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Table No. 7. Registered Articles. The number of registered articles dealt with in 1928 compared with the number in 1890, 1910, and 1927, was as follows :— 1890. 1910. 1927. 1928. From places beyond the Dominion .. 26,374 132,493 215,625 388,700 Registered in the Dominion .. .. 169,321 993,675 1,873,374 2,202,600 Totals .. .. .. 195,695 1,126,168 2,088,999 2,591,300

Table No. 8. Parcel-post. The following shows the number and weight of parcels posted during the years 1890, 1900, 1910, 1927, and 1928

The following table shows the number and weight of parcels exchanged with other countries during the years, 1927 and 1928 : —

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I I 1 I — 1890. 1900. 1910. 1927. 1928. I I I I [ ! I I Number .. 121,292 199,413 1,190,711 3,321,903 I 3,349,285 Weight .. 336,6431b. 12 oz. 682,104 lb. 7 oz. 1 3,953,284 lb. 15 oz. 16,719,107 1b. |

Received. Despatched. Places. 1927. 1928. 1927. 1928. J Number. Weight. Number, j Weight. Number, j Weight. Number. | Weight. lb. lb. : lb. lb. Great Britain and Ireland and 189,267 j 1,627,080 204,214 1,797,145 28,033 109,668 27,350 118,590 foreign countries via London United States of America and 64,819 , 419,248 64,612 419,854 ' 5,343 21,435 4,789 19,806 Possessions Canada .. .. .. 10,348 ! 71,949 11,549 86,920 1,723 i 5,714 1,805 5,844 New South Wales .. 29,089! 108,952 32,814 126,223 11,816 40,315 12,027 39,192 Victoria.. .. .. 17,710 77,625 18,125 82,917 5,776 20,276 5,599 18,677 Queensland .. 1,151 ! 2,753 1,338 2,696 1,302 4,201 1,289 4,019 South Australia .. .. 961 2,645 948 2,674 868 2,962 884 3,073 Tasmania .. .. 445 1,331 465 1,634 788 2,505 730 2,067 Western Australia .. 583 1,466 608 1,453 840 2,774 798 2,628 Cape Colony .. 1,196 3,215 1,119 2,793 117 312 145 394 Natal .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 505 1,527 438 1,270 Egypt .. ■■ .. 268 1,754 263 1,719 80 358 70 487 Aden .. .. 577 4,492 391 2,759 India .. . . .. 2,972 20,135 4,667 36,164 982 5,178 1,094 5,982 Ceylon .. .. .. 539 2,786 482 2,266 130 550 124 505 Straits Settlements .. 342 1,031 531 1,463 363 1,890 417 1,880 Hong Kong .. .. 1,274 8,842 1,727 12,353 374 1,790 467 2,538 Fiji .. .. 1,084 2,373 1,041 2,293 2,128 7,374 2,177 7,241 Tonga .. .. .. 69 219 86 315 1,358 6,974 1,587 8,297 Tahiti .. .. .. 97 797 77 671 240 1,321 240 1,278 Norfolk Island .. .. 42 102 90 258 266 821 544 1,753 Uruguay .. . . .. .. .. •• 68 374 45 200 Others . . ■ . 1 9 • • 5 12 13 42 Totals .. 322,834 2,358,804 345,147 2,584,570 63,105 238,331 62,632 245,763 I