RUSH OF TELEGRAPH BUSINESS
Christmas Eve a Record ALL WIRES CONGESTED Although it was anticipated by Post and Telegraph Department officials that ■the public would take generous advantage of the special sixpenny concession for Christmas greeting telegrams, the magnitude of tbe rush which developed this week came as a surprise to everyone. Figures are not yet available, but it is clear that the telegraphic business for New Zealand constituted a record. On Christmas Eve there was heavy congestion on both north and south lines, the offices in all four main centres being obliged to work at high pressure on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day. The rush was such that it became impossible to deliver all telegrams on the day of sending, with the result that at least one office—Dunedin—was obliged to hold over some unimportant telegrams for dispatch and delivery on the following days. As a result some telegrams lodged in Dunedin for Wellington on Christmas Eve were not delivered until Boxing Day. It was stated yesterday on behalf of the department, however, that only greeting telegrams were thus delayed. Any messages other than simple greetings were dispatched and delivered in good time.
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Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 80, 28 December 1935, Page 10
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