No less than $,990,100 parcels were handled during the year and, although this. shows a decrease of over half million in number, the total weight tarried actually. Increased from 48, [049,800 Kkilogrammes to 47,238,200 logrammes. Another interesting feature of this side of the Post Omice's work is that C.O.D. parcels increased In number from 164400 to 185,000 and In value from $3,016100 to $3,073,900, speaking well for the eMciency of his department. Parcels by air more than doubled in number, from 600 10 11300, and in value nearly five times, rom' $12,600 to $61,700.
Telegrams The number of telegrams despatched Jon behalf of the Telegraph—Oftce, Shows a smaller number than for the {wo years previous, a total of only 34870 being handled. This is roughly 000 tess than the year before.
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