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CABLE BUSINESS. Hereunder is shown the number and value of cable messages forwarded from New Zealand during the finacial year 1913-14, in comparison with the figures for 1912-13 :—

Via Pacific.

Via Eastern.

The Dominion's outward International and Australian cable business, excluding Press, for the same two years was as follows : — International . -._... .... Number of Value. Messages. £ s. d. 1913-14 ... ... 52,859 ... ... 68,402 5 2* 1912-13 ... ... 46,780 ... ... 61,876 6 0 Increase 6,079 =13 per cent. 6,525 19 2\ = 10-5 per cent. Australian . Number of Value. Messages. £ s. d. 1913-14 ... ... 89,802 ... ... 17,217 5 2\ 1912-13 ... ... 93,517 ... ... 17,467 16 10£ Decrease 3,715 = 3-97 per cent. 250 11 8 = 1-4 per cent, There was a total increase of 2,364 messages, and an increase in value of £6,275 7s. 6^d.

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Ordinary. Press. Destination. Number of Messages. Value. Number of Messages. Value. international Australian Totals for 1913-14... ... 37,841 ... 66,797 ... 104,638 £ s. d. 46,987 7 7 13,089 12 1 323 1,488 £ s. d. 339 16 9 593 16 3 60,076 19 8 1,811 933 13 0 Totals for 1912-13... ... 99,617 55,444 12 n 1,106 1,076 17 8*

>rdinary. 'ress. Destination. Number of Messages. Value. Number of Messages. Value. international Australian 15,018 23,005 £- s. 21,414 17 4,127 13 a. 47 1,988 £ s. 48 4 1,746 17 d. 2 7 Totals for 1913-14... 38,023 25,542 10 9 2,035 1,795 1 9 Totals for 1912-13... 40,680 23,899 10 3 1,574 1,084 11 n