THE HOLIDAYS.
By Telegraph.—Press Association. Cliirstchurch, Lust Night.
Regarding the behaviour of the crowd in the city on Christmas five, Inspector (iiilies informed a representative of Truth that the police authorities rarely lrave had any trouble oil Christmas Kvcs, and last Thursday night was not au exception, despite tile fact that tin: city was very full of people. Following are details <,j' tilt* postal traffic for the period from December 17 to 24 this year, last year's ligures being givca also:—Mails received, 3U45 bags and 357 hampers (hist year 22HU bags and 252 hampers!; outward mails :iUH2 bags and 430 hampers (last year 2008 bags and 31)4 hampers; sale of stamps %d, 14-1,0011 (last year 7000), Id 2.10,000 (last year (102,000). eash receipts from stamps £3175 (last year .CsKtlH). Telegraph business -On Ciiristmas Kve, 3842 messages were forwarded and .1120 received, as against 3405 and 4381 last, year; messages received from various centres for transmission to oilier centres numbered 11,100, as against 0:182. Tile following were the tramway takings for the December holidays:—Anniversary Day, .C 304 8s 10d; Christinas live, .OS.'i 0s 3d; Ciiristmas Day .C2SJ 4s 8d; Boxing Day £OOI 10s.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 310, 29 December 1908, Page 2
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192THE HOLIDAYS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 310, 29 December 1908, Page 2
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