New Zealand Gazette – 1929 – No. 74

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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, 1929.

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.
			£ s. d.		£ s. d.		£ s. d.		£ s. d.		£ s. d.		£ s. d.
Auckland ..	399	253,857	12,233 15 6	11,633	1,171 3 2½	19,408	887 1 4	16,257	3,240 9 3	407,895	16,518 3 10½	709,050	34,050 13 2
Blenheim ..	85	14,864	685 13 1½	359	33 0 6	1,490	64 16 4	870	485 1 0	48,682	1,964 2 9	66,265	3,232 13 8½
Christchurch	186	146,697	7,027 13 8	7,850	704 10 8	10,590	457 4 3	16,514	2,806 13 4	264,675	12,245 9 1½	446,326	23,241 11 0½
Dunedin ..	206	101,316	4,769 19 5½	2,877	310 11 4	10,599	475 19 5½	6,399	1,423 18 8	182,889	8,543 10 7	304,080	15,523 19 6
Gisborne ..	58	34,980	1,735 10 3½	1,489	137 7 8	5,733	269 0 10	2,875	826 5 2	74,753	3,643 3 8½	119,830	6,611 7 8
Greymouth..	77	31,528	1,458 13 2½	771	88 14 11	3,310	152 4 10	1,390	787 1 9	37,852	1,753 0 0½	74,851	4,239 14 9
Hamilton ..	184	89,908	4,123 1 11½	3,108	308 18 10	3,130	138 15 7	3,277	455 10 1	284,623	11,348 14 10	384,046	16,375 1 3½
Invercargill	152	44,534	2,014 5 6	1,285	129 11 0	4,221	189 6 8	1,677	1,118 5 3	168,706	6,099 19 0	220,423	9,551 7 5
Napier ..	69	55,610	2,593 5 7	1,572	167 9 7	5,250	230 4 5	2,593	1,105 15 2	196,010	7,473 17 11	261,035	11,570 12 8
Nelson ..	116	28,565	1,392 13 10½	1,009	113 9 11	2,123	92 5 9	1,194	476 2 0	63,708	2,493 9 3	96,599	4,568 0 9½
New Plymouth	105	51,100	2,434 5 6½	1,639	160 7 4	4,521	200 15 5½	2,840	1,209 0 7	161,679	5,706 5 2	221,779	9,710 14 1
Oamaru ..	50	13,394	612 5 2	214	21 14 9	946	39 10 1	482	678 4 6	32,126	1,548 3 9	47,162	2,899 18 3
Palmerston North	77	56,627	2,576 3 4	1,861	137 5 4	2,984	126 6 5	4,745	1,207 13 1	210,969	8,550 0 10	277,186	12,597 9 0
Thames ..	71	42,532	1,828 0 2½	1,270	115 10 9	1,879	81 4 7	1,191	149 1 8	110,133	4,119 12 10½	157,005	6,293 10 1
Timaru ..	59	33,503	1,492 10 8½	930	86 19 0	2,934	123 7 4	2,380	845 18 6	94,461	4,299 7 2½	134,208	6,848 2 9
Wanganui ..	89	49,594	2,186 17 10	2,241	154 12 4	2,705	113 11 2	3,132	855 19 9	126,603	5,951 3 2	184,275	9,262 4 3
Wellington ..	95	242,774	16,786 7 4	10,252	1,217 7 8½	14,121	644 3 2	74,095	1,452 19 7	256,164	12,553 13 10	597,406	32,654 11 7½
Westport ..	38	18,201	879 18 5½	564	68 3 6	2,222	101 5 1	839	299 4 2	16,976	577 17 0½	38,802	1,926 8 3
Totals, 3rd quarter in 1929	2,116	1,309,584	66,831 0 9	50,924	5,126 18 4	98,166	4,387 2 9	142,750	19,423 3 6	2,738,904	115,389 14 11½	4,340,328	211,158 0 3½
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

Forwarded Press telegrams th ‘bulk of which are “collect” upon delivery.

† Amount received from prepaid and “collect” Press telegrams.

General Post Office, Wellington, 26th October, 1929

G. McNAMARA, Secretary.

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🚂 Statement of Telegraph Business in Postal Districts

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Dated26 October 1929
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G. McNamara, Secretary

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