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Table No. 9. Registered Articles. The number of registered articles dealt with in 1921, compared with the number in 1890, 1900, 1910, and 1920, is as follows :— • 1890. 1900. 1910. 1920. 1921. From places beyond the Dominion 26,374 52,343 132,493 191,115 180,748 Registered in the Dominion ... 169,321 464,036 993,675 1,937,344 1,913,586 Totals ... ... 195,695 516.379 1,126,168 2,128,459 2,094,334 Dead Letters. lg2o lg2l Opened and returned to writers ... ... 228,258 226,076 Returned unopened to other countries ... ... 36,395 38,385 Reissued ... ... ... ... ... 97,343- 80 Destroyed ... ... ... ... ... 34,523 37,009 Returned unopened by Chief Postmasters ... 265,143 253,776 Returned unopened to other countries by Chief Postmasters ■ ... ... ... " ... 38,792 40,528 Totals ... ... ... 700,454 595,854 * Includes letters addressed to soldiers.

Table No. 10. Parcel-post. The following shows the number and weight of parcels posted during the years 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1921 : —

The following table shows the number and weight of parcels exchanged with the United Kingdom and the undermentioned places during the years 1920 and 1921: —

— 1890. 1900. vlumber ' .. 121,292 199,413 Vcighl .. j 336,043 lb. 12 oz. 682,1041b. 7 <>/,. I 1910. 1,190,711. 3,953,284 1b. 15 oz. 1920. 3,144,035 15,826,3171b. 1921. 3.139,123 15,799,2061b.

Country. Received. Despi 1920. 1921. 1920. Number, Weight. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. itched. 1921. Number. Weight. United Kingdom and foreign countries (via London) United States of America .. Canada Victoria New South Wales ' .. South Australia Queensland Tasmania Western Australia Fiji (leylon .. Cape <>f Good Hope Natal India Tonga Tahiti Hong Kong Straits Settlements Solomon Islands New Hebrides 211,214 lb. 1,219,881 128,378 lb. • 741,482 21,540 lb. 79,283 lb. 88,386 21,079 02,447 4,566 23,218 33,733 009 1,300 201 402 397 395 853 430,975 27,879 120,347 158,169 2,042 4,684 589 1,093 949 1,841 3.50S 38,167 4,159 20,860 33,647 754 1,120 311 541 492 383 860 237,926 26,360 97,144 139,387 1,957 3,155 579 1,172 1,464 1,674 2.510 3,186 957 3,989 7,831 015 1,033 594 426 I. 170 117 llo 298 724 825 781 310 183 2 J 11,906 3,138 12,701 24,490 1,827 2,1120 1,474 1, J 95 5,202 459 402 1,003 3,449 3,501 5,123 1,337 624 3 1 4,161 1 ,268 4,377 7,973 52.3 1,004 541 440 1,638 110 140 373 781 776 1,262 361 276 17 17,676 4,256 13,860 20,360 1,430 2,097 I ,454 1,185 5,828 433 561 987 4,023 3,194 9,378 1,375 1,001 33 1,508 54 58 2,735 145 8,002 215 327 24,086 403 1,858 53 134 1,759 227 10,204 201 698 14,518 825 Totals 344,021 2,010,090 233,698 1,281,322 44,998 100,044 47,700 179,1.23