RECORD BUSINESS.
AT LOCAL POST OFFICESCHRISTMAS TRAFFIC. For the foui days before Christmas the Napier Post Office handled an increase of 10,507 telegrams over the figures of 1918. The 1919 figures were: —Forwarded, 6956; received, 8289; transmitted, 4923.
The parcels handled on the four days before Christmas were: —Saturday, 409; Monday, 363; Tuesday, 422; Wednesday, 350. The stamp sales amounted' to: — Saturday, £210; Monday, £441; Tuesday, £531; Wednesday, £348. The Money Order ana Savings Bank totals are not available, as the staff have not had time to prepare a return.
The accountant stated this morning that the business, done constituted a record, easily eclipsing all previous figures.
The telegraph traffic at the Hastings office for the three days immediately preceding Christmas easily constituted, a record. The figures are as follows:— Trans--
The work in the Money Order and Savings Bank branch was also heavy, the deposits for the three days amounting to £5384, and the withdrawals to £3997. Money order and miscellaneous transactions were also largely in excess of the usual number. During the same period 338 parcels were handed in over the counter for despatch and' 420 were received and delivered.
Forwd. Rec. mitted. December 22nd 434 415 66 •December 23r<T 550 508 78 December 24th 1194 1154 264
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume X, Issue 17, 3 January 1920, Page 5
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210RECORD BUSINESS. Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume X, Issue 17, 3 January 1920, Page 5
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