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Table No. 1. Table showing the Number and Amount of Money-orders issued and of Money-orders payable in New Zealand since the Year 1863. Issued in the Dominion.

Drawn on the Dominion.

Where payable. — Total. Commission I" the Dominion. United Kingdom.* Fore 'g n Countries.! ear * received. ' ■ No. Amount. No. j Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. £ £ £ £ £ £ 1863 1,057 2.201 9.614 4,740 21,944 4,645 24,145 .. .. 11,586 55,703 i8 73 3.562 34,288 142,642 11,913 48,548 6,150 28,068 .. .. 52,351 219,258 1883 9,023 132,232 402,559 26,211 91,634 14. "3 46,940 •• 172,556 54 : ,i33 1893 10,249 146,133 576,359 29,616 86,545 35,208 88,025 •• •• 210,957 750,929 1903 15,882 273,535 1,108,067 63,309 157.790 59,468 150,368 .. .. 396,3!2 1,416,225 1913 16,872 516,536 2,821,624 100,634 336,992 73.575 199.158 •• 690,745 3.357.774 1923 28,357 545,605 3,849,423 54,461 223,143 68,044 284,778 16,869 32,815 6S4,979 4,390,159 1924 28,542 580,569 4,113,813 57» I 75 232,436 75.743 3^,624 18,024 34.056 731,5 11 4.692,929 ]925 28,843 610,972 4,406,461 64,777 259,439 72,519 278,050 18,421 33.280 766,689 4,977,230 1926 24,746 635,078 4,453,878 67,570 273,758 70,774 270,065 19,688 35,426 793,110 5,033,127 1927 24,775 639,889 4,416,182 69,764 276,747 73,021 265,752 20,807 36,409 803,481 4,995,090 1928 24,884 642,136 4,406,187 69,366 266,072 73,786 267,411 22,597 37,852 807,885 4,977,522 1929 25,673 664,049 4,609,226 70,540 274,672 76,230 263,929 24,539 39,726 835,358 5,187,553

Where issued. Total. Year. In the Dominion. United Kingdom.* Foreign Countries.\ No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. £ £ £ \ £ £ 1863 2,067 9,169 415 1,824 558 3.078 • 3,°4° 14,071 *873 34,288 142,642 1,482 6,626 1,668 7,689 .. .. 37,438 156,957 1883 132,232 402,559 3,725 15,553 5,697 23,300 ! •• I4 I > 6 54 44i,4H 1893 146,133 576,359 8,746 32,6x7 10,679 40,929 •• •• 165,558 649,905 1903 273,535 1,108,067 13,035 49,I8I 17,777 68,340 .. .. 304,347 1,225,589 1913 516,536 2,821,624 12,693 70,084 31,450 110,487 .. .. 560,679 3,002,194 1923 545,605 3,849,423 11,042 63,313 26,042 123,703 1,813 8,669 584,502 4,045,108 1924 580,569 4,113,813 8,310 60,862 28,543 127,350 2,348 10,309 619,770 4,312,334 1925 610,972 4,406,461 9,857 69,098 27,318 119,073 2,140 8,391 650,287 4,603,023 1926 635,078 4,453,878 10,047 7 0 >948 28,935 124,952 2,334 IO ,3 2 6 676,394 4,660,104 1927 639,889 4,416,182 11,646 80,015 32,791 136,763 2,428 9,301 686,804 4,642,261 1928 642,136 4,406,187 10,607 70,151 32,650 138,068 2,636 9,358 688,029 4,623,764 1929 664,049 4,609,226 10,953 68,273 32,973 129,7gS i 2,923 10,875 710,898 4,818,172 * Includes foreign offices to year 1915. t In previous years included in United Kingdom and foreign offices.