New Zealand Gazette – 1914 – No. 41

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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 31st March, 1914.

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 580 430,028 13,077 10 4½ 23,848 1,580 18 2 16,578 803 11 2 181,478 4,434 1 11½ 651,932 19,896 1 8
Blenheim 86 31,016 927 10 8½ 1,167 86 2 6 477 105 8 7½ 21,869 496 10 4½ 54,529 1,615 12 2½
Christchurch 230 182,813 5,733 16 9½ 8,477 601 2 3 7,259 1,022 3 6 101,221 2,406 2 3 299,770 9,763 4 9½
Dunedin 231 150,618 4,708 15 2½ 5,645 377 7 4 8,688 399 0 8 72,236 1,940 15 11½ 237,187 7,425 19 2
Gisborne 38 41,292 1,443 18 6 2,606 162 13 9 1,701 264 17 4 30,263 1,042 13 5½ 75,862 2,914 3 0½
Greymouth 36 35,083 1,158 9 3 1,615 109 9 1 868 209 3 2½ 9,445 259 1 2 47,011 1,736 2 8½
Hokitika 50 11,691 357 16 2 405 29 7 10 557 112 4 8½ 7,807 172 10 4 20,460 671 19 0½
Invercargill 187 65,243 1,941 0 11 1,410 97 10 11 1,852 311 10 4 67,247 1,892 19 4½ 135,752 4,243 1 6½
Napier 94 94,574 2,810 16 7½ 5,389 315 5 10 3,066 407 1 1½ 116,567 2,875 3 4½ 219,596 6,408 6 11½
Nelson 93 43,843 1,356 5 0½ 2,068 118 5 4 23,788 213 4 10½ 17,527 482 17 10 86,726 2,170 13 1
New Plymouth 82 46,603 1,424 14 2 2,504 136 1 2 1,068 272 18 6 28,172 630 17 5 78,347 2,464 11 3
Oamaru 51 19,705 790 13 9 735 35 10 1 641 182 9 0 14,928 538 15 6 36,009 1,547 8 4
Thames 71 56,702 1,682 3 7½ 2,633 170 17 10 817 131 18 9½ 20,804 500 1 0½ 80,956 2,485 1 3½
Timaru 73 41,930 1,244 1 4½ 1,254 80 13 9 1,657 215 19 1 44,670 1,330 0 4 89,571 2,870 14 6½
Wanganui 131 111,745 3,434 2 4½ 7,340 397 19 2 4,156 417 9 8½ 70,619 1,653 18 4 193,860 5,903 9 7
Wellington 222 325,048 11,171 1 3½ 17,338 1,155 18 7 50,395 1,079 2 9½ 171,263 4,035 12 9½ 564,044 17,441 15 5½
Westport 50 21,759 670 11 5 998 73 17 4 268 107 8 8½ 5,361 158 16 11½ 28,386 1,010 14 5
Totals first quarter in 1914 2,305 1,709,253 53,933 7 7 85,432 5,529 0 11 123,836 6,255 12 1½ 981,477 24,850 18 5½ 2,899,998 90,568 19 1
Totals first quarter in 1913 2,203 1,649,771 51,835 12 2 76,738 5,012 12 7 109,567 5,521 18 8½ 798,803 21,118 10 2 2,634,879 83,488 13 7½
  • The bulk of Press telegrams are forwarded as “Collect” on delivery.

General Post Office, Wellington, 21st April, 1914. W. R. MORRIS, Secretary.



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🚂 Quarterly Statement of Telegraph Business

🚂 Transport & Communications
21 April 1914
Telegraph Business, Postal Districts, Quarterly Report, Statistics
  • W. R. Morris, Secretary