New Zealand Gazette – 1903 – No. 31

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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 MARCH, 1903.

POSTAL DISTRICTS.
| Number of Offices Open at End of Quarter | Ordinary Telegrams. | Urgent Ordinary Telegrams.* | Press Telegrams. | Bureau Communications. | Government Telegrams. |
|--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Number. | Amount. | Number. | Amount. | Number. | Amount. | Number. | Amount. | Number. | Value. |

Auckland .. .. .. | 224 | 160,743 | £ 9,370 | 592 18 2 | £ 8,639 | 450 16 11½ | £ 11,071 | 236 10 4 | 189,823 | 6,628 19 11½ | 10,715 | 986 6 10 | £ 5. 4. |

Blenheim .. .. .. | 32 | 15,003 | 849 | 58 7 2 | 537 | 71 5 0 | 841 | 23 9 9 | 17,230 | 644 8 2 | 1,500 | 114 14 3 |

Christchurch .. .. | 118 | 105,935 | 4,486 | 337 4 3 | 6,790 | 644 6 0½ | 10,996 | 304 17 0 | 127,607 | 4,949 10 3¾ | 6,755 | 599 18 1 |

Dunedin .. .. .. | 137 | 109,486 | 3,889 | 273 12 7 | 7,517 | 372 14 11 | 8,117 | 216 14 3 | 129,009 | 4,641 13 7¾ | 6,189 | 492 14 0 |

Gisborne .. .. .. | 22 | 17,176 | 1,129 | 80 18 7 | 1,276 | 127 13 7 | 7,669 | 232 5 1 | 27,250 | 1,054 19 8 | 1,718 | 112 7 0 |

Grey mouth .. .. | 18 | 23,188 | 1,033 | 73 7 4 | 1,591 | 111 17 3 | 1,248 | 30 3 0 | 27,060 | 970 12 6 | 1,699 | 155 10 9 |

Hokitika .. .. .. | 23 | 8,679 | 235 | 15 2 0 | 996 | 76 7 2 | 1,052 | 31 3 9 | 10,962 | 400 16 10¾ | 691 | 75 6 11 |

Invercargill .. .. | 87 | 41,397 | 883 | 69 3 1 | 1,980 | 140 18 8 | 18,843 | 492 7 4 | 63,103 | 2,058 6 0 | 3,177 | 231 5 8 |

Napier .. .. .. | 61 | 54,363 | 4,258 | 222 12 4 | 4,437 | 266 9 3 | 5,475 | 143 3 4 | 68,533 | 2,485 15 0¾ | 2,661 | 255 2 4 |

Nelson .. .. .. | 43 | 27,472 | 1,035 | 64 19 2 | 25,312 | 134 16 5 | 311 | 7 16 5 | 54,130 | 1,105 0 3 | 3,680 | 297 14 0 |

New Plymouth .. .. | 38 | 27,034 | 3,200 | 179 19 10½ | 1,522 | 133 10 8 | 7,798 | 214 14 8 | 39,554 | 1,455 18 9¾ | 2,690 | 200 3 5 |

Oamaru .. .. .. | 28 | 12,863 | 336 | 23 10 2 | 401 | 128 12 2 | 1,915 | 50 18 9 | 15,515 | 613 11 9¾ | 773 | 53 2 10 |

Thames .. .. .. | 27 | 31,175 | 1,513 | 95 3 9 | 887 | 138 5 1 | 770 | 15 8 9 | 34,345 | 1,253 3 7¾ | 1,299 | 108 1 11 |

Timaru .. .. .. | 31 | 23,314 | 744 | 55 9 4 | 952 | 133 8 3 | 1,744 | 45 14 3 | 26,754 | 978 7 6 | 1,499 | 119 6 10 |

Wanganui .. .. | 57 | 54,967 | 6,000 | 335 9 11 | 3,260 | 204 7 8 | 10,605 | 258 10 11 | 74,832 | 2,598 12 0¾ | 2,592 | 247 8 8 |

Wellington .. .. | 132 | 173,729 | 11,711 | 766 4 0 | 27,122 | 497 12 4 | 15,304 | 428 7 1 | 227,866 | 8,299 6 10¾ | 24,306 | 2,210 6 5 |

Westport .. .. .. | 25 | 16,583 | 779 | 70 8 11 | 612 | 73 10 3 | 1,111 | 38 17 6 | 19,085 | 732 5 1¾ | 1,853 | 144 0 6 |

Total first quarter in 1903 | 1,103 | 902,507 | 31,073 | 3,314 10 7¾ | 93,831 | 3,706 11 8 | 104,870 | 2777 2 2 | 1,152,653 | 40,871 8 1¾ | 73,737 | 6,403 10 5 |

Total first quarter in 1902 | 1,038 | 825,282 | 29,286 | 1 10 | 46,402 | 3,024 7 2 | 88,107 | 3,651 13 6 | 1,043,842 | 38,490 10 3 | 76,275 | 7,103 8 0 |

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

General Post Office,
Wellington, 21st April, 1903.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

[No. 31

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1903, No 31

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🚂 Statement of Telegraph Business by Postal District for Quarter Ended 31 March 1903

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated21 April 1903
KeywordsTelegraph, Business statistics, Postal Districts, Quarterly return, Revenue, Government communications, March 1903
👩‍💼 Officials

W. Gray, Secretary

🚂 Telegraph Business Statistics by Postal Districts

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated21 April 1903
KeywordsTelegraph business, Postal districts, Statistics, New Zealand, Quarterly report
👩‍💼 Officials

W. Gray, Secretary

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