New Zealand Gazette – 1896 – No. 5

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✨ 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, 1895.

Postal Districts. No. of Postal-note Offices open at the end of the Quarter. Number of Postal Notes sold. Commission on Postal Notes sold. Total Amount of 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 .. 88 3,336 2,732 1,665 2,319 907 2,081 538 640 266 1,328 99 15,911 104 15 4½ 5,516 19 4½ 4,023 3,332 2,139 3,198 1,212 2,870 676 916 340 1,921 102 20,729 7,245 8 6
Blenheim .. 10 394 306 206 262 105 241 70 85 31 171 5 1,876 12 8 7 636 16 7 135 114 69 111 45 116 22 50 18 119 4 803 332 11 0
Christchurch .. 47 1,611 1,288 787 1,257 561 1,382 351 455 146 1,114 60 9,012 66 9 0 3,659 19 6 2,504 1,939 1,085 1,661 867 1,777 525 649 230 1,207 67 12,511 4,593 5 0
Dunedin .. 51 2,133 1,767 948 1,455 746 1,453 426 549 234 1,079 56 10,846 75 10 11½ 4,044 19 5½ 2,616 2,291 1,258 1,906 962 1,893 600 679 316 1,275 63 13,859 4,994 7 6
Gisborne .. 4 177 141 73 119 44 129 27 29 14 131 12 896 6 10 0½ 387 13 6½ 44 35 37 46 11 50 10 10 6 55 4 308 144 1 6
Greymouth .. 10 318 214 144 221 75 236 54 74 32 190 22 1,580 11 11 9½ 680 3 3½ 176 149 77 121 49 135 25 60 23 96 5 916 347 9 6
Hokitika .. 6 167 131 73 101 69 118 28 39 22 111 1 860 6 2 7½ 325 11 1½ 84 58 28 60 28 49 19 18 11 49 10 414 196 1 0
Invercargill .. 31 1,031 790 506 786 406 769 249 341 145 535 23 5,581 40 5 2½ 2,135 16 2½ 731 554 317 560 310 547 175 229 105 400 11 3,939 1,475 9 6
Napier .. 24 1,329 1,065 602 857 391 844 208 270 111 492 20 6,189 40 13 5½ 2,066 14 11½ 851 664 395 529 256 531 147 193 64 319 14 3,963 1,317 2 0
Nelson .. 15 313 268 171 240 89 251 64 75 31 182 7 1,691 11 17 6½ 628 5 0½ 364 257 173 286 126 246 74 96 36 164 8 1,830 654 12 0
New Plymouth .. 9 617 545 259 410 185 455 125 142 57 272 4 3,071 20 16 10 1,050 16 4 434 372 165 257 137 295 97 121 46 198 5 2,127 747 19 6
Oamaru .. 9 352 269 150 266 122 270 85 93 47 170 4 1,828 13 0 2½ 670 15 8½ 217 167 88 157 88 190 49 69 28 156 4 1,213 484 10 0
Thames .. 15 601 534 366 511 284 494 153 175 85 270 7 3,480 24 6 9 1,227 13 9 197 191 118 165 88 241 51 62 30 129 10 1,282 517 6 0
Timaru .. 12 567 413 265 420 181 382 109 146 64 273 2 2,822 19 10 1 992 9 1 340 241 130 245 100 254 58 80 24 256 2 1,730 660 6 6
Wanganui .. 20 1,304 1,097 688 860 444 851 244 295 123 588 12 6,506 43 10 1½ 2,213 7 1½ 679 598 355 534 247 494 123 189 76 361 8 8,664 1,282 8 6
Wellington .. 45 2,710 2,250 1,434 2,056 897 1,957 502 743 275 1,464 40 14,328 99 7 11 5,187 7 11 3,538 2,860 1,816 2,316 1,067 2,279 561 751 306 1,595 58 17,147 5,803 13 0
Westport .. 15 219 171 137 188 107 176 67 74 29 80 12 1,260 9 1 6 487 17 0 77 48 32 71 30 78 13 35 11 36 5 436 184 9 0
Total 4th quarter in 1895 411 17,179 13,981 8,474 12328 5,613 12089 3,300 4,225 1,712 8,450 386 87,737 605 18 0 31,913 6 0 17,010 13,870 8,282 12223 5,623 12045 3,225 4,207 1,670 8,336 380 86,871 30,981 0 0
Total 4th quarter in 1894 391 15,420 12,399 7,472 11008 5,116 10976 2,871 3,948 1,757 9,458 .. 80,425 563 2 11½ 29,107 6 5½ 15,382 12,296 7,439 10832 5,107 10924 2,892 3,922 1,739 9,372 .. 79,905 28,348 18 6

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

*First issued on 17th June, 1895.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

[No. 9.]

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21 January 1896
Postal Notes, Financial Report, Postal Districts, Quarterly Report, December 31, 1895
  • W. Gray, Secretary