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Table No. 2 —continued. Table showing the Number and Amount of Money-orders issued, etc. —continued. Drawn on the Dominion.

Table No. 3. Table showing the Number and Weight of Parcels exchanged with other Countries during the Years 1933 and 1934.

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Where issued. —; 1 : | Total. ,, ,, i „ , ;i Australia and other ■ Foreign Year. In the Dominion. United Kingdom. British Possessions. Countries.t No. j Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. £ £ £ £ £ 1863 2,067 9,169 415 1,824 558 3,078 .. .. 3,040 14,071 1873 34,288 142,642 1,482 6,626 1,668 7,689 .. .. 37,438 156,957. 1883 132,232 402,559 3,725 15,553 5,697 23,300 .. .. 141,654 441,411 1893 146,133 576,359 8,746 32,617 10,679 40,929 .. .. 165,558 649,905 1903 273,535 1,108,067 13,035 49,181 17,777 68,340 .. .. 304,347 1,225,589 1913 516,536 2,821,624 12,693 70,084 31,450 110,487 .. .. 560,679 3,002,194 1923 545,605 3,849,423 11,042 63,313 26,042 123,703 1,813 8,669 584,502 4,045,108 1924 580.569 4,113,813 8,310 60,862 28,543 127,350 2,348 10,309 619,770 4,312,334 1925 610,972 4,406,461 9,857 69,098 27,318 119,073 2,140 8,391 650,287 4,603,023 1926 635.078 4,453,878 10,047 70,948 28,935 124,952 2,334 10,326 676,394 4,660,104 1927 639,889 4,416,182 11,646 80,015 32,791 136,763 2,428 9,301 686,804 4,642,261 1928 642,136 4,406,187 10,607 70,151 32,650 138,068 2,636 9,358 688,029 4,623,764 1929 664,049 4,609,226 10,953 68,273 32,973 129,798 2,923 10,875 710,898 4.818,172 1930 669,483 4,497,547 10,046 62,617 30,776 126,051 2,650 9,270 712,955 4,695,485 1931 611,165 3,682,333 10,276 60,631 17,458 87,071 2,609 8,794 641,508 3,838,829 1932 565,748 3,140,927 8,068 60,479 16,221 46,879 2,806 16,293 592,843 3,264,578 1933 555,219 2,945,703 9,909 53,898 19,956 96,766 2,600 15,827 587,684 3,112,194 1934 563,291 3,013,540 9,388 48,643 23,050 81,698 2,587 13,822 598,316 3,157,703 * Includes foreign offices to year 1915. f In previous years included in United Kingdom and foreign offices.

Received. Despatched. Places. 193B. 1934. 1933. 1934. Number. | Weight. Number. I Weight. Number.! Weight. Number.! Weight. ! I J 1 lb. lb. - lb. lb. Great Britain and Northern 70,067 544,210 70,183 551,357 16,017 69,431 14,266 66,796 Ireland and countries via London New South Wales . . .. 26,675 112,771 28,843 123,577 9,985 30,888 10,008 32,708 Victoria .. .. .. 11,384 49,495 11,547 48,239* 5,611 17,821 5,174 17,477 Queensland .. .. 982 2,161 1,107 2,409 1,105 2,797 1,313 3,946 South Australia .. .. 760 2,358 733 2,243 678 2,115 680 2,090 Western Australia.. .. 462 1,089 446 999 651 1,691 651 1,729 Tasmania .. .. 297 917 178 474 563 1,607 600 1,836 Norfolk Island .. .. 24 59 .. .. 416 1,012 425 1,197 Canada .. .. .. 6,644 75,432 7,271 100,766 1,231 4,412 1.200 4,735 Union of South Africa .. 761 1,731 841 1,885 449 1,442 488 1,637 Aden .. .. .. 505 3,933 61 311 India .. .. .. 3,068 23,088 2,818 20,035 842 4,984 850 4,899 Ceylon .. .. .. 318 1,401 292 1,072 88 342 81 346 Malaya .. .. .. 454 1,619 395 1,153 218 886 178 735 Hong Kong .. .. 747 4,965 718 4,609 650 2,789 678 2,970 Fiji .. .. .. 708 1,492 578 1,506 1,782 6,516 1,580 6,254 Tonga .. .. .. 117 477 126 451 573 2,868 394 1,766 United States of America and 18,368 100,826 27,699 160,486 2,792 10,461 2,672 10,250 Egypt 6SS !° nS .. .. 179 922 213 1,353 26 134 30 156 Tahiti .. .. .. 51 277 43 208 189 1,157 179 967 Uruguay .. .... .. .. .. 47 221 26 , 153 Others .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 8 30 25 130 Totals .. .. 142,571; 929,223 154,092 I 1,023,133 43,921 163,604 41,498 162,777