POST OFFICE-LETTERS, &C., AND PARCELS.

No. 168.-ESTIMATED NUMBER of LETTERS, PRINTED PAPERS, the NUMBER of LETTERS delivered per Head of

POST OFFICE-LETTERS, &C., AND PARCELS.

NEWSPAPERS, and POST CARDS delivered by the POST OFFICE; Population; and the NUMBER of PARCELS delivered.

POST OFFICE-MONEY ORDERS.

No. 169.-NUMBER and AMOUNT of MONEY ORDERS ISSUED in each Division of the UNITED KINGDOM.

(Compiled from Returns furnished by the General Post Office.)

YEARS ENDED 31ST

AMOUNT for which MONEY ORDERS were
Issued in-

SCOTLAND. IRELAND.

UNITED
KINGDOM.

35,260,390 4,467,975 2,367,366 42,095,731
36,786,760 4,677,487 2,481,207 43,945,454
39,143,228 5,090,406 2,611,614 46,845,248
39,999,107 4,944,612 2,484,621 47,428,340
41,988.731 5,707,789
50,428,521
48,922,928 7,066,292
56,202,423 8,832,941
66,204,887 10,857,826
88,220,267 12,208,795
84,505,635 12,498,129
77,287,232 11,340,084
73,518,709 10,378,257
62,620,000 8,858,000

2,732,001
3,134,731

59,123,951

3,669,864 68,705,228 4,513,149 81,575,862 5,827,666 106,256,728 7,612,560 104,616,324 9,083,365 97,710,681 1,692,502 85,589,468

1,468,000

72,946,000

NOTE.-The above statement does not include Money Orders issued in the United Kingdom for payment abroad, for which see the next Table.

(a) Excluding the Irish Free State. (b) In 1921 and prior years figures are for year ended December. No. 170.-NUMBER and AMOUNT of MONEY ORDERS ISSUED in the UNITED KINGDOM for PAYMENT in the COLONIES and in FOREIGN COUNTRIES; and the NUMBER and AMOUNT of MONEY ORDERS ISSUED in the COLONIES and in FOREIGN COUNTRIES for PAYMENT in the UNITED KINGDOM.

(Compiled from Returns furnished by the General Post Office.)

(a) Figures relating to the Irish Free State are included under Colonial Money Orders.

POST OFFICE-POSTAL ORDERS. No. 171.-NUMBER and AMOUNT of POSTAL ORDERS ISSUED in each DIVISION of the UNITED KINGDOM.

(Compiled from Returns furnished by the General Post Office.)

NOTE. In addition, British Postal Orders are issued on H.M. Ships, in many British Possessions and in other places abroad, for which see the " Post Office Guide.'

(a) Issued as "currency" during the period 7th August 1914-3rd February 1915.
(3) Excluding the Irish Free State.

ROADS-GREAT BRITAIN.

No. 172-CLASSIFICATION of ROADS, YEARS 1923-24 and 1924-25.

SCHEDULE of MILEAGE.

(Compiled from Returns furnished by the Ministry of Transport.)

ROAD VEHICLES-GREAT BRITAIN.

No. 173.-APPROXIMATE NUMBER of ROAD-VEHICLE and AMOUNT RECEIVED in payment of LICENCES, (Compiled from Returns furnished

No. 174.-AVERAGE RECEIPTS PER ROAD-VEHICLE LICENCE,
in respect of WHOLE YEAR LICENCES, in each of
the YEARS FROM 1922 TO 1925.

(Compiled from Returns furnished by the Ministry of Transport.)

AVERAGE RECEIPTS PER LICENCE, IN RESPECT OF WHOLE-YEAR LICENCES, FOR