IV. An account of the Number and Amount of Money Orders issued (and paid) in England and Wales (London included), from the 5th April, 1839, to 5th April, 1847, inclusive.
| For the Quarters ended | Number. | Amount. |
| 5 April, 1839 | 28,838 | £49,496 5s. 8d. |
| 5 July, 1839 | 34,612 | 59,099 9 5 |
| 5 October, 1839 | 38,510 | 64,056 7 8 |
| 5 January, 1840 | 40,763 | 67,411 2 7 |
| 5 April, 1840 | 76,145 | 119,932 12 1 |
| 5 July, 1840 | 94,215 | 151,734 15 8 |
| 5 October, 1840 | 122,420 | 196,507 14 3 |
| 5 January, 1841 | 189,984 | 334,652 14 8 |
| 5 April, 1841 | 275,870 | 567,518 12 3 |
| 5 July, 1841 | 289,884 | 608,774 11 2 |
| 5 October, 1841 | 334,071 | 661,099 9 — |
| 5 January, 1842 | 390,290 | 820,576 11 10 |
| 5 April, 1842 | 419,530 | 890,575 17 1 |
| 5 July, 1842 | 422,452 | 885,803 4 5 |
| 5 October, 1842 | 432,205 | 901,549 5 5 |
| 5 January, 1843 | 493,439 | 1,031,850 5 3 |
| 5 April, 1843 | 512,798 | 1,080,249 2 2 |
| 5 July, 1843 | 495,723 | 1,032,643 5 11 |
| 5 October, 1843 | 515,458 | 1,060,023 8 7 |
| 5 January, 1844 | 562,030 | 1,196,428 8 2 |
| 5 April, 1844 | 582,056 | 1,212,094 4 9 |
| 5 July, 1844 | 555,561 | 1,166,161 12 3 |
| 5 October, 1844 | 574,250 | 1,184,178 — 5 |
| 5 January, 1845 | 621,826 | 1,296,451 17 4 |
| 5 April, 1845 | 656,452 | 1,372,405 18 8 |
| 5 July, 1845 | 613,539 | 1,279,050 2 4 |
| 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 £2, from 6d. to 3d.
For any sum above £2, and not exceeding £5, from 1s. 6d. to 6d.
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.