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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

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וייוייווויייין

C.O. 882

Reference :-

(A). Money Order system first organised in Canada in February 1855. (B). Present Registered Letter system commenced in May 1855.

Number

of Post Offices in operation.

Miles

of established

Number of Miles of annual

Number of Lettern passing by Post

Post route.

Mail travel.

per annum.

Money Order Offices.

Number.

Amount of Money Order

Number

transactions.

of Registered Letters passing by Post.

April 1851

601

7,595

2,487,000

2,132,000

Issue of Money Orders

1852

840

8,618

2,981,873

3,729,752

1853

"

1,016

9,129

3,480,474

4,258,592

1884

1,166

10,027

4,015,816

5,114,200

1855

"

1,293

11,199

4,559,761

1856

44

1,424

12,000

5,000,000

6,066,692

7,500,000

157 (A)

6,000% per week

450,000 (B)

TABLE H.

TABULAR STATEMENT of the progress of the Post Office in Canada, since 1851 inclusive.

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TABLE I.

The following statement will show what progress has been made in carrying out the pecuniary provisions of the Act 18 Viet, cap. 2

18 Vict., cap. 2:-

£ #. d. 279,988 19 10

Amount paid Church of England

Church of Scotland

129,688 16

Wesleyan

31

19

Roman Catholic

Amount retained to pay Roman Catholic

Clergy, when called for

0

9,915 1 6 17,396 7 6

18 Victs cap: 2-

Amount of uncommuted Stipends, and

Widow Annuity Fund

3,536

7 6

£440,525 12

4

£ J. d.

46,883 18

3

(This amount is invested and held by the Government.)

18 Vict., cap. 2, and 19 Vict., cap. 16

£

s. d.

Amount (now) distributing amongst the various Municipalities of Upper Canada,

being balance on hand on 31st Decern- ber last, to the credit of Upper Canada 304,428 Amount of balance on hand to credit of

Lower Canada, for distribution on 31st December last

+

6

..

24,723 2 9

(This latter amount, 24,7231. 2r. 9d., is not being distributed, as the House of Assembly adopted a resolution, Journals of 1856, 7th May, p. 465, to repeal so much of 18 Vict., cap. 2, as provides for the apportionment of the Fund, and to apply 75,000l. to the building of Gaols and Court-houses in Lower Canada, and it is understood that next session a measure to that effect will be introduced by the Government.)

Amount now on hand for Upper Canada, to be apportioned after 81st December next (with the additional sums that may be received prior to that day) say Amount, ditto, for Lower Canada, say

Estimate of approximate value of Clergy Lands still remaining unsold, and money due on lands sold to Upper Canada Municipalities Fund, and for future yearly distribution, under 19 Vict., cap 34..

Ditto, ditto, Lower Canada

£

.. d.

90,000 0 0 2,000 0 0

£

a. d.

826,128 0

·

149,365 0 0

£975,498 0 0

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