POST AND TELEGRAPH.
> * CHRISTMAS TRAFFIC.
, VERY HEAVY BUSINESS.
.' The" Postal authorities,' notwithstanding the heavy demand made upon tho mail staff of the Wellington I'ost Oflico, has found sufficient timo to get out the figures which give tho amount of business dono between December 20 and 24 in every .town of any importance in the Dominion, rl'aking-the four centre* first, it is found .that tliero lias been a marvellous increaso >?U round.. Take, for example, the increase in;tbe;nuniber of bags and hampers for- ■ warded;niuUrccciv«d in Wellington. This shows'-the'alniost'; incredible increase of .W.al ■ per";:.ioent.,whilst Christchurch : eomea nest with an- increase of 38.25 per cent.■• In Wellington telegrams receievd j and ~ forwarded inareased;,.b\v, 10.31 per ; cent, on last year's figures,' whilst Auckland's increase was 22.78 per cent.? fThe fallowing figures will bo found' t o ?bev„f' interest' Mii- STAMPS SOT,P. ' 'X !' 10i:!. , -1313. j: i'V Wellington 5,382 ■ ... 5,031'.' '.' '■•"'Auckland 4,058 y 4,920 Christchurch . 3,413 ;' .3,71;! Dunedin ! 1,921 I,DM ■\\anganui 1,122 ■ ■' 1,5!)U . Invercargill :.', 977. 1,011 . Napier 958,'. 720 * Timaru 923 759 ''■;.:It will be seen from tho above that Wellington shows a decrease, yet is still on top. - Both Napier and Timaru aistt show a decline, as do Greymouth, Hokitika, and Oamaru. MAIL PACKAGES' HANDLED. : 1912. 1913. Wellington S.3M ' 12,298 !":!■. 'Auckland 7,405 9,546 . Christchurch 5,765 7,970 '. Wanganui 1,313 1,531 . Invercargill ' 1,517 .. 1,763. Aapier 2,082 2,273 Timaru 545 1,036 TELEGRAMS FOE WARDED. 1912. 1913. . :. Wellington 21,938 20,225 ' Auckland 18,823 17,3»5 Christchurch 10,104 10,092 ; Dunedin 8,500 8,918 ' " Wanganui 4,800 ~ 4,531 Invercargill 3,922 2,713 : Napier 5,421 ' ■ , Timaru 2621 ; 2,596 TELEGRAMS DECEIVED. 1912. 19.13. ' Wellington ' 24,349 . 28,233 ■ Auckland 21,937- . 25,319 ' Christchurch 14,652 • ■ 17,.303 . Dunedin 8,910 32,324 Wanganui 5,354 . 5,599 . Invercargill 4,354 . • 3.250 'Napier 5,247 6,328 'J'imnru ..' 2,549 .' 2,800 .
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1945, 31 December 1913, Page 8
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280POST AND TELEGRAPH. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1945, 31 December 1913, Page 8
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