6.
COLLECTIONS FOR OTHER DEPTS.
The following amounts were collected:
Collections on Dutiable goods
$
1,576
Sale of Revenue and Receipt stamps. $ 2,234,712
Total
$ 2,236,288
SERVICES TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS
7. The value of free postal services rendered to other departments is estimated at $122,770.00 of which no less than $84,000.00 is in respect of air mail charges on letters and packets addressed to Commonwealth destinations.
POSTAL SERVICES
8. General. The total number of bags of mail of all descriptions handled was 285,698 of which 48,250 were airmail. This total represents a daily average of nearly 800 bags.
SURFACE MAILS
9. The sea mail services to and from Europe improved considerably. With the re-introduction of the direct Italy- Far East service additional exchanges of mail for South European destinations were made. The services to and from the U.S.A. via Japan were maintained to allow regular and frequent mails to be closed for trans-Pacific destinations.
10. The average transit time for sea mails to Great Britain was 35 days, and to the U.S.A., 23 days.
11. The pre-war regularity of services to and from Australia has not yet been restored and the general position is not satisfactory. Average transit time to Sydney was 18-21 days.
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