The following table gives an idea of the movement in the Montevideo Postoffice:
| Letters, | |
| Years. | Papers, etc. |
| 1885, | 12,203,381 |
| 1886, | 11,407,596 |
| 1887, | 17,157,345 |
| 1888, | 20,171,929 |
| 1889, | 21,366,472 |
| 1890, | 21,534,209 |
| 1891, | 20,105,295 |
The movement during 1891 may be divided thus:
| Letters, in general | 6,152,654 |
| Business papers, samples | 543,127 |
| Official correspondence | 423,178 |
| Post-cards | 55,955 |
| Papers, etc. | 12,930,381 |
| ————— | |
| 20,105,295 |
Carriages, Coaches, Etc.
The number of coaches is very considerable in the Republic.
Montevideo alone counts over 4,000 carts and more than 700 carriages.
Public Education.
Primary education is gratuitous and obligatory in all the Republic.