New Zealand Gazette – 1921 – No. 7

Page 247

✨ Telegraph Business Statistics

JAN. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 247

STATEMENT of TELEGRAPH BUSINESS within the several Postal Districts of the Dominion of New Zealand during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1920.

Postal Districts.

	Ordinary Telegrams, including Paid Government Telegrams.	Urgent Ordinary Telegrams.	Press Telegrams.*	Night-letter Telegrams.	Bureau Communications.	Total.
	Number.	Amount.	Number.	Amount.	Number.	Amount.
	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Auckland†	395	335,156 0 2½	18,753	2,550 19 3	10,333	934 11 10
Blenheim	95	23,129	976	138 7 5	211	204 9 7
Christchurch	224	163,085	9,904	2 11½	6,401	1,165 13 2½
Dunedin	242	126,265	7,800	11 6	3,724	594 14 1
Gisborne	40	40,244	2,690	3 0½	868	374 3 3
Greymouth	42	25,180	1,601	16 7	451	295 6 1½
Hamilton†	202	80,618	4,729	12 11½	495	218 19 8½
Hokitika	48	8,964	527	8 6½	205	107 8 7
Invercargill	201	52,548	3,078	18 10½	1,058	489 8 10
Napier	87	81,170	4,863	7 6½	1,178	673 1 11½
Nelson	104	31,396	1,901	16 0½	178	209 14 8
New Plymouth	105	61,934	3,797	14 7½	697	598 2 0
Oamaru	52	16,099	926	15 6	340	314 3 7½
Thames	85	57,942	3,384	7 1	536	327 9 5
Timaru	71	33,750	1,905	4 7½	1,284	417 10 4
Wanganui	102	77,318	4,626	8 6½	1,123	477 1 0
Wellington	187	341,426	25,502	12 11	64,976	1,174 2 2½
Westport	58	14,518	887	9 6	190	174 10 7
Totals, 4th quarter in 1920	2,340	1,570,692	100,203	12 3½	79,287	11,069 4 5½
Totals, 4th quarter in 1919	2,340	1,937,837	82,909	1 6	148,022	10,883 9 9

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

† New postal district of Hamilton was created out of portions of the Auckland District on 1st November, 1920.

General Post Office, Wellington, 26th January, 1921.

A. MARKMAN, Acting Secretary.

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🚂 Statement of Telegraph Business in Postal Districts

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated26 January 1921
KeywordsTelegraphs, Postal Districts, Quarterly Statistics, Revenue
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A. Markman, Acting Secretary

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