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Table No. 6. Table showing the Estimated Number of Letters and Letter-cards, Post-cards, Book-packets, Newspapers, and Parcels posted and delivered in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand during the Year ended 31st December, 1933.

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Posted in the Dominion. Delivered in the Dominion. Total posted and delivered in the Dominion. Postal District. and : Post . oards . Books, &c. Newspapers.' Parcels. StOT-oarfs. beards. B °° k s, &c. Newspapers/ Parcels. Lettoicards. j Books, &c. j Parcels. Auckland 24,680,323 618,007 18,491,012 5,107,242 392,223 29,239,925 723,073 14.920,022 2,783,794 303,732 53,920,248 1,341,080 33,411,034 7,891,036 695,955 Blenheim 1,295,001 22,566 452,953 147,030 11,440 1,428,856 37,414 788,411 265,798 34,216 2,723,857 59,980 1,241,364 412,828 4o,656 Christchurch 15 016,954 660,894 14,844,712 1,445,656 227,760 17,612,348 829,231 11,100,323 2,185,664 177,983 32,629,302 1,490,125 25,945,035 3,631,320 405,743 Dunedin 10 525,872 391,534 7,083.320 1,371,486 150,982 11,269,479 399,412 7,330.102 1.740,778 156,923 21,795,351 790,946 14,413,422 3,112,264 307,905 Gisborne .. 2,775,955 23,426 919,008 303,684 27,209 2,793.804 46,449 1,541,787 703,768 55,926 5,569,759 69,875 2,460,795 1,007,452 83,135 Grevmouth .. 1,676,827 32,188 674,103 198,900 17,927 1,996,436 52,221 838,890 341,770 47,372 3,673,263 84,409 1,512,993 540,670 65,299 Hamilton 9,417,879 213,759 3,728,906 579.159 44,720 8,951,124 310,804 5.732,064 1,015,781 133,315 18,369,003 524,563 9,460,970 1,594,940 178,035 Inverearaill .. 6,387,833 115,531 2.918,370 473,491 41,639 6,014,216 162,942 3,068,793 798,590 81,601 12,402,049 278,473 5,987,163 1,272,081 123,240 Napier 5,989,614 112,788 2,607,679 515,089 31,369 6,397,443 170,066 4,148,066 948,103 75,621 12,387,057 282,854 6,755,745 1,463,192 106,990 Kelson .. 2,606,395 70,512 979,189 207,082 28,613 2,708,693 66,209 1,511,380 443,157 75,556 5,315,0S8 136,721 2,490,569 650,239 104,169 New Plymouth 4,371,800 82,407 2,201,812 467.760 29,666 4,815.382 134,667 3,184,792 688,727 74,022 9,187,182 217,074 5,386,604 1,156,487 103,688 Oamaru .. 1,436,993 26,195 530,520 140,214 8,593 1,429,740 44,005 974,428 268,138 20,098 2,866,733 70,200 1,504,948 408,352 28,691 Palmerston N. 5,324,821 95,914 2,937.665 442,374 40,937 5,873,140 142,337 4,215.055 741,286 75,517 11,197,961 238,251 7,152,720 1,183,660 116,454 Thames . 2,992,631 58,344 1,030,174 279,241 19,071 3,419,520 130.780 2,354.508 451,646 62,517 6,412,151 189,124 3,384,682 730,887 81,588 Timaru .. 3,152,126 68,120 1,213,295 234,614 19,617 3,334,461 90,285 2,040,883 402,961 45,786 6,486,587 158,405 3,254,178 637,575 65,403 Wanganui .. 4,627,800 117,104 2,002,705 419,583 31,447 4,573,114 153,335 2,517,593 643,448 66,456 9,200,914 270,439 4,520,298 1,063,031 97,903 Wellington .. 22,767,919 341,794 15,679,682 3,481.493 413,214 23,174,859 472,154 9,908,408 3,154,718 222,775 45,942,778 813,948 25,588,090 6,636,211 635,989 Westport .. 659,827 10,309 147,703 93,431 8,437 992,381 25.493 394.056 234,728 25,428 1,652,208 35,802 541,759 328,159 33,865 Rarotonea .. 42,708 156 1,410 1,338 834 45,342 156 6,252 12,510 2,226 88,050 312 7,662 13,848 3,060 Western Samoa 92,496 489 4,962 10,584 759 67,275 558 13,062 30,573 2,661 159,771 1,047 18,024 41,157 3,420 Totals .. 125,841,774 3,062,037 78,449,180 15,919,451 1,546,457 136,137,538 3,991,591 76,588,875 17,855,938 1,739,731 261,979,312 7,053,628 155,038,055 33,775,389 3,286,188 Previous year 118,255,346 3,088,022 76,545,444 14,856,485 1,298,804 128,139,784 3,738,990 70,663,023 18,553,887 1,475,612 246,395,130 6,827,012 147,208,467 33,410,372 2,774,416 f