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Table No. 7. Registered Articles. The number of registered articles dealt with in 1929 compared with the number in 1890, 1910, and 1928, was as follows : — 1890. 1910. 1928. 1929. From places beyond the Dominion .. 26,374 132,493 388,700 374,700 Registered in the Dominion .. .. 169,321 993,675 2,202,600 2,210,000 Totals .. .. .. 195,695 1,126,168 2,591,300 2,584,700 Table No. 8. Parcel-post. The following shows the number of parcels posted during the years 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1928, and 1929

The following table shows the number and weight of parcels exchanged with other countries during the years 1928 and 1929 : —-

I I I — 1890. 1900. 1910. 1920. j 1928. 1929. i Number .. 121,292 199,413 1,190,711 3,144,635 3,349,285 3,279,551

Received. Despatched. Places. 1928. 1929. 1928. 1929. Number. Weight. Number. J Weight. Number.) Weight. Number. Weight. lb. lb. lb. lb. Great Britain and Ireland and 204,214 1,797,145 207,740 1,807,448 27,350 118,590 27,779 130,510 foreign countries via London United States of America and 64,612 419,854 65,787 425,580 4,789 19,806 4,736 19,147 possessions Canada .. .. .. 11,549 86,920 15,338 151,223 1,805 5,844 2,005 6,603 New South Wales .. .. 32,814 126,223 38,484 155,013 12,027 39,192 12,244 39,754 Victoria .. .. .. 18,125 82,917 18,191 80,954 5,599 18,677 5,631 : 18,049 Queensland .. .. 1,338 2,696 1,482 2,989 1,289 4,019 1,239 3,684 South Australia .. .. 948 2,674 919 2,578 884 3,073 807 2,578 Tasmania .. .. 465 1,634 459 1,231 730 2,067 703 2,001 Western Australia .. 608 1,453 732 2,059 798 2,628 846 2,269 Union of South Africa .. 1,119 2,793 1,089 2,368 583 1,664 566 2,050 Egypt .. .. .. 263 1,719 307 2,051 70 487 72 439 Aden .. .. .. 391 2,759 1,487 10,714 India .. .. .. 4,667 36,164 4,591 34,350 1,094 5,982 1,121 6,537 Ceylon .. .. .. 482 2,266 505 2,315 124 505 135 435 Straits Settlements .. 531 1,463 689 1,941 417 1,880 466 2,159 HongKong .. .. 1,727 12,353 2,170 16,723 467 2,538 614: 3,166 Fiji .. .. .. 1,041 2,293 954 2,071 2,177 7,241 2,241 7,248 Tonga .. .. .. 86 315 79 288 1,587 8,297 1,486 7,801 Tahiti .. .. .. 77 671 183 1,549 240 1,278 242 1,521 Norfolk Island .. .. 90 258 65 157 544 1,753 639 2,092 Uruguay .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 200 68 311 Others .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 42 9 30 Totals .. .. 345,147 2,584,570 361,251 j 2,703,602 62,632 245,763 63,649 j 258 ; 384