New Zealand Gazette – 1926 – No. 26

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✨ Telegraph Business Statistics

STATEMENT of TELEGRAPH BUSINESS within the several POSTAL DISTRICTS of the DOMINION of NEW ZEALAND during the Quarter ended 31st MARCH, 1926.

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.	Number. *	Amount. †	Number.	Amount.	Number.	Amount.
			£ s. d.		£ s. d.		£ s. d.		£ s. d.		£ s. d.		£ s. d.
Auckland ..	403	296,888	14,326 7 2½	18,937	1,941 13 8	17,636	834 12 5½	16,217	2,131 4 4	355,686	12,559 13 1½	705,364	31,793 10 9½
Blenheim ..	92	24,101	1,197 3 9½	1,178	111 4 0	1,974	87 19 6	779	438 7 4	50,433	1,604 5 4	78,465	3,438 19 11½
Christchurch	191	181,618	8,972 13 2	10,661	1,284 16 3	12,144	546 16 9	8,658	2,757 3 7	232,972	9,810 14 6½	446,053	23,372 4 3½
Dunedin ..	218	181,379	8,254 7 3	6,248	679 5 8	20,073	866 2 11½	12,376	892 11 1	170,930	8,282 0 5	391,006	18,974 7 4½
Gisborne ..	62	39,913	2,038 16 2½	2,081	211 11 2½	5,577	267 16 7	2,072	660 5 1	80,003	4,148 10 0½	129,646	7,326 19 1½
Greymouth	77	36,740	1,832 19 5	1,025	119 2 5½	2,614	118 18 3	1,627	748 10 8	32,871	1,329 11 3½	74,877	4,149 2 1
Hamilton ..	192	113,612	5,286 0 4	5,975	518 17 8½	3,316	146 4 9	2,152	410 8 4	233,366	8,888 9 11½	358,421	15,250 1 1
Invercargill	180	65,113	3,030 13 9½	2,002	211 19 7	4,311	194 14 4	1,975	974 11 1	137,941	5,242 8 11½	211,342	9,654 7 9
Napier ..	67	69,507	3,381 1 5	3,274	334 13 5	5,503	247 19 9	2,201	899 13 3	179,667	7,289 7 7½	260,152	12,152 15 5½
Nelson ..	111	32,654	1,639 12 4½	1,718	181 5 2	1,855	82 5 7	1,216	360 11 0	53,802	1,820 0 8½	91,245	4,083 14 10
New Plymouth	109	60,553	3,099 12 6½	3,248	274 2 9	4,514	204 1 8	2,107	1,027 18 6	135,383	4,428 13 1½	205,805	9,034 8 7
Oamaru ..	50	20,764	943 14 8	599	57 18 4	996	43 7 0	581	536 5 11	25,939	1,344 10 8	48,879	2,925 16 7
Palmerston North ..	90	72,418	3,352 5 10½	4,506	262 8 11½	2,944	126 6 8	4,046	983 12 8	186,181	7,443 16 6½	270,095	12,168 10 8½
Thames ..	71	44,453	2,019 4 11	2,413	204 3 4	1,587	72 3 3	1,028	208 12 0	80,695	2,834 14 7½	130,176	5,338 18 1½
Timaru ..	60	42,430	1,962 17 9½	1,190	130 5 5	3,208	138 0 9½	921	694 18 1	91,107	4,095 2 4	138,856	7,021 4 5
Wanganui ..	98	70,397	3,449 14 6½	3,898	385 18 3½	3,377	149 0 10	2,169	822 6 4	118,625	5,453 18 10	198,466	10,260 18 10
Wellington ..	96	273,607	19,033 2 2½	16,947	2,134 3 10½	14,539	693 5 10	64,584	1,705 16 7	203,268	8,859 2 1	572,945	32,425 10 7
Westport ..	54	14,506	699 19 2½	467	47 0 10	1,290	58 6 1	412	295 1 6	14,848	478 10 7½	31,523	1,578 18 3
Totals 1st quarter in 1926 ..	2,221	1,640,653	84,520 6 8½	86,367	9,090 10 11	107,458	4,878 3 0½	125,121	16,547 17 4	2,383,717	95,913 10 10	4,343,316	210,950 8 10
Totals, 1st quarter in 1925 ..	2,264	1,550,827	80,862 16 8	83,617	8,457 1 11½	60,185	2,863 10 5½	128,928	15,818 2 5	2,308,762	92,524 2 11½	4,132,319	200,525 14 5½

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

General Post Office, Wellington, 29th April, 1926.
A. MARKMAN, Secretary.

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🚂 Statement of Telegraph Business in Postal Districts

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated29 April 1926
KeywordsTelegraph, Postal Districts, Quarterly Statistics, Revenue
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A. Markman, Secretary

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