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Table No. 8. Registered Articles. The number of registered articles dealt with in 1926, compared with the number in 1890, 1900, 1910, and 1925, was as follows :— 1890. 1900. 1910. 1925. 1926. From places beyond the Dominion 26,374 52,343 132,493 210,931 211,120 Registered in the Dominion ... 169,321 464,036 993,675 2,103,229 2,246,976 Totals ... ... 195,695 516,379 1,126,168 2,314,160 2,458,096 Table No. 9. Parcel-post. The following shows the number and weight of parcels posted during the years 1890, 1900, 1910, 1925, and 1926

The following table shows the number and weight of parcels exchanged with other countries during the years 1925 and 1926 : —

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— 1890. | 1900. ! 1910. | 1926. 1926. Number .. 121,292 199,413 1,190,711 3,456,571 3,437,538 Weight .. : 336,6431b. 12 oz. 682,1041b. 7 oz. 3,953,2841b. 15 oz. 17,396,310 lb. 17,300,3891b.

Received. Despatched. Places. 1925. 1920. 1925. 1926. Number.! Weight. Number. Weight. Number. J Weight. Number, j Weight. lb. lb. lb. lb. Great Britain and Ireland and 179,973 1,313,782 183,838 1,527,721 21,353 82,877 27,529 96,933 foreign countries via London United States of America and Possessions .. .. 62,656 408,086 69,838 459,279 5,024 20,342 4,704 20,050 Canada .. .. .. 11,350 77,440 10,324 67,623 1,606 5,891 1,797 5,958 Victoria .. .. .. 17,305 73,650 16,744 73,822 4,704 15,785 5,365 16,740 New South Wales .. .. 28,163 108,729 28,427 107,702 9,038 30,396 10,674 34,057 South Australia .. .. 916 2,671 911 2,567 721 2,344 811 2,433 Queensland .. .. 1,107 3,193 1,105 2,914 1,164 3,718 1,368 4,189 Tasmania .. .. 409 844 400 1,009 693 1,963 755 1,937 Western Australia.. .. 530 1,335 531 1,342 556 1,809 668 2,064 Fiji .. .. .. 682 1,464 803 1,871 1,702 5,975 2,128 7,629 Ceylon .. .. .. 446 2,458 481 2,536 128 601 133 441 Cape of Good Hope .. 986 3,834 1,277 4,641 T27 605 118 329 Natal .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 393 1,453 482 1,550 India .. .. .. 2,348 14,385 2,731 17,848 845 4,698 1,109 5,997 Tonga .. • • 59 262 65 221 1,403 7,507 1,521 8,145 Tahiti .. .. •• 50 218 48 226 502 3,353 270 1,527 Hong Kong .. .. 1,359 9,685 1,772 12,936 462 2,158 554 2,655 Straits Settlements .. 316 1,134 346 1,018 230 1,030 320 1,342 Solomon Islands .. .. 2 2 .. 9 24 6 19 New Hebrides .. .... .. .. .. 4 15 1 7 Pitcairn Island .. .. 386 838 366 787 156 692 148 711 Norfolk Island .. .. 6 19 33 128 14 40 140 418 Nauru Island .. .. 2 4 2 5.. Fanning Island .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 310 43 189 Arlftn .. .. .. 32 170 245 1,858 Egypt .. .. .. 253 1,607 943 6,175 83 634 66 459 Uruguay .. .. .. •• •• ■. 58 296 85 301 Totals .. .. 309,336 2,025,810 321,230 2,294,229 51,047 194,516 60,795 216,080