New Zealand Gazette – 1882 – No. 87

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✨ Postal Revenue Statistics



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RETURN of REVENUE collected at the General Post Office and in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand for the Quarter ended 30th September, 1882.

Location Postage Received from Foreign Offices Stamps Sold and credited to Stamp Revenue Money Order Commission Private Box and Bag Rents. Postal Guides. Miscellaneous Receipts. Total. TELEGRAPH REVENUE (Paid Telegrams, &c.) TELEGRAPH REVENUE (Government Telegrams)
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Number Cash Received £ s. d.
General Post Office ... ... ... ... ... ... 10,425 15 7 ... 775 10 I
Auckland ... 4,846 2 9 380 15 0 36 0 0 0 10 6 ... 5,263 8 3 58,122 4,114 8 2
Blenheim ... 682 12 11 44 15 4 5 0 0 0 0 6 ... 732 8 9 5,243 434 12 6
Christchurch ... 4,687 16 5 297 3 4 55 10 0 0 13 6 ... 5,041 3 3 38,070 2,967 6 6
Dunedin ... 4,756 5 9 312 9 8 42 0 0 0 12 0 ... 5,111 7 5 48,818 3,768 5 11
Gisborne ... 543 13 8 35 6 0 4 10 0 0 0 6 ... 583 10 2 5,423 481 19 2
Greymouth ... 427 0 0 71 3 8 11 0 0 0 1 0 ... 509 4 8 14,804 1,032 15 9
Hokitika ... 432 16 7 39 15 2 4 0 0 0 1 6 ... 476 13 3 5,237 383 2 7
Invercargill ... 1,865 19 10 108 4 8 31 10 0 0 3 0 ... 1,995 17 6 14,896 963 2 5
Napier ... 1,389 6 3 98 8 8 11 11 8 0 3 6 ... 1,499 10 I 13,903 1,006 12 3
Nelson ... 488 5 I 57 7 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 ... 546 13 7 14,074 651 13 4
New Plymouth ... 445 5 8 47 16 4 17 10 0 0 2 6 ... 510 14 6 7,664 472 4 9
Oamaru ... 1,005 7 5 50 13 10 7 10 0 0 3 0 ... 1,063 14 3 7,174 528 16 11
Thames ... 484 17 9 40 9 6 10 0 0 0 1 0 ... 535 8 3 8,590 609 3 5
Timaru ... 1,834 3 11 70 2 4 18 0 0 ... 1,922 6 3 9,513 667 17 7 823
Wanganui ... 1,496 9 6 99 16 0 35 0 0 0 5 0 ... 1,631 10 6 16,782 1,144 11 10
Wellington ... 2,735 17 10 252 12 0 38 10 0 16 10 0 3,043 9 10 68,964 2,692 6 6 13,232
Westport ... 246 8 8 37 8 4 13 10 0 ... 297 7 0 5,931 393 18 3 1,283

Total third quarter in 1882 | 10,425 15 7 | 28,368 10 0 | 2,044 7 4 | 332 1 8 | 16 10 0 | 41,190 3 I | 343,208 | 23,088 7 11* | 48,575 | 4,712 19 5 |
Corresponding quarter in 1881 | 3,600 0 0 | 29,194 10 0 | 1,829 1 7 | 275 15 0 | 3 12 6 | 2,419 17 9 | 37,322 16 10 | 281,230 | 18,368 11 3 | 56,294 | 5,562 7 9 |

  • Including £1,114 5s. 1d. for telephone exchange receipts at Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 17th October, 1882.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 87



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🚂 Return of Revenue collected at the General Post Office and in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand for the Quarter ended 30th September, 1882.

🚂 Transport & Communications
17 October 1882
Revenue, Post Office, Postal Districts, Stamps, Money Order, Telegraph, Auckland, Blenheim, Christchurch, Dunedin, Gisborne, Greymouth, Hokitika, Invercargill, Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth, Oamaru, Thames, Timaru, Wanganui, Wellington, Westport
  • W. Gray, Secretary