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Table No. 6. 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, 1928.

Posted in the Dominion. Delivered in the Dominion. Total posted and delivered. Postal District ( r 1 , ; | ' (192S). Le e tter r -oa a rdl I p °st-oards. Books, &c. Newspapers. Parcels. letter-cards, j Post-cards. Books, &c. j Newspapers, i Parcels. 1J ° st - oards - Books ' &0 - papers. Parcels. i i ! r j i Auckland .. 31,050,544' 879,580 19,110,828 5,344,099 905,222 33,063,199 1,062,516 15,987,47s 1 5,024,734 621,784 64,113,743 1,942,096 35,098,30610,368.8331,527,006 Blenheim .. 1,927,245 29,328 512,282 301,639 19,682 1,953,328, 53,079 653,484 490,672 69,901 3,880,573 82,407 1,165,766 792,311 89,583 Christchurch .. 17,146,558 745,212 10,831,760 1,564,360 441,046 20,642,180 1,050,595 11,284,871 2,976,571 354,671 37,788,738 l,795,807j 22,116,631 4,540,931 795,717 Dunedin .. 12,437,793 478,335 7,583,156 1,795,327 328,687 11,600.732 603,902 7,095,777 2,262,247 308.480 24,038,525 1,082,237 14,678,933 4,057,574 637,167 Gisborne .. 2,987,906: 55,796 896,595 615,920 45,734! 3,394,222 59,241 1,617,616 1,142,882 122,317 6,382,128 115,037 2,514,211 1,758,802 168,051 Greymouth .. 1,752,754| 39,091 510,469 297,830 36,608' 2,055,092 52,793 682,760 509,106 84,071 3,807.846 91,884 1,193,229 806,936 120,679 Hamilton .. 9,696,410 261,274 2,654,356 1,024,221! 98,445 9,650,407 369,967 4,810,351 2.034,786 314,535 19,346,817 631,241 7,464,707 3,059,007 412, 9« A Invercargill .. 6,327,277: 177,411 3,151,185 678,852 84,318 6,698,783 256,490 3,571,516 1,187,277 154,804 13,026,060 433,901 6,722,701 1,866,129 239,122 Napier ' .. 6,601,745 113,035 2.808,086 751,643 84,760 7,557,485 189,215 3,887,689 1.600,378 195,013 14,159,230 302,250 6,695,775 2,352,021 279,773 Nelson .. 2.262,159 58,539 828,274 213,782 45,877 2,734,888 71,890 1,198,509 614,302 114,205 4,997,047 130,429 2,026,783 828,084 160,082 New Plymouth 4,661,811 125,970 2,145,728 598,153 68,757 5.700.838, 206, 063 1 3,377,361 1,199,575 172,939: 10,362,649 332,033 5,523,089 1,797,728 241.696 Oamaru .. 1.484.722 47,463 552,597 165,529 18,902 1.693,601 89,219 1,015,300 368,706 48,243 3,178,323 136.682 1,567.897 534,235 67,145 Palmerston N. 6.142,937 112,775 2,914,749 658,248 88,517 8,082,646 268,866 4,937,894 1,341,418 194,272, 14,225,583 381,641 7,852,643 1,999,666 282,789 Thames .. 2,948,780 51,584 1,017,992 320,546' 35,321: 3,529,019 154,544 2,094,456 738,842 133,289i 6,477.799 206,128 3,112,448 1,059,388 168,610 Timaru .. 3,510,822 194,220 1,425,515 389,449 40,209 3,811,626 139,685 1,974,921 674,739 95,576 7,322,448 333,905 3,400,436 1,064,188 135,785 Wanganui .. 5,896,633 129,558 2,794,482 819,684 89,167 5,490,355 160,043 3,291,119 1.093,261 192,738, 11,386,988 289,601 6,085,601 1,912,945 281,905 Wellington .. 25,884,951 533,751 15.897,969 4,947,914 901.769 25,922,576 588,260 10,928,599 3.973,428 398,865' 51,807,527 1,122,011 26,826,568 8,921,3421,300,634 Westport .. 776,841 10,998 126.444 123,201 13,624 1,167,179 24,726 322,465 308,815 48,061 1,944,020. 35,724 448,909 432,016 61,685 Rarotonga .. 42,232 984 1,784 776 2,088 47,352 664 6,760 10,736 2,720 89,584 1.648 8,544 11,512! 4,808 Western Samoa 86,070 3,164 3,384 14,934 552 126,666 642 6,048 ! 78,612 5,316 212,736 3,806 9,432 93,546 5,868 Totals, 1928 143,626,190 4,048,068 75,767,635 20,626,107! 3,349,285154,922,174 5,402,400| 78,744,974 27,631,087 3,631, 800j 298,548,364 9,450,468 154,512, 60948, 257,194|6, 981, 085 Totals, 1927 147,365,719 4,067,202 70,020,863 20,763,048 ! 3,321,903150,112,575 4,815, 581 66,178,313 26,326,604 3,581, 632 1 297,478,294 8,882,783 136,199, 176 47,089, 652|g, 903, 535 1 I 1 1 - I