E.-No. 7.

Table G.— Continued. RETURN for the YEAR ended 30th June, 1870, of the CASH REVENUE derived from PRIVATE, PRESS, and PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT MESSAGES, and of the Value of GENERAL GOVERNMENT TELEGRAMS ; the number of MESSAGES transmitted by each STATION and the WORKING EXPENSES of each STATION.

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THE TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.

Name op 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. Total Cost of Maintenance of each Station. Remarks. Contingencies. Roxburgh Selwyn Spit Temuka Timaru Tokomairiro Waikouaiti Waipawa Waipukurau Wanganui Wellington Government Buildings ... Westport White's Bay £ s. d. 34 6 0 24 18 7 161 7 4 66 7 7 476 16 1 286 18 3 93 6 9 68 16 4 93 19 2 350 15 6 1542 1 1 151 6 8 600 0 10 3 2 11 £ s. d. 2 6 6 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 1530 0 3 1897 3 3 536 13 1 £ s. d. 36 12 6 25 17 1 566 19 1 67 5 1 513 1 0 305 16 2 107 13 9 80 0 11 162 2 5 923 14 0 3072 1 4 2048 9 11 1136 13 11 3 2 11 302 235 1151 654 3552 2348 783 516 721 2825 10558 664 4687 26 14 2507 5 229 102 45 48 129 2668 9043 6014 3413 316 240 3658 659 3781 2450 828 564 850 5493 19601 6678 8100 26 £ s. d. 62 10 0 109 3 4 109 3 4 109 3 4 160 8 4 209 3 4 94 13 4 110 0 0 115 0 0 133 19 0 1078 4 9 185 8 4 209 3 4 414 6 8 £ s. d. 12 3 10 15 3 7 30 15 6 19 0 0 18 3 0 31 17 4 10 18 4 24 1 3 32 13 6 43 0 0 200 4 0 10 4 0 18 12 0 43 1 3 £ s. d. 74 13 10 124 6 11 139 18 10 128 3 4 178 11 4 241 0 8 105 11 8 134 1 3 147 13 6 176 19 0 1278 8 9 195 12 4 227 15 4 457 7 11 Totals Bluff to Napier and Patea... 16,162 15 7 11,433 4 5 27,596 0 0 118,954 59,925 178,879 12,599 8 3 2,146 4 5 14,745 12 8 Alexandra, Auckland Auckland Cambridge Hamilton Mercer Newcastle Onehunga 46 19 7 137 16 9 54 0 6 55 9 1 37 16 9 57 15 2 28 5 5 107 14 4 223 17 4 152 18 11 211 19 6 38 3 0 64 19 3 19 9 3 154 13 11 361 14 1 206 19 5 267 8 7 75 19 9 122 14 5 47 14 8 387 1171 387 483 349 532 282 364 709 393 950 124 262 151 751 1880 780 1433 473 794 433 91 5 0 314 15 7 94 11 8 89 11 8 89 11 8 89 11 8 93 15 7 89 14 6 339 3 4 47 0 8 72 18 10 105 12 11 55 6 11 98 14 8 180 19 6 653 18 11 141 12 4 162 10 6 195 4 7 144 18 7 192 10 3 Includes extra assistance during Native disturbances Do. do. and rent of office. Includes extra assistance during Native disturbances Do. Do. Do. Do. Includes gratuity to invalided officer. Totals Auckland Lines Totals Bluff to Napier and Patea ., 418 3 3 16,162 15 7 819 1 7 11,433 4 5 1,237 4 10 27,596 0 0 3,591 118,954 2,953 59,925 6,544 178,879 863 2 10 12,599 8 3 808 11 10 2,146 4 5 1,671 14 8 14,745 12 8 Grand Totals 62,878 185,423 13,462 11 1 2,954 16 3 16,417 7 4 16,580 18 10 12,252 6 0 28,833 4 10 122,545