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Closed. Ahiaruhe, Wellington Mangamako, Wanganui Bed Jacks, Greymouth Arno, Timaru ■ Mangatu, Auckland Eukumoana, Wanganui Egmont Village, New Plymouth Mawhitiwhiti, Wanganui Te Moehau, Wanganui Hampden Square, Oamaru Ohinewairua, Wanganui Waikonini, Napier Henley West, Dunedin Pakiaka, Napier Waima, Auckland. Kohi, Wanganui The number of post-offices open at the end of the year was 1,844.

Parcel-post. The following table shows the number and weight of parcels posted during the years 1890 1900, 1902, and 1903 :—

The following table shows the number and weight of parcels exchanged with the United Kingdom and the undermentioned places during the years 1902 and 1903 :

The declared value of parcels received from places outside the colony in 1903 was £151 2% The Customs duty collected amounted to £32,739 Bs. sd. ... J 1 1 i e . de l c^ r o ed value of P arcels despatched to places beyond the colony was £20,844, as against »lb, oxo in ivOA.

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Postal Districts. 1890. Number. Weight. 1900. Number. Weight. 1902. 1903. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Auckland Chames Jew Plymouth Jisborne.. Napier .. Wanganui Wellington kelson .. Westport Jreymouth Hokitika 31enheim Christchurch Fimaru .. )amaru .. 3unedin 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 .. I 859 .. i 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 48,878 3,426 4,501 2,570 10,363 11,487 60,954 5,846 2,384 2,737 2,961 2,090 35,292 2,507 1,805 39,600 6,692 lb. oz. 467,123 3 10,376 9 13,202 0 7,650 11 31,606 2 35,232 10 1219,805 11 18,761 4 6,119 6 9,011 15 10,197 13 ! 6,469 8 127,831 6 6,856 10 6,002 7 166,967 1 17,855 3 55,623 3,727 4,920 3,363 10,744 12,508 66,238 5,803 2,885 2,991 2,964 2,309 37,573 3,025 1,707 44,619 6,975 lb. oz. 192,866 10 • 11,196 1 14,845 4 '; 9,820 10 32,946 5 38,127 14 240,286 13 19,771 9 7,758 10J 10,285 5 10,579 7 7,804 8 140,619 3 8,441 94 5,883 15 164,277 12 19,113 4 Totals .. 121,292 336,643 12 199,413 682,140 7 244,093 861,069 7 |267,974 934,624 12

Received. Despatched. Country. 1902. 1903. 1902. 1903. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. United Kingdom and foreign countries (via London) United States of Amerioa .. Canada Victoria New South Wales South Australia Queensland Tasmania Western Australia Samoa Cook Islands Fiji Ceylon Uruguay Cape Colony .. ., Transvaal Natal India 28,881 lb. oz. 119,612 0 37,652 lb. oz. 163,875 0 6,225 lb. oz. 15,411 0 lb. oz. 19,567 0 7,575 4,123 303 4,071 7,705 380 507 237 235 *12 121 48 209 11,725 5 512 8 13,393 0 21,461 0 1,147 9 1,102 12 753 14 645 8 53 0 74 8 121 9 646 6 5,024 353 5,058 8,865 347 449 349 291 12 14,366 6 762 0 15,527 10 25,241 0 913 9 1,065 0 992 8 941 6 54 2 1,085 168 1,961 2,704 246 359 464 310 143 f27 251 54 24 407 {151 64 136 2,963 6 501 12 4,509 4 5,948 10 622 0 742 15 1,039 7 778 4 508 10 119 2 781 9 114 11 85 9 975 12 261 10 149 4 339 13 1,286 167 2,365 3,322 325 453 496 394 170 3,442 1 409 14 4,932 12 6,461 14 772 13 1,132 1 1,029 14 905 1 498 5 "73 260 184 7 849 13 286 78 21 396 751 5 190 8 75 15 933 1 396 740 8 352 730 14 174 352 300 13 939 9 "84 486 141 15 1,313 8 "89 154 204 11 399 13 Totals 47,654 173,229 13 59,655 1226,959 2 14,779 35,852 10 17,577 41,707 0 I * Pour months only. t Five months only; now treated as inland. } Seven months only; now sent viil Cape Colony.