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Table No. 16. 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.

I 0 E z Number of Telegrams forwarded during the Year. Cost of Maintenance of Lines, excluding Australian Cable Subsidy. Cost of Maintenance of Lines per Mile. Year endeH Number of Miles of Line. Number of Miles of Wire. Private j Governand Press. ment. Total. Revenue from all Sources. Value ot Government Messages. Total Vain? of Business done during the Year. Cost of Maintenance of Stations. Total Expenditure. Tariff in Operation. 30th June, 1866 6gg i»39° 13 I 24,761 2,746 27.407 £ s - d. 5,561 19 2 483 3 2 £ s- d. 6,045 2 4 £ »■ d. 3,934 3 4 2,443 2 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. 6,377 63 3 9 10 J- Mileage tariff. 1867 757 J >498 21 55,621 I A . *s>331 70.952 9,070 10 1 3.77O 4 8 12,840 14 9 8,017 J 4 7 2,541 4 11 10,558 19 6 3 7 1 1868 1,110 2,223 31 J 72,241 26,244 98,485 11,652 3 7 6,672 o 3 18,324 3 10 9,489 17 10 5.4O6 7 3 14,896 51 4 17 4 1869 1,329 2,495 45 106,070 50.097 156,167 18,520 10 4 13.430 ii 9 31,951 2 1 14,266 12 7 8,547 4 9 22,81:3 17 4 6 8 6 Mileage tariff in operation up to 1st Sept., 1869; uniform as. 6d. tarill"from ist Sept., 1869, to 31st March, 1870; antl is. tariir from ist April, 1870. 1870 1,661 J 2,897 56 122,545 62,878 185,423 17,218 1 4 12,252 6 . o 29.470 7 4 16,417 7 4 14,120 4 10 30,537 12 2 8 9 11 1871 1,976 ! 3,247 i 72 I 253,582 59.292 312,874 22,419 8 8 9,876 17 6 32,296 6 2 21,254 4 3 11,344 3 8 32,598 7 11 5 19 6 1872 2,185 J 3.823 81 I 344,524 I 67.243 411,767 28,121 10 o 11,043 3 9 39,164 13 9 23,593 9 9 8,858 19 7 32,452 9 4 4 2 3 1873 i 2 .356 4,574 93 i 485.507 83.453 568,960 39,680 18 9 11,105 2 o 50,786 o 9 27,040 18 10 9.479 5 4 36,520 4 2 j 4 I II 1874 2,530 : 5.782 IO 5 ! 645.067 107,832 752.899 46,508 18 10 12,618 11 6 59,127 10 4 38,801 19 4 15,021 17 11 53,823 17 3 j 6 3 11 1875 2,986 • 6,626 127 J 786,237 130,891 917,128 55.3OI 12 3 13,679 10 9 68,981 3 o 45,814 11 4 14,240 19 7 60,055 10 11 J 4 16 4 1876 3.154 1 7.247 142 J 890,382 160,704 1,051,086 62,715 10 4 16,154 6 o 78,869 16 4 61,696 14 5 21,074 8 8 82,771 31 5 18 10 ■877 J 3,259 : 7,423 155 I 952.283 J 172,159 1,124,442 65,644 15 3 17,024 8 9 82,669 4 o 63.353 IO 10 |i7,93i 8 o 81,284 J 8 10 5 12 11 1878 1879 3.434 ! 8 >°35 3,512 J 8,117 182 11,065,481 i 194,843 1,260,324 73,284 1 10 19,148 12 4 92,432 14 2 69,340 I 8 18,259 4 9 87,599 6 5 5 10 o From ist November, 1873, address and signature given in free. 195 11,2OI, 982 : 246,961 1.448.943 85,402 o 2 26,949 2 2 112,351 2 4 79,502 o 5 17,299 7 10 96,801 83 509 51st March. 1880 I 3.638 i 9,333 214 i 824,734 I 183,675 1,008, 409 58,120 3 3 19,707 6 3 77,827 9 6 68,651 10 10 H.758 4 5 83,409 15 3 4 3 4 1881 3.758 J 9,587 227 11,058,342 I 234 (1,215,849 246,370 1,304.712 73,002 2 o 27,021 3 8 100,023 5 8 78,224 1 8 23,154 8 3 101,378 9 11 ; 6 6 7 1882 1 3,824 9,653 222,923 1.438,772 78,828 19 8 22,737 16 4 101,566 16 o 69,165 5 oj 18,292 13 4 87,457 18 4 j 4 17 4