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Table No. 9. Registered Articles. The number of registered articles dealt with in 1924, compared with the number in 1890, 1900, 1910, and 1923, is as follows :— 1890. 1900. 1910. 1923. 1924. From places beyond the Dominion 26,374 52,343 132,493 177,332 198,792 Registered in the Dominion ... 169,321 464,036 993,675 1,825,874 2,046,831 Totals ... ... 195,695 516,379 1,126,168 2,003,206 2,245,623

Table No. 10. Parcel-post. The following shows the number and weight of parcels posted during the vears 1890, 1900, 1910, 1923, and 1924

The following table shows the number and weight of parcels exchanged with the United Kingdom and the undermentioned places during the years 1923 and 1924: —

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— 1890. 1900. ! 1910. 1923. 1924. | Number .. 121,292 199,413 1,190,711 3,342,208 3,383,995 Weight .. 336,6431b. 12 oz. 682,104 lb. 7 oz. 3,953,284 lb. 15 oz. 16,821,332 1b. 17,031,0481b.

Keceived. Despatched. Places. 1923. 1924. 1923. 1924. Number. J Weight. Number.! Weight. Number. | Weight. Number. | Weight. lb. lb. lb. lb. United Kingdom and foreign 174,859 1,128,219 176,284 1,112,5:54 18,546 73,883 19,340 82,024 countries (via London) United States of America .. 59,424 396,686 62,486 412,116 3,795 15,341 3,939 16,983 Canada.. .. 9,338 67,384 9,806 01,123 1,323 4,776 1,323 . 3,962 Victoria .. •• 21,365 91,708 16,963 72,827 4,033 13,287 4,330 15,814 New South Wales .. 26,746 104,601 27,474 98,490 8,159 26,545 8,524 28,758 South Australia .. .. 924 2,393 844 2,259 586 1,908 654 2,484 Queensland .. .. 1,179 2,929 1,112 3,105 977 2,947 1,078 3,333 Tasmania .. •• 505 994 449 939 566 1,278 580 1,427 Western Australia .. 651 1,446 483 1,025 487 1,338 495 1,554 Fiji .. .. .. 552 1,386 666 1,412 1,507 5,155 1,739 6,476 Ceylon .. •• 538 3,098 453 2,112 131 524 132 824 Cape of Good Hope .. 1,000 3,979 1,163 4,234 110 428 95 399 Natal .. .. • • •• •• •• •• 305 966 334 1,168 India .. .. •• 3,843 29,509 2,571 16,949 709 3,767 707 3,755 Tonga .. 74 250 49 158 943 3,954 1,115 5,245 Tahiti .. •• 57 289 39 235 435 2,613 1,006 6,192 Hong Kong .. 1,412 9,784 1,561 11,078 398 1,919 451 2,041 Straits Settlements ■ . 258 805 323 1,050 233 983 230 966 Solomon Islands .. 2 2.. .. 4 21 5 9 New Hebrides .... 3 6 2 11 2 7 2 5 Uruguay -• • ■ • • • • ■ • • • 57 245 60 249 Pitcairn Island . . 279* 606* 293* 636* 117 530 98 452 Norfolk Island .. • . 1 3.. .. 1 3 5 8 Ellioe Island ■ 6 11 Aden 19 119 30 160 Fanning Island • • • • 41 203 80 374 101 394 Egypt .. •• ■ • •■ • ■ • • • • ■ • •• 17 83 Totals .. •• 103,041 1,846,207 303,092 1,802,656 43,510 162,792 46,360 184,605 * Estimated.