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Table No. 11. Comparative Table showing the Progress of the Telegraph Department during the Ten-year Periods ended 30th June, 1866 and 1876, the 31st December, 1886, the 31st March, 1896, 1906, 1916; and the Past Five Years.

Note. —Inland Telegram Tariff: i'rior to the Ist September, 1809, inland telegrams were charged for on a mileage basis. From that date a uniform rate was iixed of 2s. 6d. for ten words and 6d. for each additional live words. Prom Hie Ist April, 1870, the minimum charge was reduced to Is. From the Ist November, 1873, the rate was further reduced Io Is. for ten words and Id. for each additional word, address and signature, hitherto charged for, being free up to ten words. From the Ist July, 1877, there was introduced the "urgent" code, at double the ordinary rate. From the Ist July, 1878, a "delayed " system was introduced, the rate being iixed at 6d. for ten words, exclusive of address and signature, up to ten words and Jd. for each additional word. From the Ist February, 1892, the number of words allowed for the minimum charge in each case was increased to twelve, with free address and signature up to six words. From the 15th August, 1892, the ordinary rate was fixed at Is. for eighteen words, including address and signature. From the. Ist June, 1890, the rate was fixed at Od. for twelve words, including address and signature, and Id. for each additional word, and "delayed" telegrams were abolished. From the Ist November, 1906, the charge for additional words was reduced to Jd, each. From the 23rd September, 1915, the ordinary rate was increased from 6d. to Bd. for twelve words (" urgent " Is. 2d.); and on the Ist August, 1920, it was further increased to Is. for twelve words and Id. for each additional word ; (" urgent," 25., and 2d. for each additional word); Sundays and holidays, double rates. From the Ist November, 1920, there was introduced a. system of night letter telegrams, to be delivered by post on the morning following the day of presentation. The rate is Is. 6d. for thirty-six words and J I. for each additional word.

Table No. 12. Table showing the Number of Telephone-exchange Connections at each Telegraph Engineer's District in the Dominion.

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Vear ended Number of Miles of Line. Number of Miles of Wire. - a O 03 r, & •S « I s h Number oi Messages fort Private and Press. ; Telegram* varded duri * and Toll ing the Year. Eevc (includini laneous I Telegraph. snuo g Miscel!teceipts). II ■SM as Total Value of Business done during the Year. Total Expenditure {excluding Cable Subsidy). Government. Total. Telephone. 50th June, 1866 699 1,390 24,761 2,746 27,407 £ 5,562 £ £ 483 £ 6,045 £ 6,377 13 I 1876 3,154 7,247 142 890,382 160,704 1,051,086 62,716 16,154 78,870 82,771 list Dee., 1886 4,546 11,178 412 1,583,717 252,549 1,836,266 106,639 27,281 133,920 98,875 Hst Mar., 1896 6,245J 15,764$ 743 1,899,632 224,579 2,124,211 97,178 25,933 25,844 148,955 143,666 1906 8,355 25,116 1,312 5,351,084 289,135 5,640,219 184,369 89,542 24,168 298,079 276,580 1910 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 13,684 13,896 13,687 13,813 13,721 13,724 48,052 50,320 50,291 50,742 50,751 51,643 2,413 2,409 2,371 2,354 2,339 2,338 10,708,910 10,734,168 11,510,710 11,989,882 14,957,615 13,884,466 127,841 140,952 114,010 101,135 116,452 116,385 10,836,751 10,875,120 11.624,720 12,091,017 15,074,067 14,000.851 549,627 527,249 516,865 615,786 619,188 704.228 287,547 317,275 344,368 373,169 419,318 533,535 9,085 10,774 0,949 5,036 5,830 7,036 846,259 855,298 868,182 993,991 1,044,336 1,244,799 658,572 681.217 803,691 879,497 1.078,961 1,369,780

Numbor of Connectii >ns on 31st March, Engineer's District. 1921. 1920. I Direct Connections. Extensions. Total. Connections. Extensions. Total. Auckland Wellington Canterbury 19,731 33,246 11,430 10,283 3,207 22,938 5.898 39,144 2,597 14,027 2,047 12,330 .17,862 2,777 30,172 5,369 10,656 2,471 9,513 1,903 20,639 35,541 13,127 11,416 Otago Totals 74,690 13,749 88,439 68,203 12,520 80,723