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Table No. 14 — continued. Comparative Table showing the Progress of the Telegraph Department during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1895, to 31st March, 1920.

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, 1920.

•ai ' Number of Telegrams and Bureau ? 8 Total j Total .& Number : Number „» - Mchriws forwarded din-inn the Year „ ,7ii,2S oS Value of Expendi- J3» Vo U r..r,,i»,i "f of S° laneous Keceiptt). Business ture Sf learenuen Miles of Miles of g" , I oH done (excluding 8 X Line. Wire. »j Private Sown- i Sn during Cable SS a ,!;S, men™ : *>"■ Telegraph.Telephone || the Year. Subsidy). w | l l> p s 1 I I £ £ £ £ £ £ 31st Mar., 1895 5.961} 14.88IJ, 705 1,802,182 231,018; 2,033,800 88,459 21,552126,051 136,062 135,791 6,492 1896 6,245-J 15,7641 743 J ,899,632: 224,579! 2,124,21 I 97,1,78 25,933 25,844 148,955 143,665 4,774 1897 (i,284| 16,470$! 780 2,285.001 235,168! 2,520,169 100,385 29,248 23,119: 152,752 153,484 3,972 1898 6,484 18.024! 824 2,469,4151 226,818] 2,696,233 99,798 36,422 24,605 160,725 165,198 1,849 1899 6,736 18,746 878 2,717.548 : 243,190' 2,960,738 105,576 39,718 25,500 170,794 173,152 1,427 1900 6,910 19,228 : 915 3,159,093 310,538 3,469,631 119,641 43,303 29,432 192,376 181,634 1,608 1901 7,249| 20,682§| 991 3,534,444 363,684 3,898,128 137,861 49,117 35,327 222,305 194,014 1.000 1902 7,469 21,705) 1,038 3,850,391 317,590 4,167,981: 131,933 55,542 27,508 234,984 212,180- 234 1903 7,748| 22,672f: 1,103 4,271,218 288,086 4,559,304: 100,343 62,151 26,440 248,934 228,185 181 1904 7.779J 22,920.1, 1,153 4,671,904 293,293 4,965,197! 166,535 71,028 24,378 261,941 245,805 10,057 1905 7.943J 23,704 | 1,200 4.900,495 259,250 5,159,7451 171,0011 79,061 20,598 270,660 258,977 .. 1906 8,355 25,116 1,312 5,351,084 289,135 8,640,219 184,369, 89,542 24,168 298,079 276,580 .. 1907 8,953 27,031 I 1,446 6,160,080 236,252' 6,396,332 206,706 100,814 17,487[ 325,007 291,359 .. 1908 9,656 29,343 1,611 6,958,279! 84,644 7,042,923:227,398:116,852 4,499 348,749 357,581 .. 1909 10,404 ! 32,654 i 1,764 7,338,017 87,676' 7,425,693! 238,103! 131,249! 4,822:374,174 394,649 .. 1910 10,901 ! 34,788 ' 1,871 7,757,128 89,762 7,846,890 250,212 144,298! 4,851- 399,361 411,296 .. 1911 i 11.316 : 37,212 1,963 8,268,3401 92,307, 8,360,647 272,942, 161,173 4,874 438,989 446,709 .. 191.2 ! 11,805 ! 39,370 , 2,079 8,971,725, 91,408: 9,003,133 295,334: 179,123 4,832, 479,289 469,716 .. 191.3 12,508 41,892 j 2,203 9,850,3791 93,893! 9,944,272 321,951 201,237, 4,931 528,119 509,496 .. 1914 13,044 44,642 2,30510,594,556 99,47610,694,032 342,595 232,190 5,031 579,816 563,108 .. 1915 13,434 46,778 2,38610,716,613 111,35510,827,968 356,306 303,856 5,776 665,938 012,665 .. 1916 13,684 48,052 2,41310,708,910 127,841 10,836,751 549,627 287,547 9,085 840,259 658,572 .. 1917 13,896 50,320 i 2,40910,734,1081 140,95210,875,120[ 527,249: 317,275: 10,774 855,298 681,217 .. 1918 13,687 ; 50,291 : 2,37111,510,7I0[ 114,010 11,624,720 516,865 1 344,368: 6,949 868,182 803,691 .. 1919 13,813 ! 50,742 2,354111,989,882i 101,135 12,091,01 7! Old,786J 373,1 69; 5,036993,991 879,497 1920 13,721 50,751 2,33914,957,615 116,452 15.074,067 619,188 419,318 5,8301,044,3361,078.961 J .. Note. —Tariff, 1890: Is. for ten words, and free address and signature up to ten words; delayed telegrams, Od. 1892: For twelve words, and free address and signature, ordinary telegrams, !ls. ; delayed, 6d. Later in 1892 tho number of words in text and signature made eighteen. 1896 : First twelve words, 6d. ; each additional word, Id. ; address and signature paid for. 1906 : For eaeh additional word after first twelve, Jd. September, 1915: First twelve words, 8d.; each additional word, Jd.

Postal District. Revenue Valnn nf Tntnl Number derived from ™™°* v Xeot »» <" _ °f ralcl (inopi-iiini.iit Tiilci.inmsof x ald Franked Telegrams '.',2 S ' 'SffiSK. 0 * [ Telegrams. Government of all codes. Telegrams. Total Number of Telegrams of all Codes. Auckland Blenheim Christohuroh Dunedin Gisborne Greymouth Hokitika .. In vercargill Napier Nelson New Plymouth Oamaru Thames Timaru Wanganui Wellington Westport £ £ £ 136.836 785 137,621 3,530,222 ! 15,061 9,359 178 9,537 209,764 4,122 00,500 833 61,333 1,437,793 17,913 47,160 352 47,512 1,130,394 7,646 19,718 213 19,93.1 440,221 4,748 7,459 144 7,603 168,269 5,272 2,891 23 2,914 82.155 1,099 25,026 194 25,220 677,637 7,114 39,439 234 39,673 1,124,570 4,930 11,724 359 12,083 304,473: 9,713 23,862 97 23,959 670,079 2,311 8,365 56 8,421 176,023 1,306 18,093 58 18,151 496,391 1,962 17,448 103 17,551 433,341 2,252 30,924 69 30,993 796,964 1,346 140,969 , 2,(l5ri 143,024 3,112,761 ' 27,907 4,448 77 4,525 108,558 1,690 3,545,283 273,886 1.455,706 1,138,040 444,969 173,541 83,254 684,75.1. 1,129,500 314,186 672.390 177,389 498,353 435,593 798,310 3,140,668 108,248 Totals, 1919-20 004,221 5,830 610,05] 14,957,615 : 116,452 004,221 5,830 610,051 14,957,615 116,452 15,074,067 Totals, 1918-19 485,654 5,036 490,690 11,989,882 101,135 485,654 5,036 190,690 11,989,882 101,135 12,091,017