New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 78

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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, 1917.

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 .. .. .. .. .. .. 619 349,778 13,674 2 9½ 19,892 1,558 18 0½ 6,306 709 13 8 241,729 6,978 7 5 617,705 22,921 1 11
Blenheim .. .. .. .. .. .. 96 26,143 1,012 0 9½ 1,730 103 1 3 353 137 11 8 26,670 591 12 1½ 54,896 1,844 5 10
Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. .. 229 159,270 6,747 17 0½ 8,926 786 5 1 3,136 873 7 4 97,074 2,983 3 0 268,406 11,390 12 5½
Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. .. 245 129,938 5,330 2 4½ 5,460 483 19 10 2,906 406 0 3 76,352 2,338 9 9 214,656 8,558 12 2½
Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 38,767 1,714 13 5 2,584 225 16 4½ 1,193 231 17 1 40,580 1,617 13 1 83,124 3,789 19 11½
Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 25,419 1,070 19 7½ 1,099 103 12 9 493 209 6 8½ 8,937 241 6 7½ 35,948 1,625 5 8½
Hokitika .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 8,519 325 16 1½ 260 16 6 8½ 168 137 4 8 7,489 165 6 3½ 16,436 644 13 9½
Invercargill .. .. .. .. .. .. 206 52,751 2,069 8 9½ 1,719 132 9 7½ 981 293 6 7 79,278 2,243 18 6 134,729 4,739 3 6
Napier .. .. .. .. .. .. 90 78,969 3,120 12 11 5,442 370 8 9 1,588 441 15 6½ 142,357 3,933 11 6 228,356 7,866 3 8½
Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. 101 36,250 1,457 17 10½ 2,173 159 6 0½ 18,496 224 1 5½ 24,956 712 13 0 81,875 2,553 18 4½
New Plymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. 111 58,289 2,326 5 2 3,030 197 10 2 1,009 378 15 5 66,686 1,550 1 10 129,014 4,452 12 7
Oamaru .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 16,540 627 13 6 823 50 15 2½ 259 208 4 7½ 17,201 694 2 5½ 84,823 1,580 15 9½
Thames .. .. .. .. .. .. 82 49,850 1,850 17 3½ 2,379 179 16 4½ 368 243 1 0 35,892 955 9 6 88,489 3,229 4 2
Timaru .. .. .. .. .. .. 74 32,029 1,197 14 11½ 1,189 89 16 10 529 264 13 1½ 49,292 1,618 2 4 83,039 3,170 7 3
Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. .. 110 72,009 2,863 1 10 5,315 317 10 3 1,409 297 8 4 74,685 2,126 18 5½ 153,418 5,604 18 10½
Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. 212 381,831 17,818 4 2 25,783 2,312 16 10 40,341 1,114 18 6 220,857 6,721 0 3 668,812 27,966 19 9
Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 15,189 604 12 11½ 575 58 19 0 129 138 4 3 5,279 157 3 6½ 21,172 959 4 9
Totals 1st quarter in 1917 .. .. .. .. 2,409 1,531,541 63,812 1 7½ 88,379 7,147 4 1½ 79,664 6,309 10 2½ 1,215,314 35,629 4 8 2,914,898 112,898 0 7½
Totals 1st quarter in 1916 .. .. .. .. 2,413 1,531,277 63,118 15 7½ 76,107 5,958 9 2 74,276 6,053 18 5½ 1,058,745 30,150 11 9 2,740,405 105,281 15 0
  • The bulk of Press telegrams are forwarded as “Collect” on delivery.

General Post Office, Wellington, 2nd May, 1917. W. R. MORRIS, Secretary.



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🚂 Statement of Telegraph Business by Postal Districts

🚂 Transport & Communications
2 May 1917
Statistics, Telegraph Business, Postal Districts, Quarterly Report
  • W. R. Morris, Secretary