New Zealand Gazette – 1898 – No. 57

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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, 1898.

Postal Districts. Number of Postal Notes issued and paid 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 98 3,986 3,445 2,138 2,891 1,281 2,504 660 781 286 1,320 37 19,279 6,037 16 0 123 0 7 4,659 4,197 2,571 3,420 1,558 3,046 893 1,028 377 1,529 24 28,800 7,138 2 0
Blenheim 9 831 296 134 217 182 235 62 85 35 129 4 1,600 565 9 11 11 2 5 127 117 73 112 89 112 24 50 15 62 5 796 275 10 0
Christchurch 56 1,900 1,726 893 1,573 676 1,524 396 499 203 919 21 10,330 3,639 14 6½ 71 10 6½ 3,110 2,594 1,411 2,211 1,078 2,045 647 782 331 1,184 21 15,364 5,037 18 6
Dunedin 58 2,758 2,453 1,174 1,895 912 1,796 548 667 278 1,160 25 13,661 4,640 7 4 91 7 4 3,519 2,984 1,561 2,603 1,161 2,293 640 793 342 1,484 40 17,422 5,806 10 0
Gisborne 4 237 209 96 143 74 131 28 40 14 87 5 1,064 346 19 0 6 14 3½ 101 55 40 47 29 63 12 16 5 32 5 415 149 18 6
Greymouth 10 414 221 158 259 142 281 77 76 50 145 8 1,826 637 2 5 12 14 5 207 187 73 136 63 171 49 58 28 109 2 1,033 390 10 0
Hokitika 8 175 138 95 156 63 152 40 48 8 98 4 977 362 11 5½ 6 19 5½ 70 48 37 62 35 83 19 18 7 62 8 449 215 7 0
Invercargill 32 1,261 948 606 1,054 497 1,010 316 339 161 523 9 6,703 2,357 3 4½ 47 4 4½ 805 642 356 627 338 710 230 245 91 894 6 4,444 1,602 10 6
Napier 28 1,552 1,370 678 974 514 887 291 899 143 896 12 7,215 2,252 11 11 46 1 3 995 835 425 685 347 646 190 259 90 297 10 4,779 1,523 12 6
Nelson 15 486 410 220 341 145 298 90 79 40 142 3 2,251 692 10 8½ 14 6 2½ 386 335 169 295 128 817 78 87 47 161 7 2,005 693 16 0
New Plymouth 11 751 617 363 520 266 436 170 195 103 247 3 3,671 1,205 17 4 24 5 10 540 440 245 808 196 321 110 155 73 183 4 2,575 853 10 0
Oamaru 9 471 406 238 348 157 286 95 184 62 190 2 2,389 802 13 9½ 15 18 9½ 327 241 131 200 95 234 70 70 41 138 .. 1,547 523 11 0
Thames 17 874 816 523 713 352 725 213 230 78 804 7 4,833 1,588 10 9½ 32 12 9½ 870 835 171 267 140 335 64 80 29 147 4 1,942 644 2 6
Timaru 12 678 494 224 501 207 503 125 153 64 295 2 3,246 1,129 14 7½ 22 10 7½ 933 225 100 254 104 270 56 77 31 190 2 1,642 603 8 0
Wanganui 25 1,600 1,325 732 1,124 521 1,019 299 379 142 591 6 7,733 2,524 3 2½ 51 0 3½ 869 693 375 665 295 616 175 197 77 372 8 4,342 1,463 13 6
Wellington 56 3,123 2,667 1,629 2,724 1,083 2,486 558 760 260 1,435 21 16,771 5,708 6 11½ 114 3 5½ 4,096 3,510 1,979 3,584 1,357 3,030 703 993 860 1,582 19 21,213 6,811 8 6
Westport 15 347 260 170 255 129 232 70 92 48 125 2 1,730 587 15 1 11 15 7 96 95 55 80 80 72 29 41 16 58 .. 572 206 18 6
Total 2nd quarter in 1898 458 20,949 17,741 10071 15688 7,101 14505 4,033 4,956 1,969 8,108 166 105292 35,079 10 10 703 13 8 20,610 17,493 9,772 15556 6,993 14866 3,982 4,899 1,960 7,984 165 103,750 33,945 7 0
Total 2nd quarter in 1897 444 19,100 16,347 8941 14296 6,439 13241 3,704 4,741 2,002 8,039 217 97,061 33,309 18 8½ 656 2 2½ 18,731 16,233 8,808 14074 6,836 13149 3,694 4,748 2,011 8,041 214 96,039 32,464 8 0

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

W. GRAY,
Secretary.



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🚂 Statement of Postal Note Transactions by Postal District for Quarter Ended 30 June 1898

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25 July 1898
Postal Notes, Postal Districts, Revenue, Statistics, Quarterly Report, Auckland, Blenheim, Christchurch, Dunedin, Gisborne, Greymouth, Hokitika, Invercargill, Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth, Oamaru, Thames, Timaru, Wanganui, Wellington, Westport
  • W. Gray, Secretary