POST AND TELEGRAPH.
RETURNS FOR THE HOLIDAYS. .THE CHIEF CENTRES. Some figures have been kindly supplied trom tho local Post Offieo which are interesting'as i showing the development of the post and Christmas.: business. The figures, which -are for December 20, 21, 23, and 24; of this and last year; relate to the bags, and hampers' sent and received from the chief-postal . centres, the stamps sold, and tho telegrams despatched and received. They wo as follows: — . .. . BAGS AND HAMPERS SENT AND --, RECEIVED. ' ■ < 1906. 1907. Auckland .... ... 3392 ' 8550 Chnstchurch ... ... 5072 5843 . Dunedin ... ... r 4026 -4432 . Invercargill ... ... 1350 1360 Napier .... ... ... 1930 2008 Wellington :.. ... 5418 11,209 STAMPS, SOLD. - v- v, ?- . ; 1906. . 1907. - Auckland £3389 £3475 Christchurch ... 2146-. 2318 .Dunedin':..-. ■ ■> ... ' ... 1520 1598 Invercargill ... ..: 768 922 Napier ... 959 1401 Wellington : ... ... 5927 .5780 . TELEGRAMS SENT AND RECEIVED. 1 1906. ■' 1907. Auckland ... ... 17,306 ' 16,758 .Christchurch ... 3-1,490 35,430 Dunedin . ... 28,197 30,555 Invercargill ... 7,269 8,314 'Napier - 16,637 20.796 Wellington ... ... 59,919 64,003 The above returns give some indication of the heavy work of the Department, and the increases • in, almost ovory instance are also gratifying. TL'is especially the case in regard to telegrams. : '■
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 80, 28 December 1907, Page 5
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183POST AND TELEGRAPH. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 80, 28 December 1907, Page 5
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