Jan. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 245

RETURN of REVENUE collected at the GENERAL POST OFFICE and in the several Postal Districts of the Dominion of New Zealand for the Quarter ended 31st December, 1920.

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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | POSTAL REVENUE. | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Private Box and Bag Rents. | Money-order Commission. | Postages. | Postal-note Commission. | Miscellaneous Receipts (Postal). | Total Postal. | TELEGRAPH REVENUE. | | | | | Total Post and Telegraph Revenue. | | |
| | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | Telegrams. | Telephone Exchanges. | Miscellaneous Telegraph. | Total Telegraph. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
| General Post Office | 0 18 1 | 889 10 3 | 2,603 12 3 | .. | 516 3 3 | 4,009 18 10 | .. | 142 15 10 | 319 16 3 | 462 12 1 | 4,472 10 11 | | | |
| Auckland | 543 10 6 | 1,991 8 5 | 79,222 5 7½ | 934 4 5 | 2 13 0 | 82,694 1 11½ | 35,199 19 7 | 47,393 14 8½ | 1,131 0 1 | 83,724 14 4½ | 166,418 16 4 | | | |
| Blenheim | 112 10 6 | 87 18 8 | 3,486 4 1 | 56 6 6 | 0 8 0 | 3,743 7 9 | 2,852 6 1½ | 54 16 3 | 4 0 0 | 2,911 2 4½ | 6,654 10 1½ | | | |
| Christchurch | 265 12 6 | 860 3 1 | 43,765 16 4 | 334 11 8 | 1 19 6 | 45,228 3 1 | 18,555 9 5 | 34,052 4 9½ | 727 0 11 | 53,334 15 1½ | 98,562 18 2½ | | | |
| Dunedin | 898 6 1 | 659 0 4 | 25,266 13 7½ | 368 0 0 | .. | 27,192 0 0½ | 14,111 0 10 | 2,230 12 3 | 598 19 0 | 16,940 12 1 | 44,132 12 1½ | | | |
| Gisborne | 95 18 5 | 243 1 10 | 6,674 5 6 | 86 3 1 | 1 4 6 | 7,100 13 4 | 6,712 15 0 | 485 10 4 | 13 1 2 | 7,211 6 6 | 14,311 19 10 | | | |
| Greymouth | 7 14 10 | 159 12 0 | 3,285 7 4 | 51 2 1 | .. | 3,503 16 3 | 2,620 4 3½ | 37 12 6 | 2 0 0 | 2,659 16 9½ | 6,163 13 0½ | | | |
| Hamilton | 117 16 11 | 489 9 0 | 15,513 0 4 | 302 6 6 | .. | 16,422 12 9 | 9,804 3 9½ | 17,621 4 8½ | 87 5 2 | 27,462 13 8 | 43,885 6 5 | | | |
| Hokitika | 11 0 0 | 33 18 1 | 1,051 11 7 | 19 8 2 | .. | 1,115 17 10 | 946 5 2 | 23 9 6 | 4 0 0 | 973 14 8 | 2,089 12 6 | | | |
| Invercargill | 351 11 5 | 284 14 10 | 12,674 3 8 | 192 17 10 | 4 17 0 | 13,508 4 9 | 7,731 16 6 | 342 7 0 | 110 10 0 | 8,184 13 6 | 21,692 18 3 | | | |
| Napier .. | 147 14 6 | 467 14 9 | 16,185 1 8½ | 228 3 5 | 1 0 0 | 17,029 14 4½ | 12,426 2 2½ | 922 0 4 | 151 9 6 | 13,499 12 0½ | 30,529 6 5 | | | |
| Nelson .. | 20 2 4 | 178 10 5 | 5,503 12 10½ | 86 18 0 | .. | 5,789 3 7½ | 3,457 11 10 | 154 6 9 | 16 10 0 | 3,628 8 7 | 9,417 12 2½ | | | |
| New Plymouth .. | 220 13 11 | 335 16 6 | 13,831 4 0½ | 190 2 0 | 1 9 0 | 14,579 5 5½ | 7,537 7 6½ | 258 12 6½ | 47 10 0 | 7,843 10 1 | 22,422 15 6½ | | | |
| Oamaru | 17 9 1 | 85 13 0 | 4,017 1 0½ | 61 19 10 | 0 5 2 | 4,182 8 1½ | 2,366 15 5½ | 86 0 9 | 17 0 0 | 2,469 16 2½ | 6,652 4 4 | | | |
| Thames.. | 74 1 1 | 324 17 10 | 8,999 6 2½ | 178 7 9 | 0 0 6 | 9,576 13 4½ | 6,254 16 2½ | 540 3 7 | 3 6 1 | 6,798 5 10½ | 16,374 19 3 | | | |
| Timaru.. | 110 13 7 | 188 2 7 | 8,911 2 0 | 89 18 6 | 1 8 6 | 9,301 5 2 | 5,166 18 11 | 6,799 4 4 | 57 15 7 | 12,023 18 10 | 21,325 4 0 | | | |
| Wanganui | 118 18 6 | 429 5 10 | 15,397 2 10½ | 238 17 10 | 2 1 2 | 16,186 6 2½ | 9,499 13 4 | 873 11 10 | 82 1 10 | 10,455 7 0 | 26,641 13 2½ | | | |
| Wellington | 2,066 2 4 | 1,641 13 5 | 86,527 2 9½ | 675 4 2 | 6 19 6 | 90,917 2 2½ | 41,394 9 3 | 54,315 16 2 | 1,134 12 8 | 96,844 18 1 | 187,762 0 3½ | | | |
| Westport | 39 5 0 | 123 5 6 | 1,709 8 4½ | 37 0 10 | 0 10 0 | 1,909 9 8½ | 1,480 7 2½ | 25 10 9 | .. | 1,505 17 11½ | 3,415 7 8 | | | |
| Western Samoa* | .. | 61 9 4 | 942 2 0½ | 2 15 6 | .. | 1,006 6 10½ | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1,006 6 10½ | | | |
| Totals, 4th quarter in 1920 | 5,219 14 7 | 9,535 5 8 | 355,566 4 3½ | 4,134 8 1 | 540 19 1 | 374,996 11 8½ | 188,118 2 8 | 166,359 14 11 | 4,457 18 3 | 358,935 15 10 | 733,932 7 6½ | | | |
| Totals, 4th quarter in 1919 | 2,978 8 0 | 5,896 16 1 | 271,047 18 7 | 2,461 16 0 | 404 13 2 | 282,789 11 10 | 156,456 1 2 | 120,191 5 6½ | 3,457 3 9 | 280,104 10 5½ | 562,894 2 9½ | | | |

• 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, 26th January, 1921. A. MARKMAN, Acting-Secretary.