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Table No. 14 — continued. Comparative Table showing the Progress of the Telegraph Department during the Financial Years ended 31st March, 1895, to 31st March, 1918.

Table No. 15. Table showing the Cash Revenue derived from Paid Telegrams of all Codes, the Value of Franked Government Telegrams, and the Number of Telegrams transmitted in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand for the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1918.

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Year ended •g g ! Number of Telegrams and Bureau ,,„„,,v\ C i!! en !J? „„i Number Number Zg Messages forwarded during the Year. }",",,„,',, it™'jnt a ) Miles of Miles of | S Line. Wire. go PHmita anvttrn. *5 and r '^ 9 . G ren" I r °t»l. Telegraph. Telephone. I .: S I Total Total . I? 5 gj Value of Expend!- 3 '» O $ Business I inn Ss o?3 done {excluding 9^ S-g during Cable SS . 3.3 the Year. Subsidy). w 1s (23 g 31st Mar., 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1900 1907 1908 I 909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 L918 I £ £ 5,9614 14,881.1 705 1,802,182 231,618 2,033,800 88,459 21,552 6.245.1 15,704]; 743 1,899,632 224,579 2,124,211 97,178 25,933 6,284f 16,4702 780 2,285,001 235,168 2,520,169 100,385 29,248 6,484 18,024 I 824 2,469,415 226,818 2,696,233 99,798 36,422 6,736 18,746 I 878 2,717,548 243,190 2,960,738 105,576 39,718 0,910 19,228 | 915 3,159,093 310,538 3,469,631 119,641 43,303 7,249» 20,682f 991 3,534,444 363,684 3,898,128 137,861 49,117) 7,469 21,705: |,038 3,850,391 317,590 4,167,981 151,933 55,542 7,748| 22,672| 1,103 4,271,218 288,086 4,559,304 160,343 62,151 7,7791 22,920.1 1J53 4,671,904 293,293 4,965,197 166,535 71 ,028 ! 7,943J 23,704 1,200 4,900,495 259,25015,159,745 171,001 79,061 8,355 25,116 1,312 5,351,084 289,135 5,640,219 184,369 89,542 8,953 27,031 1,446 6,160,080 236,252 6,396,332 206,706 100,814 9,656 29,343 1,611 6,958,279' 84,644 7,042,923 [ 227,398 116,852 10,404 32,654 1,764 7,338,017 87,076 7,425,693 238,103 131,249 10,901 34,788 1,871 7,757,128 89,762 7,846,8901 250,212 144,298 11,316 37,212 1,963 8,268,340 92,307 8,360,647:272,942 161,173 11,805 39,370 2,079 8,971,725 91,408 9,063,1331295,334 179,123 12,508 41,892 2,203 9,850,379 93,893 9,944,272 321,951 201,237 13,044 44,642 2,30510,594,556 99,476 10,691,032 342,595 232,190 13,434 46,778 2,386 10,716,613 111,355 10,827,968,356,306 303,856 13,684 48,052 2,413 10,708,910 127,84110,836,751)549,627 287,547 13,896 50,320 2,40910,734,168 140,95210,875,120 527,249 317,275 13,687 50,291 '2,37111,510,710 114,010 11,624,720 516,865 341,368 £ £ £ £ ! 26,051 136,062 135,791 6,492 J 25,844 148,955 143,665 4,774 S 23,119 152,752 153,484 3,972 ! 24,505 160,725 '165,198 1,849 ! 25,500 170,794 173,152 1,427 I 29,432 192,376 181,634 1,608 ') 35,327 222,305 194,014 1,000 !: 27,508 234,984 212,180 234 26,440 248,934 228,185 181 ! ! 24,378 261,941 245,805 10.057 20,598 270,660 258,977 .. I 24,168 298,079 276,580 .. : 17,487 325,007 291,359 .. ! 4,499 348,749 357,581 .. 1 4,822 374,174 394,649 .. : 4,851 399,361 411,296 .. 4,874 438,989 446,709 .. 4,832 479,289 469,716 .. ' 4,931 528,119 509,496 .. 5,031 579,816 563,108 .. : 5,776 665,938 612,665 .. 9,085 846,259 658,572 .. i 10,774 855,298 681,217 .. 6,949 868,182 803,691 .. ■ Note.—Tari For twelve word: text and signatui 1906 : For each iff, 1890 : Is. for ton words, and free address and signature up to ten words3, and free address and signature, ordinary telegrams, Is. ; delayed, 6d, Lati re made eighteen. 1896: First twelve words, 6d.; each additional word, Id. additional word after first twelve, id. September, 1915: First twelve words, i Is; delayed telegrams, 6d. 1892: ;er in 1892 the number of words in . ; address and signature paid for. 8d.; each additional word, Jd.

Postal District. Auckland Blenheim Christchuroh .. Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika Invercargill Napier Nelson New Plyniouth Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington We.stport : ! I tetadtam Vf "'" e of Total PHirl Pranked Value of Teleurnins Government Telegrams of ot an (lodes. Telegrams. all Codes. £ £ £ 91,779 565 92,344 6,678 156 6,834 44,515 920 45 435 35,468 399 35.867 14,465 j 258 , I 1,723 6,505 ! 175 6,680 2,316 I 12 2,328 19,295 ! 143 19,438 29,901 ! (ill 30,545 9.324 I 459 9,783 17,032 i 117 17,149 6,173 ! 67 6,240 13,042 42 13,084 12,269 III 12,380 22,366 139 22,505 119,222 2,651 121,873 3,872 91 3,963 Number Number of : of Paid franked Telegrams. Government Telegrams. 2,486,976 10,516 199,770 3,078 1 ,067 283 18, 155 852,355 6,988 322,121 5,322 147,922 3,996 64 516 221 539,255 4.919 SSI,721 9 65 I 252,0111 11,899 499,297 2,446 135,000 1,673 357,941 ■ 1,164 316,532 2 341 605,557 2.590 2 693,322 27,199 89,096 1,844 Total Number of Telegrams of all CodeB. 2,497,492 202,848 I 085,438 859,343 327,443 151,918 64,737 544,174 891,380 263,945 501,743 136,673 359,105 318,873 608,147 2,720,521 90,940 Totals, 1917-18 454,222" 6,949 461,171 461,171 11,510,710 114.010 11,621,720 Totals, 1916-17 413,853 10,774 424,627 L0,875,120 421,627 10,734,168 140,952