SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT ON THE WORKING AND PROGRESS OF THE NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1871 Session I, E-02

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SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT ON THE WORKING AND PROGRESS OF THE NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.

PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BY COMMAND OP HIS EXCELLENCY.

WELLINGTON.

1871.

In page 10, after the words " Christchurch," and " Dunedin," omit the asterisk.

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Office of the Commissioner of Telegraphs, Sir, — Wellington, sth August, 1871. I have the honor to submit to your Excellency a Report as to the operations of the Telegraph Department of New Zealand during the year ended 30th June, 1871, being the Seventh Annual Eeport upon the subject. I have, &c, F. D. Bell (in the absence of the Telegraph Commissioner). His Excellency Sir George Ferguson Bowen, K.C.M.G., Governor of New Zealand. .^_ REPORT. The progress made in the extension of the Telegraph during the past year has been very satisfactory. The reduction from the 2s. 6d. tariff to the Is. for private messages not exceeding ten words, which came into operation on the Ist April, 1870, has proved a great success, and caused a great increase in the revenue of the Department. The system of Money Order Telegrams, which had only been in operation fifteen days at the close of the year ending June, 1870, has also increased the revenue of the Department, and proved a great convenience to the public, who have largely availed themselves of this means of transmitting small sums of money. A lithographed map accompanies this Report, showing the present extent and direction of the respective lines. Including the cable, there are now 2,107 miles of line, carrying 3,507 miles of wire. In addition to the usual tables, which are appended, a new table (L) is presented for the first time, showing the annual progress of the Department since 1866. This table is well worth attention. In 1866, 27,237 telegrams were sent over 699 miles of line; in 1871, 312,874 telegrams, over about 2,000 miles of line; or nearly twelve times the number of messages. There were then only 13 stations; there are now 72. The cash revenue was then £5,561 ; it is now ,€22,419. The total value of business done was then a little over £6,000; it now exceeds £32,000. The average cost of maintaining the stations remains the same, notwithstanding the great increase of work at the chief offices : the average cost of maintaining the lines, which was in 1866 £3 9s. lOd. per mile, grew till in 1870 it had reached .€8 9s. lid., but has been reduced to £5 19s. 6d. The number of private, press, and Provincial service telegrams which in 1870 was 122,545, more than doubled itself (253,582) in 1871, on the adoption of the shilling tariff. The total value of business done, and the total expenditure, were in 1866, £6,045 and €6,377; in 1871, €32,296 and £32,598; almost exactly the same relation being apparently maintained : but whereas it cost on an average close upon five shillings to send each telegram in 1866, it cost in 1871 a fraction over two shillings. On the whole, the progress of the last five years cannot be looked upon as otherwise than highly satisfactory. EXTENSION OF LINES. During the past year the lines which were in course of construction at the close of the financial year 1869-70 have been completed. They are as follows:— Mercer to the Thames. At the date of the last Report, the only portion of this section which remained unfinished was from Pukorokoro to the Piako. This was completed in July, 1870, and telegraphic communication established between Auckland and the Thames on the 27th of that month. The total expenditure on this section is £5,037 10s. Id., which includes the building and the supplying of material for four turrets —two at the Piako and two at the Thames, in order to enable those rivers to be spanned.

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Considerable expense was incurred in cradling some of the poles, which was found necessary owing to the boggy nature of the ground over which the line had in many places to be carried, and to the Natives having persistently endeavoured to confine the line down close to the edge of the sea. Details of the cost of this section will be found in Table A attached to this Ileport. Tapuaeharijru to Tauranga, via Maketu. This line; 110 miles in length, had at the date of my last Report been completed a distance of eight miles from Tauranga; and on the 10th of December, 1870, telegraphic communication was established, via Napier, with the City of Wellington, in one unbroken circuit, measuring by wire close on 450 miles. The total cost of this line, including cost of construction of the 90 miles between Napier and Tapuaeharuru, is .€21,090 3s. Fuller details will be found in Table A. The expenditure incurred in the construction of these lines was greatly increased by the difficult and hilly nature of the country through which they pass, nearly the whole of the wire, arms, insulators, &c., having to be packed on horses. The poles are all cut from the heai't of totara. In some places between Napier and Tapuaeharuru, where the line j)asses through the bush, the standing timber has been made available for affixing the insulators, and the bush has been as little disturbed as possible. This, however, has only been adopted as a temporary expedient, and it is intended when the road is more fully defined to remove the wire in those places on to the proper road line. The scarcity of good totara timber on this section of the line made it necessary in some places to have resort to the use of built poles, and experience has proved that they answer very well, being both light and strong. They are built of the best totara timber procurable on the spot. The line from Napier to Tapuaeharuru, and as far as a place called Oruanui, was constructed under the supervision of Mr. Bold; the remaining portion from Oruanui to Tauranga under Mr. Blake. Naseby Line (Otago) . It was intended, at the date of my last Report, to have connected Naseby with Alexandra, a station on the Queenstown line; but it was deemed prudent, after further consideration of the matter, to abandon this route, and to connect Naseby with Palrnerston, a point on the line between Dunedin and Oamaru. By the alteration of the route a saving of 7s. 6d. per pole was effected over the price tendered for in the first instance. The line, after leaving Palmerston, follows the coach road as a rule all the way to Naseby, cutting off bends in the road where it could be done with advantage. The total length of the line is 54 miles, and the total cost £1,437 16s. 9d., of which fuller details are given in Table A. Telegraphic communication was established between Naseby and Palmerston on the 20th June last. The poles used in construction are all heart of totara, and were obtained from Akaroa. The survey of the line and supervision during its construction were intrusted to Mr. Logan, the Inspector for the Otago Province. Riverton Line. This line after leaving Invercargill is carried as far as Wallacctown, on the direct line of road to Winton: from Wallacetown to Riverton it follows the made road all the way. The total length is 24 miles, and it was constructed at an outlay of £906 6s. 4d. Table A gives particulars of the cost of construction. Had the only matter for consideration been to place Riverton in telegraphic communication with Invercargill, a nearer route by the sea beach might have been obtained, which would have saved some five miles of line. The adoption of the present route has, however, in addition to extending the telegraph to Riverton, taken the line six or seven miles on the road to Winton, with which place, without a doubt, Invercargill will at some future time be connected by wire; and the present posts between Invercargill and Wallacetown will then be available for that purpose. LINES IN COUESE OF CONSTRUCTION. Tauraxga to Kati Kati. In April last arrangements were made for the extension of the line from Tauranga as far as Kati Kati. The contract for the supply, delivery, and erection of the poles was undertaken by Mr. McKcnzie, the contractor who supplied the poles for the Tauranga and Taupo line. The price agreed to be paid per pole (erected) is 40s. The survey and supervision have been intrusted to Mr. Floyd, the Electrician to this Department. According to a letter forwarded by Mr. Sheath, District Inspector of Telegraphs, at Auckland, to the General Manager at Wellington, the adoption of this line of route " will cut off the most difficult part of the mail route between the Thames and Taurauga." The poles to be used in the construction of the line will be all heart of totara. It is expected that the line will be completed shortly; and in order that no time may be lost in

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establishing telegraphic communication between Tauranga and Kati Kati, arrangements have been entered into for the renting of an office at the latter-mentioned place. Patea to New Plymouth. The construction of this line was commenced in February last, and was completed from Patea as far as Opunake on the 7th May. The poles and other material for erection have all been laid between New Plymouth and Stoney River, and the material for the remaining portion of the line between Stoney River and Opunakc has been landed at the last-mentioned place. Owing to the prevalence of wet weather, and to some unsettled questions with the Natives, it has been deemed advisable to suspend operations till the spring, when no time will be lost in resuming the work. The survey and supervision during the course of construction, so far as it has gone, were intrusted to Mr. Blake. Two offices will shortly be open —one at Hawera, a rising township eighteen miles from Patea, and the other at Opunake, the present terminus of the line, distant about fifty miles from Patea. Akaroa Line. Operations are in progress for beginning this line. Tenders have been called for the supply and delivery of poles, and a preliminary survey made. It is expected that the line will be completed by the end of December. MAINTENANCE AND KEPAIRS. Bluff to Balclutha. The line between Bluff and Invercargill has been permanently repaired; all the poles used in the reconstruction being heart of totara. From Invercargill to Balclutha, beyond a few casualties, nothing worthy of notice has taken place. It is intended, however, to examine this portion of the above section very carefully in the ensuing summer, as some of the poles that have already been lowered show indications that their stability is not to be depended on. Should it be found necessary to repolc the line in some places, nothing but heart of totara will be used. Balclutha to Waitaki. From Balclutha to Waikouaiti only the ordinary casualties have occurred during the past year. That portion of this section between Waikouaiti and the River Waitaki, which at the date of my last Report was under repair, has now been completed. Where fresh poles were found to be necessary, heart of totara has been used, but a great number of the old poles, especially across the Waitaki Plains, have been made available again by being lowered. Waitaki to Christchurch. This section requires no comment. Beyond the ordinary casualties no repairs have been required. Some of the rivers across which the line runs threaten, however, to give trouble by the shifting of the bed of the stream. In one or two places the poles have already been shifted back. It is intended, however, to obviate these difficulties by having resort to poles made of 2^-inch gas piping, a plan of piling which has been found effective and cheap. Christchurch to Hokitika and Greymouth. It was intended during the past summer to have repoled the portion of this section between Christchurch and the Bealcy; but the poles that had been procured for this purpose being required for the line between Patea and New Plymouth, the repoling was deferred for a short time. This delay in its repair may give some trouble during the next few months, but arrangements have now been made for its permanent repair during the spring and summer months. Some of the poles on the line between Greymouth and Hokitika show signs of decay: they will, as opportunity offers, be replaced by new ones. The remaining portions of this section require no comment. Greymouth to Westport. Injuries to this line are still sustained through falling trees, but beyond such casualties nothing of any consequence has occurred on this section during the past year. Christchurch to Blenheim. This section on the whole has given very little trouble during the past year: the most troublesome part has been where the line runs over Rilcy's Hill, which from its exposed position makes casualties more frequent there than at any other point of the line. Endeavours will be made during the summer to remedy this evil as far as practicable, by increasing the stability of the present line; but it may perhaps be necessary to shift the line from its present position to a more sheltered place. This alternative would involve an expenditure of at least £800, on account of a road having to be made, which, from the rocky nature of the ground over which the line would have to pass, would in itself cause a considerable outlay. 2

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Blenheim to Nelson. In my last Report I mentioned that new poles of heart of totara had been erected between Blenheim and Picton. The reconstruction from Picton has been extended during the past year for a distance of four miles beyond Havelock, and the remaining portion to Nelson has been carefully examined, and repairs made where required. As some parts of the distance between Picton and Havelock were very difficult of access owing to the rugged nature of the country, built poles (180 in number) of picked heart of totara have been erected in the place of ordinary poles. ToKOMAIRIRO TO QuEENSTOWN. This line at the date of my last Report had been reconstructed as far as Alexandra, and on the 12th November, 1870, the reconstruction was finished. All the iron poles (1,120) purchased from the Provincial Government of Otago have been used in the reconstruction, and about 600 of the original wooden poles have been used again by being lowered. Some of these, however, will only last two years, and will then have to be replaced by totara poles. Many improvements on the old line have been made, whereby its general stability has been much increased. The total cost of the reconstruction will be found in Table A. Wellington to Napier. Interruptions on this section have been very few during the past year. Between Mastcrton and Porangahau the line was carefully examined and repaired during the summer months. The heavy flood at the Upper Hutt in March last caused great injury to the line, the road in many places being washed away; in other places, owing to the continued wet weather, heavy landslips occurred which completely buried the line, leaving only the tops of the poles visible: but communication was interrupted with Napier for only three and a half days. Auckland, Thames, and Waikato Lines. The casualties on these lines during the past year have been few and unimportant; the principal cause of trouble being the lowness of the lines across the Thames River, making them liable to be broken by the masts of vessels. This to a certain extent has been remedied by heightening the towers supporting the wires on each side of the river : but it is not yet certain whether this source of interruption has effectually been put a stop to. The rapid increase of business on the wires caused by the great yield of gold on the Thames Gold Fields, made it imperative to double the staff of operators at both Grahamstown and Auckland during the month of June. A third wire is being placed from Auckland to Mercer on the present poles; and when this is completed, there will be one direct wire from Auckland to Alexandra, and two from Auckland to Grahamstown; this, it is anticipated, will fully meet the requirements of the public. In Table X will be found the cost of maintenance of each of the sections above referred to. Cook Strait Cable. The tests for insulation during the past year will again be found in Table C. Nos. 1 and 3 wires still continue to give the same satisfactory results. No. 2 remains in as good a condition as at the date of my last report. MISCELLANEOUS. The system of Money Order Telegrams, which was introduced on the 15th June, 1870, has now been long enough in operation to enable a fair estimate to be formed of its usefulness to the public, and also of the additional revenue to the Department. From a return furnished by Mr. Pagan, the Controller of the Money Order and Savings Bank branch of the Post Office, it appears that 2,009 telegrams of this class were transmitted during the year, representing in cash the sum of £9,555 7s. lid. It will be seen by Table N attached to this licport, that Dunedin, Christchurch, and Wellington, including the amount of business done at their respective sub-offices, stand at the head of the list in amount of orders issued and paid. Of the commission (£348 45.) collected by the Post Office, Is. on each telegram belongs to this Department, representing the sum of £103 95.; the balance, £244 los., shows a profit to the Post Office exceeding 2\ per cent, on the amount of orders issued. From the above facts it may be fairly assumed that the introduction of the system has been a complete success. The principle on which the system is based has also proved itself to be perfect in all its details. It is a noticeable fact, and one that bears high testimony to the care evinced by the telegraph operators, that only one mistake in the transmission of these telegrams has occurred. During the year seven cadets have been instructed in the learners' gallery, and six are now in course of training. The extension of the wires, and the continued demand for new stations on the old lines, makes it necessary to keep a good staff of Cadets at work. Fifteen new stations have been opened at various times during the year. At all these the duties of telegraphist and postmaster have been combined, and at five of the above number the additional duty of lineman is done. During the next year it is intended to open two lineman's stations—one at Porangahau on the Napier line, and the other at Waihemo, a point nearly half-way between Palmerston and Naseby. The station at Porangahau will save at least ten hours in repairing any break between that place and Castle Point, and five hours on the Waipukurau side. As regards the station at Waihemo, owing to the Naseby line being fifty-four miles long,

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it would not be prudent to depend wholly on the services of the lineman stationed at Palmerston, as the trunk line would be left during his absence liable to long interruption in case of a breakage. It will be seen on turning to Table H of this Report, that whilst these stations are most valuable on account of the facilities which they afford for restoring communication in. cases of interruption, they also, in some instances, add considerably to the revenue of the Department. As a rule, married men have been selected to fill these appointments, so that in their absence on line duty their wives perform their postal duties. The appointments are given to linemen who have been some time in the service, and who have made themselves competent to perform the duties of an operator, and shown themselves efficient in other respects. The number of registered complaints against the Department during the year is forty-one. Of this number, eighteen on investigation proved to be groundless; of the remaining number, seven were for delay in delivery of telegrams, five for wrong delivery, and eleven for inaccurate rendering. Each of the above complaints was carefully investigated, and where the Department was at fault prompt measures were taken to prevent, if possible, a future recurrence. This number of complaints seems large compared with the numbers of former years, but it will be remembered that with the increase of business the chances of error have also multiplied. The total number of telegrams transmitted during the year is 312,874, being an increase of 127,451 over the previous year (185,423). Looking at these figures, and the large increase of work over former years, it will be allowed that the duties of the staff have on the whole been well performed. Table I gives the number of telegrams and letters despatched within each Province during the year, as compared with each of the three previous years. It will be seen that the increase of the percentage of telegrams over the previous year is rather more than 4 per cent., and that the Provinces of Southland, Otago, Canterbury, Taranaki, and Auckland show the greatest increase in the percentage of telegrams for every 100 letters despatched. There can be no doubt that the low tariff has been the chief cause of this great increase, and therefore that the reduction from the 2s. 6d. to the Is. rate was a wise measure. FINANCIAL. The shilling tariff, which came into operation on the Ist April, 1870, has during the year caused a large increase of business on the lines. The total number of telegrams transmitted of all codes shows an increase of rather more than 68 per cent, over last year. The total cash revenue for the year, including incidental receipts, is £22,419 Bs. Bd., being an increase of .£5,201 7s. 4d. on last year; and the total value of business done during the same period is £32,296 6s. 2d. The total cost of maintenance of stations (£21,254 4s. 3d.) and of lines (£11,344 3s. Bd.) exceeds this sum by £302 Is. 9d. ; but the "maintenance" of the lines includes fully £3,000 spent on reconstruction, which might fairly be charged to permanent expenditure, leaving £2,697 18s. 3d. to the credit of the Department. It is worthy of record that although the number of miles of line (1,898) exceeds the number in circuit last year by 237 miles, the cost of maintenance has been less by the large sum of £2,776 Is. 2d. The usual statistics furnished with this Report will again be found in Tables B, D, E, P, G, M,and O. CONCLUSION. The Report for the present year can hardly be complete without a short reference to the " Telegram Libel Case " which lately attracted some notice. A newspaper in Otago having published certain articles charging the Telegraph Department with corrupt practices, the Government instituted proceedings against the reputed Editor. After a long and minute investigation before the Resident Magistrate at Dunedin, Mr. Barton was committed for trial on the charge of publishing a false and malicious libel. The object of the proceedings —namely, the disproof of the charge made—having been thereby gained, the Government desired to spare him from being brought to trial. It seems that he was afterwards advised to take proceedings against some members of the Government for their original prosecution, so that it is necessary to refrain, for the present, from further comment on the case here; but it may be added that he also brought a charge against Mr. Lemon, the General Manager, of having improperly divulged a telegram to Mr. Gisbornc, the Minister then acting as Telegraph Commissioner, which charge the Magistrates summarily dismissed without even calling upon Mr. Lemon's Counsel to reply. It is, of course, of essential importance that the public should be perfectly satisfied of the integrity of the Telegraph Officers. Out of all the departments of Government, it is the only one which depends for its success on the confidence of the people in its secrecy. Had the political Government only been attacked, Ministers would have passed it over; but when the character and faithfulness of a large and deserving body of public servants were involved in a common calumny, and an attempt made to ruin them in the estimation not only of the Colonists here but of people in the Australian Colonies, it became the duty of Ministers to defend them. That this object has been successfully attained, is best evinced by the enormous increase in the business of the Department since the accusation was made.

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TABLES REFERRED TO IN THE FOREGOING REPORT.

Table A. TOTAL COST of the LINES of TELEGRAPH throughout New Zealand, and of the COOK STRAIT CABLE.

Section op Line. o.S III Am Cost of Clearing Bush. Total Cost of Poles for Section, including Delivery. Cost of Wire, Arms, Insulators,&e. including Cartage. Cost of Erection. Total Cost of Section. Cost per Mile. Rivet-ton to Invercargill Bluff to Invercargill [nvercargill to Mataura Mataura to Waitaki fcVaitaki to Hurunui Himinui to Nelson tVliito's Bay Line Port Chalmers Line Uhristchurch to Greymouth 3reymouth to W'estport Blenheim to Woodend, reconstruetion,inc] tiding White's Bay Line (191 miles) Palmcrston to Naseby Pokoniiiiriro to QueenstO"wn L'okomniriro to Queenstown, reconstruction, 140 miles... 24 19 32 189 218 241 7 8 176 67 £ s. d. £ s. d. 547 2 10 £ s. d. 96 10 11 £ s. d. 262 12 7 812 15 6 469 11 0 1,720 13 3 3,760 19 0 3,661 6 0 503 12 6 800 0 0 3,808 0 0 3,019 17 9 £ s. d. 906 6 4 812 15 6 2,407 12 4 13,108 19 0 13,743 1 2 14,057 6 7 503 12 6 800 0 0 3,808 0 0 7,002 17 0 £ s. d. 37 15 3 42 15 6a 75 4 9 69 7 0 63 0 74 58 6 0c71 18 lid 100 0 Oe 21 12 9/ 101 10 5 1,199 0 0 8,333 18 0 6,554 8 8 5,213 14 0 739 1 4 3,034 7 9 3,427 13 6 3,953 3 4 1,229' 3 3 1,951 7 6 1,070 16 5 960 15 4 100 0 0 5,136 12 5 754 14 10 2,022 15 4 247 2 2 3,484 12 0 435 19 9 4,432 1 4 10,743 19 9 1,437 10 9 4,432 1 4 55 7 7 2U 12 6 31 13 Zg 54 140 2,247 3 10 2,247 3 10 16 1 0 Total, South Island ... 1,175 3,280 10 9 28,830 7 2 14,481 9 8 29,419 4 6 76,011 12 1 04 13 10/* [/yell's Bay to Wellington ... Wellington to Patea Wellington to Mastcrton ... Hasterton to Castle Point ... Castle Point to Porangahau Porangahau to Napier Sapier to Tauranga luckland to Cambridge, via old line to Alexandra, including branch line to Hamilton ... Auckland to Newcastle,reconstruction, 70 miles, including new line from Hamilton to Cambridge, 12 miles Mercer to Thames, including cost of 4 towers for spanning Thames and Piako Bivers 4 180 60 36 53 68 200 67 18 6 264 4 6 22 15 1 176 9 4 74 0 0 153 18 6 123 5 0 4,647 12 7 2,362 10 0 2,459 15 6 9,404 12 6 104 6 0 2,315 9 5 839 4 4 388 18 6 722 18 6 918 9 8 5,763 13 7 57 15 0 3,062 11 9 2,357 6 3 1,267 9 1 1,105 16 10 1,252 10 2 5,767 18 5 3,256 0 0 285 6 0 10,093 12 3 3,400 15 1 1,679 2 8 4,367 14 8 4,704 15 4 21,090 3 0 3,256 0 0 71 6 0 56 1 6i 57 18 4k 46 19 6k 82 8 2 69 3 9 105 9 0 21 8 5/ 152 12 1,393 14 6 841 15 9 1,453 3 8 3,688 13 11 44 19 8 2,158 8 10 1,386 13 10 1,492 7 5 5,037 10 1 139 18 7 20 Tolals, North Island ... Totals, South Island ... 801 1,175 759 5 11 3,280 10 9 22,549 18 11 28,830 7 2 13,281 9 7 14,481 9 8 21,072 18 7 29,419 4 6 57,6f!3 13 0 76,011 12 1 71 19 10m 64 13 10 A 1,976 4,039 16 8 51,380 6 1 27,762 19 3 50,492 3 1 133,675 5 1 67 13 On 3ook Strait Cable, including freight from London and expense of laying... Potal expenditure (exclusive of lines in progress) 29,864 0 0 163,539 5 1 Total number of miles of Line, 1,976. Totf a Purchased from Southland Government, b Includes £ i Approximate cost of poles, &c. e Purchased from private firn :hased from Otago Government; total cost includes £2,047 18s. ! [sland. i Includes cost of exploration of three routes: one bj W^anganui ; and one by Wellington and Wanganui (present route' this amount £2,276 was paid to the Imperial Government for pun iion from Ngaruawahia to Hamilton, and from Alexandra to Kihi '. »verage cost per mile. ;al number of 1 £450, purchase m. f Purchasi lOd. for new : >y Waipukurau ?). k Supply 1 •chase of the lii Kihi. m Ave miles of Wire, 3,247. 3 of Lyttelton line, c Appro ed from Canterbury Governing material, h Average cost pea I and Waitganui; one by Mi of poles included in cost of en ne ; the balance, £980, is the < ;rage cost per mile, North Islai iximate cost, ent. g Pur- • mile, South isterton and jction. I Of sost of extenld. n Total

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Table B. CASH VALUE of SHIPPING TELEGRAMS and Amounts Chargeable to each Department of the General Government for Telegrams Transmitted during the Year ended 30th JUNE, 1871.

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JULY. August. September. October. November. Deoembeb. January. February.I Marcii. April. May. Jfue. Totals. Colonial Secretary Crown Lands Customs Defence Judicial Marine Native Postal Public Works Kegistrar-General Registrar of Land Telegraph Treasury Shipping Reports £ s. d. 52 19 6 7 13 0 16 11 0 187 1 6 45 2 6 19 6 26 1 0 61 1 0 £ s. d. 39 4 0 5 12 6 16 6 0 215 3 0 51 1 6 19 0 52 14 6 65 6 6 £ s. d. 76 6 6 5 17 6 36 6 0 197 1 0 53 19 0 2 7 6 33 5 O 58 14 0 £ s. d. 119 1 6 4 15 0 30 16 6 185 11 6 71 7 0 3 8 6 24 7 6 70 8 6 £ s. d. 119 16 0 4 2 6 16 7 6 218 14 6 94 18 6 1 13 6 33 14 0 61 10 0 3 16 6 6 7 6 17 0 £ s. d. 106 18 6 1 19 6 24 6 6 273 5 0 93 19 0 1 12 6 58 2 G 99 14 6 15 17 6 3 13 6 110 0 10 6 89 15 6 89 9 6 £ b. d. 159 16 6 8 9 0 14 16 0 332 15 0 110 7 0 2 16 90 4 0 79 13 6 36 0 0 19 10 6 4 14 0 0 5 0 51 9 0 94 5 0 I I, £ s. d. 165 16 6 7 15 0 29 0 6 336 17 0 112 10 0 0 4 6 68 7 0 60 14 6 40 0 0 16 7 0 9 9 6 0 7 6 45 15 0 53 18 6 £ s. d. 276 6 6 3 12 0 32 8 0 338 8 0 117 17 0 18 0 65 10 6 92 0 6 89 17 0 13 15 6 6 2 6 £ 8. d. 211 12 0 7 13 0 21 4 0 247 6 6 84 5 6 0 12 6 69 12 6 79 9 6 112 10 6 14 14 6 7 8 0 £ s. d. 152 5 0 9 6 0 11 0 0 241 9 0 85 18 6 ; 0 5 0 96 10 6 67 11 6 101 11 0 11 16 6 5 2 0 £ s. d. 182 13 0 4 4 6 16 2 0 218 15 6 ]114 2 0 2 14 0 79 19 6 75 8 6 146 6 0 7 3 0 3 14 0 £ s. <L 1,662 15 6 70 19 6 265 4 0 2,992 7 6 1,035 7 6 19 6 0 698 8 6 871 12 6 545 18 6 104 11 0 38 18 0 1 18 6 026 11 6 942 19 0 2 7 0 1 5 0 2 4 0 5 "i 0 52 6 6 83 6 6 29 11 6 87 10 6 0 13 0 40 2 6 93 10 0 0 2 6 56 7 6 68 16 6 45 18 6 89 7 6 64 2 0 54 0 0 53 "o 6 74 12 0 32 10 0 74 3 0 65 15 0 80 0 0 Totals 535 19 0 565 4 0 600 6 0 640 9 6 697 11 6 860 5 6 I 1,004 6 0 947 2 6 i I tl,155 7 6 i 984 1 0 I i i J889 8 0 i996 17 0 i I 9,876 17 6 Table C. Insulation Tests of the C iOK Str. ifter Tw *jt Cable for the o Minutes' Electrii fears ending 30th June, 1868, 1869, 1870, and II ication, in Millions of Ohmads (British Associatioi 71 respectively, showing the Eesistance per Knot, Units of Eesistance). Date. No. 1 Wire. No. 2 Wire. No. 3 Wire. Date. No. 1 Wire. No. 2 Wire. No. 3 Wire. Date. No. 1 Wire. No. 2 Wire. No. 3 Wire. Date. No. 1 Wire. No. 21 Wire.; ! No. 3 j Wire, j I I 1 I 1867— September 1 September 30 ... October 14 November 1 November 14 ... December 2 473 634 547 598 574 608 71 102 179 326 106 10-5 554 634 620 667 643 709 I 1869— March 27 April 19 May 11 May 17 June 22 July 27 August 24 September 27 ... October)November 8 December 3 467 483 562 531 522 649 667 745 26 30 31 14 15 IB729 748 950 963 931 1,104 1,200 1,274 1870— January 22 February 22 March 18 March 20 April 26 May 31 June 26 July 16 August 16 September 17 ... October 20 526 417 442 344 430 456 355 517 473 508 471 334 2-06 8-6 ■446 23 •393 17 87 5-5 865 707 967 619 812 871 622 893 7G3 1,108 1,069 1870— November 21 ... December 21 1871— January 21 February 21 March 23 April 24 May 23 June 24 505 480 574 565 497 508 489 717 I 10-2 7-7 6-7 20 239 1-8S 208 1-28 1,149 1,121 1,312 1,173 1,166 1,003 955 1,288 1868— June 7* September 11 September 17 ... 930 630 697 5-5 225 635 1094 946 1000 582 638 S' 25 1,253 1,159 * This test was taken with zinc to earth ; all the others with co] ier to earth. t No test taken.

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Table D. ORDINARY, PRESS, and PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT TELEGRAMS despatched during each QUARTER of the Years ended 30th JUNE, 1870 and 1871 respectively, and the REVENUE derived from each Class. 1869-70.

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September Quaeteb, 1869. December Quarter, 1869. March Quarter, 1870. Juke Quarter, 1870. Totals. No. of Telegrams. Revenue Derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue Derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue Derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue Derived. No. Amount. Ordinary Telegrams Press Telegrams Provincial Government Telegrams 24,307 1,152 877 £ s. d. 3,753 17 0 340 4 3 271 10 1 21,972 853 897 £ s. d. 3,558 13 0 216 18 0 216 11 0 23,351 740 870 £ s. d. 3,781 10 6 182 4 0 198 17 0 44,788 1,460 1,278 £ s. d. 3,636 10 0 241 14 0 182 10 0 114,418 4,205 3,922 122,545 £ s. d. 14,730 10 6 981 0 3 869 8 1 Totals 26,336 4,365 11 4 23,722 3,992 2 0 24,961 4,162 11 6 47,526 4,060 14 0 16,580 18 10 1870-71. SEPTEMBER QUARTER, 1870. December Quarter, 1870. March Quarter, 1871. June Quarter, 1871. Totals. No. of Telegrams. Revenue Derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue Derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue Derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue Derived. No. Amount. I I ! Ordinary Telegrams Press Telegrams Provincial Government Telegrams 48,173 2,474 1,929 £ s. d. 3,886 13 3 559 16 0 280 15 (i 51.G29 3,349 1,778 £ s. d. 4,096 8 0 759 2 6 261 12 9 00,652 5,141 1,824 £ s. d. 4,857 9 3 803 4 0 246 6 0 70,914 3,767 1,952 £ s. d. 5,591 15 6 623 17 0 252 16 0 231,368 14,731 7,483 £ s. d. 18,432 6 0 2,715 19 6 1,041 10 3 22,219 15 9 Totals 52,576 4,727 4 9 56,756 5,117 3 3 67,617 253,582 5,906 19 3 76,633 6,468 8 6

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Table E. ORDINARY TELEGRAMS despatched from each Station during the Year ended 30th JUNE, 1871.

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1870. 1871. Totam. Name on Station. September Quabtee. Decembee Quaetee. Maech Quaetee. June Quaeteb. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amov at. Alexandra, Otago Ashburton Balclutha Bealey Blenheim Bluff Brighton Castle Point* Charleston Cheviot Christchurch Clyde Cromwell Dunedin Feathers ton Foxton Greymoutb. Greytown Hampden Havelock Hokitika Hutt Invercargill Kaiapoi Kaikoura Kekerangu* Lawrence Leithfield Longbush Lyttelton Maketu Marton Masterton Mataura Napier Naseby Nelson Oamaru Otaki Palmerston 243 366 61 883 404 285 81 952 70 3,798 537 587 7,133 122 2,067 222 452 2,781 115 1,082 650 191 £ s. d. 18 18 0 26 6 0 4 3 0 65 4 3 32 7 0 19 9 6 G 17 6 70 2 3 8 2 6 337 4 9 45 1 6 43 17 6 605 2 9 9 2 0 172*"8 6 15 15 0 30 13 0 240 15 9 7 6 6 90 10 0 50 5 9 13 4 6 285 510 83 987 467 247 139 818 184 3,949 612 648 8,042 138 2,083 319 362 2,606 122 1,31G 514 188 £ s. d. 21 18 0 37 9 0 5 7 6 74 4 9 35 4 3 16 16 6 11 3 6 58 10 0 22 8 9 343 1 9 49 7 3 50 0 0 665 12 9 9 18 6 174 12 3 23 17 0 30 14 6 223 0 3 7 8 0 116 16 6 37 13 6 13 11 3 307 54 617 109 1,053 471 226 108 891 237 4,659 820 600 9,117 119 2,070 306 371 2,406 138 1,800 537 171 £ s. d. 21 6 6 4 15 6 46 2 6 7 17 0 85 13 9 36 0 6 15 7 6 9 3 0 67 6 6 32 8 6 402 10 9 68 7 6 44 4 6 749 13 6 7 17 0 178 18 0 21 4 0 24 1 6 204 0 3 9 10 160 1 6 38 10 6 13 4 6 238 119 528 87 1,007 642 217 95 966 133 4,614 642 624 9,518 138 3fi9 1,937 267 63 358 2,506 113 1,947 G31 154 19 630 160 332 1,539 98 349 196 212 1,223 39 2,421 1,801 117 342 £ s. d. 17 15 6 9 3 6 40 18 6 5 16 76 9 6 47 12 9 12 17 6 7 10 6 69 10 6 17 5 0 398 17 0 48 8 6 43 19 3 767 5 9 10 1 6 26 17 6 154 12 9 17 12 0 4 2 6 22 18 6 210 16 6 7 9 6 154 11 3 43 15 0 11 2 6 1 13 6 46 9 9 13 10 9 28 2 6 109 5 0 6 2 6 22 17 6 13 1 3 17 3 9 104 1 6 3 7 0 187 8 6 145 12 6 8 10 0 27 4 9 1,073 173 2,021 340 3,930 1,984 975 423 3,627 624 17,020 2,611 2,459 33,810 517 369 8,157 1,114 63 1,543 10,299 488 6,145 2,332 704 19 2,544 163 691 6,300 242 1,133 718 436 4,565 39 10,356 6,466 356 1,288 £ s d. 79 I. 1 0 13 18 0 150 16 0 22 '.' 0 301 1^ 3 151 4 6 64 11 0 34 14 6 265 9 3 90 4 9 1,481 14 3 211 4 9 182 1 3 2,787 14 9 36 19 0 26 17 6 680 11 6 78 8 0 4 2 6 108 7 6 878 12 9 31 5 0 527 19 3 170 4 9 51 2 9 1 13 6 190 13 9 13 14 3 59 18 6 444 17 3 17 12 0 81 11 6 47 3 0 35 1 0 393 15 9 3 7 0 835 7 0 519 10 6 27 12 0 96 9 6 480 35 11 6 621 43 18 3 813 3 351 1,598 144 251 197 224 1,178 64 14 3 0 3 6 31 7 0 111 12 6 11 9 6 19 14 6 13 4 3 17 17 3 101 19 9 1,378 98 15 6 8 1,785 o'"9 0 125 4 3 240 136 17 14 6 8 12 0 293 189 21 "5 0 12 5 6 1,194 106 17 0 970 80 17 6 2,451 1,479 62 290 199 4 3 114 13 3 4 11 6 21 11 0 2,751 1,472 76 300 222 2 0 119 1 3 5 18 6 20 12 6 2,733 1,714 101 356 226 12 3 140 3 6 8 12 0 27 1 3

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Table E. — continued. Oedinaet Telegeams despatched from each Station during the Year ended 30th June, 1871.

1870. 1871. Totals. Nawj or Station. September Quarter. Decejibeb Quarter. March Quarter. June Quaetkk. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. ] Patea Picton Port Chalmers Queenstown Rirerton Rotorua Roxburgh Selwy 11 Spit Tarawera Taupo Tauranga Temuka Timaru Tokomairiro Waikouaiti Waimato Waipawa Waipukurau Wangamii Wellington Government Buildings Westport "White's Bay 274 555 547 572 £ s. d. 19 2 6 38 11 0 37 11 6 53 5 6 226 622 636 812 £ 6. d. 16 5 6 43 5 0 42 16 6 70 4 6 346 664 696 897 £ a. d. 26 8 0 45 15 6 48 2 3 72 18 0 398 640 784 946 371 41 184 90 502 188 176 207 389 1,696 644 322 146 214 246 2,067 4,232 149 1,411 9 £ s. d. 28 17 0 46 3 9 54 3 0 79 1 0 27 7 0 3 8 6 12 2 0 6 6 6 39 6 6 15 2 6 17 8 0 14 10 0 27 16 0 124 4 3 44 3 3 23 5 0 10 4 0 16 19 0 20 3 9 148 13 6 320 4 9 11 12 6 100 4 0 0 16 6 1,244 2,481 2,663 3,227 371 94 883 361 1,957 341 329 487 1,253 5,859 2,385 1,259 397 874 1,002 7,378 16,139 1,393 6,519 31 £ s. d. 90 13 0 173 15 3 182 13 3 275 9 0 27 7 0 8 13 6 62 2 6 25 18 6 164 10 6 27 11 6 31 9 6 36 5 6 88 12 0 431 14 9 164 14 3 89 10 6 29 1 0 69 4 0 82 18 0 548 11 6 1,265 5 0 133 5 0 475 7 3 2 9 6 ... ... 0 13 0 17 15 0 5 15 6 44 1 3 116 3 9 6 1 17 0 18 19 6 107 1 6 41 15 6 22 2 0 3 17 0 14 8 0 22 10 6 126 11 3 291 15 0 10 17 0 130 17 0 0 11 0 48 269 80 476 145 117 259 272 1,526 646 308 193 226 244 1,813 4,204 192 1,690 6 4 12 0 20 0 6 6 7 6 40 10 9 11 7 6 10 12 0 19 18 6 18 5 0 116 7 0 46 13 6 22 5 0 15 0 0 16 10 0 19 13 9 137 13 0 346 7 3 15 10 6 120 9 9 0 12 6 179 112 486 311 1,219 469 316 12 5 0 7 9 0 40 12 0 ... ... 23 11 6 94 2 0 32 2 0 21 18 6 5 251 79 493 8 36 21 281 1,418 626 313 58 195 258 1,712 3,778 126 1,717 10 239 254 1,786 3,925 926 1,701 6 21 7 0 20 10 0 135 13 9 306 18 0 95 5 0 123 16 6 0 9 6 Totals, Bluff to Napier and Patea Alexandra, Auckland Auckland Cambridge Grahamst own and Thames Hamilton Mercer Newcastle Onehunga 44,669 107 1,556 125 1,071 199 157 185 104 I 3,610 18 3 ■ 8 2 6 121 18 0 9 3 0 92 8 6 ]5 2 0 10 8 6 12 1 0 6 11 6 46,765 124 2,122 153 1,802 216 158 197 92 3,718 19 0 8 5 0 165 7 6 12 2 6 145 14 0 15 13 0 10 10 6 13 8 0 6 8 6 52,167 162 3,949 148 3,574 207 119 222 104 4,204 7 0 12 0 6 309 14 9 10 16 0 276 1 0 13 15 0 8 14 0 15 4 0 6 17 0 53,443 138 7,804 174 8,726 257 101 148 123 4,153 7 9 12 11 0 640 14 3 12 11 6 730 11 6 18 0 6 6 10 0 10 1 6 7 7 6 197,044 531 15,431 600 15,173 879 535 752 423 15,687 12 0 40 19 0 1,237 14 6 44 13 0 1,244 15 0 62 10 6 36 3 0 50 14 6 27 4 6 Totals, Auokland Lines Totals, Bluff to Napier and Patea 3,504 44,669 48 ; 173 : 275 15 0 3,610 18 3 4,864 46,765 377 9 0 3,718 19 0 4,096 8 0 8,485 52,167 653 2 3 4,204 7 0 17,471 53,443 1,438 7 9 4,153 7 9 34,324 197,014 2,744 14 0 15,687 12 0 Grand Totals 3,886 13 3 51,629 60,652 4,857 9 3 70,914 5,591 15 6 231,368 18,432 6 0

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REPORT ON THE WORKING OF

Table F. PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT TELEGRAMS despatched from each Station during the Year ended 30th JUNE, 1871.

Totals. Name of Station. Seftembeb Qfabtee. DECEMBEE QrAKTEK. MaBCII Q/tJAIiTEK. June Qpaetek. i No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. , Alexandra, Otago Ashburton Balelutlia Bealey Blenheim Bluff Brighton Castle Point Charleston Cheviot Christelmrrh Clyde Cromwell Dunedin Featherston Foxton G-reymouth Greytown Hampden Haveloek Hokitika Hutt Invercargill Kaiapoi Kaikoura Kekerangu Lawrence Leithfield Longbush Lyttelton Maketu Marton Masterton Mataura Napier Naseby Nelson Oamaru Otaki Palmerston 11 £ s. d. 1 18 6 8 £ s. d. 0 14 6 £ 3. d. 2 7 6 24 £ 3. d. 3 16 53 £ s. d. 8 2 0 10 0 9 6 ... 30 74 55 lOt 9 172 3 16 0 0 3 0 5 12 0 4 18 6 9 19 6 10 6 18 17 9 8 23 16 "43 0 15 6 1 17 6 19 6 4 4 6 5 "28 6 27 40 "l4 2 2 6 12 0 2 9 6 2 10 0 0 16 7 5 6 3 1 6 22 34 3 35 0 8 6 0 3 0 0 !) 0 1 17 6 3 2 6 0 8 6 3 4 6 2 3 6 0 11 6 2 17 6 0 10 6 4 3 3 17 27 27 54 ... 154 26 538 4 ... 20 15 6 4 8 6 89 18 0 0 7 0 5 65 28 462 5 0 13 6 7 4 6 3 8 6 03 6 6 0 16 0 67 14 495 3 7 8 0 1 15 0 57 14 6 0 10 0 19 4 3 1 12 0 1 90 22 579 1 9 131 4 0 10 11 2 6 3 4 6 71 19 6 0 16 19 6 21 0 6 0 8 6 6 376 90 2,074 13 9 477 19 0 14 6 46 10 6 12 16 6 282 18 6 1 14 6 19 6 72 19 0 2 18 0 104 9 12 1 0 0 14 0 124 1 20 IS 3 0 3 6 118 5 10 148 4 4 1 3 fi 29 1 6 0 7 0 15 0 15 146 15 98 1 12 6 30 15 6 2 10 13 13 0 8 151 10 152 0 19 6 27 19 9 17 0 23 30 6 2 191 13 111 I 0 4 6 34 9 0 16 6 14 6 0 35 636 42 365 4 0 0 122 5 9 5 16 52 14 6 2 0 7 6 " 5 0 9 6 7 0 17 0 "49 5 12 6 34 4 6 0 35 4 2 6 26 2 14 6 144 16 15 6 1 0 3 0 4 0 15 0 i 0 15 0 0 3 0 3 3 0 12 0 0 4 0 3 3 14 G 0 5 6 15 3 9 7 i 2 3 0 0 6 0 10 6 17 0 '"l4 3 5 12 2 2 G 0 4 6 10 0 2 15 6 35 12 14 71 6 2 0 10 0 2 0 6 19 9 0 "l8 2 6 6 34 13 0 0 154 36 4 16 21 0 6 5 5 0 116 2 10 143 23 6 8 16 16 0 2 13 6 1 13 6 0 16 0 146 21 19 6 0 2 19 6 0 11 0 160 12 2 3 20 11 6 1 11 G 0 4 0 0 3 0 603 92 12 35 77 14 0 12 9 6 2 19 0 - 3 11 0 8

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Table F.— continued. Pkovistciai, Government Telegrams despatched from each Station during the Tear ended 30th June, 1871.

1870. 1871. Totals. Xwce of Station. September Qpaeter. December Quaetee. Makch Quaeter. Juke Qttabteh. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. atea icton ort Chalmers iiverton iotorua Roxburgh pit £ 8. d. £ s. d. 0 9 6 1 10 6 4 6 0 14 16 0 7 76 51 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 0 9 6 3 10 6 20 5 6 37 17 6 2 4 6 13 43 56 14 0 4 5 0 7 7 6 3 16 52 61 7 76 51 0 8 0 6 8 0 8 16 0 G 70 48 18 0 8 0 5 6 6 6 18 0 2 4 6 3 42 241 219 18 16 18 6 G 0 9 6 '" 9 9 10 G "25 2 12 6 "56 5 11 0 ... 1 o"l 6 ... -_ 1 0 16 arawera i 0 3 6 03 G 0 7 0 aupo auranga 'emuka 1 1 2 ... ... ... imaru okornairiro faikouaiti raiinate Vanganui Wellington l-overniiient Buildings Pestport Vhite's Bay 25 14 I 29 Ul 189 95 2 13 0 1 11 0 4 3 6 7 18 0 31 10 6 9 14 6 '"l7 12 16 7 32 87 114 15 6 0 16 6 3 5 9 J. 2 6 5 0 0 13 14 0 0 2 0 16 11 G "27 12 2 28 74 11 74 "27 12 2 28 74 11 74 2 h 6 14 0 0 G G 3 3 6 10 13 0 3 15 6 10 14 0 15 10 2 34 70 10 96 18 0 0 15 6 0 4 0 4 14 0 8 4 0 2 11 6 10 12 0 ... 84 48 16 11 123 292 211 379 7 18 0 4 7 0 3 5 9 1 13 0 17 1 0 40 9 0 37 19 6 47 12 0 ... Totals, Bluff to Napier and Patea 1,929 280 15 6 1,770 260 13 3 ' 1,793 1,793 241 13 6 1,924 249 17 6 7,416 1,032 19 9 Jexandra, Auckland Luckland lambridge l-rahamstown and Thames lamilton ! i 8 0 19 6 ... 23 3 12 6 "20 1 18 0 "51 6 10 0 ... 0 16 0 10 6 "la lie 6 7 8 ... ... 04 0 0 4 0 lercer fewcastle )nehunga 1 1 ... Totals, Auckland lines... Totals, Bluff to Napier and Patea 1^929 28015 6 8 1,770 0 19 6 260 13 3 31 1,793 4 12 6 241 13 6 28 1,924 1,952 2 18 6 249 17 6 67 7,416 8 10 6 1,032 19 9 Grand Totals 1,929 280 15 6 1,778 1 261 12 9 1,824 246 6 0 252 16 0 7,483 I 1 1,041 10 3 I I I

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Table G. PRESS TELEGRAMS despatched from each Station during the Year ended 30th JUNE, 1871.

1870. 1871. Totals. Name op Station. Septembeb Quaetee. December Qpaeteb. Maech Qttaetee. June Quabtee. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. Alexandra, Otago Ashburton Balclutha Bealey Blenheim Bluff Brighton Castle Point Charleston Cheviot Christchurch Clyde Cromwell Dunedin Feathers ton Foiton Grejmouth Greytown Hampden Havelock Hokitika Hutt Invercargill Kaiapoi Kaikoura Kekerangu Lawrence Leithfield Longbush Lyttelton Makctu Marton Masterton Mntaura Napier Naseby Nelson Oamaru Otaki Palmerston 2 £ s. d. 0 2 0 3 £ s. d. 0 3 0 12 £ s. d. 0 6 6 1 3 1 £ s. d. 0 2 6 0 4 6 0 10 18 3 23 £ s. d. 0 14 0 0 4 6 2 13 6 2 l" 4 6 " 2 0 2 6 18 15 6 16 83 1 0 15 0 53 0 6 0 16 8 209 1 0 17 0 103 12 6 0 5 0 53 204 2 18 6 49 13 0 "61 194 4 3 0 35 17 6 138 690 2 8 13 6 242 3 6 0 6 6 4 0 4 0 '" 7 0 8 0 2 0 2 0 '"28 2 3 0 '41 2 17 0 150 7 36' 5 0 0 13 6 32 0 0 340 1 2 369 1 44 5 6 0 4 6 0 2 6 81 15 6 0 2 0 291 23 18 799 10 18 9 0 18 6 0 16 0 89 3 6 0 11 6 108 5 11 616 8 10 0 5 6 0 10 6 79 14 0 889 36 31 2,008 11 2 275 16 107 0 6 2 12 0 19 0 282 13 0 0 13 6 0 16 0 25 4 6 0 16 0 224 79 1 6 14 6 0 10 81 3 6 0 0 0 2 6 59 7 6' 16 6 0 8 0 2 56 5 0 16 0 5 13 6 0 4 6 ... 0 16 151 11 0 0 12 0 3 16 0 0 5 0 0 0 6 148 7 6 0 2 0 11 8 0 0 6 0 0 4 6 ... 1 0 2 0 503 10 0 0 15 0 21 6 6 1 10 6 0 4 6 192 23 3 104 9 6 3 11 6 0 5 G 2 275 3 41 5 1 299 4 115 5 4 347 39 7 99 2 0 0 10 2 11 0 0 14 0 3 1,113 8 218 20 4 1 0 1 0 "50 3 12 6 4 1 ... 0 9 0 0 3 0 55 1 1 503 4 2 6 0 3 0 0 10 19 8 0 "ll7 49 6 "im 5 "l7 0 1 131 0 1 0 5 2 0 '88 3 19 6 1 1 0 16 0 10 3 1 0 3 6 0 2 0 9 0 10 6 4 0 3 6 17 2 3 482 0 19 0 0 3 0 0 16 65 16 0 152 22 10 6 "201 27 " 0 6 3 120 0 1 6 16 0 0 0 5 0 6 "l70 16 52 2 6 15 6 246 15 161 10 6 2 15 0 316 29 122 18 6 3 11 0 339 17 124 12 0 14 6 1,0/1 77 461 3 6 8 16 0 6 0 8 6 ... 6 0 8 6 ... ...

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1870. 1871. Totals. Name of Station. SePTEMBEE QtTAETEB. Deceiibeb Qfabteb. Mabch Quarter. June Qitaeteb. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. Patea Picton Port Chalmers Queenstown Rirerton Rotorua Roxburgh Selwyn Spit Tarawera Taupo Tauranga Temuka Timaru Tokoraairiro Waikouaiti Waiinate Waipawa Waipukurau Wanganui Wellington Government Buildings Westport White's Bay 3 150 9 £ a. d. 0 5 6 7 5 6 0 14 0 33 224 7 £ s. d. 2 17 0 10 17 0 0 19 0 127 8 137 38 £ s. d. 8 3 G 0 9 0 7 0 0 4 17 6 Ill 66 15 1 £ s. d. 6 16 0 0 2 0 3 9 6 0 18 0 0 2 G 274 9 577 69 1 £ s. d. 18 2 0 0 11 0 28 12 0 7 8 6 0 2 6 '"27 ... ... 5 6 6 ... 2 1 47 "52 0 3 0 0 2 0 5 9 0 5 7 0 11 4 134 1 1 381 3 57 22 27 3 10 0 13 0 0 5 0 7 19 6 0 5 0 0 2 0 84 5 0 0 2 0 14 2 0 2 10 19 0 0 2 0 0 11 6 ". 1 161 ... 419 0 1 0 11 9 6 118 16 6 'l4 369 1 1 852 3 183 37 44 3 10 0 17 0 0 7 0 30 4 6 0 5 0 0 2 0 208 8 6 0 2 0 29 17 0 3 10 2 18 6 0 2 0 0 11 6 "24 3 2 11 6 0 5 0 0 5 0 57 5 11 6 5 0 0 9 0 10 6 "45 5 3 6 18 6 0 6 0 0 4 0 ... 77 553 152 16 I 17 0 6 156 1 6 29 16 0 0 15 0 134 404 1 14 I 32 13 6 52 3 6 0 2 0 110 117 383 8' "2 0 46 13 0 "60 302 10 "5 0 24 10 0 388 1,642 153 64 I 68 1 0 279 8 0 29 18 0 3 11 6 22 l'"l 0 I 12 0 14 6 ... ... ... Totals Bluff to Nnpier and Patea 2,264 540 5 6 2,981 711 3 0 4,075 42 762 672 15 6 3,146 555 14 0 12,466 119 1,292 2,479 18 0 11 2 6 175 12 0 Alexandra, Auckland Auckland Cambridge Grahamstown and Thames Hamilton Mercer Newcastle Onehunga 135 14'ii 6 13 194 1 18 6 34 13 0 4 8 0 99 18 6 64 201 4 16 0 26 9 0 '"73 4 15 0 158 3 11 5 6 0 2 6 248 4 2 6 2 25 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 6 6 0 4 6 "354 1 36 15 0 0 10 833 8 2 8 3 77 17 6 0 7 6 0 5 0 0 10 6 0 6 6 2 0 "4 0 ... 0 "2 0 1 Totals Auckland lines Totals Bluff to Napier and Patea 210 2,264 19 10 6 540 5 6 368 2,981 47 19 6 711 3 0 1,066 ! 130 8 6 4,075 672 15 6 621 3,146 68 3 0 555 14 0 2,265 12,466 266 1 6 2,479 18 0 2,745 19 6 Grand Totals 2,474 559 16 0 3,349 759 2 6 5,141 I 803 4 0 623 17 0 I 1 14,731 I 3,767

Table Gr.— continued. 'eess Telegrams despatched from each Station during the Tear ended 30th June, 1S71.^|

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Table H. RETURN for the YEAR ended 30th JUNE, 1871, of the CASH REVENUE derived from PRIVATE, PRESS, and PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT MESSAGES, and of the Value of GENERAL GOVERNMENT TELEGRAMS; the Number of MESSAGES transmitted by each Station, and the Working Expenses of each Station.

Namb op Station. Total Cash j Revenue derived from Private, Press, and Provincial Government Messages. Value of General Government Messages. Total Value of Messages of all Codes. Total Number of Private, Press, and Provincial Government Messages. Total Number of General Government Messages. Total Number of Messages of all Codes. Amount Paid for Salaries. Contingencies. Total Cost of Maintenance of each Station. Eemaeks. I £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1,226 184 2,200 353 4,639 4,379 1,093 455 4,158 626 19,886 3,333 2,758 41,965 812 461 10,822 1,253 74 1,682 14,366 597 7,632 2,458 805 19 2,858 171 710 9,620 427 1,633 869 482 8,527 46 15,118 6,993 484 1,435 2,490 £ s. d. 2,217 16 4 125 0 0 £ s. d. 468 12 9 20 0 6 38 18 0 40 5 0 23 12 0 41 13 6 51 0 9 50 0 0 41 5 6 49 7 9 40 8 9 355 13 9 29 8 3 34 14 9 124 17 3 15 0 6 12 18 3 43 4 0 24 13 11 28 3 3 7 11 0 68 6 9 16 19 6 50 3 3 19 6 1 21 18 6 61 7 7 6 0 0 17 13 6 35 13 9 67 1 9 32 3 6 27 12 0 14 17 0 57 5 9 86 13 9 2 13 98 18 9 40 12 1 41 15 6 18 5 3 25 10 6 £ s. d. 2,686 9 1 145 0 6 38 18 0 211 18 4 223 12 0 250 16 10 285 12 5 165 0 0 41 5 6 188 11 1 150 8 9 1,777 19 9 115 4 11 192 17 9 1,570 16 0 145 17 2 27 18 3 289 6 0 163 17 3 35 13 3 127 4 4 628 1 9 114 9 6 306 19 11 165 16 1 166 12 0 61 7 7 121 0 0 32 13 6 84 12 1 440 0 1 82 3 6 162 12 0 124 17 0 57 5 9 490 7 1 2 13 535 14 10 250 15 5 41 15 6 148 5 3 194 16 4 Head Office Alexandra, Otago Ashburton* Balclutha Bealey Blenheim Bluff Brighton Castle Point* Charleston Cheviot Christchurch* Clyde Cromvr ell Dunedin* Featherston Foxton Greymouth Grey town Hampden Havelock Hokitika Hutt Invcrcargill Kaiapoi Kaikoura Kekerangu* Lawrence Leithfield Longbush Ly ttelton Maketu Marton Masterton Mat aura* Napier Naseby Nelson Oamaru Otaki* Palmeraton Patea 88 14 0 7 7 6 14 3 6 17 6 157 5 6 18 13 0 22 12 0 2 3 0 315 17 9 45 3 0 398 6 6 98 2 6 74 17 0 17 0 35 15 0 3 9 0 287 4 0 31 9 0 90 4 9 0 7 0 1,589 9 3 369 7 0 260 7 3 37 14 6 196 6 9 18 0 0 3,353 6 3 774 1 6 39 7 0 35 1 6 29 3 0 18 11 0 778 15 0 168 10 0 82 2 0 11 12 6 4 2 6 1 18 0 112 9 6 8 19 6 1,504 8 6 294 17 6 37 1 6 i 11 1 0 602 0 3 173 8 0 171 15 3 10 12 0 52 4 3 ! 12 0 6 1 13 6 211 11 9 j 10 16 6 13 17 3 0 12 6 60 14 6 116 464 8 3 - 204 2 0 17 12 0 55 12 6 88 12 6 148 14 6 48 6 0 | 12 9 6 37 3 0 4 5 0 479 0 9 1,048 9 0 3 7 0 14 0 1,374 4 6 : 287 12 0 540 16 0 I 46 0 0 30 11 0 29 1 6 100 9 0 30 8 6 109 4 6 194 10 0 96 1 6 15 11 0 175 18 6 24 15 0 361 0 9 496 9 0 76 4 0 39 4 0 318 13 0 90 11 9 1,958 16 3 298 1 9 214 6 9 4,127 7 9 74 8 6 47 14 0 947 5 0 93 14 6 6 0 6 121 9 0 1,799 6 0 48 2 6 775 8 3 182 7 3 64 4 9 1 13 6 222 8 3 14 9 9 61 16 0 608 10 3 73 4 6 237 7 0 60 15 6 41 8 0 1,527 9 9 4 11 0 1,661 16 6 586 16 0 59 12 6 130 17 6 303 14 6 1,144 176 2,074 341 4,142 2,729 1,081 432 3,840 624 17,915 3,023 2,580 37.892 541 380 8,909 1,149 63 1,581 12,048 538 6,728 2,352 715 19 2,743 164 696 6,804 242 1,185 732 453 5,118 39 i 12,030 6,635 368 1,329 1,521 82 8 126 12 497 1,650 12 23 298 2 1,971 310 178 4,073 271 81 1,913 104 11 101 2,318 59 904 106 90 " 115 7 14 2,822 185 448 137 29 3,409 7 3,088 358 116 106 969 • 171 13 4 200 0 0 209 3 4 234 11 8 115 0 0 Includes £109 for additions to store and repairs to cable-house. 139 3 4 110 0 0 1,422 6 0 85 16 8 158 3 0 1,445 18 9 130 16 8 15 0 0 246 2 0 139 3 4 7 10 0 119 13 4 559 15 0 97 10 0 256 16 8 146 10 0 144 13 6 Includes £219 for rent and repairs. 115 0 0 15 0 0 48 18 4 372 18 4 50 0 0 135 0 0 110 0 0 Includes £41 for freight, and furniture for new office. Includes £30 for repairs to office, through damage by fire. 403 13 4 Includes £21, cost of alterations to office. Includes £30 for rent of office. 436 16 1 210 3 4 130 0 0 169 5 10

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Table H. — continued. Return for the Year ended 30th June, 1871, of the Cash Revenue derived from Private, Press, and Provincial Government Messages, and of the Value of General Government Telegrams ; the number of Messages transmitted by each Station, and the Working Expenses of each Station.

Name op Station. Total Cash Revenue derived from Private, Press, and Provincial Government Messages. Value of General Government Messages. Total Value of Messages of all Codes. Total Number of Private, Press, and Provincial Government Messages. Total Number of General Government Messages. Total Number of Messages of all Codes. Amount Paid for Salaries. Contingencies. Total Cost of Maintenance of each Station. Rbslams. Picton Port Chalmers ... Queenstown Riverton Rotorua* Roxburgh Selwyn Spit Tarawera* Taupo Tauranga Temuka Timaru Tokomairiro Waikouaiti Waimate Waipawa Waipukurau Wanganui Wellington Government Buildings ... Westport White's Bay £ s. a. 177 16 9 231 10 9 320 15 0 29 14 0 8 13 6 68 10 6 26 5 6 194 16 6 27 16 6 31 18 6 244 14 ' 0 88 14 0 461 11 9 175 13 3 96 16 0 29 3 0 73 1 3 84 11 0 633 13 6 1,585 2 0 201 2 6 526 10 9 2 9 6 £ s. d. 71 15 0 204 19 0 45 4 0 2 8 0 83 8 6 3 14 0 0 10 6 126 18 6 74 11 0 318 19 0 275 18 6 8 19 6 76 0 0 20 6 0 24 6 6 3 15 6 34 8 6 48 12 6 395 19 6 814 8 0 2,105 13 0 100 9 0 £ s. d. 249 11 9 436 9 9 365 19 0 32 2 0 92 2 0 72 4 6 26 16 0 321 15 0 102 7 6 350 17 6 520 12 6 97 13 6 537 11 9 195 19 3 121 2 6 32 18 6 107 9 9 133 3 6 1,029 13 0 I 2,399 10 0 2,306 15 6 626 19 9 2 9 6 2,532 3,481 3,515 390 94 953 366 2,327 342 332 1,339 1,256 6,042 2,500 1,351 400 900 1,013 7,889 18,073 1,757 6,962 31 974 3,179 507 20 224 43 6 954 378 1,011 1,000 52 653 172 112 33 154 150 2,1G9 5,691 9,217 1,174 3,506 6,660 4,022 410 318 99G 372 3,281 720 1,343 2,339 1,308 6,695 2,678 1,463 433 1,054 1,163 10,058 23,764 10,974 8,136 31 £ s. d. 124 15 0 331 1 8 128 3 4 16 13 4 85 16 8 125 0 0 125 11 3 154 1 8 66 13 4 68 6 8 110 0 0 174 3 4 196 13 4 , 90 0 0 58 6 8 110 0 0 90 0 0 302 10 0 1,389 7 8 140 16 8 201 3 8 683 6 8 £ s. d. 8 2 3 37 11 6 30 9 11 33 16 0 26 18 6 20 19 6 35 9 2 35 10 6 12 8 0 13 10 0 51 11 6 14 4 10 44 7 2 22 1 0 8 15 0 19 13 11 41 17 0 14 5 6 78 9 4 201 10 9 29 14 6 49 1 0 214 3 0 £ s. d. 132 17 3 368 13 2 158 13 3 50 9 4 112 15 2 145 19 6 161 0 5 189 12 2 12 8 0 80 3 4 119 18 2 124 4 10 218 10 6 218 14 4 98 15 0 78 0 7 151 17 0 104 5 6 380 19 4 1,590 18 5 170 11 2 250 4 8 897 9 8 Includes £19, cost of alterations to office. Includes £25 for fencing. Includes £30, rent of office. Totals Bluff to Napier and Patca ... 19,200 9 9 9,071 6 0 28,271 15 9 216,926 54,883 271,809 15,467 9 1 3,396 5 3 18,863 14 4 i Alexandra, Auckland ... Auckland Cambridge Grahamstown &, Thames Hamilton Mercer ... ... Newcastle Onehunga 52 1 6 1,419 16 6 44 13 0 1,324 9 0 62 18 0 36 12 0 51 5 0 27 11 0 114 2 6 301 12 0 26 12 6 123 9 6 172 17 6 15 11 0 30 11 0 20 15 6 166 4 0 1,721 8 6 71 5 6 1,447 18 6 235 15 6 52 3 0 81 1G 0 48 G 6 650 16,774 600 16,021 887 538 760 426 569 1,515 183 561 1,084 69 237 191 1,219 18,289 783 16,582 1,971 607 997 617 99 11 8 564 2 10 104 3 4 534 10 2 135 16 8 132 10 0 99 3 4 136 13 4 44 0 8 229 4 8 14 15 0 196 17 0 31 4 0 8 9 0 38 16 6 20 11 9 143 12 4 793 7 6 118 18 4 731 7 2 167 0 8 140 19 0 137 19 10 157 5 1 Includes £53, rent of office. Includes £10 for painting office. Totals Auckland lines Totals Bluff to Napier and Patea ... 3,019 6 0 805 11 6 3,824 17 6 j ; 36,656 4,409 41,065 1,806 11 4 583 18 7 2,390 9 11 19,200 9 9 9,071 G 0 28,271 15 9 I 216,926 54,883 271,809 15,467 9 1 3,396 5 3 18,863 14 4 Grand Totals 22,219 15 9 9,876 17 6 59,292 312,874 17,274 0 5 ! 3,980 3 10 21,254 4 3 32,096 13 3 253,582 O] icvator also Lineman.

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Table I. NUMBER of INTERPROVINCIAL LETTERS forwarded during the Year ended 31st December, 1870; number of TELEGRAMS despatched in each PROVINCE during the Year ended 30th June, 1871; and proportion of TELEGRAMS to every 100 LETTERS; together with a similar Return for the previous Year.

Table K. COST of MAINTENANCE of TELEGRAPH LINES for the Financial Year ending 30th JUNE, 1871.

1870-71. 1869-70. Province. Number of Letters. Number of Proportion of Telegrams sent for every 100 Letters. Number of Letters. Number of Proportion of Telegrams sent for every 100 Letters. Telegrams. Telegrams. Wellington klarlborough Jelson Canterbury iVcst land )tago Southland ilavke's Bny L':irnn;iki VucMand 336,375 92,124 185,179 410,938 225,157 578,299 74,536 76,553 28,320 619,466 51,300 10,682 29,111 41,486 25,188 79,117 13,203 14,025 2,490 46,212 15-26 11-59 15-72 1009 1118 1368 1771 18-32 8-79 7-45 302,209 53,562 176,903 397,352 212,400 538,329 75,445 65,967 26,578 495,315 34,494 7,945 25,361 27,255 21,318 44,927 6,512 10,451 61G 6,544 11-41 1483 1433 685 8-79 834 863 1581 2-31. 1-32 Total Number of Lett. Total Number of Tele: Proportion of Telcgran 1870-71. «... ... ... 2,626,947 ;rams ... ... 312,874 is to every 100 Letters.. 1191 1869-70. 2,374,060 185,423 781 18G8-69. 2,549,488 156,167 612 II IG7-68. )38,578 .06,101 547

Section. Number of Miles. Salaries of Linemen and Inspectors. Travelling Expenses of Linemen and Inspectors. Extra Labour. Cost of Material used for repairs. Total Cost of Maintenance. Cost Per Mile. Sluff to Balclutlia 'okomairiro to Queeustown ... ialrlutha to Waitaki Vailaki to Christchurch Ihrutchnrch to Greymouth ... l-reyinouth to AVestport 'hristclmi'ch to Blenheim ilenheim to Nelson, including White's Bay Line ... Vcllington to Patea. ... Vellington to Napier... rapier to Tauranga ... 114 140 152 148 176 67 208 £ s. d. 414 6 8 341 10 0 299 9 1 337 13 4 380 12 2 196 0 0 403 12 6 £ s. d. 260 6 7! 185 15 3 259 2 5 212 17 81 299 10 5! 173 15 8| 311 11 5 £ s. d. 257 14 1 13 4 0 292 12 4 147 15 9 69 18 10 11 10 0 90 3 2 £ s. d. 203 2 3 19 13 0 741 15 0 160 2 3 221 4 1 0 15 6 99 5 7 £ s. d. 1,133 9 7 560 2 3 1,592 18 10 858 9 0 971 5 6 382 1 2 904 12 8 £ 8. d. 9 19 2 a 4 0 0 10 9 7 & 5 16 0 5 10 4 5 14 0 4 7 0 92 180 221 200 399 10 10 319 12 8 506 13 11 207 0 0 229 14 11 262 10 2 359 2 2 131 3 9 235 3 0 72 8 4 170 14 11 7 4 2 219 17 3 48 9 0 87 14 8 0 2 0 1,084 6 0 733 0 2 1,184 5 8 345 15 11 11 15 9c 4 12 5 7 2 1 14 7 Luckland lines 1,698 200 3,896 7 2 736 0 5 2,685 10 5 571 16 11 1,368 8 7 233 15 7 1,802 0 7 50 4 0 9,752 6 9 1,591 16 11 5 14 10 d 7 19 2 e Totals lirerton to Invercargill 'almerston to Naseby 1,898 24 54 -1,632 7 3,257 7 4 1,002 4 1,852 4 7 11,344 3 8 5 19 6/ ::: I 1,976 4,632 7 7 3,257 7 4 1,002 4 2 1,852 4 7 11,344 3 8 5 19 6/ a Includes cost of reconstri •econstructiou of line between Picton and a point four miles no per mile, Auckland lines, f Ti muntenaooe. h Line opened 2( notion of Waikouai jrth of H otal averj Oth June, line ; new po iti and the "\ avelock. d 1 age cost per 1871: no ex >les throughou kVaitaki Kiver iverage cost mile, g Lim pense incurred it, between B ■. c Include; per mile, Bli e opened 261 1 for mainten; 51uff and Inve ;s cost of recc uff to Napier !th April, 187 lance. ercargill. b Ii obstruction of and Patea. < 1 : no expeusi [ncludes cost of f line between e Average cost le incurred for

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Table L. COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Progress of the TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT during the Financial Years ended 30th JUNE, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, and 1871.

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of Miles of Line. of Stations Open. Private, Press, and Provincial Government. Number ol f Telegrams forwarded luring Year. Revenue derived from Private, Press find Provincial Government Messages and Incidental Receipts. Value of General Government Messages. Total Value of Business done during the Year. Cost of Maintenance of Stations. Cost of Maintenance of Lines. Total Expenditure. 5.1 Tariff in Operation. YlAB EHDID General Government. Total. I I I I 24,761 2,476 £ a. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ b. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ 6. d. 30th June, 1866 699 13 27,237 5,561 19 2 483 3 2 6,045 2 4 3,934 3 4 2,443 2 11 6,377 6 3 3 9 10 tlileage tariff. „ „ 1867 757 21 55,621 15,331 70,952 9,070 10 1 3,770 4 8 12,840 14 9 8,017 14 7 2,541 4 11 10,558 19 6 3 7 1 » )> H „ 1868 1,110 31 72,241 26,244 98,485 11,652 3 7 6,672 0 3 18,324 3 10 9,489 17 10 5,406 7 3 14,896 5 1 4 17 4 it », „ 1869 „ „ 1870 1,329 1,661 45 56 106,070 122, 545 50,097 62,878 156, 157 185,423 18,520 10 4 17,218 1 4 13,430 11 9 12,252 6 0 31,951 2 1 29,470 7 4 14,266 12 7 16,417 7 4 8,547 4 9 14,120 4 10 22,813 17 4 30,537 12 2 6 8 6 8 9 11 Mileage tariff in operation up to 1st Sept., 1869; uniform 2s. 6d. tariff from 1st Sept., 1869 to 31st March, 1870 ; and present Is. tariff from 1st April, 1870. „ ,, 1871 1,976 *72 253,582 59,292 312,874 22,419 8 8 9,876 17 6 32,296 6 2 21,254 4 3 11,344 3 8 32,598 7 11 5 19 6 * From this mileage 78 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance.

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Table M. GENERAL GOVERNMENT TELEGRAMS despatched during the Year ended 30th JUNE, 1871.

1870. 1871. Totals. Nahe op Station. September Quarter. December Quarter. March Quarter. June Quarter. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. Alexandra, Otago Ashburton Balclutha Bealey Blenheim Bluff Brighton Castle Point Charleston Cheviot Christehurch Clyde Cromwell Dunedin Feathers ton Foxton Greymouth G-reytown Hampden Havelock Hokitika Hutt Invercargill Kaiapoi Kaikoura Kekerangu Lawrence Leithfleld . LongbiiBh Lyttelton Maketu Marton Masterton Mataura Napier Naseby Nelson Oamaru Otaki Palmerston 20 "29 109 481 2 4 86 298 62 57 576 56 1 £ s. d. 19 6 5 13 0 10 17 0 27 7 6 0 3 0 0 16 0 9 17 6 36 8 0 8 16 5 10 0 95 8 6 7 10 6 [ 28 26 1 128 555 1 16 49 1 385 88 50 8G9 71 £ b. d. 2 7 6 3 3 0 0 16 12 10 0 32 11 0 0 16 2 4 0 6 13 0 0 10 62 13 6 11 17 0 4 9 0 168 5 0 9 16 0 22 37 4 142 370 4 1 61 1 640 98 31 1,361 68 £ s. d. 2 5 0 0 17 0 5 2 0 0 13 0 12 3 6 22 18 0 0 9 0 0 2 0 5 15 0 0 6 0 134 19 0 11 8 6 3 7 6 293 2 0 9 7 0 12 3 34 7 118 244 5 102 648 62 40 1,267 76 81 367 31 11 18 561 25 258 26 22 £ t>. d. 15 6 0 10 6 4 15 0 18 6 9 12 6 15 6 0 0 13 6 0 7 0 9 3 6 135 6 0 6 7 6 4 13 6 217 6 0 8 8 0 18 11 0 41 18 6 2 19 0 1 18 0 12 0 85 4 6 6 2 0 43 7 6 2 4 6 3 0 6 82 8 126 12 497 1,650 12 23 298 2 1,971 310 178 4,073 271 81 1,913 104 11 101 2,318 59 904 106 90 £ s. d. 7 7 6 17 6 18 13 0 2 3 0 45 3 0 98 2 6 17 0 3 9 0 31 9 0 0 7 0 369 7 0 37 14 6 18 0 0 774 1 6 35 1 6 18 11 0 168 10 0 11 12 6 1 18 0 8 19 6 294 17 6 11 1 0 173 8 0 10 12 0 12 0 6 622 8 4414 6 0 15 0 538 29 41 2 0 4 18 6 386 36 4015 0 3 0 0 1 29 657 9 111 16 18 3 7 0 65 2 6 0 14 6 19 2 6 17 0 1 14 0 22 584 16 186 26 16 2 2 6 76 9 0 3 5 0 35 17 0 2 9 6 1 12 0 32 516 9 349 38 34 2 8 0 68 1 6 0 19 6 75 1 0 4 11 0 5 14 0 "l7 l'"% 0 20 3 7 0 31 3 3 6 47 7 8 724 89 121 44 13 1,171 7 663 116 28 70 3 4 0 0 12 6 0 8 0 58 13 0 28 8 6 36 6 6 3 15 0 1 16 0 323 7 6 14 0 64 12 6 12 9 0 6 15 0 25 0 6 115 7 14 2,822 185 448 ; 137 SO 3,409 7 3,088 358 116 106 10 16 6 0 12 6 116 204 2 0 55 12 6 148 14 6 12 9 6 4 5 0 1,048 9 0 14 0 287 12 0 46 0 0 29 1 6 30 8 6 710 ' '20 22 42 "5 6 411 6 1 17 0 709 210 27 57 13 0 8116 0 2 6 6 6 679 96 97 44 16 962 0 13 6 45 10 6 27 4 0 26 0 6 4 11 0 2 9 0 304 6 6 598 171 6 6 "678 249" 8 6 840 50 11 11 65 2 0 5 4 0 3 8 6 18 0 896 61 45 11 78 5 0 5 3 6 11 19 0 12 0 689 131 32 14 79 12 6 23 3 6 6 19 0 2 18 0

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1870. 1871. Totals. Name of Station. September Quarter. December Quaeier. March Quaetee. June Quarter. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. Patea Picton Port Chalmers Queenstown Riverton Rotorua Roxburgh Selwyn Spit Tarawera Taupo Tauranga Temuka Timaru Tokomairiro Waikouaiti Waimate Waipawa 'Waipukurau Wanganui Wellington Government Buildings Westport White's Bay 271 320 817 58 £ s. d. 57 10 6 21 1 6 45 19 6 6 2 0 270 252 737 i 137 11 £ s. d. 62 3 0 19 0 0 49 ]"8 6 11 5 6 0 13 6 220 238 736 188 £ s. d. 43 6 6 18 4 0 48 18 0 17 4 6 208 164 889 124 20 161 4 1 261 165 503 507 25 204 37 31 9 29 32 589 1,511 2,479 284 £ s. d. 31 10 0 13 9 6 60 3 0 10 12 0 2 8 0 63 3 0 0 7 6 0 16 31 6 0 28 19 6 158 9 0 134 19 0 4 2 0 24 18 0 3 17 0 5 3 0 1 18 0 4 4 6 4 13 6 96 19 0 213 2 0 564 12 6 23 1 6 969 974 3,179 507 20 224 43 6 954 378 1,011 1,000 52 653 172 112 33 154 150 2,169 5,691 9,217 1,174 £ a. d. 194 10 0 71 15 0 204 19 0 45 4 0 2 8 0 83 8 6 3 14 0 0 10 6 126 18 6 74 11 0 318 19 0 275 18 6 8 19 6 76 0 0 20 6 0 24 6 6 3 15 6 34 8 6 48 12 6 395 19 6 814 8 0 2,105 13 0 100 9 0 11 216 ! 6 92 34 7 0 13 0 0 2 0 34 3 6 ... 2 13 6 9 9 6 3 15 6 0 15 6 196 6 34 2 98 47 12 7 9 52 478 1,424 2,178 280 27 3 6 1 16 6 9 19 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 4 12 0 2 4 0 0 10 0 1 15 6 20 16 6 103 4 0 217 14 0 514 14 0 25 6 6 "63 17 4 281 207 508 459 19 259 54 62 17 44. 44 469 1,344 2,586 285 20 5 6 2 0 0 0 7 0 34 5 6 43 15 0 160 10 0 131 0 6 2 2 0 33 12 6 8 16 16 4 0 17 6 7 6 0 17 7 0 89 5 0 210 0 0 583 19 0 27 7 0 '"72 22 633 1,412 1,974 325 21 2 6 5 15 6 106 11 6 174 12 0 442 7 6 24 14 0 Totals, Bluff to Napier and Patea 11,800 \ 1,599 13 6 12,572 2,056 7 0 15,146 2,746 4 0 15,365 2,669 1 6 54,883 9,071 6 0 — 9 17 6 30 11 6 3 17 6 14 15 0 27 2 0 2 10 0 7 17 0 5 5 0 92 282 36 136 208 24 52 45 15 16 0 49 17 6 3 19 0 23 14 0 31 12 0 4 9 6 6 12 0 5 19 6 259 669 46 241 350 19 76 51 Alexandra, Auckland Auckland Cambridge Grahamstown and Thames ... Hamilton 69 188 32 78 203 14 57 63 15 6 146 11 0 6 10 0 64 7 6 58 6 0 6 5 6 9 11 0 5 5 6 149 376 69 106 323 12 52 38 24 13 6 74 12 0 12 6 0 20 13 0 55 17 6 2 6 0 6 11 0 4 5 6 569 1,515 183 561 1,084 69 237 191 114 2 6 301 12 0 26 12 6 123 9 6 172 17 6 15 11 0 30 11 0 20 15 6 Mercer Newcastle ... - ... Onehunga 698 11,800 101 15 6 1,599 13 6 875 12,572 141 19 6 2,056 7 0 1,711 15,146 1 805 11 6 9,071 6 0 Totals, Auckland lines... Totals, Bluff to Napier and Patea 360 12 0 1,125 2,746 4 0 ; 15,365 201 4 6 2,669 1 6 4,409 54,883 Grand Totals 1,701 9 0 13,447 2,198 6 6 16,857 3,106 16 0 j 16,490 2,870 6 0 59,292 9,876 17 6 12,498

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Table N. RETURN of the Number and Amount of TELEGRAPH MONEY ORDERS ISSIED and PAID at the several Chief and Accounting Post Offices in the Colony of NEW ZEALAND during the Year ended 30th June, 1871.

Table O. DEBTOR and CREDITOR STATEMENT.

Issued. Paid. Offices. So. Commission. Amount. No. Amount. Luekland "hamcs Jew Plymouth Napier Wellington Blenheim kelson Charleston rVestport 3-reymouth ilokitika Jhristchurch Dunedin 94 17 82 78 307 94 41 73 123 157 93 260 616 34 £ s. d. 13 17 6 2 10 0 18 10 0 13 9 0 49 13 0 15 13 6 7 0 6 11 15 6 19 9 0 24 14 0 16 16 0 44 15 6 104 8 0 5 12 6 £ s. d. 353 8 2 63 5 O 569 1 3 372 2 2 1,333 7 8 422 19 2 194 16 3 317 1 6 555 16 4 653 18 7 473 8 10 1,236 9 11 2,857 0 3 152 12 10 114 12 11 31 393 71 104 17 46 79 137 235 674 G8 £ s. d. 188 10 11 49 3 6 51 7 6 196 6 4 2,142 18 0 330 13 0 765 19 3 84 8 0 156 5 6 302 3 8 518 1 4 957 17 3 3,053 19 8 384 7 2 nvercargill Totals 2,069 348 4 0 9,555 7 11 2,052 9,482 1 1

Db. 'o total cost of maintenance of Stations 'o total cost of maintenance of Lines £ s. d. £ s. d. Ce. By Cash Receipts as under: Ordinary, Press, and Provincial GrovernineutTelegrams* ... Incidental receipts £ s. d. £ s. d. 21,254 4 3 11,344 3 8 ,50 98 7 11 22,219 15 9 199 12 11 22,419 8 8 Total cash revenue Value of G-eneral Government Telegrams 22,419 8 8 9,876 17 0 32,296 6 2 302 1 9 By balance ... £32,598 7 11 £32,598 7 11 * Of this ai lount, £162 19s. Id. was collected in Stamps.