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Table No. 14. Table showing the Estimated Number of Letters, Letter-cards, Post-cards, Book-packets, Newspapers, and Parcels dealt with in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand during the Year ended 31st December, 1898.

Posted in the Colony. Received from Places outside the Colony. Total Correspondence dealt with. 'ostal rid :s. Books, &c. Newspapers. cards" Books > &c - Newspapers. car'dt **-* Letters. Lettercards. Post-cards. Parcels. Letters. Parcels. Letters. Books, &c. Newspapers. Parcels. I Auckland Thames New Plymouth Gisborne Napier Wanganui Wellington .. Nelson Westport Greymouth .. Hokitika Blenheim Christchurch Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill .. 5.558,592 753,207 1,082,627 250,744 1,738,607 1,609,075 6,620,471 624,572 235.989 426,608 224,731 359,060 4,893.031 876,083 519,246 4,620,135 2,073,097 148,382 18,746 31,226 8,O47 47,619 7 6 >5°5 I73.O56 21,268 2,964 6,838 3.874 8,476 143. 117 34.944 22,373 III, 267 58,929 280,436 3O,576 64,870 2,964 77.324 122,226 211,991 30,966 1,989 13.117 4,810 10,582 51,064 31,356 189,644 85,280 3,348,683 203,931 335,426 91,780 741,585 920,283 2,738,359 195,208 64,974 184,392 24,635 1,682,668 359,151 139,880 2,533,739 679,120 2,336,451 37,453 202,267 2,775 327,301 2,427 91,130 1,766 466,180 7,832 420,654 6,660 1,791,673 40,028 195,052 J 4,907 123,656 J 1,766 173,758 2,575 82,654 2,094 in, 865 1,580 1,812,447 28,636 144,469 1,613 112,073 1,016 1,798,147 30,172 682,682 4,259 388,901 52,714 75,734 ! 17,548 ! 121,542 1 112,585 463, 142 43.7IO 16,514 29,857 15,726 25,129 342,312 6i,3i5 • 36,337 323,309 145,066 16,160 1,710 J 3,905 i 169 1 4.3 8 9 6,954 12,284 1,767 114 ; 741 ! 273 57O II,03O 1 2,907 I 1,789 l 10,907 4.845 I 532,680 907.077 32,397 78,485 53,105 : 127,056 14,362 36,156 117,561 181,002 147,203 165,311 434,081 697,843 31,056 75.725 10,202 47,957 29,194 67,448 3,806 32,061 15,169 43,401 267,123 700,016 56,946 56,092 22,156 43,500 403,287 ! 698,820 107,642 ] 265,078 5,694 406 374 209 1,216 982 6,180 761 198 375 304 231 4,336 351 150 4,569 708 I . I 5,947.493 148,382 ; 296,596 805,921 18,746 j 32,286 1,158,361 31,226 I 68,775 268,292 8,047 3, r 33 1,860,149 47,619 j 81,713 1,721,660 76,505 129,180 7,083,613 173,056 I 224,275 668,282 21,268 ! 32,733 252,503 2,964 ' 2,103 456,465 6,838 > 13,858 240,457 ! 3,874 ; 5,083 384,189 ! 8,476 j 11,152 5,235,343 M3, "7 J 201,285 937,398 34,944 I 53, 97 1 555,583 I 22,373 , 33,145 4,943.444 111,267 ; 200,551 2,218,163 : 58,929 90,125 3,881,363 236,328 388,531 106,142 859,146 1,067,486 3,172,440 226,264 75,176 213,586 28,441 111,486 1,949,79' 416,097 162,036 2,937,026 786,762 3,243,528 j 280,752 454,357 127,286 ! 647,182 585.965 2,489,516 270,777 171,613 241,206 "4,715 155,266 2,512,463 200,561 155,573 2,496,967 947,760 15,095,487 43, r 47 3,181 2,801 i>975 9,048 7,642 46,208 5,668 1,964 2,950 2,398 1,811 33. O 72 1,964 1,166 34.641 4.967 Totals 32,465,875 30,260,204 917,631 I.399.45O 14,340,13! 10,872,459 1177.559 0,872,459 1177,559 : 2,271,441 j 180,514 16,549 2,277,970 4,223,028 ;27,O44 34,737. 3 J 6 [917,631 1,479,964 16,618, IOI 204,60; Previous year 757,172 10,177,089 ,173,856 0,177,089 1173,856 : 2,012,719 2,276,389 14,084,256 123,698 32,272,923 757, 172 1,341,821 14,627,832 14,261,345 1,325,272 12,351,443 197.55'