New Zealand Gazette – 1918 – No. 102

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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, 1918

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 .. .. .. .. 607 335,901 13,025 12 3 23,663 1,918 5 0 5,507 871 14 11
Blenheim .. .. .. .. 98 21,698 879 18 9 1,299 104 3 10 202 174 2 10
Christchurch .. .. .. .. 226 153,844 6,992 2 3½ 10,225 881 0 0½ 3,135 916 16 3
Dunedin .. .. .. .. 242 118,630 5,086 1 11½ 5,894 531 6 0½ 1,953 420 12 3½
Gisborne .. .. .. .. 40 32,604 1,447 3 7½ 2,455 170 1 6 497 284 1 3
Greymouth .. .. .. .. 41 22,793 981 4 3 1,153 100 4 6½ 509 257 8 3
Hokitika .. .. .. .. 52 7,406 284 17 10 284 16 9 6 85 97 3 7½
Invercargill .. .. .. .. 202 48,732 1,926 8 10½ 1,485 125 18 7½ 343 367 18 2½
Napier .. .. .. .. 90 69,116 2,721 16 11 5,739 348 17 10 1,380 532 1 0
Nelson .. .. .. .. 102 28,625 1,151 19 3 1,801 124 14 5½ 97 218 6 10½
New Plymouth .. .. .. .. 108 52,829 2,033 10 10 2,951 224 9 6½ 502 487 1 4
Oamaru .. .. .. .. 53 15,774 601 18 10½ 640 46 11 4½ 373 251 7 1½
Thames .. .. .. .. 78 45,700 1,732 8 10½ 2,172 163 6 6 282 290 2 10½
Timaru .. .. .. .. 74 29,430 1,088 9 9 1,263 80 13 5½ 602 335 5 0
Wanganui .. .. .. .. 104 69,150 2,674 4 4 4,721 345 18 7½ 969 390 19 1
Wellington .. .. .. .. 204 358,850 18,587 10 5 33,286 3,563 11 9½ 55,870 956 6 3
Westport .. .. .. .. 54 13,799 554 14 0 787 71 2 11½ 57 179 15 0
Totals, 2nd quarter in 1918 .. .. .. .. 2,375 1,424,881 61,170 3 1 99,818 8,816 15 7½ 72,363 7,031 2 2
Totals, 2nd quarter in 1917 .. .. .. .. 2,407 1,439,739 60,628 19 10½ 92,007 8,428 16 5½ 73,654 5,927 8 2½
  • The bulk of Press telegrams are forwarded as “Collect” on delivery.

General Post Office, Wellington, 24th July, 1918. W. R. MORRIS, Secretary.



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🚂 Statement of Telegraph Business by Postal Districts

🚂 Transport & Communications
24 July 1918
Telegraph, Postal Districts, Quarterly Report, Financial Statistics
  • W. R. Morris, Secretary