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Table No. 8. Table showing the Estimated Number of Letters and Letter-cards, Post-cards, Book-packets, Newspapers, and Parcels posted and delivered in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand during the Year ended 31st December, 1925.

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i Posted in the Dominion. Delivered in the Dominion. Total posted and delivered. Postal —; i '' ~ ~ ' j T_ <1 f 5) " ! Le e ttlr r ca a rds. p °st-eards. Books, &c. Newspapers. Parcels, jitter™ ards. Post-cards. Books, &c. Newspapers. Parcels. Letter-cards. Post-cards. Books, &c. pa p™s. Creels. Auckland j.. 34*702,393 1,230,801 14,594,718 5,512,557 941,447; 34,207,789 884,104 12,432,019 4,138,888 619,411 68,910,182 2,114,905 27,026,737 9,651,4451,560,858 Blenheiiji L 1,683,019 29,471 395,766 239,668 19,942 1,763,567 56,966 560,352 478,998 67,275 3,446,586j 86,437 956,118 718,666 87,217 Christehurch j.. 18,474,536 685,360 8,087,639 1,931,006 459,160 19,120,127 923,884 7,114,744 2,295,462 340,587 37,594,663i 1,609,24415,202,383 4,226,468 799,747 Dunedin t. 13,527,352 661,180 6,273,568 1,824,620 324,480 11,411,946 448,578 5,333,302 2,063,113 320,879 24,939,298| 1,109,75811,606,870 3,887,733 645,359 Gisborne L. 2,908,656 58,825 747,609 603,275 51,870! 3,308,812 78,208 1,224,275 1,233,050 134,069 6,217,468) 137,033 1,971,884 1,836,325 185,939 Greymouth .. 1,694,150 41,613 401,739 280,631 39,533 1,991,574 45,890 483,730 506,038 82,615 3,685,724 87,503 885,469 786,669 122,148 Hamilton L.. 9,300,10l! 239,590 2,067,444 1,075,536 112,645! 9,442,862 338,637 3,208,127 1,875,159 313,885 18,742,963! 578,227 5,275,571 2,950,695 426,530 Invercaigill j.. 6,976,484j 192,218 2,409,585 787,101 93,834! 7,204,990 213,811 2,598,752 1,198,262 164,229 14,lSl,474j 406,029 5,008,337 1,985,363 258,063 Napier j t. 6,842,376 140,556 2,661,288 788,167 95,069! 7,797,699 169,000 3,315,559 1,666,028 208,429 14,640,075, 309,556 5,976,847 2,454,195 303,498 Nelson .. 2,315,740 62,582 649,970 231,660 49,426 2,591,550 58,227 897,494 574, 795 1 110,305 4,907,290 120,809 1,547,464 806,455 159,731 New Plymouth 4,643,332 113,373 1,774,712 786,034 73,398 5,112,952 154,882 2,073,409 896,714 170,989 9,756,284 268,255 3,848,121 1,682,748 244,387 Oamaru 1. 1.393,149 52,026 753,222 131,196 16.965: 1,498,952 94,458 668,161 325,494 41,392 2,892,101 146,484 1,421,383 456,690 58,357 Palmers|on N. 65,689 1,105,534 380,034 50,635; 3,447,847 118,404 1,899,976 654,134 102,661 6,534,195! 184,093 3,005,510 1,034,168 153,296 Thames! i. 2,835,144 75,166 862,295 280,059 42,653' 3,478,306 130,182 1,358,110 584,259| 131,651 6,313,450 205,348 2,220,405 864,318 174,304 Timaru ' .. 3,214,655 84,006 1,008,875 277,449 48,113i 3,554,837 150,306 1,467,726 556,400! 94,055 234,312 2,476,601 833,849 142,168 Wanganui 5,776,573 146,185 1,914,276 934,925 89,648 5,413,733 165,620 2,152,137 1,037,101 201,435 11,190,306 311,805 4,066,413 1,972,026 291,083 Wellington .. 26,168,239 532,734; 13,879,684 4,601,402 931.591! 25,605,356 596,538 9,189,649 3,456,505; 489,583 51,773,595 1,129,272(23,069,333 -8,057,907 1,421,174 Westport .. 793,802 16, 146j 124,211 135,174 14,326! 1,075,412 48,529 245,375 300,066; 44,005 1,869,214 64,675 369,586 435,240 58,331 Rarotonga .. 52,830 1,410 2,856 534 1,290 39,786 360 4,626 14,514 2,406 92,616 1,770, 7,482 15,048 3,696 Western Samoa 81,870 1,116 2,238 11,376 546 91,914 450 2,130 50,022 5,196 173,784 1,666' 4,368 61,398 5,742 ' ; ' ' ; ' ' i j - Totals .. 146,470,749 4,430,047 59,717,229 20,812,404 3,456,571jl48,160,011 4,677,034 56,229,653 23,905,002! 3,645,057 294,630,760 9,107,081|115, 946,88244, 717,4067, 101, 628 Previous year.. 136,516,784 3,364,245 50,578,257 18,352,868 3,383, 995| 135,795, 141 3,909,557 48,112,654 23,249,629 3,644,506 272,311,925 7,273,802 98,690,91141,602,497 7,028,501