New Zealand Gazette – 1898 – No. 77

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✨ Telegraph Business Statistics



STATEMENT of TELEGRAPH BUSINESS within the several POSTAL DISTRICTS of the COLONY of NEW ZEALAND during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1898.

POSTAL DISTRICTS. Number of Offices open at End of Quarter. Ordinary Telegrams. Urgent Ordinary Telegrams. Press Telegrams.* Bureau Communications. Total. Government Telegrams.
Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Value.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Auckland .. .. .. .. 175 89,058 3,202 8 9½ 3,821 340 4 0 4,543 367 15 6 5,801 112 16 8 103,223 4,023 4 11½ 8,706 675 8 0
Blenheim .. .. .. .. 19 7,970 259 18 3½ 338 27 9 8 23 28 9 6 410 12 4 0 8,741 328 1 5½ 1,306 81 11 11
Christchurch .. .. .. .. 90 56,096 2,030 19 6 3,154 234 13 4 2,065 449 17 0 3,447 93 5 3 64,762 2,808 15 1 4,644 351 19 8
Dunedin .. .. .. .. 127 65,599 2,465 17 10 2,185 222 3 7 2,678 299 6 10 5,033 121 19 5 75,495 3,109 7 8 4,467 367 9 4
Gisborne .. .. .. .. 17 8,446 324 14 4 442 37 7 8 545 58 0 6 1,478 54 3 6 10,911 474 6 0 916 66 1 11
Greymouth .. .. .. .. 16 13,075 467 15 3 464 36 18 8 186 109 17 0 .. .. 13,725 614 10 11 1,669 130 16 5
Hokitika .. .. .. .. 18 6,012 214 17 1 162 10 7 0 79 60 6 5 .. .. 6,253 285 10 6 540 52 5 3
Invercargill .. .. .. .. 63 25,069 888 1 3 573 53 15 5 859 125 17 4 10,835 269 10 9 37,336 1,337 4 9 1,905 168 11 0
Napier .. .. .. .. 45 28,308 1,008 0 5 1,142 109 8 11 716 194 15 10½ 1,243 31 18 9 31,409 1,344 3 11½ 2,285 179 2 4
Nelson .. .. .. .. 35 13,292 313 5 10 469 26 4 1 16,132 105 13 4 14 0 4 0 29,907 445 7 3 2,251 147 7 8
New Plymouth .. .. .. .. 23 15,521 535 1 2½ 864 79 12 6 552 90 11 10 519 16 15 6 17,456 722 1 0½ 1,734 156 19 7
Oamaru .. .. .. .. 21 6,164 208 13 2 196 20 4 11 36 134 16 1 718 25 19 9 7,114 389 13 11 514 27 11 11
Thames .. .. .. .. 23 22,232 722 13 9 1,039 79 15 0 360 74 4 8 298 9 11 0 23,929 886 4 5 2,099 128 9 5
Timaru .. .. .. .. 20 10,894 378 11 2 665 42 18 8 535 96 4 9 .. .. 12,094 517 14 7 972 6 3 8
Wanganui .. .. .. .. 33 30,120 991 10 9 1,981 117 15 2 927 139 1 10 308 8 4 0 33,336 1,256 11 9 1,843 139 4 7
Wellington .. .. .. .. 104 92,324 3,321 5 3 5,246 441 15 4 22,898 170 4 8 3,277 94 13 7 123,745 4,027 18 10 20,264 3,593 18 4
Westport .. .. .. .. 19 9,600 342 13 8 486 54 10 5 93 40 5 8 .. .. 10,179 437 9 9 1,794 124 5 1
Total third quarter in 1898 .. .. 848 499,780 17,676 7 6½ 23,227 1,935 4 4 53,227 2,545 8 9½ 33,381 851 6 2 609,615 23,008 6 10 57,909 6,462 16 1
Total third quarter in 1897 .. .. 798 455,835 16,582 17 7½ 20,039 1,754 6 6½ 50,742 2,207 16 4½ 27,282 661 7 10 553,898 21,206 8 4½ 54,178 6,063 8 7
  • The bulk of Press telegrams are forwarded as “Collect” on delivery.

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

W. GRAY,
Secretary.



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🚂 Statement of Telegraph Business in Postal Districts for Quarter Ended 30 September 1898 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
25 October 1898
Telegraph business, Postal districts, Quarterly statistics, Revenue, Auckland, Blenheim, Christchurch, Dunedin, Gisborne, Greymouth, Hokitika, Invercargill, Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth, Oamaru, Thames, Timaru, Wanganui, Wellington, Westport
  • W. Gray, Secretary