Telegraph Business Statistics




STATEMENT of TELEGRAPH Business within the several POSTAL DISTRICTS of the DOMINION of NEW ZEALAND during the Quarter ended 30TH SEPTEMBER, 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 .. 404 £ 270,335 13,228 6 2 15,333 £ 1,664 9 4
Blenheim .. 92 £ 17,921 880 15 9½ 651 £ 70 4 2
Christchurch .. 196 £ 146,650 7,178 3 9½ 9,780 £ 965 12 8
Dunedin .. 218 £ 109,463 5,163 6 7 4,274 £ 523 11 5
Gisborne .. 62 £ 34,165 1,752 11 9 1,818 £ 170 7 5
Greymouth .. 77 £ 30,592 1,518 4 1½ 921 £ 116 12 8
Hamilton .. 192 £ 93,427 4,440 7 1 3,914 £ 423 6 4½
Invercargill .. 186 £ 50,981 2,380 5 6½ 1,632 £ 170 16 8
Napier .. 67 £ 57,279 2,719 13 2 2,399 £ 243 17 7
Nelson .. 110 £ 26,614 1,316 14 10 1,109 £ 129 6 6
New Plymouth .. 109 £ 52,092 2,654 19 9 2,276 £ 230 11 11
Oamaru .. 52 £ 15,327 700 6 9 377 £ 40 11 8
Palmerston North .. 94 £ 61,679 2,879 5 10½ 3,332 £ 225 12 6
Thames .. 70 £ 40,006 1,786 2 5 1,840 £ 176 18 9
Timaru .. 64 £ 34,150 1,586 15 1½ 1,100 £ 119 5 10
Wanganui .. 98 £ 59,551 2,850 8 0 3,171 £ 295 18 5
Wellington .. 97 £ 238,013 16,739 16 7 14,835 £ 1,686 10 3
Westport .. 56 £ 12,896 612 9 10½ 340 £ 39 0 9

Totals, 3rd quarter in 1925:

2,244
£ 1,351,135
70,388 13 2½
69,102
£ 7,292
14 5½
66,561
£ 3,133
14 0
126,866
£ 17,686
9 9
2,166,226
£ 85,689
7 3
3,779,890
£ 184,190
18 8

Totals, 3rd quarter in 1924:

2,276
£ 1,306,316
68,167 18 5½
62,154
£ 6,406
8 4½
51,629
£ 2,498
10 0½
112,649
£ 15,293
10 10½
2,024,958
£ 80,429
19 5
3,557,706
£ 172,795
7 2

  • Forwarded Press telegrams the bulk of which are “collect” upon delivery.
    † Amount received from prepaid and “collect” Press telegrams.

General Post Office, Wellington, 20th October, 1925.

A. MARKMAN, Secretary.



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20 October 1925
Postal Districts, Revenue, Quarterly Statistics, Telegrams, Telephone Exchanges
  • A. Markman, Secretary