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Table No. 5. The following table shows the number and weight of parcels exchanged with other countries during the years 1929 and 1930: —

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Beceived. Despatched. Places. 1929. 1930. 1929. 1930. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Number, j Weight. lb. lb. lb. lb. Great Britain and Ireland and 207,740 1,807,448 145,351 1,257,156 27,779 130,510 23,261 105,344 foreign countries via London United States of America and 65,787 425,580 52,295 317,411 4,736 19,147 4,634 18,535 possessions Canada .. .. .. 15,338 151,223 16,015 191,160 2,005 6,603 1,799 6,443 New South Wales .. 38,484 155,013 32,993 142,509 12,244 39,754 11,368 36,427 Victoria .. .. .. 18,191 80,954 16,429 75,352 5,631 18,049 5,214 15,953 Queensland .. .. 1,482 2,989 1,529 3,016 1,239 3,684 1,433 4,050 South Australia .. .. 919 2,578 915 2,917 807 2,578 699 2,313 Tasmania .. .. 459 1,231 380 1,086 703 2,001 650 1,758 Western Australia.. .. 732 2,059 540 1,527 846 2,269 779 2,144 Union of South Africa .. 1,089 2,368 1,088 2,301 566 2,050 522 1,589 Egypt .. .. .. 307 2,051 294 1,982 72 439 64 336 Aden .. .. .. 1,487 10,714 1,530 11,060 India .. .. .. 4,591 34,350 4,558 35,529 1,121 6,537 1,148 6,072 Ceylon .. .. .. 505 2,315 596 2,650 135 435 118 441 Straits Settlements .. 689 1,941 661 2,036 466 2,159 441 1,971 Hong Kong .. .. 2,170 16,723 1,836 12,727 614 3,166 689 3,542 Fiji .. .. .. 954 2,071 977 2,142 2,241 7,248 2,149 7,603 Tonga .. .. .. 79 288 108 395 1,486 7,801 1,408 7,455 Tahiti .. .. .. 183 1,549 226 2,016 242 1,521 236 1,345 Norfolk Island .. .. 65 157 61 152 639 2,092 605 1,848 Uruguay .. .. .. .. .. .. 68 311 36 197 Others " .. .. .... .. .. .. 9 30 23 90 Totals .. .. 361,251 2,703,602 278,382 2,065,124 63,649 258,384 57,276 225,456