New Zealand Gazette – 1905 – No. 68

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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, 1905.

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 .. .. .. .. 245 180,286 5,832 10 10 11,058 651 18 7 10,246 507 2 5 13,704 219 8 2 215,294 7,211 0 0 11,936 1,033 3 7
Blenheim .. .. .. .. 38 18,674 575 16 9½ 845 51 6 0 716 65 14 7 1,018 20 17 2 21,253 713 14 6½ 1,634 128 9 0
Christchurch .. .. .. 135 103,120 3,440 19 7 4,343 276 16 8 6,713 628 17 10 22,175 506 6 4 136,351 4,853 0 5 5,924 548 8 4
Dunedin .. .. .. .. 147 101,795 3,382 19 0 2,680 194 11 1 7,042 372 18 5 11,756 271 1 11 123,273 4,221 10 5 4,907 336 2 5
Gisborne .. .. .. .. 25 17,952 654 7 0½ 934 75 8 10 1,162 121 19 6 10,142 251 5 3 30,190 1,103 0 7½ 1,661 116 8 5
Greymouth .. .. .. 22 22,221 787 18 5½ 1,216 70 6 6 1,142 130 19 8 3,662 80 9 0 28,241 1,069 13 7½ 1,433 124 3 0
Hokitika .. .. .. .. 24 7,188 237 14 7½ 217 12 11 10 766 81 15 1 3,602 73 15 6 11,773 405 17 0½ 500 52 14 5
Invercargill .. .. .. 98 39,604 1,287 1 6 740 60 11 11 1,534 146 11 4 23,553 586 10 4 65,431 2,080 15 1 2,541 223 5 10
Napier .. .. .. .. 65 58,118 1,900 8 5½ 4,404 207 9 7 3,656 258 13 1 18,634 368 12 6 84,812 2,735 3 7½ 2,270 239 1 5
Nelson .. .. .. .. 45 28,602 912 12 6½ 819 55 6 7 31,191 144 13 10 659 14 15 4 61,271 1,127 8 3½ 3,502 239 0 9
New Plymouth .. .. 39 25,733 841 13 10 1,767 110 5 10 865 148 7 2 8,905 194 7 6 37,270 1,294 14 4 2,808 196 2 8
Oamaru .. .. .. .. 32 14,214 445 9 0 538 29 7 1 744 128 14 4 3,372 78 11 7 18,868 682 2 0 591 40 4 0
Thames .. .. .. .. 29 31,363 998 16 4½ 1,604 98 13 6 1,013 154 18 6½ 1,233 19 7 3 35,213 1,271 15 8 1,175 91 18 3
Timaru .. .. .. .. 33 24,902 838 8 4½ 728 52 0 4 926 162 17 6 8,286 182 5 9 34,842 1,235 11 11½ 1,580 111 12 4
Wanganui .. .. .. 67 62,000 1,978 12 5½ 5,215 278 19 1 2,320 221 8 0 14,050 286 4 6 83,585 2,765 4 0½ 1,875 154 17 11
Wellington .. .. .. 143 191,125 7,037 6 1½ 11,130 706 15 0 22,200 547 9 6 24,207 501 18 7 248,662 8,793 9 2½ 22,551 2,093 7 7
Westport .. .. .. .. 29 15,786 533 15 5½ 684 64 18 1 433 80 7 3 1,848 53 5 4 18,751 732 6 1½ 1,614 112 14 1
Totals second quarter in 1905 .. 1,216 942,683 31,686 10 5½ 48,922 2,997 6 6 92,669 3,903 8 0½ 170,806 3709 2 0 1,255,080 42,296 7 0 68,502 5,841 14 0
Totals second quarter in 1904 .. 1,170 866,330 29,705 19 3½ 43,520 2,864 18 6½ 88,760 3,469 19 4 144,067 3222 2 9 1,142,677 39,262 19 11 65,007 5,323 10 8
  • The bulk of Press telegrams are forwarded as “Collect” on delivery.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 18th July, 1905.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.



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🚂 Statement of Telegraph Business for the Quarter Ended 30th June, 1905

🚂 Transport & Communications
18 July 1905
Telegraph, Postal Districts, Quarterly Report, Statistics, Revenue
  • W. Gray, Secretary