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EECEIVED CABLES. The number of cable messages received in New Zealand during the years 1918-19 and 1917-18, exclusive of Press, was as follows: — Via Pacific. International. Australian. 1918-19 ... ... ... ... ... 39,959 46,264 1917-18 ... ... ... ... ... 41,873 43,812 Decrease... ... ... ... 1,914 Increase 2,452 Via Eastern. International. Australian. 1918-19 ... ... ... ... • ... 76,349 35,607 1917-18 ... ... ... ... ... 84,257 33,189 Decrease... ... ... ... 7,908 Increase 2,418

PEESS. The forwarded and received cable Press business for the past five years was, —

BADIO-TELEGBAMS. The radio business transacted by the New Zealand Coast Stations during the years 1918-19 and 1917-18 was as follows :—

Forwarded. Received. Year. Number of Number of Messages. Words. I j I Value. j.> urn l Messages. UBL Ul Words. L914-15 .915-16 .916-17 .917-18 .918-19 ... j 2,732 ... 2,505 ... 1,915 1,546 ... 1,760 ._ L 212,120 201,665 161,923 129,162 ! 138,852 l_ £ 1,390 8,056 796,352 1,384 9,739 967,485 1,276 8,112 851,087 1,003 6,763 679,710 1,304 9,904 918,988

Foi "warded. Received. 1918-19 1917-18 Year. Number of Messages. Words, j 4,482 93,507 2,851 60,393 Amount earned by Total Vali New Zealand. Num ier of Amount earned by Words. New Zealand. Messages. £ £ 2,035 5,245 1,347 3,082 1 6,570 4,338 £ 285,889 2,545 73,050| 1,781 Increase ... 1,631 33,114 688 2,163 2,232 162,839 764 The number of radio messages shows and received traffic respectively. The 51 -07 per cent, on the forwarded traffic, a: an increase of 57-20 and iinoun t earned by Nev ,d an increase of 42-89 p I 51-45 per cent, on the forwarded v Zealand shows an increase of ier cent, on the received traffic.