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Table No. 15. Comparative Table showing the Progress of the Telegraph Department during the Financial Years ended 30th June, 1866, June, 1879; 31st March, 1880, to 31st March, 1882; and Calendar Years ended 31st December, 1882, to 31st December, 1893.

Year ended Number of Miles of Line. Number of Miles of Wire. IS jo z Private and Press. Number of Telegrams forwarded during the Year. Government. Total. Telegraph Revenue from all Sources. Value of Government Messages. Cost of Total Value r . . Maintenance of of D . , Maintenance T .„„ Business done - Lines. during Stations excludimr the Year. Australian Cable Subsidy. Total Expenditure. Cost of Maintenance of Lines per Mile. Tariftin Operation. 30th June, 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 31st March, 1880 1881 1882 31st Dec, 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 699 757 1,110 1.329 1,661 1,976 2,185 2.356 2,53° 2,986 3.154 3.259 3.434 3,512 3,638 3,758 3.824 3,974 4,o74 4,264 4,463 4,546 4,646 4,790 4,874 5,349 5,479 5,513 I.390 1,498 2,223 2,495 2,897 3.247 3,823 4,574 5,782 6,626 7,247 7,423 8,035 8,117 I 9.333 : 9,587 9,653 9,848 10,037 10,474 10,931 11,178 ",375 11,617 11,827 12,812 13,235 13,459 13,515 13 21 31 45 56 72 81 93 105 127 142 155 182 195 214 227 234 264 302 330 375 412 437 473 489 520 573 615 640 24,761 55,621 72,241 106,070 122,545 253,582 344,524 i 485,507 j 645,067 1 786,237 890,382 952,283 1,065,481 j ;1,201, 982 ; j 824,734 1,058,342 j 1,215,849 1,361,817 1.379,483 j i,433,458 ; 1,533,406 11,583,717 1.589.771 : 1,548,233 |: 1,589,157 ■ 1,734,381 : I,746,H5 \: 1,686,064 ''•'■ 1,825,646 ■ 2,746 15,331 26,244 50,097 62,878 59,292 67,243 83,453 1107,832 130,891 160,704 172,159 :i94,843 246,961 ;i8 3 ,6 7 5 1246,370 222,923 1208,372 JZI9.9I7 ;220,847 240,867 :252,549 3245,623 217,630 213,830 226,780 222,149 218,079 244,045 27,407 70,952 98,485 156,167 185,423 312,874 411,767 568,960 752,899 917, 128 1,051,086 11,124,442 1,260,324 I 1 ,44 8 >943 1,008,409 11,304,712 1,570,189 !i,599, 400 ,1,654,305 !,774, 273 1,836,266 1,835,394 1,765,863 1,802,987 1,961,161 1,968, 264 !i.9°4. 143 2,069,691 £ s. d. 5,561 19 2 9,070 10 1 II > 6 52 3 7 18,520 10 4 17,218 1 4 22,419 8 8 28,121 10 o 39,680 18 9 46,508 18 10 55,301 12 3 62,715 10 4 65,644 15 3 73,284 1 10 85,402 o 2 58,120 3 3 73,002 2 o 78,828 19 8 90.633 11 2 93,822 3 3 95.634 5 5 101,652 8 o 106,638 12 2 106,548 4 o 106,311 11 6 106,462 18 4 110,696 17 8 117,633 15 9 103,813 8 6§ 112,465 15 9 £ s. d. £ s. d. 483 3 2 6,045 2 4 3,770 4 8 12,840 14 9 1 6,672 o 3 18,324 3 10 -13,430 11 9 31,951 2 1 12,252 6 o 29,470 7 4 9,876 17 6 32,296 6 2 11,043 3 9 39,164 13 9 [11,105 2 o 5°,?86 o 9 12,618 11 6 59,127 10 4 13,679 10 9 68,981 3 o 116,154 6 o 78,869 16 4 17,024 8 9 82,669 4 o 19,148 12 4 92,432 14 2 26,949 2 2 112,351 2 4 19,707 6 3 77.827 9 6 27,021 3 8 100,023 5 8 ,22,737 16 4 101,566 16 o 20,608 11 11 111,242 3 1 21,555 19 2 115,378 2 5 20,855 19 7 116,490 5 o 24,860 9 o 126,512 17 o 27,281 4 9 133,919 16 n 30,205 11 10 136,753 x 5 10 23,164 13 11 129,476 5 5 24,218 9 3 130,681 7 7 26,070 12 7 136,767 10 3 124,840 5 7 142,474 I 4 24,342 7 o 128,155 15 6\ 28,317 7 10 140,783 3 7 £ s. d. 3,934 3 4 8,017 r 4 7 9,489 17 10 14,266 12 7 16,417 7 4 21,254 4 3 23,593 9 9 27,040 18 10 38,801 19 4 45,8i4 " 4! 61,696 14 5 63,353 I0 10 69,340 1 8 79,502 o 5 68,651 10 10 78,224 1 8 69,165 5 o 73,554 9 1 73,054 4 6 70,036 6 2 77,082 4 4 77,473 IO 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 • £ s. d. j £ s. d. £ s. d. . 2,443 2 11 6,377 63 3 9 10 ] j 2,541 4 11 10,558 19 6 3 7 1 t 1 5,406 7 3 14,89. 51 4 17 4 j 8,547 4 9 I 22,813 174 6 8 6 |\ 14,120 4 10 30,537 12 2 8 9 11 ' H,344 3 8 32,598 7 'I 5 19 6 I 8,858 19 7 1 32,452 94 423 1 9.479 5 4 36,520 42 4 1 11 \) Ii5,02i 17 11 1 53,823 17 3 6 3 11 . 514,240 ig 7 j 60,055 10 11 4 16 4 I 21,074 8 8 82,771 31 5 18 10 17,931 8 o : 81,284 18 10 5 12 11 [ 18,259 4 9 I 87,599 65 510 Oil 17,299 7 10 1 96,801 83 509 14.758 4 5 83,409 15 3 434 23,154 8 3 101,378 9 11 6 6 7 I 18,292 13 4 87,457 18 4 1 4 17 4 7 22,451 6 3 96,005 15 4 517 5 1 19,210 6 5 92,264 11 o 4 16 8 : 20,041 15 10 90,078 20 4 18 4 20,900 6 2 97,982 10 6 4 15 9 21,402 18 2 98,875 89 4 15 11 21,321 2 9 97,901 12 9 4 13 9 23,262 1 o 95,463 14 5 , 5 o 1 26,007 1 5 ! 101,433 11 0,5 8 7 27,546 2 o 104,391 3 10 5 13 o 28,986 10 10 114,644 15 9 ; 5 12 7 29,580 10 11 117,053 42580 29,141 6 o 121,251 30559 ;- Mileage tariff. I Mileage tariff in operation up to ist Sept., i86o- uniform 2s. 6d. tariff from ist Sept., 1869, to 31st March, 1870; and is. taritf from IS! April. 1870. From ist November, 1873, address and signature given in free. From ist November, 1873, address and signature given in free. From ist Jan., 1886, delayed telegrams posted to addressees immediately after their receipt at offices of destination.