New Zealand Gazette – 1888 – No. 25

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✨ Postal-Note Transactions



STATEMENT showing the NUMBER, AMOUNT, &c., of POSTAL-NOTE TRANSACTIONS in the several Postal Districts of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st March, 1888.

POSTAL DISTRICTS. No. of Offices which transact Postal-note Business. NUMBER OF POSTAL NOTES SOLD. Total Amount of Postal Notes sold. Commission on Postal Notes sold. NUMBER OF POSTAL NOTES PAID. Total Amount of Postal Notes paid.
At 1/0 At 1/6 At 2/6 At 5/0 At 7/6 At 10/0 At 12/6 At 15/0 At 17/6 At 20/0 Total. £ s. d. £ s. d. At 1/0 At 1/6 At 2/6 At 5/0 At 7/6 At 10/0 At 12/6 At 15/0 At 17/6 At 20/0 Total.
Auckland 67 1,240 936 565 852 394 923 266 368 170 977 6,691 2,642 7 5 49 5 11 1,478 1,049 672 1,006 445 1,133 301 420 174 1,069 7,747
Blenheim 7 131 80 41 69 26 81 26 27 12 69 562 205 2 5 3 18 11 43 36 9 39 16 57 8 10 5 56 279
Christchurch 37 734 487 253 478 235 605 150 230 98 486 3,756 1,481 2 7½ 28 3 1½ 870 668 348 537 326 764 231 310 140 594 4,788
Dunedin .. 36 758 623 297 545 283 554 191 235 103 591 4,180 1,648 13 7 30 16 1 939 793 361 744 383 769 235 347 131 870 5,572
Gisborne .. 2 56 24 20 45 8 41 8 8 6 27 243 86 16 5½ 1 14 5½ 25 15 8 12 11 5 6 11 3 27 123
Greymouth 6 119 64 49 75 36 101 28 39 19 88 618 255 15 10 4 15 10 104 108 54 69 27 62 29 58 19 52 582
Hokitika .. 6 62 49 23 45 21 61 20 15 3 41 340 129 3 8 2 10 8 21 22 15 25 7 27 8 9 3 29 166
Invercargill 24 396 328 134 292 167 374 143 179 78 444 2,535 1,140 3 2 20 10 2 259 212 78 177 99 234 82 110 46 314 1,611
Napier .. 18 358 293 151 239 151 289 90 121 42 286 2,020 804 9 3 15 1 9 316 224 110 205 117 216 70 99 36 214 1,607
Nelson .. 9 156 108 63 123 44 128 83 37 19 113 824 319 1 11½ 6 1 5½ 170 131 64 131 69 126 35 57 22 120 925
New Plymouth 6 280 229 106 176 81 137 55 70 32 110 1,276 420 10 0½ 8 6 6½ 277 246 105 144 91 146 73 64 30 132 1,308
Oamaru .. 8 108 109 56 95 54 86 22 40 12 90 672 256 13 7 4 17 1 74 73 34 54 43 68 19 32 85 490
Thames .. 13 252 157 121 145 62 178 51 66 24 159 1,215 458 2 7 8 15 1 81 72 56 59 30 99 20 20 11 78 526
Timaru .. 8 213 131 55 123 90 199 49 75 38 203 1,176 523 19 9½ 9 10 3½ 126 70 36 85 44 108 23 33 16 96 637
Wanganui 12 490 423 202 340 155 314 109 126 51 294 2,504 900 3 8½ 17 6 8½ 307 266 139 218 96 208 54 96 34 169 1,587
Wellington 28 854 691 348 607 266 655 192 241 97 612 4,563 1,747 16 1 33 3 1 947 731 386 658 276 693 193 232 104 637 4,857
Westport.. 7 40 59 12 36 17 34 12 13 4 26 253 88 15 8½ 1 14 8½ 22 14 10 25 8 16 8 6 4 24 137
Total 1st quarter in 1888 294 6,247 4,791 2,496 4,285 2,090 4,760 1,445 1,890 808 4,616 33,428 13,108 17 10½ 246 11 10½ 6,059 4,730 2,485 4,188 2,088 4,731 1,395 1,914 786 4,566 32,942
Total 1st quarter in 1887 282 4,542 3,559 1,931 3,351 1,595 3,621 1,119 1,429 619 3,933 25,699 10,420 13 11 192 19 7 4,434 3,412 1,935 3,254 1,531 3,584 1,061 1,382 639 3,814 25,036

General Post Office,
Wellington, 17th April, 1888.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.



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💰 Quarterly Postal-Note Transactions

💰 Finance & Revenue
17 April 1888
Postal Notes, Transactions, Postal Districts, Financial Statistics
  • W. Gray, Secretary