POST OFFICE BUSINESS
THE CHRISTMAS RUSH TELEGRAMS, TOLLS AND MAILS Business at the Gisborne Fost Office proceeded at a high pressure this Christmas, the three days preceding the holidays being exceptionally busy ones for tbo. staffs of the various departments. The pressure reached its peak on Christmas Eve, when over 7CCO telegrams were handled, while for the five days prior to the holidays the total exceeded 13,0C0. During the Christmas rush, altogether 628 hags of mail were dispatched, and 609 received, while 217 hampers were sent out from tho. Gisborne office, 295 coming in. interesting details are contained in tho. list given below : TELEGRAMS Forwarded ordinary telegrams: Decemuer 20, 379; December 21, 16; December 22, 670; 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, 4050. Transmits (bandied by this office for other offices): 204 ,0. 3t>B, 636, 1449: total, 2657. TOLLS Outward: December 20, 288; December 21, 136; December 22, 437; December 23, 401; December 24, 371; total, 1633. Inward : 597, 136, 608 . 560, 494, total 2195, Through handled by this office tor other offices: 72, 16, 84, 44, 59, total 275. MAILS Mail bags despatched: Dec.. 20. 127; Dec. 22, 156; Dec. 23, 179; Dec. 24, 166; total, 628. Hampers despatched : 50, 51, 70, 46, total, 217. Mail hags received: 126, 165, 152, 166, total, 609. Hampers received: 104, 37, 112, 42, total, 295.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17453, 30 December 1930, Page 11
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244POST OFFICE BUSINESS Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17453, 30 December 1930, Page 11
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