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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 120
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 30th June, 1917.
| 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 20/0 | Total. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | |||
| Auckland .. | 299 | 13,920 | 8,682 | 22,010 | 23,656 | 18,666 | 28,142 | 16,361 | 6,471 | 11,155 | 149,063 | 41,149 15 8 | 620 9 8 | |
| Blenheim .. | 20 | 566 | 395 | 1,193 | 1,108 | 981 | 1,282 | 895 | 350 | 745 | 7,515 | 2,271 3 8 | 32 16 2 | |
| Christchurch .. | 81 | 3,491 | 1,970 | 5,944 | 6,452 | 4,556 | 8,525 | 5,390 | 2,143 | 4,437 | 42,908 | 13,468 11 1½ | 191 9 1½ | |
| Dunedin .. | 96 | 4,031 | 2,644 | 6,901 | 7,441 | 5,530 | 8,854 | 5,891 | 2,390 | 4,052 | 47,734 | 14,059 11 4½ | 206 9 10½ | |
| Gisborne .. | 26 | 976 | 502 | 1,363 | 1,482 | 1,092 | 1,813 | 1,178 | 489 | 1,089 | 9,984 | 3,113 17 6½ | 44 1 6½ | |
| Greymouth .. | 19 | 670 | 409 | 1,212 | 1,143 | 900 | 1,423 | 969 | 426 | 886 | 8,038 | 2,544 16 10 | 35 16 10 | |
| Hokitika .. | 13 | 266 | 163 | 393 | 362 | 376 | 466 | 362 | 153 | 297 | 2,838 | 888 9 4 | 12 14 10 | |
| Invercargill .. | 53 | 1,859 | 1,255 | 3,951 | 3,830 | 3,158 | 4,684 | 3,235 | 1,242 | 2,246 | 25,460 | 7,612 0 5½ | 111 7 11½ | |
| Napier .. | 63 | 2,908 | 1,806 | 4,672 | 5,090 | 3,663 | 5,636 | 3,543 | 1,452 | 2,800 | 31,570 | 9,137 2 3 | 133 17 3 | |
| Nelson .. | 35 | 992 | 699 | 1,932 | 1,690 | 1,380 | 2,179 | 1,405 | 651 | 877 | 11,805 | 3,376 6 3½ | 50 6 9½ | |
| New Plymouth .. | 49 | 1,840 | 1,245 | 3,692 | 3,581 | 3,046 | 4,421 | 3,047 | 1,307 | 2,398 | 24,577 | 7,575 1 2 | 108 19 2 | |
| Oamaru .. | 15 | 615 | 344 | 1,165 | 1,257 | 921 | 1,515 | 1,098 | 430 | 726 | 8,071 | 2,480 11 0½ | 35 19 6½ | |
| Thames .. | 41 | 2,055 | 1,382 | 3,326 | 3,655 | 2,947 | 4,404 | 2,883 | 1,130 | 2,187 | 23,919 | 7,093 10 2 | 103 11 8 | |
| Timaru .. | 16 | 986 | 518 | 1,594 | 1,914 | 1,286 | 2,293 | 1,454 | 636 | 1,083 | 11,764 | 3,591 14 11 | 51 15 11 | |
| Wanganui .. | 51 | 2,591 | 1,538 | 4,259 | 4,588 | 3,384 | 5,668 | 3,682 | 1,542 | 3,115 | 30,867 | 9,415 12 10 | 134 4 10 | |
| Wellington .. | 120 | 6,772 | 3,931 | 12,018 | 13,802 | 10,088 | 16,836 | 10,069 | 4,226 | 9,209 | 86,951 | 27,079 16 3½ | 384 2 9½ | |
| Westport .. | 23 | 469 | 279 | 665 | 684 | 560 | 939 | 549 | 244 | 459 | 4,848 | 1,452 13 5½ | 21 0 11½ | |
| Totals 1st qr. in 1917 | 1,020 | 45,007 | 27,762 | 76,290 | 81,735 | 62,534 | 99,080 | 61,961 | 25,282 | 47,761 | 527,412 | 156,310 14 5 | 2,279 4 11 | |
| Totals 1st qr. in 1916 | 1,010 | 45,716 | 27,614 | 79,261 | 86,188 | 64,092 | 109,631 | 81,820 | 28,276 | 52,206 | 574,804 | 176,974 16 4½ | 2,573 16 4½ |
| POSTAL DISTRICTS. | NUMBER OF POSTAL NOTES PAID. | Total Amount of Postal Notes paid. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 20/0 | Total. | £ s. d. | ||
| Auckland .. | 13,130 | 8,534 | 23,613 | 22,534 | 16,326 | 28,234 | 17,998 | .. | 7,269 | 12,566 | 150,204 | 42,998 15 0 | |
| Blenheim .. | 236 | 152 | 457 | 406 | 332 | 532 | 398 | .. | 130 | 309 | 2,952 | 907 19 0 | |
| Christchurch .. | 4,068 | 2,555 | 7,374 | 7,674 | 5,803 | 9,951 | 6,582 | .. | 2,717 | 5,581 | 52,305 | 16,359 12 6 | |
| Dunedin .. | 4,778 | 3,317 | 8,979 | 8,794 | 6,563 | 10,706 | 7,376 | .. | 2,952 | 4,924 | 58,389 | 16,971 15 6 | |
| Gisborne .. | 341 | 231 | 633 | 582 | 399 | 747 | 546 | .. | 233 | 460 | 4,172 | 1,324 15 6 | |
| Greymouth .. | 271 | 185 | 523 | 467 | 404 | 670 | 472 | .. | 231 | 502 | 3,775 | 1,314 19 0 | |
| Hokitika .. | 87 | 41 | 137 | 147 | 125 | 234 | 161 | .. | 58 | 118 | 1,108 | 358 15 0 | |
| Invercargill .. | 1,181 | 816 | 2,544 | 2,099 | 1,582 | 2,880 | 2,191 | .. | 829 | 1,491 | 15,613 | 4,802 11 6 | |
| Napier .. | 1,889 | 1,194 | 3,206 | 3,201 | 2,325 | 3,855 | 2,482 | .. | 1,040 | 1,896 | 21,088 | 6,134 4 6 | |
| Nelson .. | 692 | 432 | 1,292 | 1,147 | 967 | 1,514 | 950 | .. | 528 | 702 | 8,224 | 2,436 2 6 | |
| New Plymouth .. | 1,007 | 687 | 1,989 | 1,745 | 1,489 | 2,331 | 1,808 | .. | 801 | 1,510 | 13,317 | 4,334 15 0 | |
| Oamaru .. | 265 | 158 | 484 | 475 | 312 | 681 | 435 | .. | 223 | 375 | 3,408 | 1,109 13 6 | |
| Thames .. | 694 | 463 | 1,178 | 1,124 | 905 | 1,547 | 1,098 | .. | 520 | 816 | 8,345 | 2,605 4 6 | |
| Timaru .. | 518 | 303 | 1,090 | 1,043 | 710 | 1,463 | 996 | .. | 425 | 772 | 7,320 | 2,349 0 0 | |
| Wanganui .. | 1,854 | 894 | 3,565 | 2,482 | 2,196 | 3,344 | 2,201 | .. | 999 | 1,825 | 19,360 | 5,666 13 0 | |
| Wellington .. | 12,619 | 7,146 | 18,179 | 25,679 | 19,964 | 30,115 | 15,683 | .. | 5,908 | 13,411 | 148,704 | 42,401 10 6 | |
| Westport .. | 150 | 105 | 256 | 249 | 181 | 357 | 258 | .. | 93 | 316 | 1,965 | 703 5 0 | |
| Totals 1st qr. in 1917 | 43,780 | 27,213 | 75,449 | 79,848 | 60,583 | 99,161 | 61,635 | .. | 25,006 | 47,574 | 520,249 | 152,779 11 6 | |
| Totals 1st qr. in 1916 | 45,066 | 27,368 | 78,233 | 84,862 | 63,843 | 109,169 | 80,990 | .. | 27,939 | 52,537 | 570,067 | 173,636 18 0 |
General Post Office, Wellington, 25th July, 1917.
W. R. MORRIS, Secretary.
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