New Zealand Gazette – 1896 – No. 29

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✨ Postal Statistics



STATEMENT showing the NUMBER, AMOUNT, &c., of POSTAL-NOTE TRANSACTIONS in the several POSTAL DISTRICTS of NEW ZEALAND during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1896.

POSTAL DISTRICTS. No. of Postal-note Offices open at the end of the Quarter. 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 £1. At *£5. 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 £1. At *£5. Total. £ s. d.
Auckland .. 87 3,250 2,749 1,597 2,306 1,002 2,091 552 674 271 1,222 62 15,776 5,289 5 3½ 103 11 9½ 3,561 3,109 1,907 2,748 1,209 2,581 735 835 327 1,506 60 18,578
Blenheim .. 10 360 267 143 223 120 254 57 56 32 163 2 1,677 573 12 11 11 7 5 162 121 63 98 56 129 29 38 17 100 2 815
Christchurch .. 51 1,453 1,448 707 1,310 538 1,306 314 407 145 986 41 8,655 3,333 8 2½ 62 3 2½ 2,606 2,185 1,181 1,704 886 1,798 579 656 259 1,251 41 13,146
Dunedin .. .. 51 2,333 1,870 992 1,497 760 1,563 512 553 285 1,112 28 11,505 4,137 7 4 79 11 10 2,928 2,458 1,321 2,195 947 1,904 618 710 342 1,350 58 14,831
Gisborne .. .. 4 131 125 51 102 40 98 22 41 14 107 3 734 295 17 4 5 6 4 41 42 21 41 14 54 12 7 3 44 1 280
Greymouth .. 10 319 189 136 181 64 193 71 66 31 171 17 1,438 600 4 9½ 10 7 3½ 165 126 69 101 52 123 45 49 19 96 6 851
Hokitika .. .. 7 128 104 52 99 55 115 47 42 20 75 5 742 307 11 9½ 5 12 9½ 57 38 26 60 24 70 21 23 9 64 8 400
Invercargill .. 31 1,006 853 519 818 383 745 248 365 139 528 17 5,621 2,103 4 6½ 40 1 6½ 743 589 324 559 264 563 183 265 100 395 14 3,999
Napier .. .. 24 1,372 1,173 591 936 422 865 248 324 114 524 29 6,598 2,265 14 10½ 43 15 10½ 850 722 397 650 256 548 146 201 75 312 22 4,179
Nelson .. .. 15 878 817 138 275 130 282 81 68 29 175 7 1,880 668 7 8 12 18 9 348 245 163 257 118 256 81 110 43 201 13 1,835
New Plymouth .. 9 715 502 288 453 199 423 153 182 76 319 3 3,313 1,164 2 8 22 14 3 471 330 155 267 139 303 107 131 62 196 7 2,168
Oamaru .. .. 9 428 308 226 277 149 242 88 133 51 163 7 2,072 730 6 8½ 14 1 8½ 216 189 95 145 69 163 61 65 36 124 3 1,160
Thames .. .. 15 640 544 345 520 275 543 141 161 51 268 3 3,491 1,181 2 5 24 1 5 264 219 126 216 99 252 58 58 30 150 1 1,473
Timaru .. .. 12 587 435 213 415 190 406 117 142 68 277 6 2,856 1,032 13 10½ 19 19 4½ 267 220 113 229 98 240 47 86 42 213 4 1,559
Wanganui .. 20 1,334 1,144 666 986 448 841 265 324 138 589 9 6,744 2,279 2 11 45 0 5 807 702 372 632 250 521 157 181 72 832 10 4,036
Wellington .. 48 2,656 2,386 1,337 2,101 914 2,031 527 682 270 1,286 53 14,243 5,088 11 11½ 98 1 11½ 3,478 2,820 1,718 2,553 1,154 2,493 600 825 317 1,688 65 17,711
Westport.. .. 15 203 166 156 159 93 182 47 64 35 86 3 1,194 425 3 3 8 8 9 66 61 37 61 32 68 17 24 17 45 2 430
Total 1st quarter in 1896 418 17,293 14,580 8,157 12658 5,782 12180 3,490 4,284 1,769 8,051 295 88,539 31,475 17 8½ 607 4 8½ 17,030 14,170 8,088 12516 5,667 12066 3,496 4,264 1,770 8,067 317 87,451 30,796 2 6
Total 1st quarter in 1895 394 15,782 12,746 7,174 11106 5,171 11101 2,984 3,897 1,638 8,696 .. 80,295 27,824 18 6 555 15 7 15,733 12,694 7,203 11074 5,199 11150 2,982 3,926 1,639 8,738 .. 80,338 27,912 11 6

General Post Office,
Wellington, 21st April, 1896.

*First issued on 17th June, 1895.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

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🚂 Statement of Postal-Note Transactions for Quarter Ended 31 March 1896

🚂 Transport & Communications
21 April 1896
Postal statistics, Postal notes, Quarterly report, Postal districts, New Zealand, 1896
  • W. Gray, Secretary