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Table No. 14. Table showing the Number of Letters, Letter-cards, Post-cards, Packets, Newspapers, and Parcels posted in New Zealand, and the Number received from beyond the Colony, during the Year ended 31st December, 1901.

Articles subject to Postaj Articles exempt from Postage. Parcels. !e. Service. Letters. Lettercards. Post-cards. rackets, including Printed Matter (except j Newspapers), Commercial Papers. ! and Samples of News- | T ,. Merchandise. | papers. ""store Ordinary. Registered. p , . Registered Newsracisecs. Articles, j papers. Number. | Weight. Postage. Declared Value. °T- j %£t Single. Eeply paid. >sied. Inland Intercolonial 40,993,818 263,432 780,336 87,769 1,023,295 1,426,638 15,632 1,287 15,444,041 143,209 265,905 41,185 3,978 5,822 10,734,1233,827,966 484,397 539,390 30,2'53 10,869 lb. 100,094 1,106,315 221,903 756,335 1,773 48,086 3,322 7,949 998 37,472 8,266 21,812 £ s. d.| £ s. d. 12,714 9 9 380 18 10J) I 16,154 0 0 607 5 V,) 13,702 14 2 16,154 0 -0 International 1,371,325 32,510 17,032 1,392,848 11,045 21,329 Totals .. 43,145,479383,711 1,023,295 1,459,302 1,287 102,865 1,191,873 233,491 j786,096 15,S53,155 50,985 : 12,666, 3613, 869, 264 516,595 I liecezved. intercolonial .. I 1,212,688 17,141 • 38,636 805,496 1,271,933 2,330 ! 1,488,525 4,888 ' 3,624,204 18,402 1,326 4,560 j 398 1,030 412 2,016 11,233 37,218 1,108 17 Oi) [•109,683 0 0 653 ; 28,718 104,923 2,527 8 3 j International Totals .. .. 1,883,570 35,646 .. 3,096,253 52,787 23,152 61,788 7,213 5,112,729 22,962 1,724 J 1,442 -. 2,077,429 2,669 39,951 142,141 3,636 5 3 109,683 0 0