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Table No. 16. Table showing the Paid Telegrams of all Codes forwarded during the Twelve Months ended 31st March, 1918, and the Revenue received therefrom.

Table No. 17. Table showing the Class and Number of Instruments and Batteries in Use at Telegraph-offices for the Year ended 31st March, 1918.

Juue Quarter. 1917. September Quarter, 1917. December Quarter, 1917. March Quarter, 1918. Totals. Class of Telegrams. I Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue Number. Revenue. Number. Revenue. Number. I Revenue. I Ordinary Urgent Press Bureau 1,439,739 92,007 73,654 1,174,296 £ 90,500 8,429 6,663 34,799 1,338,636 78,971 68,470 1,191,801 £ 95,122 7,461 7,311 35,480 1.528.751 98,314 64,495 1,312,732 £ 106,073 9.379 6,834 39,459 1,521,072 102,196 63,733 1,361,843 £ 102,233 8,688 6,132 40,828 5.828,198 371,488 270.352 5,040.672 £ I 393,928 33.957 26.940 150.566 Gross totals Less other lines and credits 2,779,696 140,391 30,607 2,677,878 145,374 39,420 3,004,292 161,745 42,305 3,048,844 157,881 38,837 11,510,710 605.391 151.169 Net totals, 1917-18 109,784 105,954 119,440 119,044 454,222 Net totals, 1916-17 2,571.349 98,900 < 2,485,404 95,908 2,762,517 106,147 2,914,898 112,898 10,734,168 413,853

Morse Instruments in Use. Nuruber of Cells. Constant Intermittent Current. Current. Single- Doublecurrent current Duplex. Duplex. Number, Number sounder Q«<«ex Sets. Sets - Number yilmbet o{ Automatic Translator Sets. bets - Number of Telephones not conDistrict. Exchange. Leclanche and Dry. Burnham I Danie11 - Bichromate. Storage. ': i ; Auckland Canterbury Nelson .. Otago .. , Wellington 48 120 4 58 127 84 20 '24 92 83 14 11 4 1 20 7 7 5 1 15 17 1 24 13 2 8 26 7 3 1 1 19 137 4 46 40 9,888 813 20S 2,647 519 972 1,831 100 150 5,436 78 548 12,589 4,384 1,246 32,391 5,894 3,124 448 4 1,015 4 2 335 4 223 177 2,021 191 Totals 357 303 50 35 18 73 31 227 I Total number of Morse sets, 867.