New Zealand Gazette – 1916 – No. 89

Page 2777

✨ Postal and Population Notices



Aug. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2777

Offices opened and closed, &c.

Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 16th August, 1916.

THE following particulars of offices opened and closed, &c., are published for general information.

J. G. WARD,
Postmaster-General.

OFFICES.

Office. District. Date.

POST-OFFICE OPENED.

Motea .. .. .. .. .. .. | Napier .. .. | 5 June, 1916.

POST-OFFICES CLOSED.

Narrowneck Military Camp .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. | 17 September, 1915.
Rangiotu Military Camp .. .. .. .. | Wellington .. .. | 30 May, 1916.
Taharua .. .. .. .. .. .. | Napier .. .. | 5 June, 1916.

MONEY-ORDER OFFICE OPENED.

Patoka .. .. .. .. .. .. | Napier .. .. | 2 June, 1916.*

  • Amending entry in New Zealand Gazette No. 78, of 20th July, 1916.

SAVINGS-BANK OPENED.

Puketapu .. .. .. .. .. .. | Napier .. .. | 25 October, 1915.

POSTAL-NOTE (ISSUING) OFFICE CLOSED.

Horotiu .. .. .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. | 13 January, 1916.

TELEPHONE EXCHANGE OPENED.

Ngakawau .. .. .. .. .. .. | Westport .. .. | 16 June, 1916.

TELEPHONE OFFICES AND BUREAUX CLOSED.

Makarora Wharf .. .. .. .. | Dunedin .. .. | 10 January, 1916.*
Mangaotaki .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. | 31 May, 1916.
Moeangiangi .. .. .. .. | Napier .. .. | 25 " "
Ngawaka .. .. .. .. | Wanganui .. .. | 15 June, "

  • Amending entry in New Zealand Gazette No. 62, of 25th May, 1916.

REDUCED TO RECEIVING-OFFICE.

Wanganui East .. .. .. .. .. .. | Wanganui .. .. | 3 July, 1916.

TELEPHONE OFFICES AND BUREAUX OPENED.

Orangimea .. .. .. .. .. .. | Wanganui .. .. | 30 June, 1916.
Puao .. .. .. .. .. .. | " .. .. | 30 " "
Rangitatau .. .. .. .. .. .. | " .. .. | 30 " "
Kadan .. .. .. .. .. .. | Invercargill .. .. | 12 April, " *

  • Amending entry in New Zealand Gazette No. 69, of 22nd June, 1916.

RADIO-TELEGRAPH OFFICE OPENED.

Office. Attendance. Normal Range. Date.
Radio-Auckland .. .. .. 7 p.m. to midnight .. 300 miles .. 30 June, 1916.

Population of the Dominion.

RETURN of the Estimated Population of the Dominion of New Zealand on the 30th June, 1916.

Males. Females. Total.
Estimated population (exclusive of Maoris, also Cook and other Pacific Islands), on 31st March, 1916 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 559,023 541,383 1,100,406

Increase during June quarter, 1916—
By excess of births over deaths .. .. .. .. .. .. | 2,172 | 2,314 | 4,486
By excess of immigration over emigration (including members of Expeditionary Forces) | -9,791 | -862 | -10,653*
Estimated population (exclusive of Maoris and residents of Cook and other Pacific Islands) on 30th June, 1916 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 551,404 | 542,835 | 1,094,239
Maori population, Census, 1911 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 26,475 | 23,369 | 49,844
Population of Cook and other Pacific Islands, Census, 1911 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 6,449 | 6,149 | 12,598
Total estimated population of the Dominion on 30th June, 1916 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 584,328 | 572,353 | 1,156,681

  • Decrease—Excess of emigration over immigration.

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, 15th August, 1916.

MALCOLM FRASER, F.S.S.,
Government Statistician.



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🚂 Post and Telegraph Offices Opened and Closed

🚂 Transport & Communications
16 August 1916
Post offices, Telegraph offices, Openings, Closures, New Zealand
  • J. G. Ward, Postmaster-General

🏛️ Population Statistics of New Zealand

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
15 August 1916
Population, Statistics, Census, Demographics, New Zealand
  • Malcolm Fraser, Government Statistician