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Table No. 12. Registered Articles. The number of registered articles dealt with in 1917, compared with the number in 1890, 1900, 1910, and 1916, is as follows :— 1890. 1900. 1910. 1916. 1917. From places beyond the Dominion 26,374 52,343 132,493 136,919 144,659 Registered in the Dominion ... 169,321 464,036 993,675 1,362,559 1,619,851 Totals ... ... 195,695 516.379 1,126,168 1,499,478 1,764,510 Dead Letters. 1916. 1917. Opened and returned to writers ... ... 292,266 296,472 Returned unopened to other countries ... ... 47,800 39,413 Reissued ... ... ... ... ... 23,046* 65,088* Destroyed ... ... ... ... ... 46,213 39,098 Returned unopened by Chief Postmasters ... 198,174 212,568 Returned unopened to other countries by Chief Postmasters ... ... ..." ... 22,515 13,790 Totals ... ... ... 630,014 666,429 * Includes letters addressed to soldiers.

Table No. 13. Pakcel-post. The following shows the number and weight of parcels posted during the years 1890, 1900, 1910, 1916, and 1917 :—

The following table shows the number and weight of parcels exchanged with the United Kingdom and the undermentioned places during the years 19.16 and 1917 :—

N W — 1890. 1900. 1910. lumber' 121,292 199,413 1,190,711 Veight 336,643 lb. 12 oz.i682,140 lb. 7 oz. 3,953,284 lb. 15o/„ 1916. 3,103,711 12,504,648 lb. 1917. 3,295,539 14,171,1401b.

Country. Be 1916. Number. Weight. Iteceived. sceived. Number. 1917. Despatched. 1916. 1917. Number. Weight. Number. Weiglit. Weight. United Kingdom and foreign countries (via London) United States of America .. New 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 lb. 116,432 763,764 23,236 127,358 2,516 , 6,108 1,864 9,857 8,525 30,766 1.8,446 55,624 566 1,515 982 2,667 418 1,079 438 945 311 705 524 2,635 889 1,206 2,500 4,742 41 153 1,048 7,326 117 387 105,368 32,904 891 1,836 9,609 16,087 550 913 217 362 406 237 1,375 1,293 43 7 1,241 103 lb. 564,562 lb. lb. 23,964 90,154 33,810 135,961 209,918 1,931 2,087 7,447 1,793 6,324 251,164 960,841 392,235 1,498,537 9,011 38,372 57,193 1,577 2,437 487 906 904 1,215 785 2,690 593 1,773 i 3,572 9,615 3,613 9,980 12,8.14 40,675 11,593 ! 37,230 487 1,253 557 1,543 1,034 2,448 956 2,651 711 1,692 697 1,590 496 1,452 452 1,077 1,054 3,493 M43 3,874 629* 3,280 83 343 66 278 74 246 113 370 337 897 283 719 1,108 5,062 697 3,464 344 1,328 425 1,592 214 1,118 337 1,780 154 708 164 707 78 323 101 387 1,837 5,809 140 34 9,681 346 Totals 178,853 1,016,837 178,853 1,016,837 7 173,442 173,442 906,320 301,172 1,135,005 449,645 I1,709,902 ' Includini •reels for His Ma; iest; ■'s shi] IB.