ONE HUNDRED AND SIX MILLION LETTERS A YEAR

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVIII, Issue 2, 10 July 1912, Page 24

ONE HUNDRED AND SIX MILLION LETTERS A YEAR

Ihe illustrations reproduced in the almve double page show hi a remarkable manner bow the growth of the city has neressitated * oiitinual im-ieases in the ac<-ommodatlon for the post and Telegraph J ><£*artments. Xew Zealand* rs have been described as the greatest letter writers in the world, ami u

glame at the annual report of the Postal Department gives : tn idea of the vast amount of work which the <dti< ials in a city like Auckland have to cope with. Postal matter delivered in \ew Zealand, including that received from abroad during last year, reached a total of PM»,n.3,ii|o letters,

6,829.503 post cards. 53.555.632 other articles, and 1.71 1.369 parrels. A total of •i0”.7*11 money otdrrs for £2.75!». 39.3 s 5 were Issued, ami IN3JM.3 for £2.116.95s 15 1«» paid. The increase in tin* number of orders issued as compared with last year was 3x.1«i7. The postal note business continues to increase.

I Hiring the year 1.*21.566 I ' I; the value of £574.979 I s 6 an increase of !».27 per cent >’> b . '.1.5.3 in amount, as compared " n ‘ r ’ . ceding year. Tin* number of tele- . warded was '.UH-::, 1.3.3. whih posted during 1911 totalled l 'd >

K, |M ‘ St fro,u 1844 ,o ,l h' xlte now occupied by •""I Charitable Aid Hoard •-» Mr Robert Hamil•ontraVl ? ,e J srH “"•* M. JamieI t.i< tors for the new Auckland

post office. i.’b Building used hh a post office from 1X59 to IXO9. This site is How occupied by the Auckland Museum in Princes Street. <4i The present I’ost and Telegraph Office in Shortland Street. <si Mr J. Barclay, overseer for the Public Works

Department. at the new Auckland Post Office. ph Buildings which in 1x54 occupied the site of the present |mst office in Shortland Stieet. That on the left was the first Government store, and said to be the first wooden building erected in Auckland. It

was used afterwards as a market. That on flu* left was the Customs House. In the centre of the above page is a view of the ijueen Stieß front of Auckhiml's new post office. the interior of which is now being equipped in readiness for occupation.