✨ Postal Note Transactions
MAY 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1639
STATEMENT showing the NUMBER, AMOUNT, &c., of POSTAL-NOTE TRANSACTIONS in the several POSTAL DISTRICTS of the DOMINION of NEW ZEALAND during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1916.
| POSTAL DISTRICTS. | No. of Postal-note Offices open at the End of the Quarter. | NUMBER OF POSTAL NOTES SOLD. | Total Amount of Postal Notes sold, including Commission. | Commission on Postal Notes sold. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At 1/0 | At 1/6 | At 2/0 | At 2/6 | At 3/0 | At 5/0 | At 10/0 | At 15/0 | At 20s. | Total. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | ||
| Auckland .. | 296 | 12,578 | 7,816 | 21,176 | 24,908 | 17,941 | 30,452 | 20,544 | 6,628 | 11,549 | 153,592 | 44,205 3 2 | 662 16 2 |
| Blenheim . | 22 | 638 | 356 | 1,161 | 1,281 | 936 | 1,499 | 1,056 | 375 | 759 | 8,059 | 2,451 15 3 | 35 10 9 |
| Christchurch .. | 81 | 3,536 | 2,028 | 6,229 | 6,597 | 4,890 | 9,296 | 7,365 | 2,424 | 4,979 | 47,344 | 15,533 18 3 | 220 9 9 |
| Dunedin .. | 92 | 4,275 | 2,576 | 7,334 | 7,716 | 5,706 | 10,446 | 7,559 | 2,595 | 4,290 | 52,497 | 15,821 5 10½ | 233 5 10½ |
| Gisborne .. | 25 | 1,028 | 548 | 1,394 | 1,822 | 1,443 | 2,199 | 1,549 | 498 | 1,335 | 11,816 | 3,762 3 10 | 53 6 10 |
| Greymouth .. | 20 | 654 | 387 | 949 | 1,220 | 974 | 1,529 | 1,166 | 450 | 863 | 8,192 | 2,658 15 0 | 37 15 6 |
| Hokitika .. | 14 | 256 | 147 | 279 | 452 | 346 | 533 | 429 | 140 | 315 | 2,897 | 941 5 4 | 13 7 10 |
| Invercargill .. | 55 | 2,310 | 1,420 | 3,978 | 4,328 | 3,206 | 5,840 | 4,233 | 1,474 | 2,436 | 29,225 | 8,890 6 6 | 130 12 6 |
| Napier .. | 62 | 2,476 | 1,633 | 4,327 | 5,207 | 3,714 | 6,287 | 4,220 | 1,495 | 2,912 | 32,271 | 9,743 18 8½ | 141 19 8½ |
| Nelson .. | 36 | 999 | 772 | 1,813 | 1,996 | 1,500 | 2,448 | 1,585 | 543 | 1,137 | 12,793 | 3,767 13 8 | 55 5 8 |
| New Plymouth | 33 | 1,809 | 1,379 | 3,652 | 4,146 | 2,766 | 5,004 | 3,603 | 1,387 | 2,594 | 26,340 | 8,297 8 9 | 118 9 3 |
| Oamaru .. | 14 | 900 | 363 | 1,178 | 1,222 | 1,035 | 1,579 | 1,375 | 482 | 763 | 8,897 | 2,745 2 7½ | 40 7 1½ |
| Thames .. | 40 | 2,060 | 1,555 | 3,456 | 3,916 | 2,822 | 4,853 | 3,386 | 1,208 | 2,139 | 25,395 | 7,540 5 0½ | 110 19 6½ |
| Timaru .. | 16 | 799 | 642 | 1,678 | 1,933 | 1,430 | 2,453 | 1,867 | 714 | 1,325 | 12,861 | 4,188 13 11 | 59 8 5 |
| Wanganui .. | 67 | 2,457 | 1,504 | 4,167 | 5,001 | 3,408 | 6,276 | 4,280 | 1,610 | 3,053 | 31,756 | 9,900 8 0½ | 142 4 6½ |
| Wellington .. | 121 | 6,298 | 4,068 | 12,042 | 14,508 | 10,111 | 19,844 | 13,728 | 4,801 | 9,633 | 95,033 | 30,649 10 1 | 436 8 1 |
| Westport .. | 22 | 431 | 310 | 704 | 987 | 728 | 981 | 686 | 252 | 483 | 5,562 | 1,632 1 1 | 24 0 7 |
| Totals 1st qr. in 1916 | 1,016 | 43,504 | 27,504 | 75,517 | 87,240 | 62,956 | 111,519 | 78,651 | 27,076 | 50,563 | 564,530 | 172,729 15 1½ | 2,516 8 1½ |
| Totals 1st qr. in 1915 | 988 | 44,309 | 27,150 | 76,170 | 85,250 | 65,419 | 110,992 | 79,114 | 25,647 | 50,754 | 564,805 | 172,148 4 4½ | 2,516 3 4½ |
NUMBER OF POSTAL NOTES PAID.
| POSTAL DISTRICTS. | At 1/0 | At 1/6 | At 2/0 | At 2/6 | At 3/0 | At 5/0 | At 10/0 | At 12/6 | At 15/0 | At 20s. | Total. | Total Amount of Postal Notes paid. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland .. | 12,560 | 8,574 | 23,425 | 22,192 | 16,341 | 28,504 | 22,444 | .. | 7,530 | 12,882 | 154,452 | £ s. d. 45,716 4 0 |
| Blenheim .. | 251 | 139 | 476 | 382 | 326 | 559 | 513 | .. | 151 | 342 | 3,139 | 1,018 14 6 |
| Christchurch .. | 4,058 | 2,452 | 7,519 | 7,562 | 5,835 | 10,461 | 8,884 | .. | 2,824 | 6,107 | 55,702 | 18,241 9 0 |
| Dunedin .. | 4,968 | 3,240 | 9,373 | 8,777 | 6,634 | 11,998 | 9,574 | .. | 3,287 | 5,186 | 63,037 | 18,958 13 6 |
| Gisborne .. | 393 | 240 | 646 | 628 | 517 | 871 | 668 | .. | 280 | 533 | 4,776 | 1,553 1 0 |
| Greymouth .. | 328 | 227 | 543 | 1,160 | 456 | 883 | 773 | .. | 267 | 572 | 5,209 | 1,680 12 6 |
| Hokitika .. | 95 | 47 | 152 | 172 | 133 | 313 | 246 | .. | 78 | 152 | 1,388 | 476 13 6 |
| Invercargill .. | 1,577 | 823 | 2,563 | 2,241 | 1,787 | 3,231 | 2,817 | .. | 961 | 1,648 | 17,648 | 5,530 1 0 |
| Napier .. | 1,564 | 980 | 2,923 | 2,854 | 2,160 | 4,617 | 3,051 | .. | 1,090 | 1,882 | 21,121 | 6,504 0 0 |
| Nelson .. | 595 | 467 | 1,245 | 1,064 | 908 | 1,552 | 1,140 | .. | 439 | 792 | 8,202 | 2,537 14 6 |
| New Plymouth .. | 975 | 700 | 2,046 | 1,974 | 1,413 | 2,590 | 2,105 | .. | 889 | 1,612 | 14,304 | 4,743 6 0 |
| Oamaru .. | 269 | 166 | 506 | 461 | 362 | 616 | 619 | .. | 208 | 457 | 3,666 | 1,265 2 6 |
| Thames .. | 649 | 460 | 1,226 | 1,146 | 848 | 1,586 | 1,354 | .. | 516 | 854 | 8,639 | 2,774 10 0 |
| Timaru .. | 656 | 368 | 1,128 | 1,143 | 951 | 1,613 | 1,458 | .. | 492 | 1,035 | 8,844 | 2,994 19 6 |
| Wanganui .. | 1,248 | 775 | 2,972 | 2,320 | 1,787 | 3,103 | 2,604 | .. | 885 | 1,904 | 16,998 | 5,561 5 6 |
| Wellington .. | 12,092 | 7,221 | 18,120 | 33,030 | 20,689 | 37,215 | 20,285 | .. | 6,478 | 14,448 | 169,578 | 48,943 0 6 |
| Westport .. | 161 | 114 | 319 | 268 | 219 | 351 | 381 | .. | 136 | 297 | 2,246 | 792 2 0 |
| Totals 1st qr. in 1916 | 42,439 | 26,993 | 74,584 | 87,374 | 61,366 | 110,063 | 78,916 | .. | 26,511 | 50,703 | 558,949 | 169,291 9 6 |
| Totals 1st qr. in 1915 | 43,052 | 26,532 | 74,979 | 83,989 | 62,902 | 108,749 | 78,932 | .. | 25,219 | 50,751 | 555,105 | 167,892 16 6 |
General Post Office,
Wellington, 2nd May, 1916.
W. R. MORRIS,
Secretary.
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