asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he will state, in respect of each of the last five years for which the information is available, the number of 6d. and 1/- postal orders sold to the public; and the number of such postal orders which were exported out of the State.
Written Answers. - Sale of Postal Orders.
The number of 6d. and 1/-postal orders sold to the public in each of the five years 1942 to 1946, inclusive, is as follows:—
|
Year. |
6d. |
1/- |
|
1942 |
916,540 |
794,025 |
|
1943 |
741,424 |
800,819 |
|
1944 |
725,854 |
817,876 |
|
1945 |
726,058 |
815,445 |
|
1946 |
690,959 |
712,804 |
The number of such orders paid outside the State is available for the years 1945 and 1946 only and is as follows:—
|
Year. |
6d. |
1/- |
|
1945 |
35,147 |
24,536 |
|
1946 |
60,327 |
29,423 |