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Table No. 15. Table showing the Number of Letters, Letter-cards, Post-cards, Books, Newspapers, and Parcels delivered by the Letter-carriers from the Post Offices within the several Postal Districts during the Year ended 31st December, 1897.

Letters. Letter-cards. Postal Districts. Post-cards. Books, &c. Newspapers. Parcels. j Auckland fhames Sfew Plymouth .. jisborne papier .. iVanganui Wellington kelson vVestport jreymouth rlokitika 31enheim Dhristchurch Fimaru.. Damaru Dunedin !nvercargill 3.055,815 406,402 268,090 102,774 556,395 397, 139 2,116,752 168,043 58,303 148,533 78,883 85,517 575,833 1,246,524 123,544 1,362,707 446,734 11,197,988 78,354 10,420 6,874 2,635 14,266 10,183 54,275 4,308 1,494 3,808 2,022 2,192 40,406 6,321 3,167 34,94! ",454 "5,779 43,401 22,107 2,897 25,678 43.542 75.572 9,588 1,817 6,808 3,9" 5,936 80,847 19,876 8,707 77,691 53,O77 540,844 143.145 60,841 io,170 157.173 284,093 299,528 34,°34 10,040 39.on 14,683 32.152 497.324 101,987 25,308 437,102 155.54 1 2,842,976 674,329 153,049 132,933 27,476 i 121,607 180,741 j 510,948 83,049 j 31.351 : 56,438 57,337 5o,953 379,429 61,178 ! 27,669 ; 367,931 j 158,667 ! ' 1 3,075,085 9,062 3.247 1,950 1,040 8 ,324 3.387 10,850 2,422 1,226 2,864 861 1.314 4.565 1,122 971 4,421 734 Totals 287,120 597,234 I 58,360 Previous year .. IO.537.955 247,306 553.O57 2,557> I 72 2,833,900 64,562