HUGE MAIL.
FOR NEW ZEALAND FORGES.
65 TONS; LAST MONTH
(Per Press Association). WELLINGTON, This Day. In the course of an address to the Londoners’ League last night, Mr Hayden (secretary of the National Patriotic Fund Board) said the figures made available by the Postal Department ' showed that during September alone the posting of letters, newspapers, and parcels to members of the New Zealand Forces aggregated in weight 65 tons. A total of 34901 b of letter mail was handled and 48,7301 b of newspapers. There were 22,525 separate parcels, totalling 94,4781 b, all sent privately ly. relatives and friends to individual addresses.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 6, 18 October 1940, Page 4
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