New Zealand Gazette – 1896 – No. 82

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✨ Postal Note Statistics

Oct. 29.

STATEMENT showing the Number, Amount, &c., of Postal-note Transactions in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1896.


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 \| 3,711 \| 3,186 \| 1,941 \| 2,612 \| 1,159 \| 2,349 \| 666 \| 819 \| 331 \| 1,336 \| 60 \| 18,170 \| 118 14 0½ \| 6,004 1 6½ \| 4,310 \| 3,872 \| 2,469 \| 3,153 \| 1,486 \| 3,000 \| 862 \| 1,085 \| 411 \| 1,758 \| 65 \| 22,471 \| 7,455 3 0 Blenheim .. \| 9 \| 332 \| 267 \| 173 \| 279 \| 101 \| 267 \| 69 \| 91 \| 42 \| 162 \| 5 \| 1,788 \| 12 11 4 \| 647 1 4 \| 163 \| 132 \| 62 \| 133 \| 46 \| 139 \| 27 \| 53 \| 18 \| 123 \| 4 \| 905 \| 361 8 6 Christchurch .. \| 52 \| 1,662 \| 1,505 \| 800 \| 1,348 \| 621 \| 1,350 \| 347 \| 447 \| 179 \| 1,024 \| 28 \| 9,311 \| 66 1 4½ \| 3,479 13 4½ \| 2,949 \| 2,397 \| 1,309 \| 1,919 \| 955 \| 1,970 \| 593 \| 690 \| 325 \| 1,301 \| 43 \| 14,451 \| 5,002 4 6 Dunedin .. \| 52 \| 2,562 \| 2,087 \| 1,172 \| 1,680 \| 878 \| 1,614 \| 497 \| 571 \| 291 \| 1,206 \| 48 \| 12,606 \| 85 16 5½ \| 4,512 13 11½ \| 3,241 \| 2,920 \| 1,558 \| 2,396 \| 1,141 \| 2,158 \| 702 \| 807 \| 381 \| 1,453 \| 52 \| 16,809 \| 5,772 1 0 Gisborne .. \| 4 \| 206 \| 193 \| 81 \| 129 \| 58 \| 125 \| 28 \| 36 \| 8 \| 91 \| 7 \| 962 \| 6 4 8 \| 335 2 8 \| 65 \| 58 \| 22 \| 42 \| 15 \| 57 \| 10 \| 14 \| 3 \| 48 \| 4 \| 338 \| 142 7 0 Greymouth .. \| 10 \| 357 \| 258 \| 162 \| 241 \| 103 \| 252 \| 57 \| 67 \| 24 \| 242 \| 19 \| 1,782 \| 12 16 5 \| 739 0 5 \| 197 \| 123 \| 94 \| 155 \| 74 \| 144 \| 35 \| 68 \| 34 \| 110 \| 4 \| 1,038 \| 401 19 0 Hokitika .. \| 7 \| 207 \| 140 \| 82 \| 121 \| 58 \| 141 \| 41 \| 63 \| 20 \| 117 \| 4 \| 994 \| 7 3 7 \| 388 3 1 \| 65 \| 65 \| 31 \| 60 \| 29 \| 58 \| 15 \| 27 \| 6 \| 68 \| 16 \| 440 \| 249 15 0 Invercargill .. \| 30 \| 1,146 \| 929 \| 506 \| 853 \| 445 \| 867 \| 289 \| 385 \| 150 \| 505 \| 18 \| 6,093 \| 43 7 5 \| 2,242 16 11 \| 850 \| 647 \| 362 \| 596 \| 277 \| 672 \| 169 \| 267 \| 106 \| 419 \| 10 \| 4,375 \| 1,592 15 6 Napier .. \| 27 \| 1,400 \| 1,228 \| 590 \| 930 \| 439 \| 871 \| 268 \| 351 \| 137 \| 480 \| 29 \| 6,723 \| 44 9 4 \| 2,288 11 4 \| 853 \| 702 \| 320 \| 552 \| 256 \| 564 \| 161 \| 225 \| 65 \| 306 \| 17 \| 4,021 \| 1,368 11 0 Nelson .. \| 15 \| 407 \| 296 \| 173 \| 253 \| 122 \| 270 \| 77 \| 83 \| 33 \| 214 \| 6 \| 1,934 \| 13 7 11 \| 704 16 5 \| 377 \| 272 \| 210 \| 272 \| 130 \| 349 \| 81 \| 106 \| 48 \| 231 \| 10 \| 2,086 \| 809 17 6 New Plymouth .. \| 9 \| 606 \| 567 \| 275 \| 421 \| 189 \| 364 \| 106 \| 154 \| 65 \| 220 \| 4 \| 2,971 \| 19 5 2 \| 963 4 2 \| 394 \| 326 \| 185 \| 258 \| 132 \| 271 \| 64 \| 132 \| 56 \| 187 \| 5 \| 2,010 \| 716 15 6 Oamaru .. \| 9 \| 407 \| 327 \| 201 \| 280 \| 123 \| 277 \| 91 \| 107 \| 38 \| 196 \| 9 \| 2,056 \| 14 4 7 \| 750 4 7 \| 192 \| 194 \| 92 \| 174 \| 89 \| 186 \| 44 \| 61 \| 44 \| 135 \| 3 \| 1,214 \| 467 5 6 Thames .. \| 15 \| 824 \| 762 \| 574 \| 717 \| 334 \| 696 \| 181 \| 261 \| 81 \| 399 \| 5 \| 4,834 \| 33 6 2½ \| 1,659 13 2½ \| 293 \| 272 \| 157 \| 247 \| 118 \| 285 \| 61 \| 77 \| 28 \| 157 \| 4 \| 1,699 \| 600 11 0 Timaru .. \| 12 \| 604 \| 458 \| 227 \| 438 \| 222 \| 478 \| 126 \| 154 \| 76 \| 267 \| 8 \| 3,058 \| 21 14 2 \| 1,114 2 8 \| 330 \| 224 \| 124 \| 220 \| 108 \| 242 \| 72 \| 107 \| 29 \| 183 \| 11 \| 1,650 \| 653 18 6 Wanganui .. \| 23 \| 1,370 \| 1,135 \| 728 \| 989 \| 482 \| 902 \| 266 \| 379 \| 156 \| 536 \| 9 \| 6,952 \| 46 13 3 \| 2,338 5 9 \| 708 \| 630 \| 349 \| 605 \| 277 \| 523 \| 134 \| 199 \| 84 \| 321 \| 10 \| 3,840 \| 1,320 8 0 Wellington .. \| 49 \| 2,994 \| 2,545 \| 1,433 \| 2,291 \| 920 \| 2,242 \| 592 \| 764 \| 288 \| 1,420 \| 48 \| 15,537 \| 107 0 5 \| 5,520 9 5 \| 3,943 \| 3,204 \| 1,836 \| 2,965 \| 1,301 \| 2,731 \| 706 \| 914 \| 373 \| 1,748 \| 43 \| 19,764 \| 6,677 14 0 Westport.. \| 15 \| 255 \| 247 \| 201 \| 253 \| 139 \| 244 \| 84 \| 88 \| 53 \| 148 \| 5 \| 1,717 \| 12 9 2½ \| 644 2 2½ \| 98 \| 81 \| 55 \| 72 \| 40 \| 78 \| 20 \| 31 \| 15 \| 54 \| 2 \| 546 \| 202 14 6 Total 3rd quarter in 1896 \| 426 \| 19,050 \| 16,130 \| 9,319 \| 13,835 \| 6,393 \| 13,309 \| 3,785 \| 4,820 \| 1,972 \| 8,563 \| 312 \| 97,488 \| 665 5 6½ \| 34,332 3 0½ \| 19,033 \| 16,119 \| 9,235 \| 13,819 \| 6,474 \| 13,427 \| 3,756 \| 4,863 \| 2,026 \| 8,602 \| 303 \| 97,657 \| 33,795 9 0 Total 3rd quarter in 1895 \| 403 \| 17,512 \| 14,454 \| 8,768 \| 12,635 \| 5,917 \| 12,173 \| 3,528 \| 4,346 \| 1,760 \| 8,352 \| 433 \| 89,878 \| 619 4 4½ \| 32,660 9 10½ \| 17,607 \| 14,609 \| 8,836 \| 12,754 \| 5,962 \| 12,066 \| 3,544 \| 4,380 \| 1,829 \| 8,447 \| 437 \| 90,471 \| 32,270 3 0

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

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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