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Table No. 8. Registered Articles. The number of registered articles dealt with in 1927 compared with the number in 1890, 1910, and 1926, was as follows :— 1890. 1910. 1926. 1927. From places beyond the Dominion .. 26,374 132,493 211,120 215,625 Registered in the Dominion .. .. 169,321 993,675 2,246,976 1,873,374 Totals .. .. ..195,695 1,126,168 2,458,096 2,088,999

Table No. 9. Parcel-post. The following shows the number and weight of parcels posted during the years 1890, WOO, 1910, 1926, and 1927 :—

The following table shows the number and weight of parcels exchanged with other countries during the years, 1926 and 1927 :—

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1890. 1900. 1010. 1926. 1927. 'umber height .. J 121,292 199,413 1,190,711 .. 336,643 1b. 12 oz. 682,104 lb. 7 oz. 3,953,284 lb. 15 oz. 3,437,538 17,300,3891b. 3,321,903 Hi.719,107 lb.

, Despatched. Reee nved. Places. 1926. 1927. 1926. Weight. Number. 1927. Number. Weight. Number.) Weight. Number. Weight. Great Britain and Ireland and 183,838 foreign countries via London United States of America and ' 69,838 Possessions Canada .. .. .. 10,324 New South Wales.. .. ; 28,427 Victoria .. .. .. 16,744 Queensland . . .. I 1,105 South Australia .. .. 911 Western Australia.. .. 531 Tasmania .. .. 400 Cape of Good Hope .. I 1,277 Natal Kgypt .. .. ■• 943 Aden .. .. -. 245 India .. .. .. j 2,731 Ceylon .. .. . . 481 Straits Settlements .. 346 Hong Kon« •• •• 1,772 Fiji ' .." .. .. ' 803 Tonga .. .. .. i 65 Tahiti .. .. .. 48 Pitoairn Island* .. .. 306 Norfolk Island .. .. j 33 Fanning Island* Uruguay.. Others ' .. .. .. 2 lb. 1,527,721 lb. 189.267 | 1,027,080 I 27,529 lb. 96,933 28,033 lb. 109,608 459,279 1 i 64,819 419,248 ! 4,704 20,050 5,343 21,435 07.023 107,702 73,822 2,914 2,567 1,342 1,009 4,641 10.348 I 71,949 29,089 j 108,952 ! 17,710 : 77,025 1,151 i 2,753 961 ' 2,045 583 1,466 445 1,331 1,190 3,215 1,797 10,674 5,365 1,368 811 668 755 118 482 06 5,958 i 1,723 34,057 11,810 16,740 ! 5,776 4,189 1,302 2,433 868 2,064 840 1,937 788 329 117 1,550 505 459 ! 80 5,714 40,315 20,276 4,201 2,962 2,774 2,505 312 1,527 358 6,175 .1,858 17,848 2,536 1,018 12,936 1,871 221 226 787 128 268 ; 1,754 577 I 4,492 2,972 | 20,135 539 2,780 342 1,031 1,274 8,842 1,084 2,373 69 219 97 797 1,109 133 320 554 2,128 1,521 270 148 140 43 85 7 5,997 j 982 441 130 1,342 303 2,655 ! 374 7,629 2,128 8,145 , 1,358 1,527 - 240 711 418 j 266 189 , 301 68 26 5 5,178 550 1,890 1,790 7,374 6,974 1,321 42 102 821 ] 9 374 12 5 : Totals .. .. j321,230 2,294,229 322,834 2,358,804 60,795 t 216,080 63,105 238,331 I * New Zealanc :1 Postal Agencii es. Totals now included w vith Now He saland.