New Zealand Gazette – 1898 – No. 30

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✨ Postal Note Statistics



STATEMENT showing the NUMBER, AMOUNT, &c., of POSTAL-NOTE TRANSACTIONS in the several POSTAL DISTRICTS of NEW ZEALAND during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1898.

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 95 3,899 3,373 1,939 2,885 1,231 2,371 660 846 300 1,252 24 18,780 5,860 3 1½ 119 19 7½ 4,526 4,191 2,482 3,360 1,450 2,974 843 1,020 395 1,489 34 22,764 7,018 2 6
Blenheim 8 327 216 137 254 80 230 58 56 29 120 2 1,509 501 19 4½ 10 3 4½ 122 110 71 107 37 118 37 46 14 90 1 753 287 14 6
Christchurch 56 2,039 1,775 870 1,544 668 1,525 425 530 194 888 19 10,477 3,630 9 9 71 15 9 3,029 2,489 1,326 1,995 985 1,978 640 755 304 1,142 24 14,667 4,855 5 0
Dunedin .. 52 2,547 2,222 1,082 1,634 766 1,618 469 570 279 1,081 32 12,300 4,221 16 0½ 82 1 0½ 3,351 2,945 1,432 2,351 1,060 2,105 658 672 351 1,362 35 16,322 5,364 11 0
Gisborne.. 4 190 189 99 131 47 117 30 41 17 69 3 983 299 4 3 5 18 3 83 59 35 62 22 34 17 19 2 43 2 378 133 6 6
Greymouth 10 351 233 138 236 109 295 57 79 32 133 1 1,664 572 3 6 11 13 0 221 174 84 151 58 174 44 53 23 80 6 1,068 378 9 6
Hokitika.. 8 198 125 77 137 64 152 31 46 14 87 2 933 332 16 8 6 11 2 70 60 42 77 26 82 19 21 11 57 .. 465 177 10 0
Invercargill 32 1,279 991 559 915 454 893 286 322 107 485 6 6,297 2,125 7 11½ 42 17 5½ 797 625 332 543 308 630 182 246 75 351 13 4,102 1,474 7 0
Napier .. 28 1,362 1,342 578 993 450 884 246 357 143 341 9 6,705 2,075 9 8½ 42 17 2½ 944 832 383 708 301 613 168 227 94 253 6 4,529 1,394 7 0
Nelson .. 15 498 443 207 333 143 256 90 86 42 142 3 2,243 677 4 11 13 17 5 415 336 187 278 109 294 88 87 47 166 6 2,013 684 1 6
New Plymouth 11 864 672 355 506 257 442 167 194 99 260 .. 3,816 1,202 17 2 24 10 2 546 385 199 302 161 317 97 139 76 176 1 2,399 787 16 0
Oamaru .. 9 409 299 188 291 140 274 75 98 45 176 2 1,997 688 0 4½ 13 12 10½ 246 196 93 188 72 230 61 74 30 136 3 1,329 498 10 0
Thames .. 17 896 784 467 708 349 684 174 230 98 274 6 4,670 1,514 0 7 31 3 7 392 303 139 292 133 301 66 108 38 138 2 1,917 638 9 0
Timaru .. 12 625 553 241 478 195 467 153 169 88 252 6 3,227 1,132 13 8 22 6 8 339 307 155 272 90 280 63 87 40 219 2 1,854 669 14 6
Wanganui 25 1,540 1,355 826 1,045 509 1,007 275 325 161 523 5 7,571 2,391 0 2 49 0 2 874 761 406 624 301 599 164 187 87 350 10 4,363 1,438 15 6
Wellington 55 3,061 2,721 1,453 2,493 975 2,312 563 789 293 1,358 27 16,045 5,485 10 10½ 108 18 4½ 4,096 3,467 1,899 3,386 1,279 3,014 665 1,013 371 1,574 22 20,786 6,719 6 6
Westport.. 15 290 330 172 243 120 251 84 82 46 108 6 1,732 596 1 3½ 11 16 3½ 107 101 46 73 39 84 23 28 17 57 3 578 215 16 0
Total 1st quarter in 1898 452 20,375 17,623 9,388 14826 6,557 13778 3,843 4,820 1,987 7,549 153 100899 33,306 19 5 669 2 5 20,158 17,341 9,311 14769 6,436 13827 3,835 4,782 1,975 7,683 170 100,287 32,736 2 0
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 93,878 31,509 9 0

General Post Office,
Wellington, 25th April, 1898.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.



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🚂 Statement of Postal Note Transactions by Postal Districts for Quarter ended 31st March 1898

🚂 Transport & Communications
25 April 1898
Postal Notes, Statistics, Quarterly, Postal Districts, Revenue, Commission, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin
  • W. Gray, Secretary, General Post Office