✨ Postal Note Transactions
Oct. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3629
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 September, 1918.
| 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 .. | 308 | 14,200 | 9,303 | 22,380 | 25,518 | 19,974 | 27,366 | 16,825 | 7,022 | 12,195 | 154,783 | 43,193 8 6½ | 646 7 0½ | |
| Blenheim .. | 20 | 692 | 406 | 1,148 | 1,147 | 965 | 1,328 | 933 | 376 | 663 | 7,658 | 2,244 10 7½ | 33 1 1½ | |
| Christchurch .. | 80 | 3,606 | 2,037 | 5,995 | 6,854 | 4,679 | 8,341 | 5,002 | 2,255 | 4,137 | 42,906 | 13,093 8 0 | 187 14 6 | |
| Dunedin .. | 96 | 4,463 | 2,636 | 7,621 | 7,800 | 6,037 | 9,356 | 6,014 | 2,590 | 4,249 | 50,766 | 14,819 3 3 | 218 3 3 | |
| Gisborne .. | 25 | 1,046 | 623 | 1,508 | 1,622 | 1,298 | 2,036 | 1,301 | 522 | 1,218 | 11,174 | 3,465 10 1½ | 49 4 7½ | |
| Greymouth .. | 19 | 728 | 769 | 1,160 | 1,075 | 838 | 1,315 | 852 | 355 | 848 | 7,940 | 2,373 0 5 | 33 17 5 | |
| Hokitika .. | 13 | 266 | 207 | 315 | 369 | 378 | 477 | 292 | 148 | 291 | 2,743 | 842 9 3½ | 12 1 3½ | |
| Invercargill .. | 54 | 2,111 | 1,489 | 3,689 | 3,793 | 3,243 | 4,625 | 3,235 | 1,316 | 2,362 | 25,863 | 7,782 18 7 | 113 9 7 | |
| Napier .. | 62 | 2,816 | 1,916 | 4,787 | 4,807 | 4,064 | 5,787 | 3,774 | 1,640 | 3,066 | 32,657 | 9,744 19 8 | 141 11 2 | |
| Nelson .. | 35 | 1,051 | 727 | 1,591 | 1,729 | 1,493 | 2,093 | 1,342 | 590 | 914 | 11,530 | 3,306 5 7 | 49 5 7 | |
| New Plymouth .. | 48 | 1,967 | 1,324 | 3,764 | 3,962 | 2,974 | 4,532 | 3,019 | 1,258 | 2,228 | 25,028 | 7,437 16 8½ | 108 8 8½ | |
| Oamaru .. | 15 | 639 | 387 | 1,219 | 1,267 | 993 | 1,400 | 1,044 | 553 | 770 | 8,222 | 2,580 2 2 | 36 18 2 | |
| Thames .. | 41 | 2,355 | 1,693 | 3,433 | 3,712 | 3,207 | 4,334 | 2,926 | 1,203 | 2,013 | 24,876 | 7,100 14 11½ | 105 18 5½ | |
| Timaru .. | 17 | 906 | 516 | 1,450 | 1,793 | 1,193 | 2,046 | 1,374 | 546 | 1,054 | 10,878 | 3,342 1 5½ | 47 19 11½ | |
| Wanganui .. | 50 | 2,638 | 1,533 | 4,428 | 4,756 | 3,465 | 5,717 | 3,514 | 1,540 | 3,158 | 30,749 | 9,437 13 9½ | 134 10 3½ | |
| Wellington .. | 120 | 7,209 | 3,973 | 12,486 | 14,749 | 11,560 | 16,997 | 10,283 | 4,447 | 9,815 | 91,519 | 28,429 4 3½ | 403 11 3½ | |
| Westport .. | 23 | 562 | 322 | 740 | 743 | 761 | 891 | 636 | 289 | 578 | 5,522 | 1,693 2 3½ | 24 6 9½ | |
| Totals 3rd qr. in 1918 | 1,026 | 47,255 | 29,811 | 77,714 | 85,696 | 67,122 | 98,641 | 62,366 | 26,650 | 49,559 | 544,814 | 160,886 9 9 | 2,346 9 3 | |
| Totals 3rd qr. in 1917 | 1,020 | 48,502 | 30,589 | 83,100 | 89,067 | 67,527 | 104,541 | 66,219 | 26,177 | 48,593 | 564,315 | 164,177 10 3 | 2,415 6 3 |
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 20/0 | Total. | Total Amount of Postal Notes paid. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland .. | 13,549 | 9,320 | 24,318 | 23,987 | 17,444 | 28,725 | 18,546 | .. | 7,812 | 13,101 | 156,802 | £ s. d. 44,837 9 6 |
| Blenheim .. | 279 | 150 | 487 | 425 | 342 | 527 | 422 | .. | 167 | 300 | 3,099 | 946 6 6 |
| Christchurch .. | 4,251 | 2,526 | 7,330 | 7,506 | 6,140 | 9,944 | 6,321 | .. | 2,777 | 5,628 | 52,423 | 16,351 10 0 |
| Dunedin .. | 5,049 | 3,333 | 9,453 | 9,084 | 6,935 | 11,584 | 7,444 | .. | 3,093 | 4,852 | 60,827 | 17,413 4 6 |
| Gisborne .. | 419 | 259 | 780 | 705 | 536 | 905 | 624 | .. | 275 | 527 | 5,030 | 1,558 8 0 |
| Greymouth .. | 395 | 456 | 579 | 526 | 442 | 740 | 518 | .. | 256 | 475 | 4,387 | 1,354 18 0 |
| Hokitika .. | 82 | 60 | 154 | 130 | 125 | 164 | 139 | .. | 50 | 86 | 990 | 293 0 0 |
| Invercargill .. | 1,418 | 923 | 2,628 | 2,258 | 1,911 | 3,025 | 2,151 | .. | 1,031 | 1,566 | 16,911 | 5,142 16 6 |
| Napier .. | 1,869 | 1,243 | 3,340 | 3,079 | 2,317 | 4,033 | 2,438 | .. | 1,159 | 2,083 | 21,561 | 6,432 12 0 |
| Nelson .. | 685 | 479 | 1,193 | 1,207 | 938 | 1,516 | 981 | .. | 448 | 759 | 8,206 | 2,445 11 0 |
| New Plymouth .. | 1,084 | 735 | 2,062 | 2,151 | 1,573 | 2,651 | 1,817 | .. | 805 | 1,316 | 14,194 | 4,311 7 0 |
| Oamaru .. | 340 | 226 | 577 | 601 | 402 | 764 | 467 | .. | 242 | 317 | 3,936 | 1,150 1 6 |
| Thames .. | 763 | 516 | 1,303 | 1,279 | 896 | 1,645 | 976 | .. | 522 | 750 | 8,650 | 2,542 3 6 |
| Timaru .. | 508 | 282 | 1,026 | 976 | 644 | 1,304 | 906 | .. | 403 | 645 | 6,694 | 2,094 0 0 |
| Wanganui .. | 1,507 | 824 | 2,639 | 2,519 | 1,944 | 3,778 | 2,099 | .. | 983 | 1,700 | 17,993 | 5,438 15 6 |
| Wellington .. | 13,664 | 7,852 | 18,976 | 27,820 | 21,790 | 26,316 | 15,137 | .. | 6,274 | 13,658 | 151,487 | 42,426 14 0 |
| Westport .. | 166 | 125 | 305 | 261 | 208 | 437 | 245 | .. | 102 | 275 | 2,124 | 695 5 0 |
| Totals 3rd qr. in 1918 | 46,028 | 29,309 | 77,150 | 84,514 | 64,587 | 98,058 | 61,231 | .. | 26,399 | 48,038 | 535,314 | 155,434 2 6 |
| Totals 3rd qr. in 1917 | 47,735 | 29,959 | 82,509 | 88,618 | 67,228 | 104,861 | 65,960 | .. | 26,351 | 48,601 | 561,822 | 161,605 10 6 |
General Post Office, Wellington, 22nd October, 1918. W. R. MORRIS, Secretary.
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