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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 1937 and 1938.

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Table No. 2 —continued. Table showing the Number and Amount of Money-orders issued, etc. —continued. Drawn on the Dominion. Where Issued. j Tota ,_ Year. In the Dominion. j United Kingdom.* Australia and other Foreign * British Possessions. Countries, f 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 .. .. 141,654 441,412 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 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,'l57,'703 1935 568,379 3,167,590 9,485 49,628 34,566 70,964 3,460 13,195 615,890 3,301,377 1936 633,937 3,561,548 9,025 45,043 25,523 72,338 3,806 9,750 672,291 3,688,679 1937 678,018 4,053,369 8,824 44,434 25,509 73,755 3,204 8,647 715,555 4 180 205 1938 732,967 4,495,648 9,347 55,577 25,734 76,166 2,151 6,156 770,199 4,633,547 •Includes foreign offices to year 1913. t Included under United Kingdom to year 1013. Table No. 3. Table showing the Number and Weight of Parcels exchanged with other Countries DURING THE YEARS 1937 AND 1938. Received. Despatched. Places. 1037. 1938. 1937. 1938. Number, j Weight. Number. J Weight. Number. J Weight. | Number. Weight. lb- lb. lb. ]b. Great [Britain and Northern 77,420 621,682 84,697 667,865 14,254 73,216 14,945 68,668 Ireland (and countries via London) New South Wales (including 39,453 182,680 40,872 190,834 11,518 38,454 12,923 44,611 Japan, Italy, &c.) Victoria.. ' .. .. 13,711 57,514 12,734 53,230 5,645 18,949 6,082 20,810 Queensland (including Papua 1,399 3,695 1,353 3,402 1,608 5,035 1,713 5,062 and Netheriand T2ast Indies) South Australia .. .. 913 2,986 852 2,538 746 2,603 878 2 749 Western Australia.. .. 509 1,333 499 1,271 716 2,234 733 2'l05 Tasmania .. .. 195 420 171 418 577 1,769 584 1^588 Norfolk Island .. .. 25 50 7 16 310 1,018 304 '835 Canada .. .. .. 20,497 204,703 21,357 224,877 1,517 6,585 2,163 7,826 Union of South Africa .. 1,169 2,591 1,589 2,774 882 4,349 1,318 5 708 Aden . . . . . . 70 289 87 300 .. . India .. .. .. 3,231 23,015 2,823 18,899 957 5,590 993 5 183 Ceylon .. .. .. 287 1,127 290 1,112 67 268 87 '.351 Malaya .. .. .. 606 2,210 678 2,326 341 1,482 359 1,122 Hong Kong (including Japan, 1,221 13,445 1,606 19,202 754 2,945 745 3,852 China, &c.) Fiji •• • • .. 469 1,634 490 1,718 1,645 8,775 1,727 8,751 Tonga .. .. .. 123 443 179 658 593 3,425 671 3,562 United States of America and 35,477 205,626 38,995 213,655 3,245 11,971 3,664 13,705 possessions Egypt •• •• •• 292 2,134 318 2,172 53 269 61 214 Tahiti .. .. .. 61 403 63 493 116 617 117 643 Uruguay .. .... .. .. .. 20 87 26 128 Nauru and Ocean Islands .. 4 9 5 24 22 95 61 163 Other countries with which 4 15 2 10 14 65 8 5] direct exchanges exist Totals .. .. 197,136 1,328,004 209,667 1,407,794 45,600 189,801 50,162 197,687 Note.—With the countries named above, excepting those in parentheses, New Zealand has direct parcel exchanges. Parcels to and from other countries are forwarded through the intermediary of direct-exchange countries. 5—F. 1.

Table No. 2 —continued. Table showing the Number and Amount of Money-orders issued, etc.—continued. Drawn on the Dominion. Where Issued. j Tota ,_ Year. In the Dominion. j United Kingdom.* Australia and other Foreign * British Possessions. Countries, f 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 .. .. 141,654 441,412 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 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,'l57,'703 1935 568,379 3,167,590 9,485 49,628 34,566 70,964 3,460 13,195 615,890 3,301,377 1936 633,937 3,561,548 9,025 45,043 25,523 72,338 3,806 9,750 672,291 3,688,679 1937 678,018 4,053,369 8,824 44,434 25,509 73,755 3,204 8,647 715,555 4 180 205 1938 732,967 4,495,648 9,347 55,577 25,734 76,166 2,151 6,156 770,199 4,633,547 •Includes foreign offices to year 1913. t Included under United Kingdom to year 1013. Table No. 3. Table showing the Number and Weight of Parcels exchanged with other Countries DURING THE YEARS 1937 AND 1938. Received. Despatched. Places. 1037. 1938. 1937. 1938. Number, j Weight. Number. J Weight. Number. J Weight. | Number. Weight. lb- lb. lb. ]b. Great [Britain and Northern 77,420 621,682 84,697 667,865 14,254 73,216 14,945 68,668 Ireland (and countries via London) New South Wales (including 39,453 182,680 40,872 190,834 11,518 38,454 12,923 44,611 Japan, Italy, &c.) Victoria.. ' .. .. 13,711 57,514 12,734 53,230 5,645 18,949 6,082 20,810 Queensland (including Papua 1,399 3,695 1,353 3,402 1,608 5,035 1,713 5,062 and Netheriand T2ast Indies) South Australia .. .. 913 2,986 852 2,538 746 2,603 878 2 749 Western Australia.. .. 509 1,333 499 1,271 716 2,234 733 2'l05 Tasmania .. .. 195 420 171 418 577 1,769 584 1^588 Norfolk Island .. .. 25 50 7 16 310 1,018 304 '835 Canada .. .. .. 20,497 204,703 21,357 224,877 1,517 6,585 2,163 7,826 Union of South Africa .. 1,169 2,591 1,589 2,774 882 4,349 1,318 5 708 Aden . . . . . . 70 289 87 300 .. . India .. .. .. 3,231 23,015 2,823 18,899 957 5,590 993 5 183 Ceylon .. .. .. 287 1,127 290 1,112 67 268 87 '.351 Malaya .. .. .. 606 2,210 678 2,326 341 1,482 359 1,122 Hong Kong (including Japan, 1,221 13,445 1,606 19,202 754 2,945 745 3,852 China, &c.) Fiji •• • • .. 469 1,634 490 1,718 1,645 8,775 1,727 8,751 Tonga .. .. .. 123 443 179 658 593 3,425 671 3,562 United States of America and 35,477 205,626 38,995 213,655 3,245 11,971 3,664 13,705 possessions Egypt •• •• •• 292 2,134 318 2,172 53 269 61 214 Tahiti .. .. .. 61 403 63 493 116 617 117 643 Uruguay .. .... .. .. .. 20 87 26 128 Nauru and Ocean Islands .. 4 9 5 24 22 95 61 163 Other countries with which 4 15 2 10 14 65 8 5] direct exchanges exist Totals .. .. 197,136 1,328,004 209,667 1,407,794 45,600 189,801 50,162 197,687 Note.—With the countries named above, excepting those in parentheses, New Zealand has direct parcel exchanges. Parcels to and from other countries are forwarded through the intermediary of direct-exchange countries. 5—F. 1.