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RECEIVED CABLES. The number of cable messages received in New Zealand during the years 1911-15 and 1913-14, exclusive of Press, was as follows:— Via Pacific. International. Australian. 1914-15 ... ... ... ... ... 27,214 49,611 1913-14 ... ... ... ... ... 30,010 51,497 Decrease ... ... ... ... 2,796 Decrease 1,886 Via Eastern. International. Australian. 1914-15 ... ... ... ... ... 24,816 31,549 1913-14 ... ... ... 18,873 32,171 Increase ... ... ... ... 6,443 Decrease 622

PRESS. The forwarded and received cable Press business for the past five years was, —

RADIO-TELEGRAMS. The undermentioned return, covering the years 1913-14 and 1914-15, does not include weather telegrams and shipping advices, which are sent free over the radio-telegraphic system : —

The increase in the number of radio-telegraphic messages over the previous year was 43-7 and 28-7 per cent, for the forwarded and received respectively. Messages for Samoa and Pagopago, and also Papeete, are sent through the wireless system, and this traffic has compensated for the decrease in messages exchanged with ships since the end of July, 1914.

Forwarded. Received. Received. Year. Number of Number of Number of — . i Value. Messages. ■ Words. Messages, i Words. 1910 1911-12 1912-13 1913-14 1914-15 2,671 I 168,262 2,117 : 158,590 2,680 j 252,725 ... 3,846 | 455,175 ... . 2,732 212,120 ! £ 1,363 1,298 2,161 2,729 1,390 [ ! 5,893 528,843 I 6,682 ' 582,247 6,004 : 546,187 l 6,212 : 621,923 l 8,056 796,352

1! .914-15 L913-14 Year. Forwarded. Number of Amount earned by Messages, . Words. New Zealand. i * 2,418 i 47,998 | 712 1,682 ! 22,162 , 409 Forwarded. Reoeived. Numbor of Amount Total Value. earned by Messages. Words. New Zealand. £ £ 1,077 4,656 64,284 1,049 625 3,618 36,918 748 i - Increases 736 j 25,836 303 452 1,038 27,366 301