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Table No. 6. Table showing the Estimated Number of Letters and Letter-cards, Post-cards, Accounts, Circulars, &c., Packets, Newspapers, and Parcels posted and delivered in the Postal Districts of New Zealand during the Year ended 31st December, 1937.

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Posted in the Dominion. Postal Districts. j letesand j j | Paokets ' \ Newspapers. | Parcels. Auckland . .. 31,609,640 731,172 21,351,051 2,551,419 3,457,451 1,279,668 Blenheim . 1,441,332 21,398 372,255 98,267 163,319 29,107 Christchurch 16,667,877 639,171 13,652,180 1,242,657 1,502,850 540,007 Dunedin .. .. 11,632,659 429,065 7,214,074 818,649 1,316,118 408,837 Gisborne .. .. 3,536,119 39,741 1,039,516 144,014 361,023 49,517 Grevmouth .. .. 2,184,968 30,303 795,399 119,912 223,223 53,196 Hamilton .. 11,176,507 248,560 3,338,615 539,903 552,453 172,536 Invercargill .. .. 6,004,832 139,503 3,383,978 312,663 403,744 103,961 Napier .. .. 7,307,457 163,943 2,831,893 348,530 484,370 105,560 Nelson .. 3,184,217 56,615' 918,122 179,621 250,691 66,560 New Plymouth .. 5,649,227 99,307 2,529,639 291,525 356,993 93,392 Oamaru .. .. 1,594,269 27,755 545,217 83,239 116,974 27,092 Palmerston North .. 6,717,492 133,835 3,235,071 421,200 446,992 135,005 Thames . .. 3,798,916 75,907 1,045,166 199,329 307,505 61,217 Timaru . .. 3,839,956 79,560 1,354,611 299,028 188,435 59,059 Wanganui .. .. 4,937,422 149,318 1,965,043 255,983 419,088 96,200 Wellington .. .. 26,540,199 357,279 15,975,037 2,176,746 3,723,253 1,191,840 Westport .. .. 758,914 10,023 189,541 56,420 114,335 18,811 Rarotonga .. .. 45,972 228 .. 8,952 20,874 1,452 Western Samoa .. 103,629 1,263 ... .. 6,074 15,946 1,236 Totals .. 148,731,604 3,433,946 81,736,408 10,154,131 14,425,637 4,494,253 Previous year .. 141,853,498 3,406,149 88,158,097 9,483,094 15,393,467 3,296,288 Delivered in the Dominion. Postal Districts. Post-cards, j ' Packet8 ' j | Parcels. Auckland . .. 33,204,860 910,494 17,151,420 3,538,977 2,839,720 830,820 Blenheim .. .. 1,574,729 44,473 811,707 214,110 340,210 80,033 Christchurch .. .. 18,299,879 751,153 10,286,354 3,145,259 2,391,350 450,430 Dunedin . .. 11,784,604 421,499 6,612,125 1,810,354 1,838,616 408,882 Gisborne .. .. 3,174,210 60,567 1,634,633 423,124 778,349 118,721 Greymouth .. .. 2,335,125 56,966 1,216,059 269,373 366,743 121,788 Hamilton .. .. 11,414,013 356,447 6,376,396 1,346,150 1,386,021 390,887 Invercargill .. . . 6,228,430 202,878 3,599,310 657,267 869,570 199,868 Napier .. .. 6,914,648 199,251 4,072,393 685,241 979,056 225,786 Nelson .. 3,059,368 68,068 1,430,715 376,727 517,049 136,711 New Plymouth .. 5,414,136 175,981 3,605,134 672,425 797,056 195,206 Oamaru .. .. 1,566,370 61,724 1,130,220 200,304 274,833 60,922 Palmerston North .. 6,867,536 191,178 4,624,919 1,035,476 888,758 227,433 Thames .. .. 4,061,174 147,693 2,504,255 541,866 597,987 172,093 Timaru . .. 3,709,745 115,609 2,199,730 446,277 514,696 114,408 Wanganui .. .. 4,986,695 155,493 3,283,865 557,687 675,012 171,612 Wellington .. .. 27,553,695 522,509 12,390,742 3,025,958 3,256,006 552,851 Westport .. .. 1,119,820 37,076 539,461 188,422 285,402 62,328 Rarotonga .. 54,396 228 .. 2,058 1,152 1,464 Western Samoa.. .. 114,990 1,664 .. 15,715 49,056 3,353 Totals .. 153,438,423 4,480,951 83,469,438 19,150,770 19,646,642 4,525,596 Previous year .. 150,245,263 4,258,854 77,911,950 18,712,947 17,947,592 3,430,049 ■ ! ■■■ Total posted and delivered in the Dominion. Postal Districts. j letters and Post-oards. circSf&o. Packets. ! Newspapers. Parcels. Auckland .. .. 64,814,500 1,641,666 38,502,471 6,090,396 6,297,171 2,110,488 Blenheim .. .. 3,016,061 65,871 1,183,962 312,377 503,529 109,140 Christchurch .. .. 34,967,756 1,390,324 23,938,534 4,387,916 3,894,200 990,437 Dunedin .. .. 23,417,263 850,564 13,826,199 2,629,003 3,154,734 817,719 Gisborne .. .. 6,710,329 100,308 2,674,149 567,138 1,139,372 168,238 Greymouth .. .. 4,520,093 87,269 2,011,458 389,285 589,966 174,984 Hamilton .. .. 22,590,520 605,007 9,715,011 1,886,053 1,938,474 563,423 Invercargill .. .. 12,233,262 342,381 6,983,288 969,930 1,273,314 303,829 Napier .. .. 14,222,105 363,194 6,904,286 1,031,771 1,463,426 331,346 Nelson .. .. 6,243,585 124,683 2,348,837 556,348 767,740 203,271 New Plymouth .. 11,063,363 275,288 6,134,773 963,950 1,154,049 288,598 Oamaru .. .. 3,160,639 89,479 1,675,437 283,543 391,807 88,014 Palmerston North .. 13,585,028 325,013 7,859 990 1,456,676 1,335,750 362,438 Thames .. .. 7,860,090 223,600 3,549,421 741,195 905,492 233,310 Timaru .. .. 7,549,701 195,169 3,554,341 ■ 745,305 703,131 173,467 Wanganui .. .. 9,924,117 304,811 5,248,908 813,670 1,094,100 267,812 Wellington .. .. 54,093,894 879,788 28,365,779 5,202,704 6,979,259 1,744,691 Westport .. .. 1,878,734 47,099 729,002 244,842 399,737 81,139 Rarotonga .. .. 100,368 456 .. 11,010 22,026 2,916 Western Samoa.. .. 218,619 2,927 .. 21,789 65,002 4,589 Totals .. .. 302,170,027 7,914,897 165,205,846 29,304,901 34,072,279 9,019,849 Previous year .. 292,098,761 7,665,003 166,070,047 28,196,041 33,341,059 6,726,337 Average number of letters posted per unit of population : 1937, 92-85 ; 1936, 89-51.