Falling Off In Parcels For Britain
- WELLINGTOXT, May 19. During April 50 583 parcels of a t-otal weight of 5.19 538 Ibs., were desnatched through parcel post to the r"nited Kinedom, announ"ed the Post-master-General, Mr. Hackett, todav This is less tlan half the nnmber for ("he same month last vmv when 107,59(1 nareels weighing 1 0(52.230 Ibs. were de®natched. Last month desnatches were sent to the United Kingd^m by eight 'essels. The bigvest desnateh durinv The month comprked 13.546 parcels mrried bv th^ Australia Star from Auckland nn Anril 21. The totals for the four months ended Anril. 1949. are 220.812 parcels representing 2,259.716 Ibs., while for the same period last vear there wero 885.994 parcels representing 3,135,222 Ibs. .despatched.
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Chronicle (Levin), 20 May 1949, Page 5
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