New Zealand Gazette – 1898 – No. 6

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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 December, 1897.

POSTAL DISTRICTS. No. of Postal note Offices open at the End of the Quarter. NUMBER OF POSTAL NOTES SOLD. Commission on Postal Notes sold. Total Amount of 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 93 3,895 3,446 2,082 2,977 1,191 2,435 664 760 328 1,361 24 19,163 122 9 0 5,997 5 6 4,890 4,248 2,677 3,518 1,579 3,009 861 993 381 1,521 20 23,697 7,111 2 0
Blenheim 8 404 242 136 275 108 242 61 56 24 111 3 1,662 10 15 7½ 523 10 1½ 149 109 63 116 42 121 30 44 16 51 .. 741 245 10 0
Christchurch 56 1,830 1,525 837 1,521 642 1,484 376 525 186 930 19 9,875 69 11 5 3,559 11 5 2,944 2,443 1,364 2,093 1,047 2,010 577 747 297 1,157 30 14,709 4,909 11 0
Dunedin 52 2,884 1,909 1,018 1,673 747 1,580 479 549 214 1,103 30 11,636 79 11 6 4,106 9 0 3,016 2,637 1,430 2,259 1,009 2,013 604 660 259 1,218 36 15,130 4,963 16 6
Gisborne 4 189 173 101 162 47 120 21 45 9 97 4 968 6 6 7 331 5 1 90 74 46 59 22 73 13 23 7 39 1 447 150 16 0
Greymouth 10 388 272 176 271 118 268 62 80 29 147 1 1,812 12 2 8½ 596 1 2½ 203 155 73 171 65 146 29 59 18 90 .. 1,009 339 3 0
Hokitika 8 227 196 62 162 75 134 30 40 17 110 3 1,056 6 19 9½ 365 0 9½ 94 66 38 65 22 75 17 24 12 75 4 492 210 10 6
Invercargill 32 1,182 970 527 948 428 890 293 291 125 486 18 6,158 42 13 8 2,169 13 2 811 583 354 534 311 601 200 223 108 363 15 4,103 1,503 18 0
Napier 28 1,381 1,288 646 1,026 435 917 259 320 99 406 13 6,790 43 12 6½ 2,127 13 0½ 890 840 428 676 291 596 179 198 72 324 6 4,495 1,413 17 6
Nelson 15 449 404 193 349 128 277 59 80 46 160 7 2,152 13 15 7 696 10 7 364 342 183 338 118 300 63 93 43 167 4 2,015 679 4 6
New Plymouth 11 873 696 415 586 268 459 157 195 97 248 6 4,000 25 9 10½ 1,256 19 4½ 607 503 248 345 202 335 130 133 75 197 2 2,777 882 4 0
Oamaru 9 392 341 191 293 145 275 71 119 48 151 2 2,028 13 14 3 684 10 3 231 142 82 192 76 181 42 53 31 127 3 1,160 434 11 6
Thames 17 1,028 899 563 805 388 778 207 251 84 310 4 5,317 35 2 0 1,681 3 6 385 340 142 283 128 344 81 96 40 147 3 1,989 672 17 6
Timaru 12 531 461 249 415 211 436 117 150 56 243 6 2,875 20 2 7½ 1,020 17 7½ 301 284 119 249 101 279 56 90 25 201 3 1,708 631 4 6
Wanganui 25 1,481 1,348 810 1,111 527 945 299 369 161 576 8 7,635 50 3 7 2,494 19 1 806 802 452 626 278 528 162 198 94 325 6 4,277 1,368 14 0
Wellington 54 3,197 2,730 1,553 2,674 1,025 2,491 564 752 295 1,523 17 16,821 114 16 2½ 5,754 10 8½ 4,223 3,447 1,982 3,871 1,327 3,224 692 956 352 2,064 26 22,164 7,446 6 0
Westport 15 357 294 167 225 139 254 75 84 44 110 5 1,754 11 16 7 591 7 1 121 102 54 65 44 85 26 28 13 60 3 601 219 6 6
Total 4th quarter in 1897 449 20,138 17,194 9,726 15473 6,622 13985 3,794 4,666 1,862 8,072 170 101702 679 3 6½ 33,957 7 6½ 20,125 17,117 9,730 15460 6,662 13920 3,762 4,618 1,837 8,121 162 101,514 33,182 13 0
Total 4th quarter in 1896 433 19,242 15,485 8,863 13578 6,189 12945 3,417 4,402 1,686 8,240 251 94,298 635 12 3½ 32,462 4 3½ 19,004 15,463 8,851 13562 6,164 12905 3,435 4,389 1,705 8,288 256 94,022 31,869 6 0

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

W. GRAY,
Secretary.



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🚂 Quarterly Statement of Postal Note Transactions by District for Quarter Ended 31 December 1897

🚂 Transport & Communications
25 January 1898
Postal Notes, Transactions, Statistics, Quarterly Report, Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington, 1897
  • W. Gray, Secretary