GISBORNE POST OFFICE
CHRISTMAS BUSINESS. Christmas is always a ; busy time at the Gisborne Post Office, and this year proved no exception to the rule. 'The pealc wps reached ion different days, in the .various branches. .Monday. December 22, was the busiest day with toils, a total of 1129 calls being handled.. ' Tuesday. December 23, was the busiest day in- the mail room, 5.13 : bags’ and hampers., being dealt with. On Christmas Eve the greatest number of telegrams were handled, the total being 7714. TELEGRAMS. Forwarded ordinary telegrams: December 20, 379; December 21, 16; December 22. G7O; December 23. .1030 ; December 24, 2415; total, 4510 Forwarded greeting telegrams: 13, 0, 109 . 358, 1356; total, 1836'. Received ordinary telegrams: 362, 20. 717, 1037,' 2494; total, 4630. Transmits (handled by' this office for other offices): 204,. 0, 365, 636, 1449:; total. 2657- ' TOLLS. ;> v : ' Outward: December', 20, 288; December 21," 136; December 22, 437; December 23. 401; December 24, 371; total, 1633. Inward, 397, 136 , 60S, 560, 494, total 2195. Through (handled by this office for other offices): 72, 16, SI, 44, .59, total 275. . .. MAILS.. ■Mail bags despatched: Dec. 20, 127; Dec. 22, 356; Dec. 23, 179; Dec. 24, 166; total, 628. Hampers despatched;: ~50/ 51, 70, 46, total,- 217. Mail bags redeived: 126 ' ,165, 152, 106, total 609. ' ' Hampers received: 104, 37/112, 42, total 295.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11403, 2 January 1931, Page 2
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