New Zealand Gazette – 1905 – No. 92

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✨ Telegraph Revenue Statistics



STATEMENT of TELEGRAPH BUSINESS within the several POSTAL DISTRICTS of the COLONY of NEW ZEALAND during the Quarter ended 30th September, 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 .. .. .. .. 247 177,332 5,845 18 4 10,507 652 0 1 8,330 636 15 7 14,265 224 2 9 210,434 7,358 16 9 11,141 831 12 5
Blenheim .. .. .. .. 39 16,824 554 9 5 479 37 6 1 724 71 6 5 1,217 25 15 6 19,244 688 17 5 1,419 96 7 11
Christchurch .. .. .. .. 138 99,103 3,263 2 10½ 4,640 250 6 1 7,296 638 9 3 20,917 470 8 3 131,956 4,622 6 5½ 5,557 447 19 2
Dunedin .. .. .. .. 154 94,759 3,166 6 3 2,506 191 2 4 6,344 437 16 3 12,809 290 5 6 116,418 4,085 10 4 4,901 376 1 4
Gisborne .. .. .. .. 25 17,290 609 17 8 788 54 12 9 1,195 142 3 3 10,553 261 11 6 29,826 1,068 5 2 1,480 91 7 6
Greymouth .. .. .. .. 23 21,658 783 2 8 927 60 0 2 748 152 11 11 3,355 83 18 0 26,688 1,079 12 9 1,695 122 0 4
Hokitika .. .. .. .. 24 7,183 242 6 3 159 11 0 3 547 91 3 4 3,484 69 2 3 11,373 413 12 1 394 37 18 4
Invercargill .. .. .. .. 100 36,889 1,219 19 10 745 64 2 7 1,236 207 3 1 23,420 567 15 6 62,290 2,059 1 0 2,516 188 19 5
Napier .. .. .. .. 66 55,106 1,817 5 3 1,899 144 8 9 2,432 292 3 0 19,314 390 14 6 78,751 2,644 11 6 1,972 195 7 11
Nelson .. .. .. .. 46 24,772 789 14 1 767 46 19 6 30,598 176 4 8 614 13 11 9 56,751 1,026 10 0 3,169 203 12 7
New Plymouth .. .. .. .. 42 26,409 897 16 7 1,193 82 16 3 602 165 19 11 9,727 211 19 0 37,931 1,358 11 9 2,311 148 17 9
Oamaru .. .. .. .. 32 12,100 385 9 2 313 21 11 8 531 139 19 10 3,363 77 5 9 16,307 624 6 5 546 34 1 1
Thames .. .. .. .. 29 30,203 973 10 7½ 2,430 138 7 6 849 161 15 8 3,511 65 13 6 36,993 1,339 7 3½ 1,219 91 19 10
Timaru .. .. .. .. 33 22,823 767 17 8 935 59 9 10 855 189 7 3 8,252 177 6 0 32,865 1,194 0 9 1,297 80 7 2
Wanganui .. .. .. .. 69 59,903 1,930 13 7 4,964 224 10 2 2,122 254 9 6 16,434 331 9 0 83,423 2,741 2 3 1,960 161 8 3
Wellington .. .. .. .. 148 191,945 7,031 7 9 8,727 623 19 11 31,594 488 19 6 25,326 527 6 9 257,592 8,671 13 11 21,183 1,759 10 3
Westport .. .. .. .. 29 14,808 496 17 5 588 57 3 2 601 73 12 10 1,972 54 17 3 17,969 682 10 8 2,072 142 9 2
Totals third quarter in 1905 .. 1,244 909,107 30,775 15 5 42,567 2,719 17 1 96,604 4,320 1 3 178,533 3843 2 9 1,226,811 41,658 16 6 64,832 5,010 0 5
Totals third quarter in 1904 .. 1,175 853,207 28,968 12 9½ 40,518 2,560 16 9½ 93,000 3,969 15 5½ 147,593 3260 19 2½ 1,134,318 38,760 4 3 62,943 4,814 17 7
  • The bulk of Press telegrams are forwarded as “Collect” on delivery.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 19th October, 1905.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.



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🚂 Return of Telegraph Business for Quarter Ended 30 September 1905 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
19 October 1905
Telegraph revenue, Statistics, Quarterly return, Postal districts, General Post Office, New Zealand
  • W. Gray, Secretary