New Zealand Gazette – 1902 – No. 31

Page 945

✨ Telegraph Revenue Statistics

APRIL 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 945

STATEMENT of TELEGRAPH BUSINESS within the several POSTAL DISTRICTS of the Colony of NEW ZEALAND during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1902.

POSTAL DISTRICTS.	Number of Offices open at end of Quarter.	Ordinary Telegrams.	Urgent Ordinary Telegrams.	Press Telegrams.*	Bureau Communications.	Total.	Government Telegrams.
		Number.	Amount. £ s. d.	Number.	Amount. £ s. d.	Number.	Amount. £ s. d.
Auckland	209	141,890	4,796 5 3	7,969	501 6 1	8,619	423 16 3½
Blenheim	25	14,429	478 3 0	704	50 14 0	144	64 9 4
Christchurch	111	97,567	3,361 2 3½	4,353	305 6 3	5,369	637 18 9
Dunedin	133	102,705	3,583 17 8½	3,852	272 18 10	8,640	364 10 9
Gisborne	21	13,939	544 8 7	882	63 18 4	985	131 13 7
Greymouth	18	24,476	823 14 2½	1,357	89 17 5	1,701	122 7 5
Hokitika	21	9,781	353 1 0	289	17 16 4	1,522	84 7 8
Invercargill	81	37,857	1,293 0 4½	1,007	84 2 0	1,198	122 18 6
Napier	55	46,411	1,584 8 0	3,368	170 13 9	2,849	245 3 9
Nelson	41	24,337	731 7 4½	1,021	65 7 4	26,429	117 11 2
New Plymouth	37	24,707	858 9 8½	2,763	157 1 8	1,800	126 11 4
Oamaru	27	11,803	384 0 5	402	26 11 8	302	118 0 2
Thames	26	28,090	897 18 9	1,524	107 10 6	709	155 6 2
Timaru	30	21,304	706 0 10	760	61 2 0	528	131 13 2
Wanganui	52	51,963	1,709 1 4	4,813	269 5 11	2,512	198 17 4½
Wellington	127	157,983	6,660 1 0	10,485	706 15 0	24,190	528 10 6
Westport	24	16,040	521 2 0	853	74 0 1	610	77 17 7

Total first quarter in 1902	1,033	825,282	29,286 1 10	46,402	3,024 7 2	88,107	3,651 13 6
Total first quarter in 1901	991	788,642	27,897 6 5	45,297	2,906 15 9	79,894	3,473 2 1

The bulk of Press telegrams are forwarded as “Collect” on delivery.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 22nd April, 1902.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1902, No 31

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🚂 Statement of Telegraph Business by Postal District for Quarter Ended 31 March 1902

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated22 April 1902
KeywordsTelegraph business, Postal districts, Telegram statistics, Government telegrams, Quarterly report, New Zealand, Revenue, Message volume
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W. Gray, Secretary

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