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Table No. 21. Table showing the Number of Telephone-exchange Connections at each Telegraph Engineer's District in the Dominion.

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Number of Connectii >ns on 31st March Engineer's Oistriot. 1918. 1917. Condons. Extensions. Total. Total. " Direct Extensions. Total. Connections. I Auckland Wellington Nelson Canterbury 14,612 2.412 17,024 24,314 4,290 28,604 1,654 148 .1,802 8, 455 2,068 10,523 8,161 1,64.) 9,8.10 17,024 28,604 .1 ,802 10,523 9,8.10 13,313 2,202 15,515 22,514 3,810 26,324 1,556 137 1,693 8,078 1,849 9,927 7,525 1,539 9,064 Otago Totals 57,196 10,567 67,763 57,196 67,763 52,986 9,537 62,523