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Return showing Amount expended in Advertising in connection with the Government Railways for the Three Years ended 31st March, 1889— continued.

Note.—As this return overlaps a period of three months, and includes the amount expended on railway advertising during that time shown in the return laid upon the table of the House in October, 1892, the respective figures are shown below for purposes of comparison :— Approximately. £ Total for three years ending 31st March, 1887, 1888, 1889 .. .. 10,118 Total for three years ending 31st March, 1890, 1891, 1892 .. .. 8,758 Decrease during Commissioners'term of office .. .. £1,360 New Zealand Government Eailways. E. G. Pilcheb, Secretary. Head Office, 22nd June, 1893. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, nil; printing (1,250 copies), £2 Bs. Gd. By Authority : Samuel Costall, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB93. Price 3d.~]

.mourn ;s, Name of Paper. Place published. Year ended Year ended Year ended 31st March, 1887. 31st March, 1888. 31st March, 1889. Total Manawatu Standard Marlborough Press Mercantile Gazette North Otago Times New Zealand Times Northern Advocate New Zealand Herald New Zealand Referee New Zealand Printing and Publishing Company Northern Luminary .. Otago Daily Times Oamaru Mail Observer Press Patea Mail Popotunoa Chronicle Palmerston and Waikouaiti Times Patea County Press Rangitikei Advocate .. Rangiora Standard Southland News South Canterbury Times Southland Times Tuapeka Times Timaru Herald Taranaki Herald Te Aroha and Ohinemuri News Temuka Leader Tapanui Courier Taieri Advocate Taranaki News Wanganui Herald Wanganui Chronicle Wairarapa Star Wairarapa Observer Wairarapa Daily Wairarapa Standard Waimate Times Waikato Times Waipawa Mail Woodville Examiner .. Western Star.. Waikato News Westport Times Westport Star Yeoman Palmerston North.. Picton Dunedin Oamaru Wellington Wliangaroi Auckland Christchurch Auckland £ s. d. 29 11 9 4 13 0 £ s. d. 42 0 9 11 18 9 4 9 0 63 16 5 143 0 2 12 5 9 100 4 2 £ s. a. 22 17 6 8 15 0 £ s. a. 94 10 025 6 9 4 9 0 177 10 0 371 3 10 31 4 3 347 14 3 6 18 0 12 6 0 61 6 10 125 17 8 12 9 3 173 9 5 6 18 0 12 6 0 52 6 9 102 6 0 6 9 3 74 0 8 Kawakawa Dunedin Oamaru Auckland Christchurch Patea Clinton Palmorston South.. Patea Marton .. Rangiora Invercargill Timaru Invercargill Lawrence Tirnaru New Plymouth Te Aroha Temuka Tapanui Mosgiel New Plymouth Wanganui Wanganui Masterton Carterton Masterton Greytown Waimato Hamilton Waipawa >. Woodville Rivcrton Cambridge Westport Westport Wanganui 179 8 9 71 3 9 338 17 1 16 11 6 8 0 6 14 17 10 20 18 6 9 1 10 181 5 3 86 4 6 102 9 6 11 11 0 81 10 9 29 12 5 11 11 3 8 7 3 7 2 6 9 17 6 0 10 5 66 7 6 58 16 0 55 10 0 43 12 7 72 15 0 68 10 7 19 10 0 19 5 0 20 17 9 18 14 0 13 12 3 12 19 6 220 2 3 52 10 9 294 6 1 26 3 6 12 13 0 15 7 0 32 12 3 2 16 3 78 18 3 75 12 6 72 2 6 16 8 3 77 6 0 47 11 0 12 17 6 18 10 0 10 3 0 11 10 5 10 0 182 0 9 54 7 9 4 6 3 277 16 10 113 8 5 6 16 6 3 25 8 0 10 17 3 59 19 3 31 4 0 74 19 6 10 7 0 63 9 3 23 2 9 2 3 0 9 12 0 8 18 6 5 13 0 10 0 581 11 9 178 2 3 4 6 3 911 0 0 42 15 0 21 14 9 38 10 4 16 6 3 78 18 9 22 15 4 320 2 9 193 1 0 249 11 6 38 6 3 222 6 0 100 6 2 26 11 9 36 9 3 26 4 0 27 0 11 0 10 5 211 11 3 175 3 0 136 13 0 97 15 10 165 18 7 125 17 1 63 14 O 58 15 3 78 0 0 54 16 6 44 10 9 39 9 6 8 7 9 12 7 3 0 12 0 90 0 9 62 5 0 48 4 9 33 0 4 53 12 5 30 14 6 19 10 6 20 14 0 39 5 0 22 8 0 22 5 9 12 3 9 2 8 6 9 14 9 0 12 0 55 3 0 54 2 0 32 18 3 21 2 11 39 11 2 26 12 0 24 13 6 18 1G 3 17 17 3 13 14 6 8 12 9 14 6 3 5 19 3 2 12 6 Totals £2,766 13 0 £10,118 7 5 £3,659 9 10 £3,692 4 7