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Table No. 2 —continued. Table showing the Number and Amount of Money-orders issued, etc. —continued. Drawn on the Dominion.

Table No. 3. Table showing the Number and Weight of Parcels exchanged with other Countries during the Years 1935 AND 1936.

Note.—With the countries named above, excepting those in parentheses, New Zealand has direct parcel exchanges. Parcels to and from other countries are forwarded through the intermediary of direct-exchange countries. 6

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Where issued. —— Total. Year. In the Dominion. United Kingdom.* CcfunSt No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. £ £ £ £ £ 1863 2,067 9,169 415 1,824 558 3,078 .. .. 3,040 14,071 1873 34,288 142,642 1,482 6,626 1,668 7,689 .. .. 37,438 156,957 1883 132,232 402,559 3,725 15,553 5,697 23,300 .. .. 141,654 441,412 1893 146,133 576,359 8,746 32,617 10,679 40,929 .. .. 165,558 649,905 1903 273,535 1,108,067 13,035 49,181 17,777 68,340 .. .. 304,347 1,225,589 1913 516,536 2,821,624 12,693 70,084 31,450 110,487 .. .. 560,679 3 002 194 1923 545,605 3,849,423 11,042 63,313 26,042 123,703 1,813 8,669 584,502 4,045'l08 1924 580,569 4,113,813 8,310 60,862 28,543 127,350 2,348 10,309 619,770 4,312 334 1925 610,972 4,406,461 9,857 69,098 27,318 119,073 2,140 8,391 650,287 4,603,023 1926 635,078 4,453,878 10,047 70,948 28,935 124,952 2,334 10,326 676,394 4,660 104 1927 639,889 4,416,182 11,646 80,015 32,791 136,763 2,478 9,301 686,804 4,642,261 1928 642,136 4,406,187 10,607 70,151 32,650 138,068 2,636 9,358 688,029 4 623 764 1929 664,049 4,609,226 10,953 68,273 32,973 129,798 2,923 10,875 710,898 4 818*172 1930 669,483 4,497,547 10,046 62,617 30,776 126,051 2,650 9,270 712,955 4,695 485 1931 611,165 3,682,333 10,276 60,631 17,458 87,071 2,609 8,794 641,508 3 838 829 1932 565,748 3,140,927 8,068 60,479 16,221 46,879 2,806 16,293 592,843 3 264 578 1933 555,219 2,945,703 9,909 53,898 19,956 96,766 2,600 15 827 587 684 3 112 194 1934 563,291 3,013,540 9,388 48,643 23,050 81,698 2,587 13,822 598,316 3,'l57'703 1935 568,379 3,167,590 9,485 49,628 34,566 70,964 3,460 13,195 615,890 3,301,377 1936 633,937 3,561,548 9,025 45,043 25,523 72,338 3,806 9,750 672,291 3,688,679 * Includes foreign offices to year 1915. f In previous years included in United Kingdom and foreign offices.

Received. Despatched. Places. 1935. 1936. 1935. 1936. Number. | Weight. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. Number. Weight. lb. lb. lb. lb Great Britain and Northern 69,397 557,257 68,860 552,914 13,099 60,884 13,364 62 824 Ireland (and countries via London) New South Wales (including 31,125 131,387 37,177 159,227 9,321 30,906 10.767 36 204 Japan, Italy, &c.) Victoria .. .. .. 11,987 49,171 12,218 50.164 4,954 16,095 5 172 17 093 Queensland (including Papua 1,144 2,502 1,103 2,808 1,250 3 539 1 353 4'sOl and Dutch East Indies) ' ' ' South Australia .. .. 874 2,750 971 2,851 678 2,183 667 2 132 Western Australia. . .. 526 1,352 503 1,162 602 1,481 703 2'050 Tasmania .. .. 192 513 191 660 510 1 .*487 528 ī'516 Norfolk Island .. .. 37 98 34 38 344 986 303 '940 Canada .. .. .. 8,483 101,324 14,874 158,645 1,313 5,733 1428 6 646 Union of South Africa .. 969 2,263 1,047 2,135 781 4,023 '790 4'009 Aden ...... 75 256 76 220 India •• •• 2,648 18,333 2,691 17,270 938 5,668 935 '5 326 Ceylon . . .. .. 240 893 260 781 83 401 76 '329 Malaya •• •• 511 1,499 478 1,658 207 915 255 1 106 Hong Kong (including Japan, 789 6,027 1,258 11,719 689 3,270 945 4'217 China, &c.) ' K ji •• •• 497 1,651 468 1,677 1,367 6,571 1553 7 704 Ton g a •• •• 140 452 133 424 451 2,088 399 2'o44 United States of America and 30,286 173,847 34,142 192,035 3,217 12,833 3,505 13 748 Possessions Egypt •• 178 998 232 1,498 22 68 36 154 Tahiti .. .. .. 48 348 52 212 207 1,373 196 1 172 Uruguay .. .. .. .. 12 49 25 ' 104 Other countries with which .. . . 4 10 II 3] 8 27 direct exchanges exist Totals .. .. 160,146 1,052,921 176,772 1,158,108 40,056 160,584 43,008! 173,646