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APPENDIX.

DESIGNATION OF OFFICES CHANGED.

CABLE BUSINESS. The Dominion's outward International and Australian cable business, excluding Press, for the years 1925-26 and 1924-25 was as follows : — INTERNATIONAL. Number of Value. Messages. £ 1925-26 .. .. 165,206 .. .. .. 189,221 1924-25 .. .. 150,633 .. .. .. 185,468 Increase 14,573 = 9-67 per cent. Increase 3,753 = 2-02 per cent. AUSTRALIAN. Number of Value. Messages. £ 1925-26 .. .. 149,526 .. .. .. 30,626 1924-25 .. .. 133,618 .. .. .. 27,409 Increase 15,908 = 11-90 per cent. Increase 3,217 = 11-73 per cent. There was a total increase of 30,481 messages, and an increase in value of £6,970. Of the total revenue received on forwarded cable messages —viz., £219,847 —£206,947 was paid to other Administrations and £12,900 was retained by New Zealand. RECEIVED CABLE MESSAGES. The number of cable messages received in New Zealand during the years 1925-26 and 1924-25, exclusive of Press, was as follows - International. Australian. 1925-26 .. .. 139,680 .. .. .. 140,919 1924-25 .. .. 125,639 .. .. .. 126,297 Increase 14,041 = 11-18 per cent. Increase 14,622 = 11-57 per cent. The total revenue earned by New Zealand on received cable messages during the year 1925-26 was £10,441 as compared with £9,318 for 1924-25. RADIO-TELEGRAMS. The radio business transacted by the New Zealand coast stations during the years 1925-26 and 1924-25 was as follows :—

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Postal District. Changed from Changed to Wellington .. .. .. .. Whakaronga . . .. Whakarongo. Nelson .. .. . . .. Onakaka .. .. Onekaka. Hamilton . . .. .. . . Onekeneke .. .. The Terraces.' Invercargill . . .. .. . . Matuku* .. .. Glenelg. New Plymouth .. . . .. Tahurangi .. . . North Mount Egmont. Auckland .. .. .. .. Flax-mill.. .. .. Parore. Wanganui . . . . . . .. Ohutu . . . . .. Ohotu. Gisborne .. . . .. .. Ruatorea .. .. Ruatoria. * Another office open under same name.

Forwarded. Received. Year. Number of I Amount Number of Amount earned by Total Value. — earned by Messages. Words. New Zealand. Messages, | Words. New Zealand. £ £ £ 1925-26 .. .. 16,270 241,621 3,467 7,064 26,002 280,71'6 4,669 1924-25 .. .. 16,259 293,189 3,655 7,331 25,669 270,814. 4,777 Increase .. 11 .. .. .. 333 9,902 Decrease .. .. 51,568 188 267' .. .. 108