Oct. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2005

RETURN of REVENUE collected at the General Post Office and in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand for the Quarter ended 30th September, 1899.

| | POSTAL REVENUE. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TELEGRAPH REVENUE. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total Post and Telegraph Revenue. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Private Box and Bag Rents. | Money-order Commission. | Stamps sold, and credited to Stamp Revenue. | Postal Guides. | Postal-note Commission. | Miscellaneous Receipts (Postal). | Total Postal. | Telegrams. | Telephone Exchanges. | Miscellaneous Telegraph. | Total Telegraph. | | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| General Post Office | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Auckland | .. | 103 0 0 | 964 7 0 | 2 1 0 | 141 10 8 | 525 0 0 | 525 0 0 | 10,474 10 9½ | 40 7 10 | 152 3 5 | 192 11 3 | | 717 11 3 |
| Blenheim | .. | 13 10 0 | 56 17 0 | 0 2 6 | 13 4 1 | .. | .. | 901 11 10 | 268 18 6 | 104 5 10 | 4,496 9 2½ | | 14,970 19 6 |
| Christchurch | .. | 108 10 0 | 422 17 0 | 0 16 0 | 84 2 0½ | 0 4 0 | 7,399 18 4 | 418 12 11½ | 23 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 442 12 11½ | | 1,344 4 9½ |
| Dunedin | .. | 66 0 0 | 446 10 6 | 0 17 6 | 107 12 5 | 0 6 0 | 7,590 11 2 | 3,039 12 1½ | 360 16 2 | 50 14 6 | 3,451 2 9½ | | 10,851 1 1½ |
| Gisborne | .. | 9 10 0 | 56 19 6 | 0 2 6 | 7 9 2 | .. | .. | 523 10 10 | 170 4 11 | 31 4 4 | 4,087 5 6 | | 11,677 16 8 |
| Greymouth | .. | 9 10 0 | 98 6 0 | 0 2 0 | 12 18 11 | .. | .. | 1,463 9 6½ | 639 16 1½ | 131 10 0 | 665 7 3 | | 1,466 18 1 |
| Hokitika | .. | 7 10 0 | 41 6 6 | .. | 8 17 4½ | .. | .. | 588 19 9 | 298 13 1½ | 2 10 0 | 669 13 7½ | | 2,133 3 2 |
| Invercargill | .. | 61 10 0 | 3,964 4 3 | 0 5 0 | 53 6 10 | .. | .. | 4,259 14 1 | 84 4 11 | 22 0 0 | 298 13 1½ | | 837 12 10½ |
| Napier | .. | 75 0 0 | 3,123 16 11 | 0 5 6 | 50 5 0½ | .. | .. | 3,465 17 11½ | 1,388 19 4 | 6 0 0 | 1,625 14 0 | | 5,885 8 1 |
| Nelson | .. | 8 10 0 | 86 16 3 | 0 4 0 | 16 7 3½ | .. | .. | 873 8 0½ | 667 9 7 | 1 0 0 | 1,483 17 11 | | 4,949 15 10½ |
| New Plymouth | .. | 84 10 0 | 1,707 4 11½ | 0 4 6 | 30 10 4½ | .. | .. | 1,878 19 1 | 831 17 3 | 1 0 0 | 668 9 7 | | 1,541 17 7½ |
| Oamaru | .. | 14 10 0 | 1,456 10 2 | 0 2 0 | 17 18 11 | .. | .. | 1,547 1 1 | 473 4 4 | 1 10 0 | 884 7 11 | | 2,763 7 0 |
| Thames | .. | 25 10 0 | 2,285 16 6½ | 0 2 0 | 35 2 9½ | .. | .. | 2,565 5 10 | 848 16 6½ | 1 0 0 | 495 7 5 | | 2,042 8 6 |
| Tinaru | .. | 34 10 0 | 2,831 10 0½ | 0 2 0 | 25 3 1 | .. | .. | 2,997 0 1½ | 668 8 2½ | 18 5 0 | 868 1 6½ | | 3,433 7 4½ |
| Wanganui | .. | 63 0 0 | 5,787 19 5 | 0 3 6 | 58 11 4 | .. | .. | 6,105 6 3 | 1,357 6 10½ | 56 10 0 | 735 13 8½ | | 3,732 13 10 |
| Wellington | .. | 135 10 0 | 746 11 6 | 1 8 6 | 130 1 11½ | 1 11 0 | 12,565 14 5½ | 4,488 10 3½ | 342 10 7 | 697 2 0 | 1,508 16 11½ | | 7,614 3 2½ |
| Westport | .. | 2 0 0 | 90 9 3 | 0 1 0 | 12 17 7 | .. | .. | 880 0 9½ | 494 4 7 | .. | 5,528 2 10½ | | 18,093 17 4 |
| Total third quarter in 1899 | 772 0 0 | 4,092 9 9 | 60,628 19 7½ | 6 19 6 | 805 19 10½ | 527 10 8½ | 66,833 19 5½ | 25,667 12 0½ | 1,620 9 1 | 1,808 11 1 | 28,596 12 2½ | | 95,430 11 8 |
| Total third quarter in 1898 | 703 10 0 | 3,925 4 7 | 58,157 7 5½ | 6 12 0 | 755 17 0 | 471 16 10 | 64,020 7 10½ | 23,008 6 10 | 1,157 3 8 | 1,264 4 8 | 25,429 15 2 | | 89,450 3 0½ |

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

W. GRAY,
Secretary.