New Zealand Gazette – 1900 – No. 7

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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 December, 1899.

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. 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 107 4,420 3,678 2,325 3,491 1,333 2,760 683 894 371 1,333 19 21,247 £ s. d. 6,479 16 5½ £ s. d. 134 14 5½ 5,266 4,535 2,849 3,915 1,622 3,258 938 1,012 415 1,477 22 25,309
Blenheim 8 411 293 169 290 142 303 75 82 41 139 1 1,946 642 6 10 13 3 10 131 121 57 115 54 108 26 35 21 69 .. 737
Christchurch 58 2,145 1,747 997 1,700 714 1,732 428 519 199 1,032 19 11,232 3,957 14 3 78 3 9 3,144 2,447 1,453 2,124 1,160 2,175 635 760 325 1,175 18 15,416
Dunedin .. 55 2,960 2,326 1,290 1,995 877 1,818 513 595 267 1,133 25 13,799 4,569 13 9½ 90 17 3½ 3,900 3,139 1,754 2,709 1,072 2,286 612 724 317 1,423 39 17,975
Gisborne .. 5 223 224 119 186 84 153 44 55 19 85 .. 1,192 375 8 9½ 7 14 9½ 82 76 44 52 28 74 17 27 8 45 .. 453
Greymouth 10 371 237 151 246 133 291 91 75 41 109 .. 1,745 582 4 1 12 2 7 215 157 104 184 66 166 58 62 23 90 .. 1,125
Hokitika .. 8 224 149 115 163 68 153 46 46 23 98 1 1,086 373 6 4 7 8 10 70 47 50 55 18 102 21 28 18 50 1 460
Invercargill 32 1,377 1,052 633 1,015 446 1,011 245 333 127 471 11 6,721 2,238 14 11 45 7 5 948 672 392 638 296 685 163 256 98 323 6 4,477
Napier .. 29 1,632 1,247 697 1,095 496 960 250 317 144 397 13 7,248 2,230 1 1 46 1 1 1,053 877 479 702 328 667 183 217 95 281 5 4,887
Nelson .. 19 577 447 262 398 163 336 76 103 46 155 .. 2,563 759 15 5 16 0 5 402 345 225 309 126 296 65 92 43 117 3 2,023
New Plymouth 14 1,100 876 490 698 316 588 219 242 94 371 14 5,008 1,643 0 1 32 8 7 768 568 290 394 240 411 147 177 90 232 8 3,325
Oamaru .. 10 497 426 251 368 136 319 97 101 55 153 .. 2,403 743 12 9½ 15 9 3½ 232 188 95 156 78 200 63 72 31 119 2 1,236
Thames .. 18 953 807 503 749 332 724 189 218 75 210 3 4,763 1,448 0 8½ 30 19 8½ 400 387 171 272 143 343 95 109 39 137 4 2,100
Timaru .. 13 698 493 275 519 214 487 128 160 79 277 1 3,331 1,133 13 10 22 16 4 331 240 154 265 98 306 69 90 28 170 2 1,753
Wanganui 26 1,984 1,460 865 1,281 569 1,216 286 391 189 682 2 8,925 2,845 19 0½ 58 2 6½ 968 701 415 689 334 657 145 232 93 323 5 4,562
Wellington 61 3,325 2,769 1,690 2,738 1,157 2,656 552 779 305 1,386 16 17,373 5,811 10 10 117 17 4 5,035 4,066 2,376 4,742 1,472 3,880 728 1,038 393 2,136 20 25,886
Westport.. 16 261 238 164 254 88 217 51 68 27 102 1 1,471 479 15 7½ 9 17 7½ 90 92 46 81 37 96 11 19 11 47 .. 530
Total 4th quarter in 1899 489 23,158 18,469 10996 17186 7,268 15724 3,973 4,918 2,102 8,133 126 112053 36,314 14 10½ 739 5 10½ 23,035 18,658 10954 17402 7,172 15710 3,976 4,950 2,048 8,214 135 112,254
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

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

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

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🚂 Statement of Postal-Note Transactions by Postal District for Quarter Ended 31 December 1899

🚂 Transport & Communications
24 January 1900
Postal Notes, Postal Districts, Statistics, Revenue, Commission, Quarter Ended 31 December 1899, Transactions, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
  • W. Gray, Secretary