New Zealand Gazette – 1888 – No. 57

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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 30th September, 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. £ s. d.
Auckland .. 68 1,508 1,153 776 1,051 485 1,067 299 406 179 954 7,868 2,894 14 0 55 14 0 1,819 1,354 882 1,226 577 1,293 381 515 210 1,114 9,371 3,894 5 0
Blenheim .. 7 149 116 48 105 62 97 31 41 13 94 756 281 0 6 5 7 6 62 43 12 42 16 56 12 18 9 69 339 150 4 0
Christchurch .. 37 675 574 332 553 236 586 193 219 113 594 4,075 1,646 10 5 30 14 5 990 802 366 724 322 786 281 334 160 719 5,484 2,135 5 6
Dunedin .. 38 853 631 354 649 307 694 204 272 139 664 4,767 1,911 11 4½ 35 16 10½ 1,140 923 482 882 441 971 304 386 180 961 6,670 2,655 17 0
Gisborne .. 2 47 12 12 22 7 33 10 16 3 24 186 75 13 10½ 1 8 10½ 16 13 11 11 10 12 5 9 .. 33 120 58 10 6
Greymouth .. 6 81 91 38 86 38 101 38 36 13 86 608 254 15 11 4 15 11 85 130 67 94 33 65 28 46 9 57 614 207 12 6
Hokitika .. 6 46 44 19 56 13 67 18 14 13 66 356 162 8 6 2 19 0 32 25 12 31 7 35 15 17 6 41 221 101 4 6
Invercargill .. 24 411 334 136 325 176 365 139 216 80 432 2,614 1,164 4 10 21 0 4 294 213 93 194 127 262 89 117 67 292 1,748 763 8 6
Napier .. 19 489 826 199 327 137 371 92 131 57 291 2,420 906 10 3 17 9 9 337 217 123 206 102 297 71 103 48 210 1,714 660 7 6
Nelson .. 9 182 124 84 124 55 138 38 38 21 106 910 332 12 8 6 9 8 163 177 77 179 52 141 45 51 16 130 1,031 376 3 6
New Plymouth .. 6 256 252 130 141 74 150 48 61 42 117 1,271 423 15 5½ 8 6 5½ 179 130 66 76 55 96 39 46 28 95 810 292 19 0
Oamaru .. 8 143 141 63 99 77 135 44 60 18 86 866 327 7 6½ 6 8 0½ 101 69 32 53 38 76 24 27 13 66 499 192 7 0
Thames .. 12 243 237 134 214 106 187 42 89 20 175 1,447 529 2 4 10 3 10 92 84 47 71 48 97 23 27 8 74 571 216 13 0
Timaru .. 9 289 194 94 168 82 230 58 87 39 270 1,511 645 16 1½ 11 13 7½ 131 86 60 76 36 129 35 37 23 137 750 324 5 0
Wanganui .. 12 508 427 149 312 175 314 112 122 43 297 2,459 889 17 6½ 17 1 6½ 313 251 112 253 123 237 75 93 30 237 1,724 656 4 6
Wellington .. 29 1,036 841 430 654 297 735 242 309 92 769 5,405 2,082 12 0½ 39 2 0½ 1,182 850 433 719 353 712 207 279 104 754 5,593 2,028 14 6
Westport .. 7 69 54 17 47 16 35 15 14 5 40 312 111 4 10 2 2 4 28 22 13 18 5 15 15 11 .. 17 144 53 3 6
Total 3rd quarter in 1888 299 6,985 5,551 3,015 4,933 2,343 5,305 1,623 2,131 890 5,065 37,831 14,639 18 2½ 276 14 2½ 6,964 5,389 2,888 4,855 2,345 5,280 1,649 2,116 911 5,006 37,403 14,267 5 0
Total 3rd quarter in 1887 292 5,585 4,240 2,219 3,971 1,900 4,382 1,324 1,719 726 4,327 30,393 12,076 4 4 226 6 10 5,451 4,216 2,235 3,926 1,899 4,346 1,357 1,733 732 4,280 30,175 11,803 2 6

General Post Office,
Wellington, 16th October, 1888,

W. GRAY,
Secretary.



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💰 Statement of Postal Note Transactions (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
16 October 1888
Postal Notes, Transactions, Districts, 1888, Statistics
  • W. Gray, Secretary