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CABLE BUSINESS. Hereunder are shown the number and value of cable messages forwarded from New Zealand during the financial year 1915-16, in comparison with the figures for 1914-15 :—

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. £ 1915-16 ... ... ... 80,124 ... ... _ 100,216 1914-15 ... ... ... 59,460 ... ... " 95,097 Increase 20,664 = 34-75 per cent. 5,119 = 5-38 per cent. Australian. Number of Value. Messages. £ 1915-16 ... ... ... 90,711 ... ... 22,999 1914-15 ... ... ... 84,004 ... 19,663 Increase 6,707 = 7-98 per cent. 3,336 = 16-96 percent. There was a total increase of 27,371 messages, and an increase in value of £8,455

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. ■";' - . -':■' ... ' ' Ordii n, lary. Pres ss. Destination. Number of Messages. Number ( \\...... i .,... I Number of Messages. "" Value. Value. Messages International Australian Totals for 1915-16 ... 52,296 ... 61,855 ..;■ 114,151 £ 62,638 15,507 240 723 £ 292 193 78,145 963 485 Totals for 1914-15 ... 106,018 79,460 1,124 533

Ordi iary. Press. -. r '■' Destination. ■ ! Number of Messages. Value. Number of ,. , Messages. Valne ' International... Australian 27,828 28,856 £ 37,578 7,492 £ 22 55 1,520 844 1,542 899 Totals for 1915-16 56,684 45,070 1,542 Totals for 1914-15 37,446 35,301 1,608 858