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1042
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 40
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 March, 1921.
| 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 .. | 223 | 10,736 | 5,031 | 13,022 | 15,324 | 11,912 | 18,412 | 10,199 | 4,991 | 8,427 | 98,054 | 28,459 16 0 | 668 8 6 |
| Blenheim .. | 19 | 661 | 319 | 1,052 | 1,005 | 816 | 1,291 | 857 | 439 | 791 | 7,231 | 2,332 12 0 | 50 18 0 |
| Christchurch .. | 81 | 3,584 | 2,025 | 5,852 | 6,090 | 4,170 | 8,023 | 4,916 | 2,621 | 4,712 | 41,993 | 13,740 19 5 | 296 8 11 |
| Dunedin .. | 98 | 4,769 | 2,776 | 6,823 | 7,119 | 5,430 | 9,491 | 6,048 | 3,281 | 4,679 | 50,416 | 15,719 18 6 | 350 2 0 |
| Gisborne .. | 25 | 1,228 | 554 | 1,271 | 1,287 | 1,124 | 1,961 | 1,161 | 604 | 1,319 | 10,509 | 3,477 5 3 | 74 19 9 |
| Greymouth .. | 18 | 502 | 367 | 825 | 760 | 628 | 1,157 | 745 | 355 | 820 | 6,159 | 2,116 16 10 | 44 10 4 |
| Hamilton* .. | 104 | 5,678 | 3,333 | 8,252 | 9,057 | 6,715 | 10,307 | 6,425 | 3,076 | 5,509 | 58,352 | 17,503 5 1 | 399 11 1 |
| Hokitika .. | 12 | 187 | 192 | 281 | 302 | 274 | 351 | 242 | 146 | 245 | 2,160 | 704 14 3 | 15 5 3 |
| Invercargill .. | 52 | 2,708 | 1,381 | 3,590 | 3,523 | 2,860 | 4,780 | 3,276 | 1,721 | 2,665 | 26,504 | 8,441 7 11 | 185 5 11 |
| Napier .. | 62 | 2,636 | 1,549 | 4,032 | 3,963 | 2,841 | 5,251 | 3,337 | 1,743 | 3,146 | 28,498 | 9,207 0 10 | 199 16 10 |
| Nelson .. | 37 | 1,037 | 590 | 1,582 | 1,643 | 1,151 | 2,025 | 1,285 | 649 | 1,144 | 11,106 | 3,488 18 6 | 77 2 0 |
| New Plymouth .. | 50 | 1,968 | 1,252 | 3,321 | 3,300 | 2,329 | 4,011 | 2,782 | 1,458 | 2,528 | 22,949 | 7,462 5 5 | 160 15 5 |
| Oamaru .. | 15 | 578 | 295 | 1,106 | 1,095 | 610 | 1,178 | 966 | 623 | 834 | 7,285 | 2,520 2 6 | 51 7 6 |
| Thames .. | 47 | 2,353 | 1,261 | 3,087 | 3,596 | 2,622 | 4,210 | 2,563 | 1,392 | 2,202 | 23,286 | 7,104 0 11 | 160 6 5 |
| Timaru .. | 20 | 1,016 | 553 | 1,398 | 1,720 | 1,168 | 2,057 | 1,443 | 734 | 1,418 | 11,507 | 3,908 15 11 | 82 5 5 |
| Wanganui .. | 47 | 2,638 | 1,504 | 4,104 | 4,328 | 2,890 | 5,296 | 3,623 | 1,877 | 3,098 | 29,358 | 9,476 0 4 | 205 3 4 |
| Wellington .. | 120 | 7,252 | 3,688 | 9,937 | 12,109 | 8,850 | 14,692 | 8,593 | 4,752 | 8,872 | 78,745 | 25,435 5 2 | 555 14 8 |
| Westport .. | 24 | 468 | 259 | 650 | 556 | 434 | 812 | 608 | 264 | 523 | 4,574 | 1,502 13 4 | 32 4 10 |
| Western Samoa* | 1 | 30 | 16 | 40 | 38 | 26 | 59 | 46 | 15 | 142 | 412 | 209 17 2 | 3 10 2 |
| Totals, 1st qr. in 1921 | 1,055 | 50,029 | 26,885 | 70,225 | 76,815 | 56,850 | 95,364 | 59,115 | 30,741 | 53,074 | 519,098 | 162,811 15 4 | 3,613 16 4 |
| Totals, 1st qr. in 1920 | 1,036 | 51,363 | 30,502 | 77,946 | 87,625 | 71,143 | 101,248 | 62,361 | 28,588 | 53,714 | 564,490 | 168,361 15 9 | 2,439 6 3 |
NUMBER OF POSTAL NOTES PAID.
| POSTAL DISTRICTS. | NUMBER OF POSTAL NOTES PAID. | Total Amount of Postal Notes paid. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | £ s. d. | |
| Auckland .. .. | 10,229 | 6,826 | 17,163 | 19,401 | 12,597 | 22,372 | 13,879 | .. | 7,517 | 11,973 | 121,957 | 37,197 12 6 |
| Blenheim .. .. | 222 | 141 | 476 | 450 | 307 | 570 | 394 | .. | 182 | 310 | 3,052 | 957 11 6 |
| Christchurch .. | 3,719 | 2,347 | 6,618 | 7,036 | 4,439 | 8,995 | 5,706 | .. | 3,089 | 5,609 | 47,558 | 15,596 12 6 |
| Dunedin .. .. | 4,806 | 3,025 | 7,894 | 8,014 | 5,609 | 10,518 | 7,322 | .. | 3,752 | 5,593 | 56,533 | 17,797 3 6 |
| Gisborne .. .. | 367 | 218 | 665 | 672 | 416 | 874 | 522 | .. | 307 | 535 | 4,576 | 1,492 7 0 |
| Greymouth .. .. | 231 | 184 | 407 | 394 | 232 | 591 | 359 | .. | 224 | 432 | 3,114 | 1,086 7 0 |
| Hamilton* .. .. | 1,886 | 1,074 | 3,319 | 3,079 | 2,184 | 3,767 | 2,502 | .. | 1,356 | 2,567 | 21,734 | 6,995 19 6 |
| Hokitika .. .. | 87 | 48 | 132 | 124 | 86 | 181 | 146 | .. | 52 | 141 | 997 | 347 16 0 |
| Invercargill .. | 1,339 | 825 | 2,278 | 2,000 | 1,547 | 2,748 | 1,993 | .. | 1,010 | 1,713 | 15,453 | 4,992 13 6 |
| Napier .. .. | 1,553 | 973 | 2,594 | 2,603 | 1,765 | 3,417 | 2,242 | .. | 1,145 | 2,099 | 18,391 | 5,933 3 0 |
| Nelson .. .. | 599 | 410 | 1,116 | 1,110 | 766 | 1,456 | 923 | .. | 479 | 871 | 7,730 | 2,481 14 0 |
| New Plymouth .. | 1,028 | 718 | 1,884 | 1,921 | 1,329 | 2,380 | 1,654 | .. | 882 | 1,524 | 13,320 | 4,340 12 6 |
| Oamaru .. .. | 286 | 137 | 414 | 430 | 283 | 558 | 416 | .. | 195 | 368 | 3,087 | 1,023 18 6 |
| Thames .. .. | 810 | 453 | 1,262 | 1,362 | 832 | 1,554 | 1,041 | .. | 548 | 947 | 8,809 | 2,762 14 6 |
| Timaru .. .. | 573 | 309 | 1,049 | 1,050 | 653 | 1,347 | 967 | .. | 459 | 888 | 7,295 | 2,438 8 6 |
| Wanganui .. .. | 1,300 | 783 | 2,201 | 2,326 | 1,475 | 3,020 | 1,903 | .. | 1,000 | 1,774 | 15,782 | 5,086 6 6 |
| Wellington .. .. | 17,976 | 7,425 | 19,416 | 23,729 | 20,329 | 28,829 | 15,666 | .. | 7,245 | 14,869 | 155,484 | 44,755 15 0 |
| Westport .. .. | 159 | 107 | 273 | 264 | 209 | 366 | 278 | .. | 115 | 329 | 2,100 | 753 7 6 |
| Western Samoa* .. | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 28 | 6 6 0 |
| Totals, 1st qr. in 1921 | 47,173 | 26,004 | 69,169 | 75,970 | 55,119 | 93,549 | 57,915 | .. | 29,557 | 52,544 | 507,000 | 156,046 9 0 |
| Totals, 1st qr. in 1920 | 47,229 | 29,990 | 74,859 | 84,047 | 64,965 | 98,296 | 60,704 | .. | 27,664 | 52,431 | 540,185 | 160,452 4 6 |
- New postal districts of Western Samoa and Hamilton were created out of portions of the Auckland District on 16th July and 1st November, 1920, respectively.
General Post Office, Wellington, 27th April, 1921.
R. B. MORRIS, Secretary.
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- R. B. Morris, Secretary