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Table No. 13. Registeked Articles. The number of registered articles dealt with in 1912, compared with the number in 1890, 1900, 1910, and 1911, is as follows : — 1890. 1900. 1910. 1911. 1912. From places beyond the Dominion 26,374 52,343 132,493 152,349 142,686 Registered in the Dominion ... 169,321 464,036 993,675 *1,194,570 1,161,909 Totals 195,695 516,379 1,126,168 1,346,919 1,304,595 Dead Letters. 1911. 1912. Opened and returned to writers ... ... 212,821 224,948 Returned unopened to other countries ... ... 54,591 59,457 Reissued ... ... ... ... ... 526 785 Destroyed 21,983 31,452 Returned unopened by Chief Postmasters ... 206,147 246,119 Totals ... ... ... 496,068 562,761 ♦ This number is abnormal owing to the large amount of registered correspondence posted in connection with the General Election. Table No. 14. Paecel-post. The following shows the number and weight of parcels posted during the years 1890, 1900, 1910, 1911, and 1912: —

The following table shows the number and weight of parcels exchanged with the United Kingdom and the undermentioned places during the years 1911 and 1912 : —

Table No. 15. SAN FRANCISCO, VANCOUVER, AND SUEZ SERVICES. Statement showing the Number of Days occupied in the Delivery of Mails between London and the undermentioned Places by the San Francisco Mail-service.

— 1890. 1900. 1910. 1911. 1890. 1900. 1912. umber \ 121,292 199,413 1,190,711 1,613,010 /eight 336,6431b. 12 oz. 682,1401b. 7 oz. 3,953,2841b. 15 oz. 5,392,3601b. 3oz. 1,623,830 5,279,1401b. 12oz.

Received. Despi ttehed. 1911. 1912. 1911. 1912. Country. Number.: Weight. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. lb. oz. United Kingdom and foreign . 93,998 530,896 0 101,630 countries (via London) United States of America .. 7,591 26,683 6 9,506 Canada .. .. . . 568 1,094 8 i 839 Victoria .. .. .. 8,358 27,140 14 j 8,703 New South Wales.. .. 13,262 42,214 0 14,625 South Australia .. .. 519 1,403 13 496 Queensland .. .. 878 1,933 9 830 Tasmania .. .. 473 1,173 0 527 Western Australia. . .. 371 834 14 455 Samoa .. .. .. 16 88 6 25 Fiji .. .. .. 137 350 10 101 Ceylon .. .. .. 549 2,732 3 643 Uruguay Cape of Good Hope .. 463 775 10 421 Natal .. .. .. 32 42 5 India .. .. .. 1,138 5,765 6 1,370 Tonga .. .. .. 16 68 3 11. Hong Kong .. .. 357 1,492 11 391 Straits Settlements .. .. .. 131 lb. oz. i lb. oz. 589,085 0 13,112 42,041 10 34,483 5 1,095 2,931 6 1,674 0 i 377 866 8 28,843 14 , 3,140 7,720 3 45,727 0 5,357 12,552 8 1,232 4 ! 415 968 14 2,053 0 i 897 2,092 10 1,422 2 I 694 1,535 6 1,091 6 476 1,101 3 66 6 157 612 11 298 2 511 1,420 1 3,230 14 70 216 13 97 , 318 12 718 1 115 ! 364 12 243 667 I 7,278 6 i 235 842 9 20 11 280 914 13 1,832 6 96 ! 248 15 404 11 lb. oz. 13,719 : 44,236 11 1,196 3,265 8 463 1,217 9 3,231 8,485 13 5,561 13,065 0 488 1,090 5 865 1,880 11 788 , 1,754 2 496 1,395 3 187 759 12 682 2,043 0 55 172 3 120 392 1 66 156 2 314 719 5 318 1,233 5 266 977 2 112 377 1 40 89 14 Totals .. .. 128,726 644,689 6 140,704 719,461 8 27,367 77,416 11 28,967 83,310 11

laximum (in days) linimum „ .verage Auokland. 39 33 36 Wellington. Chriatchurch Dunedin. 38 39 40 32 33 33 35 36 36 * No mails received. Sydney. Melbourne. 43 * 37 40