New Zealand Gazette – 1928 – No. 9

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✨ Telegraph Business Statistics

376 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE [No. 9

STATEMENT of TELEGRAPH BUSINESS within the several POSTAL DISTRICTS of the DOMINION of NEW ZEALAND during the Quarter ended 31ST DECEMBER, 1927.

POSTAL DISTRICTS.	Number of Offices open at End of Quarter.	Ordinary Telegrams, including Paid Government Telegrams: Number	Ordinary Telegrams, including Paid Government Telegrams: Amount (£ s. d.)	Urgent Ordinary Telegrams: Number	Urgent Ordinary Telegrams: Amount (£ s. d.)	Letter Telegrams: Number	Letter Telegrams: Amount (£ s. d.)	Press Telegrams: Number	Press Telegrams: Amount† (£ s. d.)	Toll Communications: Number	Toll Communications: Amount (£ s. d.)	Total: Number	Total: Amount (£ s. d.)
Auckland	407	296,232	14,066 2 4	15,123	1,361 6 6 1/2	20,761	944 14 5	18,483*	3,270 6 11	377,724	14,636 5 9	728,323	34,278 15 11 1/2
Blenheim	88	20,107	909 17 3	531	56 3 1	1,837	79 11 7	727*	509 19 11	49,806	1,920 3 7	73,008	3,475 15 5
Christchurch	188	163,572	7,772 8 9	8,262	832 12 6	12,132	526 13 11	15,768*	2,784 4 10	239,846	10,779 4 5 1/2	439,580	22,695 4 5 1/2
Dunedin	210	122,666	5,812 17 8 1/2	3,689	378 3 5 1/2	11,680	535 2 9 1/2	6,713*	1,439 9 8	180,773	8,132 4 7 1/2	325,521	16,297 18 3
Gisborne	60	40,603	1,947 18 1	1,551	153 0 10	5,866	276 6 0	3,031*	872 18 3	74,774	3,570 1 5	125,825	6,820 4 7
Greymouth	79	38,937	1,841 2 11 1/2	899	102 12 3 1/2	3,270	145 5 9	2,135*	924 15 5	33,913	1,525 13 7 1/2	79,154	4,539 10 0 1/2
Hamilton	187	107,675	4,876 9 4	4,195	422 0 10	3,923	170 10 1	3,208*	408 19 6	258,286	10,099 1 0 1/2	377,487	15,977 0 9 1/2
Invercargill	164	56,776	2,577 7 11 1/2	1,699	165 17 7	4,881	215 6 1	1,768*	1,042 3 2	147,290	5,439 3 1 1/2	212,414	9,439 17 11
Napier	69	67,880	3,121 3 11 1/2	2,327	243 4 9	5,945	259 19 6	2,146*	1,158 18 5	180,267	6,951 1 2	258,565	11,734 7 9 1/2
Nelson	106	30,079	1,408 1 6	988	112 15 8	2,080	91 0 1 1/2	620*	487 4 9	57,517	2,160 14 6	91,284	4,259 16 6 1/2
New Plymouth	109	59,655	2,916 17 10 1/2	1,949	202 5 2 1/2	5,184	228 13 11 1/2	2,328*	1,176 11 7	145,334	5,099 5 5	214,450	9,623 14 0 1/2
Oamaru	50	16,605	743 3 2	363	34 9 7	1,119	47 8 5	832*	646 6 4	28,570	1,438 1 9 1/2	47,499	2,909 9 3 1/2
Palmerston North	85	67,142	2,929 7 11	3,421	195 14 1	3,233	138 5 5	5,008*	1,288 9 10	195,284	7,717 6 9 1/2	274,088	12,269 4 0 1/2
Thames	72	44,152	1,946 4 2 1/2	1,590	142 16 7	1,922	85 19 0	817*	196 14 0	93,242	3,431 18 5	141,723	5,803 12 2 1/2
Timaru	58	35,883	1,586 15 7	774	86 5 4	2,877	121 2 6 1/2	1,550*	838 3 0	88,108	3,863 7 7 1/2	129,192	6,495 14 1
Wanganui	96	63,304	2,786 15 10 1/2	1,987	208 16 0	3,658	156 17 11	1,980*	898 10 8	123,857	5,728 13 7 1/2	194,786	9,779 14 1
Wellington	93	268,556	18,043 18 2 1/2	12,557	1,575 8 4 1/2	15,713	717 14 2 1/2	78,762*	1,434 16 6	234,738	10,999 8 9 1/2	610,326	32,771 6 1
Westport	52	17,884	785 18 1	324	37 9 1	1,952	85 16 9	208*	278 18 0	15,525	531 15 1 1/2	35,893	1,719 17 0 1/2
Totals, 4th quarter in 1927	2,173	1,517,908	76,072 10 9	62,229	6,311 1 9 1/2	108,033	4,826 8 5 1/2	146,094*	19,657 10 9	2,524,854	104,023 10 10 1/2	4,359,118	210,891 2 7 1/2
Totals, 4th quarter in 1926	2,205	1,552,558	78,546 3 5	71,558	7,187 16 7	112,356	4,969 18 11	135,682*	17,645 3 10	2,408,597	96,007 1 10	4,280,951	204,356 4 7

* Forwarded Press telegrams the bulk of which are "collect" upon delivery.

† Amount received from prepaid and "collect" Press telegrams.

General Post Office, Wellington, 25th January, 1928.

G. McNAMARA, Secretary.

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🚂 Statement of Telegraph Business in Postal Districts (continued from previous page)

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Dated25 January 1928
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