New Zealand Gazette – 1899 – No. 7

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✨ Postal 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, 1898.

Postal Districts. No. of Postal-note Offices open at the End of the Quarter. Number of Postal Notes sold. Total Amount of Postal Notes sold, including Commission. 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 103 4,020 3,278 2,192 2,945 1,203 2,620 653 742 340 1,370 14 19,377 6,045 0 7½ 124 13 7½ 4,826 3,817 2,598 3,383 1,428 3,033 777 921 395 1,470 16 22,664 6,822 1 6
Blenheim 8 343 318 114 294 129 298 64 74 30 164 2 1,880 634 11 3½ 12 13 9½ 153 152 68 123 47 125 13 41 17 74 2 815 276 3 6
Christchurch 57 2,009 1,720 1,120 1,726 667 1,608 391 540 175 962 15 10,933 3,769 13 7½ 75 2 1½ 3,050 2,613 1,653 2,320 1,083 2,175 672 797 307 1,187 21 15,878 5,207 2 0
Dunedin 53 2,551 2,267 1,177 1,841 890 1,834 492 599 249 1,142 46 13,088 4,591 5 9½ 88 19 3½ 3,430 3,017 1,684 2,351 1,131 2,392 609 742 327 1,289 49 16,971 5,523 8 0
Gisborne 4 186 197 99 142 75 137 39 33 18 89 7 1,022 364 5 11½ 6 16 11½ 107 82 39 62 20 53 27 25 7 43 4 469 170 12 6
Greymouth 10 387 208 186 261 114 239 71 91 34 144 .. 1,735 583 18 2 11 16 8 204 119 85 130 60 145 46 51 22 67 1 930 915 10 0
Hokitika 8 198 165 111 132 62 154 37 45 11 86 1 1,002 333 12 11½ 6 14 11½ 116 91 51 75 31 91 22 26 9 60 3 575 211 0 0
Invercargill 32 1,263 966 592 977 488 962 295 365 156 462 9 6,535 2,264 19 8 45 10 2 818 603 401 618 430 613 186 244 108 369 14 4,304 1,553 15 0
Napier 29 1,764 1,383 725 1,133 527 1,052 274 337 143 467 14 7,819 2,425 7 3 49 16 3 1,193 845 508 796 339 683 183 236 93 289 9 5,174 1,560 18 0
Nelson 17 525 449 242 323 135 282 79 95 39 146 1 2,316 682 10 4½ 14 4 4½ 418 377 244 318 129 305 74 106 48 191 2 2,212 728 16 0
New Plymouth 11 976 742 407 606 276 520 172 221 105 307 .. 4,332 1,370 7 6 27 18 6 727 537 275 354 240 388 124 170 89 236 8 3,148 1,042 7 6
Oamaru 9 435 376 235 347 147 303 75 122 37 163 2 2,242 731 6 3 14 17 3 236 212 103 170 88 210 51 88 37 132 3 1,330 498 6 6
Thames 18 857 726 470 751 330 656 163 171 88 267 2 4,481 1,409 4 9 29 11 3 350 313 176 299 136 362 87 83 41 154 3 2,004 691 4 6
Timaru 13 610 536 294 450 211 434 120 183 66 272 1 3,177 1,084 14 5 21 12 11 327 272 163 298 118 283 63 101 31 207 .. 1,863 666 12 6
Wanganui 25 1,817 1,498 885 1,157 614 1,089 276 376 142 666 7 8,527 2,712 11 1 54 19 7 963 802 479 699 322 634 166 218 84 409 3 4,779 1,545 8 6
Wellington 58 3,363 2,690 1,627 2,789 1,129 2,464 603 758 271 1,417 21 17,132 5,746 1 4 115 13 4 4,623 3,723 2,140 4,205 1,481 3,395 783 973 349 2,168 22 23,862 7,884 10 0
Westport 15 360 330 207 261 102 239 66 71 28 117 3 1,784 553 19 10½ 11 7 4½ 122 91 62 66 33 78 16 31 8 52 .. 559 180 16 0
Total 4th quarter in 1898 470 21,664 17,849 10683 16135 7,099 14891 3,870 4,823 1,932 8,241 145 107332 35,303 10 11 712 8 5 21,663 17,666 10729 16267 7,016 14965 3,899 4,853 1,972 8,347 160 107,537 34,878 12 0
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 33,957 7 6½ 679 3 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

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

W. GRAY,
Secretary.



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🚂 Statement of Postal-note Transactions by Postal District for Quarter Ended 31 December 1898

🚂 Transport & Communications
24 January 1899
Postal Notes, 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