TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT. (TWELFTH ANNUAL REPORT.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1876 Session I, F-01a

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1876. NEW ZEALAND.

TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT. (TWELFTH ANNUAL REPORT.)

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

Office of the Commissioner of Telegraphs, My Lord,— Wellington, 28th July, 187 G. 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 30th June, 1876, being the Twelfth Annual Report of the Department. I have, &c., Julius Vogel, Commissioner of Telegraphs. His Excellency, the Most Honorable the Marquis of Normanby, K.C.M.G., Governor of New Zealand.

REPORT. The revenue for the year 1875-76 was estimated at .£62,000. It has, however, exceeded that amount by more than £1,300. The number of telegrams transmitted during the year was 1,051,086, being an increase over the previous year of 133,958. Including the value of General Government telegrams, the gross earnings, of the department for the year amounted to £79,537 7s. lid. It will be seen, on reference to the debtor and creditor statement, that the expenditure exceeded the receipts by £2,803 Is.: the expenditure incurred in the repairs of the Cook Strait cable, amounting to £3,363 15s. 5d., having been debited against the vote of the department, has placed the balance on the wrong side. Owing to the increased number of stations, and the additional lines, the expenditure is greater than in any previous year. Several amounts have also been charged against the vote of the department, which might with justice have been charged upon construction, and taken out of the telegraph portion of the loan. The number of telegrams transmitted during the year, as compared with the number of letters posted during the same period, shows that 22 #21 telegrams were sent for every 100 letters posted. This proportion is rather less than last year, when the comparative number was 22*59. It must, however, be remembered that there is an increase in the number of lettefs of almost 700,000, so that the proportion of telegrams is very satisfactory. Since the date of the last report, direct communication has been established with Australia. The cable was opened for business on the 21st February last, and has been largely used. It will be seen, on reference to Table A, that the Wakapuaka Station has, since the date mentioned, forwarded to New Zealand stations, 3,467 telegrams. Of this number, 3,395 messages were received through the cable, from Sydney and places beyond, the average of words per message being 19"3. The number forwarded from New Zealand through the cable, to Sydney and places beyond, during the same period, was 3,268, the average of words per message being, in this case also, 193. The number of Money Order telegrams sent during the year was 10,712, representing a value of £48,988 17s. 3d., or an increase of 1,062 messages, and of £2,498 17s. 5d., as compared with the previous year. The commission collected by the Post Office was £1,352 Is. 4d.; and after deducting £535 125., due to the Telegraph Department as fees on the telegrams, there remained to the credit of the Post Office, as commission on exchange, £816 9s. 4d., almost £1| per cent, on the amount transmitted. The largest number of orders was issued in Wellington, Dunedin coming next, and Christchurch next. During the year, 118 miles of line carrying double wire, and 50 miles carrying single wire, have been erected; and 335 miles of wire have been added to the original lines, making a total addition of 621 miles of wire. There are now opened to the public throughout the colony 142 stations, 15 of which have been opened during the past year, 9 in the South Island, and 6 in the North Island. The length of line maintained during the year was 2,980 miles, the average cost for maintenance being £5 18s. lOd. per mile. This is exclusive of the amount expended in the repair of the Cook Strait Cable, which is referred to elsewhere. At the close of the year, 3,154 miles of line, carrying 7,247 miles of wire, were in circuit, showing an increased mileage upon the previous year, in line 168 and wire 621. The nominal strength of the department, including Linemen and Inspectors, on the 30th June, 1876, was 567, against 509 of the previous year.

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Since the date of the last Report, new and convenient offices have been erected at Napier, Invercargill, Hokitika, Greymouth, and Nelson; and new offices are now being erected in Dunedin. The want of these latter are much felt, owing to the very inferior accommodation afforded by the present offices. The duplex system of telegraphy has been further introduced on the circuits between Blenheim and Christchurch, and between Wellington and Napier. It has been in daily operation upon the circuits mentioned for some months past, and on the cable since the 18th June, 1874, and has proved the greatest success. With all these facilities, the wire accommodation is not more than the increasing work of the department requires. It must, therefore, be obvious that the perfecting and introducing of the system has proved a very great advantage and saving to the department. The following lines, which were in course of construction at the date of the last Report, have been completed : — Nelson to Lyell. This line, which is 118 miles in length, was completed in November last. A lineman's station has been opened on this section at Top-House, and another will shortly be opened at Foxhill. The advantage of this route has been fully experienced during the existence of bad weather, when communication with West Coast stations has been interrupted on the line from Christchurch via Bealey. A full description of the course adopted for the erection of this line was given in the Report of last year. The total cost of the section, given under various headings, will be found stated in Table I. Katkoura Reconstruction. This work was commenced in February and completed in August of last year; 47 miles of new line had to be erected, and in this work a number of the old poles, which were found to be in an excellent state of preservation, were utilized; 35 miles of line were re-insulated; and wherever practicable the line was carried inland to avoid the influences of the salt water. Where the precipitous nature of the country would not admit of such deviation, every precaution was taken to make the line as perfect as possible, by placing on separate poles the wires in the immediate vicinity of the sea. Particular attention was paid to the more exposed portions of this section, and the great improvement of the line since the completion of the work has conclusively proved the thorough manner in which the repairs, &c, were effected. Total cost of these works is shown in Table I. Second Wike, Greymouth to Lyell. This work was completed in November last, and put Greymouth in direct communication with Nelson, on the Lyell circuit. Advantage was taken during the erection of this wire to insert totara poles between Reefton and Greymouth, which were unobtainable when the line was first erected. For cost of erection of this wire, see Table I. Second Wire, Tokomairiro to Lawrence. The erection of this wire was completed in August of last year. The increasing work on the Gold Fields line called for this additional facility. The cost of this work is shown in Table I. Waipukurau to Porangahau. The continuation of the fourth wire from Waipukurau to Porangahau was completed in June last, and a lineman's station was opened at the latter place on the 25th January. LINES AND WORKS PROJECTED AND FINISHED DURING- THE YEAE. Christchurch to Hokitika (Reconstruction). In the early part of the year, an important alteration was made in the route of the Hokitika and Bealey line at its western end. By the insertion of 5 miles of new line, it was brought to the Hokitika and Greymouth line, thus cutting out 17 miles of line through country liable to floods, and removing it from a timber clearing only a chain in width to one from 2 to 3 chains wide. The cost of this work is shown in Table I. TOKOMAIKIRO TO QuEENSTOWN (RECONSTRUCTION). This section of line has, during the past year, been thoroughly overhauled, and new poles inserted and new wire erected where necessary. It is now in good condition. Greymouth to Hokitika (Reconstruction). This section has, during the past year, been put into good repair. The expenditure thereon, which is shown in Table I, includes the cost of making a track, for maintenance purposes, from Brighton to Greymouth. Fourth and Fifth Wires, Christchurch to Dunedin; and Third and Fourth Wires, Dunedin to Bluff. The erection of these wires was completed in July last. This increased wire accommodation greatly facilitates the ever-increasing work in the South Island. The expenditure is shown in Table I. Otago Heads Line. A line from Dunedin to Otago Heads was completed, and a station opened at the Heads,

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in December last. The section is 20 miles in length. The office is now conducted by a cadette, the daughter of the signal-station keeper. The cost of this line is shown in Table I. Kaitangata Line. The extension of thi< line from Balclutha was completed in April last. An office is now being erected. The cost of the section, which is 6i- miles in length, is showii in Table I. Outram Line. The erection of this section {7\ miles long), from Mosgiel, was completed in February last. The building for an office at Outram is being proceeded with. The cost of the section is shown in Table I. Rangiora to Oxford. A branch line to connect Oxford was completed in January last. An office at the latter place is in course of erection, and a station will be established on its completion. The cost of the section is shown in Table I. Second "Wire, Wellington to Wanganui (Completion or). The erection of this wire has now been completed. All the small stations on that circuit have been placed upon this wire, leaving the other available for direct communication with Wanganui and New Plymouth. The cost of this work is shown in Table I. Ohinemutu Line. This line was rendered necessary by the removal of the office at Rotorua to Ohinemutu, the latter place being more .central, and the township being situated there. The length of the section is 2 miles. Rangiriri to Mercer (Reconstruction). In July last, this section was straightened, all angle poles were doubled, and the swamps along the line were fascincd. In November, a portion of the section was removed from the bank of the Waikato River, and re-erected along the line of railway. The cost of this work is shown in Table I. LINES AND WORKS IN COURSE OP CONSTRUCTION. Hawera to New Plymouth. Instructions were received on the 15th March to proceed with this work, and to carry the line at the back of Mount Egmont. Tenders for cartage of material, &c., were called for without delay; the first pole was erected at Hawera on the 22nd May; and one wire was through to New Plymouth on the 29th of June. It is expected that the second wire through will be completed by the middle of August. The total length of the line is 48^ miles, 32 miles of which is through bush. The country the line passes over is generally low undulating ground, intersected in the bush by numerous streams from Mount Egmont. There was great difficulty in delivering poles and material, owing to the state of the bush road. The weather, also, during June was so inclement that little progress could be made in erection. From New Plymouth, the line follows the Devon Road past Bell Block, and thence to Sentry Hill. From this point to Inglewood, the road keeps by the side of the railway, and the line is run between them. The bush through which the line passes has been felled two chains wide for the greater part of the distance, and all dangerous trees have been removed. The spare material, which was lying at Opunake and Stony River, and which was intended to connect those two places, has been utilized in this work, so far as it was deemed fit. The station at Stony River, not being required, was closed upon the establishment of direct communication. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS. Bluff to Balclutha. A repairing party has traversed nearly the whole of this line, and effected such alterations and repairs as were found necessary. Between Mataura and Clinton, slight alterations have been made in consequence of the formation of a new road. At Mataura, it was also necessary to remove a number of poles which were found to be in the way of the buildings then being erected for the paper mill. Between Invercargill and Riverton, a mile of the line has been removed to a line of new road. This was done to avoid crossings, and to remove poles from private property. This section is now in good condition. The cost of maintenance of this and other sections is given in Table G. Balclutha to Waitaki. Between Dunedin and Caversham, the poles and wires have been removed from the main road and erected along the railway line. No other alterations have been found necessary, and the section is in good condition. TOKOMAIRIRO TO QUEENSTOWN. This section has, during the year, received a thorough overhaul. Christchurch to Hokitika and Greymouth. Owing to bad weather, the interruptions on this section have been very numerous, but no serious delay in business has resulted. Tube piles have been inserted at the Kowai and Mahkihiki Rivers, for protection against floods. In the City of Christchurch, where 14 wires

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run on one set of poles, strong timber has been provided, and the foundations have been concreted. Siemens compound wire is in use throughout the city, and on account of the number of wires on the poles within the town, this material, from its light manufacture, proves of great advantage. This section is now in good working order. Wellington to Napier. During the year, this section has been carefully examined. Between Wellington and Hutt, and Napier and Waitangi, the white Prussian insulators have been substituted for Varley's brown stoneware insulators. Insulation is considerably improved thereby. Between Waipawa and Waipukurau, the line has been shifted to avoid some long river spans. The poles are now fixed on the railway bridges, the spans are all short, and the line is consequently strengthened. Napier to Tauranga. This section has, during the past year, been closely examined, but it has not been found that any repairs are pressingly required. From Hairini Turret, near Tauranga, to Maketu, and between Napier and Petane, the Varley insulator has been replaced by the white Prussian one, and it makes the insulation of these sections perfect. Auckland Lines. No alterations or repairs calling for any special remarks have been found necessary during the year. The track between Hastings and Coromandel has been cleared and made passable for linemen when out on inspection. The short poles at railway crossings have been removed and longer ones inserted. Near the City of Auckland, a few minor alterations have been made to meet the requirements of railway works and roads in course of construction. Between Grahamstown and Hastings, a portion of the line running along the sea beach has been removed to higher and safer ground. At Hamilton, several poles have been removed owing to alterations in the township; and at the same time the crossing at the Waikato River was improved. Between Hamilton and Newcastle all angle poles have been doubled. Slight alterations have been made at Onehunga, rendered necessary by the building of railway sheds, &c, and alterations to the Post and Telegraph Office. The wires over the Tokatea Range have been removed to a more sheltered position. The swamps between Mercer and Pukorokoro have been thoroughly fascined. Cook Strait Cable. Until the 13th December last, the insulation tests of the cable continued to be very satisfactory. On the 14th December, communication with Blenheim was interrupted on all three cable wires. By tests which were taken from both ends, the break was placed at a point between 13 and 14 miles from LyelPs Bay. By loop tests subsequently taken from Lyell's Bay, by joining two of the wires on the Lyell's Bay end of cable, which was, when recovered, placed on board the steamer " Egmont," the break proved to be 13j knots from LyelFs Bay. The " Luna" was placed at the disposal of the department to effect the necessary repairs, and the picking-up machinery and spare cable were placed on board of her. Considerable time was occupied in this and in effecting other necessary works to make the vessel equal to the task before her. Everything being ready, the steamer started on the morning of the Bth January, to grapple for the broken ends. After 20 days' grappling, the cable was successfully joined on the 28th January, 43 days after breaking. During the interruption, a daily telegraph mail service between Wellington and Blenheim was established, so that the serious inconvenience which might otherwise have arisen was not experienced to any very great extent. The insulation tests taken since the repair of the cable have not, of course, proved so satisfactory as previous to the break. It will be seen that the possibility of an interruption to the present cable was pointed out in the report of last year, and that the obtaining of a second cable was suggested. This suggestion has now been acted on, the order for a cable containing one conductor having been sent to the Agent-General some few months since. Tenders for the manufacture have been accepted; and the cable is expected to arrive in the colony during September. Attached to this report will be found a chart showing the point where the break in the present cable occurred, and the route laid down for the new cable; plans of the arrangement of the circuits throughout the colony; and a map of New Zealand snowing the various lines of telegraph. 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. „ D. —Value of Government Telegrams. „ E.—Comparative Quurterly Return, years ending June 1874 and 1875. „ F.—Annual Comparative Progress of the Department. ■ „ G. —Cost of Maintenance of Lines. „ H.—lnsulation Tests, Cook Strait Cable. „ I. —Total Cost of Lines. „ X.—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 Messages; Number of Messages transmitted by each Station; and the Working Expenses of each Station, for the Year ended 30th June, 1876.

Name of 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. £ b. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. 3,115 5 2 247 10 0 161 13 4 113 12 6 £ s. d. 1,018 11 10 14 1 1 41 12 9 42 11 3 67 0 11 £ s. d. 4,133 17 0 14 1 1 289 2 9 204 4 7 180 13 5 Head Office Abbotsford Ahaura Akaroa Alexandra, Otago Alexandra, Auckland 14 1 243 1 0 296 13 6 93 9 10 28 9 2 34 0 0 12 6 7 14 1 271 10 2 330 13 6 105 16 5 18 3,563 4,365 1,523 305 484 146 18 3,868 4,849 1,669 Arrow Ashburton* Auckland ••: Balclutha Bealey Blenheim Bluff Blueskin Brighton* Bull's Cambridge Carterton Castlepoint* Caversham Charleston Cheviot Christchurcli Clinton* Clyde Coromandel Cromwell Prury Dunedin Dunedin North-. Dunsandel Edendale Featherston Foxton G-eraldino Gisborne Gore Grrahamstown ... Greymouth Greytown Hamilton Hampden Hastings, Auckland* Hastings, Hawke's Bay Havelock Hawera HelensTille Herbert Hokianga* Hokitika Hurunui Hutt Invercargill Kaiapoi Kaikoura Kakanui Katikati Kawakawa Kekerangu* Lawrence Leithfield Longbush Lyell Lyttelton Maketu Malvern* llanukau Heads* Hart on 109 18 2 185 17 4 233 15 9 5,665 2 1 451 8 10 42 16 6 568 17 7 476 9 1 30 18 4 14 5 3 263 5 6 207 18 2 79 7 1 53 14 2 1 4 10 145 8 0 67 2 3 4,977 5 11 131 19 4 186 15 8 329 11 1 SOS 16 3 28 19 10J 8,208 15 10 218 4 6 35 3 9 17 1 10 152 2 5 321 17 8 96 9 3 670 13 5 65 17 11 1,443 15 8 1,625 19 0 302 3 7j 387 3 li 116 5 1 135 1 5 11 14 5 46 13 7 1,296 0 8 23 8 2 47 3 2 86 19 2 192 12 8 0 17 10 2 14 5 24 6 10 72 12 3 3 10 7 37 3 7 13 15 6 0 2 7 603 8 1 11 5 11 18 14 3 50 12 8! 14 19 11 5 6 4 658 17 1 10 19 0 53 7 4 0 9 6 28 2 10 140 5 7 7 4 8 347 12 10 3 G 10 163 6 1 307 19 4 13 1 11 110 0 10 21 16 7 244 19 7 197 11 9 280 9 4 6,961 2 9 474 17 0 89 19 8 655 16 9 669 1 9 31 16 2 16 19 8 287 12 4 280 10 5 82 17 8 90 17 9 1 4 10 159 3 6 67 4 10 5,580 14 0 143 5 3 205 9 11 380 2 9 323 16 2 34 6 2 8,867 12 11 229 3 6 88 11 1 17 11 4 180 5 3 462 3 3 103 13 11 1,018 6 3 69 4 9 1,607 1 9 1,933 18 4 315 5 6 497 3 11 138 1 8 1,955 2,821 3,838 72,350 7,032 665 7,495 8,484 452 241 4,130 3,152 1,269 833 22 2,411 641 58,573 2,074 2,868 6,574 4,583 485 99,093 3,711 610 282 2,519 4,863 1,564 8,831 1,027 17,851 20,895 4,441 5,252 1,886 732 176 722 10,688 323 588 1,153 2,106 10 13 299 798 51 399 228 2 5,741. 140 229 650 253 46 5,985 177 594 6 365 1,486 101 3,017 47 1,586 2,876 205 1,127 254 2,687 2,997 4,560 83,038 7,355 1,253 8,647 10,590 462 254 4,429 3,950 1,320 1,232 22 2,639 643 64,317 2,214 3,097 7,224 4,83(5 531 105,678 3,88S 1,204 288 2,884 6,349 1,6(55 11,848 1,074 19,437 23,771 4,646 6,379 2,140 101 0 0 171 13 4 223 3 4 2,681 18 8 279 8 10 220 0 0 2,847 7 6 533 10 4 36 13 4 125 0 0 145 3 4 184 3 4! 94 8 4' 130 0 0 206 o o; 111 7 4 3,943 11 10 213 3 4 148 13 11 189 3 4 240 16 8 85 16 8 3,825 11 8 240 3 4 104 3 4 89 3 4 239 3 4 139 3 4 329 3 4 50 0 0 1,203 17 4 1,205 8 4 316 10 0 1 168 17 10, 110 16 8 17 4 9 23 1 9 25 2 4 326 16 0 85 7 6 9 18 7 550 4 8 65 9 3 7 18 3 20 9 3 18 11 9 33 0 3 87 15 11 22 15 9 9 18 10 52 14 10 15 18 9 715 4 0 34 13 0 71 8 1 52 4 5 35 16 3 22 18 3 516 4 1 56 0 0 28 14 11 13 19 3 23 2 1 54 10 8 8 11 3 132 7 4 33 12 11 198 16 11 406 2 1 96 15 0 36 7 10 50 8 11 178 4 9 194 15 1 248 5 8 3,008 14 8 364 16 4 229 18 7 3,397 12 2 598 19 7 44 11 7 145 9 3 163 15 1 217 8 7 182 4 3 152 15 9 9 18 10 258 14 10 127 6 1 4,658 15 10 247 16 4 220 2 0 241 7 9 276 12 11 108 14 11 4,341 15 9 296 3 4 132 18 3 13 19 3 112 5 5 293 14 0 147 14 7 461 10 8 83 12 11 1,402 14 3 1,611 10 5 413 5 0 205 5 8 161 5 7 31 2 2 1 16 2 32 18 4 474 29 503 139 3 4 22 4 8 161 8 0 87 9 4 215 7 2 153 13 9 36 3 2 66 4 7 96 9 0 1,544 12 4 81 10 8 83 16 7 1,593 18 11 209 4 6 136 7 7 . 92 9 2 25 2 2 127 10 4 25 19 3 291 13 3 101 11 3 38 2 3 268 7 2 980 11 6 45 10 4 24 2 4 25 1 6 229 18 5 35 4 2 19 11 5 39 2 6 58 16 4 10 17 8 60 12 0 560 11 7 2 7 11 8 8 3 246 18 6! 25 15 2 44 9 8; i 12 9: 13 14 81 15 6 lj 18 6! 14 2 5 5 18 10 12 2 7 13 7 324 4 5 191 3 11! 3 12 8 56 11 6 22 12 1| 122 13 6 234 18 7 192 16 3 94 19 6 77 2 3 157 1 0 2,111 3 11 83 18 7 92 4 10 1,840 17 5 234 19 8 180 17 3 94 1 11 38 16 10 142 16 5 27 7 9 305 15 8 107 10 1 39 4 5 276 0 9 1,304 15 11 236 14 3 27 15 0 81 13 0 252 10 6 1,395 3,449 2,541 6)4 1,075 1,169 20,621 1,268 1,414 20,899 3,128 1,938 1,413 38-1 1,729 423 4,645 1,605 652 3,722 16,533 775 387 524 3,152 278 337 428 291 142 724 4,525 34 103 2,477 313 622 30 103 198 26 177 53 18 88 5,201 871 41 1,059 203 1,673 3,786 2,972 905 1,217 1,803 25,146 1,302 1,517 23,376 3,441 2,560 1,443 487 1,927 449 4,822 1,658 670 3,810 21,734 1,646 428 1,583 3,415 70 0 0 150 3 4 94 3 4 53 6 8 109 3 4 120 0 0 765 0 0 107 10 0 134 11 8 810 0 0 151 13 4 118 16 8 166 13 4 109 3 4 116 13 4 121 5 0 154 0 0 91 13 4 115 0 0 157 10 0 576 0 1 128 15 0 139 3 4 135 0 0 148 6 8 17 13 1 27 0 1 39 1 9 30 7 8 51 15 3 16 16 3 237 14 0 29 9 11 12 14 9 101 12 1 88 9 0 26 19 3 23 10 3 97 7 0 32 14 0 55 9 6 41 5 8 23 4 6 14 6 3 74 5 0 179 14 9 69 8 0 22 18 5 8 13 3 57 3 8 87 13 1 177 3 5 133 5 1 83 14 4 160 18 7 136 16 3 1,002 14 o 136 19 1] 147 8 5 911 12 1 240 2 4 145 15 li 190 3 7 206 10 4 149 7 4 "6 14 8 19o o u 114 17 l 0 129 6 q 231 15 0 755 14 ],. 198 3 . 162 1 " 143 13 o 205 10 \ *Op< ;rator ; also Lineman.

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TABLE k—continued. derived from Private, Press, and Provincial Government Messages, &c— continued.

Name of Station. Total Cash Revenue derivei 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. Masterton Mataura Mercer Mosgiel Motueka Napier Naseby Nelson Newcastle New Plymouth ... Onmaru Ohsievvae Onchnnga Ophir* Opotiki* Opunake Otago Heads ... Otahuhu Otaki* Palnierston Palmerston North Patea Picton Porangahau* ... Port Chalmers ... Pukorokoro* Queenstown Rakaia Rangiora Keefton Kiehmond* Kiverhead Biverton Ross Rotorua* Roxburgh* Russell Southbriago Spit St. Bathan's Tapanui Tarawera* Taupo Tauranga Te Awamutu* ... Temuka Timaru Tokatea Tokomairiro Top House* Turakina Upper Hutt Waiau Waihola Waikaia(Switzers) Waikouaiti Waimate Wainui* Waipawa Waipu* Waipukurau Wairoa (H. Bay) Warcrley Waitaki Wakapuaka Wanganui Wangarei Warkworth .., Washdyke Wellington G-ovt. Buildings Westport White's Bay* ... Winton £ s. d. 376 14 3 148 17 6 128 10 8 75 8 5 131 3 6 1,977 19 0 234 11 10 2,106 8 3 221 9 1 681 12 2 1,792 14 2 61 6 8 182 14 2 67 1 0 146 7 8 31 1 3 15 11 6 55 5 5 80 7 2 288 17 9 291 2 0 310 3 6 292 5 7 37 5 4 506 14 3 9 2 3 452 15 9 80 10 11 144 0 4 900 9 8 52 11 5 5 8 0 339 4 8 133 3 10 151 13 11 111 3 10 244 2 7 110 8 11 440 1 11 99 16 1 167 0 2 42 11 6 117 19 6i 48S 2 4; 70 12 7 251 15 6 1,831 10 3 49 0 7 302 15 6 2 17 6 56 14 6 111 12 3 139 0 8 4 7 9 95 11 10 152 18 2 313 3 10 26 6 0 182 10 7 47 11 0 209 19 3 196 2 4 82 19 0 45 3 4 282 0 10 1,719 5 5 135 16 8 C2 19 10 18 4 9 4,799 19 9 637 18 2 881 1 6 £ a. a. 42 17 Oj 12 3 5 22 19 2 2 9 0 8 3 9 716 18 10 39 18 9 409 11 7 103 7 10 146 18 7 251 16 4 13 7 11 104 16 6 6 14 82 2 6 43 11 6 0 9 11 5 6 5 33 7 4 23 4 7 39 18 3 139 3 11 97 16 7 1 13 1 343 12 0 3 7 8 40 1 4 14 15 2 14 5 11 78 18 1 2 17 0 2 5 5 >>o 11 5 14 6 0 212 5 8 32 3 i! 89 6 11 8 15 2 103 19 1 5 9 1 6 8 2 17 16 4 159 10 Oj 317 4 S| 57 15 11 31 14 7 299 4 3 21 13 6 30 7 11 £ s. a. 419 11 3 161 0 11 151 9 10 77 17 5 139 7 3 2,694 17 10 274 10 7 2,515 19 10 324 16 11 828 10 9 2,044 10 6 74 14 7 287 10 8 73 2 4 228 10 2 74 12 9 16 1 5 60 11 10 113 J4 6 312 2 4 331 0 3 449 7 5 390 2 2 38 18 5 • 850 6 3 12 9 11 492 17 1 95 6 1 158 6 3 979 7 9 55 8 5 7 13 5 364 16 1 147 9 10 363 19 7 143 7 7 333 9 6 119 4 1 544 1 0 105 5 2 173 8 4 60 7 10 277 9 6 805 6 9 128 8 6 283 10 1 2,130 14 6 61 14 1 423 3 5 2 17 6 58 11 2 125 10 10 144 18 0 4 7 9 105 13 11 162 5 0 339 8 8 28 15 4 20G 8 8 49 6 8 319 1 9 286 0 8i 88 11 2i 60 0 7i 286 7 0; 2,029 16 8 159 6 8 70 8 10 18 14 11 6,472 1 3 3,447 10 6 1,184 4 1 5,777 2,389 2,145 1,273 2,270 21,996 3,383 28,213 3,339 7,305 23,172 796 3,252 1,116 2,184 494 275 944 1,275 4,638 4,171 4,421 4,711 508 9,615 132 5,792 1,310 2,152 11,788 895 95 4,864 2,138 2,085 1,789 3,676 1,740 6,616 1,577 2,530 (ill 1,570 6,903 1,158 4,178 23,310 733 6,227 48 036 1,885 1,801 74 1,465 2,<;o7 4,414 374 2,921 760 2,825 2,001 1,401 746 3,436 23,530 1,994 1,004 305 107,254 9,297 10,843 545 145 229 26 108 5,452 608 4,925 823 1,585 3,086 88 1,678 77 727 496 8 83 254 256 479 1,328 1,445 7 5,749 28 470 165 201 1,193 36 18 388 175 1,181 533 1,171 120 1,595 68 87 156 1,324 2,737 453 412 3,780 347 399 6,322 2,534 2,374 1,299 2,378 27,4 IS 3,991 33,138 4,162 8,890 26,238 884 4,930 1,193 2,911 990 283 1,027 1,529 4,894 4,650 5,749 6,156 515 15,364 160 6,262 1,475 2,353 12,981 931 113 5,252 2,313 3,266 2,322 4,847 1,860 8,211 1,645 2,617 797 2,894 9,700 1,611 4,590 27,090 1,080 6,626 46 967 2,096 1,875 74 1,5S8 2,731 4,784 396 3,215 776 3,795 3,792 1,461 887 3,467 27,237 2,281 1,076 314 125,972 30,934 13,994 £ s. a. 236 0 0 236 18 8 128 6 8 95 16 8 153 10 0 1,608 12 1 110 0 0 1,366 7 4 180 3 4 331 13 4 622 18 4 52 10 0 181 5 0 125 0 0 160 0 0! 135 16 8! 52 15 111 211 7 41 131 5 a 260 0 0 180 0 0 304 3 0: 179 0 0 50 0 0! 515 18 8! 138 15 Oi 220 16 8i 91 13 4| 149 3 4] 339 16 0 160 0 0 16 13 4 285 5 0 183 3 Oj 150 0 0 201 14 0, 121 13 0! 154 C 8i 258 0 8 1 149 3 4 115 0 0| 140 0 0 125 0 0! 321 13 4 225 16 8! 268 0 0 521 15 6| 145 0 0! 272 10 8 10 0 0! 80 9 0 91 13 4 120 16 8; I £ B . a. 81 3 11 41 6 3 29 13 8 8 10 9 27 8 9 244 4 0 78 18 6 159 17 0 23 4 9 139 7 11 136 9 4 38 5 0 18 13 7 22 0 9 22 9 10 87 16 9 16 8 9 75 12 2 10 15 9 50 8 7 36 19 7 75 15 9 45 7 10 25 19 2 65 19 0 15 12 9 52 9 2 72 10 4 28 1 5 208 1 1 10 3 9 28 10 1 52 5 8 7i 19 3 22 15 3 61 19 0 36 13 9 35 18 0 38 14 2 284 17 9 40 14 3 21 3 9 25 5 9 122 0 8 26 14 6 42 12 11 321 15 11 20 15 9 57 18 10 10 5 5 37 5 5 34 9 9 29 ,8 9 15 7 4 101 2 0 43 1 9 54 12 8 10 13 3 19 17 9 61 7 4 36 16 3 25 4 9 39 3 9; 30 9 3 129 0 11 180 8 1 31 16 3 17 10 9j 26 6 9' 546 6 Oj 26 13 0 183 3 8 26 17 9 23 7 3 £ s. a. 317 3 11 278 4 11 158 0 4 104 7 5 180 18 9 1,852 16 1 188 18 6 1,526 4 4 203 8 1 471 1 3 759 7 8 90 15 0 199 18 7 147 0 9 182 9 10 223 13 5 69 4 8 31G 19 6 142 0 9 310 8 7 216 19 7 379 18 9 224 7 10 75 19 2 581 17 8 154 7 9 273 5 10 164 3 8 177 4 9 547 17 1 170 3 9 45 3 5 337 10 8 258 2 3 172 15 3 263 13 0 158 6 9 190 4 8 29G 14 10 431 1 1 155 14 3 161 3 9 150 5 9 443 14 0 252 11 2 310 12 11 843 11 5 165 15 9 330 9 6 20 5 5 117 14 5 126 3 1 150 5 5 15 7 4 206 12 8 241 16 9 277 2 8 145 13 3 164 9 5 162 4 0 142 12 11 258 11 5 121 13 9 109 12 7 274 17 7 907 6 5 170 19 7 123 7 5 55 10 1 5,127 4 11 274 6 7 495 13 8 26 17 9 159 3 11 1 1G 8 13 18 7 5 17 4 31 211 74 10 2 1 9 6 10 26 4 10 2 9 4 23 18 1 1 15 8 109 2 6 89 18 4 5 12 2 14 17 3 4 6 2 310 11 3 23 10 0 7 9 0 0 10 2 1,672 1 6 2,809 12 4 303 2 7 123 124 370 22 294 16 970 801 60 141 31 3,707 287 72 9 18,718 21,637 3,151 105 10 8> 198 15 OJ 222 10 0: 135 0 0 144 11 8J 100 16 8. 105 16 8! 233 6 8, 82 10 O! 79 3 4: 145 16 8 726 18 4, 139 3 4' 105 16 8: 29 3 4 4,580 18 ll' 247 13 7i 312 10 0 123 14 3 5 19 5 129 13 8 2,078 90 2,168 135 16 8] Totals 62,715 10 16,154 6 78,869 16 4 890,382 160,704 1,051,086 50,144 6 0 11,552 8 5 61,696 14 5 * Operator; also Lineman.

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TABLE B. NUMBER of Interprovincial Letters forwarded during the Year ended 31st December, 1875; Number of Telegrams despatched in each Province during the Year ended 30th June, 1876; 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 within the several POSTAL DISTRICTS during the Year ended 30th JUNE, 1876.

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, 1876.

1875-76. 1874-75. Province. Number of Letters. Number of Telegrams. Proportion of Telegrams sent for [ every 100 Letters. ( Number of letters. I Number of Telegrams. Proportion of Telegrams sent for every 100 Letters. iVellingl on klarlborough ... kelson Canterbury ... fVestland )tago louthland lawke's Bay ... ?aranaki Luckland 817,348 124,634 217,680 877,558 250,931 1,169,431 211,929 218,520 84,623 759,219 227,356 21,598 63,233 149,764 68,021 223,185 41,752 41,484 37,614 177,079 2781 1732 2904 1706 271 19-08 19-7 18-98 4444 23-32 I 653,900 121,309 259,516 665,458 208,733 989,845 161,205 174,048 71,108 751,395 178,792 21,270 77,138 133,207 49,251 203,287 45,807 40,607 15,415 152,354 27-34 1711 29-76 2001 23-6 2053 28-41 2333 2167 20'27 1875-76. 18 74-76. 1873-71. 1872-73. 1871-72. 1870-71. 1809-70. IE !6S-69. 1807-68. 'otal number of Letters 4,731,873 4,01 'otal number of Telegrams ... 1,051,086 9: 'roportion of Telegrams to every 19,517 3,209,837 2.878,372 2,418,021 2,626,947 2,374,060 2,7' .7,128 752,899 568,960 411,077 312,874 185,423 !■ 19.48S 1,938,578 46,167 106,104

District. No. Commission. Amount. Auckland ... Thames New Plymouth Napier Wellington Blenheim ... Nelson Westport ... Greymouth Hokitika Cliristchurcli Dunedin Invercargill 1,245 132 261 987 2,105 435 340 301 753 290 1,429 2,069 365 £ 8. d. 151 15 0 15 6 0 30 14 8 122 17 4 274 6 8 54 13 8 41 9 4 35 9 8 94 9 4 36 5 0 1S4 17 8 264 4 4 45 12 8 £ s. d. 5,369 19 6 522 12 6 1,061 3 0 4,410 13 3 10,145 4 11 1,976 7 10 1,468 9 3 1,225 13 9 3,408 13 4 1,305 10 1 6,805 18 9 9,645 14 11 1,(112 16 2 Total 10,712 1,352 1 4 48,988 17 3

Colonial Secretary Customs defence and Native Fudieial 'ostal 3ublic Works Registrar-General .Veasuiy ihippiug £ s. d. 1,605 10 0 1,195 15 0 3,609 14 0 945 3 0 2,184 5 0 3,861 12 0 207 10 0 967 12 0 1,577 5 0 Total £16,154 6 0

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TABLE E. ORDINARY, PRESS, and PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT TELEGRAMS despatched during each Quarter of the Years ended 30th June, 1875 and 1876, respectively, and the Revenue derived from each Class. 1874-75.

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September Quarter. December Quarter. March Quarter. June Quarter. Totals. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Reverrao derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. £ a. d. 174,173 £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ >. d. Ordinary Telegrams 11,369 11 4 11,821 1 2 12,668 4 2 189,840 12,821 9 6 48,680 6 2 164,168 187,696 715,877 Press Telegrams ... 12,945 1,301 0 11 12,887 1,030 8 8 15,157 ],395 16 10 15,584 1,480 4 10 56,573 5,207 11 3 Provincial G-overnment 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 Totals ... 180,521 206,087 13,033 1 1 190,286 13,168 3 1 14,379 10 4 209,343 14,720 17 9 786,237 55,301 12 3

September Quarter. December Quarter. March Quarter. June Quarter. Totals. No. of Telegrams. Eevenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Eeveuue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. £ s. d. £ s. d. .210,400 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Ordinary Telegrams 178,689 12,150 16 6 196,005 13,142 2 7 13,924 18 3 226,439 15,013 15 5 811,533 I 54,231 12 9 Press Telegrams ... 15,543 2,313 12 6 14,617 1,808 14 1 15,023 1,314 6 1 18,083 1,496 12 10 63,266 6,933 5 6 Provincial Government Telegrams 3,467 365 2 6 3,639 368 3 0 4,079 388 5 2 4,398 429 1 5 15,583 1,550 12 1 Totals ... 197,699 248,920 16,939 9 8 890,382 14,829 11 6 214,261 15,318 19 8 229,502 15,627 9 6 62,715 10 4

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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, 1875, and 1876.

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Number of Telegrams forwarded during tho Year. Revenue derived from Private, Press, and Provincial Government Messages, and Incidental Receipts. Tear ended Number of Miles of Lino. of Stations open. General Government. Total. 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. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ B. & £ B. 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 3,931 3 4 2,443 2 11 6,377 6 3 3 9 10 „ „ 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 Mileage tariff. „ 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 14,806 5 1 4 17 4 „ „ 1869 „ 1870 ,, „ 1871 1,329 1,661 *1,976 45 56 72 106,070 122,545 253,582 50,097 62,878 69,292 156,157 185,423 312,874 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 1-1,266 12 7 16,417 7 4 21,254 4 3 8,547 4 9 14,120 4 10 11,344 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 j uniform 2s. 6d. 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 From let November, 1873, address and signature given in free. „ „ 1875 || 2,986 127 786,237 130,891 917,128 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 ,, 1876 113,154 142 890,382 160,704 1,051,086 62,715 10 4 16,154 6 0 78,869 16 4 61,696 14 5 21,074 8 8 82,771 3 1 5 18 10 * 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. t From this mileage 42 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance. § From this mileage 106 miles to bo deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance. || From this mileage 31 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance. it From this mileage 174 miles to be deducted before computing the C0Bt per mile for maintenance.

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TABLE G. COST of MAINTENANCE of Telegraph Lines for the Financial Year ended 30th June, 1876.

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Section. No. of Miles. Salaries of Lineman and Inspector. Travelling Expenses of Linemen and Inspectors. Extra Labour. Cost of Material used for Kepairs. Total Cost of Maintenance. Cost per Mile. I £ s. d. £ e. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 200 £ s. d. £ s. d. Biverton to Balclutha, including Winton and Switzer's Lino 275 0 0 172 16 9 56 5 6 38 3 0 542 5 3 2 14 2 Tokomariro to Queenstown .., ... ... ... ... 140 410 16 8 113 6 9 8 0 0 16 12 0 578 15 5 4 2 8 Balclutha to Waitaki, including Naseby, Ophir, and St. Balhan's 26G 511 13 4 219 7 2 202 7 6 69 1 8 1,002 9 8 3 15 4 Waitaki to Christchurch, including Akaroa, Geraldine, and Lyttelton Lines 210 443 15 0 315 10 11 1G6 15 8 144 15 8 1,070 17 3 5 1 11 ChriBtchurch to Greymouth, including Boss Line from Hokitika 196 563 6 8 419 6 5 309 16 11 138 11 5 1,431 1 5 7 5 5 Greymouth to Westport, including Beefton and Lyell Lines 149 364 11 4 411 6 4 186 18 9 87 9 0 1,050 5 5 7 0 11 Christchurch to Blenheim, including Bangiora Line, 8 miles, Southbridge Line, 30 miles, and Waiau Line, 37 miles £33 608 15 0 536 3 6 196 11 3 55 8 10 1,486 18 7 5 5 1 Blenheim to Nelson, including White's Bay Lino 92 382 10 4 373 3 1 375 15 1 145 15 6 *1,277 4 0 13 17 7 Nelson to Motueka 32 I 37 10 0 145 8 5 41 5 6 19 19 4 244 3 3 I 7 5 8 Wellington to Opunake and New Plymouth, including Line to Palmerston North from Foxton, 25 miles 267 519 4 6 471 7 6 435 17 9 161 2 6 1,587 12 3 5 18 11 Wellington to Napier ... ... .., .., ... .,, 221 377 15 8 394 17 2 254 3 3 186 14 5 1,213 10 6 5 9 9 Napier to Tauranga, including Gisborne and Opotiki Line* 361 683 3 4 634 3 7 453 6 6 243 0 5 2,013 13 10 5 11 6 Xauranga to Grahamstown 73 473 15 0 306 14 10 466 11 4 172 5 9 fl,419 6 11 19 8 10 Auckland to Coromandel and Alexandra, including Manukau and Tokotea Lines ... 270 653 6 8 653 5 5 334 18 31 91 6 11 1,732 17 11 6 8 4 Auckland to Bay of Islands and Hokianga ... 220 525 0 0 447 11 8 60 9 0 26 10 11 3,059 11 7 4 16 3 Totals 2,980 6,950 3 6 5,614 9 6 3,549 2 11 1,596 17 4, 17,710 13 3 J5 18 10 Cook Strait Cable, cost of repairs 3,363 15 5 21,074 8 8 * Includes new poles, wire, &c. f £380 of this amount expended in making Note. —Cargill's Line from Roxburgh (2 miles), Wellington Signal Station Lino (4 miles), Nelson to Lyell Line Line (21 miles'), Outrain Line (7 miles), and Oliinemutu Li: ; roads. J Total average cost of maintenance per mile. (118 miles), Otago Heads Line (14 miles), Kaitangata Line (6 miles), Rangiora to Oxford ae (2 miles), not included in this table. •

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INSULATION TESTS of the COOK STRAIT CABLE for the Years ended 30th June, 1868, 1869, 1873, 1874, 1875. and respectively, showing the Resistance per knot after two Minutes' Electrification in Million of Ohmads (British Association Units of Resistance).

Date.. No.l Wire. No. 2 AVire. No. 3 Wiro. Date. No.l Wire. No. 2 Wiro. No. 3 Wire. No. 2 i No. 3 Wire. I Wire. No. 1 No. 2 Wire. Wire. i No. 3 ! j Wire, j Date. No.l Wire. Date. j No.l | Wire. Date. No. 2 Wire. No. 3 Wire. l| 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 ... October)November 8 ... December 3 ... 473 634 547 598 574 608 930 630 697 102 179 326 106 105 55 22-5 63-5 554 634 620 667 643 709 1,004 946 1,000 1870— January 22 ... February 22 ... March 18 Marcli 20 April 26 May 31 Juno 26 July 16 August 16 ... September 17... October 20 ... November 21... December 21... 1871— January 21 ... February 21 ... March 23 April 24 May 23 Juno 24 August 25 ... 520 417 442 344 430 456 355 517 473 508 471 505 480 2 3 34 306 86 •416 2-3 •393 1-7 8-7 5-5 102 7-7 ! 865 707 967 C19 812 871 622 893 : 763 i 1,108 1,009 1,149 1,121 1871— September 25... Oetoberf November 23... December 28... 1872— January 27 ... February 27 ... Marcli 31 April 25 May 28 Juno 22 July 23 August 19 ... Septcmberf • •. October 22 ... November 20... December 30... 517 641 570 579 596 676 553 649 687 826 818 1-31 265 998 829 9-5 18-5 391 44-4 49 6 656 885 j 1,123 1,481 1,079 981 1,073 938 979 1,173 1,146 1,476 1,735 1873— April 23 May 23 Juno 23 July 24 August 23 ... September 23... October 21 ... November 22... December 24... 585 '505 611 628 717 609 569 695 554 21-0 29-7 500 613 683 57-2 1821 3475 389-5 1,272 1,231 I 1,203 1,159 1,564 1,193 1,214 1,429 1,312 1874— December 23... 1875— January 23 ... February 23 ... March 24 April 23 May 22 June 24 July 24 August 24 September24... October 23 ... November 24... December! ... 1876— January 30 ... February 24 ... March 24 April 24 May 11 May 24 . ... Juno 26 650 883 764 719 636 712 562 749 679 812 692 622 84 94 44 304 376 41-7 41-9 2051,060 1,695 1,274 1,277 1,139 1,274 1,064 1,453 1,251 1,781 1,264 1,391 467 483 562 531 522 649 667 754 26 30 31 14 15 9 7 13 729 748 950 963 931 1,104 1,200 1,275 574 565 497 508 489 717 6-7 2-0 239 1-85 2-03 1-28 1,312 1,173 1,166 1,003 | 955 1,288 709 763 867 173 208 220 1,331 1,556 1,561 1874— January 24 ... February 24 ... March 25 April 24 May 23 June 27 July 24 August 29 ... September24... October 2(3 ... November 24... 592 551 559 579 551 607 682 771 643 944 849 3143 280-7 3715 3564 3980 961 75 530 69 28 18 1,438 I 1,217 [ 1,106 1,303 1,115 1,227 1,365 1,564 i 1,483 i 1,928 ; 1,882 291 407 445 355 308 407 333 •649 2886 •623 •154 •385 •736 •199 584 680 715 436 379 524 416 582 I 638 I '"5 25 1,253 1,159 1873— January 24 February 24... March 25 642 578 611 103 181 24-S 1,307 1,271 1,420 j 751 1-36 1,444 * This test was takci with :inc to earth; all the others with copper to earth. + No tost taken. Cable broken.

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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. Lencth . of r™i r.t Total Cost °f Miles. Cost of Wire, Arma, Insulators, Ac, including Carriage. Cost of Erection. Total Cost of Section. Cost per Mile. £ s. d. £ s. a. 547 2 10 £ s. d. £ s. a. 96 10 11 262 12 7 812 15 6 739 1 4 469 11 0 [ 3,034 7 9 1,720 13 3 3,427 13 6 3,760 19 0 ! 3,953 3 4 3,661 6 0 503 12 6 800 0 0 3,808 0 0 960 15 4 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 6 75 4 9 69 7 0 i63 0 7 c58 6 0 d71 18 11 elOO 0 0 /21 12 9 104 10 5 Riverlon to Invercargill ... .,. Bluff to Inreroargill ... Invercargill to Mataura ... Mataura to Waitaki Waitaki to Hurunui ... ITurunui to Nelson ... ... White's Bay Lino ... Port Chalmers Lino Christchureh to G-reymouth Greymouth to Westport ... Blenheim to Woodend, reconstruction (including White's Bay Line), 194milc9 Palinorston to Naseby Tokomairiro to Queenstown Tokomairiro to Queenstown, reconstruction, 140 miles Third Wire from Dunedin to Oamaru (including loop line to Kakanui, 4 miles), 94 miles Christchurch to Hokitika, reconstruction, 146 miles Christchurch to Akaroa ... Nelson to Motucka Greymouth to Reefton ... Leithfield to Waiau Invercargill to Winton Hokitika to Boss Kaiapoi to Bangiora Greyraouth to Westport, reconstruction, 07 miles ... Invercargill to Balcluthn, reconstruction, 70 miles... Havelock to Nelson, reconstruction, 25 miles Third Wire, Oamaru to Christchurch, 161 miles Second Wire, Christchurch to Hokitika, 14G miles Second and Third Wires, Uokitika to Greymouth, 60 miles ... Fourth Wire, Palmerston to Dunedin, 33 miles Eeefton to Lyell Tapanui and Switzer's Line, from Clinton Fourth Wire, Blenheim to Christchurch (completed from Christchurch to Leithfield), 29 miles ... Naseby to Clyde Lino Southbridge Line Cargill's Line from Eoiburgli Geraldine Line from Temuka Fourth and Fifth Wires, Christchurch to Bluff (completed from Christchurch to Dunedin and from Bluff to Clinton), 307 miles ... Christchurch to Hokitika, reconstruction, 146 miles Tokomairiro to Queenstown, reconstruction, 140 miles Greymouth to Hokitika, reconstruction, 30 miles ... Blenheim to Christchurch, reconstruction, 206 miles* Nelson to Lyell ... Second Wire, Greymouth to Lycll, 82 miles Fourth and Fifth Wires, Christchurch to Dunedin, and Third and Fourth Wires, Dunedin to Bluff, completion of (79 miles double wire) Second Wire, Tokomairiro to Lawrence, 34 miles Otago Heads Line .,, ... Kaitangata Line ... ... Bangiora to Oxford ... ... Outram Line ... ... ,„ Bailway Wires, — Dunedin to Tokomairiro, 33 miles Hampden to Waitaki, 35 miles ... "54 140 4 60 32 50 37 14 20 8 24 19 32 189 218 241 7 8 176 67 1,229' 3 3 l,95l' 7 6 100 0 0 65 10 0 10 10 0 2,649 0 0 401 3 0 1,109 0 0 8,353 18 0 6,554 8 8 5,213 14 0! 1,070 16 5 5,136 12 5 754 14 10 264 12 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 0 675 14 3 1,221 3 9 379 18 6 936 2 10 290 6 0 2,022 15 4 3,484 12 0 247 2 2 435 19 9 4,432 1 4 ' 2,247 3 10 830 16 11 426 15 9 446 13 5 873 12 11 721 5 8 817 18 5 375 5 8 321 11 2 1,101 6 7 1,795 9 11 688 2 5 847 4 6 156 4 11 209 1 0 208 11 6 200 12 6 48 2 8 37 17 6 69 16 9 1,216 9 1 113 15 5 706 12 3 17 15 0 144 5 2 1,935 7 2 1,077 10 8 1,286 7 0 518 13 6 499 7 0 216 2 5 10,743 19 9 1,437 16 9 4,432 1 4 2,247 3 10 1,522 4 8 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 1,962 0 1 2,041 11 5 541 18 8 3,949 0 8 2,095 6 6 715 9 5 55 7 7 26 12 6 #31 13 2 16 1 0 16 3 10 21 18 8 48 3 11 A49 7 6 139 14 7 63 3 2 47 3 5 49 2 11 36 12 6 29 5 8 29 3 3 21 13 6 24 10 6 14 7 0 11 18 5 ■ 32 3,863' 3 6 15 0 0 898 5 6 335 11 3 212 13 10 799 15 9 503 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 66 30 2 12 2,351 10 3 649 9 2 1G 4 0| 30 11 9 286 9 7 131 17 6 3,311 11 6 632 19 9 353 8 0 217 6 10 157 10 24, 0 10 324 1 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 2,610 0 6 252 11 0 462 2 0 1,294 5 3 4,618 18 9 31 12 8 685 8 0 41 12 9 110 15 0 837 15 9 5 19 8 1,181 9 0 789 19 1 451 6 5 1,757 9 1 4,180 3 7 139 6 9 118 101 18 1 4,210 5 8 1,099 17 6 5,429 8 3 1,885 12 3 1,645 9 7 2,649 19 1 2,435 2 9 4,732 17 5 14,724 15 9 22 19 5 124 15 8 405 7 6 654 10 619 5 4 1,678 13 10, i, 20 9 5 150 12 0 405 11 2 539 3 7 1,095 6 9 ' 13 17 3 14 6 21 7 20 0 0 345 10 6 184 16 2 663 14 10 151 4 8 37 8 5 137 6 1 174 15 3 374 0 2 73 6 10 139 19 1 197 7 5 95 14 11 65 0 6 92 4 4 194 14 6 894 5 11 398 2 1 956 17 2 298 9 6 I 5 14 6 63 17 6 66 7 0 45 11 3 42 12 9 104 12 2 66 0 0 522 2 9 231 9 10 190 12 4 135 11 10 858 4 9: 392 4 8 26 0 1 11 4 1 Totals, South Island 1,736 1 18,373 10 6J 1,55,012 0 9: !«, 358 13 9 52,355 13 3 169,129 18 3 I I 97 8 6 ! a Purchased from Southland Oovi cost of poles, &c. e Purchased from | ment; total cost includes £2,047 18s. 1 1 * 47 mile 1 1 :s entirely new 1 I r Lines. Climate cost, d urchased from C line. I Approximals Dtago Goveraimmeni private LOd. for t. b Includes ; firm. /Purel 1 new material. £450, purchase based from Ca h 6 per cent. e of Lyttelton line, c Apprc mterbury Government, g Pi , interest guaranteed on this 1

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TAB Total Cost of the Linj _E |. — contii :s of Telegi med. tAPIf, &C. —1 'ontinuei. Section of Line. Length of Section in Miles. Cost of Clearing Bush. Total Cost of Poles, including Doliyery. Cost of Wiro, Arms, Insulators, &c, including Carriage. Cost of Erection. ! Total Cost of Cost per Section. Milo. I £ s. d. £ s. a. 123 5 0' 4,647 12 7j £ b. a. 104 G 0 2,315 9 5; 839 4 4 [ 388 18 6! 722 18 G 918 9 8 5,763 13 7 £ b. a. 57 15 0 3,002 11 9 2,357 G 3 1,267 9 I, 1,105 16 10, 1,252 10 2 5,767 18 5! 3,250 0 0 £ s. (1. 285 0 0 10,093 12 3 3,460 15 1 1,679 2 8 4,367 14 8 1 4,704 15 4 21,090 3 CM 3,256 0 0 £ 8. <1. > 71 6 0 66 1 6 1 57 18 4 4G 19 6 K-2 8 2 69 3 9 , 106 9 0 21 8 5 Lyell's Bay to Wellington Wellington to Patea, Wellington to Masterton ... Mnstrrton to Castlepoint Castlepoint to 1'orangahau Porangaliau to Napier Napier to Tauranga Auckland to Alexandra ... Auckland to Newcastle, reconstruction, 70 mill':, (including new line from Hamilton to Cambridge, 12 miles) Mercer to Thames, including four towers for spanning 'Thames and Fiako Rivers ... Second Wire from Napier to Tauranga, 200 miles Tauranga to Katikali Katikali to Giabimistown Third Wire from Auckland to Mercer, 40 miles Third Wire from Auckland to Grahamslown, 76 miles Third Wiro from Wellington to Masterton, GO 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 Opotiki Wellington Signal Station Line and Lunatic Asylum Second Wire, Wellington to Wanganui, completed from Wanganui to Bull's, 20 miles Poverty Bay Lino Eaiparu 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 Tokotca Lino ... ... ... Thames Alteration, including Pukorokoro Line, 9 miles Second Wire, Wanganui to Hawera, 58 miles Second Wire, Wellington to Wanganui, completed from Wellington to Otuki and Bull's to Foxton, 82 miles Fourth Wire, Waipukurau to Porangahan, 18 miles Second Wire, Wellington to Wnnganui, completion of, 32 miles Ohincmutu Line Eangiriri to Mercer, reconstruction, 9 miles Railway Wires, — Auckland to PenrOEe, 8 miles 4 180 60 36 53 68 200 152 12 36 30 43 30 62 36 67 18 6 264 4 6] 22 15 1 176 9 4 74 0 0 153 18 6 793 19 9 1,584 1 3 1,108 13 6 2,362 10 0 2,459 15 6! 9,404 12 (A I 1,393 14 61 2,158 8 loj 31 17 0 1,041 3 0 2,521 19 5 173 1 6 146 17 6 605 6 3 4,02G 17 io! 40 5 0 37 18 8 833 17 8 841 15 9 1,386 13 10 2,607 9 1 530 5 9 1,461 8 6 234 0 9 816 9 7 188 17 2 414 6 9 1,144 11 3 4 6 0 3,C80 10 4 340 5 8 1,453 3 S 1,492 7 5 880 11. 1 1,200 0 10 1,482 15 3 383 18 5 1,136 6 11 1,020 11 10 2,076 12 0 2,002 5 9 36 19 10 1,844 11 4 1,057 15 7 3,688 13 11 5,037 10 1 4,313 16 11 2,837 9 7 7,050 4 5 617 19 2 2,125 18 0 1,356 G G 4,204 18 6 7,173 14 10 81 10 IO, 5,563 0 41 2,231 18 11 44 19 8 139 18 7 21 11 4 94 11 8 103 19 2 13 9 0 27 19 5 13 5.10 140 3 3 ki« 14 1 I 16 6 2 1 : 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 30 14 9 83 6 4 4 62 6 0 90 9 8 34 18 6 187 14 2 4G 18 6 107 220 23"vr, 0' 5,323 0 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 0 13,677 15 3 18,258 18 2, 24 13 10 : 127 1G 7 j 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 5 ! 19 1 6 47 3 0 "4 138 7 6 83 1 10 932 5 2 27 12 5 677 2 5 91 5 8 1,747 18 1 201 19 11 17 2 8 50 9 11 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 2 321 17 0 216 16 3 354 7 11 893 1 2 49 12 3 "2 187 14 6 9 12 0 328 1 6 109 13 0 976 10 9 21 16 0 1,492 G 9 141 1 0 46 12 8 70 10 6 26 17 G 66 16 3 93 13 9 10 8 2 33 13 11 43 19 6 77 13 5 9 14 2 Totals, North Island ... Totals, South Island ... 1,418 1,736 9,642 11 1 18,373 10 6 45,508 7 4 55,042 0 9 42,554 0 3 43,358 13 9; 52,208 4 0 52,355 13 3 149,913 2 8 100,129 18 3 +105 14. 5 t97 8 6 3,154 28,016 1 7 100,550 8 1 85,912 14 0 104,563 17 3 319,043 0 11 Cook Strait Cable, including freight from London, and expenses of laying 29,864 0 0 Total Expenditure, exclusive of lines in progress 318,907 0 11 Total num! er of n niles of Line, 1,154. Total nu imber of miles of Wire, 7,247. * This cost, per mill + Average cost per includ lile of les poles and line. laterial for port] ion of line (28 miles) yet to be erected.

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TABLE K. DEBTOR and CREDITOR STATEMENT.

De. To Total Cost of Maintenance of Stations To Total Cost of Maintenance of Lines* To Commission on Java Cable Telegrams £ s. d. 61,696 14 5 21,074 8 8 £ s. d. 82,777 12 10 Ce. By Cash Receipts as under : — Ordinary, Press, and Provincial Government Telegramst By Incidental Receipts, not included in Tables:— Excess on Ordinary Telegrams By Collections for Copies of Telegrams By amount collected by the Postal Department for Money Order Telegrams By amount received, being proceeds of sale of sundry Material, articles of Furniture, &c. £ s. d. 62,715 10 4 £ s. cL 6 9 9 117 15 3 M 4 4 63,820 5 10 535 12 0 437 3 11 By value of General Government Telegrams 16,154 6 0 By Expenditure in Excess of Receipts 79,974 11 10 2,803 1 0 £82,777 12 10 £82,777 12 10 * £3,363 15s. 5d. of this amount was expended in the repairs of the Cook Strait Cable." t Of this amount £736 Is. 9d. was collected in postage stamps. amount was expei Dunt £736 Is. 9d. • Price 9d.] By Authority: Geobgk Didsbubt, Government Printer, Wellington.—1876.

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