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Table No. 9. Beoistered Articles. The number of registered articles dealt with in 1925, compared with the number in 1890, 1900, 1910, and 1924, is as follows :— 1890. 1900. 1910. 1924. 1925. From places beyond the Dominion 26,374 52,343 132,493 198,792 210,931 Registered in the Dominion ... 169,321 464,036 993,675 2,046,831 2,103,229 Totals ... .. 195,695 516,379 1,126,168 2,245 ; 623 2,314,160

Table No. 10. Parcel-post. The following shows the number and weight of parcels posted during the years 1890, 1900, 1910, 1924, and 1925

SS§ The following table shows the number and weight of parcels exchanged with Great Britain and Ireland and the undermentioned places during the years 1924 and 1925 : —

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— 1890. j 1900. 1910. 1924. 1925. Number .. j 121,292 199,413 1,190,711 3,383,995 3,456,571 Weight. .. | 336,6431b. 12 oz. 682,104 lb. 7 oz. 3,953,284 lb. 15 oz. 17,031,0481b. 17,396,310 1b. I I ! ____

Received. Despatched. Places. 1924. 1925. 1924. 1925. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. lb. lb. lb. lb. Great Britain and Ireland and 176,284 1,112,534 179,973 1,313,782 19,340 82,024 21,353 82,877 foreign countries via London United States of America .. 62,486 412,116 62,656 408,086 3,939 16,983 5,024 20,342 Canada .. .. .. 9,806 61,123 j 11,350 77,440 1,323 3,962 1,606 5,891 Victoria .. .. .. 16,963 72,827 ' 17,305 73,650 4,330 15,814 4,704 15,785 New South Wales.. .. 27,474 98,490 28,163 108,729 8,524 28,758 9,038 30,396 South Australia .. .. 844 2,259 916 2,671 654 2,484 721 2,344 Queensland .. .. 1,112 3,105 1,107 3,193 1,078 3,333 1,164 3,718 Tasmania .. .. 449 939 409 844 580 1,427 693 1,963 Western Australia.. .. 483 1,025 530 1,335 495 1,554 556 1,809 Fiji .. .. •• 666 1,412 682 1,464 1,739 6,476 1,702 5,975 Ceylon .. .. .. 453 2,112 446 2,458 132 824 128 601 Cape of Good Hope .. 1,163 4,234 986 3,834 95 399 127 605 Natal .. •• •• •• •• •• 334 1,168 393 1,453 India .. .. 2,571 16,949 2,348 14,385 707 3,755 845 4,698 Tonga .. .. •• 49 158 59 262 1,115 5,245 1,403 7,507 Tahiti .. .. •• 39 235 50 218 1,006 6,192 502 3,353 Hong Kong .. •• 1,561 11,078 1,359 9,685 451 2,041 462 2,158 Straits Settlements .. 323 1,050 316 1,134 230 966 230 1,030 Solomon Islands .. .... .. 2 2 5 9 9 24 New Hebrides .. .. 2 11 .. 2 5 4 15 Uruguay •• ■ • •• •• •■ •• 60 249 58 296 Pitcairn Island .. .. 293 636 386 838 98 452 156 692 Norfolk Island .. .... .. 6 19 5 8 14 40 Nauru Island .. .... .. 2 4 Aden .. • • • • 30 160 32 170 .. .. .. ,, Fanning Island .. .. 41 203 .. 101 394 72 310 Egypt .. .. •• •• 253* 1,607 17 83 83 634 Totals .. .. 303,092 1,802,656j 309,336 2,025,810 46,360 184,605 Si,047 194,516 * Previously forwarded through the intermediary of the Commonwealth of Australia.