New Zealand Gazette – 1919 – No. 53

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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, 1919.

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 605 359,880 13,598 3 1 32,579 2,602 18 5½ 8,964 954 9 4 324,338 9,480 10 0 725,761
Blenheim 97 25,485 1,020 10 5½ 1,915 150 5 7 110 144 1 1½ 83,325 741 9 10½ 60,835
Christchurch 225 163,676 6,628 0 11½ 14,106 1,164 9 3 6,333 843 14 1 122,119 4,081 5 4 306,234
Dunedin 240 133,294 5,598 14 7½ 7,912 669 12 8½ 3,736 429 18 6½ 104,728 3,636 13 0½ 249,670
Gisborne 41 35,229 1,574 14 2 3,297 246 11 1 840 276 0 5 54,429 2,125 7 0 93,795
Greymouth 41 23,863 1,013 17 4 1,230 105 7 2½ 826 278 0 2½ 13,348 355 19 4 39,267
Hokitika 51 8,380 326 19 4 326 21 7 11½ 241 76 6 3½ 9,723 216 7 7 18,670
Invercargill 204 56,502 2,270 14 0½ 2,351 177 2 10 1,346 347 7 0½ 90,987 2,748 15 10 151,186
Napier 88 77,595 3,074 18 2 6,299 418 4 9 1,204 517 18 6 160,114 4,458 14 9½ 245,212
Nelson 100 35,171 1,444 8 6½ 2,748 191 15 10½ 289 218 3 3½ 31,282 846 12 7½ 69,490
New Plymouth 108 61,618 2,415 10 4 5,413 840 19 9½ 1,370 457 0 2½ 75,509 1,796 12 8 143,910
Oamaru 53 17,389 636 0 10 990 64 12 8 363 252 15 11½ 21,730 900 8 2½ 40,472
Thames 79 50,374 1,903 7 9 3,204 231 9 6 594 230 17 0 47,321 1,253 19 10 101,493
Timaru 72 37,595 1,318 10 2½ 1,966 133 10 5 644 318 6 7 54,671 1,997 16 10 94,876
Wanganui 102 78,118 3,132 12 7½ 6,789 432 13 5 1,941 377 4 10½ 90,523 2,778 18 3 177,371
Wellington 194 349,687 18,871 12 5½ 32,587 2,675 16 4½ 57,040 1,031 3 9 249,291 8,178 13 3 688,605
Westport 54 14,062 551 8 4½ 900 73 17 5 321 169 5 0½ 9,293 229 9 0 24,576
Totals, 1st quarter in 1919 2,354 1,527,918 65,380 3 3½ 124,612 9,700 15 3½ 86,162 6,922 12 3 1,492,731 45,827 13 5½ 3,231,423
Totals, 1st quarter in 1918 2,371 1,521,072 64,100 1 1½ 102,196 8,688 11 4½ 63,733 5,427 6 8 1,361,843 40,828 2 8½ 3,048,844

*The bulk of Press telegrams are forwarded as “Collect” on delivery.

General Post Office, Wellington, 30th April, 1919. W. R. MORRIS, Secretary.



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🚂 Quarterly Statement of Telegraph Business

🚂 Transport & Communications
30 April 1919
Statistics, Telegraphs, Postal Districts, Quarterly Report
  • W. R. Morris, Secretary