New Zealand Gazette – 1913 – No. 6

Page 356

✨ Telegraph Business Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 6

STATEMENT of Telegraph Business within the several Postal Districts of the Dominion of New Zealand during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1912.

Postal Districts.

Number of Offices open to requisition Ordinary Telegrams, including Paid Government Telegrams. Urgent Ordinary Telegrams. Press Telegrams.* Bureau Communications. Total.
Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Auckland 503 375,161 11,443 8 3½ 19,736 1,241 19 5
Blenheim 84 30,827 915 3 11 1,321 81 13 7
Christchurch 223 175,819 5,334 13 0½ 7,817 493 7 4
Dunedin 219 146,427 4,522 15 5 4,651 321 9 10
Gisborne 34 40,181 1,342 6 8 2,119 143 6 3
Greymouth 35 35,461 1,171 16 2 1,365 102 12 1
Hokitika 52 11,732 356 13 7 337 22 16 2
Invercargill 178 64,374 1,941 5 6 1,196 81 10 3
Napier 89 88,349 2,650 4 7 3,632 251 10 4
Nelson 88 38,919 1,198 0 3 1,816 110 5 8
New Plymouth 76 43,150 1,330 8 2½ 1,749 120 4 8
Oamaru 48 18,339 569 18 3½ 462 29 1 0
Thames 64 55,876 1,649 13 0½ 2,284 142 16 9
Timaru 68 39,287 1,173 0 8 1,190 70 2 5
Wanganui 131 107,119 3,302 3 6 5,069 314 4 6
Wellington 222 313,247 10,590 2 3 15,621 1,016 7 3
Westport 47 26,816 823 5 9 992 81 5 6
Totals fourth quarter in 1912 2,161 1,611,084 50,314 19 1½ 71,357 4,624 13 0
Totals fourth quarter in 1911 2,041 1,562,758 49,977 13 0 73,950 4,173 8 8
  • The bulk of Press telegrams are forwarded as “Collect” on delivery.

General Post Office, Wellington 27th January, 1913.
W. R. MORRIS, Secretary.



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🚂 Statement of Telegraph Business for Quarter Ended 31 December 1912

🚂 Transport & Communications
27 January 1913
Telegraph Business, Statistics, Postal Districts, Revenue
  • W. R. Morris, Secretary