Telegraph Business Statistics




STATEMENT of TELEGRAPH BUSINESS within the several POSTAL DISTRICTS of the DOMINION of NEW ZEALAND during the Quarter ended 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1930.

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 .. .. .. 379 234,965 11,432 2 6 9,286 884 2 2 17,610 801 4 10
Blenheim ... 84 13,838 628 13 1½ 283 27 4 4 1,393 59 9 1
Christchurch 188 132,802 6,349 0 5½ 6,026 515 9 8½ 9,244 407 2 7½
Dunedin ... 202 93,486 4,408 3 8 2,173 239 7 3 9,725 437 12 7
Gisborne ... 55 30,918 1,490 11 1½ 1,271 116 17 10 4,715 225 18 10
Greymouth ... 80 29,354 1,385 1 5½ 643 77 19 0 2,786 128 4 2
Hamilton ... 179 82,835 3,691 13 9 2,347 224 15 3 2,903 131 2 8
Invercargill ... 145 41,852 1,895 18 1½ 1,052 92 19 10 3,978 179 0 3
Napier ... 69 51,347 2,334 15 9 1,499 140 17 4 4,878 215 10 0
Nelson ... 111 26,064 1,311 12 6½ 701 77 1 10 1,910 83 11 9
New Plymouth ... 102 47,983 2,340 19 10½ 1,278 122 11 4½ 4,146 184 19 5
Oamaru ... 49 13,604 597 17 8½ 254 25 9 2 864 37 4 5
Palmerston North ... 70 51,873 2,319 6 10½ 1,893 116 1 1 2,547 107 14 11
Thames ... 70 41,178 1,789 4 0½ 1,024 96 1 7 1,849 82 14 5
Timaru ... 55 28,827 1,293 13 3 715 61 3 6 2,588 110 2 3
Wanganui ... 88 44,784 1,979 11 11 1,764 118 5 5 2,507 107 15 2
Wellington ... 96 236,808 16,399 11 3 8,950 1,057 4 5 13,454 599 19 0
Westport ... 39 14,626 685 15 5½ 308 32 15 11 1,817 80 13 10
Totals, 3rd quarter in 1930 2,061 1,217,144 62,333 12 10½ 41,467 4,026 7 0 88,914 3,980 0 2½
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
  • Forwarded Press telegrams the bulk of which are "collect" upon delivery. † Amount received from prepaid and "collect" Press telegrams.

General Post Office, Wellington, 28th October, 1930.

G. McNAMARA, Secretary.



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🚂 Statement of Telegraph Business in Postal Districts

🚂 Transport & Communications
28 October 1930
Statistics, Telegraph, Postal Districts, Quarterly
  • G. McNamara, Secretary