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Table E. ORDINARY, PRESS, and PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT TELEGRAMS despatched during each Quarter of the Years ended 30th June, 1874 and 1875 respectively, and the Revenue derived from each Class. 1873-74.

September Quarter. December Quarter. March Quarter. June Quarter. Totals. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. I £ s. d. £ s. d. Ordinary Telegrams 9,322 5 9 140,734 9,975 14 1 160,263 10,804 14 4 103,354 11,175 9 11 584,970 41,278 4 1 120,619 Press Telegrams Provincial Government Telegrams ... 1 * * # 11,984 1,256 4 6 12,787 915 15 3 11,122 883 8 6 13,232 1,010 12 10 49,125 4,066 1 1 1,164 13 8 2,727 356 0 6 2,509 256 13 5 2,977 277 19 9 2,759 274 0 0 10,972 Totals 135,330 10,934 10 9 156,030 11,148 2 9 174,362 11,966 2 7 179,345 12,460 2 9 645,067 46,508 18 10 1874-75. September Quarter. December Quarter. March Quarter. June Quarter. Totals. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Teleg-rams. Revenue derived. £ s. d. £ b. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 11,369 11 4 174,173 11,821 1 2 12,668 4 2 12,821 9 6 48,680 6 2 Ordinary Telegrams ... 164,168 187,696 189,840 715,877 Press Telegrams 12,945 1,301 0 11 12,887 1,030 8 8 15,157 1,395 16 10 15,584 1,480 4 10 56,573 5,207 11 3 Provincial Government 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 I Totals 180,521 13,033 1 1 190,286 13,168 3 1 206,087 14,379 10 4 209,343 14,720 17 9 786,237 55,301 12 3