New Zealand Gazette – 1904 – No. 33

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✨ Postal Note Transactions



APRIL 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1139

STATEMENT showing the NUMBER, AMOUNT, &c., of POSTAL-NOTE TRANSACTIONS in the several POSTAL DISTRICTS of NEW ZEALAND during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1904.

POSTAL DISTRICTS. No. of Postal-note Offices open at the End of the Quarter. NUMBER OF POSTAL NOTES SOLD. Total Amount of Postal Notes sold, including Commission. Commission on Postal Notes sold.
At 1/0 At 1/6 At 2/0 At 2/6 At 3/0 At 5/0 At 7/6 At 10/0 At 12/6 At 15/0 At 17/6 At £1. At £5. Total. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Auckland .. 137 2,987 1,886 3,822 4,175 4,364 6,509 .. 5,350 .. 1,692 .. 2,389 16 33,190 10,110 7 0 220 12 6
Blenheim .. 14 179 153 347 333 309 470 .. 466 .. 123 .. 217 4 2,601 840 15 6 17 18 6
Christchurch .. 71 1,342 820 1,899 2,083 1,831 3,369 .. 3,155 .. 942 .. 1,761 24 17,226 5,984 7 7½ 123 12 1½
Dunedin .. 64 1,699 1,042 2,385 2,598 2,548 3,885 .. 3,222 .. 1,131 .. 1,609 51 20,170 6,540 4 5 137 3 5
Gisborne .. 7 147 97 156 231 178 424 .. 313 .. 99 .. 257 1 1,903 698 9 0 13 18 0
Greymouth .. 11 193 112 279 269 255 548 .. 474 .. 162 .. 262 .. 2,554 893 19 1½ 18 2 7½
Hokitika .. 8 60 52 133 150 136 197 .. 203 .. 65 .. 134 2 1,132 411 2 8½ 8 5 8½
Invercargill .. 35 825 502 1,162 1,269 1,220 2,124 .. 1,753 .. 539 .. 874 7 10,275 3,328 9 6½ 71 0 0½
Napier .. 37 1,086 777 1,356 1,572 1,459 2,383 .. 1,815 .. 638 .. 835 12 11,933 3,618 14 7 78 9 1
Nelson .. 20 288 183 497 486 470 745 .. 703 .. 188 .. 395 2 3,957 1,320 12 10 27 16 4
New Plymouth * 19 622 451 1,077 898 1,130 1,385 .. 1,215 .. 496 .. 600 4 7,878 2,452 18 10 52 16 4
Oamaru .. 10 250 137 259 363 367 527 .. 428 .. 141 .. 245 4 2,721 884 1 11 18 9 11
Thames .. 22 498 322 823 792 869 1,385 .. 1,088 .. 390 .. 537 6 6,710 2,156 10 0½ 46 1 0½
Timaru .. 14 428 229 499 592 658 1,064 .. 869 .. 278 .. 517 1 5,135 1,728 6 1½ 36 2 7½
Wanganui .. 43 1,295 888 1,714 1,819 2,283 2,896 .. 2,484 .. 889 .. 1,300 7 15,575 4,945 15 10½ 105 9 4½
Wellington .. 73 2,739 1,564 3,476 4,016 3,876 6,464 .. 5,556 .. 1,668 .. 3,178 35 32,572 10,910 17 7½ 228 2 7½
Westport .. 18 266 130 259 304 311 490 .. 423 .. 157 .. 234 .. 2,574 837 1 1 17 14 1
Total 1st qr. in 1904 603 14,904 9,345 20143 21950 22264 34865 .. 29517 .. 9,598 .. 15344 176 178106 57,662 13 10 1221 14 4
Total 1st qr. in 1903 576 13,768 8,640 19054 19232 19753 30404 .. 25870 .. 8,776 .. 12694 143 158334 50,209 12 3 1073 17 3
POSTAL DISTRICTS. NUMBER OF POSTAL NOTES PAID. Total Amount of Postal Notes paid.
At 1/0 At 1/6 At 2/0 At 2/6 At 3/0 At 5/0 At 7/6 At 10/0 At 12/6 At 15/0 At 17/6 At £1. At £5. Total. £ s. d.
Auckland .. 3,347 2,061 4,640 4,952 4,981 7,438 .. 6,205 .. 1,965 .. 2,913 33 38,535 11,665 16 6
Blenheim .. 107 64 156 166 144 223 .. 227 .. 58 .. 121 2 1,268 411 17 0
Christchurch .. 1,774 978 2,367 2,725 2,553 4,137 .. 3,924 .. 1,278 1 2,115 15 21,867 7,267 19 0
Dunedin .. 2,054 1,366 2,800 3,168 3,087 4,933 .. 3,878 .. 1,234 .. 1,978 27 24,525 7,554 19 0
Gisborne .. 51 29 76 100 99 192 .. 171 .. 41 .. 77 1 837 285 18 6
Greymouth .. 107 69 165 185 163 294 .. 296 .. 91 .. 189 1 1,560 558 7 0
Hokitika .. 40 22 63 83 66 222 .. 116 .. 32 .. 74 .. 718 241 14 6
Invercargill .. 521 336 775 783 834 1,398 .. 1,168 .. 883 .. 539 14 6,751 2,181 9 6
Napier .. 785 555 996 1,042 1,146 1,738 .. 1,476 .. 491 .. 606 5 8,840 2,654 7 6
Nelson .. 251 146 401 429 400 621 .. 608 .. 197 .. 335 3 3,391 1,134 4 6
New Plymouth 477 303 621 585 777 883 .. 786 .. 363 .. 458 3 5,256 1,657 7 0
Oamaru .. 148 96 244 225 226 338 .. 315 .. 112 .. 173 2 1,879 610 0 6
Thames .. 228 135 362 363 337 585 .. 633 .. 187 .. 303 2 3,135 1,069 13 0
Timaru .. 234 150 335 377 336 610 .. 564 .. 170 .. 337 3 3,116 1,067 19 6
Wanganui .. 693 431 1,001 1,113 1,225 1,802 .. 1,435 .. 502 .. 711 7 8,920 2,780 9 0
Wellington .. 3,780 2,264 4,742 5,453 5,390 8,787 .. 7,375 .. 2,183 .. 4,207 55 44,236 14,326 12 6
Westport .. 97 48 108 112 120 175 .. 210 .. 80 .. 116 2 1,068 386 0 0
Total 1st qr. in 1904 14,694 9,053 19,852 21,861 21,884 34,376 .. 29,387 .. 9,367 1 15,252 175 175,902 55,854 14 6
Total 1st qr. in 1903 13,259 8,315 18,296 18,854 19,285 29,975 2 25,667 .. 8,626 1 12,601 137 155,018 48,450 1 0

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

W. GRAY,
Secretary.



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🚂 Statement of Postal-Note Transactions by Postal District for Quarter Ended 31st March 1904

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19 April 1904
Postal Notes, Transactions, Postal Districts, Financial Statistics, Quarterly Report, New Zealand
  • W. Gray, Secretary