New Zealand Gazette – 1924 – No. 28

Page 1048

✨ Telegraph Business Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 28

STATEMENT of TELEGRAPH BUSINESS within the several Postal Districts of New Zealand during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1924.

Postal Districts. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount. Number. Amount.
Auckland .. 403 £ s. d. 14,222 5 9 16,715 8,383 1,698 1 3½ 11,760 426 17 8½ 1,982 16 2 320,233 11,556 2 0 642,066 29,886 2 11
Blenheim .. 94 23,195 1,089 805 105 6 3½ 37 17 3 1,311 474 8 0 48,707 1,549 0 7 75,107 8,355 0 2
Christchurch .. 207 166,431 9,584 4,033 1,169 10 0 201 6 6½ 11,320 2,533 1 3 196,176 8,363 1 2½ 387,544 20,749 4 1½
Dunedin .. 232 128,064 6,231 6 5 500 3 9 191 1 0 7,157 1,027 10 6 142,637 6,573 2 9 286,096 14,523 4 5
Gisborne .. 41 31,580 1,693 5 0½ 195 0 5 85 14 8 1,754 577 4 3 64,240 3,461 7 0 101,049 6,012 11 4½
Greymouth .. 78 37,658 1,818 10 10 133 13 2 54 9 10 1,652 756 15 11 33,573 1,313 14 2½ 75,236 4,077 3 11½
Hamilton .. 193 107,082 5,035 14 8 453 11 8½ 53 9 10 1,428 476 5 11 203,549 7,870 6 4 322,754 13,889 8 5½
Invercargill .. 196 59,032 2,737 5 5½ 157 3 10½ 76 1 7 1,334 896 10 7 131,439 4,863 4 9 194,736 8,730 6 3
Napier .. 90 76,086 3,661 14 4½ 414 15 9½ 115 18 6½ 2,009 1,100 9 3 197,005 7,641 4 4 281,455 12,934 2 3½
Nelson .. 109 33,194 1,663 13 4 170 16 4 36 8 10½ 898 436 11 2 48,598 1,590 13 11 85,167 3,898 3 7½
New Plymouth .. 110 57,568 2,988 0 4½ 251 6 7 88 3 9 1,804 954 14 2 120,240 3,803 18 11½ 184,870 8,086 8 10
Oamaru .. 53 17,812 793 2 9 37 5 4 14 1 8 604 512 14 4 24,884 1,292 3 7 44,010 2,649 7 8
Thames .. 86 48,284 2,151 16 4 205 9 2 30 13 5 1,126 333 5 10 79,359 2,935 11 11½ 131,441 5,656 16 8½
Timaru .. 66 35,984 1,654 15 5 115 0 2 34 2 5 1,020 690 18 3 79,112 3,616 14 9 117,886 6,111 11 0
Wanganui .. 101 72,624 3,466 5 10½ 346 8 9½ 57 2 0 3,040 861 6 0 113,182 5,059 10 11½ 194,253 9,790 13 7½
Wellington .. 177 318,821 21,029 18 6½ 1,903 8 2½ 339 7 7 69,233 2,233 3 11½ 326,892 13,742 17 11 740,279 39,248 16 2½
Westport .. 59 14,396 714 17 3 37 14 1 18 17 1 412 231 267 16 0 13,655 400 14 3 29,065 1,439 18 8
Totals, 1st quarter in 1924 2,295 1,512,781 79,533 3 10 76,087 7,894 16 8½ 1,861 13 9 117,681 16,115 11 6½ 2,148,481 85,638 9 5½ 3,893,014 191,038 15 3½
Totals, 1st quarter in 1923 2,307 1,439,469 80,274 9 8½ 64,468 7,034 16 6 13,177 773 2 9 105,044 13,671 16 11½ 2,010,069 79,773 10 3 3,632,227 181,527 16 2
  • Forwarded Press telegrams the bulk of which are “collect” upon delivery.
    † Amount received from prepaid and “collect” Press telegrams.

General Post Office, Wellington, 23rd April, 1924.
G. McNAMARA, Acting-Secretary.



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🚂 Statement of Telegraph Business in Postal Districts for Quarter Ended 31st March, 1924

🚂 Transport & Communications
23 April 1924
Telegraph Business, Postal Districts, Quarterly Report, Financial Transactions
  • G. McNamara, Acting-Secretary