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Table No. 12. Begistered Articles. The number of registered articles dealt with in 1915, compared with the number in 1890, 1900, 1910, and 1914, is as follows : — 1890. 1900. 1910. 1914. 1915. Prom places beyond the Dominion 26,374 52,343 132,493 139,003 118,416 Eegistered in the Dominion ... 169,321 464,036 993,675 1,390,880 1,323,708 Totals ... ... 195,695 516.379 1,126,168 1,529,883 1,442,124 Dead Letters. 1914. 1915. Opened and returned to writers ... ... 231,706 282,102 Eeturned unopened to other countries ... ... 48,715 44,609 Eeissued ... ... ... ... ... 368 1,452 Destroyed ... ... ... ... ... 44,662 45,636 Eeturned unopened to writers by Chief Postmasters 217,672 204,376 Eeturned? unopened to other countries by Chief Postmasters ' ... 22,002 18,185 Totals ... ... ... 565,125 596,360

Table No. 13. Parcel-post. The following shows the number and weight of parcels posted during the years 1890, 1900, 1910, 1914, and 1915 :—

— 1890. 1900. 1910. 1914. 1915. Number 121,292 199,413 1,190,711 2,469,428 2,838,537 Weight 336,6431b. 12 oz. 682,1401b. 7 oz. 3,953,2841b. 15 oz. 8,756,5961b. 14oz. 10,886,7091b. 11 oz. 1890. 1900. 1910. The following table shows the number and weight of parcels exchanged with the United Kingdom and the undermentioned places-during the years 1914 and 1915:— larcels exchanged with the United and 1915:— Iteceived. Despatched. Country. Number. 1914. Weight. 1915. 1914. 1915. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Unitod Kingdom and foreign countries (via London) United States of America . New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Egypt Canada Victoria New South Wales South Australia Queensland Tasmania Western Australia.. 107,707 lb. oz. 660,747 0 115,639 lb. oz. 737,201. 0 16,681 lb. oz. 59,0319 4 34,517 lb. oz. 104,692 15 12,225 47,3107 14 14,995 2,128 63,702 13 5,295 0 1,832 5,839 3 2,032 60,21.4 6,624 0 215,084 0 Samoa Fiji Ceylon Uruguay Capo of Good Hope Natal India 1,256 8,590 15,630 483 718 464 351 13 176 553 3,902 0 29,440 4 45,33310 0 1,167 1 1,746 12 1,107 6 799 13 30 15 597 11 2,586 64. 1,499 8,574 15,990 524 837 390 463 *. 244 566 5,904 0 310,042 12 45,321 0 1,305 1 2,036 0 881 0 1,004 15 698 10 2,211 11 651 3,612 6,483 556 952 810 509 139 768 48 133 49 315 323 265 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 11 153 2 812 6 1,485 4 1,021 6 714 3,802 9,209 560 1,093 819 568 *.. 1,112 357 114 83 309 498 294 260 113 79 2,318 1 9,630 5 26,146 12 1,451 9 2,762 11 1,966 2 1,482 4 3,768 11 1,933 12 383 7 212 0 785 4 2,818 11 1,184 8 1,4319 15 405 6 320 13 483 813 12 484 790 15 1,246 11 6,294 2J 40 4 1,090 31 5,062 0 114 8 Tonga Tahiti Hong Kong Straits Settlements 457 138 2,597 0 493 14 694 103 4,068 0 350 3 93 57 363 15 215 4 Totals 150,567 805,002 2| 164,251 906,049 8 314,276 107,462 15 116,747 3185,411 2 * Now treated ,s inland.