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Return of Stations, &c.— continued.

RETURN OE TELEGRAPH STATIONS, &c.

Number of Messages I Number of Messages Forwarded. Received. Value of Messages Forwarded. When Opened. Name of Station. Expense of Maintenance of each Station. Private. Government. I Private. Government. Private (actual cash receipts). Government. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward 14 14 0 23 6 0 21 6 6 117 16 6 144 12 0 99 0 6 31 18 6 19 1 6 122 3 0 49 13 0 357 7 0 213 1 6 73 8 0 55 13 0 76 9 6 307 11 0 1,093 1 6 30 17 6 454 13 6 2 10 6 34 10 6 110 5 6 46 13 6 45 6 0 2S 17 0 42 10 0 22 19 0 2 15 0 2 6 0 46 17 0 151 17 0 782 15 6 8 18 0 2 4 0 0 18 6 275 7 6 0 17 6 5 12 0 12 5 6 13 12 6 8 15 0 62 5 0 541 9 0 1,109 13 0 1,344 8 0 327 15 6 10 15 6 79 17 4 65 6 9 98 7 2 226 7 10 65 6 10 64 5 6 90 12 4 100 4 10 91 16 4 143 6 4 168 8 9 73 3 4 99 11 3 110 19 6 170 19 0 9S1 8 5 141 18 7 168 3 4 376 14 5 147 11 6 583 4 8 110 1 10 128 8 1 155 10 5 116 3 7 164 3 0 December, 1869 January, 1870 March, 1870 December, 1865 January, 1867 December, 1869 December, 1869 December, 1867 June, 1869 December, 1868 June, 1865 February, 1S66 January, 1867 June, ■■ 1869 June, 1868 November, 1869 August, 1866 Mav, 1867 September, 1868 December, 1867 October, 1866 October, 1866 October, 1866 October, 1866 October, 1866 October. 1866 October, 1866 Otaki Palmerston Patea Picton Port Chalmers Queenstown Roxburgh ... Selwyn Spit, Napier Temuka Timaru Tokomairiro Waikouaifi Waipawa "Waipukurau "Wanganui ... Wellington Government Buildings Westport White's Bay Alexandra, Auckland Auckland Cambridge ... Hamilton Mercer Newcastle ... Onehunga ... 101 j 223 I 228 I 996 1,327 ] 712 266 I 158 856 443 2,575 ! 1,590 578 j . 372 i 545 2,291 7,609 178 3,502 18 271 I 841 ; 315 367 ! 245 349 196 : 9 17 194 ! 1,067 I 5,560 45 12 1, 843 5 47 61 41 40 107 2, 516 6,864 4,557 2,518 '•187 527 i 381 734 I 57 197 1 118 85 165 170 970 1,335 607 192 142 776 395 2, 380 1,501 592 323 531 2,047 7,822 j 684 ! 3,033 [ 11 [ 207 1,125 262 342 177 293 216 ; 12 14 205 2,363 1,977 49 16 6 2,476 13 243 59 62 48 92 2,269 2, 671 3,665 2,193 "275 674 311 559 43 191 75 53 13 0 169 1 6 150 19 0 173 3 6 17 3 6 42 19 0 25 7 C Totals 88,815 ! 47,826 8S,815 j 47, 826 12,260 19 9 9,016 15 6 10, 812 4 3 30th Juris, 1870. C. Lemon, General Maifager.