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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 8
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 31st December, 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 .. | 303 | 15,063 | 10,065 | 23,628 | 25,456 | 19,118 | 28,678 | 17,027 | 6,958 | 12,170 | 158,163 | 43,647 1 6 | 655 1 0 |
| Blenheim .. | 20 | 693 | 468 | 1,222 | 1,229 | 982 | 1,358 | 934 | 433 | 665 | 7,984 | 2,323 6 8 | 34 4 2 |
| Christchurch .. | 81 | 3,534 | 2,305 | 6,277 | 7,039 | 4,781 | 8,690 | 5,551 | 2,054 | 4,361 | 44,592 | 13,619 11 0½ | 195 15 0½ |
| Dunedin .. | 96 | 4,517 | 2,558 | 7,390 | 7,857 | 5,677 | 9,506 | 6,036 | 2,563 | 4,190 | 50,294 | 14,713 9 4 | 216 6 10 |
| Gisborne .. | 25 | 908 | 621 | 1,506 | 1,535 | 1,142 | 1,963 | 1,305 | 498 | 1,235 | 10,713 | 3,405 5 6 | 47 15 6 |
| Greymouth .. | 19 | 699 | 433 | 1,114 | 1,179 | 998 | 1,484 | 1,063 | 378 | 822 | 8,170 | 2,520 4 8½ | 36 6 8½ |
| Hokitika .. | 13 | 289 | 188 | 416 | 411 | 386 | 539 | 370 | 162 | 317 | 3,078 | 951 6 5 | 13 12 11 |
| Invercargill .. | 53 | 2,018 | 1,232 | 3,711 | 3,827 | 3,233 | 4,680 | 3,238 | 1,309 | 2,358 | 25,606 | 7,769 9 3 | 112 19 9 |
| Napier .. | 63 | 2,760 | 1,801 | 4,684 | 5,108 | 3,880 | 5,794 | 3,864 | 1,583 | 2,916 | 32,390 | 9,585 12 6½ | 139 18 0½ |
| Nelson .. | 35 | 1,091 | 673 | 1,876 | 1,838 | 1,410 | 2,255 | 1,378 | 634 | 1,067 | 12,222 | 3,581 9 4 | 52 6 10 |
| New Plymouth | 48 | 1,977 | 1,500 | 3,996 | 4,212 | 3,157 | 4,785 | 3,434 | 1,306 | 2,585 | 26,952 | 8,207 3 6½ | 118 9 6½ |
| Oamaru .. | 15 | 750 | 320 | 1,403 | 1,346 | 1,133 | 1,561 | 1,068 | 529 | 869 | 8,979 | 2,769 5 7½ | 39 14 7½ |
| Thames .. | 41 | 2,271 | 1,692 | 3,876 | 4,078 | 3,121 | 4,492 | 2,991 | 1,199 | 2,241 | 25,961 | 7,474 16 9 | 110 2 9½ |
| Timaru .. | 16 | 857 | 581 | 1,638 | 1,761 | 1,169 | 2,340 | 1,521 | 603 | 1,142 | 11,612 | 3,637 7 3½ | 51 18 3½ |
| Wanganui .. | 52 | 2,736 | 1,566 | 4,694 | 4,983 | 3,468 | 6,146 | 3,799 | 1,628 | 3,207 | 32,227 | 9,871 17 1½ | 141 2 7½ |
| Wellington .. | 121 | 8,209 | 4,328 | 12,999 | 14,572 | 11,056 | 18,262 | 11,345 | 4,700 | 10,609 | 96,080 | 30,314 13 8 | 427 16 8 |
| Westport .. | 23 | 572 | 325 | 794 | 776 | 681 | 1,006 | 695 | 262 | 465 | 5,576 | 1,616 0 10½ | 24 0 4½ |
| Totals 4th qr. in 1917 | 1,024 | 48,944 | 30,656 | 81,224 | 87,207 | 65,392 | 103,539 | 65,619 | 26,799 | 51,219 | 560,599 | 166,008 11 2½ | 2,417 11 8½ |
| Totals 4th qr. in 1916 | 1,016 | 45,065 | 28,077 | 79,757 | 86,041 | 65,037 | 109,607 | 72,283 | 27,118 | 54,095 | 567,080 | 173,326 15 2 | 2,504 12 2 |
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 .. | 14,540 | 10,136 | 26,393 | 25,426 | 18,141 | 31,483 | 19,501 | .. | 7,817 | 13,648 | 167,085 | £ s. d. 47,157 18 0 |
| Blenheim .. | 261 | 184 | 471 | 444 | 339 | 554 | 391 | .. | 173 | 294 | 3,111 | 938 1 0 |
| Christchurch | 4,537 | 2,901 | 8,552 | 8,207 | 6,495 | 10,598 | 7,125 | .. | 2,763 | 5,732 | 56,910 | 17,316 0 0 |
| Dunedin .. | 5,149 | 3,351 | 9,507 | 9,067 | 7,194 | 11,601 | 8,058 | .. | 3,093 | 5,053 | 62,073 | 17,973 19 0 |
| Gisborne .. | 447 | 319 | 806 | 763 | 550 | 1,005 | 632 | .. | 293 | 481 | 5,296 | 1,572 15 0 |
| Greymouth .. | 334 | 214 | 557 | 514 | 467 | 801 | 542 | .. | 230 | 460 | 4,119 | 1,326 10 0 |
| Hokitika .. | 88 | 42 | 134 | 132 | 95 | 179 | 159 | .. | 55 | 121 | 1,005 | 338 4 0 |
| Invercargill | 1,338 | 836 | 2,421 | 2,269 | 1,789 | 2,921 | 1,981 | .. | 981 | 1,550 | 16,086 | 4,930 3 6 |
| Napier .. | 1,776 | 1,138 | 3,166 | 3,216 | 2,241 | 3,868 | 2,521 | .. | 1,136 | 1,916 | 20,978 | 6,224 8 0 |
| Nelson .. | 767 | 445 | 1,253 | 1,198 | 980 | 1,519 | 945 | .. | 457 | 790 | 8,354 | 2,478 15 6 |
| New Plymouth | 1,375 | 782 | 2,338 | 2,259 | 1,498 | 2,733 | 2,167 | .. | 874 | 1,523 | 15,549 | 4,813 10 6 |
| Oamaru .. | 315 | 179 | 619 | 597 | 390 | 768 | 477 | .. | 246 | 413 | 4,004 | 1,252 4 0 |
| Thames .. | 875 | 479 | 1,409 | 1,289 | 979 | 1,702 | 1,149 | .. | 518 | 915 | 9,315 | 2,832 1 0 |
| Timaru .. | 522 | 296 | 1,056 | 962 | 653 | 1,330 | 914 | .. | 424 | 784 | 6,941 | 2,263 12 0 |
| Wanganui | 1,608 | 940 | 2,658 | 2,703 | 1,911 | 3,357 | 2,143 | .. | 1,086 | 1,728 | 18,134 | 5,494 9 6 |
| Wellington | 14,285 | 7,934 | 19,320 | 26,763 | 22,005 | 27,416 | 16,758 | .. | 6,338 | 15,089 | 155,908 | 44,962 18 6 |
| Westport .. | 170 | 111 | 326 | 294 | 217 | 396 | 310 | .. | 110 | 308 | 2,242 | 763 4 6 |
| Totals 4th qr. in 1917 | 48,387 | 30,287 | 80,986 | 86,103 | 65,944 | 102,231 | 55,773 | .. | 26,594 | 50,805 | 557,110 | 162,638 14 0 |
| Totals 4th qr. in 1916 | 45,716 | 28,468 | 79,863 | 86,394 | 66,174 | 110,636 | 73,804 | .. | 27,410 | 54,597 | 573,062 | 172,848 1 0 |
General Post Office, Wellington, 23rd January, 1918.
W. R. MORRIS, Secretary.
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