New Zealand Gazette – 1900 – No. 34

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✨ Postal Note Statistics



STATEMENT showing the NUMBER, AMOUNT, &c., of POSTAL-NOTE TRANSACTIONS in the several POSTAL DISTRICTS of NEW ZEALAND during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1900.

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.
Auckland 110 4,161 3,673 2,148 3,217 1,351 2,743 735 911 376 1,300 17 20,632 6,423 17 11½ 132 17 5½ 5,016 4,208 2,591 3,737 1,564 3,309 998 1,042 442 1,420 8 24,335
Blenheim 8 389 302 153 280 138 286 71 77 49 161 .. 1,906 645 0 0½ 13 0 6½ 159 120 52 120 62 117 39 30 15 48 .. 762
Christchurch 58 2,306 1,948 1,093 1,761 790 1,762 488 572 180 967 15 11,882 4,030 0 4½ 80 19 10½ 3,418 2,580 1,503 2,211 1,186 2,295 644 840 310 1,214 17 16,218
Dunedin .. 55 2,998 2,394 1,283 2,014 972 1,966 551 664 277 1,205 29 14,353 4,871 17 1 96 5 7 3,703 2,937 1,607 2,765 1,180 2,417 712 803 321 1,448 30 17,923
Gisborne .. 6 233 210 125 165 79 158 40 53 18 93 3 1,177 389 2 8 7 14 8 89 98 45 72 54 65 17 33 9 48 2 532
Greymouth 10 304 232 142 225 102 253 92 72 23 111 1 1,557 529 17 0½ 10 17 6½ 169 152 77 138 75 169 44 42 14 112 1 993
Hokitika .. 8 218 128 83 158 74 147 48 55 16 90 .. 1,017 353 19 11 7 2 5 86 59 37 55 35 85 27 31 10 66 .. 491
Invercargill 32 1,377 1,088 655 1,006 519 923 310 372 132 485 9 6,876 2,304 13 6½ 46 9 6½ 918 701 453 648 356 690 193 269 114 353 15 4,710
Napier .. 30 1,658 1,303 700 1,040 496 953 247 387 122 373 7 7,286 2,195 18 4½ 45 18 4½ 1,100 909 493 767 354 716 195 260 94 327 6 5,221
Nelson .. 20 585 517 267 413 201 351 93 115 42 148 1 2,733 806 14 0½ 17 1 0½ 442 394 214 341 134 314 86 120 43 146 2 2,236
New Plymouth 14 1,148 923 426 736 349 637 232 244 100 358 4 5,157 1,640 1 8½ 33 6 8½ 767 622 279 436 271 384 155 166 79 209 4 3,372
Oamaru .. 10 524 362 212 331 147 327 82 99 42 192 3 2,321 765 16 11½ 15 7 5½ 237 201 103 164 90 212 55 71 30 129 3 1,295
Thames .. 18 1,003 915 488 770 315 717 162 223 82 227 1 4,903 1,452 5 7 31 2 7 396 413 192 296 137 375 70 114 40 116 2 2,151
Timaru .. 13 713 552 290 538 249 482 163 184 73 276 3 3,523 1,201 0 1½ 24 1 7½ 292 296 153 273 129 301 70 101 26 191 1 1,833
Wanganui 28 1,963 1,516 804 1,340 641 1,260 329 376 155 626 2 9,012 2,835 13 3½ 58 13 9½ 1,048 885 508 746 382 685 159 223 88 347 5 5,076
Wellington 61 3,548 3,007 1,725 2,872 1,264 2,606 655 881 300 1,312 15 18,185 5,954 16 0½ 121 12 6½ 4,926 4,103 2,226 4,163 1,666 3,586 841 1,110 378 1,817 19 24,835
Westport.. 16 329 246 143 230 129 223 63 81 46 99 6 1,595 550 7 7½ 10 17 1½ 118 97 55 91 40 98 22 35 21 49 4 630
Total 1st quarter in 1900 497 23,457 19,316 10737 17096 7,816 15794 4,361 5,366 2,033 8,023 116 114115 36,951 2 4½ 753 8 10½ 22,884 18,775 10588 17023 7,715 15818 4,327 5,290 2,034 8,040 119 112,613
Total 1st quarter in 1899 472 21,053 18,000 9,883 15616 6,780 14674 3,963 4,914 2,047 7,925 173 105028 34,865 0 6½ 700 0 0½ 20,744 17,819 9,735 15432 6,740 14649 3,909 4,879 1,989 8,005 170 104,071

General Post Office,
Wellington, 24th April, 1900.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.



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🚂 Quarterly Statement of Postal Note Transactions by Postal District

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24 April 1900
Postal Notes, Statistics, Quarterly Report, Postal Districts, 1900
  • W. Gray, Secretary, General Post Office