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1851 | 601 | 7595 | 2,487,000 | 2,132,000 | | | |
1852 | 840 | 8618 | 2,930,000 | 3,700,000 | ... | $230,629 | $276,191 |
1853 | 1016 | 9122 | 3,430,000 | 4,250,000 | ... | 278,587 | 298,723 |
1854 | 1166 | 10,027 | 4,000,000 | 5,100,000 | ... | 320,000 | 361,447 |
1855 | 1293 | 11,192 | 4,550,000 | 6,000,000 | ... | 368,166 | 449,726 |
1856 | 1375 | 11,839 | 4,800,000 | 7,000,000 | 350,000 | 374,295 | 486,880 |
1857 | 1506 | 13,253 | 5,383,000 | 8,500,000 | 450,000 | 462,163 | 522,570 |
1858 | 1566 | 13,000 | 5,520,000 | 9,000,000 | 450,000 | 541,153 | 546,374 |
1859 | 1638 | 13,871 | 5,604,000 | 8,500,000 | 400,000 | 578,426 | 529,290 |
1860 | 1698 | 14,202 | 5,712,000 | 9,000,000 | 480,000 | 658,451 | 534,681 |
1861 | 1775 | 14,608 | 5,855,000 | 9,400,000 | 400,000 | 698,888 | 560,132 |
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Of the 9,400,000 letters passing by post in 1861, the seven cities
supplied 4,250,000; as follows:--

Quebec 1,000,000
Montreal 1,400,000
Kingston 210,000
Ottawa 160,000
Toronto 900,000
Hamilton 350,000
London 230,000

Of the gross receipts collected in 1861, $628,000 was derived from
letter postage, and $70,000 from postage on newspapers.

PRINCIPAL OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT
AT QUEBEC.

Postmaster General:
THE HON. M. H. FOLEY.

Deputy Postmaster General:
WILLIAM H. GRIFFIN, ESQ.

Accountant:
H. A. WICKSTEED, ESQ.

Secretary:
WILLIAM WHITE, ESQ.

Superintendent of Money Order Department:
P. LeSUEUR, ESQ.

Cashier:
JOHN ASHWORTH, ESQ.

INSPECTORS.

W. G. SHEPPARD, ESQ. Quebec Division.
E. F. KING, ESQ. Montreal "
M. SWEETNAM, ESQ. Kingston "
JOHN DEWE, ESQ. Toronto "
GILBERT E. GRIFFIN, ESQ. London "

<i>The Counties comprised in each Division are given on the next page.</i>

POSTAL DIVISIONS.

The following are the Counties in the several Postal Divisions:--

QUEBEC DIVISION.

Arthabaska. Kamouraska. Quebec.
Beauce. Levis. Richmond--Towns