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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🚂 Statement of Telegraph Business in Postal Districts for the Quarter ended 31st March, 1925

🚂 Transport & Communications
23 April 1925
Telegraph business, Postal districts, Quarterly report, General Post Office
  • A. T. Markman, Secretary