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CABLE BUSINESS. Hereunder are shown the number and value of cable messages forwarded from New Zealand during the financial year 1914-15, in comparison with the figures for 1913-14 : —

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. £ 1914-15 ... ... ... 59,460 ... ... 95,097 1913-14 ... ... ... 52,859 ... ... 68,402 Increase 6,601 = 12-5 per cent. 26,695 =39 per cent. Australian. Number of Value. Messages. £ 1914-15 ... ... ... 84,004 ... ... 19,663 1913-14 ... ... ... 89,802 ... ... 17,217 Decrease 5,798 = 6-45 per cent. Inc. 2,446 = 14-2 percent. There was a total increase of 803 messages, and an increase in value of £29,141.

Ordinary. Pre; IS. Destination. Number of ' Messages. Value. Number of Messages. Value. International Australian i ... j £ 42,461 64,682 63,557 14,778 210 914 £ 290 Totals for 1914-15 106,018 79,460 1,124 1,124 533 Totals for 1913-14 104,638 60,077 1,811 1,811 934

Deitination. Ordinary. Number of | Va]ue Messages. Prei Number of Messages. J !S. Value. International... Australian £. 16,999 30,416 20,447 4,885 24 1,584 £ 33 825 Totals for 1914-15 37,446 35,301 37,446 35,301 1,608 1,608 858 Totals for 1913-14 38,023 25,543 38,023 25,543 2,035 2,035 1,795