New Zealand Gazette – 1913 – No. 79

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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, 1913.

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.
Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 552 335,149 10,392 13 1 19,320 1,268 16 11
Blenheim .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 85 23,943 678 11 7½ 916 62 9 1
Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 231 150,839 4,636 16 5 7,055 442 18 7
Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 226 120,961 3,801 0 6 4,210 309 16 8
Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 35,088 1,205 19 9½ 2,167 138 18 4
Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 31,601 1,053 11 2 1,656 105 12 10
Hokitika .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 10,227 318 12 9 242 .16 0 3
Invercargill .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 183 53,475 1,620 5 5½ 1,296 87 14 2
Napier .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 93 77,011 2,266 13 6 3,013 203 11 1
Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 90 33,338 1,022 0 7 1,376 87 16 9
New Plymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 82 40,602 1,237 5 8 1,733 111 18 2
Oamaru .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 15,571 586 3 7½ 296 20 10 5
Thames .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 48,643 1,462 6 8½ 2,209 134 16 0
Timaru .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 32,519 968 0 7½ 1,016 57 10 7
Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 131 94,992 2,904 18 10½ 4,780 278 11 0
Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 222 283,299 9,848 19 10½ 13,887 960 15 3
Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 20,593 642 12 2 968 74 0 6
Totals third quarter in 1913 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,257 1,407,851 44,641 12 5 66,140 4,361 16 7
Totals third quarter in 1912 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,128 1,414,124 44,446 4 8 64,950 4,310 17 4
  • The bulk of Press telegrams are forwarded as "Collect" on delivery.

General Post Office, Wellington, 21st October, 1913.

W. R. MORRIS, Secretary.



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🚂 Quarterly Telegraph Business Report (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
21 October 1913
Telegraph Business, Postal Districts, Quarterly Report, Financial Transactions, Statistics
  • W. R. Morris, Secretary