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TABLE E. ORDINARY, PRESS, and PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT TELEGRAMS despatched during each Quarter of the Years ended 30th June, 1875 and 1876, respectively, and the Revenue derived from each Class. 1874-75.

1875-76.

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September Quarter. December Quarter. March Quarter. June Quarter. Totals. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Reverrao derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. £ a. d. 174,173 £ s. a. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ >. d. Ordinary Telegrams 11,369 11 4 11,821 1 2 12,668 4 2 189,840 12,821 9 6 48,680 6 2 164,168 187,696 715,877 Press Telegrams ... 12,945 1,301 0 11 12,887 1,030 8 8 15,157 ],395 16 10 15,584 1,480 4 10 56,573 5,207 11 3 Provincial G-overnment 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 Totals ... 180,521 206,087 13,033 1 1 190,286 13,168 3 1 14,379 10 4 209,343 14,720 17 9 786,237 55,301 12 3

September Quarter. December Quarter. March Quarter. June Quarter. Totals. No. of Telegrams. Eevenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Eeveuue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. £ s. d. £ s. d. .210,400 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Ordinary Telegrams 178,689 12,150 16 6 196,005 13,142 2 7 13,924 18 3 226,439 15,013 15 5 811,533 I 54,231 12 9 Press Telegrams ... 15,543 2,313 12 6 14,617 1,808 14 1 15,023 1,314 6 1 18,083 1,496 12 10 63,266 6,933 5 6 Provincial Government Telegrams 3,467 365 2 6 3,639 368 3 0 4,079 388 5 2 4,398 429 1 5 15,583 1,550 12 1 Totals ... 197,699 248,920 16,939 9 8 890,382 14,829 11 6 214,261 15,318 19 8 229,502 15,627 9 6 62,715 10 4