New Zealand Gazette – 1900 – No. 67

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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 30th June, 1900.

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 .. .. .. .. 189 112,086 3,648 2 2½ 5,716 356 10 7 5,767 365 7 7 9,958 204 14 3 133,527 4,574 14 7½ 10,662 1,089 16 1
Blenheim .. .. .. .. 22 10,644 344 15 8½ 501 37 9 3 121 41 14 10 625 18 19 6 11,891 442 19 3½ 1,449 89 4 6
Christchurch .. .. .. .. 95 73,423 2,693 6 9 3,967 269 6 2 3,052 463 11 5 3,872 108 16 2 84,314 3,535 0 6 5,885 487 12 6
Dunedin .. .. .. .. 127 110,012 3,933 13 10 5,566 427 14 0½ 5,466 326 15 0 4,294 121 18 11 125,338 4,810 1 9½ 5,605 438 0 0
Gisborne .. .. .. .. 21 9,972 364 13 1½ 400 32 3 1 449 62 8 1 3,530 129 1 9 14,351 588 6 0½ 1,237 84 5 4
Greymouth .. .. .. .. 17 20,911 758 14 6 1,032 81 15 4½ 201 105 5 10 23 0 14 0 22,167 946 9 8½ 1,719 145 14 2
Hokitika .. .. .. .. 18 9,935 370 4 4½ 428 30 1 7 315 59 15 7 .. .. 10,678 460 1 6½ 683 58 19 11
Invercargill .. .. .. .. 71 34,174 1,075 10 1 933 125 5 6 1,030 111 14 8 13,644 353 3 3 49,781 1,665 13 6 2,669 229 9 5
Napier .. .. .. .. 53 34,664 1,204 14 11½ 1,990 97 6 2 1,841 164 12 6 2,274 70 8 0 40,769 1,537 1 7½ 2,781 198 7 4
Nelson .. .. .. .. 39 17,145 582 15 10 1,099 32 0 1 19,630 83 19 6 162 4 17 9 38,036 703 13 2 2,199 145 17 6
New Plymouth .. .. .. .. 34 18,786 653 12 11 1,439 98 11 0 393 90 8 11 6,250 178 5 0 26,863 1,020 17 10 2,170 136 6 3
Oamaru .. .. .. .. 24 10,635 338 19 6 583 33 1 10 303 100 4 7 1,410 54 7 0 12,931 526 12 11 622 41 5 6 4
Thames .. .. .. .. 25 24,311 744 10 2½ 1,070 77 14 11 550 109 15 7 425 12 8 2 26,356 944 8 10½ 2,291 128 0 10
Timaru .. .. .. .. 22 17,143 599 11 8½ 927 76 7 1 540 193 14 5 47 0 17 6 18,657 870 10 8½ 1,276 82 15 9
Wanganui .. .. .. .. 44 39,020 1,277 4 3 2,696 165 13 1 924 128 9 7 3,647 111 12 3 46,287 1,682 19 2 3,079 240 5 5
Wellington .. .. .. .. 113 117,243 3,564 5 8½ 6,861 467 2 6 20,833 235 13 2 7,270 231 11 3 152,207 4,498 12 7½ 41,971 6,577 17 6
Westport .. .. .. .. 22 12,056 418 8 2 737 69 18 5 186 62 16 4 .. .. 12,979 551 2 11 1,651 123 12 0
Total second quarter in 1900 .. .. 936 672,160 22,573 3 10 35,945 2,478 0 8 61,601 2,706 7 7 57,431 1,601 14 9 827,137 29,359 6 10 87,949 10,297 10 10
Total second quarter in 1899 .. .. 884 589,502 20,927 11 8½ 28,742 1,951 15 1 54,315 2,139 5 2 42,568 1,130 12 1 715,127 26,149 4 0½ 61,747 4,923 5 4
  • The bulk of Press telegrams are forwarded as “Collect” on delivery.

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

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

[THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
July 26.]
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🚂 Statement of Telegraph Business by Postal District for Quarter Ended 30 June 1900

🚂 Transport & Communications
24 July 1900
Telegraph, Postal Districts, Statistics, Revenue, Quarterly Report, 1900
  • W. Gray, Secretary