5 October, 1845 637,369 1,316,164 12 1
5 January, 1846 719,813 1,495,832 17 6
5 April, 1846 716,618 1,490,626 12 5
5 July, 1846 679,236 1,399,789 17 2
5 October, 1846 706,055 1,447,507 17 2
5 January, 1847 779,790 1,588,549 7 2
5 April, 1847 810,603 1,654,278 7 --

The Commission on Money Orders was, on and from the 20th November, 1840,
reduced as follows:

For any sum not exceeding L2, from 6_d_. to 3_d_.
For any sum above L2, and not exceeding L5, from 1s. 6_d_. to _6_d.

V. Return of the Number of CHARGEABLE LETTERS, which is passed through the
London General Post, inwards and outwards, in the first four weeks of each
year, beginning with 1839, distinguishing the Unpaid, Paid with Coin,
Stamped, and Total.(8)

Years. Unpaid. Paid. Stamped. Total.
1839(9) 1,358,651 263,496 1,622,147
1840(10) 787,139 2,217,127 3,004,266
1841 370,080 2,204,419 2,108,074 4,683,073
1842 351,134 2,166,960 2,760,757 5,278,851
1843 312,839 2,431,231 2,972,828 5,716,898
1844 433,270 2,524,270 3,079,418 6,037,526
1845 504,519 2,613,648 3,681,026 6,800,293
1846 551,461 2,899,306 4,435,966 7,886,733
1847(11) 448,838 3,057,257 4,905,674 8,411,769

VI. Return of the Number of CHARGEABLE LETTERS which passed through the
London District Post, excluding all General Post Letters, in the first
four weeks of each year, beginning with 1839.

Years. Unpaid. Paid. Stamped. Total.
1839 800,573 220,813 1,021,286
1840 331,589 1,207,985 1,539,574
1841 157,242 926,264 752,134 1,835,640
1842 118,101 820,835 980,694 1,919,630
1843 113,293 837,624 1,020,091 1,971,008
1844 98,712 859,776 1,181,314 2,139,802
1845 99,005 947,660 1,337,132 2,383,697
1846 119,165 1,055,717 1,573,603 2,748,485
1847 108,158 1,079,378 1,685,105 2,872,641

The Penny Rate took effect on this route Dec. 5, 1839.

The increase of the total, since 1839, is 181 per cent.; showing that the
greatest increase is out of the London District.

VII. Table by Mr. Hill, showing the loss of Revenue by the Post Office,
compared with the Increase of Population.

Years. Population. Postage. Postage due