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TABLE E. ORDINARY, PRESS, and PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT TE LEGRAMS despatched during each Quarter of the Years ended 30th June, 1876 and 1877 respectively, and the Revenue derived from each Class. 1875-76.

1876-77.

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September Quarter. Deceml ier Quarter. March Quarter. June Quarter. Totals. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. £ e. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. 178,689 12,150 16 6 13,142 2 7 13,924 18 3 15,013 15 5 811,533 54,231 12 9 )rdinary Telegrams 196,005 210,400 226,439 'ress Telegrams ... 15,543 2,313 12 6 14,617 1,808 14 1 15,023 1,314 6 1 18,083 1,496 12 10 63,266 6,933 5 6 'rovineial Government Telegrams ... 3,467 365 2 6 3,639 368 3 0 4,079 38S 5 2 4,398 429 1 5 15,583 1,550 12 1 r I Totals ... 197,699 14,829 11 6 214,261 15,318 19 8 890,382 229,502 15,627 9 6 248,920 16,939 9 8 62,715 10 4

September Quarter. Decei iber Quarter. Man :h Quarter. Jun< Quarter. 'otals. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. No. of Telegrams. Revenue derived. £ s. d. 217,573 £ s. d. 226,151 £ 8. d. £ s. a. 868,606 £ b. d. Ordinary Telegrams 197,156 13,168 6 10 14,442 13 8 14,878 16 6 227,726 14,910 1 5 57,399 18 5 Press Telegrams ... 18,282 2,049 9 1 16,985 1,441 12 9 21,181 1,457 11 9 19,345 1,385 18 11 75,793 6,334 12 6 Provincial Government Telegrams ... 4,515 478 11 0 3,3G9 347 13 8 7,884 826 4 8 ' Totals ... 237,927 16,232 0 1 247,332 16,336 8 3 247,071 219,953 15,696 6 11 16,296 0 4 952,283 64,560 15 7