Table 1.

Fourteen-Day Statistics of Nigerian Inland Letter Mails, 1929

S/NMovement of MailPaid (No.)Official (No.)Weight (lbs.)
1.Received at Lagos from Eastern and Central Provinces4,179  908247
2.Despatched from Lagos to Eastern and Central Provinces3,532  996236
3.Inter-port traffic, Westward (excluding 1)  500  125  43
4.Inter-port traffic, Eastward (excluding 2)1,044  301  72
Total9,2552,330598
  • Source: Acting Postmaster General to CSG, 14 January 1929, CSO 26 03137, vol. II, NAI.