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Table No. 3. Table showing the Number and Value of Postal Notes sold from the 1st January, 1886— the date upon which they were first issued— to the 31st March, 1913.

Number of Postal Notes sold. Total. Year. At Is. 0(1. At 2s. At 2s. 6d. At 3s. At 5s. At 7e. 6d. At 10s. J j At 10s. At 12s. 6d. At 12s. 6d. At 15s. At 15s. j At 17s. 6d. At£l. At £5.* Number. Value, At Is. Quarter ended Mar. 31,1886 1886-87 1887-88 1888-89 1889-90 1890-91 1891-92 1892-93 1893-94 1894-95 1895-96 1896-97 1897-98 1898-99 1899-1900 1900-1901 1901-1902 1902-1903 1903-1904 .. • .. 1904-1905 1905-1906 1906-1907 1907-1908 1908-1909 1909-1910 1910-1911 1911-1912 1912-1913 3,019 16,605 22,467 27,428 32,754 35,915 42,416 48,612 56,761 62,306 68,454 74,534 81,958 86,529 93,762 85,478 49,529 54,268 61,379 65,484. 74,389 82,417 89,906 97,285 113,825 130,645 141,504 154,201 2,040 12,283 17,167 21,900 25,387 28,559 33,722 38,849 44,706 ■ 49,846 56,185 62,056 69,981 72,710 77,431 68,068 13,834 30,255 62,285 33,409 70,122 37,514 85,909 40,263 i 86,711 45,358 98,503 54,375 106,311 58,202 124,052 59,484 153,925 67,406 181,791 79,792 211,298 85,130 236,665 92,342 J264.844 1,012 6,647 9,162 11,912 14,478 16,092 19,383 22,038 25,461 28,975 32,801 35,322 38,617 41,991 44,384 52,691 70,683 76,613 86,626 96,228 108,493 120,321 136,392 : 162,588 : 195,168 : 244,941 ! 263,829 ! 279,311 ! 14,702 65,467 75,700 89,276 99,739 114,411 128,384 143,854 146,148 166,486 201,569 215,984 220,109 2,039 11,566 15,553 19,741 23,550 25,204 29,550 38,012 37,771 43,829 49,204 54,219 60,843 64,386 70,416 80,630 109,663 119,593 134,270 154,281 167,430 187,083 205,500 227,471 261,045 301,707 337,338 367,942 969 5,729 7,671 9,477 10,894 12,229 14,019 16,072 18,096 20,423 22,802 24,871 26,968 28,448 30,680 24,497 2,379 13,103 17,487 21,149 24,011 25,906 30,132 32,747 37,687 43,167 47,787 51,903 55,748 59,631 63,787 71,001 92,708 102,641 114,755 130,430 143,216 159,045 171,951 188,677 214,453 242,854 261,600 283,206 695 992 4,090 5,187 5,278 6,940 6,618 8,243 7,809 9,386 7,969 10,172 9,058 11,611 9,904 12,330 11,016 13,800 11,864 15,567 13,601 17,191 14,365 18,102 15,463 19,177 16,202 19,990 16,957 21,393 13,304 -23,875 32,128 ! 34,508 i 38,030 ; 42,317 46,228 ; 51,559 i 57,637 ' 62,916 7O,9f>7 82,253 " 88,693 95,535 425 2,806 2,375 14,961 2.952 ; 17,578 3,633 J 19,778 4,158 J 22,596 4,366 ! 23,503 4.953 I 25,839 5,369 j 28,969 6,156 ! 33,935 6,790 I 36,601 7,020 ! 1,192 7,406 I 32,868 1,090 7,904 32,179 728 8,193 32,696 673 8,539 33,491 607 6,799 35,067 560 43,042 556 48,852 558 58,629 i 656 69,206 688 76,508 788 91,198 954 104,714 128 123,786 143,611 171,900 190,823 213,153 16,442 92,546 122,255 149,879 175,023 189,915 220,683 247,902 285,389 319,368 349,627 376,796 409, 866 431,449 461,447 490,506 556,316 616,264 707,044 785,347 875,324 981,642 1,092,631 1,222,280 1,414,75-2 1,666,959 1,821,566 1,970,643 £ s. a. 6,90!) 15 6 37,659 7 0 47,729 5 0 56,841 18 0 65,484 2 0 69,721 18 6 79,325 16 6 87,856 18 0 101,002 7 « 112,307 10 0 123,368 6 6 129,011 18 0 134,378 9 6 139,957 4 0 147,686 8 6 154,435 Hi 6 173,317 5 0 191,904 13 0 220,069 11 0 250,123 7 6 •276,279 7 6 314,053 I) 0 347,300 0 0 389, 143 0 0 447,618 14 0 521,942 18 6 574,979 18 6 636,473 0 6 6 •Issued only from 17th June, 1895, to :Ust October, 1907