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Telegraph and Toll Business. The following comparative tables show the position in regard to telegraph and telephone business :—

Schedule of Paid Telegrams, Cablu Messages, and Toll Communications. Number. Vi f e - Ordinary .. ' 5,285,175 503,717 Urgent .. .. .. .. •• •• •• •• 228,904 27,448 Press ... .. •■ •• •• •• •• 389,607 52,695 Night-letter .. .. 32,880 2,554 Toll communications .. .. .. •• .. ..7,406,257 294,374 13,342,823 880,788 Less amount due to other Administrations on cable and radio messages .. .. 181,344 Net total for paid messages of all codes, 1922-23 .. .. .. 13,342,823 699,444 Net total, for paid messages of all codes, 1921-22 .. .. .. 12,782,037 685,855 Table showing Use by the Public of Telegraph and Toll Services. 1922-23. 1921-22. Number of ordinary telegrams sent per unit of population .. .. .. 3-98 4-64 Number of toll communications per unit of population .. .. .. 5-58 5-18 Number of paid messages, telegrams, or toll communications per unit of population 10-27 9-83 Number of paid telegrams for every 100 letters posted .. .. .. 5-07 4-50

1922-23. 1921-22. Increase. Decrease. Urease , Decrease per Cent, i per Cent. Number Revenue Ordinary Telegrams. .. I 5,285.175 5,341,479 .. [ 56,304 .. 1-05 .. | £324,771. £338,332 .. £13,561 .. 4-008 Number Revenue Urgent Telegrams. . ,.[ 228,904 I 238,024 [ .. 9.120 I .. j 3-83 ... | £27,448 I £31,366 .. £3,918 .. | 1249 Number Revenue Press Telegrams. 389,607 364,535 25,072 | ,. j 6-88 £50,297 £15,764 £4,533 .. 9-90 Night Letter-telegrams. Numbei' Revenue 32,880 | 18,210 j 14,670 .. 80-56 £2,554 j £1,639 | £915 .. 55-83 Number Value Government, Telegrams (for which no payment is received.) 170.385 152,428 l 17,957 -.. 11-78 | £9,727 £8,458 £1,269 ..' 15-00 Toll Communications. Number Revenue 7,406,257 6,819,789 I 586,468 .. 8-60 £294,374 £268,753 £25,621 .. 9-53 Number Value Total of all Classes of Message, and Value thereof. .. j 13,513,208 I 12,934,465 578,713 .. 4-47 .. | £7.09,171 I £694,313 £14,858 .. I 2-14 Telegraph revenue Telephone revenue Total Telegraph and Telephone Revenue. £713,380 £697,864 £15,516 .. 2-22 £595,967 £614,367 .. £18,400 .. 2-99 £1,309,347 £1,312,231 .. £2,884 .. 0-219 Total Telegraph and Telephone Payments. £1,117,726 £1,314,068 .. I £196,312 .. 14-941 | I