New Zealand Gazette – 1900 – No. 7

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✨ Telegraph Statistics



STATEMENT of TELEGRAPH BUSINESS within the several POSTAL DISTRICTS of the COLONY of NEW ZEALAND during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1899.

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 .. .. .. .. 185 112,708 3,943 9 1 6,105 378 10 10 5,936 369 11 10½ 9,183 187 11 11 133,932 4,879 8 8½ 11,896 1,040 18 3
Blenheim .. .. .. .. 22 11,145 364 18 2 644 44 18 2 226 53 15 11 563 18 2 6 12,578 481 14 9 1,560 106 8 7
Christchurch .. .. .. .. 93 77,042 2,729 13 6 4,500 270 16 11 3,080 465 14 1 4,345 125 4 6 88,967 3,591 9 0 6,593 543 18 7
Dunedin .. .. .. .. 127 101,950 3,612 6 11 5,180 330 2 7 5,834 316 6 3 5,549 141 19 3 118,513 4,400 15 0 5,983 479 11 4
Gisborne .. .. .. .. 19 11,488 441 5 8½ 622 45 14 9 424 61 7 0 3,323 115 19 8 15,857 664 6 8½ 1,352 123 4 11
Greymouth .. .. .. .. 16 17,918 629 19 7½ 796 55 15 3 477 115 5 2 2 0 1 0 19,193 801 1 0½ 1,746 142 1 10
Hokitika .. .. .. .. 18 7,654 270 6 0 297 20 1 2 148 55 7 5 .. .. 8,099 345 14 7 666 58 16 4
Invercargill .. .. .. .. 70 33,077 1,127 3 0½ 951 61 4 3 1,070 121 9 1 12,177 325 0 0 47,275 1,634 16 4½ 2,766 234 18 11
Napier .. .. .. .. 49 37,252 1,331 13 5 2,741 132 6 5 1,862 186 11 1 2,486 74 6 0 44,341 1,724 16 11 2,911 213 4 4
Nelson .. .. .. .. 38 18,343 579 10 6 725 33 18 11½ 18,800 103 10 9 63 1 17 0 37,931 718 17 2½ 2,958 172 16 11
New Plymouth .. .. .. .. 33 19,887 665 9 4 1,210 79 16 4 645 94 14 5 3,904 127 11 9 25,646 967 11 10 2,990 162 11 1
Oamaru .. .. .. .. 23 9,293 305 7 1½ 320 20 4 10 67 113 5 11 988 37 7 1 10,668 476 4 11½ 694 46 12 10
Thames .. .. .. .. 24 26,494 841 12 3½ 1,238 81 7 6 713 105 0 10 500 14 13 3 28,945 1,042 18 10½ 2,994 199 7 6
Timaru .. .. .. .. 22 17,442 599 12 0 774 60 11 0 620 126 4 11 4 0 1 9 18,840 786 9 8 1,468 107 7 1
Wanganui .. .. .. .. 37 39,836 1,313 12 2 2,221 140 3 11 1,019 141 2 9 1,926 63 0 9 45,002 1,657 19 7 3,181 278 2 10
Wellington .. .. .. .. 112 122,213 4,353 13 10 7,144 441 9 2 24,382 256 7 7 8,123 269 9 7 161,862 5,321 0 2 36,271 4,130 18 7
Westport .. .. .. .. 22 13,379 460 4 4 745 67 2 11 352 60 13 2 1 0 1 3 14,477 588 1 8 1,826 131 10 7
Total fourth quarter in 1899 .. .. 910 677,121 23,569 16 7½ 36,213 2,264 4 11½ 65,655 2,746 8 2½ 53,137 1,502 7 3 832,126 30,082 17 0½ 86,645 8,172 10 6
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
  • The bulk of Press telegrams are forwarded as “Collect” on delivery.

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

W. GRAY,
Secretary.



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🚂 Statement of Telegraph Business by Postal District for Quarter Ended 31 December 1899

🚂 Transport & Communications
24 January 1900
Telegraph Business, Postal Districts, Statistics, Quarter Ended 31 December 1899, Revenue, Telegrams
  • W. Gray, Secretary