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Post Office. Mail-matter delivered in Samoa during the year, estimated from a general average, was as follows:— Delivered— Letters and letter-cards .. .. .. .. 135,598 Other articles .. .. .. ~ .. 77,349 212,947 Registered articles .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,542 Parcels .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,647 Posted— Letters and letter-cards .. .. .. .. 93,370 Other articles .. .. .. .. .. 24,099 117,469 Registered articles .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,183 Parcels .. . . .. .. , .. . . .. 980 Customs duty amounting to £1,392 2s. Id. was collected on parcels. Work -performed for other Departments.—Amounts collected for other Departments of the Administration amounted to £1,624 14s. Bd. On behalf of the New Zealand Government the following was collected : Superannuation, £2,303 7s. lOd. ; Government Insurance, £149 7s. sd. ; National Provident, £28 16s. 2d.; miscellaneous, £54 15s. The amounts paid were —Superannuation, £200 3s. Id.; miscellaneous, £70 19s. Bd.

Mail-matter.

Money-orders.

Savings-bank.

Receipts due to the Samoan Administration.

Transactions on Account of the New Zealand Government.

Mail-matter delivered. Mail-matter posted. ; - Year. i Parcels Letters and Other Registered * Letters and Other Registered p arce i g I Letter-cards. Articles. Articles. Number Duty Letter-cards. Articles. Articles. I £ a. d. 1928-29 .. 135,598 77,349 , 2,542 4,647 1 1,392 2 1 ! 93,370 24,099 i 4,183 I 980 1927-28 .. 130,120 70,418 j 2,269 4,172 | 1,249 0 9 98,672 19,744 i 3,601 , 998

Money-orders isaued. Money-orders paid. Postal NoteS 0^r ® rlti8h 1 ' 0stal Year. ; — ; Number. Commission. Amount. Number. 1 Amount. Issued. : Paid. . 1 I £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1928-29 .. .. 2,194 109 6 6 21,665 6 6 352 2,721 18 11 1,117 0 6 96 1 11 1927-28 .. .. 2,259 113 9 10 21,850 0 0 200 1,227 5 9 930 11 3 90 15 8

Year. § § o | Deposits. Withdrawals. Credit invested. ; In Hand. § § oft ofl oft *1 ° 1° <1 ° " p ; ; ; ■ ■ £ s. d. | £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1928-29 .. 279 256 36,622 1 10 | 42,042 17 4 48,827 16 8 48,497 9 1 1,264 14 10 1,461 1927-28 •• 269 215 136,127 15 9 j 31,433 15 4 52,335 16 9 46,533 0 0 6,831 3 3 1,438

Year. j Stamp Sales, j Radio Fees. Ste, Si j' Braes? AdSesses. 1 j" [ i £ s. d. £ s. d. ! £ s. d. ( £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1928-29 .. .. 1,702 5 5 i 1,622 17 2 1 17 6 0 9 0 1.240 10 9 126 15 0 14 10 0 1927-28 .. .. J 1,856 13 8 1,616 6 8 | 2 10 6 1 2 0 0 1,336 12 2 126 10 10 2 6 8

Receipts. Payments. Year. SnDftrannnation 1 Government National Misppli#mpnnq Pprmion« Superannua- I Miscelsuperannuation. InsiiraIlces Provident. Miscellaneous. I ensions. t ion. j laneous. j I ! £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1928-29 .. .. 2,303 7 10 1 149 7 5 28 16 2 < 54 15 0 ' 297 12 0 200 3 1 70 19 8 1927-28 .. .. 2,472 14 8 j 222 14 0 | 33 13 1 I 100 0 0 340 16 4 1 647 5 5 343 19 4