TELEGRAPH TRAFFIC
SUBSTANTIAL DECREASE TOTAL FOR FIVE DAYS COMPARISON WITH 1937 There was a substantial falling off in the number of Christmas greetings sent by telegraph this year compared with the figures for the last festive season. The decrease coincided with the increase in the cost of the messages from sixpence last year to eightpence, and lOd as the rate for messages sent on December 23. Following are the figures for the five days preceding Christmas for the past two years:— Traffic in 1939
To-day was an exceptional one for the postmen in Gisborne as English and Australian mails were received yesterday and this morning. It is usual for the mailroom to be busy on the day after the Christmas Day and Boxing Day holidays as there is always an accumulation of mail to be dealt with. The additional work of distributing overseas mail was an added burden this morning.
Outward Reed. Transmits Dec. 19 .. 420 426 206 Dec. 20 .. 504 507 248 Dec. 21 .. 855 952 437 Dec. 22 .. 2343 2013 1131 Dec. 23 .. 1653 2269 1309 Totals .. 5775 ■6167 3331 Traffic in 1938 Outward Reed. Transmits Dec. 20 .. 453 561 266 Dec. 21 .. -882 758 318 Dec. 22 .. 14,10 1348 583 Dec. 23 .. 2971 3365 1430 Dec. 24 .. 2349 3768 2141 Totals .. 8065 9800 4738
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20131, 28 December 1939, Page 11
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217TELEGRAPH TRAFFIC Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20131, 28 December 1939, Page 11
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