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Table No. 14. Comparative Table showing the Progress of the Telegraph Department during the Financial Years ended 30th June, 1866, to 30th June, 1879; 31st March, 1880, to 31st March, 1882; and Calendar Years ended 31st December, 1882, to 31st December, 1893.

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Year ended i 30th June, 1866 : 1867 i 1868 1869 1870 i 1871 I . l8 7 2 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 ., . ., , c5 Number of Teeerams forwarded Tota Va lie ,. , ,, 9° st Cost of Number Number ■- o. , . T3. v .... __ . ,. . , . Cost of .Maintenance ,. . t „. uo during the Year. telegraph value of of .. r n . a . t ._. MainMitesof Mi.esof 6S i Avenue from a» (government Businessdone Maintenance ofUnes "=f"« " f Tarn, in Operation. / s. d. £ s. d. // s. d. £ s d. / s. d. I £ s. d. £ s. d. 699 1,390 13 24,761 2,746 27,407 3,561 19 2 483 3 2 6,045 2 4 3.934 3 4 2,443 2 n 6,377 63 3 9 to j 757 I ,498 21 55.621 I5133 1 7°i952 10 1 3,770 4 8 12,840 14 9 8,017 M 7 2,541 4 11 ; 10,558 19 6 371 tariff. 1,110 2,223 3 1 72,241 1 26,244 98,485 11,652 3 7 6,672 o 3 18,324 3 io 9,489 17 10 5,406 7 3 14,89' 5 1 4 17 4 j 1,329 2,495 45 106,070 5°i°97 I 56,t67 18,520 IO 4 13,430 II 9 31,951 2 I 14,266 12 7 8,547 4 9 22,8m |- 4 6 8 6 Mileage taritt in operation 1,661 2,897 56 122,545 62,878 185,423 17,218 1 4 12,252 6 o 29,470 7 4 16,417 7 414,120 4 10 30,537 12 2 8 9 11 up to 1st Sept., 1869; uni1,976 3,247 72 253,582 59,292 312,874 22,419 8 8 9,87617 6 32,296 6 2 21,254 4 3H-344 3 8 32,598 7" 5 '9 6 ■ sS.*rtS.'»$»tMmbI 2,185 3,823 81 344,524 67,243 4 II .7 6 7 28,121 10 o 11,043 3 9 39,164 13 9 23,593 9 9 8,858 19 7 32,452 94423 1870; and is. tariff from 2,356 4i574 93 485i5°7 83,453 568,960 39,680 18 9 11,105 2 o 50,786 o 9 27,040 18 10 9,479 5 4 36,520 42 4 1 11 I tst April, 1870. 2,530 5,782 105 645,067 1107,832 752,899 46,508 18 10 12,618 11 6 59,127 10 4 38,801 19 415,021 17 11 53,823 17 3 6 3 11 . 2,986 6,626 127 786,237 130,891 917,128 55,301 12 3 13,679 10 9 68,981 3 o 45,814 11 414,240 19 7 60,055 IO lz 4 l() 4 3,154 7.247 J 4 2 890,382 160,704 1,051,086 62,71510 4 16,154 6 o 78,86916 4 61,69614 521,074 8 8 82,771 3 1 5 18 10 i F November 3> 2 59 7.423 J 55 952,283 172,159 1,124,442 65,644 15 3 17,024 8 9 82,669 4 o 63,353 10 10I17.93 1 8 o 81,284 '8 10 5 12 11 g address and 3,434 8,035 182 1,065,481 194,843 1,260,324 73,284 1 10 19,148 12 4 92,432 14 2 69,340 1 8.18,259 4 9 87,599 65 5 10 o V J*' ' .riven in 3,512 8,117 195 1,201,982 246,961 1,448,943 85,402 o 2 26,949 2 2 112,351 2 4 i 79,502 o 517,299 7 10 96,801 83 509 ,» s 3.638 9,333 214 824,734 183,675 1,008,409 58,120 3 3 19,707 6 3 77,827 9 10 1014,758 4 5 83,409 15 3 4 3 4 3>758 9>587 227 1,058,342 246,370 1,304,712 73,002 2 o 27,021 3 8 100,023 5 8 78,224 1 823,154 8 3 101,378 911 6 6 7 |l 3,824 9,653 234 1,215,849 222,923 1,438,772 78,828 19 8 .22,737 16 4 101,566 16 o . 69,165 5 018,292 13 4 87,457 18 4 4 17 4 / 3,974 9,848 264 1,361,817 208,372 1,570,189 90,633 11 2 [20,608 11 11 111,242 3 1 ' 73,554 9 122,451 6 3 96,005 15 4. 5 17 5 h 4,074 10,037 3° 2 1,379,483 219,917 1,599,400 93,822 3 3 '21,555 19 2 115,378 2 5 73,054 4 619,210 6 6 92,264 11 o 4 16 8 From 1st November, 4,264 Jo,474 330 1,433,458 220,847 r i654,305 95,634 5 5 20,855 19 7 116,490 5 o 70,036 6 220,041 15 10 90,078 20 4 iS 4 1873, address and 4,463 10,931 375 1,533,406 240,867 1,774,273 101,652 8 o 24,860 g o 126,512 17 o ■ 77,082 4 420,900 6 2 97,982 10 6 4 15 9 signature ifiven in 4,546 11,178 412 1,583,717 252,549 1,836,266 106,638 12 2 27,281 4 9 133,919 16 11 77,473 10 721,402 18 2 98,875 S 9 4 15 ti free. 4,646 n,375 i 437 !.589.77 1 245,623 1,835,394 4 o 30,205 11 10 136,753 15 10 , 76,580 10 021,321 2 9 97,901 12 9 , 4 13 9 From 1st Jan., 1886, 4,790 11,617 473 J >548.233 '217,630 1,765,863 106,311 11 6 23,164 13 11 129,476 5 5 72,201 13 523,262 1 o 95,463 14 5 501'" delayed telegrams | 4,874 11,827 489 1,589,157 1213,830 1,802,987 106,462 18 4 24,218 9 3 130,681 7 7 ; 75,426 9 726,007 1 5 ,101,433 IJ °5 8 7 posted to addressees 5,148 12,812 520 1,734,381 226, 7S0 1,961,161 110,696 17 8 26,070 12 7 136,767 10 3 I 76,845 1 10:27,546 2 o [104,391 3 10 j 5 13 o immediately after 5,349 t3,235 573 1,746,115 222,149 1,968,264 1117,633 15 9 24,840 5 7 142,474 1 4 ' 85,658 4 1128,986 10 10 114,644 15 9 '. 5 12 7 their receipt at ! 5,479 13,459 615 1,686,064 1218,079 1,904,143 103,813 8 6J 24,342 7 o 128,155 r 5 6 1 j 87,472 13 329,580 10 11 [117,053 42:580 offices of destinaI 5.5 r 3 rSiSiS 640 1,825,646 244,045 2,069,691 1112,465 15 9 28,317 7 10 1140,783 3 7 ! 92,109 17 029,141 6 o 121,251 3 015 5 9 j tion. I'll ' i