New Zealand Gazette – 1902 – No. 61

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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, 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. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Value.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Auckland .. .. .. .. 215 136,644 4,593 0 8½ 8,027 501 8 3 11,440 400 3 7½ 8,024 192 0 0 164,135 5,686 12 7 10,907 1,229 16 6
Blenheim .. .. .. .. 26 14,253 469 0 6½ 887 57 4 2 483 62 6 3 797 25 17 6 16,420 614 8 5½ 1,734 124 17 0
Christchurch .. .. .. .. 111 90,224 3,118 12 11 4,250 304 1 2 5,325 631 19 5 7,363 225 18 9 107,162 4,280 12 3 6,344 574 13 6
Dunedin .. .. .. .. 135 105,146 3,723 7 10½ 4,106 291 15 9 8,890 298 10 0 7,642 213 10 0 125,784 4,527 3 7½ 7,330 566 7 6
Gisborne .. .. .. .. 21 12,753 488 0 9 627 57 13 7 862 128 8 5 4,344 156 12 4 18,586 830 15 1 1,011 98 0 3
Greymouth .. .. .. .. 18 22,839 778 13 11 1,189 82 14 5 1,436 115 6 1 287 9 5 9 25,751 986 0 2 1,395 129 9 0
Hokitika .. .. .. .. 23 9,329 328 12 7 269 18 2 10 784 78 18 3 526 18 4 6 10,908 443 18 2 580 63 1 6
Invercargill .. .. .. .. 83 37,089 1,239 13 7½ 1,176 93 4 1 1,347 121 1 3 18,813 521 16 7 58,425 1,975 15 6½ 3,461 260 14 0
Napier .. .. .. .. 57 42,209 1,437 6 0½ 2,104 138 8 5 2,732 237 15 4 3,857 120 3 9 50,902 1,933 13 6½ 2,915 251 12 6
Nelson .. .. .. .. 41 22,094 701 4 5 1,139 73 8 2 25,766 132 4 11 190 7 11 3 49,189 914 8 9 3,191 275 14 8
New Plymouth .. .. .. .. 38 23,367 811 17 5½ 1,965 129 12 9 953 133 13 7 7,073 226 17 0 33,358 1,302 0 9½ 2,451 161 8 5
Oamaru .. .. .. .. 27 11,793 384 4 6 463 21 11 10 507 116 10 3 1,532 57 0 6 14,295 579 7 1 807 62 2 6
Thames .. .. .. .. 26 27,486 865 17 2 1,404 98 15 5 717 129 15 7 837 24 9 0 30,444 1,118 17 2 1,170 98 3 0
Timaru .. .. .. .. 30 21,616 754 8 1½ 1,144 80 4 5 1,041 128 6 0 1,725 49 19 3 25,526 1,012 17 9½ 1,294 102 15 4
Wanganui .. .. .. .. 54 48,501 1,575 3 11½ 4,215 237 9 6 2,835 203 9 10 7,214 218 12 3 62,765 2,234 15 6½ 2,347 236 18 3
Wellington .. .. .. .. 129 149,06¢ 5,988 3 10½ 9,241 632 4 4 25,599 502 16 0½ 12,412 375 12 1 196,318 7,498 16 4 19,334 2,657 1 10
Westport .. .. .. .. 24 15,950 532 19 5½ 960 95 8 0 576 73 3 5 52 1 12 0 17,538 703 2 10½ 1,577 126 15 5
Total second quarter in 1902 .. 1,058 790,359 27,790 7 11 43,166 2,913 7 1 91,293 3,494 8 3 82,688 2,445 2 6 1,007,506 36,643 5 9 67,848 7,019 11 2
Total second quarter in 1901 .. 1,002 755,204 26,630 3 3 41,842 2,866 8 10 81,115 3,374 16 11 73,319 2,112 0 5 951,480 34,983 9 5 88,772 8,125 18 4
  • The bulk of Press telegrams are forwarded as “Collect” on delivery.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 28th July, 1902.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.



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🚂 Statement of Telegraph Business for Quarter Ended 30 June 1902

🚂 Transport & Communications
28 July 1902
Telegraph business, Postal districts, Statistics, Quarterly return, Ordinary telegrams, Urgent telegrams, Press telegrams, Bureau communications, Government telegrams, Revenue
  • W. Gray, Secretary