New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 40

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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 March, 1897.

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. 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.
Auckland 92 3,355 2,950 1,876 2,539 1,021 2,169 630 697 275 1,240 44 16,796 5,451 16 4 109 1 4 4,013 3,771 2,327 3,124 1,340 2,773 835 927 338 1,536 49
Blenheim 9 419 296 142 265 135 264 47 74 37 142 2 1,823 590 19 9 11 19 3 183 100 74 127 61 128 36 54 27 79 3
Christchurch 54 1,579 1,391 775 1,360 600 1,370 377 429 197 889 21 8,988 3,318 2 4 64 4 4 2,844 2,285 1,279 1,911 946 1,854 600 633 291 1,238 22
Dunedin 52 2,158 1,988 955 1,515 769 1,538 507 521 259 1,024 29 11,263 3,993 1 7½ 77 6 7½ 2,677 2,500 1,289 2,214 981 1,925 624 648 328 1,244 30
Gisborne 4 167 185 72 105 46 115 30 30 14 78 6 848 299 5 8½ 5 11 2½ 73 36 25 50 16 58 7 19 6 40 2
Greymouth 10 345 251 144 191 93 274 51 60 30 220 16 1,675 688 19 5½ 12 2 11½ 159 129 99 96 57 150 29 48 18 105 8
Hokitika 8 174 126 88 103 80 146 47 41 20 89 2 916 341 3 3½ 6 12 9½ 77 56 33 67 28 94 19 22 8 75 6
Invercargill 32 1,108 960 487 858 431 831 272 322 148 515 12 5,944 2,137 11 10 41 13 10 812 646 346 576 303 609 204 263 106 413 14
Napier 28 1,284 1,246 617 987 462 808 247 330 127 426 26 6,560 2,170 10 2½ 42 14 8½ 903 796 445 660 285 543 159 195 77 305 14
Nelson 15 516 331 202 352 150 279 105 78 31 175 4 2,223 720 7 7½ 14 10 1½ 425 300 193 342 123 314 80 96 41 186 4
New Plymouth 11 845 598 322 503 237 450 143 187 83 269 1 3,638 1,166 17 4 23 12 10 522 382 192 276 141 302 100 157 64 193 4
Oamaru 9 397 346 175 317 125 262 98 113 35 154 2 2,024 679 1 0 13 12 6 212 184 96 158 77 182 50 53 34 106 3
Thames 16 847 824 503 757 344 698 185 256 61 358 5 4,838 1,611 1 0 32 15 6 298 257 151 260 109 295 48 85 20 151 4
Timaru 12 595 413 259 430 193 451 126 142 60 250 5 2,924 1,031 13 9 20 9 3 321 198 140 224 104 272 66 89 28 174 4
Wanganui 23 1,442 1,278 813 1,008 501 867 276 306 149 506 9 7,155 2,272 7 7 46 1 1 850 730 397 655 298 537 164 188 97 309 10
Wellington 50 3,024 2,513 1,470 2,389 923 2,129 570 744 295 1,361 27 15,445 5,304 7 5 104 13 11 4,037 3,102 1,796 3,032 1,299 2,739 686 848 327 1,607 34
Westport 15 298 223 170 245 140 216 63 80 37 144 2 1,618 571 13 4 11 5 10 107 92 48 91 43 78 23 39 9 57 2
Total 1st quarter in 1897 440 18,553 15,919 9,070 13924 6,250 12867 3,774 4,410 1,858 7,840 213 94,678 32,348 19 7 638 8 1 18,513 15,564 8,930 13863 6,211 12853 3,730 4,364 1,819 7,818 213
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

General Post Office,
Wellington, 21st April, 1897.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.



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🚂 Return of Revenue for Postal and Telegraph Services (continued from previous page)

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21 April 1897
Postal Revenue, Telegraph Revenue, Quarterly Report, General Post Office, Postal Districts
  • W. Gray, Secretary