THE TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.

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Table F.— (Continued). GENERAL GOVERNMENT TELEGRAMS despatched during Year ended 30th JUNE, 1870.

1869. 1870. Totals. Name op Station. Septembee Quaeteb. Decembee Quabtee. Maech Quaetee. June Quabtee. No. of Telegrams. Amount. No. of Telegrams. Amount. No. of Telegrams. Amount. No. of Telegrams. Amouut. No. of Telegrams. Amount. Selwyn Spit Temuka Timaru Tokomairiro ... Waikouaiti ... Waipawa Waipukurau... Wanganui Wellington ... Government Buildings ... Westport White's Bay... ... 1 842 £ s. d. 0 6 6 154 12 3 1 670 2 62 28 19 19 10 973 2,633 1,284 1,120 £ s. d. 0 4 0 93 17 6 0 7 6 11 17 6 5 12 0 7 13 6 4 8 6 1 16 6 187 17 6 434 9 0 438 13 6 150 2 6 1 819 1 59 7 6 11 84 1.233 2,714 1.629 900 £ s. d. 0 5 0 126 13 6 0 4 0 10 7 6 16 6 15 6 2 11 0 57 15 0 248 2 0 429 15 6 519 0 6 117 4 0 2 176 2 67 17 12 11 10 462 1,179 1,929 179 £ s. d. 0 3 0 30 8 6 0 6 0 9 4 6 1 13 6 3 8 0 2 7 0 1 16 0 136 19 0 151 7 0 402 15 0 15 11 0 5 2,507 5 229 102 . 45 48 129 2,668 9,043 6,014 3,413 £ s. d. 0 18 6 405 11 9 0 17 6 36 4 11 18 17 11 14 7 0 11 4 7 68 3 3 572 18 6 1,530 0 3 1,897 3 3 536 13 1 41 50 8 7 25 4 15 5 10 5 11 2 0 0 1 18 1 6 15 9 2,517 1,172 1,214 514 8 9 536 14 3 253 15 7 ... ... Totals Bluff to Napier and Patea 14,658 3,392 2 5 16,534 3,040 5 0 18,213 3,370 5 6 10,520 1,630 11 6 59,925 I 11,433 4 5 Alexandra, Auckland Auckland Cambridge ... Hamilton Mercer Newcastle Onehunga 167 192 11 223 72 89 35 56 16 4 58 14 10 1 18 11 46 8 6 22 19 6 23 8 9 3 16 9 40 155 20 179 24 52 35 11 10 0 55 1 0 4 2 6 45 4 6 6 14 6 14 1 6 5 13 0 112 279 343 373 23 75 4-4 33 16 6 96 11 6 144 0 6 99 5 6 7 15 6 21 6 0 7 3 0 45 83 19 175 5 46 37 5 11 6 13 10 0 2 17 0 21 1 0 0 13 6 6 3 0 2 16 6 364 709 393 950 124 262 151 107 14 4 223 17 4 152 18 11 211 19 6 38 3 0 64 19 3 19 9 3 Totals Auckland Lines 789 214 3 7 505 142 7 0 1,249 409 18 6 410 52 12 6 2,953 819 1 7 „ Bluff to Napier and Patea 14,658 3,392 2 5 16,534 3,040 5 0 18,213 3.370 5 6 10,520 1,630 11 6 59,925 11,433 4 5 1 Grand Totals ... 15,447 3,606 6 0 17,039 3,182 12 0 19,462 3,780 4 0 10,930 1,683 4 0 62,878 12,252 6 0