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TABLE D. Comparative Table showing the Progress of the Telegraph Department during the Financial Tears ended 30th June, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, and the Nine Months ended 31st March, 1880.

* From this mileage 78 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance. IT Prom this mileage 174 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance, t From this mileage 32 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance. ** From this mileage 85 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance. J From this mileage 42 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance. ff From this mileage 116 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance. § From this mileage 106 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance. jj From this mileage 109 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance. || From this mileage 31 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance. §§ From this mileage 95 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance.

Number of Telegrams forwarded during the Year. Revenue derived from Private and Press Messages, and Incidental Receipts. Year ended Number of Miles of Line. Number of Miles of Wire. Number of Stations open. Value of Government Messages. Total Value of Business done during the Year. Cost of Maintenance of Stations. Cost of Maintenance of Lines. Total Expenditure. Cost of Maintenance of Lines per Mile. Tariff in Operation. Private, Press, and Provincial Government, General Government. Total. £ a. d. £ s- d- £ a. d. s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 30th June, 1866 699 1,39° 13 24,761 2,476 27,237 S,s6i 19 2 483 3 2 6,045 2 4 3,934 3 4 2,443 2 11 6,377 6 3 3 9 10 „ 1867 757 1,498 21 55,621 !5,33i 70,952 9,070 10 1 3,77° 4 8 12,840 14 9 8,017 14 7 2,541 4 11 10,558 19 6 3 7 1 Mileage tariff. „ „ 1868 1,110 2,223 31 72,241 26,244 98,485 11,652 3 7 6,672 o 3 18,324 3 10 9,489 17 10 5>4o6 7 3 14,896 5 1 4 17 4 „ „ 1869 » ,, 1870 „ 1871 1,329 1,661 *i,976 2,495 2,897 3,247 45 56 72 106,070 122,545 253,582 50,097 62,878 59,292 156,157 185,423 312,874 18,520 10 4 17,218 1 4 22,419 8 8 i3,43o 11 9 12,252 6 o 9,876 17 6 31,951 2 1 29,470 7 4 32,296 6 2 14,266 12 7 16,417 7 4 21,254 4 3 8,547 4 9 14,120 4 10 ",344 3 8 22,813 17 4 30,537 12 2 32,598 7 11 6 8 6 8 9 11 5 19 6 Mileage tariff in operation up to 1st Sept., 1869; uniform 2s. 6d. tariff from 1st Sept., 1869, to 31st March, 1870; and Is. tariff from 1st April, 1870. „ „ 1872 t2,i85 3,823 81 344,524 67,243 411,767 28,121 10 o ",043 3 9 39,164 13 9 23,593 9 9 8,858 19 7 32,452 9 4 423 -» „ 1873 +2,35 6 4,574 93 485,507 83,453 568,960 39,680 18 9 11,105 2 o 50,786 o 9 27,040 18 10 9,479 5 4 36,520 4 2 4 in „ „ 1874 §2,530 5,782 i°5 645,067 107,832 752,899 46,508 18 10 12,618 11 6 59,127 10 4 38,801 19 4 15,021 17 11 53,823 17 3 6 3 11 „ 1875 „ 1876 112,986 H"3, 154 6,626 7,247 127 142 786,237 890,382 130,891 160,704 917,128 1,051,086 55,3oi 12 3 62,715 10 4 13,679 10 9 16,154 6 o 68,981 3 o 78,869 16 4 45,8i4 11 4 61,696 14 5 14,240 19 7 21,074 8 8 60,055 10 11 82,771 3 1 4 16 4 5 18 10 Prom 1st November, 1873, address and signature given in free. „ 1877 **3,259 7,423 155 952.283 172,159 1,124,432 65,644 15 3 17,024 8 9 82,669 4 o 6.3,353 10 10 17,931 8 o 81,284 18 10 S 12 11 „ 1878 tt3,434 8,035 182 1,065,481 194,843 1,260,324 73,284 1 10 19,148 12 4 92,432 14 2 69,340 1 8 18,259 4 9 87,599 6 5 5 10 o » „ 1879 Jt3,5i2 8,117 i9S 1,201,982 246,961 1,448,943 85,402 o 2 26,949 2 2 112,351 2 4 79,5°2 o 5 17,299 7 10 96,801 8 3 S ° 9 31st March, 1880 §§3,638 9,333 214 824,734 183,67s 1,008,409 58,120 3 3 19,707 6 3 77,827 9 6 68,651 10 10 14,758 4 S 83,409 15 3 4 3 4