New Zealand Gazette – 1928 – No. 82

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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 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1928.

POSTAL DISTRICTS.	Number of Offices open at End of Quarter.	Ordinary Telegrams, including Paid Government Telegrams.		Urgent Ordinary Telegrams.		Letter Telegrams.		Press Telegrams.		Toll Communications.		Total.
		Number.	Amount.	Number.	Amount.	Number.	Amount.	Number. *	Amount. †	Number.	Amount.	Number.	Amount.
Auckland ..	400	247,006	£ s. d. 12,082 10 4½	10,998	£ s. d. 1,145 18 9½	19,263	£ s. d. 879 19 10½	17,368	£ s. d. 2,976 9 1	371,162	£ s. d. 14,506 1 7½	665,797	£ s. d. 31,590 19 9
Blenheim ..	86	14,759	703 16 2	344	36 11 7½	1,499	63 14 5½	1,376	444 10 1	45,187	1,783 1 3	63,165	3,031 13 7
Christchurch	187	138,829	6,735 14 2½	7,371	675 5 7	10,244	450 18 7	16,924	2,698 5 8	241,083	11,061 9 2	414,451	21,621 13 2½
Dunedin ..	209	98,976	4,696 7 2	2,788	310 14 1½	10,061	460 4 11½	6,538	1,458 2 4½	171,212	7,803 8 10½	289,575	14,728 17 6
Gisborne ..	59	31,837	1,567 5 4½	1,428	137 4 5	5,251	257 0 1	3,265	780 2 7	69,337	3,369 15 3½	111,118	6,111 7 9
Greymouth	78	29,351	1,431 11 2	746	84 8 5	3,259	144 2 0	1,673	906 14 4	34,629	1,575 3 5	69,658	4,141 19 4
Hamilton ..	184	87,272	3,996 3 8½	2,997	299 15 2	3,128	136 16 7	3,350	441 12 6	257,322	9,949 12 7½	354,069	14,824 0 7
Invercargill	159	43,822	1,976 10 9½	1,236	118 6 4	4,042	180 12 4	1,459	1,038 4 1	150,556	5,523 7 6½	201,115	8,837 1 1
Napier ..	69	53,588	2,522 13 1½	1,722	181 9 9	5,385	235 19 0	2,763	1,130 10 3	172,881	6,648 19 8	236,339	10,719 11 9½
Nelson ..	121	24,904	1,202 4 3½	852	92 14 2	1,952	84 1 6½	863	470 5 7	55,688	2,173 7 4½	84,259	4,022 12 11½
New Plymouth	109	50,002	2,458 2 1	1,706	167 6 4	4,676	208 13 8½	2,637	1,181 10 6	153,047	5,354 7 11½	212,068	9,370 0 7
Oamaru ..	50	13,558	610 3 1½	254	27 9 8	971	40 16 8	494	638 9 2	29,570	1,458 11 11	44,847	2,775 10 6½
Palmerston North	81	54,889	2,506 10 0½	2,034	143 10 11½	2,818	119 3 5	4,416	1,145 1 3	192,959	7,837 18 7	257,116	11,752 4 3
Thames ..	72	39,962	1,806 14 11	1,581	132 16 2	1,846	83 11 11	888	129 19 1	96,602	3,641 10 6½	140,879	5,794 12 7½
Timaru ..	58	31,389.	1,410 11 1½	895	78 6 5	2,717	117 7 11	2,350	818 16 11	89,802	4,040 17 11½	127,153	6,466 0 4
Wanganui ..	94	49,639	2,234 15 10½	2,201	172 6 7½	2,961	125 5 1	2,477	818 11 5	118,458	5,578 7 8½	175,736	8,929 6 8½
Wellington	95	232,530	16,377 0 6	10,244	1,213 5 1	14,114	631 8 10	72,902	1,597 0 9	232,332	11,274 3 6	562,122	31,092 18 8
Westport ..	38	13,573	625 12 8½	316	35 1 4	1,583	69 17 1	447	272 2 0	16,762	581 3 0	32,681	1,583 16 1½
Totals, 3rd quarter in 1928	2,149	1,255,886	64,944 6 9	49,713	5,052 10 11½	95,770	4,289 14 0½	142,190	18,946 7 7½	2,498,589	104,161 8 0	4,042,148	197,394 7 4½
Totals, 3rd quarter in 1927	2,183	1,245,590	64,395 5 10	54,693	5,740 6 0½	99,137	4,441 1 9	146,807	19,948 7 0½	2,284,630	93,216 10 1	3,830,857	187,741 10 9

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

General Post Office, 26th October, 1928. G. McNAMARA, Secretary.

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🚂 Statement of Telegraph Business in Postal Districts for Quarter Ended 30th September, 1928

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