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, 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 76 2,279 1,769 1,217 1,442 639 1,355 431 511 197 1,095 10,935 3,669 1 7 72 14 1 2,376 2,028 1,401 1,691 767 1,663 508 547 234 1,247 12,462 4,167 8 0
Blenheim 8 306 199 116 179 61 209 49 70 22 165 1,376 493 16 6 9 12 0 127 68 36 74 28 79 13 28 9 66 528 187 9 0
Christchurch 41 999 781 438 797 318 807 183 304 90 693 5,410 2,038 10 6½ 39 2 6½ 1,593 1,236 661 1,077 449 1,081 344 462 174 1,017 8,094 2,963 17 0
Dunedin .. 42 1,372 1,084 542 858 456 907 346 344 182 943 7,034 2,683 14 3 50 11 3 1,678 1,328 749 1,139 568 1,120 403 445 222 1,108 8,760 3,222 15 0
Gisborne .. 2 59 67 38 56 24 51 12 20 5 70 402 161 0 11 2 18 11 45 23 11 33 9 27 9 14 5 22 198 72 19 6
Greymouth 8 139 126 99 113 68 128 31 39 25 108 876 331 8 0 6 7 6 102 117 74 82 37 82 35 65 11 60 665 238 15 0
Hokitika .. 5 85 62 62 71 30 56 22 19 11 74 492 188 16 2 3 10 8 43 15 23 31 12 47 6 7 5 35 224 90 5 6
Invercargill 25 664 486 267 451 220 506 179 204 108 412 3,497 1,348 8 5½ 25 15 5½ 481 375 172 286 152 357 114 144 73 249 2,403 872 16 0
Napier .. 20 1,014 860 443 604 263 602 156 226 68 476 4,712 1,554 10 4 30 16 4 694 600 300 450 172 381 109 156 48 307 3,217 1,018 16 6
Nelson .. 10 266 182 103 203 83 174 48 67 33 198 1,357 525 12 11½ 9 16 5½ 238 172 104 180 99 184 49 68 19 172 1,285 482 3 6
New Plymouth 6 362 325 138 239 88 237 84 91 56 199 1,819 652 5 11 12 11 5 240 234 115 143 87 149 70 87 45 131 1,301 466 3 6
Oamaru .. 8 254 236 115 172 80 161 31 66 22 177 1,314 472 7 1 8 19 1 132 130 61 99 56 108 34 52 9 125 806 316 17 0
Thames .. 12 293 254 172 252 127 253 66 76 36 152 1,681 585 17 0½ 11 15 6½ 137 143 44 100 55 129 28 45 18 111 810 311 4 0
Timaru .. 9 289 247 150 225 109 235 89 128 35 211 1,718 672 7 7½ 12 15 7½ 151 147 84 127 73 158 38 61 21 131 991 386 1 6
Wanganui 14 822 641 427 533 239 483 162 175 87 415 3,984 1,357 4 6 26 13 6 590 435 254 448 169 383 89 173 60 301 2,902 999 12 6
Wellington 31 1,647 1,354 771 1,168 512 1,212 291 460 139 963 8,517 3,041 2 4½ 59 6 10½ 2,164 1,661 939 1,383 624 1,394 362 454 197 1,232 10,410 3,598 0 6
Westport.. 8 137 84 60 84 52 90 29 43 13 82 674 254 15 7½ 4 17 7½ 29 25 22 21 13 26 9 9 5 27 186 72 19 0
Total 4th quarter in 1891 325 10,987 8,757 5,158 7,447 3,369 7,466 2,209 2,843 1,129 6,433 55,798 20,030 19 10½ 388 4 10½ 10,820 8,737 5,050 7,364 3,370 7,368 2,220 2,817 1,155 6,341 55,242 19,468 3 0
Total 4th quarter in 1890 312 8,721 7,196 3,991 6,086 2,954 6,477 1,916 2,496 1,026 5,624 46,487 17,265 6 1½ 331 13 7½ 8,766 7,137 3,990 6,084 2,959 6,467 1,911 2,486 1,032 5,604 46,436 16,902 6 6

General Post Office
Wellington, 25th January, 1892.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.



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💰 Postal-Note Transactions in New Zealand

💰 Finance & Revenue
25 January 1892
Postal Notes, Transactions, Postal Districts, 1891
  • W. Gray, Secretary