New Zealand Gazette – 1899 – No. 36

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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 31st March, 1899.

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 182 109,001 3,829 2 8½ 4,771 324 18 1 5,647 297 2 1 7,276 148 12 3 126,695 4,599 15 1½ 10,308 880 16 3
Blenheim 21 9,329 322 17 10 412 31 19 0 117 32 12 3 569 15 17 3 10,427 403 6 4 1,337 89 19 10
Christchurch 92 72,396 2,640 5 9 3,298 230 18 7 2,678 399 3 5 4,320 122 4 8 82,692 3,392 12 5 5,734 445 7 4
Dunedin 127 86,700 3,170 13 0½ 3,074 204 3 2 4,266 228 9 0 6,131 150 2 11 100,171 3,753 8 1½ 5,080 435 19 0
Gisborne 17 10,636 407 17 7½ 491 37 11 7 525 45 4 3 2,748 98 9 7 14,400 589 3 0½ 1,008 80 14 4
Greymouth 16 15,888 562 0 0½ 767 54 6 4 554 86 6 1 8 0 4 0 17,217 702 16 5½ 1,978 159 2 11
Hokitika 18 7,216 237 4 11½ 219 13 1 3 228 54 8 4 .. .. 7,663 304 14 6½ 971 122 1 3
Invercargill 67 32,641 1,131 6 3½ 739 55 15 1 1,129 84 5 0 11,562 294 4 9 46,071 1,565 11 1½ 2,578 198 4 1
Napier 45 35,550 1,256 4 2½ 2,469 137 19 4 1,915 152 1 10 2,077 57 14 6 42,011 1,603 19 10½ 2,663 195 3 1
Nelson 36 17,942 187 5 2 475 27 10 11 18,575 495 0 11 10 0 4 9 37,002 710 1 9 2,336 148 13 10
New Plymouth 32 18,946 645 1 1 1,813 108 14 11 941 84 7 11 413 14 14 9 22,113 852 18 8 1,999 144 8 4
Oamaru 21 8,851 296 13 2½ 328 22 10 5 89 90 14 5 1,130 40 6 9 10,398 450 4 9½ 680 49 9 3
Thames 24 23,357 744 6 2 1,082 72 10 10 438 73 8 5 328 10 3 6 25,205 900 8 11 2,253 133 16 2
Timaru 20 14,906 495 8 9 496 40 14 4 519 81 15 7 .. .. 15,921 617 18 8 1,021 90 11 0
Wanganui 33 36,775 1,237 8 10 2,802 146 0 4 2,435 105 2 5 386 9 16 6 42,398 1,498 8 1 2,609 206 2 2
Wellington 107 109,832 4,131 18 8½ 5,913 389 6 9½ 15,874 226 14 10 4,854 156 10 10 136,473 4,904 11 2 19,465 2,220 2 8
Westport 20 10,883 370 9 0 541 59 2 6 247 36 6 1 .. .. 11,671 465 17 7 1,611 111 19 7
Total first quarter in 1899 878 620,849 21,666 3 4½ 29,690 1,957 3 5½ 56,177 2,573 2 10 41,812 1,119 7 0 748,528 27,315 16 8 63,581 5,712 11 1
Total first quarter in 1898 824 564,026 19,895 4 11½ 34,159 2,832 17 7 59,588 2,285 19 9½ 32,756 830 0 9 690,529 25,844 3 1 62,078 6,775 9 10
  • The bulk of Press telegrams are forwarded as “Collect” on delivery.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 22nd April, 1899.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.



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🚂 Quarterly Return of Telegraph Business for March 1899

🚂 Transport & Communications
22 April 1899
Telegraph Revenue, Statistics, March 1899, New Zealand Districts, Postal Districts, Financial Report
  • W. Gray, Secretary