New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 90

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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, 1915.

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 610 359,340 £ s. d. 11,357 19 8 19,460 £ s. d. 1,275 3 2 12,070 £ s. d. 739 19 11 172,005 £ s. d. 4,911 18 7 562,875
Blenheim 93 25,128 742 18 11½ 1,032 70 8 10 455 99 9 6 19,665 433 2 1½ 46,280
Christchurch 231 159,057 5,094 0 3 7,780 554 19 2 6,645 824 9 5 78,545 2,397 0 8 252,027
Dunedin 241 136,701 4,489 1 8 4,908 380 11 3 5,754 365 19 4 58,219 1,865 4 9½ 205,582
Gisborne 38 36,861 1,255 3 11½ 1,957 141 9 3 563 239 4 2 29,329 1,040 9 8½ 68,710
Greymouth 38 30,104 1,024 0 3½ 1,308 97 13 4 487 211 8 3½ 9,561 269 1 1 41,460
Hokitika 52 9,218 279 17 5 257 19 5 3 266 103 13 3 7,545 160 3 5½ 17,286
Invercargill 196 57,491 1,824 5 4 1,541 108 8 7 982 290 12 4 74,375 2,080 7 7 134,389
Napier 93 81,814 2,506 5 9½ 4,698 274 5 6 2,520 377 12 1 111,059 2,755 3 11 200,091
Nelson 96 37,270 1,191 14 9½ 1,780 112 19 0 23,698 209 10 10 18,812 518 13 9 81,560
New Plymouth 82 40,920 1,289 17 8½ 1,721 113 12 1 619 248 0 8½ 29,350 635 15 8½ 72,610
Oamaru 51 18,805 664 13 3½ 655 40 12 11 341 173 16 1½ 15,434 583 13 10½ 35,235
Thames 80 52,679 1,617 10 5½ 2,148 152 4 1 475 176 18 8½ 25,670 648 5 8½ 80,972
Timaru 74 36,725 1,119 7 10 1,275 74 10 7 1,111 228 9 9 42,966 1,324 0 1½ 82,077
Wanganui 138 98,334 3,016 11 5 5,643 332 9 6 2,400 349 14 9½ 77,301 1,892 7 6½ 183,678
Wellington 219 322,780 12,552 3 1 18,850 1,518 2 4 53,852 803 19 3½ 158,178 4,453 17 0½ 553,660
Westport 53 18,080 572 19 4½ 778 67 11 9 196 105 9 4½ 5,143 166 15 3 24,197
Totals 2nd quarter in 1915 2,385 1,521,307 50,598 11 3½ 75,791 5,334 6 7 112,434 5,548 7 10½ 933,157 26,136 0 11 2,642,689
Totals 2nd quarter in 1914 2,326 1,568,013 49,767 3 1 78,007 5,034 17 8 115,987 5,535 7 10 954,579 24,038 11 11 2,716,586

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

General Post Office, Wellington, 27th July, 1915. W. R. MORRIS, Secretary.



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🚂 Statement of Telegraph Business by Postal Districts

🚂 Transport & Communications
27 July 1915
Telegraphs, Postal Districts, Quarterly Report, Financial Statistics
  • W. R. Morris, Secretary