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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, 1576, 1577, 1878; to the 31st March, 1880, 1881, and 1882; and to the 31st December, 1882, 1883, and 1884.

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rt Number of Telegrams forwarded during the Year. Revenue derived from Private and I Year ended Number of Miles of Line. Number of Miles of Wire. c a. z r, * .- . Oovern- ~ \ mei_t. Oovernment.: Total. I Press Messages, Money-order Tel-grams, and Incidental Receipts. Value of Government Messages. Total Value of Business done during the Year. Co>t of Maintenance of Stations. Cost of Maintenance of Lines. Total Expenditure. Cost of Maintenance of Lines per Mile. Tariff in Operation. 30th June, 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 31st March, 1880 1881 1882 31st Dec, 1882 1883 1884 699 757 I ,110 1,329 1,661 1,976 (a) 2,185 (b) 2,356 (c) 2,530 (°) 2,986 (e) 3,154 (f) 3,259 (g) 3,434 (h) 3,512 (') 3,638 (i) 3,758 (k) 3,824 0 3,974 (m) 4,°74i n) 4,264 (■>) 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 10,037 10,474 13 21 31 45 56 72 81 93 i°5 127 142 155 182 195 214 227 234 264 302 33° 24,761 55,621 72,241 106,070 122,545 253,582 344,524 485,507 645,067 786,237 890,382 952,283 1,065,481 1,201 ,982 824,734 1,058,342 1,215,849 1,361,817 !,379.4S3 1,433,458 2,746 15,331 26,244 50,097 62,878 59,292 67,243 83,453 107,832 130,891 160,704 172,159 194,843 246,961 183,675 246,370 222,923 208,372 219,917 220, S47 27,237 7°,952 98,485 156,157 185,423 312,874 411,767 568,960 752,8g9 917,128 1,051,086 1,124,432 I,260,324 1,448,943 1,008,409 1,304,712 1,438,772 1,570,189 1,599,400 1,654,305 .5,561 19 2 9,070 10 I ",652 3 7 18,520 10 4 17,218 1 4 22,419 8 8 28,121 10 o 39,680 18 9 46,508 18 10 55,301 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 93,822 3 3 95.634 5 5 £ s. d. 483 3 2 3,77° 4 8 6,672 o 3 13,430 11 9 12,252 6 o 9,876 17 6 ",043 3 9 11,105 2 o 12,618 11 6 13,679 10 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 £ B. d. 6,045 2 4 12,840 14 g 18,324 3 10 31,951 2 1 29,47° 7 4 32,296 6 2 39,164 13 9 50,786 o 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 5 8 101,566 16 o 111,242 3 1 H5,378 2 5 116,490 5 o £ s. d. 3,934 3 4 8,017 14 7 9,489 17 10 14,266 12 7 16,417 7 4 21,254 4 3 23,593 9 9 27,040 18 10 38,801 19 4 45,814 11 4 61,696 14 5 63,353 10 10 69,340 1 8 79,502 o 5 68,651 10 10 78,224 1 8 69,165 5 o 73,554 9 1 73,054 4 6 70,036 6 2 £ 8. d. 2,443 2 11 2,541 4 11 5,4o6 7 3 8,547 4 9 14,120 4 10 11,344 3 8 8,858 19 7 9,479 5 4 15,021 17 11 14,240 19 7 21,074 8 8 17,931 8 o 18,259 4 9 17,299 7 10 14,758 4 5 23,154 8 3 18,292 13 4 22,451 6 3 19,210 6 6 20,041 15 10 £ s. d. 6,377 6 3 10,558 19 6 14,896 5 1 22,813 17 4 30,537 12 2 32.598 7 11 32,452 9 4 36,520 4 2 53,823 17 3 60,055 10 11 82,771 3 1 81,284 18 10 87.599 6 5 96,801 8 3 83,4 0 9 15 3 101,378 9 11 87,457 18 4 96,005 15 4 92,264 11 o 90,078 2 o 3 9 10 3 7 1 4 17 4 6 8 6 8 9 11 5 19 6 423 4 1 11 6 3 11 4 16 4 5 18 10 5 12 11 5 10 o 509 4 3 4 667 4 17 4 5 17 5 4 16 8 4 iS 4 Mileage tariff. 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. From 1st November, 1873, address and " signature given in free. 21,555 19 2 20,855 19 7 W From this mileage 78 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance. (h) . 32 (c) „ 42 (d) 106 (e) . 31 (') .174 («) ,150 ... (b) From this mileage 85 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance. 0 n6 (1) ,109 (") . 95 0) „ 102 (m) . 65 (°) ,190