New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 91

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STATEMENT of TELEGRAPH BUSINESS within the several POSTAL DISTRICTS of the COLONY of NEW ZEALAND during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1897.

POSTAL DISTRICTS. Number of Offices open at End of Quarter. Ordinary Telegrams: Number Ordinary Telegrams: Amount (£ s. d.) Urgent Ordinary Telegrams: Number Urgent Ordinary Telegrams: Amount (£ s. d.) Press Telegrams.*: Number Press Telegrams.*: Amount (£ s. d.) Bureau Communications: Number Bureau Communications: Amount (£ s. d.) Total: Number Total: Amount (£ s. d.) Government Telegrams: Number Government Telegrams: Value (£ s. d.)
Auckland 169 87,518 3,287 9 9 4,203 363 14 9 6,037 309 15 4 5,546 103 2 11 103,304 4,064 2 9 8,349 702 8 11
Blenheim 19 6,589 232 12 1 313 32 3 6 132 36 10 11 422 13 3 3 7,456 314 9 9 949 73 16 7
Christchurch 79 50,567 1,915 19 11 2,371 192 15 0 2,177 378 0 3 1,893 47 11 8 57,008 2,534 6 10 4,290 299 0 7
Dunedin 124 59,599 2,215 8 5 1/2 1,857 178 10 4 3,322 198 16 10 4,977 109 14 2 69,755 2,702 9 9 1/2 3,969 346 17 3
Gisborne 15 8,749 378 6 2 481 44 9 10 1,162 58 16 5 998 34 11 0 11,390 516 3 5 826 77 10 11
Greymouth 11 12,275 453 12 8 1/2 416 33 11 7 301 96 3 2 3 0 0 9 12,995 583 8 2 1/2 1,462 128 2 6
Hokitika 19 5,309 185 15 5 1/2 139 11 5 3 81 58 10 10 .. .. 5,529 255 11 6 1/2 615 57 5 1
Invercargill 61 21,446 787 2 3 513 45 5 0 1,084 99 9 10 1/2 8,680 217 7 7 31,723 1,149 4 8 1/2 1,828 144 14 11
Napier 41 23,851 901 7 7 1/2 1,064 107 3 11 1/2 1,023 186 4 9 1,154 31 6 10 27,092 1,226 3 2 1,924 162 8 5
Nelson 32 11,558 352 17 6 1/2 473 30 8 3 18,029 61 14 8 8 0 3 9 30,063 445 4 2 1/2 1,907 118 5 6
New Plymouth 18 12,515 436 11 11 541 47 3 6 421 57 13 10 330 9 11 9 13,807 551 1 0 1,575 164 16 2
Oamaru 19 5,579 190 6 3 1/2 186 15 6 6 47 96 15 10 618 15 18 0 6,430 318 6 7 1/2 409 27 6 10
Thames 23 25,174 874 8 1 1,359 109 13 0 1/2 398 95 18 6 293 9 2 9 27,224 1,089 2 4 1/2 2,038 142 17 1
Timaru 20 10,753 377 6 0 1/2 594 42 19 2 611 81 5 11 .. .. 11,958 501 11 1 1/2 588 41 1 3
Wanganui 33 25,052 854 2 3 1,086 79 4 8 500 114 0 2 255 6 4 6 26,893 1,053 11 7 1,865 141 2 6
Wellington 95 79,444 2,782 0 10 3,931 357 2 6 15,102 235 19 9 2,105 63 8 11 100,582 3,438 12 0 20,137 3,324 15 2
Westport 20 9,862 357 10 3 512 63 9 8 315 41 19 4 .. .. 10,689 462 19 3 1,447 110 18 11
Total third quarter in 1897 798 455,835 16,582 17 7 1/2 20,039 1,754 6 6 1/2 50,742 2,207 16 4 1/2 27,282 661 7 10 553,898 21,206 8 4 1/2 54,178 6,063 8 7
Total third quarter in 1896 755 451,150 18,157 4 3 1/2 22,815 2,101 8 2 1/2 50,991 2,840 5 1 24,882 595 0 4 549,838 23,693 17 11 54,752 5,231 2 9

*The bulk of Press telegrams are forwarded as "Collect" on delivery.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 26th October, 1897.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 91



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26 October 1897
Telegraph, Business, Statistics, Postal Districts, Quarter ended 30 September 1897, Telegrams, Revenue
  • W. Gray, Secretary