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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, 1938.

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Posted in the Dominion. Postal Districts. l etters anZ Accounts ; Lete-oSs. | |J ost-cards. j | Packets. Newspapers. Parcels. Auckland .. .. 33,509,486 957,658 26,459,984 2,168,881 4,884„883 1,335,139 Blenheim .. .. 1,458,359 22,919 480,654 145,925 172,061 29,861 Christchurch .. .. 17,027,665 650,793 14,188,405 1,223,352 2,051,575 588,887 Dunedin .. .. 11,993,019 495,469 8,011,313 888,797 1,251,444 440,349 Gisborne .. .. 3,547,249 49,803 1,443,713 153,218 390,443 55,588 Greymouth .. .. 2,289,359 46,345 920,234 109,304 232,680 55,848 Hamilton .. .. 13,118,429 303,160 4,444,224 559,637 1,556,383 212,771 Invercargill .. .. 6,258,425 163,696 4,337,213 299,611 502,123 109,291 Napier .. .. 7,291,587 154,479 3,483,758 341,016 682,626 106,197 Nelson .. .. 3,560,669 82,905 1,259,489 211,536 274,009 69,563 New Plymouth .. 5,724,657 139,581 3,057,907 296,179 404,933 104,585 Oamaru .. .. 1,552,496 31,616 534,291 80,366 100,759 27,443 Palmerston North .. 7,148,939 158,678 4,039,629 419,419 523,014 168,168 Thames .. .. 3,999,907 83,954 1,636,720 207,974 311,408 76,089 Timaru .. .. 3,984,420 102,453 1,681,250 207,051 250,337 64,740 Wanganui .. .. 5,015,688 158,379 2,076,818 266,071 472,133 99,073 Wellington .. .. 29,039,911 485,459 23,143,321 2,093,404 5,487,998 1,257,126 Westport .. .. 803,414 9,815 210,435 54,613 124,753 22,100 Rarotonga .. .. 53,142 402 .. 3,108 510 4,266 Western Samoa .. 91,927 .1,412 .. 4,468 30,756 1,891 Totals .. 157,468,748 4,098,976 101,409,358 9,734,020 19,704,828 4,828,975 Previous year .. [ 148,731,604 3,433,946 81,736,408 10,154,131 14,425,637 4,494,253 ■ Delivered in the Dominion. Postal Districts. | Post-cards, j | Packets. J Newspapers. | Parcels. Auckland .. .. 34,173,997 937,612 22,517,025 2,426,764 3,417,882 924,768 Blenheim .. .. 1,594,320 41,977 1,080,899 101,243 397,488 78,078 Christchurch .. .. 19,217,549 844,805 14,371,363 2,074,521 3,079,245 492,050 Dunedin .. .. 12,161,019 532,376 8,886,599 1,270,756 2,009,670 446,758 Gisborne .. .. 3,385,265 70,330 2,335,526 233,027 925,769 120,120 Greymouth .. .. 2,477,228 64,129 1,364,475 129,199 420,121 127,335 Hamilton .. .. 11,448,281 430,378 7,519,958 640,571 1,689,922 417,625 Invercargill .. .. 6,244,784 237,146 4,629,230 335,717 1,155,999 219,947 Napier .. .. 7,468,890 257,595 5,085,427 330,074 1,303,666 231,270 Neison ' .. 3,265,041 78,975 2,100,040 198,919 671,073 143,715 New Plymouth .. 5,866,263 214,617 4,524,041 376,764 1,105,858 207,987 Oamaru .. .. 1,604,889 75,400 1,210,336 100,935 337,155 58,760 Palmerston North .. 7,270,263 204,204 5,553,992 555,137 1,343,797 263,744 Thames .. .. 4,331,444 224,224 3,082,068 297,438 736,554 182,936 Timaru .. .. 3,831,360 133,679 2,739,404 200,988 610,090 117,858 Wanganui .. .. 5,050,193 200,707 3,853,315 509,290 944,346 179,530 Wellington .. .. 28,167,308 822,926 15,172,406 1,391,583 3,899,974 588,029 Westport .. .. 1,138,150 40,313 602,131 78,445 288,340 60,333 Rarotonga .. .. 48,624 282 .. 6,510 20,046 2,850 Western Samoa .. 95,725 2,128 ,. 11,812 61,712 2,624 Totals .. 158,840,593 5,413,803 106,628,235 11,269,693 24,418,707 4,866,317 Previous year .. 153,438,423 4,480,951 83,469,438 19,150,770 19,646,642 4,525,596 Total posted and delivered in the Dominion. Postal Districts. | j | c j Pacteta . | Newspaper , _ . , - Auckland .. .. i 67,683,483 1,895,270 48,977,009 4,595,645 8,302,765 2,259,907 Blenheim .. .. 3,052,679 64,896 1,561,553 247,168 569,549 107,939 Christchurch .. .. 36,245,214 1,495,598 28,559,768 3,297,873 5,130,820 1,080,937 Dunedin .. .. 24,154,038 1,027,845 16,897,912 2,159,553 3,261,114 887,107 Gisborne .. .. 6,932,514 120,133 3,779,239 386,245 1,316,212 175,708 Greymouth .. .. 4,766,587 110,474 2,284,709 238,503 652,801 183,183 Hamilton .. .. 24,566,710 733,538 11,964,182 1,200,208 3,246,305 630,396 Invercargill .. .. 12,503,209 400,842 8,966,443 635,328 1,658,122 329,238 Napier .. .. .14,760,477 412,074 8,569,185 671,090 1,986,292 337,467 Nelson .. .. 6,825,710 161,880 3,359,529 410,455 945,082 213,278 New Plymouth .. 11,590,920 354,198 7,581,948 672,943 1,510,791 312,572 Oamaru .. .. 3,157,385 107,016 1,744,627 181,301 437,914 86,203 Palmerston North .. 14,419,202 362,882 9,593,621 974,556 1,866,811 431,912 Thames .. .. 8,331,351 308,178 4,718,788 505,412 1,047,962 259,025 Timaru .. 7,815,780 236,132 4,420,654 408,039 860,427 182,598 Wanganui .. .. 10,065,881 359,086 5,930,133 775,361 1,416,479 278,603 Wellington .. .. 57,207,219 1,308,385 38,315,727 3,485,077 9,387,972 1,845,155 Westport .. .. 1,941,564 50,128 812,566 133,058 413,093 82,433 Barotonga .. .. 101,766 684 .. 9,618 20,556 7,116 Western Samoa .. 187,652 3,540 .. 10,280 92,468 4,515 Totals.. .. 316,309,341 9,512,779 208,037,593 21,003,713 44,123,535 9,695,292 Previous year .. 302,170,027 7,914,897 165,205,846 29,304,901 34,072,279 9,019,849 Average number of letters posted per unit of population : 1938, 98-01 ; 1937, 92-85.