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Table No. 15. 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, 1903.

Articles exempt from Postage. Parcels. Articles subject to Postage. ;e. Service. Letters. Packets, inc I ~ Printed Matte Packets, including Printed Matter (except Newspapers), Commercial Papers, and Samples of NewsMerchandise, papers. eluding ier (except aers). I I - Letters. Packets.' B 2ft_eles. £££. »*"*«■ I Weight. I Postage. I Declared Value. Post-cards. nnmmorSnl jersj, i Pa.r>ers. A "" v *"""*" commercial I .papers, ~ -. . RegisOrdinary. ter s ed Letter- and Samp cards. Merchant Single. jKeplypaid. Ordinary. E Ordinary. Registered. pies of idise. Registered I ___ i J_ n I Pi Posted. i i j I 10,408,9575,495,586 751,952 \ 117,966 Lb. 1,506,649 250,397 892,918 2,749 7,355 15,234 £ a. d. £ s. d. 14,741 6 8 507 14 5 ) 120,844 0 0 790 7 6 16,039 8 7 20,844 0 0 Inland .. 47,516,042 331,698 I 1,174,810 1,309,364 1,248 16,320,316 45,578 .. 162,000 21,797 ; .. 368,506j 28,970 4,711 5,028 787,397; 34,565 4,049. 1,814 Intercolonial .. | 1,187,866 30,355 ._. International Totals .. - .. 1,736,517 37,685 .. 50,440,425 399,738 1,395,678 19,445 6,866 1,234 6,093 10,222 26,473 J I - 12,592,032[5,549,596 762,867 121,064 1,515,491 267,974 934,625 1,174,810 1,376,739 j 1,248 16,850,822| 38,709 Received. Intercolonial International Totals .. , . I .. 1,420,328! 19,049 .. 2,459,5401 40,368 .. 3,879,868] 59,417 45,017 30,459 75,476 404,509 2,711 1,538,755 6,644 1 943,264 9,355 1,689,763! 3,896,112 14,778 1,038 7,043 388 1,138 871 2,564 15,359 : 44,681 I 1,398 6 0 ' 1151,236 0 472 44,296 182,278 j 4,111 19 6 5,585,875 21,821 1,426 2,009 3,036 ! 59,655 ;226,959 5,510 5 6 151,236 0