Postal-note Transactions Statistics




STATEMENT showing the Number, Amount, &c., of Postal-note Transactions in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand during the Quarter ended 30th June, 1891:

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 .. 75 1,867 1,606 1,020 1,301 656 1,301 377 490 202 1,067 9,887 3,477 19 5 68 0 11 2,112 1,818 1,213 1,577 736 1,685 497 601 244 1,361 11,844 4,242 4 0
Blenheim .. 8 221 171 80 167 65 199 45 52 33 130 1,163 433 19 5½ 8 9 5½ 97 70 26 63 24 73 21 30 14 68 486 190 9 6
Christchurch .. 41 936 830 465 746 349 825 257 327 121 719 5,575 2,169 2 0 41 6 0 1,444 1,157 557 994 520 1,026 432 491 199 952 7,772 2,949 9 6
Dunedin .. 42 1,358 1,065 464 921 434 1,006 281 409 161 913 7,012 2,689 0 1 50 19 7 1,696 1,419 690 1,189 631 1,522 382 530 197 1,134 9,390 3,514 19 6
Gisborne .. 1 94 53 27 42 23 54 14 19 6 62 394 151 4 8½ 2 16 2½ 30 36 9 21 14 14 9 12 3 20 168 60 1 6
Greymouth .. 7 154 97 65 109 64 117 40 39 11 121 817 323 16 8 6 2 2 101 98 62 96 51 66 44 50 12 74 654 245 15 6
Hokitika .. 5 72 56 43 74 35 74 42 16 19 54 485 194 8 9 3 15 3 41 24 27 33 18 49 10 10 8 60 280 127 9 6
Invercargill .. 24 590 430 262 469 275 574 181 256 105 476 3,618 1,503 4 3½ 28 6 9½ 418 274 147 285 183 351 94 175 74 334 2,335 963 19 0
Napier .. 19 774 630 358 558 267 538 170 218 84 468 4,065 1,479 3 7 28 12 1 548 430 258 367 188 394 137 156 55 283 2,816 984 18 0
Nelson .. 9 230 148 93 184 73 187 67 63 39 170 1,254 503 17 2 9 10 2 207 184 83 171 69 201 47 66 30 164 1,222 472 15 6
New Plymouth .. 6 363 321 137 231 117 202 74 92 33 195 1,765 612 19 3½ 11 17 3½ 253 236 128 153 97 139 65 76 27 129 1,303 440 14 6
Oamaru .. 8 249 226 82 148 83 182 49 65 25 142 1,251 450 15 2½ 8 14 8½ 142 101 41 89 36 112 28 39 17 90 695 263 3 6
Thames .. 13 288 252 152 221 108 273 93 105 39 197 1,728 665 8 6½ 12 17 6½ 158 121 65 114 62 136 43 42 17 102 860 320 2 0
Timaru .. 9 331 202 125 204 112 286 108 126 31 229 1,754 715 0 9½ 13 11 9½ 171 132 98 128 73 167 45 51 22 140 1,027 399 4 0
Wanganui .. 14 701 608 391 501 225 460 142 191 73 381 3,673 1,270 19 6 24 19 0 403 291 182 324 123 264 78 98 47 256 2,066 743 4 6
Wellington .. 31 1,511 1,231 678 1,065 451 1,121 332 424 156 920 7,889 2,886 7 3½ 55 17 3½ 1,830 1,404 803 1,176 542 1,170 334 424 162 1,031 8,876 3,078 18 6
Westport .. 8 132 75 69 104 45 111 38 57 17 112 760 318 10 7½ 5 18 7½ 49 37 18 42 18 37 16 13 6 49 285 117 4 6
Total 2nd quarter in 1891 320 9,871 8,001 4,511 7,045 3,382 7,510 2,310 2,949 1,155 6,356 53,090 19,845 17 4½ 381 14 10½ 9,700 7,832 4,407 6,822 3,385 7,406 2,282 2,864 1,134 6,247 52,079 19,114 13 0
Total 2nd quarter in 1890 309 8,357 6,712 3,655 6,058 2,889 6,265 2,010 2,528 1,041 5,832 45,347 17,333 2 8½ 329 10 2½ 8,320 6,562 3,728 6,051 2,856 6,141 2,013 2,455 1,066 5,713 44,905 16,773 10 6

General Post Office
Wellington, 21st July, 1891.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.



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💰 Finance & Revenue
21 July 1891
Postal Notes, Transactions, Statistics, 1891
  • W. Gray, Secretary