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The following shows the number of parcels carried in each year 

 ending June 30, so far as they are detailed in the returns : — 



The amounts received for the carriage of parcels in each year 

 stand thus ; the amounts for 1815 being obtained by doubling the 

 half-year ending June 30, 1815 : — 



Total, £196,910 £233,452 £269,543 



The returns of parcel traffic are the only returns which show 

 any improvement; the others aiibrd less information in each year. 



From the above amounts a correction has to be made for pas- 

 sengers' luggage charged in excess, included in the parcels returns. 

 This is usually about 6 per cent, of the gross returns ; but as it is 

 deducted in some cases, 5 per cent, is a sufficient compensation. 

 It must be observed that in some cases parcels are included in the 

 goods return. 



The South Devon return includes receipts for telegraphic mes- 

 sages. 



Making the above correction, the net receipts for parcels will be 

 1815. 1846. 1847. 



£186,000 £222,000 £255,000 



It is not necessary to give the detailed charges for parcels, as 

 they include sometimes charges of booking and delivery. 



In 1811-5 the number of parcels enumerated was 362,209, and 

 the receipts £ll,031, which gives an average rate of 9-29d., or a 

 little more than 9^. per parcel, or rather more than 28 parcels per 

 pound. Taking this as the average, the total number of parcels 

 carried in 1811-5 would be about 1,500,000. 



In 1815-6 the number of parcels enumerated was 381,353, and 

 the receipts £ll,559, which gives an average rate of 7-2rf., or 

 nearly 7-^rf. per parcel, or more than 33 per pound. Taking this 

 as the average, the total number of parcels carried in 1815-6 would 

 be about 7,100,000, 



In 1816-7 the number of parcels enumerated was 530,611, and 

 the receipts ,£8,685, which gives an average of 3-9d., or nearly id. 

 per parcel. 



It is questionable, however, whether the average is so low in 

 any of the years, as the London and North Western, which has so 

 large an amount of the parcels traffic, is not taken to form part of 

 the average. It is, however, certain that the average rates for the 

 conveyance of parcels have been much reduced. A fair average 

 will be 18 parcels per pound for 1811-5, 19 for 1815-6, and 20 for 

 1816-7. This will give the whole number of parcels carried by 

 railway in each year as under. 



1845, 3,350,000. 



1846, 4,200,000. 



1847, 5,000,000. 



The number of parcels carried both ways to each town may be 

 reckoned thus ; — 



London, 



Manchester, 



Liverpool, 



Leeds, 



Birmingham, 



Glasgow, 



Bristol, 



York, 



Bath, 



Cambridge, 



Southampton, 



Dover, 



Brighton, 



Sbefheld, 



Preston, 



Edinburgh, 



1,500,000 



300,000 



200,000 



200.000 



200,000 



100,000 



100,000 



100,000 



100,000 



100,000 



100,000 



80,000 



60,000 



60,000 



50,000 



40,000 



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