✨ Postal Note Transactions
1746 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 49
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 30th JUNE, 1924.
NUMBER OF POSTAL NOTES SOLD.
| POSTAL DISTRICTS. | No. of Postal-note Offices open at the End of the Quarter. | 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. | Total Amount of Postal Notes sold, including Commission. | Commission on Postal Notes sold. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | £ s. d. | ||||||||||||
| Auckland | 248 | 16,627 | 7,810 | 18,255 | 19,171 | 12,822 | 28,320 | 13,119 | 6,600 | 10,540 | 133,264 | 37,588 9 3 | 896 13 9 |
| Blenheim | 21 | 832 | 483 | 1,287 | 1,275 | 757 | 1,757 | 1,044 | 499 | 818 | 8,752 | 2,693 2 9 | 60 3 9 |
| Christchurch | 84 | 5,147 | 2,593 | 7,868 | 8,088 | 4,752 | 10,892 | 6,206 | 3,211 | 5,531 | 54,288 | 17,104 7 9 | 376 14 3 |
| Dunedin | 99 | 5,995 | 3,068 | 8,823 | 8,889 | 5,583 | 11,529 | 6,829 | 4,020 | 5,307 | 60,043 | 18,390 7 8 | 410 18 2 |
| Gisborne | 26 | 1,930 | 932 | 1,921 | 1,935 | 1,194 | 2,831 | 1,553 | 764 | 1,307 | 14,367 | 4,240 18 1 | 97 3 7 |
| Greymouth | 31 | 1,066 | 561 | 1,652 | 1,499 | 1,053 | 2,243 | 1,498 | 664 | 1,325 | 11,561 | 3,820 12 1 | 81 19 1 |
| Hamilton | 109 | 7,531 | 3,923 | 9,706 | 10,197 | 6,309 | 13,488 | 7,634 | 4,066 | 5,894 | 68,548 | 20,450 16 5 | 465 19 5 |
| Invercargill | 51 | 3,468 | 1,792 | 4,812 | 4,291 | 2,828 | 6,612 | 3,959 | 2,112 | 3,214 | 33,088 | 10,409 7 1 | 229 5 7 |
| Napier | 66 | 3,653 | 1,918 | 5,417 | 5,274 | 3,325 | 7,051 | 4,258 | 1,968 | 3,581 | 36,445 | 11,225 16 5 | 250 17 5 |
| Nelson | 40 | 1,521 | 867 | 2,270 | 2,425 | 1,432 | 2,859 | 1,727 | 880 | 1,240 | 15,221 | 4,466 14 11 | 102 9 11 |
| New Plymouth | 52 | 2,581 | 1,538 | 4,467 | 4,345 | 2,461 | 5,563 | 3,426 | 1,746 | 2,567 | 28,694 | 8,779 11 2 | 195 18 8 |
| Oamaru | 15 | 760 | 400 | 1,342 | 1,111 | 667 | 1,481 | 1,014 | 536 | 985 | 8,296 | 2,763 11 2 | 58 3 8 |
| Thames | 49 | 3,291 | 1,783 | 4,188 | 4,393 | 2,872 | 6,175 | 3,168 | 1,726 | 2,615 | 30,211 | 8,940 0 2 | 205 15 2 |
| Timaru | 21 | 1,367 | 715 | 2,162 | 2,188 | 1,395 | 2,668 | 1,785 | 915 | 1,577 | 14,772 | 4,746 10 11 | 102 17 5 |
| Wanganui | 49 | 3,747 | 1,907 | 5,114 | 5,330 | 3,262 | 7,019 | 4,340 | 2,272 | 3,810 | 36,801 | 11,691 11 0 | 255 9 6 |
| Wellington | 120 | 10,343 | 4,705 | 13,637 | 14,646 | 8,452 | 20,495 | 10,789 | 5,583 | 9,946 | 98,596 | 30,666 6 1 | 682 10 7 |
| Westport | 23 | 704 | 420 | 1,054 | 988 | 638 | 1,364 | 952 | 494 | 759 | 7,373 | 2,389 4 3 | 51 8 3 |
| Western Samoa | 1 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 49 | 51 | 8 | 102 | 292 | 156 4 9 | 2 11 9 |
| Rarotonga | .. | 8 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 90 | 28 3 6 | 0 12 6 |
| Totals, 2nd qr. in 1924 | 1,105 | 70,396 | 35,434 | 93,999 | 96,076 | 59,826 | 132,415 | 73,359 | 38,067 | 61,130 | 660,702 | 200,551 15 5 | 4,527 12 5 |
| Totals, 2nd qr. in 1923 | 1,089 | 69,681 | 34,840 | 85,390 | 91,876 | 60,581 | 126,368 | 70,844 | 37,064 | 58,030 | 634,974 | 192,453 16 7 | 4,359 2 7 |
NUMBER OF POSTAL NOTES PAID.
| POSTAL DISTRICTS. | At 1/0 | At 1/6 | At 2/0 | At 2/6 | At 3/0 | At 5/0 | At 7/6 | At 10/0 | At 15/0 | At 20/0 | Total. | Total Amount of Postal Notes paid. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | ||||||||||||
| Auckland | 14,236 | 9,201 | 25,572 | 25,522 | 15,399 | 30,769 | .. | 17,890 | 10,003 | 14,464 | 163,056 | 48,062 13 6 |
| Blenheim | 267 | 137 | 503 | 495 | 324 | 574 | .. | 354 | 218 | 346 | 3,218 | 1,014 8 0 |
| Christchurch | 4,822 | 2,807 | 8,716 | 8,910 | 4,942 | 11,441 | .. | 6,740 | 3,690 | 6,502 | 58,570 | 18,678 0 6 |
| Dunedin | 5,382 | 3,372 | 9,691 | 9,870 | 5,896 | 11,973 | .. | 8,618 | 4,836 | 6,596 | 66,234 | 21,134 10 0 |
| Gisborne | 611 | 325 | 891 | 902 | 549 | 1,045 | .. | 767 | 346 | 609 | 6,045 | 1,852 7 6 |
| Greymouth | 413 | 232 | 712 | 687 | 410 | 935 | .. | 694 | 348 | 604 | 5,035 | 1,702 7 6 |
| Hamilton | 2,429 | 1,355 | 3,935 | 4,049 | 2,259 | 4,767 | .. | 3,108 | 1,828 | 2,999 | 26,729 | 8,577 6 0 |
| Invercargill | 1,513 | 956 | 3,035 | 2,616 | 1,689 | 3,381 | .. | 2,508 | 1,310 | 1,910 | 18,918 | 6,022 19 0 |
| Napier | 1,817 | 1,097 | 3,176 | 3,311 | 1,909 | 4,145 | .. | 2,440 | 1,313 | 2,232 | 21,440 | 6,663 19 0 |
| Nelson | 774 | 551 | 1,521 | 1,600 | 933 | 1,878 | .. | 1,170 | 611 | 885 | 9,923 | 2,969 16 6 |
| New Plymouth | 1,388 | 852 | 2,487 | 2,657 | 1,563 | 3,328 | .. | 2,021 | 1,016 | 1,673 | 16,985 | 5,226 1 6 |
| Oamaru | 321 | 220 | 566 | 539 | 313 | 678 | .. | 524 | 277 | 441 | 3,879 | 1,283 14 6 |
| Thames | 803 | 484 | 1,381 | 1,344 | 805 | 1,607 | .. | 1,060 | 578 | 918 | 8,980 | 2,786 11 0 |
| Timaru | 630 | 358 | 1,121 | 1,058 | 635 | 1,453 | .. | 895 | 503 | 860 | 7,513 | 2,445 19 0 |
| Wanganui | 1,740 | 868 | 4,371 | 2,713 | 1,617 | 3,915 | .. | 3,000 | 1,250 | 2,019 | 21,493 | 6,606 2 6 |
| Wellington | 32,058 | 11,844 | 24,933 | 27,789 | 19,751 | 49,433 | .. | 20,917 | 9,408 | 17,244 | 213,377 | 58,537 10 6 |
| Westport | 164 | 108 | 322 | 336 | 230 | 486 | .. | 363 | 192 | 372 | 2,573 | 944 0 0 |
| Western Samoa | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 21 | 6 17 6 |
| Rarotonga | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 2 6 |
| Totals, 2nd qr. in 1924 | 69,370 | 34,768 | 92,937 | 94,401 | 59,226 | 131,814 | .. | 73,072 | 37,728 | 60,677 | 653,993 | 194,516 6 6 |
| Totals, 2nd qr. in 1923 | 68,387 | 34,553 | 84,447 | 91,008 | 60,584 | 124,791 | 1 | 70,610 | 36,749 | 58,326 | 629,456 | 187,310 0 0 |
General Post Office, Wellington, 22nd July, 1924.
G. McNAMARA, Acting-Secretary.
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- G. McNamara, Acting-Secretary