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Table No. 17. Table showing the Cash Revenue derived from Paid Telegrams of all Codes, the Value of Franked Government Telegrams, and the Number of Telegrams transmitted in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand for the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1909.

Table No. 18. Table showing the Paid Telegrams of all Codes forwarded during the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1909, and the Revenue received therefrom.

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Postal Districts. Revenue derived from Paid Telegrams of all Codes. Value or Franked Government Telegrams. v-w'.r Number or Value or v~-a Tel T„de S s° fa " Tele^ms. Number of Franked Government Telegrams. Total Number or Telegrams or all Codes. Auckland Blenheim Christchurch Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth .. Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport £ s. d. 43.702 11 94 4.563 4 io4 ! 24,544 10 34 20,905 3 II i 7.132 3 841 5.309 1 6 2,092 13 74 11,751 14 114 14.742 o 44 5,4i8 7 7i, 6,813 17 84 : 3,399 6 11 [ 6,973 18 ij 6,105 3 10 15,709 13 10 50,619 2 o 3,733 15 3 / •• d. 824 16 o 210 2 1 426 18 ij 364 12 7 • 69 5 1 169 17 9 16 18 7 178 14 3 179 7 104 499 15 7. 241 5 2 36 14 6,} 49 7 9 79 10 10 86 3 14 1,026 17 44 361 4 1 £ s. d. 44.527 7 9_ 4,773 6 114 24,971 8 5 21,269 16 6 7,201 8 94 5,478 19 3 2,109 12 24 11,930 9 24 14,921 8 3 5,9i8 3 3 7,055 2 104 3,436 1 54 7,023 5 104 6,184 14 8 15,795 16 n4 51,645 19 4_ 4.094 19 4 1,381,584 138,205 733,040 643,302 206,519 155.504 64,345 374,452 515,023 253,318 210,972 93,779 215,425 194,095 507,805 1.543.475 107,174 15,041 4,201 7,824 5,641 1,339 3,385 224 3,392 3,362 9,541 4,778 710 592 1,498 1,616 18,259 6,273 1,396,625 142,406 740,864 648,943 207,858 158,889 64,569 377,844 518,385 262,859 215,750 94,489 216,017 195,593 509,421 1,561,734 "3,447 Totals, 1908-9 233,516 10 4 4,821 10 10 238,338 1 2 J7.338,017 87,676 7,425,693 Totals, 1907-8 222,925 18 5 4,498 16 74 [227,424 15 o4 6,958,279 84,644 7,042,923

June luarter, 1908. September Quarter, 1908. December Quarter, 1908. March 'otals. luarter, 1909. Class ol Telegrams. Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. Number, Revenue. Number. Revenue. Irdinary .. Irgent 'ress lureau 1,244.724 57.967 108,372 325.096 £ *• d. 53.303 4 3 3,582 1 10 5,580 12 1 7.321 18 9 1,202,310; 55.231 m,I44 333.626 £ s. d. I s. d. 153,361 9 041,389,19258,572 18 9 3,44314 6 J 68,488 3,811 o 10 5.793 18 24 108,582 5,535 6 o 7.48i 3 3 374,649 8,437 12 9 1,400,981 61,302 106,631 389,722 / s. d. 59,025 7 6 3,868 14 1 5.985 7 7 8,871 11 o 5,237,207 242,988 434,729 1,423,093 £ s. d. 224,262 19 64 14.705 11 3 22,895 3 io4 32,112 5 9 Iross totals .ess other I lines and [ credits ) i,736,i59 69,787 16 11 14,576 13 114 1,702,311 70,080 5 o 15.950 11 7 1,940,911 76,356 i8 4 14,823 14 84 1,958,636 77,751 o 2 15,108 9 IO 7,338,017 293,976 o 5 60,459 10 1 [et totals, 1908-9 let totals, 1907-8 1.736,159! 15.2II 2 Il4 1,702,311 54.129 13 5 1,940,911 ,6i,533 3 7J 1.958,636 62,642 10 4 7,338,017 233,516 10 4 1,621,204 ii.937 4 5_ 1,594.727 50,921 8 9 1 1.835.583; 58,794 16 041 1,906,71 .1,272 9 2 958.27' 222,925 18 5