✨ Telegraph Business Statistics
STATEMENT of TELEGRAPH Business within the several POSTAL DISTRICTS of the DOMINION of N.ZEALAND during the Quarter ended 31st MARCH, 1925.
| 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. | ||
| Auckland ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | 398 | 298,413 | £ 14,679 3 0½ |
| Blenheim ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | 94 | 23,024 | £ 1,176 2 7½ |
| Christchurch ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | 200 | 171,207 | £ 8,620 17 6 |
| Dunedin ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | 219 | 128,234 | £ 6,148 14 9 |
| Gisborne ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | 61 | 37,427 | £ 1,953 18 8½ |
| Greymouth ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | 77 | 36,063 | £ 1,751 5 10 |
| Hamilton ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | 195 | 113,398 | £ 5,435 10 5 |
| Invercargill ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | 192 | 63,083 | £ 2,974 12 3½ |
| Napier ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | 89 | 78,667 | £ 3,779 4 2½ |
| Nelson ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | 112 | 33,043 | £ 1,622 14 1 |
| New Plymouth ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | 108 | 59,693 | £ 3,128 12 8 |
| Oamaru ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | 58 | 18,541 | £ 827 16 4 |
| Thames ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | 70 | 44,211 | £ 1,982 17 4 |
| Timaru ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | 64 | 39,149 | £ 1,774 0 7½ |
| Wanganui ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | 102 | 72,125 | £ 3,497 4 8½ |
| Wellington ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | 173 | 320,015 | £ 20,730 12 8½ |
| Westport ... | .. | .. | .. | .. | 57 | 14,534 | £ 779 8 10 |
| Totals, 1st quarter in 1925 ... | .. | .. | 2,264 | 1,550,827 | £ 80,862 16 8 | 83,617 | £ 8,457 1 11½ |
| Totals, 1st quarter in 1924 ... | .. | .. | 2,295 | 1,512,781 | £ 79,533 3 10 | 76,087 | £ 7,894 16 8½ |
- 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, 1925.
A. T. MARKMAN, Secretary.
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VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 1925, No 26
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NZ Gazette 1925, No 26
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🚂 Statement of Telegraph Business in Postal Districts for the Quarter ended 31st March, 1925
🚂 Transport & Communications23 April 1925
Telegraph business, Postal districts, Quarterly report, General Post Office
- A. T. Markman, Secretary