New Zealand Gazette – 1911 – No. 61

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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 June, 1911.

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. £ s. d. Number. Amount. £ s. d. Number. Amount. £ s. d. Number. Amount. £ s. d. Number. Amount. £ s. d.
Auckland 440 323,547 9,852 15 11½ 17,572 1,086 8 3 11,811 643 6 4½ 73,451 2,019 6 3 426,381
Blenheim 78 26,365 791 1 5½ 997 51 0 5 556 80 1 6½ 11,657 238 4 8½ 39,575
Christchurch 209 147,984 4,552 10 8½ 5,743 372 15 6 7,311 616 17 0 46,453 1,267 16 2½ 207,491
Dunedin 206 128,706 3,959 0 6½ 3,924 251 6 3 6,314 321 6 4 32,973 1,032 0 11½ 171,917
Gisborne 34 32,507 1,098 5 9½ 1,635 113 19 9 1,405 177 7 8 20,778 671 18 2 56,325
Greymouth 30 33,974 1,099 6 10½ 1,163 77 4 10 1,073 159 18 4½ 7,944 212 13 10½ 44,154
Hokitika 49 10,537 325 2 9½ 189 12 18 7 300 92 15 5½ 5,886 126 14 7 16,912
Invercargill 163 57,162 1,751 19 7 1,025 68 0 4 1,571 250 16 3 52,588 1,538 2 2 112,846
Napier 86 75,376 2,225 1 0½ 3,293 187 11 1 2,874 323 4 6½ 68,522 1,819 4 4½ 150,065
Nelson 80 32,547 1,014 1 6½ 1,182 82 19 2 19,712 166 16 2 10,271 256 12 10 63,712
New Plymouth 69 39,427 1,147, 15 11½ 1,549 101 7 9 1,268 181 15 4½ 19,828 463 8 2½ 62,072
Oamaru 43 15,795 472 5 1 454 20 9 9 455 143 10 0 9,601 328 14 11½ 26,305
Thames 60 49,198 1,455 4 10 2,320 134 8 11 751 120 10 11 12,039 262 2 9 64,308
Timaru 60 34,604 1,047 18 5 824 56 17 8 1,367 149 0 9 24,894 727 3 6½ 61,689
Wanganui 123 96,121 2,940 16 11 4,202 248 6 0 2,651 263 8 2 42,595 1,052 1 5 145,569
Wellington 210 276,252 9,225 10 4 11,680 711 0 11 39,084 902 7 9 95,268 2,657 2 10 422,284
Westport 40 23,062 718 15 1 902 68 0 8 480 89 12 1½ 4,196 129 16 10 28,640
Totals second quarter in 1911 1,980 1,403,164 43,677 12 11 58,654 3,644 15 10 98,983 4,682 14 9½ 538,944 14,803 4 8 2,099,745
Totals second quarter in 1910 1,897 1,310,859 41,072 17 4½ 68,259 4,263 5 3 104,820 5,179 11 4½ 475,058 12,357 16 2½ 1,958,996

General Post Office, Wellington, 22nd July, 1911.

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

D. ROBERTSON, Secretary.



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🚂 Statement of Telegraph Business by Postal Districts for Quarter Ended 30 June 1911

🚂 Transport & Communications
22 July 1911
Telegraphs, Postal Districts, Statistics, Revenue, Telegrams, Bureau Communications, Financial Report
  • D. Robertson, Secretary