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Table No. 8. Table showing Cable, Radio-telegraph, and Radio-telephone Business transacted during the Year ended 31st March, 1933, as compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Cable Messages.

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Radio-telephone Calls.

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International. Australian. —_— :— 7 Total. Forwarded. Received. Forwarded. Received. Year ended ' ... Revenue j Revenue Revenue Revenue Revenue Number of earned Number of earned Number of earned Number of earned Number of earned Messages, by New Messages, by New Messages, by New Messages, by New Messages, by New Zealand. Zealand. Zealand. Zealand. Zealand. I r £ j £ £ £ £ 31st March, 1933 .. 146,607 ; 7,817 132,526 16,589 110,036 3,160 108,840 3,437 .498,009 21,003 31st March, 1932 .. 151,411 7,987 136,987 16,726 112,328 3,161 110,431 3,367 ! 511,157 21,241 Press Messages (included in above totals). 31st March, 1933 .. 2,482 227 4,744 438 3,878 I 393 6,204 1 709' 17,308 1,767 31st March, 1932 .. j 2,635 231 4,050 374 3,713 j 354 5,393 j 606 15,791 | 1,565

Forwarded. Received. Total. Vaai» prided -a Number Revenue Number Revenue Number Revenue of earned by of earned by of earned by Messages. New Zealand. Messages. New Zealand. Messages. New Zealand. £ £ £ 31st March, 1933 .. .. 8,591 1,973 14,543 2,689 23,134 4,662 31st March, 1932 .. .. 8,888 1,944 16,865 3,150 25,753 5,094

Outward. Inward. Total. Period. r — : Number of Revenue earned Number of Revenue earned Number of I Revenue earned Calls. by New Zealand. Calls. by New Zealand. Calls. ; by New Zealand. £ £ £ 31st March, 1933 .. .. .. 98 140 127 181 225 321 31st March, 1932 .. .. . . 83 128 123 203 206 331