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SUBSIDIZED SEA MAIL-SERVICES. The several subsidized sea mail-services, the subsidy-payments for the year 1910, the dates when established, and the date on which each terminates are shown below:—

CABLE BUSINESS. The number and value of cable messages forwarded from New Zealand during 1910 are shown in the following statement: —

Via Pacific.

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Duration of Service. Annual Service. Subsidy or Payment. When When terminated established, j termi ° r able . i I £ s. d. Auckland and Fiji .. .. 1,690 0 0 June, 1880 Auckland and South Pacific Islands i 1,200 0 0 June, 1885 Auckland and Great Barrier .. 250 0 0 Oct., 1891 Dec, 1912 Auckland, WhaDgaroa, and Mango- 126 0 0 Nov., 1907 Dec, 1912 nui Dargaville and Tangiteroria ..' 110 0 0 Nov., 1893 Dec, 1912 Helensville and Matakohe .. 150 0 0 Jan., 1881 Dec, 1912 Helensville and Dargaville .. 575 0 0 : Jan., 1881 Dec, 1912 Horeke, Kohukohu, Rawene, 150 0 0 Jan., 1889 Dec, 1912 Koutu, Rangi Point, Opononi, and Omapere Russell and Opua .. .. 90 0 0 Jan., 1889 j Dec, 1912 Wellington, Rarotonga, and Pa- 7,000 0 0 Jan., 1909 Oct., 1910 peete (Tahiti) New Zealand - San Francisco .. 21,66613 4 Oct., 1910 Oct., 1911 New Zealand and Australia (Wei- 15,000 0 0 Dec, 1906 lington-Sydney) Wellington, Wakatahuri, Home- Dec, 1891 Dec, 1912 wood (and other offices), and . 410 q q Havelock Wellington and Motueka .. j Nov., 1902 Dec, 1912 Picton offices in Sounds, and f 255 0 0 I j 19Q7 D m2 Havelock t 265 0 0* f I ion a a Portage and Crail Bay .. ■ • , 135 0 Of Jan " 191 ° DeC '' 1912 Nelson, Tarakohe, Tonga Bay, ) , ]n „ « Totaranui, Takaka, and Colling- jjjj J J, .'. .. Dec, 1912 wood ' \ Nelson and Otaiawao .. .. 140 0 0 Jan., 1904 Dec, 1912 WestportandKaramea.. . • • ' 650 o 0 H une ' 1 Deo., 1912 Westport and Little Wanganui .. Ij (Jan., 1895 I] Hokitika, Okarito, Bruce Bay, Pa- 850 0 0 Jan., 1886 Dec, 1912 ringa, Haast, Okura, and Jackson's Bay Lyttelton and Chatham Islands 350 0 0 .. April, 1911 (including Pitt Island) Bluff and Half-moon Bay .. 300 0 0 July, 1886 Dec, 1912 Bluff and Ruapuke Island .. 43 0 0 Sept., 1903 Dec, 1912 Bluff, Te Oneroa, and Cromarty .. 137 10 0 April, 1893 Dec, 1912 Number of Mileage Voyages for per Complete Annum. Voyage. 13 2,334 12 6,992 52 124 52 368 156 62 104 116 156 128 186 r>1 (as required) S 4,722 18 6,429 52 1,230 Cost per Mile. s. d. 1 187 0 343 0 9-31 0 1-58 0 2-73 0 2-98 0 691 0 444 2 11-58 5 2-2 4 828 26 300 43 220 0 5-7 26 165 1 266 52 106 I 0 5-74 104 130 I 0 2-17 52 01 j 36 102 I 1 12 82 I 6 270 j 0 10-59 2 9-51 10 5-93 6 1,050 1 1-33 52 44 19 26 6 190 3 7-47 1 8-89 2 4-95 1 Subsidy increased from 19th April, 1910. from 1st AtiKHst, 1910. I Snb6idy increi ised from 23rd Aui (URt, 1910. ; Bubsii ly increase*

Ordinary. Press. Destination. Number of Messages. Value. Number of Messages. Value. international Australia... 27,272 60,054 £ 39,445 : 11,332 : £ a. d. 39,445 11 llf 11,332 18 4" s. li : 18 d. 11| 4 232 693 £ 424 189 s. d. 8 H 2 U Total for 1910 87,326 50,778 : 50,778 10 10 3| 3* 925 613 10 5| Total for 1909 96,648 53,053 5 24 1,050 1,290 17 11