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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.

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 each additional word after first twelve, £d.

For the Financial Years ended 31st March, 1895, to 31st March, 1912.

Year ended Number of : Miles ol Line. Ii Number O , of cS Miles of >-a. Wire. M° Private Governand Press. tnent. Number of Telegrams forwarded during the Year. Total. Revenue from all Sources. Value of Government Messages. Cost of Total Value Cost of Maintenance Business done j Maintenance during Stations excluding the Year. Stations. Australian Cable Subsidy. Total Expenditure. Coat of Main- : ! tenance of Lines per Mile. Taritt in Operation. 31st Dec. 1882 I 1883 1884 J 1885 1886 i 1887 J 1888 J 1889 I 1890 1891 1892 1893 3.974 4.O74 4.264 4.463 4.546 4,646 4.790 4.874 5,148 5,349 5,479 5,513 9,848 ; 264 10,037 3°2 IO.474 : 33O 10,931 J 375 11,178 ; 412 11.375 ! 437 11,617 \ 473 11,827 ! 489 12,812 I 520 13,235 I 573 13.459 ! 615 13,515 i 640 1,361,817 208,372 1,570,189 : 90,633 II 2 i,379,4 8 3 219.917 !i.599. 4°o : 93.822 3 3 i>433.458 220,847 1,654,305 : 95,634 5 5 1,533,406 240,867 11,774,273 j101,652 8 o 1,583,717 1252,549 11,836,266 1106,638 12 2 I .589,77i '245,623 1,835,394 '106,548 4 o 1,548,233 1217,630 1,765,863 '106,311 11 6 j>589.157 j213,830 11,802,987 ;io6,462 18 4 1,734,381 1226,780 |i,961, 161 1110,696 17 8 1,746,115X1222,149 11,968,264 1117,633 15 9 1,686,064 ! 218,079 ii,904, 143 103,813 8 6£ 1,825,646 1244,045 12,069,691 112,465 15 9 20,608 11 ir 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. 111,242 3 1 ! 115.378 2 5 J 116,490 5 o j 126,512 17 o : 133,919 16 11 136,753 X 5 10 J 129,476 5 5 ; 130,681 7 7 ! 136,767 10 3 ! 142,474 1 4 128,155 15 6J| 3 7 73.554 9 1 73,054 4 6 70,036 6 2 77,082 4 4 77.473 10 7 76,580 10 o 72,201 13 5 75.426 9 7 76,845 1 10 85,658 4 11 87.472 13 3 92,109 17 o 22,451 6 3 19,210 6 6 20,041 15 10 20,900 6 2 21,402 18 2 21,321 2 9 23,262 1 o 26,007 1 5 27,546 2 o 28,986 10 10 29,580 10 11 29,141 6 o £ s. d. \£ s. d. 96,005 15 4:51? 5 1 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 I 4 15 11 97,901 12 9 I 4 13 9 j 95.463 14 5 j 5 ° 1 J 101,433 11 ° I 5 8 7 j IO4.39I 3 IO 1 5 13 o 114,644 15 9 i 5 12 7 I 117,053 4 2 j 5 8 o 121,251 3 o i 5 5 9 ; ] V 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.

I i 8 Number ] O . Miles of °°- Wire. ji O Z Number of Miles of Line. Number of Telegrams forwarded during the Year. Revenue ! (including Miscellaneous Receipts). Value of Government Messages. Total Value of Business done ; , during the Year. Total Expenditure {excluding Cable Subsidy). Year emied Private and Press. Government. Total. Telegraph. i I Telephone. Remark*. 31st March, 1895 1896 1897 . ■ 1898 1899 rgoo 1901 1902 1903 1904 ■1905 1906 1907 ,. : 1908 , J 1909 „ : 1910 „ 191 1 „ 1912 5,g6iJ 14,881^ 6,245! 15,764! 6,284! I 16,470} 6,484 ! l8,O24 6,736 : 18,746 6,910 19,228 7,249g 1 2O,682§ 7,469 : 21,705 7,748 J ; 22,6723 7,779i i 22,920 J 7.9431 23,704 8,355 25,116 8,953 ! 27,031 9,656 ; 29,343 10,901 j 34,788 lr ,3i6 ; 37,212 11,805 ' 39,37° 7°5 743 780 824 878 915 991 1,038 1,103 1,153 I,2OO 1,802,182 1,899,632 2,285,001 2,469,415 2,717,548 3,I59,O93 3,534,444 3,850,391 4,271,218 4,671,904 4,900,495 5,351,084 6,160,080 6,958,279 7,338,oi7 7,757,128 8,268,340 8,971,725 231,618 224,579 235,168 226,818 243,190 310,538 363,684 ! 317,590 i 288,086 293,293 259,250 289,135 236,252 I 84,644 87,676 j 89,762 92,397 I 91,408 I 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 4,955,197 5,159,745 5,640,219 6,396,332 7,042,923 7,425,693 7,846,890 8,360,647 9,063.133 £ s. d. 88,459 10 11 97,178 14 oj 100,385 16 I 99,798 8 10J 105,576 6 o 119,641 11 6.J 137,861 1 2J 151,933 19 11 I 160,343 7 7 166,535 18 8J 171,001 13 n| 184,369 6 2 206,706 15 8J 227,398 6 8 238,103 16 5 250,212 2 1 272,942 12 10J 29S,W 8 2 21,552 12 10 25,933 12 9 29,248 19 5 36,422 6 8 39,7i8 7 7 43,303 2 10 49,117 o 8 I 55,542 4 9 62,151 8 11 71,028 6 3 79,o6i 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 10 179,123 18 8 £ 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 a 27,507 17 6 26,440 2 10 24,377 1 7 20,597 11 10 24,168 10 4 17,486 19 8 4,498 16 7| 4,821 10 10 4,850 17 2 4,874 o ij 4,831 10 6 136,062 11 2 148,955 18 8£ 152,752 18 o 160,725 5 2j 170,794 19 5 192,376 13 44 222,305 8 oj 234,984 2 2 J 248,934 19 4 261,941 6 6J 270,660 13 298,079 17 11 325,007 15 7! 348,749 17 ij 374,174 7 10 399,361 2 o 438,989 19 io| 479,289 17 4 £ s- d. i35,79i o 7 143,665 14 o 153,484 6 8 j 165,198 13 5 i 173,152 16 6 181,634 ZI 3 194,014 12 11 212,180 16 o 228,185 10 7 j 245,805 9 7 258,977 10 9 276.580 12 5 291,359 12 6 j 357.581 1 3 I 394,649 19 6 411,296 17 2 i 446,709 17 1 469,716 17 7 £ 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 18 i 10 o 10,057 IJ 7 1,312 1,446 1,764 1,871 1,963 2,079