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The Dominion's outward international and Australian cable business, not including Press, for the years 1910 and 1909 was as follows: — International. Number of Value. Messages. £, s. d. 1910 37,975 53,413 17 3* 1909... ... ... 35,717 ... ... 49,495 10 1 Increase 2,258 = 6-3 per cent. £3,918 7 2£ = 79 per cent. Australia. Number of Value. Messages. £ s. d. 1910 82,624 15,504 2 6£ 1909... ... ... 80,743 ... ... 15,119 17 5£ Increase 1,881 = 233 per cent. £384 5 1 = 254 per cent. There was a total increase of 4,139 messages, and an increase of £4,302 12s. 3£d. in value. The number of cable messages received in New Zealand during 1910, exclusive of Press, was as follows :— Via Pacific. International. Australia. 1910 ... ... ... ... ... 20,802 44,976 1909 ... ... ... ... ... 20,237 45,796 Increase ... ... ... ... 565 Decrease 820 Via Extension. International Australia. 1910 14,108 29,503 1909 ... ... ... ... ... 12,524 26,448 Increase ... ... ... ... 1,584 Increase 3,055 The forwarded and received cable Press business for the ten years ended the 31st December, 1910, was:—

)rdinn,ry. Press. Destination. Number of Messages. Value. Number of Messages. Value. International Australia ... 10,703 22,570 il s. 13,968 5 4,171 4 d. 4 2* 34 1,302 £ s. 69 12 679 11 d. 1 3* Total for 11)10 33,273 18,139 9 6* 1,336 749 3 4* Total for 1909 19,812 11,562 2 4 1,220 940 0 3*

» Received. Forwarded. Year. Number of Number of Messages. Words. Value. Messages. Words. 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1,420 1,830 1,595 1,551 2,226 1,815 1,874 2,404 2,270 2,261 148,400 ; 202,968 159,732 161,094 181,196 186,128 135,325 236,759 199,291 168,262 £ s. d. 2,718 12 0 1,772 8 4 1,235 11 1 1,147 8 8 1,290 9 3 1,290 7 9 1,003 5 5 2,643 6 0£ 2,230 18 3~ 1,362 13 10i 3,989 4,443 5,686 ! 4,488 4,548 4,061 4,204 4,264 I 4,515 5,893 351,291 396,438 425,824 392,888 398,878 394,337 405,498 380,117 422,949 528,843