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Following are the actual returns from each agency, compared with the previous year : — 1923-24. 1924-25. £ a. d. £ s. d. Auckland .. .. .. .. 10,454 13 5 14,562 6 2 Rotorua .. .. .. .. 4,818 16 10 4,736 18 3 Wellington .. .. .. .. 20,068 17 5 23,850 18 11 Christchurch .. .. .. .. 20,731 17 0 23,439 9 8 Dunedin .. .. .. .. 10,140 13 5 13,551 4 8 Invercargill .. .. .. .. 3,962 710 4,272 4 4 Te Aroha .. .. .. .. 8 13 2 96 9 8 Greymouth .. .. .. .. 164 15 3 1,548 14 4 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. 59 3 6 £70,350 14 4 £86,117 9 6 The credit-note system from Sydney and Melbourne was again put in force towards the end of the season, and notes to the amount of £1,313 were issued.

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