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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, 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. | TELEGRAPH REVENUE (Paid) | TELEGRAPH REVENUE (Govt) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | Number. | Cash received. | Number. | Value. | ||
| General Post Office | 7,172 16 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1,244 15 0 | 8,417 11 8 | .. | 260 3 9 | .. | .. |
| Auckland | .. | 42 10 0 | 365 18 0 | 5,692 7 2 | 1 5 6 | 65 9 1 | 26 16 6 | 6,194 6 3 | 55,571 | 3,846 3 11 | 6,366 | 656 9 0 | |
| Blenheim | .. | 16 0 0 | 62 15 2 | 837 15 5 | 0 3 0 | 8 10 0 | 0 19 0 | 926 2 8 | 7,900 | 535 6 2 | 1,106 | 76 4 6 | |
| Christchurch | .. | 37 0 0 | 273 10 0 | 4,447 7 8 | 1 0 6 | 34 9 8 | 0 3 6 | 4,793 11 | 43,822 | 3,469 8 5 | 3,486 | 343 14 10 | |
| Dunedin | .. | 57 10 0 | 278 9 6 | 4,702 13 4 | 0 14 6 | 46 5 3 | 2 5 11 | 5,087 18 6 | 54,815 | 4,208 8 7 | 5,530 | 553 0 0 | |
| Gisborne | .. | 8 10 0 | 26 10 0 | 1,081 8 10 | 0 1 0 | 1 10 3 | .. | 1,118 0 1 | 4,977 | 312 19 11 | 857 | 106 10 1 | |
| Greymouth | .. | 11 10 0 | 82 16 0 | 947 9 7 | 0 1 6 | 5 0 5 | 0 10 0 | 1,047 7 6 | 16,274 | 1,029 11 4 | 1,534 | 170 10 1 | |
| Hokitika | .. | 3 0 0 | 39 11 4 | 478 12 5 | 0 1 0 | 3 4 2 | 1 4 0 | 525 12 11 | 4,808 | 314 17 5 | 666 | 82 19 11 | |
| Invercargill | .. | 25 0 0 | 107 12 10 | 2,612 7 7 | 0 1 6 | 23 15 5 | 0 5 0 | 2,769 2 4 | 16,206 | 1,001 0 11 | 1,805 | 151 18 9 | |
| Napier | .. | 45 0 0 | 137 5 10 | 2,108 13 5 | 0 2 6 | 20 5 11 | 13 2 0 | 2,324 9 8 | 17,549 | 1,677 6 5 | 2,200 | 208 12 11 | |
| Nelson | .. | 2 10 0 | 53 19 10 | 968 16 1 | 0 4 0 | 7 9 6 | 1 19 0 | 1,034 18 5 | 13,147 | 688 6 9 | 1,512 | 155 15 9 | |
| New Plymouth | .. | 6 0 0 | 34 5 6 | 461 3 9 | .. | 9 4 10 | 0 13 0 | 511 7 1 | 5,530 | 311 10 10 | 1,172 | 116 10 6 | |
| Oamaru | .. | 6 10 0 | 47 7 6 | 1,307 1 9 | 0 3 0 | 7 16 11 | 0 3 6 | 1,369 2 8 | 7,257 | 588 17 4 | 564 | 52 0 2 | |
| Thames | .. | 25 0 0 | 63 9 4 | 1,378 1 1 | 0 1 0 | 11 10 2 | 0 9 0 | 1,478 10 7 | 9,751 | 458 19 1 | 1,196 | 116 18 3 | |
| Timaru | .. | 9 0 0 | 51 3 0 | 2,423 16 0 | 0 5 0 | 11 18 10 | 0 8 0 | 2,496 10 10 | 8,893 | 624 11 2 | 530 | 49 9 4 | |
| Wanganui | .. | 28 0 0 | 82 15 8 | 3,015 0 6 | 0 4 0 | 21 1 1 | .. | 3,147 1 4 | 13,182 | 820 6 11 | 1,534 | 53 17 9 | |
| Wellington | .. | 55 0 0 | 358 11 8 | 5,052 11 9 | 0 11 0 | 48 11 10 | 18 9 11 | 5,533 16 3 | 86,483 | 4,030 5 8 | 13,328 | 1,559 18 7 | |
| Westport | .. | 5 10 0 | 64 5 8 | 698 3 1 | 0 1 0 | 3 11 3 | .. | 771 11 0 | 8,069 | 493 9 4 | 1,862 | 198 0 4 | |
| Total third quarter in 1889 | 7,172 16 8 | 383 10 0 | 2,130 6 10 | 38,213 9 9 | 5 0 0 | 329 14 10 | 1,312 3 4 | 49,547 1 6 | 374,234 | 24,671 13 11 | 45,248 | 4,652 10 9 | |
| Total third quarter in 1888 | 9,616 3 0 | 346 10 0 | 1,985 0 4 | 35,332 10 11 | 3 9 0 | 276 14 2 | 733 8 9 | 48,293 16 3 | 359,087 | 25,133 8 4 | 49,519 | 5,110 1 5 |
General Post Office,
Wellington, 24th October, 1889.
W. GRAY,
Secretary.
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 61
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NZ Gazette 1889, No 61
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🚂 Return of Revenue Collected at General Post Office and Postal Districts for Quarter ended 30th September, 1889
🚂 Transport & Communications24 October 1889
Postal revenue, Telegraph revenue, Financial statistics, Quarterly return, Post Office
- W. Gray, Secretary