New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 65

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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 30th June, 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. £ 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 92 3,592 3,182 1,889 2,697 1,089 2,192 611 813 324 1,251 57 17,697 5,758 7 0½ 114 4 6½ 4,439 4,200 2,376 3,398 1,403 2,897 884 1,083 399 1,594 48 22,721 7,205 19 0
Blenheim 8 327 247 138 272 108 280 46 80 43 138 4 1,683 596 16 2 11 16 2 138 102 65 127 39 147 31 58 15 91 1 814 314 11 0
Christchurch 56 1,691 1,528 790 1,380 578 1,407 362 433 179 936 18 9,302 3,362 2 6½ 65 7 0½ 2,957 2,459 1,263 1,911 951 1,960 608 672 315 1,305 33 14,434 4,934 3 0
Dunedin 52 2,393 1,982 894 1,555 806 1,514 498 584 302 1,030 31 11,589 4,105 14 0 79 3 0 2,796 2,589 1,231 2,148 1,074 1,958 600 759 351 1,245 42 14,793 5,112 19 6
Gisborne 4 167 202 100 144 37 132 44 44 19 99 3 991 349 13 10½ 6 13 10½ 52 49 47 68 14 52 12 22 7 41 3 362 145 5 6
Greymouth 10 344 266 145 261 71 259 55 87 33 185 8 1,714 642 3 8½ 12 0 8½ 189 127 88 128 50 149 37 44 20 102 2 991 389 12 0
Hokitika 8 196 146 79 140 82 146 36 33 20 79 5 962 344 15 6 6 13 0 71 44 39 65 26 82 13 21 13 71 6 451 214 19 6
Invercargill 32 1,102 841 529 894 487 806 270 344 152 553 8 5,986 2,188 16 8½ 42 13 2½ 798 571 302 543 315 566 177 262 128 415 10 4,087 1,541 9 6
Napier 28 1,375 1,199 631 931 463 890 255 324 144 432 25 6,669 2,218 3 1½ 43 17 1½ 890 764 395 657 318 561 173 227 74 342 9 4,410 1,445 6 0
Nelson 15 463 362 205 328 155 297 73 113 27 196 8 2,227 769 9 9½ 14 18 9½ 365 248 186 289 138 327 60 87 44 175 7 1,926 698 17 0
New Plymouth 11 794 716 332 557 248 455 152 157 76 251 1 3,739 1,153 12 9½ 23 14 9½ 421 393 197 287 150 300 95 130 75 183 .. 2,236 759 0 6
Oamaru 9 355 348 161 287 138 231 56 83 47 139 2 1,847 602 8 7 12 1 7 230 183 90 144 91 174 52 72 36 111 2 1,190 432 19 6
Thames 16 927 872 519 834 360 730 226 258 91 360 6 5,183 1,724 11 8½ 35 1 8½ 329 278 138 261 111 264 72 97 36 146 2 1,734 598 13 6
Timaru 12 572 496 211 421 189 460 118 188 83 284 1 3,023 1,096 3 5½ 21 9 11½ 368 249 112 249 113 267 67 105 39 202 1 1,772 650 19 0
Wanganui 24 1,414 1,240 700 948 504 927 254 313 143 519 10 6,972 2,274 1 11 45 15 5 788 560 380 573 255 503 127 179 75 309 10 3,759 1,257 10 6
Wellington 52 3,085 2,463 1,445 2,390 992 2,292 574 799 280 1,430 26 15,776 5,506 14 5 108 12 5 3,793 3,332 1,846 3,159 1,246 2,855 665 883 371 1,647 34 19,831 6,574 6 0
Westport 15 303 251 173 257 132 223 74 88 39 157 4 1,701 616 3 4½ 11 18 10½ 107 75 53 77 42 87 21 47 13 62 4 588 237 17 0
Total 2nd quarter in 1897 444 19,100 16,341 8,941 14296 6,439 13241 3,704 4,741 2,002 8,039 217 97,061 33,809 18 8½ 656 2 2½ 18,731 16,233 8,808 14074 6,336 13149 3,694 4,748 2,011 8,041 214 96,039 32,464 8 0
Total 2nd quarter in 1896 418 17,689 14,522 8,070 12882 6,039 12842 3,889 4,470 1,890 8,225 314 90,332 32,432 9 4½ 624 12 4½ 17,499 14,502 8,060 12793 5,976 12706 3,430 4,417 1,833 8,129 306 89,651 31,481 14 6

General Post Office,
Wellington, 22nd July, 1897.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.



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22 July 1897
Postal Notes, Transactions, Second Quarter, 1897, New Zealand, Districts, Revenue
  • W. Gray, Secretary