cent,

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IV © i o I OJD © EH ■s Com Po Offl. atry 1st oes. o © o © CO § M © o © © Clo: and I 1 Cad irks Jostal lots. Opei (incL Cad ■ators uding lets). © i) II if Leti carri triers. I n V CUD a © I Tele Mes sgraph SBage oys. Postal Districts. flow o d o © © M eg 1 3 © o O © ! ma 2j o B o o i o EH 'S o o a o a o O 0 o u Auckland Thames Gisborne Napier Now Plymouth Wanganui Wellington Blenheim Nelson Wostport Greymouth Hokitika Christchurch Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Invereargill 47 11 1 18 6 12 23 6 12 5 4 3 49 17 10 39 20 142 19 19 30 12 14 50 15 24 19 18 28 104 29 8 71 64 51 7 4 8 1 8 15 2 7 5 4 4 6 1 1 13 34 1 1 12 2 9 44 4 5 23 6 3 23 5 11 43 34 9 3 8 3 29 6 7 27 7 5 6 48 11 1 19 6 12 25 6 12 5 4 3 50 17 10 40 20 16 2 1 3 2 3 8 1 2 1 2 1 15 2 2 14 2 4 1 2 16 4 3 6 3 4 33 2 4 2 3 2 16 3 3 14 3 8 3 'l *5 i 2 2 7 7 2 3 1 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 '2 3 i 6 13 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 1 3 31 5 2 34 8 i 2 2 1 6 3 'l 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 C 1 2 1 1 2 2 17 2 1 4 6 3 34 9 's 13 1 6 G 3 1 Total on 31st Dec, 1887 .. Total on 31st Dec, 1886 .. 283 666 168 10 11 33 196 5 247 59 289 77 27 14 121 68 288 648 153 10 10 31 191 6 247 70 294 77 27 13 119 82 Compaeative Eetubn of Officees of the Postal and Telegeaph Depaetment for the Tears 1887 and 1886. 1887. 1886. 1887. 1886. Postmaster-General ... .. ..1 1 Mail Agent .. .. .. .... 1 Superintendent .. .. .. .. 1 1 Storekeeper and Assistant .. .. 2 2 Secretary .. .. .. .. 1 1 Chief Postmasters .. .. .. 17 17 Inspector of Post Offices .. .. .. 1 1 Postmasters and Officers in Charge on PerAssistant Inspector of Post Offices .. 1 1 manent Staff .. .. .. 272 277 Accountant .. .. .. .. 1 1 Clerks and Cadets .. .. .. 201 197 Telegraph Inspectors .. .. .. 3 3 Operators .. .. .. .. 306 317 Telegraph Sub-Inspectors .. 3 3 Country Postmasters and Telephonists .. 844 811 Electrician .. .. .. 1 1 Letter-carriers .. .. .. 104 104 Mechanicians .. .. .. .. 3 3 Messengers (Post Office) .. .. 14 14 Clerks in General Post Office — Linemen .. .. .. .. 46 47 Secretary's Branch .. .. 7 7 Telegraph Message Boys .. .. 189 201 Dead Letter Branch .. .. .. 3 3 Money Order and Savings Bank Branch.. 15 17 Totals .. .. 2,045 2,038 Sorters in Clearing-room .. .. .. 9 7 POST OFFICE. There has been a satisfactory increase of business. The number of letters, post-cards, book-packets and pattern-parcels, and newspapers delivered and posted during the year, compared with the number dealt with in 1886, was as under:— 1887. 1886. Increase. Letters—Delivered .. .. .. .. 20,666,445 19,896,448 Posted .. .. .. .. 18,711,329 IS,188,144 39,377,774 38,084,592 1,293,182 Post-cards—Delivered .. .. .. .. 758,056 692,276 Posted .. .. .. .. 849,637 741,611 1,607,693 1,433,887 173,806 Books and parcels—Delivered .. .. .. 2,065,492 1,747,941 Posted .. .. .. 2,254,213 1,719,718 4,319,705 3,467,659 852,046 Newspapers—Delivered .. .. .. .. 8,131,175 7,479,209 Posted .. .. .. .. 7,250,148 6,844,838 15,381,323 14,324,047 1,057,276 The letters increased 3-4, post-cards 12-12, books and parcels 24-57, and newspapers 7-38 per cent. The increase in 1886 was—letters 6'29, post-cards 8'63, books and parcels 6'18, and newspapers 0-63 per cent. The average number of letters posted by each person was estimated to be 29 '31. The cash revenue for the financial year was £207,954 19s. 5d., compared with £199,147 7s. 6d. received the previous year, an increase of £8,807 11s. lid., or 4 r42 per cent,