TELEPHONE SERVICES.
PAST YEAR'S EXTENSIONS.
Some particulars of works that were carried out during the last financial year in connection with the Dominion's telephone services are given in the Public Works Statement. Twelve new exchanges ■were opened, and the number of exchangeconnections increased by 4846. A length of 590 miles of pole-line and 2136 miles of wire were added to the telegraph and inter-urban telephone system, and 515 miles of pole-line and 54,325 miles of wire to the telephone-exchange local system, whilst 1637 miles of telegraph and interurban telephone lines were overhauled and reconstructed. During the year 46 coin- '■• ■ .-.p.; -j in-s!ot telephones were installed, making '£■'.": a total of 139 slot telephones open: for . ■ public use. The substitution of under- -. . ground cable for aerial cable and.thereonversion of earth-working, exchanges for the ,' metallic circuit system is stated to be proceeding steadily- " On J*****" °* J*? abnormal conditions caused >£;*£/"£,;- savs the Minister, ** some delay has been . - experienced in obtaining «I«W* £ automatic telephone ; exchanges, bn£ the -\ Provision of suitable ; buildmg ***«»»: g*£ «d underground «We equipment has been steadily proceeded with. -
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16039, 4 October 1915, Page 7
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176TELEPHONE SERVICES. New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16039, 4 October 1915, Page 7
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