New Zealand Gazette – 1907 – No. 6

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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 31st December, 1906.

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.
Auckland 283 231,632 £ s. d. 7,174 4 5½ 13,288 £ s. d. 788 2 8 8,821 £ s. d. 581 10 6 17,305 £ s. d. 285 14 9 271,046 £ s. d. 8,829 12 4½ 13,634
Blenheim 40 22,345 701 0 11 754 52 11 3 833 227 19 3 5,059 88 14 3 28,991 1,070 5 8 1,666
Christchurch 158 147,776 4,558 8 10 6,960 367 11 5 9,151 668 0 8 25,819 583 13 9 189,706 6,177 14 8 8,486
Dunedin 163 119,432 3,687 6 9½ 4,046 249 11 1 6,356 428 0 8 19,043 459 5 9 148,877 4,824 4 3½ 4,617
Gisborne 25 24,392 801 18 7½ 1,863 91 19 4 916 185 19 3½ 16,620 327 6 0 43,291 1,407 3 3 1,456
Greymouth 28 27,162 909 0 0½ 1,454 84 3 9 1,054 163 10 9 4,325 89 3 6 33,995 1,245 18 0½ 1,494
Hokitika 34 9,538 304 6 8 203 12 1 1 371 86 0 6 3,875 77 1 0 13,987 479 9 3 408
Invercargill 113 47,958 1,479 8 5½ 953 61 4 2 1,621 277 3 9 31,791 788 17 9 82,323 2,606 14 1½ 2,738
Napier 72 72,053 2,290 14 7 4,720 256 4 1 2,936 299 2 10½ 32,442 704 19 9 112,151 3,551 1 3½ 2,000
Nelson 50 32,139 976 16 1 1,173 62 11 2 29,339 176 13 1 1,079 23 15 6 63,730 1,239 15 10 3,378
New Plymouth 49 31,126 1,021 12 5½ 2,147 113 4 7 1,081 159 15 0 12,693 274 9 6 47,047 1,569 1 6½ 2,546
Oamaru 34 15,525 480 9 9 771 32 15 6 802 158 5 3½ 4,373 97 5 9 21,471 768 16 3½ 783
Thames 42 37,904 1,154 13 2½ 2,076 124 11 7 896 195 2 2 3,438 59 17 0 44,314 1,534 3 11½ 1,022
Timaru 39 30,792 979 5 3½ 1,184 67 0 7 581 157 6 0 12,713 260 16 0 45,270 1,464 7 10½ 731
Wanganui 78 78,160 2,450 1 5 4,719 287 19 8 1,690 248 2 0½ 20,745 437 4 9 105,314 3,423 7 10½ 2,298
Wellington 164 248,112 8,361 9 10½ 16,836 906 9 0 31,194 594 0 7½ 46,102 1,010 3 9 342,244 10,872 3 3 25,705
Westport 30 20,036 646 6 5½ 778 63 9 8 296 86 17 0 1,898 48 6 3 23,008 844 19 4½ 1,742
Totals fourth quarter in 1906 1,402 1,196,082 37,977 3 11 63,425 3,621 10 7 97,998 4,698 9 5½ 259,320 5,616 15 0 1,616,765 51,908 18 11½ 74,704
Totals fourth quarter in 1905 1,272 1,056,601 35,918 7 11 62,126 3,523 14 2 98,615 4,110 14 6 197,256 4,209 9 3 1,414,598 47,762 5 10 81,036
  • The bulk of Press telegrams are forwarded as “Collect” on delivery.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 21st January, 1907.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.



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🚂 Statement of Telegraph Business by Postal Districts

🚂 Transport & Communications
21 January 1907
Telegraph statistics, Postal districts, Revenue, Government telegrams, Bureau communications
  • W. Gray, Secretary