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Table No. 12. Registered Articles. The number of registered articles dealt with in 1916, compared with the number in 1890, 1900, 1910, and 1915, is as follows :— 1890. 1900. 1910. 1915. 1916. From places beyond the Dominion 26,374 52,343 132,493 118,416 136,919 Registered in the Dominion ... 169,321 464,036 993,675 1,323,708 1,362,559 Totals ... ... 195,695 516,379 1,126,168 1,442,124 1,499,478 Dead Letters. 1915. 1916. Opened and returned to writers ... ... 282,102 292,266 Returned unopened to other countries ... ... 44,609 47,800 Reissued ... ... ... ... ... 1,452 23,046Destroyed ... ... ... ... ... 45,636 46,213 Returned unopened to writers by Chief Postmasters ... ... ... ... ... 204,376 198,174 Returned unopened to other countries by Chief Postmasters ... ... ... * ... 18,185 22,515 Totals ... ... ... 596,360 630,014 * Includes letters addressed to soldiers.

Table No. 13. Parcel-post. The following shows the number and weight of parcels posted during the years 1890, 1900, 1910, 1915, and 1916 :—

The following table shows the number and weight of parcels exchanged with the United Kingdom and the undermentioned places during the years 1915 and 1916: —

1890. 1900. 1910. 1915. Number 121,292 199,413 1,190,711 2,838,537 Weight 336,6431b. 12 oz.) 682,140 lb. 7oz,3,953,2841b. 15 oz. 10,886,7091b. 11 oz. 1916. 3,103,711 12,504,648 lb.

Country. Received. Despi 1915. 1916. 1915. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. itched. 1916. Number. Weight. gdom and fort (via. London! lb. oz. lb. oz. 1 lb. oz. ■eign 115,639 737,261 0 116,432 , 763,764 OJ 34,517 104,692 15 lb. oz. 104,692 15 lb. oz. 23,964 90,154 0 United Kingdom and foreign countries (via London) Unitod States of Amorica .. Now Zealand Expeditionary Force Canada Victoria New South Wales South Australia Queensland Tasmania Western Australia.. Fiji Ceylon Uruguay.. Cape of Good Hope Natal India Tonga Tahiti .. Hong Kong Straits Settlements (via London) tes of Amorica id Expedition Wales .. ralia .. istralia.. nd Hope lements , .. 14,995 63,702 13 23,236! 127,358 0 2,032 6,624 0 nary 2,128 5,295 0 2,516 I 6,108 0, 60,214 215,084 0 1,499 5,904 0 1,864 ! 9,857 ol 714 2,318 I 8,574 30,042 12 8,525 30,766 0 3,802 9,630 5 .. 15,990 45,321 0 18,446! 55,624 0 9,209 26,146 12 524 1,305 1 566 1,515 0 560 1,451 9 837 2,036 0 982 2,667 0 1,093 2,762 11 390 881 0 418 ' 1,079 0l 819 1,066 2 463 1,004 15 438 945 0 568 1,482 4 244 698 10 311 705 0 1,112 3,768 11 566 2,21111 524 | 2,635 0 357 1,933 12 .... .. .. .. 114 tjt 383 7 484 790 15 889 1,206 0 83 »212 0 .... .. 309 5 785 4 1,090 5,062 0 2,500 4,742 0 498 2,818 11 31 114 8 41 153 0 294 1,184 8 260 I,439 15 094 4,068 0 1,048 7,326 0 113 405 0 103 350 3 1.17 , 387 0, 79 320 .13 6,624 0 215,084 0 2,318 1 9,630 5 26,146 12 1,451 9 2,762 11 I ,;)66 2 1,482 4 3,768 11 1,933 12 J&383 7 K212 0 31785 4 2,818 11 1,1.84 8 1,439 15 405 6 320 .13 2,087 7,447 0 251,164 960,841 0 785 2,690 0 3,572 9,615 (I 12,814 40,675 0 487 1,258 0 1,034 2,448 0 711 1,692 0 496 1,452 0 1,054 3,493 0 629* 3,280 0 66 278 0 74 246 0 337 897 0 1,108 5,062 0 344 1,328 0 214 1,118 0 154 708 0 78 323 0 Totals 164,251 906,049 8 178,853 1,016,837 0 116,747 385,411 2 301,172 1,135,005 0 * Including pi .reels for !is Majesty's ships.