TELEGRAH DEPARTMENT. (ELEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1875 Session I, F-01a

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1875. NEW ZEALAND.

TELEGRAH DEPARTMENT. (ELEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT.)

Presented to both Souses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Office of the Commissioner of Telegraphs, Wellington, My Lord,— 20th July, 1875. I have the honor to submit to your Lordship a report as to the operations of the Telegraph Department of New Zealand, during the year ended the 30th June, 1875, being the Eleventh Annual Report of the Department. I have, &c, William H. Reynolds, Acting Commissioner of Telegraphs. His Excellency the Most Hon. the Marquis of Normanby, K.C.M.G., Governor of New Zealand. ♦

REPORT. The revenue for the year 1874-75 was estimated at £55,000, but it has exceeded that amount by over £800. During the year, 917,128 telegrams of all codes were transmitted, being an increase of 164,299, or more than 17 per cent, over the previous year. Taking into account the value of General Government telegrams transmitted (£13,679 10s. 9d.), the total earnings of the department for the year amount to £69,536 12s. 3d., which, after deducting the cost of the Signals Department, maintenance of lines, &c., leaves a balance of £9,460 13s. 4d. as interest upon the capital expended. The number of telegrams transmitted during the year (917,128), compared with the number of interprovincial letters posted during the year, shows that 22- 59 telegrams were sent for every 100 letters posted. The proportion is not quite so great as last year, but the fact that there is nearly one million increase in the number of letters posted as compared with the number of letters for the previous year, should not be overlooked. It will be seen that in one instance the proportion reaches 29"76, and in the cases of Southland and Wellington 28-41 and 27-34 respectively. The number of Money Order telegrams sent during the year was 9,650, representing a value of £46,489 19s. 10d., or an increase of 1,649 messages, and of £8,437 ss. Id., as compared with the previous year. The commission collected by the Post Office was £1,257 55.; and after deducting £482 10s., due to the Telegraph Department as fees on the telegrams, there remained to the credit of the Post Office, as commission on exchange, £774 155., or more than £1| per cent, on the amount transmitted. Dunedin, Wellington, and Christchurch, and their respective sub-offices, issued the largest number of orders; and Dunedin, Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch paid the largest number. To enable masters of vessels to ascertain the state of the weather prevailing at any port to which they might be bound, or at any intermediate port, the system of sixpenny telegrams, including reply, was introduced. The facilities thus afforded, when generally known, will doubtless be taken great advantage of by maritime men. A like facility for obtaining news at a reduced rate was also granted to all Chambers of Commerce throughout the colony who might be desirous of acquiring for public information the arrivals and departures of shipping at the various ports. The consideration in this case asked for by the department was, that telegrams containing shipping intelligence, the same being positively for public and not private information, be paid for at the rate of 3d. per telegram for I—F.IA.

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each vessel. This concession has not as yet been taken great advantage of, but will doubtless, with the general progress of the colony, be adopted to a considerable extent. An alteration in the method of reporting arrivals and departures of steamships, by obtaining the information from the agents instead of from officers of the Customs Department, was made; but neglect and carelessness on the part of agents to furnish the information to the various Telegraph Offices caused such general dissatisfaction that certain officers of the Customs have been detailed to again perform the duty, for which extra services they will receive consideration from this department. During the past year 456 miles of new lines, carrying a single wire, have been erected, and 988 miles of wire have been added to the original lines, making a total addition of 1,444 miles of wire. There are now opened to the public throughout the colony 127 stations, 21 of which have been opened during the past year, 6 being in the South Island, and 15 in the North Island. The length of line maintained during the past year was 2,955 miles, the average cost for maintenance being £4 16s. 4d. per mile. At the close of the year, 2,986 miles of line, carrying 6,626 miles of wire, were in circuit, showing an increased mileage upon the previous year, in line 456, and wire 1,444. The nominal strength of the department, including Linemen and Inspectors, on the 30th June, 1875, was 509 against 388 of the previous year. The duplex system of telegraphy, mentioned in the last Annual Report, has been in successful operation on the No. 3 wire in the Cook Strait Cable since the 18th of June, 1874, and the advantage of speedy communication consequent thereupon has been very obvious. Instruments are now ready, and the system will be immediately introduced on the No. 3 wire north to Napier, and on the No. 3 wire between Blenheim and Christchurch. With the additional wires erected and mentioned in another part of this Report, between Napier and Wellington, it is anticipated that this will greatly facilitate the transmission of the increasing work now offering. It is proposed to introduce shortly the Automatic system on some of the longer circuits, instruments for this purpose having just arrived from England. In the transmission of long press messages, which may possibly require to be sent in various directions, the saving of labour cannot be over-estimated. The following lines, which were in course of construction at the date of the last Report, have been completed :— Auckland to Bay of Islands and Hokianga. The erection of this line was commenced on the Ist June of last year, and completed to Hokianga on the 11th March, 1875. Stations upon this line have been opened at the following places, viz. Hokianga, Kawakawa, Russell, Whangarei, Waipu, and Warkworth, and it is further intended to open stations upon the same line at Helensville, Riverhead, and Ohaewae. An opinion as to the magnitude of this work may be formed when the fact is taken into consideration that the line is upwards of 220 miles in length, 58 miles of which run through dense bush, and the greater portion of it passing over Native lands. In the work of erection and bush clearing, advantage was taken of the Native labour available, and it is worthy of mention that numerous small contracts were taken by Natives; who again further engaged under them the labour of other Natives. The general route of this line was fully described in the Annual Report of last year. The total cost, particulars of which will be found in Table 1., amounts to .£18,258 18s. 2d., showing cost per mile £82 15s. 4d., including the bush clearing of the 58 miles above mentioned. Naseby to Clyde. The erection of this line, including a loop line to St. Bathan's, was commenced on the 9th June, 1874. An office at St. Bathan's was opened on the 24th October last, and one at Ophir on the Ist November. The cost of this line, which is 56 miles in length, will be found in Table I. Poverty Bay Line. The extension of this line to Gisborne was completed and a station opened at that place on the 4th May. The length of this line from Napier is 107 miles. Owing to the innumerable difficulties encountered in the delivery of the poles and wire, great delay has ensued, and consequently greater expense incurred in the erection. It should be mentioned that the necessity for the telegraph system being extended to Gisborne has beyond doubt proved itself, from the general use made of the wires since the line has been open to the public. Particulars as to the cost of this line are shown in Table I. SOUTHBRIDGE LINE. On the 7th July, 1874, a branch line from Christchurch to connect Southbridge was commenced, and completed on the 9th September of the same year. An office at Southbridge was opened on the 25th February, 1875. The length of this section is 30 miles. The cost shown under various headings will be found in Table I.

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Third Wire, Masterton to Waipukurau. The stretching of this wire was commenced on the 7th April, 1874, and completed on the 13th July of the same year. The cost of this work is shown in Table I. LINES AND WORKS PROJECTED AND FINISHED DURING- THE YEAR. Cargili/s Line from Roxburgh. The erection of this line, the cost of which was refunded to the department by Messrs. Cargill and Anderson, was completed on the 3rd July. The wire, for the greater portion of the distance, is carried on poles already in use. The cost of erection, &c, is shown in Table I. Geraldine Line. A branch line from Temuka to connect Geraldine was commenced on the 30th January, and completed on the 23rd of the following month. An office was opened at Geraldine on the 6th April. The length of this line, as also cost, &c, will be found in Table I. Fourth and Fifth Wires, Christchurch to Bluff. The erection of these wires, which are now completed from Christchurch to Dunedin on the one side, and from the Bluff to Clinton on the other, was commenced simultaneously at either end. The increasing work of the Southern stations called for immediate attention in the shape of additional facilities for speedy communication, and the completion of these wires, it is estimated, will meet every demand for the present. The cost of erection up to the points above named will be found in Table I. Foxton to Palmerston. This line, which is 25 miles in length, has, with the exception of a gap of three miles, been completed, and an office fitted up for some time past. Owing to a slight difficulty as to the ownership of the land where the gap mentioned is situated, communication has been delayed, but it is hoped that in the course of a few weeks this difficulty will be overcome, and communication established. Fourth Wire, Wellington to Masterton, and Waipukurau to Napier. The erection of this wire, which was commenced simultaneously from either end, is now completed. The work of intermediate stations between Wellington and Napier is performed on this wire, leaving three through wires for the work of the more important stations North— Napier, Grahamstown, Auckland, &c. The cost of this work is shown in Table I. Tokatea Line. A branch line from Coromandel, four miles in extent, has been erected to Tokatea, and a station opened at that place on the 22nd March last. Thames Alterations and Pukorokoro Line. It was found necessary to make considerable alterations in the route of this line. In places an entirely new line has been erected. A lineman's station has been established aud opened at Pukorokoro. The cost of these alterations is shown in Table I. Second Wire, Wanganui to Hawera. The increased population on the west coast of the North Island, and consequently the increased work offered to the department, called for this additional facility. A station has been opened at Wairoa, the work of which office, as also that of Patea and Hawera, will be performed on this wire, leaving a through wire, when necessary, for the transmission of New Plymouth telegrams. Second Wire, Wellington to Wanganui. The erection of this wire, which was reported as being completed to Bull's in the last Annual Report, has now been further carried to Foxton on the Wanganui side, and extended to Otaki on the Wellington side. Owing to slight Native difficulties encountered, some delay has ensued, but it is now anticipated that there will be no further difficulty experienced in connecting between Otaki and Foxton. Every precaution has been taken for the proper maintenance of this line at that part where it was necessary to re-erect it inland from Waikanae, a good horse track having been cut, and all the creeks on line of route substantially bridged. lines and works in course op construction. Nelson to Lyell. The erection of this line, carrying two wires, and branching off from Richmond, is now being carried out. From Nelson as far as Richmond the wires will be stretched upon the poles carrying the Motueka wire.

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The line will follow the Main South Road crossing the Waimea River at the bridge, and passing through Spring Grove and Wakefield to Fox Hill (22 miles from Nelson) ; a mile of this section, near Wakefield, passes through bush, the remaining portion following along the line of road, and contiguous to the railway now being constructed, which has its terminus at Fox Hill. From Fox Hill the line will be carried through the Waiti Valley, crossing to the upper part of the Motueka River; thence through the Big Bush to within three miles of Top House (at the junction of the east and west roads) ; thence westward to Round Hill, and passing on through comparatively clear and level land to Devil's Grip and the Hope Junction. This section of the line from Fox Hill, which is 86 miles in length, passes through 14 miles of bush. Another route, via the junction of the Motueka and Motupiko Valleys, Clarke Saddle, and thence to Hope Junction, was also explored, but as the bush, 26 miles in extent, offered greater difficulties, the one above mentioned has been adopted. Attention had also to be given to the fact, that should a direct line to Blenheim at any future time be required, the route adopted would effect a considerable saving, as the poles from the junction of the east and west roads to Top House could be utilized. From the Hope Junction the line will follow the north bank of the Buller River to the Lyell, crossing the Hope, Owen, and Matairi Streams. The total length of the section is 118 miles, 59 of which is through bush. Kaikoura Reconstruction. The faulty insulation of a portion of this line, caused by its proximity to the sea, called for immediate attention. A new line, about 25 miles in extent, commencing from a point about four miles north of Kekerangu to five miles south of the Clarence, will be completed shortly, the same running inland, and thereby removing a section of similar length from the sea coast. From that point to two miles north of the Hapuka River, a distance of about ten miles, owing to the precipitous nature of the country, the line cannot be shifted; but, in order to secure a better insulation for the wires, each wire will be given a separate arm and erected on the alternate side of the pole, and where the spans cross small bays, as a further protection each wire will be carried on a separate pole. From the Hapuka to the Kahautara River the line has been shifted back. That portion of the line over Riley's Hill has also been considerably strengthened. The various alterations mentioned, so far as they have already been completed, have given sufficient evidence that the measures taken for the better insulation of the wires have been effectual. Second Wire, Greymouth to Lyell. The erection of this wire to connect with those now being run from Nelson to Lyell is being carried on. This will afford greater facilities for communication between stations in the North Island and those on the West Coast of the Middle Island, besides giving another route for telegrams from the South in the event of interruption on the line between Christchurch and Hokitika via Bealey. Fourth and Fifth Wires, Greymouth to Hokitika. These wires are intended to connect with the overland route from Nelson via the Lyell, and will consequently reduce, in a great measure, the work on the line from Christchurch via Bealey. Second Wire, Tokomairiro to Lawrence. The erection of this wire is now in progress; when completed it will relieve the other wire of the pressure of work put upon it by the increasing work of the stations on that section. It will doubtless before long become necessary to continue the wire from Tokomairiro to Dunedin. Waipukukau to Porangahau. The continuation of the fourth wire from Waipukurau to Porangahau was completed on the 14th June. A lineman's station at the latter place will be opened when the erection of the office is completed. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS. Bluff to Balclutha. This section, during the erection of the fourth and fifth wires from the Bluff, has in many places been considerably strengthened. Sixty 25-feet and one hundred and seventy 20-feet poles nave been inserted, and all angles, where possible, removed. The wires at road crossings, &c, have also been raised to prevent interruptions by traffic. Particulars as to cost of maintenance of this and other sections are given in Table G. Balclutha to Waitaki. Upon this section, the line from Palmerston to Naseby has received a thorough overhaul. Extra poles have been inserted, and about two tons of wire erected to replace a like quantity of inferior wire. Tokomairiro to Queenstown. On the Gold Fields line to Queenstown, about 270 heart of black pine poles have been erected, renewing a section of 18 miles between Lawrence and Roxburgh.

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Christchurch to Hokitika and Greymouth. This section has been considerably strengthened, and numerous deviations in the line effected, to insure safety from breakages caused by floods and the peculiar formation of the country through which the line passes. The wires through the Otira Gorge, where the line was swept away in February 1874, have been carried in the most secure and substantial manner over the tops of spurs and precipices, not averaging less than 200 feet above their old position. Considerable bush-clearing through the Teremakau and Otira Valleys has been done, and the whole of the line in that vicinity shifted to a secure position. The encroachment of the Arahura and Kawhaka Creeks will necessitate the immediate abandonment of about 12 miles of line, which distance will be substituted by a loop line of five miles in length to the new line between Greymouth and Hokitika. Poles and wire from former diversions will be utilized in this work; and when the reconstruction of the line between Greymouth and Hokitika is completed, it is hoped that this section will maintain a state of good working order. Wellington to Napier. This line has again been examined, and strengthened where necessary. Advantage was taken of the running of the fourth wire from Wellington to Masterton, and from Napier to Waipukurau, to make such alterations and additions as were deemed necessary. No accident worthy of mention has occurred during the past year. Since the date of the last Report, a lineman's station has been opened at Wainui, and stations on the same line at Upper Hutt and Carterton. Auckland Lines. With the exception of necessary alterations made between the Thames and Piako Rivers, these lines call for no special comment. From the turret at the Thames, a new section has been erected, to connect at the junction with the south line, and that portion of the line for which this was substituted has been dismantled. About three miles of line between Taupiri and Rangiriri have been removed, as the poles were found to interfere with the railway traffic. Owing to the removal into new offices, certain alterations have been effected in the city of Auckland. A slight deviation in the line at Te Awamutu has been made, consequent upon the survey of a new township at that place. The section near Cambridge has been thoroughly strengthened, and at Drury and other railway crossings the wires have been raised. Owing to the extension of the railway works, numerous alterations of minor importance have been effected where found to interfere with traffic, or in the way of works in course of construction. The thorough strength of the lines throughout the colony have been fairly tested within the last few weeks by the storms which have visited New Zealand; and it is worthy of mention that, with the exception of a breakage caused by snow between Christchurch and Hokitika, communication has not suffered. Cook Strait Cable. As will be seen from the insulation tests in Table H, this portion of the telegraph system in New Zealand still maintains its good working order. It has become a matter for consideration whether an alternate cable should not be laid, so as to avoid total suspension of telegraphic communication in the event of a breakage occurring to the present one —a contingency which although remote is nevertheless possible. It must be obvious that should such a contingency arise, and no alternative cable to fall back upon be at hand, very great loss and inconvenience to the public would ensue. The following memorandum by Mr. C. Lemon, the General Manager of the department, upon this subject, points out the necessity for some action being taken in the direction indicated:— " The present Cook Strait Cable has now being submerged close upon eight years, and at the date of the last test for insulation (24th March, 1875) gave as good results as when first laid. This state of insulation may continue, so far as comparing previous tests taken monthly during the last six years is a guide, but the cable is liable to interruption from either of the two following causes—First, from a ship on a lee shore, off Cape Terawiti, or in that vicinity, endeavouring to save herself by letting go her anchors and possibly fouling the cable with the same. Second, by an earthquake causing a fissure in the bed of the ocean in a line at right angles to the lay of the cable, and thus causing it to part. " Both these accidents have happened to cables; and although the chances of the Cook Strait cable receiving injury from either of the above sources is very remote, still they are accidents within the bounds of possibility. " It is for the Commissioner to consider, in the event of interruption from either of the above sources, whether it would not be prudent to have a second cable laid (containing either one or three wires), as soon as it could be obtained from England, so that telegraphic communication, pending the repair, would not be entirely suspended, which it doubtless would were an accident to happen to the present cable without an alternate one to fall back upon. I estimate the cost of a one-wire cable laid at £10,000. " From a conversation I have had with Captain Fairchild, I was led by him to understand that there are other approaches, on either side of Cook Strait, equally as good for cable-landing purposes as the present.

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" The present cable, owing to the introduction of duplex telegraphy, is capable of performing all the work which may be required of it for some time to come ; but in the event of an interruption and pending repairs, and without a second cable to fall back upon, the pecuniary loss to the department would be great, whilst the public would be much inconvenienced by the total suspension of telegraphic communication with the other island. " It is possible that, in the event of an interruption, the picking up of the two ends of the cable, and its repair, might occupy the best part of a month, should the weather prove unpropitious. "The picking-up gear and steam-engine are always kept in readiness for such a contingency, and are under the charge of Mr. Nancarrow. —C. Lemon, General Manager. "

SCHEDULE OF TABLES. Table A. —Cash Revenue and Expenditure, Signals Department. „ B. —Number of Telegrams sent for every 100 Letters. „ C. —Number of Telegraph Money Orders issued and paid. „ D. —Value of Government Telegrams. „ E. —Comparative Quarterly Return, years ending June 1874 and 1875. „ E. —Annual Comparative Progress of the Department. „ Q-. —Cost of Maintenance of Lines. „ H. —Insulation Tests, Cook Strait Cable. „ I.—Total Cost of Lines. „ K. —Debtor and Creditor Statement,

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TABLES REFERRED TO IN THE FOREGOING REPORT. Table A. CASH REVENUE derived from Private, Press, and Provincial Government Messages; Value of General Government Telegrams; Number of Messages transmitted by each Station; and the Working Expenses of each Station; for the Year ended 30th June, 1875.

Name of Station. Total Cash Revenue derived from Private, PresB, 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. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Bead Office Ihaura ikaroa ilexandra, Ofcago Alexandra, Auckland irrow ishburton* Auckland Balclutha Bealey Blenheim Bluff Brighton* Bull's Cambridge astle Point* ... harleston heviot hristchurch linton* ... lyde oromandel romwell artevton 239 7 11 263 0 1 86 2 4 42 14 6 21 17 11 8 4 5 282 2 5 284 18 0 94 6 9 3,546 3,877 1,361 268 311 114 3,814 4,188 1,475 2,948 8 8 204 3 4 113 6 8 151 13 4 877 11 7 15 16 10 35 12 2 29 6 10 3,826 0 3 220 0 2 148 18 10 181 0 2 110 0 5 145 10 6 259 15 0 5,136 14 1 358 9 5 35 0 10 636 11 10 538 17 7 32 2 0 226 18 7 211 1 0 60 1 8 210 2 5 78 16 1 4,624 6 7 117 16 5 196 6 8 315 17 11 315 16 4 2 13 2 33 2 1 7,519 8 2 201 15 11 44 11 3 90 0 9 233 10 0 21 5 11 1,349 10 9 1,563 14 11 267 12 11 114 19 11 325 5 7 123 5 11 154 16 0 11 1 10 53 13 2 1,078 6 7 29 2 3 20 11 11 77 19 1 146 12 1 0 9 7 15 18 2 91 6 3 12 14 10 14 1 0 0 4 3 737 13 2 6 7 5 12 9 6 39 10 9 18 0 0 0 10 5 19 10 632 4 2 12 9 7 1 17 0 25 15 2 106 4 11 2 10 4 289 7 1 219 0 11 23 7 3 55 11 4 96 3 10 21 7 3 264 16 5 156 12 4 313 8 2 6,215 0 8 387 11 8 55 12 9 714 10 11 685 9 8 32 11 7 242 16 9 302 7 3 72 16 6 224 3 5 79 0 4 5,361 19 9 124 3 10 208 16 2 355 8 8 333 16 4 2 14 2 39 1 11 8,151 12 4 214 5 6 46 8 3 115 15 11 339 14 11 23 16 3 1,638 17 10 1,782 15 10 291 0 2 170 11 3 421 9 5 144 13 2 2,017 2,241 4,045 64,122 5,548 540 7,954 9,190 517 3,574 3,115 833 3,281 755 54,897 1,794 2,998 6,076 4,697 43 536 93,773 3,353 775 1,482 3,468 337 18,544 20,126 3,854 1,460 4,666 1,916 808 167 605 8,443 379 330 1,102 1,983 3 158 744 155 223 3 6,462 77 179 598 307 1 46 6,592 168 23 309 1,018 26 1,947 2,448 296 454 1,075 248 2,825 2,408 4,650 72,565 5,927 870 9,056 11,173 520 3,732 3,859 988 3,504 758 61,359 1,871 3,177 6,674 5,004 44 582 100,365 3,521 798 1,791 4,486 363 20,491 22,574 4,150 1,914 5,741 2,164 153 0 0 157 10 0 194 13 1 2,158 2 9 195 9 4 220 0 0 2,327 13 11 381 16 8 85 3 4 110 10 0 173 19 11 97 10 0 206 18 4 83 16 8 3,122 6 5 215 5 7 125 0 0 178 6 8 217 5 7 50 5 4 44 6 4 41 1 11 645 9 7 69 13 7 68 15 4 698 10 8 98 3 0 85 4 2 32 0 10 20 1 10 49 15 5 117 19 8 48 10 6 1,040 9 3 49 2 4 38 16 10 73 17 3 56 3 1 203 5 4 201 16 4 235 15 0 2,803 12 4 265 2 11 288 15 4 3,026 4 7 479 19 8 170 7 6 142 10 10 194 1 9 147 5 5 324 18 0 132 7 2 4,162 15 8 264 7 11 163 16 10 252 3 11 273 8 8 >rury 'unedin lunedin North... 'unsandel "'eatherston reraldine rahamstown ... -rey mouth rey town -isborne [amilton [ampden fastings, Auckland* Castings, Hawke'e Bay [aTelock 84 10 0 2,979 4 2 205 6 8, 85 6 8 116 6 8 212 3 4 10 16 8 1,091 5 9 915 6 8 304 19 11 15 16 8 162 13 4 155 0 11 42 12 9 506 14 10 68 12 1 13 9 10 20 3 4 39 10 7 44 10 10 249 15 7 478 0 6 30 5 10 64 14 5 70 7 9 37 8 10 127 2 9 3,485 19 0 273 18 9 98 16 6 136 10 0 251 13 11 55 7 6 1,341 1 4 1,393 7 2 335 5 9 80 11 1 233 1 1 192 9 9 17 7 2 37 11 9 54 18 11 285 225 510 98 6 8 18 15 10 117 2 6 [awera lerbert lokianga* lokitika lurunui lutt n vercargill vaiapo i Caikoura Cakanui Lati Kati £awa Kawa Cekerangu* /awrence ieithfield yongbush /yell iyttelton laketu [alvern* 36 12 6 229 1 6 122 11 6 23 5 2 35 2 11 1,581 8 6 79 8 2 86 11 2 1,459 11 0 181 17 11 107 12 0 126 19 8 25 5 11 43 14 9 23 18 3 336 11 9 85 2 8 73 5 0 366 9 0 984 10 5 68 1 2 32 8 3 0 17 10 16 8 11 37 18 10 3 6 1 15 7 7 438 4 5 110 8 11 4 199 16 2 21 18 9 18 17 7 111 14 6 4 4 8 4 13 0 17 14 5 6 3 0 14 6 5 15 10 292 9 3 237 13 11 0 14 0 37 10 4 245 10 5 160 10 4 26 11 3 50 10 6 2,019 12 11 80 9 2 95 2 6 1,659 7 2 203 16 8 126 9 7 128 0 9 39 12 3 48 3 1 25 1 3 354 6 2 91 6 8 74 9 6 372 4 10 1,276 19 8 305 15 1 33 2 3 586 3,762 1,984 384 427 20,937 1,244 1,523 19,646 2,954 1,526 1,782 368 634 345 4,978 1,386 1,149 4,855 16,062 1,126 482 7 288 275 49 167 3,821 11 104 2,135 258 304 21 90 27 22 239 59 15 65 4,394 1,281 6 593 4,050 2,259 433 594 24,758 1,255 1,627 21,781 3,212 1,830 1,803 458 661 367 5,217 1,445 1,164 4,920 20,456 2,407 488 45 16 8 181 13 4 83 16 8 33 6 8 801 10 0 83 6 8 129 3 4 687 3 4 151 17 3 138 1 8 117 10 0 94 0 0 27 10 0 99 3 4 152 0 0 186 1 7 118 6 8 169 3 4 542 10 0 118 6 8 108 15 0 28 8 10 28 0 4 24 8 4 50 6 10 26 16 2 390 2 0 9 14 10 55 6 4 193 16 0 59 13 4 35 8 1 12 15 4 73 4 4 62 4 8 10 0 4 66 17 6 45 4 3 13 10 1 161 11 7 82 4 6 43 14 7 20 8 6 74 5 6 209 13 8 108 5 0 83 13 6 26' 16 2 1,191 12 0 93 1 6 184 9 8 880 19 4 211 10 7 173 9 9 130 5 4 167 4 4 89 14 8 109 3 8 218 17 6 231 5 10 131 16 9 330 14 11 624 14 6 162 1 3 129 3 6 *Oi lerator, als< Lineman.

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'able A— coi dimted. Cash Eeveute de: ived from 'rivate, Prei is, and Pr( ivincial overnment Messages, &c. — continued. N ame of Station. Total Cash Revenue derivei from Private, Press, and Provincial Government Messages. Value of Genera] 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. Ami urn il paid for Salaries. Total Cost Contingencies. Mainte °f ance of each Station. Manukau Heads* Marton Masterton Mat a ura Mercer Mosgiel Motueka Napier Naseby Nelson Newcastle New Plymouth ... Oamaru Onehunga Ophir* Opotiki* Opunake Otahuhu Otaki* Palmerston Patea Picton Port Chalmers ... Pukorokoro* Queenstown Rakaia Rangiora Reefton Richmond* Riverton Ross Rotorua* Roxburgh* Russell Southbridge Spit St. But linns Stoney River 'J'.-ip inui Tarawera* Taupo Tauranga Te Awamutu* ... Tetnuka Timaru Tokatea Tokomairiro tipper Hutt Waiau Waikaia,Switzer's Waikouaiti Waimate Wainui* Waipawa Waipu* Waipukurau Wairoa* (H. Bay) Wairoa, Wellington Waitaki Wanganui Wangarei Warkworth Washdy ke Wellington „ Govt. Buildings Westport White's Bay* ... Winton £ 6. d. 20 1 11 185 5 7 255 1 5 170 12 8 113 7 8 43 18 5 129 0 8 1,707 12 3 268 19 10 1,926 4 2 276 3 9 612 17 9 1,555 2 5 162 17 9 54 10 9 117 14 5 33 14 10 49 9 2 81 9 11 283 13 4 213 4 5 308 6 8 565 6 1 4 2 1 424 3 0 100 9 0 98 9 5 783 5 4 50 3 9 378 19 4 110 2 0 56 14 7 98 15 5 94 3 0 32 1 9 431 13 9 95 10 4 10 2 1 139 13 4 45 11 10 108 9 3 389 4 7 72 16 9 251 18 4 1,410 17 5 10 5 11 487 14 6 3 11 0 126 19 8 112 11 11 136 12 7 280 11 10 13 6 7 139 18 8 15 14 11 170 10 6 162 8 9 3 £ s. d. 45 3 5 25 2 8 35 6 2 6 13 5 25 14 5 0 15 0 7 7 1 572 18 4 35 16 5 347 13 2 122 4 4 106 5 9 206 18 4 62 9 0 0 2 3 67 19 10 49 9 0 3 9 11 59 8 6 24 5 10 99 1 4 77 14 5 283 5 4 0 9 8 36 12 4 4 17 1 20 9 8 56 16 7 1 15 8 24 4 6 8 0 2 92 9 10 19 2 5 19 2 8 3 9 5 88 12 8 2 18 4 £ b. d. 65 5 4 210 8 3 290 7 7 177 6 1 139 2 1 44 13 5 136 7 9 2,280 10 7 304 16 3 2,273 17 4 398 8 1 719 3 6 1,762 0 9 225 6 9 54 13 0 185 14 3 83 3 10 52 19 1 140 18 5 307 19 2 312 5 9 386 1 1 848 11 5 4 11 9 460 15 4 105 6 1 118 19 1 840 1 11 51 19 5 403 3 10 118 2 2 149 4 5 117 17 10 113 5 8 35 11 2 520 6 5 98 8 8 10 2 1 142 6 11 69 3 9 280 18 7 711 8 11 94 7 0 277 11 4 1,577 2 7 13 2 10 518 7 2 3 12 11 132 10 2 123 10 8 146 17 0 295 8 3 13 10 4 160 12 10 16 3 1 208 16 2 227 8 1 404 2,910 3,911 2,544 1,856 725 2,203 19,621 3,678 26,507 3,768 6,797 19,595 2,780 867 1,729 459 838 1,294 4,426 3,235 4,755 9,940 66 5,516 1,614 1,665 10,477 825 5,390 1,807 862 1,620 1,437 509 6,166 1,414 169 2,157 728 1,611 5,851 1,198 3,984 18,416 195 7,197 60 1,759 1,702 2,335 4,271 193 2,205 206 2,373 2,450 796 305 500 96 203 12 115 4,725 493 4,017 1,119 1,068 2,299 964 2 619 382 48 373 228 1,046 1,212 4,828 5 467 59 214 869 27 336 112 528 375 186 36 1,251 25 1,200 3,215 4,411 2,640 2,059 737 2,318 24,346 4,171 30,524 4,887 7,865 21,894 3,744 869 2,348 841 886 1,667 4,654 4,281 5,967 14,768 71 5,983 1,673 1,879 11,346 852 5,726 1,919 1,390 1,995 1,623 545 7,417 1,439 169 2,193 926 2,752 8,459 1,410 4,301 20,355 240 7,591 61 1,832 1,857 2,478 4,522 196 2,479 209 2,784 2,988 £ s. d. 108 15 0 128 6 8 212 3 4 172 0 0 106 13 4 69 3 4 88 0 0 1,282 4 0 115 13 4 1,129 9 11 170 3 4 279 15 0 564 3 0 171 13 4 72 18 4 133 6 8 108 6 8 189 15 7 125 16 8 223 16 8 262 13 4 202 10 0 405 11 7 62 10 0 209 12 0 67 3 4 139 3 4 355 15 8' 134 3 4 169 6 8 181 5 9 126 16 0 108 6 8 25 0 0. 32 10 01 187 14 10| 87 10 0 £ s. d. 11 14 10 77 18 1 57 11 7 61 14 10 20 7 4 40 9 0 14 18 10 294 2 3 40 12 1 127 9 0 86 3 7 150 6 7 256 17 4 11 19 10 93 13 0 64 1 7 131 17 4 79 13 1 14 13 10 85 14 0 26 0 6 19 9 11 67 9 4 46 18 11 88 13 7 60 11 11 43 3 11 217 8 7 9 17 10 46 6 10 35 16 4 27 0 11 39 5 10 39 4 7 28 0 1 59 4 9 72 5 5 I ■ i : I I : I I ' i 1 1 ■ . ) ) . ■ • ) ) [. . . £ b. d. 120 9 10 206 4 9 269 14 11 233 14 10 127 0 8 109 12 4 102 18 10 1,576 6 3 156 5 5 1,256 18 11 256 6 11 430 1 7 821 0 4 183 13 2 166 11 4 197 8 3 240 4 0 269 8 8 140 10 6 309 10 8 288 13 10 221 19 11 473 0 11 109 8 11 298 5 7 127 15 3 182 7 3 573 4 3 144 1 2 215 13 6 217 2 1 153 16 11 147 12 6 64 4 7 60 10 1 246 19 7 159 15 5 2 13 7 23 11 11 172 9 4 322 4 4 21 10 3 25 13 0 166 5 2 2 16 11 30 12 8 0 1 11 5 10 6 10 18 9 10 4 5 14 16 5 0 3 9 20 14 2 0 8 2 38 5 8 61 19 4 36 198 1,141 2,608 212 317 1J939 45 39i 1 73 155 143 251 3 274 3 411 538 97 10 0i 116 13 4 133 15 0 302 8 4 197 1 8 179 16 8! 462 7 3, 24 3 4 168 6 8 58 12 10 28 11 0 45 18 10 84 1' 0 57 11 11 101 10 9 246 11 8 48 8 10 72 14 6 156 2 10 145 4 4 179 13 10 386 9 4 254 13 7 281 7 5 708 18 11 72 12 2 241 1 2 94 3 4 108 6 8 190 0 0 202 3 1 101 5 0 139 3 4 27 10 0 99 3 4 215 7 7 13 11 10 73 14 8 19 18 10 33 14 10 17 1 5 23 13 8 77 3 7 31 5 4 30 4 4 107 15 2 182 1 4 209 18 10 235 17 11 118 6 5 162 17 0 104 13 7 130 8 8 245 11 11 2 11 49 19 10 1,396 9 7 34 11 11 22 19 ll| 63 3 1 3,999 14 5 429 6 4 949 12 5 38 5 11 277 11 9 1 17 1 0 7 1 18 0 1,635 16 4 2,471 9 0 200 13 7 2 11 88 5 9 1,674 1 4 36 9 0 23 7 0 64 11 1 5,635 10 9 2,900 15 4 1,150 6 O 32 780 19,571 557 290 1,007 89,466 6,053 12,946 296 3,067 15 7 20 15,492 18,743 2,549 32 1,076 22,638 572 297 1,027 104,958 24,796 15,495 123 8 11 523 2 7 32 10 0 25 0 0 156 19 9 3,976 2 1 225 0 0 349 13 4 93 15 0 108 6 8 45 12 6 231 2 4 29 16 6 37 6 11 17 14 10 703 5 6 8 2 0 247 0 10 8 2 10 21 16 10 169 1 5 754 4 11 62 6 6 62 6 11 174 14 7 4,679 7 7 233 2 0 596 14 2 101 17 10 130 3 6 154 15 5 5 8 7 160" 4 0 2,529 87 2J616 Totals 55,301 12 3 13,679 10 9 786,237 130,891 917,128 34,814 18 6 10,999 12 V 45,814 11 4 68,981 3 0 *O, lerator, also Lineman.

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Table B. NUMBER of Interprovincial Letters forwarded during the Year ended 31st December, 1874; Number of Telegrams despatched in each Province during the Year ended 30th June, 1875; and Proportion of Telegrams to every 100 Letters; together with a similar Return for the previous Year.

Table C. RETURN of the Number and Amount of Telegraph Money Orders Issued and Paid at the Post Offices in the several Postal Districts in the Colony of New Zealand, during the Year ended 30th June, 1875.

Table D. CASH VALUE of Shipping Telegrams and Amounts chargeable to each Department of the General Government for Telegrams transmitted during the Year ended 30th June, 1875.

1874-75. 1873-74. i Province. Proportion of Telegrams sent for every 100 Letters. Proportion of Telegrams sent for every 100 Letters. Number of Letters. Number of Telegrams. Number of Letters. Number of Telegrams. Wellington ktarlborough ... kelson Canterbury iVestland )tago Southland lawke's Bay ... Paranaki Auckland 653,900 124,309 259,516 665,458 208,733 989,845 161,205 174,048 71,108 751,395* 178,792 21,270 77,138 133,207 49,251 203,287 45,807 40,607 15,415 152,354 2734 1711 29-76 2001 23-6 20-53 2841 23-33 21-67 20-27 500,541 92,104 227,572 448,795 163,838 829,283 131,308 145,131 58,889 612,376 146,406 18,286 65,951 108,844 46,841 159,887 33,502 30,557 11,768 130,857 29-24 1985 2898 2425 28-58 19-27 25-51 2105 19-98 21-36 • 1874-75. 1873-74 'otal Number of Letters ... 4,059,517 3,209,8! 'otal Number of Telegrams 917,128 752,8! 'roportion of Telegrams to every 100 Letters ... 22-59 23'i [. 1872-73. 1871-72. 1870-71. 1869 VI 2,878,372 2,418,021 2,626,947 2,374 »9 568,960 411,767 312,874 185 9-70. 1868-69. 4,060 2,749,488 5,423 146,167 1867-68. 1,938,578 106,104 15 19-76 • 1702 11-91 781 612 5-47

Issued. id. Offices in Number. Commission. Amount. Number. Amount. iuckland ... Chames Sew Plymouth Soapier Wellington Blenheim ... STclson f^estport ... 3-reymouth llokitika ... jhristchurch Dunedin ... [nvereargill 912 170 185 636 1,550 463 288 354 666 317 1,528 2,184 397 £ s. d. 117 3 8 20 0 4 24 17 8 81 8 0 209 2 0 61 19 8 36 2 0 43 7 4 84 0 0 37 16 0 200 3 0 290 0 0 51 5 4 £ s. d. 4,295 5 3 691 15 10 938 5 9 2,976 9 10 7,896 7 7 2,330 10 1 1,302 3 11 1,540 16 4 3,042 2 10 1,317 11 10 7,425 3 3 10,848 0 7 1,885 6 9 1,749 359 95 252 1,225 256 846 154 526 444 1,151 2,397 154 £ s. d. 8,810 17 3 1,601 7 8 468 3 0 1,318 8 10 5,920 2 1 1,247 3 5 3,943 7 1 637 12 6 2,395 10 3 2,295 11 6 5,388 13 1 11,696 8 9 748 14 0 Totals 9,650 1,257 5 0 46,489 19 10 9,608 46,471 19 5

Colonial Secretary Customs Defence and Native Judicial Postal ... Public Works ... Begistrar-Q-eneral Treasury Shipping £ s. d. 1,274 10 0 1,100 13 0 3,370 5 0 708 19 0 1,744 15 0 3,661 16 0 100 3 9 701 4 0 1,017 5 0 • £13,67 10 9 2—F. 1a.

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Table E. ORDINARY, PRESS, and PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT TELEGRAMS despatched during each Quarter of the Years ended 30th June, 1874 and 1875 respectively, and the Revenue derived from each Class. 1873-74.

September Quarter. December Quarter. March Quarter. June Quarter. Totals. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. I £ s. d. £ s. d. Ordinary Telegrams 9,322 5 9 140,734 9,975 14 1 160,263 10,804 14 4 103,354 11,175 9 11 584,970 41,278 4 1 120,619 Press Telegrams Provincial Government Telegrams ... 1 * * # 11,984 1,256 4 6 12,787 915 15 3 11,122 883 8 6 13,232 1,010 12 10 49,125 4,066 1 1 1,164 13 8 2,727 356 0 6 2,509 256 13 5 2,977 277 19 9 2,759 274 0 0 10,972 Totals 135,330 10,934 10 9 156,030 11,148 2 9 174,362 11,966 2 7 179,345 12,460 2 9 645,067 46,508 18 10 1874-75. September Quarter. December Quarter. March Quarter. June Quarter. Totals. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Teleg-rams. Revenue derived. £ s. d. £ b. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 11,369 11 4 174,173 11,821 1 2 12,668 4 2 12,821 9 6 48,680 6 2 Ordinary Telegrams ... 164,168 187,696 189,840 715,877 Press Telegrams 12,945 1,301 0 11 12,887 1,030 8 8 15,157 1,395 16 10 15,584 1,480 4 10 56,573 5,207 11 3 Provincial Government Telegrams ... 3,408 362 8 10 3,226 316 13 3 3,234 315 9 4 3,919 419 3 5 13,787 1,413 14 10 I Totals 180,521 13,033 1 1 190,286 13,168 3 1 206,087 14,379 10 4 209,343 14,720 17 9 786,237 55,301 12 3

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Table F. COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the Progress of the Telegraph Department during the Financial Years ended 30th June, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, and 1875.

Number of Tc leerams forwarded during the Year. Revenue derived from Year ended Number of Miles of Line. Number of Stations open. t»_: i._ ~n and 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. Cost of Maintenance of Lines per Mile. Tariff in Operation. Private, Press, and Provincial Government. General Government. Total. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 30th June, 1866... 699 13 24,761 2,476 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 Mileage 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 j) >) „ 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 >t » „ 1869 ... „ 1870... 1871 ... 1,329 1,661 *1,976 45 56 72 106,070 122,545 253,582 50,097 62,878 59,292 156,157 185,423 312,874 18,520 10 4 17,218 1 4 22,419 8 8 13,430 11 9 12,252 6 0 9,876 17 6 31,951 2 1 29,470 7 4 32,296 6 2 14,266 12 7 16,417 7 4 21,254 4 3 8,547 4 9 14,120 4 10 11,314 3 8 22,813 17 4 30,537 12 2 32,598 7 11 6 8 6 8 9 11 5 19 6 Mileage tariff in operation up to 1st Sept. 1869; uniform 2s. 6d. 1- tariff from 1st Sept. 1869 to 31st March, 1870; and Is. tariff from 1st April, 1870. 1872 ... +2,185 81 344,524 67,243 411,767 28,121 10 0 11,043 3 9 39,164 13 9 23,593 9 9 8,858 19 7 32,452 9 4 4 2 3 „ 1873... J2.356 93 485, 507 83,453 568,960 39,680 18 9 11,105 2 0 50,786 0 9 27,040 18 10 9,479 5 4 36,520 4 2 4 1 11 1874... ||2,530 105 645,067 107,832 752,899 46,508 18 10 12,618 11 6 59,127 10 4 38,801 19 4 15,021 17 11 53,823 17 3 6 3 11 "J From 1st November, ( 1873, address and ( signature given in J free. „ 1875... f2,986 127 786,237 130,891 917,128 55,301 12 3 13,679 10 9 68,981 3 0 45,814 11 4 14,240 19 7 60,055 10 11 4 16 4 * From this mileage 78 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance. + From this mileage 32 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance. i From this mileage 42 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance. || From this mileage 106 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance. IT From this mileage 31 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance.

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Table G. COST of MAINTENANCE of TELEGRAPH LINES for the Financial Year ended 30th June, 1875.

Table H. INSULATION TESTS of the COOK STRAIT CABLE for the Years ended 30th June, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, respectively, showing the Resistance per Knot after Two Minutes Electrification in Millions of Ohmads (British Association Units of Resistance).

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Section. Number of Miles. Salaries of Linemen and Inspeotors. Travelling Expenses of Linemen and Inspectors. Extra Labour. Cost of Material used .for Repairs. Total Cost of Maintenance. Cost per Mile. Riverton to Balclutha, including Winton and Switzer'a Lines ... Tokoraairiro to Queenstown Balclutha to Waitaki, inclhding Naseby and Ophir and St. Bathans Waitaki to Christeliurch, including Akaroa, G-eraldine, and Lyttelton Linea Cliristohurch to G-reymouth, including Ro3s Line from Hokitika G-reymouth to Weatport, including Reefton and Lyell Lines Christeliurch to Blenheim, including Rangiora Line (8 miles), Southbridge Line (30 miles), and Waiau Line (37 miles) ... ... .., Blenheim to Nelson, including White's Bay Line Nelson to Motueka Wellington to Opunake and New Plymouth ... Wellington to Napier Napier to Tauranga, including Q-isborne and Opotiki Lines Tauranga to G-rahamstown Auckland to Coromandel and Alexandra, including Manukau Line, Tokatea Line, and Bay of Islands Line .,. 200 140 266 210 196 149 £ s. d. 320 16 8 390 4 2 499 7 5 500 5 0 439 8 0 384 0 8 £ s. d. 121 11 3 217 16 5 212 12 9 199 7 6 450 5 11 354 13 10 £ s. d. 0 15 0 60 3 6 187 15 11 97 10 1 166 3 6 163 0 8 £ s. d. 15 15 0 70 6 10 60 0 8 67 19 8 183 16 4 15 10 0 £ s. d. 458 17 11 738 10 11 959 16 9 865 2 3 1,239 13 9 917 5 2 £ a. d. 2 5 10 5 5 6 3 12 2 4 2 4 6 3 5 6 19 283 92 32 242 221 361 73 731 5 0 215 16 8 25 0 0 578 16 10 377 8 0 463 3 2 446 8 1 502 19 0 99 6 9 15 15 0 498 8 7 256 6 11 464 18 9 276 10 7 204 4 10 208 2 10 411 0 4 142 0 2 162 8 9 138 1 6 81 15 0 6 3 6 0 8 0 37 3 7 64 17 8 114 1 6 60 10 5 1,520 3 10 529 9 9 41 3 0 1,525 9 4 840 12 9 1,204 12 2 921 10 7 5 7 5 5 15 1 15 8 6 6 0 3 16 0 3 6 8 12 12 5 490 941 13 4 758 5 4 661 1 0 117 11 9 2,478 11 5 5 11 2,955 6,313 13 0 4,428 18 7 2,602 8 1 895 19 11 14,240 19 7 *4 16 4 Note. —Foxtonto Palmerston Line (25 miles), CargiU's Line from Roxburj (2 miles), and Wellington Signal Station Line (4 mill is), not included in this table. *Tot: il average cost of mai jitenance per mile.

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. 2 Wire. No. 3 Wire. Date. No. l Wire. No. 2 Wire. No. 3 Wire. 1867— September 1 ... September 30... October 14 November 1 ... November 14 ... December 2 ... 1868— June 7* September 11 ... September 17 ... 1869— March 27 April 19 May 11 May 17 June 22 July 27 August 24 September 27 ... 473 634 547 598 574 608 930 630 697 I 71 102 179 326 106 105 55 225 635 554 634 620 667 643 709 1,094 946 1,000 1869— Oetoberf November 8... December 3 ... 1870— January 22 ... February 22 ... March 18 March 20 April 26 May 31 June 26 July 16 August 16 Septeniberl7... October 20 ... November21... December21... 1871— January 21 ... 582 638 526 417 442 344 430 456 355 517 473 508 471 505 480 I "5 2-5 2 3 34 3-06 8-6 •446 2-3 •393 1-7 87 5-5 102 77 1,253 1,159 865 707 967 619 812 871 622 893 763 1,108 1,069 1,149 1,121 1871— February 21 ... March 23 April 24 May 23 June 24 Julyt August 25 September 25 October)" November 23... December 28... 1872— January 27 ... February 27 ... March 31 ... April 25 May 28 June 22 July 23 565 497 508 489 717 751 517 641 570 20 2-39 1-85 2-08 1-28 1-36 1-31 2;65 9-98 1 1 I 1,173 1,166 1,003 955 1,288 1,444 1,123 1,481 1,079 1872— August 19 September^ ... October 22 ... November 20... December 30... 1873— January 24 ... February 24 ... March 25 April 23 May 23 June 23 July 24 August 23 ... September23... October 21 ... November 22... December 24... 818 709 763 867 642 578 611 585 505 611 628 717 609 569 695 554 88-5 173 208 220 103 181 24-8 210 29-7 50-0 61-3 683 57-2 182-1 347-5 389-5 1,735 1,331 1,556 1,561 1,307 1,271 1,420 1,272 1,231 1,203 1,159 1,564 1,193 1,214 1,429 1,312 1874— January 24 ... February 24 ... March 25 April 24 May 23 June 27 July 24 August 29 ... September 24 October 26 ... November 24... December 23... 1875— January 23 ... February 23 ... March 24 April 23 Mny 22 June 24 592 551 559 579 551 607 682 771 643 944 849 650 I 3143 2807 3715 356-4 398-0 96-1 75 530 69 28 18 84 1,438 1,217 1,106 1,303 1,115 1,227 1,365 1,564 1,483 1,928 1,882 1,060 467 483 562 531 522 649 667 754 26 30 31 14 15 9 7 13 729 748 950 963 931 1,104 1,200 1,275 579 596 676 553 649 687 826 829 95 18-5 391 44-4 496 65-6 981 1,073 938 979 1,173 1,146 1,47-6 883 764 719 636 712 562 94 44 30-4 376 41-7 41-9 1,695 1,274 1,277 1,139 1,274 1,064 574 67 1,312 * This test was taken with zinc to earth ; all the others with eoj ler to earth. No test taken.

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Table I. TOTAL COST of the LINES of TELEGRAPH throughout New Zealand and of the Cook Strait Cable.

Section of Line. Length of Section in Miles. Cost of Clearing Bash. Cost of Wire, Total Cost of Arms, Poles, including Insulators, Ac, Delivery. including Carriage. Cost of Erection. Total Cost of Section. Cost per Mile. Riverton to Invercargill ... Bluff to Invercargill [nvercargill to Mataura ... Mataura to Waitaki Waitaki to Hurunui Hurunui to Nelson White's Bay Line Port Chalmers Line Dhristehureh to Greymouth 3-reymouth to Westport ... Blenheim to Woodend, reconstruction, including White's Bay Line (194 miles) ... Palmerston to Naseby rokomairiro to Queenstown rokomairiro to Queenstown, reconstruction, 140 miles rhird Wire from Dunedin to Oamaru (including loop line to Kakanui, 4 miles), 94 miles Dbrist church to Hokitika, reconstruction, 146 miles Dhristehurch to Akaroa ... kelson (o Motueka Jreymouth to Reefton [jeitlifield to Waiau invereargill to Winton BCokitika to Ross taiapoi to Rangiora Jreyinouth to Westport, reconstruction, 67 miles ... invercargill to Balclutha, reconstruction, 70 miles... lavelock to Nelson, reconstruction, 25 miles [bird Wire, Oamaru to Christchurch, 161 miles Second Wire, Christchurch to Hokitika, 146 miles Second and Third Wires, Hokitika to Greymouth, 60 miles Fourth Wire, Palmerston to Dunedin, 33 miles Eteefton to Lyell... Capanui and Switzer's Line, from Clinton Fourth Wire, Blenheim to Christchurch (completed from Christcburch to Leilhfield), 29 miles STaseby to Clyde Line Jouthbridge Line Dargill's Line from Roxburgh 3"eraldine Line from Temuka Fourth and Fifth Wires, Christchurch to Bluff (completed from Christchurch to Dunedin and from Bluff to Clinton), 307 miles ... Railway Wires, — Dunedin to Tokomairiro, 33 miles Hampden to Waitaki, 35 miles ... 24 19 32 189 218 241 7 8 176 67 £ s. d 1,229 3 3 £ s. d. 547 2 10 1,199 0 0 8,353 18 0 6,554 8 8 5,213 14 0 £ s. d. 96 10 11 739 1 4 3,034 7 9 3,427 13 6 3,953 3 4 £ 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 £ 8. 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 6o 75 4 9 69 7 0 63 0 76 58 6 0c 71 18 lid 100 0 Oe 21 12 9/ 104 10 5 1,951' 7 6 1,070 16 5 960 15 4 54 140 100 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 16 9 4,432 1 4 55 7 7 26 12 6 31 13 2g 2,247 3 10 2,247 3 10 16 1 0 4 264 12 0 830 16 11 426 15 9 1,522 4 8 16 3 10 50 32 50 37 14 20 8 65 10 0 10 10 0 2,649 0 0 1,881 16 5 805 2 6 872 13 2 1,440 14 0 801 12 4 295 2 0 172 12 6 207 0 0 446 13 5 721 5 8 375 5 8 1,101 6 7 688 2 5 156 4 11 208 11 6 48 2 8 873 12 11 817 18 5 321 11 2 1,795 9 11 847 4 6 209 1 0 200 12 6 37 17 6 3,202 2 9 2,409 16 7 1,580 0 0 6,986 10 6 2,336 19 3 660 7 11| 982 19 6 293 0 2 21 18 8 48 3 11 49 7 6A 139 14 1 63 3 2 47 3 5 49 2 11 36 12 6 401 3 0 675 14 3 69 16 9 1,216 9 1 1,962 0 1 29 5 8 1,221 3 9 113 15 5 706 12 3 2,041 11 5 29 3 3 379 18 6 17 15 0 144 5 2 541 18 8 21 13 6 936 2 10 1,935 7 2 1,077 10 8 3,949 0 8; 24 10 6 290 6 0 1,286 7 0 518 13 6 2,095 6 6; 14 7 0 499 7 0 216 2 5 715 9 5 11 18 5 32 3,863 3 6 15 0 0 898 5 6, 335 11 3 799 15 9 212 13 10 503 11 0 563 5 1 6,064 15 9 17 1 4 189 10 5 48 615 13 4 669 9 5 393 13 4 1,678 16 1 34 19 6 56 30 2 12 2,351 10 3 649 9 2 16 4 0 30 11 9 286 9 7 3,311 11 6 353 8 0 157 1 0 324 1 10 131 17 6 632 19 9 217 6 10 24 0 10 33 17 3 418 7 1 6,296 1 6 1,220 4 0 197 5 10 388 10 10 14 8 6 112 8 7 40 14 8 98 12 11 32 7 6 1,041 7 8 6,339 19 6 1,768 14 10 9,150 2 0 29 16 1 104 12 2 66 0 0 522 2 9 190 12 4 231 9 10 135 11 10 858 4 9 392 4 a 26 0 1 11 4 1 Totals, South Island 1,570 10,269 17 3 44,863 11 3 36,270 10 8 43,114 18 1 134,518 17 3 85 13 7 Lyell's Bay to Wellington Wellington to Patea Wellington to Masterlon ... Uasterton to Castle Point CJastle Point to Porangahau Porangahau to Napier Napier to Tauranga Auckland to Alexandra 4 180 60 36 53 68 200 152 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 3,460 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 6 57 18 4 46 19 6 82 8 2 69 3 9 105 9 0 21 8 5 Carried forward a Purchased from Southland Go\ ;ost of poles, &c. e Purchased from pi ;otal cost includes £2,047 18s. lOd. foi rernmer rivate fi: f new n it. h Includes nn. / Purchae laterial. A 6 p £450, purchasi sed from Cantei ler cent, interes e of Lytteltoi rbury Govern: it guaranteed line, c Appi lent, g Pure] >n this line. :imate cost, d Approxiniat led from Otago Government a_F. 1a.

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Tal 3 I. — continued. Tot. Cost of the Li] :s of Tele&baph, &c. — continued. Section of Line. Length of Section in Miles. Cost of Clearing Bash. Total Cost of Poles, including Delivery. Cost of Wire, Arms, Insulators, &c, including Carriage. Cost of Erection. Total Cost of Section. Cost per Mile. Brought forward ... Auckland to Newcastle, reconstruction, 70 miles, including new line from Hamilton to Cambridge, 12 miles Mercer to Thames, including four towers for spanning Thames and Piako Rivers ... Second Wire from Napierto Tauranga, 200 miles Tauranga to Kati Kati Kati Kati to G-rahamstown Third Wire from Auckland to Mercer, 40 miles Third Wire from Auckland to Grahamstown, 76 miles Third Wire from Wellington to Masterton, 60 miles ; from Napier to Waipukurau, 42 miles Grahamstown to Coromandel Patea to New Plymouth, 90 miles; less 28 miles not yet erected Onehunga to Junction, reconstruction, 5 miles ... Third Wire, Napier to Grahamstown, 270 miles Manukau Heads Line Cambridge to Alexandra, reconstruction, 50 miles ... Maketu to Opotika Wellington Signal Station Line and Lunatic Asylum Second Wire, Wellington to Wanganui, completed from Wanganui to Bull's, 26 miles Poverty Bay Line Kaipara and Bay of Islands Line Masterton to Waipukurau, Third Wire, 115 miles Foxton to Palmerston Fourth Wire, Wellington to Masterton and Waipukurau to Napier, 102 miles Tokotea Line Thames Alteration, including Pukorokoro Line, 9 miles Second Wire, Wanganui to Hawera, 58 miles Second Wire, Wellington to Wanganui, completed from Wellington to Otakiand Bull's toFoxton, 82 miles Railway Wires, — Auckland to Penrose, 8 miles £ B. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ e. d. £ s. d. 1,393 14 6 841 15 9 1,453 3 8 3,688 13 11 44 19 8 12 36 2,158 8 10 1,386 13 10 1,492 7 5 5,037 10 1 139 18 7 30 43 793 19 9 1,584 1 3 31 17 0 1,041 3 0 2,521 19 5 2,607 9 1 530 5 9 1,461 8 6 880 11 1 1,266 0 10 1,482 15 3 4,313 16 11 2,837 9 7 7,050 4 5 21 11 4 94 11 8 163 19 2 234 0 9 383 18 5 617 19 2 15 9 0 173 1 6 816 9 7 1,136 6 11 2,125 18 0 27 19 5 30 1,108 13 6 146 17 6 605 6 3 188 17 2 414 6 9 1,020 11 10 2,076 12 0 1,356 6 6 4,204 18 6 13 5 10 140 3 3 62 4,026 17 10 1,144 11 3 2,002 5 9 7,173 14 10 115 14 1* 40 5 0 4 6 0 36 19 10 81 10 10 16 6 2 36 37 18 8 833 17 8 3,680 10 4 340 5 8 1,844 11 4 1,057 15 7 5,563 0 4 2,231 18 11 20 12 0 61 19 11 54 844 7 6 1,959 8 3 349 5 8 1,238 9 10 643 4 7 1,301 4 6 1,836 17 9 4,499 2 7 36 14 9 83 6 4 4 62 6 0 90 9 8 34 18 6 187 14 2 46 18 6 107 220 23 15 0 5,323 6 8 54 0 0 3,524 10 0 4,993 15 0 385 4 3 5,610 4 0 2,685 16 0 202 16 6 4,519 6 3 5,256 0 6 642 0 9 13,677 15 3 18,258 18 2 24 13 10 127 16 7 82 15 4 25 96 5 6 653 12 3 1,542 9 0 283 13 0 555 6 5 241 10 2 2,194 0 11 1,178 15 6 19 1 6 47 3 0 138 7 6 83 1 10 932 5 2 27 12 5 677 2 5 91 5 8 1,747 15 1 201 19 11 17 2 8 50 9 11 "4 49 9 0 420 8 4 811 8 3 1,281 5 7 142 7 3 19 7 0 693 16 0 211 16 0 924 19 0 15 18 11 551 0 3 2,875 4 4 1,937 6 5 5,363 11 0 65 8 2 33 13 11 43 19 6 77 13 5 9 14 2 Totals, North Island ... Totals, South Island ... 1,416 1,570 9,642 11 1 10,269 17 3 44,989 3 10 44,863 11 3 41,872 12 0 36,270 10 8 50,788 13 1 43,114 18 1 147,293 0 0 134,518 17 3 tlO4 0 4 t85 13 7 2,986 19,912 8 89,852 15 1 78,143 2 8 93,903 11 2 281,811 17 3 Cook Strait Cable, including freight from London and expense of laying 29,864 0 0 Total expenditure, exclusive of lines in progress 311,675 17 3 Total nun iber of 1 liles of Line, ! !,986. Total lumber of miles of Wire, 6,6! io. * This cost per mile includes pi le of line. )les am material foi • portion of ine (28 miles) yet to be i irected. t Avei •age cost per

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Table K. DEBTOR AND CREDITOR STATEMENT. DR. CR.

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Total Cost of Maintenance of Stations ... „ Total Cost of Maintenance of Lines „ Commission on Java Cable Telegrams ... Total Disbursements 45,814 11 4 14,240 19 7 By Cash Receipts, as under: — Ordinary Press and Provincial Government Telegrams* „ Incidental Receipts uot included in Tables : — „ Excess on Ordinary Tele55,301 12 3 20 8 0 60,075 18 11 57 1 3 * grams „ Collections for Copies of Telegrams „ Amount collected by the Postal Department for Money Order Telegrams „ Amount received for Registering Cyphers 13 16 0 482 10 0 „ Balance to Credit of the Department ... 2 2 0 55,857 1 6 „ Value of General Government Telegrams 13,679 10 9 9,460 13 4 £69,536 12 3 £69,536 12 3 * Of this amount £744 8s. lid. was collected in postage stamps. -By Authority : Geohgb Ddsbuby, GoTernment Printer, Wellington.—1875. 'rice 9d.]