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Table No 7 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 the 31st December, 1926.

Posted in the Dominion. Delivered in the Dominion. Total posted and delivered. Postal District p— j ; Post - cards - Books - &0 ' Newspapers. Parcels. Books, &c. ; Newspapers. Parcels.' Letter-cards. Fost-cards. Books, &c. Parcels. i I I I I I | j 1 I III Auckland .. 36,110,763 1,124, 903| 17,426,674 5,548,619; 969,033 31,606,758 799,164 13,305,736 4,319,192 630,515 67,717,521 1,924,06730,732,410 9,867,811 1,599,548 Blenheim .. 1,925,819. 21,957 446,436' 256,152 20,735: 1,801,813 41,522 574.613 449,683 65,832 3,727,632: 63,479 1,021,049 705,835 86,567 Christchurch .. 17,227,208; 862,368 8,708,889; 1,924,178 426,738 19,622,049 988,139 7,828,933 2,377.466' 334,874 36,849,257 1,850,50716,537,822 4,301,644 761,612 Dunedin .. 13,848,152] 516,152 5,979,22lj 1,854, 186 329,069 12,339,268! 449,859 5,825,898' 2,015,507' 349,973 26,187,420' 966,01111,805,119 3,869,693' 679,042 Gisborne .. 3,009,001 48,685 747, 271 1 613,034: 45,929 3,347,435: 59,852 1,405,703: 1,229,566 124,163 6,356,436| 108,537 2,152,974 1,842,600 170,092 Greymouth .. 1,759,647 45,760 468,399 276,822 39,091 2,009,982 54,639 564,369' 499,161' 86,424 3,769,629, 100,399 1,032,768 775,983 125,515 Hamilton .. 9,210,832| 218,231 2,259,589! 984,989 109,252' 9,352,057' 301,366 3,624,595 : 1,796,145 321,542 18,562,889! 519,597 5,884,184 2,781,134 430,794 Invercargill .. 7,033,092] 185,926 2,682,116, 778,348 95,030 6,914,960 198,328 2,635,815 1,089,725 164.073 13,948,052 384,254 5,317,931 1,868,073 259,103 Napier .. 6,601,772 122,941 2,542,903 ! 792,525 85,982 7,337,863' 149,344 3,181,321 1,427,621' 182,260 13,939,635, 272,285 5,724,224 2,220,146 268,242 Nelson .. . 2,314,457 88,712 680,920 223,819 43,901 2,538,237 57,265 1,025,557 551,161 : 111,761 4,852,694, 145,977 1,706,477 774,980 155,662 New Plymouth | 4,693,527 98,397 1,868,567 666,422 ! ' 69,381 5,122,572 130,988 2,168,712' 902,642' 173,225 9,816,099 229,385 4,037,279 1,569,064 242,606 Oamaru .. ! 1,465,581 44,902 469, 86o' 137,384; 17,342: 1,577,485: 113,399 783,978| 291,265] 44,629 3,043,066 j 158,301 1,253,844 428,649 61,971 Palmerston N. 6,160,776 109,083 2,574,202 689,426; 97,591 7,546,188 272,077 3,854,383 ! 1,298,518' 210,288 13,706,964' 381,160 6,428,585 1,987,944 307,879 Thames .. 2,972,618 51,376 930,248 ! 294, 37l! 41,145 3,448,588 110,890 1,547,104 ! 593,190 132,223 6,421,206] 162,266! 2,477,352] 887,561 173,368 Timaru .. 3,239,979 86,606 1,081,294 336,057 44,642 3,582,657 174.239 1,448,356 553,995 94,796 6,822,636 260,845 2,529,650 890,052 139,438 Wanganui .. 5,943,181 147,420 2,092,698 1,050,245 ; 95,77l' 5,437,913 164,645 2,329,210 994,227 199,225 11,381,094 312,065 4,421,908 : 2,044,472 294,996 Wellington .. 24,305,514 395,197 13,429,676' 4,586,653 891,344 25,047,578! 456,526 9,623,664 3,487,031! 417,397 49,353.092 851,723 23,053,340] 8,073,6841,308,741 Westport .. 765,241 10,816 119,108] 129,792 13,663 l,105,09l' 34,528 273,429 282,165 49,374 1,870,332 45,344' 392,537] 411,957 63,037 Rarotonga .. 58,113 1,551 3,141: 587 1,419! 43,764 s 396 5,088 15,965 2,646 101,877 1,947 8,229' 16,552! 4,065 Western Samoa 90,492 1,620 1,530 6,888 480 99,066 402 4.332 39,552! 3,180 189,558 2,022 5,862 46,440 3,660 1 ! I I ! 1 Totals .. 148,735,765 4,182,603 64,512,748 21,150,497 3,437,538149,881,324 4,557,568 62,010,796 24,213,777 3,698,400 298,617,089 8,740,171 126,523, 544'45, 364,2747, 135, 938 : ; I : I : Previous year.. 146,470,749 4,430,047 59,717,229 20,812,404 3,456,571 148,160, Olll 4,677,034 56,229,653 23,905,002 3,645,057 294,630,760 9,107,081 115,946, 88244, 717, 406 7,101,628 1 j I 1 ■ i 1 1 i I J