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 December, 1889.

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 70 1,872 1,429 991 1,167 559 1,212 362 445 202 1,069 9,308 3,301 17 2 64 1 8 2,200 1,659 1,131 1,450 689 1,487 487 550 216 1,229 11,098 3,875 1 0
Blenheim 8 262 179 101 160 53 135 43 46 22 133 1,134 387 13 4½ 7 10 4½ 79 53 34 49 14 60 11 12 8 64 384 146 11 0
Christchurch 39 788 625 319 671 285 702 210 245 99 622 4,566 1,809 14 4 34 6 4 1,026 853 403 744 336 935 310 363 143 758 5,871 2,294 5 6
Dunedin .. 40 1,047 818 407 848 301 734 266 345 152 824 5,742 2,280 17 0½ 42 8 0½ 1,264 950 553 1,152 415 919 393 389 184 1,012 7,231 2,817 1 6
Gisborne .. 2 43 31 15 25 11 51 8 11 .. 28 223 85 3 3½ 1 13 9½ 18 27 9 18 11 28 6 6 1 24 148 59 16 0
Greymouth 6 127 75 68 87 33 102 23 30 7 112 664 265 10 11½ 4 18 11½ 80 134 68 103 40 71 42 51 14 54 657 229 11 0
Hokitika .. 6 65 39 34 60 24 62 29 32 3 55 403 168 7 5 3 3 11 45 25 24 26 11 46 8 10 2 32 229 87 0 0
Invercargill 24 471 351 168 394 189 385 166 200 93 425 2,842 1,215 3 9 22 6 3 322 224 111 256 138 263 91 131 74 303 1,913 816 18 0
Napier .. 19 529 385 264 380 164 426 119 118 54 340 2,779 1,027 18 5 19 19 5 389 302 185 315 142 335 85 107 50 261 2,171 802 17 0
Nelson .. 9 198 154 86 138 42 141 61 57 28 107 1,012 372 11 1 7 4 7 197 161 93 136 50 146 40 51 25 142 1,041 386 8 6
New Plymouth 6 373 360 151 194 113 187 74 92 33 165 1,742 569 4 5½ 11 3 11½ 345 320 154 196 104 149 58 88 44 175 1,633 538 15 0
Oamaru .. 8 191 144 92 130 58 139 42 65 24 119 1,004 377 17 0½ 7 5 0½ 134 93 46 83 34 109 27 27 15 76 644 233 13 6
Thames .. 13 293 248 166 217 124 234 59 80 35 199 1,655 610 0 11 11 15 11 145 108 55 89 72 136 23 38 19 121 806 319 19 6
Timaru .. 9 287 252 123 202 103 241 67 93 47 217 1,632 640 1 4½ 12 1 4½ 159 140 77 126 61 157 25 48 27 131 951 367 4 0
Wanganui 13 722 514 249 431 220 393 155 155 81 418 3,338 1,217 13 9½ 23 3 3½ 551 385 204 380 152 284 87 132 45 352 2,572 920 13 6
Wellington 30 1,353 1,035 586 914 346 942 263 323 144 836 6,742 2,463 15 3 47 7 3 1,548 1,071 614 915 426 941 287 359 143 934 7,238 2,601 4 6
Westport.. 8 75 55 30 55 28 70 21 18 15 48 415 161 14 11½ 3 2 5½ 37 25 17 26 10 25 11 7 4 31 193 75 4 6
Total 4th quarter in 1889 310 8,696 6,694 3,850 6,073 2,653 6,156 1,968 2,355 1,039 5,717 45,201 16,955 4 7½ 323 12 7½ 8,539 6,530 3,778 6,064 2,705 6,091 1,991 2,369 1,014 5,699 44,780 16,572 4 0
Total 4th quarter in 1888 304 6,941 5,572 3,090 5,014 2,408 5,268 1,649 1,981 933 5,048 37,904 14,598 15 8½ 276 6 8½ 6,845 5,628 2,994 4,825 2,367 5,166 1,588 1,989 903 4,975 37,280 14,064 17 0

General Post Office
Wellington, 20th January, 1890.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.



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💰 Statement of Postal-Note Transactions

💰 Finance & Revenue
20 January 1890
Postal Notes, Transactions, Postal Districts, 1889, Statistics
  • W. Gray, Secretary