TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT. (FIFTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1879 Session I, F-02

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1879. NEW ZEALAND.

TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT. (FIFTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT.)

- Presented to both Houses of Hie General Assembly by Command of his Excellency.

Sib, — Office of the Commifsioner of Telegraphs, Wellington, 18th July, 1879. I have the honor to submit to your Excellency a report as to the operations of the Telegraph Department of New Zealand during the year ended the 30th Juno, 1879, being the fifteenth annual report of the department. I hare, &e., J. T. Fisiieh, His Excellency Sir Hercules Robinson, K.C.M.G., Commissioner of Telegraphs. Governor of New Zealand. EEPOET. The revenue for the year was estimated at £76,000, but it has exceeded that amount by £5,435 14s. 4d. Omitting the value of Government telegrams, which amounts to £26,926 13s. 7cl., the gross earnings of the department, including subsidies for special wires, incidental receipts, and sundry recoveries show the total receipts for the year to have been £85,402 Os. 2d., the particulars of which are given in the debtor and creditor statement. Adding to this the value of Government messages, the total value of business performed by the department amounts to £112,328 13s. 9d. The total number of messages of all code* transmitted during the year was 1,448,043, being an increase over the previous year of 1S8,O19, or nearly 14 per cent. The working expenses for the year amount to £90,801 8s 3d., which, after taking credit for the Government messages, leaves a credit to the department of £15,527 5s. Gl, or 3 73 per cent, on the capital invested. The item for cost of maintenance of stations shows an increased expenditure of rather more than £10,000 over the previous year. This is to be accounted for by the constantly-increasing work of the department and the opening of new stations. The comparative table (Table D), showing the progress of the department during the past thirteen years, will illustrate at a, glance the rapid strides made by the system in this colony. From this table also will be seen that, although the expenditure increases year by year, it is proportionate in the extreme when looked at side by side with the revenue and the business performed. Comparing the number of telegrams transmitted during the year with the letters posted during the same period, it will be seen that 19 Gl telegrams were scut for every 100 letters. The proportion last year was 2071; it will thus bo seen that there is this year a slight decrease. The number of money-order telegrams sent during the year was 14.G07, representing a value of £G1,G93 9s.; being an increase over the previous year in messages 1,807, and value £6,770 18s. 7d. The commission collected by the Post Office on these transactions amounts to £1,758 9s. 4d. From this amount has to be deducted the sum of £730 7s. as fees on telegrams, which leaves £1,028 2s. 4d. to the credit of the Post Office, which is equal to 1 680 per cent, upon the total amount transmitted. It will be seen on reference to Table I. that again Wellington stands first as having issued the largest number of orders, Christchurch, Auckland, and Dunedin coming next in the order mentioned as regards the number issued, although the money value of the orders issued by Dunedin exceeds that of Auckland by £750 3*. It is satisfactory to note that this convenient method of transmitting money rapidly at a small cost is steadily increasing in public favour. During the year 109 miles of lino carrying 113 miles of wire have been erected, and 296 miles of wire erected on existing lines, making the total mileage in circuit on 30th June of line 3,543, and wire 8,4-14. The number of stations open to the public on the 30tli June was 195. Of these 1G were opened during the past year, 11 being in the North Island and 5 in the South Island. The milenge of line maintained during the year was 3,434 miles, at an average cost for maintenance of £5 0s. 9d. per mile (109 miles of line not included in maintenance table : See foot-note Table E). The railway lines in the South Island referred to in the last report as having been taken over by this department have again been transferred to the control of the Railway authorities, who are organizing a railway telegraph system specially for train-signalling purposes, entirely distinct from tho 1—F. 2.

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general telegraphic system of the colony. Where practicable, however, railway telegraph stations are thrown open to the public, when such a course is not likely to act detrimentally to the object for which the station was established —viz., for train signalling. In the North Island the railway telegraph system is worked by this department on its main lines, branch lines being erected where necessary, at the expense of the Railway Department. Up to the present time the arrangement appears to have proved satisfactory, and there is no doubt that for many years to come a system of railway telegraphs can be worked in conjunction with the main colonial system, with a degree of efficiency to meet all the requirements of railway communication in the North Island. The demands for additional assistance at chief stations became so pressing that during the past year a large number of cadets in excess of the ordinarv number trained annually have been admitted ; and to provide sufficient accommodation for teaching them a room has been rented and fitted up with twenty-four instruments, which, with the old training gallery, enables the department to teach thirty cadets at one time. This will place the department in a position to meet the rapidly-increasing -work, and also to satisfactorily arrange the hours in such a manuer that the item for over-tiine will be very considerably decreased, while officers will not be called upon to do more than eight hours' duty daily, notwithstanding the late hour to which chief stations are now open for Press purposes. The nominal strength of the department on the 30th June, 1879, was 801, against 716 in the previous year. The " Urgent Code" referred to in the last year's report continues to increase in public favour, and is very largely taken advantage of by the mercantile portion of the community. The number of urgent messages transmitted during the past year was 80,10(3, giving a value of £1,623 7s. 10d., being an increase over the past year of 16,651 messages, and value £2,523 11s. 2d. Since the date of the last report, a "Delayed" code has been introduced, and is greatly appreciated by the public. The fee for these telegrams is one-half the ordinary fee, in addition to which a postage-fee of one penny is charged. These telegrams are accepted at any time throughout the day, and are forwarded to their destination and posted the same evening after the close of business, so that they may be delivered by the first postal-delivery the following morning. The system was introduced on the Ist of July, 1878, and since that date 50,721 delayed telegrams have been transmitted, yielding a revenue to the department of £2,54G 9s. 2d. The duplex system continues to work with the greatest success, and is now in use upon the following circuits—viz.: No. 1 Cable, 42 miles; No. 4 Cable, 42 miles; Wellington to Napier, 221 miles; Blenheim to Christchurch, 206 miles; Blenheim to Dunedin, 461 miles; Christchurch to Dunedin, 255 miles; and Dunedin to Invercargill, 134 miles. These circuits in reality represent 1,461 miles of a phantom wire, and illustrate conclusively the advautage the introduction of the system has proved to the colony, and is equal to an absolute saving of over £20,000. It ia a matter for congratulation that New Zealand is the first colony on this side of the Line which has introduced, and worked with success, this improved system of telegraphy ; and it is only fair to Dr. Lemon, the general manager of the department, to again express the indebtedness of the colony to him for his persevering and untiring efforts in introducing to his department every new or improved system likely to prove advantageous to the colony. In the annual report of 1874, reference was made to the introduction of the duplex system upon a plan perfected by the general manager ; and Sir Julius Vogel, the then Telegraph Commissioner, referred in flattering terms to the event. Since then, the system has worked with the utmost success, and has been extended to all main circuits where the increasing work has called for additional wire accommodation. Experiments upou the quadruplex system have been tried with every degree of success, and as soon as the necessary instruments, now ordered from England, arrive, it will be put into practical use. On the Ist of "January, 1b79, an agreement was entered into by the Government with the Press Association and Press Agency, for the leasing of two special wires from Auckland to Invercargill and the Bluff, taking in all the intermediate towns of importance. Each of the firms named pay a fixed annual sum, in consideration for which they have the sole use of their respective wire from 8 p.m. till 1 a.m. for five days in the week; from 7 p.m. till 10 p.m. on Saturdays; and from 6 p.m. till 7 p.m. on Sundays. Between the hours named, all matter presented for transmission at any of the " special wire stations" is duly forwarded, or rather, as much as time will admit, the department working the wires to the very best advantage. In the case of interruptions to lines, the department reserves the right to suspend the special wires, in which case all Press matter has to be forwarded at Press rates. During such suspension, the department undertakes to allow to the contracting parties a rebate at per hour, based upon the amount charged for the whole of the section. The svstem has received the most careful attention at the hands of the department, and every endeavour has been used to make it successful. During the past year the Agent-General has succeeded in having New Zealand embraced in the Universal Telegraph Convention; and from its importance it was ranked in the fourth class. This will prove advantageous to the colony, as it will enable this Government to have a voice in any proposed alterations of importance, either in the tariff or otherwise, besides placing the department in immediate possession of any improvements either scientific or departmental. The intercolonial and foreign work is still increasing, but it is feared that a considerable time w?!i elapse before a reduction in the tariff on the 2se\v Zealand and Australian cable can be made, on account of the number of messages transmitted not having reached that number entitling the colony interested to claim the reduction in terms of the agreement. The usual maps and plans of telegraphic circuits are appended to this report. The following work, which was in course of construction at the date of the last report, has now been completed: — Fifth Wire, Wellington to Masteeton, and Poitetii Wiee, Masteeton to Te Nui. These wires, which relieve the remaining wires of a great deal of their former pressure, have since the date of the last report been completed. The cost of the same is shown in Table H.

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LINES AND WORKS PBOJECTED AND FINISHED DURING THE YEAR. Poet Albert Line. This line, which is 2-1 miles in length, was completed in May last. A guaranteed station will be opened at Port Albert at an early date. The lino starts from Warkworth, and the wire runs on the main North line for 1G miles, then branching off to Port Albert for a distance of eight miles, which latter distance is a complete new line. The cost of this line is shown in Table H. TAUEANGA TO KATIKATI RECONSTRUCTION. This section has daring the past year received a thorough overhaul. The scrub from under the line has been removed, and all poles cleared around. The weak parts of the line have been, strengthened, and, where necessary, wholly renewed, as well as several angles being cut out. The section is now in first-class condition. Catlin's Rivee and tiie Nuggets. This line, which is 24 miles in length, was completed in June last. The line starts from Kaitangata and passes through the island of Inch Clntha to Port Molyneux. From Port Molyneux to the Nuggets it follows the coast line. The line to Catlin's River branches off at a point about three miles from Port Molyneux towards the Nuggets on the coast, following a road up the Korora Creek, and through the Ahuriri Flat on to the main road leading to Catlin's River from Balelutha. This line presented no engineering difficulties, and the route adopted is comparatively free from bush. The cost of erection of the line is shown in Table H. Duntroon Line. This line, which is 22 miles in length, was completed and a station opened at Duntroon in February last. The wire runs on the main line from Oamaru to the Awamoko Junction, and from thence to Marewhenua follows the railway line. The department has received a guarantee of 6 per cent, upon the cost of this line. For cost of erection, see Table H. llokitika to Ross Reconstruction. New poles have been erected throughout the whole of this section, and the line otherwise strengthened where necessary. Fourtii "Wire, Bleniieisi to Chhistciiurcii. The increasing work upon the Southern circuits rendered the erection of this wire necessary. It was commenced early in November, and completed by the end of December. During the running of this wire the whole section was overhauled and strengthened throughout. The cost of erection of wire and repairing and strengthening line will be found in Table H. Reefton to Ahauea Reconstruction. The decayed state of the sapling poles on this section rendered necessary the renewal of the line. "While this was being done a large extent of bush was cut down, so as to aft'ord better protection to the line. Eight miles of line have been removed from places inaccessible by horse, and erected on higher ground alongside of new road, which will facilitate repairs in case of accident. For cost, &c, see Table H. Nelson to Blenheim Reconstruction. (Completed from Blenheim to Havelock.) This section is now undergoing a complete overhaul, and is finished as far as Havelock. A large number of poles, chiefly matai in a far advanced state of decay, are being replaced by new poles sawn from the heart of totara; and, so as to render the line more secure from falling trees, a considerable extent of timber will be felled. Attention has also been given to such places where it is desirable to shorten and strengthen the line. The cost for the portion of this work completed is shown in Table H. "Wyndham Ltne. This line, which is a loop from the Edcndale Station, is four miles in length. It was completed in May last, and an office at Wyndham is now in course of erection. The cost is shown in Table H. Quarantine Island and Poetobello Line. This line starts from Port Chalmers and passes through Quarantine Island, and thence across to Portobello. It is used as a telephone wire at present and as a means of communication between the island and the mainland. Lowthee to Kingston. This line, which is 31 miles in length, follows the railway line for the whole distance. A station has been opened at Kingston. It is intended at some future date to extend this line to Queenstown over the mountains, which will provide an alternate route via Invercargill in the event of accident to the gold fields line. The cost of line is shown in Table H. LINES AND WORKS IN COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION. NOETHEEN WAIEOA LINU, INCLUDING SECOND WIEE AUCKLAND TO "WaIPU. This line starts from Waipu and follows the made road for six miles, thence branching off to Mangaturoto. From Maugaturoto to Pahi the line will follow what is to be the main trunk road to Paparoa. From Paparoa to the Wairoa River the line passes across the Matakohe Creek, and through the settlement of the same name. It then passes through a heavy bush for about six miles,

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and then over open country for about five miles to a point near Tokatoka. Prom Tokatoka the line will cross the river by cable, and thence through Kopuru and Aratnpu to Dargaville, the terminus. The total length of tho section from Waipu ia 61 iniles. Guaranteed stations will be established at Pahi, Paparoa, Kopuru, and Dargaville. Fourth Wire Napier to Auckland. The daily increasing want of additional wire accommodation between Wellington and Auckland rendered the immediate erection of this wire neces-tary. It was commenced in April last, and is expected to be completed by the end of the present month. While running this wire opportunity has been taken to strengthen the line at various places. This will give, with the sixth wire from Wellington to Masterton and fifth wire from Masterton to Te Nui, a new through wire from Wellington to Auckland. WaTNUI TO PORANGAHAU RECONSTRUCTION. Upon inspection of this section it was found that it required almost total reconstruction, 75 single poles and about 20 double angles having to be removed. The work is now being proceeded with, and will be completed at an early date. Palmerston North to Woodville. This line, which is 17 miles in length, is now approaching completion. It starts from Palmer3ton North, following the coach road for nine and a half miles to ilio commencement of the Manawatu Gorge Road, which it follows for four miles, and thence into Woodviile. At some future time this wiro will connect with Kopua, distant thirty-five and a half miles, and will afford an alternate route to Napier in the event of accident to the Wellington and Mastcrton line. Great difficulty was experienced in sinking post-holes in the Gorge owing to the hardness of the rock, every hole having to be blasted with blasting powder. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS. RIYERTON TO BaLCLUTHA. On the section between Invcrcargill and Riverton, Rome damage was done owing to the heavy floods in the beginning of October, a few of the poles having been washed out. Owing to extension of railway works, a portion of the line had to be removed. The Hoods of October, also, did considerable damage to the lino passing through Balclutha, the portion destroyed being rebuilt. This section is now in good order. The cost for maintenance of this and other sections is shown in Table E. Balclutiia to Waitaki. There have been no repairs or alterations of any consequence required upon this section during the past year. TOKOMAIRIRO TO QuEENSTOWN. This section experienced considerable damage from the large floods in October. At tho Beaumont crossing of the Clutha the wires were carried away. They were re-erected as soon as possible, and raised higher than before. Between Clyde and Alexandra, where tho river is cutting away tho ground, the line has been shifted out of danger. Between Clyde and Queenstown, a great many landslips displaced a number of poles. These have been reset, and the whole of the section is now in good order. CiEßisrcnrßcn to Hokitika and Greymouth. The unusually heavy floods this season did great damage to the line up the Bealey, Otira, and Teremakau Eivers. Through this part of the country some portions of the line can never be permanently erected, owing to the shifting nature of these and other rivers, and it is impossible to avoid them. Considerable alterations will require to be effected upon this section during the next summer. Canterbury Lines. On the Christcliurch and Waitaki section the lino at tho Rangitata River has been diverted nearly two miloa up the river and placed upon the railway bridges, thus making it safe in times of heavy flood. Between Timaru and Washdyke about three miles of line has been entirely removed and erected on the main road. Upon the Christchurch and Cheviot section the line through Christcliurch has been entirely renewed. Between Papanui and Kaiapoi several new poles have been inserted, and the line diverted and strengthened at various points. The whole of the section is now receiving a thorough overhaul. The following public buildings have been placed in telegraphic communication with the Chi-istchurch station and the fire brigade stations —viz., Police depot, hospital, gaol, immigration barracks, government buildings, and the railway station. Cheviot to Nelson. Between Blenheim and Cheviot the line has been strengthened throughout and sundry repairs effected, and a marked improvement in the insulation of the wires has resulted. From Blenheim to Nelson the line has been reconstructed as far as Havelopk, and will be completed to Nelson during the forthcoming-summer. Nelson to Greymouth and Hokitika, including Ross Line. On tho Hokitika and Ross section new poles have been erected, as also upon the Ahaura to Reefton section. Tho whole of these lines are now in thorough repair.

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Wellington to New Plymouth. This section has required no repairs of any moment during the past year. On the Mountain Road line the bush has been cleared for a chain upon either side of the wires, as well as all scrub removed from under the wires. Clearings around each pole have also been made, and the section is now in good condition. Wellington to Napier, and Napiee to Gbahamstown. Advantage is being taken, during the running of the fourth wire, to give these sections a complete overhaul and to effect any strengthening repairs which may bo deemed necessary. Between Wainui and L'orangahau the line is now undergoing reconstruction, and between Tauranga and Katikati extensive repairs aud alterations have recently been carried out. Auckland Lines. At various places sundry alterations of the line have been effected to meet the requirements of the railway extension. A railway wire from Rangiriri to Ngaruawahia has been erected, and the main line between those places strengthened as the work proceeded. The Kaipara line adjacent to the line of railway has been straightened and strengthened, as also the line near Mercer, which required some attention necessitated by floods. Between Mercer and the Miranda a bridge has been restored, and near Riverhead several swamps have been fascincd, and a few bridges put up. At the crossing of the Waiuku the wires have been raised. On the North line, between Auckland and Riverhead, several decayed poles have been removed and new ones substituted. Between Kihikihi and Te Awamutu, owing to the growth of trees and formation of roads, most of the line has had to be removed from its former position. Along the Thames and Piako line the ditches have been cleared out and the undergrowth removed. The towers at the Piako River have also been repaired. All the lines in this district are now in good order. Auckland to Kawakawa and Mongonui. Since the date of the last report these sections have been kept under careful supervision. No repairs of any consequence have been rendered necessary, and tho sections are at the present time in first-class condition. Cook Strait Cables. Xo. 1 Cable. —With the exception of a fault which exhibited itself in No. 3 wire in April last, the cable has continued to work uninterruptedly and with satisfaction. The fault mentioned has not in any way reduced the capacity of the cable fop absolute work, but it has to be carefully nursed else the result would doubtless be serious.* From a series of tests taken, the fault is placed at the joint made where the cable was broken in December, 1875. The particulars of the tests given in Table F. will show the deterioration of this wire. The remaining wires continue up to their usual standard. No. 2 Cable. —This cable continues to work in a satisfactory manner, aud the tests, as shown in Table G, prove it to be in as good electrical condition as when first laid. It is still worked upon the duplex system. The fault in the No. 1 cable has received the careful attention of the Government; and, anticipating tho inconvenient results which an entire collapse of the cable would entail, provision has been made in the new estimates for a new cable, to be laid either across Cook Strait adjacent to the present cable route, or along a new route from a point a few miles to the northward of the mouth of the Wanganui River to Wakapuaka. This route is considerably longer than that across Cook Strait to White's Bay; but it is considered that, by adopting this longer route, the additional expenditure would be more than covered by the insuring of the cable from breakage, the bottom being so excellent throughout. Alternate estimates will be laid before Parliament.

SCHEDULE OP TABLES. Table A.—Cash Revenue and Expenditure, Signals Department. „ B. —Number of Telegrams sent for every 100 Letters. „ C. —Comparative Quarterly Return, years ending June, 1877-78, 1878-79. ~ D.—Annual Comparative Progress of the Department. „ E. —Coat of Maintenance of Lines. „ P. —Insulation Tests, No. 1 Cook Strait Cable. „ G. —Insulation Tests, No. 2 Cook Strait Cable. H — Total Cost of Lines. „ I. —Number of Telegraph Money Orders issued. „ K.—Value of Government Messages. „ L.—Debtor and Creditor Statement. * Sinco the 14tk July, this wire has entirely given out.

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TABLE A. CASH REVENUE derived from Private and Press Messages; Value of Government Messages; Number of Messages transmitted by each Station; and the Working Expenses of each Station, for the Year ended 30th June, 1879.

Name of Station. Total Cash Revenue derived from Private ar.d Press Telegrams. Value of Government Messages. Total Value of Messages of all Codes. Total Number of Private and Press Messages. Total Number of Government Messages. Total Number of Messages of all Codes. Amount Paid lor Salaries. Contingencies. Total Cost of Maintenance of Station. Head Office Abbotsford Addington Ahaura Akaroa Alexandra, Auckland Alexandra, Otago Amberley Arrow Ashburtou Auckland Balclutha Bealey Blenheim Blueskin Bluff Bull's Bumham Cambridge Carterton Castlepoint* C.'iver.-liam Charleston Cheviot Cliertsey Chri.-tchurch Christehureh Kailway Station ... Clinton* Clyde* Coulgnte Coromandel Cromwell Cast Driving Creek ... Dn.ry Dunedin Dunedin North Dunedin Railway Dunsandel Duntroon Fdcndale Elbow Farndon Featherston Feilding Foxhill* Foxton Geraldine* Gisborno £ s. d. 26 18 9 £ s. d. 1 14 6 £ s. d. 28 13 3 452 21 473 £ s. d. 3,5'0 4 o 70 o o 17 10 o 207 5 o 184 3 4 £ s. dJ 460 5 2, 3 2 6 £ s. d. , 3,9/0 9 2 73 2 6 17 10 o 266 4 o 228 3 1 130 10 1 249 5 1 79 18 ioj 40 7 7 210 8 11 289 .2 8 2,068 3,665 7 24 461 2,792 4,126 58 19 o 43 19 9 162 9 7 89 12 10 157 4 7 178 12 u 859 12 11 6,367 8 8 332 6 1 50 18 9 720 12 3 43 15 1 469 1 10 360 7 5 12 14 1 4.8 9 1 235 7 i' 75 4 10 39 14 4 136 14 11 128 7 3 9 3 1 7.549 3 4 35° 1 3 8 11 1 36 6 9 53 «4 3 101 17 10. 1,803 2 2 97 19 8 51 12 8 166 14 * 7 7 8 157 " 8 21 3 3 2 4 1 174 1 5 28 8 7 36 2 10 2 18 8 30 6 9 6 16 11 512 10 10 98 3 11 •93 11 4 232 7 2 961 10 9 8,170 10 10 43o 5 9 102 n 5 887 6 8 5' 2 9 626 13 6 381 10 8 14 18 2 592 10 6 263 16 6 111 7 8 42 13 o 167 1 8 135 4 2 9 3 1 9,400 12 6 2,814 1,505 2,665 2,677 ",639 9i,i35 5, 289 77i 9,721 779 8, 121 5.594 203 6,453 3,832 1,119 711 2,129 i,i77 168 89,553 i,590 "7 5'3 493 1,241 14.603 538 726 2,042 110 2,192 298 1, 1,622 384 666 38 279 90 4,404 1,622 3,i78 3.'70 12,880 .05,738 5,827 .,497 11,763 889 io,3'3 5,892 220 8,075 4,216 1.785 749 2,408 1,267 168 104,436 150 3 4 105 o o 128 13 4 182 1 8 334 15 o 3,225 10 7 202 17 8 225 o o 3,798 18 4 119 11 8 5 25 i' 8 167 17 o 1000 173 15 o 175 o o 109 3 4' 69 n 81 148 1 8j 85 .6 8 o 16 8 25 9 2 25 5 6 15 11 6 43 17 o 96 5 4 504 4 2 64 4 1 84 7 6 922 10 8 4 3 6 99 1.3 o 34 10 o 10 18 9 27 18 4 S 2 5 4 26 11 o 426 107 17 9 20 10 3 3 5 o 988 2 1 175 12 6 130 5 6 144 4 10 225 18 8 431 o 4 3,729 14 9 267 1 9 309 7 6 4,721 9 o 123 15 2 625 4 8 202 7 o 20 18 9 20" 13 4 227 5 4 '35 14 4 73 14 2 255 19 5 106 6 11 4 1 8 5,423 11 2 1,851 9 2 14,883 4,435 9 1 162 5 9; 166 2 3I 38 8 11 214 16 4 224 6 11 3° "4 8 15 'o 7 38 7 4 8,769 2 11 272 1 4 37 9 2 59 '6 4 43 4 2 64 12 8 105 o 8 78 4 o 324 6 9 307 15 4 33 12 4 378 7 o 124 o 9 1,398 o 5 274 19 11 87 2 4 64 6 1 2 7 11 49 14 5 32 10 o o 14 6 8 7 7 7 7 7 1,662 12 6 '5 4 1, 100 8 11 2 19 o 8 4 11 .3 5 6| 10 14 7 38 6 3 82 18 5 32 >5 2 7 1 7 90 7 5 '3 17 3 327 13 10 103 11 5 249 8 1 230 8 4 40 16 10 264 10 9 256 16 11 3192 23 18 2 45 14 1> 10,431 "5 5 287 5 5 137 18 1 62 15 4 51 9 ' 77 '8 2 "5 '5 3 116 1 o 3 407 5 2< 340 10 6 4° '3 nj 468 14 5 137 18 o I.725 14 3 378 11 4 2,633 2, 248 641 3,712 3'3(>3 5°i 263 64. in, 604 4,6.39 600 978 667 i,i33 1,815 1,227 5,486 5>'2S 575 5,955 ..95' 17,482 4,446 846 632 3' 668 337 7 129 67 13,353 2'5 966 3-479 2,880 672 4,380 3,7oo 508 392 708 .24,957 4,854 1,566 1,023 765 i,3'2 ',937 1,404 6,425 5,606 626 7,053 2,097 20,831 5,384 47 3 4 2.6 11 n 103 6 8 .000 200 o o 191 8 4! 3" 3 4! 5° 3 4J "9 3 4 4,506 3 10 224 10 o 18 15 o 122 18 4 30 o o 13 6 8 12 17 8 13 15 o •47 9 4 203 1 8 130 o o 267 1 8 117 13 8 464 .. 3: 262 18 4 47 4 2 34 8 4 466 47 9 °! 44 2 7| 660! 7i 4 I' 10 15 6 72.3 17 5 90 12 1 326 15 3 8 25 8 11 386 326 7 14 61 26 8 6 36 13 6 10 19 o 45 8 10 17 7 6 156 6 1 63 7 9 47 3 4 263 16 1 137 15 o 1466 247 9 o 235 10 II 37 9 4 "i 8 3 129 18 10 S> 230 1 3 3^5 2 1 21 17 6 138 2 o 55 8 11 16 15 2 16 o 2 2196 173 17 10 239 15 2 140 19 o 312.0 6 ■35 I 2 620 17 4 326 6 1 45 98 i/9 122 177 939 481 5' 1,098 146 Gore 3,349 938 Government Buildings Ctrahamslown ... Greymouth Grey town Halcombo Hamilton Hampden Hastings, Hawke's Bay Hastings, Thames* Haveloek 677 4 9 1,329 4 2 1,61117 1 332 17 3 88 4 2 564 4 10 61 o 10 1 2,015 6 9 481 5 5 400 8 o 34 7 3 24 3 o 87 5 9 24 7 4 2,692 11 6 1,8.0 9 7 2,012 5 1 367 4 6 112 7 2 651 10 7 85 8 2 8,920 15,609 22, 298 5,043 1,5.0 7,292 1,029 16,656 2,419 3,866 436 384 762 287 2S.576 18,028 26,164 5.479 1,894 8,054 1.316 847 18 2 1,245 8 4 1,253 10 o 302 10 o 5' 5 o 274 16 8 141 .3 4 32 1 7 167 4 8 35i 12 5 78 19 3J 22 7 2: .27 7 51 3i 19 91 879 19 9 1,412 13 o 1,605 2 5 38i 9 3 73 12 2 402 4 1 173 13 1 Hawera Helensvillo Herbert Hokianga* Hokitika ■37 5 i°j 909 185 9 8 423 1 6 138 19 3 42 11 7 .73 7 8 1,288 6 7 10 10 4 086; 29 16 4 238 11 8 22 14 11 10 17 7 64 18 o 713 5 10 147 16 2 9 9 3 215 6 o 661 13 2 161 14 2 53 9 2 238 5 8 2,001 12 5 2,109 148 3,093 6.73' 2,118 752 2.095 18,346 109 6 358 1.672 2'3 129 78i 5.482 2,218 154 3,45i 8,403 2,33. 881 2,876 23,828 84 3 4 .36 13 4 «45 3 4; 172 10 oj 120 3 4 163 6 8 124 n 8 1,025 .6 8 24 13 3 10 12 o! 24 4 ij 9i 16 3 29 7 * 24 15 3 7 8 6 345 6 4' 108 16 7 "47 5 4 '69 7 5 264 6 3 149 10 6 188 1 11 132 o 2 i,37i 3 o "O; ,erator, Line]

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TABLE A-< :rived from Private an •ontinued. d Press Messages, &c. — continued. Cash ■ETENtJE d< Name of Station. Total Cash Revenue derived from Private and Press Telegrams. Value of Government Messages. Total Value of Messages of all Codes. Total Number of Private and Press Messages. Total Number of Government Messages. Total Number of Messages of £11 Codes. Amount Paid for Salaries. Contingencies. Total Cost of . Maintenance of Station, i Ilornby Horndon Junction Euntly Hurunui Hutt Heatlicote Inglewood Invercargill Kaiupoi Kaiapoi Railway Station Kaikoura Kaitangata Kakanui Katikati Kanakawa Kekcrangu* Kingston Kopua Kumara Kihikibi Lawrence Leillifield Longbush ' Longford* Lycll LytteUon Ly Helton Signal Box Maketu Malvern* Manuka Creek ... Mamikau Heads* Manutahi Murton Masterton Mat aura* Mercer Moliaka* Mongonui Mosgiel Motueka Napier Naseby Kelson Newcastle Newmarket New Plymouth... Oak ura Oamaru Ohaeawai Okato Onehnnga Opl.ir* Opotiki* Opuuake* Orari Oreti Otago Heads ... Otahulm Otaki* Outram Oxford Palmerston (Otago) Palmerston North Patea Picton Pokeno Porangahau Port C balm era ... Pukekohe Pukorokoro* Queenstown ... Bakaia Bangiora £ s. d. 15 7 7 £ s d. 1 16 o £ s. dJ 17 3 7; 251 18 269 £ s. dJ 27 10 o! £ s. d^ 3 )7 6 £ s. d 31 7 6 12 o 6 1 7 9 77 12 7! 83 16 6; 1 6 7 046 12 4 10 4 13 o 13 7 i, 1 12 3: 89 i? 5! 88 9 6 194 21 15 2 209 23 1. 310 i, 486 24 11 8 8 16 o 33 7 8 1,2,1 1,418 99 68 117 3 o 157 1 8 10 8 41 36 o o 1,076 4 7i 242 16 8 13 8. 3 8 13 6 130 n 3 165 15 2 1084 47 3 5 1,383 11 3 254 7 2 82 3 10 2,077 12 2, 229 13 o 19 13 7 691 10 1 57 5 6 101 17 5 2,769 2 3 286 18 6 I.3/O 27,814 3.798 259 6,449 546 1,629 34.263 4.344 11 3 5 307 6 8 11 10 6 173 12 9 83 10 9 97 1 n 24 14 4 173 16 8 27 o o o 16 5 122 15 6 364 14 5 17 17 2 342 19 6 35 17 5 70 11 9 55 5 9: 144 17 o 1,044 16 3 65 n 4 18 1 5 3 S 11 I 19 9 37 6 o 22 ii 8 o 14 11 43 7 2 88 8 2 7° 15 3 107 14 10 3 2 o 3 6 7 5 18 o 29 6 o 395 5 " 239 4 1 101 12 2 100 7 10 26 14 1 211 2 8 49 11 8 1 n 4 166 2 8 453 2 7 88 12 5 45° 14 4: 38 19 5 73 18 4i 61 3 9! 174 3 °] 1.440 2 2; 2,735 1,409 1,501 374 2,563 436 16 2,061 5,288 296 5.423 599 1.143 717 2,204 17.231 93O 228 45 16 420 339 10 418 941 238 1,038 39 44 38 418 5.639 '3M5 '.637 1.546 39° 2,9 8 3 775 26 2.479 6,229 534 6,461 638 1,187 755 2,622 22,870 15 00 128 o oj 127 1 8; 90 16 8 136 13 4 '59 3 4 134 3 4| 1 144 11 8 3'9 5 1 25 o o 189 15 o "4 3 4 103 6 8 114 11 8 165 14 o 545 12 4 20 13 o 9 14 o 9 13 o 67 12 O 25 2 O 7 18 o 14 o 6 118 12 7 28 17 9 97 14 3 23 o 1 9 4 9 31 18 3 65 3 2 101 14 o 15 ° ° 148 13 o 136 15 8 100 9 8 204 5 4 184 5 4 142 1 4 158 12 2 437 17 8 F:3 17 9 287 9 3 137 3 5 112 11 s 146 9 11 230 17 2 647 6 4 98 9 6 36 o 9 5" 8! 38 8 9 64 4 3 373 13 6 652 9 I1 89 17 7 75 5 5 62 6 7 66 2 2 64 8 o 123 7 8 2,472 9 8 205 10 4 2,050 4 4 156 10 3 82 17 9 1,265 14 8 o 7 11 2,261 16 4 85 6 11 5 2 o; 192 4 7 86 12 o 178 4 9 1 62 18 7 31 11 7 52 4 3 29 3 3 39 14 o 155 3 10 77 7 8 78 11 4 181 1 4 22 18 4 55 4 1 6 16 1 58 1 o 55 o 7 27 2 11; 36 o 5 2 3 11 29 17 1 30 8 8 14 12 5 496 2 6 63 o 1 652 9 8 94 4 3 22 5 2 771 12 1 11 12 8 613 5 1 5 '9 4 19 6 9 82 16 8 6 19 5 120 o 6 9° 3 5 058 7 18 7 73 2 10 6 8 10 279 10 10 58 '9 1 5 i' 8 93 12 10 7' o 4 431 14 6 707 10 d 117 o 6 in 5 10 64 10 6; 95 19 3 94 16 8 138 o 1 2,968 12 2 268 10 5 2,702 14 oj 250 14 6 105 2 11 2,037 6 9 1207 2,875 1 5 91 6 3 24 8 9 275 1 3 93 11 5 298 5 3 153 2 oi 31 '7 3 60 210 102 6 1 46 210 205 3 10 93 4 10 101 o 10. i.5'0 572 107 653 1,072 5.359 9.459 1,591 1,251 985 1,057 1.135 2,191 29,812 2,990 30,112 2,252 1,320 16,116 6 928 266 1,029 So 612 662 ! 341 309 a 2.438 838 107 1,682 1.152 5.97' 10,121 >>932 1,560 i>°'3 i.43° 1.54° 2,386 34.234 3.7" 37.O43 2,823 1.477 21,612 60 35.828 1.394 166 4,622 1,522 3.991 1,843 553 922 1.582 749 2,892 1,640 1.615 15 o o 189 o o 129 11 8 1000 140 o o] 119 11 8 193 6 8 270 5 o 2M 16 8 163 11 8 119 11 8 117 1 8 160 3 4 158 11 4; 2,m 5 8; 124 11 8 i,533 13 11 190 3 4 76 2 8 771 18 4 58 3 3 29 14 6 3 2 6 14 1 6 11 16 9 85 3 9 86 15 5 42 1 7 1720 11 56 38 2 1 8 18 6 15 o o 247 3 3 157 6 2 13 2 6 .154 1 6 131 8 5 278 10 5 357 o 5 2/5 18 3 180 13 8 130 17 2 "55 3 9 169 1 10 171 14 4 2,827 8 9 127 14 2 i,743 5 2 213 5 4 79 5 2 919 19 8 29.303 1.342 84 3,283 1,420 2,871 1,004 55° 824 49° 689 i 2,339 [ 1.399 1)311 373 405 195 4.422 721 6,93> ! 57' 157 5,496 54 6,525 52 82 1.339 102 1,120 839 3 98 1,092 60 957 5 °' 139 3 4 13 3 o' 7i6 3 1 3 2 6 209 11 3 23 2 o 3 2 6 148 1 4; 238 4 8 5 12 9 1,195 9 8 144 16 1 251 8 4 135 o ° 179 00 134 3 4: 10 o o 10 o o 13 11 8 11 14 6 22 6 oj 17 14 61 5 7 6 3 2 6 17 16 6 37 2 o 52 18 6 10 1 o 16 17 o 265 o o 146 14 6 201 6 o 151 17 10 15 7 6 13 2 6 57 16 6 195 8 8 194 2 8 145 11 o 201 3 8 50 o 0 15 17 2 22 9 6 553 241 3°4 ; 40 o o 158 6 8 141 4 2, 135 10 o: 184 6 8 398 10 3 406 1 4 5° 8 7 7 290 12 9 4 19 1 91 12 o 455 I1 6 16 4 7: 16 7 11 383 6 10 173 9 ° 192 2 7; 172 6 3 . 57 1 1 178 4 4 99 11 9 o 13 5 4 11 9 404 11 2 234 2 5 4 129 6 10 9 19 9 12 5 6 570 16 6 463 2 5 686 11 11 390 4 6 5 12 6 96 3 9 860 2 8 18 7 11 18 13 3 512 13 S 183 8 9 204 8 1 6,274 6.657 7,O54 4,675 85 1,361 9.753 280 228 I 5,3i6 2,780 3,267 2.136 j 735 1,432 11 33 6,609 24 22 1,440 i'5 >5i 8,410 7.392 8,366 6,107 96 ',394 16,362 304 250 6,756 2,895 3.418 296 1 8 302 1 8, 245 !4 5' 171 o o 134 11 8| 529 10 o 53 3 10 52 o 4 50 6 10 9 1 9 9106 60 18 8 349 5 6 354 2 o 296 1 3 180 1 9 144 2 2 590 8 8 145 o o 191 6 S' 139 11 8 142 10 o 14 10 0 45 14 1 28 8 6 7 4 6 159 10 o 237 o 9 168 o 2 149 14 6 * Optrator, also Lineman,

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continued. Cash Revenue di sriied from 'rivato a: A Press Messages, &c. — contin; ,ed. Name of Station. Total Cash Revenue derived from Private and Press Telegrams. Value of Government Messages. Total Value of Messages of all Codes. Total NumDer of Private and Press Messages. Total Number of Government Messages. Total Number of Messages of all Codes. Amount Paid for Salaries. Contingencies. Total Cost of Maintenance of Station. _J . 1 " 1 1 £ *■ d.i £ s. d. £ s- d. £ s. a. £ *• d. £ *. dRan giora Railway Station Rangitata North Reefton Richmond Riverhead Riverton Rolleston Ross Rotorua* Roxburgh* Russell Sanson Sehvyn Railway Station Sheffield Southbridge Spit Springston St. Bathans Stirling Takapau Tapanui Tarawera* Taupo* Tauranga Te Awamutu* ... Temuka Temuka Railway Station Tenui* Timaru Timuru Railway Station Tokomairiro Tokateaf Tophouse* Turakina Upper Hutt Waiau Waihi Waihola Waikaia Waikouaiti Waimate Wainiate Junction Wainui* Wnipahi Waipawa Waipu Waipukurau Wairoa Waitaliuna Waitaki Waitara Waitotara Waiuku Waiwera Wakapuaka Wakefield Wauganui Wark worth Waslidyke Waverley Wellington Wellington Signal Station ... Westport Wliangarei Whangaroa White's Bay* ... Winslow Winton*_ New Stations ... 16 9 4, 787 18 3 68 11 11 15 '7 7 3°5 '7 4 23 18 ii 126 10 11 227 17 4 100 o 8 185 16 o. '10 13 3 47 3 " 127 4 11 462 o 6 18 6 7 78 1 9 45 8 5 24 H 3 '9' 5 6 29 12 11 86 19 1 909 o 9 123 9 3 246 13 4! ... 98 6 5 2,230 7 1; 274 6 2 12 5 10! 15 2 7 82 3 2 74 11 2 87 18 5 022 43 7 8 73 18 11 117 11 8 432 7 " 3 7 8 158 4 3 17 o 4 7 3 3 36 8 6 o 13 81 19 17 7 '37 »3 7 3i '9 10 121 13 9 7 ii 6 4 12 o 11 17 o 109 14 10 1 2 5 5 18 4 803 2 5 6 19 2 2, 21 9 5 119 19 1 613 13 4 46 o 4 34 18 2 ... 7 4 11 370 8 1 21 4 5 1008 26 6 4 17 '5 9 "3 15 4 25 '5 i°i 17 7 1 4 14 2 13 10 4 79 2 1 60 4 3 19 17 o 946 2 6 85 12 3 23 o 10 342 5 "o 24 12 7 146 8 6 365 10 11 134 o 6 307 9 9 118 4 9 5' '5 » 139 1 Ji 57' '5 4 19 9 o 84 o 1 53 8 8| 26 19 9; 210 7 8 5 1 2 4 206 18 2 1,522 14 1 169 9 7 1 281 11 61 105 11 4 2, 600 15 2 295 IO 7i 22 6 6 41 8 11 99 18 ii 88 6 6 "3 "4 3 17 9 9 48 1 10 87 9 3 196 13 9 492 12 2 249 11,087 1,224 273 4>7 29 389 2.033 3.285 1,674 3.445 1.733 796 2.155 7.382 306 1,260 782 37° 3.'72 466 1.379 12,493 1,865 3.95' 1,521 29,392 4.360 202 242 1.403 1, 261 34 1,652 '79 87 498 9 230 789 47i ',598 90 47 140 i,79o ! 11 100 80 i 23 ! 243 171 916 4.050 439 401 94 4,418 2/9 149 375 i/9 157 240 188 42 170 !,i57 652 '"283 '2,739 i,4°3 360 5.227 398 2 1 263 4,O74 2,145 5.O43 1,823 843 2,295 9,172 3'7 1 >^6o 862 393 j 3,415 637 2.295 i6,543 2,304 4.352 1,615 33,8io 4,639* 351 6,7 1,582 1,418 1,559 I 189 ! 764 I 1,419 3,186 7,069 18 13 4 1000 638 6 8 125 11 8 131 16 8 198 o o 22 18 4 200 16 8 160 o ol 151 5 o, '59 3 4 149 3 4 2 18 4 13 10 o< 134 11 8 295 10 o 1000 96 13 4 25 o o 50 16 8 137 '3 4 140 o o 139 11 8 322 o 4 199 11 8 292 3 4 24 10 o '35 o ° 958 13 ' 500 169 3 4 66 5 o 129 11 8 no 3 4 "9 5 7 156 611 20 16 8 69 11 8 "9 3 4! 121 13 4! 280 n 8 ... 346 336 5 1° '5 '5 6 27 11 4 49 11 10 360 56 IS 9 30 18 8 12 2 6 7 3 o 23 4 6 6 12 1 10 7 6 47 2 9, 5 4 3 23 6 o 3 2 6 '3 17 3 28 10 6 11 14 6 326 107 12 4: 12 n o 1 26 3 9 17 16 o 294 7 5 37 « 4 54 6 2 5 16 6 35 5 2 13 10 3 13 9 c 19 8 o 3 7 6 17 11 o 48 18 6 62 12 o 18 13 4 13 4 6 974 12 6 141 7 2 159 8 o 247 11 10 26 4 4 257 12 S 190 18 8 163 7 6 166 6 4 172 7 10 2 18 4 20 2 1 144 19 2 342 12 9 15 4 3 119 19 4 28 2 6 64 13 11 166 3 10 151 14 6 142 14 2 429 12 8 212 2 8 318 7 i 24 10 o 152 16 o 1,253 o 6 500 206 4 8 120 11 2 ■35 8 2 MS 8 6 132 15 10 149 15 ii 40 4 8 72 19 2 136 14 4 170 11 io 343 3 8 >.3i9 1 722 1,249 2,029 6,417 21 17 o 38 7 4 48 17 5 291 11 6 43 12 o 216 14 6 239 11 9 38 18 o 21 11 3 168 10 6 133 'I 2 68 7 8 126 8 10 1,265 13 2 2 19 9I 2,685 10 10 83 9 9! 28 4 9 171 18 6: 7,952 18 ol 89 17 6, 0 15 3 12 1 6 23 16 4 3 10 8 21 19 2 31 16 2 1 10 11 26 14 2 69 '3 3 35 H 7 7 3 "i 36 19 8| o 10 7, o 8 10; 652 5 5: 9 12 1 o 11 5 43 12 3 ■ 4,562 n 5 111 14 6 39 2 7 60 18 n 3'5 7 IO 47 2 8 238 13 8 271 7 11 40 811 48 5 5 238 3 9 169 5 9 75 " 7 163 8 6 1,266 3 9 3 8 7 3.337 l6 3 93 1 JO 28 16 2 215 10 9 12,515 9 5 388 554 848 4,624 783 3,120 3.42O 70S 3/2 2,7 I3 2,070 1.093 1,988 20,569 < S8 36,753 1,285 48. 2,843 i7 0,3i7 1.237 8 122 316 46 186 385 16 37i 713 304 73 '59 4 4 1 ,62s, 562 970 4,940 829 3,306 3,805 ; 721 743 3.426 2,374 1,166 2,147 20.573 62 43,O79 1,380 489 3.141 208,802 24 10 o 144 11 8 1000 162 5 o 129 3 4 115 8 4 142 10 o 73 15 o 69 11 S 148 17 11 155 16 8 129 n 4 105 16 8! 382 1 8, 4 17 6| 20 17 6 326 37 6 10 2. ,4 6| 29 3 6 18 5 o 406 6 12 6 41 2 c, 89 4 2 33 8 6 25 4 o 271 4 1 29 7 6 165 9 2 13 2 6 199 11 10 150 17 10 144 11 10 160 15 o 77 15 6 76 4 2 190 o 4 245 o io 162 19 10 131 o 8 653 5 9 1,266 10 8 138 7 10 13 9 o 198 2 3 7.O43 15 3 6,3H 95 8 298 38,485 1,062 19 3 "9 3 4| 10 6 6; 141 5 o 5,801 7 10 203 11 5 19 4 6 3 2 6 56 17 3 1,242 7 4 856" 5 8 174 2 1 78 19 11 472 12 o | 62 12 e ■ 6 .7 4| 1,328 17 8 236 14 6 95 '7 3 10,999 2.655 1, 242 4.O54 701 284 I5.OS3 3,356 1,526 40 ' o o 393 16 8 133 6 8 120 o o 38 '3 8; 7 10 o 1 147 10 o 11,163 14 I 165,026 8 6 ... 134 19 2, 66 8 4 io 2 6| 5° 4 o: 14 IS o 31 6 oj 653 8 10 40 o o 528 15 10 199 15 o 130 2 6 88 17 8 22 5 o 178 16 o 1,817 2 'i 31 12 8 98 11 9 063 20 6 2 31 18 11 118 17 11 501 1,7°3 3 268 504 '.971 ... ... I 8i,435 '4 4 I 26,949 2 2 '108,384 16 6 1,201,982 246,961 1,448,943 I 14,475 " 11 79.502 o 5 * Operator, also Lineman. t Station pow closed. t Salaries and instruction of Cadets.

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TABLE B. NUMBER of Interprovincial Letters forwarded during the Year ended 31st December, 1878; Number of Telegrams despatched in each Provincial District during the Year ended 30th June, 1879; and proportion of Telegrams to every 100 Letters; together with a similar Return for the previous Year.

1878-79. 1857-78. Numbers of Letters. Number of Telegrams. Proportion of Telegrams sent for every 100 Letters. Number of Letters. Number of Telegrams. Proportion of Telegrams sent for every 100 Letters. I 1 Wellington I,289,165 367,342 28-40 1, 068 , 204 Marlborough 305,896 2863 181,338 25,761 14-20 155,993 23,828 I5-27 Nelson 302,158 100,404 33-22 248,802 74,526 29-95 Canterbury 1,581,976 220,439 13-93 ..357.049 .83,229 13-5 Westland 336.266 67,277 20-QO 316,257 88,118 27-89 Otago 1,699,140 264,680 '5-57 1.275.874 237.832 1864 Southland 354,462 64, 106 1808 234,768 46,192 19-67 Hawke's Bay 406,854 64,830 r 15-93 298,009 75,765 Taranaki 25-42 123,919 28,927 23-34 1.4, 228 30,599 26-79 Auckland 1,099, 508 245.. 77 22-29 1,009, 200 "94,339 '9-2S 1878-79. 1877-78. 1876-77. 1875-76. 1873-74-1872-73. 1871-72. 1870-71. .86. 5-70. 1868-69. Total number of Letters 7.374,786 6,078,384 5,540,920 4,731,873 4,059,517 3,209,837 2,828,372 2,418,021 2,626,947 2,374,060 2.749,488 Total number of Telegrams ... 1,448,943 1,260,324 1,124,432 1,051,086 917,218 75,2899 568,960 411,677 312,874 .8. 5,423 146,167 Proportion of Telegrams to every 100 Letters 1964 20-71 2029 22-21 22-59 23-4S 1976 17-02 11-91 r 81 6-12

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TABLE C. ORDINARY, PRESS, and PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT TELEGRAMS despatched during each Quarter of the Year ended 30th June, 1878; ORDINARY and PRESS TELEGRAMS despatched during each Quarter of the Year ended 30th June, 1879; and the REVENUE derived from each Class. 1877-78.

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September Quarter. No. of D j • i t_i_„,_-__ Revenue delived, lelegrams. September Quarter. December Quarter. Man :h Quarter. Te^a°ms. Revenue derived. June Quarter. 'otals. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue deri .-ed. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ ■• dOrdinary Telegrams 222,588 .4,964 2 8 235-974 15,834 '3 9 258, 138 17,288 14 2 254.7.5 17.255 17 I' 971,415 65,343 8 6 Press Telegrams ... ■ _____ _ _ _._ ._ _ 23,292 2,347 7 4 22,810 2,108 o 7 23. .c6 1,701 8 1 24.858 1,783 17 4 94,066 7.940 13 4 ; , _i ! Totals 245,880 17,311 10 o 258,784 17,942 14 4 28 1,244 18,990 2 3 279,573 19.039 15 3 1,065,481 73,284 1 10 I I 1878-79. September Quarter. Decei iber Quarter. March Quarter. June Quarter. 'otals. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telergams. Revenue derived. Tekgkms. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. £ s- «• j £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s- <!• Ordinary Telegrams 253.963 16,983 6 10 277,580 18,331 2 10 299,093 .9.927 '4 3 263,881 .7,350 17 o 1,094,517 72.593 o 1. Press Telegrams ... 27,216 j 2,571 9 6 j 29.077 2.574 2 5 28,196 2,IC2 8 4 22,976 1.594 13 2 107,465 8,842 13 5 Totals ! 281,179 .9,554 16 4 306,657 20,905 5 3 327,289 22,030 2 7 286,857 18,945 10 2 1,201 ,982 81.435 14 4

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TABLE D. 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, 1876, 1877, and 1878.

Number of Telegrams forwarded during the Year. Revenue derived from Private and Press Messages, and Incidental Receipts. Year ended. Number of Miles of Line. Number of Miles of Wire. Number of Stations open. Value of General Government Messages. Total Value lof Business done during the Year. Cost of Maintenance of Statious. 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 1.390 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 >o „ 1867 757 1,498 21 55,621 i5,33i 70,952 9,070 10 1 3,77° 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 2,223 31 72,241 26,244 98,485 .1,652 3 7 6,672 o 3 18,324 3 10 9,489 17 1° 5,4o6 7 3 14,896 5 1 4 17 4 „ „ 1869 „ „ 1870 .. „ 1871 1,329 .,661 •1,976 2,495 2,897 3,247 45 56 72 106,070 .22,545 253,582 50,097 62,878 59,292 156,157 .85,423 312,874 18,520 10 4 17,218 1 4 22,419 8 8 13,430 11 9 12,252 6 o 9,876 17 6 3i,95i 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 II.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; uniform 2s. 6d. tariff from 1st Sept., 1869, to 31st March, 1870; and Is. tariff from 1st April, 1870. „ .872 +2,185 3,823 81 344,524 67,243 411,767 28,121 10 o ",043 3 9 39,164 13 9 23,593 9 9 8,858 19 7 32,452 9 4 423 ,, ,, 1873 4-2,356 4,574 93 485,507 83,453 568,960 39,680 18 9 11,105 2 o 50,786 o 9 27,040 18 10 9,479 5 4 36,520 4 2 4 in „ „ 1874 §2,530 5,782 •05 645,067 107,832 752,899 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 .. .. .875 „ 1876 l|2,986 T3-I54 6,626 7,247 127 142 786,237 890,382 130,891 160,704 917,128 1,051,086 55,30i 12 3 62,715 10 4 13,679 10 9 16,154 6 o 68,981 3 o 78,869 16 4 45,814 11 4 61,696 14 5 14,240 19 7 21,074 8 8 60,055 10 11 82,771 3 1 4 16 4 5 18 10 From 1st November, 1873, address and signature given in free. „ 1877 **3,259 7.423 •55 952,283 172,159 1,124,432 65,644 15 3 17,024 8 9 82,669 4 o 63,353 10 10 i7,93i 8 o 81,284 18 10 5 '2 11 „ .878 ++3,434 8,035 182 1,065,481 194,843 1,260,324 73,284 1 10 19,148 12 4 92,432 14 2 69,340 1 8 18,259 4 9 87,599 6 5 5 10 o ,, „ .879 +t3,5i2 8,117 '95 1,201,982 246,961 1,448,943 85,402 o 2 26,949 2 2 H2,35I 2 4 79,502 o 5 17,299 7 10 96,801 8 3 509

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TABLE E. COST of MAINTENANCE of Telegraph Lines for the Financial Year ended 30th June, 1879.

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Section. Number of Miles. Salaries of Linemen and Inspectors. Travelling Expenses of Linemen and Inspectors. Extra Labour. Cost of Material used for Repairs. Total Cost of Maintenance. Cost per Mile. Riverton to Balclutha, including Winton to Lowther and Switzer's Lines 237 £ s. d. 346 13 4 214 18 2 £ s. d. 76 1 4 £ s. d. 56 5 o £ s. d. 693 17 10 £ s. d. 2 18 6 Tokoinairiro to Queenstown 142 366 13 4 154 o 4 18 18 4 22 2 11 561 14 .. 3 .9 « Balclutha to Waitaki, including Naseby, Ophir, St. Bathans, Kaitangata, Outram, and Otago Heads Lines 293 613 6 8 163 18 9 177 3 1 184 5 7 1,138 14 1 3 .7 9 Waitaki to Christehureh, including Akaroa, Geraldine, Southbridge, and Lyttelton Lines 26l 706 13 4 274 7 7 192 1 o 199 4 9 1,372 6 8 5 5 1 Christehureh to Greymouth, including Ross Line 196 478 15 o 524 o 10 144 1 8 38 9 1 1,185 6 7 6 on Greymouth to Lyell, including Weetport Line 177 336 5 o 341 10 3 53 o 4 3> "3 2 762 8 9 4 6 1 Lyell to Nelson, including Tophouse to Blenheim and Motueka Lines 2IO 136 5 o 288 8 9 84 7 6 32 11 o 541 12 3 2 11 7 Nelson to Blenheim, including Whakapuaka and White's Bay Lines 92 362 10 o 361 4 2 337 l8 2 36 o o 1.097 12 4 11 18 7 Blenheim to Christehureh, including Waiau (37 miles), Rangiora (8 miles), and Oxford Lines 253 805 16 o 437 10 8 61 19 6 184 5 6 1,489 11 8 5 17 9 Wellington to New Plymouth, including Foxton to Feilding (37 miles), and Opunake Lines 338 627 10 10 530 6 7 268 2 6 150 1 1 1,576 1 o 4 .3 3 Wellington to Napier, including Castlepoiut, Kopua, and Hastings Lines 240 637 18 4 5i7 11 5 298 19 2 182 1 10 1,636 10 9 6 16 4 Napier to Tauranga, including Gisborne and Opotiki Lines 363 787 7 7 464 2 6 179 14 8 105 12 4 1,536 17 1 4 4 8 Tauranga to Grahamstown 73 379 11 8 104 12 11 64 15 1 51 12 1 600 11 9 846 Auckland to Coromandel and Alexandra, including Manukau Heads and Onehunga Lines 270 623 14 4 631 10 9 312 10 7 60 6 11 1,628 2 7 607 Auckland to Kawakawa, including Waiwera, Russell, and Hokianga Lines 236 655 8 4 217 o 2 100 16 6 40 8 1 1,013 13 1 4 5 10 Kawakawa to Mongonui ... 53 245 3 3 186 16 9 28 19 o 3 7 6 464 6 6 8 15 2 Totals 3.434 8,109 12 O 5,412 o 7 2,399 8 5 1,378 6 10 17,299 7 10 * 5 o 9

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TABLE G. INSULATION TESTS of SECOND COOK STRAIT CABLE for the Years ended 30th June, 1877 1878, and 1879, showing the Resistance per knot after two Minutes' Electrification in Megohms (British Association Units of Resistance). LENGTH OF CABLE LAID, 44 -315 KNOTS.

INSULATION TESTS of the COOK STRAIT CABLE for the Years ended 30th June, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, and 1879 respectively, showing the Resistance per knot after Two Minutes' Electrification in Megohms (British Association Units of Resistance).

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Date. No. 1 Wire. No. 3 Wire. No. 3 Wire, j Date. No. 1 Wire. No. 3 Wire. No. 3 Wire. Date. No. 1 Wire. No. 3 Wire. No. 3 Wire. Date. No. 1 Wire. No. 3 Wire. No. 3 Wire. Date. No. 1 Wire. No. 3 Wire. No. 3 Wire. Date. No. 1 Wire. No. 2 Wire. No. 3 Wire. I i I 1 I t : ! 1 ! ! 1 1 s ! i I I 1867— Sept. 1 Sept. 30 Oct. 14 Nov. 1 Nov. 14 Dec. 2 1868— June 7* Sept. 11 Sept. 17 1869— March 27 April 19 May 11 May 17 June 22 July 27 Aug. 24 Sept. 27 Oct.f ... Nov. 8 Dec. 3 1870— Jan. 22 Feb. 2 2 473 634 547 598 574 608 93° 630 697 467 483 562 53i 522 649 667 754 71 102 179 326 106 io'5 5'5 22-5 63-5 26 30 31 14 15 9 7 13 554 634 620 667 643 709 1,094 946 1,000 729 748 95° 963 93i 1,104 1,200 1,275 1870— March 18 March 20 April 26 May 31 June 26 July 16 Aug. 16 Sept. 17 Oct. 20 Nov. 21 Dec. 2 1 1871— Jan. Feb. 2 1 March 23 April 24 May 2,3 June 24 Aug. 25 Sept. 25 Oct.f ... Nov. 23 Dec. 28 442 344 430 456 355 5>7 473 508 47i 505 480 3'4 3-06 86 •446 2'3 "393 "•7 8-7 5'5 IO'2 7'7 967 619 812 871 622 893 76.3 .,108 1,069 1,149 1,121 1872— Jan. 27 Feb. 27 j March 31 April 25 May 28 June 22 J"iy 23 Aug. 19 Sept.+ ... Oct. 2 2 Nov. 20 Dec. 30 1873— Jan. 24 Feb. 24 March 25 April 23 May 2.3 June 23 July 24 Aug. 2.3 Sept. 23 Oct. 21 Nov. 2 2 Dec. 24 579 596 676 553 649 687 826 818 709 76.3 867 829 95 ■8-5 39' 1 44'4 49-6 656 88-5 •73 208 220 98. 1,073 938 979 1,146 1,476 i,735 i,33i 1,156 1,56. 1874— Jan. 24 F'eb. 24 March 25 April 24 May 23 June 27 July 24 Aug. 29 Sept. 24 Oct. 26 Nov. 24 Dec. 23 1875Jan. 23 Feb. 23 March 24 April 23 May 22 June 24 July 24 Aug. 24 Sept. 24 Oct. 23 Nov. 24 DecJ ... 592 55" 559 579 55i 607 682 771 643 944 849 650 3I4-3 280-7 37I-5 356-4 398-0 96-1 75 53° 69 28 18 84 1,438 1,217 .,106 ■-303 1,227 1,365 1,564 1,483 1,928 1,882 .,060 1876— Jan. 30 Feb. 24 March 24 April 24 May 11 May 24 June 26 July 24 Aug. 24 Sept. 25 Oct. 24 Nov. 24 Dec. 23 291 407 445 355 308 407 333 398 354 380 575 620 370 •649 2886 ■623 •154 •385 •736 ■199 •.78 •166 •274 :3'095 ■357 584 680 7.5 436 379 524 416 493 490 475 843 786 460 .877Nov. 24 Dec. 24 1878— Jan. 24 Feb. 23 March 23 April 24 May 24 June 24 July 24 Aug. 24 Sept. 24 Oct. 24 Nov. 23 Dec. 24 436 408 578 365 411 377 402 410 400 435 434 435 434 417 ■374 •182 '774 ■442 ■502 ■273 ■231 ■470 '303 •265 •329 ■342 •374 •233 423 403 6.34 368 419 387 423 4H 53° 416 442 448 4S> 460 574 565 497 508 489 717 6-7 2'0 2-39 .85 2-08 1-28 I,l66 1,003 955 1,288 642 578 611 585 505 611 628 717 609 569 695 554 i°'3 181 248 210 29-7 6. 3 ' 68 -3 57'2 182-1 347'5 389-5 1,307 1,271 1,420 1,272 1,231 .,203 1,159 1,564 1,193 1,214 1,429 1,312 883 764 7i9 636 712 562 749 679 812 692 622 94 44 30-4 3 7'6 4i'7 41-9 I20l6l. I8 7 - 2051,695 1,274 1,277 1,139 1,274 1,064 1,453 1,251 1,781 1,264 i,39i 1877Jan. 24 Feb. 24 March 24 April 24 May 24 June 23 July 24 Aug. 24 Sept. 24 Oct. 24 313 347 584 379 363 396 453 435 460 464 '130 ■365 •826 -313 ■222 360 418 7i7 545 386 432 501 474 464 452 582 638 5 2-5 1,253 i,i59 751 5'7 136 13 1 ... 1,444 1,123 ■2. 1 •258 •280 •338 -294 .879Jan. 24 Feb. 24 March 24 April 24 May 24 June 24 432 436 407 407 290 293 "554 •229 ■313 •601 •312 •421 503 454 479 •076 ■305 °39 526 I 4.7 2 3 865 707 641 570 i I ... 2-65 9-98 I 1,481 1,079 ... ... -

Date. Dielectric Resistance per Knot. Copper Resistance per Knot in Ohms. Inductive Capacity per Knot'in Microfarads. Remarks. Date. Dielectric Resi: Itancc per Knot. Copper Inductive Capacity per Knot in Microfarads. Remarks. Five Cells, j Fifty Cells. Five Cells. Fifty Cells. I per Knot in Ohms. ! March 12, 1877 ... 2,870 .1-5085 f First test taken immediately after laying. April 24, 1878... May 24 „ ... June 24 „ ... July 24 „ ... August 24 „ ... September 24 „ ... October 24 ,, ... November 23 ,, ... December 24 ,, ... January 24, 1879... February 24 March 24 „ ... April 24 „ ... May 24 June 24 ,, ... 2,323 2,0,52 1,992 1,876 2,404 1,708 2,008 2 ,008 1,879 1,251 2,146 1,697 2, 168 1,707 I,8lO 1,727 i,777 i,777 1,715 1,45° 1,518 1,546 1,405 1,436 2,164 1,217 1.372 1,613 1,35° 1,724 •3385 March 24 „ April 24 „ May 24 „ June 23 ,, July 24 „ ... August 24 „ September 24 „ October 24 „ November 24 ,, December 24 January 24, 1878 ... February 23 „ March 23 „ 3-34. 4,000 2,689 3,134 2,613 3,964 3,OI4 2,545 2,085 3.227 2,096 2,396 2,141 2,857 2,347 2,674 2,833 2,538 2,834 2,813 2,358 2,251 2,126 1,887 1,897 -3351 ... ... ...

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TABLE H. TOTAL COST of the LINES of TELEGRAPH throughout New Zealand, and of the Cook Strait Cable.

* Purchased from Southland Government, t Includes £450, purchase of Lyttelton line, t Approximate cost. & Approximate cost of polet, &c. II Purchased from private firm. H Purchased from Canterbury Government. (g-) Purchased from Otago Government; total cost includes ,£2,047 JBs. iod. for new material.

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Section of Line. Length S<=|° n Clearing tsh. Miles. Total Cost of Poles, including Delivery. Cost of Wire, Arms, Insulators, &c, Including Carriage. Cost of Erection. Total Cost of Section. Cost per Mile. Riverton to InTercargill ... Bluff to Invercargill Invercargill to Mataura ... Miitaura to Waitaki Waitaki to Hurunui Hurunui to Nelson White's Bay Line Port Clmlmers Line Cliristchurch to Greyinouth Grey mouth to Westport ... Blenheim to Woodend, reconstruction (including White's Bay Line), 194 miles Palmerston to Naseby Tokomairiro to Queenstown Tokomairiro to Queenstown, reconstruction, 140 miles Third Wire fioni Dunedin to Oamaru (including loop line to Kakanui, 4 miles), 94 miles Cliristchurch to Hokitika, reconstruction, 146 miles ChristehurcH to Akaroa ... Nelson to Motueka Grey mouth to Reef ton Leitlifleld to Waiau Invercavgiil to Winton Hokitika to Ross Kaiapoi to Rangiora Greymouth to Westport, reconstruction, 67 miles Invercargill to Balclutha, reconstruction, 70 miles Havelock to Nelson, reconstruction, 25 miles Third Wire, Oamaru to Cliristchurch, 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 Reef ton to Lyell Tapanui and Switzer's Line, from Clinton ... Fourth Wire, Blenheim to Christchurch (completed from Christchurch to Leithfleld), 29 miles Naseby to Clyde Line Southbridge Line Cargill's Line from Roxburgh Geruliiine 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, Grejmouth to Lyell, 82 miles £ s. d £ s. d. 547 2 10 £ «■ d. 96 10 ii £ , d. 262 12 7 812 15 6 469 11 o| 1,720 13 3 3,760 19 Oj 3,661 6 o 1 503 12 6J 800 o o 3,808 o oj 3>oi9 17 9 £ =■ d. 906 6 4 812 15 6 2,407 12 4 13,108 19 o 13.743 1 2 I4.OS7 6 7 503 12 6 800 o o 3,808 o o 7,002 17 o £ s. d. 37 IS 3 42 15 6 75 4 9 69 7 o t63 o 7 +58 6 o §71 18 11 II100 o o H21 12 9 104 10 5 24 '9 32 189 218 241 7 8 176 67 •»229 3 3 1,199 ° ° 8,353 18 o 6,554 8 8 5,213 14 o 739 1 4 3.034 7 9 3.427 13 6 3.953 3 4 1.95i 7 6 1,070 16 5 960 15 4 100 o o 5,136 12 s 754 14 10 2,022 15 4 247 2 2 3,484 12 o 435 19 9 4,432 1 4 io,743 19 9 1,437 16 9 4,432 1 4 55 7 7 26 12 6 13 2 54 140 2,247 3 10 2,247 3 10 16 1 o 264 12 o 830 16 11 426 15 9 1.522 4 8 16 3 10 4 5° 32 5° 37 14 20 8 65 10 o 10 10 o 2,649 ° ° 1,881 16 5 805 2 6 872 13 2 1,440 14 o 801 12 4 295 2 o 172 12 6 207 o o 446 '3 5 721 s 8 375 S 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 n 847 4 6 209 1 o 200 12 6 37 17 6 3,202 2 9 2,409 16 7 1,580 o o 6,986 10 6 2,336 19 3 660 7 11 982 19 6 293 o 2 21 18 8 48 3 11 49 7 6 139 14 7 63 3 2 47 3 5 49 2 11 36 12 6 401 3 o 675 14 3 69 16 9 1 ,216 9 1 1,962 o 1 29 5 8 1,221 3 o "3 IS S 706 12 3 2,041 11 s 29 3 3 379 18 6 17 15 o 144 5 2 54i 18 8 21 13 6 936 2 10 '.935 7 • 1,077 Io 8 3,949 o 8 24 16 6 290 6 o 1,286 7 o 5' 8 '3 6| 2,095 6 6 14 7 o 499 7 oj 216 2 5 /i5 9 5 11 18 5 32 3.863 3 6 15 o o 898 s 6 335 " 31 799 15 9 212 13 10 503 11 o 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 3° 2.35 1 10 3 649 9 2 286 9 7 3,3" 11 6 353 8 o 131 17 6, 632 19 9 217 6 10! 418 7 1 6,296 1 6 1,220 4 o 14 8 6 112 8 7 40 14 8 2 1640 157 1 o 24 o 10! 197 5 10 98 12 11 12 30 11 9 324 1 10 33 17 3 388 10 10 32 7 6 1,041 7 8 6,339 '9 6 1,768 14 io. 9,150 2 o 29 16 1 2,610 o 6 252 ii o 462 2 O 1.294 5 3 4,618 18 9 31 12 8 685 8 o 41 12 9! ■10 15 o 837 IS 9 5 19 8 1,181 9 o 789 19 1 45i 6 5, ',757 9 1 4,180 3 7 "39 6 9 i'18 101 18 1 4,210 5 8 1,099 J7 6 5,429 8 3 1,885 12 3 2,649 19 1 '.645 9 7 2,435 2 9 4,732 17 5 14,724 15 9 22 19 5 124 15 8 405 7 6 654 1 o 619 5 4 1,678 13 10 20 9 5

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T, \BI_E H-« Lines of Te ontinued. ITAL !ost of the ;legeaph, ;c. — continue) Section of Line. Length of Section in Miles. Cost of Clearing Bush. Total Cost of Poles, including Delivery. Cost of Wire, Arms, Insulators, &c, including Carriage. Cost of Erection. Total Cost of Section. Cost per Mile. 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 Eangiora to Oxford Outram Line Eeefton to Westport Eeefton to Westport, additional expenditure, 28 miles Blenheim to Tophouse Third Wire, Nelson to Greymouth, 200 miles Christchurch to Waitaki, reconstruction, 143 miles Christchurch to Greymouth, reconstruction, 176 miles Railway Wires, — Dunedin to Tokomairiro, 33 miles Hampden to Waitaki, 35 miles Winton to Lowther Nuggets and Catlin's, — Eiver Line Duntroon Line Hokitika to Boss, reconstruction, 20 miles Blenheim to Christchurch, Fourth Wire, including reconstruction Kaiapoi to Blenheim, 206 miles Eeefton to Ahaura, reconstruction, 24 miles Nelson to Blenheim, reconstruction, 80 miles (completed Blenheim to Havelock, 40 miles) ... Wyndham Line Portobello and Quarantine Station Line Lowther to Kingston Line £ s. d. £ s. d. £ ■■ d. £ »• d. £ «• d. £ »• d. 150 12 o 405 11 2 539 3 7 1,095 6 9 13 '7 3 14 6 21 28 20 o o 345 I0 6 184 16 2 663 14 10 151 4 8 602 7 o 37 8 5 174 15 3 73 6 10 '97 7 5 55 o 6 502 17 7 137 6 1 374 ° 2 139 19 1 95 14 11 92 4 4 636 1 10 194 14 6 894 5 " 398 2 1 956 17 2 298 9 6 2.931 3 5 5 14 6 63 17 6 66 7 o 45 11 3 42 12 9 104 13 8 1,189 '7 ° '00 6 15 o 199 9 5 514 19 o 2,115 12 6 194 1 8; 1,219 18 10 247 4 4 808 8 8 963 o o 4.343 9 5 34 7 !O 72 7 9 70 2 3 1,796 2 10 1,025 8 11 2,891 14 o 14 9 2 462 19 9 48 13 2 217 9 5 729 2 4 5 1 11 62 19 o 23 6 9 367 3 ' 453 8 10 211 6 104 12 2 522 2 9 231 9 10 858 4 9 26 o 1 37 66 o o 348 11 6 190 12 4 267 14 7 135 " i° 34i 14 9 392 4 2 958 o 4 11 4 1 25 17 10 24 22 375 i° 7 523 2 10 240 17 7 220 11 11 146 4 3 191 7 o 762 12 5 935 " 9 31 15 6 42 10 1 264 5 o 26 13 4 233 1 7 523 19 » 26 4 o 1,832 10 o 2.175 5 2 3,270 16 4 7,278 n 6 35 6 8 1.323 o o 90 1 10 603 5 8 2,016 7 6 84 o 4 1,137 « 4 80 10 o i75 16 3 22 3 2 223 15 6 24 17 3 1.536 13 1 127 10 5 38 8 4 31 17 7 4 4 31 86 19 o 472 o o 46 14 10 272 2 o 86 2 9 126 4 8 219 16 7 870 6 8 54 19 2 28 1 6 Total, South Island ... 1,946 19,769 11 11 65,314 10 o 50,681 15 3 60,904 19 3 196,670 16 5 101 1 3 Lyell's Bay to Wellington Wellington to Patea Wellington to Masterton ... Masterton to Castlepoint ... Castlepoint to Porangahau Porangahau to Napier Napier to Tauranga Auckland to Alexandra ... 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 Eivers) Second Wire from Napier to Tauranga, 200 miles ... Tauranga to Katikati Katikati to Grahamstown... 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 ... 4 180 60 36 S3 68 200 '52 12 67 18 6 264 4 6 22 15 1 176 9 4 74 o o 'S3 18 6 J23 5 o 4,647 12 7 2,362 10 o 2,459 '5 6 9,404 12 6 1.393 14 6 104 6 o 2.315 9 5 839 4 4 388 18 6 722 18 6 918 9 8 5.7 6 3 13 7 841 15 9 57 '5 o 3,062 11 9 2.357 6 3 1,267 9 1 1,105 16 10 1,252 10 2 S.7^7 18 5 3,256 o o 1.453 3 8 285 6 o 10,093 12 3 3.460 15 1 1,679 2 8 4,367 14 8 4./O4 15 4 21,090 3 o 3,256 o o 3,688 13 11 7160 56 1 6 57 l8 4 46 19 6 82 8 2 69 3 9 105 9 o 21 8 s 44 19 8 36 2,158 8 10 1,386 13 10 J.492 7 5 5>°37 10 » 139 18 7 3° 43 793 19 9 31 17 o 1,041 3 o 2,521 19 5 2,607 9 1 53° 5 9 1,461 8 6 880 11 11 1,266 o 10 1.482 15 3 4.313 16 11 2.837 9 7 7.050 4 5 21 ii 4 94 11 8 163 19 2 84 « 3 234 o 9 083 18 5 617 19 2 15 9 o 173 1 6 816 9 7 1,136 6 11 2,125 '8 o z? '9 i 146 17 61 188 17 2 1,020 11 10 1,356 6 6 13 5 «0

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TABLE H— continued. Iost of the Lines of Telegbaph, ITAL ;c. — continue Section of Line. Length of Section in Miles. Cost of Clearing Bush. Total Cost of Poles, includi.ig Delivery. Cost of Wire, Arms, Insulators, &c, including Carriage. Cost of Erection. Total Cost of Section. Cost per Mile. £ s. d- £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 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, 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 Waipukura to Napier, 102 miles Tokatea Line Thames Alteration, including Pukorokoro Line, 9 miles Second Line, Wanganui to Hawera, 58 miles Second Wire, Wellington to Wanganui, completed from Wellington to Otaki, and Bull's to Foxton, 82 miles Fourth Wire, Waipukurau to Porangahau, 18 miles Second Wire, Wellington to Wanganui, completion of, 32 miles ... Ohinemutu Line Eangiriri to Mercer, reconstruction, 9 miles Hawera to New Plymouth via Mount Egmont Palmerston to Feilding ... Waiwera Line from Warkworth Wellington Pilot Station ... Third Wire, Wellington to Wanganui, 140 miles Wellington to Wainui, reconstruction, 127 miles... Kawakawa to Mongonui ... Railway Wires, — Auckland to Penrose, 8 miles Waipukurau to Kopua ... New Plymouth to Inglewood, including loop line to Waitara Tauranga to Katikati, reconstruction, 30 miles ... Wellington to Masterton, Fifth Wire, 60 miles ... Masterton to Ti Nui, Fourth Wire, 30 miles Port Albert Line 107 220 25 4 30 62 "36 54 4 1,108 13 6 23 15 o 5.323 6 8 49 9 o 605 6 3 4,026 17 10 40 5 o 37 18 8 833 17 8 844 7 6 1.959 8 3 62 6 o 54 o o 3,524 10 o 4.993 15 o 96 5 6 6S3 12 3 138 7 6 83 1 10 19 7 o 414 6 9 1,144 11 3 460 3,680 10 4 340 5 8 349 5 8 1,238 9 10 90 9 8 385 4 3 5,610 4 o 2,685 16 o 1.542 9 o 283 13 o 932 5 2 27 12 5 420 8 4 693 16 o 2,076 12 o 2,002 5 9 36 19 10 I.844 II 4 I>°57 15 7 643 4 7 1,301 4 6 34 18 6 202 16 6 4.519 6 3 5,256 o 6 555 6 5 241 10 2 677 2 5 91 5 8 811 8 3 211 16 o 4,204 18 6 7.173 14 10 81 10 10 5.563 o 4 2,231 18 11 1,836 17 9 4.499 2 7 187 14 2 642 o 9 13.677 15 3 18,258 18 2 2,194 o 11 1.178 15 5 1.747 15 I 201 19 11 1,281 5 7 924 19 o 140 3 3 115 14 1 16 6 2 20 12 o 61 19 11 36 14 9 83 6 4 46 18 6 24 13 10 127 16 7 82 15 4 19 1 6 47 3 o 17 2 8 50 9 " 142 7 3 15 18 11 551 ° 3 2.875 4 4 1.937 6 5 5.363 11 o 65 8 2 321 17 o 216 16 3 354 7 11 893 1 2 49 12 3 2 187 14 6 9 12 o 328 1 6 109 13 o 976 10 9 21 16 o 1,492 6 9 141 1 c 46 12 8 70 10 6 26 17 6 66 16 3| 93 13 9 10 8 2 49 12 25 o o 1,236 a 6 235 6 o 946 10 4 93 19 ° 1,629 10 6| in 3 9 3.837 4 4 440 8 9 78 6 2 36 14 o 16 2 499 6 6 426 1 3 30 10 o 178 3 3 21 411 616 19 2 53 4 o 1,720 10 2 104 18 11 107 10 7 52 9 5 172 12 o 1,146 5 8 923 2 1 2,241 19 9 16 o 3 53 84 7 9 1,094 ,5 6 962 16 6 865 6 10 654 2 5 1,138 8 7 •.493 9 2 3,098 10 11 3.194 15 10 24 8 o 60 5 7 19 627 s 11 33 13 " 143 1 5 43 19 6 247 18 7 77 13 5 1,018 5 11 9 14 2 53 11 10 88 16 11 187 19 11 233 10 7 510 7 5 127 11 10 4 149 9 o 53 3 o 219 5 1 421 17 1 14 1 2 900 456 10 11 408 19 o 874 9 11 14 11 6 24 209 7 6 262 1 6 163 1 4 573 9 t 134 19 4 835 10 11 507 8 2 27 17 o 21 2 10 Total North Island ... Total Soutli Island ... .597 ,946 10,251 5 4| 19,769 11 ill S°.75° » 5 65,314 10 o 47.7 25 10 9 50,681 15 3 59.992 3 3 60,904 19 3 168,719 10 9 196,670 16 5 fio5 12 11 t'oi 1 3 3.543 50,020 17 3 116,065 1 5 98,407 6 o 120,897 2 6 365,390 7 2 • This line from Stony Rivei Total now dismantled, mmbet of miles < and new one subs >: line, 3.543; total itituted. t Average cost per mile, number of miles of wire. 8,444.

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TABLE I. RETURN of the NUMBER and AMOUNT of TELEGRAPH MONEY ORDERS ISSUED within the several POSTAL DISTRICTS during the Year ended the 30th June, 1879.

TABLE K. CASH VALUE of SHIPPING TELEGRAMS, and Amount chargeable to each Department of the General Government for Telegrams, transmitted during the Year ended 30th June, 1879.

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AfcSLt H — continued. !ost of the Lines of T: slegeaph, <fec.— continued. ITA1 Section of Line. Length of Section in Miles. Cost of Clearing Bush. Toral Cost of Poles, including Delivery. Cost of Wire, Arms, Insulators, &c, including Carriage. Cost of Erection. Total Cost of Section. Cost per Mile. Expenditure on Railway lines South (to be recovered from Public Works Department) Expenditure on Railway Lines North (to be recovered from Public Works Department) No. 1 Cook Strait Cable, including freight from London and expenses of laying No. 2 Cook Strait Cable, including freight from London, expenses of laying, and 8i miles of spare cable, and demurrage of ship "Zealandia" Five miles spare No. 1 Cable, including freight from London ... £ E. d £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. i.939 9 2 2.377 7 S 29,864 o o 13,248 6 8 2,822 4 3 Total expenditure, exclusive of lines in progress 415,641 14 8

District. Number. Commission. Amount. Auckland ... Thames New Plymouth Napier Wellington ... Blenheim ... Nelson Westport ... Greymouth... Hokitika Christchurch Dunedin Invercargill 2,Ol8 146 447 1,268 3.757 386 324 361 723 5*7 2,224 1,989 447 £ •• d. *33 ° 4 17 14 4 S 6 o 8 158 15 o 450 6 o 45 2 o 40 8 o 46 8 4 88 14 8 60 1 8 265 o o 244 1 4 52 17 o £ s. d. 7,927 9 o 625 12 S 2,021 7 o 5.721 2 S '5,747 6 o i,548 7 1 1,452 '3 4 1,702 19 11 3.155 2 IO 2,054 15 o 9,228 14 10 8,677 12 o 1,830 7 2 Total ... 14,607 i.75 8 9 4 61,693 9 °

Colonial Secretary Customs Defence Government Annuities Judicial Postal Registrar-General Treasury Public Works Shipping Reports Weather Reports £ s. d. 2,260 5 o 605 5 o 4,660 10 o 22 8 7 2,628 o o 2,509 10 o •54 4 5 1,802 4 o 9,262 O 2 1,239 IO ° [,805 5 o Less amount received in cash from Government Annuities ... 26,949 22 8 2 7 Total 26,926 13 7 «

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TABLE L. DEBTOR and CREDITOR STATEMENT.

* Of this amount, £1,102 4s. 7d. was collected in postage stamps. By Authority: Geoegb Didsbtjby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB79. Price Is.]

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Db. Nj Total Cost of Maintenance of Stations Total Cost of Maintenance of Lines £ s. d. 79.501 ° 5 £ s. d. Ce. By Cash Receipts as under: — Ordinary and Press Telegrams* Incidental Receipts not included in tables : — Excess on Ordinary Telegrams Amount collected from Government Annuities Department for Telegrams transmitted ... Collections for copies of Telegrams, &c. Amount collected by Postal Department for Money Order Telegrams Proceeds of Sales of Condemned Line, Horses, Sundry Material, Old Furniture, &c. £ s. d. £ s. <•- 81,435 H 4 17,299 7 10 96,801 8 3 66 12 9 22 8 7 16 o 6 730 7 o 441 11 2 Rent of Press Wires during last Session of Parliament Special Wire Subsidies for Press purposes ... Recoveries on account of Midnight Cable Service 277 1 8 1,277 ° ° 2,014 13 5 2,4S9 S 6 167 10 5 Amount received on account of Guaranteed Stations 230 o 4 Balance—being Receipts in excesi of Expenditure Value of General Government Telegrams... 85,402 o 2 i5>527 S 6 26,926 13 7 £111,328 13 9 £112,328 13 9