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REPORT ON THE TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.

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Appendix H. STATEMENT showing the Receipts and Expenditure of the Greymouth and "Westport Line, from its opening on the 1st September, 1868, to the 30th June, 1869; and also the position in which the Provincial Government of Nelson stands in regard to its guarantee for the payment of the Working Expenses of the Line, and Interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum on an outlay of £7000.

Appendix I. STATEMENT showing the number of Interprovincial Letters Despatched during the Postal Year ending 31st December, 1868; the Number of Telegrams forwarded from each Province for the Year ending 30th June, 1869; and the proportion the Telegrams bear to every hundred Letters; together with a similar Return for previous Year, by way of comparison.

1868-9. 1867-8. Total number of Letters 2,549,488 1,938,578 „ „ Telegrams 156,167 106,104 Proportion of Telegrams to every 100 Letters ... 6.12 5.47

Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brighton Station, —■ Salaries Contingencies, including office fittings 163 6 2 80 16 0 244 2 2 Brighton Station, — Cash Receipts for Ordinary Telegrams ... Cash Receipts for Press Telegrams Cash Receipts for Provincial Government Telegrams ... Cash Receipts for Excess on Telegrams ... 150 19 11 0 6 6 161 15 2 Charleston Station, — Salaries Contingencies 121 S 0 25 9 6 146 14 6 9 5 0 13 9 kVESTPORT Station, — Salaries Contingencies 162 1 8 23 19 0 186 0 8 Charleston Station, — Cash Receipts for Ordinary Telegrams ... Cash Receipts for Press Tele401 19 9 Maintenance of Line, — Salaries Travelling Expenses Material grams Cash Receipts for Provincial Government Telegrams ... Cash Receipts for Excess on Telegrams ... Press Subscriptions to Mail Summary ... ... ,.. 10 0 112 10 0 161 6 8 32 4 3 306 0 11 18 8 2 448 7 3 3 6 0 interest on £7000 for 10 months at 6 per cent per annum 23 13 4 350 0 0 1,232 18 3 Westport Station, — Cash Receipts for Ordinary Telegrams ... Cash Receipts for Press Telegrams Cash Receipts for Provincial Government Telegrams ... Cash Receipts for Excess on Telegrams ... Press Subscriptions to Mail ■Summary 604 15 2 5 12 6 3alance, excess of Receipts over Expenditure ... 72 6 3 2 5 0 32 0 0 94 3 1 716 18 11 £1,327 1 4 £1,327 1 4

1868-9. 1867-8. Province. Number of Letters. Number of Proportion of Telegrams sent for every 100 Letters. Number of Letters. Number of Telegrams. Proportion of Telegrams sent for every 100 Letters. Telegrams. Wellington Marlborough ... felson Canterbury Vestland )tago louthland lawke's Bay ... Luckland 328,180 45,523 203,537 539,610 251,108 595,062 84,235 62,539 439,694 24,412 6,819 22,592 25,911 17,649 39,123 6,498 8,661 4,502 7.43 14.97 11.09 4.8 7.02 6.57 7.71 13.84 1.02 289,058 47,215 143,374 12,313 6,206 6,962 4.41 13.14 4.85 ] 801,774 42,101 5.25 575,948 81,209 32,668 5,854 5,66 7.20