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

Table No. 3. Table showing the Number and Weight of Parcels exchanged with other Countries during the Years 1939 and 1940.

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Drawn on the Dominion. Where issued. j Total. year. In the Dominion. United CounS.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 8,748 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 i!)23 545,605 3,849,423 11,042 63,313 26,042 123,703 1,813 8,669 584,502 4,045,108 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 1939 751,096 4,593,723 7,317 32,233 22,852 57,196 2,822 6,637 784,087 4,689,789 1940 751,107 4,281,320 5,375 26,013 21,648 40,599 2,668 7,500 780,798 4,355,432 * Includes foreign offices to year 1913. t Included under United Kingdom to year 1913.

lleceived. Despatched. Places. 1939. J 1940. j 1939. 1940. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Number. | Weight. Number. Weight. lb. lb. lb. lb. Great Britain and Northern 48,827 380,716 25,453 225,095 11,597 53,704 27,250 137,166 Ireland (and countries via London) New South Wales (including 28,186 127,704 22,838 98,645 11,934 39,795 12,088 39,593 Japan, &c.) Victoria .. .. .. 9,971 40,566 8,766 37,346 5,780 19,484 5,370 18,501 Queensland (including Papua 1,191 2,782 1,044 2,876 1,606 4,412 1,407 3,787 and Netherland East Indies) South Australia .. .. 814 2,448 745 2,350 791 2,523 664 2,059 Western Australia .. 562 1,448 789 1,880 686 1,820 616 1,485 Tasmania .. .. 140 340 162 367 551 1,475 623 1,608 Norfolk Island .. .. 18 49 .. 286 780 118 294 Canada .. .. .. 9,712 100,478 6,151 58,394 1,901 6,084 1,880 7,123 Union of South Africa .. 1,236 2,153 1,682 3,265 1,265 5,928 1,168 4,326 Aden .. .. .. 70 275 49 135 India .. .. .. 1,342 7,572 1,678 7,900 915 4,662 817 4,405 Ceylon .. .. .. J 97 733 287 917 58 260 47 155 Malaya .. .. .. 604 1,893 611 1,895 307 1,071 429 1,776 Hong Kong (including Japan, 1,099 12,404 602 4,867 586 2,981 403 1,935 China, &c.) Fiji .. .. .. 433 1,563 2,587 11,194 1,660 8,576 1,371 6,849 Tonga .. .. .. 172 511 171 555 737 4,488 609 3,615 United States of America and 28,446 158,762 19,568 109,089 3,684 13,193 2,839 9,522 possessions Egypt .. .. .. 266 2,441 5,338 12,121 51 170 98 357 Tahiti . . . . .. 51 308 15 52 87 372 88 415 Gilbert and El lice Islands .. 8 17 3 14 122 491 108 374 Pitcairn Island . . • ■ • • • ■ • ■ • • 115 568 86 486 Base Post-office, United King- .. .. * * .. .. 57,406 218,896 dom Base Post-office, Middle East .. .. * * .. .. 149,795 569,878 Base Post-office, Fiji .. .. .. * * .. .. 5,574 22,623 Other countries with which 4 3 34 113 31 109 12 38 direct exchanges exist Totals .. .. 133,349 845,166 98,573 579,070 44,750 172,946 270,864 1,057,266 Noth.--With the countries named above, excepting those in parentheses, New Zealand has direct parce exchanges. Parcels to and from other countries arc forwarded through the intermediary of direct-exchange countries. * Figures not available.