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Table No. 19. Table showing the Class and Number of Instruments and Batteries in use at Telegraph Offices for the Year ended 31st March, 1910.

Table No. 20. Table showing the Cost of Maintenance of Telegraph Lines for the Year ended 31st March, 1910.

District. Number of Morse Instruments in Use (Full Sets). Number of Duplexes Nil , nhpv (Differential). NumDer Number : hl St*tf lex SiBgle Double gets. »e ts - Current. Curreut. Number of Automatic Beta. Intermittent Constant Current. Current. luokhind Velliugton kelson .. Jhristchurcb iunedin ! 50 54 M 143 34 10 19 103 83 103 18 2 I .. 18 2<2 11 2 25 10 8 .. 4 3 4 .. 9 11 .. 8 1 2 '2 1 Totals 253 413 54 i 26 2 64 6 District. els , Exchange. Number of Cells. luokland Vellington lelson Jhristohurch )unedin 5 316 10 162 3 60 2 61 1 103 Lcclanche. Gordon. Daniell. Bichromate. Storage 6,905 210 510 218 (i 10,259 857 1,639 ■■ 84 48 3,819 322 ! 133 .. 2 1,810 228 ; 957 '■ 630 2 5.25JO .. 450 j 70 4 28,019 1,617 3,689 ! 1,002 62 Totals 21 702 21 702

District. Miles Mile* of of Wire. Li up k. Travellingexpenses of Inspectors and Linemen. Kxtru Labour. Cost of Material purchased. Value Salaries of of Material Inspectors issued from and Stores. Linemen. Total Cost of Maintenance. avenge Cost per Mile nl Line, £ s. d. £ a. d. Luct'and 8,249 2,815 1,248 0 2 1.245 19 T Vellington:10,722 2,827 1,692 10 7' 2,174 18 6 lelaon .. ; 4,088 1,502 929 11 8 1,101 16 5 lanterbuiy I 5,065 1,261 699 8 7 1,550 11 7 >tago .. I 6,664 2,496 1,238 4 0 1,033 1 3 £ a. d.i 662 5 5! 174 9 4 364 1 11 384 15 9 695 17 5 I a. d. 1,221 17 0; 3,652 10 7 1,047 2 10 930 11 6 1 707 19 7 £ s. d. 4,567 0 0 4,650 0 0 j 2,162 0 0 3,316 0 0 3,080 0 0 £ a. d. 8,945 11 2 12,344 18 2 5,694 12 10 6,881 7 5 6,755 2 8 £ a. d. 3 3 7 4 7 4 3 15 9 5 9 2 2 14 2 tables i tores 34,78810,901 5,808 4 0 1 7,196 7 4 2,281 9 10| Knots. 368 .. 167 15 9j 2,073 4 3 553 17 31 105 5 5 754 19 4' 2,048 11 9 7.560 10 6 17,775 0 0 40,621 11 8 3 14 6 Per Knot 16 18 11 8,899 0 71 50 0 0 946 0 0 6,236 17 9 3,854 18 6 Totals ,. 6,081 7 2 10,024 10 10 1 4,883 18 10 10,952 11 1 118,771 0 0 50,713 7 11