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Table No. 13. Registered Articles. The number of registered articles dealt with in 1909, compared with the numbers in 1890, 1900, and 1908, is as follows :— 1890. 1900. 1908. 1909. From places beyond the Dominion ..-. 26,374 52,343 110,648 127,197 Registered in the Dominion ... ... 169,321 464,036 860,656 971,987 Totals ... .. 195,695 516,379 971,304 1,099,184 Dead Letters. 1908. 1909. Opened and returned to writers ... ... 177,535 174,730 Returned unopened to other countries ... ... 41,187 47,665 Reissued ... ... ... ... ... 455 737 Destroyed ... ... ... ... ... 28,136 19,238 Returned unopened by Chief Postmasters ... 163,161 186,396 Totals ... ... ... 410,474 428,766

Table No. 14. Parcel-vost. The following shows the number and weight of parcels posted during the years 1890, 1900, 1908, and 1909: — 1890. 1900. 1908. 1909. Number ... 121,292 199,413 860,380 1,039,605 Weight ... 336,6431b. 12oz. 682,140 lb. 7 oz. 2,824,567 lb. 10oz. 3,369,9161b. 3 oz.

The following table shows the number and weight of parcels exchanged with the United Kingdom and the undermentioned places during the years 1908 and 1909: —

Beo ived. ved. Despatched. Country. 1908. 1909. 1008. 1909. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. ' Number. Weight. United Kingdom and foreign 78,301 countries (via London) United States of America .. 5,602 Canada .. .. .. j 518 Victoria 8,774 New South Wales .. .. 12,419 South Australia .. .. 504 Queensland .. .. 677 Tasmania.. .. .. 527 Western Australia .. .. 399 Samoa .. .. ■. 14 Fiji .. .. .. 123 Ceylon .. .. .. 390 Uruguay Cape Colony .. .. 431 Natal 100 India .. .. .. 994 Tonga .. .. .. 12 lb. oz. lb. oz. 445,542 0 *77,481 436,390 0 17,049 3 5,681 17,618 1 882 0 I 595 1,291 0 29,855 2 i 8,298 28,670 4 36,344 8 j 12,499 35,765 0 1,290 8 525 1,429 4 1,627 3 720 1,647 13 1,255 0 551 1,394 0 924 lj 378 ! 847 15 48 12 10 27 8 291 3 146 342 12 1,643 14 432 1,914 5} lb. oz. 11,353 34,090 5 12,293 1,165 : 2,902 04 1,154 336 685 6 i 335 3,569 6,858 10 »,375 5,103 11,687 11 5,006 514 1,208 7 491 669 1,426 12 i 785 721 1,434 0 782 521 1,084 9 507 110 376 15 165 468 1,388 15 519 84 216 13$ 89 89 174 6 96 144 266 1 167 230 442 14J 245 252 1,009 i\ 280 111 268 10 151 lb. oz. 86,670 11 2,994 15 758 4 7,544 3 11,433 2 1,201 13 1,729 12 1,756 11 1,259 2 C98 7 1,461 1 316 8 258 6 307 0 468 7 1,040 9 415 11 761 9 425 698 10 162 14 94 149 5 4,870 2j 1,021 5,108 12} 19 6 10 16 4 Totals .. 109,785 542,567 6J 542,567 6|L08,866 533,310 14 \ 25,439 65,521 14$ 26,442 70,314 10 26,442 70,314 10 * The small decrease in the numbe increased rate charged in London on lig r of parcels received from the United Kingdom is no doubt still due to the ;ht but bulky parcels.