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Table No. 12. Rbgistbeed Articles. The number of registered articles dealt with in 1914, compared with the number in 1890, 1900, 1910, and 1913, is as follows :— 1890. 1900. 1910. 1913. 1914. From places beyond the Dominion 26,374 52,343 132,493 152,249 139,003 Registered in the Dominion ... 169,321 464,036 993,675 1,196,100 1,390,880 Totals ... ... 195,695 516,379 1,126,168 1,348,349 1,529,883 Dead Letters. igi3. 1914. Opened and returned to writers ... ... 225,719 231,706 Returned unopened to other countries ... ... 62,301 48,715 Reissued ... ... ... ... ... 322 368 Destroyed ... ... ... ... ... 36,448 44,662 Returned unopened to writers by Chief Postmasters ... ... ... ... ... 242,535 217,672 Returned unopened to other countries by Chief Postmasters ... ... ... ... ... 22,002 Totals ... ... ... 567,325 565,125

Table No. 13. Parcel-post. The following shows the number and weight of parcels posted during the years 1890, 1900, 1910, 1913, and 1914 :—

The following table shows the number and weight of parcels exchanged with the United Kingdom and the undermentioned places during the years 1913 and 1914 : —

_ 1890. 1900. 1910. 1913. 1914. Number | 121,292 199,413 1,190,711 2,076,802 2,469,428 Weight j 336,643 lb. 12 oz. 682,1401b. 7 oz.j3,953,2841b. 15 oz. 6,981,8711b. 0 oz. 8,756,5961b. 14oz.

Country. 1918. Kocei ived. .ved. 1914. Number. Weight. Despatched. 1913. 1914. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. United Kingdom and foreign countries (via London) United States of America .. Canada Victoria New South Wales.. South Australia Queensland Tasmania Western Australia Samoa Fiji Ceylon Uruguay Cape of Good Hope Natal India Tonga Hong Kong Straits Settlements 111,686 lb. oz. 656,718 0 107,767 lb. oz. 660,747 0 15,256 lb. oz. I 49,942 10J 16,681 lb. oz. 59,039 4 11,524 1,066 9,382 15,792 531 776 501 333 , 18 170 512 41,330 8 2,480 0 33,866 0 48,720 0 1,234 8 1,884 0 1,160 1 735 10 68 2 506 1 1,409 1 12,225 1,256 8,590 15,636 483 718 464 351 13 176 553 47,307 14 3,902 0 29,440 4 45,330 0 1,167 1 1,746 12 1,107 6 799 13 30 15 597 11 ! 2,586 6£ 1,803 720 3,464 6,149 587 992 816 470 244 780 57 142 55 322 325 305 147 67 5,508 3 2,240 13 8,653 2 15,555 8 1,455 13 2,275 8| 1,898 6! 1,071 6l 1,082 15 2,466 1 149 7 611 6 153 13 789 12 1,211 9 1,162 11 597 6 273 5 1,832 651 3,612 6,483 556 952 810 509 139 768 48 133 49 315 323 265 93 57 5,839 3 1,897 13 9,418 12 16,929 13 1,310 8 2,332 14 1,785 12 1,360 3 562 12 2,237 6 146 11 550 II 153 2 812 6 1,485 4 1,021 6 363 15 215 4 529 97i 11 '483 813 12 1,491 18 453 149 7,462 12 32 12 2,315 12 486 6 1,246 11 457 138 6,294 2J 40 4 2,597 0 493 14 Totals 154,931 801,381 4 150,567 i805,002 2|j 32,701 97,099 10 34,276 107,462 ,15