✨ Postal Revenue Statistics
APRIL 18.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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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 31st March, 1889.
| Location | Postage received from Foreign Offices | Private Box and Bag Rents | Money-order Commission. | Stamps sold and credited to Stamp Revenue. | Postal Guides. | Postal-note Commission. | Miscellaneous Receipts. | Total. | Paid Telegrams, &c. Number | Paid Telegrams, &c. Cash received | Government Telegrams. Number | Government Telegrams. Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | |||
| General Post Office | 6,597 2 5½ | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10,632 9 0 | 17,229 11 5½ | 132 | 4 3 | .. | .. |
| Auckland | .. | 374 0 0 | 346 9 2 | 5,142 13 1 | 14 7 6 | 53 14 4½ | 1 5 | 5,932 9 8 | 65,509 | 4,468 8 11 | 7,346 | 1,851 4 4 |
| Blenheim | .. | 91 10 0 | 60 5 10 | 764 9 1 | 3 16 0 | 6 10 1 | 0 10 6 | 927 1 6½ | 11,090 | 733 5 1 | 1,620 | 189 0 0 |
| Christchurch | .. | 579 10 0 | 251 4 8 | 4,632 13 5½ | 18 5 0 | 30 17 7 | 57 7 3 | 5,569 18 0 | 51,097 | 3,880 7 9 | 5,726 | 649 10 11 |
| Dunedin | .. | 387 10 0 | 272 0 6 | 4,213 5 0 | 16 12 6 | 38 2 4 | 2 13 6 | 4,930 3 11 | 61,740 | 4,341 3 10 | 6,694 | 729 0 11 |
| Gisborne | .. | 60 10 0 | 33 3 6 | 2,053 11 10 | 0 15 0 | 1 9 1 | 0 0 6 | 2,149 9 11 | 7,042 | 435 4 8 | 1,800 | 233 15 4 |
| Greymouth | .. | 87 0 0 | 84 1 6 | 946 9 2 | 2 16 0 | 4 7 9 | 0 14 0 | 1,125 8 5 | 15,424 | 946 1 7 | 968 | 68 10 8 |
| Hokitika | .. | 54 0 0 | 34 15 6 | 458 14 4½ | 2 2 6 | 2 13 6 | 0 5 0 | 552 10 10 | 6,716 | 306 15 11 | 866 | 106 6 3 |
| Invercargill | .. | 283 10 0 | 99 16 8 | 2,660 17 0 | 7 2 0 | 22 12 2 | 0 13 0 | 3,074 10 10 | 20,531 | 1,161 19 2 | 2,362 | 179 4 1 |
| Napier | .. | 315 0 0 | 138 12 2 | 2,242 5 5½ | 5 4 6 | 20 5 3 | 4 10 0 | 2,725 17 4 | 26,291 | 1,988 8 11 | 3,724 | 386 13 5 |
| Nelson | .. | 75 0 0 | 47 5 4 | 867 11 6 | 4 8 0 | 7 5 6 | 5 10 6 | 1,007 0 10 | 18,068 | 846 11 11 | 1,665 | 156 11 3 |
| New Plymouth | .. | 52 10 0 | 35 11 4 | 202 1 5 | 0 19 0 | 10 14 4½ | 0 9 6 | 302 5 7 | 11,577 | 511 7 2 | 1,642 | 170 19 1 |
| Oamaru | .. | 110 10 0 | 49 16 2 | 1,450 11 10 | 5 2 6 | 6 1 11 | 0 3 9 | 1,622 6 2 | 8,562 | 598 3 5 | 889 | 93 4 8 |
| Thames | .. | 58 0 0 | 57 7 6 | 1,207 19 11 | 2 10 0 | 9 14 11 | 0 7 0 | 1,335 19 4 | 11,790 | 664 14 8 | 1,496 | 172 5 4 |
| Timaru | .. | 171 10 0 | 60 14 4 | 2,421 4 9 | 4 9 6 | 12 0 9 | 15 2 6 | 2,685 1 10 | 13,973 | 866 2 11 | 979 | 178 2 6 |
| Wanganui | .. | 169 10 0 | 84 10 4 | 2,781 17 8 | 2 14 0 | 19 15 2 | 0 5 9 | 3,058 12 11 | 19,992 | 1,156 7 2 | 2,520 | 220 12 10 |
| Wellington | .. | 491 0 0 | 332 12 10 | 3,124 18 2 | 2 11 0 | 37 7 4 | 57 13 9 | 4,046 3 1 | 70,459 | 5,144 19 6 | 16,864 | 2,082 13 1 |
| Westport | .. | 44 10 0 | 56 15 0 | 519 16 3 | 0 11 6 | 2 13 0 | 0 5 0 | 624 10 9 | 9,225 | 482 10 8 | 1,598 | 176 13 5 |
| Total first quarter in 1889 | 6,597 2 5½ | 3,405 0 0 | 2,045 2 4 | 35,691 0 2 | 94 6 6 | 286 5 3 | 10,780 6 0 | 58,899 2 9 | 429,086 | 28,664 17 6 | 58,759 | 7,144 8 1 |
| Total first quarter in 1888 | 10,725 0 5 | 3,575 0 0 | 2,052 19 10 | 37,597 18 5 | 78 3 0 | 246 11 10 | 337 4 10 | 54,612 18 4 | 397,875 | 26,554 17 5 | 60,344 | 6,539 12 7 |
General Post Office,
Wellington, 15th April, 1889.
W. GRAY,
Secretary.
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- W. Gray, Secretary