§ MR. HENNIKER HEATON (Canterbury)asked the Postmaster General, 1629 Whether he can state the amount which the British Post Office paid or credited to the Australian Governments in 1886, out of the sum collected in the United Kingdom upon letters. &c, for Australia?
§ THE POSTMASTER GENERAL (Mr. RAIKES) (Cambridge University)The amount which the British Post Office will pay or credit to the Australian Governments in 1886 out of the postage collected in the United Kingdom upon letters, &c, for Australia may be estimated at about £50,500. The exact amount is not known, because all the accounts for the year have not yet been furnished by the Colonies.