✨ Telegraph Business Statistics
STATEMENT of TELEGRAPH BUSINESS within the several POSTAL DISTRICTS of the DOMINION of NEW ZEALAND during the Quarter ended 31ST MARCH, 1922.
| POSTAL DISTRICTS. | Number of Offices open at End of Quarter. | Ordinary Telegrams, including Paid Government Telegrams. | Urgent Ordinary Telegrams. | Night-letter Telegrams. | Press Telegrams. | Toll Communications. | Total. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number. | Amount. | Number. | Amount. | Number. | Amount. | Number † | Amount. ‡ | Number. | Amount. | Number. | Amount. | ||
| Auckland .. | 395 | 254,927 | £ s. d. 15,703 15 8 | 12,497 | £ s. d. 1,581 1 7 | 1,396 | £ s. d. 119 1 6½ | 8,009 | £ s. d. 1,190 15 7 | 252,995 | £ s. d. 9,318 9 8 | 529,824 | |
| Blenheim .. | 97 | 20,801 | 1,208 3 9 | 856 | 106 16 11 | 88 | 7 9 11½ | 480 | 294 4 1 | 41,966 | 1,354 19 3½ | 64,191 | |
| Christchurch | 217 | 146,181 | 9,155 1 10½ | 7,402 | 1,156 15 11 | 646 | 63 9 1½ | 5,692 | 1,818 6 2 | 154,950 | 6,907 3 9 | 314,871 | |
| Dunedin .. | 243 | 112,721 | 6,786 5 5½ | 3,415 | 466 12 6 | 639 | 60 6 6½ | 3,621 | 779 1 2 | 119,000 | 5,728 9 4½ | 239,396 | |
| Gisborne .. | 40 | 29,692 | 1,965 0 11½ | 1,456 | 204 6 5 | 353 | 34 5 0½ | 1,249 | 522 11 0½ | 57,591 | 3,058 14 7 | 90,341 | |
| Greymouth* | 130 | 41,578 | 2,480 19 3 | 1,170 | 148 5 8 | 195 | 17 18 11 | 1,200 | 779 0 3 | 39,469 | 1,412 4 3½ | 83,612 | |
| Hamilton.. | 196 | 99,962 | 5,736 6 2½ | 3,675 | 457 5 10 | 108 | 8 16 5½ | 1,124 | 333 12 10 | 172,194 | 6,454 19 4½ | 277,063 | |
| Invercargill | 199 | 48,965 | 2,830 14 10½ | 991 | 136 14 9 | 186 | 16 4 10 | 1,128 | 699 7 10 | 109,960 | 4,294 9 0 | 161,230 | |
| Napier .. | 85 | 65,137 | 3,941 2 0 | 3,180 | 372 4 9 | 222 | 21 4 8½ | 1,767 | 869 5 2 | 163,218 | 6,229 18 1½ | 238,524 | |
| Nelson .. | 122 | 29,774 | 1,805 19 6½ | 1,114 | 154 5 11 | 84 | 7 1 2½ | 820 | 279 3 1 | 40,041 | 1,482 11 5 | 71,833 | |
| New Plymouth | 107 | 52,761 | 3,166 6 6½ | 2,464 | 238 9 1 | 171 | 15 4 9 | 1,387 | 794 15 7 | 94,908 | 2,934 16 8 | 151,691 | |
| Oamaru .. | 53 | 15,219 | 865 2 9 | 808 | 44 8 7 | 33 | 2 19 6½ | 137 | 424 18 3 | 23,885 | 1,245 4 6½ | 39,582 | |
| Thames .. | 84 | 46,674 | 2,636 1 7½ | 1,731 | 214 3 1 | 59 | 4 16 9½ | 830 | 388 14 11 | 61,484 | 2,164 7 11 | 110,778 | |
| Timaru .. | 70 | 30,597 | 1,679 9 0 | 660 | 85 2 8 | 86 | 7 14 1 | 910 | 586 11 8 | 61,660 | 2,955 5 4 | 93,913 | |
| Wanganui | 104 | 65,203 | 3,841 9 8 | 3,099 | 316 18 11 | 126 | 10 3 8 | 2,194 | 650 12 2 | 99,060 | 4,135 15 10 | 169,682 | |
| Wellington | 185 | 285,964 | 21,828 8 11 | 13,717 | 1,861 12 3 | 978 | 92 14 4½ | 63,500 | 1,523 3 10 | 284,130 | 11,453 1 6 | 648,289 | |
| Totals, 1st quarter in 1922 | 2,327 | 1,346,156 | 85,630 8 1 | 57,735 | 7,545 4 10 | 5,370 | 489 11 6½ | 94,048 | 11,884 3 7½ | 1,781,511 | 71,130 10 8 | 3,284,820 | |
| Totals, 1st quarter in 1921 | 2,338 | 1,520,262 | 96,873 16 8 | 75,712 | 10,719 1 11½ | 3,590 | 324 16 1 | 94,965 | 9,839 10 7½ | 1,705,983 | 67,718 9 7 | 3,400,512 |
- Hokitika and Westport postal districts were amalgamated with Greymouth on 1st January, 1922.
† Forwarded Press telegrams the bulk of which are “collect” upon delivery.
‡ Amount received from prepaid and “collect” Press telegrams.
General Post Office, Wellington, 1st May, 1922.
R. B. MORRIS, Secretary.
[4 MAY]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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Statistics, Telegraphs, Postal Districts, Quarterly Report
- R. B. Morris, Secretary