New Zealand Gazette – 1904 – No. 33

Page 1137

✨ Telegraph Business Statistics



APRIL 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1137

STATEMENT of TELEGRAPH BUSINESS within the several POSTAL DISTRICTS of the COLONY of NEW ZEALAND during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1904.

POSTAL DISTRICTS. Number of Offices open at End of Quarter. Ordinary Telegrams: Number Ordinary Telegrams: Amount (£ s. d.) Urgent Ordinary Telegrams: Number Urgent Ordinary Telegrams: Amount (£ s. d.) Press Telegrams*: Number Press Telegrams*: Amount (£ s. d.) Bureau Communications: Number Bureau Communications: Amount (£ s. d.) Total: Number Total: Amount (£ s. d.) Government Telegrams: Number Government Telegrams: Value (£ s. d.)
Auckland 234 188,829 6,249 18 10 1/2 9,592 621 11 3 9,584 469 9 1 13,511 251 6 7 221,516 7,592 5 9 1/2 12,656 1,094 5 9
Blenheim 38 16,714 537 13 0 641 47 18 0 336 68 8 2 1/2 1,103 23 15 6 18,794 677 14 8 1/2 1,706 119 19 6
Christchurch 124 110,960 3,915 5 4 3,927 293 2 2 5,319 703 17 10 18,491 444 15 10 138,697 5,357 1 2 6,839 653 10 11
Dunedin 139 118,126 4,045 16 9 3,672 256 0 11 7,604 357 12 5 1/2 11,821 267 0 9 141,223 4,926 10 10 1/2 6,781 500 4 8
Gisborne 24 17,511 645 16 9 1/2 1,249 79 13 6 1,007 132 11 9 10,222 260 10 9 29,989 1,118 12 9 1/2 1,533 93 11 0
Greymouth 19 23,702 777 2 9 1/2 1,020 67 9 10 1,316 133 2 5 3,487 65 16 9 29,525 1,043 11 9 1/2 1,998 173 7 1
Hokitika 22 8,252 281 11 5 208 12 17 4 900 84 6 8 3,456 66 7 0 12,816 445 2 5 594 60 7 6
Invercargill 92 47,050 1,556 8 2 1,117 85 4 6 1,609 147 18 3 23,525 557 11 6 73,301 2,347 2 5 7,306 387 14 0
Napier 64 56,583 1,925 5 11 1/2 3,438 182 15 4 3,688 277 14 7 12,583 247 0 7 76,292 2,632 16 5 1/2 2,456 228 13 3
Nelson 45 30,512 990 15 4 1/2 1,088 61 19 9 33,532 159 4 10 593 13 3 0 65,725 1,225 2 11 1/2 3,539 264 0 5
New Plymouth 38 28,658 971 19 2 1/2 2,901 137 6 6 1,728 150 7 6 8,525 209 15 11 41,812 1,469 9 1 1/2 2,976 188 1 1
Oamaru 29 15,465 508 2 7 1/2 449 32 15 2 335 127 15 2 2,934 70 19 9 19,183 739 12 8 1/2 3,432 250 13 2
Thames 29 32,559 1,055 13 11 1/2 1,464 90 19 4 1,002 157 2 9 960 16 2 0 35,985 1,319 18 0 1/2 1,358 120 8 5
Timaru 32 27,021 885 8 4 1/2 786 59 1 1 1,275 152 14 2 4,216 101 4 9 33,298 1,198 8 4 1/2 1,864 132 16 6
Wanganui 60 63,561 2,060 5 6 5,961 316 2 2 3,074 241 10 2 13,186 283 1 4 85,782 2,900 19 2 3,993 343 14 4
Wellington 135 193,771 7,242 17 11 1/2 11,763 767 14 0 26,704 538 16 5 22,562 504 16 8 254,800 9,054 5 0 1/2 27,680 2,626 7 7
Westport 29 17,833 589 8 7 1/2 719 70 11 8 500 79 12 0 1,954 52 19 5 21,006 792 11 8 1/2 2,253 182 16 3
Total first quarter in 1904 1,153 997,107 34,239 10 8 1/2 49,995 3,183 2 6 99,513 3,982 4 3 153,129 3,436 8 1 1,299,744 44,841 5 6 1/2 88,964 7,420 11 5
Total first quarter in 1903 1,103 902,507 31,073 3 8 51,450 3,314 10 7 1/2 93,831 3,706 11 8 104,870 2,777 2 2 1,152,658 40,871 8 1 1/2 73,737 6,403 10 5
  • The bulk of Press telegrams are forwarded as "Collect" on delivery.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 19th April, 1904.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.



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🚂 Statement of Telegraph Business in Postal Districts for Quarter Ended 31st March, 1904

🚂 Transport & Communications
19 April 1904
Telegraph, Statistics, Postal Districts, Quarterly Report
  • W. Gray, Secretary