✨ Postal Note Transactions




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

POSTAL DISTRICTS. No.of Postal-note Offices open at the End of the Quarter NUMBER OF POSTAL NOTES SOLD. 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 £1. At £5. Total. Total Amount of Postal Notes sold, including Commission. Commission on Postal Notes sold. NUMBER 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. Total Amount of Postal Notes paid.
Auckland 114 4,791 3,982 2,635 3,621 1,464 2,908 778 872 381 1,822 31 22,785 £6,869 11 s. d. £143 2 s. d. 6 5,976 4,676 2,944 4,176 1,795 3,503 1,008 1,102 4541,499 20 27,153 | £7,938 17 s. d.
Blenheim 10 412 323 174 338 153 321 87 104 42 172 6 2,132 £754 18 s. d. £14 17 s. d. 4½ 121 118 50 116 46 147 26 28 13 91 3 | 759 | £295 10 s. d.
Christchurch 61 2,358 1,755 1,117 1,723 655 1,623 404 537 194 1,023 25 11,414 £3,927 7 s. d. 3 £77 6 s. d. 9 3,241 2,611 1,527 2,268 1,074 2,244 682 819 3481,309 22 | 16,145 | £5,404 10 s. d.
Dunedin 59 3,014 2,650 1,661 2,124 958 1,943 524 673 251 1,173 42 15,013 £4,951 15 s. d. 7 £98 1 s. d. 7 3,806 3,186 1,784 2,651 1,182 2,404 640 851 3191,347 42 | 18,212 | £5,834 12 s. d.
Gisborne 6 255 240 144 194 87 179 39 59 20 54 .. 1,271 £365 13 s. d. £7 19 s. d. 1½ 93 77 63 80 34 66 8 15 11 32 1 | 480 | £146 18 s. d.
Greymouth 10 434 288 205 292 145 254 83 75 51 148 3 1,978 £652 3 s. d. £13 2 s. d. 1 197 144 74 152 63 175 61 46 23 85 1 | 1,021 | £361 15 s. d.
Hokitika 8 196 168 124 182 56 131 48 44 29 65 .. 1,043 £330 2 s. d. 4 £6 16 s. d. 10 108 79 78 86 35 79 24 27 10 55 | .. | 581 | £194 4 s. d.
Invercargill 32 1,388 1,030 716 989 488 1,041 258 367 141 533 14 6,965 £2,397 12 s. d. £47 17 s. d. 4½ 946 718 401 634 325 674 179 257 109 375 19 | 4,637 | £1,638 13 s. d.
Napier 33 1,675 1,413 764 1,156 503 1,055 248 382 145 387 13 7,741 £2,359 15 s. d. 11 £49 1 s. d. 5 1,198 935 486 763 343 694 179 254 88 273 | 5 | 5,218 | £1,534 10 s. d.
Nelson 21 563 434 260 417 160 402 97 112 47 172 1 2,665 £838 14 s. d. 0 £17 10 s. d. 0 511 417 243 358 147 367 82 104 56 161 | 5 | 2,451 | £779 11 s. d.
New Plymouth 15 1,132 1,005 543 859 368 688 216 226 127 363 15 5,542 £1,786 0 s. d. 0 £35 15 s. d. 6 729 601 354 405 254 372 145 154 87 188 | 12 | 3,301 | £1,038 10 s. d.
Oamaru 10 460 428 293 354 178 304 128 135 82 143 2 2,507 £821 13 s. d. 10 £16 14 s. d. 4 276 218 117 172 78 208 53 77 39 133 | 1 | 1,372 | £484 0 s. d.
Thames 18 1,120 1,100 562 943 370 750 170 236 96 238 3 5,588 £1,613 2 s. d. £34 12 s. d. 10½ 488 517 225 352 136 366 98 100 40 126 3 | 2,451 | £725 11 s. d.
Timaru 14 618 462 300 513 273 484 141 165 101 279 2 3,338 £1,188 11 s. d. 7½ £23 13 s. d. 1½ 302 255 175 283 110 285 58 89 39 195 | 2 | 1,793 | £652 14 s. d.
Wanganui 29 1,988 1,431 987 1,362 662 1,324 343 435 175 658 5 9,370 £3,019 13 s. d. 6½ £62 1 s. d. 6½ 1,140 805 530 779 414 735 199 246 110 328 | 3 | 5,289 | £1,649 5 s. d.
Wellington 65 3,933 3,022 1,888 3,281 1,218 2,808 689 884 347 1,543 22 19,635 £6,522 10 s. d. 0 £131 19 s. d. 0 5,290 4,384 2,866 5,185 1,730 4,082 818 1,155 455 2,258 | 35 | 28,258 | £9,146 3 s. d.
Westport 16 317 276 203 244 119 225 72 77 48 102 5 1,688 £563 1 s. d. 5½ £11 5 s. d. 5½ 112 90 67 75 37 100 26 36 18 50 | 2 | 613 | £222 7 s. d.
Total 4th quarter in 1900 521 24,654 20,007 12576 18592 7,857 16440 4,325 5,383 2,277 8,375 189 120675 £38,962 8 s. d. £4791 16 s. d. 10½ £24,584 19,831 11984 18535 7,803 16501 4,286 5,360 2,219 8,505 176 | 119,734 | £38,047 15 s. d.
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 s. d. £4739 5 s. d. 10½ £23,035 18,658 10954 17402 7,172 15710 3,976 4,950 2,048 8,214 135 | 112,254 | £35,693 17 s. d.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 23rd January, 1901.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.



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🚂 Statement of Postal Note Transactions in Postal Districts for Quarter ended 31 December 1900

🚂 Transport & Communications
23 January 1901
Postal notes, Transactions, Postal districts, Quarterly return, Revenue, Commission, New Zealand
  • W. Gray, Secretary