Post and Telegraph Revenue Return




RETURN of REVENUE collected at the GENERAL POST OFFICE and in the several POSTAL DISTRICTS of the DOMINION of NEW ZEALAND for the Quarter ended 31st December, 1911.

Private Box and Bag Rents. Money-order Commission. Stamps sold, and credited to Stamp Revenue. Postal-note Commission. Miscellaneous Receipts (Postal). Total Postal. Telegrams. Telephone Exchanges. Miscellaneous Telegraph. Total Telegraph. Total Post and Telegraph Revenue.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
General Post Office .. .. .. .. 143 8 11 143 8 11 .. 656 3 11 322 0 0½ 978 3 11½ 1,121 12 10½
Auckland .. 88 8 4 958 10 3 33,034 4 7½ 528 1 9½ 34,611 0 9 15,679 12 0½ 17,333 8 11 455 0 3 33,468 1 2½ 68,079 1 11½
Blenheim .. 7 17 6 42 12 9 1,517 5 2 32 8 1 1,600 5 0 1,328 18 4 917 18 3 2 12 0 2,249 8 7 3,849 13 7
Christchurch .. 100 4 8 411 19 3 18,135 6 8½ 191 1 9 18,839 11 7½ 7,867 2 4½ 12,073 17 7 460 0 2 20,401 0 1½ 39,240 11 9
Dunedin .. 12 9 9 349 9 3 13,066 13 0 197 11 7½ 13,627 2 7½ 6,230 13 3½ 9,865 9 9 35 4 1 16,131 7 6½ 29,758 10 2
Gisborne .. 41 13 7 113 19 6 2,000 8 4½ 44 6 6 2,203 8 5½ 2,508 13 5 2,265 17 3 12 14 2 4,787 4 10 6,990 13 3½
Greymouth .. 1 14 7 111 19 3 2,091 3 9 34 12 0 2,239 10 1 1,819 8 0½ 1,012 5 3 15 11 2 2,847 4 5½ 5,086 14 6½
Hokitika .. 0 7 6 19 6 3 504 9 0½ 12 6 0 536 8 9½ 660 9 1½ 325 17 8 0 6 3 986 13 0½ 1,523 1 10
Invercargill .. 34 14 3 162 3 3 6,378 13 9½ 115 3 1½ 6,695 9 11 3,895 2 4 3,406 16 9 41 17 3 7,343 16 4 14,039 6 3
Napier .. 32 15 4 194 2 6 6,648 13 6 127 11 0 7,003 14 1 5,201 11 6½ 6,335 2 3 70 12 8 11,607 6 5½ 18,611 0 6½
Nelson .. 4 5 11 80 6 6 1,337 19 11 40 6 8 1,464 10 3 1,756 14 4 1,303 15 9 32 6 6 3,093 16 7 4,558 6 10
New Plymouth .. 14 7 10 96 7 9 3,920 0 5 67 18 11 4,098 17 11 2,108 14 11 1,894 12 5 11 16 7 4,015 8,114 1 10
Oamaru .. .. 42 3 9 1,976 11 0½ 37 5 2 2,056 0 5½ 1,161 4 6½ 925 8 3 16 9 7 2,103 2 4½ 4,159 2 10
Thames .. 33 19 5 167 1 0 3,655 2 6 90 2 4 3,946 17 9 2,414 5 1 1,201 10 4 5 4 1 3,620 19 6 7,567 17 3
Timaru .. 17 10 11 87 7 6 5,086 18 5½ 51 18 8½ 5,245 0 10 2,260 0 6 2,425 8 7 8 10 5 4,693 19 6 9,939 0 4
Wanganui .. 47 0 3 237 2 9 10,911 13 8½ 171 4 4 11,367 4 2½ 4,997 18 11½ 4,538 12 1 41 1 5 9,577 12 5½ 20,944 16 8
Wellington .. 87 11 1 968 4 9 36,311 16 11 350 8 11½ 37,718 1 8½ 15,383 17 11½ 17,604 19 0 338 17 1 33,327 14 0½ 71,045 15 9
Westport .. 2 14 8 110 16 9 1,361 8 8 27 8 4½ 1,502 9 5½ 1,205 16 3 414 14 9 1 14 6 1,622 5 6 3,124 14 11½
Totals 4th quarter in 1911 527 15 7 4,153 13 0 147,938 9 7 2,119 15 4 159 9 4 154,899 2 10 76,480 3 5½ 84,501 18 9 1,872 18 2½ 162,855 0 5 317,754 3 3
Totals 4th quarter in 1910 529 1 11 3,968 17 8 167,640 5 11 2,001 16 3 200 15 10½ 174,335 17 7½ 69,195 18 11 73,608 16 11 2,206 15 9 145,011 11 7 319,347 9 2½

General Post Office, Wellington, 23rd January, 1912. D. ROBERTSON, Secretary.



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🚂 Return of Revenue collected at General Post Office and Postal Districts for Quarter ended 31st December, 1911

🚂 Transport & Communications
23 January 1912
Revenue, Post Office, Telegraph, Money Order, Stamps, Telephones, Comparison 1910-1911
  • D. Robertson, Secretary