PARCELS POST BUSINESS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1763, 30 May 1913, Page 4

PARCELS POST BUSINESS.

SATISFACTORY INCREASE.

A satisfactory rata of increase ill flic number of parcels dealt with bv tlio New Zealand l'ost Ollioe is indicated in a return which has just: been, furnished to Hie Hon. R. H. Rhodes, I ostmastei;General. Tlio return shows the estimated number of parcels posted in Iscw Zealand duriuff the first six month# of 1913 compared with tlio corresponding period of 1912, and the pcrcentaße of increase in tlio latter period, these futures are lxised on two weekly countings latra in January and April of each year. Details are ns followWeekly return in January, 1912... 28,147 Weekly return in April, 1912 30,b00 Total S8 > r ' l7 Kslimated number of parcels for the six mouths ended Juno JO, 1912 W 1 Woeklv return in January. 1913... .tL'.filfi Weekly return ill April, 1913 40,995 Total —• 73,041 Kslimntecl number of parcels during Hie six months ended Juno 30, 1913 957.333 Increase 193,022 Increase per cent 25

Tlio steam trawler Energy is again ill commission for tile corporation, niul there is nvery prospect, stated a report from the Markets Committee to the City Council last evening, of a regular supply of fish of various kinds at the municipal market. Unrini; the period April IS-Mav 17, the number of sales totalled 3IMI, lis against: ran for tho previous month, the takings being ..£l3l lis. Id—for the previous month (lie receipts were ,ESS l!ls. Sure throats and hoarseness are soon relieved with a few drops of "NAZOI," on lump-sugar. Hace the sugar between the cheek and cuius, and allow to dissolve vory slowly.—Advt,