New Zealand Gazette – 1908 – No. 81

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✨ Telegraph Business Statistics



STATEMENT of TELEGRAPH BUSINESS within the several POSTAL DISTRICTS of the DOMINION of NEW ZEALAND during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1908.

POSTAL DISTRICTS. Number of Offices open at End of Quarter. Ordinary Telegrams, including Paid Government Telegrams. Urgent Ordinary Telegrams. Press Telegrams.* Bureau Communications. Total.
Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Auckland .. .. .. .. 347 265,905 8,079 8 7 15,263 975 10 2 13,815 652 1 8½
Blenheim .. .. .. .. 69 21,452 634 17 10 736 44 19 10 403 171 12 3½
Christchurch .. .. .. .. 192 121,152 3,765 5 6 5,401 336 16 8 7,718 770 13 1½
Dunedin .. .. .. .. 186 111,284 3,451 6 10½ 3,967 284 1 3 8,061 494 19 5
Gisborne .. .. .. .. 32 24,784 831 12 8½ 1,470 92 3 7 1,749 251 16 0½
Greymouth .. .. .. .. 31 25,276 811 4 4½ 849 56 3 0 669 165 13 7
Hokitika .. .. .. .. 47 9,672 307 8 8½ 216 13 5 0 744 82 11 2
Invercargill .. .. .. .. 135 44,818 1,354 12 1½ 846 56 10 11 2,395 343 0 6½
Napier .. .. .. .. .. 79 69,044 2,044 15 6½ 2,837 180 1 0 3,884 346 10 2½
Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 67 30,360 920 14 10 1,069 66 15 10 25,825 173 11 0
New Plymouth .. .. .. .. .. 51 35,018 1,103 15 2½ 1,768 108 1 3 1,051 194 8 0
Oamaru .. .. .. .. .. 38 13,473 401 14 10½ 268 17 13 11 546 172 4 3
Thames .. .. .. .. .. 49 43,218 1,296 10 9½ 2,485 144 1 9 544 161 13 11
Timaru .. .. .. .. .. 49 28,253 848 14 11 898 58 18 4 1,240 161 1 2½
Wanganui .. .. .. .. 95 86,118 2,604 17 10½ 5,280 258 4 3 3,386 283 12 8½
Wellington .. .. .. .. 188 252,415 8,771 4 0 10,913 672 13 3 38,448 843 0 2
Westport .. .. .. .. 35 20,068 633 17 5½ 965 77 14 6 666 74 4 1½
Totals third quarter in 1908 .. .. .. .. 1,690 1,202,310 37,862 2 2½ 55,231 3,443 14 6 111,144 5,342 13 5½
Totals third quarter in 1907 .. .. .. .. 1,539 1,136,933 35,922 8 9 60,225 3,626 13 5 113,227 5,100 7 7

General Post Office,
Wellington, 20th October, 1908.

The bulk of Press telegrams are forwarded as “Collect” on delivery.

D. ROBERTSON,
Secretary.



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🚂 Statement of Telegraph Business by Postal District

🚂 Transport & Communications
20 October 1908
Telegraphs, Postal Districts, Statistics, Revenue, Telegrams, Press Telegrams, Bureau Communications
  • D. Robertson, Secretary