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Closed. Aorangi, Wellington. Ohinemutu, Auckland. Te Awa, Wellington. Braco, Christchurch. Opitonui, Auckland. Te Oneroa, Invercargill. Castle Hill, Christchurch. Owhango, Auckland. Tokaanu, Auckland (28/2/05). Eastown, Wanganui. Pukerimu, Auckland. Tokatea, Auckland. Galatea, Auckland. Puponga Wharf, Nslson. Upper Mohaka, Napier. Karitane, Dunedin. Ridgelands, Wellington. Wakatahuri, Blenheim (31/3/05). Kawarau Bridge, Dunedin. The number of post-offices open at the end of the year was 1,937.

Parcel-Post. The following table shows the number and weight of parcels posted during the years 1890' 1900, 1904, and 1905:—

The following table shows the number and weight of parcels exchanged with the United Kingdom and the undermentioned places during the years 1904 and 1905: —

The declared value of parcels received from places outside the colony in 1905 was £188,543. The Customs duty collected amounted to £39,728 Is. lOd. The declared value of parcels despatched to places beyond the colony was £20,610, as against £20,722 in 1904.

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1890. 1900. 1904. 1905. Postal Districts. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Auckland Thames New Plymouth .. Gisborne Napier Wanganui Wellington Nelson Westport Greymouth Hokitika Blenheim Christchurch Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill 21,882 1,491 1,007 938 6,265 4,035 25,893 4,723 1,077 2,509 1,413 1,846 19,383 2,013 859 22,500 3,458 Lb. oz. 57,912 10 3,661 8 2,674 3 2,570 6 17,075 14 9,563 8 74,544 2 13,370 7 2,332 4 6,243 13 3,924 5 4,357 11 58,708 4 4,774 8 2,123 3 65,329 13 7,477 5 40,287 2,989 3,038 2,022 8,848 8,846 44,322 5,261 1,868 2,583 2,527 1,961 30,897 1,743 1,149 34,411 6,661 Lb. oz. 122,449 9 9,094 4 9,615 9 5,771 15 28,142 15 28,206 10 160,737 4 16,916 4 4,645 15 7,711 4 9,173 5 5,976 4 118,206 3 5,294 1 4,162 7 125,419 10 20,617 0 61,933 4,381 5,273 2,535 11,528 12,837 75,149 6,733 2,921 3,199 3,131 2,426 39,770 3,176 2,407 44,983 7,235 Lb. oz. 219,254 12 12,273 12 16,679 14 7,274 5i 35,996 10 41,286 5 272,630 10 22,469 13 7,359 9 10,417 2 11,136 13 7,875 10 144,827 8 9,474 6 8,583 2 170,583 0 20,245 13 68,037 4,263 5,299 2,120 12,589 14,900 85,782 7,209 2,855 2,712 3,421 2,618 41,968 2,848 2,017 47,362 7,617 Lb. oz. 224,620 14 12,467 13 16,373 15 8,871 8 39,659 10 46,542 14 295,495 15J 22,828 7 7,072 13 8,854 1 11,-904" 11 8,762 7 152,861 13 8,540 14 6,168~13 182,306 2 21,573 10 Totals .. 289,617 313,617 1,074,901 4J 121,292 336,643 12 199,413 682,140 7 11,018,369 0

Received. Despatched. Country. 1904. 1905. 1904. 1905. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. United Kingdom and foreign countries (vid London) United States of America .. Canada Victoria New South Wales South Australia Queensland Tasmania.. Western Australia Samoa Fiji Ceylon Uruguay Cape Colony Natal India 43,808 Lb. oz. 192,379 0 50,777 Lb. oz. 234,131 0 8,552 Lb. oz. 22,127 12 8,778 Lb. oz. 22,722 0 5,310 386 5,937 9,287 417 555 320 292 12 67 390 15,659 9 755 8 17,607 0 26,903 4 1,198 0J 1,267 8 839 5 719 4 37 6 163 9 1,129 11J 6,083 413 7,058 10,734 443 641 358 313 20 93 340 17,398 0 930 4 19,578 4 30,804 0 1,163 10 1,502 4 881 11 779 0 53 13 225 6 1,299 14| 1,321 286 3,062 3,842 394 677 589 560 175 328 74 24 445 107 204 2,778 11 809 6 6,407 14 7,849 9% 932 11 1,644 8 1,230 7 1,209 15 527 9 942 6 192 15J 89 14 947 14 219 9J 470 7 1,515 293 3,067 4,330 435 894 630 526 239 297 100 29 233 278 225 3,318 6 672 11 6,483 1 8,385 9 853 11 1,812 11 1,193 14 1,110 4 697 1 747 9 251 2J 97' 0 432 3 530 13 481 12 391 114 601 558 8 192 8 1,928 4J 357 85 685 649 4 139 0 2,291 8} Totals 67,887 261,338 5JI 78,400 ,311,821 10J 20,640 48,381 8J 21,869 49,789 11J