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Table No. 23. Table showing the Number of Connections at each Telephone Exchange.

Exchange. Ashburton Auckland Cambridge... Devonport Ilelensville Morrinsville Ngaruawahia Onehunga ... Pukekohe ... Takapuna ... Te Awamutu Tc Kuiti ... Blenheim Kaikoura ... Picton Christchuroh Akaroa Amberley ... Cust ' ... Doyleston ... Duvauchelle Kaiapoi Leeston Lincoln Little River Lyttelton ... Methven ... New Brighton Rakaia Rangiora ... Southbridgo ttumner Number of Connections on 31st Maroh, _ . Exchange. 1910. 1909. ~~ " 236 218 Hawera Elthani ... 1,016 3,556 Kaponga ... 72 67 Manaia ... 59 53 Otakeho ... 17 15 Patea 58 37 29 ... Hokitika 46 31 Kumara ... 12 ... Ross 24 19 11 40 ... rjQ 28 Invercargill ... AiTowtown Balfour 819 298 Bluff 31 i 26 Edendale ... 88 80 Gore Lumsden ... 3,472 3,260 Mataura ... 37 36 Orepuki ... g g Otautau H 2Q Queenstown 12 H Riversdale... •21 19 Riverton ... 43 42 Tuatapero ... lg If Waikaka ... 12 12 Waimahaka 15 i4 Winton lg i9 Woodlands 2g 27 Wyndham... J o "3 35 32 Lawrence 39 30 9 9 16 20 Levin Otaki Ni ... ... Number of G 31st IV fu amber of 31s! 1910. 228 71 17 26 6 50 158 29 21 755 31 9 70 14 201 24 17 7 54 45 30 32 16 9 23 47 9 30 53 73 52 f (J it I ;oni \far annections on farch. nections rch, 1909. 215 63 16 24 6 49 150 '28 22 695 8 65 14 182 24 16 >s 47 30 30 9 "47 6 30 51 68 Dannevirke ... 221 209 Dunedin Balolutba ... Clinton Heriot Kaitangata Milton Mosgiel Outram Palmerston Port Chalmers Tapanui Waikouaiti Waipahi ... Feilding Apiti Cheltenham Kimbolton... Kiwitea Rongotea ... Sanson Masterton 3,219 2,966 Alfredton ... (i(i |i; Carterton ... i ; j 10 Eketahuna 9 '•' Featherston I' 22 Grey town North 44 39 Martinborough 30 34 Pongaroa ... 22 ... 30 30 Napier 42 34 Hastings ... 20 19 Mohaka ... 9 10 Nuhaka ... 7 ... Ormondville oaK o«;u Otane 2 ?5 ?? Waipawa ... 16 Waipukurau l b . - Wairoa ... 21 25 W^her 12 12 WGbel •• 22 22 5 5 Nelson Motueka ... 490 19 100 77 76 70 74 23 903 568 18 22 26 26 98 69 147 19 460 38 447 19 94 78 67 58 73 19 804 516 18 79 50 141 20 127 Gisborne 785 722 Greymouth ... Reefton Hamilton 386 346 New Plymouth 70 69 Iuglewood... Opunake ... 293 247 Waitara ... 453 54 33 44 422 43 34 40