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Table No. 12. Registered Articles. The number of registered articles dealt with in 1919, compared with the number in 1890, 1900, 1910, and 1918, is as follows :— 1890. 1900. 1910. 1918. 1919. From places beyond the Dominion 26,374 52,343 132,493 162,910 179,989 Registered in the Dominion ... 169,321 464,036 993,675 1,659,135 2,296,827 Totals ... ... 195,695 516.379 1,126,168 1,822,045 2,476,816 Dead Letters. 1918. 1919. Opened and returned to writers ... ... 294,563 262,126 Returned unopened to other countries ... ... 38,940 36,269 Reissued ... ... ... ... ... 177,384- 212,368Destroyed ... ... ... ... ... 32,533 32,247 Returned unopened by Chief Postmasters ... 253,775 254,216 Returned unopened to other countries by Chief Postmasters ... ... ... " ... 23,789 43,244 Totals ... ... ... 820,984 840,470 * Includes letters addressed to soldiers.

Table No. 13. Pabcel-i>ost. The following shows the number and weight of parcels posted during the years 1890, 1900, 1910, 1918, and 1919:—

The following table shows the number and weight of parcels exchanged with the United Kingdom and the undermentioned places during the years 1918 and 1919: —

umber height 1890. 121,292 .. 336,6431b. 12 oz. 1890. 1900. 1910. 199,413 1,190,711 682,1401b. 7oz. 3,953,2841b. 15 oz. 1918. 3,337,763 14,439,7371b. 1919. 3,012,854 14,078,4921b.

Eeceived. Despatched. Country. 1918. Number. I Weight. Number. I 1919. 1918. 1919. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Weight. United Kingdom and foreign countrios (via London) United States of Amorica .. New Zealand Expeditionary Force Canada Victoria New South Wales South Australia Queensland Tasmania Western Australia.. Fiji Ceylon Cape of Good Hope Natal India Tonga Tahiti Hong Kong Straits Settlements lb. ;n 140,453 718,107 114,256 lb. 637,400 i lb. 525,076 lb. 164,031 84,583 33,025 . 60,852 ' 432,851 61,472 •y 1,41.5 3,964 384 427,032 1,423 1,832 ! 442,318 7,402 1.594,284 2,823 9,851 12,891 33,593 2,654 i 14,998 3,348 . 12,303 56.688 15,889 . 20,869 | 92,452 27,462 570 1,909 493 1,061 3,515 873 235 571 215 317 699 330 423 1,014 329 336 1,614 282 714 1,654 1,067 19,414 83,397 138,939 1,799 3,089 573 696 747 1,342 3,8(H) 1,116 ! 3,253 6,010 456 874 511 399 1,145 177 69 251 675 507 977 207 130 0,955 9,697 17,482 1,386 2,479 1,373 1,052 3,539 707 175 769 3,058 I , 985 7,765 I ,012 199 742 3,262 6,033 456 729 487 378 .1,265 79 00 261 592 617 566 259 175 2,401 9,728 19,233 J ,322 2,331 1,197 .1,083 4,255 326 204 834 3,061 2,515 2,895 1,247 881 1,375 6,702 1,544 48 155 45 7 57 23 2,682 23,840 1,273 ,. | 119 397 142 7,383 138 90 10,826 I 431 Totals l ! 265,028 .. 1246,433 | 1,361,187 229,427 1,339,179 j '545,490 2,186,695 61,660