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Table No. 22. Comparative Table showing the Progress of the Telegraph Department during the Financial Years ended 30th June, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878; to the 31st March, 1880, 1881, and 1882, and to the 31st December, 1882.

o Number ol du f Telegrams iring the Yes forwarded ir. Revenue derived from Private and Press Messages, Money-order Telegrams, and Incidental Receipts. Year ended Number of Miles of 5* Line. Number of Miles of Wire. O CL. so Xi Z 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. Private, Press, and Provincial Government. General Government. Total. Tariff in Operation. 30th June, 1866 1867 1868 „ 1869 „ 1870 1871 ,. 1872 •873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 31st March, 1880 1881 1882 31st Dec, 1882 699 757 1,110 1,329 1,661 (a) 1,976 (b) 2,185 («) 2,356 W 2,5.30 0) 2,986 (/) 3,154 fe) 3,259 (>>) 3,434 (') 3,512 (j) 3,638 (*) 3,758 (0 3,824 ( m ) 3,974 1,390 1,498 2,223 2,495 2,897 3,247 3,823 4,574 5,782 6,626 7,247 7,423 8,035 8,117 9,333 9,587 9,653 9,848 13 21 31 45 56 72 81 93 i°5 127 142 155 182 •95 214 227 234 264 24,761 55,621 72,241 106,070 122,54s 253,582 344,524 485,507 645,067 786,237 890,382 952,283 1,065,481 1,201,982 824,734 1,058,342 1,215,849 1,361,817 2,476 i5,33i 26,244 5°,°97 62,878 59,292 67,243 83,453 107,832 130,891 160,704 172,159 194,843 246,961 183,675 246,370 222,923 208,372 27.237 7o.952 98,485 156,157 185,423 312,874 411,767 568,960 752,899 917,128 1,051,086 1,124,432 1,260,324 1,448,943 1,008,409 1,304,712 1,438,772 1,570,189 £ s. d. 5,561 19 2 9,070 IO I 11,652 3 7 18,520 io 4 17,218 1 4 22,419 8 8 28,121 10 o 39,680 18 9 46,508 18 10 55>3°i 12 3 62,715 10 4 65,644 15 3 73,284 1 10 85,402 o 2 58,120 3 3 73,002 2 o 78,828 19 8 90,633 11 2 £ s. d. 483 3 2 3,77o 4 8 6,672 o 3 13,43° 11 9 12,252 6 o 9,876 17 6 ii,°43 3 9 11,105 2 o 12,618 n 6 13,679 1° 9 16,154 6 o 17,024 8 9 19,148 12 4 26,949 2 2 19,707 6 3 27,021 3 8 22,737 16 4 20,608 11 11 £ s. d. 6,045 2 4 12,840 14 9 18,324 3 IO 31,951 2 I 29,470 7 4 32,296 6 2 39,164 13 9 50,786 0 9 59,127 10 4 68,981 3 o 78,869 16 4 82,669 4 o 92,432 14 2 112,351 2 4 77,827 9 6 100,023 S 8 101,566 16 o 111,242 3 1 £ s. d. 3,934 3 4 8,017 14 7 9,489 17 IO 14,266 12 7 16,417 7 4 21,254 4 3 2.3,593 9 9 27.040 18 10 38,801 19 4 45,814 I' 4 61,696 14 5 6.3,353 10 'O 69,340 1 8 79,502 o s 68,651 IO IO 78,224 1 8 69,165 s 0 73,554 9 1 £ s. d. 2,443 2 1 1 2,541 4 11 5,406 7 3 8,547 4 9 14,120 4 10 ii,344 3 8 8,858 19 7 9,479 5 4 15,021 17 n 14,240 19 7 21,074 8 8 i7,93i 8 o 18,259 4 9 17,299 7 10 14,758 4 5 2.3.1S4 8 3 18,292 13 4 22,451 6 3 £ s. d. 6,377 6 3 10,558 19 6 14,896 s 1 22,81,3 17 4 30,537 12 2 32.598 7 11 32,452 9 4 36,520 4 2 53,82.3 i? 3 60,055 1° 11 82,771 3 1 81,284 18 10 87.599 6 5 96,801 8 3 8.3.4°9 15 3 101,378 9 11 87,457 18 4 96,005 15 4 £ s. d. 3 9 1° 3 7 1 4 i7 4 6 8 6 8 9 11 5 19 6 423 4 1 11 6 311 4 16 4 5 18 10 S 12 11 5100 5 ° 9 4 3 4 6 6 7 4 17 4 5 17 5 > Mileage tariff. Mileage tariff in operation up to ist Sept., 1869 ; uni1 form 2s. 6d. tariff from ist Sept., 1869, to 31st March, 18(70; and is. tariff from J ist April, 1870. I From ist November, ! 1873, address and signature given in free. (a) From this mileage 78 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance. W » 32 (") „ 42 „ „ „ „ W » i°6 w .. 31 (/) „ 174 fe) » 1 &o (A) From this mileage 85 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance. W " 1' 6 (i) .. i°9 W .. 95 ("0 » 66