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Table No. 16. Comparative Table showing the Progress of the Telegraph Department during the Financial Years ended 30th June, 1866, to 30th June, 1879; 31st March, 1880, to 31st March, 1882; and Calendar Years ended 31st December, 1882, to 31st December, 1891.

( a ) From this mileage 78 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance. ( ! ) From this mileage 102 miles to be deducted before computing the cost per mile for maintenance - () b » 32 „ ~ 1, „ ( m ) „ 66 „ „ „ ( c ) „ 42 ~ » „ „ ( n ) „ 100 „ ( d ) * ~ 106 „ „ „ „ (0) „ igo „ „ „ „ (') v 174 » » » » («) » 83 ( g ) // 150 „ „ „ „ (') „ 100 „ „ „ (*■) » 85 „ „ „ . p) . 144 . *(') „ 116 „ „ „ „ (') „ 84 P) » io 9 » a » » ( n ) « 2 74 1, 1, » » ( k ) » 95 » » . . ( T ) . 201

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o Number of Telegrams forwarded during the Year. Revenue derived from Private and Press Messages, Money-order Telegrams, and Incidental Receipts. Cost of Maintenance of Lines, excluding Australian cable subsidy. Year ended Number of Miles of Line. Number of Miles of Wire. Value of Government Messages. Total Value of Business done during the Year. Cost of Maintenance of Stations. Total Expenditure. Cost of Maintenance of Lines per Mile. Tariff in Operation. Private, and Press. Government. Total. 30th June, 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 I873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 31st March, 1880 1881 1882 31st Dec, 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 „ 1890 1891 699 757 1,110 1,329 1,661 i,976 ( a ) 2,185 H 2,356 ( c > 2,530 w 2,986 (e) 3,154 H 3,259 ( s ) 3,434 ( h ) 3,512 (i) 3.638 (J) 3,758 (k) 3,824 0 3,974( m ) 4,O74 ( n ) 4,264 (°) 4,463 ( p ) 4,546(«) 4,646 0 4,79° C) 4,874 0 5,i48( 11 ) 5,349 ( T ) 1,498 2,223 2,495 2,897 3,247 4,574 6,626 7,247 7,423 8,035 8,117 9,333 9,587 9,653 9,848 10,037 10,474 10,931 11,178 ",375 11,617 11,827 12,812 13,235 13 21 3 1 45 56 72 81 93 105 127 142 155 182 195 214 227 234 264 302 33O 375 412 437 473 489 520 573 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 i,379,4 8 3 1,433,458 i,533,4o6 1,583,717 1,589,77! 1,548,233 1,589,157 i,734,38i i,746,ii5 2,746 I5,33i 26,244 50,097 62,878 59,292 67,243 83,453 |io7,832 1130,891 1160,704 5172,159 194,843 246,961 183,675 246,370 222,923 208,372 219,917 220,847 1240,867 252,549 5245,623 217,630 213,830 226,780 222,149 27,407 70,952 98,485 156,167 185,423 312,874 411,767 568,960 752,899 917,128 1,051,086 1,124,442 1,260,324 1,448,943 1,008, 409 1,304,712 1,438,772 1,570,189 1,599,400 1,654,305 J .774, 273 1,836,266 !,835, 394 1,765,863 1,802,987 1,961,161 1,968,264 / s. d. 5,561 19 2 9,070 10 1 11,652 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 ick'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 5 101,652 S o 106,638 12 2 106,54s 4 o 106,311 11 6 106,462 18 4 110,696 17 8 "7,633 15 9 £ s. d. 4 8 3 3 2 3,77O 4 8 6,672 o 3 13,430 11 9 12,252 6 o 9,876 17 6 11,043 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 21,555 19 2 20,855 19 7 24,860 9 o 27,281 4 g 30,205 11 10 23,164 13 11 24,218 9 3 26,070 12 7 24,840 5 7 6,045 2 4 12,840 14 9 18,324 3 10 31,951 2 1 29,47° 7 4 32,296 6 1 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 1 115,378 2 5 116,490 5 o 126,512 17 o 133,919 16 II 136,753 1 5 10 129,476 5 5 130,681 7 7 136,767 10 3 142,474 1 4 £ 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,O54 4 6 70,036 6 2 77,082 4 4 77,473 10 7 76,580 10 o 72,201 13 5 75,426 9 7 76,845 1 10 85,658 4 11 2,443 2 11 2,541 4 11 5,4O6 7 3 8,547 4 9 14,120 4 10 ii,344 3 8 8,85s 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 i° 14,758 4 5 23,154 8 3 18,292 13 4 22,451 6 3 19,210 6 6 20,041 15 10 20,900 6 2 21,402 18 2 21,321 2 9 23,262 1 o 26,007 1 5 27,546 2 o 28,986 10 10 6,377 6 3 10,558 19 6 14,896 5 I 22,813 J 7 4 30,537 12 2 32.598 7 11 32,452 9 4 36,520 4 2 53,823 17 3 60,055 Io Ix 82,771 3 1 81,284 J 8 10 87.599 6 5 96,801 8 3 83,409 15 3 101,378 9 11 87,457 18 4 96,005 15 4 92,264 11 o 90,078 2 o 97,982 10 6 98,875 8 9 97,901 12 9 95,463 14 5 101,433 11 ° 104,391 3 10 114,644 15 9 £ s. d. 3 9 10 3 7 1 4 17 4 6 8 6 8 9 11 5 19 6 4 2 3 4 1 11 6 3 11 4 16 4 5 18 10 5 12 11 5 10 o 5 0 9 4 3 4 667 5 17 5 4 16 8 4 18 4 4 15 9 4 15 11 4 13 9 5 o 1 5 8 7 5 13 o 5 12 7 Mileage tariff. Mileage tariff in operation up to 1st Sept.. 1869; uniform as. 6d. tariff from 1st Sept., 1869, to 31st March, 1870; and is. tariff from I3t April, 1S70. From 1st November, 1873, address and signature given in free. From 1st Jan., 1886, - delayed telegrams posted to addressees immediately after their receipt at offices of destination.