New Zealand Gazette – 1929 – No. 5

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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 DECEMBER, 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.
Auckland .. .. ..	400	307,546	14,617 3 11½	16,228	1,335 10 11½	19,310	891 2 4½
Blenheim .. .. ..	87	20,617	975 12 2	628	51 7 11	1,845	78 6 2
Christchurch .. .. ..	188	170,433	8,089 5 2½	9,026	772 15 11½	10,556	461 4 2½
Dunedin .. .. ..	207	128,804	5,978 7 0½	3,915	372 3 10½	10,713	483 16 5½
Gisborne .. .. ..	59	42,339	2,060 9 8	2,134	172 9 11	5,688	272 7 8
Greymouth.. .. ..	77	39,799	1,855 3 7	894	93 8 1	3,433	151 7 6½
Hamilton .. .. ..	185	114,127	5,162 8 8½	4,943	407 11 0	3,557	151 16 9½
Invercargill.. .. ..	157	57,612	2,650 8 9½	2,232	150 10 11	4,434	196 19 5
Napier .. .. ..	69	69,623	3,199 3 9	2,151	229 12 6½	5,986	264 11 3½
Nelson .. .. ..	119	31,480	1,525 9 10	1,285	110 9 8	1,945	82 10 2½
New Plymouth .. .. ..	108	61,137	2,984 13 4	2,046	180 2 11	4,684	207 0 4½
Oamaru .. .. ..	50	17,466	795 14 5	715	39 15 0	1,106	46 17 4
Palmerston North .. ..	78	67,495	3,061 2 7½	3,291	176 12 0	3,000	127 1 11
Thames .. .. ..	73	48,929	2,173 17 11	1,998	155 15 7	1,794	78 0 8
Timaru .. .. ..	58	39,133	1,725 19 1½	1,075	76 4 4	2,600	110 5 5
Wanganui .. .. ..	94	62,246	2,799 6 5½	2,129	193 7 6	3,182	137 2 3
Wellington .. .. ..	95	281,221	19,193 7 10	12,398	1,472 3 7½	14,677	663 14 1½
Westport .. .. ..	38	18,105	821 3 4	479	45 7 0	1,967	86 9 2
Totals, 4th quarter in 1928	2,142	1,578,112	79,668 17 9	67,567	6,035 8 9½	100,477	4,490 13 4½
Totals, 4th quarter in 1927	2,173	1,517,908	76,072 10 9	62,229	6,311 1 9½	108,033	4,826 8 5½

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, 1929.

G. McNAMARA, Secretary.

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🚂 Statement of Telegraph Business by Postal Districts

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated25 January 1929
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G. McNamara, Secretary

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