2534

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

No. 68

STATEMENT showing the NUMBER, AMOUNT, &c., of POSTAL-NOTÆ TRANSACTIONS in the several POSTAL DISTRICTS of the DOMINION of NEW ZEALAND during the Quarter ended 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1924.

| 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 |
| Auckland | 243 | 19,063 | 8,616 | 21,422 | 21,493 | 14,139 | 32,984 | 16,318 | 7,235 | 12,531 | 153,801 |
| Blenheim | 21 | 946 | 534 | 1,380 | 1,390 | 860 | 1,919 | 1,070 | 549 | 753 | 9,401 |
| Christchurch | 83 | 5,011 | 2,728 | 8,223 | 8,213 | 4,501 | 11,054 | 6,343 | 3,600 | 5,678 | 55,351 |
| Dunedin | 100 | 6,702 | 3,695 | 9,463 | 9,634 | 5,809 | 12,792 | 7,562 | 4,476 | 5,647 | 65,780 |
| Gisborne | 26 | 2,093 | 1,114 | 2,411 | 2,346 | 1,572 | 3,691 | 2,036 | 927 | 1,715 | 17,905 |
| Greymouth | 31 | 1,367 | 664 | 1,875 | 1,865 | 1,268 | 2,581 | 1,699 | 891 | 1,509 | 13,719 |
| Hamilton | 108 | 6,255 | 4,717 | 11,583 | 12,082 | 7,235 | 16,014 | 9,082 | 4,501 | 6,905 | 80,374 |
| Invercargill | 51 | 3,878 | 1,921 | 5,145 | 4,660 | 3,002 | 7,290 | 4,157 | 2,138 | 3,304 | 35,490 |
| Napier | 64 | 3,953 | 2,234 | 5,528 | 6,101 | 3,465 | 7,738 | 4,649 | 2,085 | 3,681 | 39,434 |
| Nelson | 40 | 1,445 | 921 | 2,412 | 2,484 | 1,566 | 2,908 | 1,702 | 865 | 1,204 | 15,507 |
| New Plymouth | 52 | 2,763 | 1,658 | 4,751 | 4,730 | 2,643 | 6,322 | 3,600 | 1,869 | 2,846 | 31,182 |
| Oamaru | 15 | 817 | 450 | 1,439 | 1,246 | 761 | 1,637 | 1,136 | 547 | 1,049 | 9,082 |
| Thames | 49 | 3,644 | 1,919 | 4,660 | 4,677 | 3,061 | 6,290 | 3,486 | 1,726 | 2,688 | 32,151 |
| Timaru | 21 | 1,255 | 849 | 2,127 | 2,311 | 1,255 | 2,867 | 1,823 | 1,022 | 1,456 | 14,965 |
| Wanganui | 50 | 3,982 | 2,142 | 5,595 | 5,937 | 3,473 | 7,634 | 4,840 | 2,463 | 4,049 | 40,115 |
| Wellington | 121 | 11,373 | 5,079 | 14,334 | 15,823 | 9,199 | 22,597 | 11,630 | 6,241 | 9,919 | 106,195 |
| Westport | 23 | 827 | 476 | 1,114 | 1,155 | 696 | 1,479 | 975 | 544 | 748 | 8,014 |
| Western Samoa | 1 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 33 | 7 | 69 | 244 |
| Rarotonga* | 6 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 37 | 22 | 42 | 49 | 16 | 31 | 251 |

Totals, 3rd qr. in 1924

Total Amount of Postal Notes sold, including Commission.

£ s. d.

43,951 0 5

2,771 7 5

17,676 8 3

20,065 18 7

5,432 10 5

4,497 10 10

23,891 9 6

10,988 0 11

11,973 16 11

4,462 13 2

9,567 6 8

2,988 9 9

9,340 10 6

4,770 10 4

12,684 13 5

32,547 4 0

2,505 9 10

112 4 3

92 11 10

220,269 17 0

4,986 17 0

203,991 13 1

4,642 3 1

Commision on Postal Notes sold.

£ s. d.

1,039 14 11

63 15 5

384 3 9

448 16 1

123 3 5

96 11 4

545 18 0

244 10 5

269 14 5

103 19 8

213 15 8

63 11 9

216 12 6

103 10 4

277 11 11

732 10 0

55 0 4

2 0 3

1 16 10

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Auckland | 16,025 | 10,461 | 28,763 | 29,487 | 17,095 | 34,641 | ... | 19,812 | 10,640 | 15,900 | 182,824 |
| Blenheim | 283 | 175 | 529 | 562 | 318 | 642 | ... | 435 | 191 | 347 | 3,482 |
| Christchurch | 5,179 | 3,087 | 9,633 | 9,638 | 5,280 | 12,721 | ... | 7,326 | 4,180 | 6,430 | 63,424 |
| Dunedin | 5,676 | 3,659 | 10,460 | 10,647 | 6,119 | 12,621 | ... | 8,964 | 5,118 | 6,578 | 69,842 |
| Gisborne | 588 | 355 | 968 | 950 | 663 | 1,209 | ... | 753 | 391 | 675 | 6,552 |
| Greymouth | 465 | 247 | 809 | 807 | 465 | 1,051 | ... | 739 | 411 | 597 | 5,591 |
| Hamilton | 2,497 | 1,440 | 4,554 | 4,494 | 2,408 | 5,315 | ... | 3,520 | 1,950 | 3,280 | 29,458 |
| Invercargill | 1,737 | 1,101 | 3,299 | 3,032 | 1,820 | 3,582 | ... | 2,630 | 1,378 | 1,906 | 20,485 |
| Napier | 1,805 | 1,148 | 3,262 | 3,507 | 2,019 | 4,430 | ... | 2,684 | 1,361 | 2,237 | 22,453 |
| Nelson | 907 | 594 | 1,671 | 1,631 | 1,069 | 1,906 | ... | 1,220 | 636 | 837 | 10,471 |
| New Plymouth | 1,458 | 992 | 2,854 | 2,889 | 1,610 | 4,327 | ... | 2,271 | 1,236 | 1,735 | 19,372 |
| Oamaru | 369 | 252 | 730 | 611 | 384 | 784 | ... | 552 | 299 | 442 | 4,423 |
| Thames | 889 | 568 | 1,483 | 1,486 | 887 | 1,690 | ... | 1,063 | 676 | 959 | 9,701 |
| Timaru | 626 | 401 | 1,175 | 1,207 | 642 | 1,442 | ... | 937 | 586 | 811 | 7,827 |
| Wanganui | 1,754 | 923 | 2,861 | 2,989 | 1,628 | 3,662 | ... | 2,596 | 1,301 | 2,324 | 20,088 |
| Wellington | 35,791 | 13,668 | 28,408 | 32,142 | 22,284 | 56,560 | ... | 23,311 | 10,769 | 19,637 | 242,570 |
| Westport | 201 | 155 | 411 | 356 | 213 | 481 | ... | 359 | 164 | 365 | 2,705 |
| Western Samoa | 2 | 1 | 5 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 5 | 1 | 6 | 25 |
| Rarotonga* | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 | 36 |

Totals, 3rd qr. in 1924

Total Amount of Postal Notes paid.

£ s. d.

53,158 10 0

1,066 7 6

19,821 5 6

21,906 14 0

2,018 0 6

1,830 16 0

29,458 | 9,442 9 0

20,485 | 6,301 6 6

22,453 | 6,951 0 6

10,471 | 3,021 14 6

19,372 | 5,914 11 6

4,423 | 1,382 11 6

9,701 | 2,974 3 0

7,827 | 2,505 11 0

20,088 | 6,574 2 0

242,570 | 66,525 1 0

2,705 | 926 19 6

25 | 10 17 6

36 | 11 7 6

212,343 8 6

194,925 2 0

• Rarotonga was created a chief office on 8th May, 1924.

General Post Office, Wellington, 23rd October, 1924.

G. McNAMARA, Acting-Secretary.