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SUBSIDIZED SEA MAIL-SERVICES. The several subsidized sea mail-services, the subsidy-payments for the year 1911, 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 the financial year 1911-12 are shown in the following statement:— [N.B.—The figures shown hereunder are for the financial year ended the 31st March. In previous years the figures for the calendar year have been given.]

Via Pacific.

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Duration Annual Service. Subsidy or Payment. wh established. of Service. Number of — — Voyages When terminated A^m terminable. Mileage for Complete Voyage. Cost per Mile. L_ __!_ s s. a. Auckland and Fiji .. .. 1.690 0 0 ' June, 1880 Auckland and Sou*"h Pacific Islands 1,200 0 0 ] June, 1885 Auckland and Great Barrier .. 250 0 0 Oct., 1891 Auckland, Whaogaroa, and Mango- 126 0 0 Nov., 1907 nui Dargaville and Tangiteroria .. 110 0 0 I Nov., 1893 Helensville and Matakohe .. 150 0 0 j Jan., 1881 Helensville and Dargaville .. 575 0 0 j Jan., 1881 Horeke, Kohukohu, Rawene, 150 0 0 Jan., 1889 Koutu, Rangi Point, Opononi, and Omapere Russell and Opua .. .. 90 0 0 Jan., 1889 New Zealand - San Francisco .. 21,66613 4 Oct., 1910 New Zealand - Vancouver .. 20,000 0 0 Aug., 1911 New Zealand and Australia (Wei- 15,000 0 0 Dec, 1906 lington-Sydney) Wellington, Wakatahuri, Home- \ ( Dec, 1891 wood (and other offices), and . 1n n n I Havelock f 41U ° ° 1 Wellington and Motueka .. ) ( Nov., 1902 Picton, offices in Sounds, and f 265 0 0 | T .„„_ Havelock \ 275 10 0* f Jan " 190T Ngakuta, Whangakoko, Hakahaka, 55 0 0 April, 1911 Ocean Bay, Robin Hood Bay, and Blenheim 13 12 Dec, 1912 52 Dec, 1912 52 Dec, 1912 156 Dec, 1912 104 Dec, 1912 156 Dec, 1912 156 Dec, 1912 (asrequired) Oct., 1913 13 Sept., 1916 13 CO 13 12 52 52 156 104 156 156 (as required) 13 13 52 2,334 6,992 124 368 62 116 128 52 12,180 12,660 1,230 s. d. 1 1-37 0 3-43 0 9-31 0 1-58 0 2-73 0 2-98 0 6-91 0 4-44 2 8-8 2 5-16 4 8'28 52 Dec, 1912 26 26 300 J 220 j 0 5-7 Dec, 1912 43 43 Dec, 1912 26 26 330 0 7-4 Dec, 1912 52 52 86 0 2-7 Portage and Crail Bay .. ■ • | 145 0 0+ } Jan,, 191 ° Nelson, Tarakobe, Tonga Bay, | ... . . . Totaranui, Takaka, and Colling- „" " " + I wood j lb5 U °* > Nelson and Otarawao .. .. 140 0 0 Jan., 1904 Westport and Karamea .. .. ) fic . n n n I June, 1886 Westport and Little Wanganui .. } 1 Jan., 1895 Hokitika, Okarito, Bruce Bay, Pa- 850 0 0 Jan., 1886 ringa, Haast, Okura, and Jackson's Bay Wellington or Lyttelton and Chat- 350 0 0 ham Islands (including Pitt Island) Bluff and Half-moon Bay .. 300 0 0 July, 1886 Bluff and Ruapuke Island .. 43 0 0 Sept., 1903 Bluff, Te Oneroa, and Gromarty .. 137 10 0 April, 1893 Dec, 1912 52 52 106 0 6-16 Dec. 1912 104 104 130 0 2-7 Dec, 1912 52 52 ( 30 12 6 ! 61 102 ! 82 f 270 0 10-59 I Dec, 1912 I 2 9-51 Dec, 1912 6 10 5-93 Aug., 1914 6 6 1,050 1 1-33 Dec, 1912 52 Dec, 1912 19 Dec, 1912 6 52 19 6 I 44 26 190 2 7-47 1 8-89 2 4-95 * Subsidy increased from 1st No from 19th July, 1911. 'ember, 1911. t Subsidy in ireased from 16th lay, 1911. i Subsi< ly increased

i i irdinary. Press. Destination. Number of Messages. Value. Number of Messages. Value. international ... . . ... 28,528 Australia 60,748 £ . s. d. 40,287 6 0 11,378 14 11 238 674 £ a. a. 400 13 7 218 4 3J Total for 1911-12 ... ... 89,276 51,666 0 11 912 618 17 10i Total for 1910 ... ... 87,326 50,778 10 3£ 925 613 10 5f i