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Table No. 16— continued. Comparative Table showing the Progress of the Telegraph Department during the Financial Years ended 30th June, 1866, to 30th June, 1879; 31st March, 1880, to 31st March, 1882; and Calendar Years ended 31st December, 1882, to 31st December, 1893— continued.

Year ended Number of Miles of Line. Number of Miles of Wire. 1 O it 2 Number of Telegrams during the Ye; forwarded ir. Telegraph Revenue from all Sources. Value of Ttovcrninent Messages. Total Value of Business done Maintenance .tavX. Stations. Cost of Maintenance of Lines, excluding Australian Cable Subsidy. Total Expenditure. Cost of Maintenance of Lines per Mile. Tarirl in Operation. Private Governand Press. ment. Total. 31st Dec, 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 3,974 4.O74 4,264 4,463 4,546 4,646 4,79O 4,874 5.148 5,349 5,479 5.513 9,848 10,037 10,474 10,931 11,178 11,375 11,617 11,827 12,812 13,235 13,459 13,515 264 1,361,817 208,372 1,570,189 302 '1,379,483 219,917 1,599,400 330 1,433,458 220,847 1,654,305 375 1,533,4°6 240,867 1,774,273 412 ,1,583,717 252,549 1,836,266 437 1,589,771 245,623 1,835,394 473 1,548,233 217,630 1,765,863 489 11,589,157 213,830 1,802,987 520 1,734,381 226,780 1,961,161 573 ',746,115 222,149 1,968,264 615 1,686,064 218,079 1,904,143 640 1,825,646 244,045 2,069,691 90.633 11 2 93,822 3 3 95.634 5 5 101,652 8 o 106,638 12 2 106,548 4 o 106,311 11 6 106,462 18 4 110,696 17 8 "7,633 15 9 103,813 8 64 112,465 15 9 £ s. d. 20,608 II II 21,555 19 2 20,855 19 7 24,860 9 o 27,281 4 9 30,205 11 10 23,164 13 11 24,218 9 3 26,070 12 7 24,840 5 7 24,342 7 o 28,317 7 10 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 111,242 3 1 73,554 9 122,451 6 3 "5,378 2 5 73,054 4 619,210 6 6 116,490 5 o 70,036 6 220,041 15 10 126,512 17 o 77,082 4 420,900 6 2 133.919 16 n 77,473 Io 721,402 18 2 136,753 15 10 76,580 10 021,321 2 9 129,476 5 5 72,201 13 523,262 1 o 130,681 7 7 75,426 9 726,007 1 5 136,767 10 3 76,845 1 1027,546 2 o 142,474 1 4 85,658 4 1128,986 10 10 128,155 15 6J 87,472 13 329,580 10 11 140,783 3 7 92,109 17 029,141 6 o £ s. d. \£ s. d. 96,005 15 4 5 17 5 92,264 11 o 4 16 8 90,078 2 o j 4 18 4 97,982 10 6 ! 4 15 9 98,875 8 9 4 15 11 97,901 12 9 4 13 9 95,463 14 5 501 101,433 11 o , 5 8 7 104,391 3 10 5 13 o 114,644 15 9 5 12 7 117,053 42 5801 121,251 30559 From 1st November, 1873, address and signature given in free. From 1st Jan., 1886, ■ delayed telegrams posted to addressees immediately after their receipt at offices of destination. For the Financial Years ended 31st March, 1895, to 3 Ist March, 191 1. Year ended Number of Miles of Line. 1 J Number I O ■ of c S Miles of ' ;.=■ Wire. S° E Number .1 of Telegrams forwarded luring the Year. Revenue (including Miscellaneous Receipts). Value of Government Messages. Total Value of Total Expenditure Business done (excluding during Cable Subsidy), the Year. Remarks. Private and Press. G r n r , n - to*.. Telegraph. Telephone. • 31st March, 1895 1896 1897 1898 IS99 1900 . 1901 „ 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 . 1908 1909 1910 » 1911 6,2454 6,284! 6,484 6,736 6,910 7,2491 7.469 7.748J 7.779 J 8,355 8,953 9,656 10,404 10,901 11,316 14,8814 15,764! i6,470| 18,024 18,746 19,228 2O,682| 21,705 22,6728 22,9204 23,704 25,116 27,031 29.343 32,654 34,788 37.212 705 1,802,182 743 1,899,632 780 2,285,001 824 2,469,415 ■878 2,717,548 915 3,i59.O93 991 3,534,444 1,038 3,850,391 1,103 4,271,218 i,i53 4,671,904 1,200 4,900,495 1.312 5,351,084 1,446 6,160,080 1,611 6,958,279 1,764 7>338,oi7 1,871 7,757,128 1,963 8,268,340 231,618 224,579 235,168 226,818 243,190 310,538 363,684 317,590 288,086 293.293 259,250 289,135 236,252 84,644 87,676 89,762 92,307 2,033,800 2,124,211 2,520,169 2,696,233 2,960,738 3,469,631 3,898,128 4,167,981 4,559,304 4,965,197 5,159,745 5,640,219 6,396,332 7,042,923 7,425,693 7,846, 890 8,360, 647 88,459 io 11 97,178 14 0* 100,385 16 1 99,798 8 10J 105,576 6 o 119,641 11 6J 137,861 1 24 151,933 19 n 160,343 7 7 166,535 18 84 171,001 13 iij 1184,369 6 2 1206,706 15 8J 227,398 6 8 238,103 16 5 250,212 2 1 272,942 12 10 J. 12 10 25,933 9 29,248 19 5 36,422 6 8 39,718 7 7 43,3O3 2 10 49,117 o 8 55,542 4 9 62,151 8 11 71,028 6 3 79,061 7 4 89,542 1 5 100,814 o 3 116,852 13 10 131,249 o 7 144,298 2 9 161,173 6 10 / s. d. 26,050 7 5 25,843 11 11 23,118 2 6 24,504 9 8 25,500 5 10 29,431 19 o 35,327 6 2 27,507 17 6 26,440 2 10 24,377 1 7 20,597 n i° 24,168 10 4 17,486 19 8 4.498 16 74 4,821 10 10 4,850 17 2 4.874 o 14 £ s. d. 5,050 7 5 5,843 11 11 3,118 2 6 ♦,504 9 8 5,500 5 10 3,431 19 o 5.327 6 2 7,5O7 17 6 5,440 2 10 1,377 1 7 3,597 11 10 1,168 10 4 7,486 19 8 t.498 16 7 } t>821 10 10 1,850 17 2 1,874 o ii i ! : ) ■i i £ s. d. £ s. d. 136,062 11 2 I 135,791 o 7 148, 955 18 84i 143,665 14 o 152,752 18 o 153,484 6 8 160,725 5 2J 165,198 13 5 170,794 19 5 173,152 16 6 192,376 13 44 181,634 11 3 222,305 8 04 194,014 12 11 234,984 2 2 212,180 16 o 248,934 19 4 228,185 Io 7 ! 261,941 6 6J: 245,805 9 7 270,660 13 i|l 258,977 10 9 298,079 17 II I 276,580 12 5 325,007 15 74; 291,359 12 6 348,749 17 14 357.581 1 3 374,174 7 10 i 394,649 19 6 399,361 2 o 411,296 17 2 438,989 19 104 446,709 17 1 £ s.d. Cable subsidy, 6,492 11 8 4.774 5 5 3.972 8 1 1,849 2 9 1,427 19 11 1,608 7 1 1,000 8 6 234 15 o 181 10 o 10,057 11 7 Note. —Tariff, 1890 : is. for ten words, and free address and signature up to ten words; delayed telegrams, 6d. 1892 : For twelve words, and free address and signature, ordinary telegrams, is. delayed, 6d. Later in 1892 the number of words in text and signature made eighteen. 1896: First twelve words, 6d. ; each additional word, id.; address and signature paid for. 1906: For eacl additional word after first twelve, id.