Dominion Returns.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 33, 9 February 1914, Page 5

Dominion Returns.

PCST TELEGRAPHS.

FIGURES FOR THE YEAR.

[By Eleotbio Telegraph—Copybight] [United Press Association.] Auckland, February 9.

A return furnished by Mr Rhodes, Postmaster-General, shows that the number of letters and postcards posted in New Zealand last year was 115,035,860. an increase of 3,801,430; parcels 2,081,080, an increase of 4.57,240. The letters and postcards delivered totalled 116,468,240, an increase of 2.266,620, and the parcels 2,038,610, an increase of 303,013.

The postage revenue of the Dominion was £042,701 in 1912 and £670,982 in 1913, an increase of £28,281. A similar increase is shown in telegraph business. In 1912 the telegrams dealt with numbered 9,049,370* the value being £308,876, while in 1913 10,329,437 telegrams worth £327.140 were dealt with. The number of telephone connections in the Dominion in 1912 was 41,560, and the revenue from the service £154,934. Last year there were 46,442 connections, which, produced £276,199 in revenue. The system of deferred cable messages instituted or 'amiary Ist, 1912, providing tor trail-.mis'-ion at half ordinary charges, is being fully appreciated by the cabling public. During the December quarter of 1912 a total of 1465 deferred messages of a value of £1332 were forwarded from Xew ; Zealand, and 1466 message? were received. During the December quarter lof 1913 there were forwarded 2116 messages of a total value of £1752, jand 2214 messages were received.