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 endedNumber.Amount.
5 April, 183928,838£49,496 5s. 8d.
5 July, 183934,61259,099 9 5
5 October, 183938,51064,056 7 8
5 January, 184040,76367,411 2 7
5 April, 184076,145119,932 12 1
5 July, 184094,215151,734 15 8
5 October, 1840122,420196,507 14 3
5 January, 1841189,984334,652 14 8
5 April, 1841275,870567,518 12 3
5 July, 1841289,884608,774 11 2
5 October, 1841334,071661,099 9 —
5 January, 1842390,290820,576 11 10
5 April, 1842419,530890,575 17 1
5 July, 1842422,452885,803 4 5
5 October, 1842432,205901,549 5 5
5 January, 1843493,4391,031,850 5 3
5 April, 1843512,7981,080,249 2 2
5 July, 1843495,7231,032,643 5 11
5 October, 1843515,4581,060,023 8 7
5 January, 1844562,0301,196,428 8 2
5 April, 1844582,0561,212,094 4 9
5 July, 1844555,5611,166,161 12 3
5 October, 1844574,2501,184,178 — 5
5 January, 1845621,8261,296,451 17 4
5 April, 1845656,4521,372,405 18 8
5 July, 1845613,5391,279,050 2 4
5 October, 1845637,3691,316,164 12 1
5 January, 1846719,8131,495,832 17 6
5 April, 1846716,6181,490,626 12 5
5 July, 1846679,2361,399,789 17 2
5 October, 1846706,0551,447,507 17 2
5 January, 1847779,7901,588,549 7 2
5 April, 1847810,6031,654,278 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]1,358,651263,4961,622,147
1840[10]787,1392,217,1273,004,266
1841370,0802,204,4192,108,0744,683,073
1842351,1342,166,9602,760,7575,278,851
1843312,8392,431,2312,972,8285,716,898
1844433,2702,524,2703,079,4186,037,526
1845504,5192,613,6483,681,0266,800,293
1846551,4612,899,3064,435,9667,886,733
1847[11]448,8383,057,2574,905,6748,411,769

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.
1839800,573220,8131,021,286
1840331,5891,207,9851,539,574
1841157,242926,264752,1341,835,640
1842118,101820,835980,6941,919,630
1843113,293837,6241,020,0911,971,008
184498,712859,7761,181,3142,139,802
184599,005947,6601,337,1322,383,697
1846119,1651,055,7171,573,6032,748,485
1847108,1581,079,3781,685,1052,872,641

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.