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RADIO-TELEGRAMS. The radio business transacted by the New Zealand coast stations during the years 1927-28 and 1926-27 was as follows :—

Table No. 1. Table showing the Number and Amount of Money-orders issued and of Money-orders payable in New Zealand since the Year 1863.

Forwarded. Received. Year. Num! Messages. oer of Amount Number of Amount . earned by Total Value. : earned by Words. New Zealand. Messages. Words. New Zealand. 927-28 .. 926-27 14,440 14,748 £ £ £ 169,987 2,906 5,688 25,361 290,933 4,846 173,218 3,024 6,001 24,592 277,805 4,768 Increase 769 13,128 78 769 13,1.28 Decrease 308 ' 308 3,231 118 313 3,231 118 313 i

Issued in the Dominion. ssue, in t, " 1 Where payable. Where pa; To 1 tal. Commission 1" the Dominion. United Kingdom.* a " d •°' her Foreign Countries. I y commission * British Possessions. it ear. received. In the Dominion. I United Kingdom.* Foreign Coi mntries.i ' Year. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. No. Amount. No. No. Amount, £ £ £ £ £ 1863 1,057 2,201 9.614 4.74° 21,944 4,645 24,145 4.74° 11,586 £ 55,703 1873 3,562 34,288 142,642 11,913 48,548 6,150 28,068 II.9I3 52,351 219,258 1883 9,023 132,232 402,559 26,211 9 I > 6 34 I 4, II 3 46,94 0 26,211 172,556 54 I > I 33 1893 10,249 146,133 576,359 I 29,616 86,545 35,208 88,025 29,616 210,957 750,929 1903 15,882 273,535 1,108,067 j 63,309 157,790 59,468 150,368 63,309 396,312 1,416,225 1913 16,872 516,536 2,821,624:100,634 336,992 73,575 199,158 19231 28,357 545,605 i 3,849,423 54,461 223,143 68,044 284,778 16,869 32,815 1924 28,542 580,569 4,113.813 57,175 232,436 75,743 3 X 2,62 4 18,024 34,056 1925 28,843 610,972 4,406,461 64,777 259,439 72,519 278,050 18,421 33,280 1926 24,746 635,078 4,453,878 67,570 273,758 70,774 270,065 19,688 35,426 J927 I 24,775 639,889 4,416,182 69,764 276,747 73,021 265,752 36,409 100,634 54,46l 57,175 64,777 67,570 69,764 690,745 684,979 1 731,5" 1 766,689 i 793,110 1 803,481 3.357,774 4,390,159 4.692,929 4,977,230 5,033,127 4,995,°9o Drawn on the Dominion. Where issued. . r, . . ., ... . jr. . * Austraiiaand other British . r . ... Year. In the Dominion. United Kingdom.* Possessions. Foreign Countnes.t I r ~ No. Amount. { No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount. Tot No. tal. Amount. £ £ £ £ 1863 2,067 9,169 415 1,824 558 3,°7 8 £ 9,169 £ 1,824 3.040 £ 14,071 1863 2,067 415 1,824 558 1873 34,288 142,642 1,482 6,626 1,668 7,689 1873 34,288 142,642 1,482 6,626 6,626 i,668 37.438 156,957 1883 132,232 402.559 3.725 15,553 5,697 23,300 1883 132,232 402,559 3.725 15,553 15,553 5,697 141,654 441,411 1893 146,133 576,359 8,746 32,617 10,679 40,929 1893 I4 6 > 1 33 576,359 8,746 32,617 32,617 10,679 165,558 649,905 1903 273,535 1,108,067 13,035 49,l8l 17,777 : 68,340 .. .. ; 1903 273.535 1,108,067 13.035 49,181 49,181 17.777 304,347 1,225,589 1913 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1913 516,536 2,821,624 12,693 70,084 31,450 110,487 1923 545.605 3,849,423 11,042 63,313 26,042 123,703 1,813 8,669 1924 580,569 4,113,813 8,310 60,862 28,543 !27,350 2,34 8 IO >3°9 ' 1925 610,972 4,406,461 9.857 69,098 27,318 119,073 2,140 8,391 1 1926 635,078 4,453,878 10,047 70,948 28,935 124,952 2,334 10,326 1927 639,889 4,416,182 11,646 80,015 32,791 136,763 2,428 9,301 I 516,536 545.6o5 580,569 610,972 635,078 639,889 2,821,624 3.849.423 4."3.813 4,406,461 4.453.878 4,416,182 12,693 11,042 8,310 9,857 10,047 11,646 70,084 63,313 60,862 69,098 70,948 80,015 70,084 63.313 60,862 69,098 70,948 80,015 31.450 26,042 28,543 27,318 28,935 32,79r 560,679 584,502 619,770 650,287 676,394 686,804 3,002,194 4,045,108 4.312,334 4,603,023 4,660,104 4,642,261 ncludes fore; ign offices to •ear 1915. t In pn ivious year: included in United Kingd ,m and foreij ;ll offices.