Northland First Day Stamp Sales £l2l7

Northern Advocate, 5 October 1948, Page 6

Northland First Day Stamp Sales £1217

A telegram of congratulation to Northland on its excellent first-day health stamp sales has been received by the acting chief postmaster at Whangarei (Mr G. W. F. Price) from the Director-General of the Post Office (Mr P. N. Cryer). Sales in Northland totalled £1217 5/7 for the first day.

Details of sales at post offices in the province are: Whangarei, £583/3/-; Awanui, £l3/1/10; Broadwood, £2/9/-; Dnrgaville, £IOO/14/10; Herekino. £l/18/9; Hikurangi, £l9/11/0; Kaeo, £4/1/10; Kaikohc, £53/5/-; Kailaia, £54; Kaiwaka, £9/5/G; Kamo, £lB/19/3; Kawakawa, £l3; Kcrikeri Central, £l7/14/3; Kohukohu, £l6/17/-; Mangonui, £7/4/-; Maungakaramea. 13/6; Maungaturolo, £lO/10/-; Ohaeawai. £lO/11/1; Okaihau, £2/5/-; Paihia, £2/2/3; Paparoa. £ll/5/-; Rawene, £2B/10/-; Runwai, £35/0/6; Russell, £B3: Te Kopuru, £l6/5/9; Towai. £3; Waiotira, 8/01; Waipu, £lB/17/-: Whaknpara, £l/7/11. FINE ACHIEVEMENT

More than £'50,000 worth of health stamps were sold throughout New Zealand on the first day the stamps were on sale.

This was announced by the Post-master-General (Mr Hackett) yesterday.

“It is a magnificent achievement." said the Minister. “Great credit is due to everyone who worked to make the first day a record. “It is a credit, too. to the whole-

hearted support of the public.” Figures from postal districts show Wellington at the top of the list with first day's sales totalling £11.876 (£7122 on the first day last year). Other district figures are: Dunedin, £8612 (£7508); Greymouth, £753 (£417); Invercargill, £2398 (£692); Masterton. £B2O (£124); Palmerston North, £3013 (£2188); Timaru, £lßl3 (£992); Westport, £IOO (£82); stamps branch, £4500 (£4357).