HEALTH STAMP SALES
— Press Association
; By Telegrciph-
WELLINGTON, Nov. 6. i ' "Already half of the total issu.e of ' health stamps has been sold, " said the , Poslmaster General, Hon. P. Webh, today. ' ' Saies for the first week, in keeping with those for the first day, .show a great advance on the first week's saies in any previous year. Saies at . district centres and principal post j othces reached the very gratifying - figure of £4(3,387 against £27,498 last year j and £18,422 in 1944. | .The North Island takes credit for saies totalling £18,0(33 compared with (£10,98(3 for the South Island. In addit tion orders from overseas and other j special clients amounted to £.11,338. i Not only are the first week's available ligurcs £18^390 in cxcess of those for the 1 lifst week last year but they also' ex- | c ce d'.t h'C: .t o.t a 1 . f o i- the whole of the first i mobtlrZ&sfc ■'yea^. | In district saies Otago liolds pride of | place Mth £0,236. Canterbury clo'sely j foillows with £0019. -Wellington district | is third with £153S aud Auckland foiirth j with £3078. Of tho other districls Hami iltou recorded £2132, Wanganui £1725, I Manawatu £1082, Invercargill ■ £1242 and Timaru £1053.
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Chronicle (Levin), 7 November 1946, Page 4
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