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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.

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

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Number Year ended Mi ° f 8 of lane. Number of Miles of Wire. •g g Number of Toll (IncliKhZ Miseel- I §> Total Total • Z S- Messages forwarded during the Year. "'.,, , I S Value of Expendi- | o lancous JteoerpW). 3 | Business ture gg "gS done (excluding *0 a ndp?es s . G .S n " Tot » 1 ' Telegraph. Telephone. || theTar. Subsidy). «. a go 1* a oj H ° 30th June, 1860 099 1,390 £ £ £ £ £ 13 24,761 2,740 27,407 5,562 .. 483 6,045 6,377 1876 3,154 7,247 142 890,382 160,704 1,051,086 62,716 .. 16,154 78,870 82,771 31st Dec, 1886 4,540 11,178 4J2 J,583,717 252,549 1,830,206 106,639 .. ! 27,281 133,920 98,875 31st Mar., 1896 6,2454 t 15,7642 | 743 1,899,632 224,579 2,124,21.1 97,178 25,933 25,844 148,955 .143,665 1906 8,355 25,110 1,312 5,351,084 289,135 5,640,219 184,369 89,542 24,108 298,079 276,580 1916 13,684 48,052 2,413 10,708,910 127,841 1.0,836,751 549,627 287,547 9,085 840,259 658,572 1918 13,687 1919 13,813 1920 13,721 1921 13,724 1922 13,707 50,291 50,742 50,751 51,043 52,170 2,371] 11,510,710 114,010 11,624,720 516,865 344,368 6,949 808,182 803,69] 2,354, 11,989,882 101,135 12,091,017 615,786 373,169 5,036 993,991 879,497 2,339 14,957,615 116,452 15,074,067 619,188 419,318 5,8301,044,3361,078,96] 2,338 13,884,406 116,385 14,000,851 704,228 533,535 7,0361,244,7991,369,780 2,327 12,782,037 152,428 12,934,465 697,804 (ill,307 8,458 1,320,089 1,314,068 Note. —Inland Telegra basis. From that date a u: 1st April, 1870, the minium for ten words, and Id. for From the 1st July, 1877, tl a " delayed " system was ir words, and Jd. for each ad charge in each case was inc: the ordinary rate was fixed was fixed at 6d. for twelv telegrams were abolished, the 23rd September, 1915, t 1st August, f 920, it was fur for each additional word); system of night letter-teleg Is. 6d. for thirty-six words, im Tariff iniform ra jm charge each addi f: Prior to the 1st September, 1869, inland telegrams were charged for on a mileage ate was fixed of 2s. 6d. for ten words, and 6d. for each additional five words. From the e was reduced to Is. From the 1st November, 1873, the rate was further reduced to Is. iitional word, address and signature, hitherto charged for, being free up to ten words, introduced the "urgent" code, at double the ordinary rate. From the 1st .luly, 1878, d, the rate being fixed at 6d. for ten words, exclusive of address and signature up to ten word. From the 1st February, 1892, the number of words allowed for the minimum i twelve, with free address and signature up to six words. From the 15th August, 1892, or eighteen words, including address and signature. From the 1st June, 1896, the rate , including address and signature, and Id. for each additional word; and "delayed" he 1st November, 1906, the charge for additional words was reduced to Jd. each. From ary rate was increased from 6d. to 8d. for twelve words (" urgent" Is. 2d.) ; and on the [■eased to Is. for twelve words, and Id. for each additional word ; (" urgent," 2s., and 2d. js and holidays, double rates. From the 1st November, 1920, there was introduced a ) be delivered by post on the morning following the day of presentation. The rate is for each additional word. here was i n traduced lditional \ ireased to 1 at Is. fo je words, From th the ordina rther inert ; Sundays grams, to , and Jd. f

Number of Connectii >ns on 31st March, Engineer's District. » 1922. 1921. Conations. Extensions. Total. Total. Direct Connections. Extensions. Total. I Auckland Wellington Canterbury 21,988 3,410 25,398 35,541 6,211 41,752 11,906 2,646 14,552 10,877 2,104 12,981 25,398 41,752 14,552 12,981 19,731 33,246 11,430 10,283 3,207 5,898 2,597 2,047 22,938 39,144 14,027 12,330 Otago Totals 80,312 14,371 94,683 74,690 13,749 88,439