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Hereunder is a return showing automatic-exchange equipment installed and in use in the Dominion on the 31st March, 1928 :—-
PUBLIC CALL OFFICES (COIN-IN-THE-SLOT TELEPHONES). The publication in the Post and Telegraph Guide of the list of public call offices has been discontinued, as such publication served no useful purpose. • During the year 113 additional public call offices were established, and twowere closed, making the total number in existence in the Dominion on the 31st March 546, of which 519 were one-penny call machines, 10 twopenny, and 17 threepenny. Fifty-five concrete cabinets and 21 steel cabinets were erected. Auckland Engineering District. —The automatically-operated public call offices at Auckland have been increased by the installation of 23 additional offices. New public call offices (one each) were provided also at Hamilton, Opotiki, Pukekohe, Rotorua, and Tauranga. Notwithstanding these installations, the demand for public-telephone facilities is still unsatisfied. More public call offices will be installed during the coming year. Wellington Engineering District. —The number of public call offices (including pay stations—see page 48) connected with the Wellington Exchange was increased by 37 during the year. Additional public call offices were installed also at Wanganui (4), Palmerston North (4), Napier (2), and Dannevirke. Feilding, Gisborne, Marton, Otaki, Waipawa, Waipukurau (one each).
Exchange. N Number Pa of ii Individual Lines installed. Twoparty. ] umber of .rty Lines Number ustalled. of Individual Line Four- ,, , Stations. , Rural, party. i Number of Partyline Stations. Total Number of Main Stations. umber of Extension Stations Total Number of Automatic Telephone Stations. Auckland Exchange Area — Wellesley Street Remuera Mount Eden Ponsonby Onehunga Devonport Takapuna Christchurch Exchange Area — Hereford Street* St. Albans* Sydenham* Dunedin Exchange Area — Dowling Street . . lloslyn South Dunedin Wellington Exchange Area — Courtenay Place Wellington South Kelburn Khandallah Stout Street Miramar Single-office Exchanges— Blenheim Dannevirke Hamilton Hawera Masterton Napier Oamaru Palmerston North Stratford Wanganui 7,200 1,900 2,000 1,320 400 560 400 1,500 500 300 4,000 100 1,000 j .. 1,400 100 3,800 1(X) 2,000 100 1,200 200 100 7,400 100 200 700 700 1,600 800 1,000 100 2,200 100 700 2,(XX) i .. 500 2,500 200 100 .. 5,986 100 .. 1,871 100 .. 1,867 100 .. 1,255 400 536 315 258 341 347 291 6,244 2,212 2,214 J, 546 400 536 315 2,372 176 118 110 42 33 21 8,616 2,388 2,332 1,656 442 569 336 1,493 499 299 1,493 499 299 202 61 36 1,695 560 335 100 .. 3,384 861 1,397 179 76 3,563 861 1,473 1,484 59 99 5,047 920 1.572 100 .. 3,508 100 .. 1,922 100 .. 1,177 100 .. 171 100 .. 4,242 186 204 458 123 291 310 3,712 2,380 1,300 462 4,552 186 1,003 .159 86 10 3,250 6 4,715 2,539 1,386 472 7,802 . 192 100 .. 725| 100 50 579 100 .. 1,589 100 50 726 100 .. ■ 997 .. 100 1,812 100 .. 765f 100 .. 2,000 100 50 411 100 .. 2,322 50 50 100 165 331 294 274 263 45 91 247 191 411 890 910 1,883 1,000 1,260 1,857 856 2,247 602 2,733 102 110 319 149 228 648 103 311 64 593 992 1,020 2,202 1,149 j 1,488 2,505 959 2,558 666 3,326 50 49,980 1,000 1,000 1,900 250 43,295 5,190 48,485 11,954 60,439 * Auxiliary aj .pparatus. t Part; lines ised for ini lividual stations.