New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 70

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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, 1920.

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.
Auckland 599 468,098 £ s. d. 19,313 9 8½ 43,508 £ s. d. 3,474 2 7 11,297 £ s. d. 1,016 11 6½ 397,516 £ s. d. 12,427 7 2 920,419 £ s. d. 36,231 11 0
Blenheim 94 26,757 1,117 9 7 2,277 156 16 7½ 512 182 7 6 33,773 793 5 0 63,319 2,249 18 8½
Christchurch 224 181,628 7,542 4 2½ 18,097 1,471 14 2 6,759 936 15 7 148,137 5,059 19 4½ 354,621 15,010 13 4
Dunedin 241 143,470 5,789 11 4 9,213 808 11 1 4,321 483 10 9 110,928 4,238 18 3 267,932 11,320 11 5
Gisborne 41 41,400 1,805 1 11 3,159 283 11 11 809 300 13 11 61,049 2,704 13 6½ 106,417 5,094 1 3½
Greymouth 42 23,923 1,019 0 8½ 1,566 141 19 7 488 299 4 1½ 14,778 402 16 1 40,755 1,863 0 6
Hokitika 49 9,040 361 10 2½ 397 34 8 7 342 92 3 5½ 10,840 248 9 9 20,619 736 12 0
Invercargill 203 57,459 2,241 0 5 2,357 194 7 1½ 725 417 17 11½ 103,257 3,162 12 10 163,798 6,015 18 4
Napier 87 90,639 3,625 15 5 8,388 570 16 8½ 2,017 562 5 5 179,027 5,273 8 4½ 280,071 10,032 5 11
Nelson 103 37,068 1,519 8 9 2,339 183 16 10 265 196 7 10½ 34,692 957 4 10½ 74,364 2,856 18 4
New Plymouth 108 73,075 2,982 5 8 5,953 413 18 4½ 1,073 541 4 1½ 93,770 2,218 4 2 173,871 6,155 12 4
Oamaru 52 18,613 700 18 1½ 1,021 67 16 3 375 274 18 8 23,744 1,035 11 6 43,753 2,079 4 6½
Thames 82 64,232 2,447 6 3 4,836 372 6 3½ 625 322 9 4 61,224 1,636 17 8 130,917 4,778 19 6½
Timaru 71 39,822 1,472 4 7½ 2,243 164 0 8 1,040 366 8 5½ 66,496 2,472 13 7 109,601 4,475 7 4
Wanganui 103 86,590 3,434 6 10 6,890 509 7 1 1,563 388 8 0½ 100,693 3,323 4 5½ 195,736 7,655 6 5
Wellington 185 366,499 20,522 5 4 35,134 3,008 17 5½ 58,596 721 4 10½ 277,082 9,644 6 5½ 737,311 33,896 14 1½
Westport 57 14,912 606 7 6½ 1,071 93 9 8 189 172 17 3½ 10,123 255 19 4 26,295 1,128 13 10
Totals, 2nd quarter in 1920 2,341 1,743,225 76,500 6 7½ 148,449 11,950 1 0 90,996 7,275 8 11 1,727,129 55,855 12 5 3,709,799 151,581 8 11½
Totals, 2nd quarter in 1919 2,349 1,645,703 72,686 4 6 138,872 10,495 9 5 91,626 6,788 13 7 1,531,968 47,663 0 0 3,408,169 137,633 7 6
  • The bulk of Press telegrams are forwarded as “Collect” on delivery.

General Post Office, Wellington, 27th July, 1920.

A. MARKMAN, Acting Secretary.

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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🚂 Statement of Telegraph Business in Postal Districts for the Quarter ended 30th June, 1920

🚂 Transport & Communications
27 July 1920
Telegraph Business, Postal Districts, Financial Statement, Quarterly Report
  • A. Markman, Acting Secretary