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Table No. 16. Table showing the Number of Letters, Letter-cards, Post-cards, Packets, Newspapers, and Parcels posted in New Zealand, and the Number received from beyond the Colony, during the Year ended 31st December, 1905.

Articles subject too Postage. Articles exemp from Postage. Parcels. Packets, including Printed Matter (except Newspapers), Commercial Papers, and Samples of Merchandise. i Letters. Lettercards. Post-cards. Service. Postage. Declared Value. Ordinary, j *>& j Newspapers. Letters. Packets Registered r/acKets. Artio , es . Newspapers. Number. Weight. Single. Reply paid. Ordinary. Registered. •sted. ft. £ s. d. £ a. d. Inland Australian .. 55,014,794 1,4.38,9071 854,658 j 42,549 1,451,320 J2,187, 494 248,163 1,976 19,808,383; 233,825? 25,924 5,664 13,745,21o'5,611,591 838,618 898,076, 23,061 3,009 1,039,611 19,243 6,503 178,138 1,118 1,601,232 783 291,748 9,382 1,025,112 19,839 17,016 1 9 649 5 5 [ 20,610 0 0 '_ 20,610 0 0 International 2,041,989: j 48,806 505,320 457,583; 8,166 1,258 3,917 11,987 29,951 902 13 5 Totals .. 58,495,690 446,013 1,451,320 2,940,977 15,682,8975,653,895 848,130 180,514 1,605,932 ! 313,617 1,074,902 18,568 0 7 1,976 20,499,791; 39,754 Beceived. Australian ! I 1,965,279 22,290 2,851,246 46,269 4,816,525j 68,559 286,080 431,626 3,953 1,783,546 1,914,859 7,086 4,552,312 2,346,485 11,039 6,335,858 20,155 _.._.■ .... 2,040 590 416 588 2,456 1,178 1,568 19,547 54,709 1,754 18 2 58,853 257,113 5,904 1 4 [ 188,543 0 International 421,994 708,074 8,014 28,169 107 Totals .. 1,675 78,400 ! 311,822 ' 7,658 19 6 188,543 0 --