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

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Number of Connections on 31st March, Exchange. 1911. 1910. Direct Connections. Extensions. Total. L Dire Extension*. Connections. Total. Lawrence 51 51 52 1 53 53 Levin Otaki .Shannon 70 53 24 3 2 73 55 24 70 51 25 3 1 73 52 25 73 52 25 Marton Bull's Hunterville.. 168 34 43 8 1 176 34 44 139 29 38 7 1 146 29 39 146 29 39 Masterton 491 44 535 451 39 490 490 Napier 785 198 983 726 177 903 903 Nelson Motueka Richmond .. Takaka Wakefield .. 449 57 27 45 26 42 1 491 58 27 45 26 422 37 38 1 460 38 460 38 New Plymouth Inglewood .. Waitara 412 61 47 55 1 467 61 48 407 54 43 46 1 453 54 44 453 54 44 Oamaru Duntroon .. Kurow Ngapara 351 18 27 17 26 :i77 18 27 17 301 24 11 22 323 "24 11 323 24 11 Opotiki 59 1 60 53 1 54 54 Paeroa Tβ Aroha .. 60 65 5 1 65 66 56 67 3 1 59 68 59 68 Pahiatua Pongaroa .. Woodville .. 129 27 56 8 1 137 27 57 124 23 53 8 1 132 23 54 132 23 54 Palmerston North Ashhurst .. Foxton Loiigburn .. Tokomaru .. 621 23 83 13 13 85 2 3 706 25 86 13 13 581 23 78 12 13 77 2 3 658 25 81 12 13 658 25 81 12 13 • Patea 54 1 55 50 50 Queenstown .. Arrowtown Glenorchy .. 41 18 8 41 18 8 45 31 4 3 Rakaia Chertsey Methven 43 9 37 43 9 37 35 29 35 29 Rangiora Amberley .. Oust 43 10 11 4 47 10 11 193 36 9 11 160 3 12 39 9 11 17 Rotorua 179 14