New Zealand Gazette – 1899 – No. 7

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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 December, 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 .. .. .. .. 176 101,159 3,582 12 1 4,462 300 4 8 4,946 317 16 11 6,682 131 8 0 117,249 4,332 1 8 9,195 692 7 3
Blenheim .. .. .. .. 21 9,176 310 19 3½ 594 43 12 9 139 28 19 0 521 15 0 9 10,430 398 11 9½ 1,281 81 5 0
Christchurch .. .. .. .. 91 68,356 2,476 17 4 3,885 219 2 7 2,483 425 18 9 3,823 104 8 3 78,547 3,226 6 11 4,934 382 10 7
Dunedin .. .. .. .. 127 79,480 2,964 10 7 3,219 212 9 8 3,708 230 5 10 5,704 137 13 11 92,111 3,545 0 0 4,613 372 11 2
Gisborne .. .. .. .. 17 9,861 393 12 1 453 30 19 1 281 50 6 11 2,205 78 18 0 12,800 553 16 1 1,041 78 15 6
Greymouth .. .. .. .. 16 16,264 603 4 9 744 63 15 2 610 90 0 5 4 0 2 6 17,622 757 2 10 1,679 132 9 2
Hokitika .. .. .. .. 18 7,248 250 5 11 200 12 3 9 80 54 9 3 .. .. 7,528 316 18 11 621 56 7 10
Invercargill .. .. .. .. 63 29,898 1,043 0 8 783 57 16 0 712 102 16 5 10,467 264 17 2 41,860 1,468 10 3 2,046 160 16 9
Napier .. .. .. .. 45 33,398 1,200 14 9 2,637 144 11 1 1,583 179 17 7 1,675 42 7 3 39,293 1,567 10 8 2,857 197 7 1
Nelson .. .. .. .. 36 15,995 115 6 4 504 24 16 9 17,259 466 13 7 11 0 4 6 33,769 607 1 2 2,053 128 10 7
New Plymouth .. .. .. .. 24 17,661 587 18 11 1,378 101 12 2 632 87 3 1 438 13 19 6 20,109 790 13 8 1,958 204 14 8
Oamaru .. .. .. .. 21 7,564 251 5 2 413 20 12 2 184 104 0 4 866 30 11 6 9,027 406 9 2 470 37 18 11
Thames .. .. .. .. 24 22,803 718 4 4½ 1,027 70 16 4 443 68 10 5 329 9 17 0 24,602 867 8 1½ 2,594 149 3 3
Timaru .. .. .. .. 20 12,747 434 7 0 479 53 4 4 296 90 7 1 .. .. 13,522 577 18 5 805 54 10 11
Wanganui .. .. .. .. 33 33,594 1,119 16 11½ 2,195 128 4 6 1,067 115 12 10 327 8 16 9 37,183 1,372 11 0½ 2,309 161 8 7
Wellington .. .. .. .. 107 111,073 4,156 19 3 7,494 466 3 6 21,941 205 1 11 3,809 114 13 3 144,317 4,942 17 11 20,681 3,391 14 10
Westport .. .. .. .. 19 11,276 396 1 5 560 65 0 3 316 39 18 2 .. .. 12,152 500 19 10 1,717 122 14 8
Total fourth quarter in 1898 .. .. 858 587,553 20,605 16 10½ 31,027 2,015 4 9 56,680 2,657 18 6 36,861 952 18 4 712,121 26,231 18 5½ 60,854 6,405 6 9
Total fourth quarter in 1897 .. .. 813 526,911 18,984 6 2 25,842 2,133 9 8½ 60,749 2,774 12 11½ 30,299 739 6 0 643,801 24,631 14 10 59,050 6,092 11 5
  • The bulk of Press telegrams are forwarded as “Collect” on delivery.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 24th January, 1899.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

[Jan. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 661



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🚂 Statement of Telegraph Business in Postal Districts for Quarter Ended 31 December 1898

🚂 Transport & Communications
24 January 1899
Telegraph Business, Postal Districts, Statistics, Quarter Ended 31 December 1898, Auckland, Blenheim, Christchurch, Dunedin, Gisborne, Greymouth, Hokitika, Invercargill, Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth, Oamaru, Thames, Timaru, Wanganui, Wellington, Westport
  • W. Gray, Secretary